The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

Many courtiers outside Zhanghua Palace came to report the matter, and when they saw the prime minister coming out, they all saluted, and then saw Princess Lingyi on the steps, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Chu Ran in front had already left in the palace carriage, but Lu Shi was half a step behind. She handed the food box to the driver, and when she was about to leave, someone behind her called her.

Turning around to look, it was her elder brother Runanhou.

She stopped in front of the carriage, and Marquis Runan approached, asking, "Where is Ah Shi in a hurry?"

Lu Shi said: "The office."

"The crown prince's birthday is approaching, are you going to mention the marriage with Princess Xinping to His Majesty?" Runan Hou lowered his voice.

Lu Shi looked up at her, his expression confused, and said, "The prince's birthday has nothing to do with elder brother."

She didn't mention the marriage, so Runan Hou didn't know how to continue, but when he wanted to speak, he saw her stepping into the carriage and leaving directly, without saving any sympathy.He watched and sighed, when he entered Zhanghua Palace, King Heng happened to come over.

Of the four sons of Emperor Chu, only the crown prince and King Heng are evenly matched. The other two princes are still young and have no qualifications to compete for the heir.

But since King Heng is the leader, after all he had the opportunity, the other two lost their opportunity, and it may not be easy to come from behind.

Marquis Runan saluted, and when he straightened up, King Heng first said: "Xinping is back, it seems that the prime minister's marriage with her is about to be finalized, and I want to congratulate Lord Marquis first."

Marquis Runan's complexion changed slightly, and he said with a false smile: "Your Highness is joking, I see His Highness Xinping's intention, and he does not intend to marry the Prime Minister."

"Xin Ping just likes to play, by the way, why is Hou Ye in such a hurry?" King Heng glanced lightly at the memorabilia in the hands of Marquis Runan.

The Huo family is in charge of the Dachu granary, and Mr. Huo has not returned yet as he is dealing with the aftermath of the disaster relief.The Household Department is in the hands of the Lu family, but Marquis Runan and Lu Xiang have a bad temper, and the two seldom interact with each other. King Heng wants to open the gap in the Lu family and disrupt the marriage. At that time, the prince will lose his backing and have no competitive strength. The throne is no longer threatened.

However, Marquis Runan has a calm temper and never betrayed him or the prince, making it difficult for people to see his thoughts.

Marquis Runan noticed his gaze, hid the memorial in his sleeve, and said: "It's just a trivial matter, I want to report to His Majesty, and act according to the regulations."

King Heng nodded, and said again: "I heard that the money allocated to Marquis Chang Ping has already been allocated?"

"Your Majesty told me, how dare I be negligent, I already dialed it three days ago, Your Highness has something to say?" Marquis Runan is not stupid, King Heng stopped him in front of Zhanghua Palace, naturally he would not be for some ordinary things.

"It's nothing, I'm just asking, Master Hou has worked hard, I heard that the prince's birthday is going to be big this year?" Heng Wang said.

"It's like this every year." Marquis Runan responded.

Heng Wang continued: "This year Xinping and Ji, did your majesty mention it?"

"This, this has never been mentioned." Runan Hou was in a dilemma. In the past, Princess Xinping's birthday was not celebrated. This year is special, but His Majesty never mentioned it.The prince and she are twins, so the birthday of the prince naturally comes first, and it is optional to do as many rituals as possible.

Heng Wang smiled deeply, turned and left.Runan Hou was puzzled for a while, did King Heng remind him on purpose?

Princess Xinping has never been loved by His Majesty, and since the Crown Prince was in front of her, she has been neglected, and now she is not even mentioned, so is she really rejected by His Majesty?

But the prime minister and Xinping have been engaged since they were young, and neither of them made any big mistakes, so how can we change it?

Marquis Runan looked at the back of King Heng who left, and sighed for a while, King Heng would not see the prime minister marry Princess Xinping, he is not a fool, how could he not understand his thoughts.

A few days ago, King Heng advised His Majesty to send his youngest son to the capital city of Ying. It seemed beautiful, but in fact he had already offended many generals.

Who dares to offend the generals in the Great Chu and dig his own grave, and only the arrogant King Heng dares to do it.

****

After a short delay in Lu Shi's carriage, he caught up with Princess Xinping's carriage returning home at the alley.

Seeing the prime minister's carriage coming, the coachman was at a loss, so he stopped the carriage, and the servant of the prime minister's mansion approached, slipped the note in his hand to the coachman while no one was paying attention, and then left indifferently.

Chu Ran took a nap in the car, and the burn on her shoulder was burning hot. After seeing Lu Xiang's letter, her face changed suddenly, and without thinking much, she ordered the driver to go to the prime minister's side door.

The side door was being repaired, and no one cared. As soon as she dismounted, she saw Lu Shi standing by the door, as if waiting for her.

Lu Shi's eyes fell on her shoulders, his eyes were dim, and he approached her a few steps, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, you know why I am in the side hall?"

Her tone was serious, and Chu Ran's restless mood dissipated a bit with her steady demeanor, and said, "Your Majesty ordered?"

There were bricklayers in the mansion at the side door, Lu Shi took a step forward and motioned her to come forward.Chu Ran was not very happy, especially when he saw that behind the scenes in the corridor, he felt more and more irritable.

Lu Shi saw her awkward mood in his eyes, and said with a light smile: "Your Highness seems to be injured, do you want to change clothes?"

Chu Ran didn't answer, her brows had been furrowed since she saw Lu Yi, and she never smiled.Her temperament is much more cheerful than in her previous life. She has not been in contact with government affairs in the past few months, and taking over is just a trivial matter. Without those tempering, she talks a little more than usual.

Somehow, also stupid.Lu Shi chuckled, she was afraid that Chu Ran wouldn't be able to see through the matter, so she went to the imperial court and shouted to withdraw from the marriage.

She would rather Chu Ran be stupid, because it is not a good thing for someone who is too smart to be in the royal family, especially the emperor of this dynasty is suspicious. After the princess is born, the stupid princess will gradually fade away from everyone's sight.

Chu Ran's shoulder hurts, so she doesn't stand still with her, and keeps up with her.

All the way silently, Lu Shi took her back to his yard, Chu Ran stopped outside the yard, and said, "Why did you go to your bedroom?"

"You'll know when your Highness goes down." Lu Shi said lightly.

The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Princess Mansion are across the street, and the main gates of the two mansions face each other, so the real distance is not far. The main gate of the Princess Mansion is very close to the side gate that is being repaired by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the previous life, the prime minister's mansion did not merge with the mansion next door. This alley is mostly occupied by royal family and aristocrats, and every inch of land is expensive. Lu Shi is not ambitious, so it doesn't matter if the mansion is smaller.

After waking up a few months ago, it happened to be the prime minister, so I spent a lot of money to buy it.

She was a little mysterious, so Chu Ran had no choice but to follow her into the house, where her changed clothes and wound medicine were placed on the couch.Holding the ointment in her hand, she said, "Can Prime Minister Lu avoid it?"

"Is it convenient for you?" Lu Shi looked at her. Along the way, she noticed that Chu Ran's right arm was stiff and had not moved.

Chu Ran's face was slightly red, and the corners of his lips were very white, and he said, "Don't worry about it, Prime Minister."

Lu Shi didn't force it, his eyes fell on the corners of her lips, and he said, "Why don't I call the doctor over for a pulse test?"

"No, it's just ironed, it's not that delicate." Chu Ran sat on the couch with a casual attitude, flipping through the clothes with her left hand. When she wanted to change, the shadow in front of her eyes had not dissipated. She was surprised: "Is there anything else the prime minister wants?"

Lu Shi looked unpredictable, and when he heard the word Jiaogui, he said, "Try moving your arms?"

Chu Ran understood her situation after the first queen left. The prince was very sick. When no one could trust him at first, she decocted his medicine herself.She has never complained about others, and she has no resentment toward Emperor Chu. On the contrary, she sees it very openly and does not need the emperor's favor. As long as she has power, those frivolous favors are not important.

Her mind was more serious than the rest of the court, and there were many things in her heart, such as retiring the engagement. Even if she had a crush on Lu Shi, she never revealed it.

Between love and brother's crown prince, she would rather choose the latter.

It's not because of her influence, the position of prince is the protection of her siblings, how can she give up.

If she is tempted, it is a good thing for Lu Shi to help her, but the imperial power is supreme, what Lu Shi can do is nothing more than harming her, just like in a dream, the situation of reconciliation.

She envied her decisiveness in the dream, but she couldn't do that now, she still had the prince, so she couldn't completely break with Lu Shi.

Chu Ran was stubborn, Lu Shi didn't care about her, walked over, and tapped her shoulder with his fingertips.Chu Ran frowned and avoided slightly.

However, Lu Shi said: "The crown prince's illness is fake, and you don't need to worry about avoiding the young son of a general as a hostage."

Talking about the prince, Chu Ran relaxed, and in a daze, Lu Shi leaned over and reached out to help her lie down.Chu Ran refused, but seeing her rare gentle look, she was not stubborn, so she lay down on her couch.

Lu Shi is used to being reserved, and seeing her so obedient, there was a little smile on her face, she spread out the thin blanket on the couch, and said, "I told the prince not to touch this matter, it's better to be alone. "

Chu Ran listened quietly, and asked, "Was proposed by King Heng?"

The opposite of the crown prince is Heng Wang. She was curious about how Heng Wang took the bait, and how he was so stupid that he jumped into the grave. She wanted to ask, but she felt a touch in her waist, and the jade belt was untied...

When she was in a panic, she wanted to yell at her, but there was a tearing pain in her shoulder, and Lu Shi's cold voice sounded in her ear: "Your Highness doesn't feel any pain when you come all the way back?"

Clothes and skin stuck together, and the flesh and blood body was so peaceful with her.

Annoyed and helpless again, Lu Shi turned around and sent for a doctor to come and cover her with a blanket.

There is a doctor in the mansion, who came quickly, made some medicine, and kept the medicine.

It was good that Chu Ran didn't mention it. After Lu Shi reminded her, she felt numbness in her shoulders, and even her arms ached.Axiu came over and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, bear with it, it hurts."

When she was about to cut the clothes, Lu Shi came over, took the scissors in her hand, and said, "Go outside and wait."

Axiu was interested and went to the corridor to wait.

Lu Shi first said: "Your Highness, do you know how King Heng took the bait?"

Chu Ran trembled in pain, beads of sweat slid down her forehead, she ignored the pain and said, "How did you do it?"

Lu Shi's court clothes had been changed, and he was wearing a plain dress with loose hair. When he leaned over, it happened to slip past the tip of Chu Ran's nose. With the fragrance of the valley, Chu Ran sniffed.

"Your Highness, do you remember that Ling Yi came into the house?" Lu Shi gently cut off his clothes, his eyes froze, and when he lowered his eyes to see Chu Ran's eyelashes trembling, he said, "I use Ling Yi as a chess player to reveal the news to the queen." , it just so happened that King Heng was grounded, so she believed it when she panicked."

Chu Ran suddenly realized, but when she looked up, she saw the distress flashing in Lu Shi's eyes. She suddenly felt dazed, and there was a sharp pain in her shoulder, which made her gasp.

Lu Shi's figure receded from her sight, and she pursed her lips in pain, Lu Shi said: "Your Highness, why don't you sleep for a while, this place is safe, and I will take you to a place later."

Her words were full of mystery, Chu Ran's emotions were driven by her, and he glanced at her: "Where are you going?"

Lu Shi didn't answer, and glanced at the wound on her shoulder. If he took off his clothes and applied the medicine at that time, it wouldn't get worse.The summer is already hot, she said lightly: "Your Highness, if you don't take care of your body, this is the consequence."

At that time, if you go to the side hall to change clothes, it won't get worse.

Chu Ran's expression was painful, and it was worse than just now. His hands were also firmly grasping the blanket, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Just like today, don't get too close."

After cutting off the clothes, the wound was exposed, and some medicinal powder was sprinkled on it to relieve the pain.

Lu Shi was very skillful in his technique, and Chu Ran saw the clue, and was too painful to ask questions. She wanted to sleep drowsily, but her mind was complicated.When Lu Shi was about to turn around, he quickly grabbed her hand and asked, "What's the use of the prime minister for such a shameful marriage?"

Now that the two of them have to cover up like this before they are married, how can they be so clueless when they get along every day in the future.Thinking of this, Chu Ran felt depressed for a while.

Lu Shi said: "Your Highness is totally a prince, why can't you bear this?"

This sentence hit Chu Ran's heart. After seeing Lu Shi in that dream, she felt a little guilty towards Lu Shi, and first used her to help the prince.After the prince left, he reconciled cruelly, and in doing so, he betrayed her.

It's just that now she is trapped in it, struggling to find a way out. She feels that this marriage is not recognized by everyone, and she can't find a way out in a daze.

She looked confused, and Lu Shi knew that she had listened, and the following words were useless.The best way now is to take Chu Ran out of the hall, the cleaner the better.

Now, she can still control the court situation, King Heng has lost the support of generals, and in the future, he will realize that without military power, he will lose the opportunity.

"Your Highness, you can think about it slowly, it won't be too late to reply when you are old enough." She got up to leave, and tucked the blanket for Chu Ran, and put ice cubes in the room to dissipate the extreme heat, and it is also very easy to catch the wind and cold.

Chu Ran was sleepless and her mind was messy. She saw concern in Lu Xiang's every move.For so many years, no one cared about her daily life except brother.

The resistance in her heart gradually dissipated, and she was also reluctant to give up such Lu Shi to others, but she was unable to love him, and she might be forced to leave like in a dream.

Chu Ran didn't sleep, her eyes rolled back and forth, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Lu Shi said softly, "Sleep first, and I will take you back to the house to rest later." Not suitable anymore.

Her tone was much gentler, Chu Ran couldn't refute, so she closed her eyes, and opened them after she left.

It's just that she thought well, but Lu Shi didn't leave, sitting on the edge of the couch, staring at her quietly.

Chu Ran, who wanted to be perfunctory, did not expect that she would not leave, and felt quite uncomfortable being looked at by her like this.For some reason, Lu Shi in the dream was very cold, just like what he saw in the side hall of Zhanghua Palace today.

Now getting along, she felt different as in a dream, and for a while, she couldn't tell which one was the real Lu Shi.

Thinking of Lu Shi who was indifferent to others in the side hall, she couldn't help but shudder. The current Lu Shi is better, even if it is a disguise, she still likes the latter.

The 15-year-old was stuck in a forbearable relationship. After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't feel uncomfortable and fell asleep somehow.

Seeing that she was asleep, Lu Shi got up and left.

What Emperor Chu did today is really disgusting.Perhaps in his eyes, Chu Ran's happiness is not as good as his greed for power.

Fortunately, His Highness was smart, and stopped in time, probing and alienating, and I don't know what the plan is in the future.She rested her forehead and thought for a while, then called her staff and said, "Take someone to the northwest and bring a letter to Marquis Changping."

Now, the generals are disgusted with King Heng, and only by making these people loyal to the prince, and taking the initiative in the future, can there be a chance of redemption.

In addition, Marquis Chang Ping also needs to be informed about today's matter. He has always disapproved of Lu Shi's resignation. Now that His Majesty is pressing so hard, he also needs to be informed that the issue of raising private soldiers is imminent.

She wrote the letter herself so that Marquis Changping would not be suspicious.

After the staff retreated, she sat alone in the study, pinched the center of her eyebrows, and hurriedly got up to go to the office.

When returning to the government office, Marquis Runan waited for a long time. He was not close to Lu Shi. He even thought that the crown prince was sick and a sign of early death. In contrast, King Heng was in good health and had the support of the Huo family, so he had a great chance of winning.

Recent events have changed his mind.

Lu Shi was not surprised when he saw him, he walked in and said, "What's the matter, Lord Hou?"

Hearing her address as Lord Marquis, Hou Runan felt embarrassed and said: "His Royal Highness Heng Wang mentioned Princess Xinping and Jili to me today, seeing that the palace is preparing for the crown prince's birthday, but there is no movement about Jili, I'm afraid Your Majesty has other plans."

Lu Shi said: "Heng Wang just reminded Lord Hou that His Majesty doesn't like Princess Xinping, so you have no other intention to persuade me to divorce the engagement."

Marquis Runan also felt this way, but seeing the prime minister's indifferent expression, he beat the drum in his heart and said, "What is the prime minister's plan?"

"After the crown prince's birthday, we will discuss the marriage with His Majesty." Lu Shi said bluntly, she didn't want to confuse the Lu clan.

"Prime Minister, don't think too much?" Marquis Runan persuaded.Lu Shi is clever, and he is also worried that Princess Xinping ruined his bright future.

Lu Shi looked up at him, and said in a cold tone, "It was decided more than ten years ago, what else do you think?"

After all, she got up and went to the inner room.

The prime minister chased away the guests, and Marquis Runan couldn't stay cheeky, so he left after sighing.

****

Chu Ran in the Prime Minister's Mansion woke up after sleeping for an hour. The pain in the wound was reduced a lot, and it was not so painful. She had to change clothes when she got up.

After Axiu heard the noise in the house, she pushed the door and walked in. Princess Xinping was hugging the blanket, looking for something in private.

The clothes on Chu Ran's body were all cut and damaged, so she naturally had to change into another one, but she scanned for a week, but couldn't find it. She hugged the blanket, at a loss.

Her face was flushed like peach blossoms, her eyes were full of mist, the innocence of a young man made Axiu's brows tremble.She seemed to understand the prime minister's persistence. If Princess Xinping didn't get angry, her usual behavior would be very cute.

It's just that when you bully Lu Xiang, it's a bit bad.

Axiu received Lu Xiang's order to keep her here, so she said: "You go to bed later, Lu Xiang has something to go back to the office, and you can go when she comes back."

After hearing this, Chu Ran lay back down again.Before going to bed, Lu Shi was mysterious and didn't know what to do.

The prime minister's mansion was quiet, and Lu Shi was not there. After lying down for a while, Chu Ran got up and went to sit outside, and asked someone to go back to the princess mansion to see if anyone was visiting the mansion.

She is the eldest among the princesses, but she has never cared about the relationship with her brothers and sisters. Now it is different, since she chooses to quit, she will have more intersections with them.

After the little servant went back, he had a few more posts in his hand when he returned. King Heng invited her to visit Yunmengze tomorrow, and the rest were similar.

The summer is extremely hot, and the young lady of the official family has almost racked her brains to play. The pavilion next to Yunmeng Lake has a good view, and even the lake water is very refreshing. The prince is safe and sound in the East Palace, so she doesn't need to deliver the news. 'Besides.

King Heng's banquet had to be attended, she asked someone to answer, and she would not miss the time.

Hengwang has been in high spirits recently, and he is especially useful in front of Emperor Chu. Almost no one in the court dares to offend him.Chu Ran knows how to measure, and it's not easy to mess with him, so he can go if he can.

She asked people to answer one by one, and they all accepted the invitation.

It was still early, and she went to play on the swing in the yard.The wisteria has climbed higher and is full of greenery. It seems to climb to the roof and cover the eaves.She touched the ground with her toes, and her whole body swayed.

The purple wisteria flowers need a flower stand, but unfortunately Lu Shi didn't let people do it, but let it grow, which meant to be stocked.She couldn't help but think of the other two princes. The queen's temperament is not generous, but she treats them very well and gives them constant gifts. In this way, His Majesty only thinks of the queen as a virtuous queen.

She looked at the unhindered growth of vines, and felt a chill in her heart. The two princes were both eight or nine years old, and they hadn't left the palace yet.In the dream, the two were unrestrained and unscrupulous in their actions. After the death of the prince, almost everyone was optimistic about King Heng.

I'm afraid the queen did it on purpose, the two princes are not a threat to King Heng, and they are raised so defiantly that they can just be granted the fiefdom.

She tried her best to recall the scene in her dream, covered her forehead, and went to play in the palace tomorrow, fearing that she would meet the two concubines.

In the evening, when Lu Shi came back from the government office, seeing Chu Ran waiting for her in the mansion, he couldn't help but curl his lips, and the fatigue from his whole body dissipated a lot.

When Chu Ran raised her head, her smile faded away, leaving only indifference, and said, "Does your Highness still hurt?"

"It's bearable." Chu Ran stood up, saw that she was wearing a large court dress, and the room was inexplicably cramped, and said kindly, "Do you want to change into light clothes?"

Lu Shi glanced at it, nodded and said, "Alright, Your Highness will wait a moment."

When she came back, there was an extra candlestick in her hand. Chu Ran didn't know, and said, "It's not dark yet, what are you doing with the lamp?"

Lu Shi didn't answer. He just walked to the bookcase beside him. When Chu Ran stepped closer, he suddenly saw the bookcase move.

Chu Ran: "..."

Lu Shi said, "It's pitch black inside, and there are lights to see things."

"Where does your way lead?" Chu Ran's eyes widened in shock. She had never seen such a secret way in the prime minister's mansion.It seemed that there was no such thing in the dream, what did she miss?

Lu Shi's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of ink, deep and gloomy, and he only stepped in with a lamp.

It was pitch black inside, and after walking about the first step, there was endless darkness.With dim eyesight, Chu Ran realized that the road was not wide, just enough for one person to pass through, and it was only a little wider after walking about fifty steps.

At this time, Lu Shi stopped, lit the candlestick on the wall, and walked forward again.

Chu Ran was puzzled, so she had to follow her, not knowing where she was going, Lu Shi stopped, and the candles on the wall behind her were lit, and her eyes flickered with candles, melting the ice.

There is no road ahead.

Chu Ran passed her, looked towards the end, and said, "Why doesn't it work?"

"Dig ahead, it will be the boundary of Princess Xinping's Mansion." Lu Shi said.

Chu Ran was shocked beyond words, "But the two prefectures are not close, how can such a small road connect the two prefectures?"