Zhong Mingyue felt that she was just a little late, why couldn't she catch up with her cousin?

She swallowed: "Ruan Ruan, don't you know about King Xuan?"

She only knew that King Xuan was His Majesty's younger brother, but he was taken out of the palace and abandoned by gangsters as soon as he was born. It wasn't until he was ten years old that the abbot of Guoxiang Temple recognized the birthmark on his body and brought him back to the palace. Now he has been granted the title of King Xuan and is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Now one person is inferior to ten thousand people.

He can hold down that doggy couple.

Zhong Mingyue knew from the look on her cousin's face that she must not understand anything. Just as she was about to elaborate, the servant from the Prime Minister's Mansion came to open the banquet. The two of them quickly took their seats in a proper manner. The Zhong family and the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion were both on one side. It's impossible to say that there's a whole family separated.

On the other side, Shen Xian was still looking forward to seeing King Xuan, but who knew that even the prime minister came out and did not see him coming.

Has he already left?

Sure enough, he was the man chosen by Shen Xian. He left before the table was even opened and no one dared to talk nonsense. He had a good reputation!

After waiting until the banquet was over, Shen Xian couldn't wait to ask Xiang Nong to check on King Xuan after returning to Qingshui Residence. She also asked about where King Xuan liked to go and what his hobbies were.

Xiang Nong's movements were also fast, but in the final analysis, King Xuan couldn't find anything.

"Xuan Wang Shi Ling, whose courtesy name is Ziqing, returned to the capital at the age of ten and was granted the title of king at the age of fifteen. Now there are three of them in their twenties. There are no wives or concubines in the palace, oh no, not even a girl."

Shen Xian looked at Xiang Nong's serious expression and was silent for a while, then said, "It's gone?"

Xiang Nong shook her head.

"When I went to investigate, I was almost caught and interrogated by people from Prince Xuan's Mansion. I was really scared to death."

The room was very quiet, but Shen Xian was a little discouraged.

Could it be that Prince Xuan had a habit of cutting off his sleeves and was not interested in women?

She was originally confident that she was bound to win, but now she thought that if he really had no feelings for women, wouldn't it be useless for her to do anything?

However, his depressed expression suddenly changed.

Xiang Nong didn’t mention any men close to him, which means she still has a chance!

"Xiang Nong, go find the shopkeepers of Jin Cuifang, Liuli Pavilion and Linlang Xiufang."

"yes."

When the three shopkeepers heard that Miss Shen's engagement was annulled, they thought that she would be depressed for a while and would no longer take care of their business. Unexpectedly, only half a month later, they were asked to join the house again.

These stores that Shen Xian frequently patronized all gave up their God of Wealth and gave it to Shen Xian. After all, this was the real gift of wealth.

After choosing some fine clothing materials, some jewelry, gold and silver, and rouge and gouache, the three shopkeepers did not leave until dusk.

However, Shen Xian did not rest. She turned around and told Xiang Nong to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

She picked up the pen and recalled how she saw Shi Ling. After the painting, it was already the moonlit sky. Although the Shi Ling she drew looked similar, it didn't feel like the real Shi Ling, and she was a little discouraged.

Xiang Nong applauded from the side, and Shen Xian turned around and handed the painting to her: "Take this painting to the main street and say that the person in the painting saved my life, Miss Shen Er, and I want to repay you. If Someone told me that I would be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."

"Ah? Miss, when were you rescued by him? Why didn't Xiang Nong know?"

Shen Xian poked Xiang Nong's cheek: "Just do it."

"yes."

Early the next morning, the news that King Xuan had saved the life of a young lady from the Duke's Mansion had spread in the capital, but no one dared to go to the Duke's Mansion to admit it.

At this moment, someone in Prince Xuan's palace was kneeling in front of Shi Ling with the portrait, telling how this matter spread.

Shi Ling had a cold face and didn't know his emotions.

A Feng, who was standing next to Shi Ling, stepped forward to take the painting and unfolded it. He frowned and looked at Shi Ling: "Master, could it be that Duke Ding has some plans to target you?"

Shi Ling sneered: "Do you think this matter will have any impact on me?"

Ah Feng thought for a while, and it seemed not so, but the people were surprised that Shi Ling could not only kill people, but also save people.

"Burn it."

"yes."

On the other side, in the Qingshui Residence, Shen Xian heard Xiang Nong say that the portrait had been taken away by people from Prince Xuan's Mansion, and she smiled happily with her face in her hands.

It didn't take long for her to laugh before her mother caught her and lectured her, but Shen Xian carefully discovered that Ye Zhen was too angry today.

After asking, I found out that her concubine who had been sent away to recuperate would be coming back after spending the Flower Festival with her mother.

Her mother and father had been in love for more than 20 years, but their only concern was that of Aunt Wei, because the way that Aunt Wei got into power was really dirty.

It is said that one day when Ye Zhen gave birth to her sixteen years ago, Shen Zhen came home drunk. Who knew that he secretly entered the room of Aunt Wei, who was just a tea maid at the time, and had a romantic night, planting the seed of Shen Yao? , Ye Zhen was so angry that she returned to her parents' home for a few days.

But later, because the concubine was weak and sick, the fortune teller said that her horoscopes in Kyoto were not compatible with her, so she had to be raised in the south until she was old enough to have a hairpin. At that time, Shen Yao was only four or five years old, so Aunt Wei followed her daughter to the south. Will come back just once.

Shen Yao happens to be fifteen years old this year.

"Mom, don't worry. Your daughter is both talented and beautiful. I can't find a better girl than me in the whole capital. Even if my concubine has a beautiful face, good looks, good education, and a wealth of knowledge, I will never be worse than her."

Seeing her daughter's confident look, Ye Zhen didn't think there was anything wrong. The only thing she was proud of in her life was that she had raised a pair of good children. Her son was already famous in the academy, and this daughter had become a queen since she was a child. , whose talent and love are unparalleled in Kyoto, and now there is an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage even after their engagement has been annulled.

My mood improved a lot now, and I went back happily, ready to turn a deaf ear to Zhong Yuan.

But speaking of the Flower Festival, it seemed that it was only three days later. She and Zhong Mingyue had agreed to go out for the Flower Festival very early, so they immediately asked Xiang Nong to pick out clothes and jewelry for her.

She wanted everyone to know that even if she, Shen Xian, was annulled, she was still a noble girl and would never let herself down.

February 2nd, Flower Festival.

Shen Xian chose a light pink brocade skirt, with a large peach blossom butterfly embroidered on the neck of the dress, a few light pink peony-shaped hair accessories on her head, and a pair of smart and gorgeous big hair after lightly applying pink and black. The corners of his eyes are slightly raised, and his soul can be taken away just by looking at him.

Xiang Nong admired the beauty of her young lady and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Who else is prettier than her young lady? Her young lady is the most charming fairy daughter!

Dacheng State attaches great importance to the Flower Festival. There is also a flower temple in the city. Today, in addition to dignitaries, ordinary people will also go to pray to the gods. As soon as Shen Xian got off the carriage, she was shocked by the huge crowd of people. Suddenly she saw Zhong Mingyue, dressed in apricot red with a rose hairpin on her hair, ran towards her, holding the red silk bought from the Flower Temple in her hand.

"Ruan Ruan, you are here. I managed to grab two pieces of red silk." After saying that, he handed a piece of red silk in his hand to her, "Let's go in quickly and worship the Goddess of Flowers."


Chapter completed!