Speaking of Hanshan Temple, after Pei Ci'an brought the white jade cake, Shen Ruolian ate three pieces in one go to satisfy his hunger.

She clapped her little hands, got up and carefully wrapped the remaining white jade cake, washed her hands, and pulled Pei Ci'an out of the door with great interest.

Today's weather is fine, birds and flowers are fragrant along the way, the breeze is warm, and there is the sound of gurgling water in the distance, Shen Ruolian feels that she is in such a comfortable mood for the first time in a year.

The road to the back mountain has a very narrow path, and there is a not shallow cliff on the other side.

Shen Ruolian looked sideways at Pei Ci'an, who was walking outside her and was still carefully protecting her, her head was hot, and she opened her mouth in a daze:

"Pei Ci'an."

Pei Ci'an looked at the road seriously, and only gave her a gentle and handsome side face, "Huh? ”

Shen Ruolian also looked back at the road, "Did my brother tell you about the two of us?" ”

Pei Ci'an paused, his tone was a little hesitant, and he responded in a low voice, "I said." ”

In the end, he seemed to feel that he was too cold like this, and he was afraid that Shen Ruopian would think too much, so he immediately said firmly, "It is Pei's luck to be able to marry the princess as his wife." ”

After Pei Ci'an said these words, Shen Ruolian looked at the road under her feet, kicked a stone, and didn't speak again.

Pei Ci'an didn't ask her what she thought of the two of them, although she was a princess, she was always a girl, and she must be very shy.

The two soon arrived at the lake, and Pei Ci'an picked up a few flat stones and handed them to Shen Ruolian.

Shen Ruolian lived in the mountains in the northwest when she was a child, and she didn't see much of the lake, and later followed the rules in the palace, and she didn't have such an opportunity.

Pei Ci'an smiled and said, "The princess will first hit a few according to what I taught last time, and I'll take a look." ”

Shen Ruolian nodded, followed the method she learned a few days ago, and threw a few of them, but the technique was not yet skilled, and occasionally one or two could be hit by the water.

Pei Ci'an chuckled.

Shen Ruolian turned her head and glared at him.

Pei Ci'an rubbed his nose, stepped forward and walked behind Shen Ruolian, hesitated, and said:

"The princess has now mastered the basic method, which is to have some strength and angle, if the princess doesn't mind-"

Pei Ci'an hesitated for a moment, and looked into her eyes fixedly, "Can I take the princess and throw a few?" ”

Shen Ruolian was stunned for a moment, and when she saw that Pei Ci'an's ears were red, she immediately reacted to what he meant.

She hesitated slightly, nodded, and looked up at him, her eyes clear and clear.

"Okay."

Pei Ci'an's expression was relieved, and he came behind her, his chest was slightly staggered from her back, and his right hand held her small hand, "Princess, offended." ”

The back of his hand was covered with a burst of warmth, and there was another scorching breath that belonged to a man in his ears, but Shen Ruolian's heart did not fluctuate, but he was worried about how to play the water.

was taken by Pei Ci'an and beaten a few, Shen Ruolian learned it thoroughly, she threw it herself for a while, feeling a little tired, so she came back and sat on the stone on the shore with Pei Ci'an.

The thin blanket brought by Pei Ci'an was laid on the stone in advance, and she didn't feel cold, she took the kettle he handed over and took a few sips.

"Doesn't the princess still want to ride a horse? In a few days, I will go to the horse farm in the suburbs of Beijing with a few friends, and if the princess is free, you can go together, and I will teach the princess to ride a horse. The princess can also watch us play polo. ”

"Okay."

Shen Ruolian returned the kettle to Pei Ci'an, clapped her hands, and looked excited, "But you taught me to play the leaf card last time, and I still want to play, and, um...... There are also pitchers. ”

Pei Ci'an didn't drink the water, but directly put away the kettle, looked at her and smiled, "Okay, the princess can do whatever she wants." ”

A trace of warmth crossed Shen Ruo's heart.

The feeling was different from the throbbing when she faced Yan Wen, but she felt that Yan Wen had a saying right in the past, he said, "In the future, you will see a wider world, and you will also see more excellent men." ”

Although there is no better man in the world than him, Pei Ci'an has taken her to see a broader world.

She propped her hands behind her back, tilted her head, felt the sun caress her face, closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the faint smell of grass.

Once upon a time, she was confined to a corner, and all she could see was his glimmer of light, which she thought was all the light in her life.

But now that she had seen more things, she suddenly felt as if she had ...... It doesn't have to be him.

She felt that it was time for her to let go, she was not a person on the same road, so why bother to get together.

She will only treat him as an elder brother and a relative in the future.

The two sat down for a while, and Pei Ci'an also went to the forest to hunt a pheasant, and roasted it for her to eat after it was processed by the river.

Shen Ruolian was in Hanshan Temple, she hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and she ate most of it in one go, and Pei Ci'an looked at her with a smile next to her.

After eating, they wiped their hands, the two cleaned up, and Pei Ci'an sent Shen Ruolian back.

"It's getting late, I'll go back, what does the princess want next time?" Shall I bring it to you? ”

Shen Ruolian thought about it seriously and shook her head, "No need to bring it, I'm going back to the palace soon." ”

Pei Ci'an was a little surprised, and then his face flashed, "The princess is resting, I'll go first." ”

Shen Ruolian nodded and smiled sweetly at him, "Okay, be careful on the road." ”

The sun was setting slantingly, everything around was covered in a soft yellow veil, smoke rising in the distance, and the faint sound of oil being put into the pot could be heard.

The girl faced the sunset, holding a handful of bright yellow spring flowers in her hand, golden water waves flowed under her smiling eyes, and a small spring flower blew through the small pear vortex on her lips.

Facing the sunset, Pei Ci'an could even clearly see the small and cute fluff on her face, like a young beast whirring with milk.

His heart skipped a beat, and he didn't dare to look at it more, so he hurriedly saluted and turned to leave.

After Pei Ci'an left, Shen Ruolian entered the house with the spring flowers in her arms.

As soon as she entered, she saw a lotus-colored sachet on the table, she first found a vase to put the spring flowers, and then picked up the sachet and smelled it.

It is a sachet of insect repellent.

A flash of doubt flashed through her heart.

Pei Ci'an knew that she was afraid of mosquitoes, and every time she came, she would bring her a new sachet and let her replace the old one, but the sachet he brought when he came this time had obviously been placed on the cabinet over there, where did this come from?

She was puzzled when Qiu Rong's voice came from behind her, "The princess is back?" When the meal is ready, the slave and maid will bring it to you, right? ”

Shen Ruolian turned her head and raised the sachet in her hand, "Where did this come from?" ”

Qiu Rong glanced at it and said with a smile:

"Oh, this, not long after Princess Fang Cai left, Senior Brother Jingxian sent it, saying that it was for the princess to repel mosquitoes."

Shen Ruolian was a little surprised, she had been living here for half a month, why did Senior Brother Jingxian suddenly think of sending this today.

However, after thinking about it, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and there were more mosquitoes, so Senior Brother Jingxian thought about sending it.

"And everyone else has it too?"

Qiu Rong scratched his head, "I don't know about this." ”

Shen Ruolian nodded, and didn't think much about it, "Then you go to serve the meal, and after you bring it, you will go back to rest, and you will be able to live and raise today, so you don't have to wait." ”

After saying that, he entered the house and hung the sachet next to the bed.

Xu got up late today, and at night, Shen Ruolian couldn't sleep a little.

She couldn't help but think of Yan Wen's actions today.

She always felt that today's prince brother was different from usual, he looked at her very strangely, his behavior was also very strange, and he looked ...... It doesn't seem like that's just because I'm angry.

There were many emotions in his eyes that she couldn't understand, like tearing a calm and gentle opening, revealing the damp and cold abyss underneath.

It's not that the two have never been intimate before, but Shen Ruolian has never felt like she does today, wanting to faint, wanting to scream, longing to be touched more by him, and afraid of his touch.

He must have been punishing her, annoyed that she seduced him, angry that she went to the Qinglou, and blamed her for scratching him and kicking him out.

So the more he thought about it last night, the more angry he became, and decided to stay, scare her this morning before leaving.

Shen Ruolian was also angry in her heart, and slapped the quilt with her little fist, how could she not know that he was so stingy before!

When she saw him this morning, she thought he was here to pick her up, and she even thought about refusing!

The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, she pounded the quilt again, and the sachet she hung on the side of the bed in the afternoon was shaken off and fell right next to her hand.

Shen Ruolian looked over, stared for a moment, slowly frowned, and picked up the lotus pink sachet.

The material of this sachet is the best Shu brocade, and this kind of color is only available in the royal family, and the embroidery skills and patterns on it, she has only seen it in the East Palace......

She suddenly reacted, what kind of thing was sent by Senior Brother Jingxian, this was clearly given to her by Brother Huang through Senior Brother Jingxian's hand.

Shen Ruolian pinched the sachet, pouted, snorted quietly, and then got out of bed, threw the sachet in her hand into the cabinet with disgust, and rehung the sachet sent by Pei Ci'an in the afternoon at the head of the bed.

Who is going to use what he sends.

On the one hand, she was still around the bend and cared about her, so she didn't eat his set.

Besides, who knows how many women he has given this sachet to, Sun Jingchu and that orchid must also have it! She doesn't want to be like them!

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Shen Ruolian stayed in the temple for a few more days, and Pei Ci'an did not come during this period.

But she didn't feel bored, and planned to pack up and go back to the palace.

After finishing the morning class that day, Shen Ruolian returned to the room and took out a royal blue purse and needlework, sat on the small couch by the window, thinking that she would return to the palace tomorrow, and put the purse away today.

In the corner of the royal blue purse, a cluster of red frangipani blooming just right is embroidered with silver silk thread, which is the one that Pei Ci'an painted in the imperial garden that day.

Shen Ruolian didn't think about it so much, she only felt that if she really wanted to marry him, then she should embroider a purse for him, aren't all brides to be married like this, not to mention that this flower book was also painted by him.

And after being in Hanshan Temple for so long, he took care of her a lot, and took her to relax from time to time, so this purse should be regarded as a thank you to him.

It took a morning to sew the purse, and by the time Shen Ruolian came back to her senses, it was almost time for lunch.

She stretched, turned her stiff neck, and looked at her purse back and forth, and when she was sure that it was all right, she got up from the couch and put the purse and sewing basket into the cupboard.

The spring flowers in the vase had already withered, Shen Ruolian walked over, took out those dead branches, and went out.

Qiu Rong said that she wanted to make some pastries for the master and brother in the temple before leaving, so she didn't let her serve the food, and planned to go to the cafeteria to eat by herself.

However, she had not walked far when a gentle female voice suddenly remembered behind her and stopped her, "Princess." ”

Shen Ruo's heart jumped suddenly, and she subconsciously turned around, and saw Sun Jingchu standing under a willow tree not far behind her, looking at her with a smile.

She wore a long white dress, with only a plain peony hairpin inlaid with silver and jade on her head, and her slightly powdered face looked extraordinarily dignified and quiet.

Seeing her coming, she walked up to her and bowed generously, "See Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

The moment she bent her knees and bowed her head, Shen Ruolian noticed the simple but exquisitely crafted hairpin on her head.

Although it is plain, the carving on it is a peony pattern, if it is not for him to send it, Sun Jingchu himself would definitely not dare to wear it.

Shen Ruo's eyes darkened for a moment, and his heart was still a little sour imperceptibly.

Sensing that she was looking at her hairpin, Sun Jingchu raised her hand and touched it, a little shy, more sad:

"On the day my grandfather died, the prince's palace □□ sympathize with my bereavement, and ordered someone to send it to me, the princess thinks...... Is it good-looking? ”

Shen Ruolian's barely maintained smile also collapsed, I don't know if she was too careful, she clearly heard the pride and show off in Sun Jingchu's words.

There may even be a small ...... Demonstrate?