When I was fascinated, I heard a sound of peace outside.

Song Suqing held the scroll and looked up.

Pei Huilan came with light steps, and when he caught a glimpse of the scroll, his pretty eyebrows and eyes frowned slightly, "On such a good day, why are you still holding the scroll and reading, don't you have to rush to the exam tomorrow." ”

Song Suqing stayed to ask for peace, "It's not that I heard that the Guozijian is going to take the exam, I can only take advantage of my free time to temporarily hug the Buddha's feet." ”

"You, what kind of temporary cramming." Pei Huilan put away the scroll, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "You are holding it every day." ”

The palace maid waiting outside the door held the wooden box and lowered her head into the house.

Pei Huilan moved the wooden box to her and said, "This is the butterfly dance gilt tassel hairpin that the third brother gave me last year, and I sent it to you without using it." ”

In addition, the other gifts sent by Pei Huilan have been sent to the Hou Mansion for registration, but this hairpin is a private gift.

Hearing that it was given to her by Pei Muyao, Song Suqing raised her eyebrows, but she also knew that she didn't like others to refuse, so she accepted it with gratitude.

Just didn't wait for her to open her mouth and let the picture screen put away the hairpin, I saw Pei Huilan glance sideways at everyone in the bedroom, and whispered: "Tell you quietly, the third brother is also here." ”

This news was like falling from the sky to a boulder, and Song Suqing forgot what he wanted to say at the last moment.

You must know that before this, Pei Muyao had never stepped into the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion for half a step.

The corners of Song Suqing's mouth opened slightly, and he asked after a while: "Why did he come over?" ”

"Of course, it's a congratulatory gift!" Pei Huilan stared at her with a smile, "He said that he came with me, but in fact I understand everything." ”

Facing her eyes full of ambiguity, Song Xuqing's earlobes were slightly ruddy, and she cleared her throat and said: "I have a serious cooperative relationship with His Royal Highness, not as the princess thinks." ”

Pei Huilan sighed meaningfully, "I don't believe it." ”

Song Suqing looked at her for a while, looked at the increasingly vigorous smile in her eyes, pursed her lips and lowered her eyes.

In fact, she had thought that she might meet Pei Muyao today, but she never thought that he would come to the Hou Mansion in person.

Not to mention that she didn't expect it, at this moment, the Hou Ye Song Yi who accompanied him in the study in the backyard of the Hou Mansion didn't expect that he squinted his eyes slightly and glanced at Pei Muyao, who was self-conscious, and secretly thought in his heart, I don't know what the situation is.

Pei Muyao danced the folding fan unhurriedly and took a sip of tea, "This king came this time just to congratulate the daughter of the Hou Ye and the joy of the Hou, the Hou Ye should not think too much." ”

Song Yi twisted his eyebrows, thought for a moment and asked, "The prince and the little girl know each other?" ”

Pei Muyao bowed his head: "There have been several encounters. ”

Hearing this, Song Yi's movements holding the teacup stagnated slightly, and his eyes were full of complicated expressions when he looked at Pei Muyao.

The Xuanwu Marquis Mansion rarely walked around with the princes, not to mention that the third prince lived outside the palace for a long time, even if he had only seen Pei Muyao from afar a few times throughout the year, he told him that he had a few encounters with his daughter, which made him suddenly feel strange.

Song Yi didn't show it on her face, "In this way, that is the blessing of the little girl." ”

The polite deflection in his words meant not to mention Pei Muyao, even the prayers who were guarding the door could hear it.

"Master Hou is polite." Pei Muyao said with a smile, "This king is just an idle person who walks around and stops, and he can't bear the word blessing, but it's just fate." ”

After a pause, he added: "And Miss Song is ingenious, and it is also a blessing for this king to be able to meet her." ”

Song Yi: "......"

He lowered his eyelashes slightly, and thoughtfully savored the words in Pei Muyao's mouth.

At this time, someone came from outside, and Song Yi and Pei Muyao looked sideways in unison.

When the person came to Pei Muyao's clear eyes, his steps paused slightly, and when he arched his hand, he lowered his eyes and lowered the surprise in his eyes, "Lord Wang." ”

Pei Muyao's narrow eyes narrowed, and he said faintly.

Song Yi keenly sensed that the atmosphere was slightly colder, and his heart was slightly cold.

He cleared his throat and introduced: "Lord Wang, this is the virtuous nephew Song Huai'an, who is currently serving in the household department. ”

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Chapter 35: Shura Field

(Your second brother is looking for you)

The laughter and laughter in front of the waiting house are in stark contrast to the quiet and bleak study in the backyard.

Pei Muyao leaned back in the chair with a lazy expression, turned his head along with Xuanwu Hou's words, and after a few moments, he withdrew his eyes, and his slender and powerful knuckles knocked on the chair handle one by one.

After a long time, the corners of his mouth slowly pulled out and chuckled: "Second son of Song, I have admired my name for a long time." ”

Song Yi's raised eyes paused slightly, his eyes swept over his nephew's long shadow, and he pursed his lips and was silent.

In his impression, although His Royal Highness the Third Prince, who was recently named King Rui, has stepped into the court and is full of sharpness, but as King Rui said, he is just an idle person on weekdays and has no main position.

I have admired the word daimyo for a long time, as if I was telling Song Yi that Houfu is actually the place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is just a small position in the household department that can attract the attention of others.

Unless......

His good nephew is not what everyone sees!

Song Yi's heart fluctuated but did not show it, and slowly skimmed off the tea residue in the tea, "I didn't expect the prince to hear the name of Huai'an."

Song Huai'an, who came from the stairs, stiffened slightly, and his steps were slightly sluggish, and after a while, he returned to his original state, and arched his hand: "Thank you for your love." ”

Pei Muyao took a sip of tea without hesitation, and glanced at him sharply, "Second Prince Song's words are wrong, this king just heard it casually, it was Second Prince Song who acted in a steady and orderly manner, and entered the eyes of the imperial brother." ”

After speaking, there was a moment of silence in the study.

Song Huai'an shook the hand hanging by his side, his palms were sweating, Quan Dang didn't understand the meaning of his words, and said: "This is the duty of the minister, and he must act safely." ”

Pei Muyao raised his eyebrows, put down the smile in his eyes, and stopped speaking.

said so much, not to fight him, but to mention Xuanwuhou.

I caught a glimpse of Xuanwu Hou, who was sitting quietly on one side, squinting his eyes slightly, rubbing the bamboo forest pattern on the side of the teacup with his fingertips, and his face was dark.

Although Xuanwu Hou was born as a military general, he is not like the inherent impression of martial arts in the world, but has a tight mind.

When he handed over the talisman in public, many people were puzzled, and some people even felt that he had no enterprising spirit, if he won a few more battles, the Hou Mansion would be able to rise to become the head of the nobles in Beijing, and even the Guogong Mansion could not be compared.

However, everyone with a discerning eye understands that at that time, the position of the crown prince was vacant, and Xuanwu Hou's move was a move from above, which was not only to pull out this thorn that may be rooted in the emperor's heart to protect the Hou Mansion, but also to avoid the possibility of the Hou Mansion choosing a side in the future.

Song Huai beat the drum in peace of mind, and silently stared at the uncle's expression when he lowered his head, and thought about it carefully, although the uncle didn't like the junior of the Hou Mansion to have too close contacts with the prince, but after all, he was the eldest son of the second room who had already left the mansion and set up another mansion.

Logically, Song Yi will not interfere too much in the affairs of the second room.

The sound of broken footsteps stopped outside the door, and the guards of the Hou Mansion came to announce the hour, and it was already approaching the auspicious time.

The moment Song Yi raised his eyes, he lowered his deep expression, replaced by a shallow smile, he hesitated slightly, and said respectfully: "The auspicious time is coming, if the prince has nothing important, the minister will go to the front hall first." ”

When the words 'first', he deliberately accentuated his tone.

The implication between the words is that this is Song Suqing's courtesy, and it is inappropriate if a foreign man is present.

Pei Muyao heard the meaning of sending off the guest, and he was not angry, got up and bowed his head, and walked out.

Song Yi followed, returned the same way and sent Pei Muyao out of the house.

His eyes followed Pei Muyao's figure until the figure disappeared from view, Song Yi looked at his nephew beside him deeply, and said coldly: "I don't care what you want to do, but if you put your mind where you shouldn't be, I don't mind doing righteous acts to kill relatives." ”

After speaking, he shook his hand and turned to leave, leaving Song Huai'an alone to stand in place.

The daughter's family and the flute are a major event, and the corresponding etiquette is also a little more cumbersome, and there are ten processes.

A few days before the ceremony, Xu repeatedly told the grandmothers and maids that there should be no mistakes in every process, and Song Suqing went back and forth in the main hall until the sun gradually set in the west.

After the ceremony was completed, Xu prepared a banquet for the guests who came to watch the ceremony, and the backyard was particularly lively for a while.

Song Xuqing sat in front of the mirror table lifelessly, let the painting screen take off her makeup for her, listened to the gossip from the main hall outside the bedroom of Nuan Yu Pavilion, and yawned shallowly.

Picking Peach walked in with a light tofu soup and some snacks, caught a glimpse of the green silk under the eyes of his own lady in the mirror, and said distressedly: "I've been busy for five hours, Miss I'm afraid I'm tired, you can eat something to pad your stomach, and you will have to go out of the house with the princess and others for a while." ”

Song Suqing was so tired that she didn't have the strength to nod, she pinched a pastry casually and chewed it in small bites.

After drinking the tofu soup, she put down the porcelain spoon, I don't know if it was because she used something, but she didn't feel so tired.

The bedroom door creaked, and the door was pushed open through the cracks.

After a while, Fu Wan probed in: "Your second brother is looking for you." ”

宋絮清撑着椅把起身的动作停了一瞬，上挑的眉梢微微蹙起，淡淡地‘嗯’了声：“我这就来了。 ”

At today's banquet, she had already seen Song Huai'an's figure, sitting in the second room, and she didn't know if she had encountered anything, the corners of his mouth were always calm, especially in the crowd of people who raised their lips and smiled lightly.

When passing through the main hall of the Nuan Yu Pavilion, Song Suqing explained a little to Pei Huilan and then walked out with the maid.

In the courtyard, Song Huai'an paced back and forth under the peach tree.

Song Suqing saw his figure when he stepped out of the main hall, and faintly felt that he seemed to be a little uneasy, and people with sharp eyes on weekdays did not notice her figure at this moment.

When she stepped on the stone bricks, she deliberately made a little noise, and smiled faintly after meeting his eyes, "Second brother, are you looking for me?" ”

"Hmm." Song Huai'an shook the hand behind him, glanced at the swaying figures on the bead window of the main hall, and said, "I thought that today is the day of your arrival, and I came to ask if you want to go out of the house to go shopping, I never thought that you still have an appointment here." ”

Song Xuqing was silent.

Under the silence, Song Huai'an was a little anxious.

Song Suqing walked over, "Thank you second brother for your concern, the princess is waiting inside, I'm afraid I won't be able to be invited." ”

The princess's carriage was still waiting outside, and Song Huai'an knew that she was still there.

He turned the wrench in his hand slightly, "It turned out that the princess was here, and on weekdays, the princess was accompanied by His Royal Highness King Rui when she left the palace, but I never thought that she would come by herself today." ”

Hearing this, a trace of scrutiny flashed in Song Suqing's eyes, and he said unhurriedly: "Listen to the princess, King Rui is also here today." ”

After closing her words, her eyes locked tightly on Song Huai'an, catching that the expression on his face was a little dull, and her gentle eyebrows slowly frowned.

Song Huai'an's eyes narrowed, and he said, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Rui to be so Yaxing, I heard that you seem to have met him a few times?" ”

Song Xu cleared his head and didn't hide it from him, "I have indeed seen it a few times." ”

Song Huai was silent for a moment, his eyes were gloomy, and he said for a while: "The prince is not a person from the same road as you, and it is good for you to have less contact." ”

When the words landed, Song Xuqing's heart sank a little, but his eyes were a little brighter than Shicai, and he smiled: "I don't care so much, if you have something to talk to me, it must be a good place, if you don't have anything to talk about, you won't be a person all the way." ”

Listening to the thoughts of her little girl's family, Song Huai'an smiled.

However, the smile didn't stay on his face for long, he glanced at the bead window out of the corner of his eye, and deliberately lowered his voice and said: "The prince has lived in Nanjian Temple for so many years, Xijing, how can you talk to him if you love to be lively." ”