Wearing a book, hooking him up

Mrs. Su came to her daughter's yard early in the morning, with an excited look on her face, and instructed Miaoxia to dress up her baby daughter well today.

She stood by and gave instructions with a focused look.

"Yaoyao, you can pick the young masters today. As long as you like them, we can observe them. There is no rush. You still have a year to go before you become a virgin."

As Mrs. Su spoke, she gently stroked her daughter's hair, her eyes full of emotion.

Time flies so fast, Yaoyao is about to reach the age of 15.

She sighed slightly, feeling both relieved and a little reluctant.

The gentlemen invited today were all carefully selected by her. Their appearance, family background, and character were all strictly considered and there was no problem.

She was quite satisfied with a few of them, such as the Prince of Wu'an. After all, she and the wife of Wu'an were close friends and knew them inside and out.

And the young man from the Qi family is not bad either. After all, the Qi family is the queen's maternal family and has a huge influence, which is a good match for their Su family.

But I heard that Qi Yixu had been training in the army before and his personality was not gentle enough. I wonder if he would not dote on his wife enough.

"Mom, I understand." Su Jingyao responded softly.

But I was thinking to myself, what a pity, your daughter has already been reserved by someone else.

Today, Mrs. Su will hold a banquet in a courtyard called "Haitangchun" in the Su Mansion.

It is filled with crabapple flowers of various colors. When the breeze blows, the petals fall one after another, which is a beautiful sight. It is an extremely elegant and beautiful place.

After Su Jingyao dressed up carefully, she slowly walked towards Haitangchun.

She was the protagonist of today's banquet. As soon as she walked in, her beautiful face and graceful figure instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Today, Su Jingyao is wearing a rose-red dress with a waistline. The hem of the skirt looks like a blooming flower when she walks. The sleeves are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, which perfectly outlines her graceful and slender figure.

She rarely wears makeup, and today's makeup complements the color of her dress. Her delicate eyebrows and bright lips make her look exquisite, gentle and charming, making people unable to take their eyes off her.

When Si Nanyu saw her from afar, his eyes instantly brightened up, reflecting surprise and amazement.

I haven't seen her for a year, and when I suddenly saw her now, I had a wonderful feeling that the little girl had grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye.

It’s so beautiful that it makes your heart intoxicated.

While other young masters were hesitating to move forward due to etiquette and were still debating in their hearts whether to go forward, Si Nanyu did not hesitate at all. He stepped quickly and strode forward early.

"Miss Su, long time no see. You have become more beautiful than ever before. You are more eye-catching than the crabapple trees in this courtyard."

Si Nanyu was very enthusiastic, his eyes were full of undisguised appreciation and admiration, and his voice rose slightly with excitement.

"The prince hasn't changed much."

Su Jingyao raised her head slightly and responded with a faint smile.

The moment Qi Yixu saw her, the desire in his heart surged like a tide, and he was eager to go find her.

However, he has grown a lot this year. He is no longer as straightforward and impulsive as before. He has learned to restrain himself and realized that being too straightforward may easily scare away the girl he likes.

He suppressed the impulse in his heart, stood where he was, but his eyes always followed Su Jingyao's figure.

There was a hint of bitterness in Wang Xiuwen's expression, his eyes dimmed, and he felt very lost.

His status was indeed very different from Miss Su's. He originally thought that as long as he and Miss Su sympathized with each other, the difference in status would not be a problem.

He also firmly believed that he would become a high-ranking official in the future and provide Miss Su with a good life.

But this year, Miss Su did not go out to attend the party, so he had more opportunities to see her.

However, as their contacts increased, Wang Xiuwen suddenly realized that the distance between him and Miss Su was as huge as a chasm and it was completely impossible for them to be together.

That time, he met Miss Su by chance at the Su Mansion. He was extremely excited, with a happy smile on his face, and greeted Miss Su enthusiastically.

I even started talking about poetry with Miss Su again with anticipation.

When Su Jingyao saw him, she secretly decided to make him give up completely this time, and then she calmly talked to Wang Xiuwen.

No matter what Wang Xiuwen said, Su Jingyao was determined to do the opposite of him.

For example, Wang Xiuwen said with deep emotion: "There are countless painters in the world, but they cannot paint a red heart."

Su Jingyao smiled faintly and responded, "Who says sadness can't be painted? Painting people's hearts follows the world's emotions."

Seeing Wang Xiuwen's originally confident expression turn into embarrassment, Su Jingyao felt inexplicably amused.

Didn't he always feel that they had a resonance in poetry?

Today, his fantasy will be completely shattered.

Afterwards, Wang Xiuwen seemed unwilling to give up, and the topics of the conversation became all over the place, and then he said several more words.

For example, he said in a firm tone: "All things are inferior, only reading is superior."

Su Jingyao expressed her dissenting opinion without hesitation, "I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar."

He also told him a vivid story and explained in detail why he thought so.

Then Wang Xiuwen added with a hint of emotion: "Flowers may bloom again, but people can never be young again."

Su Jingyao replied: "Who says life will never be young again? The water in front of the door can still flow west."

......

Wang Xiuwen was speechless after being confronted by Su Jingyao. Finally, he looked up at the sky and said helplessly: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk."

Su Jingyao responded to him: "Don't say it's too late, the sky is still full of rosy clouds."

Wang Xiuwen's face flushed a little, and he opened his mouth but had nothing to say.

Su Jingyao smiled gently and said, "Mr. Wang, I never thought we would have such a big deviation."

Su Jingyao herself didn't expect that she was such a nitpicker.

Wang Xiuwen waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, Miss Su is knowledgeable and talented, and her understanding is correct. I am one-sided."

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows.

She has been so ruthless in speaking to him, how could he not hear it? It seems that she needs a stronger dose of medicine.

"Mr. Wang, there is a saying that I think is suitable for us, 'I am grateful for your kindness, so I became sworn brothers.'"

They are more suitable to be friends.

Wang Xiuwen was stunned for a moment, his expression became even more embarrassed, and the smile on his face seemed extremely forced.

"Ms. Su, I understand."

Wang Xiuwen lowered his eyes slightly, it turned out that he had been being sentimental all along.

Then he looked at Su Jingyao sincerely and said, "I am the three-inch snow on the eaves, and you are a stunning guest in the world."

Miss Su is so outstanding that he cannot reach her.

His voice was filled with desolation: "I am satisfied to have a good chat with Miss Su, and I will take my leave."

"Master Wang, take care."

Su Jingyao looked at his departing back and sighed softly.

His thoughts suddenly came back to him, and Wang Xiuwen withdrew his gaze from a distance and refocused on Miss Su who was walking with the prince.

There was an unconcealable disappointment in his eyes.

Could it be that Miss Su likes the prince more?

He looked increasingly lonely.

The prince has a family background that is beyond the reach of others, and he is also extremely cheerful and a man who is very popular with women.

No wonder Miss Su likes it.

Every time he discussed poetry with Miss Su, Miss Su probably couldn't bear to offend him.

Recalling those times, Wang Xiuwen's lips curled up into a self-deprecating smile.

Perhaps Miss Su only communicated with him patiently out of politeness and cultivation, but I have always mistakenly believed that it was a tacit understanding and resonance between each other.

Now it seems that everything was just my wishful thinking.

Wang Xiuwen took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil, but the sour feeling kept lingering in his heart and was difficult to dissipate.

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Ye Yaqin in the yard saw Su Jingyao and the Prince of Wu'an walking side by side from afar, her eyes full of suspicion.

The prince didn't come today.

Didn’t Su Jingyao secretly hook up with the prince a long time ago?

What's the plan behind holding such a grand banquet?

Ye Yaqin was puzzled and felt very upset.

An Jinyan, who was standing by, noticed that she looked upset and asked softly, "Miss Ye, what are you thinking about?"

Ye Yaqin turned to look at her, her eyes revealing complicated emotions.

It was An Jinyan who told her that the relationship between the prince and Su Jingyao was unusual.

Ye Yaqin knew clearly that An Jinyan wanted to use her to discredit Su Jingyao, but regardless of whether she could do it or not, once the prince found out, it would be completely impossible for her to win his favor, let alone marry him.

But Ye Yaqin didn't want to just do nothing. Su Jingyao had been interacting with the prince without telling anyone. If the Queen and His Majesty knew about it, they would definitely not be kind to Su Jingyao.

There are people from the Ye family in the palace. Ye Yaqin once accidentally revealed this matter to the Queen, but the Queen did not react after knowing it. This made Ye Yaqin completely unsure of the thoughts of these people in high positions.

Could it be that the Queen already knew about the affair between the Crown Prince and Su Jingyao?

The more Ye Yaqin thought about it, the more confused she became, and her brows furrowed even more.

"Miss An, why do you think Miss Su is hosting this banquet today?"

An Jinyan glanced at Su Jingyao, her heart full of confusion, and even a bit of indignation on her face.

You are obviously the prince's man, but you are still pretending here.

The more An Jinyan thought about it, the angrier she became. Su Jingyao was like an iron wall and it seemed that she couldn't find any weakness in her. She and Ye Yaqin had no idea where to start.

Originally, An Jinyan wanted to ruin Su Jingyao's reputation by spreading the news that Su Jingyao went out of the house every half a month to meet with men in secret.

But this matter involved the prince, and Ye Yaqin didn't want to do it, nor did she dare to do so.

So Ye Yaqin tried to test the queen first, but the queen didn't respond at all.

"Who knows?"

An Jinyan shrugged, his face full of frustration.

Ye Yaqin walked towards Su Jingyao with a gentle smile on her face.

"Ms. Su is so bright and charming today."

The smile seems sincere, but there is a subtle calculation hidden in the eyes.

"Ms. Ye has become more gentle and dignified."

Su Jingyao remained calm and replied to her with a smile.

"Miss Su, I heard that you had a conflict with Princess Minghui before, but later reconciled. You even go to the princess's mansion every two weeks and stay there for a whole day."

Ye Yaqin's tone was gentle, yet contained a hint of aggression.

"Why didn't Princess Minghui come today?"

There seemed to be a deeper meaning in Ye Yaqin's words.

When the other young masters heard this, they were a little surprised and began to whisper.

"Does Miss Su usually go out so much?" someone whispered, with a look of confusion on his face.

"What is so attractive about this Princess's Mansion, Miss Su? She can stay in the Princess's Mansion for a day."

Another person echoed this, with suspicion in his eyes.

"..."

Even some worse guesses were hidden in his heart and not spoken out, and strange looks were cast at Su Jingyao from time to time.