On one side of the water pavilion is a lotus pond, and on the other side is a begonia forest.

At this time, the pink begonia flowers are blooming delicately, and as soon as the wind blows, there are pieces of petals swirling and dancing, which is the best time for the scenery of this summer garden. After Qin Yu sent Shen Yu to the flower garden, he stopped there, looking at the sleeping crane on the side of the rockery, but his eyes drifted to the water pavilion from time to time.

In the delicate begonia branches, Shen Yu wore a tea-white cardigan spring shirt, and the palace silk fluttered around her waist. The lower half of the long skirt is ankle-length, and the material is not precious, but the color gradually turns from tea white to willow yellow, and the embroidery in the middle is exquisite.

Although Shen Yu is not graceful when she walks, when she walks with her back upright, her slender waist curve is also very pleasing to the eye.

Qin Yue was used to seeing her wearing the crown dress of the academy, thinking that she was looking back at the water's edge just now, and looking at the shadow walking among the begonias, it was difficult to take her eyes back.

It wasn't until Shen Yu stood in front of King Duan and saluted that Qin Yu suddenly realized.

After this Shen Yu saluted, Xu Yan raised his hand and said goodbye. He is long and heroic, although there is nothing on his body that can represent his status as a prince, the hidden coercion cannot be ignored.

The wind by the water's edge lifted Shen Yan's hair and clothes, Xu Yan glanced at it and said, "Sit down." ”

The water pavilion is designed for viewing, with floor-to-ceiling doors and windows on one side, and transparent on the other three sides, with vermilion gooseneck chairs at the waterfront. The scenery is very good, if Jiang Zhen or Lu Yue'er is by her side at this time, of course Shen Yu will do it unceremoniously and lean on the railing to watch the scenery comfortably.

It's a pity that he is surrounded by His Royal Highness Duanwang, who is notorious.

Shen Yu didn't have the courage to let the prince stand but she sat down comfortably, so she had to salute again: "I don't know why the prince summoned the people's daughter over?" ”

"Enjoying the scenery, can't you?" Xu Yan stood with his hands in his hands and did not look back.

…… Shen Yan didn't answer, and secretly looked at his back.

The shoulders are wide and the back is broad, straight as pine, and the dark striped robe of red sandalwood adds to the bearing, and although the hands are not white, they are slender and powerful. is obviously a rich and stable prince, looking at this body momentum, it should be true that he has great achievements in battle, and he is brave and good at fighting, but no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like the fierce and vicious, cold and murderous general in the legend.

"Sit down, don't be restrained." Xu Yan spoke again.

The first excuse was polite and self-contained, and if you don't sit down at this time, it will be disobedient. Shen Yan was disrespectful, so she went to sit down next to her, but her posture was not as casual as usual after all, and of course she was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, her eyes fell on Xu Yan, and she couldn't figure out what medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Although Xu Yan didn't look back, she caught a glimpse of her demeanor out of the corner of her eye, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but turn up.

The white shirt of the vermilion column next to the green lotus leaves, the little girl's posture is delicate, beautiful and smart, the spring shirt moves with the wind, the jade drops in the ears are slightly shaking, and the scenery is very pleasing to the eye.

Xu Yan couldn't help but think of the day when she saw her in Luling Academy, the blue and white intertwined crown dress lined the delicate face, the white fox in her arms was docile and beautiful, and the girl who slept with her eyes closed under the thick shade had a unique charm.

Seeing the way she talked to the white fox later, she should have liked it very much.

Xu Yan's personal guard Gu An recently happened to have a little red fox and nowhere to place it, if he gave it to Shen Yu to raise...... This thought flashed, and Xu Yan also sat down on the gooseneck chair sideways, and asked, "Zheng Xun, has Mr. Shen been there?" ”

"The affairs of the academy have not yet been handed over, and my father plans to visit Mr. Zheng in a few days." Shen Fei's walking outside, words and deeds sometimes had a great impact on Shen Ping, so she politely added: "The affairs of the academy have been delayed for two days, and I ask Your Highness to forgive me." ”

Her kind words were completely ignored by Xu Yan, but she asked, "It is said that Mr. Shen and Zheng Xun are acquainted?" ”

"Mr. Zheng has the grace of a half-teacher to his father, and his father respects him very much."

"It's not a shallow friendship." Xu Yan muttered to himself and said to Shen Yan: "Call me when you go to Zheng's house." ”

"Is Your Highness going to Mr. Zheng too?" After Shen Yan finished asking, she realized that this question was redundant. However, His Royal Highness Duan Wang's Prime Minister only needs to coordinate with all officials, and it is really surprising for her to go to the book collection house in person like this.

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that Miss Shen thinks that this king is a rough man who can only march and fight, and is not suitable for going to the library?" ”

Hearing that there was no displeasure in his tone, and there was even a little bit of joking, Shen Yan relaxed a lot and said with a smile: "The folk girl doesn't dare." His Royal Highness has made great achievements in war, uses soldiers like gods, and is familiar with the terrain of the art of war, and the book hidden in his belly must be very comparable. ”

Xu Yan showed a rare smile and said, "You tell Mr. Shen about this, don't let others know." ”

Don't let anyone else know? Shen Yan tensed her nerves sensitively.

There were not many bibliophiles assigned to Shen Ping to visit that day, and some were more famous than Zheng Xun, but why did King Duan pick Zheng Xun and specially remind him not to let others know? Who is that other person referring to? It's nothing more than Jiang Wenying, Qin Xiong, Xue Wanrong and others who follow him the most.

She suddenly thought about it, the one who can have the most to do with Zheng Xun is Xue Wanrong, Duan Wang wants to visit Zheng Xun in person this time, does he know that Xue Wanrong is coercive and wants to seize the Zheng family's book collection?

Thousands of guesses flashed in my heart, but there was only one word that came out of my mouth - "Okay." ”

The two sat in silence for a while, Xu Yan's eyes wandered between the begonias and the lotus pond, and Shen Yan looked at the lotus flowers intently. She doesn't have a good memory of the lotus pond in the Summer Palace, looking at the red carp swimming happily underwater, she can't help but think of the red fox that "drowned" four years ago.

At that time, she and Qin Yu had just had some friendship, and it was also in the spring that Qin Yu invited the students of the academy to come to the Summer Palace to play.

At that time, Shen Fei was not wary of Qin Fei, and when she heard Qin Fei say with envy on her face, the little fox was interesting and wanted to hold and play, so she naturally handed it over to her with confidence.

But what about then?

Qin Fei hugged the red fox and played by the lake for a while, and when Shen Yu and Qin Yu came back, the red fox was soaked and didn't have any breath.

"It fell into the water and drowned." At that time, Qin Fei squatted beside the red fox with tears on his face, and said so.

But Shen Yu knew in her heart that the red fox could swim in the water, how could it drown for no reason?

At that time, Qin Fei was only nine years old, but she was able to act so realistically, and her innocent and pitiful appearance made everyone believe her. Although Qin Fei has always been full of joy and anger, but under careful planning, he can do that trick, and Shen Fei can't help but admire it.

Shen Yan's fingers played with the lotus leaf and sighed unconsciously.

Although she also warned Qin Fei later, the red fox would never come back. With a wave in her heart, the strength in her hand lost her proportion, she accidentally tore off a leaf between her fists, and her mind couldn't help but return to her cage in a slight startle, and she happened to hear Xu Yan ask her, "Do you like foxes?" ”

"Huh?" Shen Yu is obviously not in the state.

When Xu Yan saw that she was distracted, he dispelled his thoughts and turned his head to look at the scenery again.

Shen Yu felt a little embarrassed, glanced at the distance, Qin Yu was still looking at the sleeping crane near the flower garden, so she got up and said: "Your Highness's order to tell the people's daughter will tell her father, if there is nothing else, the people's daughter will retire first?" ”

"If Qin Yuruo asked, he said that we were talking about overprinting."

"Your Highness, rest assured, the people understand." Shen Yu saluted again and said goodbye to the water pavilion. After taking two steps, he couldn't help but look back to see what Duanwang was doing, but he happened to be looking at him right at the same time, and somehow his heart jumped, and he hurriedly quickened his pace and hurriedly walked away.

Seeing her and Qin Yu leave, Xu Yan beckoned, and Gu An floated out like a phantom, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, it's Qin Ni, Qin Xiong's eldest daughter." ”

Xu Yan glanced at the pavilion across the water and said, "How long have you been standing?" ”

"Not long after Miss Shen came, she came over and hid inside until Miss Shen left."

"Just her?"

"The subordinates have confirmed it, and they didn't even bring the maid." Gu An was very convinced, and said: "Someone snooped on the Lingering Garden, Zhong Si didn't dare to act after discovering it, how to deal with it, and asked the prince to show it." ”

"Kill."

Gu An hesitated a little, "No need to interrogate where you came from?" ”

"Not necessarily. Who else could have sent it. Xu Yan sneered, then waved his hand to tell Gu An to retreat, and he sat in the water pavilion for a while before leaving.

Because the Lingering Garden where King Duan lived was very close to the Shen Mansion, and it was convenient for the news to be transmitted, Shen Ping'an settled on the affairs of the academy, and took Shen Yu to Zheng Xun on the twenty-second day of March, and handed over a word when he passed by the Lingering Garden, and when the father and daughter arrived at Zheng Xun's house, His Royal Highness King Duan was already waiting there.

He obviously wanted to hide his identity today, only wearing a plain dark blue robe, a pair of black boots under his feet, and the clothes alone were not too conspicuous in this rich Luling realm. But after all, he is a famous tiger general, and his bravery can't be hidden.

Today happened to be drizzling, dripping more than dripping, he did not have an umbrella, standing under the eaves to avoid the rain, but half of his shoulders were wet.

Shen Ping was thoughtful, and when Shen Yu conveyed the words of King Duan to him, he had already guessed the trick, and he didn't go to salute at this time, he took the umbrella and handed it to the servant boy, walked over and just bowed, and Xu Yan also returned the salute with a fist.

Zheng Xun has a half-teacher friendship with Shen Ping, and has always liked Shen Fei, and when he heard that his father and daughter wanted the two of them to come over, he asked Xiao Tong to greet him outside the door early. When the boy saw the guests, he led them into the quaint mansion, he didn't know Xu Yan, so he held an umbrella to protect Shen Ping from the rain, but was stopped by Shen Ping.

Shen Yan's father and daughter often come to this garden, but Xu Yan stepped into it for the first time.

The garden is not very spacious, and it can even be said to be cramped, with flowers and trees in the middle, and a bluestone corridor leading to five small houses. There is a small three-storey attic at the back of the house, and the delicate carvings on it have been old, quite a bit of disrepair, and in this drizzle, there is a sense of desolation.

The garden was empty, except for the boy who led the way, there was no one to greet him, and the moss and weeds on both sides of the road were overgrown and unattended.

Xu Yan frowned and said, "I heard that Zheng Xun has a collection of 80,000 volumes, and his family must have a lot of money, why is it here...... So far, the snub has been reached. ”

Shen Ping sighed when he heard this.