Hearing the sound of saluting, several people sitting in the northwest corner of the courtyard drinking to the moon stood up one after another.

Cao Dongting and Meng Yiying were in front, and the two women walked behind their husbands very consciously. There were seven or eight slaves waiting around.

Qi Linyu walked ahead, and when he came to the steps, he stretched out an arm slightly sideways, and Shen Qihuan naturally stepped up, his eyebrows and eyes bent, and his eyes touched gently in the air.

Looking at the few people who came up, their faces couldn't hide their surprise.

These days, Shen Qihuan is no longer surprised by such a reaction, and she doesn't plan to pretend to be virtuous and virtuous, after all, the two people in front of her know her well.

Everyone smiled and greeted, Cao Dongting, who was the least good at talking in the past, became the one who eased the atmosphere, first teased Qi Linyu, and then solemnly congratulated the two.

Shen Quehuan didn't squirm, smiled at Fuli, turned to the direction of Mrs. Cao Dongting, was slightly stunned, and didn't react for a while.

What she saw turned out to be Lian Er's master, Ye Xiaolian.

Ye Xiaolian was wearing a crimson ten brocade makeup gowns, combing a woman's round bun, and her beautiful facial features looked very soft under the reflection of the courtyard lamp. She stepped forward with a smile in her eyes, "Princess, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

It turned out that Cao Dongting actually married Ye Xiaolian, she remembered that Qi Linyu told her that it was he and Cao Dongting who accepted the order of the master to rescue the Ye family together, who Ye Xiaolian has always liked Cao Dongting may not know, after the incident in Santong City, Cao Dongting is also willing to marry her as a lover, it can be seen that Cao Dongting is not uninterested in Ye Xiaolian, but if Ye Xiaolian is sincere in paying each other, if it is just to rehabilitate the Ye family, will her existence make Cao Dongting feel sorry for the prince?

Shen Que returned the salute politely: "Don't come unharmed." ”

Meng Yi stood aside for a long time, and at this time he also lowered his posture and saluted Qi Linyu and Shen Quehuan, "Meng Yi has seen my brother and sister-in-law. The corners of his eyes and eyebrows were solemn and respectful.

If it weren't for the fact that he was too sharp before, Shen Qihuan would really feel that he was such a quiet and gentle person.

Finally, there was the little lady Meng Mei standing beside Meng Yi.

Shen Qihuan was a little surprised, Meng Yi's wife is not a beauty, her eyebrows and eyes are ordinary, but her complexion is extremely white, her hair is as deep as ink, and there are two red and snow-white sheep rouge hostas inserted in her hair, a bamboo leaf green right sand shirt, and a lotus-colored Hangzhou silk horse-faced skirt, which has the softness of a small jasper.

She stepped forward to salute Qi Linyu and Shen Quehuan, "The folk woman has seen the prince and the princess. ”

She didn't call her "brother and sister-in-law" like Meng Yi, and she was very polite among the four.

Qi Linyu took Shen Quehuan into the house, and asked Cao Dongting about the business route in Zhouzhou, everyone entered the main hall while talking, and the maids re-made tea and retreated one after another, only two or three stayed in the house to take care of it.

At this time, a woman dressed as a first-class maid walked in with two green jade tea bowls, and silently came to Qi Linyu and Shen Qihuan, and gently put the two cups of tea in their hands.

Shen Qihuan found that since this maid walked in, the four people in the hall invariably looked at Qi Linyu's face.

A clear smile rippled in Shen Qihuan's eyes, if you guessed correctly, this should be Miss Yixia, right?

Qiu Xiao walked up quietly and said something in Shen Quehuan's ear, and Shen Quehuan said softly, "It's okay." ”

Qi Linyu, who was talking to Cao Dongting and Meng Yi, turned his face sideways and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shen Que shook his head with a smile, Qi Linyu turned to Qiu Xiao, and Qiu Xiao replied softly on the side: "Back to the prince, the princess drank a ginseng chicken soup before she came, and the slave maid just reminded the princess that it is not appropriate to drink tea." ”

Participating in the tea phase, eating together will cause discomfort, Qiu Xiao has always been careful, from the time Yi Xia entered the main hall, she recognized the person who came, just now in the princess's ear not only reminded the matter of tea, but also reminded who was standing behind her.

Qi Linyu nodded, and instructed the side hand: "Go and boil a bowl of jujube and cinnamon for the princess and the two ladies, and don't put ginger in the princess's bowl." ”

Shen Qihuan lowered her head and sorted out the folds on her skirt, raised her eyes and smiled when she heard the words, this man has a really good memory, when he was in the palace of Handzhou, he didn't ask Yidong to help her. Thinking of this, his fingers unconsciously rubbed the peony flowers on the skirt, slightly distracted, it turned out that such a small detail, he remembered it in his heart.

And everyone's eyes in the room fell on Yi Xia's back, and naturally they also saw the stiffness of Yi Xia's back, and the shoulders and neck, which had always been as proud as a peacock, were also slightly closed, as if they were fleeing from the wilderness.

After the men finished chatting about business, the topic finally led to the purpose of coming here tonight, only to hear Cao Dongting say: "A few days ago, I passed through Handzhou, and the number of victims outside the city of Handzhou has reached 10,000, and I also heard that the prefect of Handzhou is preparing to hold a sacrificial ceremony on the first day of October in order to appease the people. ”

"I've heard about this too" Qi Linyu leaned sideways slightly, thought for a while, and said: "Mobilize more sacrificial offerings to go to Handzhou, or give alms or sell them cheaply, and let the head of Handzhou Wan depend on the situation." ”

Meng Yi said: "I'll arrange this matter, my aunt is also in Handzhou, and there should be no problem with her old man." ”

Qi Linyu thought for a while, and asked about Mrs. Meng's body, Mrs. Meng tilted her head sideways, "My aunt was always thinking about returning a few days ago, and her old man was not used to eating and living in Dayue, and this time my aunt also told the women to ask the princess what he meant, to see if someone could measure the weather this winter and return in early October." ”

Shen Qihuan lowered his eyes slightly, and said secretly in his heart, let alone return in early October, I am afraid that it will be impossible for the prince to let Mrs. Meng go back before March next year, the entire Dayue is full of homeless people, and the caravan cannot be blatant, Mrs. Meng's car drove out of Handzhou, I am afraid that I will not even be able to go to Xunyang, and I will have to be robbed by the homeless.

Everyone understands the truth, but Mrs. Meng put it forward as if she were serious, and the meaning couldn't be clearer: Mrs. Meng insisted on leaving, none of them could persuade her, and Qi Linyu had to go out, and there was a festival on the first day of October in Handzhou, why didn't the prince take the opportunity to go and get together with Mrs. Meng.

In order to let Qi Linyu take her to Handzhou? These people are really trying to put a lot of effort into it.

Qi Linyu was silent, her expression a little obscure. His eyes seemed to inadvertently pass over Shen Qihuan, who had been sitting there quietly and without saying anything with a smile on his face.

"You stay in Kyoto for a few days, I'll go and discuss with my father tomorrow, if you want to leave, I'm afraid the time will have to be mentioned in advance, in early October, the road to Jinzhou is a little difficult to walk."

Qi Linyu's words were like a thump, and they smashed on everyone's hearts at once. Shen Qihuan was also a little surprised, glanced sideways at him, and was warmly looked back by Qi Linyu, "You also mentioned to me a few days ago that you were going to give Mrs. Meng a tea, I thought that you are not suitable for driving and riding now, and you are going to Hanzhou for the New Year this year, it seems that it is still the opposite of your wishes, so I can only wait for the opportunity to take you to the country to see you." ”

Everyone in the room didn't speak for a long time, but Shen Qihuan's expression was slightly stiff, what do you mean by "You are not suitable for driving and riding now"?