The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

After dinner in the evening, Chu Ran didn't dare to stay longer, fearing that Xinyang would find him, so when he went back, he made up his mind that he would send Xinyang back to the palace tomorrow.

Xinyang has been out of the palace for more than half a month, and she has nothing to do except to eat every day. It is better to send her back to the palace and give her a lot of broken silver so that she can spend the palace people in the palace.

Xinyang entered the palace in front, and Chu Ran went to find King Ning after a while.

After returning to the palace, no one cared about Xinyang, she thought about it and wanted to pay her respects to the queen, but she stood under the scorching sun for half an hour, but the queen never saw her.

It was really too hot, so she ran away to find Concubine Ming.

Concubine Ming's palace was covered with ice, and she felt cool as soon as she entered it. Xinyang was so hot that her head was dizzy. It doesn't matter whether you greet me or not, why do you want to humiliate yourself."

I don't know if Xinyang listened or not, she lay crookedly on the couch, her little face was flushed, when Concubine Ming grabbed her face, it was hot and soft, and she felt uncomfortable.

Xinyang lay on the ground for a while, smelling the smell of Wendao ice cream, she immediately got up, looked left and right, there was no maidservant in the hall, she reached out to bring it to eat, before she touched it, she heard Ah Ruan scolding: "No! eat."

She looked at Ah Ruan pitifully: "I'm so hot, I just take a bite."

"You are not allowed to eat a single bite. Tell me what you did outside the palace?" Concubine Ming's almond-shaped eyes widened, but Xinyang smiled softly, like a ball of cotton, without the slightest temper: "I was afraid that you would get angry, so I didn't give up." I dare not come here."

"I know I'm angry, so I didn't come back earlier." Concubine Ming took the ice cup away, and poked Xin Yang's head with her hand: "You have no heart, just say a few words about you, and you will be angry with me until today."

Xinyang smiled innocently, and let Concubine Ming scold her. When she was tired, she took a sip from the ice cup, and then went to feed her: "Ah Ruan, don't be angry, I'll give you an apology, okay?"

Concubine Ming's mouth was cold, she was coaxed, how could she be annoyed, said: "With your sister, forget about me, she is going to make a kiss, don't expect her to protect you in the future."

The words of protecting Xinping in the Zhou Mansion really moved her heart, and she was also very envious. Why didn't she want to protect Xinyang openly, but her status was not good enough.

She is a concubine, she can protect Xinyang's safety for a while in the palace, but she needs Xinping and Lu Xiang when she is out of the court of Dachu.Xinping has no mother, and he will feel pity for Xinyang who is in the same situation. As long as Xinyang can please her, Xinping will love her a little bit.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually moved to let Xinping go to marry him today.She sent someone to send a message to the prince. It is a good thing that Xinping can stay, if not, she will try her best.

Xinyang didn't know these details. After drinking the remaining ice cup, she felt much more comfortable in her heart. She hugged Concubine Ming and kissed her, and said happily: "Sister treats me well, I remember, Sister will not go to kiss Yes, Lu Xiang is so powerful, he won't let sister go."

She touched her deflated stomach, and the ice cup on the table was empty, and sighed: "Ah Ruan, I'm hungry, I didn't eat at noon."

Concubine Ming had no choice but to say: "Ah Ruan is not hungry, it is a fool who is hungry."

As soon as the words fell, Xinyang got up, held her down, and said: "Idiot is hungry, I want to eat you."

She jumped up suddenly, making Concubine Ming jump in fright, and hurriedly clutching her chest, Xinyang saw this, rubbed her chest, and after a long while, said strangely: "Ah Ruan, you seem to have grown a lot here. "

After rubbing Ah Ruan's dick, she rubbed her own dick again, feeling that it was not the same size, and said with a flushed face, "It really got bigger."

Concubine Ming didn't get annoyed, she just patted her little hand away, her eyebrows and eyes were a little charming, the corners of her lips curled up, and she pinched her chest instead: "You are not small here, just rubbing it will make you bigger."

Xinyang was suspicious, and he really rubbed it himself. After rubbing it twice, he let it go, "I'm hungry, I want to eat cakes."

Concubine Ming leaned on the couch, seeing her stupidity, she felt it was funny, and asked someone to bring milk cake over, and asked her about her affairs in the princess mansion.Xinyang answered all of them, cleverly ignoring the fact that he had been guarding the whole night, and finally said: "I saw Huo Fu that day, she was really beautiful, and I heard that sister said that she wanted to give her to Brother Heng to be a side concubine. .”

Huofu?Concubine Ming remembered the fact that the daughter of the Huo family was precious. The ancestors of the Huo family went into business, and now they are more powerful and richer.

When she was distracted, Xinyang finished the whole plate of pastries, wiped his mouth, stood up and walked a few steps, and suddenly whispered: "Ah Ruan, when will Your Majesty come over?"

"The one who came over yesterday, won't come today, don't worry." Concubine Ming smiled, looking forward to radiance, Xinyang was dumbfounded, sat over, and said cheerfully, "Then I will come to accompany you at night?"

"Why are you leaving?" The smile on Concubine Ming's lips dissipated, and she looked at Xinyang.

Xinyang shrank his neck when she saw her, "I haven't returned to the palace yet, I'll show my head when I go back, okay?"

"What are you doing when you go back, they won't reveal your whereabouts, I'll let someone watch, okay?" Concubine Ming rubbed her face, then touched her full stomach, "I'll leave tomorrow."

Feeling comfortable with her touch, Xinyang fell on the couch and refused to leave.

****

In summer, Emperor Chu issued a decree to go to the palace to escape the summer heat.

King Ning went to join in the fun with Emperor Chu. If he wanted to have fun, he had to ask His Majesty for permission. When he went, His Majesty happened to be hosting a banquet and the prince was there.

King Ning was the elder, sitting in front of the prince, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, first they greeted each other, and then asked if they were going to get married.The prince didn't know what he meant, and said with a smile: "No hurry, wait for sister to leave the cabinet first."

"That's coming soon, you have to take a look at each other. I heard that there is a talented woman in the city of Yingdu. What is she called Huo Fu? She is beautiful and has both talents and virtues. She is comparable to Lu Xiang." King Ning shouted loudly, Everyone looked at the past.

After Emperor Chu heard the words, he drank a glass of wine, and then said: "Is King Ning a matchmaker for someone?"

"Brother Wang is thinking too much, I just want to escape the summer heat with you, and by the way, there is also the daughter of the Marquis of Runan, who is equally beautiful." King Ning laughed and drank a glass of wine.

The crown prince didn't reply, but the Marquis of Runan happened to be there, and he heard someone complimenting his daughter, so he must be humble, and said: "Prince Ning praised her, but my daughter doesn't understand anything, it's true to hear my wife say that Mr. Huo's granddaughter is amazing. "

Everyone in the city of Yingdu praised the talents and names, and everyone would listen to them, and others immediately interrupted, praising them again and again, but Huo Qi was not around, so they just praised people to the sky.

Emperor Chu had never seen this girl from the Huo family, but the queen was beautiful when she was young, so her niece must be pretty good.

After Ning Wang was drunk, he was sent back to the mansion by his servants, but he woke up as soon as he got in the car, and sent someone to the princess mansion to send a message, and the matter was completed.

****

A few days later, Yushitai impeached Taishi Ling for misconduct and close contacts with Wu Jiang.

Taishi Ling opened his mouth to argue, but the crown prince stood up and reprimanded: "The evidence is in front, so you still have to argue, what kind of discord is nothing more than the king of Wujiang let you get in the way, and broke off the marriage between Princess Xinping and the prime minister, so that you can get married. After Princess Xinping retired, she married to Wujiang."

"Your Majesty, the minister was wronged, it is..."

"It was you who did such evil things out of conscience and almost ruined Princess Xinping's marriage." King Heng quickly interrupted Tai Shiling's unspoken words.

He turned sideways to Emperor Chu, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, these wicked ministers who eat inside and outside can't be left behind. The whole family should be driven out of Yingdu City."

"Your Majesty..." Tai Shiling cried out in pain, how could he dare to cry for grievances when he heard the words of the whole clan, how could he have the chance to shout for Heng Wang who was choking the lives of his Manchus.

Lu Shi watched the farce until Tai Shiling was dragged out of the Zhanghua Palace with his mouth covered, and then he said, "Your Majesty, Wu Jiang wants to marry the princess of his ancestral line, but I feel that I can't give it."

In the middle of the sentence, others didn't understand, Heng Wang took the words: "I think it's okay to choose from the clan, there is no need to save face for Wu Jiang."

Lingyi is the only suitable princess to be born, King Heng hastily picked her up and picked her from the clan, no one else dared to intervene.

Emperor Chu was silent, his eyes were cloudy, the courtiers were too afraid to look up, but Lu Shi was the only one who looked straight ahead, very frankly.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Emperor Chu said: "Huo Fu, a talented girl in the city of Ying, came from the Huo family. She has great talent, virtue, and good looks. She was conferred the title of Princess Yong'an. She will wait for the Ministry of Rites to choose a date to marry Wu Jiang."

Huo Qi, who had been silent all this time, raised his head abruptly, before he could speak, he passed out in the court hall, and the rest of the people hurriedly called the imperial doctor for first aid, and were in a mess.

Heng Wang hugged Mr. Huo and went to the side hall, and the servant hurriedly followed to make arrangements.

As soon as the people left, the hall suddenly became quiet. Emperor Chu still didn't speak, and ordered to retreat after staring at it for a while.

Lu Shi left Zhang Hua Palace first, followed by Marquis Runan. He caught up with her, and while no one was paying attention, he asked, "Prime Minister deliberately picked up Huo Fu to make His Majesty pay attention to her?"

"Brother, what do you want to say?" Lu Shi strolled, not in a hurry, the courtiers behind did not dare to pass her, and followed slowly.

Marquis Runan sighed: "I originally wanted to marry the Huo family." Looking for a good matchmaker to tell, who knows that the Huo family directly refused, her daughter is golden and jade leaves, and she does not marry ordinary people.

He was still angry today, he didn't want His Majesty to directly let Huo Fu go to marry him, and he was very happy in his heart.

In fact, quite a few people went to the Huo family to propose marriage. Mr. Huo wanted his granddaughter to be King Heng's side concubine, who might become a queen in the future, so how could he marry her to an ordinary person.

If they are married, I'm afraid they won't be able to get married.

The story of Mr. Huo fainting in the court hall spread all over the capital city of Ying in an instant. The queen went to see it in person, so King Heng sent him back to the mansion without daring to go to His Majesty to intercede.

King Ning went to the gate of the princess mansion with a big gift, and his fief is a good land, with good harvest every year, and the things for Chu Ran are also good.

The lotus crystal lamp is exquisite, there is also a carved bonsai wax table, an ivory carved fan, and a box of diamonds.

Chu Ran was dazzled, touched the fan, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ning, is this for me as a dowry?"

"It's for you to play with. The dowry is still preparing. By the way, Huo Qi is sick. I have prepared a thousand-year-old ginseng. I'll go and have a look later. You can play with it yourself first."

King Ning felt very happy, and he must go and see the matter of beating the dog in the water.

Putting the things down, the person left. Chu Ran felt her face was hot when she looked at the diamond. She touched the stone inside and thought of Lu Shi's words that day, and felt that she was not serious.

He asked the maid to put the things away, and went back to the bedroom with the diamond in his arms. Before he could leave the hall, Axiu came, holding a food box in his hand, presumably eating again.

After the maid took over, Axiu said, "Princess Lingyi is here today."

Chu Ran stopped when he heard it, opened the box, grabbed a diamond and gave it to Axiu, and asked, "What is she here for?"

Axiu suddenly got such a big baby, her eyes were almost blurred, this thing is worth more than silver, she said happily: "It's no big deal, I came to ask Lu Xiang for a drink, if Lu Xiang said he didn't have it, she left and didn't wait any longer .”

Chu Ran said: "It's okay, Your Majesty is going to escape the summer heat, who is in the capital of Ying?"

"It's the prime minister." Axiu said.Your Majesty is suspicious, and the princes can't trust anyone, so they have to follow along.

The corners of Chu Ran's lips curved, as expected. After sending Axiu away, Shiwu jumped over, swaggered, flicked his tail, and called out to her a few times.

She remembered the bell that Xinyang said, so someone went to find a bell cover, and after catching fifteen, she put it on it, and it would ring when it moved.

Fifteen couldn't get used to it, pawed the bell, writhed on the ground, and finally ran away discouraged.

Chu Ran smiled, and not long after, the staff said that the youngest son of the general entered the city yesterday, and His Majesty hosted a banquet today and invited her to the banquet.

In order to avoid suspicion, she did not communicate with Liancheng, because no one had already arrived, so after giving some instructions, she took Shiwu into the palace.

His Majesty held a banquet at Tonghua Terrace. Chu Ran arrived first, and as soon as he stepped in, he saw Ling Yi, listless, like a peacock with its feathers plucked, and the proud look on his face in the past was gone. After seeing her, he would not greet her. say.

Xinyang did not come today, His Majesty has not announced, she is not qualified to come in her capacity, accompanied by several courtiers, even Lu Xiang did not come, Lian Cheng and Chu Ran blinked and signaled her that everything is fine.

At the banquet, Emperor Chu said a few words of encouragement, and finally looked at Chu Ran after the banquet: "I went to the palace, you are still injured, and it is boring to stay in the city, why don't you go to Yunmengze for a few days, it's also a good idea." Relaxed."

Liancheng's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he clenched his fists and stared at Emperor Chu's kind expression.

Chu Ran didn't care about it, and smiled back: "Father is good for Xinping, Xinping understands."

Emperor Chu smiled and patted her on the head, "Xinping is also sensible when he is older, you can go and play now, there are cranes there, you can go and play as much as you want."

Chu Ran was still smiling: "Thank you dad."

Liancheng took a deep breath and stepped out of the Tonghua Terrace with downcast eyes. When he turned around to look, Chu Ran was greeted by the servants to Yunmengze.He gritted his teeth, didn't dare to look any further, and strode away.

After leaving the palace, he rode his horse and galloped, circled a few times outside the imperial city, and climbed over the wall to the prime minister's mansion.

All the soldiers in Xiangfu were arranged by Lu Shi in advance. After seeing him, he led them into the study.Liancheng drank two bowls of iced tea in a row before dispelling the anger in his body, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty bullies people too much."

Seeing this scene as soon as he came back, he was shocked and felt wronged for Chu Ran.

Lu Shi smiled lightly, "It's okay, once you enter the city, you will naturally have to guard against it. You go back to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion first and wait and watch. As for Your Highness, it's okay with her. With the credit of escorting her, His Majesty will treat her well."

Your Majesty went to escape the summer heat, half a month at least, and a month at most. Living in Yunmengze for a month is also a happy thing.

Liancheng is full of anger and has nothing to vent, and even his family has fought for the Chu state for many years, and they can't return home. Now they have to suffer such suspicion, how can they be reconciled.

The 14-year-old young man was full of vigor and high spirits. When he first entered the city, he saw the disgusting incident of soldiers not seeing blood. He felt frustrated and went back to the Hou's mansion in a depressed mood.

When Yujia left the palace, Chu Ran teased Shiwu in Yunmengze, and hurried over that night and brought it with him.

Yunmengze was surrounded by water. Fifteen ran to the shore and caught a fish, and came back with his tail flicking towards Chu Ran, his whole body was wet.The fish it caught was the same size as chopsticks, and it was so proud that it meowed a few times.

Chu Ran was funny, and fed it a few pieces of meat as a reward.

She was alone on the island, and she didn't have much fun to play. In the evening, Concubine Ming and Xinyang went to the island.

Xinyang is used to being forgotten by others, so she can't go to the palace, and the concubine Ming is pregnant, so she can't go there either, just as the two of them wanted.The two of them were in front of each other, Chu Ran's eyelids twitched, and he put down the tea while Xinyang ran over to hug her.

"Sister, I'll play with you." Xinyang tilted his head, and the big phoenix flower hairpin with Nanzhu on his hair was dazzling.

Chu Ran didn't want to see her immediately, so he pushed her towards Concubine Ming, and said unwillingly, "Go play by yourself, don't come to me, by the way, there are cranes behind you, and a few tigers are locked up, don't go teasing, so as not to scare others."

Others naturally refer to Concubine Ming.

Concubine Ming smiled deeply, without saying a word, she dragged Xinyang to her temporary bedroom, Xinyang said cheerfully, "Go to the hot spring, it's so comfortable there."

Soaking in hot springs in summer?

Chu Ran pursed her lips, not afraid of being burned. She lay back on the couch and counted with her fingers. If the Queen was not here, Ling Yi would naturally have to leave. Take care of the third prince, the concubine Ming is pregnant, and the concubines at the end of the harem all have to leave.

After careful calculation, there was almost no one in the palace. She thought about it and asked Xinyang to send her a letter.

Spreading out the paper and not knowing what to write, could it be that writing about her is boring and inviting Prime Minister Lu to play?

I have written letters to Lu Xiang before, but they were all threatening words, so if I write them now, I can't use that kind of tone.Both inside and outside of Yunmengze are His Majesty's people, Xinyang can be free, but she cannot.

Picking up the pen and dipping the ink, I really don't know what to write.Fifteen jumped onto the table, stepping on the ink, step by step, it didn't know it.Chu Ran smiled, and took Shiwu in his arms, dipped his paws in ink, and stained the paw prints on the fine white paper.

Fifteen meowed twice again, looking at his paw prints and not knowing what to do.

Chu Ran let go of it, put the paper into the seal, and sealed it with wax.

Xinyang came over in the afternoon, and after receiving the order, she left Yunmengze with a letter. She took the waist card of Concubine Ming, and went straight to the office after leaving the palace.Her status was not good enough to get in, so she let the maidservant pass.

After the maid entered the office, she didn't know where to go, so she went directly to see Prime Minister Lu after asking someone.When she got there, she saw the palace servant beside Princess Lingyi. She was startled and ran back in a hurry.

The things about going out of the palace are all hidden, I don’t want to bump into people in the palace, so I report to Xinyang when I go back: "Your Highness, I saw Princess Lingyi's person, just outside Lu Xiang's gate, so I dare not pass by." .”

Xinyang lifted the car curtain, rolled his eyes, and said, "I'll go in and have a look."

The maid worriedly said: "I'm afraid it's wrong for you to go in." After walking cautiously for so many years, it's not good to bump into someone who is favored rashly.

Xinyang looked at the letter and put it in the sunlight. Nothing inside the envelope came out. She scratched her head and said strangely, "What did Sister write, I can't see the words inside."

Could it be a script without words?

She was depressed for a while, then put the letter into the hand of the maidservant, and told her: "Go and deliver the letter directly, it's just a letter delivery, it doesn't matter if you find out."

The maid did not dare to disobey her will, and went in boldly.

She couldn't move when she walked outside the house just now, and when she was dawdling, Ling Yi came out from inside, and the two bumped into each other.

Ling Yi didn't have much impression of the palace servants in Xinyang, and she wasn't surprised to see her. After walking a few steps, she felt that something was wrong. What did the palace servants come to the office for?

She turned around and called the palace maid again: "Which palace are you from?"

"Slave, slave is sending letters to Prime Minister Lu." The maid shook and knelt down.

When Ling Yi heard the word Lu Xiang, he frowned, walked over, and said, "Can you show me the letter?"

The maid did not dare not to listen, she took it out from her bosom, Lingyi also held the letter up to the light, wanting to take a look, but the sun was bright enough to see nothing, she was dazzled and bored, said: "Lu Xiang is inside, I will deliver it for you."

After saying that, he turned back by himself.

The maid didn't know what to do, so she ran to find Xinyang again.Xinyang went back to the palace without saying a word.

After returning to Yunmengze, Xinyang told the story about the letter being intercepted by Lingyi, biting the iced grapes, and said mysteriously: "If Lingyi doesn't pass the letter, Xiang Lu will know about it. It must be uncomfortable in my heart. If it spreads, Lingyi will feel sick in his heart, and she will not benefit from being left or right."

It was rare for her to bluff and do something that she thought was very good. After she finished speaking, Concubine Ming's expression changed.

Chu Ran suddenly wanted to laugh, and pushed Xinyang: "Where did you get this idea, Linglong is so happy."

Xinyang smiled triumphantly, and when she turned her head, she saw Ah Ruan's expression was wrong, she was so scared that she didn't dare to eat the grapes, and hurried over, "What did I do wrong?"

Concubine Ming ignored Chu Ran's presence.

The two only had themselves in their eyes. Chu Ran felt that he was redundant, so he walked outside the hall after talking. At this time, the fish were fat, and it would be good to catch a few.

She asked someone to fetch the fishing rod, and she sat down on the shore, looking at the blue lake, suddenly there was another person in her heart, the ground was full, it felt very strange, but she wondered what Lu Xiang was doing.

Has Ling Yi left? There are only fifteen paw prints on the letter, even if Ling Yi sees it, it doesn't matter.

The palace man was quick to do things, and before she could think about it, she prepared all the fishing equipment, threw the bait into the lake, and waited quietly.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, footsteps came from behind her. She just thought it was Ling Yi and didn't speak. When she got closer, she smelled the fragrance of jasmine, and turned around to see Ling Yi's beautiful face.

She came rather quickly.

The letter didn't attract Lu Xiang, but this little troublemaker.Chu Ran didn't want to say anything, so she smiled and asked someone to hold tea, and said, "It's hot all the way, why didn't Lingyi go to the palace?"

Ling Yi was going to go, but when she left, she felt sick to her stomach and stayed behind. She held herbal tea, her eyes fell on the lake, her eyes were loose, and she said, "Why is there only paw prints in the letter from Sister Lu to Xiang?"

She saw the letter.The smile on the corners of Chu Ran's lips was slightly restrained, but his eyes were clear, "It was pressed by Fifteen."

As soon as the words fell, a big orange cat jumped out, and Ling Yi dropped the tea in her hand in fright. She patted her chest, "Sister, why do you still have this cat?"

"It's not mine. It's Lu Xiang's cat. It's following me." Chu Ran waved to Shiwu, who ignored her and squatted there, looking left and right.

It also follows the breath of land.

Lingyi dare not go over, this kind of wild cat is extremely disobedient, there are also such cats in the palace, the palace people feed them with leftover rice grains, and they will not easily rush into the palace people, how can it be like this one, like a bison, rampage .

Ling Yi didn't dare to go over. She had been afraid since she was bitten last time, and she couldn't go over when Shiwu squatted at Chu Ran's feet.She was bored sitting and wanted to go fishing, so she asked someone to prepare.

Chu Ran was good at catching fish, but not very good at fishing. After sitting for half an hour, she didn't see any fish coming. She couldn't sit still anymore, but Shiwu concentrated on staring at the lake, waiting for her to fish and feed it.

She touched Shiwu's head and had no choice but to continue fishing.

At dusk, the fish caught were very small, staring anxiously. Chu Ran couldn't bear it, so she rewarded them all.

Lingyi didn't intend to go out of the island, instead she ordered the palace servants to cook some food, she didn't know that Xinyang was there, she just thought there were only two people on the island.

She is used to studying food and is very picky. Chu Ran followed her and ate some good food.The water chestnuts are white and tender, and Ling Yi specially asked someone to pick them. After Chu Ran ate a few, she asked, "Do you want to send some to Prime Minister Lu?"

Chu Ran looked up at her, her eyes flickering for a while, and said, "As you wish."

"Then send some over there." Ling Yi was overjoyed, and went to pick some up in person, put them in a food box, and sent them to the Prime Minister's mansion.

****

Lianchengfang came for two or three days, ordered people to repair the Hou's mansion, and went to the Prime Minister's mansion to ask Mr. Lu about the matter.

Before he could sit still in the study, a servant came over with a food box and said it was water chestnuts from Yunmengze.Liancheng grew up in the northwest, and had never seen water chestnuts before. After opening the food box, he picked one and stuffed it into his mouth. It was crispy and sweet, and said with a smile, "Your Highness really has a heart."

When he wanted to eat the second one, the servant wondered: "This is sent by Princess Lingyi."

Liancheng's face changed when he heard that, and after coming to Yingdu City, he knew that Lingyi liked Lu Xiang's affairs, and he couldn't get what he asked for, and he was infatuated.When he came, he knew that Chu Ran was in Yunmengze, and when he heard what Yunmengze sent, he thought it was Churan.

The water chestnut was stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit it out, and he couldn't swallow it. He looked at Lu Xiang in a dilemma. What's the relationship between these two?

In front of Chu Ran's face, he blatantly came to deliver things, is it shameful?

He couldn't say these words, put the box back to its original place, and continued talking about the matter of Xiqiang just now.

As if such a thing had never happened before, Lu Shi pointed to the Xiqiang on the map and said, "War can start, but don't end it quickly. In addition, the northwest can raise private soldiers."

The discovery of a private soldier is a serious crime of treason. Lu Shi can't help it. The crown prince's illness is congenital, and medicine and stones are ineffective. If he doesn't protect him, Chu Ran's realm will be very passive. Even a family with soldiers is her biggest backer .

After a few days of arrival, Liancheng was disgusted by Emperor Chu's actions, and responded to the matter of private soldiers, saying: "I will send someone back to pass on the message, Prime Minister Lu, don't worry."

Lu Shi nodded, and said: "Now that the crown prince's illness is on hold, Heng Wang's lineage is no longer in power, but the crown prince should not show his face too much, and it is not a good thing to be noticed by His Majesty. In addition, the power of the third prince and the fourth prince's mother clan is very small, and they should also be taken care of." Have a mind of your own."

King Heng is weak, the crown prince is sick, how can the other two be so careless.

At the same time, Concubine Xian already understood the queen's thoughts, resentment in her heart, respect on the surface, and what was going on in her heart, only she knew.

Liancheng understands the battlefield, but not much about the affairs of the court, "Why did the prime minister favor the other two?"

"Your Majesty eats pills to prolong your life. Your health seems to be in good shape, but it may not be so. Although the other two seem small, they can be regarded as rivals of King Heng." Lu Shi said.There is still half a sentence that does not clearly say that the prince died before the Emperor Chu, and if he fights against King Heng, he must win the other two.

These words can't be said too much, she is the most strange to Concubine Ming in her heart, if she likes Xinyang, why does she have to enter the palace and marry her to someone else with her own hands, doesn't it hurt in her heart?

Seeing the person you like getting married and having a bridal chamber with others, how can you bear it in your heart?

Liancheng tried his best to understand these things. His grandfather said, listen to the prime minister and don't meddle in his own business. He nodded in response. Before leaving, he glanced at the water chestnut. Lu Shi called him: "If you like it, just take it back."

The corner of his mouth turned up, and he ran away holding the food box: "Thank you Lu Xiang."

Lingyi's gift cannot be refused, and there is still a third point in the matter of face.Lu Shi stared at the back of the young man. In his previous life, Liancheng held up the northwest. After Chu Ran died, Marquis Changping died in anger.

At that time, the soldiers of Chu State were besieging Song Dynasty, and finally won Song Dynasty, but lost several cities in the northwest.After conquering the Song Dynasty, the Chu State lost most of its soldiers and horses, so how could it have the strength to regain the northwest.

It's a pity that several sons of the Lian family died in battle, but the emperor could not seek justice for them.Even so, Liancheng adhered to the mission of the Changping Marquis Mansion and refused to go back to the capital city of Ying.

Liancheng's blood and hatred suppressed him. Now, even if Xiqiang is willing to negotiate peace, His Majesty will not agree.

The king of Xiqiang is a villain at the two ends of the first mouse. While negotiating peace with Chu, he waited for the civil strife in Chu and waited for the opportunity to move.

This battle is definitely going to be fought, not only with Xiqiang, but also with Wujiang. When Princess Yong'an is sent there, troops must be sent.Wujiang is a water town with a vast area and excellent harvests. The tributes are only a drop in the bucket. It is necessary to let His Majesty understand that the benefits of recovering Wujiang are far more than the tributes.

At night, Chu Ran received a box of candied dates, which were bigger than lychees, and I don't know where they got them.She couldn't eat it herself, so someone gave half of it to Xinyang.

When the palace servants came back, they brought a plate of lotus flower cakes, which were freshly made and still steaming.She ate a few pieces and asked people to find out what Lingyi was doing.

Half an hour later, the palace man came back and said that he was brewing wine, and the jasmine was soaked in wine.

Chu Ran ate the lotus flower cake, thought about it, and felt uncomfortable. Fifteen was lying on her skirt, and she touched its head, and suddenly a plan arose in her heart.

In the early morning of the next day, she asked someone to find a carved vase and carried it to the small kitchen.

The chef in the kitchen didn't know what she was going to do, and wanted to ask her, but Chu Ran waved her away.

She walked to the pot, rummaged for the sauce, searched for a while, and finally found it on the chopping board. She hooked a spoon and tasted it, it was so sour that the tip of the tongue trembled.

Calling the palace servants to bring the small jar, she installed the jar herself and asked the palace servants to carry it back to the palace.

On the way back, Ling Yi came to play, saw the maid behind her holding the jar, mistook it for flower wine, and said: "Sister, this is for Lu Xiang, can I do it for you?"

Her eagerness made Chu Ran more determined. She asked someone to bring paper, dipped it in ink and wrote 'jasmine wine', and then pasted something on the outside of the jar.

Lingyi looked at a jar of 'wine', feeling very sour, who knew that Chu Ran said: "It's hard work, you go, and come back to treat you to eat lotus crisps. By the way, let Lu Xiang taste it, but the brew has gone bad. .”

Ling Yi was also very happy to do errands. With this jar of 'wine', Lu Xiang still met her.

She was followed by someone holding the jar, and a large group of people went out of the island, followed by a little tail. After Lingyi boarded the boat, the little tail turned to look for Chu Ran.

"Sister, why did you ask Ling Yi to go find Lu Xiang?" Xinyang shouted loudly as soon as he entered the hall.

Chu Ran was sitting behind the desk imitating calligraphy and painting, and when she heard Xinyang's voice, she turned her wrist and said, "It's okay, let her go, if she wants to go, she can stop it with a knife."

Xinyang didn't understand her thoughts, "Then you don't feel sad?"

"It's not sad, there's nothing sad about it." Chu Ran didn't even raise his head, thinking about what Lu Xiang would look like when he was jealous.

Frowning sourly?

Chu Ran thought it was funny when she thought about it, but it was a pity that she couldn't see it, and she felt sorry for nothing. After putting down the pen, she took Xinyang to go fishing.Xinyang said no, "I'm going to soak in the hot spring, you go by yourself."

Ah Ruan is still waiting for her, so she can't be kept waiting.

Chu Ran: "..."

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The emperor of Chu was not there, and the courtiers did not have to go to court early. After Lu Shi went to the government office, he came back again.

Lingyi took the wine jar and went to the mansion, Axiu just thought she was bringing the wine and led her to the flower hall without thinking too much.

The chef of the Xiangfu was invited from Jiangnan, and the pastries he made were all with Jiangnan characteristics. They were originally intended to please Chu Ran, and the pastries they made were novel and not too sweet.

I made some today, packed it in a food box, and planned to send it to Yunmengze.

Ling Yi saw it after entering, and Axiu took out a plate of crisps before hiding it in time, and said, "Lu Xiang is in the study, can you wait?"

After a while, Lu Shi entered the hall, and Ling Yi stood up joyfully: "I will deliver wine to Xiang Lu on behalf of Sister."

Lu Shi followed her line of sight to see that the handwriting on the wine jar was indeed Chu Ran's, and she believed it, Ling Yi said again: "Sister asked you to drink earlier, try to see if the brew has spoiled."

Ling Yi was full of interest and was very curious about Chu Ran's wine, wondering if it was really spoiled.Lu Shi found it strange that Chu Ran didn't bring any clothes when he went to Yunmengze, so where did he get the flower wine?

In front of Ling Yi, it is difficult for her to dismantle Chu Ran's stage and ask people to move the wine down, Ling Yi stopped her: "Lu Xiang, let me taste it, sister can't make wine."

Indeed, it was the first time that Chu Ran made flower wine into spirits, and got himself drunk.Lu Shi didn't move. After seeing Chu Ran's words, he felt very considerate. The wine might not be good wine.

The things that Lingyi can send are definitely not good, she knew it in her heart, and said: "I'm afraid the time has not yet come, we will try it later."

Ling Yi is not stupid, he refuses to obey her, and insists on trying it: "Sister Sister has already said, you should taste it earlier."

Lu Shi sighed, and ordered someone to fetch a bowl, and he could try a bowl.After a while, Axiu unsealed the wine, asked about a sour smell, and frowned: "Prime Minister, it seems that the wine has gone bad."

She covered her nose and backed away, Ling Yi curiously leaned over and sniffed it, it was so sour that she couldn't do it, it looked extremely weird.

Lu Shi's expression remained unchanged, and he took half of the bowl. The 'wine' in the bowl turned out to be brown. Ling Yi said, "This smells like vinegar. Jasmine's wine is not the same color. It can't be worse."

She was talking about wine, and Lu Shi smiled, fearing that Chu Ran's heart couldn't get any worse, he took a sip, and the sour taste became stronger, and said: "The wine is spoiled."

Ling Yi frowned, and was about to speak, but Lu Shi said, "Your Highness, I beg you to go back and bring a message. The answer is that the wine has gone bad."

"Understood." Ling Yi took a look into the jar, and even Lu Xiang drank all the wine in the bowl, so she couldn't see it either.

Before leaving, Lu Shi handed her the food box: "Princess, please come and give it to Princess Xinping."

When Lu Xiang gets a gift, he will return it.Lingyi knew about it, and never cared about it. He returned to Yunmengze with the food box in hand, and when he saw Chu Ran, he said, "Sister's wine is broken, it's completely broken."

She put the food box on the case, and added: "This is Lu Xiang's return gift to you. The chef in Lu Xiang's residence is really good at cooking. Every time I go back, the snacks are not repeated."

Xin Yang had just soaked in the hot spring, and felt comfortable all over, her face was flushed, she was dressed in matching skirts, the beige tassels on her hair dangled, and she reached out to grab the dessert, which was made of plum blossoms. Could it be that the plum blossoms that came here were saved from last year?"

Chu Ran didn't care about snacks, but just wanted to know how much vinegar Lu Shi drank, and asked, "Has Xiang Lu ever drank?"

"Drink it, I drank half a bowl, the smell of wine is almost as good as vinegar, it smells so bad." Ling Yi said disgusted, seeing Xinyang eating happily, she couldn't help but took plum blossom crisps, took a small bite, the smell of plum blossoms The words spread out, and she felt even more unwilling.

Half a bowl?Chu Ran didn't know how big the bowl was, but the small bowl was boring. She felt annoyed for no reason, and didn't want to see Ling Yi, so she drove the two of them away, and she was alone in the hall.

Lu Shi couldn't be attracted, and she herself felt bored, so she went for a walk outside with Shiwu in her arms.

The island is full of rare beasts that cannot be seen outside. Chu Ran has no intention to look at them. Fifteen is interested in those elks. Every time, he wants to run there and bark twice. It is obviously very short, but why is he pretending? proud.

Chu Ran followed it, and he was outside