Beside the fish pond, Zhang Yushu was reminiscing about the past with Yu Xiuyun. He said with a smile on his face: "When your mother was pregnant with you, Gongming ran to a shop more than ten miles away to buy sour plums. They sold them out, so he was in a hurry to go back. I took my place. He squatted at the door all night, waiting for the door to open in the morning to buy back all the plums."

Yu Xiuyun laughed, "Father mentioned that General Zhang rarely refuses requests from others."

He squinted at the ripples in the fish pond and sighed: "I remember too early. I would ask my father about the past, but he would only mention it if he had no choice. As for Wanwan being born in Lingji, I don't know half of it."

Zhang Yushu also found it strange, "Gongming taught you brothers and sisters all their talents and knowledge, but he didn't say anything and only focused on making you ordinary people."

"Perhaps my father has been struggling in his heart." Yu Xiuyun was silent for a moment, "After I disappeared, he seemed to have devoted all his efforts to Wanwan. If he had not died early, I am afraid that even Qimen Dunjia would have wanted to teach her. I thought this was a good thing before. , now I feel like I’m causing trouble.”

Without a reputation for talent, he would not have attracted Yuan Ziyu's attention, would not have been summoned away by the emperor, and would not have been favored by a high-minded person like the King of Wei.

Zhang Yushu understood what he meant, looked at the young man in front of him who looked like an old friend, and sighed: "It would be great to marry the King of Wei."

Yu Xiuyun didn't know how to answer. I'm afraid everyone would think that the Yu family didn't know what was good or bad. Marrying the King of Wei was a great thing and it was appropriate to express gratitude.

"elder brother!"

Someone called him from behind. Yu Xiuyun turned around and saw his sister. He finally smiled, performed a courtesy to Pei, and looked at Yu Tingwan carefully.

Noticing that her lips were a little swollen, his expression froze for a moment, and then he said softly: "Xie Wuniang and a few noble women are in the bamboo forest opposite. They seem to be playing with the Feihua Ling. Do you want to go?"

That day in Shuijing Tower, no matter how much Yu Tingwan tried to hide it, Yu Xiuyun understood that Pei Zhi did not allow her to go out and meet people at will.

Even at the princess's residence, he ignored the etiquette he had paid attention to in the past and held Yu Tingwan's hand affectionately in public, not allowing her to leave his sight.

The few people who were with Xie Wuniang were all talented and learned women from the noble clan and did not like to work in camps. Yu Xiuyun felt that his sister would get along well with them.

Sure enough, Yu Tingwan said with great interest: "Feihua Ling? Then I guess Mrs. Wang is here too."

Yu Xiuyun glanced at King Wei and felt a lump in his throat. Yu Tingwan didn't have many friends in Chang'an to begin with. Since he came to the Princess Mansion, he should get to know more female relatives. King Wei still refused to let go, so maybe he wanted to go with him.

Did Pei Zhi go too far? His sister would not run away in the princess mansion.

Yu Tingwan tried to pull away her hand, pulled him aside, and whispered: "Yesterday you said that if it couldn't be done, I would stay by your side. I think I can only stay by your side."

Pei Zhi silently let go of his hand and sighed, "I'll let Chen Xing follow you."

Xie Xuan lost for the fourth time in the bamboo forest, and was about to give up when she caught a glimpse of Yu Tingwan. Behind her were several maids from the Wei Palace, and one who was at Shuijing Tower that day. Kill the Dragon Guard.

When Xie Xuan saw that Yu Tingwan had not put on a curtain today, she knew that the front yard must have been turned upside down, but they were far away and didn't know it yet.

Xie Yun responded quickly, "I have met Princess Wei."

The remaining people all bowed. They had seen Yu Tingwan in the Concubine Xian's Palace, and they still remembered the song "Han Cicada" written by Yu Tingwan and Ruyi.

They thought about it with their eyes wide open, and actually accepted the matter within a moment.

One of the girls sitting in the most casual posture laughed and said: "The princess is still beautiful and beautiful, which makes me heartbroken. I only regret that I am not Song Yu, so I can't write a poem for the princess and pass it down through the ages."

Xie Xuan, who was finishing her fine drink, rolled her eyes at her and said, "Huan Siniang, you still can't change your habit of talking nonsense when you see a beautiful woman."

After Yu Tingwan sat down, hearing this address, he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his eyes and said: "Are you Huan Wei, Huan clan of Qiao State? I have long admired your name."

Huan Siniang loved to write "Yue Dan Criticism" in her boudoir. She originally commented on characters with her female relatives. Her words were always precise and pungent. Somehow, it spread, and it became widely circulated.

The most commendable thing is that she attaches great importance to appearance, but all evaluations must involve appearance. Many people like to ask when choosing a son-in-law: "Do you know what Huan Siniang said?"

"Have you ever heard of me, Princess?" Huan Siniang raised her eyebrows, "It seems I'm close to becoming famous all over the world."

Because Huan Wei acted too outrageously, it was difficult for him to get married, so he simply found a Taoist temple and became a monk. He claimed to be transcendent of the five elements and spoke informally.

Yu Tingwan smiled, and the taciturn girl beside her suddenly said: "Princess, would you like to play a round of flying flowers?"

"Shen Liu Niang, are you still here? I've had so many drinks." Xie Xuan quickly stopped her: "The princess has never forgotten her studies since she was a child. If she plays Fei Hua Ling, wouldn't I lose even more miserably? Change it to another one."

Xie Yun coughed twice and scolded with a smile: "I told you to read more books, so you won't drink all the time now."

Yu Tingwan frowned and asked, "What to change?"

"Exchange shots."

Nearly half an hour later, Xie Xuan drank three more drinks and said angrily: "I haven't been to Jingyi for a long time. Did you hire some female teacher behind my back?"

"Mrs. Wang, please comment for us." Huan Siniang said with a smile: "Learning is like sailing against the current. It is obvious that Xie Wuniang has neglected it."

"Indeed." Xie Yun nodded with a smile and poured a glass of wine for her sister, "Come on, A-Xuan, this is your penalty drink."

Yu Tingwan hadn't had a drink so far. He sat aside and watched Xie Xuan bite the bullet and drink two more drinks.

Seeing that Xie Wuniang's face was flushed, the others gave it up and said, "If you get drunk later, I don't know how to explain it to Marquis Pingyang?"

The speaker was Huan Siniang. Seeing that Marquis Pingyang was treating Xie Xuan politely and kindly today, she thought that even if they were not in love, they were still in harmony.

Xie Xuan almost coughed up the wine as she seemed to think of something, "Come to think of it, you haven't made any comments about the first month of the month for a long time."

"Don't harm me." Huan Siniang said in a deep voice, "I have reviewed all the names in Chang'an, except for the King of Wei and the Marquis of Pingyang."

Yu Tingwan suddenly looked at her, a little surprised, there was no Pei Zhi?

"Princess, do you want to hear it?" Huan Siniang suddenly smiled. She had always wanted to comment on King Wei, but her father became dizzy when she heard it.

Yu Tingwan was a little curious about what Huan Siniang would say about Pei Zhi.

Chen Xing coughed twice and walked away very consciously.

Huan Siniang put down the wine cup and said, "If King Wei gets angry, the princess must protect me."

She squinted her eyes and thought carefully for a while, and then she evaluated both Pei Zhi and Yu Xiuyun. They talked about their civil and military talents at the beginning, and only talked about their appearance at the end.

"The King of Wei is like a majestic jade mountain, with the rising sun in the sky, awe-inspiring and untouchable. The Marquis of Yu is like the sparkling autumn water, with the cold moon hanging on the willow branches."

Yu Tingwan laughed dumbly, but when he thought about it carefully, it actually made some sense.

Shen Liuniang had been silent, but now she suddenly said narrowly: "It can be seen that Huan Siniang has always been unafraid of the powerful, but she is just trying to deceive the world. In the past, she talked about the beauty of other young masters in detail. Why did she mention the King of Wei? The words are unclear."

"This is just pouring dirty water on my head." Huan Siniang sat up straight, "How can I look directly at King Wei on weekdays? Besides, the most beautiful person in the world cannot talk about it in detail. I can only summarize it in a few words so that others can understand it.”

She suddenly looked at Yu Tingwan, smiled brightly and said, "The princess is here, why not let the princess comment on whether what I said is right or not."

Yu Tingwan had been laughing ever since he heard Huan Wei say that his brother was "a willow tree hanging on a willow tree in the cold moon". When he was suddenly mentioned, he paused for a moment and felt that Huan Wei was really a wonderful person.

The smile in her words had not dissipated, she nodded and said: "What I said is true, King Wei is indeed handsome."

The banquet was about to begin in the vestibule, and Pei Zhi came to look for Yu Tingwan. Since there were other female relatives there, he could only stand outside the bamboo forest and order his maidservant to go in.

There was faint laughter coming from inside. He had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had an extraordinary ear. He caught the most familiar voice in the chaos of laughter.

His originally cold eyes suddenly flashed with surprise, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. When Yu Tingwan came out, he whispered: "I just heard Wanwan praising me."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like