You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

He usually wore black clothes, but today he wore a white brocade robe with golden threads, and tied up his black hair with a simple white jade and silver crown. He looked more approachable than when he usually wore a dragon robe.

The light blue waist belt with auspicious cloud pattern outlines her slender waist, and her every move exudes dignity.

"His Royal Highness."

Everyone saluted, and Xiao Yan waved his hand:

"We are just out for fun, so there is no need to be formal."

At this moment, a gentle voice came:

"Brother."

Everyone looked and saw a carriage stop and a young girl in a white dress walked over. Her long hair was slightly tied up and loosely pinned with a jade hairpin. Her skin was snow-white, and she had a frail and delicate beauty that made people feel pity for her.

The only one who dared to stand behind the prince was Liu Yiyi.

Xiao Yan's favor gave her this privilege.

Hearing the voice, Xiao Wei withdrew his gaze and turned his head.

"You are weak, so you can just stay in the carriage. Why do you want to get off?"

"Yiyi was bored sitting alone in the carriage, so she wanted to go shopping with everyone."

The extremely handsome prince and the extremely delicate beauty standing together look particularly well-matched.

Liu Yiyi said, as if she had just seen Lin Zhaoyue, and was surprised:

"Sister Yue, why are you here too?"

It sounded as if this spring outing was planned by her but she didn't invite her.

Xiao Ran couldn't stand hearing this, and choked:

"I would like to ask Miss Liu, why are you here?"

Xiao Ran didn't like Liu Yiyi, so naturally he wouldn't send her an invitation.

Hearing this, Liu Yiyi looked at Xiao Ran timidly and whispered:

"It was the prince who invited Yiyi here."

After saying that, those watery eyes looked at Xiao Ran and said innocently:

"Princess, did you misunderstand something? Yiyi just heard that Sister Yue was practicing martial arts recently and thought she would not come. She did not expect to meet Sister Yue here and was a little surprised."

When everyone heard Liu Yiyi say that Lin Zhaoyue had been practicing martial arts recently, they looked at her with meaningful eyes.

An Guo has always valued civil officials over military officials. Although the current emperor has pacified the world with military force and improved the status of military generals, the fact that civil officials look down on military generals is deep-rooted and difficult to change.

"A Fei, what kind of bag are you holding? Can it hold so much?"

A nonchalant voice suddenly came over. Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw Pei Jing, the son of Zhongbohou, who was wearing a purple-red robe and was holding a sack in his hand and nonchalantly scolding the servant next to him.

The servant lowered his eyebrows and admitted his mistake:

"Sir, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have taken such a big bag. It's too big!"

These words were full of innuendo, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across Liu Yiyi's eyes.

She clenched the handkerchief in her hand slightly.

But she said nothing, just looked at Xiao Yan aggrievedly.

Everyone in the capital knows that the son of the Marquis Zhongbo is the most capricious and willful, relying on the favor of the current emperor to do whatever he wants.

Marquis Zhongbo followed the emperor to pacify the world and died on the battlefield. The emperor was grateful for his sacrifice and conferred him a title, which was passed down to his son after his father's death.

Marquis Zhongguo was affectionate and had only one wife, no concubines or maids. He had only two sons, the twins Pei Jing and Pei Yanli.

The eldest son Pei Yanli should have inherited the throne of crown prince, but Pei Yanli gave it to Pei Jing.

The wife of Marquis Zhongbo died less than three years later due to depression caused by the loss of her husband. The young Pei Yanli had to shoulder the burden of the family and travel around.

The emperor felt more and more pity and guilt towards the twins, and was especially indulgent towards them.

Pei Yanli was away from home all year round. Pei Jing had neither the guidance of his father nor the supervision of his mother or elders. With the indulgence of imperial power, his behavior became more and more eccentric.

When he proposed to marry my elder sister, the emperor agreed without hesitation.

My father was so angry that he didn't drink with the emperor for half a year. Fortunately, my sister and Pei Jing are in love with each other.

"I am not a stingy person. Remember not to make such mistakes in the future, otherwise you will be in trouble!"

After saying this, Pei Jing stole a glance at Lin Wan next to him. Seeing her red lips curled up slightly, he knew that she was happy, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

Lin Wan was not a fool, so how could she not know that Pei Jing was standing up for her sister?

Seeing him looking at her and giving him an approving look, Pei Jing immediately pouted, revealing six big white teeth, and smiled like a fool.

Lin Wan looked at the big fool in front of him, and the smile on his face deepened.

In the entire Anguo, the only person who dared to talk nonsense in front of the Crown Prince and the princes was this person.

"Brother..."

Facing Liu Yiyi's aggrieved expression, Xiao Yan glanced at Lin Zhaoyue who remained silent and said in a calm voice:

“Let’s start shopping!”

Seeing that Xiao Yun didn't speak for her, Liu Yiyi lowered her eyes and tightened the handkerchief in her hand.

After hearing the prince's words, everyone dispersed and went in groups of three or four to buy what they liked.

"Brother."

Liu Yiyi's voice was filled with grievance:

"Yiyi really didn't mean any harm just now."

Xiao Yan hummed calmly and said:

"I believe you."

These young masters and ladies had never bought vegetables themselves and were extremely excited.

In addition, they had just eaten a big melon, and when they were away from the sight of the prince and Lin Zhaoyue, they began to gossip:

"What did the prince Zhongbohou say just now mean?"

"What else could it mean? Isn't it just a roundabout way of saying that Miss Liu is pretending? But Miss Liu didn't say anything, and she is a weak woman. It is really ungentlemanly for Master Pei, a grown man, to target her.

I've only heard that he's eccentric and willful before, but now it seems that he's not only eccentric and willful, but also a little stupid. I think he'll suffer sooner or later with this kind of personality! Even if the emperor indulges him, he shouldn't be like this. Everyone knows that Miss Liu is the crown prince's favorite. If the crown prince takes that position in the future, he will have to do whatever he wants, and he won't even know how he died."

"That's right. Although he is Miss Lin's fiancé and knows that her sister loves the Crown Prince, he sees Liu Yiyi and the Crown Prince getting close and stands up for her sister in order to win Miss Lin's favor, but he doesn't even look at who his target is."

"That's right, but is what Miss Liu said just now true? Did Miss Lin Er really go to practice martial arts?"

"I think it's possible. Why would a young lady practice martial arts? She is not trying to attract the prince's attention. She finds out that Miss Lin is really pitiful. She has been pestering the prince for two years, but the prince has never even looked at her."

"I heard that Miss Lin and Miss Liu seem to have some grudges recently. So which side should we side with when we all get together later?"

"Is there any need to think about this? Of course it's Miss Liu. I heard that the Eastern Palace has been buying things for the wedding recently. It seems that good things are coming soon. This means that they will either marry Miss Liu as the Crown Princess or a concubine."

"Is this news reliable?"

"Of course, my maid saw it with her own eyes."

"I think she could be a concubine. No matter how much the Crown Prince dotes on Miss Liu, her background is clear. If she is the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince should marry Miss Lin Er.

However! Based on the degree of favor the Crown Prince has for Miss Liu, even if she is a concubine, she will be treated the same as the Crown Princess. "

"But Miss Lin's backer is Duke Lin! Wouldn't it be bad if it's too obvious?"

A weak voice from the crowd said.

"So what if Duke Lin? No matter how powerful he is, he is still a minister. Between the monarch and his subjects, one is the heaven and the other is the common people. Don't stand on the wrong side..."

Not sure if it was because of the practice or the medicinal bath Qingzhu gave her, but Lin Zhaoyue found that her hearing was much better than before.

She could more or less hear their conversation, but she didn't even blink an eye. She even thanked Xiao Yan in her heart for hiding it so well when His Majesty had granted them the marriage, for fear that Liu Yiyi would be sad if she knew.

Except for Xiao Yan and Lin Wan, no one here knows that she is the Crown Princess.

If Lin Zhaoyue could hear it, Xiao Yun could naturally hear it as well.

With his handsome brows slightly furrowed, he looked at Lin Zhaoyue who was carefully picking vegetables in the distance, and stepped towards her.