When the sun was setting, Yan really saw Wang Zixian. At that time, she was sitting in the tulle barrier around her, and when she inadvertently raised her eyes, she saw Li Hui and the prince walking side by side. The two equally handsome and personable young men behave with a closeness and casualness that they may not even know about, and when they look at each other and smile, they seem to have a unique tacit understanding that no one can insert into them.

Yan couldn't help but move his eyes slightly, and looked at them from afar with a subtle expression. Li Hui, who was holding his little niece, seemed to be relaxed, but in fact he seemed to be a little nervous. However, Wang Zixian is still the elegant and chic young man he was back then, and it seems that no matter what happens, it has no effect on him.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness." The prince smiled lightly, respecting the closeness and admiration of his elders, not at all like he hadn't seen him for two years, but more like he would greet and meet every day.

Yan Shi looked at him and noticed Li Hui's "no trace" gaze, and his attitude was the same as before: "Why be polite, get up." Seeing that the two of them sat next to each other without hesitation, and exchanged glances, she pretended not to notice it, and asked: "I heard that Zixian has been promoted to supervise the imperial history, and it is indeed extremely rare at a young age." The leaders who joined the ranks before you should still be school scholars now? If they want to be promoted to real jobs, they will probably be very early. ”

"Children are just fortunate enough to be valued by saints." The prince said modestly, "Everyone has their own fate, and the first few are like the others, and I can't say that there will be a better place to go in the future." Because of his busyness, he has long been separated from Yang Qian, Zheng Qin and others, and even if he receives their literary conference posts, he has no time to participate. Over time, the group simply stopped posting to him. Of course, most of his friends' private gatherings are arranged when he is resting, and he is not absent almost every time.

"I once heard San Lang mention that Yang and Zheng Zhengtou set up a rumor situation against you before." Yan said, "Such hypocrites are not as easy to get along with as those real villains. Since you are friend or foe, you must be careful not to be construed by their calculations and burdens by despising them too much. She naturally knows that now Li Hui and the prince's career is almost bright. But as a mother, there will still be no less people to worry about and advise.

"Ah Niang, don't worry." Li Hui said with a smile, "Yang Qian and Zheng Qin are jealous in their hearts, and they will never dare to act rashly now." After all, Zixian was a person valued by his uncle, so how could they dare to do it at will, and leave what handle to this famous king to oversee the imperial history? "If you want to frame a speech official, hide it and release a dark arrow, you will definitely get an overwhelming rain of arrows. The ability of the royal history, which has been recognized for his combat effectiveness, can completely cut off the career and future of the absolute party as long as he finds clues. After all, the duty of supervising the imperial history is to supervise the hundreds of officials who can violate the law and etiquette, and they can also be impeached on the spot.

Wang Zixian smiled and continued: "Recently, they definitely don't care about setting up a game for me, but they hope to get closer to me. After all, after King Peng's case passed, there were many vacancies left in the supervision of the imperial history, which have not yet been filled. The sage is considering selecting a few people from the previous years to fill the vacancy. ”

"They still have the cheekiness to come to you and say good things for them?" Li Hui raised his eyebrows, "What are your plans?" ”

"Convenient with others, convenient with yourself." Wang Zixian curled the corners of his lips and smiled as kindly as a spring breeze, "Since they are sincerely trying to win me over, I will naturally not be too stingy." However, how can the meaning of the saint be controlled by you and me? "With hypocrites, of course, you can't reject them outright, otherwise they won't know what to do when they get angry. He might as well say yes first - as for the outcome, of course, it is not up to him to decide.

"I'd rather be with others than let them be overseers." Li Hui snorted lightly.

At this time, the maids had already come over with the food table, so the two of them did not mention these things, so as not to affect the mood of enjoying the food. Yan Shi looked at them and exchanged glances again, slowly put down the glass cup full of buttermilk in his hand, and a slight sigh rose between his eyebrows, and then it was blown away by the breeze.

Since it is a small banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, it is naturally quite rich, and many new dishes that have been fashionable in Chang'an in the past two years have also been prepared. Mother Zhang devoted herself to serving Yan's food, and took care of Shouniang from time to time, although she was very busy, she was full of pleasure. Shou Niang also tasted several of her favorite delicacies and was quite happy. Yan was as quiet and gentle as ever, but he seemed to be a little distracted, and his food was unpleasant.

After the evening meal, Yan took the younger generations to walk in the garden to eat. Seeing the familiar scenery of the garden again, she was quite emotional, and from time to time she stopped in front of the blooming peach and apricot to watch the blossoming trees. Although Li Hui and Wang Zixian lived in the mansion, they didn't often come to the back garden, so they also followed a careful tour.

In the blink of an eye, an hour or two passed. It was already getting dark, and the prince took his leave. Li Hui didn't keep it, and he didn't have the slightest intention of sending him off, Yan couldn't help but remind: "San Lang, no matter how familiar you are, how can there be a reason why the host's family doesn't send guests?" ”

Li Hui was stunned for a moment, and then he chased after him - of course, he couldn't justify it, the two of them had long since stopped caring about any false courtesy, and had almost forgotten about these red tape. The prince came and went to the Pu Wang's Mansion as if he were at home, and he was as free as he could - and even, after being reminded, he felt a little weak.

Wang Zixian heard his footsteps, and couldn't help but pause slightly, and only after he caught up did he continue to walk slowly. Compared to Fang Cai, both of them seemed a little silent, as if they had their own ideas in their hearts. Of course, neither of them knew it, and they were speculating on each other's words, deeds, and actions of the Yan family, and interpreting different meanings from them.

It wasn't until he left the garden and stepped into the outer courtyard that the prince said: "Xuanqi, it is not as convenient for me to come to Pu Wangfu in the future as before, how about meeting in the vine garden?" "After the Yan clan returned to the Pu Wangfu, the restraint on the inner house must be a little stronger than before. Even if Mother Zhang and the maidservants who served Li Hui remained silent and did not reveal anything, the two of them must not reveal clues lightly, otherwise they would definitely make the Yan family suspicious.

"......" Li Hui frowned, "Even if we meet in Fujiyuan, I can't go every day." In three or five days, it would be nice to be able to go for one day. Moreover, you have stayed in my dormitory many times before, if you haven't come here once, it will be easier to make A-Niang suspicious? ”

"Also, it's too much, and you should stay in the palace occasionally." Wang Zixian smiled and sighed, "However, I must refrain from being close to you at all times, and it is probably more painful than not seeing you." Pretending to be close friends with each other all the time, and not taking a step beyond Lei Chi is undoubtedly sharpening their patience. I don't know when I can't bear it.

Li Hui hesitated for a long time and said in a low voice: "I will try to talk to A-Niang...... Don't worry. He insisted on not accepting a son and not marrying a princess, and the reason could only be that he already had a crush. If the two of them want to stay together, it is impossible to hide from their family, and he is not willing to deceive the Yan family. Only by striving for the tolerance and understanding of their families can the two of them truly stay together for the rest of their lives.

"I naturally believe you." The prince stared at him, and saw that he could not hide his apprehension, and could not bear to tell him his instincts: from his observations, it was not as if the Yan clan knew nothing about the two of them. Maybe she just pretended not to know, after all, Fumu Zhang was her cronies, and she would send letters to Luoyang every once in a while, so why not tell her? As for why she didn't reveal it, she probably had scruples or couldn't bear it.

Originally, Li Hui should also be able to detect her abnormality. But the authorities are fascinated, he is a little nervous today, and he only cares about making a calm appearance, and he has not noticed many details. Anyway, since the mother and son both want to maintain the status quo for the time being, he will do as they wish. Maybe at some point, Yan's attitude will gradually change and he will be able to accept them completely?

Wang Zixian has never been an impulsive person, and before he fell in love with Li Hui, he had thought about the problem of Pu Wangfu: in his opinion, as long as Pu Wang Princess Yan could understand the two of them, Pu Wang Li Tai naturally did not have to worry. And even though Li Xin, the king of Sipu, was dissatisfied, he lost his position and strength to oppose at that time. Yan really loves his young son, and he probably can't bear to let him live in pain. As long as they deal with it properly, they can gain her sympathy and understanding.

"Xuanqi, don't be impatient, just take it slowly."

"I'll save it."

After Li Hui sent the prince to the door, he returned to the inner hall of the main courtyard. Although he hadn't noticed the subtle change in Yan's expression, he knew that she would definitely have something to say to him. At this time, the Yan family had already returned to the inner hall with Shou Niang. The grandfather and grandson are fiddling with the tender apricot blossoms that have just been cut together, picking a few branches and inserting them in the vase.

Seeing that he was back, Yan said, "Speaking of which, in a few days it will be the Shangsi Festival?" I haven't seen these little ladies in Chang'an for two years, and I don't know what the difference is compared with the little ladies in Luoyang. Xuan Qi, when the time comes, how about you accompany me and take a walk in the Hibiscus Garden? ”

"That's what the child had planned." Li Hui said with a smile, "Moreover, I heard that Aunt Linchuan and Aunt Qinghe wanted to hold a banquet in the Hibiscus Garden, and Yue Niang and Wan Niang had already agreed with the children that they must go to join in the fun." "The eldest princess of Linchuan and the eldest princess of Qinghe rarely asked the sage to borrow the hibiscus garden, and the sage naturally agreed. Moreover, it is said that if Queen Du is in better health, he will also take the concubines to take a look.

"When the time comes, I will send a post to the Du family." Yan said lightly, "After all, I haven't seen this future daughter-in-law since the marriage contract was made. It's been all these years, and it's time to see each other again. She only met Du Shi once or twice when she was picking the little lady, and she just said a few words to her.

Li Hui was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "A-Niang, now that the Du family is still in filial piety, I'm afraid it's not suitable......"

"It's not filial piety, how can it be inappropriate?" Yan said, "This banquet is a rare opportunity, after all, she is going to marry into our family, and it will be beneficial to be able to recognize the elders and peers of the clan as soon as possible." ”

"Ah Niang......" Li Hui only felt an astringency in his throat, and wanted to explain his plan clearly, but then he thought that she had just returned home today, and Du Niangzi had a bad fate, so he hesitated. In the end, we still have to come up with a way to do both, otherwise acting too rashly will only hurt others and ourselves.

Seeing his gloomy expression, Yan sighed almost inaudibly, and changed the subject.