On the night of Qixi Festival, the imperial capital lifted the curfew at night on weekdays.

The city is full of colorful lanterns, and the merchants on the long street have their own tricks, and each store has hung out various lanterns of different shapes to attract visitors.

He Xiaoxiao pulled Wang Mingzhu to walk in front, followed by He Xi, Xie Lingci, Wang Mingzhu's elder brother Wang Suhuai, and behind them were seven or eight guards in civilian clothes.

The two girls looked very excited, and ran directly to the lively place.

At night, the long street of the imperial capital is completely illuminated, and the two girls walk in it, as if wandering in a sea of colorful light.

There are also many small vendors on both sides of the road setting up stalls to sell all kinds of food, where can the two little girls who have been pampered by the family eat these, especially Wang Mingzhu is even more novel to see everything, He Xiaoxiao himself has a scattered silver money that has been exchanged in advance, and after a while, the two of them have all kinds of food in their hands.

"Don't eat too much outside." He Xi didn't worry about his sister, so he stepped forward to persuade him. "Beware of a bad stomach."

He Xiaoxiao was just about to speak, but he met Xie Lingci who was standing behind He Xi.

Xie Lingci didn't speak, just looked at her with a smile on his face, He Xiaoxiao looked at him and was a little flustered for a moment, and directly stepped forward and stuffed the candy man he had just bought in his hand to him, turned his head and pulled Wang Mingzhu forward.

"It's really a girl who is outgoing." He Xi glanced at his friend and said angrily.

"Don't be so stingy." Xie Lingci took a bite of the sugar man and put one hand on He Xi's shoulder. "I'll ask you what you want to eat when you go back."

Today, taking advantage of the bustle on the street, Zhong Lijue made an appointment with his uncle Fang Guogong, Liao Chenyi, to meet at a wine shop.

Liao Zhanyi is now a servant of the Ministry of Officials, and because the current Ministry of Officials is about to be extremely lazy, most of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials have now been handed over to him for disposal.

After the current Shangshu Zhishi, it will be his turn to sit in the next Shangshu position.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, examinations, promotions, awards, transfers and other affairs, and Zhong Lijue's appointment with Liao Zhanyi today is that there are a few people who need to be arranged by him to go to the position.

After explaining the matter, Zhong Lijue got up and walked to the window to breathe. Liao Zhanyi at the table looked at this noble nephew, thinking about the daughter who missed the draft at home, and hesitated again and again.

"Since His Royal Highness has rejected the concubine given by His Majesty, can you leave a place for Qing'er as a side concubine?"

Zhong Lijue's eyes looked indifferently at the crowd downstairs in the restaurant, and when he heard the words, he looked back at Liao Zhanyi.

"Uncle, my cousin's reckless temperament is not suitable for me." Zhong Lijue bluntly refused. "If my uncle is worried about my cousin's marriage, I have a good partner for my uncle to choose one or two."

"But Qing'er 。。。。。。"

"Uncle, the second young master of General Xiaocai's family is my companion, and his mother is the Ning'an County Lord of Uncle Chen's family, and her family background is comparable to that of the Fang Guo Mansion, and she is handsome, so she is a good match for her cousin." Unexpectedly, Zhong Lijue had no intention of answering his words, and said to himself. "Uncle can go back and discuss with his aunt."

"That's it, that's it." Liao Zhanyi knew Zhong Lijue's temperament, so he had to obey. "Since it is recommended by His Highness, the candidate must be good."

Zhong Lijue looked at Liao Zhanyi's drumming appearance, turned his face sideways and chuckled.

When he looked down again, the smile on his face froze.

He saw He Xiaoxiao smiling wantonly, pulling a girl he had never seen before, pointing ahead and turning back to talk to the person behind him.

Looking behind her, Zhong Lijue saw He Xi and Xie Lingci.

The girl's white and beautiful face was reflected by the lights in front of the wine shop, and the whole person was glowing with warm fluorescence.

She was dressed in a pink pleated ruyi moon dress, and the crowd looked like a flower about to bloom.

And Xie Lingci behind her was looking at her with a smile.

Zhong Lijue's right hand on the window lattice was instantly clasped, and his eyes stared down gloomily.

But after a few moments, he suddenly turned around.

"Uncle, I still have to go one step ahead."

Without waiting for Liao Zhanyi to react, he had already pushed the door and walked downstairs quickly.

Out of the door of the wine shop, He Xiaoxiao and his party were no longer there.

Seeing him suddenly appear, looking around at the crowd as if looking for someone, the people who followed him immediately appeared from the invisible.

"Your Highness." The visitor asked in a low voice. "If there is anything you can tell your subordinates to do."

"Have you seen the He family brothers and sisters just now?"

"My subordinates have seen it, and the pair of sons and daughters of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Chengguo just passed through here." The sharp-eyed one immediately replied. "They're going north now."

So without waiting for his subordinates to say anything, Zhong Lijue went straight in the direction he said.

At a booth where he guessed the lantern riddle to win the lantern, Wang Suhuai was the first to guess and handed the small lantern he won to his sister.

"Brother, I want it too."

Seeing this, He Xiaoxiao pushed He Xi forward.

When her body turned out, she was hit by someone from nowhere, and the whole person leaned forward, and her hand subconsciously grabbed the nearest thing on the side.

"Are you standing firm?" Xie Ling resigned, and He Xiaoxiao held his right hand tightly, and his left hand protected her waist in time, holding her waist to avoid the surging crowds on the street.

"Thank you, Brother Lingqi." He Xiaoxiao bowed his head and thanked him.

"It's okay." Xie Lingci said gently.

"Alright, alright." He Xi, who had just won a small lantern, came over and said. "Watch out there and give you the lanterns."

He Xi took his sister out of Xie Lingci's arms and threw the small lantern into He Xiaoxiao's arms.

He Xiaoxiao was about to be behind his brother, but he met the dim Zhong Lijue who was standing behind their group, the smile on He Xiaoxiao's face froze, and seeing her change her expression, He Xiao turned around and saw Zhong Lijue.

"Nothing." He Xi comforted He Xiaoxiao and protected his sister behind him.

Zhong Lijue watched He Xiaoxiao being blocked by He Xi, and simply stepped forward directly.

"I've seen His Royal Highness." Seeing this, Xie Lingci and Wang Suhuai stood beside He Xi on the left and right, and bowed to Zhong Lijue.

Wang Mingzhu followed and grabbed He Xiaoxiao's hand.

She didn't know Zhong Lijue, but at least she could see that her friend's face was not good, and she looked at He Xiaoxiao with doubts.

At this moment, He Xiaoxiao couldn't explain anything to her, so he had to shake his head and signal her not to speak.

"I didn't expect to meet you here." Zhong Lijue's eyes swept over Xie Lingci and asked. "Where's Shinoshio?"

Didn't He Xiaoxiao not want to see him? But he just wanted her to come out and meet.

"Xiaoxiao has seen His Royal Highness."

He Xiaoxiao was reluctant in his heart, but he was a prince after all.

There are also brothers and sisters of the Wang family behind him, and he blindly avoids them, and he is even more afraid that Zhong Lijue will anger others.

Wang Mingzhu took He Xiaoxiao's hand and followed her to salute Zhong Lijue.