"Jiayu, what are you looking at?" Madam Shen asked.

Jiayu put down the curtain and said with a smile: "Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back, and he is talking to Eldest Brother in front."

She was very happy in her heart, although the prince had guards by his side when he was patrolling the embankment, but it is rainy in Henan now, so what if he encounters a natural disaster.Moreover, last year His Majesty allocated a large sum of money to the rivers in Shandong, Henan and other places to prevent this year's heavy rain.

The newly built embankment burst so quickly, it doesn't look like it was all caused by natural disasters. If it was man-made, the prince would be a living target if he went there.

During this time, she was always on tenterhooks.

Fortunately, the prince returned safely, and he didn't seem to be injured at all.

Walking all the way, after a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion.

After Jiayu pedaled off the horse, she looked up and saw that the men on the two tall horses in front also turned over and dismounted, but when dismounting, Shen Qi'an was much more graceful than the prince, and the prince was holding the rein in one hand and the other in the other.The hand does not seem to be very hard.

This dismounting posture is much slower than usual, the prince's hand...

Thinking of this room, Jiayu hurried over.

After the prince got off his horse, he turned around and saw the girl walking towards him.

Today is Princess Kangshan's birthday banquet. She is wearing a pink double-breasted skirt embroidered with hundreds of flowers and butterflies, covered with a layer of plain white tulle.There was a gust of wind, and as she moved, butterflies and flowers swayed along with her.

But no matter how beautiful the dress is, it becomes a foil compared to her. Her brown eyes are hazy, and when she looks at him, it's like a hot spring in the forest.Take a dip.

"Cousin." The prince smiled.

Jiayu gave a slight salute, her gaze first fell on the prince's face, and then on the prince's right hand, which he dared not use force just now: "His Highness's right hand..."

The prince put his right hand behind his back: "No problem, it's just that I accidentally sprained my wrist a few days ago."

Shen Qi'an was startled when he heard the words: "Since His Highness's wrist is hindered, why ride a horse? If the injury is accidentally aggravated, then what should we do?"

Jiayu also thought the same way in Shen Qi'an's heart, but when the words came out of Shen Qi'an's mouth, she couldn't express it, as if her elder brother was cursing the prince to make his injury worse, she immediately glared at him.

Shen Qi'an saw it and asked, "Jiayu, why do you look at me like this?"

"I didn't look at you." Jiayu replied, then looked at the prince worriedly and said, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself."

The prince is steady and introverted, not a person who indulges in recklessness, he must have his own considerations in choosing to ride a horse today, and there is no need to persuade him.

"I know." The prince nodded and smiled.

Jiayu looked at the Prince's eyes again, at this moment Shen Qi'an looked at the endless stream of carriages on the corridor and said: "Let's go in first, otherwise we will block the way into the Duke's Mansion."

The prince said it was good, but he never took his eyes off Jiayu's body.

After handing over the greeting card, the male guest was led to the front yard, while Jiayu and his mother went to the back yard.

After meeting Mrs. Dingguo, Mrs. Shen went to a close friend, while Jiayu was dragged away by her former sister Gu Zi.

Gu Zi comes from the Wuwei General's Mansion, and has a bold and unrestrained personality. Even if she is married now, she can't change her temperament.

"Ah Zi, where are you going?" Jiayu asked while being dragged by her.

Gu Zi said: "Let's find a quiet place to talk."

Gu Zi's aunt is Duke Ding's sister-in-law. A few years ago, when the Duke's mansion was not separated, she often came to visit her aunt, so she was very familiar with the structure of the Duke's mansion.

The two walked through the Chaoshou verandah, and walked a few more meters. The Qunfang Courtyard for banquets gradually moved away. Gu Zi pulled Jiayu to stop against the gooseneck railing.

Gu Zi glanced at Jiayu, hesitated and said: "Jiayu, how did you make up your mind to make up with each other?"

Jiayu was startled, and looked at Gu Zi solemnly.

Gu Zi pushed Jiayu: "Can you tell me?"

There is nothing to say, Jiayu nodded naturally: "It's nothing, I just feel that Prince Ping doesn't like me, and he has something to belong to, and I don't have to insist on him."

"It's that simple?" Gu Zi doubted.

Jiayu pondered: "It's that simple. In fact, now that I think about it, the relationship between Li Shi and I has always been quite calm. It's like, it's like living in a different yard. It's not so thrilling."It felt like she didn't say it out, it seemed like there was a hand pushing her to reconcile, but if you look closely, there should be no such hand.

She was thinking too much.

"Jiayu, I don't know what I should do." Gu Ziqiang said with a smile, "My husband, it was a good thing that he didn't get married at the beginning, but now that I get along with him, I realize that the two of us are definitely not going to get together.No, everything he hates is what I like, and what I like is what he hates, and he is spoiled by his mother and doesn't know how to be considerate. When I think about my life with him, I, I......"

Jiayu patted her arm reassuringly: "Then have you talked to your parents?"

Gu Zi smiled wryly: "I haven't figured out how to do it yet, and my father is easy to talk about, but my mother values the women's precept the most. If I dare to tell her, she may be the first to disagree."

It's not easy for Jiayu to give Gu Zi an answer. The folks in Da'an are cheerful, but reconciliation and divorce between wealthy and powerful families are very rare. Marriage is not only a matter between a man and a woman, but also pays attention to the good of both sexes.In addition, there are few people who dare to reconcile, and even fewer who are able to reconcile. Looking at each other, if one case occurs in a few years, it will be a major event that will cause a sensation in the entire class.

"Jiayu, I am envious of the Prince Ping who is at your stall. Although he has a relationship with Xue Xiuxiu, he is responsible. If I reconcile with that person, I am afraid that all the dirty water will be poured on me, and let their family go home.It's clean. I don't need to care about it, but my natal family still has younger sisters and nieces, so I can't harm their reputation because of myself." Gu Zi murmured.

Jiayu heard what Gu Zi said at the beginning, and wanted to say that she couldn't go on and leave, but after hearing her second half, it was hard to say.These days, a girl's reputation not only represents her, but also the girls of a family.

In this regard, men have taken a huge advantage.

Thinking about it, Jiayu is not a smart girl, she can think of a way to get the best of both worlds in just a short moment, so she can only quietly accompany Gu Zi.

Then said: "No matter what decision you make, I will support you."

Gu Zi gave a rare smile: "I'll think about it, Jiayu, you can stay here with me for a while."

Jiayu nodded in agreement.

Seeing Gu Zi lowering her head and thinking about something on her mind, Jiayu also scratched her head and scratched her cheek to help her think. Gu Zi's words revealed that she wanted to reconcile, but she was afraid that her husband's splashing dirty water would affect the reputation of the Gu family's daughters.reputation?

Gu Zi and Jiayu were still in deep thought, so they didn't notice the approaching footsteps and voices.

When the sound approached, Gu Zi reacted and poked Jiayu's arm. Just as Jiayu was about to make a sound, Gu Zi covered her mouth and made a posture of listening.

The two of them stood at the corner of the veranda, and there was a huge cypress tree outside the fence. The branches and leaves of the cypress tree were luxuriant. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to find someone there.

The girls who came here obviously didn't pay attention either.

"Sister Qi, it is said that the prince returned to the capital in the middle of the night yesterday, and he didn't have a good rest. After seeing His Majesty today, he came straight to the Duke's Mansion. I don't know if His Highness values the eldest princess or my sister."

"Of course my cousin has a crush on my aunt, otherwise what else could it be?" Yuan Sishi, the youngest daughter of Duke Ding, said.

Jiayu could hear the shyness in Yuan Sishi's tone across the face, so she wanted to recall that when the prince was in the teahouse last time, Yuan Sishi, the young daughter of Duke Ding, was also mentioned as the candidate.

Could it be that the princess is really thinking about poems?

After thinking for a while, Jiayu tugged at Gu Zi's cuff, signaling the two of them to leave, eavesdropping on someone's speech is not the right thing to do.

At this time, a girl spoke again: "Sister Yuan, don't say that. Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness also values you very much, and you are His Royal Highness's direct cousin."

Another girl immediately answered; "It's different from Shen Jiayu's distant cousin."

Hearing Shen Jiayu, Gu Zi and Jiayu looked at each other in dismay, and agreed not to leave.

Speaking of Shen Jiayu, the girl who spoke just now said again: "That Shen Jiayu is tightly entwined with His Highness, I saw it today, when the crown prince got off his horse, Shen Jiayu hurriedly went to talk to His Highness regardless of the slightest caution and etiquette of her daughter's family.That's at the door of Sister Yuan's house."

Yuan Sishi snorted and said, "No matter what happens to Shen Jiayu, the crown prince will still marry her."

"How can someone like Shen Jiayu compare with Sister Yuan?"

Another girl hesitated and said: "But that Shen Jiayu is very beautiful, even a girl like me is lost in sight, if she wants to seduce someone..."

"What's so good about her? Sister Yuan is much prettier than her, but she's just an unruly woman." The girl said again.

Yuan Sishi listened, and was about to speak, when a faint voice suddenly came from behind: "Why don't I keep my wife, please tell Miss Sun carefully."

But it turned out that the person who said that was Sun Xin'er, the daughter of the Minister of Justice.

Sun Xin'er Yuan Sishi turned her head away when she heard these words, and saw the girl in the pink skirt walking towards them from the veranda, with snow-skinned and beautiful face, with a greasy complexion, she was a great beauty, and she was also a beauty without any offensive power.

Sun Xin'er's face immediately turned pale, and there was no shame in being caught talking small things.

Although a few people talked about others behind their backs, they were not thick-skinned.

Yuan Sishi reacted quickly, but she didn't know what to say, whether to apologize or continue to hold her head up, as if neither choice was right.

Only the other girl in green said: "It turns out that Sister Shen and Sister Gu are also here. We talked too much just now. Please forgive me and don't care about it like the younger sisters. In case something goes wrong, it will affect everyone."Not to mention the birthday of the eldest princess, it also hurt the harmony of our sisters and sisters."

Gu Zi sneered and said, "I didn't know there was harmony between us."

The face of the girl in green didn't change, but Sun Xiner raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "We've already given you face, what else do you want?"

Just as Gu Zi was about to speak, Jiayu tugged at her sleeve, implying that she should stop talking, and she walked up to Sun Xiner and looked at her indifferently.

"What are you looking at?" Sun Xiner said angrily.

Jiayu smiled softly: "Look, Miss Sun's eyes are not working well." While speaking, Jiayu looked at Yuan Sishi's eyes with a half-smile.

Sun Xiner still didn't understand, but Yuan Sishi immediately understood. What Shen Jiayu meant was that Sun Xiner's statement that she was much prettier than Shen Jia was due to her poor eyesight.

Yuan Sishi wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start it. When he was indecisive, Shen Jiayu smiled inexplicably, and walked away on his own.

She didn't say anything, but what she revealed was that she looked down on her.

When they could no longer see those people, Gu Zi frowned and said, "Jiayu, why are you holding me, don't want me to teach them a lesson."

"What if there is a big trouble?" Jiayu said.

Gu Zi raised his eyebrows high: "What are you afraid of? Even if the crown prince wants to marry Yuan Sishi as the crown prince concubine, it is because of their faults. I am not afraid of causing trouble."

"Then you are not afraid of making a big fuss and giving Gu's daughter a reputation of being savage."

Gu Zi was taken aback: "You can't let them bully you like this."

Jiayu said: "It's all about quick tongue, and I've managed to come back, so it's not a loss."

"Are you so fast-talking! You just told Sun Xiner the truth about Yuan Sishi, and you are prettier than that Yuan Sishi." Gu Zi snorted a few times, "Jiayu, you and the crown prince have always been close.Hou, won't Yuan Sishi really be chosen by the crown prince to be the crown prince's concubine?"

"Probably not." Jiayu frowned.

"You have no confidence in your tone," Gu Zi said.

"This is the crown prince's lifelong event. The crown prince and His Majesty are the ones to decide. How can I get in the way." Jiayu sighed.

Gu Zi said angrily: "If you really choose her to be the princess, you are really blind."

Jiayu said: "The prince may not know what Yuan Sishi is like."

She and Yuan Sishi are both women, and they have only met a few times at various banquets.In this kind of banquet occasion, as long as you are not a fool, you should try your best to show your best side.Moreover, Yuan Sishi was famous for her talent and her reputation outside was very good. How could she have imagined that she would do such nonsense and do such things.

There is really no room for half a minute.

Gu Zi thought about it: "That's right, well, let's go back first."

Just as Jiayu had this intention, she nodded her head in agreement, and the two went back together.

For the rest of the time, Jiayu stayed next to Mrs. Shen, and they invited her to go boating in the lotus pond in the back garden to watch the lotus, but she didn't go either.

After the end of the day, it was not early, so he and Mrs. Shen left Dingguo Mansion together.

Shen Qi'an was already waiting at the door, the family said a few words, Jiayu looked around, didn't see the prince, and went straight to the carriage.

She thought that she would not see the prince these few days, but unexpectedly, after returning home that night, Qingzhu secretly took out a letter.

Jiayu immediately thought of the prince, and after seeing the contents inside, it turned out that the prince sent it, and asked her to go to Lin Jianyue tomorrow afternoon.

Seeing Jiayu fold the letter paper and burn it on the candle, Qingzhu looked at her and asked: "Miss, you won't..." She stammered.

"What about me?" Jiayu sat in front of the dowry.

Qingzhu said in a heartbroken way: "You don't really like the prince, do you?"

Jiayu was taken aback, liking is of course liking, but this kind of liking is the same as liking for elder brother, but it is obvious that Qingzhu is talking about liking between men and women.

Qingzhu lowered her voice and hurriedly said: "Miss, although Your Highness is very nice, but between you..."

"I have no love for the prince." Jiayu replied.It's just that when she said this, there was an unknown feeling in her chest, but this feeling passed away in a flash, and soon disappeared.

Qingzhu didn't quite believe it, she stayed by Jiayu's side as a young lady, she was someone who knew her character first and foremost, the young lady was always dignified and respectful, she was determined not to meet a stranger casually, but every time the crown prince invited her, the young lady would neverA hesitant promise.Although the two of them had a deep relationship since they were young, but now that the prince and the young lady are at their age, the word avoidance of suspicion is determined to be unforgettable according to the young lady's personality.

But the young lady didn't, but she watched from the sidelines, even if the young lady had some affection for the prince, it was not deep, and cutting it off early would not affect the young lady.

Therefore, Qingzhu said: "If you don't want to, miss, please don't meet with the prince privately. If someone finds out, it will be very bad."

"Okay, okay, Qingzhu, I understand." Jiayu replied with downcast eyes.

In the quiet and elegant palace room, the man got up from the bath, revealing his firm and firm chest, and large drops of water slipped from his neck until they were hidden between his lower abdomen.

The man smiled faintly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, "It seems that I still can't do enough alone."

To actually promise a little girl to meet less...