The emperor looked at Xin Gongzi again and asked, "Why are you doing this morning?" ”

"Minister...... I caught a cold at night and contracted a wind chill. ”

"Really? Then I'm here to take a look! ”

The emperor's tone was unclear, and even if Xin Chen didn't raise his head, he could feel the emperor's anger.

"Father, he didn't mean it!" A delicate female voice walked out of the screen behind the emperor, and it was the sixth princess Xiao Ran.

At this moment, Xiao Ran's eyes looking at Xin Chen can be described as full of flowers.

"How did he not mean it? Can you tell me? "The emperor's favor for Xiao Ran is known to the entire capital.

The mother of the sixth princess died early, and she was raised under the queen's knees, and she had an excellent relationship with the crown prince. The emperor knew the movements of the crown prince well, and naturally paid a lot of attention to the sixth princess, and after coming and going, he began to love this daughter.

Xin Chen suddenly felt bad. The sixth princess walked to Xin Chen's side in shame, kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Daughter...... The daughter thinks that Li Gongzi is a talent. ”

"Haha." The emperor was adored by the coquettishness of the six princesses. He was angry a lot, and when he even looked at Xin Chen, he didn't feel that Xin Chen was so unforgivable.

"Xiao Ran, you take Dusty to visit the back garden, I have something to say to his father."

"Okay." Xiao Ran held Xin Chen's hand as if he was walking out. Xin Chen took two steps back: "Princess, please respect yourself." ”

The eyes of the sixth princess seemed to be broken, and the emperor sank his face: "She is still young, aren't you sensible?" ”

"Yes, your majesty said very much." Master Xin was busy echoing on the side. Xin Chen's anger was not good, the overall situation was important, and the sixth princess retreated.

In the imperial garden, quietly, the sixth princess looked at Xin Chen's side face from time to time, and Xin Chen didn't speak. Xiao Ran said: "Brother Xin, have you ever seen a peony? ”

"Hmm."

"The queen mother said that the peony should be the first flower."

"Hmm."

"But my mother said that the lotus in the flower is the most beautiful, out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons."

Xin Chen looked at the past sharply, and said in his heart: If you want to die, don't pull me.

In the end, he didn't reprimand, he turned his head and pretended not to hear.

"Brother Xinchen, I heard that you took a concubine."

"Hmm."

"Brother Xin, peony or lotus, which one is beautiful?"

Xin Chen sighed: "Do you know what the peony means?" Dare to talk nonsense. ”

"Peonies are the leader of flowers."

Xin Chen raised his forehead, "Peony, the country, the color is fragrant!" ”

The little girl suddenly turned upright, stood in front of Xin Chen, she picked a peony and said: "Brother Prince said that I am comparable to a peony, do you think that the woman in the Qinglou is comparable to the Qinglian who is not stained with mud?" ”

Xin Chen scolded: "You be quiet! ”

He was really speechless, how could the people in the palace have no scheming at all. Ren is a person who has read books, and knows that peony means the nobility of the queen, how dare she say that she ......

"What do you say? The prince said you ......" Xin Chen asked in a low voice, but he couldn't say anything more halfway through the question.

This is what he can intervene in, after all, it is the prince's business. Who knows what the prince is planning to do.

Xiao Ran looked confused, "Am I not right?" The prince's brother said that I am more gorgeous than a peony. ”

Xin Chen looked at the face of the little girl in front of him who was not familiar with the world, it was indeed exquisite, better than many nobles in the palace, the little girl had red lips and white teeth, and her skin was tender, could it be that the prince ......

Thinking of those unknown secrets in the palace, my heart is cold. What does prince mean?

In short, it is best to keep a distance from this six princesses.

After making up his mind, Xin Chen suddenly shook off the sixth princess and walked away, saying, "The air here is good, come here." ”

Xiao Ran held the peony in place, the thorns on the flower stem pierced her hand, pricking her hand with blood, she didn't let go, and muttered in her mouth: "Isn't the peony beautiful?" Isn't peony as good as lotus? Brother Xin Chen likes that woman so much? ”

Xin Chen walked out of the distance, and when he saw that Xiao Ran didn't follow, he was worried that the emperor would not be able to explain, so he turned back and called the sixth princess.

Xiao Ran followed Xin Chen forward, because Xin Chen deliberately distanced himself, and the two were one after the other.

"Brother Xin, why are you taking me to the river?"

"Oh, there's a gazebo over there, let's go rest for a while."

Xin Chen remembered that there were a few little princes who liked to play there, there were many servants coming and going, and they could avoid suspicion when they were with the six princesses, and they would not be said to be lonely men and widows when they were passed on.

There was the sound of a in the lake. The eyes of the two were drawn over, but they saw a small boat peeking out of the lotus leaf. There was a woman lying on it. She closed her eyes, rested her head on the bow of the boat, and blew a bamboo flute in her mouth.

"Third sister, why are you here?" Xiao Ran was stunned.

The third princess Xiao Wan is a girl with big eyes, she has always been free and informal, her mother is a bearded girl, she is not liked, and the emperor hates this daughter very much.

Xiao Wan wore a dark green skirt and lay down on the boat, her figure almost hidden in the lotus leaf pile. She sat up at this moment and looked at Xiao Ran with a smile: "Sixth sister, you are also here." ”

Xiao Wan's gaze swept towards Xin Chen: "Childe also came to take a boat tour of the lake?" ”

Xin Chen smiled dryly: "In the imperial garden of the palace, I have a few dares to swim in the lake here." ”

Xiao Wan didn't pay much attention to it and said, "Let's row together!" Sixth sister. ”

The sixth princess, Xiao Ran, is usually gentle and cute, and many sisters like her. She is also inherently dismissive. Xiao Ran looked at Xin Chen hesitantly, Xin Chen was about to refuse politely, but he heard a voice from the pavilion: "Is it Brother Xin?" Ha ha! ”

The hearty laughter was accompanied by strong internal force, and the footsteps were hurried, so that the three of them heard their voices before they saw them, and the prince walked this way, almost a few steps over. He took the path, picked up the flowers and branches of the Imperial Garden, and walked towards the riverbank.

"His Royal Highness the Prince." Xin Chen clenched his fists, but was held by the prince. The crown prince held Xin Chen's hand and said excitedly: "I haven't seen Brother Xin for a long time, and His Royal Highness is very worried about it." Ah, the sixth sister and the third sister are also here? ”

"Big brother." The sixth princess and the third princess greeted each other in unison.

The prince was followed by a little kid and a group of attendants. The little kid behind him is the Seven Princes.

The little child's eyes couldn't move away from the third princess, and he stared at it without any scruples. At first glance, the relationship is very familiar.

The third princess smiled at the Seventh Prince. The prince saw it in his eyes, and after letting go of Xin Chen's hand, he moved a few steps to the sixth princess, and said to the third princess: "Third sister, what's the point of swimming in the lake alone?" Let's do it together! Brother Li, what do you say? ”

Xin Chen saw what the prince meant, so he had to say: "Naturally, together." ”

The prince didn't wait for Xin Chen to reply, then turned around and arranged for the servants. It didn't take long for three small boats to be docked on the shore.

"Brother Xin, you know how to row, right?"

What if not? The boat was a single man, and the next person could not get up. Xin Chen's heart was scarlet, and he said on his face: "It will be a little." ”

"I and the seventh brother have one, Brother Xin, you have one by one, the third sister has her own boat, and the sixth sister has one by yourself!"

The Seventh Prince is very young, he has just learned to walk, and it is not a problem to sit on the crown prince's lap. The third princess suddenly said, "Seventh brother, don't you?" Children also know what to admire. ”

The prince was not angry, but he was very stubborn, he insisted on saying: "This is a bad word, everyone has a love for beauty, even if the seventh brother can't cruise, but he also knows beauty and ugliness, right?" Brother Xin? ”

Xin Chen always felt that there was something in the prince's words.

Xin Chen was already smiling dryly for the nth time, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he insisted on a hypocritical and polite smile, and flattered the prince and said, "Naturally, it is extremely polite." ”

Most of the princes set their eyes on the six princesses, but they didn't say a word to the six princesses.

The Seventh Prince is very shy, even if he gets on the boat and sits on the prince's lap, he still maintains a child's heart. His eyes were always staring at the third princess. But just like the crown prince's attitude towards the sixth princess, the seventh prince never took the initiative to talk to the third princess. And the third princess has been very quiet since the prince came.

The rowing boat reached the middle of the lake, and the lotus leaves around were so high that the people could not see it. The prince was no longer silent. He said happily: "Brother Xin, why didn't you bring some wine?" ”

Xin Chen was stunned, but the sixth princess laughed "poof".

"Wine? What to do with alcohol? Xin Chen asked.

The sixth princess said: "You forgot, you went to Minglou to drink last night." ”

"How do you know?"

The sixth princess saw that the prince did not speak, and the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled. Xin Chen asked, "Could it be that you two left the palace last night?" ”

"Brother Xin, there are some things that you can't see through, you know?"

The third princess said, "Big brother, how are you with the seventh brother?" ”

"yes." Xin Chen said.

"The seventh brother likes the eldest brother very much, and always lets the eldest brother play with him."

"But the seventh brother and the eldest brother are together, and they don't seem to have laughed much." The third princess said.

The prince said: "The seventh brother didn't like to laugh in the first place. ”

The third princess looked at the seventh prince, and the seventh prince avoided the gaze of the third princess. Xin Chen interjected: "His Royal Highness the Seventh is very shy. ”

"Of course, a little brat." The crown prince said, and slapped the seventh prince's buttocks. The Seventh Prince trembled, a little uncomfortable.

The third princess said at this time: "Why don't you put the seventh brother on my side, my boat is bigger." ”

The prince glanced at the third princess meaninglessly, and said, "Third sister, I brought out the seventh brother, I have to ensure his safety, right?" ”

"That's it." The third princess said, "Seventh brother, are you coming?" I've got a little bit of a snack here. Then he looked at the prince and said, "What is there to worry about following me?" ”

Xin Chen always felt that the conversation between the two was a bit of a dark tide.

The prince suddenly diverged and said, "Brother Xin, what's the matter with that concubine in your house?" I heard that it was a bit of a problem. There was a hint of inquisition and laughter in his words.

But Xin Chen replied vigilantly, and he thought about it quickly before saying, "What can she do, just a yellow-haired girl." ”

"Yellow-haired girl?" The prince obviously didn't believe it, "I don't believe that the yellow-haired girl can hook Brother Xin's heart." ”

"What hook? Is...... It's just to take it home and play. Xin Chen's words seem to be driven out at any time when he gets tired of playing.