I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

The prince wanted to meet Jiang Siyu today. Since the last palace banquet, he had asked people to bring letters to Jiang Siyu many times, hoping to ask her out for a meeting, but all his requests fell on deaf ears.

He couldn't believe that his charm was useless.

It must be Minister Jiang who locked Jiang Siyu up. How could that old man look down on a prince like me?

At this moment, a clear male voice came from the side: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Prince An, and all the distinguished guests, why don't we go to the pavilion in front and rest for a while?

My sister has prepared tea for you. I heard that the peach blossom wine bought by His Royal Highness Prince Rui has also arrived. You can choose whether to taste wine or tea later.

How about we have a pot-tossing competition?"

Li Yian said casually, "Very good. Thank you for your hard work today, Master Lu."

Lu Qingfeng smiled shyly: "It's my duty. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so it's no big deal for me to come and help."

Bai Jingchen, who was standing next to him and was a good friend of Lu Qingfeng, joked, "Qingfeng, you are a very busy person, how can you be free? It's really hard to see you."

Both of them were born into military families, were of similar age and status, and got along well with each other. However, in recent years, Lu Qingfeng went to the military camp, and Bai Jingchen worked in the Ministry of War, so they met less often.

But they would occasionally go out for a drink during their days off.

The prince was a little absent-minded as he was thinking about something, but he still followed everyone to the pavilion. This pavilion was relatively large, and there was a long corridor leading to the next pavilion. It was a good place for leisure and entertainment.

There was a long table in the pavilion, on which some drinks, snacks, fruit plates and other things had been placed in advance.

These young men from aristocratic families were all very good at having fun. Some of them really came to enjoy the plum blossoms, some wanted to see if they could find a woman of their dreams, and some wanted to take the opportunity to get close to some high-ranking officials.

Everyone had their own thoughts. Some of the playful ones organized themselves to play pot-tossing, some sat and drank tea. Some even got inspired and started to compose poems.

Finally, the prince could no longer sit still. He gave a few instructions to the attendant beside him, and the attendant left quickly.

Then he said to everyone, "I want to go to the plum garden inside for a walk. You can do whatever you want. You don't have to follow me."

When everyone saw that the prince had spoken, they stood up and watched him leave.

When Lu Qingfeng saw this scene, he felt that he should inform his sister, in case something bad happened later.

So he whispered to his personal guard to tell his sister about this. The personal guard left in a flash.

On the other side, the noble ladies followed Princess Rui and others into the plum garden on the right. The plum garden in the backyard took the middle road as its central axis, and the buildings on both sides were symmetrical.

At this moment, all the women also arrived at the pavilion with a long corridor. The long table was also filled with fruits and snacks, tea, fruit and wine.

Because of the presence of women of noble status like Lu Qingxue and Dai Meng, everyone was relatively harmonious and no one dared to cause trouble.

When they got here, Lu Qingxue smiled and said, "Sisters, you can enjoy the scenery in the garden at will, appreciate the plum blossoms, play pot-tossing, play the piano, or paint. It's all up to you.

You can move around freely now. If you feel tired, come here to have some tea and rest. Don’t feel constrained.”

Normally the women are kept at home and seldom have the chance to travel far away. It is rare for them to come here with such beautiful scenery and complete facilities.

There are even guqin and drawing boards prepared here for the ladies to choose from, which is also a good opportunity to show off their talents.

They all felt extremely comfortable and developed some favorable impression towards the Prince Rui's Mansion.

After hearing what Princess Rui said, everyone went to appreciate the plum blossoms without hesitation.

They entered the plum garden in groups of three or four. In such a large plum garden, there were hardly any people around after a while.

At this time, a man dressed as a guard walked up to Lu Qingxue, whispered a few words to her, and then left.

Lu Qingxue is with An Muxi and Dai Meng.

An Muxi asked curiously, "Nothing will happen, right?"

Lu Qingxue said helplessly: "Someone is restless. The prince seems to be causing trouble. He went into the plum garden alone and asked someone to find Jiang Siyu."

An Muxi perked up instantly when she heard this. As a member of the Rui Palace, she had contributed a lot this time, so it wouldn't be too much for her to have the first bite of the melon, right?

"Princess, can I go with you to take a look? Please don't let anything happen."

Dai Meng also became interested. But when she thought about how Dai Zhen had gone out halfway through lunch, she became a little worried, after all, her An An was still with the male guests.

Dai Zhen is a person with even more clumsy means than her, and she must not let Li Yian be touched by Dai Zhen.

So she said, "I'm going to look for An An, so I won't go with you to eat melons."

An Muxi and Lu Qingxue understood her concerns and quickly said, "Go quickly and keep an eye on your man."

So Dai Meng took two maids to find Li Yian.

An Muxi followed Lu Qingxue and her maid to the plum garden on the left. As the only two married women here and the hosts of the flower-viewing banquet, they did not have so many concerns.

An Muxi was thinking in her heart that the King Cheng and the Crown Prince she predicted would definitely take action today.

I ruined their good plans at the last palace banquet, and they must be unwilling to accept that. This time, they will definitely find an opportunity to do something new.

Among the female guests, Bai Yueli likes to stir up trouble the most, and her feelings towards the prince are almost written on her face.

Since the prince wanted to find Jiang Siyu, why not do a good deed and let Bai Yueli come to watch the show? Let her wake up from her dream sooner?

She turned around and whispered a few words to Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue, and the two of them left.

When he thought that Bai Yueli would definitely make trouble when she saw that scene, and that there would be another good show to watch, he felt happy.

She said there was no point in appreciating the plum blossoms, and the most exciting thing was to watch these people’s performances.

Oh, I don't know where the other agent went. That woman doesn't look good, but as long as she doesn't do anything murderous or arson, let her be. She is not the protagonist today.

Jiang Siyu was really a little helpless. On weekdays, she could pretend that she didn't know and not go out to see the prince at home.

But now the prince's men have come to me. If I meet the prince here alone, and get seen by others, I don't know what kind of gossip will spread.

After she had figured out the prince's character these few days at home, she no longer wanted to pretend to be nice to him. All the prince's sweet words before now seemed to be false.

She just wants to find a man she loves to spend her life with. Why is it so difficult?

But the servant in front of him was still standing respectfully, as if he would not leave unless he followed him.

Jiang Siyu was annoyed by the prince's behavior, but she could do nothing about it. She sighed and said, "Lead the way."

No matter what, let’s talk it through with the prince today.

Bai Yueli pulled Li Jiawan and said anxiously, "Sister Wan'er, please ask your people to help me call out the crown prince. I want to see him now."

Li Jiawan said reluctantly: "Li'er, please walk slowly. It's still early. There will be a chance. Don't worry."

Bai Yueli's patience was almost exhausted: "Sister Wan'er, can you help me call the Crown Prince out? When I meet him, I will help you call my brother, okay?"

Li Jiawan was actually waiting for her to say this. Just as she was about to agree, she heard two women talking next to her.

"Hey, have you heard? The prince actually made a private appointment with Jiang Siyu?"

"What? Really? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still likes Miss Jiang the most."

"Yes, even though he failed to marry her last time, the prince still can't forget her, and he can't wait to meet her as soon as he got here."

"But, it's hard to guarantee that something won't happen when this single man and single woman meet in private. It looks like they're about to get married."

"Don't say this out loud. It would be bad if someone else heard it."

After a while, the two people's voices disappeared and they seemed to have walked away.

Bai Yueli was burning with jealousy. Why did the prince take the initiative to find Jiang Siyu instead of meeting him?