Xiao Xuan's words made Xiao Lu's face turn pale for a while.

"Xiao Xuan, are you taking me as a beggar?!" Xiao Lu accused Xiao Xuan. "I'm your eldest sister."

"Big sister, how did you say this, how did I be willing to give the rare Yuehua brocade to the big sister, but it became my sin." Xiao Xuan competed with Xiao Lu all the year round, and didn't take her accusations to heart at all. "I'm still the same sentence, there are many people in the Imperial Garden, and on a good day like today, my sister still doesn't have to be more entangled."

A leading palace maid beside Xiao Lu also hurriedly came over to persuade her, and whispered a few words, Xiao Lu died down and turned her head away angrily. Seeing that the masters were gone, those inner eunuchs and palace maids also hurried to catch up and leave.

Xiao Xuan saw Xiao Lu's annoyed appearance when she returned, and the anger that had just been disturbed by her suddenly dispersed happily.

"Thank you, sister." Xiao Xuan was overjoyed when she watched Xiao Lu go away, but the little girl suddenly opened her mouth.

"Sister Chu, you can't shout nonsense, this is Her Royal Highness the Second Princess." The boy didn't expect his sister to suddenly speak, and hurriedly corrected his sister.

"It's okay." Xiao Xuan turned his head, looked at the brother and sister, and waved his hand and smiled very kindly. "There is no one else now, and the people who are near me are the ones who serve me. My little sister can call me sister, but not in front of people. ”

Xiao Xuan beckoned and let the little girl who was called Sister Chu by the young man come close to him. Xiao Xuan stretched out her hand, and the little girl followed and took her hand.

"Auntie, hand me a handkerchief."

Liu Shufu hurriedly untied her handkerchief and handed it to Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan squatted down and wiped away the tears that were still hanging on the little girl's cheeks one by one.

"Your name is Sister Chu? How old are you? ”

"Hmm." Sister Chu nodded obediently. "I'm three years old."

"Come, you are frightened in the palace. I'm also the master's family, so I have to appease you for a while. Xiao Xuan beckoned the palace maid carrying the food box beside her to come forward and took out an eight-treasure box from it.

Xiao Xuan took it and directly opened the lid of the box, which was full of all kinds of exquisite snacks.

"Is this for me?" Sister Chu has a child's temperament, and when she saw these foods, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva, and looked at Xiao Xuan with a pair of watery round eyes and asked.

"Naturally, it's all for you."

Sister Chu ate a few pine nut candy that Xiao Xuan fed to her, and then she completely eased up. Xiao Xuan was born beautiful, gentle and gentle, and her little body leaned on Xiao Xuan more and more when she spoke.

This is the first time Duan Shaolan has seen her in his life, she is the most favored princess in the harem of Emperor Zhao Chu. Her mother, Concubine Liuhuang, is still in the boudoir, and she already has the title of the first beauty in Jokhang. Duan Shaolan had never seen the concubine of Emperor Liu, who had the best appearance in the harem, and at this time, he could only see the gentle princess with amazing beauty talking to her young sister.

She smiled suddenly, and Duan Shaolan felt that the roots of his ears were unconsciously warm.

At this moment, a pretty woman on the path in the distance led two maids to hurry up.

"Brother Lan, Sister Chu?!" Originally, they were all going to stagger together, but fortunately, one of the sharp-eyed maids saw the trace of Xiao Xuan and his party, and the beautiful woman immediately came over.

"Xuan'er has met Aunt Duansu." Xiao Xuan recognized that the person was the county lord of Duansu who was married to the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion, so he took Sister Chu'er's hand and got up to greet him.

The lord of Duansu is the second daughter of the Xianwang Mansion, and the Xianwang is the younger brother of the former emperor. Now that King Xian is old and at home, the prince of King Xian's mansion has been reused by Emperor Chu.

Speaking of which, the county lord of Duansu is Xiao Xuan's cousin.

Princess Duansu was still in the queen's palace with the queen and the eldest sister-in-law at home, Mrs. Shizi, when suddenly the person who followed the two children came back to report that the two children had collided with the eldest princess, and she resigned from the queen and immediately brought someone to find her.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Second Princess." The county lord of Duansu was originally anxious to find the two children, but now he is relieved to see that the two children are fine. Seeing that the person standing beside Sister Chu and smiling Yan Yan was the second princess in the palace, she hurriedly stopped and returned the salute. "I heard that the two children accidentally collided with the eldest princess, why is the second princess here now?"

"Auntie, don't worry, it's not a big deal, I've already persuaded my eldest sister away."

When Sister Chu saw Lord Duansu, she let go of Xiao Xuan's hand and stuck it up.

"Thank you, Second Princess, for speaking up for my two children." Lord Duansu hurriedly saluted and thanked him again. "This is the eldest son and youngest daughter in my family. Brother Lan, Sister Chu, didn't step forward to thank the second princess. ”

When Duan Shaolan heard this, he took his sister's hand and stepped forward to give a full salute to thank Xiao Xuan.

"No, it's not a big deal. Since they are Aunt Duansu's children, it is only right for me to say a few words for them. Xiao Xuan had a pair of big black and white eyes, and as long as he saw someone talking, he would smile with three points.

When Duan Shaolan raised his head, he suddenly bumped into a pair of smiling eyes. The pale red roots of the young man's ears have not faded, and his handsome face, which is still childish, has been dyed with a touch of red.

Because the Zhaoyang Palace was still waiting for a reply, the county lord of Duansu only briefly said a few words to Xiao Xuan, and then left the imperial garden with people.

"It seems that the rumors of the imperial capital are true, the lord of Duansu has a pure temperament, and the children born by the husband's concubine are like his own children." Seeing that the county lord of Duansu led Sister Chu and the young man to leave after him, Liu Shufu stood behind Xiao Xuan and said.

"Aunt didn't say that I almost forgot, Aunt Duansu still hasn't had a child of her own." Xiao Xuan nodded. "Then are these two brothers and sisters concubines? It doesn't look like it. ”

"It turned out that King Xian valued the lord of the Zhenguo Mansion, so he allowed to marry the county lord of the palace. However, the situation of the county lord is similar to that of the queen's mother, and it is quite difficult in terms of heirs. Fifteen years ago, the first child was difficult to give birth, and the county lord lost the child and survived, but he has never been pregnant again. "Liu Shufu has only been back in Beijing for a few years, and she is not very familiar with the families in Beijing, but because of Xiao Xuan, she has made up for it. Now I am very familiar with everything in the family of the famous family in Beijing. "The biological mother of the brother and sister is also the concubine of the lord of the county after a long period of infertility for the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the concubine was also very obedient after giving birth to the eldest son, and gave birth to a girl three years ago, but Fu Bo's blood collapsed after giving birth. Originally, the eldest son was also raised under the knee of the county lord, and then the county lord naturally raised the girl. The county lord has a good heart, treats both children as his own, and raises them carefully. ”

"It seems that the one in the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion is also really capable, but he can marry the princess of the real power palace." Xiao Xuan sneered. "With such an outstanding cousin, it's no wonder that the two of them don't like the people in the second room."

"Alright, my Highness Princess." Liu Shufu interrupted Xiao Xuan's words. "Originally, the imperial concubine didn't like His Royal Highness and the eldest princess to quarrel, and His Royal Highness himself knew what day it was, no matter what he said, it was none of his business, so why bother to make trouble with the eldest princess."

"Why is it none of my business, she is making a lot of noise and disturbing my sleep." Xiao Xuan smiled sweetly and grabbed Liu Shufu's arm. "Auntie, let's go back to Yihua Palace, my grandmother is also going to enter the palace today, I think Sister Yuanlan will definitely accompany my grandmother into the palace together."

Liu Shufu's deceased husband was born in the Han family in Shuzhong, and she gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses. After his younger brother Han Yuanzhu entered Beijing, he went to the Liu clan to study, and he also obtained fame and was joining the Hanlin Academy. Sister Han Yuanlan was raised under the knee of the eldest princess of Yongshou, and now she is seventeen years old. A few years ago, the eldest princess of Yongshou discussed their family affairs for her, and she only got married after her eighteenth birthday. The eldest princess of Yongshou chose for her in-laws is a noble family of Huhan Linqing. The family style is upright, the mother-in-law is kind, and the concubine is harmonious, and Liu Shufu is very satisfied with this marriage.

"Alright." Liu Shufu smiled and patted Xiao Xuan's hand. "Let's go back to the palace."

When Xiao Xuan and his party returned to Yihua Palace, sure enough, the eldest princess of Yongshou had already arrived in the front hall.

"Grandmother!" Xiao Xuan saw the people in the front hall running all the way, and shouted sweetly when he entered the front hall.

At this time, there were palace people serving tea to the eldest princess of Yongshou, and a girl with snowy skin and beautiful appearance stood beside the eldest princess of Yongshou and took the tea cup first. She carefully tested the temperature of the cup with the back of her hand before bringing the teacup to the eldest princess of eternal life.

"Sister Yuanlan!"

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Second Princess." That girl is Liu Shufu's daughter, Han Yuanlan.

"You were cousins, and this is in Yihua Palace, so you don't have to be so angry." The eldest princess of Yongshou said with a kind smile, beckoning Xiao Xuan to her. "Xuan'er come, come to grandmother."

"Hmm." Xiao Xuan intended to sit down next to the eldest princess of eternal life.

"Yuanlan, Shufu, you all sit down, our family has a good talk." The eldest princess of Yongshou held Xiao Xuan's hand and said. "Counting the days before Yuanlan's marriage is only a few months away, her dowry and my uncle and grandfather have already been rich. I have already told the imperial concubine that after this period of the heaviest summer days, Shufu, you will go out of the palace and come to my house to live for a while, and accompany Yuanlan well. ”

"Shufu is grateful to the eldest princess and uncle for taking care of our mother and son for many years." Liu Shufu took Han Yuanlan to get up, and the mother and daughter wept and bowed in front of the eldest princess of Yongshou. "Thank you uncle for leading my son Yuanzhu to gain fame and smooth career in the scientific examination, and the eldest princess chose a good son-in-law for my daughter and has a lifelong support."

"Get up." The eldest princess of Yongshou said softly. "In order to let you educate Xuan'er well, we have left you from your biological children for many years, and our family owes you a lot. Besides, Yuanzhu and Yuanlan are both good children, otherwise fame and good son-in-law would not have come by relying on our strength alone. ”

Han Yuanlan helped Liu Shufu get up.

"Dan Tangerine, go get that red makeup box from my dressing table." Xiao Xuan whispered to Dan Tang, who nodded and turned to go out.

After a few moments, Dan Tang came back with a boxy makeup box.

"Sister Yuanlan, I know you're getting married." Xiao Xuan motioned for Dan Tang to send the makeup box to Han Yuanlan. "I deliberately picked out a few delicate pieces of jewelry to add makeup to my sister, and Sister He Yuanlan is about to get married. I wish my sister a harmonious marriage and beauty in the future, and give birth to a noble son early. ”

"Then I'll thank you." Han Yuanlan acted generously and decently, and immediately got up and took the makeup box with a smile.