At this time, the head of the Su family arrived late.
"Greetings to the Second Prince, and Princess Qiyuan."
"I have something important to attend to, so I am late. I hope the Second Prince will forgive me."
Chu You naturally knew that he had been hiding on purpose before, but at this moment he still had a faint smile on his face and looked normal.
"Master Su, please stand up quickly."
"Please forgive me for coming here today."
After saying that, he helped Yaoyao apply the ointment and looked at Su Yingying.
"Miss Su, please help look after my little sister."
"Ah? Oh, I obey your command."
Su Yingying bowed slightly, then led Yaoyao to the small garden.
On the way, she would occasionally glance at the little person beside her.
The little sister is actually a princess?
This is incredible! "What's wrong with you?"
Once again meeting her secret gaze, Chu Yaoyao asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"I, I just didn't expect that you were actually a princess, and I wanted to steal your jade pendant yesterday."
Su Yingying lowered her head, and her voice became softer as she spoke.
Seeing her like this, Chu Yaoyao waved her hand nonchalantly.
"It's all in the past. I don't remember it anymore. Don't take it to heart."
Su Yingying nodded vigorously, "Yes! The little princess is so nice!"
She led the two of them to the pavilion and introduced them with great enthusiasm.
"Today is the day when my second brother is meeting friends through poetry. All the young men and young ladies in Luozhou City will come to join in the fun. It will be very interesting."
As they approached the pavilion, a man in a bamboo-leaf green brocade robe spoke.
"Brother Yunze, I heard that the Second Prince did not attend the banquet last night?"
When this matter was mentioned, Han Yunze's expression changed slightly, and he answered cautiously: "The Second Prince has been traveling day and night, and he is tired from the journey. Naturally, he should rest more."
The man in blue sneered.
"That's right. The Second Prince has weak legs and feet. He should really take a good rest."
Hearing this, Chu Yaoyao clenched her fists and glared at the man fiercely.
"who is he?!"
[I'm so pissed off. How dare you ridicule my second brother in public! ]
Not only her, even Su Yingying's expression turned ugly.
What's going on, second brother?
Why let them gossip about him in the Su Mansion? He is the prince, they are desperate, don't drag the Su family into it!
She whispered back, "That's the son of General Yu."
"Yu joined the army?"
Chu Yaoyao blinked and recalled carefully.
[I seem to have some impression, isn’t that…]
She flipped at the panel uncertainly, and after seeing the information on it, she sneered and walked into the pavilion.
"Whose child is this?"
Everyone was confused.
As soon as he saw her, Han Yunze hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Chu Yaoyao waved her hand, "Everyone, get up."
"Were you writing poetry just now?"
The man wearing a light blue brocade robe who looked somewhat like Su Yingying bent down and replied, "To answer the princess, yes."
This person is Su Yingying's second brother, Su Yingyu.
Chu Yaoyao picked up a piece of dessert and took a bite.
"Then I'll join in the fun too."
As soon as these words came out, everyone whispered.
The man in green chuckled and said, "Little princess, you are still ignorant. How can you write poetry..."
Before he finished speaking, he changed his words again.
"Speaking of which, the little princess was accepted as the last disciple by Old Master Zhou when she was less than three years old. I think she must have some extraordinary qualities."
Chu Yaoyao raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "You don't have to provoke me."
[I am really impressed. You can't even hide your emotions, and you are already thinking crooked thoughts? ]
[The jealousy is so blatant in your eyes, do you think I'm blind?! ]
Chu Yaoyao crossed her arms and glared at him coolly.
"I just said I wanted to join in the fun, but I didn't say I wanted to write my own poem."
As she spoke, Chu Yaoyao put her hands behind her back, walked to his side in square steps, and circled around him.
"I'll participate on behalf of my master, why not?"
Su Yingyu walked over quickly, patted Yu Nansong on the shoulder, then lowered her head and looked at her with a faint smile.
"Of course."
Hearing this, Chu Yaoyao raised her chin slightly, "My master said that he once ran into Madam Yu and County Magistrate Han..."
Having said this, she paused, glanced at Han Yunze intentionally or unintentionally, and then turned her head to glance at Yu Nansong.
The two men looked so frightened and nervous that she slowly opened her mouth and continued.
She pondered for a moment and cleared her throat in a formal manner.
"We should pity the teeth of our clogs...the marks left on the moss." (Note 1)
"...It's been a while since it was opened."
"The garden is full of spring...it can't be contained."
"A branch of red apricot..."
Her half-smiling eyes moved back and forth between Han Yunze and Yu Nansong.
She pronounced the last three words one by one, and stretched out her chubby little fingers, clicking three times in a serious manner.
"Come out, wall."
"good!"
Su Yingyu clapped his hands and shouted, his eyes fixed on the only baby in the room.
"This poem has a lot of layers of artistic conception, especially the red apricot branch, which is really the finishing touch!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and even walked quickly to the table and took notes on a piece of paper.
Chu Yaoyao held the kettle and took a sip of water. After hearing what he said, she nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, yeah!"
"I also think that the red apricot is the key point!"
Finally, she glanced at Yu Nansong and added, "And there's a wall!"
Everyone was talking about it, and there were voices of admiration one after another.
“What a great poem!”
"Old Master Zhou is still as sharp as a knife!"
Hearing this, Chu Yaoyao coughed twice, feeling a little guilty.
Forget it, let it be a misunderstanding, so I don’t have to explain it.
Among the crowd, a man in white was thinking carefully, "Hong Xing, cheating on her husband?"
He looked meaningfully at Han Yunze and Yu Nansong who were in a state of confusion.
He had also heard a little about the affairs of County Magistrate Han and Military Officer Yu's wife, and he was very disdainful of them when he saw them on weekdays.
I didn't expect the little princess to be so blunt in her mockery? Was this intentional or unintentional?
Unlike the crowd's whispered praises, Han Yunze and Yu Nansong looked at each other, both with unnatural expressions.
Why did the little princess keep looking at them just now?
Yu Nansong accidentally met the teasing gaze of the man in white, and his heart shuddered.
After a few people discussed it, they realized something was wrong.
"Just now the little princess was looking at Han Yun and Yu Nansong. Is there any deep meaning behind this?"
An ambiguous voice said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a guess..."
The whispering voices of several people reached Yu Nansong's ears, and he became even more panicked.
What on earth does this mean? !
Why did he feel that he was the only one who didn't understand?! Han Yunze was not much better than him.
It can be seen from his wandering gaze and the constant wiping of sweat.
The nervous look of the two was seen clearly by Chu Yaoyao who had been observing them secretly.
She walked over, looked up at the two of them, and asked with a smile: "What do you think of this poem?"
This feeling is even weirder!
Both of them felt a chill on their backs and broke out in cold sweat.
Han Yun wiped the sweat from his nose and said, "Excellent, excellent."
Yu Nansong swallowed nervously and nodded repeatedly, "I admire you so much. The old master's literary talent is beyond the reach of others."
Seeing this, the man in white pursed his lips, covered his mouth with his fist, and tried hard to suppress his smile.
He was sure that the little princess must know about it.
Looking at Yu Nansong, a trace of pity flashed across Chu Yaoyao's big eyes, but it only lasted for a moment.
Who made him mock his second brother behind his back?
[You are still so happy to be someone's younger brother. County Magistrate Han has been cuckolding your father for several years! ]
However, seeing how uneasy they were, she felt much better.
Suddenly, Su Yingying pointed to the garden and said, "Princess, there are flowers over there. Let's pick them and paint our nails!"
Her mother wouldn't let her use nail polish, so she could only use flower petals to paint her nails for fun.
Chu Yaoyao looked in the direction she pointed and found that it was Hibiscus mutabilis.
"Painted nails?"
"Yes, just like that sister."
Su Yingying nodded and pointed to a woman in a light pink dress not far away.
The woman had pink nail polish on her hands, which made her slender fingers look even whiter and longer.
Seeing them staring at her, the woman bowed slightly and then walked over to the two of them.
"If Sister Su likes it, I still have some. I mixed it myself."
Then she looked at Yaoyao and said, "Forget it, little princess. Children are not allowed to wear nail polish."
The light bulb in Chu Yaoyao's mind suddenly lit up, and she reached into her small bag and grabbed a few bottles of sparkling nail polish.
"Me too!"
God is really helping me, here comes the opportunity for publicity!
Note 1: I should pity the imprints of my clogs on the moss, the long-lasting lack of response after I knocked on the wooden door, the spring scenery in the garden cannot be contained, a branch of red apricot blossoms outside the wall. - From Ye Shaoweng's "Not Worth Visiting the Garden"