Duke Jing's younger sister

Maybe she was in a good mood recently. At this moment, sitting on the boat, being taught how to follow the rules by a seemingly unruly person, Shen Li suddenly had some naughty thoughts.

"Really?" Shen Li smiled, "Second Master Luo's cousin."

Luo Cheng laughed for a moment, leaned back, and casually leaned on the railing, "You little girl, you look so sullen, but it turns out you were just pretending?"

Little girl?

He said this as if he was many years older than her.

The waves are rippling and the spring is fading.

The closer the pleasure boat got to the magnolia forest on the opposite side of the lake, the stronger the floral scent in the air became. From afar, the clusters of snow-white flowers on the large expanse of emerald green branches were particularly eye-catching.

Suddenly a gust of wind came, and the petals fluttered down in the wind. The fallen petals were colorful, like drifting snow, falling into the lake and drifting with the waves.

Shen Li turned her head to look at the young man beside her. Under the sunlight, Luo Rong was dressed in red and looked very energetic. His eyes were narrow and long, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised.

To be fair, Luo Cheng is extremely beautiful, her beauty is flamboyant and aggressive, like a lotus emerging from the green waves, or like a large red peony blooming under the scorching sun, enchanting and gorgeous.

It's really too much for a man to look like this.

Shen Li retracted her gaze and said indifferently, "Cousin Luo, I was already a virgin last year. It's not appropriate to call me a little girl."

"You are different from other girls in the boudoir."

Shen Li was puzzled, "What's the difference?"

"Women are most afraid of their age and never speak it out easily," Luo Cheng paused, with a smile in his eyes, "but you easily told me your real age, do you have any intention?"

Shen Li was stunned. Did she have any intention?

What is she trying to do?

He hinted that Shen Li fell in love with him at first sight, and took the opportunity to tell him her age and tell him that she had reached the age of marriage and could come to propose to him?

This Second Young Master Luo went to Qingcheng Mountain probably not to learn martial arts, but to learn how to sing opera!

What a pity, he has such a good-looking face, but his brain is empty and he only knows how to admire himself.

Luo Cheng, whose mind was empty, didn't know that he had been spit on by Shen Li in his heart.

He just felt that Shen Beiqi's sister was too well-behaved and not as lively as a young girl should be, so he couldn't help but want to tease her.

There are many rules in Jiangdu City, and many people abide by them.

But the third daughter of the Shen family, who seemed well-educated and well-mannered, with a pair of clear and lively deer eyes, how could she be the kind of person who sticks to conventions, is pedantic and stubborn.

Shen Li couldn't help but be rude and rolled her eyes at Luo Cheng, still keeping a decent smile on her face, "Cousin Luo Ergongzi, if you have nothing to do, you can read more books. It can not only cultivate your body and mind, but also increase your knowledge."

Shen Lifu got up and turned to enter the cabin. Luo Cheng looked at the light green figure in astonishment and laughed out loud.

Read more books, cultivate your character and mind, and increase your knowledge?

Is this a roundabout way of saying that he is stupid and uneducated?

Luo Cheng smiled and turned his gaze back to the shimmering lake.

On the wide lake, countless white petals are floating, like falling stars and drifting snowflakes.

More and more people are cruising the lake, and large and small pleasure boats are sailing in an orderly manner on the lake.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the lake, and the petals moved lightly with the flow of the water, as if butterflies were dancing gracefully.

A young man in red stood at the bow, leaning on the railing with his hands, his black hair tied up high and his red headband fluttering in the wind.

This Miss Shen San looked like a well-behaved and obedient rabbit, but to Luo Yan, she was probably a little fox with fangs hidden.

Shen Li sat obediently beside Shen Zhiyan and listened to Xiao Wenyuan telling some interesting folk stories. As he talked, the topic deviated and turned to strange events.

Although it is said that scholars do not talk about strange and supernatural things, people are always curious about these vague and invisible things. Shen Zhiyan felt her hair stand on end when she heard this, but she did not want to miss any details.

Shen Li drank his tea without saying a word, trying his best to minimize his presence.

But looking at Shen Zhiyan's frightened and submissive look, he couldn't help laughing.

Today's main players are Xiao Wenyuan and Shen Zhiyan. Luo Cheng did not say much and fulfilled his duty as a supporting actor.

When Shen Li looked up, their eyes met in the air and then quickly moved away.

Suddenly, a melodious sound of a pipa crossed the water, passed through the lattice windows of the painted boat, and fell into the ears of everyone in the boat hall.

Luo Cheng was well versed in music, and he immediately said, "A piece of pipa music, longing and waiting, watching the white jade flowers in the morning and the cold in the evening, now boating on the lake, listening to this piece of "The Falling White Jade Flowers" is quite appropriate."

Xiao Wenyuan disagreed, "The magnolia blossom season still has more than two months left. It's just the beginning of its blooming now. It's too early to celebrate its falling."

Luo Cheng shook his head and sighed, "When flowers bloom, they also begin to fall. There is nothing wrong with that."

Everyone walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck. The trickling sound of the pipa became clearer.

Shen Li raised her eyes and saw an extremely luxurious three-story pleasure boat with a vermilion hull and a dragon at the bow.

Ordinary people only dared to carve a dragon's body on the pillars of their boats to pray for safe travel on the water. This three-story vermilion dragon-headed pleasure boat was obviously a royal ship.

Although Xiao Wenyuan is also a member of the royal family and will be conferred the title of a prince after marriage, he is still different from a real dragon son.

A small boat sailed from the imperial ship towards the pleasure boat where Shen Li was riding.

When the boat approached, the man standing on the boat had a white face and no beard, his back was slightly bent, and he looked flattering and fawning.

"Master Xiao, my master heard that you were also here for a cruise, so he specially invited you to join him on the boat."

The man was wearing casual clothes and had a very thin voice. Shen Li and Shen Zhiyan looked at each other and realized that he should be a eunuch in the palace.

Who would be his master? Emperor Hongyang, or the crown prince? Or the other two princes?

Xiao Wenyuan glanced at Shen Zhiyan and said with some embarrassment,

"Please reply, eunuch. Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid it's not convenient today because there are female relatives present. I will go to the East Palace in person another day to apologize to Your Highness."

The East Palace, it seems to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the eldest son of Emperor Hongyang, born to Queen Nanwu - Xiao Wenhao.

Emperor Hongyang was nearly fifty years old and had few children, only three sons and one daughter.

The queen gave birth to a son and a daughter, the crown prince, and the fourth princess Xiao Wushuang, who was regarded as the apple of the eye by Emperor Hongyang.

The mother of the second prince Xiao Wenche is Shen Zhiyan’s second aunt, Concubine Zhao. It is said that she is pregnant again and hopes to give birth to another prince.

The third prince Xiao Wencong, his mother, Concubine Liu, was a maid who had served Emperor Hongyang since childhood. Later, after Emperor Hongyang ascended the throne, Concubine Liu gave birth to a son, and was naturally promoted to the position of concubine.

The eunuch stood on the boat, showing no intention of leaving. He bowed again and said,

"Your Highness knew that Prince Xiao was here on a lake cruise with his female family members, so he specifically told me to convey that Duke Jingguo was also on the boat, and the female family members of the Shen family could go with them."

Is your brother on board too?

Shen Zhiyan had worry in her eyes, but when she looked at Shen Li, Shen Li was no longer panicked. Since her brother was here and the Crown Prince's invitation could not be declined, she should go.

She gently held Shen Zhiyan's hand and nodded to Xiao Wenyuan.

After receiving the signal, Xiao Wenyuan responded, "Then I'll have to trouble you, eunuch."