The dense plum tree fell one after another with fine petals, evenly spread on the ground, Ye Lingwu slowly lowered his eyes, turned his back against the rockery, and did not dare to look at the men and women under the plum tree over there.

After a long while, Ye Lingwu heard Shen Zhan say: "The sixth princess is too worried, it has nothing to do with others, Ben Hou's family affairs do not bother the queen and His Majesty to decide, even if who he marries in the future, it is all up to Ben Hou's wishes." ”

With such a decisive statement, the sixth princess was so angry that she was ashamed, lifted her skirt and ran away.

Shen Zhan saw her figure getting farther away, and turned to look at the rockery barrier: "Haven't you come out yet?" ”

There was no movement, and after a long time, I saw the purple-clothed figure supporting his waist with one hand and holding the rockery with the other, limping out.

Shen Zhan's eyebrows furrowed, his breath around him was cold for no reason, and a fire was inexplicably nested in his heart and said, "Lady Jiang doesn't have to be so anxious if she wants to avoid suspicion. ”

Ye Lingwu pursed her lips and didn't speak, and walked straight onto the corridor and left.

Laughter and laughter in the Begonia Zhai Flower Hall.

Seeing the excitement that everyone said, the table was full of food.

Red bean sesame rice cake, jujube paste yam cake, halva, sesame sugar, candied fruit, sweet soup.

Ye Lingwu sat down silently with his waist on his back, and then looked at Shen Pan'er, who was eating lychees on the side, and said, "Third girl, in a few days of the Shangyuan Festival, let's go to Huamanlou to watch the fireworks, right?" ”

Shen Pan'er glanced at her lightly and said, "Why did Mrs. Jiang suddenly ask me to watch the fireworks, won't your husband accompany you?" ”

The corners of Ye Lingwu's mouth stiffened, and he continued to smile: "I saw that you have not been in a good mood recently, so I thought about asking you to go with me, there is a pastry shop there, don't the three girls like to eat chestnut cakes, the chestnut cakes in that shop are delicious." ”

Shen Pan'er's face was gloomy, and she said in a muffled voice: "It's hard for you to be willing to befriend me." ”

As she spoke, she raised her eyes to look at the head: "Unlike my mother and grandmother, I wish I didn't have my daughter." ”

Ye Lingwu followed her gaze and looked up, Old Lady Shen hugged Xiao Yan'er and leaned forward and backwards with a smile, Zhao was also so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, Qin Mingyu took Shen Yue'er's hand and talked and laughed.

It is happy in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of Shen Paner, you don't need to think much about it to know how ironic it is.

Shen Pan'er looked lonely, and the corners of her eyes were slightly red.

Ye Lingwu was cold and saw that the hand in her cuff had been clenched into a fist, and her knuckles were slightly white.

Her heart tightened, and she said: "The third girl doesn't have to care, how can there be estranged family affection in the world, you can go back to the Ningbei Hou Mansion and walk around." ”

When these words came out of Ye Lingwu's mouth, she felt weird and very fake, there are more estranged family ties in this world.

"Mrs. Jiang doesn't have to comfort me, I still remember when you first entered the capital, you told me that you lived a difficult life in Yuzhou, if there was really no estranged family affection in the world, my grandmother would not have brought you to the capital back then."

"......" Ye Lingwu took a few sips of the sweet soup on the table in front of him, hiding the unnatural embarrassment on his face.

Not long after, there was a sound of curtains, and everyone followed the sound to look, and saw Cheng Guyuan, who was wearing a coiled dragon bun and wearing a golden long jacket, stepped into the house, and there were two servants on his side.

The pace is not as wanton and chic as before, I don't know if it is because of pregnancy, she has become much more graceful and steady after becoming a parent.

Ye Lingwu looked at her fixedly for a while, and suddenly Shen Pan'er's voice came from her ears: "Even Sister Gu Kite is nearly nine months pregnant, why haven't you and Scholar Jiang moved?" ”

Ye Lingwu was stunned, and immediately straightened his face: "We're not in a hurry, we want to wait." ”

Shen Pan'er was suspicious and said, "You... Is there something unspeakable? ”

"Naturally, no." Ye Lingwu's answer was neat and crisp.

Shen Pan'er actually looked faint.

At this time, after Cheng Guyuan belatedly "pleaded" to the elders, he turned to the two of them and said, "Sister Pan'er, Sister Lingwu hasn't seen you for a long time. ”

Shen Pan'er rarely smiled: "Why didn't the second sister-in-law rest in the house, I'm afraid it's very uncomfortable to walk around with such a big belly, right?" ”

Cheng Guyuan touched her stomach lightly, sat down next to the two of them with the support of the servant, took a small breath, and replied: "It's not uncomfortable, it's rare for you to come back, how can I shrink in the house and not see anyone." ”

Ye Lingwu's smile deepened: "Sister Kite's belly looks so big, presumably the second son takes care of you very well." ”

Cheng Guyuan looked shy, and said in a low voice: "The medical officer said that I was a twin. ”

Ye Lingwu and Shen Pan'er are both the same, and they have their own ideas in their hearts.

One only feels that she is embattled, and everyone around her is giving birth, but she has not moved; One is envy, since the abortion, Pei Huai has not often returned to the hospital, and his life has been dull and boring, and he has no hope at all.

"After the Shangyuan Festival, I want to go to Ling'an Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, why don't the two sisters go?" Cheng Guyuan smiled gently.

Ye Lingwu didn't have an opinion, but Shen Pan'er looked sad and seemed to be very reluctant.

Seeing this, Cheng Guyuan stretched out her hand to cover Shen Pan'er's cold hand, and said: "Sister Pan'er doesn't go out of the house often, and she doesn't like to go home, the second sister-in-law has a lot to say to you, there are two days from the capital to Ling'an Temple, let's talk slowly on the way, how about it?" ”

Shen Pan'er smiled reluctantly: "Okay." ”

After the meal, the women each held a small stove, talked and laughed and went to the outer courtyard.

The men's table just dispersed, and the adults who went to the banquet chatted in twos and threes, waiting for their wives to come out of the inner house.

Ye Lingwu held the small white jade stove given by Mama Xuan, and when he limped out of Haitang Zhai after greeting him, it was already very late, and he passed through the weeping flower door, and just arrived at the hall of the outer courtyard, he saw a lot of people standing in the courtyard.

The moonlight was dim, and several Wenchen chatted with each other, accompanied by the outside of the mansion, as soon as they left, the courtyard instantly quieted down a lot, only to see Shen Zhan and Jiang Yuan standing under the corridor, obviously not far away, but the two did not have a trace of communication throughout the whole process.

Shen Ci stood on the steps, hooked shoulders with Rong Yu and chatted happily, and even the wife on the side didn't pay attention to a few glances, so angry that Cheng Guyi rolled his eyes secretly, and seemed to pull his face with his hand, and Shen Ci reacted.

Shen Pan'er and Shen Yue'er talked, their attitudes were neither salty nor light, and after chatting a few words, they turned to tease Xiao Yan'er in the nurse's arms.

As soon as Xiao Yan'er saw this aunt, she was so happy that she showed her two small front teeth, and the two pairs of tassels on the hairpins on her double bun jingled.

Ye Lingwu frowned.

In a trance, it was like going back to the night when I first entered the capital a few years ago, and the whole courtyard was noisy.

In his thoughts, Ye Lingwu slowly approached, and very consciously stood beside Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan saw that she was walking in a strange posture, and couldn't help frowning and asking, "Are you injured?" ”

"No... No, I just accidentally fell. ”

Shen Zhan looked at it when he heard it, but he just glanced at it lightly, and then turned around and left the outer courtyard.

(End of chapter)