Duke Jing's younger sister

Prince Rui is the younger brother of Emperor Hongyang and has a noble status, but the renovation of Prince Rui's mansion does not show any of the arrogance and extravagance of a royal family member.

From the moment you enter the door, you will see a new scene with every step, dominated by green bamboos and pines, supplemented by elegant plain flowers, making it more refined, elegant and unique.

It is said that the owner's temperament can be seen from the layout of the courtyard. From this point of view, His Royal Highness Prince Rui must be a clear and elegant person.

The women of the Shen family accompanied Yang to meet Princess Rui. Princess Rui was dressed appropriately in a deep blue satin gown with embroidered round patterns. Her every move was graceful and elegant. Although she was in her early forties, she still had charm between her eyebrows.

She first pulled Shen Zhiyan aside and praised her a lot, and then gave her a box of exquisite jewelry as a gift.

Even Shen Li and Ren Jiaorui each received a finely crafted gold hollow butterfly-wing hairpin.

The elders stayed in the house to talk. Shen Li and Shen Zhiyan quietly retreated and wanted to stroll in the garden. Just after they took two steps, Ren Jiaorui followed them.

There were many daughters of noble families who came to the banquet. At a glance, the garden of Prince Rui's Mansion was a sea of ​​pink, green and bright red.

Some people strolled along the lake in groups of two or three, while others stopped to admire the blooming flowers.

Shen Li and Shen Zhiyan walked in front with their maids, and Ren Jiaorui followed behind. The three of them followed the curved corridor and came to the water corridor on the lake at the end.

The golden sunlight sprinkles on the lake, the breeze stirs up ripples, the faint light creates green waves, and sitting in the water pavilion and looking around at the green bamboo and green pine, one will suddenly feel relaxed and happy.

Luo Cheng saw Shen Li leaning on the railing of the waterside pavilion from afar, and pulled up Xiao Wenyuan who was thanking the guests for their congratulations.

"Hey, Luo Cheng, what are you pulling me for?"

"Where is your future wife!" Luo Cheng raised his chin slightly towards the center of the lake.

The two of them followed the water corridor that made several turns and approached the waterside pavilion in the middle of the lake. In the open pavilion, three girls stood up to greet them.

When Shen Zhiyan saw Xiao Wenyuan, her face blushed at first, then she took the gift from Baozhu behind her and handed it to Xiao Wenyuan.

Shen Li was wearing a light apricot summer dress. She sat down by the railing of the pavilion. The sun shone warmly on her face. She squinted her eyes and her gaze fell on Luo Cheng.

Today is Xiao Wenyuan's coming-of-age ceremony. He is the protagonist and he specially wore a dark red dress with fine gold threads.

In order to avoid stealing the show, Luo Cheng changed into a plain light blue robe instead of his usual flowing red dress, which added a touch of coolness to his already charming appearance.

The sunlight reflected on the lake, complementing the faint light reflected from the water. In a trance, she saw a young man walking towards her with a smile on his face.

The young man had a jade-like figure, and his white clothes gleamed in the sun. His beautiful peach blossom eyes were charming and seductive. When he looked at her, his bright smile was like a spring breeze rippling a pool of green water, and it spread out in circles from the bottom of his eyes.

Shen Li felt that the stars in the sky, the sun and the moon shining together, were not as bright as the light shining in his eyes.

"Look stupid?"

Luo Cheng smiled and waved his hands in front of her, calling her soul back, with a rather complacent look on his face.

Shen Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she came to her senses in an instant and quickly looked away.

"Were you just peeking at me? Am I good-looking?"

Shen Li couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"It's not shameful to admit that someone is good-looking." Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows and leaned closer to her, "You were stunned just now!"

Shen Li said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, Mr. Luo is very handsome, there is no one like him in the world!"

She didn't know why, but when she saw Luo Cheng today, she inexplicably thought of Shen Beiqi when he was a teenager.

Perhaps it was because he was wearing light-colored clothes today, not as glamorous and unrefined as usual, and he looked a bit like the once high-spirited Shen Beiqi, which gave her the wrong impression.

Ren Jiaorui sat beside the stone table in the pavilion, feeling uncomfortable whether to leave or stay.

Because no matter whether it was Xiao Wenyuan or Luo Cheng, no one even looked at her straight in the eye, even though she had dressed up so well.

It's okay for Xiao Wenyuan, he is engaged to Shen Zhiyan, so it's normal for him not to see anyone else.

But Mr. Luo, who looked as good as her cousin, didn't even look at her. Instead, he chatted happily with Shen Li and completely ignored her existence!

Ren Jiaorui really wanted to marry Shen Beiqi, but every time she was rejected by him, she began to hesitate.

But she did not intend to give up the high branch of the Shen family. She was the kind of person who wanted to find another way out for herself while having her cake and eat it.

If you succeed in your plan, everything will be fine.

If the plan fails, there is nothing to be afraid of, because the Shen family will always cover for her in the end.

Yang naturally didn't know that Ren Jiaorui had been crying last night and wanted to come along with her. She just thought that the little girl was just playing around, so she agreed to bring her to the banquet.

Luo Cheng was barely satisfied with Shen Li's compliments, "Is your hand feeling better?"

Shen Li subconsciously looked at her right hand. After she deliberately burned herself at the birthday banquet at Luo Mansion, a total of four groups of people gave her ointment.

Shen Beiqi, the Crown Prince, Luo Cheng and Madam Gu.

In comparison, it was the ointment brought by the Gu family that was the most effective. She applied it every morning and evening as Mrs. Gu had instructed, and she recovered quickly.

Now, three days have passed, and only a light pink scar remains on the back of her hand, which has not completely faded.

"It's almost ready. By the way, has the maid who served tea been implicated?"

"Don't worry, she wasn't punished, she was just a little frightened." Luo Cheng said casually, leaning against the railing and sitting down with his legs crossed.

"I really admire you. That was just boiling water. You are really brave. Aren't you afraid of leaving scars?"

"Don't be afraid," Shen Liyi said simply, "It's good that the maid was not implicated. I should thank you for that."

"No need to thank me, just stop stepping on my feet!"

Luo Cheng touched his nose, lowered his head with lingering fear, and looked at the tip of his black boots that was shaking slightly.

Shen Li couldn't help but laugh out loud. Luo Cheng turned around when he heard the sound. He felt that the way she lowered her head and smiled was very much like the pear blossoms blooming in the spring, peaceful and tranquil, fresh and unworldly.

"Good morning, second cousin Luo."

Ren Jiaorui swayed her waist slightly, walked forward to say hello, and then stood beside Shen Li.

Luo Cheng obviously had no impression of Ren Jiaorui and was stunned for a moment, "...Who are you?"

The corner of Ren Jiaorui's mouth twitched, and her bright smile seemed to crack open, "Second cousin Luo is really good at joking. I am Jiaorui."

"...Jiao Rui?" Luo Cheng repeated the name and shook his head, "Never heard of it!"

Ren Jiaorui's smile collapsed completely, and an embarrassed blush appeared on her face. Shen Li couldn't help but want to laugh.

Ren Jiaorui felt ashamed. Shen Li had an ambiguous smile on her face and did not introduce her.

She clenched the handkerchief in her hand, in a dilemma, when a group of seven or eight young men and women came together. Before they got close to the water pavilion, they heard some hearty laughter.

Shen Li looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw Shen Beiqi walking at the front of the crowd.

He walked neither fast nor slow, wearing a dark blue brocade robe with a slanting collar. His figure was as white as jade and as elegant as an immortal. Among this crowd, he was stunningly beautiful.

Next to him, walking side by side was a girl in a goose yellow summer dress.

At this moment, the girl was tilting her head, looking up at the young man beside her, with tenderness in her eyes and a smile on the corners of her lips, and it was unknown what she was saying.

Shen Li silently withdrew his gaze.

If you decide to forget someone, don't feel excited when you meet him/her again.