It was early summer, and the trees in the courtyard were swaying and verdant, and a breeze was blowing, and the leaves rustled, bringing a burst of coolness to the already hot house.

The Lu family has been very busy recently, so it is easy to take a break from the time, and the daughter's nurse Yuan Niang came over again. She closed her eyes slightly, leaning on the soft couch, Su Yu stood behind the couch, gently rubbing her forehead.

Before Yuan Niang came, she had gone through the words she was going to say to the Lu family countless times in her mind, and when she really got to the Lu family, she felt that her mind was blank, and she didn't know what she had said at all. When she finished expressing it easily, Lu Shi seemed to be asleep, and there was no reaction.

Yuan Niang had no bottom in her heart, Mu Mu stood in place, the more she waited, the more uneasy she became, and the more she regretted why she wanted to go this way. She has a bad premonition, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to serve the little lady by her side in the future.

"That's all?" Lu suddenly asked.

Yuan Niang was taken aback, hurriedly lowered her hand and stood solemnly, and replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

Lu didn't open his eyes, and said flatly: "I know, you go back to serve Auntie." ”

Yuan Niang didn't dare to ask anything, hurriedly saluted, and retreated from the main room. When she walked outside, the cold wind blew, bringing a chill, and she realized that her back was already wet with cold sweat.

Yuan Niang walked out of the main room, and the Lu family in the house slowly opened her eyes, and sighed almost inaudibly, "Ah Yuan is loyal, but he is not suitable to enter the palace, and I don't know what Ah Shu thinks?" She had the heart to send Yuan Niang for her daughter, but she wanted her daughter to handle it herself, so as to teach her a lesson.

Su Yu, who was standing behind the couch and rubbing Lu's shoulders and neck, said with a smile: "Don't worry, Shi Niang has always been the most transparent, and there will definitely be a way to get the best of both worlds." ”

Lu Shifu closed his eyes again and sighed lightly, "I hope." She plans to give her daughter a few days, and if she doesn't think of it or can't bear it, she has to talk to her.

Besides, Yuan Niang, when she came out of the Lu family's courtyard, she suddenly came to her senses, and she came directly to the Lu family, which didn't seem to be appropriate. She is just a nurse, and she is responsible for serving the little lady, and there are four other female teachers who are responsible for teaching and admonishing.

Yuan Niang returned to Yutang Courtyard with trepidation, and saw her little lady reading a book under the tree, looking focused. It just so happened that Qingyun came over with the freshly made ice cream cherries, Yuan Niang took them over and sent them to Su Yan courteously, "Shi Niang, rest your eyes, use some ice cream cherries first." ”

Su Yan calmly took the steaming small bowl in Yuan Niang's hand, and treated her as before, as if she didn't notice that Yuan Niang was not there just now. Yuan Niang's heart was slightly calm, she cheered up, and she didn't want a few personal maids to interfere, she circled around Su Yan by herself, and waited more carefully.

At lunchtime, there was a crisp sound from Xiaobai in the sky, it swept low in the air, followed the pork belly that Su Yan was holding on the chopsticks, stood on the shelf on the side, and swallowed the snatched meat in one bite, then tilted his head cutely, and stretched out his left paw at Su Yan flatteringly.

Su Yan had long been accustomed to the raids of several flying creatures, she calmly took another pair of chopsticks handed over by Yuan Niang, and ordered, "Prepare some peach blossom wine for it." ”

Xiaobai flattered "coo" a few times, and obediently took the bamboo tube on his leg, and flew to his fixed position, waiting for someone to serve wine.

Su Yan had already used it almost at that time, and she specially picked up the piece of meat just now to feed Xiaobai. She picked up a few small pieces of magnolia flowers with thin batter sticking to the fried crisp, put down the chopsticks, washed her hands and mouth, took the bamboo tube and took out the prince's reply.

Unlike in the past, unlike the reply that I hated to stuff the bamboo tube full, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince replied this time very briefly, with only a few words, "I already know everything Qingqing said, and I will solve it as much as possible." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been a man of his word, saying that it is to solve it as much as possible. In fact, when he was full of joy and waited for his sweetheart's letter once every three days, he couldn't help but kick over the book case in front of him, and he was furious in the East Palace, so that the entire East Palace attendants were silent, and everyone lowered their heads for fear of being angered by the prince.

Seeing that the emperor was about to come to the prince's teacher, but he couldn't let people see the chaos in the prince's study, Li An gritted his teeth, risked his determination to die, and rubbed to the angry prince's side, "Please Your Highness take a break from the thunderous anger, the tenth lady is still waiting for your reply." Li An didn't know why the prince was so angry after receiving the letter from the tenth lady. He thought a lot in an instant, and even thought that it was Su Yan who angered the prince. But when he spoke, he still gambled with his heart, and directly used Su Yan to extinguish the fire.

After Li An finished saying this, he held his breath and quietly waited for his fate. Then the prince's reaction told him that he had won the bet again this time.

After hearing Li An's words, the prince closed his eyes vigorously, pulled his feet and walked out, he planned to go to the emperor and directly change a group of female officials. When Li An saw this, he hurriedly followed behind, and at the same time motioned to Li Ping with his eyes, hurry up and clean up this place before the teacher comes.

Before the prince went out, he threw down a sentence: "Li Ping, go and tell Scholar He, there is something wrong with Lonely Father, please come back in the afternoon." ”

Li Ping replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

The emperor had just come down from the court, and was discussing the matter of Enke with a few close ministers for a few days, when he saw his son come in with a gloomy face.

Emperor: "......" What's the matter, who is so good and good to mess with him again? No, isn't it the time for the little girl of the Su family to write a letter to his stupid son, his son is not waiting in his palace to receive the letter, what is he doing here?

In view of the prince's ugly face, the emperor maliciously thought that it must be that the little girl of the Su family finally felt that his son was too annoying and did not plan to write a letter today.

The prince sat in the room with a gloomy face, with black gas all over his body, and the ministers who were talking to the emperor about official affairs sped up one by one, and when the emperor brought tea to moisten his throat, he hurriedly got up and retired.

"Alright, tell me what's going on with your unpredictable temper?" The emperor poured another cup of tea, calmed down for a moment, and then asked.

The prince said angrily: "Daddy, what kind of female official did you find for Shi Niang, so arrogant and domineering, you dare not let Shi Niang eat." ”

The emperor was stunned, "The female official I am looking for?" He has been so busy lately that he doesn't even have the time to hug his little wife, so he is in the mood to send a female official to his future daughter-in-law.

The prince had a tiger face, but he relied on his father, "It's Daddy, if you didn't find it, who could give Shi Niang a female official in the palace, and give it back to four." One of them is from Daddy's Palace, and you must have the support behind her to dare to punish Shi Niang. The prince felt that he knew the truth of the matter, and he became more and more dissatisfied.

The emperor was annoyed, "Bastard boy, you don't come to Lai Me, do I have this idle effort?" ”

The prince squinted at his father, "Daddy means that those female officials are dogs?" ”

Emperor: "......" He was annoyed by his son's headache, and pinched his eyebrows with his hand, "If you think those female officials are not good, you will recruit them all, and I will choose a few more with the concubine." "When it comes to the concubine, the emperor finally remembered, when he went to visit Concubine Wei a few days ago, he happened to meet the concubine, and then chatted casually, as if he had promised the concubine that she would send a few female officials to Su Yan to learn the palace rules and etiquette.

Well, that's what he promised. After the emperor figured it out, he felt a little weak in the face of his son, although he didn't know why he was weak. The emperor coughed lightly twice, "Qilang, I will tell the concubine to choose a few female officials with a gentle temperament." ”

The crown prince, the female official in his father's harem, is not easy to interfere with, so he can only choose to believe his father again, "I will personally send someone over in the afternoon." "It's not easy for him to interfere in the selection of people, but it's okay to intimidate in advance. Besides, he hasn't seen Shi Niang for a long time, I hope he can take the opportunity to meet him this time, even if it's just to look at his back, the prince feels that he is about to fall in love.

The emperor appeased his son, and the order he gave to the concubine Du was not so polite, and directly sent Jia Xi, the chief eunuch beside him, to choose another person with good character and morality to serve the future crown princess. Those who have neglected their duties before will be punished by the pulp washing place when they return.

Du Guifei received the emperor's sudden order, and the whole person was blind. Didn't the four female officials enter the Yasukuni Mansion yesterday, how could the emperor know that they were derelict in their duties today? It's scary to think about. She didn't have time to think about it, so she could only consider choosing four more people, all of whom were screened out when she chose people before. Someone called them over, and Du Guifei didn't have time to say more, so she could only give a few official orders and send them to the East Palace.

After the prince settled the matter, he had the heart to reply to Su Yan, and specially asked someone to add food to Xiaobai, and watched it fly away before he went back to intimidate the female official in person.

Su Yanmei took a nap and got up again, and after re-dressing and dressing up, she asked several female officials to come. Compared with the swagger of a few people in the morning, Mu Qing and the others who appeared in front of Su Yan again were wilted like frosted eggplants.

Su Yan sat upright behind the bookcase as in the morning, and when he saw Mu Qing and a few people coming in, he nodded lightly to a few people, "A few female officials, please take a seat." He also commanded, "Serve tea to a few female officials." ”

Li Hui took a deep breath, cheered herself up in her heart, and wanted to struggle again, she stood in front of Su Yan with a straight face, and said solemnly: "Miss Su, we all have the emperor's order, what you did today humiliated our face, and it was an insult to the face of the saint and the concubine." We have decided to go back to the palace immediately and explain this matter to the saint and the concubine. ”

Mu Qing also spoke, "I am inferior and low, and I am not worthy to serve the nobles, because I have no self-knowing name." After returning to the palace, I will ask the concubine to resign. ”

Feng Xiangxiang originally planned to speak more tactfully, but she didn't want to rob Mu Qing, she opened her mouth, but she didn't speak again after all.

After Li Hui and Mu Qing finished speaking, they bowed to Su Yan, and then turned around and left. At that time, these people were also gambling, betting that Su Yan would not dare to let them return to the palace and would keep them. Even if Su Yan refuses to admit defeat and keep people, but there are other people in the Yasukuni Mansion, from Yasukuni Gong to Su Xiang, they are all smart people, they must know what is best for the Su family, they will definitely keep people, and they will stand on their side and persuade Su Shi Niang, so that they will have the right to speak again.

Su Yan did open his mouth as they expected, but what he said was thousands of miles away from what they expected, "A few female officials have thought about it, and they will go back to the palace now?" ”

Li Hui nodded firmly, "Yes." ”

Su Yan also simply, "Qingyun, Mei Ying, send a few female officials out of the house." "She made her attitude clear, if you want to leave, I won't stop you, please take care of yourself.

Li Hui, Mu Qing and others were puzzled by Su Yan's approach, but they could accept it. Little ladies, they are spoiled and refuse to admit defeat, which is all in their budget. Li Hui and the others calmly took the clothes they had brought, and accompanied by Qingyun and Mei Ying, they went to the outside of the Yutang Courtyard.

Yuan Niang was anxious when she saw it, and reached out to grab Su Yan's arm, "Shi Niang, you can't let a few female officials go." ”

Seeing that Su Yan was indifferent, she used some strength again, "Shi Niang, listen to Yuan Niang, give a few female officials a soft uniform, and ask them to come back." If you are afraid of losing face, you can go and kneel and beg. ”

Su Yan frowned, and said sharply to Yuan Niang for the first time: "Ah Yuan, I have my own opinions on this matter, you go down and rest." ”

"Shi Niang......" Yuan Niang still took it and begged again, but was pulled out by Lu Xueqiang. When Lu Xue was struggling, she said in a low voice: "Yuan Niang, Shi Niang is the future crown princess, how can she be controlled by a few little female officials." You are Shi Niang's nurse, how can you kneel and beg to let people know where Shi Niang's face exists. ”

Yuan Niang was stunned for a moment, sighed heavily, and silently let Lu Xue half-help her back to the room.

Su Yan drove the female officials in the palace out of the mansion, and it didn't take long for it to reach the ears of the masters of the mansion. Lu didn't even move an eyebrow, leisurely taking care of the few pots of orchids in front of her, as if it wasn't her daughter who did this kind of thing.

Wang's usual eccentricity, "I saw that those women were not good yesterday, and they should have been sent back a long time ago." ”

Only the Liu family was in a hurry there, for fear that Su Yan would affect his daughter, and when he talked about it with the grandmothers and maids around him, he did not complain. She was in a hurry to stop someone, and she was busy changing her clothes, while thinking about how to say something soft. sent someone to invite Su Rong and the female officials beside her, thinking that they would talk together, and then let her daughter persuade Su Yan.

She was just dressed up here, and a maid came over to say, "Lady, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entered the mansion." ”

Liu's body stiffened, sat down decadently, casually pulled off a few beads that had just been inserted, threw them back on the dressing table, and said angrily: "This ten mothers are too capricious." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in a good mood since he entered the gate of the Yasukuni Mansion. Hehe, today is really a good time, the men in the Yasukuni Mansion go to work and go to school, which is convenient for him to come all the way to the outside of the Yutang Courtyard.

The prince took the four newly replaced female officials, and on the way to Yutang Courtyard, he met Su Rong smiling and softly retaining Li Hui and Mu Qing.

The prince paused, and said with an arrogant expression: "Qi Niang doesn't have to keep people, such arrogant and derelict slaves and maids will be called directly, and they will be given to Shi Niang as a new one." ”

Su Rong, who kept people in every possible way and said all the good things, suddenly had a feeling that he was not a person when he returned to the outside. Isn't she idle, giving up her own face to keep people for others, but people don't need them at all. She felt that her face was hot, and she was not even in the mood to say a few more words to the prince, so she hurriedly saluted and went back with someone.

Li Hui and Mu Qing are stupid, how could the prince appear here? And what did he mean by what he just said? Looking at the female officials who were dressed the same as themselves who were following the prince respectfully and submissively, they instantly understood that this was brought by the prince to replace them. No wonder Su Shi Niang was full of confidence just now, no wonder there was only Qi Niang in the Yasukuni Mansion to keep her, now they all understand, people have the prince behind them, so they naturally have no fear.

The four of Li Hui were like deflated balls, with despair in their eyes, and they didn't have to think about what fate would await them.

Mu Qing couldn't help but kneel in front of the prince at first, and kowtowed again and again, "Your Highness, for the sake of the slaves who have served in the past, please be merciful and spare the slaves and maids this time." ”

The prince didn't raise his eyelids, and walked away directly. Mu Qing sat paralyzed on the ground, her eyes blank, this time she really miscalculated.

Feng Xiangxiang's mind spun quickly, thinking about how to get out of the current predicament. Wait, they will act like this, all from the hints of the concubine. If it weren't for her, what would she and Mu Qing have to dare to go against the future crown princess. Feng Xiangxiang seemed to have grabbed some lifeline, and bit her lower lip tightly, and her originally pale face was strangely flushed with a sickly flush.

Su Yan had already received the news of the prince's arrival, but what she didn't expect was that His Royal Highness came directly to her outside the courtyard.

"Ten, Shi Niang, Your Highness is outside the courtyard." Mu Lan, who was talking back and forth, stammered a little. She was very anxious, Shi Niang's boudoir couldn't let people come in casually, even His Royal Highness the Prince.

Su Yan walked out, of course her boudoir couldn't let the prince in, but in addition to the room, there was also a courtyard.

"Senior sister." As soon as the prince saw Su Yan's figure, he rushed over. Wow, I finally saw Shi Niang.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince highlighted his enthusiasm, which also made Su Yan a little shy, she took a small step back, and pointed to the stone bench under the tree with her slender hand, "Your Highness, where are we going to talk." ”

"Okay." The prince followed Su Yan with satisfaction, sat down at the stone table with her, and said with deep affection: "Shi Niang, I miss you so much." ”

Su Yan: "......" The little girl who fell in love for the first time was stupid, what should I do about this. said that I miss you too, it's so shameful, and in front of everyone, she can't say anything. Saying I don't want you, Su Yan secretly glanced at the prince, thinking that if she said that, this highness would probably cry to her. So, she's still shy, she doesn't have to pretend, her face is hot now.

The sweetheart hung his head shyly and timidly, and his flushed jade face was as intoxicating as a blooming peach blossom, and the prince was so stupid that he stared at his half-exposed little face, forgetting all about what he was here for.

Wang took his three daughters-in-law to the outside of his granddaughter's courtyard slowly, and saw that one person looked at one person and one person was ashamed, and the whole courtyard was silent. The old lady was a little embarrassed, she seemed to have seen something she shouldn't have seen.

The prince was quite reliable, and found out about the arrival of Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in time (at that time, he wanted to pull a little hand, but accidentally saw it), he stood up and took the lead in owing, the corners of his lips rose, revealing a kind smile, "Grandmother, mother-in-law." ”

Wang and Lu were shocked for a moment, and then they both had a slight black line, so they did the two salutes of Nacai and asking for names, young man, do you want to be so proactive.

It's so thick-skinned, they haven't gotten married yet, okay? Su Yan puffed out his face and glared at the prince quietly, but he happened to meet the black eyes of the handsome young man who had seen it, the prince's eyebrows bent, and his expression became more and more gentle, "Shi Niang, this is the new female official, you stay for the time being, if they don't serve well, let's change to a new one." ”

Su Yan's eyes smiled, and he said "um" softly, and thanked him softly: "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt that they were a little redundant, but they couldn't leave, so they had to stand in place and pretend to be wooden people.

The prince whispered softly to Su Yan, for fear that the high voice would scare his sweetheart, but to others, it was really the snow of the high ridge that was not enough to describe its coldness, "I haven't come to see Shi Niang yet, remember Lone's words." ”

Several female officials involuntarily trembled, and hurriedly walked in front of Su Yan and gave a deep salute, "I've seen Miss Su." ”

Su Yan also owes herself, "A few female officials are good." ”

Su Yan accepted the new female officials here, and the original four were brought back by the prince. It was easy for the prince to see his sweetheart once, and he definitely wanted to get tired of it for a while, but the objective conditions did not allow it. The Duchess and mother-in-law of Yasukuni had wide eyes, but they refused to let the two of them be alone. He saw that Su Yan was very cramped, and he refused in his heart, so he could only reluctantly get up and say goodbye, thinking in his heart that when he waited for Shi Niang and Lu, he would hold a wedding.

The prince left the Yasukuni Mansion with people step by step, and directly brought Mu Qing and a few people back to the East Palace, not caring that Du Guifei was still waiting for Mu Qing and a few people to go back in the palace, so as to tell her what happened.

The prince didn't believe that the person who could be a female official in the palace and was selected by the concubine to serve the future crown princess would be stupid enough to offend Su Yan, and there must be a reason for them to do so. The matter involved Su Yan, and he ignored the practice of fighting in the harem, and planned to personally inquire about the matter.

Mu Qing and Li Hui gritted their teeth and refused to speak, but Feng Xiangxiang had planned it early, and when the prince interrogated her alone, she would recruit all of them, and they also explained their actions in the Yasukuni Mansion and the plans in their hearts.

Li Lan was even more shrewd, she had followed the three of them before, and she was selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was not really rude to Su Yan, when it was her turn, this one confessed another thing, "Your Highness, I heard that the sage intends to make the Du family's Qiniang the crown prince Liangdi." ”

When the prince asked this, he reversed his previous anger and calmed down, "Why doesn't Lone know? ”

Li Lan kowtowed respectfully, "The slave's sister is a tea-serving lady in the concubine's palace, and when the concubine talked about this matter with the old lady of the Du family, she happened to be in the palace. ”

The prince raised the corners of his lips and showed a cold smile, "Du Qiniang, hehe." ”