Last time, Xiao Shiyi expressed to Chen Afu his intention to introduce Chu Hanyan and the Sixth Princess to be close friends.
Chen Afu didn't want Chu Hanyan to make friends with noble ladies of high status, especially princesses and princesses. Many of those people were perverted and cruel, Rong Zhao was an example. Miss Chu was kind-hearted, not very scheming, and timid, so it was best not to deal with those scheming or dark-minded noble ladies.
In view of Xiao Shiyi's kindness, Chen Afu politely declined. Perhaps it was too polite, Xiao Shiyi didn't understand, and brought Li Cheng with him today.
At this time, Princess An was listening to Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er bragging. She was so angry that she couldn't speak normally, and she suppressed the urge to scold Rong Zhao.
The two children saw that the old lady liked to listen to them talk, so they also liked it. They each held Princess An's knees and talked loudly about how cute their sister was, how mighty their dog was, and how their bird could talk. Although their ability to express themselves was limited, their loud voices, boldness, and boastfulness still attracted many people's attention.
"Sister, you are pretty, beautiful, and fragrant, like a fairy. I love you the most..."
"Dog, woof woof woof, loud and powerful, jumping higher than the house..."
"Birds can talk, sing, recite poems, and dance..."
Their words made Chen Afu blush, but they made Princess An happy and made everyone else laugh.
Seeing Xiao Eleven coming, everyone stood up and greeted him.
Although Xiao Shiyi was young, he had the highest status. After paying respects to the elders, Princess An pulled him to sit on the Luohan bed.
He chatted with the old ladies for a while, and teased the two little brothers and Xiao Yu'er for a few words. After that, he solemnly introduced Chu Hanyan to Li Cheng, "Sixth sister, you have met Yan'er. She was my brother's childhood playmate. She has a gentle temperament. You two will definitely become good friends."
Then he said to Chu Hanyan, "Yan'er, this is my sixth sister. She plays very well with me. You two should get along well with each other."
Children of the royal family are all precocious, not to mention that Li Cheng was raised by the unpopular Concubine Shan since she was a child. Although Li Cheng knew that her adoptive mother had become the queen, she was not her own flesh and blood. And her eleventh brother was the biological son of the queen who almost cried her eyes out. Compared with other princesses, her status was high. But compared with her eleventh brother, her status was far lower. So she would absolutely obey the words of little eleven.
She smiled and took the initiative to go over and take Chu Hanyan aside to talk in private.
When the other young ladies saw this, they all came over and started to chatter, mainly about the "bird pot lid" incident, laughing as they talked.
Li Cheng had heard Xiao Shiyi tell her and her mother about the "bird pot lid" incident at Lingji Temple. Now she heard it again and laughed so hard. She regretted that she came too late and didn't see the big show. She didn't think that the person attacked by the "bird pot lid" was her eldest sister. Li Cheng also hated Rong Zhao because Ma Shufei had always followed Queen Wang to attack Shan Jieyu and the Ninth Prince, and she had also been bullied a lot.
One of the young ladies was Princess Yinghui, the granddaughter of Princess An, who was nine years old. Another was Zhu Yinger, the granddaughter of Duke Rong, who was eight years old and the same age as Chu Hanyan. Another was Feng Miaohua, the eldest daughter of Princess Ronghe, who was also nine years old. Another was Zhang Ziqi, the granddaughter of Marquis Zhenxi, who was seven years old and the youngest.
Chu Hanyan had known Zhu Ying'er before, and the two girls got along well. Zhu Ying'er was also the girl that Chen Afu had explicitly asked Chu Hanyan to develop a close relationship with.
As the girls were talking, they were led by Lady Yinghui to the lake to row a boat and look at the lotus flowers. The maids Qi'er and Luo Mei, who had been serving Chu Hanyan, also followed them.
Mingyan Lake is long and narrow, with lotus flowers competing for beauty and willows swaying on both sides. In addition, there are the beautiful figures on the boats shuttling among the lotus leaves, the slender figures walking under the willows, the fans in the hands of the young men, and the scarves in the hands of the girls. It is really a beautiful scenery that you can't get enough of.
The girls laughed all the way to a pavilion not far from the lake. The maids quickly poured tea and placed it on a small table, put some fruits and nuts on it, and asked the girls to sit on the brocade stools.
Although Chu Hanyan was timid and not very smart, Li Cheng and Zhu Ying'er were very friendly to her, so she would occasionally joke with them.
Princess Ronghe is the third daughter of the emperor and the sister of Prince Rui. Feng Miaohua often goes to the palace to visit her grandmother, Concubine Zhou De, and has a good relationship with Li Chao. She really dislikes the silly little Li Xuan who makes her grandmother sad, and of course she dislikes the Chu family who have a good relationship with Li Xuan even more.
On the way, she saw the Sixth Princess holding Chu Hanyan's hand, and holding Yinghui County Lady with the other hand. She couldn't get close to them even if she wanted to. In addition, Chu Hanyan had bright eyes and beautiful eyebrows, and Zhang Ziqi kept asking her where she bought the buttons on her clothes, which made Feng Miaohua even more unhappy. She squeezed Chu Hanyan in words and said something like a silly girl and a country bumpkin.
Although she knew that the Chu family raised Uncle Eleven, the Chu family could never compare with herself, the emperor's granddaughter, so she did not give Chu Hanyan any face.
Chu Hanyan was a little slow to react, and didn't realize Feng Miaohua was talking about her. When she finally realized what was going on, she didn't know how to fight back, and she was also afraid, so she lowered her head, held back her tears, and kept silent.
Although Li Cheng was younger than Feng Miaohua, she was a princess and Feng Miaohua's aunt. She was even more confident because she was raised by the queen. She endured it at first, but when she saw that Feng Miaohua was really going too far, she scolded her unhappily, "What's wrong with you? If you want to play together, just talk nicely. If you don't want to play together, we won't keep you." She pointed at Chu Hanyan and said, "Yan'er is my best friend, you can't be rude to her."
Feng Miaohua's eyes turned red from being scolded, but she still didn't dare to say anything, nor did she get up and leave. She knew that Li Cheng was now the most prestigious princess among all the princesses, and her mother couldn't even compare to her, so she should curry favor with her. But being scolded by Li Cheng in public, she felt very embarrassed, and cursed Chu Hanyan a thousand times in her heart.
Lady Yinghui was the host today, so she smiled and comforted them, which also gave Feng Miaohua a way out.
Luo Mei knew that her master had been wronged, and her eyes turned red with sadness. She didn't know what to do, so she looked at Qi'er.
Qi'er had received Chen Afu's instructions, and she often heard from Madam Huang that some noble ladies were domineering. She did not stay away from her master like other maids, but stood behind Chu Hanyan, fearing any accidents. She was thinking that if these nobles suggested going to the lake again, she would have to persuade the young master to return to Handanxuan.
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