The sun gradually moved westward.

The sky is still bright, but the lanterns on the shore of Anhu Lake have gradually lit up, and the southeast lakeside, which was quiet and uninhabited in the past, is already full of people at this time.

In Prince Gong's mansion, the prince has repeatedly checked his outfit tonight under the supervision of the princess.

The prince has always hated these red tapes, but after all, this is something that his mother cares about very much, and he has to be patient to let his mother dress up at will.

"Hmm...... That's pretty much it. ”

Zhen finally said this, the prince sighed, and was about to go to the chair on the side to rest, Zhen hurriedly said, "Don't sit!" ”

"But I'm tired." Shizi whispered.

Zhen stepped forward, re-arranged the tassel under the jade on Li Shizi's waist, and patted Shizi's arms gently, "Shizi endure it, it won't look good if your clothes are wrinkled." ”

The prince sank the corners of his mouth, he still preferred to listen to his mother call himself "Cong'er" than "Shizi", but he still replied, "The child knows." ”

Before the words fell, the eldest companion Lu Dou ran in from outside holding a three-foot-high wooden frame, and after saluting the princess and the prince, he put the stand in front of the prince, with a smile on his face, "If the prince is tired, you can lift the back of your clothes and rest on this wooden frame for a while." ”

Everyone in the room looked up at the wooden frame, which was based on a three-legged stand and a half-moon curved board. The curved boards are narrow, and the shelves are higher than ordinary stools and chairs, and people are almost half-standing when they sit on them—so that the clothes are still flat, and the wooden frames share some of the weight.

However, Shizi only glanced at it a few times, and then let Lu Dou take it aside with no interest.

After a while, King Gong sent someone over to deliver the message, he and Master Sun and Master Zhang in the front yard were almost ready, and after everything was done on the princess and the prince's side, everyone could go out.

"Let's go over now......"

"Wait!" The prince said suddenly, he looked at the princess, and there was some hesitation in his eyes, "...... I would like to go to Fu'an Yuan again to see Hu Lu. ”

The princess was a little surprised, "What do you want to do with him?" ”

“…… Just tell him that I'm going to the cherry blossom viewing party, and then ask him if he wants to go with me. Speaking of these, Shizi's confidence is slightly insufficient, "Because we made an appointment at the beginning of the month to see Jiaolong tonight, Jiuyan, Fengyu and Jingzhen are waiting for us." ”

"Have you forgotten what I told you earlier?" The princess's tone became slightly serious.

"I haven't forgotten." Shizi looked into his mother's eyes seriously, "I won't force him to go with me, but after all, I made an appointment before, and now I'm going out, even if I know that he won't go, I should talk to him, what does my mother think?" ”

The princess smiled, her eyes showed a little appreciation, she leaned over and straightened the placket of the prince's clothes again, "Yes, then you go and go back quickly, I'll wait for you here." ”

When the prince got permission, he didn't delay any longer, and ran out of the door as if flying.

Fu'an Yuan is located in the southwest corner of the palace, and almost no one passes by there on weekdays, so it is very quiet, and even the vegetation grows more vigorously than elsewhere.

Shizi ran all the way from the path, and finally came to the door of Fu'an Yuan. Although it was still daytime, the wooden door here was closed, and the prince stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a female voice came to ask "Who?" ”

"It's me." Shizi replied through the door, "I'm here to find Hulu." ”

There was no reply from the voice inside, but no one came to open the door, and the prince waited at the door for a while, and the door finally opened.

The thin and tall Hu Lu walked out of it, the drastic changes in the family in the past few days have made his whole person become shaped, his cheeks are slightly sunken, but his eyes are bigger than before, and there are still stubbles on both sides of his cheeks that have not had time to shave off, and the whole person is haggard as if he has changed a person.

This made Shizi almost unbearable to look at it, he looked away and looked at the flowers and plants at Hu Lu's feet, "See the Anhu Flower Viewing Party tonight, we are going out, are you coming?" ”

Hu Lu arched his hand, but his movements were like a little old man, slow and respectful, "Thank you for hanging ...... Shizi"

"You don't have to tell me these fake models, I'm in a hurry." Shizi directly interrupted him, "No matter what situation you fall into now and in the future, it has nothing to do with how I treat you, I remember you because we are brothers who grew up together, and you are one son after another, shouting so much, have you ever thought about what it feels like in my heart?" ”

Hu Lu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

"Anyway, I'm here to ask you today if you want to go with me to see Anhu."

Hu Lu shook his head with a blank face, "Grandmother and mother are both unwell, so I won't go tonight." ”

Shizi sighed softly, and when he got this answer, he didn't say anything, just turned around to leave.

"Shizi." Hu Lu behind him suddenly opened his mouth and called out to him.

Shizi stopped and turned around.

"Thank you." Hu Lu's voice trembled slightly, "Thank you for the past few days...... I got some of the maids from my mother and grandmother back. ”

Hu Lu didn't know what to say for a while.

His mother and grandmother each have some chronic diseases, and they have been taking medicine to recuperate, and the amount of medicine has been added or decreased over the years, and Fang Zi has always been a personal maid to remember. But on the night of the raid, everyone forgot to bring the prescription out in a hurry, and the maid was also arrested, and the medicine was broken.

Although the palace treated them leniently, they did not dare to ask the doctor to come to the door under the fear, and endured the pain for seven or eight days, until the prince sent a few old maids, and then reformulated the prescription, and asked the people in the palace to directly catch the medicine.

The prince waited for a long time, and he didn't wait for Hu Lu's next words, but when he saw that his lips and teeth trembled slightly, he understood in his heart that his words were different from the previous politeness, and he was sincerely grateful.

Shizi's heart was suddenly very moved.

"It's just a gesture," Shizi said softly, "You can go back too, and if you encounter any difficulties in the future, let the next person come to me." ”

“…… Huh! Hu Lu nodded vigorously.

On the way back from Fu'an Yuan, Shizi only felt that his steps were brisk, and all the worries of the past few days were thrown out of the clouds.

Mother is right, what Hu Lu needs most now is indeed not his company, but his non-interruption. After all, he is just an outsider, and it is already good to be able to help with some chores, and forcibly intervening will only make it difficult for their family.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the last few magnolia petals on the branches fell with the wind.

This scene suddenly reminded him of the girl who always sat alone in the imperial garden.

She's ...... tonight It's coming, too.