On the second day, after Jia Lian entered the palace to meet the emperor, he met the prince on the way out of the palace.

The prince's sedan chair was parked beside the palace road, as if he was specially waiting for him.

“I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Marquis Zhenyuan does not need to be polite.”

The Crown Prince held up the sedan curtain with one hand, his face full of warmth. Look at Jia Lian.

“I heard that Marquis Zhenyuan is going to Tianjin Guard soon, so I came to see Marquis Zhenyuan off. I wish Marquis Zhenyuan will build a new type of warship as soon as possible, strengthen our navy, and enhance our country’s prestige.”< br />
"Thanks to His Majesty's kind words, I will do my best to repay Your Majesty's kindness and His Majesty's expectations."

"Hehehe."

The prince laughed a little, and then said to Jia Lian in a sincere voice: "I already know what happened in Weiyang Palace that day. It was all because of the crown prince's coquettishness, and it is also my fault. Please don't take it to heart, Marquis Zhenyuan. I also asked the Marquis of Zhenyuan to express my apology to the Zhen family on my behalf."

Jia Lian did not expect that the prince would take the initiative to mention what happened in the palace that day and express his apology. You know, after returning home that day, Jia Mu and others wanted to force him to go to the Prince's Mansion to plead guilty.

Thinking that it has been so many days, and if the prince really feels sorry for the Zhen family, he will not go to the Zhen family in person to express his apology, even if he sends an internal official to the Zhen family to proclaim his favor, it will not work. It's better than saying it casually in front of him.

Although he questioned the sincerity of the prince, he was still satisfied with his gesture. After Jia Lian replied to His Highness's serious words, he also handed over his hands and said solemnly: "In theory, the prince and concubine are respected, and ministers are humble. Therefore, no matter what the Crown Princess is like, it is not the minister’s turn to comment.

However, the minister feels that as the crown prince of the country, His Highness will definitely be the crown prince in the future. If the Crown Princess is incompetent, If the harem is not stable, it will be difficult for the harem to be stable. It will not be a blessing to our Wei Dynasty or the people of the world. I hope your highness will think about it soon."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he said deeply to the prince. He bowed deeply and bowed, then left.

The prince kept squinting his eyes while Jia Lian was speaking, but he did not interrupt Jia Lian's words. Until Jia Lian walked away, his eyes were still deep, and then he sighed: "If such a person can be completely used by me, why worry..."

The old eunuch next to him heard the prince's words and laughed. He responded: "Your Highness, why should you feel sorry? According to what the Marquis of Zhenyuan said, after His Highness Long Yu's Ninth Five-Year Plan, why worry about the Marquis of Zhenyuan being unable to be used by His Highness? By then, let alone the Marquis of Zhenyuan, even the world belongs to His Highness..."

The prince glanced at him and was too lazy to pay attention to him. He threw down the curtain and ordered him to return home.

…

With Jia Lian’s current status, when facing the imperial power,There is no need to be so humble that you dare not tell the truth.

On the contrary, the more he showed that he had his own principles and will, not only letting the prince and others know that he was not someone who could be manipulated at will, but also making them feel that he was not the leader. People at both ends.

Just like how Fan Zhen’s family was so bullied by the Crown Princess, if he, an important official in the court as a sworn brother, dared not even say a word and was just obedient, then the Crown Prince and others would not If you think he is a waste, you will think that he is too deep and harbors evil intentions.

This is not the effect Jia Lian wants. Therefore, he directly expressed in front of the prince that the current prince concubine was not a person who could treat his mother well and the world well. Since he was not a person who could treat his mother well and the world well, she was naturally not worthy of being the crown prince.

It can be considered a complaint.

He didn’t think that this would offend the prince. After all, people would not complain to someone they disliked after being wronged. Since he complained to him, it meant that in his heart, he regarded the other party as a capable person. The one who administers justice.

Jia Lian knew that the prince was not stupid, and he should be able to feel the loyalty to him that he deliberately created.

After leaving the palace, Jia Lian took the opportunity to visit the old man at Linzi's uncle's house, and then returned to his house to pack his bags and prepare for his trip to Tianjin.

Of course, before leaving, Jia Lian had to go to Cucui Temple, but he did not forget the agreement he made with Miaoyu that day.

It’s winter again, and the plum blossoms on the Cuicui Temple are already in full bloom.

Facing the cold fragrance of flowers, Jia Lian stepped on the bluestones to the hillside behind the Cuicui Temple. In the shadow of the plum blossom trees, he found the figure that was more beautiful than the flowers. .

Wearing a gorgeous dress with a snow-white velvet collar, she stood quietly in front of an early-blooming red plum tree. The cold mist of mid-winter shrouded her, making her already cold and beautiful look more and more like a lonely fairy standing alone in the world.

Jia Lian walked towards her, and the beauty looked back at the sound. When her beautiful eyes returned to focus, the faint joy blooming on her jade face immediately dispelled the mist and chill around her, and the whole small The world seems to have turned from winter to spring in an instant.

"You..."

The beauty's lips parted slightly, but she trailed off before finishing her words.

Jia Lian knew what she wanted to ask, and replied with a smile: "I came to see you. Your girl said you were admiring plum blossoms in the back, so I came up."

Said, Jia Lian walked to her side, raised his eyes to look at the red plum blossoms around him, took a breath and sighed: "Yes, the plum blossoms are fragrant and the fairyland on earth is worth my efforts. These plum blossom trees were moved and planted."

Miaoyu looked sideways at the handsome man next to her, not knowing what she was thinking of, her face looked both shy and happy., busy spitting to cover it up.

"You just planted them. If it weren't for my careful care this year, they would be just twenty or thirty ordinary plum trees. How could they be like this?"

　"Hahaha, yes, yes, it is your hard work that deserves the most credit. Not to mention these few plum blossoms, the entire Cuicui nunnery, if not fortunate enough to be favored by you, the fairy, would be nothing more than a simple nunnery in the world. That’s all, why is it so prosperous today? Even I, the prince of the current dynasty, often come to seek scriptures and provide incense.”

Jia Lian glanced at the beauty from the corner of his eye, shook his head and smiled. As expected, this girl is very competitive and won't give up on others.

Miaoyu knew that Jia Lian was teasing her, and was about to fight back. She remembered that Jia Lian must have come to say goodbye to her, and she didn’t know how long it would take to see her again, so she quietly stopped talking and stood side by side with Jia Lian. Enjoy the scenery in front of you.

Suddenly she felt her waist tighten, and her light body was already nestled into the familiar and warm chest. This situation was not unexpected to her, so she just frowned and then asked softly: "You are leaving tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"I knew that if it weren't for this, you wouldn't think of getting up to see me."

Faced with the beauty's coquettishness and complaints, Jia Lian did not explain, but turned around and looked down at the beauty in his arms. , with a smile, he held her head with both hands, and with an irresistible momentum, he gently kissed the beauty's unpainted lips.

The beauty’s lips are slightly cool and her mouth is full of fragrance. She is so beautiful that it makes people feel intoxicated.

Perhaps Jia Lian was not the only one who was intoxicated. After a long time, Jia Lian could not help but laugh softly as he looked at the incomparably beautiful Miaoyu, with her cheeks flushed and her beautiful eyes filled with affection, nestled in his arms. .

Although I have never seen Jia Lian's face, I can tell he is proud just by hearing his voice. Miaoyu was embarrassed, and her heart was cruel. A slender hand wrapped around Jia Lian grabbed Jia Lian's waist, twisted it hard through the thick clothes, and took advantage of Jia Lian's pain to get out of Jia Lian's arms. Angry eyes glare.

Jia Lian rubbed his waist deliberately, and then approached Miaoyu again with a malicious look on his face. Under Miaoyu's vigilant eyes, he smiled and said: "But you still remember the last time? This agreement?"

Miaoyu was stunned at first, and then took a few steps back. When Jia Lian looked at her, she still had the charm of Fairy Miaoyu in the past. She looked like a frightened deer, with a face as red as blood and a panicked expression.

"What, what...promise..."

The mosquito-like voice showed the beauty's guilty conscience.

Jia Lian laughed, got closer to her, stared down and said, "What, you still want to default on your debt?"

"Bah, you, why are you thinking about those things, just, you can't..."

Miaoyu looked embarrassed and angry, glared at Jia Lian, turned around in shame, Facing Jia Lian with her beautiful back.

Jia Lian saw the smile on her face and quietly stepped forward to hug the beauty from behind. When he noticed that the beauty's delicate body trembled and her body tensed up, Jia Lian felt even more delighted. He couldn't help but take a deep sniff of her snowy and fragrant neck, and then whispered: "That's not because Fairy Miaoyu is so beautiful. There is no such thing in the world." Men can resist, and ordinary people like me are no exception."

Miaoyu did not reply, but her body gradually became soft, almost paralyzing in Jia Lian's arms.

So Jia Lian bent down, picked up the beauty by her waist, looked at the shy beauty, and then walked back.

Seeing that she was about to return to the nunnery, Miaoyu was so ashamed that she thought that Jia Lian was going to take her into the nunnery and do something inappropriate, and even let her do such shameful things. It happened that she had promised him in a crazy way last time, but even if she wanted to go back on her word, she couldn't stand her ground...

Just when Miaoyu was thinking about how to face the next thing, she suddenly Realizing that Jia Lian put her down.

Miaoyu took a closer look and found that she was indeed back in the Cuicui Temple. Her servants might appear at any time, so she was so shocked that she immediately backed away from Jia Lian. Looking at Jia Lian, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Refuse to let Jia Lian go? But he will leave Beijing tomorrow, and this may be the last time I see him this year.

But if you keep him...

Jia Lian saw that Miaoyu had all her thoughts written on her face, she looked so cute, and couldn't help but want to tease her again, so Take two steps forward.

Miaoyu immediately retreated and warned in a low voice: "It's not dark yet, someone saw..."

Hehehe...

Jia Lian smiled As she stood up, the beauty's tone became increasingly unsteady. Seeing that the beauty had her back against the eaves of the wall and had no way to retreat, Jia Lian did not spare her. He still stepped forward, kissed her gently and said in her ear: "I'll spare you for now until I come back." , if the young lady denies it again, she will definitely not allow you."

"Well..."

Unexpectedly, Miaoyu responded so obediently, Jia Lian was happy, He couldn't help but pecked her lips again, then took a closer look at her, turned around and strode away.

But Miaoyu didn't gradually withdraw her gaze until Jia Lian's figure disappeared for a long time, and slowly squatted down along the corner of the wall, just like when she parted with Jia Lian at Xuan Tomb Panxiang Temple. But compared with that time, she was a little less ashamed and angry, and a little more sad and divorced.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion, when you see Jia LianWhen she came in, Zhen Yuhuan very wisely found an excuse to leave the main room, but gave Jia Lian and Daiyu a playful look before going out.

Because of this, Daiyu felt a little more embarrassed than usual. When Jia Lian sat down, she pretended to be cold and said: "Didn't you say it? Even if I put it into practice for you yesterday, there is no need to do it again. Saying goodbye one by one, what are you doing here?"

"Sister Lin is different from others."

The matter-of-factness in her words made Daiyu look at her with disdain. But I accepted it calmly in my heart.

After thinking for a moment, he turned around and rummaged through the box next to him for a long time before carefully pulling out two things.

Looking back, Jia Lian’s eyes lit up, obviously looking forward to it, and she slowly walked over with it, “This is for you, if you don’t dislike it, take it.”

Jia Lian took it and opened the silk to see a pair of shoes and a hat with ear protection. From its fine stitching and exquisite style, it can be seen that it was written by Lin Daiyu.

In fact, this was not the first time that Jia Lian received a gift from Daiyu. Even every time he went on a long trip, Daiyu would secretly prepare something for him that she had made by herself, as long as it was not an impromptu gift. This has even become a habit. Before coming, Jia Lian was still thinking about what Daiyu would prepare for him this time.

Yes, these two things are obviously more worthy of a good wife than the previous gloves, fans and pendants.

And seriously speaking, Daiyu is not inferior to Qingwen in terms of dexterity and dexterity, but she is usually too lazy. Even Jia Lian rarely gets things made by Daiyu herself.

So after getting two pieces, Jia Lian observed them carefully and couldn't help laughing: "Since Sister Lin has prepared a gift for me, why didn't she give it to me before or yesterday?" If I don’t come today, you won’t give it to me?”

Daiyu snorted and said, “It’s only done today. If you don’t come today, naturally I can’t give it to you. ."

Okay, I believe you are the only one who has a ghost.

After wrapping the shoes and stuffing them into her arms, Jia Lian was about to try on the hat made by Daiyu herself. It's just that this hat is quite delicate. Jia Lian couldn't get it straight even when he was facing Daiyu's makeup mirror in the distance.

When Daiyu saw it, she said: "You are still a Marquis, and you can't even put on a hat. Let me do it."

While talking, Daiyu walked up to Jia Lian. , the jade arm was gently raised, and she was gently and dexterously cleaned up by Jia Lian.

At Daiyu’s age, even if Jia Lian was sitting on a high stool, he was almost the same height as her. At this time, facing Jia Lian, she raised her hands to help him straighten his hat, and she put her body and mind completely close to him. In front of Jia Lian, not only could Jia Lian smell her unique fragrance, he could even smell herThe body temperature can also be felt personally.

The only regret is that Daiyu is still too immature after all. Usually when Sister Feng was having his hair done with him, it would be easy for him not to recognize the true face of Mount Lu, just because he was in this mountain.

Daiyu didn’t notice anything at first, but when she fastened the ear protection on both sides to Jia Lian, she found that Jia Lian had a look of intoxication on her face, and she was suddenly shocked that this act was so intimate, so she hurriedly wanted to retreat. .

Unexpectedly, she kicked the stool behind her. Fortunately, before she could panic, Jia Lian, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, had already reached out to catch her back.

Daiyu was still in shock, and she became ashamed again. It turned out that Jia Lian had not stood up. He pulled her back and hugged her whole body with his strong body. She stood obediently in front of Jia Lian, with their faces touching each other.

Daiyu’s body is soft and delicate, and she is very beautiful when held in her arms. But Jia Lian knew that Daiyu was shy, so before she spoke, he deliberately let go of her a little, and teased her face to face: "Why are you nervous?"

"Who is nervous? Let go. I feel uncomfortable..."

Daiyu naturally did not forbid Jia Lian to hold her. After all, when she came back from Yangzhou at the beginning of the year, Jia Lian kissed her many times on the ship.

However, before she returned home, she had made an agreement with Jia Lian that Jia Lian would not bully her anymore, and now there was an outsider in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. She would be embarrassed if he was seen.

"I will leave early tomorrow morning, and I won't be able to see Sister Lin for a long time. Let me hug my Sister Lin, I like her so much."

Jia Lian buried his head in Daiyu’s ear and spoke softly. Daiyu was originally a sentimental person. When she heard what Jia Lian said, her heart was full of emotions and her eyes were red. She couldn't bear to refuse Jia Lian.

Jia Lian took in enough of Daiyu’s breath and suddenly noticed that her cheeks were warm and wet. When he looked up, he found that Daiyu’s face was filled with tears at some point. He was frightened. She jumped, no longer caring about taking advantage, and quickly wiped her tears and said some nice words to comfort her.

Daiyu just couldn't listen to hurtful words. In fact, she didn't know that Jia Lian wouldn't be gone for long this time, so she would be fine soon.

She even caught a glimpse of the sky getting dark outside, and she even took the initiative to urge Jia Lian: "Let's go. Sister Feng must still be waiting for you at home. Don't stay outside for too long and make her worry. ."

Well, Jia Lian took a closer look at Daiyu and saw that she even sat under the west window, picked up a book and started reading. Obviously, she had no time to talk to him anymore, so Jia Lian stood up and said How long will it take for him to come back? Don't worry and wait for him to go out.

After walking a few steps, he came back again.

"What to do?"

Jia Lian smiled, and in the midst of Daiyu's nervous look, he hooked her little head with one hand and kissed her forehead gently, and then he was satisfied. gone.