"I heard that there are more than 1,000 houses in the Holy Emperor's Palace, covering such a wide area, that Rao can't walk for three days and three nights. Since the fifth prince can take me to see the world, I naturally can't ask for it. Hua Xiyan said and made a "please" gesture towards Ning Xi.

Ning Xi took out a folding fan from his sleeve, fanned it vigorously in front of him, smiled loudly, and strode out.

"A few days ago, Belle people gave their father a leopard in the palace, and his father raised it in the imperial garden, but Xiao Yanyan wants to take a look?"

As soon as he heard the title of "Little Yanyan", Hua Xiyan felt goosebumps fall down his body, and couldn't help glaring at Ning Xi: "It's better for the fifth prince to call me by my name." ”

Ning Xi pursed his lips and shook his head with extreme disapproval: "It's not good, it's too outward." ”

Hua Xiyan couldn't help frowning, thinking that the two of us were really that familiar?

Ning Xi's inquiring eyes at Hua Xiyan were suddenly gone, he looked up at the sky, pointed to the pavilion on the side and said, "This is not close to the Imperial Garden, let's go to that pavilion to rest for a while before going." ”

Hua Xiyan has no objections, thinking that this is your home, you have the final say.

Ning Xi said a few words to the palace people who followed behind him, and the palace people hurriedly retreated, and only these two people were left in the pavilion.

"You want to save the Lu family?" Ning Xi sat on the railing around the pavilion, leaning against the pillar behind him, and asked Hua Xiyan lazily.

Hua Xiyan didn't answer, and gave him a "you're talking nonsense" look.

Ning Xi touched his nose and leaned his head back against the pillar, his black hair pouring down, revealing his angular side face. Although he has traveled all year round, he has not sunburned his skin, or has been honed to have rough skin and thick flesh. Hua Xiyan had to sigh at the excellence of the royal genes.

"When I went to Fanyang, I saw the Lu family's temple, although it was built brilliantly and luxuriously, but it was five well-behaved."

"When did you go to Fan Yang?"

"Hmm...... Two years ago...... It's just that I passed by by by accident and sneaked into the temple to take a look, but I was beaten out. ”

I have heard what this person has done outside over the years, and Hua Xiyan is no longer surprised that he was beaten out.

"Who told you to go to the temple of the people's sect if you have nothing to do."

"I heard that the temple of the Lu clan in Fanyang is made of silver bricks, inlaid with gold leaf, and magnificent, so I wanted to go and see it." Ning Xi said, sighing in a low voice, "Hmm...... Fanyang Lu's family is not a wealthy family, and the family does not have any arrogance and indulgence in their lives, but they spend a lot of money on the construction of the temple. Tsk......"

After all, Fan Yang Lu is a descendant of the previous dynasty, and there must be an offering to the royal family of the previous dynasty in the temple, so it is natural to spend a lot of money to build it to set an example for future generations.

The two were talking, and the palace people who had just left came back with a group of maidservants, each of whom was holding a mahogany tray in his hand, and there was a faint aroma coming out.

Sure enough, there were several small plates of delicate pastries in each tray, and when they were taken out, a table was full.

Ning Xi waved his hand to make the group stand back, sniffed and sat on the edge of the stone table.

"Little Yanyan, you must not have dinner yet, right? Eat first to cushion your stomach, and I'll take you to eat delicious food in a while. As he spoke, he picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, and the action was swift.

I didn't have the heart to eat all day today, Hua Xiyan's stomach was really hungry, and this pastry was really delicious, so I also picked up a piece and ate it carefully.

Hua Xiyan remembered that Ning Xi said before that his favorite food was pastries. Now looking at his gobbling appearance, sure enough.

It is worthy of being a thing in the palace, and it is extremely delicious. Most of the pastries are flower cakes, although they have been carefully processed, they have never lost their natural color and floral fragrance, and each kind of pastry has a distinct smell, dozens of kinds are placed here together, and there is no confusion about the smell.

Most of them went into Ning Xi's stomach, looking at this person's unfinished face, Hua Xiyan couldn't help but be a little speechless, thinking that this person has such a big appetite, why is he still so thin?

Ning Xi sighed contentedly and stretched his waist: "I haven't done it for a long time, but my craftsmanship has not regressed." ”

Hua Xiyan raised his eyebrows: "You did all this?" ”

Ning Xi nodded hurriedly, with an expression of invitation: "Of course, is that surprised?" ”

Hua Xiyan admittedly bowed his head, this person really hasn't been in vain after all these years outside.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the afternoon was still clear, and the sky had already drifted a thin spring rain, dripping, and a slightly cool breeze blew in the evening, through the best splendid Luo skirt straight into the inside, Huaxi Yan couldn't help but shiver.

Ning Xi commanded the person outside the pavilion, and the person handed over two umbrellas and a cloak, which had obviously been prepared just now.

Ning Xi shook off his cloak, stepped forward to drape Hua Xiyan, and tied a knot in front of his neck with both hands.

The purple cloak matched her light purple skirt today, and the fluffy cloak blocked all the chill in an instant. Ning Xi glanced up and down, and then smiled: "Yes, it fits perfectly." ”

"You did this too?"

"No, I can't do a woman's job." Ning Xi flatly denied it. It's just that the sable used to make the cloak was beaten by his own hands.

"Let's go." Ning Xi handed an umbrella to Hua Xiyan, "When we arrive, they should also start." ”

What starts? Hua Xiyan opened his mouth to ask, but when he saw Ning Xi's secretive expression, he stopped again.

Although the oil-paper umbrella is not small, the fine spring rain can still blow on her face with the evening breeze, bringing a little coolness. Hua Xiyan felt that he was conscious, and he was unprecedentedly calm.

The Imperial Garden was really not close, and the two of them walked for more than an hour before they arrived, and in the distance they saw a brilliant light, a forest of tents, and the sound of laughter faintly came, and it was in full swing.

Ning Xi suddenly threw away the umbrella in Hua Xiyan's hand, pulled her under her umbrella, and strode over.

Hua Xiyan's sleeves were tightly clenched by her, and she couldn't break free, so she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What are you doing here?" ”

Ning Xi didn't speak, his jaw was slightly tensed, and he quickened his pace.

Hua Xiyan finally saw what kind of scene was in front of him - it was really lively.

"The fifth is here!" When Emperor Tianlong saw Ning Xi, he greeted him, and when he saw the people around Ning Xi, he was obviously stunned.

The people who knew Hua Xiyan were also stunned, looking at the two of them with an inexplicable expression on their faces, and then looked in another direction with a strange expression.

Hua Xiyan frowned, and as everyone looked at it, he finally understood what everyone's surprise was.

Plain clothes Tsinghua, jade quality is unparalleled. Yun Qi took a sip of a clear glass cup, his eyebrows lowered, and he didn't see the arrival of these two people.

This is not the point, the point is that there is a woman sitting next to Yun Qi, although there is a large distance between the two, but after all, they are in a tent. The woman was now looking at Hua Xiyan in a daze, her face full of amazement. A pair of eyes blinked and blinked, with a bit of pure innocence - not He Lanyue, nor Rou Jia.

Hehe, no matter where you are, you are a large number of followers, and it is really a blessing.

"The son and the queen mother, the mother concubine, and the concubine Zhuang ask for peace."

Hua Xiyan knew the identities of the first few people from Ning Xi's words, so he also knelt down.

"Get up, the girl from the Wang family is also here." Emperor Tianlong glanced at the two people below, and instructed the attendants beside him, "Take the two of them into a seat." ”

Ning Xi stood up and walked directly towards the tent he had prepared for himself with Hua Xiyan.

After Hua Xiyan sat down, he raised his eyes and looked at the imperial account, and saw Empress Li sitting on the right side of Emperor Tianlong, and two beautiful women sitting on the left, one was Concubine Xiao Wan that Hua Xiyan had seen, and the other one, although Hua Xiyan had not seen it, but he also understood it just now, it was Concubine Xie Zhuang - the eldest sister of Xie Yan.

Concubine Xie Zhuang was also looking at Hua Xiyan, pursed the corners of her lips disdainfully, and looked at the tent next to the imperial account, which was the one Yun Qi was sitting on.

"That's Princess Shushen." Ning Xi introduced to Hua Xiyan, "It's Concubine Xie Zhuang's eldest daughter, and the one sitting next to her is her second daughter, Princess Yilun." ”

It was a brittle little girl, twelve or thirteen years old, talking to Concubine Xie Zhuang, her delicate face was full of smiles, and from time to time she stretched her neck and smiled at Emperor Tianlong, and after getting a loving look from Emperor Tianlong, she smiled even more happily.

"Prince, you've seen it a long time ago, that's my ninth brother." Ning Xi raised his wine glass and gestured diagonally to the opposite side, Hua Xiyan saw a handsome young man, not very old, about fourteen or fifteen years old, but he sat there with a young and old attitude, and when he saw Hua Xiyan looking over, he picked up the wine glass on the table and bowed.

I have to say that Emperor Tianlong's blessings are good, his daughters are more delicate and beautiful than the other, and his sons are more handsome than the other.

There are also a few tents not far away, and there are a few familiar people sitting, the Yang family brothers and sisters, Yun Wei, and even the Xie family brothers and sisters who have met in Taiyuan, Xie Zheng, the son of the Hou of Jiading, and Xie Qing, the sister of Xie Yan.

"There are quite a few people here today." Hua Xiyan raised his eyebrows, picked up the sake on the table and took a sip.

"This banquet is for Belle's tribute, so naturally the regulations are not small." Ning Xi raised his chin farther away, "Don't you see that over there?" ”

It is a group of people in strange costumes, although there is not much difference in appearance from the Shengtianren, but the difference is still obvious in terms of clothing. The two of them came in from the side of the imperial account just now, and Hua Xiyan really didn't notice the situation on the other side.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"You didn't ask." Ning Xi said with a natural expression, "Besides, didn't I say that I would take you to eat something delicious?" ”

The royal banquet is different from the ordinary banquet, it is the most grand one held at night, plus so many children of the family present, Emperor Tianlong has given Belle enough face.

Moreover, Fan Yang Lu's family had such a big thing, and Emperor Long still had the heart to hold a banquet here, and this mentality was also a good thing for Hua Xiyan to bow and worship.

The banquet began unconsciously, and everyone raised their wine glasses to toast to the first few people, and all kinds of congratulatory and festive words were endless. During Hua Xiyan's toast, she suddenly felt a gaze firmly fixed on her, and she was naturally sensitive, so she turned her head to look......

A young man, but she didn't know him.