After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

Madam Zhu, Xiang Mengxuan, and Luo Miaoyun all looked at Lin Ruozhan. They looked at each other in confusion and no one spoke.

Although Lin Ruozhan has a straightforward personality, he is not a careless or dull person. When he saw the reaction of the Shen family, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something happened that Ning'er didn't come?

She asked hurriedly, "Is she sick? Is it serious?"

There was a sharp sneer in Luo Miaoyun's eyes. She thought of Ying'er and Yao'er, lowered her eyes, and tried hard to suppress the resentment and hatred that was rising in her heart.

Madam Zhu forced a smile and said, "Good boy, Ning'er is fine. She just caught a cold and it's not convenient for her to go out."

Lin Ruozhan was about to ask a few more questions when he suddenly heard the sound of music coming from afar. There was a commotion in the crowd at first, and then it quickly quieted down.

"The Princess has arrived—"

With the arrival of the princess, Lin Ruozhan had to suppress his worries, bowed and took his leave, then turned to go to his mother and sisters.

Because today was a banquet held at the Duke of England's mansion, the eldest princess, as the host, did not ride in a carriage, nor did she have any ceremonial guards. She only brought a dozen palace maids with her to show her courtesy in entertaining guests.

As the music of stringed instruments lingered, Princess Linping said with a smile, "Please stand up, no need to be polite. Today we are gathered here in the countryside, without any distinction between the monarch and the ministers, just to enjoy the scenery and nature."

After he finished speaking, he ordered the female officials to help the elderly ladies of each family to stand up one by one, and then he had another chat with everyone.

A heavily made-up lady with a golden bun at the bottom said, "How dare I disobey your order? The flowers in the garden are not even a fraction as beautiful as your Highness. It is a great honor for us ladies to be invited by your Highness. Even for us ladies in seclusion, we feel very lucky."

Lin Ping looked around and smiled: "Look at Madam Shi's mouth. No wonder my mother always mentioned it to me, saying that you are not good at needlework, but you are good at talking, and you are not bad at it!"

Everyone laughed and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

Mrs. Zhu had been worried since Lin Ruozhen asked her this question in person. When she saw the eldest princess now, she couldn't help but think of what the Duke of England said when he came to visit her that day, and her heart began to beat even more nervously.

At this moment, Princess Linping nodded slightly at her and asked with concern: "Madam Shen, I wonder if Marquis Xinyuan is doing well?"

Zhu hurried forward and replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Fortunately, thanks to God's grace, Chongyan is now fine."

Lin Ping said with relief: "If this is the case, it couldn't be better. The father and son of Xinyuan Marquis are both heroes and are indeed the pillars of the court. Lin Ruo, go and ask the old lady to come over."

The princess's female official named Lin Ruo hurriedly invited her up. Lin Ping held her hand and said affectionately, "Last time we only saw each other briefly, I didn't see you closely. Now that I see you today, it's true that the young ladies of Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion are all as pretty as flowers and extremely beautiful."

"It's just that," the princess said with a smile on her face, "I seem to remember that the last time the old lady was with her, she brought a very pretty and lovable cousin girl with her. How come I didn't see her today? Could it be that she has returned to Jiangdu?"

Old Madam Zhu's heart trembled violently. It was all Chongyan's fault that he had given Ning'er the title of cousin and even allowed her to do so in front of His Highness!

From now on, if Ning'er's life story is revealed, it would be deceiving the emperor. If it is not revealed, the flesh and blood of the Shen family will be left wandering outside, unable to return to their roots.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache. But at this moment, Madam Zhu couldn't care less and could only deal with the present situation. She lowered her eyebrows and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The child is unlucky. He has caught a cold these two days. Although he is yearning for the child, he has to stay at home to recuperate."

Lin Ping said, "So that's how it is. She looked quite sick when I saw her that day. By the way, the last time we were at the Duke Dingguo's mansion, the Marquis's wife was also ill. Is she feeling better today?"

Zhu's heart rose to her throat, fearing that Luo Miaoyun would say something inappropriate. Fortunately, after a slight panic, she quickly calmed down and knelt down, saying, "Your Highness, I am fine now."

Lin Ping's sharp eyes passed over her face without leaving a trace, and he said nothing more. But among so many noble ladies, it was a rare favor to be greeted by the princess alone.

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that the Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion was indeed favored by the emperor, and even the eldest princess was treated with special courtesy.

Lin Pingyao pointed to a place not far away and said with a smile: "The main banquet will be held there."

It was a group of extremely exquisite pavilions and waterside terraces, built by the water, across the stream, linked together, with different heights, and covering a huge area.

The main pavilion is surrounded by water on three sides and is hollowed out. It is painted with gold and color, carved beams and painted buildings. Transparent gauze curtains hang down from the eaves, echoing the melodious string sounds, moving gently with the wind, and delivering bursts of subtle fragrance.

Lin Ruo smiled and explained, "The pavilions, terraces, and pavilions are all connected by corridors. When the banquet begins later, maids will lead the distinguished guests to their seats. The main pavilion is the boundary. The left side of the waterside corridor is for male guests, and the right side is for female guests."

"Our Highness said that this way, everyone can observe etiquette without being alienated from each other and hindering closeness."

This plan was very thorough. Some of the lively and favored girls among the female family had already looked towards the balcony and saw several figures moving leisurely between the gauze curtains.

Xing Yueyuan whispered to her sister, "They look like some young gentlemen."

Xing Yueman smiled and pushed her: "You can see this? When we get over there later, we can get a good look at this young master."

The Xing sisters could never have imagined that among the people they saw while the two were talking and laughing was Ning'er, the woman Lin Ruozhan had been thinking about all the time.

Ning'er leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. She saw a flourishing field of flowers below. Sitting next to her left hand was a handsome young man, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. He was specially called by his father to talk to Ning'er and Lu Kui.

Lou Xiao followed and looked outside, and asked with a smile: "Brother Ning, what are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?"

Chu Yue smiled and said, "Mr. Ning hasn't been back to the capital for a long time. I think he was dazzled by the beauties in the capital and fell in love with them."

Ning Er threw the fan forward and said jokingly, "Brother Chu, don't judge others by yourself. I am still young and don't know what it means to yearn for someone."

The prince of Qinan County, who was on good terms with Chu Yue, laughed and said, "Brother Ning is right. Brother Yue is getting married soon. I think next year, we will be able to drink at his wedding!"

Chu Yue reached out to catch the folding fan, and knocked him on the shoulder, pretending to be angry and said, "Is it worth talking about something that hasn't happened yet? I'm afraid we don't even know who will get married first among us."

Everyone burst into laughter. Most of those present were unmarried young men. Among them, one or two older ones, such as Lou Mao, already had concubines, but most of them were still single.

Ning'er's heart moved. It seemed that it was not just Chu Huan. The Rui Palace might also want to arrange the marriages of the brothers at the same time.

While she was thinking, Lu Kui suddenly came over and said, "Master, look over there."