The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

The summer evening was still a bit hot, and Chu Ran was sweating heavily on his forehead. He looked at Lu Shi with displeasure, and exposed her lies with a single sentence.

Lu Shi didn't expect her to go to the office, and smiled faintly: "It's my fault, I'll make an apology to you, and bring your highness to see the crown prince tomorrow, how about an apology?"

She just happened to know that Chu Ran was blocked from seeing the prince today. The prince was sick and shut everyone out. Only when the youngest son of a general enters Beijing will he 'recover'.

Therefore, Chu Ran can't see him, so His Majesty will not be suspicious of him, but Chu Ran doesn't know this.

Lu Shi didn't want her to meddle too much in court affairs, His Majesty was too suspicious, just be an idle princess like Ling Yi.

It's just that Chu Ran waited for her all day today, and the comfort in a few words didn't work at all. She stood still: "Where did the prime minister go?"

"Let's talk inside, how about it?" Lu Shi laughed and led her into the house.

The side door looked disorganized because it was being repaired, and Chu Ran felt that it was not a place to talk, and he didn't want to follow the liar into the mansion, so he said: "Don't forget what the prime minister promised me, I'm so hungry, I'm going back to the mansion first .”

She left angrily.

Lu Shi felt helpless and felt that she was a bit arrogant, so he turned back to the house after watching her leave.There is a pool in Xinbing's mansion, which was repaired by the previous owner, and it has a nice name, Hehuan Pool.

Lu Shi didn't like it very much, and wanted to change it, but thought of Chu Ran's angry attitude just now, so he gave it up, and he rejoiced.

The crown prince's birthday is getting closer, and the Ministry of Rituals is coordinating with the court, and they are extremely busy. Chu Ran is like a person who has nothing to do in the city of Yingdu.

There are a lot of things to eat, drink and have fun in Ying capital city, and they will change their patterns every day. She is a golden branch and jade leaf, and ordinary people can't fawn on her. Behind her, there is a prince as a backer.

Back and forth, she got closer to these women.

There are no secrets in the city of Yingdu, and everyone's mouth is bigger than the people outside, but no one mentions her birthday. Considering that it has always been like this in previous years, she doesn't need to say anything.

Until the day before the birthday, the Marquis of Runan first sent congratulatory gifts, which were not precious things, but ordinary gadgets.As soon as the Lu family gave the gift, others understood that the marriage was really settled.

Chu Ran doesn't like the people of the Lu family very much. Looking at the unsightly gifts, she wants to throw them out of the princess mansion. After thinking about it, it's better to keep them. With a few gadgets, when did the Lu family become so poor?

Tomorrow is the crown prince's birthday, her congratulatory gift has already been sent to the East Palace, and she will leave the palace after changing clothes. Today, Uncle Ning invited her to visit the palace, because he got a good song and wanted to share it with her.

Your Majesty is suspicious, even though King Ning is his younger brother, he does not dare to intervene in government affairs at will, and he is very happy to listen to music and make music every day.

King Ning is not in the mansion all the year round, he has a courtyard in the outskirts of the city, most of them live there, when she passed by, the front door was deserted, and when she stepped into the mansion, she could hear the sound of silk and bamboo.

After entering, there is an actor dancing on the lotus platform. Although he can't compare with Zhao Feiyan's palm dance, his body looks like the wind is moving lightly. If you look closely, you can see that his waist is slender and his dancing posture is light. It can be seen that he is much better than others.

King Ning looked at the actor cheerfully, and waved to her after seeing Chu Ran, "Look, look, how is this actor?"

"Uncle Wang's actors are naturally very good, better than others." Chu Ran flattered him very well, sat down behind the dining table, drank a glass of fruit wine, and frowned slightly. Uncle Ning Wang was really happy, drinking alcohol early in the morning .

She frowned, but Ning Wang was extremely willful. He was bloated, and drank heavily: "It's no big deal to call you here today. I know your birthday tomorrow. I will give you a gift. Does this actor like it? Uncle Wang will give it to you." you?"

"You, you are not joking, hurry up and change it, and bring such an actor home, how can my niece have a good life." Chu Ran's face turned red, and what she did was slapping the prime minister in the face.

King Ning spat at her: "I'm so useless. If you scare the actor, Uncle Wang will kill you. He doesn't listen to music on weekdays? One person thinks it's too conspicuous. How many more people will I send you?" , others won’t care.”

Chu Ran didn't understand for a while, and said blankly: "Uncle Wang, what is the difference between sending one person and sending many people?"

"You silly girl, if you bring one person back to the mansion, others will only treat you as a treasure in the golden house of the mansion. If there are many people, it will be different. Whichever house does not know how to hold banquets, there must be singing and dancing, and so many actors are for the banquet. drink."

Chu Ran really didn't understand the sophistication of the world. She held her cheeks and went to ask Ning Wang: "Then Uncle Wang sent me a dozen people, and brought them back to the mansion for further training."

When he was in Yunmengze, His Majesty favored the actor, and he sealed the position after returning to the palace. Maybe she can go this way, but Uncle Ning's people are not available.

When King Ning heard that she wanted a dozen people, he was so frightened that he couldn't hold his wine glass steady, and cursed: "You have no conscience, Uncle Wang can only count dozens of people here, you are stealing my heart, no, no."

Chu Ran smiled, ran up to him, squeezed his shoulders, and said flatteringly: "One is also given away, and ten are also given away. Don't be stingy, and I will send you some music scores when you go back home, okay?"

"Music score, what kind of score do you have there?" King Ning didn't believe it, Chu Ran immediately said: "Yes, there is, it seems that there is an isolated copy of the former dynasty, and it is a master."

She didn't have it, she took a look at Lu Shi's place, and she didn't need it anyway, so it's better to give it to Uncle Ning.The actors here are beautiful, really good.

"Yes, yes, you can go to the backyard to pick it later." Ning Wang believed it, and waved her hand to signal her to go back to her seat and disturb him watching the dance.

Chu Ran obediently returned to his seat, Fang sat firmly, and the prime minister came.

She came so suddenly that even King Ning was taken aback, who dared to stand up, got up to meet him, but he had already walked to the corridor, and said with a smile: "Oh, why did Prime Minister Lu come here, this king has never greeted you."

"I want to trouble you with something." Lu Shi leaned over to salute, and when he looked up, he saw Chu Ran sitting upright inside, his brows and eyes were slightly frowned, and he looked away instantly.

Chu Ran pretended not to see her, instead she got up to look at the lotus platform, touched it with her hands, the chassis was very stable, such an exquisite structure, I am afraid that only King Ning has it.

King Ning invited Lu Xiang aside, said a few words and then came back, pointing to his newly built lotus platform in a showy manner: "Look, Lu Xiang is watching a dance?"

Lu Shi said, "Also."

"It's just a coincidence that no one else will show it to her when they come." King Ning ordered someone to set up wine, set up a food table opposite Chu Ran, and Lu Shi sat down.

In the hot summer, ordinary people only wear thin summer clothes, especially for actors, who wear wreaths, revealing their flat stomachs, stepping on golden bells, and twirling with one foot on the lotus platform. network.

Chu Ran looked back and said: "Uncle Wang, you just said that you gave this person to me, do you still remember?"

"Take it, take it, Uncle Wang is not stingy." King Ning waved his hand, there are not a few people who are good at this dance, and there is no shortage of this person.

King Ning was generous, Lu Shi couldn't help but looked up, his eyes were dark, and he remained silent.

After the dance, Chu Ran stood up and said, "Uncle Wang will lead me the way, may I go and have a look?"

"Go by yourself, go by yourself, no matter how bad it is, let the prime minister accompany you, anyway, you two will use it." King Ning waved his hand, signaling her to go by herself.

The phrase "You two use it" sounded a little weird, Chu Ran glanced at Lu Shi, and got up by himself.

King Ning looked at Lu Shi who was ignored by Chu Ran, and said: "Why don't you go, Xinping's eyesight is not very good, you should go and stare."

Lu Shi nodded, stood up and said, "I understand."

"What do you understand, they are all elm heads." King Ning said to himself after the person left, he knew the most romantic things, and Chu Ran's refusal just now was probably because he didn't want to embarrass Lu Xiang, which shows that she is not like the outside world. He said he hated Lu Xiang.

King Ning's other courtyard was built so huge that it could cover the entire Prime Minister's Mansion. Chu Ran was not walking fast in front, but Lu Shi caught up in a short while.

Chu Ran deliberately slowed down. The scenery in the courtyard is beautiful, and the color of the garden is more pleasant than Yunmengze. After taking a look, she said, "Why is the prime minister here?"

"It's all about court affairs, what about Your Highness?" Lu Shi said.

The two walked side by side, with a servant leading the way in front of them. The atmosphere here was a little better than that of Yingdu City. Chu Ran took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Ning invited me to watch the dance, and sent me some actors."

Lu Shi's expression was condensed, and he suddenly understood, he stopped, and said: "I still have something to do, so I won't disturb Your Highness."

She turned around and left. Chu Ran didn't understand for a while, watching Lu Shi's back gradually go away, why did something happen suddenly?

King Ning's eyes were vicious, and those who could be selected into other courtyards were all upper-class women. Chu Ran didn't know good and bad, so he picked a few people at random, and asked King Ning to send someone to the princess mansion.

After having lunch in the other courtyard, Fang rode a horse back home leisurely.

Fang returned to the princess mansion in the afternoon, there were many congratulatory gifts piled up in the mansion, this year is different from previous years, someone actually remembered her birthday, the congratulatory gifts sent by the rich and powerful were either precious or expensive, and they were ordered to register and put them in the warehouse.

A lot of people came to give gifts one after another, and the actors from Prince Ning's Mansion also sent them over. The beauties are seductive, and she arranged for a small courtyard for them to live in.

Before the actor left, the prince came over.

The East Palace was banned, and the prince could enter or exit. Today, his condition improved, and he specially left the palace, still carrying the wine made by Chu Ran in his hand.

Chu Ran was delighted to see him, and when he saw the wine jar, he remembered the embarrassment of being drunk, and grabbed the prince's ear: "The wine I gave you, why did it end up in the hands of the prime minister, just give it to me, if you don't get up and try the wine first ?”

The prince was scolded innocently, touched his ears, and said helplessly: "Sister, why do you blame me? You are the one who wants to give it to Lu Xiang in the East Palace gift. You don't taste the wine yourself, blame me?"

Chu Ran was annoyed, and ordered someone to get the wine glass, and poured one directly to the prince: "I won't be angry with you after drinking it."

The wine tasted spicy, and there was no smell of flowers, so the prince held his nose and refused to drink: "Sister, your wine is so strong, it doesn't matter if it is too strong, Xiang Lu just got drunk all night."

Chu Ran was even more angry because she was drunk all night.

The two siblings had a quarrel, and the servant sat down to discuss it carefully. The prince has recovered a lot recently, and his face turned pink. He said first: "This time King Heng seems to be gaining, but he has already offended a large number of generals."

"Where did Huo Qi go?" Chu Ran asked.Now the situation is unclear, the power of King Heng comes from the Huo family, Huo Qi is the head of the country, he has a high prestige, but he hasn't seen him for half a month after he came back, could it be that he has dealt with disaster relief and never came back?

Speaking of Mr. Huo, the prince suddenly felt happy in his heart, and proudly said: "This matter is also due to Lu Xiang. She ordered people to delay the time of Mr. Huo's return. King Heng is arrogant, and the queen is a woman. Hearing the youngest son of the general Naturally, he was ecstatic to see such a great good thing, and when Mr. Huo came back, he would be so angry that he couldn't get out of bed."

Hearing that it was Lu Xiang's plan, Chu Ran didn't ask any more questions, and said, "Concubine Ming is pregnant, what's going on?"

The prince said: "It's just a three-month-old fetus. It's okay. The queen is very anxious. Don't worry about it. The affairs of the court are up to me and Lu Xiang. You learn Lingyi, why don't you think about how to please daddy."

Now that there is Concubine Ming, the queen's thoughts are all on her, and she can't spare her hands for a while. He thinks this is a little easier. The eldest son of the second wife of the clan."

"The eldest son of the second room?" Chu Ran was surprised, thought for a moment in his mind, and suddenly said: "Is that a person with disabled legs?" Marrying an emperor daughter to such a person will undoubtedly push her into the fire pit.

The prince's face was gloomy and cold, he covered his lips and coughed twice, lowered his voice and said: "The Zhou family is thick-skinned, relying on the concubine Ming's pregnancy, they specially asked for it, Xinyang has no mother to protect, there is no room for resistance, sister, you Before you shouted about retiring, if you really resign, you have to think about who father will betroth you to."

Chu Ran felt unspeakable chills in her heart. Xinyang didn't fight or snatch, and was stared at by the palace people. Even marriage was a tool for His Majesty to appease the courtiers. She was so angry that her hands and feet were cold, and she said, "Xinyang accepts his fate like this?"

"Otherwise, what ability does sister think she has?" The prince asked coldly. He came here today to give sister a birthday gift, and to tell her that if she really wants to retire from the marriage, she needs to think about who she will marry in advance. , otherwise there will be no resistance at that time.

"I see, you go back to the East Palace quickly, and I know how to deal with the rest." Chu Ran's eyelashes trembled, and he got up to send the prince out of the mansion.

On the way, the prince reminded again and again: "Miss, think clearly. Although Lu Xiang is cold, his heart is hot. If you let it go, you will regret it later. Besides, Lingyi keeps a close eye on you. Maybe you just broke off the engagement , she went to His Majesty to beg to marry Lu Xiang."

Almost everyone in the royal family knew about Lingyi, and Chu Ran had heard a lot of it in recent days. He nodded and said, "I will think about it carefully. Be careful when you go back, and don't talk back to your majesty. Just like this time, he said, If you don’t like it, just pretend you haven’t heard it, and just pretend to be sick.”

After the siblings exhorted each other a few words, the prince left in a carriage.

The birthday ceremony was placed in the flower hall, and there were many gadgets that women loved to play. Chu Ran opened them one by one, and saw a booklet of wine making, which recorded a variety of wine making methods.

There were five pots of peonies in the hall, which were extremely gorgeous. She touched the petals, and her heart gradually warmed up. The prince rushed over to persuade her not to break the engagement.

Ling Yi hurriedly chased after Lu Shi, how good is she?

Lu Shi is used to duplicity, treats people very coldly, and never sees her giving gifts on her birthday, what's wrong?

The more Chu Ran thought about it, the more angry she became, and she was so angry that she didn't even eat dinner.

When it was dark, Axiu from the Prime Minister's Mansion entered the mansion quietly and gave Chu Ran a red box. She smiled cleverly and said, "The Prime Minister invites you to come over to the mansion."

This man is pretending to be mysterious again!

Chu Ran opened the red box, and there were only flower ears in it, which was her jade pendant, but Lu Shi was very damaged, so he took the jade pendant and gave her a tassel, no matter what.

It's nothing more than wanting her to go to the Prime Minister's mansion to get it. This person is so annoying.

Chu Ran couldn't help but closed the box and said, "I'll go and change my clothes."

Axiu waited at the side, and when she came out, she carefully led her into the side door. At this time, it was dark, Axiu held a lantern in front of her, and Chu Ran followed closely.

If you go through the side door, you need to pass the Hehuan Pool first.There are trees in front of the pool, and several bright lights are hung on the trees. The lights are dimly lit with a faint blue color. When you get closer, you can see some fireflies inside.

Chu Ran found it interesting that a hundred fireflies could be used as lights, and poked the white gauze on the lamp wall, and the fireflies inside immediately flew around.

The night is dark and silent, the lights of the trees and the stars in the sky reflect each other, and the colors are extremely beautiful.

There are railings beside the pool, tied with colorful silk like joy, Chu Ran asked strangely: "Is there a happy event in Xiangfu today?"

Axiu didn't answer, but instead led her to the pavilion by the pool.

The pavilion is surrounded by greenery, and the interior of the pavilion is illuminated by the light of fireflies. Chu Ran walks over, and there are pastries on the table, which look like birthday peaches, but they are very small, as big as a lychee in the south, and the carved leaves are dyed red.

Chu Ran didn't react for a while, "Who is celebrating his birthday today?"

Xiaoshou Tao looked very pleasant, she couldn't help pinching one, it was filled with red beans, the sweet smell made her couldn't help eating one, she didn't eat it for dinner, she thought it tasted good.

She ate one and saw a cherry next to it.At this time, the cherries were thick and thin, and made of ice cream. She picked another one, not to mention delicious, but still sweet. She couldn't help but said: "Where is the prime minister? If you don't come out, I will eat these alone." gone."

Axiu stood outside the pavilion, looked around in the direction of the study, felt anxious, turned her head and said: "I don't know, you wait."

"It's okay, I'll eat some cherries first." Chu Ran held the white jade plate and squinted his eyes. Not long after, he heard hurried footsteps.

The old lady had just entered the mansion, and asked about the marriage proposal. After all, she was a royal princess, and etiquette and rules were very important.This is a big deal, and Lu Shi couldn't deal with it perfunctorily, so he told his mother in detail, and also told the queen's reaction.

The queen would definitely object with words, Lu Shi taught his mother how to reply, and went through all the etiquette, and the queen couldn't tell the reason for her refusal.Besides, Xinyang is already engaged, if Xinping doesn't get married, I'm afraid it will delay her.

After the old lady left, she came in a hurry.

Seeing her figure, Chu Ran narrowed his eyes: "Where did the prime minister come from? These cherries are good, but are there any more?"

"Of course there is." Lu Shi raised his chin towards Axiu, and Axiu stepped back. Not long after, the maids filed in and brought all the snacks and fruits into the pavilion.

She couldn't put it on the table, so she surrounded Chu Ran in a circle. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She just said it casually, so she took it seriously.

She looked at the inexplicable dim sum, her eyes were dazzled, and said: "The prime minister is going to treat me to dinner today?"

Fortunately, she was too angry to eat in the mansion, so she saved her stomach to eat these.

But it can be seen that it was not prepared hastily. She held the birthday peach and said in a daze: "Prime Minister, is this giving me an early birthday?"

Lu Shi still stood at the entrance of the gazebo, hummed softly, and quietly watched Chu Ran pinch the small birthday peaches, and put them into his mouth one by one.She bent the corners of her lips and said, "I wonder if it suits His Highness's taste?"

"Shang Ke, it's just a birthday celebration, just you and me? Are you singing or dancing?" Chu Ran pinched the soft birthday peach twice, and said critically.

This is the first time for her to celebrate her birthday in so many years, and with respect, she cannot compare with the prince.It seems that His Majesty is deliberately separating her siblings, forgetting her birthday every year, and deliberately leaving her alone.

She is not a generous person, but when it comes to her younger brother, she will give in. The birthday matter can be passed as long as it is possible, but if it is not, let it be, and she hates what others do.

The birthday peach was steamed very soft, she pinched it and put it in her mouth, and looked at Lu Shi: "Why did you remember to celebrate my birthday early?"

In the dream, it seems that there has never been one, so now she can hardly tell whether the dream is the opposite of the reality.

She looked at Lu Shi, but Lu Shi stared at the surface of Hehuan Pond, where a few lights floated from nowhere, lotus water lanterns tied with colored yarn made of colored paper, floated over one by one, following the wind floating.

It was also a coincidence that the wind just happened to blow towards the gazebo. A few days ago, there were dark clouds and the moon was closed, and the stars could not be seen. Today, the sky is full of moonlight and the stars are shining brightly.

After Chu Ran saw it, he lay down on the railing and counted the lotus water lamps carefully, one, two, and counted to the back, the entire pool surface was covered with water lamps, and he could not count them.

She turned around and looked at Lu Shi: "You used to coax others like this?"

Lu Shi came back to his senses, fixed his eyes on Chu Ran's fair face, thought about it carefully, and shook his head.

In the previous life, he was busy with political affairs, dealing with the emperor and King Heng, thinking about how to protect the prince every day, so he had no time to fuss over these trivial matters.

Seeing her shaking her head, Chu Ran took a small longevity peach and handed it to her: "Here, have you ever coaxed Ling Yi?"

A sea of ​​lights and stars was reflected in front of him, as bright as day, and Chu Ran had a pretty face, standing in it was the most beautiful moment.Lu Yi watched her smile, took the birthday peach, and said lightly: "Never."

There are dignitaries all around here, and the sea of ​​lights and stars has never disturbed others. It is quiet and warm, the moonlight is harmonious, the stars in the sky and the water lanterns are reflected, and clusters of lights dance in the heart.

Lu Shi took a bite of the birthday peach, it was very soft, and the red beans dipped in nectar in the middle were very sweet.

Chu Ran looked back at her eating longevity peaches, with an elegant posture, like a goddess eating fairy peaches, and the next moment she would become a flying fairy.Lu Shi didn't talk much since he came here, and he did it almost in silence.

After she thought for a while, a Kongming lantern floated out of nowhere, she raised her head to look, and said: "You also put this lantern, and others will find it."

Lu Shi followed her line of sight to see that the Kongming lantern slowly rose in the dark night sky, "This is the Kongming lantern ordered by His Majesty to pray for the prince." She paused, her eyes flickering with the light, and said: "I also Ask the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion to place Kongming lanterns around the Princess Mansion, and what His Highness sees should be your lanterns."

"Belongs to me?" Chu Ran was surprised. Every birthday, it seems that all the blessings belong to the prince. This is the first time I heard this sentence.

She looked up at the Kongming lanterns in the sky, rising with the wind, many of them fell to the ground, or a few of them fell on the surface of the pool, and when they met the water lanterns, they burned quickly, and the lights shone brightly.

Chu Ran looked at it for a while, and the water lamp on the surface of the pool also burned. She sighed with emotion in her heart: "Lu Xiang coaxed me so much, just to keep me from retiring?"

"So, will His Highness still want to retreat?" Lu Shi said lightly.

There was a breeze on a summer night, and the Kongming lantern swirled in the air, and fell on the gravel road in the distance. After seeing it, Chu Ran ran over to pick it up, but it burned as soon as it hit the ground.

Ashes all over the floor.

Lu Shi approached and said, "Your Highness, would you like to light up the lamp?"

"It's not very interesting. Does Lu Xiang feel that there is still a bowl of longevity noodles?" Chu Ran's eyes dimmed as the lights turned on.

"Longevity noodles should be eaten tomorrow. I can't celebrate my birthday tomorrow, so I can eat a bowl of noodles." Lu Shi took down a firefly lamp from a tree beside him, placed a small boat on the surface of the pool, and placed the lamp on it. Looking at Chu Ran: "Your Highness, would you like to take a look?"