In the blink of an eye, it is June, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. But the phoenix flower bloomed more and more gorgeously, the pink petals gradually turned into bright red, and large pieces of them were connected together like a blood-stained sunset, which made people dare not look directly at it.
In mid-June, it rained for many days in a row, and the imperial city, which had been sweltering for many days, finally became cooler.
On this day, Yun Ruoyan was enjoying the cool at her grandmother Liu's, when Yun Lan came in and told Yun Ruoyan that the empress's flower viewing banquet was going to be held the next night.
He handed Yun Ruoyan a golden invitation card depicting flower patterns, and Yun Ruoyan took the invitation and opened it to read, and the words "Yun Ruoyan, daughter of the Yun family" jumped into her eyes.
A hint of doubt flashed in Yun Ruoyan's eyes. She thought that Li Qianxiao would not invite her to the flower viewing banquet that night after being frightened by her. Unexpectedly, the invitation still came.
Just after noon on the second day, Shao Yao started busy dressing up Yun Ruoyan, still wearing the formal clothes that Mrs. Liu had prepared for her.
A tender blue silk one-piece dress with an open collar, embroidered with multicolored cloud butterflies and colorful falling petals with gold and silver threads interspersed on it. Wearing it on Yun Ruoyan's body, it looks dignified and graceful, yet elegant and lovely.
Because there is no hairpin, the bun is still loosely tied behind. Only on the right side is a small gold filigree pinch flower, and on the left side is an emerald green glass inlaid gold stepper. As the glass swayed between Gu Pan, a ray of brilliance would shine on her creamy left cheek.
"Miss, what kind of veil are you wearing today?" Shao Yao asked.
Although Xi Lan looks clumsy, she is ingenious. She used her expertise to make many veils in different shapes and colors for Yun Ruoyan, each of which was not inferior to Lin Qingchen's craftsmanship.
Yun Ruoyan glanced at the veils spread out on the table, and suddenly remembered that night, the scene where the prince was so frightened that the crap was out of him. She smiled involuntarily, reached out and pinched the veil shaped like phoenix petals, and put it on.
In the evening, Yun Ruoyan and Yun Ruoyao rode towards the palace together in a carriage.
When the two met in Xianglanyuan, they said a few polite words on the surface, but they didn't say a word after that.
Although Yun Ruoyao was looking out of the window, she couldn't help but glance at Yun Ruoyan from the corner of her eye. To be precise, it should be at the glass inlaid golden step on Yun Ruoyan's head.
At this time last year, she had seen this Bu Yao at her old grandmother, and begged her mother to get it for her.
But An said that it was Liu's dowry and it was to be passed on to the daughter of the Yun family. After she got the position of the daughter of the Yun family, it would naturally be hers, so there was no need to ask for it.
At that time, both mother and daughter felt that the position of the first daughter would be obtained soon. But today, a year later, the glazed golden step was shining brightly, and it was firmly inserted into Yun Ruoyan's head.
"If my sister is tired, you can close your eyes and rest for a while." Yun Ruoyan said suddenly.
"My sister took a nap, so she doesn't feel tired." Yun Ruoyao smiled awkwardly, but she was a little startled in her heart, she turned her eyes away and hid her hatred even deeper.
At dusk, the carriage finally stopped at the east gate of the palace.
There are four gates in the Liguo Imperial Palace, the north gate is the main entrance, which is the passage for the children of the royal family and ministers to enter the palace.
The west gate and the south gate are the passages for shopping in the palace and the maids and eunuchs, while the east gate is the passage for the female relatives inside and outside the palace to enter and exit.
At this time, there were quite a few carriages and horses in front of the east gate, and they were all waiting for the time to enter the palace for the flower feast.
Yun Ruoyao informed Yun Ruoyan, and got out of the car to catch up with other acquaintances from the rich family.
Yun Ruoyan sat in the carriage for a while, and as soon as she got off the carriage, she saw Pei Ziao in a moon-white robe, with a white jade crown on her head, walking towards her with a smile on her pretty face.
"Sister Ruoyan, you are here, so I can find you easily."
He arrived here early in the morning and had already searched for it before he saw Yun's carriage from a distance and hurried over. Just in time, he saw Yun Ruoyan lift the curtain and was about to get out of the car, but with just this one glance, he couldn't move his eyes away.
"Oh?" Yun Ruoyan frowned slightly, and asked, "Master Pei is looking for me to give me a high-grade elixir, or has the tiger tooth arrow been forged?"
Pei Ziao was stunned for a moment, and his face was a little embarrassing, "Sister Ruoyan, you also know that elixir is very precious. I told my father, but he disagreed. As for the tiger tooth arrowhead, it is already being forged."
Yun Ruoyan sneered, "Oh, it turns out that your young master Pei's words don't count, so why did you respond so readily back then, were you kidding me?"
"I..." Pei Ziao's face turned red, and he said anxiously, "Except for the panacea, as long as I can do it, I will do it for you."
"Really?" Yun Ruoyan still had an obviously playful but beautiful smile that no one could hate.
"Well, really!"
"Okay!" Yun Ruoyan looked at Pei Ziao and said word by word: "From now on, besides giving me the elixir and tiger tooth arrows, please give me as far as I can, I don't want to see you !"
Pei Ziao's hot heart seemed to be thrown into an ice cellar, and it kept sinking.
He really couldn't figure out why Yun Ruoyan hated him so much? !
In terms of status, although the Pei family is not as powerful as the Yun family, in the past few years under Pei Yingxiong's management, the status of the Pei family has also become higher and higher.
Yun Ruoyan is a noble daughter, and he is not only the son but also the only son, as long as he marries him, it means that he can inherit the entire Pei family, and there is no need to worry about the frequent sibling disputes in the big family.
In terms of appearance, he claimed to be superior, but no matter how beautiful Yun Ruoyan looked, she couldn't erase the mark under that gorgeous veil.
Why? Why on earth did she not take him seriously! Why should he trample on his joy and hospitality!
Thinking of this, Pei Ziao couldn't help clenching his hands into fists, and feelings of love and hatred for Yun Ruoyan rose in his heart.
Regarding Pei Ziao's emotional changes, Yun Ruoyan didn't bother to take care of it and didn't care at all. For a person who will die in his own hands sooner or later, any emotion other than indifference is a waste.
"Brother Ziao, you are here, I have been looking for you for a long time."
At this moment, a female voice that Yun Ruoyan hadn't heard for a long time suddenly sounded, and she couldn't help but look towards the sound.
Yi Qianying, dressed in a gorgeous formal attire, was walking towards her gracefully, looking straight at Pei Ziao beside her with a pair of spring water eyes.
"Master Pei, your good sister is here, so I won't bother you two to reminisce about the old days." Yun Ruoyan smiled lightly, then raised her foot and walked towards the east gate.
"Sister Ruoyan!" Yi Qianying quickly stopped in front of Yun Ruoyan, "Why did you leave when you saw me without even saying hello, are you still angry with my sister for what happened last time? "
Following her arrival, Yun Ruoyan smelled a faint scent of flowers, with a hint of sweetness in it, which was a bit alluring. I don't know how many bees and butterflies will be attracted tonight.
The annual flower viewing banquet may not be able to match the princes and princesses, but there are quite a few boys and girls among the children of the aristocratic families. Although Yi Qianying had a heart for Pei Ziao, how could she let go of this opportunity to show herself
Yun Ruoyan saw Yi Qianying looking at her with big watery eyes, and said lightly: "What do I blame you for, didn't you also be kept in the dark by He Xiang last time? I only blame He Xiang ate bear bile and became blind, anyone would dare to harm him!"
"What my sister said is that He Xiang has already been dealt with, so my sister must have calmed down." Yi Qianying said without changing her expression.
"Sister Qianying, why are you here?" Pei Ziao walked over and asked with some doubts. He hadn't seen Yi Qianying for a long time, as far as he knew, Yi Qianying should not be qualified to attend the banquet.
Yi Qianying smiled brightly. She looked at Pei Ziao and said, "My second uncle gave me the invitation."
Although Yi Qianying is the daughter of Yi's eldest son, both her father and mother passed away early. Liu was afraid that she would be excluded as an orphan in Yi's family, so she took her by her side to raise her since she was a child. Yi's family almost forgot about this once Women exist.
However, one of the two daughters of the current head of the Yi family is ugly and the other is useless, so the place for the banquet had to fall on Yi Qianying's head.
At this time, a eunuch came out from the east gate, announcing that the flower viewing banquet was about to begin, and invited the princes and ladies of each family to enter the palace as soon as possible.
Yun Ruoyan followed a group of more than thirty people, led by maids and eunuchs, through the tall east gate, and entered the Liguo Palace, which she had never been to in her previous life.
At this time, the night had already fallen, and the tall and majestic palace looked even more majestic and solemn in the misty night.
Some of the more than 30 children who came to the flower viewing banquet last year seemed calmer, and those who had never been there couldn't help whispering and admiring in a low voice.
Yun Ruoyan stopped involuntarily before passing a ten-foot-high stone statue.
It was a unicorn statue wrapped in flames all over its body, with its hind feet kicking on the ground and its front palm raised high, as if it was about to fly into the air.
Yun Ruoyan raised her head, and her eyes fell on the huge head of the unicorn statue. She saw its fangs protruding, and its two copper bells looked at the sky with big eyes, as if it would really jump into the sky at any time.
Just looking at Yun Ruoyan like this, he felt his mind agitated, and couldn't help but lose his mind.
"This is the fireworks unicorn!" The chirping voice sounded in Yun Ruoyan's mind, and the tone was full of longing.
"Firework Qilin! This is the legendary sacred beast that can swallow the sun and the moon, the Firework Qilin?!" Yun Ruoyan asked.
"Which family is that lady? Do you know the rules? Hurry up and follow." A high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.
Yun Ruoyan came back to her senses, and turned to see a white-faced middle-aged man in eunuch uniform standing not far away to reprimand her, while the team of thirty or so people had already gone far.
"Eunuch Hao, she is my friend." At this moment, a familiar man's voice sounded behind Yun Ruoyan.
Before Yun Ruoyan could turn her head, a familiar figure in ink flashed in front of her.
"Wow!" Standing in front of Yun Ruoyan, Li Qianhan stared exaggeratedly and opened his mouth wide.
"I didn't expect to see you in a few days, the ugly girl has turned into a phoenix!"
"Heh." Yun Ruoyan was amused by his appearance, and sneered back: "Third prince, you still haven't changed. You are still sneaky in your own home."
Standing behind the two, Eunuch Hao saw that the two were reminiscing about the old days, so he couldn't help but feel anxious, so he bowed and said, "Third Prince, if you don't leave, the lady will pass the time for the flower viewing feast." gone."
Li Qianhan suddenly took Yun Ruoyan's hand, and said to the white-faced eunuch: "Eunuch Hao, please slow down, I will take my friend to go ahead."
Yun Ruoyan only felt a gust of wind under her feet, and then her whole body rose into the air, and the whistling sound of wind rang in her ears, and the pavilions and buildings on both sides retreated rapidly.
"Miss Yun." Li Qianhan turned his head and said, "My little uncle is here tonight, he will be happy to see you."
"What did you say?" Yun Ruoyan was dizzy but didn't hear clearly.