Female A: "Shen Lanxin? Was it the one who was captured by the bandits? ”

Female C: "Yes."

Female B: "No, King Qing actually likes a broken flower and a willow." ”

The conversation of several women was all listened to by the four of them.

Female C: "Shhhh ”

Shen Lan glanced at them quietly.

The female A noticed: "Okay, okay, don't talk about it, let's go somewhere else." ”

Su Ho was secretly happy in his heart, but he pretended to be concerned on the surface: "These people usually like to talk about right and wrong everywhere, Lan Xin, don't go to your heart." ”

Shen Lanxin smiled and shook his head.

Soho sighed lightly: "Lan Xin, don't think I'm talking too much, your rumors outside are unbearable." ”

Shen Lanxin didn't respond to her, but smiled.

Gao Xu's face was calm, and he said disdainfully: "Since you know that it is a rumor, why should you care about it?" ”

After speaking, Su He's face became a little ugly, and he was about to say something, but he was interjected by Gao Qian: "What the fifth brother said is very true, as the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the princess is also thinking about Lan, after all, people are terrible." ”

Gao Xu sneered: "Everyone knows that people's words are terrifying, but they don't know that people's hearts are even more terrifying. ”

The two looked at each other, almost instantly, as if there was a sharp edge communicating.

Shen Lanxin tugged at Gao Xu's sleeve and motioned for him to stop talking.

He whispered, "Let's go over there." ”

Gao Xu withdrew his gaze and walked away from the two of them and Lan Xin.

Gao Xu glanced at her and said with a slightly suspicious expression: "Why didn't you refute just now?" ”

Shen Lanxin smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Why should I refute it, some things are getting darker and darker, let it be full of rumors, I don't care, it's enough for you to believe me." ”

The two looked at each other, and their eyes did not hide their love for each other.

At this moment, a voice broke the ambiguous atmosphere between the two.

"Lan Xin ......"

At this time, Ye Zhiqiu, who was not far away, was walking towards her.

He was followed by Han Xiang, and Han Xiang's complexion looked very good.

"Ye Zhiqiu has seen His Royal Highness King Qing." Ye Zhiqiu respectfully saluted like Gao Xu, and then Han Xiang also saluted him with a smile.

Shen Lan said with a smile in his heart: "Miss Han's complexion looks very good. ”

Han Xiangying smiled: "Thanks to your father, I can get better so quickly, and I am also working in Guanzheng Academy now." ”

When Shen Lan heard this, he felt novel, "You also go to the academy to be a teacher?" ”

Han Xiang covered his mouth and chuckled, "It's not Mr. Teaching, it's a vocal teacher." ”

"Vocal music," Shen Lanxin's eyes widened, "It's just playing the piano, you're so good, Miss Han." She couldn't help but praise her.

Han Xiang covered his mouth and smiled. "Miss Shen has won the award, instead of wasting time at home, it is better to spend time on the children, so that there is plenty of time, not to mention that I feel that I am still a little useful."

Shen Lanxin nodded, "That's right, but is your body enough to eat?" ”

Han Xiang shook his head and said with a smile: "Teaching vocal music is not tiring at all, it is much easier than sitting all day for a female celebrity." ”

Shen Lanxin smiled: "That's good." ”

At this time, Ye Zhiqiu arched his hand and said: "Ye Zhiqiu has not thanked His Highness yet, thank Your Highness for restoring my fame and allowing me to participate in this year's imperial examination." ”

Gao Xu said lightly: "You don't have to thank this king, this king just doesn't want to bury talents." ”

Shen Lanxin interjected and said, "Yes, he doesn't like others to thank him, so you don't have to be polite." ”

Han Xiang couldn't help but laugh.

"Actually, I've always wondered who the sweetheart of His Royal Highness King Qing is, but I didn't expect it to be Miss Shen."

"Huh?" Shen Lanxin's eyes turned to Gao Xu, and her expression was asking, did you say anything to her?

Gao Xu is so smart, how can he not see it.

Gao Xu hurriedly explained: "This king didn't say anything. ”

Han Xiang smiled: "Yes, His Royal Highness King Qing's mouth is very strict. ”

Gao Xu: "...... sweat

After the two left, Shen Lan looked at him with a smile, "How did you and Miss Han meet?" ”

Gao Xu faced her eyes, his expression was calm, and he smiled: "I really want to know? ”

Shen Lanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course, why don't I ask you otherwise!" ”

Gao Xu said leisurely: "The emperor once promised her to this king to be the princess. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Lan was surprised, "Princess? ”

Gao Xu said lightly: "That's right, but this king didn't agree." ”

Shen Lan was puzzled: "Didn't agree?" Why? ”

Gao Xu raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "What do you say?" ”

Shen Lan's heart fluttered, and he suddenly lowered his head and smiled shyly.

At this time, all the guests gathered in the garden, Princess Kang and Princess Rui had already arrived, and Gao Yu came with Princess Kang.

Before the banquet began, everyone had their own activities, greeting each other, talking and laughing, Gao Xu was also called by King Kang to chat, Shen Lan felt bored and walked around, out of the garden, through the corridor, and saw a woman standing under a tree in the distance, looking up, not knowing what she was thinking.

Suddenly she looked like she was eager to try, and then she stepped on the stone next to her and tried to climb the tree, but her movements were clumsy, and her feet slipped, and her body staggered and fell.

"Be careful." Shen Lanxin quickly ran over and put himself under her.

Shen Lan's heart was so heavily pressed under him, and he felt pain with an "ah".

At the same time, the woman also instinctively sighed, but found that she was fine, and felt soft underneath, so she hurriedly got up.

When I saw that it was a girl, I was dumbfounded.

Shen Lanxin lay on the ground and hummed, "Madam, you look slender, why are you so heavy on me?" ”

Madame gasped for air, she must have been crushed.

So he asked worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”

Shen Lanxin waved his hand and laughed dryly, "It's okay, it's okay, but I may need you to help me up." ”

When Mrs. heard this, she hurriedly helped her up, Shen Lanxin stood up and straightened up, and moved her waist.

The woman in front of her looked about forty years old, with high hair in a bun, dignified appearance, and a mole at the corner of her eye, she was a very beautiful woman, but her dress was extremely ordinary, if you looked at it from the back, I thought it was an ordinary housewife.

Shen Lanxin asked, "Madam, at your age, why are you still climbing trees?" ”

Mrs. Lien, "At my age?" She pointed to herself and said, "Do I look old?" ”

Shen Lanxin felt that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, you don't look old at all, I mean it's too dangerous to climb a tree, if I hadn't cushioned you just now, you would have been the one who fell." ”

Madame looked at the tree, "I'm not going to climb the tree, I'm going to take that kite." After speaking, he pointed upward.

"Kites?" Shen Lanxin looked up, and sure enough, there was a butterfly kite hanging on the tree, she stared at the kite, and said, "Madam, you go and sit next to me and wait for me, and I will help you take it off." ”

After saying that, the lady moved to the stone table next to her and sat down.

Shen Lanxin rubbed his hands against the big tree, and then hugged the tree and went up little by little.

The lady sitting on the side couldn't help but think of her own time when she looked at Lan Xin climbing the tree, she used to climb up the tree little by little like her, but she was stealing bird eggs back then, and this girl had the same shadow as she did back then.

"Be careful." She couldn't help but remind her.

Shen Lanxin was cautious, and when she rubbed against a fork of a tree, Lan Xin glared with her foot, and went directly up the tree, and took the kite off after a while.

The lady took the broken kite and put it aside with a sigh.

Very frustrated, very frustrated.

Shen Lanxin looked at her with a depressed expression, and said softly, "Madam...... If you don't mind, I can fix it for you. ”

Madame's eyes lit up and she was immediately filled with hope, "Can you fix it?" But has it broken like this? ”

Shen Lanxin said confidently: "I can fix it, but there is no needle and thread here." ”

When the lady heard this, "You wait a minute. Not long after the lady left, she brought back a ball of needle and thread.

Lan Xin was surprised. "Madame, where did you get the needlework?"

Madame said lightly: "Those handmaids." ”

Shen Lanxin whispered.

She looked around, and when she came not far away, she broke a few branches and came back to connect the broken kite, and then pulled off a long needle and thread to wrap it around and around it.

Then she sewed the holes in the kite's body bit by bit.

In a few moments, the kite was repaired.

"Ma'am, it's been repaired." Shen Lanxin placed the kite intact in front of his wife.

Madame took it and immediately looked happy, "Great, I didn't expect this kite to be repaired!" The lady touched the needlework again and said, "Your needlework is very good." ”

Shen Lanxin smiled: "I learned it from my mother." At this point, she glanced at the kite, "Madam, is this kite important to you?" ”

Madame stroked the kite, nodded and said, "Yes, very important, thank you." ”

Shen Lanxin replied with a smile: "You're welcome." ”

At this time, the lady looked her up and down, "I haven't seen you before, which young lady are you?" ”

Shen Lan said in his heart: "I'm not a young lady from any family, I came with King Qing." ”

Madame smiled and said, "It turns out that you are a friend of King Qing!" What is your name? ”

"My name is Shen Lanxin, the wave of Lan, the heart of love."

"The waves of the Lan, the heart of love?" She repeated in a low voice, nodded, and smiled, "You are indeed very loving. ”

Suddenly, Shen Lan thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Madam, I can't talk to you anymore, the banquet is about to start, I have to go."

After speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving the lady alone to sit there and look at her back, smile lightly, and mutter, "It's good to be young." ”

The weather was fine today, the sun was shining, and there were no clouds, so the feast was set up in the garden.

All the guests were seated, the banquet was divided into east, west and north, in addition to the north chairman, the east row sat Ruiwang Gaoxiang, Xiangwang Gao Qian, Kang Wang Gao Tian, Qing Wang Gao Xu, Rong Wang Gao Hu, they are all the nephews of Princess Rongchang.

The west row was full of ladies and ladies, Shen Lanxin sat in the third position, Gao Yu sat next to her, and Princess Kang sat in the middle of the two of them.

Between the two seats, the distance is not too far, at a glance, Shen Lanxin, who is dressed in elegant clothes, is more refined compared with other people's tricks, Gao Xu is stupid, Shen Lanxin noticed, raised his eyes, and his eyes were also fixed on Gao Xu, who was wearing a goose-yellow gold silk brocade dress and a high hair crown, and was handsome and extraordinary.

The two had a tacit understanding and glanced at each other, and Shen Lan couldn't help but smile.

And another peerless beautiful man is staring at her intently! She had that kind of affectionate look that he had before, and the fists under his table couldn't help clenching, and his heart was full of taste.

Soho saw all of this, and her fingers were pinched into her palms so hard that she didn't feel the slightest pain.

At this time, I only heard the maidservant shouting towards this side: "Princess Rongchang has arrived......

Hearing the sound, everyone got up one after another, turned their heads to look, and saw a woman not far away, surrounded by the maidservants. She combed her hair in a high bun, wore a hair full of pearls, and was dressed luxuriously, she was Princess Rongchang.

Shen Lan couldn't help but be stunned, wasn't that the lady who picked up kites? It turned out that she was Princess Rongchang.

Princess Rongchang entered the table with the support of the maidservant, and everyone present saluted Princess Rongchang one after another.

Princess Rongchang waved her hands and smiled, "Everyone sit down." ”

"I invite everyone to participate in the birthday banquet of this palace today, mainly to take advantage of the birthday of this palace to bring everyone together and have a lively time! So you don't have to be inhibited, you can drink as much as you want. ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess." Everyone replied in unison.

"Auntie, why do you look different from before?" At this time, King Rong Gao Hu stared at Princess Rongchang's face and asked strangely.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his strange expression, Princess Rongchang subconsciously touched her face. "Is there anything wrong with this palace?"

Gao Hu grinned: "No, my nephew is seeing that my eldest aunt is getting younger and more beautiful." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Princess Rongchang covered her mouth and smiled: "You, it scared me, you little mouth, you are more and more good at talking." ”

Takago hippie smiley.

Although it was flattering, Princess Rongchang was comfortable to listen to.

The banquet was held as usual.

Princess Rongchang looked at it, and at a glance she saw Shen Lanxin sitting at the banquet, so she smiled at her.

Shen Lan was flattered, and nodded to her with a polite smile.

Then Princess Rongchang continued to sweep towards the crowd! Her gaze stopped on the girl beside Mrs. Dong.

"Mrs. Dong, your little daughter's whereabouts are getting more and more standard."

At this time, everyone turned their attention to the girl who wore peacock blue and had a beautiful face next to Mrs. Dong.

"Sure enough, it's a peerless beauty!" Rui Wang was dumbfounded.

When Mrs. Dong heard this, Her Royal Highness the princess praised her daughter in public, she was very proud, and her face couldn't help but linger with a trace of joy, today's banquet, her daughter really came to the right place.

"Thank you, Your Highness Princess, for the compliment."

Princess Rongchang asked again: "If this palace remembers correctly, you still have a son?" ”

Mrs. Dong smiled: "Her Royal Highness the princess really has a good memory. ”

"Both children and daughters, Mrs. Jin, you are really blessed!" Princess Rongchang couldn't help but praise.

Mrs. Dong said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the princess has won the award, and the blessing of the wife is good, but it is not as good as the blessing of Mrs. Jin. ”

When Mrs. Jin on the side heard this, she hurriedly took over the words and said with a smile: "Mrs. Dong, you are really good at talking." ”

"Mrs. Kim, is that your eldest daughter?" The princess pointed to the girl in yellow to her left.

"The princess is really a good eye, that's right, this is the eldest daughter of the wife, and this is the youngest daughter." Mrs. Jin smiled and pointed to the two girls on the left and right.

Princess Rongchang smiled, "A flower looks like a moon, a gorgeous peach and plum, a pair of sister flowers." ”

When the wine is half-full.

Princess Rongchang asked again: "Third Imperial Princess, your belly will be born in more than three months, right?" ”

Soho smiled lightly: "Yes, auntie! ”

Princess Rongchang said: "Seeing that the third princess has such a good complexion, she must be a naughty little boy." ”

"Borrow the words of the eldest aunt." Su He touched his stomach and smiled slightly, then looked at Gao Qian opposite and asked, "What about Your Highness?" Like boys or girls? ”

Gao Qian was asked, "It's all good!" ”

Soho.

Princess Rongchang said earnestly: "Now that the third child has become a family, and there are heirs, the second and fourth children, you have to pay attention to it!" The heavy responsibility of the Gao family is on your shoulders. ”

King Rui said: "Yes, yes, what the eldest aunt said is." ”

When Princess Rui heard this, she smiled wryly, very embarrassed.

Princess Rongchang continued: "Although the house flower does not have the fragrance of wild flowers, the house flower is always the house flower, and the house flower is like a fertilizer. ”

Princess Rongchang's implication is that the heir is greater than everything, if there is no heir, even if she is a concubine, one day her status will not be guaranteed.

Princess Rui and Princess Kang couldn't hear this!

"Auntie, how can I be as blessed as my third brother and sister, this kind of thing has to talk about fate." She suddenly looked at Princess Kang: "Did you say that the fourth brother and sister?" ”

Princess Kang laughed dryly and said: "What the second imperial sister-in-law said is very true, auntie, this kind of thing pays attention to the right time, place and people, and it can't be forced." ”

When Princess Rongchang heard this, she frowned.

"This palace told you about the heirs, you have moved out of the right time, place and people, don't say that this palace has not reminded you, maybe one day the emperor will be your husband Zhang Luo's side concubine."

"Side concubine?" King Rui snickered.

And Princess Kang directly shot at King Kang with a look.

The look was telling him, "How dare you?" ”

King Kang was cold, to be honest, he really didn't dare, he only loved Princess Kang alone, how could he marry a side concubine, so when Princess Rongchang said the word side concubine, he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Looks like the two of you are going to have to work harder." At this time, Gao Xu couldn't help but tease.

The words were intercepted, and Princess Rongchang began to target Gao Xu again.

"This palace hasn't talked about you yet, you're talking about others, you and the sixth child are not too young, are you planning to die alone?"

"What's my business?" Gao Hu muttered.

Princess Rongchang couldn't help laughing at herself: "It's rare to have a birthday banquet in this palace, don't let this palace look like an old mother, the emperor is busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of your affairs, the queen mother has been in poor health recently, but this palace can't help but urge you!"

Several princes and princesses present lowered their eyelids and did not speak.

Gao Xu opened his mouth: "Since the eldest aunt is so anxious about her nephew's lifelong event, then tomorrow I will ask the imperial brother for marriage." ”

As soon as the words fell.

When we heard that we were asking for marriage, everyone here was surprised.

Shen Lanxin looked at him in surprise, looking incredulous.

Princess Rongchang glanced at Shen Lanxin quietly, expected, but pretended to be surprised: "Oh? So fast. ”

Gao Xu smiled: "My nephew just doesn't want my aunt to worry about this." ”

Speaking of this, Han Xiang said with a smile: "That's really to congratulate His Royal Highness King Qing." ”

At this time, Gao Qian opened his mouth and said: "Miss Han Xiang's congratulations, I'm afraid it's a little early." ”

Hearing this, Han Xiang paused, then smiled slightly, and said: "Sooner or later, congratulations sooner or later, congratulations sooner or later, congratulations sooner or later." ”

Gao Qian smiled faintly, "Since ancient times, marriage has been the order of parents, and the most important thing for matchmakers is to pay attention to the right family, I don't know which minister's daughter the fifth brother likes." ”

There was a mockery at the corner of his mouth, and after saying that, he slowly put down the wine glass in his hand.

When Shen Lan heard this, he was stunned, he knew her relationship with Gao Xu, and he deliberately said this, was he humiliating her? She couldn't help but look at Gao Qian, but she was facing Gao Qian's gaze.

The cold eyes are sharp, and I don't know what to think.

She looked at Gao Xu again, and he smiled calmly. "I don't know if the daughter that the third brother is referring to is the daughter in the eyes of others or the daughter in his own eyes?"

Gao Qian was silent, his expression was solemn, and he did not answer him.

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Gao Xu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he smiled shamefully: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the third brother." ”

Although he didn't name him, most of the people here also knew that the person Gao Xu was referring to was Shen Lanxin, except for those few outsiders, everyone else knew what kind of relationship he had with Gao Qian, and they were all listening quietly.

Shen Lan's heart is like sitting on pins and needles, it is not to leave, it is not to leave, if she leaves the table in this case, it will attract people's handles, so she can only listen to it hard.

Gao Qian said disdainfully: "So she's just a commoner." ”

Gao Xu said disapprerovingly: "So what." ”

Gao Qian sneered, "Is the fifth brother joking?" Are you going to marry a commoner as a concubine? ”

Gao Xu looked at each other coldly: "Is there a problem?" ”

Princess Rongchang frowned slightly, she was confused, her face was full of confusion, what was going on between these two people?

Gao Qian sneered, his words full of disdain, "Of course there is a problem, how can the emperor casually point out a common man to you as his wife!" ”

Gao Xu's heart tightened, he knew that the emperor did not approve of Shen Lanxin's identity, even so, but he still scoffed at it and said coldly: "Why not?" ”

Gao Qian's expression was indifferent, but his tone was very determined, "The two of you have a huge disparity, and the emperor will not approve it." ”

Others looked at Shen Lanxin from time to time, and Lan Xin lowered his head, only to feel that his face was hot.

Gao Xu's face suddenly showed a little displeasure, and he asked rhetorically, "How do you know that the emperor will not agree?" ”

Gao Qian said lightly: "Don't forget your identity, this king is for your good!" ”

After speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup.

Su He watched coldly, watching her husband actually be jealous of King Qing for Shen Lanxin's disregard for her face, and her anger couldn't help but rise, but she couldn't stop it, after all, she hoped that Shen Lanxin would marry King Qing.

Gao Xu sneered, "Good for me? I'm afraid you have ulterior motives, right? It's not your turn to dictate the king's affairs. ”

Gao Qian said coldly: "Stubborn, if you do this, you are undoubtedly dishonoring my royal face." ”

Gao Xu was angry, and just as he was about to say something, Princess Kang interjected.

"Third brother, why do you insinuate this palace look at you and target me? Could it be that our husband and wife have been embarrassed for so many years, and this palace has not offended you, right? ”

Princess Kang's pretty face was frosty, she was already a little unhappy because of the problem of the heir just now, and it would be said that she would lose the royal face again, she really couldn't help it.

King Kang also felt that the third brother's words were a little heavier, his face was a little unbearable, and his expression was slightly displeased: "Yes, third brother, what you said is serious." ”

Princess Rongchang couldn't help but glance at the three of them, becoming more and more confused, on weekdays, this Qian'er's temperament is the most gentle, and approachable, without any class thoughts, why is this blocking the marriage of the fifth child today? Could it be ...... She looked at Lan Xin, who had been keeping her head down, and her heart was clear.

Su He quietly looked at Princess Rongchang, and saw that she looked confused, and she didn't mean to stop everyone, so she hurriedly explained to Gao Qian: "Don't get me wrong, Your Highness didn't mean that. ”

Gao Qian said: "This king is not targeting anyone, this king is talking about things." ”

Princess Kang said angrily: "Just talk about things? Everyone in this palace knows that this palace is a fish seller, and there is a difference between King Kang, you are clearly referring to Sang scolding Huai! ”