Xianglan looked at Wen Yuniang in astonishment, stunned by her idea and speechless.
Wen Yuniang warned: "No matter whether this matter is true or false, it must not be revealed."
"Yes, I know the importance of this."
*****
Mrs. Mu's birthday was celebrated, and no government dared to neglect it. Before the time came, the front door of the house was already crowded with people.
Anyone who has some kind of acquaintance, whether for the sake of friendship or for the sake of face, will not miss such an opportunity to make friends or to curry favor with them.
Li Qingyi followed Princess Yuanheng and was led to the backyard where the ladies and ladies were, immediately attracting the attention of a large number of ladies and ladies.
However, everyone knew that Princess Yuanheng had an arrogant temperament and was not easy to talk to. She only wanted to be polite and would not let them talk about family matters. On the other hand, the third lady and Wei Lan'er immediately got into the crowd and seemed to know everyone quite well.
When Mrs. Ruan came over to greet Princess Yuanheng, Li Miaoran pulled Li Qingyi aside and said, "Sister, what do those looks in their eyes mean?"
Li Qingyi raised his eyes.
The young ladies gathered together in small groups, and when they saw her looking over, their eyes became strange unconsciously, and they whispered in low voices.
"I heard that Miss Li had a conflict with Miss Mu San not long after she came to the capital. This time she is on Miss Mu San's territory. Miss Li will not suffer, right?"
"That shouldn't happen, right? Today is Mrs. Mu's birthday, so it won't look good."
As the eldest daughter-in-law, it was natural for Mu Ying to help entertain the guests.
As usual, she was surrounded by many young ladies of the same age.
In front of everyone and on such an important day, of course Mu Ying would not do anything.
Not necessarily behind the scenes.
Li Qingyi listened to everyone's words and didn't take it to heart. He replied to Li Miaoran: "It must be because we look good."
"That's true, we do look good!"
Li Miaoran didn't think Li Qingyi was joking at all, and happily pulled her to enjoy the flowers.
Li Qingyi glanced at his silly sister and smiled so hard that he couldn't even see her eyebrows.
Li Miaoran's appearance is similar to that of the Li family, and she is 50% similar to her. Naturally, she is also a great beauty. In fact, the temperaments of the two are somewhat similar, but after two lifetimes, Li Qingyi no longer has the simple and innocent state of mind that Li Miaoran has.
Wei Laner said hello to the familiar lady and then came back to find Li Qingyi.
The three of them walked towards the back garden while talking.
As a well-established family in the capital, the Mu Mansion has detailed and rich scenery everywhere. It is not extravagant and expensive, but it shows its rich heritage.
Mu Ying was standing in an attic, and she saw Li Qingyi standing in the nine-curved corridor from a distance. He was tall and slender, wearing a hundred-fold lake skirt with wide sleeves and a blouse with sixteen pieces. Mundane.
She pursed her lips and said to Lopez beside her: "Go ahead."
Luo Pei bent her knees and left. Mu Ying looked at Li Qingyi's figure and smiled coldly, then turned and left the attic.
Li Qingyi walked slowly on the path, suddenly felt something, and glanced in the direction of the attic, but saw nothing.
Seeing that she was distracted, Li Miaoran pulled her sleeve and asked, "Sister, did you hear what I said?"
Li Qingyi was waiting for an answer when he saw a maid coming out from behind a rock not far away and approaching them.
"Miss Li, Miss Li, Miss Wei."
The maid saluted them, her tone was urgent but her actions were steady, and she said to Wei Lan'er: "Mrs. Wei San was accidentally knocked down by a girl and sprained her foot. She is going back to the house and asked the slave to come to you."
Wei Laner was startled and asked anxiously: "How is my mother?"
"Don't worry, girl, it's not serious. It's just that there are so many people in today's place, it will inevitably be disrespectful."
Wei Lan'er heard this and said to Li Qingyi: "Sister Li, I'm going to see my mother first."
Li Qingyi nodded and walked back while talking to Li Miaoran. He saw Mu Yang walking past, seemingly helping to receive the male guests.
Silan said: "Isn't this a concubine? He is doing well in the Mu Mansion."
The last time Li Qingyi and Wei Laner had a conflict with Mu Yang and Mu Ying on the street, Islam hated Mu Yang very much, "This man seems to be protecting Miss Mu San everywhere, but in fact he is conniving, and he is not really doing it for her own good." .”
Li Qingyi nodded, "He follows Mu Ying everywhere just to be remembered as the eldest wife of the Mu family. He is not a glamorous person."
Silan asked quietly: "Does Mrs. Mu's wife have no son?"
"I heard that the eldest wife of the Mu family had a son before, but he fell ill and died young."
As they were talking, several maids came towards them, all holding food boxes in their hands, and they should be delivering them to the front hall.
The maid in yellow clothes was young, and her face turned pale with fright. She immediately knelt down and cried for mercy: "My lord, please spare my life. I didn't mean it. The food box was really too heavy. I didn't check it for a moment and bumped into you. Please go around me." This time!”
Li Miaoran is not a harsh person at first. Seeing that she is small, it is really difficult to carry such a heavy food box. It seems that she is used to being bullied by the maids next to her.
She shook her head and motioned to the maid next to her to get a change of clothes from the carriage, and said: "It doesn't matter, you didn't do it unintentionally, it's just that the clothes were dirty. You should ask someone to take me to a place to change clothes. "
"Yes! Yes! I will take you to change clothes right now!"
Li Qingyi originally wanted to accompany him, but he heard the maid in yellow say: "Miss Li, the banquet is ready in front, please come to the table as soon as possible."
After all, it was at someone else's house, so Li Qingyi couldn't make too much of his own decisions, so he ordered Chang Lan to follow Li Miaoran while he turned around and went to the banquet near the flower hall.
Seeing that everyone was gone, Islam whispered in Li Qingyi's ear: "Girl, there seems to be someone watching us over there."
Li Qingyi didn't want to cause trouble, so he took the woad back along the original road, but the further he walked, the more he felt something was wrong.
Isatis asked doubtfully: "Girl, when we came here, it seems that we never walked through this verandah?"
Li Qingyi did not answer. She had followed Qin Zeng to the Mu Mansion in her previous life, and knew that some of the layouts in the Mu Mansion were in conjunction with the Qimen Dunjia technique. As long as a slight movement was made in one place, people could get lost in it without even realizing it. .
She calmly raised her feet and walked forward along the green-brick and red-painted verandah.
Isatis was a little scared and whispered: "Girl, what should we do? Is someone deliberately trying to lead us somewhere? How about we go back?"
Li Qingyi's heart sank a little, and he shook his head and said: "If we go back, we can't go back to the original place."
Passing through the two moon gates, there is an exquisite courtyard. The lock has been opened and hung on the latch casually. From the top of the wall, a tall old banyan tree can be seen standing there, with several branches stretching out.
She stood in front of the door and looked for a moment. There was no other way around, "It seems we have to go in."
There was no reply from behind.
Li Qingyi frowned and looked back, but there was no sign of woad anywhere!
She was shocked. She was always paying attention to the movement behind her, but within a few breaths, woad actually disappeared?
Li Qingyi paused on the spot, looking closely at the small courtyard in front of him, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
She took a deep breath and mentally prepared herself before reaching out and pushing open the courtyard door.
In addition to a large banyan tree, there is also a spring in the courtyard, which emits warm water vapor, adding a bit of eerie poetry to the atmosphere.
A burst of laughter rang in Li Qingyi's ears, "Do you like this view?"
Li Qingyi turned around suddenly and struck with his palm, but the opponent dodged lightly and stood a few steps away from her. He looked at her in surprise and said, "I didn't expect Miss Li to have practiced kung fu?"
The fourth prince indeed had an alluring appearance, but he had a completely different temperament from Qin Zeng, with a hint of evil in his cynicism.
At this time, he was standing under the banyan tree in purple clothes, as if he was a spirit that had just taken shape through cultivation and transformed into a human body.
Li Qingyi looked at him with countless goosebumps on his body.
"I just practiced some moves to strengthen my body."
She explained first, then restrained her expression and saluted, "I have met His Highness the Fourth Highness."
The fourth prince looked at her as if he had seen an interesting prey.
Li Qingyi narrowed his eyes warily, "Why did Your Highness bring me here?"
