Although Xiao Lingxiao didn't know what the fourth prince had thought, she was sick to her stomach by his smile. The fourth prince obviously had something to say, but Xiao Lingxiao only pretended not to hear anything, and didn't want to deal with him anymore. But these four princes stuck to Xiao Lingxiao's side like a piece of rice cake, and they had no intention of leaving at all.

After walking through a few corridors and passing through a door, a very wide courtyard flashed in front of me. There were still many eunuchs in the courtyard who were carefully cleaning, and there was not much snow left on the ground paved with green bricks. And in this courtyard stood several richly dressed people, all of whom looked up and seemed to admire the snowflakes falling.

When several people heard the footsteps, they all turned their heads to look at Xiao Lingxiao and the others, Xiao Lingxiao looked carefully, and saw that one of them was the sixth prince Li Jingxuan, and standing beside him, in addition to a few noble sons who had seen before, there were two people that Xiao Lingxiao had never seen.

The four princes led Xiao Lingxiao and the others towards the magnificent hall in the courtyard, while the six princes walked over with the men.

The sixth prince came to Xiao Lingxiao, and without waiting to say hello, he first glanced at the fourth prince who pretended to be close to Xiao Lingxiao, and then said with a smile, "I thought that the fourth brother was going out in a hurry to do something, it turned out that he was specially going to greet Miss Lingxiao." Miss Lingxiao, don't come unharmed. ”

"Your Highness Six, don't come unharmed."

Although it is just one sentence, Xiao Lingxiao's attitude towards the sixth prince Li Jingxuan is obviously different from her attitude towards the fourth prince. This made the four princes very surprised.

The fourth prince lowered his face and glanced at Li Jingxuan, and then turned his head to introduce Xiao Lingxiao to the man who was standing half a step in front of Li Jingxuan. This man is about the same age as the four princes and the six princes, with a bronze crown on his head, a neat robe, a tiger head bracer on the cuffs, a jet-black long sword hanging on a five-finger-wide cowhide belt around his waist, and light cloud boots on the soles of his feet. Look at this man's face again, a pair of sword eyebrows slanted into the sideburns, the narrow eyes flashed with sharp brilliance, a pair of thin lips under the straight nose bridge slightly pursed, the whole person looked handsome and noble, he and the sixth prince Li Jingxuan stood side by side, making Li Jingxuan, who seemed to have a vague sense of violence on weekdays, look much gentler.

"This is my fifth brother. This is the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Xiao's family, Ling Xiao. The fourth prince introduced the two of them, and he didn't forget to show his closeness to Xiao Lingxiao in the title.

During the time she lived in the imperial city, Xiao Lingxiao generally mastered the people and things she knew. As soon as she heard the introduction of the fourth prince, she knew that the one in front of her was the fifth prince Li Jingyan, he and Princess Haiyan were both born to Concubine Zhang De, it is said that the fifth prince is a martial idiot, often goes out incognito and mingles in the rivers and lakes, and rarely returns to the imperial city.

The eldest lady asked Xiao Lingxiao to hand over the piece of "saliva" to Princess Haiyan, and at this time, the five princes born to the same mother as Princess Haiyan suddenly appeared, and Xiao Lingxiao knew that there must be something related to this.

There was no abnormality on her face, and she gave the fifth prince a salute. At this time, I heard the fifth prince Li Jingyan speak, "Xiao Lingxiao, I have long wanted to see you and ask you in person, what is it like when a person dies?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao looked up at Li Jingyan, and saw that he looked serious, not joking, so he smiled lightly and replied, "Lingxiao was highly poisoned at that time, and it was very painful. However, I heard that the Fifth Highness is superior in martial arts, and the person who died under your long sword probably won't have any pain. ”

Li Jingyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked down at the long sword on his waist, raised his head, laughed loudly, turned to look at the person who had been standing behind him, and said, "Such an interesting girl, why wait for the opportunity?" You should take the initiative to meet her, Zhongyang! ”

When the fifth prince said this, he flashed, and the man standing behind him appeared in Xiao Lingxiao's sight, and then he heard the man smile bitterly and said softly, "A musician in the lower district, how dare you rush to see Miss Xiao......

This voice fell into Xiao Lingxiao's ears, and Xiao Lingxiao was suddenly startled.

She didn't know the strangely dressed man in front of her, but this voice was very familiar to her!

The man in black! It's the man in black who met twice and owed her several favors without permission!

Half of the man's hair was tied up, the other half was softly draped over his shoulders, and the dark red silk thread was faintly exposed in the hair, and a placket robe on the outside was light and semi-transparent, and it was vaguely visible that the robe inside was embroidered with intricate patterns and purple silk and jade pendants under the waist.

The man's eyebrows were delicate, and he couldn't see any martial arts skills at all, but when he found Xiao Lingxiao looking at him, he immediately bowed respectfully, and said, "In the music master Lu Zhongyang, meet Miss Xiao." ”

Lu Zhongyang!

Xiao Lingxiao's mind flashed with the name he had heard from his third uncle Xiao Shumou, the most famous musician in the imperial city, and also a person with a very suspicious identity with secret skills, and he was also the one who was invited by the Xiao family to teach a few young ladies piano skills!

Xiao Lingxiao almost couldn't believe that this guy had always been in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he had never learned any piano skills, so he had never seen him!

Xiao Lingxiao suppressed the chagrin in her heart, returned the salute, raised her head again, and said, "I didn't expect to see Mr. Lu in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but I met here." After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao smiled at Lu Zhongyang with a point.

Lu Zhongyang felt a hint of reproach in Xiao Lingxiao's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. If they hadn't met on such an occasion, he would have explained it to Xiao Lingxiao immediately. Xiao Lingxiao has not forgotten the few favors he owes without authorization, and of course Lu Zhongyang can't forget it.

The two of them only looked at each other for a moment, and then they both pretended not to know each other at all.

After everyone saw it, they entered the main hall, and the four princes asked people to set aside a warm pavilion for Xiao Lingxiao to rest, and then Xiao Lingxiao knew that they were relatively late.

Stepping on the first snow is basically a full-day activity, and before the evening feast begins, anyone who comes to Muyi Garden can walk in the snow at will. This is a great time for young men and women to get to know each other, and it is only natural that those who are interested in coming here in search of good relationships will want to go out and about.

Although Xiao Zechun and Xiao Zelu coveted that Xiao Lingxiao could be accompanied by a few princes, they were both self-aware, and they could see that the attention of several princes was focused on Xiao Lingxiao alone, and they didn't care about the two of them at all, so the two quickly decided not to waste time in this warm pavilion, and they both went out to "walk in the snow".

After they left, the atmosphere in the warm pavilion seemed to become a little tense.

Xiao Lingxiao sat on the warm couch with a depressed heart, looked around, and saw that the four princes, the five princes, and the six princes sat in a row, talking and laughing like brothers with a very good relationship, and Nalu Zhongyang wanted to get up and leave several times, but he was nailed to the chair beside him by a look from the fifth prince. The remaining Xiao Fengming sat silently beside Xiao Lingxiao not far away, with a wooden stake on a straight face, not knowing what he was thinking.

At first glance, this warm pavilion is considered to be happy, but in fact, several people present know that this is just an appearance. Xiao Lingxiao was looking forward to someone taking the lead in leaving, but the three princes who looked straight seemed to be glued together, and no one refused to go first.

I really couldn't stand it anymore, Xiao Lingxiao gave Bao Rong'er beside her a look, Bao Rong'er immediately understood, and said loudly, "Miss, I heard that this is the royal garden, and we are here to step on the snow, so it's better to go out for a walk!" ”

Xiao Lingxiao hurriedly responded, "Okay! ”

After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao immediately got up, and at the same time as she got up, several figures in the room also stood up at the same time.

Lu Zhongyang sat there looking left and right with a stunned look, but he couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, what are you guys fighting hard here!

The fourth prince glanced at the two people beside him, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Fifth brother and sixth brother, speaking of which, the two of you should have another business trip today, right?" How can you also have the leisure to step on the first snow? ”

The fifth prince laughed loudly when he heard this, "My mother concubine is anxious to let me marry a concubine to inherit the royal family lineage, she asked me to come, how dare I not come?" After saying this, he turned to look at Xiao Lingxiao and said with a hearty smile, "I'm a straight talker, and I ask Miss Lingxiao that you don't mind." Men should get married, women should get married, I just came today to see if I could find a wishful concubine. ”

The words of the five princes seemed to be full of the cheerfulness of the heroes of the rivers and lakes, but several people present heard that he had something to say.

The fourth prince's face was even heavier, "If you want to find a beauty, why don't you go out and walk in the snow quickly?" ”

"Hahaha, I just want to meet fate, didn't the fourth brother Mo look at me unpleasantly and want to drive me away?"

The fourth prince had no choice but to turn the finger at the sixth prince, "What about you, sixth brother?" Last time you solved the case of the flower thief, didn't my father reuse you again this time?

As soon as he said this, the sixth prince Li Jingxuan couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment on his face, he turned to look at Xiao Lingxiao, his smile was full of bitterness, and said, "This time the matter has to wait for the inner servant Huangmen to thoroughly investigate the inside of the harem before we can start the investigation outside the palace, although I received the holy decree of my father, but to do it specifically, it will take a while......

When Xiao Lingxiao heard this, her heart moved.

"His Royal Highness the Sixth has started to investigate the case again?" Xiao Lingxiao asked softly.

Li Jingxuan saw that Xiao Lingxiao had not paid attention to the three of them just now, but when he heard about him, he immediately asked with concern, and his heart warmed.

"Several important items in the inner palace were stolen, and my father ordered me to cooperate with several yamen to track down the lost items......"

Without waiting for Li Jingxuan to say in detail, the fourth prince reprimanded in a deep voice on the side, "Sixth brother, this case involves the inner palace, should you say it casually!" He didn't actually care about any theft cases, but found that Xiao Lingxiao's attitude towards Li Jingxuan was obviously "too much" intimate, and between his words, it was even far more than that of his four princes! He couldn't take it!

But as soon as he finished saying this, Xiao Lingxiao's face suddenly turned cold, and he said with some annoyance, "It's Lingxiao who asked something that shouldn't be asked, Your Highness Six, I'm sorry." After saying that, she didn't forget to glare at the fourth prince fiercely, and then turned around and was about to leave.

The fourth prince was shocked that what he said just now not only blamed Li Jingxuan, but also embarrassed Xiao Lingxiao, hurriedly stopped her, and explained with a smile, "Lingxiao, don't be angry, there are rules in the palace, and there is nothing to say about throwing a few things." You're going to go snowing? I'll go with you......"

"Don't bother Your Highness." Xiao Lingxiao took advantage of this momentum, snorted coldly, and walked out of the warm pavilion quickly, and Xiao Fengming followed him out.

As soon as she went out, the smiles on the faces of the four remaining men in the warm pavilion all disappeared at once.

Li Jingxuan sneered, "Fourth brother, everyone can see that my father will not change his mind and let you remarry Ling Xiao, I think you are still dead." ”

The fourth prince looked back at Li Jingxuan with cold eyes, and said with some annoyance, "The sixth brother has this leisure, so let's hurry up and investigate the case!" Father is very serious to you, after this case is investigated, there will be another one, I think you are too busy! ”

The two of them went toe-for-tat, while the five princes grabbed Lu Zhongyang's arm and dragged him out.

Seeing this, the fourth prince hurriedly asked, "Fifth brother, where are you going?" ”

Hearing this, the fifth prince turned around and smiled, "Step on the snow, find fate, and find the concubine!" ”