After a lot of effort, Xiao Xing led this Qingwen Musk Moon to the pavilion with the piano, piano table, incense burner, etc. Place the piano table on the stone table in the gazebo and set up the incense burner. Xiao Yiran cleaned his hands and burned incense, sat silently at the piano table, lowered his eyebrows and meditated, and after a little deep groaning, he began to play quietly.

With the sound of the piano high or bottom, or tactful, or passionate floating over the garden, there seems to be a gentle breeze blowing, and the wind carries the fragrance of lotus flowers, so that Princess Yinghui, the third prince Zhao Heng, and Lin Chen are all immersed in the artistic conception brought by the sound of the piano, and suddenly forget the sultry heat of summer. Attracted by Xiao Yiran's piano sound, Sun and Lin also came to the entrance and exit of the garden and listened quietly.

Xiao Yiran, who devoted himself to playing the piano, wore a pale yellow dress, with the ups and downs of the piano sound, his head shook slightly, and the golden hairpin on his head also trembled slightly. Xiao Yiran's eyes were slightly closed, and his brows were sometimes stretched, sometimes frowned. Joan's nose was straight, and her delicate lips were rosy. On the white and red cheeks, a few strands of hair were scattered.

Whether it was the sound of the piano or the single-minded operation of the piano, the pretty Xiao Yiran made the three princes Zhao Heng and Lin Chen on the opposite side forget where they were, and the two pairs of eyes stared straight at Xiao Yiran's beautiful face, sitting stunned and motionless.

When the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, for a long time, none of the four people in the pavilion spoke.

"Sister, I finally know why Sage Kong said that he didn't know the taste of meat in March after listening to Shao music in Qi Kingdom."

It was Princess Yinghui who was the first to break the silence and woke Lin Chen and Zhao Heng up. The two nodded vigorously, but their eyes remained on Xiao Yiran's face.

"You two should have seen enough, right?"

Princess Yinghui couldn't help but joke when she saw the two of them looking like this.

Xiao Yiran had already been looked down by Lin Chen and Zhao Heng, and when he heard Princess Yinghui's words, Xiao Yiran's cheeks turned crimson and lowered his head even lower.

"Sister Xiao, it's really not a loss to be Mr. Kou's high apprentice, I, Zhao Heng, have never heard such a charming piano sound."

After Lin Chen was reminded by Princess Yinghui, he also lowered his head, I don't know if he regretted it, he shouldn't have said too much about Xiao Yiran to the third prince Zhao Heng, especially not about Xiao Yiran learning the piano from Kou Xiang.

It wasn't until Sun personally brought fruit refreshments to the four of them that the atmosphere in the pavilion was once again as lively as it had been. However, the topic has always revolved around the four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"Third brother, my sister knows that your piano skills are also good, why don't you play a song to listen to it?"

"Sister, if it weren't for Sister Xiao's playing just now, I might still dare to try, but now I don't dare to make a move anyway."

The identities of Xiao Yiran and Lin Chen naturally can't ask Zhao Heng, who is the prince, to play the piano. Just look at Princess Young-hye with her eyes. The meaning in his eyes couldn't be clearer. Princess Yinghui smiled, and then said to Zhao Heng:

"If my brother doesn't play a song today, I can guarantee that I won't hear Sister Xiao's piano again in the future."

Zhao Heng looked at Princess Yinghui and then at Xiao Yiran, who seemed to have made a lot of determination, and finally stood up and said to the three of them:

"Okay, in order to hear Sister Xiao's piano again in the future, I have to be ugly."

To be honest, Zhao Heng's piano skills are also quite good, Xiao Yiran can hear it, and Zhao Heng has also received everyone's guidance. The sound of the piano is sonorous, not as tactful and smooth as Xiao Yiran's piano sound, but there is a condescending taste in it. Xiao Yiran glanced at Zhao Heng, who was sitting and playing the piano, and thought in his heart: It is not a loss to be the future king of a country, and even the sound of the piano played is so atmospheric.

The luncheon was set up in the living room in the front yard, and the table was naturally booked from the "Tongqingfang" outside.

When drinking tea and chatting after dinner, the third prince Zhao Heng said to Xiao Yiran:

"I didn't expect Sister Xiao's family to have such a skilled cook."

As soon as Xiao Yiran wanted to explain, he heard Princess Yinghui say:

"It's a shame that you still travel around every day, eating and drinking here and there, and you can't even taste the dishes of 'Tongqingfang'."

"Is it true, Sister Xiao?"

"The princess is right, she is indeed from the 'Tongqingfang'. In our family, only Xiuniang is taking care of the kitchen, Xiuniang is from Jiangning Mansion, and can only cook some local food, but she does not have such good cooking skills. ”

Princess Yinghui and the third prince sat down for a while, and then took their leave. Lin Chen did not follow, but stayed and apologized to Xiao Yiran.

"Sister, I sued the sister of the third prince about learning the piano. At that time, I didn't know the identity of the third prince, and we talked about speculation, and when he asked about his sister's situation, I said it casually. ”

"Brother Lin Chen doesn't have to care, just say it, it's not something unsightly. I just don't want to show it in front of people, so I'll just pay attention to it later. ”

"Sister, don't worry, I won't sue anyone else in the future."

Lin Chen hurriedly agreed.

After sending Lin Chen away, Xiao Yiran felt a little tired, so he went back to his room to take a nap. As soon as he lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze, he heard Qingwen lean into his ear and say:

"Wake up, Miss, you're here."

Xiao Yiran sat up and asked with sleepy eyes:

"Where are the guests?"

"Madame just sent Xiaolian over to spread the word, saying that someone from Jiangning Mansion is coming."

When Xiao Yiran heard that he was from Jiangning Mansion, the first thing he thought of was his eldest uncle Sun Jidong, who was busy freshening up, putting on his clothes and coming to the living room in the front yard. When I entered the door, it was not my uncle Sun Jidong, but the two half-uncles of the same brother and mother Sun, Sun Jiji and Sun Jihuan, as well as the second cousin Sun Xun of the eldest uncle's family, and Wang Ma, who had been to Taicang last time. Seeing Xiao Yiran come in, Wang Ma, who was only sitting on half of her body, quickly stood up.

"Ran'er, come and see your uncle and cousin, as well as Mother Wang."

Xiao Yiran stepped forward to give a salute to the two uncles, and after curtsiding to the second cousin, she was just about to give a salute to Wang Ma, but Wang Ma reached out and grabbed Xiao Yiran while hiding. Xiao Yiran still bent his knees slightly, which was considered to be a gift to Wang Ma, and then walked to his mother Sun and sat down.

"I didn't think I would see it for a few years, but Ran'er has grown into a big girl."

The second uncle Sun inherited a pair of eyes looking up and down on Xiao Yiran's body, and said at the same time. Xiao Yiran didn't like these two uncles, especially this second uncle. However, since the other party spoke, Xiao Yiran, as a junior, had to speak again.

"Two uncles, how is grandma?"

"Grandma is still in good health, but she is very worried about Ran'er, and she often talks about Ran'er."

At this time, the third uncle Sun Jihuan answered:

"No, grandma knows that today is Ran'er's birthday, and she specially asked us to bring a gift to Ran'er."

Xiao Yiran had already seen a small burden on the table of the Eight Immortals, and when he heard the third uncle say this, he knew that it should be a birthday gift from his grandmother. I saw Wang Ma walk over, open the baggage, and hold it in front of Xiao Yiran, so that Xiao Yiran could watch.

The things in the baggage were a little unexpected by Xiao Yiran, and even the Sun family next to him was puzzled.