While Xiao Yiran secretly observed the two young ladies Cai and Li opposite, he did not forget to secretly peek at the eldest princess sitting on the right hand of the Cheshire Lord. But I was thinking in my heart, today the Cheshire Lord invited the mother and daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War, the mother and daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry, and the purpose of his mother and daughter to come. What is certain is that it will not be just invited to join in the fun, as the Lord of Cheshire said.

At this time, the music in the field changed, from the ringing of the guzheng pipa at the beginning, to the sound of the snare drum. As the snare drums became more and more intense, the dancing postures of the six girls became more and more vigorous. The movements of the six girls are uniform, and the six silver spears are either stabbed or stabbed, and the pace is unified, and the advance and retreat are the same.

The changes in the field suddenly led Xiao Yiran's thoughts to the Xiao Guozhong established by himself in the ancient period, and the women's unit led by Xiao Qiu, one of the eight maids, didn't they also train them in this way?

It's been a long time since I miss Xiao Guo, I don't miss my man, I don't miss Xiao Ming, Xiao Yue, Xiao Xin, Xiao Jun, Xiao Lin's two sons and three daughters, and Xiao Yiran, who used to be dependent on him for his life, unconsciously, his eyes have been blurred with tears. The drumming in the field stopped abruptly, and when the six girls put away their guns and stood up and saluted everyone again, Xiao Yiran could no longer bear the longing for his relatives in his heart, and he couldn't cry.

Xiao Yiran's sudden move puzzled everyone present. In fact, Lin Chen, who was sitting next to Xiao Yiran, had already discovered Xiao Yiran's abnormality. I wanted to remind Xiao Yiran, but I was worried that my rash move would attract the attention of others, so Xiao Yiran was seen by everyone, so he couldn't help it. I thought to myself, maybe Xiao Yiran suddenly remembered something, maybe it would be fine after a while. What I never expected was that in the end, I cried silently, and everyone still looked at it. Lin Chen sat in his seat in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"Ran'er, Ran'er, what's wrong with you? Is it unwell? ”

Seeing that his daughter was suddenly in front of the county lord, the princess, and the third highness, Sun hurriedly reminded her daughter, meaning to let Xiao Yiran excuse herself to be unwell to cover up the gaffe in front of her.

Just as everyone was looking at the crying Xiao Yiran for some reason, Zhao Heng, who was sitting on the top of the Sun family, suddenly stood up and walked over. He took out a piece of brocade from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Yiran, and asked softly:

"Sister Xiao, what's wrong?"

No one knows whether Zhao Heng is calling "little sister" or "sister Xiao".

Xiao Yiran also knew that this time was too much, this was in Tianbo Mansion, and he was invited by the Lord of Cheshire to be a guest, how could he cry here? I didn't hear Zhao Heng's question at all, my eyes were blurred by tears, and I only saw a handkerchief handed over, and I didn't even see who handed it over. Subconsciously took it and wiped the tears on his face. When he saw clearly standing in front of him and handing him a handkerchief, it turned out to be Zhao Hengshi, holding a brocade handkerchief in one hand, and he didn't know whether to return it or put it away.

Mother Sun obviously saw her daughter's embarrassment, and hurriedly said:

"Ran'er, don't you want to thank Your Highness San?"

"Your Royal Highness the little woman Xie San."

Zhao Heng looked at the pretty face of the pear blossom with rain, smiled slightly, and turned around to return to his seat.

"Hehe, what's wrong with our little talented girl? Was it caused by the gun dance of the girls just now? ”

It was only at this time that the Cheshire Lord asked very gently, and there was no surprise in his tone.

Xiao Yiran was still a little choked up at this time, and Sun hurriedly replied:

"Please also ask the county lord, the eldest princess, the third highness, and the two ladies and ladies to forgive me. Ran Er is afraid that there is something uncomfortable in her body, and at a young age, she naturally has nothing to worry about. ”

Xiao Yiran knew that if he didn't say a word at this time, he was afraid that it would be difficult to end the game, so he had to try his best to control his voice and try not to make a choked sound.

"Please forgive the county lord, the eldest princess, the third highness, Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Li, Miss Cai, and Miss Li. Listening to the passionate sound of the war drums just now, I couldn't help but think of the two sentences in the poem "The Tomb of the Hanging General" by the Tang Dynasty poet Chang Jian. ”

There are two sentences in Chang Jian's poem: The sunset is yellow after the war, and the army is defeated and the drums are dead. Because it was too sad, Xiao Yiran did not read out the two lines of the poem.

"After the war, the sun set, the army was defeated and the drums died. wants to dominate the general Wang Xiaojie to end up with such a tragic ending, how can it not make people sad. ”

The eldest princess whispered and walked slowly towards Xiao Yiran. At the same time, he turned to the Lord of Cheshire and said:

"Auntie, I'll take Sister Xiao to freshen up."

Regardless of whether Xiao Yiran agreed or not, he came to Xiao Yiran, grabbed Xiao Yiran, who was still standing there, holding the other hand of Xiao Yiran, a Jinpa given by Zhao Heng, and walked towards the room on the east side of the living room.

The two came to the room, and the eldest princess watched Xiao Yiran hand the Jinpa from Zhao Heng in her hand to the maid, and under the maid's service, after a brief freshening, she spoke:

"Sister Xiao definitely didn't think of Chang Jian's poems just now."

The eldest princess's words made Xiao Yiran at a loss again. Naturally, I couldn't tell the truth, but I couldn't think of any better explanation, so I just stood there. Seeing that the maid handed over the Jinpa again, she had to take it in her hand. I just feel that it is not to put it away, and it is not to hold it in my hand all the time.

The eldest princess didn't seem to see Xiao Yiran's embarrassment, and said to herself:

"Since it's inconvenient for Sister Xiao to say, I won't ask, let's go back."

Hearing that the eldest princess directly referred to herself as "I", and said that she would not continue to ask, she couldn't help but be grateful in her heart, and hurriedly whispered:

"Please forgive me, princess."

"Sister Xiao, don't be a princess, just call me Sister Yinghui."

The two walked to the door of the room, and Princess Yinghui stood down again, and asked casually:

"When did Sister Xiao and Lin Gongzi meet?"

"Back to the princess."

"It's called Sister Yinghui."

Princess Yinghui interrupted Xiao Yiran's words and said.

"Sister Yinghui, when Yiran was two years old, she met Brother Lin Chen when she went to Jiangning Mansion with her father and mother to attend the wedding of her eldest uncle's family, Sun Sun Tong. At that time, Lin Chen's brother's aunt and grandfather, Lord Wang, was the prefect of Jiangning Mansion and the boss of Yiran's father. ”

"And after that?"

"After that?"

Xiao Yiran looked at Princess Yinghui with some doubts, and then said:

Since that time, my father has been serving in Taicang, and Brother Lin Chen was transferred to the prefect of Cangzhou with Lord Wang. It wasn't until the beginning of this year that my father was transferred from the governor of Huazhou to the Ministry of Officials, and after Lord Wang was transferred to the Ministry of Rites, they didn't meet again. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Yiran seemed to be aware of something, but he was not very sure. Xiao Yiran stopped talking and looked at Princess Yinghui's unchanged facial expression.

"What does Sister Xiao want to do with Jinpa of the Third Highness?"

Listening to Princess Yinghui's deliberate words to change the topic, Xiao Yiran looked down at the Jinpa in his hand, he wanted to ask Princess Yinghui to return Zhao Heng on his behalf, but he had already used it just now. I had to say sarcastically:

"When I go back to the house and clean up, I will exchange it to the Third Highness."

"It's just a handkerchief, why bother to return it."

After speaking, holding Xiao Yiran's hand, the two returned to the living room.

I saw Lord Cheshire, Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Li, and Mother Sun chatting about their own experiences. Lin Chen and Yang Zongbao were talking with Zhao Heng, nothing more than asking Yang Zongbao about his martial arts practice, as well as what books Lin Chen read, and so on. And the two young ladies Cai and Li are playing with the lively and lovely Meng Rong. Princess Yinghui also came up. Xiao Yiran came to his mother Sun and sat down quietly. Feeling Lin Chen's concerned gaze, Xiao Yiran smiled at Lin Chen.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Heng glanced at himself as if intentionally or unintentionally, which made Xiao Yiran can't help but think of the Jinpalai hidden in his sleeve again, and felt a little hot on his face, and couldn't help but lower his head.

After a while, the next person came to report that the luncheon was ready. Led by the Lord of Cheshire, everyone came to the dining room. The female dependents took a seat, and Lin Chen and Yang Zongbao accompanied Zhao Heng for a seat. However, Meng Rong was unwilling to be in the women's seat, so she had to sit next to Yang Zongbao, and the Lord of Cheshire would follow her.

The atmosphere at the banquet was still very good, and everyone deliberately avoided the topic of Xiao Yiran's gaffe just now. However, Xiao Yiran still felt that the two young ladies Cai and Li looked at him a little strangely. And Princess Yinghui's eyes also seem to have some deep meaning.

After the luncheon, he returned to the living room to drink tea, sat down slightly, Mrs. Cai took the lead in saying goodbye to the Lord of Cheshire, and Xiao Yiran's mother and daughter also said goodbye together and returned to the Xiao Mansion.

When Xiao Guoliang came back in the evening, Sun told Xiao Guoliang about his trip to Tianbo Mansion today. In front of her daughter, Xu was afraid that her daughter would be embarrassed, but her mother Sun did not talk about Xiao Yiran's gaffe crying, and Xiao Yiran naturally did not mention it.

Speaking of Princess Yinghui and the third prince Zhao Heng, Xiao Guoliang gave the mother and daughter a detailed introduction to the children of today's saints.

Princess Yinghui is the second daughter of the saint and was named the eldest princess of Xu Kingdom. The eldest daughter, Princess Fujikoku, died young. The third daughter is the eldest princess of the kingdom. Now the saint's favorite is this princess Yinghui, because Princess Yinghui is thirteen years old, almost fourteen years old, and it is time for the saint to choose a son-in-law for her.

In addition, there are now five princes in the saint, the eldest son, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Chu; second son, Zhao Yuanxi; The third son Zhao Heng, the fourth son Zhao Yuanfen, and the fifth son Zhao Yuanjie. Except for the eldest son of the emperor, who has been crowned king, the remaining four sons have not yet been divided because of their young age. Among the five princes, the third prince Zhao Heng is the best. Twelve years old this year, Yinghui has been abnormal since childhood, and the emperor's eldest son, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Chu, is the same mother, and they were both born to Empress Yuande. According to legend, Empress Yuande once dreamed that the sun was falling into the house, so she held up the sun with the placket of her clothes, and thus became pregnant. conceived in October and gave birth to the third prince Zhao Heng.

"I wonder if the prince will inherit the throne in the future?"

Sun asked casually.

"According to convention, it should be the eldest son of the emperor who succeeds to the throne."

Xiao Yiran knew that the one who inherited the throne of Song Taizong was the third prince Zhao Heng, that is, the famous Song Zhenzong in history.