The emperor sat in the colorful booth and looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him with a smile.
Spring and bright scenery, blue waves and flowing water, and beautiful girls chasing and playing, leaving behind a string of crisp laughter, this trip is really the right one.
"Your Majesty, eat the orange." Li Fei handed the peeled orange segment to his mouth.
The emperor opened his mouth to eat and felt more comfortable: "Well, it's very sweet."
Concubine Shu looked at this scene and suppressed her dissatisfaction. In the past, when she went out, the seat next to the emperor would always be hers. Unfortunately, as time passed, she was no longer as young as the little girl. Now she could only watch from a distance.
Concubine De on the other side caught a glimpse of her expression, raised the corner of her mouth, and asked as if chatting: "Which girl does Sister Shu Concubine have her eye on?"
Concubine Shu looked over after hearing this, with confusion in her eyes, as if she hadn't come back to her senses: "What?"
Concubine De looked surprised and asked: "It's so good, my sister suddenly wants to go out to celebrate Women's Day. Isn't it just to show off to the third prince?"
The third prince, Gao Wei, is fifteen this year. It is a little early to marry him, but it is the right time to start seeing each other now.
Concubine Shu was awakened and said hurriedly: "That's what happened. The child grows so fast, he is so big in the blink of an eye."
Seeing her like this, it was clear that she had not even thought about it. Concubine De felt a bit of contempt in her heart.
Concubine Shu was really used to being complacent when she was young, and she is still thinking about the favor. The harem will only keep adding new people. How can they compare with those young beauties as they get older year by year? Sooner or later, the favor will be lost. Only
Children are their support.
The second prince is only one year older than the third prince, but Concubine De started to pay attention to it two or three years ago. Seeing that now, she already has an idea of the candidate for the second prince's concubine. She only waits for the crown prince to decide, and then asks the emperor to grant a marriage.
.Unexpectedly, Concubine Shu has no success at all, and she hasn’t even started to look at her yet.
Thinking this in her heart, she didn't tell the truth, and asked with a smile: "Does my sister have someone in mind? Do you want us to help you check out the details? Sister Xianfei, what do you think?"
Concubine Xian had been sitting quietly. She had no intention of going out, but Concubine De and Concubine Shu were here. She would have seemed out of place if she didn't go out, so she followed them.
Hearing Concubine De's inquiry, she smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid that my sister has poor eyesight and missed Concubine Shu's affairs."
She was always cautious and timid, so Concubine De didn't take it to heart and just chatted about ladies of the right age.
Concubine Shu listened to her counting them one by one and only responded vaguely a few times.
Concubine De asked with a smile: "Sister Concubine Shu is so cold, could it be that she already has a candidate in mind? Speaking of which, your niece is also studying in the museum, right? She is about the same age as the third prince. If it is suitable, she would be a good match for her."
The Ye family really had this idea, but Concubine Shu disliked the low status of her natal family, so she replied: "It's okay, Xuanhua and Wei'er are just brother and sister. Wei'er is still young and doesn't know what kind of girl he likes.
I don’t know how to choose.”
Concubine De nodded: "I have an idea. There are many young ladies studying in the museum, with different appearances and characters. My sister might as well ask the third prince which category he likes, so that we can choose accordingly. Yes
No? By the way, you can ask the princess to bring them over to have a look."
Without waiting for Concubine Shu to say anything, she called the palace maid to invite Princess Changning.
Princess Changning was going crazy at the moment. She had never spent Daughter's Day outside before. She followed the girls to the water and washed her hands with vanilla. She turned her head and met Xu Yin's smooth back neck. She suddenly felt evil and wet.
His hand pressed on it.
Xu Yin was dripped with water up to her neck, and immediately jumped up and sprinkled water on her.
Princess Changning turned around and ran away. One of them chased and the other escaped, laughing all the way.
Seeing them playing around, Concubine Shu's niece Ye Xuanhua couldn't help but said: "The princess is really good with her. We have only been together for a few months, and she is better than those of us who have been studying together for several years."
The other ladies also looked envious.
Isn't that right? Princess Changning would not be so unscrupulous in front of them.
Princess Jinghua came over from the other side, held her head high and said, "That depends on whether you have the courage. If you were splashed with water by the princess, would you dare to splash it back?"
The ladies were embarrassed when they heard this. They really didn't dare...
Princess Jinghua snorted: "Then why are you jealous of others? Don't you know what you are like?"
When everyone saw that she was speaking rudely but looking at Liu Xi'er, they knew that she was referring to Sang and Huai.
Liu Xi'er was stunned, not knowing where she was offended again, and lowered her head in panic.
After Princess Jinghua finished scolding her, she didn't bother to pay attention anymore and went to play on the other side with a few girls she was close to.
Liu Xi'er raised her head. The girls who were washing their hands at one place had all dispersed. No one asked her to play with them, and no one said a word, leaving her alone.
She smiled bitterly and shouted when she saw the prince and his entourage coming from the other side. When she saw Princess Changning and the others, she shouted.
Princess Changning ran over happily.
The prince said a few words to his sister, then turned his head to talk to Xu Yin.
Not knowing what Xu Yin said, the prince laughed and looked at her with admiration. The other princes did the same, and they took turns to say hello to Xu Yin.
Liu Xier felt sour in her heart. She had been studying at the Bowen Hall for several years, and several princes still treated her like a passerby.
She was really bored standing alone. After hesitating for a moment, she went to the colorful shed.
Concubine Xian frowned when she saw her coming, and asked softly: "It's a rare opportunity today, why don't you play with the ladies?"
Liu Xier lowered her head and said nothing.
Concubine Xian couldn't help but sigh: "The two princesses haven't calmed down yet, they don't dare to play with you? Tell me about you, you are also a companion, how did you get yourself into this situation?"
Liu Xi'er looked aggrieved: "Aunt..."
"Stop it!" Concubine Xian looked displeased, "How many times have I told you to smile when you see others. Do you think you look pitiful like this? Maybe in front of men, but you haven't reached that time yet. Put it away quickly.
, give me a smile!”
Liu Xier had no choice but to force herself to smile.
Concubine Xian looked at her and frowned even deeper.
If her parents' family hadn't been in decline for a long time and couldn't even pick out a girl of the right age, she wouldn't have brought this niece with her. No matter how she taught her, she was so petty and embarrassing.
Thinking like this, her eyes passed through the flower forest and fell on the group of young men and women.
Among the group of noble gentlemen, the young man in black clothes leaning against the tree stood out particularly.
Like those people, he was dressed gorgeously and elegantly today. He was looking at Princess Changning and Princess Changning with a smile, but he looked different from them.
Concubine Xian couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the appearance of the Yan family was always so outstanding no matter what time it was.