Clearly wanted to use his younger brother as a shield, and said that there was no sense of disobedience at all that was the Ten Princes, the two of them arrived at the gate of the Spring Imperial Garden, slipped in from the side door, and under the leadership of the palace people who had explained in advance, Yan Conghe took him to the rockery by the Shuixin Lake.

The geographical location here is good, and it is not conspicuous, before the start of the dinner, many young ladies enjoyed the flowers by the Shuixin Lake, Yan Conghe found a place to avoid the light and let Yan Congyu stand: "You can help me take a look later." ”

Yan Congyu glanced at him, Yan Conghe had already taken out the paper from his arms, and spread it out to be a portrait painting, the woman in the painting looked delicate and graceful, and her demeanor looked dignified and elegant.

"It's you don't know." Yan Conghe hid the painting back and introduced the identity of this woman, she was a girl from Concubine Liang's house, and Concubine Liang chose in her mother's house, just to borrow some identities to make her family more prosperous and rich.

"If she wants me to marry, it must be at best, who knows how real this painting is." You have to see it in person to rest assured, otherwise when the queen mother shows her father, he won't even have a chance to regret it after it is finalized.

Yan Congyu looked outside, but didn't see the woman in the painting, Yan Conghe was not in a hurry, and looked at both sides of Shuixin Lake from time to time, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Three women walked along the lake, all of them were delicate and cute, one of them was a woman in pink who attracted Yan Conghe's eyeballs, her face was delicate, her eyes were bright and bright, her eyes were crooked like a crescent moon when she smiled, very good-looking, and her eyes fell on the two women beside her, soft and gentle.

Unlike those aristocratic ladies in the palace, her dress is beautiful and lovely, what attracts him the most is her listening look, and her focused appearance is extraordinarily beautiful, just at that glance, Yan Conghe remembered it.

Yan Congyu saw that he suddenly opened his mouth as if he could stuff an egg, and looked up, his eyes paused slightly, it was her.

"Whose lady is this?" Yan Conghe seemed to have forgotten what he was doing here, and his attention was all on the woman who walked by, how old was the girl, whose family was it, and she was married.

Suddenly, there was a force behind him, pushing him out directly from behind the rockery, Qi Minyan, who was walking in front, was startled and exclaimed, Qi Minhua hurriedly grabbed her, several people looked up, and a young wolf bèi bent over and stood beside the rockery, his eyes shouted towards the rockery: "Eleventh brother, what are you doing!" ”

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Qi Minhua saw that he was sneaky, or suddenly appeared from the rockery, and couldn't help frowning and looking at him vigilantly, Yan Conghe hurriedly straightened his clothes and looked at Qi Minhua, his cheeks were slightly red, and he opened his mouth to explain, "Girl, we are not bad people." ”

The people who entertained in the Spring Imperial Garden were all female dependents, even if there were others, they should not appear in such a way, the three sisters all showed disbelief on their faces, and the people nearby heard the loud noise here, and they all gathered around.

Yan Conghe saw that they didn't know who they were, so he was relieved: "Girl, we are really not bad people. Then he looked at Qi Minhua again, and put on a Confucian expression on his face as much as possible, "Dare to ask which young lady the girl is." ”

Qi Minhua didn't answer, his face was a little annoyed, and then he laughed, Qi Xiangsi turned his head to look at the air, and his shoulders shrugged from time to time.

Yan Conghe was a little embarrassed, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of them, thinking about whether he should leave before there were more people, and then call someone to inquire about the girl's identity, at this time, Yan Congyu, who was in the rockery, came out and stood beside Yan Conghe, looking like an accomplice.

Qi Xiangsi was stunned, little prince.

Immediately Qi Xiangsi looked at Yan Conghe, and soon saw some clues, he didn't know the young man in front of him who glanced at the third sister from time to time, but she knew the little prince, what was his name just now, eleventh brother? Then this young man who pretends to be very serious is also a prince.

Yan Conghe didn't know so much, he felt that these people who didn't even know him would definitely not know the eleventh brother, seeing that there were too many people, Yan Conghe wanted to save some impression in front of his favorite girl, so he looked at Yan Congyu seriously: "I said I can't come here, you want to come." ”

Yan Congyu still had a cold expression, and she didn't deny or admit it, but Qi Xiangsi, who was standing next to Qi Minhua, couldn't help laughing again, and when they looked over, she hurriedly drifted her gaze away, and the corners of her mouth pursed slightly, as if she was enduring it.

The little prince invited people to the garden to peep? She didn't believe it.

Qi Minyan and Qi Minhua didn't know this, seeing Qi Xiangsi smiling, they gently pulled her clothes, Qi Xiangsi lowered her head, Qi Minhua was also a little embarrassed, the son who seemed to be honorable looked at her several times.

"I'm sorry to scare you." Yan Conghe looked serious, and he couldn't keep looking at the girl in the portrait, and planned to leave quickly to send someone to inquire about the person in front of him, but at this moment, Yan Congyu's eyes fell on Qi Xiangsi's back, slightly certain, as if he had seen someone familiar.

"The Ten Princes." A cry of joy rang out.

Yan Conghe looked up, stunned, and then quickly reacted to who the slightly familiar person was, and then looked at the somewhat surprised look of the person he liked, his heart was tight, and he wanted something bad!

Wei Rushi looked very happy when she saw the Ten Princes, she walked forward, Qi Min painted that they had to give her a place to stand next to her, Wei Rushi looked at the Ten Princes with a slightly red face, and her voice was soft and soft: "Ten Princes, why are you here." ”

Originally, I came to see what you looked like.

Yan Conghe silently spit out such a sentence in his heart, now he is mixed, happy that this trip was not in vain, he met a girl who he liked, and he was worried that the mother concubine really exaggerated the facts, where is this young lady of the Wei family in front of him as beautiful as in the portrait, at most it is not ugly!

Yan Conghe, who has been accustomed to seeing beauties in the palace since he was a child, is even more indifferent to such appearances.

"We're passing by." Yan Conghe said lightly, Wei Rushi looked behind them, can you pass by to the garden?

Wei Rushi couldn't help but think of what her mother had mentioned to her, and she would have to go to see Concubine Liang Niangniang later, could it be that the Ten Princes had made a special trip to see her.

Inevitably, they misunderstood again, Yan Conghe pulled Yan Congyu out: "I came with the little prince." ”

After that, he looked towards Qi Xiangsi, but Qi Xiangsi didn't laugh out loud this time.

Wei Rushi was a little disappointed, she didn't come to see her, and then her eyes lit up again, it doesn't matter, I'll go to see Concubine Liang Niangniang later, maybe I can meet the Ten Princes again.

Yan Conghe didn't dare to stay longer, and after glancing at Qi Minhua, he quickly left the garden with Yan Congyu, and many of the girls present couldn't help but be in an uproar after they left.

"That's the Eleventh Prince, how cold his eyes look."

"It's scary." One of them stroked his chest exaggeratedly, "I heard that he coldly ignored everyone, but it turned out to be true." ”

"Shhh

The two princes left, and the people around them naturally dispersed quickly, Wei Rushi left late, and looked at the direction of the ten princes with some reluctance, and when she turned around, she noticed Qi Xiangsi who appeared here first, and was a little guarded: "What are you doing here." ”

Qi Xiangsi grabbed Qi Minhua and Qi Minyan, and looked at Wei Rushi with a smile: "We passed by." ”

Wei Rushi didn't like Qi Min's painting, which looked the same age as herself, so she snorted lightly and took the palace maid back to the hall to find her mother.

Qi Minhua was a little inexplicable by her glance, she didn't know this girl.

"Third sister, I don't think the ten princes look at you right." Qi Xiangsi couldn't hold back laughing twice because of this, obviously he didn't look like this, he wanted to pretend, just pretend, and pulled a person who obviously didn't look cooperative.

"Don't talk nonsense." Qi Minhua lightly covered her mouth, "That's the prince." ”

Yan Conghe, the tenth prince who left this room, looked a little annoyed, and the seventeen-year-old boy couldn't see where he was mature and steady compared to Yan Congyu, who was a few years younger than him.

"Which girl did you say she was?" Yan Conghe was still thinking about the woman he had just seen, how good it would be if he could see her again, and when he sent someone to inquire clearly, he must find a chance to see her again.

Thinking about it, Yan Conghe's expression fell again: "What to do, what to do, this matter will soon reach the ears of the queen's mother, and my father will know that I am in trouble." ”

Yan Congyu glanced at him, and his eyes said, aren't you?

Yan Conghe's expression collapsed even more: "How could she be encountered, and the mother concubine will know now." ”

Thinking about it, he raised his head and found that the eleventh brother had gone away, Yan Conghe hurriedly chased after him, and did not forget to tell him: "Wait for the father, if the emperor asks, don't say that I took you there." ”

Yan Congyu stopped and looked at him: "I won't go to the banquet." ”

"What!" Yan Conghe's whole person froze, "You don't go to the banquet!" ”

Yan Congyu paused: "I didn't go originally." ”

Yan Conghe's whole person is not good, how can he say half of it, he is scared to death, if he doesn't go to the banquet, then how can he come back in front of so many people, in an instant, Yan Conghe thought of something, and looked up at him: "Why did you push me out just now." ”

Yan Congyu asked him rhetorically: "You don't want to see her?" ”

"I think so, but" I raised my head again and found that the eleventh brother had gone away again, Yan Conghe hurriedly chased after him, regardless of whether he paid attention to himself or not, and said all the way in pieces, without stopping.

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When it was dark, the lamps were lit on the lakeside, and the banquet began with singing and dancing in the hall, and it was not long before the queen came.

Qi Xiangsi then got up and saluted, and Yu Guang saw that at the door, several concubines followed the queen in, and when they arrived at the front of the seat, a peaceful and majestic voice came: "No courtesy." ”

The Qi family's seat is not far forward, Rao is now the second master of the Qi family is popular in front of the emperor, and the Qi family is still not as good as those people in Kyoto City, but it also happens to be far away, compared to those who are close to the stage and close to the front seat, they are much more comfortable.

Qi Xiangsi looked ahead, the queen looked very majestic, and there was not much smile on her face, but the few concubines sitting under her looked much kinder, and second only to the queen, there was a seat above the other concubines that was vacant, which meant that there were still people who had not arrived.

A palace person walked to the queen's side and whispered, the queen's expression did not change, raised her hand to signal the banquet to begin, several concubines sitting below saw this with different faces, among them, the younger concubine Rufei lightly pulled the silk handkerchief in her hand, and asked the concubine next to her: "Sister, where is the concubine?" ”

Concubine De looked at the queen with a calm look in her eyes, and whispered to her: "I'm afraid it's in the Yuming Palace." ”

Even if there was such a guess, when she heard the affirmative answer, Concubine Ru's face was still a little tangled, the queen mother presided over the dinner here, and the emperor was entertaining hundreds of officials when the Yuming Palace was there, why would Shen Guifei go there.

The reason is that she knows by asking and answering herself, of course, it is the favor of the saints.

There was still some jealousy in her heart, and Concubine Ru pursed her lips: "Then you should come here first." ”

Concubine De glanced at her and didn't speak, and at this time the banquet began, melodious music came, and everyone was attracted by the song and dance performance on the stage.

Qi Xiangsi participated in such a banquet for the first time, and was also attracted by the performance, these dancers wore few clothes, danced beautifully, and looked closely, each of them was very beautiful. Qi Minshu also talked about the origin of these dancing girls on the carriage that entered the palace, some of them were selected by good folk families, and some of them were selected from among the palace maids, and their status was not high.

Qi Minshu said it with a touch of contempt in her tone, women are good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which can be shown to others, if you dance in public, wouldn't it be frivolous.

Qi Xiangsi was not raised in a deep house, and there were not so many rules in the Qi family before, but she felt that they were very beautiful, especially the one who led the dance in the middle, and the charm and posture were especially expressive.

Just as Qi Xiangsi looked at it with appreciation, after the song, the dancers retreated one after another, leaving the leading dancer on the stage, the hall was very quiet, the woman who led the dance walked to the front and knelt down, and a concubine sitting under the queen covered her mouth and smiled: "It is worthy of coming out of the Zhongque Tower, An Jieyu's dancing posture is getting better and better day by day, if it weren't for you, today's opening would never be so exciting." ”

The queen didn't speak, and the concubine became even more unscrupulous: "A few days ago, I saw the eighth princess playing and dancing in the garden, worthy of being An Jieyu's daughter, she has been so talented since she was a child, and she may be able to catch up with An Jieyu in a few years, hey, why didn't the eighth princess come today." ”

The more she talked about it, the more she coughed, the concubine covered her smile and stopped talking, and the people sitting below were even quieter, half loud, and the queen bowed slightly: "Go down and change your clothes." ”

An Jieyu thanked her, and soon after she retreated, other dancers came up to perform singing and dancing.

Qi Xiangsi soon heard the origin of this An Jieyu from other people's mouths, the dancer in the bell tower in the palace, entered the palace when she was very young, and she was a few good dancers in the bell tower, six years ago when she came to the stage, she was photographed by the emperor, and after luck, she was crowned a beauty, and soon, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.

has been promoted several times in a row to add her identity, and many people are jealous, and the concubines in the palace who have entered the palace with a low status are particularly hostile to her, no, they are already concubines and let her perform songs and dances on stage, and the queen actually acquiesced.

Such a situation can't help but make people feel depressed when they hear it.

During the third song and dance performance, Qi Xiangsi saw An Jieyu quietly returning to her position, and at this time, the queen got up to leave, and everyone got up and sent each other off

At this time, the Yuming Hall is not as lively as the Spring Imperial Garden, and under the overflowing aroma of wine, someone is called to the name from time to time, as if it is a reward.

Shen Guifei poured a glass of wine for the emperor, put down the wine cup, and looked at her son who was sitting below, not knowing why he suddenly came to the banquet again.

was worried in his heart, and the emperor suddenly called Yan Conghe: "Old ten, I heard that you took Eleven to the Spring Imperial Garden in the afternoon." ”

Yan Conghe was nervous all night, and when he heard that his father still asked, he hurriedly denied: "Father, the son is accompanying the eleventh brother." ”

"Oh?" The emperor looked at his son who had not smiled all night with interest, "Eleven, the Spring Imperial Garden where you took your tenth brother?" ”

Yan Congyu nodded.

The emperor smiled: "What are you doing in the Spring Imperial Garden, and people will find out that you are hiding in the rockery." ”

"Father, maybe Congyu has a sweetheart, and he wants to go and see it secretly." The four princes sitting opposite opened their mouths and looked at them with a smile, with a hint of sharpness flashing in their eyes.

The emperor asked his son aloud: "Is it not, eleven." ”

"It's not." Yan Congyu denied it, which made Yan Conghe's heart jump to his throat again, but don't goof.

"Your Majesty, Congyu is still young, if he has a sweetheart, how can the concubines not know." Shen Guifei smiled and poured wine for him, but she didn't believe it.

"What are you going to do without a sweetheart." The two princes appeared in the Spring Imperial Garden full of female dependents, but they were still sneaky, and they were spread out like thieves.

Yan Congyu pinched the cup, and a faint smile appeared in his calm expression: "Erchen went to see the beauty." ”

There was silence in the hall.

Immediately, the emperor's loud voice came, Shen Guifei looked at him with her heart, and the people below also looked at him, the emperor looked very happy to be amused, and he waved his hand: "Come." ”

Yan Congyu got up from his seat and knelt down in the hall.

"Eleven, my father didn't say that you like beauties, but it's not right to take your tenth brother to take a peek like this." The emperor said with a smile on his face, "If you like beauties, your father will reward you!" ”

After that, he looked at Shen Guifei again: "Ai Concubine, you are not right." ”

Shen Guifei poured him wine with a smile, and admitted her mistake: "Yes, Your Majesty is right, this is indeed the concubine's fault, and you should send more people to the palace." ”

The emperor laughed enough, and his cheeks were flushed: "The old ten is not right, why don't you stop it." ”

Yan Conghe was still in shock and did not come to his senses, and suddenly his name was called, and he subconsciously admitted his mistake: "Father, it won't be next time!" ”

"There's another time!" The emperor deliberately glared at them, Yan Conghe smiled and lowered his head, and the eleventh brother didn't blame him for saying this.

"What is the emperor happy about?" At this time, the queen came in, and when she saw the emperor's smiling cheeks crimson, Yan Sù also showed a smile in her expression, walked to the left side of the emperor and sat down, and raised her hand when everyone was about to get up and salute, "Sit down, don't be polite." ”

"I'm saying, Eleven has grown up." The emperor was still immersed in the smile just now, "He wants to see beauties, it seems that he will have to choose a few for him in next year's election." ”

The queen guessed that it was in the garden in the afternoon, glanced at the ten princes thoughtfully, and then smiled according to the emperor's words: "If you don't choose next year, you will want it in another two years, and Shen Guifei is much more concerned than the concubine." ”

"Look at what my sister said, the concubine will only pick Congyu next year." Shen Guifei smiled, her body was slightly next to the emperor, and she was full of charm.

"Since Eleven has grown up, it's time to reward it." The emperor looked at his son, "Tomorrow, my father will reward you with a few beauties first, and then ask your second brother to pick a few for you another day." ”

King Cheng, who was named by name, nodded with a smile: "Father, don't worry, the son will definitely choose for Eleven." ”

The son's indulgence in beauty doesn't seem to be a big deal for the emperor, but he is even happier to see him like that, Yan changed the topic from Hejian to another place, and his heart that had been hanging all night finally let go, Eleven is worthy of being the father's favorite son, if he were someone else, his father would have been angry a long time ago.

But Yan Conghe still had doubts, he looked towards Eleven, and saw that he was still indifferent, and he couldn't understand why he was trampling his reputation, saying that it would be good to look at his sweetheart.

At this time, the banquet was coming to an end, the emperor was talking to the minister, Yan Congyu quietly left the Yuming Palace and walked towards the garden outside the Yuming Palace.

This is not far from the Spring Imperial Garden, and you can still hear the lively sound coming from there, Yan Congyu went over the path and planned to find a place to rest for a while, but suddenly, a figure flashed next to the tree in front of him, as if he didn't see anyone in front of him, and collided directly with him.

Whispered cry of pain.

Qi Xiangsi covered her forehead and looked up, seeing the same surprise in the other party's eyes, she hurriedly looked around, made sure that there was no one else, and was relieved: "What are you doing here." ”

Yan Congyu looked at her expressionlessly, as if to say that I should ask you, Qi Xiangsi was slightly embarrassed: "I'm lost." ”

Although the palace is big, it doesn't mean that you can get lost if you get lost, and there are palace people following you when you leave the Spring Imperial Garden, this excuse is not credible.

Qi Xiangsi saw through him, and she was not ashamed, finding the wrong place is also lost, who let every place in the palace corridor be the same, it is good that she can find it here.

Yan Congyu asked her in a deep voice, "What are you looking for?" ”

Qi Xiangsi counted the time to leave the palace at the end of the banquet, but she was unwilling to leave like this, and finally came to visit, even if she was reckless, it would allow her to gain something recklessly, so she looked at him and asked very lightly: "How to go to the hospital?" ”

Yan Congyu didn't ask her why, just pointed in the direction of the north corner, and the location where they were now was southeast, that is, it would take half an hour just to walk over.

Even if you go back, you can say that you get lost, but this kind of back and forth time is not enough at all.

Qi Xiangsi felt that he was too idealistic, and at this moment, someone over there came quickly, and Qi Xiangsi subconsciously pulled him up and hid behind a tree.

It wasn't until she hid that she realized what she was pulling him for!