Meng Xiaoran looked at the stage a little bored, but her mind was far away, and she didn't know that she had been remembered, and after a while, Du Juan walked to her side and lowered her body to her ear and said, "Girl, Shen Gongzi asked someone to take the word and let you go to the rockery in the backyard." ”

Meng Xiaoran was a little surprised, although this was in the Shen Mansion, it should be fine, but she still had to be cautious, so she asked in a low voice, "Who sent the word?" ”

"It's Qingfeng Gongzi, not far behind you, girl."

As soon as she heard that it was Qingfeng, Meng Xiaoran was relieved, she turned her head to look, and sure enough, she saw Qingfeng standing there, and when she saw herself looking at him, he nodded slightly, Meng Xiaoran turned around and pretended to watch the play for a while before saying apologetically to the girls around her: "A few young ladies, I still have something to do, so I'll go first, you continue." ”

Those girls didn't want to sit with her, they used to be the focus of attention wherever they went, but today they sat behind a table with this Meng Xiaoran, and the eyes of the men opposite were only on her, which made them quite jealous.

Meng Xiaoran walked to the main seat and told the Song family again, and then left with the cuckoo and lily, Qingfeng led the way in front, and when he reached the entrance of the backyard, he stopped and stood at the door.

When Meng Xiaoran walked over, he whispered, "Miss Meng, the son is waiting for you at the rockery." ”

She nodded and walked in, the two sisters Cuckoo and Lily were stopped by Qingfeng and taken to the side of the house to wait, Meng Xiaoran looked around as soon as she entered, this yard is quite meaningful, the entrance is a large bamboo forest, and she can't see the rockery at a glance, so she has to walk along the path in the middle of the bamboo forest.

When she came to the end, she suddenly became bright, the rockery that Qingfeng said was not far away, Meng Xiaoran walked over, and as soon as she got closer, she heard a melodious piano sound, accompanied by a gust of breeze, which was refreshing, she stopped and stood there, not wanting to break such a wonderful moment, until the end of the song, Shen Qian's voice came, "Why don't you stand there and come in?" ”

Meng Xiaoran smiled when he heard this, and walked towards the pavilion, "I don't want to disturb such a beautiful piano sound, I have seen one of your skills again, and it really deserves its reputation." ”

"That's natural, if you let me teach, I must have achieved something." Shen Qian said confidently.

"Don't dare to bother Shen Sangongzi, I'm just a half-ass, I just have nothing to play the piano to pass the time, and now I don't have that leisure anymore." Meng Xiaoran sighed and sat aside.

"What are you asking Qingfeng to call me over? You, the birthday star, are not there to listen to the play, but you are comfortable, hiding here alone. ”

Shen Qian laughed when he heard this, "Didn't I know that you must be impatient?" That's why I asked Qingfeng to call you, didn't this save you? Am I mistaken, in fact, you want to listen to the drama with them? ”

Meng Xiaoran smiled and shook his head, "I don't want to, so I should thank you for saving me." ”

After speaking, both of them laughed, I don't know when the relationship between the two became more and more relaxed, not as restrained as before, which was a good thing for Shen Qian, but he still felt that it was not enough, he hoped that Meng Xiaoran could accept himself quickly, and he could hug the beauty as soon as possible.

Shen Qian looked at Meng Xiaoran and said, "Today is my birthday, haven't you prepared a gift for me?" ”

Meng Xiaoran was a little surprised when he heard this, "Ready, I asked the cuckoo to hand it over to Third Uncle Shen, didn't he hand it over to you?" ”

"You mean that agarwood inkstone?" Shen Qian said with a displeased face.

Meng Xiaoran nodded, "Yes, that's a good agarwood inkstone, I picked it for a long time, and the shopkeeper also said that it was a good inkstone, don't you like it?" ”

Shen Qian had a look of disappointment on his face, "The inkstone is a good inkstone, and I like it too, but if it is a birthday gift from you, I don't like it." ”

"Why? Does it make a difference? ”

Shen Qian smiled bitterly, "Don't you really know?" His affectionate Danfeng eyes stared straight at Meng Xiaoran, seeing that her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, yes, she knew, knowing that he definitely hoped that he could give a gift made by himself, so as to reflect his attention and heart.

She knew, but she still decided to pretend to be stupid, "Young Master Shen, your family has a big business, do you want anything?" I'm an ordinary person, it's already very good to be able to buy such an agarwood inkstone, you should be content. ”

Shen Qian saw that she continued to pretend to be stupid, and he was unhappy in his heart, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the purse pinned to her waist, his heart moved, and his long arm stretched out, but in the blink of an eye, he snatched the purse from her waist.

When Meng Xiaoran reacted, he immediately became anxious, "Shen Qian, that's my purse, give it back to me!" Although she does not like to wear purses, the women here are fashionable to tie a delicate purse around her waist and stuff it with various flowers, with bursts of fragrance.

In order to participate in today's banquet, Meng Xiaoran specially embroidered this purse two days ago, light blue silk, embroidered with white gardenias, her favorite flower, which looks particularly elegant against the backdrop of green leaves.

"This flower is curious, why haven't I seen it?" Shen Qian looked at the white flowers on the purse and asked with a smile.

Of course he hadn't seen it, Meng Xiaoran thought in her heart, after she embroidered it that day, the azalea and lily were surprised for a long time, they had never seen such a flower, it seemed that gardenias did not exist in this era, and maybe this beautiful and fragrant flower could only live in her memory forever.

"Of course you haven't seen it, it's called a gardenia, it's a wildflower in the mountains of my hometown, and few people know about it, so it's not surprising that you haven't seen it." Meng Xiaoran didn't have a sad look on his face when he spoke.

Shen Qian only thought that she was homesick, didn't think much about it, and continued to look at the purse with interest, put the purse under her nose and smelled it, "Well, it's very fragrant, what kind of flower?" ”

"Yueji flowers and honeysuckle are put in after drying, I heard my eldest brother say that these two kinds of flowers can make people calm when they smell together, okay, you look at it and look good, ask and ask, should I return it?" Meng Xiaoran stretched out his hand to him and motioned for him to return the purse to himself.

Shen Qian shook his head and took the purse into his arms, "This purse should be a birthday gift from you, it just so happens that I've always been upset and irritable lately, so it's just right to use it to calm my mind!" ”

"How can this be, you give it back to me!" Meng Xiaoran frowned a little unhappily, no matter how stupid she was, she wouldn't know what it meant for men and women to send purses in ancient times, not to mention that she wasn't stupid.

How could Shen Qian be willing to pay it back, he stood up and looked at Meng Xiaoran and said: "Don't worry, I won't take this purse to promote it everywhere, and this purse is only known to you and me, and no third party will know, you just made a gift for me with your own hands, can't you?" ”

"But ......" Meng Xiaoran was still a little hesitant, but Shen Qian said with a smile: "When did you become so conservative, with my understanding of you, you have always cared about these red tapes, how come you have changed again when you come to me, can it be said that I am special to you?" ”

Meng Xiaoran glared at him, "Don't you want to use the agitation method, I'm not stupid, forget it, I'll give it to you, you said it yourself, no third party will know about this, if I hear any rumors outside, I will never spare you!" ”

"Okay, don't worry, Miss Meng, thank you for your kindness, I will carry it with me every day." Shen Qian smiled contentedly, and Meng Xiaoran couldn't keep a straight face when he saw him so happy, so he laughed too.

"Okay, I just robbed you of your purse, as an atonement, I'll send you another song, how about it?" Shen Qian sat down and looked at Meng Xiaoran, saw her nodding, and then put his hands on the strings.

"Just play the song I heard you play for the first time, Phoenix Seeking Phoenix." When the words fell, Qin Yin remembered that compared to her unfamiliar piano skills, Shen Qian's phoenix was like a heavenly sound, in the depths of this silent bamboo forest, it was even more melodious, and there was a faint sadness, Meng Xiaoran's heartstrings seemed to have been plucked, echoing in the atrium round and round, unable to calm down.

When Meng Xiaoran went back, the banquet in the Shen Mansion had ended, and the guests had finished, Shen Qian took her to leave from one side, the carriage was already waiting at the door, and the cuckoo and lily were also in the carriage, Shen Qian watched her get into the carriage, and finally called out to her, "Xiaoran, thank you for your birthday gift, I like it very much." ”

Meng Xiaoran's face flushed, ignored him and got into the carriage, his words Cuckoo and Lily naturally heard it, but they all thought that Shen Qian was talking about the agarwood inkstone, and they didn't know this little secret between them.

As soon as she returned to her room, Meng Xiaoran sat down in front of the dresser, took off all the jewelry and earrings on her head, and changed into comfortable clothes, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, Du Juan and Lily had been with her for a few months, and they all knew her habits very well, and they couldn't help but smile when they saw her like this.

"The master is most afraid of going out, unlike some young ladies in the house, who want to go out of the house, and they are the happiest when they encounter this kind of banquet." Cuckoo said with a smile.

Lily made tea on the side and nodded when she heard this, "Yes, which young lady is not carefully dressed up for the banquet?" I can't wait for all the jewelry to be plugged in, which is like our master, and it is too cumbersome to wear only two. ”

"That's the good birth of our master, even if you don't wear those jewelry, it's beautiful, that's what is that word called, God...... Inborn......

"Born beautiful!" Lily smiled and continued, she had heard Nishang say it before, so she wrote it down.

The two sisters were talking and laughing while making tea, Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but shake his head, "Okay, you two, you are getting bolder and bolder, if you have nothing to do, go to the kitchen to see, I haven't eaten enough for lunch, make a few more good dishes for dinner." ”

Cuckoo and Lily smiled and replied, "Yes, the slaves and maids will go and prepare." ”

Isn't it just that she didn't eat enough, at noon in the Shen Mansion, those ladies and young ladies couldn't eat a few bites one by one, and she was embarrassed to eat so much, but fortunately, Shen Qian also prepared some snacks, and she also ate a few pieces to satisfy her hunger.

After Nishang left, she didn't care about finding a cook for a while, so she let Cuckoo and Lily do it, but she didn't expect the two sisters to be ingenious, even cooking is very delicious, she didn't plan to look for it again, and gave them an extra salary, so she regarded it as inviting a cook, and the two sisters were naturally happy in addition to receiving monthly examples in the Shen Mansion, and they could make a fortune from here.