rebirth will be hard to find

To put it bluntly, there are really not many people in the capital who know the title of Princess Ning Ya.For example, after Li Lin heard the servant's words, he was still at a loss, and only looked at Chu Yi with a questioning look.

It's not that he is ignorant, it's that there are too many princesses in Chu State, so many that outsiders can hardly remember their names except for the clan. For various reasons, the old emperor did not have many children, but the late emperor was a In one breath, more than a dozen princes were born.The old emperor had many brothers, and these brothers were also very capable of giving birth. In addition to the collateral lineage of the clan, there were at least dozens of princesses in the state of Chu!

However, no matter how many princesses there are, they are still dignified noble titles. Although the young son of the Zhang family has a noble background, he has not yet become an official because of his age.Facing a princess, he naturally couldn't easily offend him, so after being silent for a while, he took the initiative to give in: "Since the princess loves the scenery here, it's inconvenient for me to take advantage of others, so I will leave."

The members of the Zhang family backed down and prepared to leave after calling their slaves and maidservants.Unexpectedly, the woman who had never spoken before spoke at this moment, her voice was clear and proud: "My father is King Qi."

Obviously, the princess also saw that the young master of the Zhang family had never heard of her title, so although she made the other party compromise with her status as the princess, she was not reconciled—since the members of the Zhang family I haven't heard of her title, so I will report my father's name.

Because of Princess Ning Ya's words, the conversation on the other side of the river continued, but Chu Yi didn't want to hear it anymore, so he turned around and walked back.

Seeing that she was leaving, Cheng Zian was not interested in continuing to listen, so he turned and left.On the contrary, Li Lin was still a little unsatisfied, and hesitantly called out: "Zian, are you leaving now? Don't you want to continue listening?"

Cheng Zian waved his hand and followed Chu Yi's footsteps without stopping.

Gossip is interesting only when it is shared with others, and the departure of the other two listeners also made Li Lin feel bored.He glanced at the other side of the river for the last time, then hastily packed up the fishing rod and bamboo basket, carried the things and chased after him.

"It's already spring, Princess Ningya still has time to go for an outing. Is King Qi not ready to return to the fief?" Li Lin caught up with Chu Yi and Cheng Zian, and after realizing it, he thought of it. I asked one more question.

Chu Yi didn't bother to talk to him, so it was Cheng Zian who explained: "Your Majesty's birthday is on the fifth day this year, and it seems to be a big event, so this year's meeting with the kings has been postponed, and King Qi has only just entered Beijing not long ago. Naturally I won’t leave.” After she finished speaking, she paused, then gave Li Lin a strange look: “The Longevity Festival is at the end of the month, and preparations have already begun in the palace. You walk around the palace every day, don’t you notice the people around you? Are the arrangements all festive?"

Li Lin choked for a moment, then gave himself a reason with a dry smile: "Then what, isn't it not long after the new year? I've been watching the festive arrangements in the palace for a long time, and I didn't pay attention for a while..."

Cheng Zian looked at him more helplessly than looking at Chu Yi, but facing Li Lin's dry smile, she could only remind her: "It's fine to say such things in private, don't talk nonsense outside."

The two were talking about the Longevity Festival in the back, and Chu Yi walked ahead alone.When she looked up, she could see the white pear blossoms nearby, and the emerald green tea hills in the distance, fresh and natural, as if the years had been peaceful.

In the 27th year of Yanping, this was supposed to be the last year of Yanping, and the next year will be the first year of her Jiaping.The past two years have passed quickly, the crown prince is still alive, and the old emperor is not sick. It seems that everything has changed, but Chu Yi always feels that the next year will not be peaceful.And this unrest will probably begin at the end of this month, the old emperor's 55th birthday.

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A person who appeared unexpectedly, a little gossip, of course, is not enough to spoil people's interest in outing.

The three of them returned to the place where they stayed before, and the accompanying guards were still obediently staying where they were. Seeing Chu Yi's safe return, they all looked relieved.However, in the face of the increasingly majestic Highness, they naturally did not dare to say more. When someone saw Li Lin coming back with a fishing rod and a bamboo basket, they asked first: "Master Li, did you catch a fish? You are back so soon." gone."

Li Lin was still thinking about the gossip on the other side of the river, when he heard this, he subconsciously shook the bamboo basket in his hand.Although the fish in the bamboo basket were out of the water, they were not completely dead for a while. After shaking it a few times, he felt the fish in the bamboo basket jumping up again.So he happily replied: "I caught it, my son went out, how could he return empty-handed?!"

Fishing is just fun to pass the time, but it is always good to have a harvest.Even if someone in the group of guards said: "Xiaozhi knows how to grill fish, if Mr. Li doesn't dislike it, then give the fish to Xiaozhi, and it will be considered as an addition to today's lunch."

Of course Li Lin didn't object, and happily handed the bamboo basket to the guard, and told him to fix it.

Cheng Zian glanced back, with a strange expression on his face - Li Lin was so absorbed in listening to gossip that he didn't even look at the fish when he took the bait. She was the one who caught the fish and put it in the bamboo basket. Only she knows best how small that fish is...

Sure enough, after the guard took the bamboo basket and opened it, his expression became as weird as Cheng Zian's.He laughed a few times, looking at Li Lin, he almost didn't know what to say - a fish that was half a foot long, not to mention the meat, was all spines, and no one would eat it if it was roasted!

Li Lin seemed to have finally realized something was wrong. He looked into the bamboo basket in the guard's hand and felt embarrassed himself.But he is used to finding steps for himself, so he changed his words immediately: "Forget it, grilled fish is not very tasty, why not cook a fish soup."

The guard was silent for a while, looking at Li Lin with helplessness: "Master Li, we didn't bring any pot..."

Li Lin finally gave up, he waved at the guard: "Forget it, it's still so small, you can take it to the river and release it!"

Chu Yi couldn't help laughing, and Cheng Zian couldn't help laughing too.

Inadvertently making a joke again, Li Lin snorted displeasedly, wanting to save face: "I don't eat fish at noon, and I'm back in the city in the afternoon, I invite you to eat squirrel sweet-scented osmanthus fish at Zuixianlou !"

The squirrel sweet-scented osmanthus fish in Zuixianlou is a signature dish. Even Chu Yi, who rarely leaves the palace, has heard of it, but he never had the chance to try it himself.So because of Li Lin's treat, the group returned to the city nearly an hour earlier than expected, and on the way back to the city, they happened to meet Zhang Qi, the young son of the Zhang family who was also returning to the city.

Different from the casual nature of Chu Yi and his group, Zhang's outing was much more ostentatious.Chu Yi rode on the horse and glanced casually, and saw at least seven or eight carriages in the team behind Zhang Qi. Except for the two or three carriages in the front with female relatives, the carriages behind were full of all kinds of horses. Objects, people who don't know may think that they are not returning from an outing, but returning from a long journey.

These aristocratic princes and ladies are always expensive, and some even bring their favorite desks and chairs with them when they go out.Li Lin was not surprised, so he rode up to him and greeted with a smile, "What a coincidence, I met Brother Zhang here."

Li Lin's father is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his background is not bad. They are both from the top aristocratic circles in the capital, so Zhang Qi naturally recognizes them.Besides Li Lin, he also noticed Cheng Zian and Chu Yi beside him, but he was smart enough not to ask any more questions, and just responded with a smile: "It's a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet Brother Li and Brother Cheng here today."

He only listened to half of the gossip before, and when he saw Li Lin, the person concerned, he naturally became more concerned, and he rode the horse and Zhang Qi side by side, smiling casually, "Brother Zhang, are you going for an outing in Chashan, right? I seemed to see you before, but seeing you had an argument with someone, I didn't go up to disturb you for a while. By the way, what happened in the end?"

Li Lin asked carelessly. Although Zhang Qi felt a little shallow, he didn't hide it.Dang even gave a wry smile, and replied: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I and others have taken a fancy to the same place, and it's convenient to give the place to the other party in the end."

Li Lin already knew about this, he coughed dryly, and asked in a low voice: "Actually, I was not very far away at the time, and I seemed to hear the other party's servant shouting... Is that a princess?"

Zhang Qi's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Chu Yi intentionally or unintentionally, but Chu Yi just couldn't see.He didn't hide anything, just nodded slightly and said: "She is the daughter of King Qi, and her majesty is titled Princess Ning Ya."

Li Lin then asked again: "Daughter of King Qi, I heard that King Qi has always been arrogant, the princess didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"

Zhang Qi and Li Lin were actually not very familiar with each other, and they had only casual acquaintances before, but now they were pulled by this man to ask questions, and the question was about the princess of the clan, he couldn't help but muttered in his heart.But thinking about the person next to Cheng Zian, he felt that he had to say it, so he said: "The princess is a bit arrogant, but she didn't make things difficult for me."

The arrogance of King Qi's family is almost in the same line. From the time Princess Ning Ya said the phrase "My father is King Qi", Chu Yi already knew it.She herself is proud, but she doesn't like Ning Ya's arrogance.

Zhang Qi's answers are always neither salty nor bland, and Li Lin is also a bit boring.He curled his lips, and said casually: "Your Zhang family is also a generation of hairpin tassels. Princess Ning Ya is so arrogant in front of you, and she is not afraid of offending people. I really don't know what King Qi brought her to Beijing. I didn't do it before. Did they all bring their sons?"

Li Lin said casually, but Zhang Qi didn't mention it lightly this time, he smiled lightly: "Of course the son is here too, but there have been rumors in Beijing before that there are princesses in the families of several princes. It's time for me, so I took advantage of this visit to Beijing to find a good marriage." After speaking, he smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that I would meet someone in Chashan."

Li Lin was taken aback when he heard the words, but why not go to Beijing to discuss marriage?For such an arrogant person, forget it!