"Fourth sister." Li Can turned around and showed a faint smile.
Li Xiangnan really guarded her every step of the way, and after just a short while, she came after her.
"What is she doing here?" Liu Zhenlian also took a look and frowned.
"He came to play with us." Li Can glanced at her unexpectedly: "Don't you like my fourth sister?"
As far as she knew, there seemed to be no intersection between Liu Zhenlian and Li Xiangnan, and of course there would be no disputes.
Then why is Liu Zhenlian like this?
"Just like Xia Jieyao, he puts on an airs and doesn't like it." Liu Zhenlian took another look at Li Xiangnan who slowly walked into the pavilion, and her voice became smaller and smaller.
"It's very cool in this pavilion, Miss Liu, Seventh Sister, what are you doing?" Li Xiangnan asked with a smile.
"Fourth sister, we are thinking of catching some small fish to play with. Fourth sister, do you want to join us?" Li Can said with a smile.
Liu Zhenlian whispered: "You are really good-tempered."
What bothers her the most is dealing with these ladies who carry them all day long.
"There are all big fish here, are there any small fish?" Li Xiangnan came closer and took a look.
"There is." Li Can pointed to the water: "Look."
"It's true, you go play, I'll accompany you." Li Xiangnan leaned on the railing on one side.
"I'll try it first." Liu Zhenlian was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly grabbed the net, plunged it into the water, and quickly picked it up again.
The fish in the water were so frightened that they fled in all directions, and the net was empty.
Li Can curled his eyes and smiled: "That's not the case. You have to put the bait in and slowly wait for it to swim in."
The two got together and had a great time, and the maids behind them fanned them with fans.
Li Xiangnan leaned there, looking at Li Can's cheerful smile, and the corners of her lips also turned up.
Just play and laugh to your heart's content. It's not certain whether you will be able to laugh again in the future.
The two of them played until lunch time.
There were few people at noon, so Mrs. Lin arranged lunch in Xuanhe Courtyard, so that the younger generation could lively and lively in front of Mrs. Li, which also made the elderly happy.
Liu Zhenlian was not afraid of life. She also talked eloquently in front of everyone in the Jing'an Hou family. When she talked about border issues, everyone's attention was drawn to her.
Seeing Liu Zhenlian getting close to Li Can, Mrs. Li couldn't help but secretly nod. This child of the Liu family has a hot temper, but he has no bad intentions, and his thoughts are upright, and he can distinguish between right and wrong. Xin'er is friends with Liu Zhenlian, and her grandmother is
Very reassuring.
A pleasant lunch.
After the talents dispersed, Li Can asked Liu Zhenlian to stay and order some tea for her grandmother.
It was noon, and Liu Zhenlian didn't want to go out to bask in the sun, so she obeyed.
After a few people had had tea, the maid came to tell her that Xia Jieyao had come to pay homage to Mrs. Li.
"Please come quickly." Mrs. Li raised her hand and ordered.
Xia Jieyao held her skirt with her fingers half-cocked, and entered the room gracefully and dignified to greet her: "I've met the birthday lady, Sister Can, and Miss Liu."
Li Can raised his eyes and looked at her. What Xia Jie Yao was wearing in her bun was indeed the set of hair and face that Wu Zai had prepared that day. Looking at the bracelet half covered by the sleeves, it matched the set of hair and face.
She also saw the bracelet. It was made just right and covered the scar on Xia Jieyao's hand. There was nothing visible from the front. Zhao Zong was really careful.
For the first time, she did not respond to Xia Jieyao's words.
"Miss Xia is so polite, please take a seat." Mrs. Li raised her hand: "Why didn't the eldest princess of Changle come and sit with us?"
"The weather is hot, and mother is not feeling well, so it is inconvenient to go out." Xia Jie Yao said with a smile, "Mother asked Ah Yao to come and congratulate the old lady on her birthday. May the old lady be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
"Miss Xia is really good at talking." Mrs. Li smiled and nodded.
"This is a gift specially chosen by my mother for the old lady. I hope the old lady will accept it." Xia Jieyao smiled and raised her hand.
The maid at the back immediately brought up the exquisite wooden gift box she was holding.
Mrs. Li asked her maid to take it and thanked her with a smile: "Then Miss Lao Xia will thank Princess Changle for me."
"Old madam, you don't have to be polite, it's all as expected." Xia Jieyao smiled and nodded.
She is very considerate in everything she does and says, almost without leaking anything.
"Xin'er, why don't you give your sister Ah Yao a cup of tea?" Mrs. Li looked at Li Can with a smile.
"Here we are." Li Can came back to his senses, picked up the tea cup and brought it to Xia Jie Yao as if nothing had happened: "Sister Ah Yao, this is what I just ordered, you can try it."
"Thank you, sister Can." Xia Jieyao took it and sat down aside.
The few of them talked for a while, and then a maid came to report: "Old madam, Miss Seven, someone is coming from the palace."
"Whose person is it?" Li Can asked.
"It seems to be Concubine Chen's person." The maid looked back with her head lowered.
"Please come in." Li Can ordered.
Nafu came in with a little palace maid, holding things and saluted: "Old Madam, Miss Seven."
She only recognized these two people and didn't recognize the others, so she didn't say hello.
Liu Zhenlian heard that she was from the palace, so she didn't dare to make any mistakes and sat still without moving.
Xia Jieyao looked at Nafu thoughtfully.
"Aunt Nafu, it's you!" Li Can saw her and was very affectionate. He stepped forward and hugged her: "How is Aunt Chen Fei? Are you okay?"
"Your Majesty is fine. It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much." Nafu smiled and handed the things in his hands to the maid aside: "This is the birthday gift your Majesty sent to the old lady. I wish the old lady a long life and good health."
To one hundred and two."
"It would be incredible to live to be one hundred and two years old." Mrs. Li smiled.
Everyone also laughed.
"There is more here." Nafu took the food box from the little palace maid's hand: "My Majesty ordered me to bring it to the girl, but I couldn't hold it, so I only brought a bowl. It was given to me by Your Majesty."
She spoke and opened the lid.
The small drawer of the food box was filled with crushed ice, surrounded by a small bowl in the middle. The bowl contained honey ice, with an unusual layer of fresh grape dices piled on top, which was very tempting.
"Here." Nafu handed the small bowl to Li Can and opened another food box: "These grapes and pomegranates are for the girl, and these two large flat peaches are for the birthday boy..."
"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for me." Li Can looked at the pile of delicious food and was very moved.
These should all be given to Concubine Chen by His Majesty. Everything in the palace is a tribute, and the fruits are all extremely sweet, especially grapes and pomegranates. Such exquisite products are rarely seen outside and cannot be bought with money.
Concubine Chen doesn’t eat these good things herself, she always thinks of her and specially keeps them for her. Every time she thinks of them, she is very touched.
Although she lost her biological mother, Concubine Chen and her eldest aunt are like her biological mother. She is very happy to have their love and affection.
"As long as the girl likes it." Nafu looked at her and smiled.
"Concubine Chen treats sister Can very well." Xia Jieyao said with a smile, "It would be great if I was lucky enough to meet her."
"Don't you have Princess Changle who treats you well?" Liu Zhenlian didn't wait for Li Can to speak and immediately replied to her: "Why are you staring at Concubine Chen again? Everyone in the world should be nice to you?