Early the next morning, Lin Daiyu followed her mother to the Fifth Prince's mansion.When Fang got off the sedan chair, five or six servants came out to welcome them and lead them all the way to the main courtyard.As soon as the princess saw Daiyu, she held her back and asked her how warm she was. She said that she had only seen her for a few days, and that Daiyu was much more energetic and behaved properly. She praised Jia Min for teaching her well.The concubine and Jia Min were originally close friends in the boudoir. Although they have been far away these years, they exchanged gifts every year and festival, so they are not strangers.

Jia Min said a few words modestly, and everyone sat down after seeing the ceremony.

The concubine held Daiyu's hand, took a look and praised, "If I have such a well-behaved daughter, I will burn incense every day to thank the Bodhisattva."

Jia Min lived in Hou Men's mansion since he was a child, and he is familiar with the art of speaking by his ears and eyes.Although they were close friends with the fifth princess when they were young, but now they have different identities, and some things are not easy to say casually.The fifth concubine is not confused now, she has only one son under her knees, and there are several concubines and daughters, but they are not biological in the end.Jia Min was afraid that talking about her daughter in front of her would be suspected of showing off, so she laughed a little and brought the topic to Liu Yixuan, the prince of the palace.Praise him for his extraordinary knowledge at such a young age. He often hears people say that he is excellent in literature, Taoism and martial arts, and he will become a great weapon in the future.

Sure enough, the fifth princess was overjoyed when she heard it, but she was still humble.

"It's all nonsense from ignorant people. It has no foundation at all, but it spreads everywhere. You don't know, that kid is usually skinny. The last time he made a bet with someone on archery, he killed a deer raised by the prince with one arrow. , was taught by the prince for a long time. But I heard that Lingqianjin is very knowledgeable at a young age, and she is a good housekeeper and female celebrity. If it weren't for..." She paused when she said this, and looked at Dai Dai thoughtfully. Yu glanced a few times, then looked at Jia Min with a smile, "Oh...do I really want to be my goddaughter?"

Daiyu felt that the expression on her face when she said this sentence, including the sentence itself, had a deep meaning, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.But after having tea at this time, the fifth concubine asked Daiyu to enjoy the lotus, so I had to leave my thoughts on this sentence for the time being.

The area of ​​the lotus pond in Wangfu is quite large, hidden among the tall and luxuriant beautiful trees, surrounded by countless exotic flowers and plants.Looking closer, you can see all kinds of lotuses competing for beauty, and the clear stream is flowing water brought in from outside the city. It is crystal clear, and colorful carps swim leisurely in it.Jia Min was full of praise when she first saw it, and Daiyu also liked this quiet place very much.

Not long after, a maidservant wearing a silver-red cloud brocade flower skirt came and reported: "The boat is ready, please invite Mrs. Wangfei Lin and the girl to board the boat to enjoy the flowers." on board.

The lotus leaf is floating on the water, within reach, the plump lotus leaf is green and pure, and the occasional splashed water drops roll down like pearls, falling crystal clear on the petals, and then dripping onto another lotus leaf, rolling back. In the pool water.The driving mothers of the palace are all skilled in technology, and the boat is moving smoothly. The princess took Daiyu to show her the scenery, and asked the servant girl to pick some lush lotus flowers for the girl to play with. Lianpeng, said to take the seeds to cook porridge later.

Before you know it, the sun is shining.

This is the only bad thing about summer, the sun burns hard as soon as it comes out, and it is still hot even though there are parasols. Daiyu is not afraid, but others can't stand it, so she has to go back by boat.The maids brought iced tea, and some served cold water to wash their faces.

Life in the upper classes was comfortable at all times.The room is placed in an ice basin, and there is a slight chill, and the food used is cooled in the ice room.When the cut fruit comes in, you can feel the comforting coolness before you enter it. After eating it, it feels like a cool breeze blowing on a hot day, which is indescribably refreshing.

After a short rest, it's time for lunch.

The princess said to the servant girl: "Go and call our two princesses to accompany the guests."

The servant girl took the order and went away, the fifth princess chatted with Jia Min, and Daiyu looked curiously at a red-crowned crane in the yard outside.Her movements couldn't escape Jia Min who was always watching her. The concubine who was joking with Jia Min also saw it, and said with a smile: "Why, Xiao Daiyu likes that crane? It's the prince's favorite thing, but if you open your mouth If you want, I think... the lord should give up his love..."

After being married for many years, she still knows the fifth prince's temperament.Her family's prince just likes this girl, and has talked about it countless times, hoping that Xuan'er will grow up and bring her back.

"Uh..." Daiyu froze for a moment, then quickly shook her head, "No, I just looked at Rare, so I took a few extra glances."

The princess smiled, and seeing Daiyu sitting alone leaning against the eaves of the corridor, she ordered the little girl to play the fan.It was a good intention of hers, but Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to thank her.Not long after, a group of people came in from the courtyard gate, and the maids shouted that the princess had arrived, and went in to report.Daiyu took a closer look, and found that the leaders were two young girls who looked twelve or thirteen years old, wearing the same silver pattern embroidered hundred butterfly flower skirts, followed by ten or twenty girls and women.She knew that the two leaders were the princesses, so she got up to greet her.

The concubine also came in at this time, took Daiyu and pointed, "This is the eldest girl in our mansion, and this is the second girl. One of them is 12 years old and the other is 13 years old. They are older than you. You can just call me sister." gone."

Both of them are concubines, and the princesses who were only promoted this year are now married and are waiting to be married in the mansion.

"This...isn't that good!" After all, it is the princess of the palace, and the emperor's royal seal has a high grade. It seems...unsafe to call her like that.Daiyu didn't know what to do, she looked to Jia Min for help.

"What's the matter, your father and our lord are best friends, and your mother and I played together until we grew up before we came out of the cabinet. That's how we should be called. If we were called princesses, we would be alienated."

Seeing her mother nodding, Daiyu also nodded.

The fifth princess smiled and said a few words, and asked the two princesses to play with Daiyu.The two were still enthusiastic. They pulled Daiyu into the room, ate snacks and fruits while talking, and asked Daiyu what books she was reading and what she was doing at home.After a while, they became acquainted with each other. Although these two came from rich and noble backgrounds, they were very gentle in temperament, and they both knew some poetry and books, so they got along very well with Daiyu.When the maids came to treat them to dinner, the three of them still had more to say.

After dinner, Jia Min left. After all, many ladies have the habit of taking a lunch break at this time of year, so it would be senseless to stay here any longer.

The concubine didn't hold back very much, she just told her to come back next time.

When the fifth prince returned to the mansion, Daiyu had been away for a long time, and she couldn't help expressing her regret.Complained to the concubine that he should have come back earlier, and could still see Xiao Daiyu, and scolded his own boy for being too useless, and he still hasn't dealt with Lin Ruhai.

And the Lin Ruhai they were talking about is currently facing the Holy Spirit in the palace.

Today coincided with the market in the fifteenth capital, he was wandering in the main street when suddenly a troop of imperial guards descended from the sky, claiming that the emperor had summoned him.This scene bluffed the common people.Lin Ruhai also had to make a high profile, received the imperial edict in full view, rode on a tall horse, and walked away under all eyes.

Lin Ruhai was not curious about why the Holy Majesty summoned him in a hurry.But after all, he has ups and downs in his heart and has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years. He still has this kind of determination.

"Lord Lin, you are here, the Holy Majesty is waiting for you." As soon as he arrived outside Fengtian Hall, the Chief Eunuch Peng De greeted him and led him into the hall.Seeing the emperor sitting in front of the royal case from a distance, Lin Ruhai bowed his head and went in, prostrating.The emperor waved his hand to order Peng De to step back, stepped down the imperial steps, stretched out his hand to give him a hand, and said: "Ai Qing, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Ruhai took advantage of the situation and got up.At this moment, the emperor had turned around, holding a book of memorials tightly in his hands behind his back.In this situation, needless to say, there is something difficult again.Lin Ruhai frowned involuntarily, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he didn't speak.After a while, the emperor sighed heavily, and said through gritted teeth, "His hand is stretched too far, thinking that I really dare not touch him, hum, what a joke!"

"Your Majesty..." Lin Ruhai had guessed who the emperor was talking about.He raised his head and met the fierce eyes of the emperor, startled, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!" Although the current emperor can't compare with those outstanding emperors, he is quite good among the successful emperors.The emperor in his impression, not to mention strategizing, at least he was calculating, and he seldom got so angry.

"Ruhai, it has nothing to do with you." Seeing Lin Ruhai knelt down, he frowned and waved his hands, "Get up, get up..."

Lin Ruhai entered the Hanlin Academy when she was in high school, and as a close minister of the emperor, and because she was a meritorious official, she was even more loved and often accompanied by the emperor's side. After a long time, she also had a little understanding of the emperor's temperament.Knowing that he never likes people to disobey him, he quickly got up, thought for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"look by youself!"

His Majesty the Emperor did not open his mouth to explain, but threw the memorial in his hand to Lin Ruhai.

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