Chapter 40

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date="2021-02-15"

title="Chapter 40 "

weight="127137"

series = ["The Times Spent in Pretense"]

mode = "manual"

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Hua Liuli closed her half-opened mouth, and silently took a step back.

"Yes, Miss Lin is a rare beauty even without makeup. Unlike us people, after being carefully dressed up, she can only be a vulgar fan." Jiamin said with a strange air, "Ms. Lin is an elegant and undisturbed. People, I can’t climb higher."

After that, Jiamin rolled his eyes at Lin Wan, and strode past Lin Wan.

Yao Wenyin, Tian Shan and Jiamin were good sisters when they were young. Seeing Jiamin was angry, they quickly followed.

Jiamin has always been wicked when she speaks. Lin Wan is more than beautiful and lacks beauty. She just said she is a rare beauty. Isn't it a mockery?

Lin Wan's face was very ugly, and he looked at Jiamin's leaving back with a cold face.

"Cough, cough, cough." Hua Liuli coughed in her handkerchief, standing in place as though she was exhausted and unable to walk.

Seeing this, Iris Yurong and other maids hurriedly gathered around to ask for warmth, took pills, poured honeydew, and waited for a while.

"Princess." Tian Shan, who had already walked to the front, saw it and ran back again, instructing the maid beside her to help the maid of the Hua family take care of Hua Liuli, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I didn't catch my breath, and my chest is a little stuffy." Hua Liuli smiled gratefully to Tian Shan, and nodded friendly to Lin Wan who was standing on the side. Walk before.

Jiamin stood on the spot with a sullen face, waited for Hua Liuli to follow, and looked at it with some doubts. Is it because she was wrong, Hua Liuli is really in bad health?

"Sister Jiamin, what are you staring at others for?" Hua Liuli smiled shyly at Jiamin and blinked shyly.

Shivered with disgust by Hua Liuli's pretentious expression, Jiamin took two steps back: "Say well."

"Oh." Hua Liuli lowered her eyelids, looking a little low.

"Cough." Yao Wenyin gave a dry cough, "Jiamin, the second princess is still waiting for us on the mountain."

This year's Flower God Ceremony was led by the second princess. Although the second princess and the king of England were not born to the same mother, they were very close to the concubine and the concubine because they had been raised by the concubine for two years.

In the face of Concubine Hsien and King Ying, they can't go too late either. What's more, the look of Hua Liuli with her head down, looking at the poor, she couldn't bear to look at it.

With the interruption of Hua Liuli, Jiamin and the others turned their heads and forgot what Lin Wan had just said. After going up the mountain, meeting with the second princess, seeing Lin Wan again did not deliberately embarrass her.

The apricot and pear blossoms in the mountains first bloom, and when the spring breeze hits, they bring a light floral fragrance. Although Hua Liuli is not familiar with the noble ladies in the capital, she is always greeted by someone.

After nearly half an hour of the excitement, everyone seemed to know that Hua Liuli was not in good health, so they didn't dare to bother too much. They sat down around the table and began to admire the dancing of the dancers in the Princess Mansion.

"Princess." Iris bowed in Hua Liuli's ear and said, "The daughter of the Lin family has looked at you a lot."

Lin Wan is the future Princess of England, so she is very particular about the position she sits on, just in front of Hua Liuli on the right side. She is pure and incompatible with the jeweled ladies on the left and right sides.

"Who makes your princess look good? Others can't help but look at me. I can't help it." Hua Liuli took a few fruits on the table and handed them to Iris. "You can't let others ignore it."

Iris smiled and divided Guozi from the other maids, and continued to whisper: "The Lin family girl sees you with unfriendly eyes, why should you help her?"

"Master Lin is upright and honest, and he is a good official loved by the people. Lin Wan is his beloved daughter. There are countless female family members present today. If he learns that his wife has lost face and the rumors spread, Master Lin will also be sad." Hua Liuli covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered, "Although the girl Yao is not bad in nature, she really can't speak. If she speaks well, she won't provoke a harsh counterattack. There is no hatred on the left and right, and it is too ugly. It’s not good for both sides."

What's more, the brains of the three of Jiamin and the others are really going to be scolded, maybe who will suffer more, when she can't stand by and watch them scold them?

Watching the fun is also divided into occasions.

"The embroidered pattern on Miss Lin's skirt is so beautiful, it looks like a living thing."

"Where." Lin Wan smiled lightly, "It's not as good as the Caijin on the county owner."

"What's so good about me, it's Miss Lin Rukonggu Youlan..."

Listening to the flattering of the few people next to him, Lin Wan's heart slowly rises with unspeakable satisfaction. She knew why these people would praise her, because she was the future Princess of England, and they couldn't afford to offend her.

Power and status.

There was a faint disdain in her heart, these pampered ladies, flattering others, is no different from ordinary people.

She despised them and enjoyed them at the moment.

Taking a sip of tea, her eyes fell across the stage. The women who can sit here to enjoy dancing today are not ordinary, and Hua Liuli is definitely the kind with a strong sense of existence.

Although she is not in good health and does not participate in the activities of appreciating poetry and writing lyrics, she still makes people look at her unconsciously.

Behind Hua Liuli were four maids who were waiting, and she didn't know what she had said to the maids. The maids smiled and drew out their purses and put a few preserved fruits into her hands.

But she didn't seem to think it was enough, so she grabbed the maid closest to her and unwrapped the purse from her waist, causing all four maids to stop her.

The clothes on her are very beautiful. heard that the queen mother carefully tailored her to make her skin white and tender. In Rumo's blue silk, every hair accessory is very bright, and the simplest hairpin is more valuable than her whole body.

The most fascinating thing is that pair of ingenious embroidered shoes. don't know how many processes it takes to make them so beautiful.

"Miss." Lin Wan's maid noticed that Lin Wan was looking at Hua Liuli, and whispered: "The slave servant heard that when Princess Fushou was one year old, she was given the title of county owner. Many rewards. Some time ago, after his Majesty named her the princess, he also rewarded the mansion, the villa, and the fertile land. People outside said that his majesty is very kind to the holy, and the Fushou princess is not the prince’s daughter, but the status does not need the prince. What's wrong with the daughter?"

"Yes, your Majesty will pay attention to Hua's family." Lin Wan looked back, his tone was not salty or light, "If it weren't for her poor health, maybe she would be a prince."

The maid was taken aback, and quickly reminded her in a low voice: "Miss is here, you can't say this here."

If someone listens to it and makes others think that her lady laughs at Princess Fushou's health, it will be troublesome.

Lin Wan pursed his lips and did not speak any more.

In Wangqing Pavilion, the gifted princes wrote poems for an hour, and they were all a little tired. But don’t know why. In the past years, His Royal Highness, who left after a few words, seemed to be particularly interested this year. He not only sat down to the end, but also helped everyone comment.

Some princes who were not good at writing poems were so sweaty by the prince that they regretted why they wanted to be arty, and came to participate in some Huachao Poetry Society, which was simply insulting themselves.

What was even more exaggerated was that the prince did not leave, and several other princes and princes were also sitting, causing the pavilion to be crowded with people.

"After writing a poem for an hour, everyone must be a little tired." The fifth prince seemed to hear the inner call of these princes and stood up bravely.

The son-in-law's eyes lit up and he was saved.

Some unfamiliar students who participated in the imperial examination and did not know the ranking were a bit lost. They wanted to find more opportunities to show their talents in front of the prince.

Human sorrows and joys are always incompatibility, so some laughter and some regret.

The prince did not expect that the fifth brother, who had always been well-behaved in front of him, would stand up and speak. He glanced at the path leading to Wangqing Pavilion and said absently, "Fifth brother has any good suggestions?"

"I already have poems, why don't you paint together?" The five princes' eyes sparkled, "The flowers are in bloom during the festive season, the flowers are in full bloom, and the talented men and beautiful women are like clouds. If you don't leave a few paintings, wouldn't it be a lack of color."

King Ying, King Ning, and the fourth princes looked at the five princes, their expressions became subtle.

"The fifth brother's suggestion is very interesting." The prince nodded slightly. "Next, I will hand it over to the fifth brother abbot."

The King of England, King Ning, and the Four Princes: "..."

After he finished speaking, he slowly stood up: "You paint slowly, and go around to enjoy the scenery alone."

"Send your Royal Highness to the prince." The students were a little regretful when they heard that the prince was leaving, but did not dare to leave the prince, so they had to respectfully salute the prince.

The King of England saw the prince pull his leg and left without hesitation. He found an excuse and slipped out. He walked forward for a while, and saw the prince standing still at the fork in the road, thinking that the scenery there was very unique, and when he leaned over, there was nothing special.

"What is the eldest brother looking at?" The prince put his hands behind him, his brocade robes swayed slightly in the breeze, infinite grace.

"It's nothing, just look at the scene." The King of England felt that something was wrong with the Prince today. He usually hates a crowd of people squeezing around, but today he seems to be rooted, and he won't leave when he reaches Qingshan.

Now he was standing at the fork and posing as a melancholy noble boy, just like a dandy peacock who only opened a screen to attract the attention of the female peacock.

There must be a problem.

"Big brother, nothing else?" The prince raised his eyebrows when he saw King Ying standing beside him.

"Prince status is Jingui, let you stay here alone, don't worry about your brother." The King of England smiled and said, "I will stay with you for my brother."

The attendants and guards behind the prince: "..."

All right, as subordinates, they can have no sense of existence. His Royal Highness has the final say.

"Oh." The prince lifted his chin slightly, "then trouble big brother."

"Iris, what time is it now?" Hua Liuli asked.

"It's now now." Iris said, "Are you going to go to the Prince Edward now?"

"I said I'm going to find him before noon, how can I break my promise." Hua Liuli raised his head and looked at the sky. The weather is a bit gloomy. Will it rain later?

She got up and walked to the second princess: "His Royal Highness, it is the first time for a courtier to participate in the Flower Festival in the capital, and I want to go and see around."

"The mountain is very windy, the princess shouldn't catch the cold." Facing Hua Liuli, the second princess was a little more cautious unconsciously. She carefully ordered a few words before letting the maid beside her send Hua Liuli away from the gathering place.

"Miss Lin." The second princess found Lin Wan staring in the direction Hua Liuli was leaving, and said: "If Miss Lin wants to go out and have a look, let the maid next to the palace go with her. The road is more familiar."

Although Qingshan is heavily guarded today, there are a lot of men and women coming and going. Lin Wan is only accompanied by a waiter, I am afraid that some are not taking advantage.

Hearing what the second princess said, Lin Wan couldn't say that he just took a few more glances at Hua Liuli and agreed.

The second princess sent two maids to follow Lin Wan, and said a few more words of concern. This is her future sister-in-law, even if she can't befriend her, she can't offend her.

Lin Wan was a little at a loss when she got out of the meeting place, where could she go?

"Miss Lin, there is a place called Wangqingting in the mountains. Many gifted scholars and beautiful ladies like to go to this time to compose poems and appreciate paintings. If you don't know where to go, you can go here and see." The people who served by the second princess were very good at After observing her words, she knew what was embarrassing just by looking at Lin Wan's expression, and quickly made a suggestion.

"Then go here and have a look." Lin Wan's father was the number one scholar in the imperial examination. She was also a little interested in poetry, and when the maid said that, she became curious.

They walked forward for a while and saw Hua Liuli and others in front. A maid sent by the second princess said, "Coincidentally, it turns out that Princess Fushou also went to see Qingting."

Lin Wan smiled faintly: "I didn't expect Princess Fushou to be a good poet."

"The slave girl heard that the third son of the Hua family participated in the Spring Festival this year. Maybe the princess was looking for the third son of Hua." Lin Wan's maid said, "maybe our son is also there."

The maidservants sent by the two princesses did not speak when they heard the words. This year, several big family princes participated in Chunwei. They could not tell who was more talented, but when they spoke, they must not offend others and cause misfortune to the master.

Lin Wan smiled and said, "Brother is bored at home studying all day, so it's better to come out for more walks."

She looked at the slender Hua Liuli in front of her, her eyes suddenly changed.

Are the prince and the king standing at the fork in front? Hua Liuli came out specially to find them?

Hua Liuli had already found Lin Wan coming out behind her, but she didn't care too much. Seeing the prince waiting for her, he quickly stepped forward to salute the prince and the king of England: "The courtier has seen the prince, the king of England."

The prince pretended to inadvertently glanced at Hua Liuli's feet, and smiled before saying: "The princess does not need to be so polite."

"The courtiers are here late, so your Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time." Hua Liuli smiled, "It's all because the pear blossoms in the mountains are so beautiful that I linger."

"It's good before noon, it's still early, the princess came early, but not late." The drizzle floated in the mountains, and the eunuch opened the umbrella and held it over.

The prince took the umbrella and waved his hand to make the eunuch retreat. He held the umbrella on top of Hua Liuli's head: "It's more interesting to admire the pear blossoms in the drizzle. Is the princess interested?"

Hua Liuli looked at the prince's handsome face and nodded.

Beauty is always easy for people to let go.

"Wait." Seeing that Hua Liuli didn't wear a cloak, the prince asked the eunuch to bring a women's embroidered peach blossom cloak over, "Princess, help Gu take an umbrella."

Hua Liuli held the umbrella, lowered her head to see the prince carefully fasten her cloak, could not help staring at his white knuckles in a daze.

"The princess?" The prince went to grab the umbrella in Hua Liuli's hand, but didn't even move it. He couldn't help but smile, took another umbrella from the eunuch, and stood side by side with Hua Liuli, "Let's go."

It's a pity that with their current relationship, even if it rains, they can't share an umbrella together.

"Good." Hua Liuli nodded.

When the prince passed by the British king, he stopped and asked: "Brother, walk around with the princess alone, you are free."

King of England: "..."

It's just a broken pear blossom forest, what's so interesting about it.

The King of England swung away the attendant who held the umbrella for himself, staring at Hua Liuli who was leaving side by side with the prince, grabbing the umbrella and holding it on himself, ready to follow and join in the fun.

"Lord."

The King of England turned his head dissatisfied, who was calling him?

Seems familiar?

Oh, this seems to be his fiancee.

The King of England frowned slightly, then stopped and said, "What's the matter?"

"The prince, when the courtier came out, I forgot to bring an umbrella." Lin Wan gently wiped the raindrops on his face, not daring to use too much force for fear of dazzling makeup.

"Oh." King Ying glanced at the umbrella in his hand, "This king only has one."

The smile on Lin Wan's face was a little stiff.

"You." The King Ying looked at his attendant eunuch, "Go find an umbrella for Miss Lin."

"Where is the prince going?" Seeing that the king was indifferent to him, Lin Wan was a little bit uncomfortable, thinking that there were two maids arranged by the second princess behind him, and Lin Wan did not want people to see her and the king. The relationship is stiff, "If it is convenient, the courtier will accompany you?"

The King of England just wanted to say no, then he thought about it again. He was a big man who ran to see Ewha and it didn't look like it. It was indeed appropriate to bring his fiancée.

He nodded: "Okay, then you follow."

If you don't keep up, the prince and Hua Liuli will run out of sight.

"His Royal Highness will come to Qingshan every year?" Hua Liuli was holding a few apricot flowers in her hand. When walking down the bluestone steps, the prince held an umbrella in one hand and reached out to Hua Liuli with the other hand: "Moss grows on the stone slab. The rain is very slippery, the princess be careful."

Hua Liuli handed her hand to the prince and stepped on the stone steps covered with petals: "Thank you, Your Highness."

"The lone person has been arranged in the front pavilion, and we will use it there when we wait for the afternoon meal." The prince held Hua Liuli's hand. "There are not many opportunities for the Guping Sunrise Palace. In the past, it was only at The scholars showed their faces in front of them and left."

"This year is different." The prince smiled softly at Hua Liuli, "It is good to accompany the princess to spend the Hua Dynasty Festival, so you can't break your promise."

Hua Liuli smiled crookedly: "His Royal Highness."

"If you really want to thank Gu, you can use more when you have lunch." The prince walked and looked back at Hua Liuli who was holding his hand. "Guo doesn't want you to be scolded by the playboy again for being picky eaters. ."

After being amused by the prince's words, Hua Liuli said: "The picky eater is just a trivial problem. Your Royal Highness shouldn't care too much."

"Tell you a secret." The prince stopped, a mysterious expression on his face.

Hua Liuli quickly looked around and found passers-by passing by from time to time. She wanted to lower her voice to remind the prince not to say: "His Royal Highness..."

The prince was serious: "In fact, loneliness are also picky eaters."

Hua Liuli: "Huh?"

According to the rules, should she persuade the prince not to be picky eaters now, or she said, it's great, we are the same?

"So the princess is right. Picky eating is just a trivial problem." The prince chuckled. "We have common shortcomings, no one dislikes others, right?"

Hua Liuli nodded thoughtfully: "It's so reasonable, we can be regarded as...our own?"

From time to time, laughter sounded in the front, but the atmosphere was very cold when the King of England and Lin Wan walked behind. Lin Wan took the initiative to talk to the King of England several times, and the King of England always responded "um, ah,", and she didn't want to be boring anymore.

Not knowing what stepped on, she suddenly slipped and fell forward.

The King Ying, who was walking in front of her, heard the movement and hurriedly hid to the side, watching Lin Wan fall forward. Fortunately, the attendant eunuch next to King Ying reacted quickly and supported him with Lin Wan's maid.

The King of England glanced at Lin Wan with a complicated expression: "Miss Lin, watch your steps."

Since he was fifteen years old, there were always two court ladies who pretended to fall in front of him every year, so that he wanted to hide away when he saw a woman fall.

Didn't expect that the upright and honest Lin Zhou, the daughter he brought up, would also use this method? If he marries such a princess and goes back, will it affect his children's brains in the future?

Lin Wan did not expect that after she almost fell, the King of England not only did not reach out to help her, but also dodged to avoid her. Is she so annoying?

She paled and smiled reluctantly: "Thank you for your highness, I will pay more attention."

She looked at Hua Liuli, who was talking and laughing freely with the prince in front, suddenly had an absurd idea in her mind. If Hua Liuli was standing here, would the British King have such an attitude?

I knew in my heart that he shouldn't think so, but Lin Wan couldn't control it. She reminded herself over and over again not to show her dissatisfaction in front of the king, let alone let her father know that the king was cold towards herself.

With his father’s character, if he knew that the King of England treated her like this, he might go to his Majesty and try to retreat from such a relationship.

But she wanted to be a touted princess with a comfortable life.

She imagined that like these girls who were born in generations of nobles, there were countless jewellery, silk, silk and slaves.

"There are so many apricot and pear flowers, I don't know how many fruits to bear." Hua Liuli said, "I heard Miss Tian said that there is still a peach forest in the north of the mountain, but unfortunately it hasn't bloomed yet."

"When it blooms, I will take you here alone." The prince handed the umbrella to the eunuch and pointed at the pavilion in front. "We will have lunch there later. How does the princess feel?"

The pavilion is surrounded by flowers and trees, beautiful as a fairyland.

"Dining in this kind of place can make people appetite." Hua Liuli walked down the last step and was about to let go of the prince's hand. An elderly couple with a servant brought him along, and she took the prince. Give way to the side.

"The shoes on the girl's feet are so beautiful." Seeing that Hua Liuli took the initiative to give way, the old lady looked at Hua Liuli with a smile, then looked at the prince, and said with an ambiguous smile: "It's so good."

The prince smiled, Hua Liuli smiled and said, "Thank you mother-in-law for the praise."

The old lady snorted: "You old lady, the new shoes I specially made for you, aren't they pretty?"

"Pretty, beautiful." The old lady coaxed the old man, "What are you comparing to other girls and young men?"

Hearing this, the old man looked at the prince and touched his beard and said: "I have the style of my time."

The prince smiled so badly, he didn't say that the old lady was offensive.

The two old people walked away slowly, telling you a word, and you can see that they have a very good relationship.

Hua Liuli lifted her foot and looked at it: "His Royal Highness, many people have praised these shoes for their beauty today."

"You like it."

The prince smiled softly at Hua Liuli, and reached out to pluck the pear petals from her temple, and threw the petals far away.

The meaning of Ewha is not good, so you can't stay with Liuli.