At this time, it is the most comfortable, the summer heat is gradually subsiding, it is cool in the morning and evening, and sometimes you have to wear a jacket and a thin cloak to block the wind, and there is still some heat at noon.

When Liu Yan arrived, there were already many people in Princess Fuyu's mansion. Seeing the big observation deck by the water pavilion, Liu Yan was still a little puzzled.

"I haven't been here for a few days, and you have such a big platform in your house?"

Bai Zhi said with a smile: "The fourth princess said that it was funny, this is not a platform built, there are boats below, a row of boats are tied up, and the board is laid on top, which is temporarily lively and lively, and it will be demolished after today." ”

"No wonder, I said this was built too quickly."

Bai Zhi also said: "Knowing that the princess is coming, the slave maid has already instructed the boat lady to row a boat and wait at the bottom, so let them go and pick some fresh lotus leaves, lotus flowers and lotus flowers, and the princess can look at the water pavilion and let them pick which one she likes." Today there is a seventeen-year-old girl in the boat, who can catch fish in the water empty-handed, and can do fish dance, and the princess is not worried about relieving her boredom today. ”

I wouldn't have been bored today.

Liu Yan asked in a low voice, "What about the little brother?" Is he coming? ”

Bai Zhi also lowered her voice: "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has arrived, talk to us in the study room, and when the next people have gathered here, the banquet will begin, and they will come over at that time." ”

As he spoke, Liu Yan saw several familiar faces.

Last time, she and her little brother originally wanted to go horseback riding, but later because someone interrupted, the horse didn't ride a horse, and only went to see Luoyan Spring.

Generally speaking, Liu Yan, who has only met once, can't remember their names, probably because of the different occasions that day, Liu Yan remembered these two girls, one was surnamed Sun, it seemed to be called Sun Xiuxiu, and the other was also familiar, but he couldn't remember the name and surname all of a sudden.

But it doesn't matter if she can't remember, there are people around her who can remind her.

Bai Zhi is Princess Fuyu's right-hand man, and there is no guest she doesn't recognize.

"That's Miss Zhang, and her name is Wanqing."

"Ah yes, I remember."

She had seen both Sun and Zhang last time, but she didn't expect the big sister to invite them here today.

Many people came one after another, and Liu Yan also saw several hosts and guests today.

The Yuan sisters came. Liu Yan saw their portraits and easily recognized them.

The slightly taller goose egg face should be Yuan Ruojin, the real person looks more beautiful than the portrait, after all, the clothes and makeup on the portrait are not as fresh and moving as the real person. She was wearing a light cherry blossom red dress, and the skirt was a plain silk Hunan concubine skirt. This skirt has many fine pleats, no material but labor, no wind between walking, and the skirt waves are like water lines, which is very soft.

The one next to her must be her sister, the sisters' faces are actually quite similar, but she is not as round and jade as her sister, her body is a little thin, and she wears an ivory hibiscus skirt.

Zhang Minzhi also came.

Liu Yan looked at her carefully, this Zhang girl looked cowardly, the thin layer of fat powder on her face couldn't cover her pale complexion, and it seemed that her popularity was not very good, many girls had already come, and they were sitting in twos and threes and laughing together, but she was sitting alone, which seemed a little out of place with others.

Liu Yan walked up, Zhang Minzhi also saw her, got up and saluted: "I've seen the fourth princess." ”

Liu Yan said: "No need to be polite. ”

She really didn't dare to let this girl salute, seeing that she was a little short of breath when she spoke, Liu Yan was really afraid that she would not be able to turn around and faint in one breath.

It just so happened that there was still a place next to her, so Liu Yan took the opportunity to sit down beside her.

Bai Zhi smiled on the side and introduced them to them: "This is Zhang Minzhi's girl, and her family lives in Pipa Lane. ”

Liu Yanbai has been in the capital for several years, and she has never seen or known many places in the capital.

"Pipa Alley?"

Zhang Minzhi said softly: "Pipa Lane is an outer city, relying on the east of Ping'an Fang in the south of the city. ”

As soon as he said Ping'anfang, Liu Yan would know.

Ping'anfang, not peaceful.

The outer city is also the south of the city, and the people living in it are very messy, and there are three religions and nine streams. With a mix of people, it is naturally not as peaceful as the inner city.

I guessed that Liu Yan thought of the sentence that Ping'an Fang was not safe, and Zhang Minzhi explained: "Pipa Lane is okay, close to Lirong River, there are many scholars living in these streets, and there are also many officials and loose officials. There were two families living in our alley, which were my father's colleagues, and it was very convenient for them to move around each other. ”

That's better.

The capital is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are more and more people. There are many people who come to the capital to make a living, those who are rushing to take exams, and those who are waiting for officials, these people have no money, and they can't live in the inner city, and there are many people who are looking for a slightly better and quieter place to live in the outer city.

That's not right.

I heard the eldest sister say that the Zhang family is also a family, and the eunuchs of the past generations, how could they be so depressed that they went to live in the outer city?

But as soon as they met, of course Liu Yan didn't want to ask this.

There must be a reason why people go to live in the outer city. As for what reason...... It's probably not easy to talk about it, and it's not good to tell strangers and discerning it when we meet for the first time.

happened to be serving tea, and Liu Yan took the opportunity to change the topic.

"How about a taste of this tea."

Bai Zhi said with a smile on the side: "The princess has always disliked strong tea, and she doesn't like to put frosting, honey and fruits in it, I don't know what tea Miss Zhang likes to drink?" ”

Zhang Minzhi said: "This tea is already very good, what I usually drink at home is mixed tea." ”

Liu Yan heard a new word again.

What is Mixed Tea?

Bai Zhi definitely understands, but it's not easy to explain.

And this girl is really ...... Can't speak? Or do you have the intention to add to people's blockage? How can people pick up what they said?

Miscellaneous tea is the slag at the bottom of the warehouse, a lot of tea bases are mixed together, almost all of them are left, and the shop that sells tea will sell this cheap for some money, and this miscellaneous tea can buy a big bag of silver for two dollars, and people who are a little more particular about it don't drink that.

Where did the princess know about such a thing as mixed tea?

It happened that the people outside told me that the third princess was here at this time, and Bai Zhi took advantage of the situation to quickly ask the fourth princess to go to the water pavilion next to the third princess to talk.

On the way to the Water Pavilion, Bai Zhi explained a few words to Liu Yan.

"This Zhang girl's father is actually the son of the Zhang family, the Zhang family has already divided them, their family has a large population, the family is thin, of course the concubine can't share much property. In addition, Miss Zhang's father likes wind and snow, and he is not good at taking care of the family business, and his life is ...... It's more difficult than others. ”

Liu Yan asked, "Does her father have an official position?" ”

"Yes." Bai Zhi said: "His father is in Hanmo Academy. ”

"Hey, aren't you colleagues with the third brother-in-law?"

"Yes, her father is also a seven-pin, and the princess of the Hanmo Academy must also know that Qingshui is the yamen in the end."