The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

Chu Ran slipped her mouth when she said it, and her face was flushed. She thought that according to Lu Xiang's temperament, she would definitely not come to her after drinking vinegar, but she actually came to her.

"Why should I drink, and I didn't flirt with others." Chu Ran took two steps back, and ran towards the door as if.As soon as she turned around, someone grabbed her wrist, and Lu Shi refused to let her go: "Your Highness's wine is spoiled, take a sip yourself, and you will know how to brew it next time."

Chu Ran annoyed her: "I admit that it's not wine, it's vinegar, why are you still holding on to it?"

"Jasmine's wine is vinegar after all." Lu Shi held on to her fault, but smiled.

Chu Ran didn't know where her energy came from, but she was holding on to herself. She was holding vinegar in her hand, so she couldn't use too much force to avoid knocking over the bowl of vinegar.

She snatched the vinegar bowl, put it on the food table, and said: "Lu Xiang drank this bowl, I will forgive you."

"What did I do to ask you to forgive me?" Lu Shi stared at her quietly without moving his eyes.

Chu Ran gasped and said, "How many jars of wine did you send to Lingyi, I didn't have any before."

Lu Shi said: "If His Highness doesn't come to the door, how can I deliver it?"

"If Prime Minister Lu doesn't come to the door, how can I ask for it?" Chu Ran showed no sign of weakness.What happened in the past can't be counted in detail.

Lu Shi was silent for a moment, stubborn in the face of Chu Ran, suddenly wanted to laugh, turned around suddenly, picked up the vinegar bowl, raised his head and drank it all.Seeing that the tip of Chu Ran's tongue was astringent, he stammered, "I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously."

After Lu Shi finished drinking, his expression didn't change, and he asked, "Don't count on the past?"

Chu Ran was taken aback, would a bowl of vinegar be forgotten?Thinking about it, she was at a disadvantage, and refused to respond, and asked someone to fetch water to let Lu Shi rinse his mouth.

After making a fuss, she remembered that Lu Shi had come to Yunmengze. She worried, "Why are you here? It would be bad if people found out."

"It's okay, I've already made arrangements." Lu Shi said.Concubine Xian is the one who decides in the palace, so it is not difficult to hide it from her.

She is capable of doing these things, and Chu Ran didn't ask too much. She hasn't had dinner yet, so she asked someone to arrange for an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.Ice was placed in the hall, and the doors and windows were closed, so there was no fear of someone finding out.

Lu Shi had no appetite, and only ate vegetables. When Chu Ran asked about Liancheng, she replied with a few words: "It's still good. His Majesty is watching him while repairing the Marquis's Mansion. Don't communicate with him."

Chu Ran's identity has always been very sensitive, and Emperor Chu has always been worried about her, otherwise he would not have locked her in Yunmengze.

Lu Shi felt uncomfortable in his stomach and stopped chopsticks several times. Chu Ran glanced at her and knew that she had drunk too much vinegar. She bent her lips unconscionably and said, "Xinyang is going to soak in the hot spring, do you want to go? "

"No." Lu Shi refused, she felt a little uncomfortable, drank a few glasses of water, and didn't want to go anywhere.

Seeing that she was really uncomfortable, Chu Ran had no choice but to give up and ordered the palace servants to take away the remaining dishes. The side hall is a place for bathing. She looked at Lu Shi: "Do you want to take a bath?"

She felt that she had gone too far, and she couldn't make trouble anymore, so she asked the palace servants to prepare hot water.Lu Xiang walked forward, and Ling Yi came. She heard that someone had come to the island, so she wanted to come and ask.

Chu Ran's eyelids twitched, and invited the person to the side hall. Ling Yi glanced around, saw nothing beside him, and smiled: "Sister, you think it's boring, let the people from Jiaofang come over tomorrow?"

"Okay, as long as you think it's good, I don't mind, it's getting late, I have to rest." Chu Ran looked at the dark sky, and he didn't want to stay too much right now.

The glazed lamps in the hall were brightly lit, and the decorations were simple and elegant. The pots of camellias and peonies placed under the windows had not been touched, as in the daytime, and there was no difference. She took a look and left.

Xinyang had the habit of eating late at night, so he ordered someone to send some crispy candies, Chu Ran rewarded him with some silver, and after sending him away, he went to the side hall to find Lu Shi.

She had bullied him so badly just now that she didn't dare to go over and waited outside. Shiwu lay on the door and patted her paws twice, feeling extremely anxious.

Chu Ran leaned over to pick her up, carried it back to the hall and waited together. There were fruits in the hall, and she grabbed one and gave it to Shiwu to eat.Fifteen didn't like this, so he ran away after smelling it twice.

Probably went to knock on the door again, really sticking to Lu Shi.

After Chu Ran ate a few candied dates, one person and one cat followed. She got up together, and when she was fifteen, she picked up Lu Shi's skirt. A little tired."

Hearing her cry of being tired, Chu Ran shivered and pointed to the bed inside: "I'll sleep there."

Lu Shi put Fifteen down, walked over by himself, rubbed his forehead, and lay down straight down.

She seemed to be in a lot of pain. Chu Ran felt something was wrong at a glance. She walked over and took a look: "Are you uncomfortable? Shall I send someone to ask for the imperial physician?"

"No need." Lu Shi refused. There is no imperial doctor in Yunmengze, so going to the imperial hospital will definitely make a big noise and cause trouble.

Chu Ran didn't ask any more questions, and drove Fifteen out, went to bathe and change clothes by himself, and asked for more hot water when he entered the hall again.The water temperature was just right, she walked over and called, "President Lu."

Lu Shi's eyelashes trembled, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Chu Ran's cautious look. She was holding a water glass, which was very different from the tense look she had seen for the first time in this life.

She closed her eyes slightly, sat up propped up, took a few sips of hot water, handed it to Chu Ran, glanced left and right, and there was no one in the hall.She habitually moved to the inside, leaving the outside to Chu Ran.

This is to share the same bed.

Chu Ran looked at her natural movements and didn't understand for a moment. She wanted to sleep on the ground. It's hot in summer, so it doesn't matter if she sleeps on the ground. It's just that Lu Xiang's movement made it difficult for her to sleep on the ground again.

She reluctantly put down the veil in front of the bed, and lay down on the outside by herself.The hall was quiet, she clutched her chest, she was fine in the past, but today she provoked Lu Shi, she always felt flustered.

Lu Shi never cared about this. Chu Ran loves to play at her age, and she is bored on the island these days, so she doesn't need to blame her. She took a deep breath and reached out to hold Chu Ran's hand: "Your Highness What are you doing these days?"

"Fishing, I was eaten by Fifteen." Chu Ran swallowed, Lu Shi's hands were very cold, and it was very comfortable to hold in summer, cool and refreshing.

Lu Shi closed his eyes, and somehow remembered that in the previous life, Chu Ran was fishing in Xiangfu. At that time, she was extremely calm, and she often sat by the pond for half a day.At that time, there was something in my heart, and I didn't even know it when the fish bit the hook, and I only knew it when the maidservant made a sound.

Thinking about the past, the temperature in her hands became much higher. The temperature on Chu Ran's body was still so hot. It was like a stove in winter, but the stove didn't like to be close to her.

She felt uncomfortable in her stomach, and after thinking about it in a daze, she fell asleep in a daze.

She didn't know how long she slept, but she dreamed that when she got married, Chu Ran smiled slightly, her face was extremely beautiful, and her pure color couldn't be shaken off in her eyes.

But that smile was estranged and unfamiliar. Chu Ran had never had a heart-to-heart relationship with her, and kept the prince in his heart, but he didn't know how to look at her more.

She went through what she couldn't get after asking for it, through the various states of life, and through the gap between life and death, and then she became indifferent when she woke up.After all, Chu Ran changed a little, she was innocent and lively, and would play tricks on her when she was upset.

In her previous life, she would definitely not do this.

She didn't know how long she had slept, and she felt nauseated. She opened her eyes uncomfortably, and saw Chu Ran get up quickly before calling anyone, and said nervously, "Lu Xiang, are you thirsty?"

The concern in her eyes was obvious, and Lu Shi felt sour in his heart. He always felt that the present was good, at least Chu Ran thought she would be nervous.She stretched out her hand to touch her tender cheeks, and felt a lot of comfort after feeling the delicateness and gentleness, so she nodded.

She nodded, and felt empty in the palm of her hand, and Chu Ran hurried to get water.

When he came back, he reached out to help her up, and passed the water to the corner of her lips.Chu Ran is very careful in taking care of people. In the past, the prince was very sick. Before the princess mansion was built, she took care of it herself.

After feeding the water, Chu Ran helped her to lie down, put the empty cup on the small table beside the couch, and climbed back on the couch by herself.

Lu Shi still had his eyes closed, but his complexion improved a lot. After seeing it, Chu Ran lay down by himself, not daring to sleep too deeply. Fortunately, he slept a lot during the day and was not too sleepy.

After drinking the water, Lu Shi fell into a deep sleep, not even knowing that Chu Ran got up from bed.When he opened his eyes, it was already bright outside, and he might not be able to leave the island today.

Ling Yi has become much smarter these days, and follows Chu Ran briskly, not knowing what to think, there are no petty tricks, just staring at her.

Chu Ran asked someone to prepare porridge and side dishes, and she sat on the porch outside, not wanting others to disturb Lu Shi's cleanliness. She and Lu Xiang's marriage is getting closer, and the Ministry of Rites sent some embroidery samples to make some pillows. Gadgets like that.

She doesn't know anything about needlework, especially when she sees all kinds of patterns, with dark lines, without dark lines, and gold and silver threads, placed in front of her in a disorderly manner, she gets a headache just looking at them.

After being accepted, she moved into the hall, just as Lu Shi woke up, she asked, "Do you want to embroider?"

Lu Shi looked at the embroidery pattern above, and there were hundreds of sons and grandsons, and he didn't know how the Ministry of Rites handled things. Fortunately, Chu Ran didn't look at it too much. She tore off the embroidery pattern, put it in her sleeve pocket, and went to the Ministry of Rites to ask tomorrow. Who sent it.

When Chu Ran turned around, she had already hidden it.

The palace servants brought out porridge and side dishes, and there were also a few pieces of freshly cut large peaches, which were grown on the island and were fresh and delicious.

Lu Shi drank porridge and Chu Ran ate peaches. Looking at the pattern on it, he asked Lu Shi, "You can embroider this, but I can't."

She didn't know if Lu Shi knew it, but she herself didn't know it anyway, so she pushed this to Lu Xiang. Anyway, she is also a woman, so it doesn't matter if she embroiders pillows.

But Lu Shi didn't want to pamper her: "You marry into the Prime Minister's house, it's up to you."

Such words made Chu Ran unable to find a reason to refute. She took a bite of the peach, and looked at Lu Shi with a pair of black eyes: "You are also a woman, and you and I are the same. Anyway, you and I sleep together."

Speaking of which, it's a bit thick-skinned to ask blame.Lu Shi couldn't remember who made the pillow in his previous life, and it probably wasn't made by Chu Ran.What was embroidered on the pillow was not mandarin ducks, but a pair of birds. The embroidery thread and needle drop were not something that Chu Ran could embroider.

Lu Shi didn't speak, Chu Ran was grinding the floor tiles with his toes, waiting for her words.

At this time, Chu Ran was like a girl raised by a courtier outside, ignorant of world affairs.Lu Shi's mind is all about the things in the previous life, comparing the current things with the previous life one by one, and when he finds that something has changed, he has to think about why it has changed.

After some comparison, Chu Ran couldn't sit still for a long time. Looking at the embroidery patterns, he muttered a few words: "We embroider lotus leaves."

Lu Shi thought it was funny before it was too late, and reminded her: "The lotus leaves are green, and the red color should be the main color on the wedding day."

The marriage affairs in the previous life were handled by her alone. Her mother didn't care about the affairs, let alone came to the prime minister's mansion. Everything, big or small, was done by herself.After so many years, she still has some impressions of these details.

As soon as he heard that it was red, Chu Ran said: "Then, that peony flower." Peony is much easier to embroider than those mandarin ducks, even a tail needs dozens of silk threads.

Even though there is a bureau in the palace who takes care of all the big embroidery work, the small ones are always unavoidable.She thought it would be fine to find an embroiderer to deal with it after returning to the mansion, and Xinyang would not do anything.

She thought in her mind that Lu Shi already knew that if she was obedient and obedient, she would not be sent to Yunmengze by His Majesty. She didn't intend to poke her. After putting down the chopsticks, she wanted to talk about the regulations of the Xiangfu , The voice of the maidservant came from outside the door.

"Princess Lingyi, our Highness is having breakfast in the hall."

Lu Shi regained his senses, got up and hid in the inner room, blocking the view from the outside with the screen.

Chu Ran ordered the palace servants to come in and clean up the mess. Ling Yi stepped in, looked at the various patterns on the case, and said strangely: "Yesterday, people from the Ministry of Rites sent it overnight?"

It was already dark when the people from the Ministry of Rites went ashore last night, and no one doubted Lu Shi followed them.

Chu Ran didn't know these details, and his head was very flexible. He said: "This is from the Shang Palace Bureau, and the people from the Ministry of Rites just came here together."

Ling Yi was not clear about this, she walked closer, she was wearing a pink palace gauze today, with a peach blossom embroidered on her chest, the stitches were different from usual ones, the flower center was embellished with diamonds, and a circle of pink was embroidered on the cuffs.

Using diamonds to set off such a summer dress, Chu Ran couldn't move her eyelashes. When Ling Yi stretched out her hand, her light white fingertips were dyed pink peach blossoms as appropriate. Such a tender and bright color brought out the innocence of a girl.

Chu Ran lamented that this was really extravagant. Ling Yi compared the patterns and said to himself: "Sister, do you make clothes for Lu Xiang? I think Lu Ying should like simple and elegant colors, and blue is better. I'm afraid it's not too bright." suitable."

Chu Ran said, "Your nails are beautifully dyed."

Girls who grew up in the palace are scheming and love to play with these things. Chu Ran is an exception. When others are playing, she is learning how to take care of the prince and how to resist the queen's calculations, and throw away these little things.

Hearing her praise, Lingyi smiled shyly: "I just dyed it with impatiens. It took several layers and hours to dye it. Sister, do you want to try it?"

How many hours?Lu Shi smiled, because Chu Ran's temperament might not be able to sit still, he might be able to bear with government affairs, but he might not because of ten fingernails.

Chu Ran outside already frowned, and refused: "You play by yourself, you take Xinyang to play, she should like it."

Ling Yi subconsciously stopped talking, looked at the pattern, and pointed.

Among the princesses, Chu Ran is the most respected, and Ling Yi is the most respected, because the two are from the first line, and Xin Yang is caught between the two, which is extremely embarrassing.Chu Ran thought Xinyang was funny and honest, but Ling Yi thought she was stupid and didn't want to go with her.

Chu Ran didn't bother to look at the tricks, and just squeezed a few pieces of candy to eat. After a cup of tea, Xinyang also came over.She curled her lips when she saw Ling Yi, walked up to Chu Ran, and saw Ling Yi's extravagant and gorgeous clothes at a glance.

She was stunned, Ah Ruan only put diamonds on the hairpin, such a dress might be worn today, but might not be needed tomorrow, it was really a waste.

Envious and helpless, she sat down lowly, tugging at Chu Ran's clothes: "Sister, what do you have for lunch?"

Originally, she wanted to come over to ask about something else, but Ling Yi was here, so she had to change her mouth and ask what to eat.

Chu Ran just thought she was greedy again, and smiled: "Let the chef do whatever you want to eat, don't have to frown, by the way, have you done your embroidery?"

"Don't do it, the Zhou family doesn't lack that." Xinyang said, it wasn't that she didn't do it, it was Ah Ruan who didn't let her do it.

Chu Ran was frustrated, why didn't Xin Yang have to do it, and Lu Xiang insisted on her doing it?She turned her head and glanced behind the screen, almost gnashing her teeth.

Lingyi was picking and choosing for a while, and he was very happy to choose, pointing to the tricks of hundreds of sons and grandchildren: "Sister, this is interesting."

Xinyang glanced at it, then retracted her head, seeing that sister's face remained the same, she stopped talking and ate the peach.She ate one piece, then went to eat the second piece, squinting her eyes: "Sister, yesterday's Bazhen noodles were delicious, and the soup was delicious, why don't you try it at noon?"

After being interrupted by her like this, Lingyi put down his embroidery pattern and left, not very happy.

The princess got angry and blamed Xinyang for not interrupting her.Xinyang stuck out his tongue when he saw her leave, and took a look in the hall, "Sister, hasn't Prime Minister Lu come?"

Chu Ran's heart skipped a beat, "Why did Prime Minister Lu come?"

Xinyang blushed, and leaned into her ear and said, "The people from the Ministry of Rites suddenly went to the island last night, and Ah Ruan guessed that it was Prime Minister Lu who came over. After all, the people from the Ministry of Rites would not wait until it was dark, but she guessed this time. wrong."

She laughed in Chu Ran's ear for a while, but she didn't expect Ah Ruan to make a wrong calculation.

Xinyang smiled happily, but Chu Ran had a headache. Concubine Ming was too smart, she pretended not to care, and said, "What are you doing here?"

"I just thought Lu Xiang was here. Tangquan was comfortable yesterday. I wanted to take you to play. Since Lu Xiang is not here, I will go with Ah Ruan." Xinyang said happily, and left with the jade belt crisps on the table.

Chu Ran watched Xinyang leave with her chin on her cheeks. She was extremely curious about Concubine Ming. She even had doubts about her pregnancy.

However, it is also a good thing for her to have Concubine Ming in the palace to restrain the queen.

Everyone who was in the way outside was gone, and Lu Shi walked forward slowly. Chu Ran's eyes were blurred, his cheeks were as smooth as jade, like white glaze, and there was almost no blemish. After seeing her, his black eyes rolled and smiled. , said: "Are you going to Tangquan?"

Lu Shi's face turned red, it was because Xin Yang had spoiled him.Xinyang looks innocent, and he is dishonest when encountering these things.

She refused: "There are many people in Tangquan, I'm afraid they will be discovered."

What Lu Xiang said was serious, Chu Ran didn't pay much attention to it, and went to look at the patterns again: "You choose one, go back and let the embroiderer embroider."

"Xinyang doesn't love it because her marriage is just a show, you are different from her." Lu Shi reminded her, and compared her with Xinyang in a good way.

Feeling strong disgust, Chu Ran raised the end of his eyes, and looked at Lu Shi with a bit of air: "Lu Xiang grabbed me, and it should be you."

As far as feelings are concerned, whoever falls in first will suffer.

Lu Shi fell silent. Xin Yang took away all the food on the table, leaving only a few sliced ​​peaches. She stared at it in a daze, also thinking about Concubine Ming.

She didn't say a word, Chu Ran had nothing to do, stretched out his hand and shook it twice in front of her eyes, and said in a half-annoyed and half-coaxing tone: "Do you want to embroider or not?"

The shadow in front of him was shaking, Lu Shi looked up at the person with bright eyes, picked out a peach with a silver stick and gave it to her: "Your Highness, you don't need to embroider the pillowcase, how about making a suit of clothes?"

Chu Ran just took a bite of the peach, and the tip of his tongue was still smeared with sweetness. He swallowed it before taking two more bites: "You want me to make clothes for you?"

Lu Yi nodded.

Chu Ran felt that she was becoming more and more shameless, so she nodded and stuffed the remaining half of a peach into her mouth, angrily said, "Why don't you make me a dress?"

Lu Shi was fed suddenly, and eating Chu Ran's leftover peaches, he was startled for a while, but when he realized it, his tongue was already sweet.

Chu Ran has been getting used to playing tricks on people recently.She ate the peaches, and Fang said: "If your Highness wants it, I can do it too."

This person has lost his temper recently, and Chu Ran was speechless immediately. He didn't know whether he was angry or bored, and said: "You have changed, you have become like a ball of cotton."

Lu Shi's temperament is introverted, and he never said he liked Chu Ran. At first, he just refused to withdraw from the marriage. Now that the marriage is settled, his temper has calmed down a lot.

For some reason, Lu Shi's temper was much different from that in his dream. After seeing it, Chu Ran wondered whether the Lu Shi in front of him was a fake.

She was torn in her heart, looking at the pattern on the case irritably, when she reached out to pick it, Lu Shi held it tightly.Lu Shi's hands were very cold, and when he touched Chu Ran, he felt a burst of warmth.

Lu Shi didn't speak, and lightly scrubbed Chu Ran's wrist with his fingertips, gently comforting her and calming her inner anxiety.Chu Ran didn't speak, didn't move, let Lu Shi touch her, and didn't dare to raise her head.

After a while, Lu Shi said, "It's Qixi Festival in a few days, do you want to go out of the palace?"

Chu Ran didn't expect to go out of Yunmengze, and being trapped here is nothing more than the difference from the princess mansion, there is no secret passage.She didn't quite understand what Lu Shi meant: "Can I get out?"

Even if she could go out, Ling Yi would still follow her, as long as she was not in Yunmengze for an hour, she still had to tell His Majesty, or she would cause trouble again.

"Yes, I will arrange it then." Lu Shi smiled, let go of her hand, looked at the patterns on the table, and said, "What does Your Highness like?"

Chu Ran couldn't keep up with her thoughts, so since Lu Xiang asked, she naturally agreed.

"I think it's better to be simple. You can choose whichever you think is good for embroidery." She was not picky, lest Lu Xiang spend more time, and after eating the last piece of peach, he took Lu Shi to go fishing.

At the end of the dense forest is a corner of the lake, where the lotus blooms, and the green lotus and red heart are also very refreshing.Seeing that there was no one, Chu Ran took off her shoes and went down to pick a few handfuls of lotus seeds. The water covered her calves, so she took it away.

When I went ashore, my legs were stained with mud, and I wiped them with a damp cloth, and quickly put on my shoes again while no one was there.

Lu Shi twisted a wet cloth to the side. The lotus seeds had just been picked and they were the freshest. She held the lotus seeds with a lotus leaf and accidentally bit the lotus heart. It was so painful that she wanted to vomit. The remaining half was fed to Lu Shi.

According to Chu Ran's temperament, it must be bitter to give away half of the lotus seeds bitten.

Lu Shi looked at her smiling face, didn't pay much attention, and frowned slightly when she bit her mouth, Chu Ran smiled happily, Lu Shi said: "The fish bit the hook."

Chu Ran was startled, and hurried to get the fishing rod. As soon as he picked it up, he picked up the fish. After landing, he fell to the grass. Before he could catch it, he saw Fifteen kicked his hind legs, and the whole cat jumped on it.

Before he saw how big the fish was, he was eaten by Shiwu.Chu Ran felt helpless immediately, and said, "I didn't catch one until late today."

Lu Shi threw the bait back into the lake again, the lake surface was rippling and waves were rising, and the Yunmeng Lake was quiet and cool, and it was a place to escape the heat in summer.

Chu Ran was peeling the lotus seeds, when the maid outside came and said, "Princess Lingyi asked His Highness if you want to go boating. The sun is still not big at this time, so you can't go until the afternoon."

"No, tell her, I'm not feeling well, so I won't go, I'm fishing here, and ask her if she wants to come." Chu Ran didn't even lift her head, and after Shiwu finished eating the fish, she came over and licked her leg, stuffed a Put the lotus seeds into its mouth.

Fifteen took two bites and spat it out. Holding his head in his hands, he spat it out completely.

After Chu Ran finished teasing Lu Yi, he turned his eyes to the big cat. Fifteen slipped away quickly, and jumped into the grass without moving.After she peeled the lotus seeds, someone sent some to Xinyang, and packed the rest in lotus leaves.

The lunch was delivered here, Xinyang clamored to eat Bazhen noodles, and the small kitchen brought a bowl of noodles, as well as pork ribs wrapped in lotus leaves. The aroma of lotus leaves and pork ribs was sandwiched together. coveted.

Chu Ran came over with an empty bowl, shared half a bowl of noodles with Lu Shi, peeled off a portion of lotus leaf pork ribs, put it in front of her, drank the noodle soup by herself, and said, "How busy is Prime Minister Lu recently?"

She didn't pay attention to the affairs in the court for several days, the prince's health improved a lot, and she didn't worry about it.King Heng was suspected by His Majesty, and Huo Fu, who was originally planned by the Huo family to be King Heng's side concubine, was also sent to marry him.

She is considerate of everything, and she doesn't need to pay more attention.

Almost all the things in the dream went in the opposite direction, and my worry was relieved.

What she asked, what Lu Shi answered, all of them answered, so that she could understand the government affairs, so that she would not be unable to keep up with what happened outside due to the lack of news.

She obediently let everyone in, leaving no one behind, and her dependence on her became even deeper.

After lunch, the sun outside was much brighter, and the forest was a little hotter. Chu Ran couldn't stay any longer, so she took Lu Shi back to the hall to rest.

Ice cubes were placed in the four corners of the bedroom, and the coolness made people sleepy. She didn't know if Lu Shi would sleep for a while, but when she wanted to ask, she saw that she had put away all the tricks and drew by herself.

She raised her spirits and sat on the sidelines watching. She didn't sleep much last night and got up early again. After noon, she couldn't hold on anymore.

There were only two people in the hall, and they were afraid that others would come and peep, so the doors and windows were closed.

Chu Ran felt peaceful in his heart, and with Lu Shi beside him, he was not afraid at all. He fell asleep at his desk in a daze, not forgetting to talk to Lu Shi, and muttered for a while.

Lu Shi's pen tip paused, and he turned around to look. Chu Ran only showed half of his jade-like face, the corners of his lips twitched, and he didn't know what he was saying.

She leaned over, trying to hear what Ran said clearly, and when she got closer, she could see the delicate skin on her forehead, and the raven hair on her temples fell down.

She stretched out her hand to straighten her temple hair, and her hand touched the small and thin earlobe hidden under the bun, as if it was a piece of white jade.

Lu Shi stared at her without moving her gaze, she pursed her lips tightly, Chu Ran muttered for a while, then fell silent.

In the dense forest, Chu Ran played tricks on her and fifteen, all for a moment of play, which had never happened before, and she suddenly felt joyful.

She touched Chu Ran's hand and touched it lightly. There was no one in the hall, the overhead was hanging in the air, and the sun was shining in the daytime, as if there were only two of them in the world.

Lu Shi felt anxious, leaned over slightly, and the corner of his lips touched her earlobe lightly, and he didn't dare to move again for fear of waking her up.The corners of her lips carried her temperature, as did her heart.

Her emotions are restrained, and even if no one is around, she still stops her emotions.

When Chu Ran woke up, Lu Shi had finished drawing the patterns. There was a pool of green lotus, and a person standing next to him was picking lotus in the water. He could only see the back, but not his appearance.

When she saw Bi Se, she said, "Didn't you say you don't need Bi Se?"

"It's just what time it is, just embroider more lotus flowers." Lu Shi paused, put away the patterns, and added appropriately: "You can also add some lotus seeds."

Chu Ran slept very comfortably, but her arm was a little uncomfortable. She rubbed it herself, and looked at the time outside, and a day passed.She thought for a while and asked Lu Shi, "When will Prime Minister Lu leave?"

If you leave at night, you won't be able to get out if you leave the key at the palace gate. If you leave at that time yesterday, it is also possible, for fear that Ling Yi will find out.

Lu Shi said, "Leave at five o'clock."

If it is five watch, it will be tomorrow morning.Chu Ran nodded, stood up, stretched her muscles and bones, and guessed the time, Xinyang was coming.She comes twice a day, once in the morning and in the evening.

The bedroom was given to Lu Shi, lest Xinyang come to disturb her, so he discussed with her: "I'll go out for a walk, lest Xinyang come over."

"Okay." Lu Shi raised his head and opened a booklet on the case. It was Chu Ran's usual way of passing the time. For the past and the past, Chu Ran read mostly such books, which were boring and boring. She read them interestingly. , there are many comments below, and I have my own experience.

Chu Ran turned the corner and saw Xinyang coming, her clothes changed, and so was the hairpin on her bun, which was dotted with diamonds, shining brightly under the sun.

Concubine Ming really has a way of coaxing people.

When Xinyang came over, he raised his head and said cheerfully, "Sister, do you look good?"

After stopping someone, Chu Ran took her to do it in the pavilion. Xinyang was very excited. She didn't want to pour cold water on it, so she got: "It's good-looking. If others see it, what should you say."

"I said..." Xinyang paused, the matter between her and Ah Ruan was a secret, at most, only sister would know about it, it would be the greatest blessing if she didn't care about it, if it was found out by others, it would cause trouble.

She covered her mouth and didn't know what to say. After thinking about it carefully, a sudden idea came to her mind: "I'll just say it was sent by sister."

"You're smart." Chu Ran was angry, remembering the box of diamonds that King Ning had given him, and poked Xinyang's head: "I'll give you some when I return home."

"Sister, do you really have one?" Xinyang's eyes lit up, thinking of something, he asked again: "Can you make clothes?"

Another little loser.Chu Ran stared at her: "Go find Concubine Ming."

Xinyang curled his lips: "A few days ago, Wujiang sent a few boxes of diamonds as a tribute. His Majesty gave a box to the prince's brother, gave some to the concubine Ming, and gave the rest to Lingyi."

She was annoyed that she didn't have one, and Chu Ran was also helpless, saying, "Me neither."

Xinyang felt strange: "You just said that there is." His Majesty's preference for Xinyi is something that the court knows, and all good things will think of her, so how can I forget my sister.

Chu Ran had no intention of comparing these, and said honestly: "Uncle Ning Wang gave it to me." She didn't know about Wu Jiang's tribute, and several boxes were given to Ling Yi, and His Majesty was so partial.

Xinyang heard a lot of things in the palace, and the palace people would talk about whatever rewards they got, so the diamonds were given to the three palaces, the middle palace, the east palace, and the Furong Terrace of the concubine Ming.

Not even Princess Xinping, who was a direct descendant, Xinyang said in a low voice angrily, "Sister, you'd better get married quickly, so as not to be angry again."

"If you don't go to the fiefdom, you can walk anywhere, but when you get married, you still have to fight." Chu Ran didn't pay much attention to it, but it was just a little broken stone.

Xinyang had a lot of words hidden in his stomach, so he went back to complain to Concubine Ming.

When Chu Ran returned to the palace, Lu Shi was still looking at the old records. She leaned over and said everything that happened just now, and said, "Is Ming Concubine really so favored?"

After speaking, what she cared about was not why Emperor Chu was partial, but how Concubine Ming was favored.

Lu Shirong's face turned cold. She knew about Wu Jiang's tribute, and no one else could control who the Emperor Chu rewarded.Xinyang's anger is a child's temper, and what is really involved is not a big deal.

When asked about Concubine Ming, apart from her pregnancy and marrying Xinyang to the Zhou Mansion, there was nothing else going on, so it wouldn't make people care for a while.

She shook her head and said: "She is beautiful in the first place, so she learns well, and it is natural to be favored." She wanted to say that she didn't know, but she was afraid that Chu Ran would think too much, so she changed it to comfort.

After hearing this, Chu Ran understood that His Majesty also likes people like Concubine Ming, and it's hard to say what he likes.

The two had a meeting, and Concubine Xian came.

She came over suddenly, which made Chu Ran unexpected, and hurriedly pushed Lu Shi inside, saying: "If you are sleepy, go to sleep."

There is a virtuous concubine in the palace to take care of her for the time being, and she came to see Chu Ran for the dowry. The princess who was born in the first line is married, and the one who is married is the prime minister. Naturally, it is not comparable to ordinary princesses.

The Queen went to the Li Palace, and she was in charge of the dowry. She sent an order from the Li Palace to let her handle it. The dowry list was all drawn up, which was not satisfactory.

She didn't give what should be given, and she couldn't do it according to the list, so she came to ask Chu Ran what she meant.

Princess Xinping was not born to the queen, so naturally she would not open a private treasury to add things to her, and the concubine Xian didn't care about it, just asking the Ministry of Rites for what was issued was not enough.

Chu Ran can make a fuss about these things, after all, there are regulations.

After reading it, Chu Ran thanked Concubine Xian and said, "I understand. I'll write a memorial to Your Majesty and pass it over. The queen herself is shameless, and I don't have to do it for her."

Concubine Xian didn't know what her idea was, so she only had one copy of the dowry list, and after showing it to Chu Ran, she took it back and said: "Your Highness, just know what's in your mind. I have something to do in the palace, so I'll go back first."

Chu Ran sent her away, and when she returned to the hall, she closed the door and returned to thinking about her dream.There were so many things involved in that dream, she couldn't tell whether it was there or not, she pressed her forehead to think about it, but she didn't think of anything.

That dream was too unreal, she clutched her head and couldn't remember anything.

Lu Shi came out, saw her frowning, and felt a little pain in his heart. He reached out and hugged her, rubbed her head, and said in a low voice, "It's all about money, it's the same whether you fight or not."

Chu Ran couldn't remember the dream, but Lu Shi knew it.In the previous life, Chu Ran endured it, but on the day of her wedding, it was known all over the city that the queen was mean to the princess who was born of the former queen, and made rumors. On the second day, Yushitai sued Zhanghuatai with a sum of money, and even the Emperor Chu lost face. .

The queen lost face, and there was one more mean person, and the emperor of Chu made up for it afterwards. Chu Ran had no loss, but it made the empress unable to step down.

But she forgot one thing, the state of Chu is ruled by the Emperor Chu, if he can't step down, she will have no good fruit to eat.

Chu Ran remained motionless in her arms, relaxing herself, smelling the fragrance, and calming down her emotions.

Lu Shi thought about it and said, "Let King Ning come forward about this matter, you write to him, and I will send someone to deliver it."

King Ning had been told by Chu Ran, but he didn't know the specifics, so Chu Ran needed to say it again, so that he would know what to do, so that he would have the confidence to speak in front of His Majesty.

After Chu Ran cleared her mind, she suddenly didn't want to listen to Lu Shi, and withdrew from her arms, saying, "Why don't we talk about it later?"

Lu Shi was never surprised. Chu Ran's thinking was the same as in his previous life, and he was still thinking about how to make the queen's actions known to the world.She sighed and said: "The empress and the empress are one body, and when it comes to your matter, the queen's decision is approved by your majesty. If she loses face, will your majesty have face?"

Chu Ran was confused for a while, looked up at Lu Shi, stared at her, stared at her and felt soft.

She had resentment towards Emperor Chu, but she buried her resentment deeply in her heart, kept it tightly pressed, kept it secret from outsiders, and exposed it completely in front of Lu Shi.That resentment began when my mother died and my grandfather was not allowed to come back to express condolences, and it has never dissipated.

It's just that her father is bigger than the sky, she never wanted to do anything, as long as the prince inherits the throne, nothing will happen.

Lu Shi looked at her, touched her warm cheek with his fingertips, and said in a low voice, "The prime minister's house doesn't lack anything, so why do you need so much dowry?"

Chu Ran's heart was itchy when she touched her, and she reached out to scratch her cheek. Feeling itchy, she brushed her hand away: "What's yours is yours, what's mine is mine."