And Xu Huaiqing, the eldest princess of the Eastern Liang Prince, was Chinese New Year's Eve at the time, and lived under the eaves of the palace with the empress. The remaining second, third, and fourth princesses all set up their own mansions in Kyoto outside the palace, and the age difference between the sisters is one or two years old, and the names are Liqing, Zhong Qing, and Yuqing, and the remaining princes are Xu Yanqing and Xu Moqing.

On the occasion of the twenty-sixth birthday of the third princess Xu Zhongqing, the empress set up a banquet in the palace to celebrate the three princesses until nightfall.

The empress did not like to rejoice in great achievements, and taught her children to be frugal and simple, and did not allow them to indulge in poverty and luxury. Therefore, the banquet in the palace is well-behaved and plain.

When the third princess thanked the mother emperor and went out of the palace, except for the eldest princess, who was not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will, the rest of the sisters and brothers came home with her. Far away from the palace to open a banquet, the princess's mansion naturally becomes a different world.

Several princesses and princes and their families are not to mention in detail, there are also the Tang Men and Zhu Men of the Dongliang clan, as well as the staff officials under the three princesses, which naturally also contains the Mu family.

Xu Moqing looked at the endless stream of people in the courtyard to give congratulatory gifts, and sighed that what he had thought before was too simple, he thought that the birthday of the third princess would not be so grand, because the mother emperor had ordered them to be simple, but the scene in front of them could only be described as spectacular.

Xu Moqing and Yan Guiwan walked in front, Yan Zeyin and Yan Guilan followed, they crossed a small bridge to a pavilion, and a large pond was connected below, and a few frogs could be faintly heard.

Yan Zeyin looked at the verandah not far away, and there were several men sitting scattered under the porch, feeding the fish in the pond.

Yan Guilan touched the third brother with her elbow, "Ze'er, have you seen the man in the emerald blue Four Seasons Flower Cluster Luo shirt?" ”

Yan Zeyin looked at her eyes and saw that the man was stretching his pink neck to feed in the pond, and he was swaying around his waist with a lock of clouds, and his shadow was really unthinkable.

"I don't know whose boy that is?" Yan Zeyin sighed.

"Is Ze'er pleasing to the eye? Shall we step over and talk? Yan Guilan was also about to move.

Yan Guiwan and Xu Moqing on that side were sitting under the pavilion together, and a waning moon hung in the sky above their heads.

"It's still the master's thoughtfulness, and at the end of the day, I will add the golden Buddha statue to bring it together, if I follow my wishes, I am afraid that the idea of our Yan family will not be favored by the third princess." When the time comes, he will lose the face of the husband. Yan Gui said stupidly.

Xu Moqing said to herself: "It's because I didn't think about it enough, I thought that the third sister was just a simple family banquet." ”

"Dongliang is rich, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and it is also a good thing for the three princesses to feast on the Quartet. Fu Lang once said that he had only befriended the third princess since he was a child, and now that he has come, he will be happy for a while. ”

They didn't sit down for a while, and the maid of the family found this place and invited them back to the hall to sit down, and the third princess had already returned to the house to prepare for the banquet. When the wife and husband heard this, they got up and wanted to leave, but they saw that the two children behind them were still talking about a few brothers not far away.

"Ze'er, Lan'er, what are you two muttering there again? Hugh doesn't know the rules! Don't hurry up and follow me! Yan Guiwan frowned and reprimanded.

The two hurriedly followed the eldest sister and brother-in-law back to the hall and took their seats.

In the hall, the chairman's seat is lined up, and the beads are surrounded by green and singing, singing and dancing, and the birthday celebration is non-stop. Each table is full of meatballs, fish heads, sheep intestines and drunken ducks, plates of steamed crispy tea, plates of fresh vegetables and fruits, and countless wines of all kinds of elixir and jade liquid.

After three rounds of drinking, the male relatives left the table and went to the inner courtyard to eat tea and have fun with the main concubine, and some young daughters and boys sneaked into the courtyard to play.

Xu Moqing sat quietly among the sisters and brothers, not saying a word and only drinking. Yan Guiwan secretly whispered in his ear and said, "Husband, if you don't want to stay any longer, we will go home." ”

Xu Moqing smiled miserably, "Not good." Let's stay until the end. ”

Hearing Xu Moqing's answer, Yan Guiwan breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, she didn't want to leave so soon, and she also wanted to hear something about the court here.

"Hey, the ninth brother is biting his ears with Yan Jiang! Look, they are really newlyweds, Yan Eren's beloved wife! The second princess laughed loudly.

The fourth princess seemed to be a little drunk, and said with her eyes blurred: "What the second sister said is true!" The ninth brother married his wife, but it was like a different person. ”

The second young master of the Tang family glanced at them, only to feel that Xu Moqing's true colors were standard, and she looked much better than her husband Xu Yanqing, but the "women's clothes" on his body were really eye-catching. I think he is fortunate to marry into the Yan family and is not controlled, but if he marries into their Tang family, it will be difficult to say.

The third princess raised her hand on the chairman, and said with a smile: "Second sister, fourth sister, do you see that the ninth brother and Yan Jiang are happy for him?" Come on, let's have another drink! ”

After speaking, the little maids and daughters poured wine in pots, and the singing, dancing and vocal music resumed, which was joyful and peaceful. Xu Moqing closed his lips tightly and refused to say a word, if he was not married, he would not have shown mercy to those people for a long time. But now he is behind the Yan family, and today is the birthday of the third sister.

Yan Guiwan quietly listened to the words of everyone at the table, at first it was polite empty talk, and it didn't take long to talk about many important things in the previous dynasty, which county and county paid how much taxes, which place was natural and man-made, Yan Guiwan silently remembered in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhu Xianran, the daughter of Yanmen Zhu Taiwei, spoke: "My Dongliang and Xizhou border area, there have been small wars for many years, and in recent years, they have changed the new emperor and have gained an inch, and some villages and tribes have been robbed by them. I returned to the court this time to ask the Empress to allocate some military salaries and supplies. ”

"Oh? Can General Zhu start the mother emperor? The third princess was obviously curious.

Zhu Xianran smiled and shook his head, as if there was something unspeakable.

"General Zhu, don't worry, tomorrow I will definitely mention this matter in front of the mother emperor." The third princess is confident.

Zhu Xianran hurriedly knelt on the ground and thanked him, "Third Princess Xie." ”

"General Zhu is really hard to guard the border, my child is always five years old, but I would like to be a family with the little daughter of the Ling family."

Zhu Xianran didn't expect the third princess's move, and said in a panic: "Your Highness, I do have a little girl in my family, and now she is seven years old, how dare you climb up to His Royal Highness's beloved son." ”

The third princess laughed and said: Have you heard it? General Zhu is trying to refute my face! How can you be afraid of the ugliness of my boy's birth? General Zhu, don't think so! ”

The second princess echoed: "General Zhu, marrying the third sister is not an insult to your Zhu family, right?" ”

This Zhu Xianran didn't dare to get up even more, and finally agreed to shirk it several times.

Yan Guiwan saw it in his eyes, and Xu Moqing also saw it in his eyes. Yan Guiwan was thinking about another family affair that was promoted, but what Xu Moqing was thinking about was how could Xizhou Kingdom harass my Dongliang Kingdom for many years? What is the situation in the border area of Dongliang? He was anxious to know.

At this time, Yan Guilan and Yan Zeyin naturally went to the princess's mansion to have fun. Yan Guilan sat very close to the man she saw under the porch during the banquet, and was fortunate enough to see his appearance clearly. At this time, she was about to get rid of Yan Zeyin and go to find the man by herself, but Yan Zeyin kept following her.

Yan Zeyin didn't intend to follow the second sister, but he just saw a familiar figure in a corner. He couldn't understand how that person could come to this princess's mansion, but unfortunately he couldn't find him again with just that glance. Although the candles in this princess's mansion are brightly lit, it is still a little difficult to find someone to come out at night.

The two of them were wandering around, but they saw a beautiful man wearing a blue four-season flower shirt walking in front of them.

"Zero, are you here? Make it easy for me to find! It was Mu Qin who said this.

Yan Zeyin suddenly looked drunk again, "Is it really you?" I can't look for your housewife, I think your Mu family didn't come! I just saw you feeding the fish under the porch over there, and I was almost going to call you. ”

Mu Qin pulled his sleeves to cover his face and smiled, "I also saw His Royal Highness the Ninth and the Late Young Master before I knew that you were also coming." ”

Yan Guilan had already pursed her face and was very displeased, the man she had taken a fancy to at a glance actually met her third brother? Look at the third brother's stupid look, isn't this time going to be the first? She didn't want to!

"Ze'er, don't introduce me to the second sister yet, which Peugeot Xiaosheng is this?"

"Mu Jiaerlang Mu Qin." Yan Zeyin didn't have a good airway.

Mu Qin lowered his eyebrows and said ten thousand blessings to Yan Guiwan, and Yan Guilan was also busy bowing to him and singing.

Mu Qin seemed to have something to say, but Yan Guilan next to him was a little hesitant. Yan Zeyin only thought that he was thinking about himself, and was looking at the other party with affection.

"Zero, can you take a step to speak?" Mu Qin was a little anxious.

Yan Guilan gritted her teeth and hated, so she had to squeeze out a smile, "You guys talk, I'll take a walk nearby." ”

Mu Qin hurriedly grabbed Yan Zeyin and hid under the shade of the tree, "I have something important to tell you." ”

"Qin Lang said slowly, don't be in a hurry!" Yan Zeyin said with relief.

"Your housewife is twisted with a little student named Qi Yan?"

"You?" Yan Zeyin was greatly surprised, because the figure he had just seen was Qi Yan.

"I'm not a nosyman. It's just that my Mu Chen is separated from your housewife because of the appearance of this Qi Yan. But I just saw Qi Yan in this courtyard messing with other female monarchs. ”

"Qin Lang, don't lie!" Yan Guilan's voice floated behind him.

Frightened, Mu Qin and Yan Zeyin exclaimed, "Second sister, why did you slip here?" ”

"Lan Xiaozhu is scared to death!" Mu Qin said in a panic.

Yan Guilan's eyes bulged, "What you just said is the truth?" Our housewife can't be deceived by that little child! ”

"I just saw him, but I couldn't find him before I could see it clearly. Qin Lang also said the same, I'm afraid I'm going to sit down! ”

"How can this be true? See if I don't kill him! ”

Yan Guilan was about to rush out as she spoke, but Yan Zeyin and Mu Qinzhi pulled her back.

"How can you be sure without evidence? I only saw that Qi Yan hooked up with other female monarchs, and the rest can't be sure. ”

"That's all I see! Even if he came to the princess's mansion, he couldn't cure him or anything! Second sister, what are you impulsive! ”

"You two, you say a word to me, so what should you do when you say this? We don't know what to do. Let our housewife continue to be deceived by that child? ”

Mu Qin and Yan Zeyin looked at each other and nodded, and they all said to Yan Guilan, "Catch the traitor!" ”