Xiao Yan's current mansion was given by Liu Bowu, the chief examiner in charge of the examination, the year he entered the university. Successive champions will have officials lined up to make friends, or give him gold and silver treasures, or send matchmakers to the door. He didn't accept any of these kindnesses, but accepted the mansion donated by Liu Lao.

One is that Liu Lao is already an old man, but he is disrespectful, and the other is that he is an old man who has reached the age of Zhishi, and there will be no suspicion of forming a party when he accepts the house he donated.

Song Ran followed the servants to Yuzhuxuan, where the windows were bright and clean, and the furnishings were extremely simple, so it could be seen that the master's life was not luxurious. The maid who came to receive her also looked very ordinary. is not like the Shen Mansion, a random maid, all young and beautiful, a simple set of tea sets, all of which are priceless.

When she picked up the teacup, she was stunned for a moment by this thought.

To distract herself, she looked around. This is probably the place where Xiao Yan rests on weekdays, there is a soft couch for people to sit and lie down, and in front of the erected painting screen, there is also a guqin without carving.

The back door of the room leads to a small courtyard, where through the bamboo curtain hung on a small silver hook, you can see the green bamboo and the rhododendron bushes in the courtyard.

Song Ran was worried about the little raccoon slave that Xiao Yan said, and the maid took her to the backyard with a smile, calling the name of the cat with a smile. I saw a yellow tanuki lying in the shade of the cuckoo, and when he heard the movement of himself, he only wagged his tail and continued to lie lazily.

Look at its size, it should have only been born for a short time, but it has already raised a body of fat, a fat cat.

"It's all strange that adults are used to it on weekdays, and they are lazy here every day, and when the guests come, they don't know how to get up to greet them."

Song Ran approached it, squatted down, and called with a smile: "Little civet slave, come here." ”

The fat cat's ears moved, and after looking back at her, he got up slowly, and after circling around her, kicked his legs, and jumped into her arms.

The maid was very surprised: "It's really strange, I can't even call an adult on weekdays." He smiled and added, "Unless you bring a fish." ”

Song Ran got up with the fat cat in his arms and stroked its head: "I've been very attractive to cats since I was a child. ”

It's not just the cat, the white fox raised by Shaoyuan, but also likes to stick to her, every time Shaoyuan can't find it, he always comes to her angrily, and nine times out of ten he gets into her bed.

The maid proposed, "I don't know when the adults and the guests will be arguing, should the girl go and lie down, or go to the adults' study to have a look?" ”

Song Ran said: "Let's go to the study." ”

At this time, Xiao Yan and the distinguished guests who came to the door were chatting in the guest room.

The prince has often been in and out of the Xiao Mansion since he was reinstated, but he always came and went in secret, and only Xiao Yan and a few close attendants knew his identity. Whenever he encounters important military affairs, the prince must consult with him, and his trust in him can be seen.

"This time the Tatars attacked, Shen Hanxi recommended Cui Yu as the commander-in-chief, which was really unexpected by the palace."

After listening to the prince's words, Xiao Yan raised his eyes and said, "Isn't his recommendation of Cui Yu in line with His Royal Highness?" ”

The prince frowned slightly: "If it were someone else, this palace wouldn't think crookedly, but if it was Shen Hanxi, I would have to think more." ”

"Your Highness is worried that Cui Yu cannot be trusted?"

The crown prince shook his head: "Cui Yu this person, this palace is naturally trustworthy." Bengong just suspected Shen Hanxi's intentions. ”

Xiao Yan laughed in his heart, Shen Hanxi's person is indeed not easy to guess, and he muttered: "It is better for him to open his mouth to recommend Cui Yu than His Royal Highness, my father was a scholar of Wenhua Palace, and he assisted the East Palace for twelve years. If His Royal Highness really opened his mouth that day and promoted the young generals of the Tiger Battalion, the old ministers of the military department would definitely oppose it, and this Cui Yu's future situation would be dangerous. ”

His fingers picked up a chess piece, rubbed it for a moment, and said, "However, as soon as Shen Hanxi opened his mouth, all the spearheads were aimed at him, even if someone wanted to secretly stumble on Cui Yu, they would be somewhat afraid of Shen Hanxi." Even if Shen Hanxi's move really had ulterior motives, why didn't His Highness push the boat down the river and wait and see what happened. ”

The prince's expression relaxed a lot: "What Lord Xiao said is that this palace is thinking too much. In recent years, the Imperial Health Division has been in prison, and Shen Hanxi, the commander-in-chief, has been even more domineering, forgetting who his surname is. This tiger is still controlled by the grace of the Holy One, but if something happens to the Holy One, looking at the entire Dajing, who else can control him......"

After he said that, he rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Don't mention Shen Hanxi, there are still a few things that I want to ask Lord Xiao to come up with ideas......

In the secret room, the two sat opposite each other, playing games and talking at the same time, occasionally encountering different opinions, one of them talking about his own opinion, and the other stopped to listen quietly. The prince is humble, Xiao Yan is not imperious, although the two have disputes, they are calm.

Soon, the sun was setting in the west, and the conversation in the secret room was over.

The prince looked at the sky outside through the window, got up and said, "Lord Xiao finally had a break, and let the palace occupy it again. ”

Xiao Yan also got up with his clothes and straightened the sleeves of his robe: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trusts Weichen and cares about the community, which is the blessing of Weichen and the people." ”

The prince smiled and said, "The palace won't bother you, if you don't go back, someone should come to urge you." ”

Xiao Yan stepped out of the room with him, and when he saw that it was late outside, he suddenly remembered that there was still a guest in the house. Thinking of what she said today, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought. It wasn't until he heard the prince's reminder that he came back to his senses.

The prince's carriage stopped at a side gate, and Xiao Yan walked with him to the backyard.

He hadn't gone far when the prince, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

At the end of the verandah, there was a girl in plain clothes and a skirt standing under the porch, holding a little civet slave in her arms, her black hair and hosta, her appearance was delicate, as if she was alarmed by their footsteps, and looked at him.

At that moment, all the flowers behind her turned into the background, which made the prince slightly stunned.

She didn't seem to have good eyesight, and after looking at them for a long time, she recognized Xiao Yanlai beside him, bowed slightly, and called: "Lord Xiao." ”

Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, he walked past the prince and walked quickly to her: "Miss Song, didn't you let you wait in Yuzhuxuan?" ”

She touched the head of the fat cat in her arms, a little dazed, and said, "It's not early, if you don't go back, Uncle Zhong should be worried." I read a book in the adult's study, but I didn't find anyone who could pass it on, so I found it myself. Adult guest ......"

He blocked her from looking at the prince, and said to her with his mouth, "Prince." ”

She read his lips, reacted, hurriedly lowered her eyes, looked at the raccoon slave in her arms, and said, "I don't know if Lord Xiao has a guest, it's me who is abrupt." After that, he said, "My lord is busy, I'll go to Yuzhuxuan first and wait." ”

But he heard a young man's voice: "Girl, stay." ”

The prince walked up to her, looked at her for a moment, and ordered, "Look up." ”

She knew that she couldn't hide, but she calmed down and raised her head to look at him generously.

The prince is dressed in a dark clothes, with a jade crown and tied hair, although he is still weak, but the edge between his eyebrows looms, and there are some that no one can look at directly.

In the past, he needed to be taoguang and obscure, but now he no longer needs to rein in his edge, he is the crown prince appointed by the saint, and he will be the ninety-five honor on the golden luan hall in the future.

His gaze paused on her face for a long time, and his eyes deepened. Song Ran could hear his own long breathing, again and again. The fat cat in her arms suddenly struggled, she lost her voice and called "flower slave", and saw the chubby body jump to the ground, stretch her waist, and run away.

Xiao Yan looked calm and said, "Miss Song, I haven't come to see Your Highness yet." In Mrs. Li's mansion, you should have seen it. ”

Song Ran hurriedly bowed and said: "Little girl Song Ran, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, but I don't know that His Royal Highness is here, how rude it is, please forgive Your Highness." ”

The prince's gaze never left her: "Are you the Song girl who went to the flower banquet with Uncle Wang that day?" How could it appear on Lord Xiao's mansion? ”

Before Song Ran could speak, he heard Xiao Yan reply: "A few days ago, Weichen heard that the raccoon slave in Lord Pei's house had a new cub, and there was only one precious one, so he was afraid of being preempted, so he wrapped salt early and went to beg for the cat, but Master Pei was confused, forgetting that he had promised this little raccoon slave to Miss Song." It wasn't until Miss Song came to the door in person that Weichen knew that he had taken away her favor. ”

He made up nonsense to fight with Shen Hanxi, which provoked Song Ran to glance at him.

King Chengwu originally said that she was the niece of the cousin of Pei Shu's maternal uncle, according to this generation, she should call Pei Shu a brother, remembering that Pei Shu was the third in the Pei family, and immediately said: "Third brother Pei has always been confused, how can I transfer the raccoon slave promised to me to Lord Xiao." ”

Xiao Yan replied solemnly: "Lord Pei promised Miss Song, but he only promised verbally, but the official was wrapped in salt to buy fish, and personally invited this ancestor from Lord Pei's mansion." If it is a metaphor for marrying, Master Pei has accepted the dowry of the official. This cat also ate fish in the official mansion for several days, that is, raw rice cooked into cooked rice. Miss Song came to ask for it again at this time, which was inevitably a little unkind. ”

He said one thing at a time, and Song Ran did not admit defeat: "Could it be that the bride is on the wrong sedan chair, so she will be wrong?" How many dowry gifts did Lord Xiao bring, how many fish were eaten, and the little girl returned the original number. ”

The prince listened to the two arguing back and forth, and commented: "Lord Xiao has encountered an indecisive lawsuit this time. ”

Xiao Yan looked helpless, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips: "Yes." ”

The prince's attention did not leave Song Ran's body, and he squinted and asked, "I wonder if Miss Song has brothers and sisters?" ”

Her heart jumped, and her throat was a little tight: "Why did Your Highness say this?" ”

He stared at her for a long time, and finally softened his eyes and said, "Ask casually." It's time for Hongu to go. Lord Xiao, send it to the main palace. ”

Song Ran hurriedly stepped aside respectfully, and she didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the two of them were far away.

Xiao Yan sent the prince to the carriage, suddenly picked up his clothes and knelt down, and said, "Weichen is guilty." ”