The soft and tender princess is loved by everyone and the love-brains just want to get on top

A few days later.

The weather is very good today.

The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly.

The golden light passed through the exquisite corner tower and spread onto the long palace road, reflecting the golden-roofed red gate, making the palace look even more magnificent.

But the palace is particularly quiet today because everyone has gone to the nearby villa.

The villa is located at the foot of a mountain not far from the palace, and I come here almost every year.

The villa is well built and has many places for activities, such as boating on the lake to cool off, admiring the lotus in the lotus pond, sipping cold drinks, and fishing in the pavilion by the pond.

Originally, Yan Jiaojiao had not planned to go, but she had been staying in the palace these days. Although there was everything there, it would be a bit boring after staying there for too long.

So she went too, but she was just there to watch.

She was seated next to Yan Xin.

Most of the people coming down were court officials and their families. The meeting had not yet been announced, so everyone was talking to each other.

"Today we are hosting a banquet at the villa. My dear ministers, please be at your leisure and have fun to your heart's content."

Yan Xin sat in the main seat and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The people below stood up, saluted with both hands, and spoke in unison.

"All sit down."

Yan Xin waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.

The wide variety of food is eye-catching, especially the iced drinks on every table.

Ice drinks are still relatively scarce in summer. Apart from the palace, some powerful and wealthy families may have ice cellars, but it is difficult to taste them in other ordinary homes.

There happens to be a large ice cellar in the villa, so it is easy to drink iced drinks and taste chilled food here.

After Yan Xin finished speaking, he stopped talking.

People have begun to slowly leave their seats and walk around the villa at will.

Some ministers wanted to invite Yan Xin to go boating on the lake, but Yan Xin politely declined and had to go with other ministers.

Seeing the ministers gradually walking away, Yan Xin stood up and asked softly.

"Sister, do you want to go over there with me? The scenery here is quite nice."

Yan Jiaojiao nodded slightly and responded, "Okay, then just stroll around."

This was Yan Jiaojiao's first time here, and she had no impression of the place anyway.

It's quite cool here and she likes it very much.

So the two of them walked towards the pond pavilion together.

The pavilion is in the middle of the lotus pond and can be reached by following the trestle bridge.

There is a large area of ​​lotus flowers around it.

The pond is covered with emerald green lotus leaves, setting off the graceful lotus flowers in the middle. Their petals are as white as snow and as tender as clouds. If you look closely, you can see that the stamens are as golden as the sun, shining brightly.

Under the caress of the breeze, it sways gently, emitting a fresh and elegant scent, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

However, not long after they arrived there, Song Shiyan followed.

He walked over slowly by himself.

"I'm not familiar with this place yet, do you mind tagging along? Forget it if it's a bother."

Song Shiyan asked in a casual and straightforward tone.

He said he was disturbing you, but his actions did not.

He didn't even wait for the two to answer before sitting down in the pavilion.

What's the difference between asking and not asking?

If he minded, would he leave?

Yan Xin secretly complained in his heart, but there was no expression on his face.

He raised his eyebrows, and then replied leisurely: "Of course I don't mind. After all, the Second Prince is a guest."

Song Shiyan turned his head and looked at Yan Jiaojiao who was silent, and asked softly, "What about the princess?"

Yan Jiaojiao raised her eyes, met his half-smiley eyes, and said lightly: "Of course I don't mind."

After she said that, she stopped looking at him and looked at the lotus flowers blooming in the pond, as if she didn't want to talk to him any more.

But Song Shiyan's gaze always stayed on her.

Yan Xin, who was standing aside, glanced at Song Shiyan and naturally discovered that he had been looking at Yan Jiaojiao.

No wonder you came here.

So that was the idea.

Last time, I didn’t have the chance to ask my sister what the connection between the two of them was.

But it seems that he is not welcomed.

Yan Xin just thought that he was wishful thinking and was attracted by his elder sister's beauty.

Yan Xin and Yan Jiaojiao were talking, and Song Shiyan was just listening quietly.

Yan Xin knew that she liked to eat chilled food, so he asked someone to get it for her before coming.

It's just in time to come back.

But it seemed that there were other people following behind him.

The palace maids placed the things on the stone table one by one and then went downstairs.

Eunuch Li was thinking about how to start the conversation when he heard Yan Xin ask, "Why is Master Shen here too?"

"I was just wandering around there and ran into Eunuch Li. When he heard that His Majesty and the Princess were here, he followed them over."

Shen Zhiyin's voice was as cold as ever, but his eyes glanced at Yan Jiaojiao a few times without leaving any trace.

Yan Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows slightly. Why is Shen Zhiyin here too?

"Really? That's a coincidence."

Yan Xin tapped his fingers on the table and spoke lightly.

Eunuch Li had no choice but to agree: "I also happened to meet Master Shen on the way here."

"Okay, you go down first."

Eunuch Li responded and walked out of the pavilion. Naturally, he didn't dare to go far and stood outside waiting.

"Since you are here, Mr. Shen, please sit down."

Yan Xin then asked people to sit down.

Shen Zhiyin nodded slightly, glanced at the seats, and naturally sat down opposite Yan Jiaojiao.

Right next to him was Song Shiyan, and they were facing each other.

Yan Xin's eyes were slightly cold.

What is there to not understand?

All his feelings are directed towards his sister.

"Sister, don't you like to eat iced food? Would you like to try it?"

Yan Xin's words successfully made her turn her attention back.

On the stone table were chilled lychees, chilled grapes, and iced drinks.

But she just glanced at it and replied lazily: "I don't really feel like eating now."

Yan Xin raised an eyebrow and quickly understood what she meant by not feeling like eating now.

In the past, a maid would have peeled it for me, but today there was no one to serve me.

He had actually forgotten about this and was about to call someone in.

Then Song Shiyan asked in a low voice: "Princess, don't you want to peel it?"

Yan Xin took back the words that were about to come out of his mouth and looked at Song Shiyan who asked the question.

Is this a way to please people?

Yan Jiaojiao was too lazy to hide it and nodded.

She really didn't want to peel it. There was still a lot left anyway, and it would be the same if she ate it later when she returned to the palace.

"I'm free anyway, how about I help the princess peel it?"

Song Shiyan looked at her with interest, waiting for her answer.

"Do you know?"

she asked rhetorically.

"Princess, why don't you try and know?"

He was just about to pick up the lychees on the table and peel them for her to see.

"If the princess wants to eat, I can do it for her."

Shen Zhiyin spoke lightly.

"It's not the first time I've helped a princess anyway."

It was just a short sentence, but it sounded very ambiguous.

This caused the three of them to look at him.