In Tianbo Mansion, Xiao Yiran tried his best to avoid the third prince Zhao Heng and followed Princess Yinghui all the time. As for that Fang Jinpa, he didn't bring it this time, and Xiao Yiran was no longer entangled in the question of whether he should return it, so he simply decided to ignore it.

Zhao Heng didn't do the first two times this time, deliberately looking for an opportunity to get close to Xiao Yiran, talking and laughing with Lin Chen, until Xiao Yiran and his mother Sun were about to say goodbye and leave, Zhao Heng came over and asked softly:

"What do you want for my sister's birthday?"

Considering Zhao Heng's identity, Xiao Yiran was a little difficult to answer, saying that it was not inappropriate, let alone asking for a gift. Seeing her daughter's embarrassment, Sun hurriedly bowed to Zhao Heng slightly, and said:

"Your Highness doesn't need to bother, but she is still a child, and her birthday is a scene, so she can't do it seriously."

Zhao Heng saw that Sun said this, so it was not easy to ask any more, and smiled as he watched the mother and daughter wait for the car to leave.

Xiao Yiran, who returned to the Xiao Mansion, had a sad face.

"Well, don't worry. Now that Princess Yinghui has opened her mouth, we can't refuse. Anyway, after a short time, urge your father to pack up his residence, and we will move out. ”

The Sun family naturally saw that the third prince had some thoughts about his daughter, and from the bottom of his heart, the Sun family did not want his daughter to have anything to do with the royal family. Seeing that his daughter was reluctant to communicate with the third prince, he also moved the idea of moving to Yanshan, first, he could reunite as a family to take care of Xiao Guoliang, and second, he could also let his daughter avoid the third prince and Princess Yinghui. Recently, the Sun family has been hesitating about whether to move to Yanshan Mansion, but now they have finally made up their minds.

"Mother has you thought about it?"

"I've thought about it. Although it is a border, there are wars from time to time. However, my mother still thinks that it is better for the family to be together. ”

"Mother misses Daddy, right?"

"Hehe, Xiao Ran'er has also learned to make fun of her mother? Mother is not thinking about you yet. When you move to Yanshan Mansion, you don't have to think about how to avoid them every day. ”

"Okay, I'll write a letter to Daddy."

The mother and daughter decided to move away, but they only told the housekeeper Cai Xu and Xiaoxi and his wife. Let them prepare first, and once they receive Xiao Guoliang's letter, they will leave immediately. Next, the entire Xiao Mansion began to be busy for Xiao Yiran's birthday on April 21. It is mainly for the two guests who are coming, Princess Yinghui and His Royal Highness the Third Prince. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them might come, it would only be Xiao Yiran's birthday, as Sun said, every year is just for the occasion.

Now it is early summer, and the back garden of Xiao Mansion has long been red flowers and green trees, which contrast with each other, although it is not as good as Tianbo Mansion, and it is not as good as the Royal Garden, but it is also exquisite. The mother and daughter did it themselves, with a few girls, nothing more than Xiaoxing, Xiaolian, Qingwen and Musk Yue, and they hurriedly lived for three days, cleaning up the back garden. Xiaoxi is now six or seven months pregnant, and although Xiao Yiran and her mother Sun have repeatedly told her not to do anything, they have been helping to do what they can.

The things that should be carried up like this were all handed over to Xiao Qing and Li Cai to take their subordinates to do.

As for the banquet on the 21st, since the Xiao Mansion has not invited a cook, it is the embroidery lady who takes someone to manage the kitchen. Xiao Yiran and his mother Sun discussed that day, let the housekeeper Cai Xu go to the best Tongqingfang outside to ask for a good table. Like Princess Yinghui and the third prince, the imperial dining room is responsible for eating every day, and they must not care about it.

On April 21, the weather was clear, and from the morning onwards, there was not a hint of breeze in the sky, and it seemed a little sultry. Xiao Yiran chose a pale yellow dress, Xiao Yiran, who has always disliked grease and powder, and rarely even wears jewelry. Today it's just a golden hairpin on one hairpin. It was still the one given by his father Xiao Guoliang on his second birthday in Taicang. He also hung a crescent-shaped jade pendant from his mother Sun on his waist. accompanied the Sun family in the living room of the front yard, waiting for Princess Yinghui and His Royal Highness the Third Prince.

The first to arrive was Lin Chen's mother and son. Mrs. Wang didn't come, but Tollin brought a pair of gold studs and a gold bracelet as a birthday gift for Xiao Yiran.

Xiao Yiran and Sun's pushed and gave in, and reluctantly accepted it. Lin gave a jade Ruyi, Lin Chen's birthday gift was a little special, it was a set of four treasures of the study, and a piece of jade paperweight. There is also a calligraphy and painting, Xiao Yiran wanted to open it on the spot, but was stopped by Lin Chen.

"Sister, let's look back, I learned to draw, I don't know if it's like it."

Xiao Yiran looked up at Lin Chen in confusion, just in time to meet Lin Chen's gaze. Seeing that a glimmer of light flashed in Lin Chen's consistently deep eyes, a flush flew on Xiao Yiran's cheeks for no reason, and he hurriedly lowered his head to dodge, feeling his heartbeat pounding at the same time, there was an indescribable sweetness in his heart.

Sun and Lin pretended to ignore the demeanor of the two children's youngest daughters, and talked to themselves.

The four of them drank tea and chatted, and it was not until the beginning of the year that Princess Yinghui and the third prince Zhao Heng came together. Both of them were light cars, Princess Yinghui only brought two maids, and Zhao Heng only brought one Xiao Si. The Sun family and the others should go all the way to the door of the mansion and let the two of them into the living room.

"Sister, do you still like the gift from your sister?"

Princess Yinghui asked the maid who came with her to put the birthday gift for Xiao Yiran on the table. Xiao Yiran saw that it was a red wooden box, stepped forward and gently opened it, and saw that it was a pair of dragon and phoenix hairpins carved from mutton fat jade, not only the jade quality was superior, but the carving was also very exquisite. Immediately said to Princess Yinghui:

"Your Royal Highness Princess, this gift is too valuable, Yiran doesn't dare to accept it."

"I'm afraid my sister thinks the gift is light, right? Just a pair of hairpins, what is precious or not? ”

The Sun family and the Lin family also went up to take a look, and saw that it was something from the palace, which was indeed too valuable, so they hurriedly pushed Princess Yinghui for Xiao Yiran and said:

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, Ran'er is just a little girl, where can she have the status to wear such noble jewelry, please take it back from Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Why did Madame Xiao say the same? It stands to reason that the dragon and phoenix hairpin is not suitable for ordinary women, but now Lord Xiao is already a third-class official residence, and he is also a member of the court, and Ran'er's sister is a veritable talented woman, so she can naturally wear it. Put it away quickly, how can there be any reason to take it back, if Mrs. Xiao and Sister Ran'er don't accept it, wouldn't it be a refutation of the face of the palace? ”

It was the first time Xiao Yiran heard Princess Yinghui call herself the palace in front of her, and she knew that the other party was a little angry, so she had to give a gift again and give it to Xiao Xing to keep it.

"Compared to my sister's gift, this is nothing for me."

The third prince, Zhao Heng, waved his hand to Xiao Si outside the door, Xiao Si walked in, took out a brocade box from his sleeve, and handed it to Xiao Yiran.

"Sister Xiao, open it and take a look, if you don't like it, give it to your subordinates."

The third prince directly blocked the mouth of Xiao Yiran's mother and daughter with a word. Xiao Yiran had to open the brocade box in front of everyone, and there were two night pearls the size of eggs inside. Xiao Yiran was stunned immediately, not knowing what to do.

The Sun family is the same, don't accept it, the third prince just said, if you don't like it, you can reward it to your subordinates, accept it, this pair of night pearls is much more valuable than Princess Yinghui's dragon and phoenix hairpins.

However, Princess Yinghui saw the embarrassment of the mother and daughter, and was a little reluctant, so she joked with Zhao Heng:

"Didn't my brother give the birthday gift that my father gave you and gave it to Sister Xiao?"

"How did my sister know?"

"On my brother's birthday last year, my father rewarded the night pearl, who in the palace didn't know? It's just that I didn't know that my father actually rewarded two. ”

"It's not two, it's four, and I'll have two left."

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Yiran and asked:

"Sister Xiao still likes it?"

"Your Highness, this ......"

"My sister is under her hands, you can't give it to your subordinates, right?"

Princess Yinghui said half-jokingly.

Xiao Yiran couldn't do it, he looked at his mother Sun, and then at the third prince Zhao Heng who was sitting there just drinking tea, and finally, his eyes swept over Lin Chen. Seeing Lin Chen lowering his head, he couldn't see Lin Chen's facial expression. No way, Xiao Yiran had to hand it over to Xiao Xing, along with the pair of dragon and phoenix hairpins, and put it away together.

After sitting in the living room of the front yard for a while, due to the hot weather, the group came to the back garden, in the pavilion on the rockery. Sun and Lin did not follow, but stayed in the front yard under the pretext of going to the kitchen to watch the subordinates prepare fruit snacks for the four of them.

The four of them came to the pavilion, Princess Yinghui and Xiao Yiran sat together, Lin Chen accompanied Zhao Heng and sat down opposite Xiao Yiran. Eating the fruit sent by the maid, the four of them chatted casually. Soon, Princess Yinghui suddenly said:

"I have heard for a long time that my sister is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I don't know if we have any ear blessings today?"

"Who is your Royal Highness talking nonsense about?"

"Brother, but you're talking nonsense, aren't you?"

Xiao Yiran really didn't expect Princess Yinghui to hear about it from Zhao Heng, so she hurriedly stood up and apologized to the third prince.

"Haha, I said it nonsense, but I also listened to Lin Chen's nonsense."

Xiao Yiran looked at Lin Chen, and Lin Chen lowered his head with a sneering face. Xiao Yiran also knew that only Mr. Di and Lin Chen knew about learning the piano. Mr. Di won't talk nonsense everywhere, even if Zhao Heng doesn't say it, Xiao Yiran can guess that Lin Chen said it.

"Sister Xiao, don't blame Lin Gongzi, it was the last time I was in Juyuan, Lin Gongzi inadvertently penetrated a little. My sister learned from a generation of famous Confucian Mr. Kou Xiang, right? ”

Xiao Yiran felt a little strange in his heart Lin Chenlai, why did he even sue Zhao Heng who met for the first time?

"Back to His Royal Highness, it is true that I have been learning the piano from Kou Lao for a few days. It's just that Yi Ran is coarse, and he hasn't even learned the fur. ”

"Sister, don't be humble anymore, haven't you even learned the fur, play a song, we won't know it when we hear it?"

At this point, Xiao Yiran really has no excuse to get out. I had to tell Xiao Xing to let her go back to the room to get the piano.