Miss Ye Er's stomach was deflated, and her face was ugly, as if she would faint at any time.

Huo Wenqing was as cold and hard as a piece of ice, and he was about to leave with his feet raised regardless of her expression. The banquet has not yet ended, and it is the Ye family who is still embarrassed when they leave at this time. Chu Zhixia sat in the corner without saying a word, watching Miss Ye Er in a hurry, and couldn't bear this breath and couldn't refute Huo Wenqing, so he couldn't hold back his laughter.

Huo Wenqing glanced back at Chu Zhixia, Chu Zhixia inexplicably felt that this look looked like Chu Mingyan, forced the smile back, and unconsciously sat up a little upright.

It was just such a glance, and a waiter from the seat over there walked over, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask which one is the fourth lady of the Huo family in Jiangnan?" ”

The one with the chamberlain must be the prince, Huo Wenqing had to answer: "I am." ”

"Congratulations to Miss Huo, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised you for your poems, and you really lived up to the name of the Huo family's poetry and book heirloom. His Royal Highness will point your masterpiece as the leader, and give it to him, and ask Miss Huo to move. ”

The faces of everyone at the banquet changed and changed, and their teeth were about to be crushed.

The crown prince has a noble status and good looks and character, even if it is an eventful autumn now, it does not prevent the young girls in the cardamom years from being attracted to him. Huo Wenqing is a country girl, she has no one in her eyes because she is famous, she is weird and mean, and her appearance can only be regarded as middle and lower, how can He De get the blue eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince?

"Men and women are seated, and I'm afraid it's inappropriate to invite Miss Huo alone, right?" Chu Zhixia said unprecedentedly, "I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince minds if we also get wet, let's see what good fortune His Highness has for Miss Huo?" I also encourage you to go home and study hard, and don't be left behind next time. ”

I don't know how to say this, I don't know how to say this, and the waiter subconsciously wants to scold, but I see that it was Chu Zhixia who stubbornly held back the words - how did Wang Xianfu die, the eunuchs in the palace have not forgotten, who dares to speak loudly to this ancestor?

"What Miss Chu said is that the slave maid will go and ask His Royal Highness the Prince." The waiter lowered his eyebrows and said.

——

Bai Huan gave the color head is the green jade Pisces jade pendant he carried, taken from the jade mine in the northwest desert, with the name of "desert ganlin", when facing the sun, it is like seeing the blue waves flowing with his own eyes, and has the name of "yellow sand and clear water", also known as "jade water".

The scales of the Pisces jade pendant are like them, and the person who carvers them is obviously extremely skillful, and the lines are smart and vivid.

"When I was young, I was weak and sickly, and my mother heard that jade ward off evil spirits, and her son was heartfelt, so she carried this jade with me for more than ten years." Bai Huan said, "Good jade with a gentleman, although Miss Huo is a woman, she also has the heart of poverty alleviation and cherishing the weak, this piece of jade is not wronged with you." ”

No matter how expensive the jade is, it can't withstand the gimmick of "given by the prince". It was also praised and given as a personal gift, and the prince's praise was overflowing—perhaps more.

Huo Wenqing frowned slightly, took the Pisces jade pendant with both hands, and did not show any joy on his face.

It's really impatient and disliked, not pretentious, but because of Bai Huan's identity, it's not easy to refuse.

Chu Zhixia brought a group of young ladies over to watch the excitement, and he was the last to come in, and quietly wiped the dirt from his fingertips in his sleeves, just in time for this scene.

"The people's daughter thanked His Royal Highness the Prince." Huo Wenqing was neither humble nor arrogant, "It's just that the people's girls don't understand the beauty of gold and stone, and they are only afraid of humiliating His Highness's good intentions." Since His Royal Highness is generous, can you allow the women of the people to trespass and make a request? ”

Bai Huan didn't expect her to refuse, was stunned for a moment, and said, "Miss Huo, please speak." ”

"The folk girl has always heard of the name of the queen's mercy, and the snow is a good year, but for the poor, this snow is too long and too cold. His Royal Highness cut his love, and the people's daughters couldn't afford it, so he asked His Royal Highness to give porridge for half a moon in the city, so as to show the emperor's virtue of good life. ”

There is also a compliment in this remark, and there is also humility, seamlessly, and there is no reason for Bai Huan to refuse. If you force a Pisces to wear again, it will seem arrogant and unreasonable.

As soon as the third prince's face changed, he was about to open his mouth to refute Huo Wenqing's ignorance. Bai Huan was very familiar with this younger brother's movements, and immediately pressed his shoulder and told him to shut up.

"Okay." Bai Huan agreed.

Huo Wenqing returned the Pisces.

Chu Zhixia glanced at Bai Ziche beside the prince behind the crowd.

——

Blacksmith Alley.

Bai Ziche bought a deaf and dumb old servant to guard the small courtyard of Blacksmith Lane, and the old servant was on his back, and there were not a few teeth left. Bai Ziche will give him some broken silver in the middle of the month for him to eat and wear, and the old servant will have food and shelter, so that he will not freeze to death on the street.

The old man was too old to remember, and from time to time he put some food at the back door for the children begging by the roadside.

Bai Ziche lifted the curtain, and the warm air rushed up. Chu Zhixia sat by the charcoal basin, her hair hanging down loosely, hiding a bit of domineering fierceness between her eyebrows and eyes, looking gentle and gentle.

"Your Highness is here." Chu Zhixia gathered his hair and scribbled it with a string.

"I heard that Miss Ye Er ordered you to compose poems, but I didn't wait to read your masterpiece." Bai Ziche said with a smile.

"The little girl's narrow mind is just worth mentioning." Chu Shixia said lazily, "This play of the Ye family is so lively. ”

"In your opinion, is the prince going for Huo Wenqing?" Bai Ziche is very keen.

For the crown prince, Huo Wenqing is the best family affair. The Huo family is a Qingliu life, quite famous among scholars, and because of their upright personality, they have no place in the officialdom, so they don't have to worry about the emperor suspecting that the prince is entrapping courtiers.

"I took advantage of everyone to go to see His Royal Highness the Prince's lottery head, and turned over the soil of the begonia." Chu Zhixia said lightly, "It's a new soil." ”

Bai Ziche's expression was solemn.

"Begonias are born in the south and prefer warm and moist places. These begonias must have been warmed over a charcoal fire and transplanted into the yard when the flowers bloomed. The begonias that bloomed in this heavy snow were waiting for Huo Wenqing alone. Chu Shixia smiled slightly and said, "We are all pawns of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

It is not so easy for the prince to marry Huo Wenqing.

The Huo family has always disdained to cling to the powerful and upright, and even if the prince asks for marriage, he may be politely refused. However, the Huo family is the strongest and unwanted, and if he is not careful, even the prince will be poked in the backbone by scholars from the government and the opposition.

Although Huo's has no power, it seems to have power.

"It's not enough to just reward a personal jade pendant," Bai Ziche shook his head, "The prince must have a back hand." ”

"That begonia is his backhand."

A ray of innocent sky light fell obliquely from the skylight, tormenting in the burning charcoal fire, making a "pop" sound, like a candle bursting. Chu Zhixia's pupils reflected the bright and fleeting sparks of the stars, deep and dark.

Chu Zhixia said faintly: "The Ye family's begonias were opened three days ago, and Huo Wenqing also arrived in the imperial capital three days ago. Believe it or not, as soon as it dawns tomorrow, this begonia will be tied to Huo Wenqing and His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

As for what the rumors will become, it depends on how much real skill the prince's subordinates have.

Bai Ziche sighed and said, "There is nothing we can do about this. ”

Huo Wenqing has only been in the imperial capital for three days, and begonias can not bloom in one or two days, the prince has been planning for a long time and came prepared. Now that the arrow is on the bow, just wait for time to promote everything, Huo Wenqing can't marry it.

Chu Zhixia didn't speak.

She vaguely felt that this matter would not be settled like this. Huo Wenqing is not a woman who is attached to glory and wealth, nor is she a weak woman at the mercy of others. dared to refuse the prince's overtures in front of everyone, Huo Wenqing was not only arrogant, but also smart.

"What does Your Highness think of Miss Huo Wenqing?" Chu Shixia suddenly asked.

"What?"

Bai Ziche almost knotted his tongue, looked at Chu Zhixia's clear and bright eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said restrained and cautiously, "Miss Huo is both talented and knowledgeable, and she is not afraid of the powerful, the most commendable thing is that although she is raised in a deep boudoir and has a wealthy family, she is not a person whose eyes are above the top, and she can pity the poor people. Miss Huo is a well-deserved gentleman. ”

"For His Royal Highness, Miss Huo is also a good family matter." Chu Shixia said seriously, "Your Highness has not considered marrying her?" ”

"Nope." Bai Ziche flatly refused.

Chu Zhixia was slightly stunned, puzzled: "Why?" Miss Huo is of good character, and the Huo family is also noble. She froze for a moment and hesitated, "Your Highness shouldn't be like those vulgar men, thinking that Miss Huo is not good enough, right?" ”

Bai Ziche sighed and said with a slight sourness: "Miss Huo Gaojie, how can I judge her." It's that I'm not worthy of her. Don't talk about it anymore, it's definitely not going to work. ”

"Okay." Chu Shixia deeply regretted it.

——

Back at the Autumn Leaves Mountain Residence, Chu Zhixia gathered all the elderly servants in the Autumn Leaves Mountain Residence.

Chu Zhixia was angry about the regent's words, and although he had already believed seven or eight points in his heart, he still wanted to ask for proof.

If it's true...... If it's true.

Chu Zhixia once gave birth to the panic and dazedness that he would step on the air with the next kick.

This was the first time since Chu Zhixia entered the imperial capital that he had summoned servants in a serious manner, and the old people below were a little apprehensive. They are not people who are used to serving in the clouds, and they are not sure about Chu Zhixia's temperament, they only know that this eldest lady has passed the palace change, killed assassins, and has lived human lives.

Yuzhu didn't know what Chu Zhixia was going to do, so she had to pour hot tea for her and warm her hands.

"You are all old people in the house, I have been in the imperial capital for a long time, and I haven't greeted you properly." Chu Shixia was polite, but it made people shudder, "I heard that this house has been lived in by my mother in the twenty-first year of Emperor Ling. But there was an old man who was waiting in the house at that time? ”

There was no sound, and someone even shivered slightly.

"Speak." Chu Shixia said indifferently, "Is it because my voice is not loud enough, or are you old and have bad ears?" ”

"Back to Miss's words." An old lady said tremblingly, "There is no subordinate in the mansion that Emperor Ling has served for twenty-one years. The slave maid is the oldest, and he only came in in the twenty-sixth year of the Spirit Emperor. ”

"Miss." Yuzhu held Chu Zhixia's hand, the wound on her palm was not bandaged, and when she was covered by hot tea, she began to feel a faint pain again.

Chu Zhixia raised his eyes and looked at Yuzhu, and the corners of his eyes were red.

"Let the slave ask." Yuzhu said, "It's windy here, so you're cured, go back to the house and rest." ”

"Twenty-one years of the Spirit Emperor, right?" Yuzhu held her hand and asked gently.

"Yes." Chu Zhixia said clearly, "In the twenty-first year of Emperor Ling, I want to know everything that happened in the Curie of Autumn Leaf Mountain. ”

"Okay."

"Whew"