"Remember not to let Du Meiru and Hu Liniang know about our meeting. I'll leave first, and you'll see if no one leaves again later." After Jiang Qingjiu said that, he left. Little Ali must have been waiting anxiously.
"Yes, I follow the princess's instructions." Qiuniang watched Jiang Qingjiu walk away and stood quietly in the same place.
Jiang Qingjiu walked to Weiming Pavilion and raised his head, "Little Ali, are you hungry? Come down quickly."
"Sister Qingqing!" Xiao Ali, who was having fun, heard the voice and went down the stairs to find Jiang Qingjiu.
"Slow down, don't fall!" Jiang Qingjiu asked loudly as he saw that little Ah Li was so nervous that she was afraid of her falling.
"Sister Zhutao, hurry up, sister Qingqing is still waiting for us downstairs?" Xiao Ali urged excitedly.
"Miss Ah Li, don't fall, slow down!" Zhu Tao shouted loudly as he walked down the stairs to chase little Ah Li.
Little Ali ran and ran into Jiang Qingjiu's arms.
"Sister Qingqing, what are we going to eat?" One of Xiao Ali was excited to see Jiang Qingjiu, and the other was happy to hear that he was eating.
"Let's go see how my royal brother, um, my brother, and the other brother wearing a mask are doing playing chess?"
"Then we go to dinner with them, okay?"
"Okay, okay!" Although little Ah Li has not been in contact with many people, once she likes someone, she will like to integrate into that person's environment.
Little Ali is at the age when she is full of curiosity.
Seeing Jiang Yichen playing chess with Gu Xingzhou, he looked over curiously.
Suddenly he covered his face and said, "Sister Qingqing, do I look good?"
"Of course our little Ah Li is pretty!" Jiang Qingjiu wondered why little Ah Li suddenly asked this question.
"But these two brothers are prettier than me." Little Ah Li has heard people talk about her appearance since she was a child.
Gradually, she understood what looked good and what looked bad.
"They are men, and men have the masculine beauty of men. They are different from us." Jiang Qingjiu said patiently to little Ali.
Still sitting not far away, speaking in a breathy voice.
"Sister Qingqing, your brother looks just like you."
"Why is that brother wearing a mask?" Xiao Ali then asked curiously.
"Because brother has a secret." Jiang Qingjiu glanced at Gu Xingzhou and replied.
"Then if we don't wear masks, do we have no secrets?"
"This is not necessarily true. Everyone hides the secrets in their hearts in different ways. This brother wears a mask. Some people write it down and lock it in an invisible place, and some people bury it deep in their hearts... ..In short, thousands of people and thousands of faces.”
"Sister Qingqing, do you also have a secret?"
"Qingqing!"
"Our chess game is over! Let's go watch the game." Jiang Yichen came over and interrupted the two people's chat.
"Hey, where did this kid come from? He looks quite similar to you." Jiang Yichen asked about little Ali again.
"Brother Emperor, this is Ah Li. Ah Li's grandfather is Master Qiu." Jiang Qingjiu introduced little Ah Li to Jiang Yichen.
"Little Ali, this is my brother, you can just call him Brother Chen."
"The masked brother next to him is called Qingzhou. You can call him brother Qingzhou." Jiang Qingjiu took Xiao Ali's hand and introduced the two of them with a smile.
"Hello, brother Chen, hello, brother Qingzhou. You are so good-looking." Xiao Ali said with a sweet voice, saying hello to the two of them and praising their looks.
"This little girl is really good at talking, but we are called fashionistas." After Jiang Yichen finished speaking, he touched little Ali's head.
"This little girl is so cute." After Jiang Yichen finished speaking, he praised little Ah Li.
He felt like he saw Qingqing when he was a child, but the difference was that this little girl didn't look like Qingqing in her eyebrows.
As he said this, he wanted to take off the jade pendant he was wearing and give it to Xiao Ali.
"Xiao Ali, right? My brother didn't find anything to give you. You can play with this jade pendant." Xiao Kangzi's eyes widened in surprise. Isn't this jade pendant the jade pendant that His Highness has worn the longest.
His Highness liked it so much that he just gave it to this little girl?
Jiang Qingjiu was also secretly surprised. She didn't expect the imperial brother to be so willing. It seemed that he really liked Xiao Ali.
Sometimes it's just that simple.
"Brother, can this jade pendant only be looked at but not eaten? If it can't be eaten, then I don't want it. I only like food." Little Ali's innocent speech made everyone laugh.
Even Gu Xingzhou couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and there was a smile in his eyes.
Zhu Tao exclaimed in her heart, Xiao Ali, do you know what you missed?
That is the jade pendant of His Highness the Crown Prince. Not only is it valuable for collection, it is also a symbol of status. It has His Highness’s small characters on it.
"Brother, you smiled. You look so beautiful when you smile." Little Ali caught the smile in Gu Xingzhou's eyes.
Jiang Qingjiu didn't expect that little Ah Li could also notice the smile in A Zhou's eyes.
Gu Xingzhou was surprised.
"Little girl, how did you know he was smiling? He was wearing a mask?" Jiang Yichen was curious about how Xiao Ali saw this guy smiling, but why didn't he see it.
"Because there are stars in my brother's eyes when he smiles." As soon as Xiao Ali's innocent but determined words came out, both Jiang Qingjiu and Gu Xingzhou were no longer calm.
Jiang Qingjiu was very sure that there was no one else around when she said this to A Zhou.
Gu Xingzhou was also very sure that he had only heard this from Jiang Qingjiu.
He knew all the conversations Jiang Qingjiu had with Xiao Ali just now, including the conversation about Xiao Ali's accident.
His Qinggong skills are unparalleled by few in the world. With such a good ear, he can naturally hear when playing chess.
Presumably Jiang Qingjiu would not tell this to a child, so the exact same words can only be a coincidence.
"Okay then, tell me what you like to eat, brother?" Jiang Yichen didn't notice the uneasiness in the eyes of Jiang Qingjiu and Gu Xingzhou, and continued to ask Xiao Ali what he liked.
"Candied haws, sugar figures, asparagus candies, cloud cakes, crystal cool fruits..." Little Ali talked non-stop when talking about food, and talked about ten kinds of snacks.
But most of them are sweets.
"Okay, brother, remember, I will send someone to buy it for you." Jiang Yichen waved his hand and spoke boldly.
Little Ali jumped up happily, "Thank you, brother, brother Chen, you are so kind!"
Then he looked at Gu Xingzhou eagerly.
It seems to be saying, Brother Qingzhou, what about you?
What are you giving me?
For the first time, Gu Xingzhou was at a loss in front of a child, and rarely did he know what to say.
"I..." Gu Xingzhou was about to ask little Ah Li if she liked animals. He thought that this little girl was so similar to Jiang Qingjiu that she might also like small pets like little mangosteens.
"Brother Qingzhou can make kites. Next time we meet, brother Qingzhou will make you a kite. Sister Qingqing will take you to fly a kite, okay?"
"I want a kite like a butterfly." Little Ali said her favorite style of kite, and she longed to fly a kite with Jiang Qingjiu.
