"Master, you're back." Qingyun Street is outside the palace, and the little guard Huaiyi ran out of the house to greet the master.

The little guard stretched his neck to look left and right, only to see Li Hanchen coming back alone, scratching his head and smiling and asking, "Master, are you coming back alone?" ”

Li Hanchen glanced at him casually, and asked, "Otherwise, who else?" ”

"The thief you're following! You didn't get him back, did you? ”

Li Hanchen flicked the little guard's forehead with his fingers, and said loudly: "What thief, that's your future master." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the future lord...... Well? Huaiyi opened his round eyes in surprise, "What? The future housewife? Dare to love that thief...... The hero is a woman? Even if she is a woman, how can she become a future housewife? Could it be that the chivalrous woman is a beautiful person, and she actually took the opportunity to hook the soul of her master......"

The little guard followed behind Li Hanchen, chirping like a sparrow, very noisy.

"Master, speak, who is that chivalrous woman? not only broke into Changxing Houfu at night, but also ...... Hmm-"

With a muffled snort, the little guard slammed into the carved wooden door.

"Master, you listened to your subordinates!"

Looking at the closed wooden door, the little guard rubbed his forehead pitifully, and drooped his head to find Rong Xuan to gossip.

The moonlight is bright and the stars are bright.

Li Hanchen stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, staring at the red-like kapok tree in the courtyard.

It was the middle of spring, and the kapok trees were blooming and enthusiastic, like a flame burning in the moonlight.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze and smiled lightly, and the dimples on his cheeks were revealed.

Finally met his little butterfly. After a few years of not seeing, his little butterfly has turned into a slim girl, but his temperament is very different from what he used to be.

If he hadn't seen the bright cinnabar mole on the tail of her eyebrows, he would hardly have recognized the withdrawn and obedient girl who was the soft and glutinous little girl he used to be.

Although I don't know what she has experienced over the years, she is lucky to meet again.

……

Soon a few days passed, and the birthday banquet of Changxing was approaching.

Most of the people in the noble circle have already received the invitation from the Houfu.

Because of Changxing and good friendship, those high-ranking officials and nobles are willing to come to have a show.

When Huaiyi sent the invitation to the study, Li Hanchen was practicing calligraphy.

The man is dressed in a woven gold ink robe, and his black hair is tied high with a white jade crown.

His facial features are exquisite, such as finely carved white jade; He is handsome and straight, like a pine and cypress born in the mountains.

"Master, this is from Changxing Houfu'er, please ......"

"No, you can just back up the gift and send it over."

"Okay master!" Huaiyi smiled and put away the invitation, turned around and was about to step away.

"Wait."

"What does the master command?"

Li Hanchen slowly put the brush on the jade carving pen mountain, slowly raised his eyes and asked, "Changxing Houfu?" ”

"Yes!" The little guard blinked.

"Back up the generous gift, this king will go in person."

The little guard stared at his master and continued to blink, puzzled.

The master has never liked to socialize with people, let alone participate in various banquets, why this time?

"Master, why do you want to go to this boring birthday banquet? When did you make friends with Changxinghou, why didn't your subordinates know? ”

Li Hanchen thought he was noisy, and glanced at him: "I want you to take care of it." ”

Little Guard: "......"

Today is another day of being disliked by the master.

Compared with Linwangfu, Changxing Houfu is much more lively.

The whole house is busy with the birthday banquet that Changxing is waiting for.

In Xunfang Garden, Yang was lying on the soft couch and resting.

The golden-eared beast stove on the pear wood table is burning with curling brain incense, and the faint fragrance fills the room, making people drowsy.

"Miss, you ......"

"Shhhh

The person who came was Xu Tinglan.

Xu Tinglan is wearing a purple gold peony pattern skirt today, with a Yingluo forbidden step around her waist; A white jade phoenix bead swayed between the high-stretched crow silk hairpins, and a pair of colorful bright moon bells were in his ears.

The beauty is on display.

"Ting'er, you're here." A loving voice came from inside the curtain.

Hearing this, Xu Tinglan opened the gauze curtain and stepped on the soft carpet to come to Yang and kneel down.

"Mother, but your daughter disturbed you?"

Yang sat up slowly, and said with a smile: "You know that my mother has always been shallow. ”

As he spoke, he glanced out of the curtain, "Where's Xiang'er?" ”

Xu Tinglan casually pinched a purple grape from the white jade plate on the low table and peeled it, "Mother, Xiang'er has been much more well-behaved since you punished her for thinking about the wall, and she doesn't bother to go to the rivers and lakes to be a chivalrous girl, and she has recently studied piano and books in the courtyard." ”

Yang took the peeled grapes and put them in his mouth slowly, and nodded with some relief: "This little girl is a little more well-behaved." But if she is half as sensible as you, Mother will be more at ease. ”

"By the way, mother," Xu Tinglan took the silk handkerchief handed by the maidservant and wiped her hands, "Tomorrow is my father's birthday banquet, what are our plans?" ”

"Fenghua, come." Yang didn't answer his daughter's words, but lazily took down a golden phoenix hairpin and handed it to Fenghua, asking, "Can everything be ready?" ”

Fenghua knelt down, bowed her head and said respectfully: "Madam, please rest assured, everything is ready." ”

"What's going on over there with Snow Moon?"

"Mrs. Hui," Xue Yue also knelt, "Xue Yue has discussed with Fugui, please rest assured." ”

"Well, that's good." Yang nodded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Hehe, tomorrow we will wait to see that cheap girl's show." ”

……

The spring sun is shining and the breeze is warm. A pair of cloud geese spread their wings in the high sky and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

On a tree with a crooked neck in Xianyun Garden, a girl in plain clothes is lying on the thick trunk of a tree and closing her eyes to take a nap. A few house finches chirped and jumped on the trunks of trees around her.

The bright sunlight shines through the green leaves, finely sprinkled between the girl's light eyebrows, shining on the eyebrows, like red beans, and the bright cinnabar mole shines.

"Sister." A gentle boy's voice came from under the tree, and the girl on the tree opened her eyes leisurely.

She sat up idly and let a house finch jump on her shoulder.

"Ah Heng." The girl swung her legs, her eyebrows and eyes crooked to call the boy.

Qingyang raised his head slightly, stretched out his hand to the girl, and said in a doting tone: "Ah Heng and Sister Ah said that they are not allowed to sleep on the tree, what if they fall down?" Sister, come down quickly, Ah Heng will pick you up. ”

Xu Chaodui grinned, jumped down from the tree like a kitten, and landed not far in front of the young man.

"Ah Heng can't catch Ah Jie." A pleasant tone.

Xu Chaoheng smiled warmly, and stepped forward to brush the leaves on the girl's shoulder, "Ah Heng's body is weak, and others naturally can't catch it." But if it's a sister, it will definitely be possible. ”

While he was talking, two uninvited guests came to the courtyard.

One after the other, they walked to the foot of the crooked neck tree, and threw the clothes in their hands on the stone table with their toes proud.

Fenghua rolled her eyes, and her tone was contemptuous: "Tomorrow is the Hou Ye's birthday banquet, Madame ordered you to come down and let you dress decently, so as not to lose the face of the Hou Mansion." ”

When he turned around, he suddenly felt that he hadn't played enough prestige, so he turned around and added: "Madame also commanded, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't do what you shouldn't do." Keep to yourself, don't be like ordinary dogs barking and jumping, and don't understand human etiquette. ”

"People need to be self-aware, and this sentence should remind you." The young man's voice turned cold, and his eyes were deep and indifferent, "Even if my sister and I are not good, we are nominally the righteous daughter and righteous son of the Hou Mansion." What are you? But I'm just a slave, and if you compare me to a dog, aren't you even a dog? ”

"What did you say?" Fenghua suddenly froze, and pointed her fingertips at the two of them, "Say it again!" ”

The young man looked at the shrew coldly, quietly pulled his sister behind him, looked at Fenghua with deep eyes, and said word by word: "I forgot, you can't understand human words." ”

When Fenghua heard the anger, she was heartbroken, her face was flushed, and she scolded with trembling fingertips: "Dare to scold me? ”

"Shhh-" As soon as these words came out, Xue Yue on the side was startled, and hurriedly covered Fenghua's mouth, "You can't scold indiscriminately!" ”

After Fenghua woke up, she also realized that she had lost her words and hurriedly shut up.

She glared at the sister and brother angrily, and threatened: "Wait, you look good!" ”

After the two of them left with a belly full of fire, Xu Chaoheng put on a cold face and turned around to comfort his sister: "Sister, don't take it to heart." For such inconsequential villains, it is not worth being angry. ”

A thirteen-year-old boy is now the same size as his sister.

Ah Heng thought that he must grow up quickly. Only when you take root in the world where human affection is thin can you strive to grow into a big tree and shelter your sister from the wind and rain.

He still remembers that when he was a child, his mother often told him that his brother's mission in the world was to protect his sister.

Because my sister is a woman, she was born to be treated unfairly.

So Ah Heng has to do his best to protect his sister, even if he can only wipe her tears now.

The words of my mother have long been engraved in my heart.

In Ah Heng's heart, his sister is the most beautiful existence in the world, and she is the person he wants to protect.

Definitely, definitely.

"Of course, Sister Ah will not be angry. In Sister A's eyes, they are just two chirping house sparrows. ”

A house finch foraging on the ground seemed to understand this, and flew up the girl's shoulder with its little wings, and pecked her white neck with its little beak.

Xu Chaodui giggled, "I know if I'm wrong, you're much cuter than them." ”

Only then did the house finch let her go, and flew away with her little wings.