It wasn't the other party's fault for neglecting their guests; it was simply Xiao Nanhui's rare involvement in such matters, a lack of familiarity with the subject. Aside from the Xiao and Yan residences, she had rarely even ventured into the inner courts of other prestigious courtyards. The Xuanyuan Palace seemed to suddenly expand before her, stretching endlessly in all directions.
The men who had arrived at the mansion with her quickly found their places to exchange pleasantries, their wives and daughters forgotten about them without batting an eyelid. The women, on the other hand, seemed accustomed to this sort of thing, each one a walk through with ease. While not all the families had met each other before, a few words about Qingcui Pavilion's jewelry or Baoyuezhai's rouge would quickly become familiar, like sisters.
Xiao Nanhui stood at the door and watched for a long time, still unable to go forward or retreat.
She could neither fit in with those pretentious officials who talked about philosophy over tea, nor could she get into the piles of delicate and soft rouge.
All kinds of people were passing by her, but she felt as if she was on an isolated island.
The shrike had long disappeared, perhaps following the scent to look for food.
She rubbed her sore wrists and resigned herself to carrying the two large boxes and moving forward, trying to find someone from the palace to take this birthday gift away.
After walking aimlessly along the corridor for a while, she finally saw two figures. One of them was dressed as a servant in the palace, and he was the person she was looking for.
"Excuse me, young man..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the servant hadn't reacted yet, but the person opposite him turned around. It was Su Pingchuan.
Xiao Nanhui was stunned. She had thought that if she came to Prince Xuanyuan's Mansion today, she might meet Su Pingchuan, but she didn't expect to meet him so soon.
"Meet General Zuo."
When Su Pingchuan turned around and saw that it was her, his face immediately turned a little ugly.
The servant beside him observed the man's expression, took the birthday gift, and quickly retreated.
After the boy walked away, Su Pingchuan spoke in a muffled voice.
"Why are you here?"
Xiao Nanhui was a little unhappy, thinking that the question was a bit annoying.
Why couldn't she come? How could she be so insignificant that she couldn't even show up at a little baby's full-moon banquet?
But then I thought that the person in front of me was very thin-skinned and had a strong sense of self-esteem. Could it be that he was afraid that the incident of his teeth and pants falling out would be exposed and he would lose face?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She put her left hand to her mouth and deliberately lowered her voice.
"Don't worry, Brother Pingchuan. We must always learn to move on. I won't mention even a single word about the old grudges between us."
She spoke in a low voice when she said this, so naturally she wanted to be closer to Su Pingchuan.
After she finished speaking, she heard nothing for a long time. She turned her head and saw a red earlobes.
He was wearing a long, white robe with silver embroidery. The silver color would have complemented his overly fair skin, but now it made the red on his face look particularly bright.
Xiao Nanhui was stunned for a moment. Before she could figure out the meaning behind the scene, Su Pingchuan's gaze fell on her eyebrows. The moment his eyes met hers, he turned his face away as if burned.
He took a few steps back, stood there for a moment, and then turned his back.
"How are you these days?"
Hey, when did this stubborn young master learn to be considerate and caring?
"It's okay, it's okay." Of course, she hasn't been doing well these days, but Xiao Nanhui didn't want to talk about those bad things for the time being, so he could only laugh it off and say, "Congratulations to Brother Pingchuan on the new sibling..."
Halfway through her polite remarks, she suddenly felt unable to continue.
Before meeting Mrs. Bo, she might have been able to convince herself: Su Pingchuan was young and energetic, and some things he did might be a bit extreme.
But since she met Mrs. Bo, she suddenly felt understanding and sympathy for Su Pingchuan.
He is not extreme at all; he should be more extreme.
The unspoken words rolled around on the tip of his tongue, and Xiao Nanhui patted the shoulder of the person in front of him.
"No matter what, you're considered the big brother now. It's not bad to have more little brothers to call around in the future."
After saying that, she laughed dryly twice.
She has never been good at comforting people, and every time she comforts someone, she always regrets it for a while.
Sure enough, Su Pingchuan didn't speak for a long time. When he spoke again, his voice returned to that aloof and awkward tone.
"What I meant earlier was... I didn't say you couldn't come, but you shouldn't have come today. I thought you wouldn't like this kind of thing, so why did you choose today to join in the fun?"
Xiao Nanhui found the tone of the man in front of him somewhat amusing, and suddenly felt that this boy was somewhat similar to the emperor: he was a bit superior in nature, but was curious about the things in the world.
But it's understandable, after all, these two people can be considered relatives...
Relatives? When was it her turn to discuss the emperor's relatives?
In just a moment, Xiao Nanhui suddenly came to his senses.
She has been thinking about the emperor a lot lately, which is not a good sign.
Clearing her throat, she took the initiative to take over the topic.
"Isn't today just a full moon banquet? Although there are more royal rules, I'm just watching from the sidelines, so nothing big can go wrong."
"Don't you know?" Su Pingchuan was clearly a little surprised by Xiao Nanhui's reaction. "According to the rules passed down by the Su family, any newborn in the royal family must be blessed by the elders guarding the imperial mausoleum and ancestral temple. Everyone present must receive the blessing together."
The roast goose in her stomach seemed to be singing at this moment. Xiao Nanhui felt that it was the most worthless roast goose she had ever eaten in her life.
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