The person riding a high-headed horse behind Cui Gai Zhu Ying's carriage was Wei Feng.

Wei Feng wore a dark blue plum blossom bee butterfly pattern robe today, Xiao Xiao was solemn and heroic. He drove his horse to a halt in front of the carriage, lowered his eyes slightly, and said something to the people in the carriage. Because Su Xi was too far away from him, he couldn't hear his voice, and he could only see a hint of coldness from his expression.

"Youyou, why didn't you keep up?" Yin turned around and saw that Su Xi was some way behind, and shouted.

Su Xi hurriedly pulled her skirt and followed, and said coquettishly: "Mother, it's you walking too fast, I can't keep up." ”

Yin Shi looked at the Qihuang Lianzhu jade pendant on her royal blue horse-faced skirt, once she walked fast, the jade pendant collided, and it made a dingdong sound, so she thoughtfully slowed down, waiting for her to come to her, and then walked towards the Taiye Pool together.

Taiye Pond is located in the south of the Imperial Palace, and two attics of Xinyan Tower and Linjiang Tower are built on the side of the pool, which respectively entertain today's male guests and female relatives. When the people of the Su family arrived at Xinyanlou, the queen had not yet arrived, only a few ladies of the family came, Princess Song of Yu, General Weiyuan's wife Lu and Rongguo Duchess Liu all arrived, and they were talking on the first floor of Xinyanlou.

The Yin clan also brought Su Baiyu over today. At the moment, the Yin family wanted to talk to a few ladies, but Su Baiyu was reluctant to go, so he stayed by Su Xi's side, grabbed Su Xi's hand with his little hand, and said, "Grandmother, I want to be with my aunt." ”

The Yin family couldn't persuade him, and instead told Su Xi to be optimistic about Su Baiyu, don't let him run around, and don't get into trouble or anything.

The girls' families were all on the third floor of Xinyan Building, and when Su Xi led Su Baiyu up, she saw that Yu Baotong, Tang Wan and Lu Huishu had all arrived.

Tang Wan saw Su Baiyu and said happily: "Brother Bai'er is also here." ”

Su Baiyu had seen Tang Wan and Yu Baotong a few times, and he was not very strange at this time, standing beside Su Xi and calling people in a proper manner.

Su Xi said: "Sister Tang, why did Sister Yu and Sister Shu come so early?" ”

Yu Baotong said with a smile: "Sister Evening heard that she can still go to the Taiye Pool to pick lotus pods today, and she can't wait in the morning." ”

Two lotus flowers were planted in the Taiye Pond, one side was an early lotus, and the lotus was already in full bloom at this time; On one side is the evening lotus, which has just formed a lotus pod at this time. Therefore, today's lotus feast is not only to appreciate the lotus, but also to pick the lotus pod, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Su Xi led Su Baiyu to sit between several people.

The little girls hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had a lot to say. When Su Xi and Tang Wan were talking, Su Baiyu sat quietly on the side, playing with his own chain locks, and no one bothered him.

As Tang Wan spoke, she raised her head and inadvertently glanced at Su Lingyun, who was sitting alone opposite. I hadn't paid much attention to her, but as soon as my eyes fell on her head, I paused.

Tang Wan whispered in Su Xi's ear: "Youyou, the hairpin on your sixth cousin's head, why do I look a little familiar." ”

Su Xi looked up. At this time, there were not many girls here, and Su Lingyun was a concubine, so no one took the initiative to talk to her. She was originally around Fu Yi, but before Fu Yi arrived, she was alone, sitting alone on a couch, and when she saw Su Xi looking at her, she avoided Su Xi's gaze as soon as she dodged her eyes.

Su Xi was silent for a moment and said, "I wore it last time when Sister Tang celebrated her birthday. ”

Tang Wan suddenly realized, and immediately sneered disapprehantly, "She asked you to borrow it?" ”

Su Xi nodded.

Tang Wan looked at Su Lingyun's earrings and bracelets separately, and knew some about the situation in the second room of General Su's mansion, and asked casually: "The gold-inlaid jade earrings and red jade bracelets are also yours?" ”

Su Xi didn't speak, remembering the purse that fell into the brazier, and couldn't help lowering his eyes. Although Su Lingyun looked like she had accidentally dropped it, the moment her purse fell into the brazier, there was smugness in her eyes, which was enough to explain it.

Su Xi said: "The sixth cousin said that she didn't have much jewelry, so she went to me to borrow it, and I gave her a few pieces of jewelry." ”

Tang Wan hated iron a little, and said, "What are you doing so generously?" I see that she has no gratitude for you, has she said a word to you since she beat you upstairs? Besides, if you give it to her, what if she asks you to borrow something again a day later, do you borrow it or give it away? Youyou, in the future, you will do less of this thankless work. ”

Su Xi thought about it, Tang Wan did make sense, this matter was something she lacked consideration, she bowed her head and said, "Thank you Sister Tang for mentioning it, I will think about it in the future." ”

After a while, people came one after another, and not long after Fu Yi arrived, Yin Mengmeng, Yin Pengpeng and Li Anyi also came.

Su Lingyin and Su Lingran from the Governor's Mansion arrived a little late, and there were not many places in the attic, so they sat on the embroidered pier beside Su Xi.

Yin Pengpeng greeted Su Xi with a sincere smile: "Sister Xi came so early. ”

Su Xi smiled back and asked politely, "Why are Sister Peng Peng and Sister Meng Meng late?" ”

"Hey, there's something wrong with the carriage on the road, and that's why it's been delayed until now." Yin Pengpeng sighed, turned his head and saw Su Baiyu sitting honestly playing with chain locks, and said in slight surprise: "Brother Bai'er is also here?" ”

Su Baiyu raised his head and shouted, "Cousin Peng." ”

Yin Pengpeng smiled and asked, "Did you use the incense burner ball I gave you last time?" ”

After Su Baiyu said hello, he lowered his head again and said, "No, it's too hot, Daddy said he didn't need it." ”

Yin Pengpeng's smile froze, and soon returned to normal, "That's right, it's me who owes it to consideration." Wait until the winter comes to you and you'll be able to use it then. ”

Su Baiyu "um".

At that time, after Su Lingyun saw Fu Yi and Li Anyi coming, she greeted her with a smile. "Sister Yi, Sister Anyi."

Fu Yi and Li Anyi both responded to her, but because of her embarrassing identity, they didn't see much enthusiasm.

Li Anyi glanced at the golden silk butterfly hairpin on Su Lingyun's head, she had a good memory, but she felt that the more she looked at it, the more familiar it became, and she quickly realized: "Oh, I remember that this hairpin is not Sister Xi'er'er?" Last time on Miss Tang's birthday, Sister Xi wore this hairpin, why is it on Sister Yun'er today? ”

Su Lingyun's face turned blue and white for a while, opened her mouth, and explained: "Sister An Yi is not mistaken? This is my hairpin. ”

If Su Lingyun directly admitted that this was the hairpin given to her by Su Xi, it would be fine, but she said that it was her own, and Li Anyi was the kind of person who got to the bottom of it, so she would be more energetic than her. "I won't be mistaken, Sister Xi wore this hairpin last time. Sister Xi'er, come and take a look, am I mistaken? ”

Su Lingyun's face turned even paler, and she also looked at it.

Su Xi was listening to Tang Wan's words, and when she heard the words, she looked up and met Su Lingyun's gaze.

Su Lingyun's tone was slightly pleading: "Ninth sister, you sue Sister Anyi, this hairpin is mine......" She didn't want to lose face in front of everyone.

Su Xi looked at Su Lingyun and smiled slightly, "Sister Yi, don't ask, yesterday the sixth cousin asked me to borrow jewelry, so I gave this hairpin and a few other things to the sixth cousin, and now these things are naturally the sixth cousin's." ”

Li Anyi suddenly realized, and said openly: "It turns out that not only this hairpin, but even other jewelry is Sister Xi'er's?" ”

Su Lingyun was very embarrassed, feeling that everyone's eyes were on her, she smiled ugly, "I, I forgot to tell Sister An Yi......"

Li Anyi pursed his lips and said, "What, don't you have a decent piece of jewelry yourself?" Why do you wear Sister Xi for everything? "Ever since she admired Su Xi's second brother Su Zhi, she had the heart to show favor to Su Xi, but she couldn't find a chance, and today she finally found a reason, and she defended Su Xi in and out of her words.

Su Lingyun was speechless, just at this time, the queen mother came, and the group walked downstairs.

This little episode has passed for the time being.

Empress Liu has just turned 40 this year, wearing a red woven gold peony pattern shirt, with a graceful body and a luxurious face. Behind her stood a little girl in a goose yellow skirt, who was the three-year-old Princess Heyi Wei Deyin.

Wei Deyin's face was a little pale because he was sick all year round. It was the first time Xu had seen so many people, hiding behind the queen mother, poking his head out from time to time to look at the people in front of him. Her eyes were curious, her big eyes turned and turned, and then landed on Su Baiyu beside Su Xi.

There were also a few little dolls about the same age as Wei Deyin at today's banquet, but they all timidly held their mother's hand and didn't dare to look at Wei Deyin.

Only Su Baiyu did not have a trace of cowardice on his face, and of course there was no other expression, he calmly met Wei Deyin's gaze with a small face.

Wei Deyin blinked, grinning kindly at him.

Su Baiyu stared at her for a while, and he didn't smile, he rarely smiled, and then looked away calmly.

The queen mother talked to several ladies, and then led everyone out of the new wild goose building and went to the Taiye Pond to enjoy the lotus.

Su Xi and Tang Wan walked behind, and there were only Yin Mengming and Yin Pengpeng behind them.

Yin Mengming and the two deliberately walked slowly, and unconsciously lagged behind them by a distance.

Su Xi was holding Su Baiyu's hand and was bowing his head to talk to him. Maybe the two of them felt that Su Xi couldn't take care of them, so they didn't avoid her much.

Yin Peng asked thoughtlessly, "What is my sister going to do?" ”

Yin Mengming was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know either. ”

Yin Pengpeng's voice smiled, "I see so many people today, and they are in the palace, and my sister's things are not good to give out." ”

Yin Mengming didn't speak.

Su Xi overheard these endless conversations, and didn't take them to heart.

It didn't take long for Yin Pengpeng behind him to say again: "But it's not that there is no chance, the palace banquet will be dispersed in the afternoon, and they should go out to get together at that time." As long as it is not enough, it will still be Wei Shizi's birthday, and my sister will find a way when the time comes. ”