Xiangyun accompanied Bai Muguan to the direction of Qiushui Pavilion, and saw that it was a little abnormal for his young lady to bow her head all the way and be silent, and couldn't help but care: "Miss, do you have something on your mind?" ”

The master and servant grew up since childhood, and Xiangyun's father is Bai Zhanyi's personal soldier. In the past, when they were in Mobei, they had nothing to say, and most of Xiangyun's lively and refreshing temperament followed Bai Muguan.

At this time, Bai Muguan suddenly stopped, turned his head to look directly at Xiangyun, and asked seriously: "You and I have been staying in the East Palace for a long time, how do you carefully look at His Highness's treatment of my sister?" ”

Xiangyun said truthfully without thinking: "The slave maid sees that His Royal Highness does not treat the crown princess well, and he has only been to Qiushui Pavilion a handful of times these days, but he is very attentive to you." ”

"Yes, it can be seen that His Highness and his sister are not in love." Bai Muguan sighed unconsciously, his eyes looked at the magnificent palace cornices, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.

Before she entered Beijing, she had already heard of Yu Wenye's reputation, and heard that he was the pride of the sky and unruly, and his methods were ruthless and feared. But in her vague memories when she was a child, Yu Wenye was like a brother and a friend, no different from ordinary children. Now that they meet again after a long absence, he is beautiful and beautiful, and she has to admit that she fell in love at first sight. It's just that he is already the husband of his cousin Ye Shiying, and she doesn't want to serve a husband with others, not to mention that his wife is still her cousin who has had a good relationship since she was a child. Despite this, she is still willing to be close to him, even if she is his confidante in this life, Bai Muguan is overjoyed.

"The slave maid thinks that His Royal Highness has the heart to favor Miss, and you seem to have feelings for His Highness, if you can marry the prince of the East Palace, it will also be a matter of glory to the ancestors." Speaking of this, Xiangyun couldn't help but snicker.

"Don't be presumptuous!" Although Bai Muguan scolded Xiangyun sharply, he was not really ashamed and angry. Fang Mu Shaoai, she was afraid that it would be difficult to control herself.

Xiangyun stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to say anything more, just thinking that her own young lady was shy.

Soon Bai Muguan brought up other topics, such as the food in the capital, and Xiangyun began to answer again. The master and servant talked and laughed to the Qiushui Pavilion.

As soon as Bai Muguan stepped into the hall, he heard Ye Shiying say with a smile: "What are you kidding?" Let me have fun too. ”

"Good sister, we are talking about which restaurant in Beijing has the most delicious dishes!" Bai Muguan replied with a smile, with a greedy look on his face.

Ye Shiying deliberately glanced at her and said, "You think about eating and drinking all day long, just break your belly one day." ”

In fact, Ye Shiying was very envious in her heart, she was a premature baby, she was weak and sickly since she was a child, even if the world's delicacies were placed in front of her, she did not have Bai Muguan's good appetite.

Bai Muguan joked: "I'm not afraid of breaking my belly, it's a big deal to let the tailor repair it." ”

The two sisters laughed and got down to business.

"Calling you here is something for you." After speaking, Ye Shiying made a look, and Qing'er hurriedly led two maids with clothes and ornaments in their hands to come over, and knelt on the ground together.

Bai Muguan glanced at it and asked, "Sister, what are these?" ”

Haoyue, who was standing on the side, replied with a smile: "Miss Huibiao, this skirt was specially cut by the princess according to your figure, and the jewelry and hairpins are also prepared for you to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the palace." ”

"Hundred Flowers Banquet?" Bai Muguan has lived in Mobei for a long time, and naturally does not know the hundred flowers banquet that the princes and nobles of the capital attach the most importance to.

The Hundred Flowers Banquet, as the name suggests, is a banquet based on flower appreciation, and the first emperor is set in autumn every year. In fact, autumn is far less blooming than spring and summer, just like this banquet is not really for flowers, but for people. On the day of the banquet, the queen mother in the palace will attend in person, before she will draw up a list to invite the princes, nobles, royal relatives, relatives and daughters of various families to enter the palace, and the concubines and princesses above the concubine position in the harem will also accompany them, and gather together in the palace, if the queen mother is happy, the old man may also come in person.

Ye Shiying told her eloquently and gave Bai Muguan a detailed introduction to the process and rules of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so as not to make fun of her when she made a mistake.

Suddenly, the maid Xing'er walked inside, her expression was not calmer than usual: "Tell the crown princess, there is news from the palace that the concubine Chen was born last night." His Majesty wept bitterly when he heard the news, and he didn't even go to the morning court today, but actually ordered the hundred officials to rest for three days to mourn Concubine Chen. ”

Bai Muguan was quite shocked, she didn't know who Concubine Chen was, she only knew that His Majesty was diligent in his current political achievements, and he never deliberately slacked off and indulged in indecent rumors such as beauty. Now it is unheard of to have stopped for three days because of the death of a concubine! The girl's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but answer curiously: "Your Majesty is a sage and a wise man, and he will never affect the previous dynasty because of the affairs of the harem, what is it for this time?" ”

Ye Shiying didn't think so, her face was calm, and she didn't see any surprise.

Who doesn't know about the nobles of the capital family? When today's Zi and Chen Guifei were young, that enviable and amazing fiery past.

Facing the girl's inquiring gaze, Ye Shiying also patiently explained bluntly: "For Your Majesty, Concubine Chen is no better than ordinary concubines. She is His Majesty's childhood sweetheart, and when she was young, she used to kill side by side, and her friendship is deep and deep. Even if her mother's family has declined over the years, Her Majesty is still consistent with her, and no number of young concubines in the harem can replace her place in His Majesty's heart. Chen Guifei Niangniang has enjoyed the favor of the pepper room for decades, although she is not the queen, but she is actually better than the queen. ”

For some reason, Xu was touched by her situation, and Ye Shiying actually felt a faint sense of sadness.

"I see, the friendship of the young is naturally cherished." As he spoke, Bai Muguan nodded thoughtfully, and then picked up the pear blossom crisp at hand and put it in his mouth.

Seeing this, Ye Shiying raised the corners of her mouth slightly, she hadn't seen her cousin for many years and was still a heartless girl: "You loved to eat pear blossom cake when you were a child, but I didn't expect that after so many years, you haven't even changed your taste." ”

Bai Muguan's apricot eyes flowed, and he said with a smile: "On the grassland, I am used to eating roast mutton and drinking milk tea, and I always feel a strange taste in my mouth after a long time." The pear blossom is crispy and sweet, and the fragrance of pear blossom can also remove the strange taste in the mouth. ”

The smile on her lips is not only beautiful but also infectious, and even Haoyue can't help but say after seeing it for a long time: "Miss Cousin is beautiful and loves to laugh, and she will definitely be a person of great blessing in the future." ”

The girl tilted her head and looked at Ye Shiying, and said coquettishly: "I don't care about any great blessings, now I just want to accompany my sister." ”

"Mu Wan, it would be nice if you could be so childish forever." Ye Shiying put down her mind for the time being, and took her cousin's little hand with a smile. After a closer look, I found that although this girl has practiced martial arts since she was a child, her hands are white and soft, except for some thin calluses on her fingertips, the rest of her skin is very smooth.

"My sister's hands are so beautiful, slender and delicate." Bai Muguan was also looking at her.

Ye Shiying was pampered in the deep boudoir for the first 17 years, her ten fingers did not touch the spring water, and she occasionally lifted the pen and grinded with a maid.

In terms of the beauty and ugliness of his hands, Bai Muguan is naturally inferior.

What is the meaning of hand beauty? Ye Shiying laughed self-deprecatingly, no matter how beautiful her hand was, no one was willing to hold it gently, holding it in the palm of her hand and feeling sorry.

Bai Muguan sensed that her mood was wrong, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Sister of the Hundred Flowers Banquet in three days is going to dress me up beautifully!" ”

"That's nature." Ye Shiying came back to her senses and gently advised, "When the time comes, you will enter the palace with me, do you remember the rules of the palace?" Remember not to be willful and reckless, and to be more careful and obedient in front of the queen. This is the first time you have entered the palace as a young lady since you returned to Beijing, so be sure to be beautiful and decent. Remember to try the clothes and jewelry you prepared for you, and if it is not suitable, send someone to tell me. ”

"I made a note of it, thank you sister for bothering me." After chewing the last piece of pear blossom crisp and drinking the almond tea in the tea cup, Bai Muguan was full of food and drink and planned to slip away.

Ye Shiying frowned when she saw this: "What, you want to leave?" ”

"It's not too early, His Royal Highness just said to accompany me to eat roast mutton, do you want my sister to come along?"

She would make Ye Shiying sad when she said this, but Bai Muguan didn't want to deliberately hide or lie, so she could only tell the truth in this way. If it weren't for their deep sisterhood, others would only think that she intended to show off and rub salt on other people's wounds.

Ye Shiying breathed a long sigh of relief, the pear vortex on her face was shallow, and she smiled casually: "You know that I don't like to eat mutton, I can't stand its smell, you are so happy with His Royal Highness." ”

"Okay, sister, I'll go first." With that, Bai Muguan got up and left.

Until her back disappeared, Haoyue dismissed Xing'er and a few other maids, and stayed alone to serve Ye Shiying.

I saw Ye Shiying holding her forehead with one hand, frowning slightly, as if she was deep in thought and in a daze.

After being silent for a long time, Haoyue tentatively asked, "Miss, what do you think should happen now?" ”

"His Royal Highness's thoughts about Mu Wan are well known, and I am afraid that Mu Wan is also secretly moved. Haoyue, I have no friendship with His Royal Highness, but it is impossible for the backyard of the East Palace to be just the three of us forever, and Mu Wan's temperament is not suitable for marrying His Highness. Ye Shiying slowly expressed the worries in her heart, "Besides, how can my uncle be willing to let Mu Wan be a concubine?" Uncle is not Cai Shangshu, he treats his daughter like a chess piece. ”

Haoyue's eyes rolled and she had an idea: "Miss Biao is a person of temperament, coupled with her pride and willfulness since she was a child, she is indeed not suitable to live in the harem in the future." You might as well find a noble son-in-law with good character for her, and when the time comes, go to the palace and return to the queen's mother, and then repair a letter to ask the meaning of General Bai in the distance, and it will be appropriate to come. ”

With Ye Shiying's status as a concubine today, it is not difficult to find a good Ruyi Langjun for Bai Muguan.

"Mu Wan is now the only fourth-grade female general in the court, and His Majesty will have a decision about her marriage. It's just that she has been stubborn and reckless since she was a child, and once she decides, she will admit to death. I am afraid that even if the marriage is granted by the Holy Decree, she will dare to disobey the decree when the time comes. Thinking of this, Ye Shiying became more and more worried, and her delicate eyebrows frowned even tighter.

Haoyue picked up the small teapot with enamel and gold painting to fill the dragon well before the rain for Ye Shiying, and comforted: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, Miss Biao won't be confused about major events." What's more, most of the marriages of your daughter's family are involuntary, just like you yourself are also ordered to marry into the East Palace, don't you have no choice? The slave believed that there must be a road before the car reached the mountain, and the boat would naturally go straight to the bridge. ”

"I hope so."