Although Qi Simin is not good at talent, he has a naturally good voice, but he is a lowly singer, and a woman from a good family is not good at singing in public, so Zhou did not promote it for his daughter.

Qi Simin was not a restrained character, and with Bai Yanran by her side at this moment, she naturally would not flinch.

Bai Yanran got up and saw that the woman in blue was still standing, and the maid next to her was holding a pipa in her hand, so she asked, "I don't know which young lady this sister is?" ”

The woman in blue blushed slightly, nodded and said, "I am Lan Yingxin, the daughter of the Lan family." ”

Bai Yanran saw that her face was kind, so she smiled and said: "Sister Yanran, the daughter of the Bai family, cheekily wants to invite the sister of the Lan family to play together, I don't know if my sister is willing?" ”

Lan Yingxin understood Bai Yanran's kindness, and said with a smile: "Since it is what the Bai family's sister wants, Yingxin is naturally willing." ”

The three of them sat down, and Bai Yanran picked up the strings of the gonghou with her fingertips, and gradually joined the music. Lan Yingxin's pipa music also sounded, blending into one, it was a song "Hundred Flowers Yin" that corresponded to the scene.

The sound of the gonghou qin is mellow, the pipa music is crisp and bright, and Qi Simin's singing voice is melodious and pleasant. The unexpected harmony of the three-person ensemble makes people fascinated and in a trance.

"Bang Bang Bang"

It was the applause from the hexagonal pavilion that woke everyone up, and Princess Pingle also smiled heartily: "Not bad, not bad." ”

Gu Yueyao's face was ugly since she heard the applause in the hexagonal pavilion, and at this moment, when she saw Qi Simin secretly sticking out her tongue at her, she immediately stomped her feet and brushed her sleeves away, Princess Pingle couldn't help but shake her head and sigh lightly.

Su Xin, the little girl, saw that Bai Yanran had won the appreciation of Princess Pingle, and she was happy to get a gold ingot. The Zhang family and the Qi family smiled happily, Qi Simin and Lan Yingxin could not hide their joy, but Bai Yanran still had that indifferent look of pampering and not being surprised, and Princess Pingle nodded secretly in her heart.

After that, although the talents of each lady also have their own merits, but as brilliant as the piano sound of the lord of Mingzhu, it is not as amazing as the ensemble of Bai Yanran, so the jackpot fell on the three of them worthy of the name, and Princess Pingle added a jar of flowers to one person. Honey.

Next, it's time to disperse, and the ladies of the family go to the garden to relax. There are many landscapes and scenery in this Yongning Houfu Garden, and there are many pavilions for people to enjoy the scenery and rest, all of which are good places for "chance encounters".

After Princess Pingle found an excuse to leave, seeing that there were fewer and fewer people on the table, and Lan Yingxin was gone, Bai Yanran and Qi Simin glanced at each other and prepared to slip away. It's just unfortunate that the two of them were noticed by Zhang as soon as they took a few steps, and Zhang turned his head to glare at his daughter.

"Min'er, the garden is ahead, where are you going to take your cousin?"

Qi Shi also reacted, and said hurriedly: "Everyone is in the garden in front, what are you two going to go back?" ”

Qi Simin sighed in her heart, and was about to go back when her arm was pulled, and Bai Yanran on the side said shyly: "Yan'er just ran out of tea during the banquet and wanted to go to Xiaogong, so I asked my cousin to accompany me." ”

Zhang felt that Bai Yanran had always been honest, but he didn't doubt her words, and Qi didn't doubt his daughter, and the two of them successfully passed the test, not even bringing two girls, just trying to be clean.

When I arrived at the back garden, it was quiet and peaceful, although there was no small bridge and rockery in the front garden, but it was better to be quiet and comfortable, both of them were relieved, and couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Qi Simin tilted his head and said playfully: "I always thought that my cousin was well-behaved, but I didn't want to be so different from what I thought." ”

Bai Yanran also smiled: "I didn't know that my cousin had good cooking skills. It's useless for me to get honey, so I will borrow flowers and offer Buddha to you, just remember to make a snack to share some with me. ”

Qi Simin was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Yanran, you're so nice! ”

The temperament of the two is one calm and one lively, one is active and the other is quiet, but they are unexpectedly compatible. The two talked as they walked, and when they turned the rockery, Qi Simin might as well crash into the arms of the person on the other side, and immediately covered his forehead and exhaled in pain.

Bai Yanran raised her head, her eyes sank after seeing the appearance of the person who came, and she subconsciously protected Qi Simin behind her.

"The courtiers see His Royal Highness King Jian."

Jianwang Ji Sihong was dressed in a royal blue suit, with red lips and white teeth and a kind face, which made people feel a good feeling in their hearts for no reason. He smiled at Bai Yanran, and turned to Qi Simin, "Are you okay?" ”

Qi Simin blushed and shook his head, only then did he know that the prince in front of him was actually the emperor's favorite His Royal Highness King Jian, and hurriedly followed the salute and said: "The courtiers are fine, I just inadvertently offended, and I also ask Your Highness Haihan." ”

Ji Sihong smiled kindly, making people feel like a spring breeze.

"Miss Qi is serious, why offend, this king thinks this is a kind of fate, I wonder if this king has the honor to invite Miss Qi to visit the garden together?"

Bai Yanran secretly pinched Qi Simin's hand, Qi Simin immediately understood, coughed lightly and said helplessly: "Your Highness's kindness should not have refused, but the courtier's daughter is unwell today, I'm afraid I can only live up to it." ”

Ji Sihong immediately frowned, and said with concern: "Since Miss Qi is unwell, she shouldn't be strong, this king asked people to talk to his aunt, let's send you back first." ”

If Qi Simin is sent home by King Jianwang at this moment, then rumors will be boiling in the capital tomorrow, and King Jianwang has a good calculation.

Bai Yanran stepped forward again to block in front of Qi Simin, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "There is a difference between men and women, and the courtiers will send their cousin back, so they won't bother Your Highness." ”

There was silence for a moment, and Bai Yanran heard a chuckle above her head, the voice was still gentle, but with a cold meaning.

"But if you want to kneel here, how can you send Miss Qi back?"

Bai Yanran raised her head and looked into a pair of eyes as cold as a poisonous snake, but she was relieved in her heart. Fortunately, King Jian's treatment of Simin was only used, and it would be difficult for them to do it if they were really in love.

"I don't know why the courtiers have to be punished by His Highness to kneel?"

The smile on King Jian's face was the same as before, but the words in his mouth were diametrically opposed to that gentle look.

"What if you speak disrespectfully and contradict this king, and this king will punish you to kneel here for three hours?"

Qi Simin gasped, at this moment this is a cobblestone path under their feet, if Bai Yanran really kneels here for three hours, I am afraid that she will not be able to get out of bed for a month.

"Your Highness, she ...... her"

Ji Sihong said as if jokingly: "Miss Qi is interceding for her, and this king will let her kneel for three more hours." ”

Qi Simin immediately stopped, looking at Bai Yanran anxiously but didn't know what to do. Bai Yanran's mind was spinning quickly, she made up her mind that if King Jian really forcibly took Simin away, she would immediately go to Princess Pingle and say that Simin had been kidnapped, even if she made a big fuss, she would never let him succeed.

"Why do the three emperor brothers still don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade like this?"

As the familiar words fell, two men in brocade clothes walked out of the tree-lined path on the side, both of them were handsome and extraordinary, and their breath was magnificent. And the man in purple who was left behind, Bai Yanran had been with him for three years in his previous life, and he couldn't be more familiar.

King Jian's eyes were dark, but he returned to normal in an instant, and said meaningfully: "The fifth emperor brother has always been an idler, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of opportunities, how can he have time to come to the banquet today?" ”

He called the fifth emperor brother is Ji Lingyun, the king of An, who is the second son of the queen with the crown prince, but he has always been an idle and merry character, and he also said bluntly at this moment: "The imperial brother saw that the third imperial brother rarely came to his aunt's banquet, and guessed which girl the imperial brother had taken a fancy to, so he pulled the second imperial brother to see the excitement." ”

He turned his eyes to look at Bai Yanran, shook his head and said, "Tut-tut, I didn't think about it, but I saw the third emperor brother embarrassing a girl here, this is your fault, brother emperor." ”

King Jian smiled on his lips, but his eyes were cold.

"I said when the Fifth Emperor Brother was so nosy, it turned out that he fell in love with Miss Lin."

Ji Lingyun glanced at him with a smile, and then turned to Bai Yanran and said, "I never thought that Miss Bai could play well with one hand, I wonder if this king can ask for a word or two?" ”

Bai Yanran suppressed the throbbing in her heart and nodded with a smile, King Jian's face stiffened for a moment, and then said: "Then the king won't disturb the Yaxing of the fifth emperor brother, Miss Qi, let's go?" ”

Qi Simin had already seen King Jian's face change, where was he willing to go with him at this moment, and was thinking about simply running back to find his mother, when he heard the crown prince Ji Chengyu finally speak.

"It turns out that this is Miss Qi, Mrs. Qi is looking for you in front of her, you better go back quickly."

King Jian's body was separated between the two intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a smile: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that the imperial brother is about to send Miss Qi back. ”

Ji Chengyu squinted slightly, and said with a smile: "When this king came, he bumped into the maid in your mansion to look for someone, saying that the Hongling girl who built the king's mansion had a fetal gas." It's about the emperor's heir, so the emperor's brother should go back and have a look. ”

King Jian was stunned, but he couldn't maintain the smile on his face, and stared at Ji Chengyu coldly and said, "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that the imperial brother will retire first." It's just that the royal brother wants to remind His Royal Highness the Prince, don't forget your father's taboo, don't put the cart before the horse because of small losses. ”

Ji Chengyu said lightly: "This king knows in his heart, and the third emperor brother is too worried. ”

Finally approached King Jian, Bai Yanran breathed a long sigh of relief, and Ji Lingyun on the side smiled: "This king saw that you were very sharp and sharp, how could you know that you were scared at this time?" ”

Bai Yanran took two steps back to widen the distance before speaking: "Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, but they will be afraid after biting people." ”

Ji Lingyun laughed loudly: "This is the first time that this king has heard someone compare himself to a rabbit, Miss Bai is really informal, extraordinary. ”

Bai Yanran raised her eyebrows and said unceremoniously: "Forgive the courtiers for being blunt, this can only show that the prince is short-sighted." ”

After that, she pulled Qi Simin and saluted the two, and said, "Thank you for the two highnesses for breaking the siege today, I think your highnesses still have important things to do, so the courtiers won't bother." ”

After the two left, Ji Lingyun sighed: "I have a flower-like appearance, but I don't want to be so spicy, it's really ...... Interesting. ”

After the words fell, he picked up a handkerchief from the ground, and there was a small word "Yan" in the corner under the light pink handkerchief. Ji Lingyun rubbed his fingertips, remembering Bai Yanran's cold gaze when he looked at King Jian, and the smile on his lips was deep.

Seeing Ji Lingyun unceremoniously taking the girl's handkerchief into his arms, Ji Chengyu teased: "There are girls in this world who can make King An look at her, this Miss Bai is really extraordinary." ”