Chapter 496 Handkerchief Dating

Last time, Xiao Shiyi expressed to Chen Afu that he wanted to introduce Chu Hanyan and the Sixth Princess to be close friends.

Chen Afu did not want Chu Hanyan to make friends with noble ladies of too high status, especially princesses and county ladies. Many of those people are perverted and cruel, Rong Zhao is an example. Miss Chu is kind-hearted, not very scheming, and timid, so it is best not to deal with those noble ladies who are scheming or have dark thoughts.

In view of Xiao Shiyi's kindness, Chen Afu tactfully refused. Perhaps it was too tactful, Xiao Shiyi did not hear it, and brought Li Cheng today.

At this time, Princess An was listening to Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er bragging. There was no way, she was so angry that she could not speak normally, and suppressed the urge to scold Rong Zhao.

The two children saw that the old beauty liked to listen to them talk, and they liked it too. They each held Princess An's knees and talked loudly about how cute their sister was, how powerful their dog was, and how their bird could talk. Although their ability to express themselves was limited, their loud voices, boldness, and boastfulness attracted many people's attention.

"Sister, pretty, beautiful, fragrant, like a fairy, I like her the most..."

"Dog, woof woof, loud, powerful, jumps higher than the house..."

"Bird, can talk, sing, recite poems, dance..."

Their words made Chen Afu blush, but made Princess An happy, and also made others happy.

Seeing Xiao Shiyi coming, everyone stood up and greeted him.

Although Xiao Shiyi was young, he had the highest status. After he greeted the elders, Princess An pulled him to sit on the Luohan bed.

He talked with a few old women for a while, and teased the two brothers and Xiao Yuer. After that, she introduced Chu Hanyan to Li Cheng very solemnly, "Sixth sister, you have met Yan'er. She was my brother's childhood playmate. She has a gentle temperament. You two will definitely become good friends."

She also said to Chu Hanyan, "Yan'er, this is my sixth sister. She plays very well with me. You two should get along well."

The children of the royal family are all precocious, not to mention that Li Cheng was raised by the unpopular Shan Jieyu since childhood. Although Li Cheng knew that his adoptive mother became the queen, he was not her flesh and blood. And the eleventh brother was the son of the queen who almost cried blind. Compared with other princesses, her status is high. But compared with the eleventh brother, her status is far worse. So she will absolutely obey the words of the little eleventh brother.

She took the initiative to go over with a smile and took Chu Hanyan aside to talk in private.

When the other little noble ladies saw it, they all took the initiative to come up. Several little girls chattered and talked, mainly talking about the "bird pot cover" incident just now, and they laughed while talking.

Li Cheng had heard Xiao Shiyi tell her and her mother about the "bird pot lid" incident at Lingji Temple. Now she heard it again and laughed so hard. She was extremely sorry that she came too late and didn't see the big show. She didn't think that the person attacked by the "bird pot lid" was her elder sister. Li Cheng also hated Rong Zhao because Ma Shufei had been following Queen Wang to attack Shan Jieyu and the Ninth Prince, and she was also bullied a lot.

One of the young ladies was Princess An's granddaughter, Yinghui County Master, who was nine years old this year. One was Zhu Ying'er, the granddaughter of the Duke of Rongguo Mansion, who was eight years old this year and the same age as Chu Hanyan. One was Feng Miaohua, the eldest daughter of Princess Ronghe, who was also nine years old. Another was Zhang Ziqi, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Zhenxi, who was seven years old this year and the youngest.

Chu Hanyan had known Zhu Ying'er before, and the two girls got along well. Zhu Ying'er was also the girl that Chen Afu clearly asked Chu Hanyan to develop into a handkerchief friend.

As the girls were talking, they were led by Yinghui County Lady to the lake to row a boat and watch the lotus flowers. The maids Qi'er and Luo Mei, who had been serving Chu Hanyan, also followed.

Mingyan Lake is long and narrow, with lotus flowers competing for beauty in the lake, and willows swaying on both sides. In addition, there are the bright figures on the boats shuttling through the lotus leaves, the slender figures walking under the weeping willows, the fans in the hands of the young men, and the silk scarves in the hands of the girls. It is really a beautiful scenery that you can't see enough.

The girls laughed all the way to a pavilion not far from the lake. The maids quickly poured tea and placed it on the small table, and put some fruits and nuts on it, and asked the girls to sit on the brocade stools.

Although Chu Hanyan was timid and not very articulate, Li Cheng and Zhu Ying'er were very friendly to her, so she could occasionally joke a few words.

Princess Ronghe is the third daughter of the emperor and the sister of Prince Rui. Feng Miaohua often went to the palace to visit her grandmother, Concubine Zhou De, and had a good relationship with Li Chao. She really disliked the silly little Li Xuan who made her grandmother sad, and of course she disliked the Chu family who had a good relationship with Li Xuan even more.

She saw the Sixth Princess holding Chu Hanyan's hand on the road, and the other hand holding Yinghui County Lord, and she couldn't get close to them. In addition, Chu Hanyan had bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyebrows were beautiful. Zhang Ziqi kept asking where she bought the buttons on her clothes, which made Feng Miaohua even more unhappy. She squeezed Chu Hanyan in words and said something like a silly girl and a country girl.

Although she knew that the Chu family raised the eleventh uncle, the Chu family could not compare with her, the emperor's granddaughter, so she didn't give Chu Hanyan any face.

Chu Hanyan reacted a little slowly, and didn't know that Feng Miaohua was talking about her. When she reacted, she didn't know how to fight back, and she was afraid, so she lowered her head and held back her tears and didn't speak.

Although Li Cheng is younger than Feng Miaohua, she is a princess and Feng Miaohua's aunt. She is more confident because she was raised by the queen. She endured it at first, but when she saw that Feng Miaohua was really too much, she scolded her unhappily, "What's wrong with you? If you want to play together, talk nicely. If you don't want to play together, we won't keep you." She pointed at Chu Hanyan and said, "Yan'er is my handkerchief friend, you can't be rude to her."

Feng Miaohua's eyes were red from being scolded, but she didn't dare to say anything, nor did she get up and leave. She knew that Li Cheng was now the highest status among all the princesses, and her mother couldn't compare to her, so she should flatter her. But being scolded by Li Cheng in public, she felt very embarrassed and scolded Chu Hanyan a thousand times in her heart.

Yinghui County Lady was the master today, so she smiled and comforted them a few words, which also gave Feng Miaohua a way out.

Luo Mei knew that her master was wronged, and her eyes were red with sadness. She didn't know what to do, and looked at Qi'er with her eyes.

Qi'er had received Chen Afu's instructions, and she had often heard from Madam Huang that some noble ladies were domineering. She did not stay away from her master like other maids, but stood behind Chu Hanyan, fearing any accidents. She was thinking that if these nobles suggested going to the lake again, she would have to persuade the young master to return to Handanxuan.