Chapter 5: The Long-Planned "Encounter"
Changxing waited for a banquet in the garden to entertain guests to eat, drink and enjoy the fun.
In the middle of the pond in the garden, a temporary singing stage was set up.
The dancers in colorful skirts walk lightly and dance in a biased manner, like colorful butterflies are beautiful and lovely.
The surroundings were lively, Li Hanchen chose a cold position to sit down, and looked around boredly.
The garden resembles a spring forest, and guests chirp happily like birds with their mouths open.
Li Hanchen sat alone in the corner and drank his own tea, as if isolated from the excitement.
The banquet was really boring.
He had come to recognize his little butterfly, not to actually eat and drink.
Thinking of this, he stood up and said to the little guard behind him, "You sit, I'll go for a walk." β
The little guard immediately came back to his senses from the wonderful singing and dancing, and asked with a smile: "Where is the master going, I will accompany you." β
Li Hanchen lightly refused: "No need." β
The little guard squeezed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, and shut up with interest.
"Lord Wang." As soon as he turned around, he saw Changxing waiting for him.
The middle-aged man in brocade walks upright, and his temperament is biased.
Li Hanchen stopped in place, and waited for him to walk in front of him before he slowly let out: "Huh? β
Changxing waited for a bow and politely invited: "The prince is a distinguished guest, and please go to your platform to sit with you, and all the adults are waiting for the prince." β
Li Hanchen's thin lips pursed slightly, and the dimples on his cheeks were obvious.
The voice is like a spring breeze: "Thank you Lord Hou for your kindness, but Xiao Wang has always been idle and not good at socializing with people, please forgive Master Hou." β
Changxing nodded in waiting, well versed in the truth of intellectually treating people.
"If this is the case, I will set up a place with a good scenery for His Highness, so that the prince can watch the drama and dance."
"It doesn't have to be." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the position behind him where only Huaiyi was seated, "It's good here." β
"I'm afraid that's a bit rude." Changxing is polite.
"Master Hou doesn't have to mind, Xiao Wang is a rough man and doesn't pay attention to so many courtesies. Hou Ye still went to entertain other guests, so as not to make people feel left out. β
Chang Xinghou is not a pedantic person.
After listening to Li Hanchen's words, he nodded slightly: "Since this is the case, I won't force the prince." Lord Wang, please feel free to play, if necessary, let someone call me. β
"Well, thank you, Master Hou."
After Chang Xinghou left, Li Hanchen wandered around the garden.
Along the way, many girls who followed their elders to the banquet quietly teased him with their eyes.
They did not come to the banquet simply to congratulate Changxing on his birthday, but to comply with the wishes of the elders and take advantage of this diplomatic banquet to choose the future Ruyi Langjun.
There were also young noblemen present, they were dressed in brocade and jade belts, folding fans and scarves, and they had a consistent style.
They are also choosing women who are both talented and beautiful, and match their hearts.
As soon as Li Hanchen appeared, the girl's eyes focused on him.
The girls raised in the boudoir have more or less heard of this majestic young prince, but they have never really seen his appearance.
Today, I am fortunate to have a glimpse, and it is really admirable.
Li Hanchen, who was bent on looking for someone, automatically ignored the expectant and shy eyes of the girls around him.
Thin lips pursed slightly.
The little butterfly is not here, what is the point of coming here?
Leaving the noisy garden and strolling along the cobblestone paths, someone wonders for an opportunity to ask why the little butterfly had forgotten him.
He was angry!
How can you say that you can forget the agreement that you have pulled the hook?
"Do today's business well, and you must not miss it. After the deed is done, you will have your own benefits, but Madame said that if you fail, you will bear the responsibility, and if you talk nonsense, you should know the consequences. β
Walking to the corner of the back door of the garden, a woman's soft voice came from the place hidden by the rockery in front of me.
Then came the man's rough voice: "Sister Fenghua, I know that Mrs. is willing to hand over this pie in the sky to me, and I must do it well!" β
"Well, it's good to know." The female voice was a little hurried, "I'll go first, so as not to be seen." β
The goose yellow figure hurriedly walked out from behind the rockery, and Li Hanchen flashed behind a peach tree beside him.
Fenghua walked quickly, and did not find anyone hiding behind the peach tree.
Li Hanchen looked at the back of Fenghua leaving, thinking back to the conversation between the two just now, and the black and white crane eyes were slightly bent.
Everyone in the world thinks that the battlefield is the most treacherous, but it is not.
The most sinister is only the harem and the back house.
The struggle between women is a silent battle, and the hidden guns and swords are much more powerful than the rain of bullets, which is difficult to prevent.
But this is someone else's family affair, and it has nothing to do with you.
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If you don't forget, there will be an echo.
Walking back along the winding flower path, at the intersection of the path, the figure of the heart finally came into view.
Light blue dress, cold eyebrows, bright red moles......
Bang bang β
Li Hanchen's gaze was fixed on the girl, feeling the sudden acceleration of the heartbeat in his chest.
When he was a teenager, he didn't understand love, he only felt that she was delicate and naΓ―ve, and people couldn't help but want to tease her and tease her.
Now, the little girl has become a flower-like girl.
The seeds that had been buried in the heart suddenly broke through the soil and sprouted in the heart.
When he was stunned, Xu Chaodui had already walked in front of him.
The flower diameter is slightly narrower, allowing only two people to walk side by side. Li Hanchen moved silently to the center of the flower path and stood still, blocking the girl's way.
"I've seen the prince." The girl curtsied, her voice like a stream.
"I'm coming to see you."
His beautiful and soft voice is indescribably comfortable and pleasant.
Xu Chaodui was slightly stunned when he heard this, raised his eyes to look at the son who had a bad side in front of him, and couldn't help asking, "What?" β
"I'm here to see you." Li Hanchen restrained his smile and said seriously.
"Thank you for your concern. But I have never known the prince, so I don't know what the prince has to tell me? β
"It's not." Li Hanchen shook his head seriously and denied: "I just came to see you on purpose." β
A few traces of doubt appeared in Xu Chaodu's indifferent eyes, and then they were like clouds and smoke blown away by the wind.
I didn't know what to say for a while.
After a while, she saluted Li Hanchen and said politely: "Thank you for your concern." The little girl still has something to do, so she lost her company first, and bothered the prince to move a little step to make it convenient for the little girl. β
"Don't." Li Hanchen lowered his head and stared at the girl who was shoulder to shoulder, and shook his head firmly.
Xu Chaowan frowned slightly.
This person is not only strange, but also domineering.
But he said that he had come to see him on purpose, what was this?
Did you have any grudges with him?
Aside from that night, did you have any contact with him?
After a quick scan in her mind, she shook her head unconsciously, as if there was none.
Collecting her thoughts, she lowered her eyes and said "excuse me" and turned to leave.
"Stopβ"
Seeing that the girl was about to leave, Li Hanchen couldn't help but reach out and grab the girl's wrist.
"Lord Wang, please respect yourself."
Xu Chaowan didn't turn around, Li Hanchen couldn't see her expression, and only felt that his tone was a little lighter.
"You have forgotten me, but I have not forgotten you, the covenant of the year...... (Miss Twilight-)"
A female voice interrupted what he was about to say.
Xu Chaodui withdrew his hand from his soft palm and quickly took a few steps back.
The maidservant Yanhuan walked quickly, her eyes lit up the moment she saw Li Hanchen, and then she saluted and said softly: "I've seen the prince." β
However, Li Hanchen didn't want to pay attention.
Blinking his eyes to look at the independent girl behind Li Hanchen, Yan Huan sank the contempt in his eyes, and said with a fake look: "Miss Dusk, you can let the slave maid be easy to find, Miss Ruixiang is waiting for you in your room, you go quickly, otherwise Miss Ruixiang will be in a hurry." β
Xu Chaowan responded lightly: "Well, I'll go back now." β
An extra person suddenly came out of nowhere to disturb and gave the little butterfly an excuse to take the opportunity to fly away.
Li Hanchen was helpless, so he could only turn sideways and watch the girl leave.
Facing the little maid who stayed in place, Li Hanchen asked coldly, "Why don't you leave?" β
The little maid hurriedly glanced at him and lowered her head shyly, her voice was shy and soft: "My lord, Master Hou is looking for you just now, the maid will lead you back." β
"No, you don't."
Li Hanchen strode past her, not even giving her a look.
The maidservant Yanhuan was stunned in place, only to feel her heartbeat and her face was hot.
It turns out that His Royal Highness Linwang is even better looking than the first beautiful man in the capital, Chang'an Wang Shizi!
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"Miss, the banquet is not over yet, I am afraid it is not polite for you to leave at this moment."
"Oh Green Branch, you're too long-winded! We people in the rivers and lakes just want to be wanton and chic, how can we be bound by secular etiquette! β
"But this is your home, not the rivers and lakes. Since the young lady is still here, etiquette must be observed. β
"Stinky girl, you talk a lot. I come and go freely in my house, who cares about me except my mother? Besides, this banquet is boring, so it's better to go to Twilight and continue to teach me martial arts! β
Xu Ruixiang took advantage of Yang's distraction to leave the noisy garden with the maid Green Branch, and chatted and gossiped on the way.