My sister must marry someone else? Why are you crying when I marry the King of War?

After all, they were all people of status, and in an occasion with so many people including the emperor and the empress present, it seemed a little too disrespectful to paddle a small boat through the waterway.

The two of them didn't care much about these things and took advantage of them.

Lin Yulan sat at the stern, with lotus flowers and leaves that were taller than her head on her side. The fragrance of the lotus flowers and leaves, along with the mist, filled her nostrils and was refreshing. Shao Xun paddled the boat slowly, and the sound of the oars stirring the water was clear and pleasant to the ears.

Occasionally, Shao Xun would pick a lotus flower that was just opening or half opening and throw it to Lin Yulan, "Madam, take it!"

Lin Yulan giggled and took it. The pink petals were stacked layer upon layer, trembling and spreading in the wind, and blooming beautifully in the sun. She held it to her chest, and her smiling face was also as beautiful as a flower. When she got close and sniffed it, the floral fragrance was even more elegant and intoxicating.

Shao Xun looked up at her, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile between his brows became even brighter.

The handsome man rowing a boat among the lotus flowers also looks particularly pleasing to the eye.

Lin Yulan leaned over and stirred up a string of water splashes, smiling, "Hibiscus Garden is such a great place, the lotus flowers here are so interesting."

Shao Xun said: "I haven't been here for many years. It's really good."

As the boat passed by, the water birds that were nesting there were startled, some of which fled screaming from the water surface, while others flew away screaming with flapping wings. This scared Lin Yulan, but when she saw that it was a water bird, she happily called Shao Xun to look, "My Lord, look, this water bird is so interesting! It flies very fast and has such a nimble figure!"

"Yes, it looks good!" Shao Xun agreed with a smile, but he didn't know what his eyes were seeing.

"My Lord, there is a white lotus over there. It is so special."

"Madam, sit tight. I'll row over and pick them."

"Yeah, there is another lotus over there."

“Well, you have to pick it!”

Lin Yulan's pretty face turned red and her cheeks became slightly hot when she realized what the lotus flowers often represented.

Shao Xun's smile deepened, his eyebrows curved, he plucked the lotus and insisted on handing it to her personally, "Give it to Madam."

His gaze was scorching hot, and Lin Yulan felt her face getting even hotter. She shyly took the lotus and said, "Thank you, my Lord..."

"As long as Madam likes it." Shao Xun smiled and asked again, "Does Madam like it?"

Lin Yulan didn't even dare to look at him. She lowered her eyes and curled her lips slightly, "Like, like... naturally I like such a beautiful flower."

Shao Xun ignored this explanation that only made things more obvious and laughed out loud, "That's good!"

Two dragonflies flew silently, chasing each other in the air, their transparent wings shone silver in the sun, and suddenly flew straight towards Lin Yulan's face. Lin Yulan, who was following their figures with her eyes, screamed in fear and stepped back. Shao Xun quickly stretched out his arms to embrace her, "Madam, be careful!"

The boat shook violently, and Lin Yulan fell into his arms involuntarily. Both of them froze slightly.

Lin Yulan's heart was pounding, and she gently broke free from his embrace, "No, it's okay..."

Shao Xun felt a little regretful when his arms were empty. The soft feeling of the woman in his arms and the lingering fragrance made him pretend to be calm and smiled calmly: "Sit down, how about we continue to move forward?"

"Ah."

The two of them rowed slowly along the way, slowly selecting lotus flowers that they liked and picking them. Lin Yulan looked at the well-grown lotus leaves and asked Shao Xun to pick a few for her. Before they knew it, the lotus leaves filled half of the boat.

The view before them suddenly became clear, and the two of them followed their own will and acted freely. Before they knew it, the boat had left the waterway and arrived at an open lake.

It's good to go from fields of lotus leaves to a clear and bright view.

There was a large group of koi in the lake. Upon hearing the noise, they swam over from all directions, forming a brilliant koi color surrounding the boat.

Lin Yulan's eyes lit up again: "My Lord, there are so many koi. What a pity that I didn't bring any fish food."

If you bring fish food, it would be fun to feed them here.

Shao Xun came to sit in front of her with a three-layer food box, shook the food box in his hand and chuckled: "There is no fish food, but I brought a lot of pastry."

"My Lord is so thoughtful."

Shao Xun opened the food box with a smile. There were not only cakes but also a medium-sized flat round lotus teapot. The tea was warm, just right to quench thirst.

He poured some tea and handed it to Lin Yulan.

The two of them drank tea and tasted cakes. Lin Yulan broke the osmanthus cake and almond biscuits in her hand into pieces and fed them to the koi in the water bit by bit, causing the koi to scramble for food and splash water.

The delicious pastries attracted more and more koi fish to swim over from afar, shaking their heads and wagging their tails, which was so cute. The scene was quite spectacular.

Lin Yulan was in high spirits, and Shao Xun sat beside her leisurely with a smile on his face, in a very good mood.

The two of them stayed away from the crowd, refused to socialize ineffectively, and were having fun boating in the lake and feeding the fish, but they didn't know that in the spacious water pavilion built over the water in the distance, Emperor Yongli, accompanied by the Empress, Noble Concubine Yan, Noble Lady Qin, Concubine Fang and others were chatting and laughing while overlooking the water and enjoying the scenery.

A while ago, there was an unpleasant quarrel between the Deng family, the Wuwei Marquis' Mansion, and General An's children. The Emperor blamed the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess for not disciplining the Yue family. The Empress also lost face and apologized for a long time in front of the Emperor.

It was not easy to have a summer banquet today, and the Emperor was in high spirits. The Empress was very dignified and tactful. Most of the time she just smiled reservedly, occasionally flattering the Emperor, but she didn't dare to stand out.

Concubine Yan, Concubine Qin, Concubine Fang and others tried their best to please the emperor and made him very happy.

I accidentally caught a glimpse of a small boat parked on the lake in the distance. Two people in the boat were chatting and feeding the fish in a leisurely manner. Countless koi were crowded around the boat, and countless koi were swimming by with lines from all directions. From a distance, I could see a brilliant orange and red color in the water beside the boat, which was very beautiful.

Emperor Yongli could not help but point and ask with a smile: "Who is there? They are two interesting and playful people! They are in a good mood!"

Everyone half-squinted their eyes and stretched their necks to look over there and identify carefully, but unfortunately no one could recognize who it was.

All I know is that it should be a man and a woman. The woman has her hair in a bun, so they must be a couple, or a young man from a certain family taking his concubine out for a trip.

Imperial Concubine Yan smiled sweetly and said, "Young people really know how to have fun. This koi fish looks ordinary, but it is quite interesting now. Your Majesty, how about calling those two people over? Such interesting people will surely not disappoint Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongli smiled and nodded: "Call them over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Concubine Yan gave a wink, and the eunuch who had been prepared hurriedly called two guards to row the boat, and the boat quickly went straight to Shao Xun and Lin Yulan.

As the boat approached, the young couple looked up in surprise.

The young eunuch smiled and said, "You two look very interested. May I ask which family you are from?"

Shao Xun stood up, clasped his fists and smiled at the young eunuch, "I am the Marquis of Wuwei, and this is my wife, Lin. May I ask, sir—"