After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"I wonder if this snake is poisonous." Yan Mu looked at Jin You's hand and said worriedly.

"It's not poisonous," Liu Yunxiang said.

Jin You would not be so stupid as to risk his own life for this scene.

"You know?" Yan Mu turned around and asked Liu Yunxiang.

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "How could I not know that I put this snake here? Otherwise, it would be hibernating in the cave. What would it be doing on the ground?"

Yan Mu frowned, "Nonsense!"

Liu Yunxiang curled his lips, "Believe it or not!"

She angrily turned around and walked down the mountain. After walking for a while, she turned around and saw Yan Mu carrying Jin You on his back, but Jin You looked successful while carrying him. Seeing this scene, she became even more angry. She simply ignored Yan Mu and went back first.

Her heart was filled with anger, and she walked as fast as she could. When she turned a corner, she bumped into a woman. The woman was holding many ginkgo leaves in her hand. In an instant, fan-shaped yellow leaves were flying all over the sky.

"Yes...I'm sorry." Liu Yunxiang said hurriedly.

The woman was startled, patted her chest and shook her head: "It's okay, you still blame me."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the woman again and found that she was wearing a light-colored cloak of white fox fur with dark lines, and a light pink skirt underneath. She had a slender waist and a graceful figure. Look at that face again, her bright eyes are good at gazing, her red lips are bright, she looks forward to her brilliance, and her voice is like an orchid.

Maybe she was just shocked. At this moment, the beauty's eyes are moist and her cheeks are stained with peach color.

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but be fascinated by such an celestial figure for a moment.

Looking at the ginkgo leaves scattered on the ground, Liu Yunxiang hesitated and said, "Let me pick them up for you."

The woman thanked her and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

"But what are you doing picking up so many leaves?" Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but asked curiously.

The woman smiled: "Painting."

"Can I paint?"

"Ah."

The woman's voice is also very pleasant, soft and gentle, like an oriole singing gracefully in the forest.

Liu Yunxiang helped her pick up the leaves on the ground, and then she remembered and asked: "By the way, why haven't I seen you before? Who are you?"

The woman smiled softly and said, "My name is Su Rumeng, I just arrived today."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the woman's dress and naturally wouldn't think that she was a new palace maid. But she didn't say anything, and Liu Yunxiang didn't ask any more questions.

She said goodbye and left. After walking a few steps, she turned back and saw the woman standing there, looking around, looking confused.

"Are you lost?"

Su Rumeng blushed and said sheepishly, "It seems to be true."

"Where are you going?"

"Qingli Pavilion in the West Courtyard."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while, "Then you come with me first, and I will help you look for it."

"Okay, thank you."

Hui Bin lived in the west courtyard. As Liu Yunxiang expected, the Qingli Pavilion was not far away. She sent Su Rumeng to the door.

Su Rumeng just woke up from a dream when she saw the gate of Qingli Pavilion, "Without you, I probably wouldn't be able to find you even in the dark."

"There are a lot of woods here, and they go around a lot, so it's easy to get lost."

"By the way, Miss Liu, where do you live?"

"I am the maid next to Hui Bin. Just call me Yunxiang. I will live with our master across the street." Liu Yunxiang pointed to the courtyard where Hui Bin lived.

"That's a good feeling. When I finish the painting of ginkgo leaves, I'll give you one as a gift."

"Okay!"

After the two of them finished speaking, a maid ran out and said, "Girl, where have you been? It's hard to find me."

Su Rumeng nodded with Liu Yunxiang, then turned and walked into the courtyard, "I'm going to pick up leaves."

"Girl, why are you picking up these worthless things again? You have to pay attention to your identity."

"Li'er, okay, stop being so long-winded."

"If you don't like my slave to be verbose, then you have to listen to what the lady said when we came to Beijing..."

"Good pear, please, please spare me."

Liu Yunxiang walked back and saw Wanyi coming out at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Hey, Sister Yunxiang, what are you doing?"

"what?"

"Slept in the straw nest?"

Liu Yunxiang was stunned for a moment. He looked down at his clothes. There were a lot of dead grass residue on them. The shoes on his feet were already very dirty after wading in dew from going up and down the mountain.

"No, I just woke up and walked around the garden early in the morning. How are you, concubine Hui?"

"Well, Grandma Su persuaded her to have some breakfast."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, thought of something else, and asked Wanyi: "Do you know whose girl lives in Qingli Pavilion opposite?"

She suddenly became curious about such a person who looked like an immortal or a bodhisattva.

"That person just arrived today. I heard from Mother Su that she is the daughter of General Pingxi."

Liu Yunxiang was stunned for a moment, and then asked hurriedly: "You mean the daughter of General Pingxi?"

"Yes, it is said that I came to Beijing this time to marry the seventh prince."

No wonder she felt a little familiar when she heard Su Ruyan's name!

When they came to the house, Hui Bin had already lied down to rest after having breakfast.

Seeing how embarrassed she was, Grandma Su asked her to go back and change clothes quickly.

Liu Yunxiang returned to the wing and came to the mirror. Not only was his clothes dirty, but his face was also dirty, and there were grass branches in his hair. She is like this, and Su Rumeng is so beautiful...

Liu Yunxiang covered his face, thinking that comparing the two, whoever chooses her over Su Rumeng would definitely be a fool.

In the evening, the Queen Mother held a palace banquet, which was regarded as a blessing for Su Rumeng.

The concubines and several princes from the harem came. There was a screen in the middle of the pavilion, with a seat for the female family members inside and a seat for the male family members outside.

Inside, the Queen Mother sat in the main seat, specially asking Su Rumeng to sit next to her, while Hui Bin sat on the other side of Su Rumeng, and Liu Yunxiang stood behind them.

The Queen Mother looked at Su Rumeng, she was really satisfied with everything. She held her hand and asked her, smiling all over her face. Su Rumeng also knew etiquette and made the Queen Mother laugh continuously.

"Queen Mother, are you satisfied with Lao Qi's unmarried daughter-in-law?" the Queen deliberately asked her from the other side of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly, "Satisfied. If she hadn't been given to Lao Qi as my wife, I would have recognized her as my granddaughter."

"You are really not at a disadvantage, everyone has entered your house."

"Our Qin family has a good family background and we will not give in to you."

As soon as the Queen Mother said this, all the concubines present laughed.

"By the way, you and Little Concubine Jin are still cousins, right?"

Su Rumeng nodded in response, then looked at Jin You who was sitting opposite, bowed to her and saluted, "Cousin, we haven't seen each other for many years."

Jin You smiled and nodded, "No, you have grown into a tall and graceful girl."

Cousins ​​whom I haven't seen for many years, although they look warm to each other, they are still strangers.

When the banquet began, Liu Yunxiang stepped forward to serve Hui Bin. Su Rumeng saw her, smiled at her and nodded.

Liu Yunxiang also smiled, secretly comparing in his mind. She had changed her clothes, washed her face, and was dignified and generous. She shouldn't be much worse than the living Su Rumeng, right?

Even if it’s close, it’s not too much, right?

At this time, the Queen Mother called Yan Mu in.

Yan Mu came in, glanced at Liu Yunxiang first, and then looked at the Queen Mother.

"Old Qi, Rumeng has come all the way from Western Xinjiang to Beijing. It's been a long and hard journey. Please give her a toast."

Yan Mu didn't look at Su Rumeng and only responded.

The Queen Mother's thoughts changed again, "Yunxiang, go and pour a glass of wine for His Majesty Seventh Prince."

Liu Yunxiang frowned. What did the Queen Mother mean? She asked her to pour wine for Yan Mu, and this glass of wine was for the future seventh prince. Doesn't that mean she had to agree to the marriage? No, she was not required to agree. It's about asking her to see her identity clearly.

She has no right to disagree!