The breeze rustled the leaves, as if telling the story of the Jade Stone Road in this mansion, with birds singing and flowers blooming. The maids and servants had festive smiles on their faces and were happily arranging the food for the banquet.

Everyone in the mansion, from the steward to the maids and servants, knew that the young princess's fiancée's family had come to the capital, and today's banquet was to entertain them.

Servants, maids, and old women gathered in twos and threes and said, "Have you heard that the young princess's fiancé is likely to become the top scholar?

Really? That's amazing.

The little maid continued, "And he saved our little princess before? The maids and servants in the mansion are all curious about this future son-in-law."

Sasao Pozi: I heard that it's not easy for peasants to pass the exam to become a scholar, let alone a juren or a zhuangyuan. That's like a huge army crossing a single-plank bridge, right?

"Hmm," Auntie Pang nodded in agreement. "You're right. The cost of studying for the imperial examinations for farmers is very high. Where did their family get so much money to support him?"

"Shh, your tone sounds a bit sour." The housekeeper pushed the man and said, "You can't eat the grapes, but you say they are sour."

And warned, "Don't talk nonsense. If these words get to the ears of the princess or the little princess, we will all be in trouble.

Ah, haha, bah, bah, bah, look at my broken mouth, I only know how to talk nonsense, I didn’t say anything, you didn’t hear anything, hehe, you didn’t hear anything. The fat woman said embarrassedly.

Humph, it’s good that you know it, but don’t implicate us.

Alright, disperse, don't gather here, and talk less, disperse, get to work, get to work quickly... Everyone scattered like birds and beasts, and the originally noisy crowd disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Outside the princess's mansion, the spies from various mansions who were gathering intelligence also found out some things at this time.

The first person to find out the news was the servant in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I bow respectfully.

Say

Yes, today the princess is hosting a banquet for the family of Prince Yi, the family of Marquis Jing'an, the family of Duke Zhou, and the family to which the little princess is engaged.

The Prime Minister looked up at the servant and asked in surprise, "Who is the young princess getting engaged to?" How come I haven't heard of anyone in the capital getting engaged to the young princess? If there was anyone, the news would have spread all over the streets and alleys long ago.

The servant replied respectfully, "My Lord, it's a country boy who just passed the imperial examination this year.

The Prime Minister asked, "Is there any other news?"

The servant replied, "There is nothing else for the time being."

Prime Minister: "Okay, go down!"

yes.!

Many people were gathering information and reporting back. For example, the Marquis of Chang'an, the Minister of the Imperial Court, the Chancellor's Court, and so on. Many dukes, marquises, generals, and ministers had heard the news: the young princess was engaged, and the young man she was betrothed to was a peasant, a recent scholar. The wives and masters of each mansion were all beating their chests and stamping their feet. If they had known the young princess was interested in marrying, they should have sent a matchmaker to propose marriage sooner rather than later. Why let a brat from the countryside get ahead of her? What a mistake! What a mistake! No matter how much these ministers and officials beat their chests and stamped their feet, it was useless.

The princess's mansion was bustling with activity as they prepared to have a feast. The two young lovers who had not seen each other for months found an empty corner, gathered together and began chattering, telling each other about their longing for each other.

Princess Lingxi: "Brother Yijing, how have you been lately?

I'm fine. How about you, Ling'er?

Lingxi couldn't hide her joy and looked at her fiancé shyly. I have a lot too, that's right, the ancients were implicit in expressing their emotions.

Oh, all right.

Oh, Brother Jing, your wound has scabbed over, right? Are you staying here this time? "

After asking several questions in a row, Hu Yijing was at a loss as to what to do, so he looked up at the little princess.

Her eyes were filled with tenderness and lingering affection. She asked tenderly, "Xi'er, which question do you want me to answer first?"

Princess Lingxi's heart melted at the sound of that deep, rich voice. She frantically looked up at Hu Yijing. Her face and ears were completely red.

Princess Lingxi blushed and looked at Hu Yijing coquettishly and said: "Brother Jing, you are so bad! You are too good, aren't you? Tell me, are you the same with other girls besides me?"

Oh, Hu Yijing was at a loss. "My dear sister Xi'er, this is a huge injustice!" I just couldn't help myself when I saw you. I couldn't control my desire to express myself.

Princess Lingxi, "Then why are you like this?"

Hu Yijing: "His eyes were filled with disappointment and frustration. He cried out to Princess Lingxi, "Sister Xi'er, what a great injustice! That was all from the heart. How could you think of your brother Jing like that? Your brother Jing is so sad! Brother Jing is loyal to you and only loves you. How can you say that after knowing so many girls?"

Princess Lingxi looked at Hu Yijing's lost and sad expression, and she panicked and quickly grabbed Hu Yijing's hand. Okay, Brother Jing, I believe you.

Hu Yijing, the scheming brat, quickly raised his head, his eyes once again filled with affection. "Sister Xi'er, you're the best! You're the most perfect girl in the world." "Sister Xi'er, Brother Jing has been missing you like crazy for months. Do you miss your brother Jing?"

Princess Lingxi listened to what Hu Yijing said: "His face and ears were red enough to bleed. He reached out and gently hit Hu Yijing. Brother Jing, you are so bad. You only know how to make fun of others! I will ignore you, humph.

Hu Yijing reached out and grasped the hand the little girl extended, his eyes filled with deep affection that could drown someone, and he looked at Princess Lingxi seriously: "Okay, Xi'er, I won't tease you anymore, let's talk."

Princess Lingxi, provoked by Hu Yijing, had wanted to check on Brother Jing's wound, but now she didn't have the courage. Alas, there were differences between men and women after all. They were only engaged, so she could only express concern and ask about him verbally.

Hu Yijing hadn't seen his fiancée in months. He was overjoyed, extremely excited and happy. "Sister Xi'er, haven't you been eating well lately? You seem to have lost so much weight lately."

No, Brother Jing, you just haven’t seen me for a long time.

By the way, Brother Jing, will you stay this time?

Well, I'm not leaving. I want to find a college in the capital to study systematically. I'll take the imperial examination and strive to win first place, so that my sister Xier can become the wife of the top scholar.

Princess Lingxi heard the shameless words and replied in a mosquito-like voice, "Brother Jing, what does it have to do with me whether you pass the imperial examination or not?"

Of course, I want to give the best to my sister Xier.

The two of them sat together, and the more they talked, the closer they became. They talked more and more, and before they knew it, Hu Yijing and Princess Lingxi were already holding hands.

At this moment, their personal maid shouted from behind, "The princess is about to start the feast." The two of them were so frightened that they quickly let go of each other's tightly clasped hands as if they had been electrocuted, hurriedly adjusted their clothes, and walked towards the banquet.

The blushes on the two young lovers' faces hadn't faded yet, and it was obvious that they were hiding somewhere and whispering to each other...

Shhh, this is the time. When their awareness is at its weakest. Only now, when they are exhausted, will there be a chance to escape. Sitting back and waiting for death is not my character.

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