The old princess looked at the desolate scene in front of her, and many sad past events came to her heart, and she couldn't help but sigh faintly.

"Let's go, let's go back to the front hall to accompany the guests."

As he spoke, he wanted to turn his head and go in another direction.

Yao Jinshuang glanced at the depths of the forest, and a flash of urgency flashed in his eyes.

But he still had to pretend to be calm on his face, and smiled at the old princess, "Hey, okay." ”

Just as Yao Jinshuang was following the old princess and turning back three times in one step, a faint cry suddenly came from behind her.

The old princess was slightly stunned, and when she looked back, she saw a figure looming in the depths of the forest, so she couldn't help but ask Yao Jinshuang beside her, "Who is there?" ”

Yao Jinshuang stood on tiptoe and pretended to be surprised and glanced into the distance, "Could it be that the noble girl invited to today's banquet got lost here, right?" ”

The old princess nodded suddenly, "There are many people in the palace today, and it is inevitable that there will be places where the hospitality is not good, but don't scare other girls." ”

As he spoke, he exchanged for the maid beside him, "Qiuhong, Green Chrysanthemum, you hurry up and see whose noble daughter it is, and bring them out quickly." ”

The two of them said yes, and then hurriedly went to the depths of the forest with their skirts.

After a short while, the two of them walked out with a woman in a plain blue Luo skirt.

The woman looked not very old, but she was slender, her eyes under a pair of willow eyebrows were faintly red, and the tears that had not dried up looked pitiful.

It's just that judging from the bun she wrapped, she should have been married to a wife.

The old princess looked at the unfamiliar face in front of her, and felt pity in her heart, and she couldn't care about the sorrows of the past, and her face was much soothed.

Loving-kindness asked, "Whose lady are you?" How did you get here? ”

Shen Xiulan was about to reply, but Yao Jinshuang on the side cried out in surprise at this time, "Shen Niangzi? ”

When Shen Xiulan heard this, she was slightly stunned, and then raised her head.

When she saw Yao Jinshuang's face in front of her, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and hurriedly saluted.

"I've seen the mother."

Yao Jinshuang gave a handful of help, "No need to be polite." ”

Shen Xiulan hung her head shyly, and after a while, she raised her eyes timidly and looked at the old princess on the side, "I don't know who this is?" ”

The old princess had a smile on her face.

Yao Jinshuang held the old princess's hand affectionately, and said with a smile: "Auntie, you don't know, this is the concubine in Mrs. Xie's house, I had a relationship with Mrs. Shen before, and I have a very good relationship with her, so when I sent a post to Xie Mansion this time, I specially asked Mrs. Xie to let this Shen family come with her today." ”

The old princess nodded, and suddenly realized, "The Xie family brothers are blessed, and the wives in the mansion are all like flowers and jade, which is very lovely." ”

Shen Xiulan's fair cheeks were slightly red, dyed with a touch of shyness.

Yao Jinshuang glanced at Shen Xiulan with a smile and said, "This is Princess Qing, you came here today to attend my aunt's birthday banquet." ”

Shen Xiulan suddenly looked frightened, and hurriedly knelt down towards the old princess.

"The woman was clumsy for a while, she didn't recognize the princess, and asked the princess to forgive her sins."

The old princess was a generous person, and she would not be angry about such a trivial matter, so she smiled and said, "It's okay." ”

However, at this time, Shen Xiulan had already knelt on the cold ground with a puff, and her shoulders were still trembling slightly, as if she was extremely afraid.

Seeing this, the old princess frowned slightly.

Yao Jinshuang saw it sharply, and hurriedly made a gesture to help Shen Xiulan up.

"My aunt's temperament is the best, Mrs. Shen should not be afraid."

Shen Xiulan nodded timidly, but just as she was getting up, something suddenly fell from under her feet, and a crisp jingle sound was heard.

Shen Xiulan lowered her eyes and looked at it, and she panicked to pick it up.

But the old princess in front of her was also immediately attracted to attention, and took a step faster than her and picked up a jade pendant engraved on the ground.

This jade pendant looks like it is some years old, and the surrounding circle has been polished to a very smooth surface, but the handwriting in the center is very clear, it is the word "Xia".

The moment the old princess saw this herself, her body trembled uncontrollably, and her expression changed dramatically, and even her fingers trembled.

Yao Jinshuang, who had just helped Shen Xiulan up, was keenly aware of something wrong with the old princess, and hurriedly came over and asked curiously, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?" ”

The old princess had no time to deal with her at this time, but held back the excitement in her eyes, looked at Shen Xiulan, and asked in a trembling tone: "Where did you get this jade pendant?" ”

Shen Xiulan looked at the appearance of the old princess at this time, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

She wrung her fingers uneasily, as if she wanted to speak, but she didn't dare to say it.

Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, the old princess couldn't wait for a moment, grabbed Shen Xiulan's hand, her nails were slightly embedded in her clothes, and asked excitedly: "Tell me, where did you find this jade pendant?" ”

Shen Xiulan was frightened, and cast her eyes for help to Yao Jinshuang on the side.

Although Yao Jinshuang also made a look of surprise on her face, she still dressed calmly and said softly to Shen Xiulan: "Since your aunt asked you, you honestly explained to your aunt." ”

When Shen Xiulan heard this, she finally calmed down a little, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said to the old princess: "Princess Qiyu, this thing, this thing is worn by women since childhood. ”

When the old princess heard this, she didn't know what to think, and she was suddenly stunned.

After a long time, she gasped slightly, and the excitement in her eyes was even greater than before.

The old princess grabbed Shen Xiulan's hand, and she worked harder, almost cutting her clothes and piercing into the flesh.

"Is that true?"

Shen Xiulan was in pain, but she still held back her tears and nodded, "Folk women, folk women don't dare to say half a lie." ”

Yao Jinshuang saw that the time was almost up, and hurriedly came over and pulled away the old princess, "Auntie, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't scare Mrs. Shen." ”

Only then did the old princess react that she was indeed a little excessive, so she nodded suddenly.

"Yes, you're talking about ......"

Yao Jinshuang patted the old princess on the shoulder, and when she saw that she was better, she looked at the jade pendant in her hand and asked curiously: "Auntie, is there anything unusual about this jade pendant of Shen Niangzi?" ”

When it came to the jade pendant, the old princess rubbed the texture on it repeatedly, and she didn't know what to think, and her eyes were red unconsciously.

Yao Jinshuang coaxed on the side: "Auntie, if you like it, I will go back and ask the craftsmen in the palace to carve you exactly the same piece." ”

At this point, she glanced at Shen Xiulan with special attention, and then said to the princess: "Since this jade pendant has been worn by Shen Niangzi since she was a child, it naturally has extraordinary significance to her, otherwise, aunt should return it to her first, right?" ”