Just when Xiao Lingting, the son of the prince, and Wu Jian, the son of An Guogong, were talking secretly in the hall, Xiao Lingshuang, the county lord, was holding the "Art of War under Heaven" given to her by Nangong Shuo in her room.

But today, her focus is clearly not here, she no longer has the concentration of the past, she looks careless, her eyes keep glancing out of the door, and she looks at the Yahuan Yinqiu who is serving on the side, and she secretly feels funny.

After a while, her other personal maid Li'er trotted all the way into the house from outside, picked up a cup of tea on the coffee table next to her and drank it in one gulp.

Xiao Lingshuang didn't speak, and quietly watched her finish drinking the water. Yinqiu couldn't look at it, and deliberately reprimanded with a straight face: "You girl, it's really getting more and more unruly, the county lord is here, you haven't saluted yet, but drink the water first, be careful that the princess knows, and drive you out of the palace!" ”

Li'er knew that although Yinqiu was more respectful, she was more affectionate, so she understood that she was just scaring herself and had no malice, so she hurriedly saluted Xiao Lingshuang, and pulled Yinqiu's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Good sister, I didn't mean to, don't blame me." ”

Before Yinqiu could speak, Xiao Lingshuang was impatient, and said angrily: "Ling'er, do you remember what I asked you to go out for?" Now that you have drunk the water, Yinqiu will not punish you, hurry up and talk about it, what news can you find out? ”

Ling'er came back to her senses at this time, and said to Xiao Lingshuang aggrievedly: "County Lord, look at it, I was frightened by Sister Yinqiu just now, and the slave and maid even forgot what she wanted to say. ”

Hearing Ling'er say this, Yinqiu gave her another slap in the face.

Xiao Lingshuang said to her angrily: "You can sell the guanzi, not to mention that the county lord will send you to the firewood room to be closed overnight!" ”

Ling'er retracted her playful heart and said seriously: "When I returned to the county lord's words, the slave heard that the princess said that she would treat the princess like her own daughter in the future, so that An Guogong could rest assured." ”

Xiao Lingshuang said speechlessly: "Do you still need to say this?" Don't you know what kind of friendship the Anguo family has with our Jiannan Palace? Of course, the mother will be kind to the new sister-in-law. ”

Ling'er saw that the first message she threw out was not recognized, and immediately leaned forward like a dog, and added in a low voice: "The slave maid also heard that it seems that Lord Wu and His Royal Highness the Prince who came to our palace to see off their relatives have something important to discuss, so that everyone else can avoid it, the prince and the princess have come out, and the prince and Lord Wu are left in the main hall." ”

Xiao Lingshuang became interested: "Tell me, what did they discuss?" ”

Ling'er spread her hands innocently: "This...... The slave didn't hear it. ”

Xiao Lingshuang poked her head in hatred and said, "Don't you boast that you are a first-class eavesdropper on weekdays?" How come you didn't hear anything? ”

Ling'er said aggrievedly: "County Lord, the slave's eavesdropping work is indeed the first ...... in the palace" She was about to exaggerate her eavesdropping work, but she didn't expect to be cut off by Xiao Lingshuang's eyes halfway through the words, so she hurriedly changed her words: "His Royal Highness the Prince does not allow anyone to approach, and someone has been sent to guard the door, and the slave's eavesdropping work is really uncontrollable." ”

Xiao Lingshuang lowered her head and thought to herself after hearing this, and said to herself: "What big brother Wu and eldest brother want to discuss, such a mysterious and secretive thing is definitely not a family matter, and there is no need to talk about family affairs in secret." ”

Before the words fell, a maid came in to report, Nangong Shuo came to visit, Xiao Lingshuang was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered the maid to invite him in, and ordered Yinqiu to prepare Nangong Shuo's favorite tea and snacks.

Nangong Shuo came with a smile, still a smile like a spring sun, warm and warm, and a blue plain clothes made him even more beautiful, graceful, and indescribably gentle and elegant.

"Nangong Shuo has seen the county lord!" He saluted Xiao Lingshuang.

"Brother Nangong, please excuse me!" Xiao Lingshuang returned the salute.

After the ceremony, the two went to the pavilion in the courtyard to drink tea, the spring has quietly gone, the summer is coming soon, the courtyard is full of colorful plants and flowers, a prosperous, this scene makes people happy.

Nangong Shuo said gently: "I haven't seen you for two months, I don't know if the county lord is okay?" ”

"Brother Nangong and second brother have gone to Liangzhou, and my mother is busy with my eldest brother's wedding, the only ones who can accompany me are Yinqiu and Ling'er, and Shuang'er is looking forward to your return every day! Why are you here now? Speaking of Xiao Lingji and Nangong Shuo's life after leaving these two months, Xiao Lingshuang couldn't help but feel a little sullen.

Nangong Shuo looked at Xiao Lingshuang's slightly baby fat face, and said with a smile: "Liangzhou is a long way away, and the road is full of dust, I went home first to understand my father, and I changed my clothes before I came to see the county lord." ”

Xiao Lingshuang regained her bright smile and said, "Brother Nangong has been away from home for a few days, General Nangong must be worried that he should go home first, and the second brother is also in the concubine's room at this time." You have been away from home for a few days, and the mother concubine is very worried about the second brother, Brother Nangong, tell me about the things on your road, is everything going well? ”

Nangong Shuo saw that Xiao Lingshuang was full of interest, so he told Xiao Lingshuang in detail about the things he encountered along the way. Nangong Shuo has poems and books in his belly, and when he talks about these, he naturally paints his voice and color, and Xiao Lingshuang yearns for it, until he talks about Xiao Lingji's injury and Longquan sword being snatched, and seeing Xiao Lingshuang's face change color, he didn't stop.

"Second brother is injured?" Xiao Lingshuang looked surprised and incredulous, "The Longquan Sword was still taken away and I don't know where to go?" "This ...... It's not in line with the character of his second brother.

"Indeed it is! The rivers and lakes are big, and there are so many masters, far beyond our imagination! Nangong Shuo said with emotion, "But please rest assured that the second prince's injuries have basically healed and are fine." ”

Xiao Lingshuang was relieved after hearing this, but she was still a little surprised, her second brother's martial arts were not weak, and even the eldest brother often praised him, but he was injured so easily. Not to mention, the second brother's baby Longquan Sword was actually taken away by a girl, and the second brother, who has always been proud, can only give it away helplessly, if all this is not said by Nangong Shuo himself, she will definitely not believe it, it seems that the outside world is indeed very different from what she sees.

Seeing Xiao Lingshuang's puzzled look, Nangong Shuo smiled slightly, took out a walnut box, handed it to Xiao Lingshuang with both hands, and said: "Nangong Shuo passed by Suzhou and brought back a gift for the county lord, please open it to see if you like it." ”

Xiao Lingshuang came back to her senses from her thoughts just now when she saw the gift, and when she opened the box that didn't look amazing, she was stunned: a cute wooden carved doll, combed in a bun, smiling so carefree, as if there were no troubles, which made people forget to see.

What surprised her the most was that the embroidery patterns on the doll's dress were gorgeous and colorful, but they were elegant and lifelike, which was really delicate and cute.

Seeing the smile on Xiao Lingshuang's face, Nangong Shuo knew that he had chosen the right gift.

"Thank you, Brother Nangong!" Xiao Lingshuang said happily: "Suzhou embroidery is famous for its exquisiteness, but I have never seen it. ”

Nangong Shuo smiled slightly: "The county lord really has a discerning eye, and he can recognize that this is Suzhou embroidery." ”

Xiao Lingshuang said: "Brother Nangong knows that what Shuang'er likes to see most is the Art of War and the local history of Ningguo, this Suzhou embroidery, but it is a treasure in Suzhou." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yinqiu and Ling'er also looked at the doll curiously, but when they looked at it, they didn't see any doorway, they only felt that the flowers were full of flowers and the lines were fine. But when she saw the doll's face, Ling'er was straightforward and pleasantly surprised: "This doll's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to the county lord." ”。

Xiao Lingshuang took a closer look, and sure enough, she looked up at Nangong Shuo's slightly red smiling face again, and the floodgates in her heart seemed to be gently opened, trembling slightly, and she was very happy.