Old Madam Gu was always a little nervous, and her hand holding the teacup was also a little trembling, Gu Qingwan noticed it, and knew that what she was worried about was that the entire Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion would be so uncomfortable.

So, he said softly:

"Don't be too nervous, grandmother, the fact that the princess let us in so soon and sent someone to serve her shows that she is magnanimous and has not taken the matter to heart."

Gu Qingwan's words made Old Madam Gu relax a little.

About half an hour later, Xianhe returned to the side hall and said, "Old lady, county lord, princess, please come over." ”

"Yes, please ask my aunt to lead the way." Gu Qingwan bowed towards the crane and said respectfully.

Xianhe couldn't help but look at Gu Qingwan more, a little smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he thought to himself, it is worthy of being a concubine, this Zhaoyang County Lord is really different from the second lady who tried his best to please that day.

"Please come with me." The crane led the way, leading the old lady Gu and Gu Qingwan all the way to a hall, Gu Qingwan looked up and saw that there were three words written on it - "Snow Fragrance Pavilion".

When she was still at the door, Gu Qingwan heard a male voice inside, and she was stunned: it turned out that Ji Xu hadn't left yet.

"Princess, please let you in." A grandmother came out of it, brushed a salute to them, and then led her closer to the Xuexiang Pavilion and knelt in front of the hall.

The eldest princess wore a gorgeous dark gold red wide-sleeved blouse, full of luxurious royal extravagance, and was not angry and arrogant.

The grandfather and grandson said in unison:

"Meet the princess, Her Royal Highness the princess Chitose Chitose."

"Get up." Only to hear a lazy and majestic voice sounded, the two of them raised their heads, Old Madam Gu subconsciously quickly glanced at the eldest princess's face, and suddenly a sigh in her heart, the scar on her face has not completely disappeared, there is still a trace of visible traces, how can this be good?

And Gu Qingwan kept standing with her head down, but she seemed more calm than Old Madam Gu, and the eldest princess's gaze couldn't help but stay on her for a moment.

She has seen many young ladies of birth and age like Gu Qingwan, but she has never seen her so quiet and calm, from that day to today, there is no trace of impetuousness on her body.

"Sit down." The eldest princess took her eyes back and said, and then saw several servants bring two chairs for Old Madam Gu and Gu Qingwan to sit down.

And Gu Qingwan's chair was opposite Ji Xu, she raised her eyes to look over, Ji Xu did not look at her, but looked at a book of folds in her hand, she could vaguely see that the names of people seemed to be written on the folds, and there were portraits, it seemed that before coming, the eldest princess was discussing something with him.

Where he sat was a carved screen, which happened to be shining in the sun, and the figure that exuded a slight coldness was bathed in the light, which suddenly made people feel in a trance.

His fingers, whether intentional or unintentional, tapped lightly and rhythmically on the fold.

He has no serious business now, he is an idle person, and I heard that except for doing some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the house, he has no other ambitions.

If it was before, Gu Qingwan would have believed these statements of others, but after the peony flower meeting that day, she knew that he was not what she saw, and he was planning something big, which made her look forward to it very much.

"Princess, the old body is really sinful, and I was deeply disturbed after the banquet that day, and I came here today to ask the princess for my sins again." Before Mrs. Gu sat down, she knelt down on the edge of the chair again, with a look of regret and uneasiness, such a respectable person, who pleaded guilty three times and twice, looked sad.

Seeing this, Gu Qingwan also knelt down and said:

"Ask the princess for the guilt, ask the princess to punish."

At this time, as if he had just been disturbed, Ji Xu took his eyes off the fold and looked at the person kneeling in front of him.

But the eldest princess smiled and said, "It seems that in the eyes of Old Madam Gu, I am really a man-eating demon." ”

Old Madam Gu's hands tightened, and a layer of sweat broke out on her back, what does the eldest princess mean by this? She lowered her head and said, "Princess, the old body doesn't dare. ”

"Lord Zhaoyang, what do you think? Am I a man-eating demon? The eldest princess looked at Gu Qingwan and asked.

Gu Qingwan was slightly stunned, raised her head, revealing her elegant face, and said, "The princess has always had clear rewards and punishments, the second sister made a big mistake in the Peony Flower Club, but the princess opened up to the second sister, and the princess's kindness has blessed the descendants of the Gu family." The grandmother had trouble sleeping, just because she felt guilty about the princess, and she was afraid that the princess would be unhappy because of her second sister. ”

When Gu Qingwan answered the eldest princess's question, her words carried a trace of innocence and sincerity that belonged to the child.

Ji Xu put down the fold and said with a smile, "Imperial Aunt, don't embarrass the old lady and this child anymore." ”

The eldest princess glanced at Ji Xu and said, "You have always ignored miscellaneous matters, but today you opened your mouth for this child." That's it, for the sake of the face of the princess candidates I chose for you, I won't joke with them. Old lady, please get up, the parrot matter is over. ”

Gu Qingwan was slightly stunned when she heard this, and looked up at the fold next to Ji Xu's hand, it turned out that the eldest princess was choosing a princess for him.

Who doesn't know that King Yujiang is the most favored, and now he has twenty-two, and he has not married a princess, and there are no concubines in the house. The saint was very concerned about his life's affairs and asked him to choose the princess himself. The queen and the eldest princess arranged for many women from prominent families to choose from.

Sensing her gaze, Ji Xu's hand moved up the fold, blocking the portrait and the name of the person on it, as if he didn't intend for her to see it.

"It just so happens that you are here, you can show you how the princess I chose for Xu'er is." The eldest princess said to Gu Qingwan.

“…… Be. Gu Qingwan stood up, walked in front of Ji Xu, bowed slightly, stretched out her hands, and said obediently, "Please ask Your Highness to borrow the princess to take a look." ”

Her ten fingers are delicate, like clotted fat, translucent and fair, and very beautiful.

Ji Xu looked at her fingers, and the hand on the fold tightened, and finally grabbed the fold and sent it to her palms.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Qingwan nodded slightly, then unfolded the fold, only to see three words written on it-

Tang Huan'er.

Tang Huan'er?

Gu Qingwan's eyes looked at the portrait on the fold, a woman, fifteen years old, with a shallow smile on her face, a shallow pear vortex embedded in the corners of her slightly pursed lips, wearing a thin lake blue dress, the neckline was a white magnolia, holding a round fan in her hand, and several green butterflies lingered around the fan - quiet, gentle, like a lily in the mountains.

Gu Qingwan recognized her at a glance as Tang Huan'er in Xiao Lan's Shuiyun Zhai Society, that sister was a very gentle and wonderful person, and she was also Xiao Lan's cousin.

Gu Qingwan's mind searched for the memories of her previous life, and suddenly remembered-

This is the niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother, the concubine of the Beiyuan Marquis's Mansion, Mrs. Tang Lan died early, the Queen Mother cherished this niece, and was afraid that the Lin family who continued the string would be treated badly, so she took it with her to raise her.

The ancestor of the Marquis of Beiyuan was originally a military general, and later changed to a businessman, a wealthy party, the eldest son of the Marquis of Beiyuan, that is, Tang Huan'er's father understood the Yuan in the middle of the year, and was a servant of the door.

Although the power is average, but the rich side, and Tang Huan'er has been raised by the queen mother since she was a child, and was named the lord of Anyang by the saint, but she is also worthy of the powerful King Yujiang, and this Tang Huan'er supports the wind and weak willows, takes flowers as appearance, and the moon as gods, and can be regarded as an outstanding beauty.

Ji Xu saw that she seemed to be in a trance, so he suddenly reached out and took the fold out of her hand, folded it and put it on the table, and said with a smile:

"You're looking so seriously, what do you see?"

A shallow hint of relief appeared on Gu Qingwan's face.

The eldest princess said, "Xu'er, this is also a half-grown girl, how can you not see it?" ”

"Imperial aunt, she is still young, ask her what she is doing with these?"

"Who said you can't ask, I see that this child's heart is as clear as a mirror, and it is open. Let's talk about it, what do you think of the family business that this palace is looking for for Xu'er? The eldest princess seems to be chatting casually, but it is clear that she has already made a decision.

Gu Qingwan said, "The princess's vision is excellent, and the county lord of Anyang is outstanding, if you pick one, she is really a person among people." ”

"How about that with Xu'er?" The eldest princess asked again.

Gu Qingwan glanced at Ji Xu, then at the eldest princess, and said, "It's His Royal Highness who is begging the princess, Wan'er doesn't dare to talk nonsense, the princess still spares the courtiers, if she says it wrong, Her Highness will be angry." ”

Gu Qingwan had some girlish coquettishness in her conversation, even if she said something wrong, it was difficult for people to pursue it.

"Old lady, this girl is really cunning, it seems that Han'er should marry her into the door as soon as possible to be the daughter-in-law of our royal family, and the palace will definitely marry you in person at that time." The eldest princess seemed to have a little liking for Gu Qingwan, and she spoke kindly.

Old Madam Gu hurriedly said, "Thank you, princess, old man, Wan'er don't kneel down quickly to thank you." ”

If this Wan'er's marriage is really blessed by the eldest princess herself, she will not be easily bullied when she marries into Zhao Wangfu in the future.

"Thank you, princess." Gu Qingwan lowered her head, and the corners of her lowered lips showed an indescribable smile.

Marriage? She must be dissolved, soon, and after a while, this marriage will no longer be her fetters.

"Princess, this is a soothing gel developed by Wan'er, which has a miraculous effect on the scars on the face, and I came here today to deliberately offer ointment." Taking advantage of the eldest princess's happy mood, Old Madam Gu hurriedly motioned for Gu Qingwan to take out the ointment and present it with both hands.

"Comfort gum?" The eldest princess's face showed a trace of doubt, Xianhe took the ointment and unscrewed the lid, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and said-

"Princess, it smells like a peach blossom in March, and it smells good." Xianhe was the most trusted person in front of the eldest princess, so he dipped a little bit of the silver pick on his hand as he spoke, tried it, and said, "It's cold, but it's also comfortable." ”

The eldest princess glanced at the crane and said, "Take it." ”

"Yes." Xianhe put the jar into the wooden box and put it away, and the princess didn't seem to be very interested in the soothing gum.

"Princess......" At this time, a maidservant girl walked in, and she didn't know what to say in the eldest princess's ear, only to see the eldest princess's hand gently shake it, and the strange look that flashed on her face did not escape Gu Qingwan's eyes, she stood up and said, "There is something important in the palace today, leave first, and the crane accompanies the old lady to walk around in the garden, and then leaves after lunch." With that, the eldest princess had already left quickly.