"It turns out that there is such a thing, and there are Phalaenopsis orchids in other places, which are even more delicate than those here in the Liwang Mansion? It's worth seeing, but it's not possible today, so let's do that another day. The eldest princess of Deming brushed the flower branch with her bare hands, picked off a petal of a phalaenopsis, smiled softly and diverted Xu Youshan's question, and said: "We have also stayed here for a while, but there are still many beautiful scenery waiting for us to see in the Liwang Mansion, a few sisters, let's go." ”

If it is really said that the eldest princess of Deming is not tired of cats, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen really won't believe it, especially seeing that the more harmless she is laughing now, the more worried Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen are.

"What Emperor Deming said is, please."

But Xu Youshan and the others are worried, and they still have to go on this road. Therefore, the eldest princess of Deming and the lord of Shuoyun were in front, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen were behind, and the four of them walked into the distance.

In the distance, it is a typical Jiangnan garden-style building, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, lush and verdant, no matter where you look at it, it is exquisite and extraordinary; No matter where you look at it, it's all a freehand landscape.

"It's a beautiful place." And just after the eldest princess Deming and Xu Youshan and her party approached this garden-style pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River, the eldest princess Deming sighed.

"The royal sister has an overreputation." And the lord of Shuoyun said politely.

But in fact, the lord of Shuoyun is modest, Xu Youshan and the small bridges and flowing water and Jiangnan gardens in front of them are really elegant, prosperous and rich, every brick and tile is carefully arranged, and there is no sense of disobedience. The silk buckle combines all the poetry and painting together, simple and beautiful, light and elegant.

And when everyone is immersed in the beautiful scenery in front of them, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen are of course no exception. But when their exclamating eyes swept over every pavilion. When they finally froze at the water feature that occupied almost sixty percent of the area, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen's faces became a little ugly. How could they forget that the Jiangnan garden is more famous, and it is the unique water landscaping in the world!

"So coincidentally?"

"It's such a 'coincidence'." Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen glanced at each other's ugly faces, and there was some mockery in their eyes.

In the Wutai Palace and the Hundred Gardens, Xu Yourong and Xu Mingcheng were designed by others to kill two birds with one stone, although Xu Yourong took the initiative to hit the muzzle of the eldest princess Deming. Just to pick Nie Suhyun out, and Xu Mingcheng finally married into the Qi family of Beiding Wangfu and married Qi Xuan as his wife. But that doesn't mean we can't forget the hard lessons, right?

And one of the most important things to forget is never to go near the "water".

But it is the biggest fragrance in the eyes of others. When Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen dodged the word "water" for thousands of years, they finally met thousands of miles away at the banquet of the lord of Shuoyun. This really made Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen not know whether to cry or laugh.

"So what now?"

"We'd better not act rashly, after all, not to mention that the Lord of Shuoyun is here now. And there's nothing wrong with people, is it? If we move first. Then I'm just afraid that others will detain us for a big crime of disrespecting the royal family. Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen were chattering and whispering on the side.

But just as Xu Youshan and the others were muttering, the eldest princess Deming was also chatting with the lord of Shuoyun about some trivial things, but there was no focus on the words at all, which made people listen inexplicably. And it was the strange behavior of the eldest princess Deming that made a string in the mind of the county lord of Shuoyun suddenly tighten. Although he didn't know what this meant, the county lord of Shuoyun immediately said it.

"Sister Deming, Miss Xu San, Miss Xu Si, although the scenery here is good, it is nothing more than this after watching it for a long time. Why don't we go somewhere else? ”

"Okay."

And although I don't know why the county lord of Shuoyun suddenly mentioned leaving this place, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen were the first to raise their hands in agreement and said.

"Sister Na Deming. What do you mean? ”

Looking at the little appearance of Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen who couldn't wait to leave, at this inopportune moment, the county lord of Shuoyun suddenly wanted to laugh. But of course, the county lord of Shuoyun also knew that he couldn't laugh at this moment, so after struggling to hold back his smile, the county lord of Shuoyun turned his head and asked the eldest princess of Deming.

"Why are the three sisters so anxious, although no matter how good the scenery is, we will get tired of seeing too much, but we have only been here for a while, this time has not even passed for a cup of tea, how can the three sisters be anxious to leave?"

As expected, the eldest princess Deming really didn't want to leave here, and she didn't seem to be willing to let Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen leave here, because her words were all said to Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen, but the eldest princess Deming paid more attention to Xu Mingwen.

The more the eldest princess of Ke Deming paid attention to Xu Mingwen like this, the more Xu Youshan's heart seemed to be suppressed by a big stone. It seems that this time, the eldest princess of Deming has joined forces with whom, and their goal this time has been changed from Xu Mingcheng to Xu Mingwen. It's just that I don't know if the person behind the eldest princess of Deming this time has also changed from the third prince Xie Wen to the second prince Xie Yan, or something else.

Xu Mingwen looked at the eldest princess Deming without giving in at this time, but the eldest princess Deming was still harmless, gentle and respectful, looking back at Xu Mingwen, for the anger in Xu Ming's eyes at this time, the eldest princess Deming seemed to be unable to see it at all, and still smiled.

But Xu Youshan on the side saw that the eldest princess Deming was like this, and the anger in her heart was also that burning.

The eldest princess of Deming has such a careless appearance, because she has calculated that Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen can't do anything with her. Although in the same way, she can't do anything to Xu Youshan and the others, but someone can, and she just needs to take Xu Mingwen to the place she had originally said, and wait for some people to catch up with their group from behind, what's so difficult about this?

The eldest princess of Deming began to smile a little proudly, but Xu Youshan was a little anxious, and just when Xu Youshan was about to pull Xu Ming's wife to run away regardless of it. The Lord of Shuoyun, who hadn't spoken since just now, suddenly spoke up.

"In this way, it seems that Emperor Deming really likes the scenery here, so please ask Emperor Deming to take care of herself. And Shuoyun took Miss Xu San and Miss Xu Si to go shopping in other places. ”

The county lord of Shuoyun suddenly stretched out a helping hand to Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen, which made Xu Youshan and the others stunned, and then immediately rushed to the side of the county lord of Shuoyun.

Yes, the eldest princess of Deming is a member of the Xie clan of the royal family, but how could they forget that the lord of Shuoyun is also a member of the Xie clan of the royal family. And to elaborate, the eldest princess of Deming is still a concubine, and the lord of Shuoyun is the orthodox descendant of the Xie family. There are some things that Xu Youshan and the others are not good to say clearly. But Lord Shuoyun can. Besides, if the words are more ugly, the lord of Shuoyun is better than the eldest princess of Deming. But in front of Emperor Zhou Hui, there is much weight.

"Shuoyun !!"

And Xu Youshan and Xu Mingcheng were happy at this time, but the face of the eldest princess Deming finally became ugly for the first time today, and her smile that had always been virtuous and respectful finally collapsed.

"Sister Deming Huang. What do you command? ”

But facing the eldest princess Deming who changed her face. The county lord of Shuoyun said indifferently. The polite smile from before, the county lord of Shuoyun also put it away at this time, and this decisive and resolute reaction also made Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen both overturn their previous impressions of her.

"What are you doing here?"

But the eldest princess of Ke Deming looked at such a Shuoyun county lord, but she didn't take a step back and asked in a cold voice.

"What are you doing, Miss Xu San and Miss Xu Si and I want to go to other places for a visit, but since Emperor Deming Sister is unwilling to go. If you want to stay here and continue to enjoy the scenery, then we can't force you. Isn't it? ”

The county lord of Shuoyun said lightly, but the eldest princess of Deming squinted at her, and the emotion in the eyes of the eldest princess of Deming at this time made the lord of Shuoyun smile: This is the way she always looks at herself, hated and cold, without a trace of warmth.

The eldest princess of Deming doesn't like the lord of Shuoyun, which is also a fact that has never been stated in the royal family. After all, the eldest princess of Deming is the title of "eldest princess", which should be extremely noble, and the person who lives in this title should also be the most high-profile princess in the entire royal Xie clan, and she is honored and prosperous. But the regret is that the eldest princess of Deming is a little different from the eldest princesses of the past dynasties, not only the origin of her title of "eldest princess" was not given voluntarily by Emperor Zhou Hui, but when the queen mother first ascended to the throne of Emperor Zhou Hui and the court was unstable, she helped Emperor Zhou Hui as a condition, so she exchanged for the title of "eldest princess" for Deming.

Secondly, the eldest princess of Deming is not Emperor Zhou Hui's favorite daughter, not to mention, she can't even compare to the lord of Shuoyun, who is not a princess. But of course, Emperor Zhou Hui's preference for the lord of Shuoyun is also the first among the princesses today. Therefore, not to mention, the lord of Shuoyun is more able to speak in front of Emperor Zhou Hui than the eldest princess of Deming.

But because of this, because the lord of Shuoyun is Emperor Zhou Hui's favorite junior, the eldest princess of Deming will project all her unwillingness on her, as long as she sees this Shuoyun county lord who is more favored by Emperor Zhou Hui than herself, and is more diligent and flattered by the people around her, the eldest princess of Deming will be more and more disgusted with the lord of Shuoyun.

"Shuoyun, don't say that the imperial sister didn't remind you, there are some things that can be managed, so it doesn't hurt if you manage them; But if there are some things that you can't manage, then you don't want to do it, otherwise you will bear the consequences. ”

But things in the world are often so helpless, but they are taken for granted, for example, the more people are jealous, the more they can't catch up; The more disgusted the person, the more he can't move and touch, because only those who make people chase and can't catch up, touch and can't touch, can make people so jealous and disgusted, right?

Just like the eldest princess of Deming at this time.

She looked at the eyes of the county lord of Shuoyun, there was no trace of warmth, but the words that came out of her mouth were carefully considered word by word, even if the tone was like about to bite a mouthful of silver teeth.

"Thank you for the teachings of Emperor Deming, Shuoyun will remember it. …… Miss Xu San, Miss Xu Si, let's go. ”

"Okay."

But in the face of the words of the eldest princess Deming, who seemed to be warning, the county lord of Shuoyun smiled, and after making a "please" gesture to Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen beside her, he took the lead in leaving. And Xu Youshan and the others didn't dare to delay for a moment and followed behind the county lord of Shuoyun, and left this place like a fly. It's just a cup of tea. There are no less than ten ups and downs in the mood, and it is really thrilling to get home.

And just after Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen left with the lord of Shuoyun, a maid beside the eldest princess of Deming said to her worriedly: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess." You couldn't let Miss Xu San stay, how can this be good? ”

"How's that good?" And the eldest princess Deming, who was standing next to the water, smiled stunned, "Just do what you want, I did my best anyway, and the three of them thought that if they asked me, it would be safe?" Pipe dream. ”

In the vast and endless deep palace, there are many people who are more insidious, ruthless, and vicious than her, can they really think that they can escape? The eldest princess of Deming suddenly burst out laughing. The smile was not stopped, but what those feelings in her eyes meant at this time were no longer understandable.

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"Lord Shuoyun. Just thank you. ”

At this time, Xu Youshan and the county lord of Shuoyun were already a long distance away from the eldest princess of Deming, and after they ran for a long time without delay, they stopped outside a pavilion surrounded by maple trees on all sides. Take a break.

“……”

And it was just after the three of them had just sat down in this gazebo. Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen thanked the lord of Shuoyun County. But what is unusual is that the county lord of Shuoyun was silent for a while before he said: "I will accept the thanks of the two of you." And I am not hypocritical, I also have my own considerations for reaching out to Miss Xu San and Miss Xu Si this time. ”

I didn't expect the county lord of Shuoyun to say this, or should I say that I didn't expect the county lord of Shuoyun to be so straightforward, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwu, after listening to her words, were stunned for a while. Xu Mingwen first smiled without an image: "There is no such thing as liking and hating for no reason in this world, and compared to what you say, 'it's just that the road is uneven'." We've also always believed more in the more practical reasons you say, 'having your own considerations'. ”

"Yes, Lord Shuoyun, no matter what your own considerations are, the help you just extended to us may have saved our lives. Youshan thanked you here," Xu Youshan also went on to thank the Lord of Shuoyun.

And I never expected that Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen would be the lord of Shuoyun with this reaction, this time she was stunned for a while, and then smiled: "It seems that the two of you are also people with true temperament, Shuoyun is polite." ”

"Lord Shuoyun, Ming's wife is also polite."

"Lord Shuoyun, Youshan is also polite."

The three of them solemnly saluted each other again, and after the salute, the three of them suddenly burst into laughter, laughing freely, of course, there was no image, so that the ink painting outside the pavilion and Liu's mother were a little nervous and hurriedly looked around, for fear that their young lady would be seen by others at this moment that was too damaging to her image.

"Alright, county lord, can you tell us about your 'own considerations' at this time?" Xu Mingwen said teasingly the lord of Shuoyun.

"Yes, the county lord, you can tell us directly, it's okay, maybe anyway...... In the future, we will all be a family~~~" After Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen glanced at each other, they looked at the county lord of Shuoyun with a "hey, hey, hey" expression.

And the county lord of Shuoyun could have maintained a calm appearance, but after Xu Youshan said, "Maybe we will all be a family in the future", she immediately blushed and couldn't say a word.

"Wow."

And looking at the reaction of the county lord of Shuoyun, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen immediately reacted after a pause, "County Lord, you don't already know that I and Youshan's uncle and grandmother are only bringing our cousin, eldest sister and cousin Hong to your banquet today, right?" ”

"I... Already knows. ”

Xu Youshan and the others asked the lord of Shuoyun if they knew about Qi Pei, the king of Beiding, and Rui, the princess of Beiding, and they only brought Qi Xuan, Xu Mingcheng and Qi Hong to the palace of the king of Hai, which had only one meaning, that is, to ask the lord of Shuoyun if he knew that the palace of Beiding was coming to your house to propose to you today.

But Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen asked bluntly, but the answer of the county lord of Shuoyun was even more refreshing.

"Then, then you also know ......" Therefore, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen suddenly became a little excited at this time and wanted to continue to ask the county lord of Shuoyun directly, then do you know that the uncle wanted to marry you for Qi Hong.

But before Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen's questions were asked, the county lord of Shuoyun was already blushing. replied directly: "I have seen the second son of the Qi family of the Beiding Palace, which is what you are talking about...... Cousin Hong. We've met by chance a few times in the past. Although I am very unfamiliar with this second son of Qi. But it's not ignorant of it. ”

The county lord of Shuoyun finished his words firmly, but Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen, who had listened to her words, had already been carved into stone. But the lord of Shuoyun ignored the two stone sculptures, but suddenly stood up, walked to the pavilion, and turned his back to them.

The maple trees in autumn are the most beautiful scenery in the eyes of Xu Youshan and them. One of the biggest reasons is, of course, because of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan's different feelings for the early autumn pavilion, which made Xu Mingcheng and Xu Mingwen also accept it in the autumn. Maple trees are synonymous with the most beautiful scenery.

Rustling......

And around the pavilion where Xu Youshan and the Lord of Shuoyun were staying at this time, they happened to be surrounded by maple trees that were red like blood, and when the wind blew, the red maples of this one. will make a "rustling" sound of branches and leaves. Let the people who hear it feel peaceful in their hearts.

At least that's how Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen are.

Therefore, after the two of them carved the stone for a while, they came back to their senses, and the two of them had a tacit understanding with a sharp leap, and dragged the Shuoyun County Lord, who was turning his back to them and was doing deep thought.

"What's wrong with you two?" And the county lord of Shuoyun, who was taken aback by Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen, hurriedly asked.

"County Lord, what you just said, we thought about it and thought about it again. I'm afraid that we have misunderstood, so I would like to ask you for verification. Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen said solemnly to the lord of Shuoyun.

"Ugh. You ask. And the county lord of Shuoyun was also stunned by Xu Youshan and Xu Ming's overly solemn expressions, so he spoke in compliance.

"Okay, then let's ask directly, Lord Shuoyun, what you just said is that you mean that you are willing to marry Cousin Hong?" Xu Youshan asked.

But although Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen had told the county lord of Shuoyun before that they would ask directly, but when the two of them really asked the county lord of Shuoyun so aggressively, the face of the county lord of Shuoyun was directly like a ripe apple.

"Yes, I am willing to marry Qi Hong."

Yes, the county lord of Shuoyun has already decided to choose Qi Hong, otherwise, with her character, it is too late to avoid the eldest princess of Deming, how can she take the initiative to wade into this troubled water?

So no matter whether the pretty face of the county lord of Shuoyun was about to burn or not, her answers to Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen were still so firm, so firm that they echoed loudly and loudly.

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Today's weather was very bad, the whole day was extremely hot, but there was no heavy rain falling, which disturbed people's hearts and minds. And although it is already early winter, the residual temperature of autumn - the autumn tiger has not yet left, so in this season, which is already a little dry and cold, but the temperature has not yet dropped, everyone is also a little disliked.

Xufu, Weizhou Temple.

"What do you mean by this weather, it's hot and cold, it's cold." Xu Yourong said dissatisfied.

"It's okay, Sister Rong, look at the Shuoyun County Lord, that's the bitterness, but she didn't shout like you." Xu Mingwen said with a smile.

"......" and if it were the usual Xu Yourong, if he was said like this, he would definitely have to actively refute it. But at this time, Xu Yourong, after hearing the Shuoyun County Lord, was unusually silent for a while before sighing: "In the past, I had always only heard of the Shuoyun County Lord, but I didn't know who he was, except for the occasional meeting at the banquet, I wouldn't have much intersection with her at all, so I didn't know that the Shuoyun County Lord was actually a heroine among women." ”

Xu Yourong's words were full of hatred for the Lord of Shuoyun, and this was also after Xu Youshan, Xu Mingwen and the Lord of Shuoyun returned to Qingheju safely that day, and told Xu Yourong and them everything from beginning to end, not only did Xu Yourong's perception of the Lord of Shuoyun completely subvert, but they also suddenly all agreed with the marriage between Qi Hong and the Lord of Shuoyun. (To be continued......)