The gilt incense burner was filled with smoke, and a faint sandalwood lingered between the two men who were concentrating on playing chess.

"You're here as soon as you're done?" a pale-faced man smiled and picked up a black spot, which landed unhurriedly on the chessboard, but his long figure could still be seen, and a blue and purple robe was wrapped around his somewhat emaciated long body.

"Didn't you find someone to call me over to play chess?" Lin Queqing picked up a white piece, thought for a while, and put it on the chessboard.

The man who played chess with Lin Queqing was His Royal Highness Murong Yun, Prince Xueji, who was named "the first prince in the world" with him.

Murong Yun chuckled lightly, looked up at Lin Queqing opposite, but the sunspot in his hand fell in one place: "When you went back to Lin Mansion a few days ago, what did you do interestingly?

"My lovely fourth sister is not feeling well, so I went back to see him and brought you some pastries by the way. Lin Queqing played chess and replied casually.

Murong Yun asked with concern, "Then how is your fourth sister's health?"

"She's recovering well, and the girl is always full of energy. Lin Queqing was speechless for a while.

In fact, he didn't know how to say that girl was good, and in an instant, she had no heart and lungs, and she acted like a nobody when such a big thing happened.

"Speaking of which, you have been praising your fourth sister, I remember that many women in the palace who missed you went to send you melons and fruits, but you just threw down a sentence that was not as good as your fourth sister and hurried away. So in fact, does she have any other qualities besides the kindness and cuteness in your mouth?" Murong Yun chuckled, coughed lightly, and continued to play chess.

Lin Queqing picked up a white child, put it on the chessboard, and said casually: "Xiang Wan is different from ordinary women of the same age, smart and clever, virtuous and dignified. ”

Murong Yun was a little curious when he heard Lin Queqing use two words that are not usually related to each other, and said, "How can a woman be clever and intelligent, but also virtuous and dignified?"

He picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and raised his eyes to look at Murong Yun: "You don't understand, Xiang Wan is too smart, and too wonderful, he has studied under Mr. Su Du since he was a child, but in just five years, his attainments in poetry and song are actually more than Mr. Su Duan, and he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she can be described as a first-class talented girl, but that girl doesn't want to be famous, she only loves to stay in her incense courtyard, and she doesn't know what to do all day long." ”

Maybe he was tinkering with the clothes and accessories of the Stunning Workshop, and sometimes he would go back and see her asleep at her desk like that, with a pen and unfinished drawings in her hands.

Originally, Murong Yun was still listening with great interest, but when Murong Yun heard his friend say that Xiang Wan's poetry and song were more accomplished than Mr. Su Duan, he held the hand of the chess piece for a moment, and then grabbed Lin Queqing's arms excitedly.

"What did you just say, your fourth sister's attainments are higher than Mr. Su Duan?"

He is the master of the former dynasty, proficient in the art of divination, and can even peep into the heavens, not only that, but he is extremely accomplished in the field of poetry and songs, so much so that the Shadow King of the West Night once invited him to the West Night to be a national teacher, but Su Du loves to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and Xue Ji and the West Night no longer force this legendary character, but let him live as he wants. But now, Lin Queqing actually said that Xiang Wan is better?

Does this mean that there is hope for yourself?

Emotions such as excitement, joy, and hope suddenly overwhelmed him like a tide, and Murong Yun was a little out of shape.

Lin Queqing was a little dazed by Murong Yun's sudden gaffe, and then suddenly said, "You don't want to...?" Lin Queqing saw Murong Yun nodded, and a sly smile appeared in a pair of Danfeng eyes: "I can't make decisions for Xiang Wan in this matter, that girl is kind-hearted, but she is definitely not blindly helping others." ”

"And she has a cloudy and eccentric personality, and I, the second brother, will sometimes be scolded by her, and she will even joke about me. If you want her to help you, you'll have to do it yourself. ”

At this time, Lin Queqing also smiled slightly, maybe this girl Xiang Wan can really help Ah Yun.

"Then how can I meet your fourth sister?" asked Murong Yun eagerly.

Recently, it was the day when Lu Yi, the prince of the Western Night, was discussing the envoy in the court, and as the prince of Xueji, he was already within the scope of the envoy, but what gave him a headache was that this envoy was not only for the sake of friendship between the two countries, but also for the purpose of participating in the Biwen recruitment of the princess Lu Die, the princess of the Western Night! So he chose the people who were the co-envoys, but he still couldn't find a suitable candidate.

The country of the West Night has a hot literary style, and the love for literature has reached a very terrifying point. You must know that for Princess Lu Die's Biwen to recruit relatives, Lu Yi, the prince of the West Night, has already traveled to the two countries of Jimo and Wensu, and they Xueji is the last country to participate.

Originally, this was nothing, but since Xue Ji was the last country that His Royal Highness Lu Yi visited, the envoy had to go to the West Night with His Royal Highness Lu Yi, which caused him to be more cautious about the selection process.

Lin Queqing groaned for a while, and suddenly raised his head: "In a few days, won't there be a palace banquet in the palace?" I heard that as long as you are invited, you can enter the palace to participate in this palace banquet, if you can invite Xiang Wan into the palace, maybe you can have a good chat with her." ”

Thinking of this, Lin Queqing looked away humbly, sister, it's not that my brother intends to trick you, it's just that a friend entrusts me and has to help!

"Good idea, then I'll ask my father for instructions right away and invite your fourth sister into the palace!" Murong Yun raised the sunspot and made an unhurried move.

In the chess game, the winner is decided.

The night is dark, and the lights are blazing.

......

Lin Fu incense temple

It's a calm day again, when the life of the rice worm is really comfortable, at this moment Lin Xiangwan, is comfortably lying under the plum tree on a carved plum blossom pattern sandalwood soft collapse, looking up at the plum blossom petals falling little by little.

The petals fell on her plain white clothes, between her jet-black hair, and on the table beside her, the artwork of her freshly drawn clothes.

"It's a rare day to be lazy. She whispered, and then got up, and her green fingers picked up the paper that had not yet dried, and half-lifted it into the air, examining it carefully, but after a while, drowsiness hit, and she closed her eyes softly.

Suddenly, Shisu trotted from a distance, looking at Lin Xiangwan squinting his eyes, lying on the soft collapse to rest, but her heart was very anxious, she called out softly, Lin Xiangwan opened her eyes, looked at Shisu who came and stopped in front of her, took a teacup from the table next to her understandingly, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shisu, and said with a smile: "What made you so nervous, let's rest first and then talk slowly." ”

Zi Su didn't take the cup of tea that Lin Xiangwan handed her, she said: "Miss, outside the door, Lord Zhang Yu Han Zhang asked to see her, saying that she was ordered to send an order, and asked Miss Lin Si to receive the order." ”

When Lin Xiangwan heard the news, she was shocked, and then went to the entrance hall with Zisu, she thought about it for a while. Zhang Yuhan... She searched her mind for all the rumors about him, but it was not difficult, because in Xueji's storytelling office, as long as there was a place to drink tea, she could hear the people discussing this person. The discussion was not about gossip, but about the gushing praise.

Zhang Yuhan is a good official. It is rumored that he is a celebrity around the monarch, assisting the monarch to correct the twists and turns, although the power is monstrous, but he has done a lot of great practical things for the people, at the beginning of this year, he also repaired the river embankment that was washed down by the rapids, so that the wind and rain are smooth.

Lin Xiangwan walked all the way to the foyer, and saw a man in a purple official uniform waiting in the foyer with his hands in his hands.

Lin Xiang saluted before the evening, she could feel that the man in front of her was not simple, and respectfully saluted him first.

Zhang Yuhan looked back, the woman in front of him was dressed in a plain white dress, without too much decoration, he slightly arched his hand and said: "Miss Lin Si is polite, today this official came to hand over the order to Miss Fourth at the behest of the monarch, and I hope that Miss Fourth will enter the palace today." ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yuhan took out the herald from the wooden box held by the attendant behind him.

Lin Xiangwan was puzzled, she didn't know why the monarch of Xueji wanted to announce her into the palace, she saw that Zhang Yuhan had already taken out the herald, so she knelt on the smooth marble and first bowed to Zhang Yuhan, the envoy of the herald, bowed her head slightly to show respect for the monarch, and then respectfully took the herald from his hand, and then turned sideways slightly, summoned Zisu, who had been waiting behind her and raised her head for a moment, and asked her to carefully put away the herald and put it into a box.

Her conduct is dignified and decent, and people can't find fault with it.

Zhang Yuhan has always been an honest and honest person, although he is an envoy, but his mind is exquisite, and what is hidden behind your every move cannot escape his eyes. Although his power, which made the eyes of other officials jealous, not suppressed by bullying, after all, the king had the intention to give him power. This seems to be a bit abnormal, and even too mysterious, but in fact, he deliberately made him the target of the public, but he blocked a lot of open guns and arrows for the monarch of the country.

What is amazing is that there is no evil in his eyes, although they contain the exhaustion after the vicissitudes of life, they are still crystal clear, so that people can see his exquisite heart at a glance, and they are respectful and dare not offend.

Only Zhang Yuhan can take on such a role.

Lin Xiangwan's heart moved, but he had a sense of pity for Zhang Yuhan in front of him. For a while, her inner emotions were complicated and surging, she thought in her heart, as if she was considering what kind of words could not offend the adult in front of her, and suddenly she remembered that Zhang Yuhan, the rumored envoy in Xueji, did not love gold, silver and jewelry, but preferred all kinds of snacks, thinking that although he was powerful, his preferences... It was so interesting, Lin Xiangwan smiled slightly in his heart.

So she saluted the man in front of her who was dressed in a purple embroidered official uniform, and said hello: "The palace is a long way from here, and the adults have come from afar, and the boat and car are tiring, so it is better to rest for a while in the Lin Mansion, use some jujube pastry, hibiscus cakes and Shuixin Xuan cakes in the house, and then go back to report to His Majesty the monarch." ”

Zhang Yuhan retreated, and was about to nod his head and say goodbye, but when he heard this, he just wanted to take a step and paused, and when he turned around, he saw that the maid in Tsing Yi presented plates of dim sum.

Zhang Yuhan looked at the dim sum, and those dim sum were very good: four pieces of hibiscus cake that were placed in a staggered manner, and the diamond-shaped hibiscus cake that was cut perfectly was like a large and small hibiscus flower blooming in a jade white plate.

The unique dark red of the jujube paste crisp and the porcelain plate with gold lace complement each other, the red ink is distinct, making people feel the warmth of spring returning to the earth and the recovery of all things;

Look at the lotus crisp again, the crisp layer is clear, and through the crack that is cut according to the lotus flower, it is even more appetizing, and I can't help but have a cool feeling of the coming summer.

He has always loved pastries, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but focus his eyes on Lin Xiangwan, and looked carefully at the woman in front of him who was neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled slightly on his face that had always been light and breezy.

Although this Miss Lin Si is young, she is only twenty-eight years old, but her mind is so exquisite, seeing that she neither deliberately flatters nor loses her etiquette, but is very different from the pampered official lady outside, it seems that Lord Lin is really a good daughter!

And the fact that she was able to know her favorite pastry and go for it was amazing how thoughtful she was behind that little gesture.