Hua Liuli closed her half-opened mouth and took a step back silently.
"Yeah, Miss Lin is a rare beauty even without makeup, unlike us, who can only be vulgar and vulgar when she dresses up carefully." Jiamin said strangely, "Miss Lin is an elegant and unsullied person. Man, I can't climb high."
After speaking, Jiamin rolled her eyes at Lin Wan and strode past Lin Wan.
Yao Wenyin, Tian Shan and Jiamin were good sisters when they were young. Seeing that Jiamin was angry, she quickly followed.
Jiamin's speech has always been immoral. Lin Wan is more than beautiful, but she is not beautiful. She said that she is a rare beauty. What is it that is not ridicule
Lin Wan's face was very ugly, and she looked coldly at Jiamin's leaving back.
"Cough cough cough." Hua Liuli coughed while clutching her handkerchief, standing on the spot as if she was exhausted and unable to walk.
When Iris Yurong and other maids saw this, they quickly gathered around to ask for warmth, took pills, poured honeydew, and waited for a while.
"The county master." Seeing this, Tian Shan, who had already walked to the front, trotted back, and instructed the maid beside her to help the maids of the Hua family take care of Hua Liuli, "Are you alright?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I just didn't catch my breath, and my chest was a little stuffy." Hua Liuli smiled gratefully at Tian Shan, and nodded friendly to Lin Wan who was standing on the side. walk before.
Jiamin stood there with a sullen face, waiting for Hua Liuli to follow, and looked at her with some doubts. Could it be that she thought wrong, Hua Liuli was really in bad health
"Sister Jiamin, what are you staring at?" Hua Liuli smiled shyly at Jiamin and blinked shyly.
She shuddered with disgust by Hua Liuli's pretentious expression, Jiamin took two steps back: "Speak well."
"Oh." Hua Liuli lowered her eyelids, looking a little depressed.
"Cough." Yao Wenyin coughed dryly, "Jiamin, the second princess is still waiting for us on the mountain."
This year's Flower God Ceremony was led by the second princess. Although the second princess and the British king were not born to the same mother, they were very close to the concubine Xian because they had been raised by the concubine Xian for two years.
On the face of Concubine Xian and the King of England, they can't go too late. What's more, Hua Liuli lowered her head and looked at the pitiful person, she couldn't bear it.
With the interruption of Hua Liuli, Jiamin and the others turned their heads and forgot what Lin Wan said just now. After staying up the mountain and meeting with the second princess, he did not deliberately embarrass her when he saw Lin Wan again.
The apricot and pear blossoms in the mountains are beginning to bloom, and when the spring breeze hits, they bring a faint floral fragrance. Although Hua Liuli is not very familiar with the ladies in the capital, she is always greeted by someone from time to time.
It was lively for nearly half an hour. Everyone seemed to know that Hua Liuli was not in good health, so they didn't dare to disturb them too much. They sat down around the table and began to appreciate the dancers of the princess palace.
"The county master." Iris bowed in Hua Liuli's ear and said, "The daughter of the Lin family has looked at you a lot."
Lin Wan was the future Princess of England, so she was very particular about her sitting position, just in front of Hua Liuli on the right. She is pure and pure, and she is out of tune with the bejeweled ladies on the left and right.
"Who made your county master look good, other people can't help but look at me, I can't help it." Hua Liuli took a few fruits on the table and handed them to Iris, "You can't let others not look at me."
Iris smiled and separated the fruit from the other maids, and continued in a low voice: "That girl from the Lin family looked at you clearly not very friendly, so why did you help her?"
"Master Lin is honest and upright, and is a good official who is loved by the people. Lin Wan is his beloved daughter. There are countless female relatives present today. If you learn that your beloved daughter has lost face and rumors spread, Master Lin will also be saddened." Liuli covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered, "Although that girl Yao is not bad by nature, she really can't speak. If she speaks well, she will not provoke a mean counterattack. There is no hatred or resentment, it's too ugly. It's not good for either side."
What's more, with the brains of the three of Jiamin and the others, if they really want to scold, who might suffer more, she can't stand by and watch them scold at that time
Watching the fun also needs to be divided into occasions.
"The embroidery pattern on the hem of Miss Lin's skirt is so beautiful, it looks like a living thing."
"Where." Lin Wan smiled lightly, "It's not half as good as the colorful brocade on the county owner."
"What's so good about me, but Miss Lin is like an orchid in an empty valley..."
Listening to the praise of the people next to her, Lin Wan slowly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in her heart. She knew why these people would flatter her, because she was the future Queen of England, and they couldn't afford to offend her.
power, status.
She was a little disdainful in her heart, these pampered noble girls, touting others' appearance, were no different from ordinary people.
She looked down on them, and enjoyed the way they were at the moment.
Taking a sip of tea, she looked across the stage. The women who can sit here and enjoy the dance today are not ordinary, and Hua Liuli is definitely the kind with a strong sense of existence.
Although she is not in good health and does not participate in activities such as appreciating poetry and writing lyrics, it still makes people unconsciously turn their attention to her.
Hua Liuli was followed by four servant girls who were serving her. She didn't know what she said to the servant girls. The servant girls smiled and took out their wallets and put a few preserved fruits in her hands.
But she didn't seem to think it was enough, so she grabbed the maid who was closest to her and untied the purse around her waist, causing all four maids to stop her.
The clothes on her are very beautiful. I heard that the Queen Mother carefully made them for her, which made her skin white and tender. In the ink-like blue silk, every piece of hair accessories is extremely dazzling, and the simplest hairpin is worth more than her whole body.
The most attractive is the pair of ingenious embroidered shoes. I don't know how many processes it took to make them so beautiful.
"Miss." Lin Wan's maid noticed that Lin Wan was looking at Hua Liuli, and whispered: "My servant heard that when Fushou County Master was one year old, he was awarded the title of County Master, not only for food towns and fertile fields, but also every year. A lot of rewards. After His Majesty named her the County Lord some time ago, he even rewarded the mansion, villas, and fertile fields. People outside said that His Majesty was very kind to the Holy Grace. Although the Fushou County Lord is not a prince's direct daughter, his status is not necessarily a prince. What's wrong with the daughter-in-law?"
"Yeah, Your Majesty treats the Hua family very seriously." Lin Wan retracted her gaze, her tone was neither salty nor light, "If it wasn't for her poor health, maybe she would have become a prince and concubine."
The maid was startled, and quickly reminded her in a low voice: "Miss is here, you can't say that here."
It would be troublesome if someone listened to it and made others think that her young lady was laughing at Fushou County Master's poor health.
Lin Wan pursed her lips and said nothing.
In the Wangqing Pavilion, the talented young masters wrote poems for an hour, and they were all a little tired. But I don't know why, His Royal Highness, who came to say a few words and left in previous years, seems to be in a particularly good mood this year. He not only sat from beginning to end, but also helped everyone to comment.
Some of the young masters who were not very good at writing poetry were sweated by the prince's comments, and they regretted why they were arty and participated in the poetry festival of the Hua Dynasty.
What's more, the prince didn't leave, and several other princes and princes were also sitting, which attracted the crowd inside and outside the pavilion.
"After writing a poem for an hour, everyone must be a little tired." The fifth prince seemed to have heard the inner call of these sons and brothers, and stood up bravely.
The young man's eyes brightened, he was saved.
Some poor students who participated in the imperial examinations and did not know their rankings were a little disappointed. They also wanted to find more opportunities to show their talents in front of the prince.
People's joys and sorrows cannot always be connected, so some people laugh and others regret.
The crown prince did not expect that the fifth brother, who had always behaved in front of him, would speak up. He glanced at the path leading to Wangqing Pavilion, and said absently, "What advice do you have for the fifth brother?"
"The poems are already there, why don't you all paint together?" The fifth prince's eyes were shining, "The flowers are in full bloom, the flowers are in full bloom, and the talented and beautiful are like clouds. If you don't leave a few paintings, wouldn't there be a lack of color."
King Ying, King Ning, and the fourth prince looked at the fifth prince's glowing eyes, and their expressions all became subtle.
"The fifth brother's suggestion is very interesting." The prince nodded slightly, "Then it will be handed over to the fifth brother's abbot."
King Ying, King Ning, and the Fourth Prince: "..."
After speaking, he slowly stood up: "Everyone slowly paint, and go alone to enjoy the scenery around."
"Respectfully send off His Royal Highness." Hearing that the Prince was about to leave, the students were a little regretful, but they dared not speak to keep the Prince, so they had to respectfully send off the Prince.
The King of England saw the prince and left without hesitation. He made an excuse and slipped out. He walked forward for a while, and when he saw the prince standing still at the fork in the road, he thought that the scenery there was very unique.
"What are you looking at, eldest brother?" The prince put his hands behind his back, and his brocade clothes swayed slightly in the breeze, showing infinite grace.
"It's nothing, just look at the scenery." King Ying felt that something was wrong with the prince today. Usually he hated crowds of people crowding around the most, but today he seemed to have taken root and would not leave when he got to Qingshan.
Now standing at the fork, he looks like a melancholy noble boy, just like a playboy peacock who only opens his screen to attract the attention of the female peacock.
There is a problem, there must be a problem.
"Is there anything else, eldest brother?" The prince raised his eyebrows when he saw King Ying standing beside him and didn't leave.
"Prince's status is precious and precious, I want you to stay here alone, so I don't worry about my brother." King Ying said with a smile, "I want to accompany you for my brother."
The attendants and guards behind the prince: "..."
Okay, as servants, they can have no sense of existence, His Royal Highness the King of England has the final say.
"Oh." The prince raised his chin slightly, "Then I will trouble big brother."
"Iris, what time is it now?" Hua Liuli asked.
"It's all the time." Iris said, "Are you going to find His Royal Highness now?"
"I promised to find him before noon, how can I break my promise." Hua Liuli looked up at the sky, the weather was a little gloomy, will it rain later
She got up and walked to the second princess: "His Royal Highness, this is the first time the ministers and daughters have participated in the Huachao Festival in the capital, and I want to take a look around."
"It's windy in the mountains, don't let the county master suffer from the cold." Facing Hua Liuli, the second princess unconsciously became a little more cautious. She asked a few words carefully before letting the maid by her side send Hua Liuli away from the party.
"Ms. Lin." The second princess noticed that Lin Wan was staring at Hua Liuli's departure direction, and said: "If Miss Lin wants to go out and have a look, let the maid next to this palace accompany her there. The road is more familiar."
Although Qingshan was guarded by heavy troops today, there were a lot of men and women coming and going. Lin Wan only had one servant girl by her side, so I'm afraid she was a little out of hand.
Hearing what the second princess said, Lin Wan couldn't say that she just looked at Hua Liuli a few more times and then responded.
The second princess sent two maids to follow Lin Wan, and also said a few more words of concern in gentle words. This is her future sister-in-law, even if she can't make friends, she can't offend her.
After leaving the party, Lin Wan was at a loss. Where could she go
"Ms. Lin, there is a place called Wangqingting in the mountains. Many talented and beautiful people like to come here to write poems and appreciate paintings. If you don't know where to go, you can go here and have a look." Looking at her words and expressions, Lin Wan knew what she was embarrassed about by looking at Lin Wan's expression, so she quickly made a suggestion.
"Then go here and have a look." Lin Wan's father was the champion of the imperial examination. She was also interested in poetry, and she became curious when she heard what the maid said.
They walked forward for a while, and when they saw Hua Liuli and others in front, a maid sent by the second princess said, "It's a coincidence, it turns out that Fushou County Master also went to see Qingting."
Lin Wan smiled lightly and said, "I didn't expect that Fushou County Master is also a good poet."
"My servant heard that the third son of the Hua family participated in the Spring Festival this year. Maybe the county master went to find the third son of the flower." Lin Wan's maid said, "Maybe our son is also there."
The maids sent by the two princesses did not speak when they heard the words. This year, several young masters from the big clans participated in this spring. They couldn't tell who was more talented.
Lin Wan smiled and said, "Brother stays at home all day and reads, so it's better to go out more."
She looked at the slender Hua Liuli in front of her, her eyes suddenly changed.
Standing at the fork in front, are the Crown Prince and the King of England? Hua Liuli came out on purpose to find them
Hua Liuli had already spotted Lin Wan who came out behind her, but she didn't care too much. Seeing that the Prince was waiting for her in front, he quickly stepped forward to salute the Prince and King Ying: "I have seen His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, King Ying."
The prince pretended to glance at Hua Liuli's feet casually, and smiled before saying a word: "The county master doesn't need to be so polite."
"The servant girl came late, I have kept you waiting for a long time, Your Highness." Hua Liuli followed with a smile, "It's all my fault that the pear flowers in the mountains are so beautiful that I don't want to go back."
"It was agreed that before noon, it's still time, the county master is not late, but early." There was a drizzle in the mountains, and the eunuch opened his umbrella and held it up.
The prince took the umbrella and waved the eunuch to retreat. He held the umbrella on top of Hua Liuli's head: "It's even more interesting to enjoy pear blossoms in the drizzle. Is the county owner interested?"
Hua Liuli looked at the prince's handsome face, nodded and said yes.
Beauty is always easy to let people down.
"Wait." Seeing that Hua Liuli was not wearing a cape, the prince asked the eunuch to bring over a women's embroidered peach blossom cape.
Hua Liuli held her umbrella and looked down to see the prince carefully tying her cape, she couldn't help staring at his fair and clean knuckles in a daze.
"The county master?" The prince went to take the umbrella in Hua Liuli's hand, but he didn't take it. He couldn't help laughing, took another umbrella from the eunuch, and stood side by side with Hua Liuli, "Let's go."
It's a pity, with their current relationship, they can't share an umbrella even if it rains.
"Okay." Hua Liuli nodded.
When the prince passed by King Ying, he stopped and asked, "Brother, I will accompany the county master to walk around, you are free."
King of England: "..."
It's just a broken pear blossom forest, what's so beautiful.
King Ying waved away the attendant who held the umbrella for him, stared at Hua Liuli who was leaving side by side with the prince, grabbed the umbrella and held it for himself, ready to follow along to join in the fun.
"My lord."
The King of England turned his head in dissatisfaction, who was calling him
Does it look familiar
Oh, this seems to be his fiancée.
King Ying frowned slightly, stopped and said, "What's the matter?"
"My lord, I forgot to bring an umbrella when the minister and daughter came out." Lin Wan gently wiped the raindrops on her face, daring not to exert too much force, for fear that she might smudge her makeup.
"Oh." King Ying glanced at the umbrella in his hand, "This king only has one."
The smile on Lin Wan's face was a little stiff.
"You." King Ying looked at his eunuch, "Go and find an umbrella for Miss Lin."
"Where is the lord going?" Seeing the indifference of the King of England to her, Lin Wan's face was a little embarrassed. Thinking that there were two maids arranged by the second princess behind her, Lin Wan did not want people to see the relationship between her and King Ying. The relationship is stiff, "If it is convenient, the minister and daughter will accompany you?"
King Ying just wanted to say no, but then he thought about it again, he doesn't look like a big man going to see pear blossoms, and it is indeed more appropriate to bring his fiancée.
He nodded: "Okay, then you follow."
If they don't keep up, the prince and Hua Liuli will run away without a trace.
"His Royal Highness comes to Qingshan every year?" Hua Liuli was holding a few apricot flowers in his hand, and when he walked down the bluestone steps, the prince held an umbrella in one hand and stretched out the other hand in front of Hua Liuli: "There is moss growing on the stone slab, and when you look The rain is very slippery, the princess be careful."
Hua Liuli handed her hand to the prince and stepped on the stone steps covered with petals: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Gu has already asked people to go to the pavilion in front to arrange it, and we will use it there when we wait for the afternoon meal." The prince held Hua Liuli's hand, "There are not many opportunities for Gu Ping to go to the palace, and the previous Hua Dynasty Festival was only in the The literati students show their faces in front of them and leave."
"This year is different." The prince smiled softly at Hua Liuli, "If you promised to accompany the county master to celebrate the Hua Dynasty Festival, you can't break your promise."
Hua Liuli smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"If you really want to thank Gu, you can use it more when you have lunch." The prince looked back at Hua Liuli who was holding his hand as he walked, "I don't want you to be scolded by the third son of Hua for being a picky eater. ."
Amused again by the prince's words, Hua Liuli said, "Picky eating is just a trivial problem. Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much."
"Tell you a secret." The prince stopped, with a mysterious expression on his face.
Hua Liuli hurriedly looked around and found that there were passers-by from time to time, she wanted to lower her voice to remind the prince not to say: "His Royal Highness..."
The prince said seriously: "Actually, solitary is also a picky eater."
Hua Liuli: "Huh?"
According to the rules, should she persuade the prince not to be picky eaters now, or should she say, "It's great, we are the same?"
"So the princess is right, picky eating is just a trivial problem." The prince laughed sullenly, "We have common shortcomings, and no one dislikes the other, right?"
Hua Liuli nodded thoughtfully: "It makes sense, we are... our own people?"
There were chatter and laughter from time to time in front, but the atmosphere was very cold between King Ying and Lin Wan who were walking behind. Lin Wan took the initiative to talk to King Ying several times, and King Ying responded with "hmmm", and she didn't want to make fun of herself any more.
Not knowing what she stepped on, she suddenly slipped and fell forward.
King Ying, who was walking in front of her, heard the movement, and quickly ducked to the side, watching Lin Wan fall forward. Fortunately, the attendant eunuch next to King Ying reacted faster, and supported him together with Lin Wan's maid.
King Ying gave Lin Wan a complicated look: "Miss Lin, be careful with your feet."
Since he was fifteen years old, there have always been two palace maids pretending to fall down in front of him every year, so that when he saw a woman falling, he wanted to stay away.
I didn't expect that the upright and honest Lin Zhou, the daughter he raised, would also use this method? If he returns to marry such a princess, will it affect his children's brains in the future
Lin Wan didn't expect that after she almost fell, King Ying not only did not reach out to help her, but also dodged away. Is she that annoying
With a pale face, she forced a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness, for reminding me, I will pay more attention."
She looked at Hua Liuli who was talking and laughing with the prince in front of her, and suddenly had an absurd idea in her mind. If Hua Liuli was standing here, would the King of England have such an attitude
She knew in her heart that she shouldn't think like this, but Lin Wan couldn't control it. She reminded herself over and over that she couldn't show her dissatisfaction in front of the King, let alone let her father know that the King was cold to her.
With her father's character, if she knew that King Ying treated her like this, maybe she would go to His Majesty and find a way to withdraw from such a marriage.
But she wanted to be a touted princess with a comfortable life.
She imagined that these girls who were born in the nobility of the generation had countless jewels, silk and satin, and groups of slaves.
"There are so many apricot and pear flowers, I don't know how many fruits they will bear." Hua Liuli said, "I heard from Miss Tian that there is still a peach forest on the north side of the mountain, but unfortunately it has not bloomed yet."
"When the flowers bloom, Gu will bring you over to see." The prince handed the umbrella to the eunuch and pointed to the pavilion in front, "We'll have lunch there later, what do you think of the princess?"
The pavilion is surrounded by flowers and trees, as beautiful as a fairyland.
"Dinning in this kind of place can make one's appetite open." Hua Liuli walked down the last step, and was about to let go of the prince's hand when an elderly couple with servants came over, and she pulled the prince. Let go to the side.
"The shoes on the little girl's feet are so beautiful." Seeing that Hua Liuli took the initiative to give way, the old lady smiled at Hua Liuli and then at the prince, and said with an ambiguous smile, "That's good."
The prince smiled, Hua Liuli smiled and said, "Thank you mother-in-law for your praise."
The old man snorted angrily: "You old lady, aren't the new shoes I specially made for you, aren't they beautiful?"
"Pretty, beautiful." The old lady coaxed the old man, "What do you compare to other girls and young men?"
Hearing the words, the old man looked at the prince, stroked his beard and said, "I have the style of my past."
The prince smiled with a good temper, and did not say that the old man's words were offensive.
The two old people walked away slowly, saying a word to each other, and it was obvious that the relationship was very good.
Hua Liuli raised her foot and looked at it: "Your Highness, many people have praised these shoes for their beauty today."
"As long as you like it."
The prince gave Hua Liuli a gentle smile, reached out and picked the pear petals on her temples, and threw the petals far away.
The meaning of pear flowers is not good, but it cannot be left on Liuli.