Envy is envy, jealousy is jealousy, and if you want to rise to prominence and seek wealth, you have to rely on this celebrity in front of Emperor Mingzong, right?

Even if you can't get along, you must not be evil, don't you follow in the footsteps of your family?

Tao Fu, as the steward of the palace, greeted the guests with a smile at the door, while staring at the gifts given by the guests one by one; The old butler accompanied the male guests to greet and talk in the palace. Murong Chong was fighting outside, and there were no male dependents in the palace, so Lin Ruo specially invited Li Yan to entertain the male guests as the eldest brother.

Everyone was unimpressed with Li Yan, who had become half a master inexplicably, but had no fame, but when they saw that King Ning was commensurate with him, and several students of Old Master Chen of the Hanlin Academy appreciated it, they gradually became a little curious. Seeing that he spoke elegantly and behaved politely, he was really a person who could have fellowship, and he was also the brother of Princess Rong, so they threw olive branches to him and made friends with him.

As for the female family, Lin Ruo, as the hostess, faced different wives and young ladies, all of whom were her usual calm and decent, gentle and graceful side, which made people unable to find faults.

Jiahui didn't bring Yan Yi this time, she was sick a few days ago, although she was already well, it was better for his wife to stay in the house peacefully. She kept watching Lin Ruo talk back and forth with different people, and finally took a look, taking advantage of Lin Ruo's tea time, pulling people to her side, and secretly asking what happened that day, which made her a little flustered.

"It's okay already, scares you, right?"

Lin Ruo didn't say it clearly, and blinked slyly.

Jiahui raised her eyebrows slightly, a little skeptical of Lin Ruo's words: "Is it really okay?" Seeing you like this, you haven't seen you for a few days, and then you're a little weaker, if there's really something tricky, don't hide it from me! One person is short, two people are long, and I can help you a little. ”

Lin Ruo's eyes crooked with a smile and nodded: "I know." ”

"By the way, why didn't you see Su Shizi?" Jiahui asked curiously, "On such an important day as your birthday, he didn't even attend?" ”

Lin Ruo's face was the same, and he replied calmly: "It's not to hide from people!" ”

"Hiding from people?" Jia Ji was stunned for a moment, then glanced not far away, lowered her voice, and asked tentatively, "Because...... The Crown Princess? ”

Lin Ruo's eyes swept to the side, then nodded, and whispered to Jiaxi: "It just so happened that the emperor wanted to sacrifice the army, Bo Yu begged me to intercede with the emperor, asked for a quota, and went with the eighth emperor brother." However, he was anxious and couldn't stand the chatter of Lord Hou and Mrs. Hou, so he was a good deputy inspector, but he just robbed the job of the first Annunciation Post soldier and ran away first. ”

Jia Ji covered her mouth and snickered: "This is really Su Shizi's style." ”

Lin Ruo pursed his mouth: "Who said it wasn't?" This birthday gift, let the little guy send it in advance, wrapped tightly, I don't know what he made up of the hall, Ah Fu didn't dare to dismantle, sent it to my yard to rest, for fear of dismantling another skeleton. ”

"Bah, this festive day, you are not afraid of taboos!"

"It's not the first time I've been around, and I'm used to it."

Lin Ruo shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, and Jiahui was helpless.

The two chatted with a smile, Lin Ruo was the host after all, and he was a little afraid of the guests, and from time to time he smiled back with the female relatives who looked at him, and everyone returned with a smile. Only when he met Su Muqing's gaze, the other party turned his head away and ignored it, as if he didn't see it.

In the prince's mansion, the side concubine Shen Wanyi was pregnant, she was seven months old, her body was bulky, and it was not easy to move, although she received an invitation, she did not come in person, only let people bring congratulatory gifts and apologize to Lin Ruo. Therefore, Su Muqing, the crown princess, is very dignified, which makes people feel that she has regained the favor of the prince after lifting the grounding, and followed the prince to Rongwangfu.

Lin Ruo didn't mind, it didn't matter if Shen Wanyi didn't come, so as not to have any accidents and be affected.

Jiaji, who was standing next to Lin Ruo, also found out, frowned lightly, and hugged Lin Ruo: "What does she mean by this?" Did you deliberately put on your face? I don't want to think about how she was grounded......"

"Shh Lin Ruo hurriedly stopped Jiaji's words, "There are many people, be careful to fall into the ears of others and cause you trouble." ”

Jiahui gently slapped Lin Ruo's hand away, and was a little angry and dissatisfied: "How do you let her do anything?" You haven't treated her badly, she's good, and she's put on a face for you! ”

"She was grounded for several months, and it was inevitable that she would have grievances in her heart." Lin Ruo sighed helplessly, "The emperor specially warned me not to intercede for her, and it is reasonable for her to complain about me......

"Didn't she ask for it? The flesh that fell from his body, but he did not care for it. Also as a mother, Jiahui complained about Su Muqing's approach, "Besides, she is not your own sister, and she is not so good to you, what responsibility do you have, you must get her out?" My own father and brother are all standing by! If it weren't for you, I guess you would still be grounded and not allowed to go out! ”

Seeing Jiaji's indignant appearance for herself, Lin Ruo sneered and laughed: "It is said that being a mother is strong, it seems to be true, I didn't see you dare to talk like this before." ”

Jiahui glanced at Lin Ruo dissatisfiedly: "I'm talking about you, don't divert the conversation!" Take care of yourself a little longer, don't always think about her, people may not appreciate your affection! Do you hear that? ”

Looking at Jiaji's imposing appearance of complaining about herself, Lin Ruo felt very heartwarming. After her, the eighth princess Xijiao and the third princess Chunyi also came to greet her. Compared with Jiayi, Xijiao was more happy to talk to Lin Ruo about recent interesting things, and Chunyi was calmly telling Lin Ruo about his feelings after Tang Yun's recovery.

Everyone has their own character, each has their own life, each has their own choice, and each has their own perception.

For example, Jiahui has a child who has everything to do; For example, Xijiao seems to be unsorrowful; For example, Chunyi is no longer obsessed with Yunhu and does not like it.

But there are also people who have a very contradictory attitude towards Lin Ruo - the county lord of Fengyang, Qu Xiaoxiang.

Originally, Qu Xiaoxiang planned to accept Lin Ruo's reminder to investigate Qu Lianyang's matter first, and then go to investigate those people on the list to find some clues. Even though Su Muyu did not cooperate and refused to provide a detailed list, she still remembered the names of several people, starting with these people, although it was a little troublesome, it may not be impossible to find out the results.

But when she asked her aunt unintentionally who "Qu Lianyang" was, Mrs. Xuanlu's face flashed with surprise, which made her very concerned. What made her even more concerned was that Mrs. Xuanlu didn't tell her who "Qu Lianyang" was in the end, but kept asking her where she heard the name.

Qu Xiaoxiang did not confide in the truth, and did not involve Lin Ruo, but said that he heard it in Zhaoming Hall by accident.

Mrs. Xuanlu was silent for a long time, and then warned her not to inquire about Qu Lianyang again.

As everyone knows, the more suppressed curiosity is, the more heart-scratching it is.