Li Yuzhen returned to the palace surrounded by the guards, Xiao Yan still accompanied the two mothers' cars back to the house, in addition to the Xiao children who participated in the Hibiscus Club, there were also Li Zilan, Li Yingzhen, Dugujing, these old acquaintances and the new knowledge of the Furong Garden, because they all lived in Beicheng, these young men and women on horseback gathered together, talking while riding horses. Li Yingzhen called Xiao Yan "Xiao Da Beauty" all the way, everyone laughed and joked, and the laughter of youth sprinkled all the way.

Qinghe Cui's team walked behind Xiao's team, Cui Qingjue rode on a horse and listened to the laughter from in front, a touch of gloom passed over his handsome and warm face, but it was immediately swept away by the spring breeze, and he was warm and gentle.

When he returned to Cui's house, he said goodbye to several younger brothers and sisters who went to the Furong Club together, and only after returning to the courtyard did he bathe and change clothes, and Mrs. Cui sent a maid to call him over.

"Mother." Cui Qingjue saluted respectfully and retreated to sit down on the seat.

Mrs. Cui is forty-five this year, with a fair complexion and a thirty-four or five-year appearance, sitting cross-legged on the low couch with a warm face, her appearance and temperament are six or seven points similar to Cui Qingjue, she looked at her most handsome son with a smile, and said with concern: "What will happen to Furong?" But what about it? ”

Cui Qingjue is twenty-five and still unmarried, but it is the first time to participate in the Hibiscus Club, because Li Yuzhen has not participated in previous years, Cui Qingjue has been in love with Li Yuzhen since she was young, she doesn't go to the Hibiscus Club, of course Cui Qingjue doesn't go - he can't see anyone in his eyes except her.

Her son attended the Hibiscus meeting for the first time, and of course Mrs. Cui cared.

Cui Qingjue looked at her mother, her smile was warm and gentle, and her voice was gentle and kind, and said: "Yin Zi Yan Hong, a thousand postures, the hibiscus of the Shangsi Festival really deserves its name." ”

Mrs. Cui laughed at him, "You know that's not what I'm asking. ”

Shichiro will go to this year's Hibiscus Club because the queen said that the prince will go this year.

Cui Qingjue lowered his eyebrows and said, "The child has seen the prince." The prince is very good, and his demeanor is still the same. This year, Yao Huang Wei is on the purple list, and the prince is ranked first. There was a slight pause, "There is also Xiao Seventeen, the eldest daughter of Liang Guogong, who also ranks first." ”

"Huh?" Mrs. Cui was surprised.

Yao Huang, Wei Zibang, and Mrs. Cui certainly knew.

Every year on the festival of hibiscus, unmarried men and women who enter the park will vote for the peony silk flower with their names to select the most attractive ten people, called Yao Huang Wei Zibang, before and after the evaluation of fifteen sessions, but there has never been a session of the tie for the first place - this "charm" is not only appearance, but also temperament, attractiveness and other factors, hundreds of men and women in the garden, each has different preferences, and it is anonymous to cast flowers, there will not be a fear of whose power position and vote for him, the flowers can be said to truly reflect everyone's preferences, it is really impossible to appear tied for the first place.

The prince received the most flowers, which was expected by Mrs. Cui, after all, among the younger generation, the prince was too dazzling, whether it was a family or a poor family, countless young people admired her, and it was not at all an accident that she was regarded as the most attractive person by these unmarried men and women. - But Xiao XVII can be on a par with the crown prince?

Mrs. Cui's eyes flashed, after all, she is the daughter of that person, and she is probably unmatched in terms of outstanding appearance, and she is the youngest Cave True Realm Great Perfection, and she is comparable to the prince in terms of martial arts ability, so it is not surprising that she is tied for the top spot with the prince - young man, isn't it Mu Se and Mu Qiang.

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Eat and eat and think about winning.

She smiled and said, "Our family Qilang must be the second under the crown prince." ”

Cui Qingjue smiled and said, "Mother guessed very accurately. ”

Of course he didn't care about this kind of list, let alone being listed under the crown prince, but what made him feel a little stumbling was that he was under Xiao Seventeen.

Xiao Yan is a girl, not Langjun, but Cui Qingjue feels a strong threat in her heart.

The prince looked at Xiao Seventeen's eyes, and occasionally turned his head and smiled, in the eyes of others, the prince was very kind and easy-going to Xiao Seventeen, but Cui Qingjue was familiar with every look of Li Yuzhen, because he had figured it out countless times - the prince was different from Xiao Seventeen, that difference, not only the cordiality and equality similar to friends, but also a kind of feeling, which was implicit but not revealed, but reflected in the details of the prince's words and deeds, especially when she and Xiao Seventeen spoke, there was an invisible and compatible atmosphere, as if no one else could get in. It's their world.

Cui Qingjue's heart was heavy, but he didn't show it in front of his mother, his eyes were gentle and bright like spring, and his smile was still warm and gentle.

Mrs. Cui hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What does the prince do to you...... Can it be different? ”

Cui Qingjue's voice was flat, "The prince is the same as before. ”

Same as before...... That's still estranged from Shichiro.

Mrs. Cui sighed secretly, the prince got along well with Qilang before he was fifteen years old, and the emperor and father-in-law laughed and said "childhood sweethearts", probably after the prince and Xu, and gradually became estranged from Qilang - I don't know if since then, the prince knew Qilang's thoughts about her. Thinking about it like this, the prince really has no intention of Shichiro.

Mrs. Cui sighed again, with her thoughts, the prince has no intention, why is Qilang persistent? With his intelligence, conduct, and appearance, why worry about not marrying a good girl. If you want to marry into the royal family, even if you become a queen, it is not your own son, but a royal person. As a mother, Mrs. Cui would rather her son marry a wife and have children than become a queen.

But this is what her father-in-law and husband meant, and Mrs. Cui can't object.

What's more, it's Shichiro's obsession.

Mrs. Cui sighed again in her heart: What a grievance.

……

Cui Qingjue came out of his mother's room, the sunset was about to set, and the remnant sun reflected the sunset, with a poignant feeling that the curtain was about to end. He walked slowly, the breeze blowing his loose straight jacket, and the soft silk undulating like a thin ripple on the water. His heart was not calm, like water waves, he thought of Li Yuzhen's indifference to him, remembered the meticulousness of her introduction to him and Xiao Yuezhi in the Peony Garden, with her identity and temperament, how could the introducer be so meticulous, usually a sentence "This is Cui Qilang" "This is Xiao Seventeen - and her appearance today is different, that kind of thoughtfulness and meticulousness, obviously not for him, but for Xiao Seventeen.

Cui Qingjue remembered the scandal four years ago......

I thought it was just a scandal, but from today's point of view, I am afraid that seventy or eighty percent of it is true.

In the evening of this spring breeze, Cui Qingjue's heart seems to be soaked in the ice water of winter, Li Yuzhen treats him as alienated, he can insist, but if it is the reason that "different genders can't love each other" - how can he cross the barrier of gender?

Cui Qingjue never thought that Li Yuzhen would like women.

The spring breeze of late spring blew on his face, he didn't feel the warmth of the warmth at all, he only felt cold, boundless cold, the pain from the bottom of his heart made his whole body tremble slightly, it seemed that he couldn't support it in the next moment, but the elegance engraved in his bones made him not lose his temper, the clogs fell silently on the green brick floor, walking step by step, as if the pain was measured inch by inch.

He looked up at the twilight sky.

No matter how vast the sky is, looking out of the vermilion wall of the Cui family's mansion, it is only a deep well, and looking out of the palace is a deeper well, but his heart is under that well, and he would rather sink under that well, just because she ishttp://.5./books/45/45296/

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Aunt Lin of Red Mansions.

……

The children of the Xiao family returned to the Xiao Mansion in Yongxingfang, and after saying goodbye, they went back to their respective courtyards.

After Xiao Yan bathed and changed clothes, she was called over by the eldest princess of Anping and asked, "What will happen to Furong?" ”

Xiao Yan smiled: "It's really beautiful." ”

The eldest princess of Anping glanced at her, "Have you seen Pei Jinzhi?" ”

"yes, I see."

Xiao Yan remembered that fourteen-year-old boy, wearing a light green spring shirt, like a green bamboo jointed after the spring rain, fresh and slender, with delicate facial features, a little shy in front of her, and after letting go, he smiled like a crescent moon, and a small pear vortex appeared on his left cheek, which looked very cute, so he smiled: "Like a young bamboo in spring, fresh and cute." After the child voted for the silk flowers, he also ran over to tell her, "Sister Yuezhi, I voted for you with all ten flowers." "I didn't shy away from the prince at all, and he didn't vote for the prince. Xiao Yan felt that this child was really bold and cute, and he couldn't help but smile when he talked about it.

The eldest princess of Anping clapped her hands and said, "It seems that you have a good impression of this child." ”

Xiao Yan immediately stated, "I just think he's like a younger brother, it's cute." ”

The eldest princess of Anping waved her hand, "Cute is lovely." ”

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded, this ...... That's how it works?

She stroked her forehead and sighed, "Mother, that's not what I meant. ”

The eldest princess of Anping didn't care, "Okay, I know." This is a standby candidate, and I'll see it when I grow up. "What about the others?" Lu's Nineteen Lang, Xie's Eleventh Lang, Wang's Sixteen Lang, Dugu's Wulang, Ji's Eighteenth Lang, Shen's Shilang? Oh, and the Yuan family Twenty-five Lang, this is a concubine, and his background is a little lower - but the Duchess of Shouchun County said, this son has a good appearance and the beauty of Wei Jue, how did you see it? ”

Xiao Yan immediately remembered that young man with delicate and beautiful facial features, who was only fourteen years old, and his face had not yet grown, but he could imagine the special beauty of an adult, and nodded with a smile, "Yuan Twenty-five Lang was indeed born very well. ”

"Oh, that's good." The eldest princess of Anping immediately included him in the "alternative".

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, and under his mother's interested gaze, he talked about several other Lang Jun.

They are all young men, from nine to fifteen years old, if it weren't for the intention of these families to discuss marriage with her, how could the two nine-year-old and eleven-year-old Xiaolang participate in the Hibiscus Club so early? Xiao Yan thought to herself, what kind of feelings can such a young child have, she is not good at eating tender grass, she can only say things like "cute", "lively" and "sunny". But these children are all well educated, at least not in the way she feels bad. Li Yuzhen sent a voice to [hum] her twice, and Xiao Yan felt that her future relatives might be very hanging. But seeing that her mother remembers it so cheerfully, she can't dampen her old man's enthusiasm, anyway, there are still a few years, let's watch first.

***

The next day, Xiao Yan went to his mother's house.

Li Yixun naturally also cared about her going to the Furong Club, Xiao Yan said those little lang again, and smiled that when he saw these green little langs, he felt that he was an old cow gnawing on tender grass, Li Yixun laughed, but said: "When they are old, you are still green." ”

asked her again: "How is it that you have met Cui Qilang?" ”

Xiao Yan said with a smile: "It's actually difficult to live up to the fame - Cui Qilang is even more famous." A gentleman is like a jade, there are five virtues, I watch Cui Qilang's behavior and talk, all five virtues. ”

The five virtues of jade, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and cleanliness.

If she likes men, she must like Cui Qingjue.

Li Yixun also knew her criteria for choosing a mate, and asked her with a smile: "How are you doing?" ”

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The catastrophe of the arrogant ruffian wife is all over the world. Didn't you say that love is the most unreasonable—sometimes it is very reasonable, and sometimes it is the most unreasonable: not necessarily the best is in front of you, and your heart will be pounding; Not necessarily the most suitable is in front of you, and love will arise. ”

She thinks Cui Qingjue is very beautiful, but she has no thoughts about him at all.

If there is no emotional entanglement between her and Li Yuzhen, when she meets a man like Cui Qingjue, if the other party has affection for her, she may be moved; But now, when she sees a man like Cui Qingjue, it's like seeing a piece of beautiful jade, she will appreciate it, but she won't want to have it.

Li Yixun laughed, not surprised at all.

said to his daughter: "This relationship also has to talk about fate." Without fate, encounters will pass by. The timing is not right, and the encounter will not bloom. ”

Xiao Yan thought so.

***

The hibiscus meeting on March 3 is over, but the discussion in the aristocratic circle is very hot.

This year's Shangsi Festival Hibiscus will be commented as particularly successful, not only did the garden party promote more than a dozen pairs of interested young men and women - oh and two pairs of men, one pair of women - and the young people admired His Royal Highness the Prince appeared for the first time at the Hibiscus meeting, so that everyone witnessed the prince's demeanor up close, speaking of the eyebrows fluttering, I feel deeply honored, in addition, what is more talked about is the first beauty of this year's Hibiscus Club Yao Huang Wei Zi List.

Every year, the Hibiscus Club will select the Hibiscus List, reflecting the popularity of the participating men and women. Participating in the Hibiscus Meeting, mainly unmarried men and women of the family, including the unmarried outstanding children of the scholarly family who were invited to enter the park, as well as the unmarried young talents who entered the poor family, although not all unmarried men and women of the family will participate in the Hibiscus Club, but this list can basically include the outstanding unmarried men and women of the Tang Dynasty, and the selected list is of course hotly discussed, Yao Huang Wei Zi List as the first list of the Hibiscus List, the top ten beauties are the top ten, representing the top ten most attractive people in the upper-class unmarried male and female circles, of course, the most attention-grabbing.

This year's Yao Huang Wei Zi list rarely appeared to tie for the first place, and both of them are hot topics.

Not to mention the prince, since she was a teenager, she has been a topic of conversation in the imperial capital of Chang'an, and she has been unfading for ten years, and the admired Cheng dù is getting higher and higher - the prince participates in the Hibiscus Meeting, and everyone thinks it is wrong to be the first.

Xiao Seventeen is a character who suddenly rose four years ago, because the Xiao family protected her too well, and soon after arriving in Chang'an, she became famous in Tiance Academy with "the youngest Ascending Extreme Realm Great Perfection" and "the first in the Meilang List", and after a battle with King Wu advanced to the Cave True Realm, it was even more famous in the capital, known as "under the princess of Qin, the second person in the younger generation of martial arts", in which she advanced to the Great Perfection of the Cave True Realm at the age of "nineteen", and was also known as "the youngest Great Perfection Grandmaster of the Tang Empire", some people compared her martial arts talent with the prince, Although most people still think that the prince is the well-deserved first of the younger generation in terms of strength, in terms of talent and development potential, some people have already ranked Xiao Seventeen and the prince alongside.

Therefore, Yao Huang and Wei Zi tied for first place, which made people wonder at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it felt like a matter of course.

And with the discussion of Yao Huang and Wei Zi this time, a scandal that had long been obliterated spread again, and in a short period of time, it spread far and wide, and almost all the young nobles in Chang'an were talking about this scandal.

“…… I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xiao XVII are lovers! ”

"I heard that Xiao Seventeen was His Highness's lover four years ago!"

"I heard that His Royal Highness was an intern in the Hexi Army, and he fell in love with Xiao Seventeen at first sight."

……

The young aristocratic men and women were talking about it with great interest, whether it was true or not, this was all big news, and some people suddenly realized that "no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been cold to Cui Qilang" - it doesn't make sense that a prince like Cui Qi would not like it, it turns out that this is the truth! The young man who realized the truth was mysteriously spreading the truth, and Yulangjun, who was sought after by the nobles, suddenly became the object of people's sympathy, "Hey, it's not that Cui Qi is bad, or the luck is a little worse...... "Who knew that the prince would like women?" And the hearts of the men and women who like Xiao Yan are also broken.