The Xiangshui River is located ten miles from the east gate, and it is a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers.
Throughout the year, people come to the Xiangshui River to enjoy the different scenery of the Xiangshui River in each season.
In spring, peaches, plums and apricots bloom on both sides of the river, and the spring breeze blows across the river, which is comfortable and pleasant; in summer, there are lotus leaves floating in the river, and when the lotus is in full bloom, the lakes and mountains on both sides of the river are the most refreshing and pleasing to the eye; In winter, the river is frozen and covered with snow. Although the trees on both sides are withered, the winter plums on the mountain are in full bloom, which is also admirable.
Therefore, such a good place is like Qingshui Temple in Banbi Mountain, thirty miles away from the North City, with a constant flow of people. But what is different from Banbishan Incense is that it is more of a good place for literati, scholars, poets and poets to drink wine, enjoy the scenery, recite poems, write prose, discuss literature and politics.
There are many pavilions and terraces built on the mountains on both sides and the waterside on both sides.
After a heavy rain, there are obviously still a lot of people thinking about the beautiful scenery here.
After Hua Yan and the group arrived, they saw that there were already many pleasure boats in the Xiangshui River, and there were many well-dressed men, women and children sitting or standing in the pavilions on both sides of the lake to enjoy the scenery.
Huayan scanned around and said with a smile, "As expected of the very famous Xiangshui River, it is indeed beautiful with beautiful water and mountains, and the scenery is pleasant."
The fifth prince smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law-in-law, do you want to take a boat tour of the lake first, or do you want to take a walk along the shore?"
Huayan felt uncomfortable hearing his address, and corrected, "Fifth prince, it's a little early to call me sister-in-law, I don't mind calling you anything else."
The fifth prince shook his head with a smile, "Fourth brother has already decided on his sister-in-law, so it doesn't matter whether it is sooner or later. The fourth sister-in-law might not be used to hearing it at first, but she will get used to it in the future."
Huayan rubbed the center of her brows, it seemed that before breaking the engagement, she couldn't get rid of it, whether it was the title of Crown Princess or the title of sister-in-law. She took a deep breath and said, "Let's take a swim in the lake, and you can see the scenery on both sides of the river."
The fifth prince smiled and nodded, and gave instructions to the guards who followed him, and the guards hurriedly went to call for the boat.
Not long after, a gorgeous painting boat sailed, and the fifth prince invited Hua Yan to board the boat.
Huayan was not too polite, she stepped into the boat first, Nanny Fang and Qiuyue followed her all the time, and naturally followed her on the boat. The Fifth Prince, Eleventh Prince, Su Yuzhu, and An Ziyan each brought a guard.
The boat was very spacious, exquisite and luxurious. Besides the six boatmen, there were also seven or eight beautiful women holding silk and bamboo orchestral instruments. After a group of people came up, they all greeted each other.
Hua Yan sat on a side couch, and the tables in front of her had already placed melon and fruit refreshments.
Huayan looked at seven or eight beauties, with slender waists and graceful lotus steps, thinking that she was indeed a prince and grandson swimming in the lake, and the arrangements were so comfortable and thoughtful.
Seeing Huayan staring at these women, the fifth prince couldn't figure out what she was thinking, and quickly said, "This is the singer and dancer who arranged to sing and dance earlier. If the fourth sister-in-law doesn't like it, let them go down."
Hua Yan quickly waved her hand, "I like it so much, there's no need to go down."
The fifth prince was taken aback when he heard the words, and nodded.
The Eleventh Prince sat across from Huayan, glanced at those girls, and said "Huh", "Why don't you see Elaine who is the best in singing and dancing?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, one of the leaders of the women quickly replied, "My lord, Miss Yi Lian's place today was booked three days ago. You made the appointment last night, it's already too late."
"Oh, who made the appointment so early?" the eleventh prince asked with interest.
The woman hesitated for a moment, but still told each other, "Mrs. Wuwei Hou Ji."
"Ah." The eleventh prince was taken aback, "She is a woman, why would she come here to snatch women from men?"
When he opened his mouth like this, Huayan burst into laughter, looked at the eleventh prince with a teasing smile and said, "Man, you are only twelve or thirteen years old, so you know how to enjoy women, okay?"
The Eleventh Prince didn't expect to be teased so bluntly by Hua Yan, his face turned red, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to get in, he was speechless for a while.
Huayan saw that his ears were completely red, and his delicate face looked like a hard-boiled egg, really cute. She admired it for a moment, then said with a smile, "Why are you shy? Considering your age, you are indeed not young, you can be called a man."
The eleventh prince covered his face with his hands, buried his head on the desk, and said in a low voice, "Fourth sister-in-law, you are making fun of me."
Huayan looked at him, Le
unsupportable.
The Fifth Prince couldn't help being funny too, Su Yuzhu and An Ziyan also broke up their restraint and laughed at the same time.
Because of this little episode, the silent and dull atmosphere in the painting boat was no longer there, and it became relaxed for a while.
Huayan put her smile back, and asked the woman, "Wuwei Hou Ji's wife came to visit the lake by herself, or did she invite someone to come to visit the lake together?"
The woman replied, "It is said that the two young masters of the Liu residence were invited."
The Eleventh Prince was laughed at by everyone, and his face became thicker, so he said boldly, "It turns out that they are Liu Da and Liu San from the Liu Mansion, two lecherous ghosts, no wonder they settled on Miss Elaine three days in advance. Liu Fuxiang must ask her two brothers for something, otherwise why would she be willing to spend a lot of money to order Elaine to them?"
The woman stopped talking.
The fifth prince saw that Hua Yan was thinking, and took the words with a smile, "Eleventh brother, our purpose today is to cruise, not to listen to music. It's nothing without Miss Yilian's music, why do you bother?"
The Eleventh Prince nodded repeatedly, "Fifth Brother is right, so I'll just talk about it. I just asked who made the appointment, but I didn't expect it to be Liu Fuxiang." After speaking, he suddenly remembered something, looked at Huayan and said, " Fourth sister-in-law, I heard that in the Zhao residence that day, she uttered bad words to you, and you pushed her into the lake."
Hua Yan thought that everyone knew about this matter, she nodded, "That's what happened."
The Eleventh Prince said, "Since you have already pushed her into the water, why bother to go into the water to save her yourself? Why didn't she just drown in the water? Even if you drown her, Fourth Brother will protect you."
Huayan was surprised, and looked at the eleventh prince, "She offended you, why did you mention her bitterness and hatred?"
The Eleventh Prince coughed and shook his head, "She didn't offend me, but she's the kind of woman who always abandons Brother Zizhan. I hate her the most. I think it's better for her to die, so that Brother Zizhan doesn't see her every time. She feels bad."
Huayan wondered if Su Zizhan would feel bad seeing Liu Fuxiang that day in the Zhao residence, she really didn't see it from his face, she smiled and stopped talking.
As soon as the fifth prince waved his hand, the singers and dancers in the boat started to move, and after a while, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras rang out.
The singing and dancing tunes in the capital all have a sense of gorgeousness, delicate, gentle, delicate, and endless. It looks and sounds beautiful.
While sipping tea and enjoying the folk songs and dances, Huayan thought that it was rare for Liu Fuxiang not to be afraid of the water because of the sunset that day, and she even came to swim in the lake today.
I don't know if I can meet him, but if I can, that would be great.
Although Yun Chi had warned earlier that if something happened to her, only the Eleventh Prince would ask, but if she didn't look for something, and the matter came to her, then let's talk about it
Thinking of this, she couldn't help smiling slightly as she looked at the lake and mountains on both sides of the lake.
Seeing Huayan's smile, Qiuyue was so familiar with it, her heart skipped a beat, she couldn't help leaning into her ear, and whispered, "Miss, you don't want to plan something today, don't you forget that His Royal Highness said If you want to ask the Eleventh Prince about something."
Huayan stretched out her hand and gently patted Qiuyue's cheek, "Good boy, I'll remember, I won't let the eleventh prince take the blame."
When Qiuyue heard the words and saw that she was really looking for trouble, she silently stopped.
The painting boat slowly rowed to the center of the lake, where there was already an equally gorgeous painting boat parked there, there was a melody floating out of that painting boat, and the melody of the song was so sweet that it made people's bones almost crisp.
The Eleventh Prince immediately looked out of the boat when he heard the sound. After a while, he opened his eyes wide and said in surprise, "It's the voice of Miss Yi Lian. Persecuted by Liu Da and Liu San."
The fifth prince also heard it, looked out with his head, and said, "Miss Yilian, no matter how excellent her singing skills are, no matter how noble she is, she is just a person who can't help herself when the rain hits duckweed. Not to mention Mrs. Wuwei Houji's invitation, Even if the two sons of the Liu Mansion asked her to sing such a song, she would not dare not to sing it. You can't usually hear it, because in our southern Chu capital, the sons of famous families are rarely difficult for strong people, but that does not include Marquis Wuwei. Mrs. Stephan and Liu Fu, they are an exception."
Hua Yan also looked out, the painting boat she was sitting on was still some distance away from that painting boat, so she couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, and her clothes and temples were vaguely visible.
She was thinking about it in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She said with a smile, "Whether it's elegant or fragrant, it's just a song. I think it's very good. Let's draw closer and use their light. Feast your ears too."