Chapter 98 The Banquet of the Second Miss of the Su Family
After returning from Nanfeng Mansion that night, Lin Leer locked herself in the room. Ah Ke didn't ask any more questions and stayed with her all the time.
After the heart is hurt, it will become empty. She doesn't know what she really cares about, whether it is his deception or her own stupidity.
Ru Yan heard about her stay in the palace from somewhere, and knew that she had not left the garden for two days, so she insisted on following her for a walk in the garden. Lin Leer followed her boredly, showing no interest in anything.
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Ru Yan finally couldn't stand it anymore and pulled her to sit in the pavilion, saying disdainfully, "Can one Su Ling hit you like this?"
"No." Lin Leer lay on the stone table, playing with her child.
"Then what's wrong with you? You seem to have lost your soul."
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little tired." Lin Leer stood up lazily, walked onto the small white stone bridge next to her, sat astride the railing, and stared at the fish inside, her legs dangling leisurely.
Ru Yan followed her, stood beside her with her back against the railing, and locked her inquiring eyes, "You...are you worried about something?"
Lin Leer turned her head in a funny way, "Ru Yan, when did you become like an old woman?"
Ru Yan glared seductively, "Don't interrupt, you haven't answered me yet."
"Oh, I don't have anything on my mind! Stop thinking nonsense."
Ru Yan raised her eyes and leaned over to stare at her, which made Lin Leer's hair stand on end. She smiled suddenly and pointed her long finger at her chest, "You have someone here."
Lin Leer blinked, "Who is it?"
"Don't fight with me. You look like you are lovesick. You look like you are lovesick." Ru Yan said firmly, "Tell me, have you finally fallen in love with the prince?"
"Me? Lovesick?" Lin Leer was amused by her and laughed, "That kind of thing will never happen to me, let alone for that domineering guy Ming Cangxiang."
Ru Yan was dubious, "Not the prince? Who is that?"
Lin Leer jumped down with a smile, caressed her fair and smooth cheek frivolously, and said jokingly, "Woman, don't be so mean-spirited, it's not cute at all."
"Go," Ru Yan cursed with a smile, "How can there be a princess like you? She's not serious all day long. Be careful if someone grabs your pigtails."
"Oh, by the way," Lin Leer asked quickly as if she remembered something, "Where has the Seventh Prince gone? Is he still in Prince Xiang's Mansion?"
"He, he hasn't appeared since you came back from the palace. It seems that he has gone to wander around again."
"Really?" When she heard that he had left, Lin Leer felt a little disappointed. Maybe it was because she was too lonely. She had always regarded Ming Shaofeng as the kind of person she could rely on and talk to. Now, even he
Now that everyone is gone, life is getting really boring.
"Princess," Ah Ke approached and handed over the letter in his hand, "This is an invitation from the second lady of the Su family."
"For me?" Lin Leer frowned and took it, opened the letter and saw that Su Lan had organized a flower viewing party and wanted to invite her to attend.
Ru Yan glanced at it and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Flower viewing party?"
Lin Leer sneered, "These rich official ladies really have nothing to do when they are full. I am not interested in admiring the flowers, the moon, and the fragrance of autumn."
Ru Yan shook her head, "The flower-viewing banquet held by the Second Miss of the Su family is not an ordinary banquet. It is famous in Jiangcheng."
"What's the name?"
"Her flower-viewing banquet started three years ago. All the guests she invited were talented men and women from famous families in the Haoyue Dynasty. Just holding such a flower-viewing banquet would cost nearly one hundred thousand taels of silver. The influence is obvious.
Yiban. The children of the princes and ministers of the Haoyue Dynasty will be invited as a symbol of status. Last year, even the emperor sent calligraphy and paintings to show his importance."
Now Lin Leer understood, it turned out to be a stage show for the second generation of officials.
Ru Yan paused, looked at Lin Leer and said with some confusion, "But why did she invite you?"
Lin Leer curled her lips and smiled, "I also want to know, why did you think of inviting me to her house after I had just offended her?"
Ru Yan shook her head helplessly, "In that case, you'd better not attend."
Lin Leer's curiosity was aroused, "Oh? Why?"
"There is an unwritten rule at the Flower Appreciation Banquet. Anyone who is invited to attend, regardless of status, can only follow the host's arrangements. If you really offend her, then this is definitely the best way to get revenge on you.
Great opportunity.”
"Haha, these two sisters are really awesome." Lin Le'er was also in a lack of interest. She was bored right now, so how could she have the time to play with them?
"Princess, princess," Xiao Yu'er ran over from afar, took a moment to catch his breath, and then said, "Someone from the palace is here. I need to see the princess."
Lin Leer and Ru Yan looked at each other, both exchanging the same message. There were some things that they couldn't avoid even if they wanted to.
As expected, the person was sent by Su Ling. She gave the jade hairpin she was wearing to Lin Leer. She said that letting her wear it would mean that she was attending the flower viewing party in person, but in fact, she had no chance to refuse.
Ru Yan was worried, but Lin Leer didn't take it to heart. Her principle had always been to block with soldiers and then bombard her in the future.
In the past few days, Ming Cangxiang often went in and out of the palace, leaving early and returning late. But when he learned that Lin Leer was going to attend a flower-viewing banquet tomorrow, he went out of his way to tell her.
"I will ask Ming Xiu to follow you. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, you can send someone to find me."
"If you lose a fight outside, why don't you go home and bring in reinforcements?" Lin Leer frowned and waved her hands, "No need! I'm not that cowardly!"
Ming Cangxiang rubbed his forehead slightly tiredly, "Since you are Princess Xiang, you made a fool of yourself on that occasion, but you have lost my face. And what I can be sure of is that you can't even play pot throwing.
It’s hard for people to cope with this flower viewing party.”
"Who said I can't play?" Lin Leer retorted unconvinced, but her voice was much lower, "I even won."
Ming Cangxiang glanced at her sideways, "How you won, I know very well."
Lin Le'er suddenly lowered her voice, and she knew that he still hated the jar of soju.
"Anyway, just don't suffer any loss." He stood up, thought for a while, and then said with profound meaning, "I heard from the fifth and sixth brothers that you seem to be very interested in their books."
Lin Leer's heart thumped, and her hands in her sleeves couldn't help but clenched tightly, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "I'm a little bored, so I just wanted to find a few to take a look."
Ming Cangxiang lowered his eyes, turned around and walked out, "Just tell me what books you want to find in the future."
"oh."
Lin Leer was covered in cold sweat, but luckily he was fooled. If he had known that she had stolen the Han Chi Pill, he would have been surprised if he didn't skin her.
However, she was a little touched that he could come here to remind her deliberately. She heard that Xiao Yu'er came back to gossip. He had been busy in the study until late at night, and slept there when he was late. It had been a long time since he had gone to those places.
Serving my concubine.
Xiao Yu'er said that the servants in the mansion said that this was for... her.