On this day, Zhao Yingqiu and Yan Ningshuang came out of the old princess's Shou'an Palace.

"Why have you been so disobedient lately? Just now, the old princess asked you, and you were still distracted. Zhao Yingqiu looked at Yan Ningshuang and asked with concern.

Yan Ningshuang shook her head and didn't speak.

Zhao Yingqiu sighed, stepped forward and grabbed Yan Ningshuang's arm: "Ningshuang, you will return to Beijing in three days, but unfortunately I won't go back with you this time, and I don't know if there is a chance to see my family in this life, can you help me bring a few letters to my mother and sisters at home?" "Zhao Yingqiu has already been married, so she wants to stay in Yunyang City to be married.

Zhao Yingqiu's words made Yan Ningshuang's face darker and darker, those who wanted to stay couldn't stay, and those who didn't want to stay stayed, they stayed, it was really a trick.

"Good ......," Yan Ningshuang pursed her lips in response.

"Thank you, Frost." Zhao Yingqiu said gratefully, she saw that Yan Ningshuang was not in good spirits, so she thought about it and proposed, "Why don't I accompany you to the garden?" ”

Yan Ningshuang likes to walk around the courtyard of Yanbei Wangfu on weekdays, of course, she doesn't go to see flowers and plants, she just wants to try her luck to see if she can meet the person she wants to see, but unfortunately she never got her wish, so now Yan Ningshuang has less enthusiasm to visit the yard.

Seeing Yan Ningshuang shaking his head, Zhao Yingqiu said again: "I heard that Xiao Ergongzi asked people to get more than a dozen pots of camellias, and put them in the greenhouse behind the garden for people to take care of, don't you also like camellias?" Why don't we go over and have a look? "Yao Garden is one of the three major gardens in Yanbei Palace, because it is far away from the Zhaoning Palace where Xiao Jingxi lives, Yan Ningshuang rarely goes on weekdays.

Yan Ningshuang was a little moved when she heard this, but she couldn't help but be suspicious: "How do you know that Gongzi Xiao let people get camellia into the house?" "Xiao Jingxi's news she pays the most attention to on weekdays, there is no reason why Zhao Yingqiu knows that she doesn't know what she does.

Zhao Yingqiu smiled helplessly: "Just now when we went to greet the old princess, we heard what the maid in the Shou'an Palace said, didn't you hear?" If you don't believe me, ask your maid. ”

Yan Ningshuang glanced back at her maid Ping'er, this maid was brought by her from home, there are many rules in Yanbei Palace, she and Zhao Yingqiu each brought two of their own maids by their side. The old princess was afraid that they would be inconvenient.

Ping'er nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Miss, the slave also heard it, you were thinking about things before and didn't pay attention." ”

Yan Ningshuang thought that she was indeed a little absent-minded when she was in Shou'an Hall just now, so she cheered up a little and nodded: "Then go and have a look." ”

The two went to the garden together.

Yanbei Wangfu didn't restrict Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu's actions too much, they didn't go to the women's outer court, but they could still go around casually except for a few halls in the inner court. However, it is unknown if there is anyone in charge of watching the two of them in the shadows.

Although it is called a greenhouse, it is actually a relatively large yard, and there are small bridges and flowing water. The eaves and arches are built in imitation of the Jiangnan garden.

The overall style of the building of Yanbei Wangfu is more than majestic, exquisite and insufficient, and there are many towering trees between the buildings, but flowers and plants are rare, because the previous kings of Yanbei did not like these fancy things, and the garden was specially rectified for the princess after Xiao Yan, the king of Yanbei, married his wife. So these flowers and plants and other things are kept in several gardens.

As soon as Yan Ningshuang entered, she saw a tall figure in an ink-colored robe standing in front of a pot of eighteen bachelors with his back to them, as if he was admiring the flowers.

Yan Ningshuang looked at the back in a daze for a while. After reacting, her face was suddenly full of joy, and she didn't care about Zhao Yingqiu's presence, she hurriedly walked a few steps behind the man, and called out in surprise: "Xiao ...... Xiao Gongzi. ”

Hearing this, the man turned to look at Yan Ningshuang. At first, he was a little puzzled, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face: "This young lady...... Recognize me? ”

Yan Ningshuang couldn't help but be stunned after seeing the man's face clearly, this man was not Xiao Jingxi, although the backs of the two of them were somewhat similar. Look at the same age. Although this young man's appearance can be regarded as handsome, he is much worse than Xiao Ergongzi, and he looks a little ruffian with a playful face when he laughs.

Yan Ningshuang saw that she had recognized the wrong person. couldn't help but blush, although she couldn't help herself when facing Xiao Jingxi, she was more bold and open-minded, but it was not like this in front of other men.

"I'm sorry, I ...... I admit that I was wrong. Yan Ningshuang hurriedly took a step back.

The man raised his eyebrows, his eyes swept over her unscrupulously, and then looked at Zhao Yingqiu, who was walking behind Yan Ningshuang, and after thinking about it, a sudden expression of realization appeared on his face: "I remember, I heard that there are two beauties from the capital living in the house, it's you, right?" ”

Zhao Yingqiu guessed his identity, and immediately pulled Yan Ningshuang to curtsied: "I've seen Xiao Sangongzi." ”

It turned out to be Xiao Jingyue, the third son of the Xiao family, no wonder that looking at the back and Xiao Jingxi, Yan Ningshuang couldn't help but look disappointed.

Xiao Jingyue's gaze stayed on Yan Ningshuang, naturally seeing the disappointment in Miss Yan's eyes, and his smile couldn't help but bring some interest.

"Who did Miss Yan just recognize me? What do I look like that guy? Xiao Jingyue asked with a smile.

Yan Ningshuang didn't have a good impression of Xiao Sangongzi, who was similar to Xiao Jingxi's back, and even a little disgusted with the similarity between the two, so her face returned to the usual indifference to other men: "It's me who saw it wrong, it's not like it." ”

Xiao Jingyue refused to let her go, and still said with a smile: "What you just shouted was 'Xiao Gongzi', except for me, the only person in this mansion who can be called Xiao Gongzi is my second brother Xiao Jingxi, Miss just called him, right?" ”

Yan Ningshuang pursed her lips and did not speak.

Zhao Yingqiu hurriedly spoke out to help Yan Ningshuang relieve the siege: "I didn't expect to meet Xiao Sangongzi, it was our rudeness that disturbed your flower appreciation, and I ask Xiao Sangongzi to forgive me." ”

Xiao Jingyue chuckled and blinked: "How can you bother?" I was thinking that I was bored with cherry blossom viewing alone, and the two young ladies came just in time. ”

Yan Ningshuang saw that this person's words and deeds were frivolous, and she felt more and more that she was actually mistaking this person for Xiao Jingxi, she was simply dizzy, she didn't want to socialize with Xiao Jingyue, so she said: "I'm a little uncomfortable, go back first." ”

Zhao Yingqiu saw that she was leaving, and hurriedly said, "Then I'll go back with you." Then she smiled apologetically at Xiao Jingyue, "Third Prince Xiao, we are out of company." ”

Xiao Jingyue still looked at them with a smile and didn't stop them, but when Yan Ningshuang turned around, he said slowly: "My second brother doesn't come to visit the garden much on weekdays, because he is not in good health and can't blow the wind." However, he has a small flower room near the Zhaoning Palace, and the flowers and plants in it are all taken care of by himself, do you want to take a look? ”

Yan Ningshuang immediately paused, and the smile on Xiao Jingyue's face couldn't help but become more obvious and meaningful.

Sure enough, Yan Ningshuang turned around and asked, "Isn't Zhaoning Hall not allowing people to enter?" "It's not that she hasn't been there, but Xiao Jingxi's Zhaoning Hall is clearly not guarded more than other places, but only if someone gets a little closer, it will be blocked by someone who suddenly comes out of nowhere, and it can't be approached at all.

Xiao Jingyue didn't know where Lu Dao conjured up a folding fan, and while holding it in his hand, he said with a smile: "Don't let outsiders in, am I an outsider?" ”

Yan Ningshuang really took the bait: "Then Xiao Sangongzi can take us in?" ”

Xiao Jingyue tapped his chin with a folding fan and blinked: "If the beauty wants to go, I can naturally take you there." ”

Yan Ningshuang's eyes regained some brilliance.

Xiao Jingyue looked at the sky again at this time: "It's almost noon at this time, and it won't be long before we have dinner, and my second brother is not in the house at this time." But if Miss Yan really wants to go now, I'm happy to accompany you. ”

Yan Ningshuang wanted to go to Xiao Jingxi's flower room because the drunkard didn't mean to drink, but when she heard that Xiao Jingxi was not here now, she hurriedly said: "Since Xiao Ergongzi is not in the mansion now, let's wait for him to come back, otherwise it is not appropriate to rush over." ”

Xiao Jingyue looked at her for a while, smiled and slowly unfolded the folding fan and fanned it slowly: "In that case, let's wait until my second brother comes back, where do you two live now?" When the time comes, I'll have someone go to you. ”

Zhao Yingqiu glanced at Yan Ningshuang and stopped talking, but Yan Ningshuang still told Xiao Jingyue where she was now.

Xiao Jingyue smiled and wrote it down, and Yan Ningshuang and Zhao Yingqiu said goodbye to him and left Yaoyuan.

Xiao Jingyue stood in the courtyard and watched their backs disappear into the corner of the corridor of the courtyard, chuckled, reached out and picked a camellia, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed, and whispered softly in intoxication: "Sure enough, the flowers are still smelling fragrant!" ”

After leaving Yaoyuan, Zhao Yingqiu softly persuaded Yan Ningshuang: "Ningshuang, this Third Prince Xiao looks a little ...... We'd better not have too much contact with him. ”

Yan Ningshuang remembered Xiao Jingyue's appearance, and felt that this person looked a little unreliable, but she still didn't want to let go of the opportunity to get close to Xiao Jingxi: "We came to Yanbei by the will of the Queen Mother, what else can he do to us?" When the time comes, it will be okay to bring a few more people around. ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yingqiu could only sigh and stop talking.

Yan Ningshuang glanced at her and hesitated, "If you don't want to go...... Then I'll just go myself. ”

Zhao Yingqiu thought for a while when she heard this: "I'm still with you, right?" If something happens, it's good to take care of it. ”.

(To be continued......)