Qinglan has been very busy lately.

Because she added a small fan.

is not someone else, it is Cui Suizhu, the great-granddaughter of Xu Guogong - Gui Hong was ordered by her husband's grandfather to prepare for the marriage ceremony, Xiao and Bai Ji are not unseen Cui Muruan, they all like Mu Ruan to be generous, hearty and capable, only in view of Mu Ruan's mother Jiang has no intention of marrying, Xiao is a little hesitant, but Xu Guogong took the initiative to show sincerity, Mrs. Tai and Liu Junyi are also very positive about this marriage, Xiao and Bai Ji are even more excited.

Even from the standpoint of political marriage, the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to Jing Zhaocui, and the two clans are married well, and the interests are clear at a glance.

The Cui and Liu families have been in contact more and more frequently, not to mention the relationship between Xue Hui, the mother of Qinglan, and Gui Hongnai, the mother of Sui Zhu, Qinglan originally had some contacts with Sui Zhu, but because Jingzhao Cui has been obscure for many years, he has not moved around frequently, and now that the two families want to be close to each other, they don't need to avoid it.

He also said that Liu Yan's father, although he has been fighting abroad for many years, can not teach his children by himself, in addition to his mother, Qinglan is mostly taught by Mrs. Tai and Xiao, but Mrs. Tai and Xiao are not conformist temperaments, never to be quiet and silent as the standard to restrain the daughter in the family, Qinglan in front of family and friends, temperament is quite jumpy, and Sui Zhu is very like-minded, the more the two interact with each other, the more they are deed.

But Qinglan is a bit like Eleven Niang, chess is not good, born with excellent painting skills, poetry and literature have been taught by Xiao and his mother, and he also has advantages, especially like rhyme, and he is also quite involved in the history of the scriptures, but Sui Zhu is among the four arts, especially good at chess, and the piano book is acceptable, but he has no talent for painting, and it is difficult to make up for the shortcomings of the acquired efforts.

The two girls discussed, and if they laughed at each other's strengths and weaknesses, they were also considered to be excellent in the four arts, and the joint name was "Shuangquan", which was nothing more than just for the fun in the boudoir.

Sui Zhu wanted a painting screen, but it was unsatisfactory to visit the east and west cities, and the interest of the daughter's family did not want to bother her father and brother at home, so she just asked Qinglan to paint, so Qinglan has been busy for a while and almost closed the door, just to meet Sui Zhu's needs.

It was not easy to complete the first coloring on this day, so that the peaks and mountains were dyed blue, and I was about to write a reply to Sui Zhu's urging, when I heard that the seventh aunt was coming to see her, Qinglan naturally hurriedly greeted - although she was the eldest daughter of the grandson of Jingzhao Liuzong, she has been favored by her elders since she was born, but her family education has never dared to be rude and willful to collide with the eleventh aunt, so even if she understands that the seventh aunt is not on good terms with the eleventh aunt who is the queen, she will never offend.

It's just that I'm secretly surprised in my heart, and I don't know how to care about her seventh aunt's intentions.

After listening to Aunt Seven's insincere politeness, she finally said that it was Princess Tong'an who listened to her play the piano music in public since the housewarming banquet, and was very fond of her talent, so after the words that she intended to be close, Qinglan finally understood Aunt Seven's thoughts, but she did not debunk it.

After thinking about it for a long time, I mentioned it to the elders.

Seeing that the uncle and grandmother were very embarrassed because of the tricks of the seventh aunt, Qinglan persuaded politely: "Uncle and grandmother are angry, the seventh aunt should also be out of good intentions, your lord has always liked poetry and rhyme, and Qiao'er is also good at it, if you can win your lord's favor, it is indeed your luck." ”

Xiao Shi felt even more ashamed: "If I were someone else, I would not doubt anything else, but your seventh aunt ...... Lan'er doesn't have to cover her up, she can even ignore Chen'er, and she won't be soft when she calculates others. ”

Xiao is indeed anxious and angry, as a mother, Jiu Niang will not mention it, Eleven Niang and Liu Tong are extremely respectful to her, but only Qi Niang, her most attentive eldest daughter, is deeply jealous and resentful of her, and even has a grudge against her family, one mind only cares about greed and vanity, Chu Xin is planning to help the abuse, making Aunt Weng dissatisfied, husband and wife turn against each other, now it is good, but even on the niece, although Xiao does not know what Qi Niang's intentions are, but there is no doubt that there must be no good intentions.

Mrs. Wei frowned, but she really couldn't bear to blame Xiao anymore, she looked at her eldest granddaughter-in-law Xue Hui, and couldn't help but apologize when she spoke: "Ah Hui, you also know Qi Niang, how can she ever listen to your uncle's instructions?" You and Lan'er don't have to make trouble in this matter, I'll find a way to refuse Princess Tong'an. ”

Xue Hui said: "The eldest mother and uncle don't worry about Lan'er, she has already passed the line, because of the teaching of the elders, she has always understood a little, and she is not stupid, the princess's mansion is only, and it is not the Longtan tiger's den, be cautious, where are you afraid of calculation?" Your lord originally had a grudge against the queen, and the queen mother was in the middle, but I was afraid that this mustard would accumulate deeper and deeper, if we really refused your lord's invitation to see, wouldn't it make your lord even more angry? After all, your lord is the niece of the saint, if we have this opportunity, we should do our best to make up for the gap. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Tai and the Xiao family still wanted to stop her, Qinglan couldn't help but be frank: "Great-grandmother, uncle and grandmother, the eleventh aunt entered the deep palace at the age of nine, in order to help the saint's ambition, in order to save the family from danger, and without fear, now I am just obeying your lord's edict, and the eleventh aunt is far from being able to compare with the hardships and dangers of the eleventh aunt back then. Hopefully, the elder allowed it, and also let Lan'er do a little bit for the sake of the family. ”

When Liu Yan returned, he didn't take it to heart when he heard his wife and daughter talk about it: "Princess Tong'an's temperament, although it is a little awkward, but it is not a vicious person, compared to Mrs. Wei, your lord is much kinder, maybe this time, it is the queen mother's strategy, let's not let Qinglan get into danger, the queen mother will slander the eleventh sister when she turns her head, Lan'er is also very good, she knows to take responsibility for the family, your mother and daughter can rest assured, don't say that there is a queen in the palace, even if you don't have to alarm the queen, I will be able to protect my wife and daughter, Lan'er can rest assured to invite, even if it causes chaos, And Aya will take care of the aftermath for you, not afraid of being threatened. ”

Privately, he explained in more detail with his wife: "Although the saint has now ascended to the extreme, there are still hidden dangers everywhere, Lan'er is our eldest daughter, although she has not yet discussed marriage, but she also needs to be tempered more, and now it is far from a peaceful and prosperous world, and we can't relax our vigilance." I am also very sad to let Lan'er get into danger, but now, whether we are children or daughters, we Jingzhaoliu do need the ability to protect ourselves. ”

Xue Hui glared at her husband, but her expression was not displeased: "Of course I understand these truths, why do you bother to talk so much?" The eleventh sister's current situation, although it can't be called a single shot, but the open guns and hidden arrows really make her unable to guard against it, even Lan'er understands that she can't be alone, will I still be selfish? I believe that Lan'er can protect herself, and I also believe that even if something goes wrong, the eleventh sister will not let Lan'er suffer. ”

"So, Ah Hui is the only one who can't believe me?" Liu Yan pointed to his nose and said angrily: "I should really teach my mother a lesson, I seem to have forgotten what it means to be a husband and a wife?" ”

A short exclamation from Xue Hui suddenly sounded in the room, followed by a more faint and unclear sound, and after a long time, it was mixed with a man's low laughter, and the moonlight was clear at this time, and the shadows on the window paper were swaying.

After obtaining the approval of the elders, Qinglan began to be frequently invited to the princess's mansion, she did not suffer any humiliation, and even returned to enjoy Tong'an's hospitality, but Qinglan still felt that the princess was inconsistent, although she was in her own home, or with relatives and friends, she has always been very popular, but Princess Tong'an did not like her, which Qinglan had a sense when she first met, and as she interacted more, the more obvious this sense became, but Qinglan did not dislike the princess because of this.

In Qinglan's eyes, the princess is obviously afraid of loneliness, so she often invites the ladies of the family to get together to drink and talk about poetry, the princess's poetry is indeed better than most of the ladies, but she never criticizes and despises, and is obviously in the midst of laughter, but the princess is not so gregarious, many times she is silent, seems to be used to watching others lively, and confines herself in a cold space, the princess and everyone, separated by an invisible and deep barrier, seems to be hostile to anyone, And it's not just about whom.

Qinglan couldn't imagine what kind of trauma she had suffered that made the princess of a country, who should have been carefree, so cautious and so lonely and inferior.

Yes, low self-esteem, only people with low self-esteem will be jealous of all groups of people except themselves.

Sometimes, at the request of Tong'an, Qinglan would play a song on the piano, and the princess would not look at her, but would always pay attention to the surrounding scenery, or the market and the flow of people under the tall buildings, or the clouds above the palace, or a kingfisher resting on the railing. Often at this time, the princess will involuntarily forget to disguise her emotions, her face is full of clear sadness, and she is even more lonely when she lowers her eyes, Qinglan feels that such a princess will be beautiful that people can't help but sigh, she wants to use a brush to depict it, draw the invisible and solid barrier, she wants to tell the princess, this may be the source of all pain, only when the princess comes out by herself, can she experience the world outside the heart, Ambilight and sunny.

There is no hope for those who are in prison, so the princess will always sink into despair and slander.

But Qinglan didn't try to do anything about herself, she knew that if she could easily wake up the princess by preaching, why would the queen have such a headache and nothing to do?

She takes a more tactful way, intentionally or unintentionally in the poems to hide comfort, she knows that the princess's poems are beautiful and sad, but more appreciate the bright and handsome artistic conception, Qinglan believes that the style of the poems, often expresses the realistic state of mind, but appreciate and can not achieve the style, and often pinned on sincere and warm expectations, she thinks that Princess Tong'an is not willing to be depressed for a long time, and the princess is more eager than anyone else to express her emotions impassionedly.

Qing Lan noticed that Tong'an would be more and more long, holding her poems and texts in a daze, those vague gazes, also mixed with more and more complex emotions, very different from the initial disgust and alienation, like a cautious person, hesitating whether to talk about it or not.

This kind of induction made Qinglan feel more and more sympathetic to the princess, because only when she was afraid of losing would she be so afraid to open her heart.

And how can a happy person, a person who is loved by thousands of people, be so suspicious and hesitant?

"Ah Lan, this dish of tea is too sweet and greasy to your taste, can you try this osmanthus cake?"

Once, Tong'an stopped Qinglan from wanting to taste the peony cake, and naturally recommended another dish of tea to her.

However, the princess herself was stunned, as if she had suddenly witnessed something that surprised her, and when Qinglan picked up the osmanthus cake from the stream, she could hardly help but stop it again.

It seems that poison was put into the osmanthus cake, but at that moment, the princess suddenly couldn't bear to poison Qinglan.

But of course not.

Tong An was just surprised, and at some point, she seemed to really remember Qinglan's preferences.

Qinglan has never said that she doesn't like sweetness, but Tong'an is inexplicably aware of it.