"Okay." The emperor nodded, and thought about this matter in his heart, "The day after tomorrow is Ruyu's wedding, I was going to send a few imperial villages as congratulatory gifts, it happened that Rulie also had such a big happy event, there is a royal village outside the east city, I will give it to Rulie and Su Lian by the way, it is considered to be a joy, when she gives birth in the future, she will give birth to a prince, and I will also have a heavy reward." ”

Zhuangzi is not unusual, the key is that the emperor personally appreciates it, which is very different, not to mention that Xu Rulie has been repeatedly reprimanded before, and it can be regarded as the first reward he has received in such a long time.

"Yes, thank you, Father." Xu Rulie's heart was full of joy, and he was busy kowtowing to thank him, but the queen next to him was happy, but she seemed to have something else on her mind, and the expression on her face quietly dimmed.

How to say that Xu Rulie has a child, it should be a great joy, how can the emperor say this, the reward he got is like the light of the second prince, how can the queen accept it.

But because it was in front of the emperor, the queen didn't dare to show too much, so she had to keep her mouth shut and go back with Xu Rulie and the emperor in a sullen manner.

And the emperor's mood these days is really good, although the wedding ceremony the day after tomorrow is far away in the royal palace on the outskirts of the city, but this joyful atmosphere has been spreading throughout the imperial city.

It's just estimated that because the two places are too far away, and the wedding is not in the palace, so almost the princes and ministers came to the palace according to the invitation, so that the royal palace, which had been silent, suddenly became more noisy, but the palace seemed a little lonely and lonely.

"During the day, the lord of Peony County accepted the dress, and listened to the teachings of the nurturing grandmother in the harem, and at the auspicious time in the afternoon, he would come to the royal palace under the escort of the eight sedan chairs. Although I don't normally have to be in charge of the wedding procession of the princes, today was specially proposed by His Majesty, so if you go to the banquet, you can only go alone. ”

Xiao Mansion in the city, in order to cater to today's big day, Xiao Huai'an actually changed into a red robe, which made the whole person more energetic, but it was also more fancy than usual, and people who didn't know thought that he was the one who was happy today.

He held a fold in his hand, and after reading it, he waited for Su Jiao to finish dressing up, and briefly explained to her today's situation.

Su Jiao sorted out her collar with the help of Mu Rong and Diecui, and couldn't help but nodded, but it was also expected, Xiao Huai'an must be in an important position today, so she didn't feel surprised.

"I know, it's just a pity that Yuge won't go over today, and I have to stay in the house to recuperate, and if you're not there, I'm really bored alone, and I'll go see how my mother is cleaning up in a while."

Su Jiao stretched out her hands and sighed leisurely, as soon as she turned around, she saw Xiao Huai'an's gaze, looked her up and down on herself, and then nodded with satisfaction, she couldn't help but raise her chin proudly, pursed her mouth and smiled.

And while the two of them were talking, Mrs. Su was still wearing her usual clothes and walked over here.

"Oh, it's really refreshing for happy events, although I borrowed the light of the second prince, but I couldn't see it clearly last time, and this time I found out that the son-in-law was wearing a red robe, and he was so energetic, and my Jiao'er was really a natural pair."

Mrs. Su was supported by Xiaolian, and as soon as she entered the room and saw the two people standing side by side, she couldn't help but sigh, Xiao Huai'an's face was well concealed, but Su Jiao was really embarrassed and blushed slightly, and hurriedly stepped forward, trying to change the topic, and gently took Mrs. Su's hand.

"Mother, what are you talking about, why don't you hurry up and change your clothes, what if you delay going to the second prince's courtyard?"

"I won't go for the time being, this is the ceremony of the second prince, your father and I are already reasonable, this identity is gone, it is inevitably not suitable, just stay in the house, it can be regarded as taking care of the house for you, you go early and return early."

Mrs. Su shook her head, probably for reasons in her heart, so she politely refused the proposal to go over with Su Jiao, Su Jiao frowned slightly, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, "Ah-"

"Since it's my mother's intention, don't be upset, anyway, I'll just go and come back soon, plus this time Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are both in the palace, so you don't have to be so formal, so don't be too upset." I still have some things to do first, so my mother and son-in-law will take their leave. ”

Xiao Huai'an pursed his mouth, put away the fold in his hand and walked over, Mrs. Su nodded at him, and he gently patted his hand on his shoulder twice.

"You should go earlier, for if you are late for this occasion, you will make people laugh."

"How could I be late, look down on me, then you can go quickly." Hearing this, Su Jiao's eyes lit up, one hand was on her waist, and she very arrogantly blocked Xiao Huai'an's hand patting her shoulder, and said.

But it's one thing to say it, it's another thing to do it. Because today is a big day, the streets are lit up everywhere to cater to the emperor's wishes, and many incalculable small vendors are all gathered on the most prosperous Suzaku Street, and it is inconvenient for the carriage called Hibiscus to walk, so they can only find a small alley to hide and wait for the crowd to disperse.

However, it is also a coincidence that after the palanquin of the lord of Peony County was carried out from the pawn guest house, the route of walking also passed through this Suzaku Street. Su Jiao's eyes turned, and she simply asked Mu Hibiscus to drive the carriage, and after this wedding procession, she passed through the most crowded street very smoothly.

"Madam, you are so clever, the county lord's greeting procession is much grander than our carriage, and following them is really not hindered at all. But if we keep chasing after others like this, will we make them think that we are bad people? ”

Mu Hibiscus happily raised her horsewhip, and it was easy to get out of traffic on the road, so she unconsciously followed the team in front of her all the way to the outskirts of the city, and she didn't even hear the sound of Mu Rong reminding her to change the route in the carriage.

"Are you embarrassed to say, if it weren't for the adults in the family sending off team, do you still think we would be able to get all the way here?"

Mu Rong poured Su Jiao a cup of tea and rinsed her mouth, and couldn't help but complain about the hibiscus, Su Jiao was leisurely, tasted it very leisurely, and let out a sigh.

"Good tea, Mu Rong, your skills in making tea are getting better and better."

"Madam......" Mu Rong felt helpless for a while, lowered her head leisurely, and then came back to her senses and informed Mu Hibiscus, "That's it, it's almost there anyway, it's just a while Mu Hibiscus, you remember to park the carriage at the back door of the other courtyard, there should be other adults' carriages in front, so that people can see that we are coming so late, it is not good-looking,"

"Anyway, we also have an invitation in our hands, and if we come in through the back door, we just want to say that we can't find the entrance, and we must still be able to enter."

"Back door." Su Jiao listened to Mu Rong's words, and couldn't help muttering twice, not that she was unhappy, but it was the first time she walked through the back door on such a formal occasion, which was really a very fresh feeling.

Anyway, Su Jiao didn't refuse, so when Mu Hibiscus was about to get to the outside of the royal palace, he specially chose a relatively distant path, and I don't know if Xiao Huai'an, who was protecting the safety in front of the team, saw it.

Although this path is usually not walked, it is estimated that because the carriage for food delivery is from the back door, it is also very solid and smooth, and Mu Hibiscus parked the car at the back door and asked the people in the courtyard to lead the carriage to help stop.

And because of the invitation in Su Jiao's hand, the people in this courtyard didn't have the slightest suspicion, so they let them in, and walked all the way from the back door to the front hall, and they had to pass through the garden where Su Jiao got lost last time.

"I didn't expect it to be quite lucky, according to the speed of those people at the front door checking the invitations one by one, I'm afraid that we will come in before them, that's just the security system of this courtyard, it's too lax, what if you let the bad guys come in?"

Su Jiao couldn't help but snicker and strolled around the garden with the invitation, but when she spoke, she was concerned about the precautionary awareness of this courtyard. Mu Rong also gave her such an optimistic attitude that made her helpless for a while, looking at Su Jiao and Mu Hibiscus Diecui, she was smug and happy, and only after coming back to her senses did she realize that this time it was actually the four of them who were lost in this garden.

What an awkward situation.

Mu Rong's whole body suddenly froze, and she hurried a few steps to Su Jiao's side, "Madam, do you remember the way out of this garden, Madame seems to have walked out of here last time." ”

"Well, it's okay, but who asked the second prince to build this garden like a labyrinth, the walls made of bushes, although they look beautiful, they also affect the vision too much. But it doesn't matter, just find the crescent-shaped pool I was familiar with. - Oops. ”

Su Jiao waved her hand, she was confident in the last second, and the next second she looked at the small pond canal in front of her, which looked like a nine-curved turn, and the same pavilion standing next to each canal, and was immediately stunned.

Although the name of the garden here is a garden, it is really like a labyrinth, and the outermost circle is a wall of trees made of bushes, and there are almost no shortcuts to get there, and you have to make a few detours to get out.

This is relatively simple in the center, but the same landscape is always hidden behind each shaded parterre. For example, the pavilion next to the pool where Su Jiao met the second prince for the first time last time was only one of them.