My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

Huaying frowned slightly when she heard this, and her beautiful eyebrows were slightly twisted, but she still nodded lightly.

Qing He, who was standing by, pouted and lowered her voice, "Miss, this princess has invited you to appreciate the maple leaves. She must have bad intentions. Let's not go."

Huaying continued writing with a faint smile on her face, "Why? Are you going to stay at home because of her? Besides, even if she has bad intentions, she wouldn't dare to harm me in broad daylight. We just need to be more cautious."

Qing He's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, as if he had thought of a good idea, and he said excitedly: "Yes, let's take Yue Lang with us tomorrow. With him by her side to protect the young lady, she will be much safer. And I also heard that there is a house in the maple forest, which is usually used by the royal nobles for hunting and resting. When the time comes, we can let Yue Lang hide in it and protect the young lady secretly."

Huaying raised her head when she heard this, and looked at the little maid in front of her who was wholeheartedly thinking about her, and the smile on her lips became more and more obvious.

The next morning, after Huaying greeted her mother, she took Qinghe on a carriage to the maple forest.

The carriage passed through Chang'an Avenue and headed towards the suburbs. Soon they arrived at the maple forest. Huaying got off the carriage with Qinghe's help.

At this time, in front of a mansion in Fenglin, a number of gorgeous carriages were parked on one side, and the daughters of officials from various families opened the curtains and came out one after another.

As soon as we got off the car, we were all shocked by the luxurious mansion in front of us. This mansion was surrounded by green mountains, gurgling green water, and surrounded by fiery red maple forests. It was beautiful beyond words.

Seeing the princess coming out, the ladies all bowed to her.

Afterwards, they followed the princess into the courtyard, which was already filled with all kinds of fruits and delicious food. Everyone sat down one by one and began to greet each other.

Liu Huan, who had a great conversation with the princess at the Shen Mansion wedding banquet last time, hurried to the princess' side and said in a low voice: "Princess, everything has been arranged. Let's wait and see what's going on."

The princess slowly picked up the teacup, staring at the tea leaves in the cup, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible smile.

When Huaying appeared, all the ladies present stood up and saluted. Huaying bowed slightly and returned the salute.

Seeing Huaying, the princess quickly stepped forward and held Huaying's hand in a friendly manner: "Sister, you are finally here, come and sit down."

Huaying followed the princess to the stone table in the pavilion with a smile and sat down. A maid was about to pass a cup of tea to Huaying, but Qinghe, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, saw the steaming teacup and hurriedly stopped her. She took the steaming teacup and said softly, "Thank you, sister. Let me serve our young lady."

The maid nodded with a smile on her face, then pushed the tea to her and stepped back. Qinghe's hands were instantly burned red by the scalding hot teacup, but she still placed the tea steadily next to her lady, lowered her voice and said gently: "Miss, this tea is too hot, please drink it later." Huaying looked at her with a smile and nodded.

Seeing this scene, the princess covered her lips and smiled, "My sister has such a caring maid to serve her, which is enough to show that the Shen family is well governed."

Huaying smiled but said nothing.

Then, the princess said to the young ladies present with a smile on her face: "Today we are here to enjoy the maple leaves. You don't need to be restrained and just do whatever you want. If you want to recite poems or dance, you can do it freely. You know, we are always bound by various rules at home on weekdays. It's a rare opportunity to relax, so we should have fun. But don't tell others that I let you indulge yourself today after you go home, otherwise I will be in trouble!"

When the young ladies heard this, their expressions varied, but they all knelt down, bowed, and responded in unison: "We will follow the county lord's instructions."

The princess smiled slightly, waved her hand gently, then picked up the wine pot herself, filled a glass of wine, slowly pushed it in front of Huaying, and said softly: "Sister, try this glass of girl's red wine. It tastes mellow and sweet. It is a fine wine brewed specifically for women."

Huaying smiled, took the wine glass, and took a sip carefully. However, as soon as the wine entered her throat, she suddenly started coughing violently, and her face turned red.

Seeing this, the princess hurriedly stood up and wanted to pat her back to relieve her pain.

But unexpectedly, the sleeve knocked over the cup...

Huaying only felt a wetness around her waist. Fortunately, the tea had cooled down and did not burn her.

I thought to myself: The princess's conspiracy has already begun.

The princess quickly apologized: "Oh, it's all my fault for being careless. Did I burn you?"

Huaying shook her head gently: "It's nothing, Princess, don't blame yourself."

"Someone, come! Hurry and take Miss Shen to change clothes." He turned around and said to Huaying, "Go change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold again."

Huaying nodded and followed the maid to the dressing room. When she entered the room, she found it was spotless and extremely tidy.