Qing Ling's voice was not loud, but it was unlikely that it would escape the ears of several people nearby without being banned.

Fortunately, everyone is from a famous family, knows how to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and they chats and drinks non-stop as usual, only Ah Jing turned her head and stared at Qing Ling, full of disbelief and disdain.

Ning Yan lowered his eyes, but his brows furrowed slightly.

I thought that Qingling had changed her temperament and knew that she was protecting the face of her husband's family outside, but who expected that she was late because she had completely forgotten her husband's birthday, and she was ashamed to admit it in court, and then thought that she did come empty-handed and did not prepare any gifts, and her heart was convinced, disappointed and hateful, and made up her mind that she would never be close to this royal sister-in-law who was hypocritical and full of power.

As soon as Qing Ling's words came out, he had already expected what the effect would be, so he ignored the eyes of others and drank the wine by himself.

At this moment, there was a clear flute sound in the bay opposite the banquet, and then an elegantly decorated colored boat slowly approached, sending the increasingly loud sound of the sheng flute ashore with the waves.

The musicians playing in the garden were disturbed by the rhythm and had to stop their movements one by one and look sideways at the bay.

Ning Hao secretly glanced at one of the officers in the banquet. The officer stood up and said to Luo Yao: "The last general has heard that the feather-clothed girl in Xiaoxiang Pavilion has a good singing voice, so today he and several colleagues in the military camp took matters into their own hands, and invited the feather-clothed girl here to present a song for the prince and congratulate him on his birthday." If there is anything abrupt, I hope the world will not be strange! ”

The rest of the people had already drunk a lot of wine at this time, and their interest was high, and they got along well with him on weekdays because of Luo Yao's approachability, so they echoed the words and said with a smile: "General Wu actually wants to make friends with the girl in the feather coat, but he is afraid that people will look down on him, so he has to invite the girl out in the name of the prince and take the opportunity to see the beauty, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they naturally attracted a burst of laughter.

Luo Yao also raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Oh, you can actually invite her?" It's strange. "The tone is very familiar.

According to rumors in Windy City, it is said that the prince of Daze had a close relationship with a girl in Xiaoxiang Pavilion before he got married. Even after marrying the emperor, he often visited Xiaoxiang Pavilion, stayed overnight, and lingered.

Qing Ling had also heard about this matter before, but he didn't pay attention to it at first, and then he wanted to inquire about it, but he couldn't pull his face again.

She said in her heart, she had been mixed up in Lingxiao City anyway, and she had seen the behavior of the children of the family, not to mention a confidant, even if she moved the entire Xiaoxiang Pavilion today, she could not be quiet.

Besides, the name printed on someone's hand is not hers, if she wants to be embarrassed and sad, she should be someone else......

Sure enough, Ah Jing on the side held a silk fan, as if she wanted to isolate herself from the vulgar sound of wind and dust blowing on the sea, and said with a lack of interest: "It's so far away, mixed with the sound of the waves, who can hear what to sing?" It's ...... to come up with such a thing."

The officer who got up heard Ah Jing's disdain, his expression was suddenly embarrassed, he glanced at Ning Hao, and hesitated to propose: "Or, the last general will go and invite the girl in the feather coat to come ashore?" ”

Ning Hao was about to speak, but saw Qing Ling standing up with grace.

"Since that girl is an acquaintance of the prince, it is not good for you to send her at will, so instead of letting her go ashore, it is better for us to visit her on the ship in person."

After finishing speaking, he walked straight out of the back of the case and walked in the direction of the bay.

The other guests couldn't figure out the situation for a while, and when they saw Di Ji get up and move forward, they also stood up one after another, and followed Qing Ling to the west berthing of the park.

Seeing this, the steward of the palace quickly stepped forward to ask Luo Yao for instructions, and immediately summoned the servants who were in charge of the ship, and ordered him to rush to the shore to put a wide pleasure boat in order and prepare to go to sea.

By the time Luo Yao and the others had also traveled to the beach, Qing Ling and the guests who had arrived first had already sailed to the boat, standing in the hunting sea breeze, looking at the colorful boats on the sea not far away.

The servants carried the lanterns and the pedals to lead the people to the boat.

Luo Yao slowly walked to Qing Ling's side, reached out to hold her hand, and whispered softly, "If something happens tonight, just remember to follow me closely." ”

Qing Ling withdrew his hand, didn't say a word, turned around and left Luo Yao, and turned to the other side of the bow.

The boat slowly sailed from the shore.

The colorful boat where the feather coat was located seemed to be very close, but it took a lot of time when the boat actually went to sea and swayed towards it.

The generals who accompanied them were all people who were ordered to come to Daze to supervise the construction of coastal defenses, and they all had a little understanding of maritime ships, and when they saw this kind of wide and flat boat for the first time, but they could freely enter and exit the shallow sea, they were all deeply surprised, and they gathered around Luo Yao to talk about shipbuilding. Luo Yao cast his gaze in the direction of Qing Ling several times, but he was always flawless.

Chun Yuyan didn't care about this kind of occasion that could best show a man's knowledge and insight, and walked to Qingling's side with a fan and chatted with her.

Qing Ling held on to the side of the boat, his body stood straight, but his face was a little embarrassed, and he hardly accosted him. Not far from them stood Fang Shanxia and Ah Jing. Fang Shanxia glanced at Qing Ling a few times, hesitating whether to step forward to greet her, but she was dispelled by Ah Jing's glaring again and again.

Chun Yuyan set up a prohibition, and lowered his voice slightly, "This arrangement is obviously Ning Hao's instructions. For some reason, I always felt a little strange. ”

Qing Ling finally stayed in his mind when he heard him mention Mo Nanhao, and sneered, "What's so strange?" He brought such a person to everyone, just to embarrass me. ”

Chun Yuyan shook his head, "Ning Hao is not a woman, so she won't waste time on such a trivial matter of intrigue." He has always hated Fengyue places, and this time he actually went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to invite someone over, but he was afraid that the intention was not so simple. ”

Qing Ling Shicai has always been restless and has no intention of thinking about it, but now listening to Yan say this, after calming down and thinking about it carefully, doubts gradually arose in his heart.

"But...... Didn't you say that the Mo Nan clan is already Mu Chen's person now? Does he want to kill me one more time in full view? ”

Chun Yuyan didn't seem to have an answer, but said, "I'm not sure either." In short, it's always right to be extra careful. ”

Qing Ling raised his eyes to look at the colorful boat that was getting closer and closer between the light and shadow, and remembered what Luo Yao said when he held his hand just now, and felt as if something was blocked in his heart......

The two boats leaned against each other, and the servants set the pedals neatly with their hands and feet, leading the guests from the boat to the colorful boat of Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

The curtain of wind lifted lightly, and with the support of the maid, a woman wearing a hood slowly walked out of the cabin.

Because she couldn't see her face clearly, everyone's attention was focused on the woman's slender figure, seeing that her skirt was thin, the snow-white skin and ups and downs under the light veil on her chest were faintly visible, her gait was swaying and light, and her waist was as soft as willow in the wind.

The officers who had been laughing and jokingly the most engaged were all silent at this time, and the younger ones were even red-faced, and their eyes didn't know where to look for a while.

The woman saluted Luo Yao, "Feather Yi has seen the prince." ”

Luo Yao raised his hand and motioned for her to get up, but his brows couldn't help but twist lightly for a moment, and then he stretched out again, and said with a smile: "I will work for you today." ”

The maids welcomed everyone into the cabin and arranged their seats from the inside to the outside.

Luo Yao glanced at Qing Ling and motioned for her to sit beside him. Qing Ling didn't seem to notice at all, and sat straight to the position next to Chun Yuyan.

Ning Yan had already sat down, but when he saw this, he got up again, walked to Qing Ling's side and whispered coldly: "Today is my brother's birthday, and I hope that the emperor will take care of some face!" ”

Qing Ling pretended to bow her head and straighten her dress, and said with a smile: "It's all on your brother's confidante's boat, what other shame do you have to scruple about?" ”

Ning Yan bit her lip, obviously dissatisfied with the current situation, "I'll talk about it when I go home." ”

Qing Ling raised his head, glanced in Luo Yao's direction, and said to Ning Yan helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to give you face, there are already people sitting next to your brother." ”

Ning Yan turned her head to look and saw that Ah Jing had sat down next to Luo Yao at some point.

She remembered what Qing Ling had told her before, and her thoughts couldn't help but be a little messy, and she suddenly felt that she had been in charge of the family's housekeeping for many years, and it was the first time she had encountered such a helpless situation......

Chun Yuyan looked at the back of Ning Yan and left, shook his head at Qing Ling and sighed: "Do you believe it or not, if you weren't Chaoyan's emperor, she would have drawn her sword and taken your life?" ”

"I believe it."

Qing Ling said leisurely: "But if I weren't Chaoyan's emperor, I wouldn't be my sister-in-law with her." ”

She sat silently for a moment, then suddenly stood up again and walked over to Ning Yan.

The two exchanged a few words in a low voice, and Ning Yan seemed to be surprised on his face, but he still slowly stood up, exchanged seats with Qing Ling, and sat down next to Chun Yuyan.

Ning Yan's position was next to Luo Yao, and Qing Ling changed it, although it was still a little distance from him, but at least it seemed that it was no longer alienated.

Ning Yan sat next to Chun Yuyan for a while, his face still faintly surprised, wondering why Qing Ling suddenly changed his mind again.

Chun Yuyan took a sip of tea slowly, "Qingling, this person, is actually the most affectionate. Unless you completely tear your face with her, so that she will see you as an enemy from now on, no matter how much you go around and around, in the end, she will only remember your goodness. ”

After Qing Ling changed her seat, she didn't talk to Luo Yao next to her, and looked at the maid who was about to perform with the piano case and other things in the field without squinting.

Ah Jing, who was sitting on the other side of Luo Yao, swept Qing Ling with the corner of her eye, and the fingers in her sleeves unconsciously clenched tightly.

She actually regretted it a little, and somehow sat down here. Originally, she was very shameful and evasive about such occasions. As the emperor of the Chaoyan Empire, it is simply a joke to be in the same room with the Fengchen woman! But at the moment when she was hesitating whether to leave, she bumped into Luo Yao's slightly stunned gaze, which made her uncontrollable want to get closer, want to explore, and want to give herself an answer.

Is he looking at himself?

The fleeting confusion in his eyes, but for himself?

Has he ever regretted it in the past year? I regret marrying Sister Wang, but I regret that the person next to me is not her?

Are the bits and pieces of getting along with each other in the past really just her misunderstanding, just a dream scene woven by her wishful thinking?

When Ah Jing was still immersed in the chaos of thoughts, the eye-catching feather coat was already sitting behind the piano case, her fingertips flicking the strings, and her voice sang gracefully.

Qing Ling is good at piano skills, and at this moment, when he heard Yu Yi playing the piano and moving the strings, he was secretly a little disappointed. And although the singing voice is soft and beautiful, it is not particularly moving, it is much worse than the singer of the Red Moon Fang in Beijing, and it is even not as good as the voice of his maid Xiwu.

The generals present couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, and their eyes only secretly roamed between the waist of the feather coat that was gently twisting because of the harp.

Fang Shanxia, who has always been good at observation, saw the clue, pursed the corners of her lips and made a playful expression to her husband Chun Yujue beside her. Chun Yujue was still sitting with his back straight, but his face couldn't help but be a little faintly red.

Chun Yuyan lowered his head and turned the teacup in his hand, as if he was listening to the lingering lyrics in the cabin, but his eyes unconsciously quietly slid to his side.

A shadow under the dim lights, like smoke and fog, after all, is only out of reach......

The waves ripple with colorful boats, silently undulating. Sometimes high and sometimes low, just like a person's state of mind.

Suddenly, an excessively high wave suddenly shook the hull of the ship.

Before everyone could react, they suddenly felt that the deck under their feet vibrated violently, mixed with a huge force surging up and splitting apart.

As if it was just a matter of an instant, countless sharp and powerful earth blades rose out of the ground, piercing wildly with lightning speed!