Song Suqing blinked his eyes suspiciously: "How could the prince be here?" ”

Isn't it supposed to be a gift for the victors?

Pei Muyao saw her thoughts, nodded her head with slightly curved fingerbones, raised her chin in the distance, and gave a look: "It's not my turn to do this." ”

Song Suqing covered the forehead that was pointed, and the moment his eyes swept over to see Pei Yichen's back, the little excitement in Shicai's heart suddenly dissipated, and he lost interest.

This scene fell in Pei Muyao's eyes, and he smiled.

It didn't take long for the ceremony to end, but it was over in a while, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

After the excitement, Fu Wan and Yunguang only found out that Pei Muyao was also there, and looked at each other meaningfully, and after saluting, they found a lame excuse and left hand in hand, and Song Suqing couldn't hold back.

However, not long after they left, Qi An and Zechuan appeared on the side and whispered: "Master, the emperor is looking for you to enter the palace." ”

Pei Muyao said lukewarmly.

When Song Suqing heard this, he also knew that this was not a good place to talk, so he said, "Then I won't disturb the prince." ”

After finishing speaking, under Pei Muyao's nod, he took the maids back to the house together.

It wasn't until Song Suqing's figure disappeared from sight that Pei Muyao withdrew his gaze, used a little strength to retract the folding fan with his wrist, and walked idly on his horse to the palace.

Tonight, the palace feasted the ministers, and the palace people who came and went were all in a hurry, only when they met Pei Muyao, they paused for a moment to salute, and left quickly with small steps.

The chief eunuch Chen Shen saw the figure outside the Chengtian Palace, and hurriedly greeted him, "Lord Wang, the emperor is waiting for you." ”

Pei Muyao nodded and went inside with him.

After he walked in, Chen Shen motioned to the little eunuchs to close the door and guard outside.

After the imperial case, the emperor's upright and outstanding back, Pei Muyao waved his clothes and saluted: "Father, you look for me." ”

"Hmm." The Emperor ran his fingertips over the scrolls on the shelves, then landed somewhere, took them out before turning around and saying, "Sit by yourself." ”

The palace people had already made tea and served it on the table, and Pei Muyao took a sip of tea from the teacup.

The emperor opened the scroll and said without raising his head: "I heard that you asked your imperial brother to give a gift." ”

Pei Muyao paused as he held the teacup, put it on the table as if nothing happened, and replied: "The presence of the imperial brother is naturally not necessary for me to come forward." ”

After the words fell, the emperor took his eyes off the scroll, and seeing his faint expression, he thoughtfully took a sip of tea, "Well, well done." After a pause, he said: "Although you have been busy supervising the work during this time, your imperial brother's work has been used for Qingli and manpower, and the credit is indeed his, and he naturally has more reason to stand there than you." ”

Between the words, he always looked at Pei Muyao with his eyes, and he was more satisfied when he saw that his expression was as usual.

After he finished speaking, Pei Muyao followed his words and responded: "What my father said is true." ”

"But you have no merit and hard work, if you have what you want in the future, come and I will satisfy you."

The Emperor had said this to his son many times, but he had never seen him mention anything, as if he had not taken these promises to heart.

This time, Pei Muyao also responded as usual.

After a moment of silence in the Chengtian Palace, the emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to go out.

is obviously father and son, but the two don't have too much to talk about, I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate.

Pei Muyao bowed and saluted and turned to leave, and when he stepped out of the threshold, he heard a voice from behind him, and he paused to listen.

The emperor said: "Your imperial brother lost his mother at a young age, so he is suspicious by nature, and there are some things you have to think about to deal with, don't make him feel cold." ”

"Erchen understands." Pei Muyao responded.

After the emperor spoke, he left the Chengtian Palace.

The chief eunuch Chen Shen also heard the emperor's words, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the third prince, his face was as usual without any abnormality.

Although the third prince had left the palace to live in Nanjian Temple when he was young, the relationship with the emperor at that time was not as stiff as it is now, and the calligraphy and painting he was proficient in were taught by the emperor himself, and he also traveled to Nanjian Temple many times a year to visit.

At that time, if you mentioned the emperor's favorite prince, no one said that it was the three princes, that is, the six princes who were in the limelight at this time, and the treatment was not as good as the three princes at that time.

It's just that later, as the three princes grew older, they rarely entered the palace, and the communication between father and son became less and less, and finally evolved into what it is today.

After Chen Shen sent Pei Muyao away, the emperor called him in.

The emperor looked at him with deep eyes and asked, "Is there anything strange about him when he leaves?" ”

Chen Shen lifted a trace of eyelids slightly and glanced at the emperor, "Back to the emperor, no." ”

Hearing this, the emperor dropped the scroll in his hand, leaned lazily on the dragon chair, and his eyes fell to the carved window, "My son is good at everything, but his temperament is a little cold, but this is also good, only if he is hard-hearted and has no desires can he succeed." ”

Chen Shen listened with bated breath, not daring to speak.

After a long time, the emperor said again: "Order the Internal Affairs Pavilion to sort out some things and send them to the East Palace, don't slack off." ”

"Yes." Chen Shen bowed and retreated.

After exiting the Chengtian Pavilion, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered the matter to continue.

After Pei Muyao left Chengtian Palace, he went straight to Changning Palace, and when he passed, Xu Jincheng happened to be in the courtyard to cool off.

After seeing him coming, he beckoned and said to Huayi: "Get some chilled mung bean porridge." ”

There are used pastries on the round table, it seems that it should have been cool for a long time, Pei Muyao smiled lightly: "It's busy outside, but the queen mother is leisurely." ”

Xu Jincheng knew what he was referring to, and shook the fan and fanned the breeze and said, "If the concubine wants to handle it, she will be at ease, and the palace will be happy." ”

It was supposed to be a Duanyang Palace banquet organized by the queen, but after the news was delivered to the palaces, the emperor suddenly came with a message, saying that the matter was handed over to Concubine Roujia to handle.

This palace is busy, but Changning Palace is extremely quiet.

Pei Muyao took a sip of tea noncommittally.

Xu Jincheng glanced at him, sensing that he was not interested, and said clearly: "It's from your father again." ”

Pei Muyao: "Well, I talked for a while. ”

At this time, there were footsteps from all around, Ning Bao hurriedly came, glanced at Pei Muyao and whispered: "Niangniang, the emperor ordered the Internal Affairs Pavilion to pick up some things and send them to the East Palace, and reward His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for contributing to this Duanyang Festival to help the prince complete this celebration." ”

Xu Jincheng shook the hand pressing the round table, and said in a deep voice: "Got it, you go down." ”

Ning Bao bent over, and when he retreated, he did not forget to dismiss the palace people who were waiting around.

Unlike her, Pei Muyao's clear eyes were dyed with a slight smile, and he had already guessed that this would be the case.

Xu Jincheng laughed angrily, showing a rare temper: "I will really use you to give him a long face." ”

"Where did you come from to take advantage of me?" Pei Muyao raised his eyes, "I used the idea of the imperial brother, and the emperor should reward him." ”

Xu Jincheng was dumbfounded: "......"

Slowly relaxed, he groaned, "That's what you said. ”

Pei Muyao picked up the teapot and filled her teacup, "The queen mother drinks some tea to reduce the anger." ”

Xu Jincheng laughed out loud, "I have learned to make fun of the queen mother." ”

After drinking tea, he no longer talked about these troubles with him, and talked about the interesting things in the palace recently, until the time for Ning Bao to pass the news had arrived, so they went to Nanyuan to call Pei Huilan to the banquet.

Outside the palace gate, there are carriages from various prefectures, all of which are princes and nobles who have come to the banquet with their families.

Song Suqing had a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, and greeted the various mansions by the side of her face, she had little to do with the ladies of the various mansions, and the ladies saw her talking about the results of the Guozijian schoolwork.

Guozijian is all over the students, everyone is a leader, Song Xuqing first entered the Shangshutang, although the results are not among the best but also a medium grade, you must know that the first class of Guozijian is the champion of the year, if you can achieve a medium grade, it is already a good result in the Guozi Prison.

Xu accepted everyone's congratulations for her, and many of them invited Xu to take Song Suqing to the mansion as a guest, so that the juniors could get to know each other.

When Song Suqing came to the main hall of the palace banquet, the sunset had quietly arrived, and the ladies with such a beautiful scenery were also sitting upright, and only a few people looked out from time to time.

The position of the Hou Mansion was in the forefront, and the female official in the palace led Song Suqing and his parents to the front and sat down.

Song Suqing sat beside Xu, raised her eyes to see Fu Wan opposite, Grandpa Guo said something with a serious face, she pursed her lips and sprinkled coquettishly, her wet eyes blinked, and she was very pitiful.

Song Xu smiled, and when he saw Xie Zijin's figure, the smile on the corner of his mouth stiffened slightly.

The Xu family and Mrs. Xie of the General's Mansion had met many times during the palace banquet, and the two nodded their heads in greeting.

Xie Zijin was blessed and said, "The little girl has seen Mrs. Hou Ye. ”

Xu said with a smile: "Miss Xie's courtesy is as good as ever. ”

The general's wife, Deng, looked at her daughter with satisfaction, but said modestly: "She is like this, she doesn't listen to what she says." ”

After a pause, her narrow eyes turned to Song Suqing, and she was surprised when she saw her, "Miss Song is really a beauty as rumored in Beijing." ”

Song Xu cleared away the stiffness at the corners of his mouth, and got up without hurrying up on the skirt, "Thank you, Madame, for your appreciation." ”

Deng looked at her with fixed eyes, she behaved beautifully when she saluted for several weeks, covered her mouth and smiled: "Miss Song is really a wonderful person, my son is not married yet, I don't know if I have a fate with you." ”

The words fell, and the two houses were silent for a moment.

Song Xu's clear and clear pupils trembled, and the hand hidden under the table clenched into a fist, and Xie Zijin's eyes intertwined to see the surprise in her eyes, but the moment they looked at each other, both of them lost their expressions of disbelief.

Xu said: "Look, I only cared about talking to you, and I forgot that you haven't sat down yet, so I sat down and said." ”

The embarrassment that permeated the air disappeared.

As the ladies of the General's Mansion sat down, Song Suqing found that the location of the General's Mansion was on the right.

When she met Xie Zijin, she was very puzzled why this was so, the previous life did not have as many intersections as today, and even if there were intersections in this life, it was not to the point of killing her.

Before she could think about it, she heard the voice of the eunuchs, and the princes and princesses walked in from outside, led by Pei Yichen, and the princes and ministers in the palace and their ladies stood up and saluted.

Song Suqing stood with her eyes down after saluting, and a figure suddenly appeared in her eyes, she raised her head, and Pei Huilan's smiling face suddenly appeared.

Pei Huilan said: "I thought you wouldn't come today!" ”

"Sit down."

Pei Muyao's indifferent and cold voice sounded above her head.

Pei Huilan pursed his lips and whispered to Song Xuqing: "He is like this, don't get used to him in the future." ”

Her voice was neither big nor small, just enough for the people around her to hear.

Song Yi and Xu looked at each other and looked at their daughter in surprise.

Song Suqing was also shocked by Pei Huilan's words, and her round deer eyes widened in an instant.

Pei Muyao took everyone's eyes into his eyes, and knocked Pei Huilan's head quietly, "Don't speak." ”

The strength of his hand was a few points heavier than that of teasing her every day, which made Pei Huilan glare at him with disgust, but after meeting his eyes that were not angry and arrogant, he shrunk his neck and followed him.

After they left, Song Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and when he wanted to sit down, he saw a few inquiring eyes on his right.

Song Yi and Xu had a lot of things to ask, but this was not a place to talk after all, so he raised his chin and motioned for his daughter to sit down.