As soon as the two of them walked to the door of Xiaozhu, Xiao Yu found a middle-aged man in a dark cotton robe standing outside the door of Xiaozhu. With a respectful expression, Xiao Yu felt that this person was a little familiar, and when he walked in, he remembered that this middle-aged man was the internal manager of the public mansion.

He exchanged glances with Qin Mumian, Qin Mumian bowed slightly, and then went back to his room.

Then, the steward of the inner government explained his intention to Xiao Yu.

"Your Highness asked me to go to her?" Xiao Yu was a little stunned. The number of times he met with the titular stepmother could be counted on one hand, and at this time she actually wanted to see herself? Xiao Yu was a little unsure of what this Ling'an princess meant.

The steward smiled a little bitterly and said, "Eldest prince, I don't know what the specific matter is, but Your Highness is nominally your stepmother after all, no matter what, you can't refuse." ”

Xiao Yu was just a little surprised, and he definitely didn't have the idea of turning his face with Xiao Lie at this time.

Since moving to Xiaozhu on the shore of Xiaohu, he has been out of the elite circle of the Eastern Capital for a long time, and he doesn't really want to go back. But the other party who invited the other party was Her Royal Highness the noble princess of Da Zheng, and she was also his nominal stepmother, as long as he was still in this system, so no matter what aspect he was, he had no room to refuse.

He put away the umbrella in his hand and said, "Please reply to Your Highness, I will go on time tomorrow." ”

......

Princess Ling'an is the half-sister of today's Emperor Zheng, although she is married to Xiao Lie, she also has her own princess mansion in the eastern capital.

A night of wind and snow dyed the eastern capital.

On this early winter morning, Xiao Yu stepped into Princess Ling'an's Mansion for the first time in his life.

After Xiao Yu was led into the princess's mansion by the steward, he did not enter the back house of the princess's mansion, but waited in the front hall.

However, after a cup of tea, Princess Ling'an came to the front hall from the back house.

Today, she is wearing a dark red palace dress, and her luxury is a little more majestic, with a wide skirt behind her, and a simple bun. It looks luxurious but not kitsch.

Xiao Yu hurriedly got up and saluted, and said, "I've seen Your Highness." ”

According to the rules, Xiao Yu should call Princess Ling'an his mother, but he has always insisted on calling him His Royal Highness. Then their identity relationship is that of a monarch and a minister, not a mother and son.

Princess Ling'an frowned slightly and glanced at Xiao Yu, then sat down on the first seat, and said in a harmonious voice: "Excuse me, sit down"

"Your Highness. ”

Xiao Yu sat down at the head of the princess.

Princess Ling'an's eyes drooped slightly, she couldn't see the joy and anger on her face, she elegantly picked up the teacup, took a sip of it to her lips, and said, "In the blink of an eye, you are going to get married." ”

Except for the family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, the two usually rarely see each other once a year, so aside from Xiao Lie's relationship, there is not much difference from strangers.

Xiao Yu looked at his nose and nose, and replied: "Your Majesty is gracious enough to point out this family business for Xiao Yu." ”

Princess Ling'an put down the teacup and said, "The imperial brother speaks in person, and Xiao Lie will not object, but although you and I don't meet on weekdays, I still have to ask about it as usual." ”

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "The marriage event should be ordered by the elders, and what His Royal Highness said is extremely true. ”

Princess Ling'an didn't mean anything else, just to do business, so as not to fall into the mouth of the tongue and leave a reputation for treating her eldest son poorly.

She nodded, and then said, "How's the preparation for the trip to the grassland?"

Xiao Yu was still respectful and said, "Father has already arranged it, and he will set off with the grassland mission in the future." ”

Princess Ling'an nodded, looked at him quietly, and said, "I've been in the prosperous world of the Eastern Capital for a long time, so it's good to go to the grassland to hone it." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Xiao Yu responded.

Princess Ling'an continued: "Although there has been no war with the grassland in the Zhongdu for many years, it is not my race, go to the grassland, don't lose my face as Da Zheng." ”

Xiao Yu still nodded yes.

Princess Ling'an looked at this respectful young man, remembering his face that was quite similar to Xiao Jin, and suddenly felt a little pity in her heart.

Since five years ago, this young man has lived timidly, and now he has to go to the bitter cold land of the grassland. I'm afraid this life will end like this.

But she is a member of the royal family after all, not to mention that there are many hard-working people in the world, one more is not more, and one less is not less. This pitiful pity was only a flash and vanished.

Slender fingers slowly turned the teacup, waking up from the distraction, she suddenly felt that such a conversation was a little boring, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang asked you to go to the grassland, because he values you, and you yourself have to fight." Okay, let's go to the backyard and see Xiao Jin, how can you say that you are also brothers, and you will have to support each other in the future. ”

......

Following a grandmother, Xiao Yu came to the back house of the princess's mansion and also met this half-brother who had not been seen for many years.

Xiao Jin is only five years old now, and her white little face has inherited the beauty of Xiao Lie and Princess Ling'an, and her slender Danfeng eyes are very beautiful, but the expression on her face is a little arrogant.

"Are you the eldest brother your mother said she would be?"

A crisp and childish voice remembered.

Xiao Yu looked at this little face, and somehow remembered Xiao Lie, and his heart was slightly irritable, but he still pressed it down, and said in a harmonious voice: "It's me." ”

Xiao Jin looked Xiao Yu up and down and said, "I heard that my father doesn't like you very much. ”

Xiao Yu's face paused slightly, then he smiled even brighter, and said, "Yes, I made my father unhappy." That's why my father didn't like me. ”

Xiao Jin said seriously: "You have to work hard to correct it." ”

Xiao Yu stood up straight and said with a smile: "I will work hard, I will definitely admit my father's mistakes well." ”

When it came to hard work and admitting mistakes, his voice was a little heavier.

After all, it was a five-year-old child, although Xiao Jin looked a little bit like an adult, when he heard Xiao Yu's words, he still laughed and said, "This is my Xiao family's son." ”

Xiao Yu's smile became brighter and brighter, and he said, "Yes, the children of the Xiao family, if you know your mistakes, you must correct them." ”

Then he looked at Xiao Jin, himself, and Xiao Lie's similar faces, and said, "And whether it's you, me, or my father, they are all children of the Xiao family, and you must abide by it." ”

Xiao Jin seemed to understand a little, he always felt that Xiao Yu had something to say, but he didn't know what it was.

So he looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "Why don't I understand?"

Xiao Lie squatted down, touched his head, and said with a smile: "When you grow up, you will naturally understand." ”

......

The half-brother's conversation didn't last long, and Princess Ling'an really just seemed to be just letting the two meet.

When the grandmother of the princess's mansion got the public's will and politely asked Xiao Yu to leave, Xiao Yu also ended the first conversation with Xiao Jin.

In the complicated eyes of many maids and grandmothers in the princess's mansion, Xiao Jin walked out of the princess's mansion unhurriedly.

This was the end of his first and possibly last trip to the Princess's Mansion.