The female dependents of various families came forward to see the county lord of Zhongling, and those with grades were in front according to their grades, and those without grades were in the back.

Last year, Fan Guiying had just been promoted to the third grade, and she took her niece Fan Xiaoniang to rank third, and the first person to come to see the lord of Zhongling County was the wife and daughter of Shaanxi Dusi Cong Yun; The second is Jiang Shuangliu's wife.

Hearing that the only female general of the Great Qi Dynasty was in front of him, the county lord of Zhongling stood up slightly, so that he was respectful.

Although the county lord of Zhongling is not a descendant of the royal family, the county lord is a second grade, she can be polite in front of Fan Guiying, but she gives Fan Guiying a different respect from others.

The little lady Fan who was watching sighed in her heart, I am afraid that the real county lord of Zhongling will not do better than this.

The county lord of Yining obviously took a more fancy to Fan Xiaoniang, and after seeing the ceremony, Fan Guiying took the excuse to gossip with Mrs. Jiang Shuangliu, so they both left, giving up their positions to other ladies who came to see the ceremony, and Fan Xiaoniang was pulled by the county lord of Yining to sit next to her.

Before this, the county lord of Yining had been told by Zhou Zheng to arrange the girl of the Fan family at the banquet by the side of the county lord of Zhongling.

As for why this is so, Zhou Zheng didn't say it, and the county lord of Yining suspected that he didn't know, because when Fan Guiying entered the mansion today, he went to see the prince first, and at that time, the little lady Fan was standing outside the study, and when Zhou Zheng and the county lord of Yining heard that this was the girl of the Fan family, the county lord of Yining saw surprise on his brother's face.

It's funny to think about it, my brother is talking about the girl of the Fan family, not the little lady Fan, so my brother thinks that the one who came with Fan Guiying will be a big girl?

Seeing the ladies come to meet the lord of Zhongling County, the county lord of Yining felt bored, and she quietly asked the little lady Fan beside her: "How old are you?" ”

"I'll be ten years old after the New Year." Little lady Fan said.

"And what month were you born?" The county lord of Yining asked again.

"Born in April." Fan Xiaoniangzi said.

"Then you are ten months younger than me, I was born in February, and I will be eleven next month." The county lord of Yining is very pleased, she is older than Fan Xiaoniang.

"It's your birthday next month?" Little Lady Fan asked.

"Yes, if you were still in Xi'an at that time, come and eat Shou Noodles...... But there is only longevity noodles, and there are no rules for children to celebrate their birthdays in the palace", the county lord of Yining became curious again, "How did your family celebrate their birthdays?" Will there be a banquet? I've heard that a lot of people live their lives however they want, unlike us who have a lot of rules, and there are officials in the palace who are in charge of these. ”

"I'm ......" Fan Xiaoniang wanted to say that Fan Guiying's birthday in April was said by Fan Guiying, how did she know how the Fan family gave her daughter a birthday, as for herself, she didn't.

The county lord of Yining blinked and waited for her to speak, and the little lady Fan suddenly stopped talking as she spoke.

She saw a grandmother beside the county lord of Zhongling suddenly look at them.

The grandmother was in her early forties, thin and white, her hair was combed bare, and she wore a finger-wide gold bracelet on her wrist.

But just now, the look that the grandmother looked at was fierce and wary.

She's on the lookout for something.

"What's wrong?" The county lord of Yining asked.

"County Lord, I heard that the garden of the palace is very beautiful, can I go and take a look?" Little Lady Fan asked.

"Of course I can, but I can't leave, I still have to greet guests here......" The county lord of Yining was a little helpless, she didn't want to stay here, but she was the only one in the palace who had status, and she had no choice.

"It's okay, the county lord just needs to find a maid or chamberlain to accompany me." Little lady Fan said.

The county lord of Yining soon called a little chamberlain and asked him to take the little lady Fan around the garden.

Fan Xiaoniang was young, and she slipped out quietly and didn't pay attention.

Walking out of the Lanyue Building, where the banquet was held, and crossing a stone bridge, it was the palace garden.

At this time, it is the first month of the year, and several plum trees in the garden are in full bloom.

The little waiter led the way while introducing the scenery of the garden to Fan Xiaoniang, and suddenly, Fan Xiaoniang pointed to a tree not far away and asked, "Is there a tree house on it?" ”

"Yes, this tree has been around for a long time, look at the tree house above, it was built by the prince when he was a child, and then the prince asked people to repair it every year, and the second son, the third son and the seventh young man have all played in it." The little chamberlain said.

"And now, is there anyone still going up?" Little Lady Fan asked.

"No, the third prince and the seventh young man have grown up, and they have long since gone up to the tree, the county lord is timid and does not dare to go up, but the prince still asks people to repair every year, and in the future, the third prince will be able to continue to play if he has Young Master Sun." The little chamberlain said with a smile.

Little Lady Fan narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at the tree house a few more times, and then continued to walk forward with the little attendant.

"Where is the prince now, will he attend today's banquet?" She asked.

"The banquet of the female dependents, the prince usually does not attend, but this is a banquet for the county lord of Zhongling, the prince may also come, at this time the prince is in the front yard, General Jiang and the seven young people are over."

Little Lady Fan was about to speak, her footsteps suddenly stopped, and the next moment she reached out to pry away the hanging flower branches and continued to walk forward.

The little waiter was still chattering about the beautiful scenery in the garden, but the little lady Fan was already on guard.

You can't go wrong with that feeling of being on her back, someone is watching her.

At this point, as soon as she turned around and looked up, she would attract the person's attention.

Her judgment was never wrong, and the direction of the man should be the treehouse.

The treehouse is not idle, never has been.

It was the observation post of the palace, from which you could see the entire garden.

"Little father-in-law, can you get to the prince's study in the front yard from here?" Little Lady Fan asked.

"Yes, you look at the side of the road, along the road to the end is the moon cave gate, from there straight to the prince's study, the prince sometimes tired of dealing with official business, will come to the garden to relax, the slave has met twice." The little chamberlain said.

Little Lady Fan smiled and asked, "Has someone told you, you will answer whatever I ask?" ”

The little waiter's face turned red and said, "The seventh young man told the slave maid that when the little lady comes, let the slave and maid serve by the little lady's side." ”

So the county lord of Yining looked for someone to accompany her to the garden, and pointed to him casually, not that the county lord of Yining deliberately found him, but that at that time he was standing in a place where the county lord of Yining could see at a glance.

"Seven Young still let you take me to see the big tree with a tree house?" Little Lady Fan smiled with crooked eyebrows.

"Yes, Qi Shao said that the tree house on that big tree is the most interesting, and the little lady will definitely be interested." The little chamberlain said.

"Okay, what else did Qi Shao say about something interesting, you can point it out to me one by one." Little Lady Fan is in a good mood, Xiao Ren used to be the commander of the palace guards, and no one knows the vigilance of the palace better than him, and because of this, he will not tell her about this outsider, so he uses this method to let her find out by herself.

What a kid!

What if she hadn't come to the garden today? Wouldn't that be unknowing?

However, she will definitely come to the garden.

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