Although the Zhou sisters and the prince are cousins and sisters, the palace has its own rules, so they hurriedly put down the cups, tidy up their appearance, and go out to greet them.

Prince Gan Lin had already undressed and came in, he didn't seem to be in a bad mood, and when he saw Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui, he nodded, and said, "What a coincidence." ”

The two of them thought that what he said was a coincidence that they were bumping into him, but they saw a surprised voice behind the prince and said, "Ruhua! ”

"Third brother!" Su Ruhui was overjoyed!

She was about to greet her brother, but a slightly familiar voice came from Su Rufeng's side and smiled: "Miss Su, do you remember it?" ”

Su Ruhui turned her eyes, and saw that there was not only Su Rufeng behind the prince, but also a Wei Yuqing, so she pursed her lips and smiled: "Master Wei, Ruhua was rude last time!" ”

"Miss Su said something, but it was Yu Qing and Brother Duanmu who offended Miss first." Wei Yu is similar to Su Rufeng, but the posture of a humble gentleman is already full. Because of the comparison between him and Duanmu Jin last time, Su Ruhui had a good impression of him.

After some greetings, Gan Lin sat down on the main seat in the main hall, and only then did he say, "How is my cousin?" ”

Su Ruhui didn't know until Zhou Yi'er called Zhou Qi's illness just now that Zhou Qi'er was a few months older than Gan Lin, but she was the eldest daughter of the Zhou family's generation.

"Just now, I went in with Rue to see it, took the medicine and fell asleep." In private, Zhou Yi'er and Gan Lin are different from ordinary people, so they naturally use the self-title of "I", Gan Lin is not surprised, nodded, and asked a few more words about Zhou Qi's illness, and said, "You guys were in the side house just now?" What are you doing? ”

"Cousin is really confused, what can I do at this hour?" Zhou Yi'er said with a smile.

"Your Highness, it's time for lunch." Seeing that Gan Lin still didn't react for a while, Wei Yuqing hurriedly reminded.

Gan Lin was suddenly a little embarrassed and said: "I was thinking about the topic left by the Taishi along the way, but I forgot it. ”

Mama Zhang heard it on the side, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't Niangniang leave His Royal Highness to eat?" If Your Highness doesn't dislike it, why don't you use it here with the two young ladies? As he spoke, he asked people to remove the original seat and replace it with a new one.

Gan Lin said: "The queen mother is going to other palaces for something, so she came to see her cousin." ”

Wei Yuqing thought that he was used to being casual in front of the prince, and said deliberately: "Mama Zhang's words don't feel sorry for me and Zi'e, why is the prince and the two young ladies having dinner, and Zi'e and I can only watch from the sidelines?" ”

"The old body is confused!" Mama Zhang hurriedly pleaded guilty, "Where can there be no seats for the two sons?" ”

Wei Yuqing was just talking, here Su Rufeng had already pulled Su Ruhui to talk in a low voice, Su Ruhui took the opportunity to tell him Xiuwan's idea for Hongluan, but Su Rufeng frowned and said, "What is there to worry about a slave?" It's really not good, just give it to King Zhao. ”

"What is the third brother talking about? Then King Zhao is greedy and lustful, what good is it for Hongluan to follow him? Su Ruhua couldn't help but say angrily.

"What's so bad? King Zhao is willing to allow her the position of side concubine, better than following our family to be a slave, right? Su Rufeng's thoughts were similar to Su Wanhai's, "Our Qingzhou Su Millennium Gate Valve categorically can't accept civilians as righteous daughters, her name does not contain a family tree, in the end, she is just a different slave, even if you and your mother support her, what kind of person can she marry?" Even if the family wants to have a relationship with our family, it is impossible to let a slave maid be the main room and be a concubine, so she has to live under the hands of the wife. ”

"Isn't the side concubine a concubine?"

"Although she is a concubine, she is always a royal concubine, why don't you look at Huo Guifei, who dares to treat her as a concubine? Even the queen wants to give her three points, right? ”

"Huo Guifei's holy family is grand, how does the third brother know that King Zhao will treat Hongluan well?"

"Hongluan can't be the main room of other people's houses, and the left and right are concubines, so it's better to be a side concubine." Su Rufeng said disapprerovingly, "Unless she is willing to marry an ordinary civilian!" ”

Su Ruhua said: "I think Sister Hongluan is willing to marry an ordinary person, but she may not be willing to be a concubine!" ”

As soon as her words fell, Su Rufeng sneered: "You are like you, you are the eldest lady who has been pampered in the gate, and you are arrogant?" That Cui saved the third uncle at the beginning, and would rather not have a daughter, as long as he gave his daughter to the third uncle as a slave, this still can't see the intention of Hongluan's mother? Don't look at Hongluan who is going to die or live now, do you believe it or not, she will marry sooner or later? You don't have to worry about it! ”

Su Ruhui didn't expect Su Rufeng to say this, and said slightly angrily: "How can you have an idea with your father!" ”

"It's not our idea, it's your own confusion." Su Rufeng said with a smile, "So many things have happened in this palace during this time, you still have time to worry about a slave outside the palace, my good sister, benevolence is not used like this, you still care more about yourself!" By the way, your Senior Brother Gu has seen it, right? ”

"I met once on Chinese New Year's Eve, but I didn't say anything." Su Ruhua said, "What am I confused about? Mother is also worried about Hongluan! ”

"Mother, that's because of the third uncle's entrustment, not to mention that Hongluan is not a fool, is it possible that King Zhao hurriedly agreed as soon as she mentioned herself? Isn't this a self-defeating one? Her status is not high, and God knows where she has gone. Su Rufeng smiled, "How does your Senior Brother Gu look?" Isn't it like jade? Thousands of women are heartbroken at first sight? ”

Su Ruhui said inexplicably: "Senior Brother Gu is both talented and beautiful, my mother has already said it, why are you so emphasized?" ”

"Talent and appearance?" Su Rufeng almost didn't scream, looked at his sister strangely, and muttered, "You use this word...... I'm wondering, if Xue Nushi hears it, will she kick you out the door! ”

Su Ruhui pondered it, and her face turned red, but fortunately, she drank a few lychee greens just now, and her face was already crimson, but she couldn't see it, and said embarrassedly: "That's what it means...... Why do you ask this? ”

"Mother told you, right? Rumo and Ruran have taken a fancy to him, and now the two are fighting each other, and even the uncle and the uncle have a bit of a tendency to fight each other, we can't go to either side of this matter, so my father's meaning is to quietly ask Gu Shizhen, who does he like? "It stands to reason that Su Rumo's father is Su Wanrun, the half-brother of Su Wanhai, and Su Ruran is just the daughter of another branch of the Qingzhou Su family in the imperial capital, so she should be biased towards Su Rumo. But when Mrs. Zheng Yejun entered the door, the Duchess of Dingguo and Mrs. Yaoguo were quite dissatisfied with An's background, and saw that Su Wanhai was just a gentleman, and secretly relied on his edict canonization and eldest sister-in-law's identity, and made trouble for An's family.

Although the Hou of Guanxiang clearly favored the An family, the An family suffered a lot in the end. Later, Su Wanhai was persuaded by the An family to stop doing his job, and also earned the title, and the An family was canonized, and gave birth to Su Rutie, and Mrs. Yaoguo was restrained. There have always been many contradictions between the concubines in the gate valve family, and although the An family was respectful to Mrs. Yaoguo in front of people, he gritted his teeth with hatred in private.

Otherwise, it was not Mrs. Yao Guotai who came to ask Mrs. Zheng Yejun to help invite Gu Shizhen to the banquet, but Mrs. Yao Guo. An Shi is only an order from her mother-in-law, but it does not mean that she is willing to help her opponent like this.

Su Ruhui knew in her heart that if An's could call the shots in this matter, she would definitely not let Su Rumo get her wish. Therefore, An's, Su Rufeng and Su Ruhui actually hope that if Gu Shizhen wants to choose among the Su family's young lady, it is better to choose Su Ruran.

Of course, the gate valve family all want to save face, and the joints in this are clear to each other, but it is impossible to toss so much that outsiders talk about it, in the end, Su Wanrun and Su Wanhai are closer, and the An family is unwilling to let Mrs. Yaoguo feel better, so he can only put on a fair posture and secretly do tricks.

When Su Ruhui heard this, she shouted in a low voice, "Senior brother has met with them? ”

"Well, Mrs. Yao Guotai pestered again and again, but her mother really couldn't push it, so she had to find an excuse to invite Gu Shizhen a few times, and let the two cousins come out to toast and play the piano during the banquet, which is half-picked, but Gu Shizhen didn't squint the whole time, and I don't know what he means." Because at the beginning, in addition to Guan Xianghou and Su Wanhai, the rest of the Su family, including Guan Xianghou's wife and Su Rufeng's brother and sister's grandmother Mrs. Yao Guotai, were all dissatisfied with An's family, although An's didn't mention it much in front of his children, but it was not a secret in the gate, so from Su Rutie to Su Ruhui, he really didn't have a good impression of his grandmother, not in front of people, they were all commensurate with his fate, and he didn't want to call her grandmother, Su Rufeng said helplessly, "To be honest, this person is really good, although he is a civilian, but he deserves to be my son-in-law of the Su family in Qingzhou." But the people are too good, and the daughters of the boudoir outside are still eyeing each other, and our Su family is fighting for it by itself. ”

Su Ruhui said a little incredulously: "Third brother, aren't you the same prince as him, didn't you ask?" ”

"Where can I compare Gu Shizhen's eloquence?" Su Rufeng said helplessly, "I said that it was a companion reading, but in fact, I mostly accompanied the prince to practice martial arts, and I fell asleep after listening to three or two sentences in the study!" Gu Shizhen's eloquence is something that even His Majesty is impressed! He didn't want to say, how could I ask? ”

Su Ruhui thought for a moment and said, "It's not like he didn't like both, right?" ”

Although Gu Shizhen was born in a commoner, how could Xue Nushi's disciple be an ordinary person? Qingzhou Su's daughter-in-law, although her status is noble, but this kind of talented person is the most proud, not to mention that Gu Shizhen has already got Changtai blue eyes, and now she is a prince to accompany her, and her future is immeasurable, so why bother to provoke the door valve again, and let people say that they tend to be inflammatory!

"I think so too, but Uncle Clan, what kind of person is Su Rumo, and you don't know what kind of character our aunt is? Gu Shizhen didn't take a fancy to her daughter, if she said this, the two families would immediately form a hatred! Su Rufeng said slightly angrily, "You are not at home, you didn't hear what Mrs. Yao Guotai said that day, the meaning of the words is actually that you suspect that our mother remembered what happened when she first entered the door, and she was unwilling to contribute, so Gu Shizhen was not salty or indifferent to Su Rumo!" It's really ridiculous, she Su Rumo's appearance doesn't say Miss Huo Jiaqi, even if you paint it, you can't be much stronger, even Miss Huo Qi's appearance, and she didn't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pounce on it immediately, what qualifications does she have to make someone as talented as Gu Shizhen fall in love at first sight?! ”

Su Ruhui listened, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "Mrs. Yao Guo and Mrs. Yao Guo actually bullied their mother so much? Third brother! Let's think of a way, but we don't let them get their wish! ”