Jiaochu

Seeing that Concubine Xiao insisted on taking action, Lu Yu said: "I remember that the master said that if you can't hit it with one hit, you must learn to be patient." Concubine Xiao frowned and said nothing more.

A few days later it was time for the annual peony feast.

Concubine Lan had to take care of Ye Jinnian and couldn't go there. Ye Lingxi was worried about the two of them. Concubine Lan asked her to go to see the flowers. She pretended to be angry and said that if she didn't go, she felt that she was useless as a mother-in-law.

She also understands her mother-in-law's hard work and wants her to go out for a walk and relax. Although she has tried her best to restrain herself, sometimes she still gets a little overly nervous. For example, last time, Xiao Jinnian burped a few times, and she felt Something is wrong.

Concubine Lan said she wanted to eat Xingfangzhai's snacks, so she persuaded her to go out of the palace to play.

When Xiao Anzi came to pick him up, he said diligently: "Princess, don't worry, the servants have made arrangements to ensure that the empress and the young highness stay in the palace without any problems."

Although this foolproofness sounded a bit exaggerated, it also made her feel relieved. On the way, Xiao Anzi said that Concubine Liu was also staying in the palace this time. He analyzed that it was because the second princess was married far away so she was not in the mood to go out to enjoy the flowers.

When getting on the carriage, Ye Lingxi glanced ahead, her eyes lingering on the tall and cold back for a moment, as if she was aware of the sight behind her, and Yan Fei also looked back.

The peonies placed in the central square are still colorful and graceful, and the five-color peony tower is still magnificent and noble.

But the number of people who come to see the flowers varies every year.

One year spent similar, each year is different.

Ye Qingran came alone before, but now it's Prince Ning and his wife, before it was Prime Minister Zhou, and now it's Prime Minister Su, and there are some new faces among the civil and military officials.

When Ye Qingran and Su Wan came to say hello, Concubine Xiao joked with a smile, "I wonder when I will hear your good news." Su Wan lowered her head, her face flushed.

Ye Lingxi was about to open his mouth to rescue him when the Queen spoke.

"Children are all fate, don't force them. When fate comes, good news will naturally come."

Concubine Xiao said: "What the Queen said is that if you care about me, you will be in trouble. The two of them are still young and they are not in a hurry in the past two years."

Ye Qingran put her hands over her hands and thanked the Queen and Concubine Xiao, thus resolving the embarrassment.

She felt that her elder brother seemed to have changed. After thinking about it, it was normal. After all, they were married and the burden on their shoulders was heavier. They used to be one person, but now they are two people. As the saying goes, husband and wife are one body and can do anything. To consider the other person, people will become more mature and steady. Thinking of this, she nodded to herself and looked at the person walking over.

Don’t know what it will be like after getting married?

Ye Xingye came over to say hello with a smile on his face.

Afterwards, the Marquis of Ningyang came with his wife Cui Shi and his dog Zhao Ce to pay their respects.

Concubine Xiao praised Zhao Ce, but Zhao Ce's attention was all on Ye Lingxi, and he didn't pay much attention to what Concubine Xiao said. It was Cui who reminded him before he thanked her. After sitting down, his eyes were still glancing towards Ye Lingxi. When he saw Ye Lingxi looking in the direction of Yanfei, he also glared fiercely in that direction, with a fierce expression on his face that seemed to say: What are you doing? I am waiting!

Finally, when he could go to enjoy the flowers, he immediately stood up and walked over, staring straight ahead, for fear that the cooked duck would fly away. As soon as Ye Lingxi stepped down the steps, Zhao Ce rushed up to her. She walked around, and Zhao Ce followed him and asked, "Where are you going?" She replied, "Viewing the flowers." Seeing Yan Fei walking over, Zhao Ce immediately stared at him, acting very wary and gloating. He said, "Don't think I don't know what you did." Yan Fei ignored him, and Zhao Ce said proudly, "Are you guilty? If you have the courage to do it, why don't you have the courage to admit it? I think you are a coward."

"Who is the coward?" Ye Xingye emerged from behind the three of them, also wanting to hear the gossip.

Zhao Ce glanced in the direction of Yanfei. Ye Xingye waved his hand and said it was impossible. Zhao Ce was very unconvinced and was so angry that he revealed the "private meeting" between Yanfei and Yanruo on the street a few days ago and said If Yanfei has the guts to do something but doesn't have the guts to admit it, he is nothing but a coward. Ye Xingye's eyes lit up when he heard such gossip.

Both of them stared at Yanfei, while Yanfei's attention was on Ye Lingxi. He couldn't care about what others thought, and he didn't want to.

"Miss Yanruo...? Is she the oiran girl from Zixue Pavilion?"

Zhao Ce nodded immediately.

"It seems that the prince is very familiar to you?" Yan Fei said.

Zhao Ce replied, "I'm not as familiar as you."

Ye Xingye was overjoyed and laughed.

"Is it that girl?"

Hearing Ye Lingxi's words, the three of them looked forward. There were indeed several girls in front, but there was no Yan Ruo. Ye Xingye first asked the confusion in her heart, "Where is it? Why didn't I see it?" She asked back, "How does the third brother know that I am talking about the girl Yan Ruo?"

Before Ye Xingye could realize the meaning of this sentence, Yan Fei and Zhao Ce both looked away and looked at the flower stall next to them.

A green figure passed by in front, and Ye Lingxi walked in that direction. If she saw it correctly, it was green jade. Yan Fei was the first to follow, followed closely by Zhao Ce. Ye Xingye was still thinking about the meaning of that sentence, but when he saw both of them leaving, he quickly chased after them.

Some naughty child threw a firecracker into the street. The loud bang startled everyone, and they scrambled to squeeze to both sides. Ye Xingye and Zhao Ce were pushed to the east and the other to the west.

The former was a bit unlucky. He was squeezed into a flower stall and was forced by the boss to pay for two pots of peonies. After he lost the money, he was about to go over to find Zhao Ce. When he turned around, he saw that the person had already run away, so he was afraid that he would be late and give the two of them a chance to be alone.

Ye Xingye was about to go to the front to find someone, but he was stopped after taking just two steps. He turned around and saw a maid, who looked a little familiar, as if he had seen her before somewhere. Then he saw Yan Chuchu coming over, and he greeted her generously, without the embarrassment and nervousness he had felt before.

"Where are you going, Your Highness?" Shuang'er asked.

Ye Xingye roughly told what happened.

Yan Chuchu said: "Your Highness, don't worry, with Brother Fei here, the third princess will be fine." Shuang'er also said, "Yes, the eldest son has strong martial arts skills and is reliable, so nothing will happen to him." He added, "Your Highness Can you do my lady a favor?" Yan Chuchu lowered his head slightly, twisting the handkerchief with both hands, feeling a little uneasy, as if he had encountered trouble.

Ye Xingye asked the reason, and Shuang'er replied: "Just now, Mr. Luo stopped the young lady on the road and insisted that the young lady accompany him to enjoy the flowers. The slave girl said that if he pestered the young lady again, the slave girl would shout out and make him lose face. , the young lady was able to escape. The servant was afraid that Mr. Luo would not give up and come to trouble the young lady again. If the Third Highness was there, he would definitely not dare to do anything. The young lady originally wanted to find the young master, but now she cannot find him. people."

Ye Xingye readily agreed.