Yinli glanced at the maid next to Nian Shilan, and Xiao Linzi watched clearly.
Yinli thought to himself that it was strange that it was the first time that he came to the fourth brother's mansion since he could remember. Why did he seem to have seen this maid somewhere before?
Nian Shilan changed into a lightweight riding outfit, but she didn't have any strong clothes, so she had to make a stopgap measure and put on riding gear to play shuttlecock.
"Sister Lan, Sister Lan! Kick over here! Kick over here!"
Yinli was just a child after all. When Shilan accompanied him to play shuttlecock, he soon forgot about what had just happened.
Nian Shilan kicked the shuttlecock with a strong posture. She jumped up and kicked the shuttlecock towards Yinli with all her strength.
The Yinli people had short calves and could not catch the shuttlecock, so they straightened their toes and kicked it out.
Nian Shilan watched the shuttlecock flying over, knocked it down with one move, turned the soles of his feet upward from behind, and caught it steadily.
Yinli clapped his hands and cheered.
"Sister Lan is so amazing!"
One big and one small, the two of them had a great time playing back and forth.
Yinzhen was surprised when he heard Su Peisheng say that Nian Shilan had changed his clothes and was playing shuttlecock with Yinzhen in the garden.
After collecting the things on hand, Yinzhen walked to the garden.
As soon as Yinzhen entered the garden, Nian Shilan saw him out of the corner of his eye.
Nian Shilan became playful for a moment. The shuttlecock he was originally going to kick to Yinzhen changed direction and headed straight for the door facing Yinzhen.
Yinli exclaimed anxiously when he saw the shuttlecock changing direction.
Yinzhen put his hands behind his back and didn't even take them out. He took a step back, avoided the shuttlecock hitting his face, caught the shuttlecock with his knees, turned around in the air, and kicked the shuttlecock to Nian Shilan.
Seeing Nian Shilan holding the shuttlecock firmly on her toes, Yinzhen laughed.
"You are so naughty, you actually learned how to plot against me."
Nian Shilan casually kicked the shuttlecock into Xiao Linzi's arms and trotted towards Yinzhen with a smile.
"Master, please forgive me, but I felt nervous when I saw my master, so I kicked in the wrong direction."
He said and blinked at Yinli in the other direction.
"Seventeen, don't you think so?"
Yinli nodded like garlic.
"Yes, yes, fourth brother, Sister Lan didn't mean it. She must have been too nervous when she saw you."
Yinzhen was so funny. In front of him, Nian Shilan gave Yinzhen a look. Do you think he is blind? But at this moment, he was happy to be a blind man.
"What kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into Yinli? He has only spoken for you for half a day after seeing you. My fourth brother has watched him grow up for eight years, and he has never spoken for me."
Nian Shilan burst out laughing when he heard Yinzhen's amused tone. Regardless of Yinzhen's presence, he reached out and covered Yinzhen's mouth.
"Master, please stop talking. You have watched Shi Qi grow up. How many times have you played with him? Children like to be lively. You have a sullen face every day. It's strange that children can like it!"
Yinzhen gently brushed Nian Shilan's hand away with one hand and patted her back with the other.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I haven't played with Yinli before, so I will play with you today."
Nian Shilan looked at Yinli with a smile.
"Why don't you thank your fourth brother quickly?!"
Seeing the fourth brother and sister Lan like this, Yinli covered his mouth with his little hand and snickered.
"Fourth brother listens to Sister Lan's words. Is this the deep love between husband and wife mentioned in the book?"
Nian Shilan took the shuttlecock from Xiao Linzi's hand, kicked it a few times casually, and said while kicking.
"Seventeen, don't talk nonsense. Husband and wife can only refer to your fourth brother and his wife. Sister Lan is a side wife, but she doesn't deserve this term."
Yinli shook his little head and looked around.
"But, I just think Sister Lan is worthy of Fourth Brother."
Nian Shilan smiled and said nothing.
Yinzhen patted Yinli's head.
"You are still young. You will understand when you get married in the future."
Su Peisheng moved the lunch to the pavilion in the middle of the garden lake according to Yinzhen's instructions.
The weather in October was already a bit cold. Nian Shilan had not played shuttlecock for a long time. Today, she sweated a lot. Her delicate little face was flushed, and there were still a few drops of sweat hanging on the tip of her nose.
Songzhi had already asked Hanlu to get a cloak from Cheng'en Garden, and put it on Nian Shilan when she washed her hands and sat down to have a meal.
After Hanlu handed the cloak to Songzhi, she said that there were still some tasks in Chengen Garden that she needed to keep an eye on, so she changed her clothes and came to the garden to serve.
Yinzhen, a child, was tired from playing and was too hot. He stubbornly refused to put on more clothes. The palace servants following him looked at Yinzhen tremblingly, hoping that he could persuade his little brother to put on more clothes.
Yinzhen looked at Yinli and said.
"Yinli, please put on some clothes before sitting down to eat."
Yinli looked at his fourth brother, like a young adult again, sighed helplessly, stretched out his arms and let the palace people add clothes to him.
Ulanara heard from Jiang Fuhai that his master and Xi Fujin were playing with the Seventeenth Prince in the garden and had lunch at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Ulanara, who was having lunch alone, paused in his movements.
"Then tell the kitchen to add some snacks that children like to eat, and send them over after lunch is over. Also make a pot of milk tea. I think Seventeen will like it."
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Jiang Fuhai took the order to set up the kitchen, while Qiu Mei stood at the table serving Ulanara's dishes.
Ulanara picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, slowly put it into his mouth and chewed it. His movements were extremely graceful, but his face was expressionless.
She was thinking back to Jiang Fuhai's words about "husband and wife love each other deeply".
Oh, she underestimated her enemy before, but I don’t know how Nian got into the heart of her master and made him acquiesce to the words of deep love between husband and wife.
If he and Nian are "husband and wife", then what does she mean by Fujin? Where does that leave my sister?
As early as when Nian Gengyao was rewarded for his first military exploits, Yinzhen accompanied Nian Shilan back to Nian's Mansion to deliver congratulatory gifts. He called Nian Shilan's mother "mother-in-law". At that time, the Ulanara family only heard about it. Dang Yinzhen took care of Nian Shilan's face because of his novelty towards her.
Now it seems that the two of them are sincere.
Ulanara then thought that Yinzhen suddenly gave Nian Shilan the power of associate, but he wanted to win over Nian Gengyao?
However, news came from Uranala's mother's family that Nian Gengyao was a general of his father Fei Yanggu. He and Yinzhen were often seen at odds with each other in the court. No one often complained that Yinzhen was soft-hearted towards the enemies on the outside.
The food in Ulanala's mouth tasted like chewing gum, so she simply put down her chopsticks, saying that she was full and asked Qiu Mei to divide the dishes.
When Hu Gege heard that Yinzhen was having lunch in the garden, he hurriedly dressed up and looked like he had accidentally barged into the garden.
Su Peisheng's heart skipped a beat. He had already sent people to inform all the courtyards that the master was entertaining guests in the garden. Because there were foreign men, the female family members of each courtyard had to regulate their words and deeds.
Pianhu Gege came in wearing red and green clothes, and the little eunuch at the door almost didn't stop him.
Su Peisheng was waiting for the masters to eat when he first heard voices coming from the direction of the garden entrance. He followed the sound and saw that it was Hu Gege. He quickly trotted to the hanging flower door connecting the backyard and the garden.
"My servant, please give my regards to Gege. My master and Xi Fujin are having a meal in the garden. There are still guests here today, so I would like to ask Gegemo to enter without permission."
Hu Gege bit his lip, feeling that being blocked outside the door was really shameful, so he spoke loudly.
"I want to pay my respects to my master, do you want Eunuch Su to stop me?"
Su Peisheng was helpless and tried to persuade him with good words.
"I forgive you. It's not that I don't want you to see the master. It's really inappropriate to have foreign guests today."
Hu Gege looked at the lake center pavilion from a distance, his voice undiminished.
"I'll go in and say hello to the master before I leave. Please pass me on, father-in-law."
Su Peisheng was having a headache how to persuade Hu Gege, but he couldn't drag her away forcefully.
"Su Peisheng!"
Yinzhen's voice came from afar.
"The slave is here!"
Su Peisheng hurriedly turned around and ran towards the Huxin Pavilion.
"Who is at the gate of the garden? Didn't I ask you to tell everyone in the backyard not to move around without permission?"
