novelraw Chapter 39 Red House
Chapter 39 Red House
Song Xiuwen brought the birthday picture drawn by Lin Huaiyu to the palace to show Emperor Qinglong, and as expected, Emperor Qinglong liked it very much.
Lin Huaiyu painted a picture of pines and cypresses. Although the painting skills are a little immature, the brushwork is delicate and full of charm.Song Xiuwen said that Lin Huaiyu's paintings have aura, mainly because there is "vitality" in Lin Huaiyu's paintings.The picture of pines and cypresses he painted gives people the feeling that they are full of vitality, and people can feel the vitality emanating from the pines and cypresses, as well as its tough and upright character.
"Although the painting skills are immature, they are indeed spiritual." Emperor Qinglong fell in love with Lin Huaiyu's painting of pines and cypresses at a glance, "No wonder you want to take Lin Ruhai's son as your apprentice."
When Song Xiuwen saw Emperor Qinglong admiring this painting, his heart suddenly became vigilant, and he reminded: "Your Majesty, you promised me that you would not steal this painting from me. You will not break your promise, right?"
Emperor Qinglong's expression was a little uncomfortable when his mind was told, but he quickly got over it.
"Are you a man who broke his promise?" Emperor Qinglong saw Song Xiuwen looking at him like a thief, and said angrily and amusedly, "Don't worry, I won't snatch your birthday picture."
Hearing what Emperor Qinglong said, Song Xiuwen felt relieved.However, just in case, he quickly put away the pine and cypress map.
When Emperor Qinglong saw Song Xiuwen hastily put away the painting, he was very angry and cursed: "Song Xiuwen, you old bastard, you are guarding against thieves."
"I'm worried that your majesty will suddenly repent. You have done a lot of things like this." Song Xiuwen had an account book in his heart, which clearly recorded how many paintings Emperor Qinglong had stolen from him.Also, Emperor Qinglong often reneged on his promises. He clearly promised not to steal paintings, but he regretted it not long after.
After being overturned by Song Xiuwen, Emperor Qinglong's expression was a little embarrassed, and he snorted coldly, "I won't snatch you this time."
Song Xiuwen looked at Emperor Qinglong suspiciously, and then said half-believingly: "For the time being, I trust the emperor."
Emperor Qinglong: "..." This old bastard Song Xiuwen is really irritating sometimes. Fortunately, he is a broad-minded emperor and doesn't care about him.
"Your Majesty, Lin Ruhai's son is not bad, he is more spiritual than Lin Ruhai."
"Lin Ruhai's handwriting is good, but his paintings are so-so." Emperor Qinglong liked Lin Ruhai's handwriting very much, "I didn't expect his son's paintings to be good. How is his son studying, is he as smart as Lin Ruhai?"
"His son is very smart in reading, even smarter than Lin Ruhai when he was a child." Song Xiuwen told Emperor Qinglong that he had asked Lin Huaiyu about his homework. Memorize it word for word. Explain the meaning of the scriptures to him, and he can quickly understand and draw inferences."
"So, he will be the second Lin Ruhai in the future."
"Your Majesty, he will be stronger than Lin Ruhai in the future."
"Really?" Seeing that Song Xiuwen had such a high opinion of Lin Ruhai's son, Emperor Qinglong became more and more curious about Lin Huaiyu.
"Your Majesty, you will know when you see Brother Huai."
It was because of Song Xiuwen's words that the empress ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu into the palace.
Every year at this time, the queen will invite some wives to come to the palace to enjoy the flowers.Mrs. Ye is invited every year, after all, she is the wife of a second-rank official.
This year, Mrs. Ye is very excited to take Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu to the flower viewing feast.After she received the Queen's order, she began to search for jewelry from the box and chest.She must dress up the two children beautifully.
Mrs. Ye was a little dissatisfied, because the queen's order came too late, and she didn't have time to make beautiful clothes for the two children.Although she made clothes for the two children before, she felt that it was not formal enough. After all, this was the first time for the two children to enter the palace.
She went to the most famous clothing store in the capital to buy clothes in person, but none of the clothes satisfied her, so she had to let Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu wear the new clothes she made for them before.
There is nothing I can do about clothes, so I can only work hard on jewelry.For this reason, Mrs. Ye also dug out her dowry and found some very precious and rare jewelry from it.
Like a doll, Xiao Daiyu obediently let Mrs. Ye dress her up.Even after changing a few clothes and headgear, she didn't complain.
Lin Huaiyu was also dragged by Mrs. Ye to change several sets of clothes, several jade hairpins and purple gold crowns, which made his scalp ache.
"Auntie, I'm here for the flower viewing party, not for the beauty pageant." Lin Huaiyu didn't want to change her clothes anymore, "I think the blue suit just now is pretty good."
"Yes, I think you look good in red, why don't you wear red tomorrow?"
"Auntie, isn't it too conspicuous to wear red?" Mrs. Ye said that the red dress was the gown with red arrow sleeves worn by Jin Baidie.Jia Baoyu has this dress and wears it often. "Auntie, it's better not to be too conspicuous when I enter the palace for the first time."
Mrs. Ye thought about it and felt that Lin Huaiyu was right.
"Then it's up to you, wear blue tomorrow." Madam Ye said, taking out a necklace from the brocade box, "Brother Huai, come, put this necklace on."
Lin Huaiyu: "...Auntie, can I not wear it?"
"Why, don't you think it looks bad?"
"No, I'm not a child anymore, there's no need to wear Yingluo anymore." Wearing Yingluo on her chest, she really looks like a child.
Mrs. Ye was amused by Lin Huaiyu's words: "Aren't you just a child now?"
Lin Huaiyu shook her head and said, "I'm not a child."
"Okay, if you don't want to wear it, then don't wear it."
Next, Lin Huaiyu bargained with Mrs. Ye again, and finally decided on his outfit for tomorrow.
After confirming what to wear tomorrow, he couldn't wait to go to Aunt Zhao to learn the rules and etiquette for entering the palace tomorrow.
Although Aunt Zhao taught the rules and etiquette of beautiful women and maids in the palace, she also knows the rules and etiquette that men should do, so it is no problem to teach Lin Huaiyu.
In addition to teaching Lin Huaiyu the rules and etiquette, she also told him some things that should be paid attention to when entering the palace. taboo.
Lin Huaiyu sighed in her heart after hearing what Aunt Zhao said, she didn't expect to be so particular about entering a palace.Fortunately, he is smart and can learn it as soon as he learns it, so he doesn't need to learn it over and over again.
Xiao Daiyu has been learning the rules and etiquette from Aunt Zhao, and she has taught her some royal rules and etiquette before, so she doesn't need to learn any more.
All afternoon, Lin Huaiyu was learning the rules and etiquette.In the evening, he asked the young servants of the Ye family to go to Jinhuatang to find Madam Zhang, and told her that they would not come back tonight.
Nanny Zhang was naturally very excited when she learned that Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu were going to the palace to meet the empress tomorrow.
Peilan and Guizhi were also very excited, but at the same time very puzzled.
"Mommy, why did the young master and miss suddenly go to the palace to meet the empress?"
"The empress personally ordered Mrs. Ye to take the young master and young lady to the palace to attend the flower viewing banquet." Madam Zhang's old face flushed with excitement, "This is an honor!"
"Then the empress wants to see the young master and young lady?"
Nanny Zhang nodded vigorously: "That's right."
"Master and Miss are really amazing."
"Oh, I have to go and tell the old lady." Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister are not coming back tonight, so they have to tell Jia Mu about this matter.
"Mom, do you want to tell the old lady about the young master and young lady entering the palace?"
"Of course we can't talk about this matter, if we talk about it, that's fine." If the young master and young lady entered the palace to meet the empress, if people from Ningrong and Rongfu knew about it, wouldn't it be a "troubleshooting".At that time, the Jia family will not let the young master and young lady leave. "I'm going to tell the old lady that the young master and they won't come back tonight."
When Mammy Zhang arrived, Mother Jia and Aunt Xue were playing cards.
"Greetings to the old lady."
Seeing Nanny Zhang coming, Mother Jia asked, "Mother Zhang, why are you here? Where are Brother Huai and the others?"
"Old lady, the young master and the young lady are staying at Mrs. Ye's house tonight and won't be coming back. Let the old slave come over and tell you."
When Mother Jia heard this, she couldn't help but stop playing cards, she turned her head and looked at Nanny Zhang: "Brother Huai and Daiyu aren't coming back, why aren't they coming back when they're doing well, what happened? "
"Old lady, don't worry, nothing happened to the young master and the others, but Mrs. Ye wanted to keep the young master and the others to stay." Nanny Zhang said, "The young master and the others will come back tomorrow."
"Brother Huai and the others didn't stay here before, why did you suddenly ask Brother Huai and the others to stay here today?" Mother Jia was not at ease.
Wang Xifeng comforted Jiamu: "Old ancestor, Mrs. Ye likes Cousin Lin and Cousin Lin, and it's normal to keep them here, so don't worry."
Aunt Xue followed Wang Xifeng's words and said, "Young girl Feng is right. Mrs. Ye likes Brother Huai and the others, so it's normal to keep them here for a few nights." After she finished speaking, she jokingly said, "Old lady, you Rest assured, Mrs. Ye will not sell your precious grandson and granddaughter."
Mother Jia was amused by Aunt Xue's words, and her worries disappeared.
"I'm too worried."
"Old lady, if you care about it, you will cause chaos." Aunt Xue laughed, "Old lady, if you don't concentrate on playing cards, I will win."
"Ouch, I played the wrong card just because I didn't pay attention."
Seeing that Mother Jia didn't ask any more questions, Mammy Zhang withdrew.
In Ye Mansion, Mrs. Ye was taking a bath with Xiao Daiyu, and the two were as close as a mother and daughter.After taking a shower, the two of them slept on the same bed.
Madam Ye sat on the bed, held Xiao Daiyu in her arms, and told her stories in a gentle voice.
On the other side, Lin Huaiyu and Ye Wenfu played chess in calligraphy.
After playing chess, Ye Wenfu asked Lin Huaiyu to take a bath together.Lin Huaiyu was about to refuse, but when she saw the expectation in Ye Wenfu's eyes, she thought that Ye Wenfu and the others had no children and couldn't take a bath like children, so she agreed softly.
Ye Wenfu was like an old father, rubbing Lin Huaiyu's back very seriously.While rubbing, he said, "Why don't you have a lot of meat on your body? Starting tomorrow, you have to eat more meat."
"Uncle, I'm growing up, no matter how much meat I eat, I won't get fat."
"I think you still eat less meat than usual."
After taking a shower, Ye Wenfu asked Lin Huaiyu to sleep with him again.
A night without dreams.Early the next morning, Lin Huaiyu and the others woke up.
After breakfast in the mansion, Mrs. Ye went to the palace with Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu, who were well-dressed.When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they found many carriages parked.These carriages are very luxurious. From this point, it can be seen that the identities of the people riding in these luxurious carriages are not ordinary.
At the gate of the palace, everyone had to get off the carriage.
Lin Huaiyu jumped out of the carriage first, and then stood beside the carriage, helping Mrs. Ye and Xiao Daiyu get off.
Mrs. Ye held Xiao Daiyu with one hand and Lin Huaiyu with the other to greet the others.
Seeing that the Lin Huaiyu brothers and sisters looked good, but they had never seen each other before, others asked Mrs. Ye, which family's children were they?
Mrs. Ye told the others that this was Lin Ruhai's child, and they were brought into the palace by the empress' order.
When the others heard this, they all showed shocked expressions.What shocked them was that the empress actually ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Lin Huaiyu and the others into the palace. This was a great honor.
"Mrs. Ye."
When Mrs. Ye heard someone calling her, she turned her head and saw that it was the princess of Nan'an County, and quickly saluted her: "I have seen the princess of the county."
Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the princess of the county."
"Get up quickly." Nan'an County Princess helped Mrs. Ye up. When she saw Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu, her eyes flashed with surprise, "Mrs. Ye, whose child is this, the child of your relative?"
"No, these are Lin Ruhai's two children." Mrs. Ye said, "The Empress ordered me to bring them into the palace."
"It turned out to be Lord Lin's child." Nan'an County Princess looked at Lin Huaiyu and the others with a gentle face, "These two children look really good, just like the little fairy boy in the painting. What's your name, and how old are you this year?" ah?"
"For Princess Hui, my name is Lin Huaiyu, and I am eight years old this year." Facing the princess of Nan'an County, Lin Huaiyu was very calm, without any embarrassment, "My sister is Lin Daiyu, and she is six years old this year."
"Lin Huaiyu, Lin Daiyu, really good names." Nan'an County King smiled lovingly, "It's really a person who lives up to his name, and he looks really good."
"Princess Xie Jun praised."
Seeing Lin Huaiyu so calm and stable, the princess of Nan'an County was a little surprised.
After a while, Princess Dongping County, Princess Xi'an County, Princess Xining County, Princess Beijing County, and Princess Zhongshun all came over.
Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu followed Madam Ye and saluted one by one.These princesses couldn't help but praise them when they saw their brothers and sisters, but it made Madam Ye very proud.
Mrs. Song also came, and she and Mrs. Ye led Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu to the imperial garden.
The place where the empress held the flower viewing banquet was in the imperial garden.At this time, hundreds of flowers bloom in the imperial garden, and the flowers are like brocades, dazzling and dazzling.
There is a pavilion in the imperial garden, which is very spacious.Usually, it is used for banquets.
There are three rows of tables and chairs in the gazebo.Lin Huaiyu and the others found a seat and sat down under the leadership of the maid.
Lin Huaiyu and the others sat in the second row from the right.The seats in the first row are for the princesses of Nan'an County, and they are all relatives of the emperor.The second row is for the female family members of first-rank and second-rank officials in the court, and the third row is for the female family members of third-rank and fourth-rank officials.
This year's flower viewing feast, the empress only invited the wives of officials with rank four or higher.
Lin Huaiyu found that other wives also brought their children, both men and women, all very young, the oldest about ten years old.
Some people brought their grandchildren to attend. For example, Mrs. Taibao brought her two grandchildren to the flower viewing banquet.
Lin Huaiyu suddenly thought of something, and his expression became weird and subtle.
Xiao Daiyu noticed that her brother's expression was not right, she gently pulled off her brother's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, what's wrong with you, is there something wrong?"
Lin Huaiyu lowered his head and smiled slightly at his sister: "Brother is fine." After speaking, he held his sister's little hand and asked with concern, "Are you nervous?"
It was the first time for Xiao Daiyu to attend such a grand banquet, and also the first time to see so many high-ranking officials, so she was naturally very nervous.
She nodded gently, and said softly, "Nervous, but with my brother here, I'm not afraid."
"Brother will protect you." What Lin Huaiyu just thought was that this banquet was a flower viewing feast on the surface, but it was actually a blind date banquet secretly.These ladies and wives brought their children to participate, the purpose is to give their children a blind date.
Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song were very busy. While they were busy dealing with people who came to say hello, they were busy introducing Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu.
The people who came to say hello were aimed at Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song on the one hand, and Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu on the other.
The brother and sister Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu look so good, it is no exaggeration to say that they are a highlight of the banquet.A good-looking child is especially liked by the elders.In addition, they had never appeared before, and the wives were very curious about them, and they came to ask whose children they were, and why they hadn't seen them before.
Knowing that Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister are Lin Ruhai's children, many people present felt strange.
Not long after, the Empress Empress appeared with other empresses in the palace.
After the empress was seated, she chatted with the wives present very kindly and kindly.
Lin Huaiyu was not interested in the content of chatting between the empress and other people, she lowered her head and concentrated on eating snacks and fruits.Not to mention, the snacks made in the palace are delicious, and the taste is much better than that of Rongguo Mansion.The fruits in the palace are also very fresh and very sweet.
Like her elder brother, Xiao Daiyu ate snacks and fruits silently with her head down.
When Lin Huaiyu ate delicious snacks, he would feed them to his sister directly.
After the Empress finished chatting with those concubines, she turned her eyes to Mrs. Ye.She first chatted with Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song, and then she talked about Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu.
"Mrs. Ye, the two children sitting next to you are Master Lin's two children."
Before standing up, Mrs. Ye replied respectfully: "Yes, empress."
"Come forward and let Bengong take a look."
Lin Huaiyu led Xiao Daiyu to the middle, and then brought his younger sister to kneel down to salute the empress.
"See empress empress, empress empress is a thousand years old."
"Get up."
"Thank you, empress." Lin Huaiyu stood up first, and then pulled her sister to stand up.
Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu lowered their heads, the empress who was sitting in a high position couldn't see their faces, "Raise your head and let me see."
The two brothers and sisters raised their heads obediently, but they didn't look directly at the empress's face.
After seeing the appearance of Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu clearly, the Empress Empress was stunned for a moment, and then praised: "You look so good, no wonder Lord Song said Lord Lin is blessed in front of the emperor."
Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song couldn't help but feel a little worried about Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu. After all, it was their first time entering the palace and meeting the empress.
Just when Mrs. Ye was about to speak, she heard Lin Huaiyu say very calmly: "Thank you for your compliment, empress." Maybe other people would be in awe and fear when they saw the empress, but as a modern person, Lin Huaiyu didn't have this mentality.Facing the empress, he behaved very calmly and calmly, not as panicked as Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song thought.
Seeing Lin Huaiyu facing her, the empress was not only not a little nervous and cramped, but was neither humble nor overbearing, which surprised her very much.
"What's your name, how old are you?"
"In the words of the empress, Caomin's name is Lin Huaiyu, and she is eight years old this year." After speaking, he introduced his younger sister to the empress, "This is Caomin's younger sister, named Lin Daiyu, and she is six years old this year."
Xiao Daiyu was not as calm as her brother. At this moment, she was very nervous, and her right hand was holding her brother's hand tightly.
Next, the empress asked Lin Huaiyu like a kind and gentle elder, such as what she likes to eat and what she likes to do.It’s been a while since I’ve been in the capital, is there anything I’m not used to?
Facing the empress's question, Lin Huaiyu acted very calmly, without panicking at all.
Seeing that Lin Huaiyu was so stable and decent, the empress couldn't help being a little surprised, and couldn't help talking to him for a while.
"I heard that you are studying with Lord Ye now?"
"Yes, Cao Min is now studying with Uncle Ye."
The Empress smiled and said: "Master Ye is a famous talent. You must have learned well from studying with Mr. Ye. Then I will test you."
Lin Huaiyu said calmly, "The Empress, please come up with a question."
Seeing that Lin Huaiyu was not afraid of being examined, the empress thought to herself that this child is confident.
"Old, I am old, and people are old."
This sentence comes from "Mencius".
Lin Huaiyu replied indifferently: "Young, my young, and the young of people. The world can be moved in the palm of your hand..." He recited all the sentences after the words of Lao Wulao.
Seeing that he said it verbatim, the empress was a little surprised, "Do you know what this sentence means?"
"Empress, the meaning of this passage is..."
Seeing that Lin Huaiyu's answer was correct, the empress became interested again, and then asked about the contents of "The Analects", "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean", and some poems.
Lin Huaiyu answered all of them verbatim, which surprised the empress.
"It seems that you have studied hard with Mr. Ye."
Lin Huaiyu said solemnly: "Uncle Ye is a well-known talent in the capital, and Cao Min, as his student, naturally cannot disgrace Uncle Ye's reputation." Well, don't tell the outside world that I'm his student, he can't afford to lose face."
The queen was amused by Lin Huaiyu's words: "Master Ye should be very pleased that you have learned so well, and will not dislike you as a student."
"Uncle Ye is so talented, Caomin still has something to learn."
The empress looked at Lin Huaiyu kindly, "Lord Ye is very knowledgeable, you have something to learn." After she finished speaking, she said to the maid standing behind her, "Go and bring him the four treasures of the study from Huzhou. And get a rosary for his sister."
"Yes, the Queen Mother."
The maid's action was very fast, she fetched something in a short while, and then handed it to Lin Huaiyu.
"Thank you, empress." Lin Huaiyu knelt on the ground and took the things from the maid with both hands.
The empress smiled kindly: "Lin Huaiyu, you must study hard, and in the future you will serve the court like your father and Lord Ye."
"Yes, empress, Huaiyu must work hard, and strive to serve the court like his father and Uncle Ye when he grows up."
"Okay, I look forward to your performance in the future."
Lin Huaiyu's performance not only won the appreciation of the empress, but also the attention of everyone present.
After returning to their seats, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song praised him for his good performance just now.They were worried that brother Huai would panic, but they didn't expect this child to perform very well, and even won a reward from the empress.
The empress chatted with the other ladies for a while, and then took everyone to enjoy the flowers.
Lin Huaiyu held his sister's hand tightly and followed Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song.
Because Lin Huaiyu received the reward from the Empress Empress just now, many wives walked with them.These wives were very gentle and kind, and greeted Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu in various ways, which prevented them from admiring the flowers quietly.
It was Mrs. Song who was smart and found an excuse to take Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister away from the crowd.
The imperial garden is very big, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Ye took Lin Huaiyu and the others to the small garden next door to enjoy the flowers.The flowers in this small garden are relatively common flowers, unlike the rare flowers such as peonies and peonies in the garden next door, not many people come here to enjoy flowers.
Lin Huaiyu was not interested in viewing flowers, so when he saw a gazebo in front of him, he said to Madam Ye and the others: "Aunts, I won't go with you to view flowers." He said, pointing to the gazebo not far away , "I'll wait for you at the gazebo in front."
"Okay, then we'll come to you after admiring the flowers." This is the Royal Garden, Madam Ye is not worried that Lin Huaiyu will be bullied, "Don't run around, wait for us obediently in the gazebo. If anything happens, come to us .”
"Don't worry, Auntie, I won't run around." This is the palace, even if he had ten guts, he wouldn't dare to run around.
"I'm going with my brother..." Before Xiao Daiyu finished speaking, she was interrupted by Mrs. Ye, "Daiyu, enjoy the flowers with your aunt."
Lin Huaiyu reached out to touch his younger sister's head, "You obediently enjoy the flowers with the two aunts."
Xiao Daiyu nodded obediently: "Okay."
Walking into the gazebo, Lin Huaiyu found a chessboard and two jars of chess pieces on the stone table.
Aunt Ye and the others couldn't finish viewing the flowers for a while, so he might as well play chess here to pass the time.He opened the jar, took out the chess pieces, and started to replay the chess game he played with Ye Wenfu yesterday.
After replaying yesterday's chess game, Lin Huaiyu began to study it seriously.At this moment, a snow-white puppy ran into the gazebo while barking.
Lin Huaiyu looked up and saw a snow-white Pekingese. She couldn't help wondering, where did the dog come from?
A Pekingese dog that looked like a snow dumpling stood not far away, with its head tilted and its big round eyes looking at Lin Huaiyu suspiciously.
Lin Huaiyu beckoned to Xuetuanzi, "Come here."
Xue Tuanzi's eyes lit up immediately, and he ran towards Lin Huaiyu cheerfully on four short legs.
Lin Huaiyu bent down, reached out and touched Xuetuanzi's small head, then raised its two front hooves, "Where did you come from?" The whole body of this dog was snow-white, and its fur was very soft and shiny. It was obvious that someone often Clear care.To be able to come to the imperial garden, it must be a certain lady's dog.
Xue Tuanzi wagged her tail happily, looked at Lin Huaiyu with her big round eyes, then suddenly stuck out her tongue and licked Lin Huaiyu's face.
Lin Huaiyu patted Xue Xuetuanzi's head again, and said with a smile, "You are really not afraid of life." After speaking, he looked around, but did not see anyone else coming to look for the dog. "I can't wander around, I can't take you to find your master, so you can stay with me temporarily and wait for someone to find you."
Xuetuanzi's little tail wagged more briskly, and she called out to Lin Huaiyu in a low voice, as if she was acting coquettishly.
Lin Huaiyu reached out and picked up the snow dumpling, letting it lie on his lap.
"Be good, don't move around."
Xuetuanzi seemed to understand what he said, and lay on his lap obediently, without moving.
Lin Huaiyu played chess with chess pieces in his right hand, and touched Xue Tuanzi's head with his left hand.Xuetuanzi stuck out her tongue and licked his hand from time to time.
After a while, I heard a voice not far away: "Snowflake."
Xue Tuanzi, who fell asleep on Lin Huaiyu's lap, instantly pricked up her ears, raised her head and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
"snowflake!"
"snowflake!"
Listen carefully, it is the voice of two people.
Lin Huaiyu noticed the change of Xuetuanzi on his legs, and stroked its furry head, "Your name is Xuehua, looking for you?"
"Wang!"
Lin Huaiyu put Snowflake on the ground and patted its little head lightly, "Someone is looking for you, you should hurry over there."
"snowflake!"
"snowflake!"
Xuehua looked into the distance, then looked back at Lin Huaiyu, her big round eyes were filled with reluctance.
"Hurry up and find your master."
"snowflake!"
"snowflake!"
The two shouts became more and more anxious.
Xue Hua glanced at Lin Huaiyu again, then ran away with four short legs.
Seeing Xuehua running away, Lin Huaiyu smiled and said, "It's round like a ball, it should be called Snowball." After speaking, his attention returned to the chessboard.After a while, he put Snowflakes behind him.
"Wang! Wang! Wang!"
"Snow Flower, where are you going?"
"Snow Flower, run slowly."
Lin Huaiyu heard the familiar barking of a dog, looked up, and saw Xue Hua, who had left not long ago, came back again.
Snowflake ran very fast, her ears hopped up and down, just like a little rabbit.Not far behind it, there are two little girls chasing.
"Wow, woof, woof..." Xuehua ran back to Lin Huaiyu, with a smile on her furry face and her little tail wagging happily.
Lin Huaiyu leaned down, reached out and touched Xuehua's little head, "Why are you back again?"
"snowflake!"
"snowflake!"
The two girls ran after the snowflakes, and ran to the gazebo panting.When they ran into the gazebo and saw Lin Huaiyu, both of them couldn't help being stunned.
The two girls who ran into the gazebo were wearing exactly the same clothes, had the same hairstyle, and even wore the same Bu Yao on their heads.
Lin Huaiyu's first reaction was that they were twins, but upon closer inspection, although they looked alike, they were not exactly the same.
What are the identities of these two people, are they princesses or princesses?
Lin Huaiyu stood up and bowed to the two girls, "I have seen the two girls."
At this time, the two girls who were stunned finally came back to their senses.
The girl standing on the right should be more courageous. She looked at Lin Huaiyu and asked, "Who are you and why are you here?" After finishing speaking, she saw Xuehua sitting obediently by Lin Huaiyu's lap, and asked again, "You Know Snow Flower?"
Lin Huaiyu looked down at Xuehua at his feet, "I just met Xuehua."
"Just met, how could Xuehua be so clingy to you?"
"This... I don't know." How did he know that the snow dumpling was so sticky to him.
The girl on the right stared at Lin Huaiyu with sparkling eyes, "You haven't said who you are, why are you here?"
"I'm Lin Huaiyu, and I came to the palace with Aunt Ye to attend the Empress's flower viewing feast." Lin Huaiyu said, "I was playing chess here, and Xuehua suddenly ran in."
Lin Huaiyu?
The two girls read the name in their hearts, and then wrote it down.
"I don't know the two girls..."
The girl on the right said very generously: "My name is Fu Shiyun." After speaking, she glanced at the girl on the left, "This is my sister Fu Shiyu."
Fu Shiyun?Fu Shiyu?
The Fu family?
Queen's family?
The two of them should be the nieces of the Queen's Empress.
Fu Shiyun asked curiously: "You said you came to the palace with your aunt to enjoy the flowers, so why are you here alone?"
"Auntie and the others are admiring the flowers in front, and I'll wait for them here." Lin Huaiyu felt that it was inappropriate for him and the two Fu girls to be in the gazebo. He was about to leave when he saw Fu Shiyun walking to the table and staring at the chess game he had resumed look.
"Are you playing chess with yourself?"
"No, I played this game of chess with an elder yesterday." After Lin Huaiyu finished speaking, he put away the chess pieces.
"Why did you take away the chess pieces? I haven't taken a good look at them yet?"
Lin Huaiyu: "...It's time to leave now, and I have to put away the chess pieces before I leave."
"Are you leaving?" Fu Shiyun looked at Lin Huaiyu, "Have you stopped playing chess?"
Lin Huaiyu lowered his head, continued to collect the chess pieces, and said, "It's time to find my aunt and the others." He moved very quickly, and within a short while put the black and white chess pieces away into the jar. "I won't disturb the two girls." After speaking, she hurriedly left the gazebo.
Seeing Lin Huaiyu leaving, Xuehua followed behind him without thinking.
Seeing Xue Hua running away, Fu Shiyu quickly called out: "Snow Hua."
Fu Shiyun also hurriedly shouted: "Snowflake!"
Only then did Lin Huaiyu notice that Xuehua was following him. He knelt down and picked her up, then returned to the gazebo, and handed Xuehua to Fu Shiyu.
Fu Shiyu blushed, took the snowflake from Lin Huaiyu's hand, and said softly, "Thank you."
"Girl, you are too polite. I will take my leave."
Fu Shiyun looked at the back of Lin Huaiyu leaving in a hurry, frowned slightly, and said with a little dissatisfaction and doubt: "Why is he running away, and we don't eat people." If it were other people, when they heard their names, they would be right. They flattered them in every possible way, and it was the first time I saw someone who couldn't wait to leave like him.
"Wow, woof, woof..." Seeing Lin Huaiyu leaving, Xuehua cried anxiously in Fu Shiyu's arms.
While stroking Xue Hua's head, Fu Shiyu answered her sister's question, "He is trying to avoid suspicion."
"Avoid suspicion, avoid suspicion?" The carefree Fu Shiyun didn't understand.
When Fu Shiyu heard her sister say this, she said helplessly: "Naturally, I want to avoid the suspicion of men and women."
"what?"
"Didn't you notice that since we entered the gazebo, he hasn't looked at us directly." Although Fu Shiyu hadn't spoken before, she had been secretly observing Lin Huaiyu.
Fu Shiyun crossed his arms, "I didn't expect him to be a well-behaved person, but why haven't I seen him before?"
Fu Shiyu thought for a while and said, "He should be Lin Ruhai's son." My aunt had ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Lin Ruhai's two children into the palace to attend the flower viewing feast.Just now Lin Huaiyu said that he followed Aunt Ye into the palace to participate in the flower feast, so he should be Lin Ruhai's son.
Fu Shiyun asked confusedly: "Who is Lin Ruhai?"
Fu Shiyu was too lazy to answer her sister's stupid question, so she hugged Xue Hua and said to her, "We should go back."
"Ah, do you want to go back now?" Fu Shiyun didn't want to go back for the time being, "Sister, let's go back after visiting this garden."
Fu Shiyu hesitated for a while and said, "Okay, then we will go back later." After finishing speaking, she put down the snow flower in her arms, "Snow flower, you are not allowed to run around anymore, otherwise there will be no jerky to eat tonight."
"Woof, woof..." Xuehua yelled three times, and then started to run on short legs.
"Snow Flower, where are you going..."
Xuehua ran away again, and Fu Shiyu and Fu Shiyun hurried to