Chapter III

The twilight is getting deeper and deeper, the crescent moon is like a hook, the lights are shining, the light breeze is blowing, and a few thin clouds are rolled up to accompany the starry cold moon.

"This king knows that there is a good restaurant, today this king has a treat, if you want to eat and buy whatever you want." It didn't seem to have happened just now, it didn't disturb his slightest interest, Ling Haoxi walked in front happily, and saw that there were some fresh gadgets raised in front of me like a treasure, I knew that he was afraid of scaring me, I was happy to make him happy, no matter what he came, he didn't refuse, his interest was higher.

We went to the restaurant he was talking about. This shop is good, antique, the decoration is extremely elegant, most of the people who want to come and go are Wang Sun Guizhou, and the small servants in the store are extremely thoughtful. Seeing that we are from an extraordinary background, we immediately came up to find an elegant private room for us, because they are all private rooms, the corridor is quite clean, occasionally the second child with the dishes or the girl who sings walks into a delicately decorated room, and the moment the door is opened and closed, there is laughter and the sound of fundraising. We passed by an open door, and the familiar sound inside made us stop suddenly, and I followed the prestige, the room was very large, and the table was full of wine and food, and one of them sat with his back to the window, with a slender figure, and a jade tree facing the wind, and one stood aside, facing the door, with a fluttering green shirt and starry eyebrows. I raised my eyes to see, it was the fourth prince Ling Haochen and the fifth prince Ling Haoqing, they were brothers of the same mother, naturally walked closer, there were some people sitting next to the two, all of them were the sons of some dignitaries and nobles, hearing the movement on our side, everyone's eyes had already turned over, there were few people present who did not know Ling Haoxi, and in a flash, they all got up to say goodbye.

After all, Haoxi is the queen's concubine, although he is free and easy in front of me, he has hidden majesty in front of others, and when everyone has seen the salute, he raised his arms slightly, and those people stood aside respectfully.

Ling Haochen and Ling Haoqing were naturally not exempt from vulgarity, they walked in front of us, and wanted to invite us to sit at the same table, but they didn't expect to see me wearing men's clothes, Ling Haoqing was immediately furious, and he pulled me over from He Zhengqing's side, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

"What do you look like!" He frowned slightly, and whispered to me: "Come back with me!" ”

I shook off his hand, thinking that he was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy who was simply old-fashioned and unreasonable, and I raised my eyebrows to look at him: "Why should I listen to you?!" Why did I want to go back with you? ”

He frowned deeply, scolding everyone to retreat with patience, before he gritted his teeth at me and said, "You! What kind of system are you?! ”

His angry expression pleased me to a certain extent, and I glanced at him: "That's how I am!" Have you just met me? Besides, even if there is something wrong with me, my aunt and my brother are in charge of me, why are you pointing fingers at me! ”

He couldn't have imagined that I would confront him so directly, and he opened his mouth angrily for a while.

I turned around and ignored him, Ling Haoxi jumped out for fear that the world would not be chaotic: "Old Five, if Ruo'er was brought out by me, what should you do, there is no reason for you to mix here!" ”

Ling Haoqing was already angry, but at this time, he couldn't bear it anymore when he heard his words, Ling Haochen tried his best to persuade on the side, he glared at me hatefully, flicked his sleeves angrily, and turned to leave!

I looked at his back and let out a sigh, I really don't understand, why he is a man but always has the same knowledge as me, He Zhengqing looked at me with an angry face on the side, and smiled helplessly.

"You two have been fighting since you were a child, I really don't know why?"

For what? I don't know why!

The clouds on the horizon are rolling up, like a pipa half-covered and half-hidden, full of ambiguous spring colors.

I was swinging leisurely in the courtyard, and I heard the sound of stumbling footsteps and the noise of ushering in the courtyard next door, I was a little curious, although my aunt's Zhaohua Palace often had palace concubines coming and going, but such a big battle was rare, presumably it was the family of foreign ministers or a few princesses who married out of the palace to enter the palace to ask for peace. The laughter continued, and I didn't care, enjoying the rare pleasure.

After a while, the voice gradually subsided, and then, I heard the sound of small footsteps, and I looked up to see that it was my aunt's personal palace maid, Aunt He.

"Say hello to the third lady!" Aunt He has served her aunt since she was a child, and took care of Haoxi to grow up, for her aunt to never marry, Zhaohua Palace has long regarded her as half a master, but she has always adhered to the duty of a slave and maid, without the slightest excess.

I jumped off the swing and replied with a smile: "Aunt He has something to tell Chunxiang to report it, why bother to run it herself!" ”

"The third lady has tormented the slave maid, and the mother instructed the small kitchen to make a bird's nest you love to eat, and let the slave and maid come and invite you over." Aunt He walked up to me with a smile, her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and a white and flawless silk handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms at the four corners.

I nodded, straightened the hem of my skirt, and walked out first.

Zhaohua Palace is quiet, the sky is blue, the vermilion lacquer gold tiles, accompanied by the sound of leaves, and the occasional flying bird crosses the sky.

When I entered the main hall, the atmosphere was obviously different from that of Shicai. The aunt sat upright on the chair, the purple brocade phoenix danced in the nine-day court dress, the golden phoenix with beads on the crown, and a necklace made of 108 eastern beads hung around the neck, adding a bit of luxury.

Seeing me come in, she smiled slightly, and her soft voice slowly sounded: "Ruo'er, come, my aunt instructed them to boil a taste of bird's nest and add rose petals, which really added a hint of sweetness, you come and taste it." ”

I said yes lightly, and walked forward, and with a sweep of the corner of my eyes, I saw Hao Xi sitting on the couch in the inner sanctum, his brows slightly furrowed, and his face was pale. I blinked and looked at my aunt, and sure enough, her eyes were full of helplessness, and she glanced at me, and I knew that there must be something wrong with my aunt that annoyed Hao Xi again.

I walked over, shook my hand in front of his eyes, smiled and asked him, "What's wrong?" Who's upsetting you again? ”

He pulled my hand down and said in a muffled voice, "Nothing! ”

"You can hang an oil bottle on your mouth, and you still say it's nothing, who are you fooling?!" I laughed and joked to him: "Hurry up, come with me to eat bird's nest, I can't wait for you!" ”

He got up helplessly and followed me unhurriedly, I pulled him hard, his footsteps dragged on, and I still barely pulled him out.

"Cier!" When my aunt saw him, her face was obviously much better, and she beckoned, her slender armor shining with golden light, "Come here!" Accompany Ruo'er to use some of it, and the queen mother of the bird's nest instructed the small kitchen to boil for twelve hours, and boiled all the flowers in the porridge. The corners of your lips are a little hot these days, drink more fire! ”

Hao Xi reluctantly took it, and the spoon kept stirring in the bowl, but there was not the slightest interest in tasting it. Seeing that the smile on my aunt's lips became more and more stiff, I secretly stepped on him under the table, and he made a painful "ouch" that scared me!

"What's wrong? Cier! The aunt was taken aback and immediately got up and asked.

"Nope! It's nothing! He quickly covered up and glared at me secretly.

"Auntie, what's wrong with Haoxi?" I hastened to change the subject.

My aunt must have guessed our little move, put her mind at ease, looked at me, and said, "Mrs. Wei asked to see her today, saying that Miss Wei had collided with Xi'er, and she came to make amends!" Saying that, she glanced at Hao Xi and said: "Bengong thinks, Miss Wei is a daughter after all, how could she bump into Xi'er, and after careful questioning, I realized that it was the same thing as you, Xi'er protected the short, and then it made a fuss!" I saw that Mrs. Wei was nervous, and in order to appease her, she only said a few words to Xi'er, and she annoyed him! ”

I looked at Hao Xi, knowing that he was not an unreasonable person, how could he be messing around for such a trivial matter, but my aunt's words were here, and I didn't say anything, so I persuaded my aunt to persuade: "Mrs. Wei has already come to apologize, and we didn't suffer any loss that day, why are you so small-bellied, forget it!" ”

He glared at me, and just wanted to refute, but was gagged by the spoon I handed over, and he looked at the deep dimples at the corners of my mouth, and all the anger finally swallowed into his mouth with the bird's nest.

"Princess Luoxi's birthday next month, every year's birthday, Princess Luoxi will always invite princesses, princes and outstanding sons and young ladies in the capital to participate, this year even the prince of Xingze came to celebrate the princess's birthday, you should also prepare well, don't fall behind when the time comes!"

The atmosphere was just a little better, I heard my aunt's voice, I looked up, my aunt seemed to be chatting casually, but between the lines of the words was thoughtful, I quietly lowered my eyes, and suddenly realized that Hao Xi's anger may not be as simple as I imagined......

The atmosphere was a little weird for no reason, Hao Xi turned a deaf ear, but I didn't have the right to be so willful as him, so I had to look at my aunt with a puzzled face.

"The prince of Xingzawa? Why did Xingze send the prince to celebrate Princess Luoxi's birthday? “

"Have you forgotten Princess Lorraine?" Before my aunt could speak, Hao Xi answered coldly, and I suddenly remembered that the inconspicuous little daughter of the former emperor, and Princess Luoxi's mother, because she was born to a palace maid, she did not enjoy the honor of a princess since she was a child, but was married as a princess when she got married. Unexpectedly, he gave birth to a prince in Xingze, and finally had a place......