The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

When the maidservant of the Lu Mansion came last night, she was sent back by the palace servants, and she also came early this morning, waiting quietly in the porch, as if she was afraid that someone would run away.

Axiu had a good sleep last night, and slept very comfortably after being tired for a few days. When she came here early in the morning, she saw the maid, she pursed her lips, and instead of knocking on the door, she went to the kitchen to watch the breakfast.

In the room, Chu Ran wrapped herself tightly, but when she opened her eyes and stuck to Lu Shi again, she was a little confused, and blushed when she thought of the golden bell last night, and groped for it under the quilt.

As soon as she moved, she felt sticky all over her body, and felt nothing at her ankles, as if she hadn't heard a sound just now.

Lu Shi woke up when he didn't touch the golden bell.

"What are you looking for?" Lu Shi said, her voice was slightly low, and Chu Ran's heart trembled when she heard it. She didn't know whether she should be ashamed or annoyed, if she couldn't find it, she would probably be taken away.

Lu Yi moved really fast.She turned her back and ignored it, buried the quilt over her head, so she couldn't hear Lu Shi's voice, so she felt more at ease.

Lu Shi guessed that she was angry, so he smiled faintly, and the two of them were covered by a quilt, so they couldn't avoid it.She reached out to touch her, "Be careful you're bored."

She coaxed in a low voice, making Chu Ran shy for no reason, and there was no one around, she turned around and glared at her: "Liar, I lied to people before."

Dressing so reservedly in the northwest made her really think that Lu Xiang kept himself cool, how could she know that they were all different, if she had known in the northwest, she should have bullied her first.

She didn't know whether it was from embarrassment or annoyance, her face was flushed, and her eyebrows and eyes were charming, which was different from yesterday's youthful and ignorant.

Lu Shi was still silent, the tenderness between her lips and teeth last night made people taste the taste, her eyes became more indifferent, her heart throbbed more and more, and she stroked Chu Ran's raised eyebrows.

The faint light from the outside diffused in, and the scene inside the brocade tent was different from the outside. The red silk reflected the red tent, and the golden light also seemed to have a rosy glow, making people reluctant to look away.

Lu Shi remained silent, his eyes were calm, which made Chu Ran almost think that it was her who tied the golden bell last night, not himself.

She was really helpless towards Lu Shi, and said angrily, "I want to go back to the princess mansion."

Only then did Lu Shi smile, and said, "We got married yesterday, what are you doing back at the princess mansion?"

She laughed so hard that Chu Ran's face turned red, she rubbed against the quilt twice, but couldn't find her clothes, and found that this person took all the initiative, and she almost became a fish on the chopping board.

After being annoyed for a while, she continued to shrink into the quilt.

Lu Shi got up first and didn't see anyone for a while, but Chu Ran was thinking about today's events in his mind. He needed to go to the palace to see His Majesty, and he needed to take care of many things, especially the weird King Heng.

After thinking wildly for a while, the red brocade tent in front of her was lifted, and a burst of warm moisture came in. After she glanced at it, Lu Shi's face was flushed, and a faint scent of saponins came over.

"Go take a bath, the hot water is ready." Lu Shi turned around after finishing speaking, glanced at the box on the dressing table from the corner of his eye, paused, and took it away, so as not to disappear when she came back.

As soon as Chu Ran woke up, she went to look for Jinling, and when she was distracted, Lu Shi even took the box away.

The water in the morning was warm, and it washed away the stickiness. As soon as the water steamed, she felt comfortable all over her body. She rubbed her shoulders. It was bitten by Lu Xiang several times last night, and it was probably red.

I can't see myself, and when I soak in the water, my body is all red, and I can't tell which one is redder.

After bathing, make up.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is different from the Princess Mansion, and the rules are stricter. On weekdays, the maids are not good at entering and leaving the bedroom at will. Lu Shi will not call, and stay in the corridor to guard.

She has to enter the palace today, and she can't wear homely clothes. Chu Ran didn't think about it. What does the maid take and what she wears.

The servant girl of the Lu Mansion was still waiting in the corridor, not daring to look inside, sweating profusely early in the morning.

Chu Ran saw the man from the window, and asked strangely, "Who is that, punished to stand early in the morning?"

Lu Shi was behind, and asked people to pack the clothes that Chu Ran brought, all of which were made during these days.Although the two prefectures are close, I still brought everything that should be brought.Chu Ran is not restrained in his own mansion, and it is probably the same when he enters the prime minister's mansion.

Hearing Chu Ran's words, she walked to the window and took a look, saying, "That's the old lady's maid."

"What is she here for?" Chu Ran was surprised that she didn't have to wear so much today. The rose-red dress was covered with peony flowers, and she fiddled with the peony flowers. She had never seen this dress, or it was prepared for her by the Xiangfu. , just right.

Axiu came over with the hairpin box, and said casually: "I came last night, was sent back by Concubine Xian's palace servants, and waited again this morning, the old lady is in a hurry."

Chu Ran was startled: "What's urgent?"

Axiu put down the hairpin box, looked up to see Lu Xiang waving his hands, she led the maid and retreated, and there were only two of them in the room.

Lu Shi said: "A few days ago, I promised my mother and second brother to call me back."

The maids left, and Chu Ran sat alone in front of the dressing table, picking and picking in the hairpin box. After picking a few times, she found that it was not her own jewelry.She glanced back at Lu Shi: "Where's my hairpin?"

"I don't know, these are not to your liking?" Lu Shi walked over, his eyes fell on the phoenix hairpin, the phoenix held a bead in its mouth, the small south bead was eye-catching and dazzling.

She casually picked it up, and gently inserted it into her hair. The phoenix was flying, and the center of her eyebrows was pasted with flowers. A single phoenix hairpin would not attract anyone.

Chu Ran stood up and looked outside: "Do you want to go to the old lady?"

"No hurry, have breakfast first."

The maids filed in and set the meal.Lu Shi was not in a hurry, Chu Ran just let her go, the relationship between mother and daughter was not harmonious, and it was useless for her to be anxious.

Lu Shi lifted the lid to fill the porridge, but Axiu didn't dare to go there, looked left and right and led the maid back into the corridor.

The porridge for breakfast was filled with shellfish and shrimp. It was delicious and delicious, and it was mixed with mushrooms for color. Chu Ran picked a few three-color dumplings and looked at the maids outside while eating.

Lu Shi pretended not to see him, and got up slowly after having breakfast.Several pots of peonies and kumquats are placed in the main courtyard, which is very different from the simple elegance of the past.

"Is this what the old lady asked me to do?" Chu Ran guessed, the old man likes red and gold, and he can't wait for a full house.

Lu Shi took her hand and walked down the steps to the old lady.

After arriving at the old lady's courtyard, the servant girl stood in the porch, and when she saw the two people coming, she hurried inside to report.

Lu Shi let go of Chu Ran and stepped into the house.Sitting in the hall, the old lady had a bad complexion after seeing Lu Shi, watching Chu Ran calm down and kept silent.

The maidservant brought tea and served it. The old lady gave Chu Ran a gift, and then said, "When will your second brother come back?"

Chu Ran didn't want to interrupt, so she found a seat and sat down. The maidservant came over with a fruit snack. She wanted to take one, but Lu Yan suddenly looked at it coldly, as if hinting at something, put the snack back and sat upright.

Lu Shi said, "My mother didn't receive the second brother's safety letter, but I did. I've got it for you to see."

Chu Ran felt that his voice was wrong, Second Master Lu wrote a letter of safety when he came back to the old lady, how could he give it to Xiang Lu?

The face of the old lady in that room has changed, she squeezed the teacup in her hand, and reluctantly said: "I have been in the prime minister's residence for a month, and the letters are blocked, how can I receive his letters."

Lu Shi didn't want to talk too much, and said, "If mother wants to go back home, I'll ask Axiu to take you back home."

Who would have thought that the old lady slapped the table and said unhappily, "Send me away?"

Chu Ran had a headache, this old Mrs. Lu was quite unreasonable, how could Lu Xiang drive her away.She didn't live in the prime minister's mansion at all, and now that the matter is over, sending her back to the mansion, how could she just drive her away?

Lu Shi remained calm, and led Chu Ran away after saying a few words, preparing to enter the palace.

His Majesty met with Wu Jiang's envoys and talked in detail about Princess Yong'an's marriage and how to get married. There are examples to be found.Emperor Chu was in a state of mind. A few days ago, Lu Shi mentioned the matter of supervising the building of ships. The state of Chu was rich in wealth and people, and it was absolutely impossible to be afraid of a small Wujiang.

A few years ago, the two places lived in peace and harmony. This year, the king of Wu Jiang came to ask for the princess, but he saw that the princess was born, and his ambition became bigger and bigger.It is also a humiliation for one's own daughter to be coveted by others.

Therefore, today he summoned his envoys to discuss the matter in detail, and he didn't have time to see Chu Ran, so he ordered his servant to go to the middle palace first.

The queen was sick, and the two of them could not be seen when they entered the palace, and they did not need to kowtow to salute, nor did Lingyi, so they went to drink tea at the concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian is raising the third prince in the palace. She is ** years old this year, just the age she likes to play. After being awakened by Chu Ran a few days ago, she changed the people around the prince, and she is also grateful to Chu Ran .

Seeing the two people coming, I was slightly startled, but I couldn't see the queen, so I came to her.She smiled and went out of the palace to look for it, and asked the palace servants to serve tea. Today, the third prince happened to meet in the palace.

The third prince was spoiled and coquettish. When he saw Chu Ran give a half-respect, he didn't want to take it with him in the palace and clamored to go out to play.Concubine Xian scolded a few words, and felt more and more that the child she raised was of no use.

She looked at Lu Shi, feeling sorry in her heart, she wanted Lu Shi to teach her children, but she was still unable to speak, and often saw foreign ministers.I didn't want to meet today, Chu Ran's face was bright red, and the flowers between her brows showed a bit of gentleness, which was more beautiful than yesterday.

The third prince couldn't stay, so she sent the palace servants to take him out to play, and brought him back to study after half an hour. Taking advantage of no one, she said first: "Prince Lu is here today, and I have a merciless request from the palace."

Lu Shi nodded: "Your Majesty has something to say, I will do my best."

"It's no big deal, I just want to replace the third prince with a professor and grand tutor." Concubine Xian Yingying said.

Chu Ran looked up, did Concubine Xian take a fancy to Lu Shi?Under King Heng is the third prince, if Lu Yi is the third prince's tutor and is related to the prince, then it will be difficult to talk about it.

Concubine Xian's intention was only for the sake of the child, and she didn't think much about it. Others have brains, so they won't think so simply.

Chu Ran understood that the same was true for Lu Shi. She smiled lightly and said, "Your Majesty asked, there is a candidate here. The second master of the Lu family, Lu Huaisi, will return to the capital city of Ying soon. His knowledge is good, and your Majesty can go and beg Your Majesty."

Lu Huaisi is different from Marquis Runan, he is a scholar, his thinking is old-fashioned, and he doesn't know how to adapt, otherwise, how could he have been released for several years, when his knowledge was the first.

Concubine Xian's eyebrows twitched. After hearing about Lu Huaisi's reputation, her smile deepened, and she nodded at Lu Shi: "Thank you for the reminder, Prime Minister Lu. If your majesty asks at that time, I hope you can say a few more words."

"I understand." Lu Shi agreed.

After the important matter was finished, Concubine Xian asked about Lu Shi's marriage leave, "Your Highness, why not go out for a walk, now is a good time to go to Li Palace to enjoy the chrysanthemums, and there are hot springs there, which are more comfortable than Yunmengze."

In the summer, one stayed to recuperate his wounds, and the other supervised the capital city of Ying. Neither of them went to Li Palace. When Concubine Xian asked about it, Lu Shi was tempted, and said, "I also have this intention."

Chu Ran's eyelids twitched, what does she mean?

She has it, she doesn't, what is she going to leave the palace for if she has nothing to do, Mrs. Lu is still in the prime minister's mansion and refuses to leave, and the prince wants to choose a concubine, so she has to arrange everything, what's the use of her intention, if she has time?

Chu Ran didn't answer, Concubine Xian smiled and sent him out of the palace after a while.

When they returned to Zhanghuatai, Wu Jiang's envoy was gone, and the two met the Emperor Chu.The Emperor Chu married his daughter for the first time, and he felt a little touched in his heart. After the tea was served, he said: "Xinping has a bad temper. The prime minister can take care of it when he has time. Don't learn from others."

Three points are mentioned, and seven points are kept.Chu Ran clearly refers to the government, she pretended to be puzzled, shook her head and said: "Father talks nonsense, I have a bad temper, I was in the mansion a few days ago, and I also learned to embroider and make wine, don't you think anything wrong with me?" don't know."

She tilted her head slightly, and the phoenix tail on her bun trembled lightly, dispelling her usual dullness and being as shy as a girl.

Emperor Chu laughed a few times when he heard the words, and asked Lu Shi in front of Chu Ran: "I have talked with the envoy of Wujiang, and the marriage is still the same. In addition, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry will work together to supervise the construction of warships. You will follow in person. Take a look, and let's just treat it as the two of you to relax."

Go to Wujiang?Chu Ran was startled, and looked up in a daze: "Why doesn't Dad let others go?" The prince had the idea of ​​choosing a concubine, and at this time, what was the intention of sending her away? Could it be that he wanted to arrange for the prince to be a princess with a humble background? ?

Emperor Chu was not very happy, but she was able to ask directly, which showed that his mind was not deep. He patted Chu Ran's head: "There is a lot of money involved in the ship. I don't worry about others, so I can only work for Lu Xiang to go. It's only March and April, you two can come back to celebrate the New Year."

The candidate for the crown princess will be decided in two months.Chu Ran aimed her small eyes at Lu Shi, hoping she would refuse.Lu Shi has great abilities in the court, as long as she doesn't want to, someone else will replace her.

She looked at it twice, but Lu Shi did not raise his head, but bowed and obeyed. She was so angry that she didn't want to talk to this man.

After leaving Zhang Huatai, I couldn't help asking: "What do you think, what are you going to Wujiang for if you don't have anything to do?"

Lu Shi's marriage leave was also canceled due to His Majesty's order. Now that he has the order, he needs to invite two ministers to discuss the details.It was very inconvenient for people to be in the palace, Lu Shi wanted to touch her face, but after looking around for a week, the palace servants walked back and forth, she endured it.

Chu Ran didn't want to leave, especially since he hadn't seen the prince today, and he didn't know what his situation was.His Majesty's instructions are quite different from those in the dream, and comparing them carefully, it is a good thing that His Majesty started to pay attention to Wu Jiang.

She just didn't want to go out of the capital city of Ying, she couldn't worry about the prince, how could she worry about leaving now that his health had just improved.

After getting into the carriage, Lu Shi went back to the mansion to change clothes first. If things changed, she would just put Chu Ran down and told her not to leave the mansion or go to the old lady's place, lest the two of them would get into trouble.

These years the Lu family has a good future, especially after Lu Shi paid homage to Prime Minister, many wives who have passed through the house praised Prime Minister Lu, saying that she is a goddess, and the old lady's thoughts flew to the sky when she praised her.She originally wanted Lu Shi to change marriages, even if he wasn't a young man, he was still a beautiful and considerate woman from a family.

Where there is a princess without a mother and no love, marrying her is tantamount to helping the prince, which looks like trouble everywhere.

After Chu Ran returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she asked someone to send a letter to the prince, and the reply was that everything was fine, so she was not worried.

Before Lu Huaisi returned to Yingdu, the old lady refused to leave in the prime minister's mansion, and asked Chu Ran to play flower cards. She knew nothing about these things, and she had to lose some money every time she went. The old lady was very happy.

In the few days after getting married, Lu Shi came back late, and sometimes when he was busy in the study, after returning, Chu Ran fell asleep on the inside with the quilt in his arms, and did not wait for her to sleep with him at all.

After waiting for three or four days, Mrs. Lu couldn't sit still anymore. She urged her several times, but Lu Shi ignored her.

One day when Chu Ran went to see her, she brought back a pot of camellias, red and white, which she had never seen before. She always thought the flowers were interesting, and they had two colors.After she touched it for a long while, the maid said that Mrs. Liu had come, most likely to see the old lady.

The maid invited people in, and seeing Chu Ran playing with the camellias, which were blooming in two colors, she saluted first, and then asked, "Where did you get these flowers, Your Highness?"

"The old lady gave it to me. My sister went to sit in the hall. Lu Xiang hasn't come back yet, but came to see the old lady?" Chu Ran smiled and asked a few words like a host.

Madam Liu heard that it was from the old lady, her face changed slightly, and she changed her words: "When will Prime Minister Lu come back, I have something to tell her, why don't your highness come with me to the old lady's place?"

Chu Ran has nothing to do in the mansion, and spends most of her time by herself. She knows that her every move will be watched by others, and she can't move around.It's just that she just came back today and didn't want to go again, so she rarely asked the servants in the mansion to go to the office to ask Lu Xiang when he would come back.

"I still have something to do here, so I won't accompany my sister, let Axiu take you there." Chu Ran raised his chin towards Axiu, and Axiu walked up to Mrs. Liu with interest, and asked her to go over.

Mrs. Liu smiled, didn't say much, and led Axiu away.

Maybe it was the boy who asked, but Lu Shi came back at dusk today.Seeing Camellia's footsteps pause, her brows and eyes sharpened sharply, and she said, "Who sent this?"

The servant girl didn't know why she was displeased, so she lowered her head and said, "Your Highness brought this back from the old lady."

Lu Shi turned around, went to the old lady's yard, and took away all the camellias.Chu Ran, who came out half a step slower, saw Lu Shi's back from a distance, and asked the maidservant, "Which of you offended her?"

The maid asked: "Lu Xiang doesn't seem to like camellias."

"If you don't like it, you don't like it, what's your annoyance, I quite like it." Chu Ran said to himself, and asked someone to set up dinner. Lu Shi will probably come back soon.

Sure enough, two quarters of an hour later, Lu Shi returned in a hurry, full of travel and dust.

Chu Ran was lying on the couch with the blanket covering her waist and her feet were outside. She raised her head and looked at Lu Shi: "Why are you bothered when the prime minister returns home? Why don't you just have a pot of mandarin duck camellia? I think it's pretty cool if you don't like it. interesting."

The flowers bloom in two colors, and there is a nice name in the folks, called Yuanyang Camellia.The love between Chu Ran and Lu Shi cannot be compared to mandarin ducks. The old lady waited for Lu Huaisi for a long time and did not return, just playing tricks on Chu Ran.

Chu Ran knew what she wanted, so she didn't care about it. The flowers are beautiful, but she cares about what those common names do. Seeing Lu Shi's face was cold and stern, she laughed and said, "I'm not annoyed, why are you annoyed? Why don't Lu Xiang tell me what His Majesty thinks?" ?”

It's not because she is young and ignorant, but because she doesn't care.Lu Shi was very concerned, so he felt annoyed. The two were in different moods. Chu Ran wanted to know about the affairs of the court, so he had to coax Lu Shi.

She is not good at coaxing people, so she just asked Axiu to make Lu Shi's favorite food, and they sat down together, but before they sat down, the maid said that Madam Liu had come.

Chu Ran held her chin, and said helplessly, "Don't let people have a good meal. It's rare that Prime Minister Lu came back early today. How could she have the nerve to come and snatch someone?"

As soon as these words were said, the servant girl who delivered the message turned pale and buried her head on the ground.Chu Ran said in a low voice: "Just now when your sister came over and found out that the old lady was sending camellias, she didn't say a word and treated me as a fool."

Her tone sounded a bit like a complaint, Lu Shi's expression eased, she raised her eyes and said: "You tell Mrs. Liu to wait, if you are anxious, go back home first."

The maid got the order, turned around and trotted away.

Chu Ran was happy, and served Lu Shibucai soup graciously, trying to feed her comfortably, so that she could ask questions then.Little did she know that the little Jiujiu in her heart had long been noticed by Lu Shi.

It was the first time for the two to eat at the same table in the few days since they got married. Although there were no rules, Lu Shi was used to keeping silent.Chu Ran glanced at her, pretending to be casual and said: "I have lost a lot of money recently, and the old lady won them all."

The old lady had a big heart and played every card well, so Chu Ran had to accompany her.

Lu Shi also heard about it, and said, "If Your Highness is short of money, go to the cashier to get it."

Chu Ran felt that this person was not very interesting, and he was deserted on weekdays, but the night in the bridal chamber was puzzling. She touched her earlobe, which had been kissed many times by her, and whispered: "Can you play flower cards?"

"Yes, I played with the old lady before." Lu Shi said.She looked at the green dishes in front of her eyes, and then said: "Your Highness probably doesn't like vegetarian food, it's better to add some fish and shrimp next time."

In autumn, crabs are plump and delicious when steamed.

Chu Ran nodded. She was just catering to Lu Shi. Thinking of the crabs sent today, she said, "I will eat crabs tomorrow. I forgot to send some to the old lady."

"It's up to you to decide." Lu Yi said flatly.

Chu Ran racked his brains to bring the topic to the Eastern Palace, and looked at her eagerly.

"I don't know about the East Palace either." Lu Shi refused.

Chu Ran asked a few more questions, but I didn't know the answer. She gritted her teeth, ordered the food to be taken away, and said like a guest: "Lu Xiang went to see Mrs. Liu."

Temper up.Lu Shi smiled without saying a word, and went to the front hall to meet Lu Qianxi.

Lu Qianxi's business was still for the family's youngest son and daughter. Hearing that Lu Xiang would leave the capital city of Ying soon for Wujiang, and would return at the end of the year, she couldn't wait, so she hurried over to the house to ask.

As soon as she met, she mentioned the matter of mandarin ducks and camellias, laughed at Yan Yan, and said: "Your Highness is young and ignorant, and he likes flowers as treasures, but the meaning is not very good."

Lu Shi's face remained unchanged, and he took a sip of tea before returning to her: "I asked brother, he doesn't want your Liu family to get married, sister should know that the eldest son is the eldest son, and will inherit the title in the future, even if he is willing, sister-in-law will not." willing."

Mothers always hope that their daughter-in-law will help their sons. What kind of help can they get by marrying the daughter of a fifth-rank official?

Mrs. Liu's face was ugly. She knew something was wrong, so she wanted to get Lu Xiang to come forward. She didn't want her to not care at all, and felt helpless.She looked at Lu Xiang: "Then who does the prime minister think is a good match?"

There are always many people asking the Prime Minister these words, begging her to build a magpie bridge. She knew that there were such words, and the two sisters could not refuse too much, and said: "Second brother will return to Beijing, you just wait?"

Lu Huaisi was a fifth-rank official outside, and after returning to Yingdu, if Concubine Xian spoke smoothly and won a high position, even though it was a vacant position, His Majesty could still speak in front of her.

Mrs. Liu was not very happy about it. The two government officials had similar positions, so she didn't need to ask Prime Minister Lu to speak up. The eldest son of the family was about to take the imperial examination.

Now pinching her nose and begging once, it was useless, she sighed, feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles, she couldn't stay any longer.

Lu Shi never said that Lu Huaisi wanted to teach the prince, and if Mrs. Liu wanted to climb the ladder, she wouldn't be able to help.

Mrs. Lu did not agree, and after saying a few homely words, she left the prime minister's mansion, and Lu's mansion went back to the study to handle official business.

A few days later, news of the crown prince's selection of concubine came out in the palace. Chu Ran couldn't sit still, and wanted to enter the palace to have a look, but Axiu stopped her, saying that Lu Xiang would return this afternoon, and asked her to wait.

Chu Ran didn't want to wait, so she changed her clothes and entered the palace, and said to Axiu, "Just do the math, I have met Lu Xiang a few times in the past few days, and I can count clearly with one hand."

Axiu nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and echoed, "Later, I will let Prime Minister Lu accompany you for a few days, but you cannot enter the palace. Think about it, if you enter the palace in a hurry, others will think that you are meeting the prince to choose the crown prince." Your Majesty didn't think about the matter of the concubine, but you made a fuss about it, and you have thought about it."

"Lu Xiang told you?" Chu Ran turned her head to look at Axiu. Both master and servant had the same thoughts. She threatened, "If you don't enter the palace, I will go back to the princess mansion."

After all, he took people back to the princess mansion.

Axiu hurriedly asked someone to pass on a message to the prime minister, and Lu Shi was discussing the expenditure of the warship with others in the Ministry of Industry. The Minister of the Household Department looked at the money and felt distressed. The taxes and taxes of these years had been used for shipbuilding.

Emperor Chu had never seen the specific cost, and if he knew, he might shrink back. Lu Shi worked hard for several days to draw up the cost, one by one, and decided after His Majesty saw it.

The servant of the Xiangfu waited outside for half a day, and when he saw her come out, he whispered a few words, and the others were all staring.

Lu Xiang looked the same, nodded and said: "Let's go back to the house."

With a look of indifference, she went to the government office to recruit the craftsman who supervised the shipbuilding, and showed him a set of documents, and then discussed.

After a few days of discussion, it will be handed over to His Majesty.

After looking at it carefully, Emperor Chu summoned her and asked first, "Why did Xinping go back to the mansion?"

Lu Shi saluted, and replied: "I don't know, maybe the Prime Minister's house is boring, so she will go back and stay for a few days."

She gave ambiguous answers, and Emperor Chu didn't ask too many questions. After pointing out some shortcomings, he was a little confused, but Lu Shi answered them one by one in an orderly manner.

Emperor Chu was uncertain, waved his hands and said: "The prime minister has worked hard, go back to the mansion to rest, and bring Xinping back to the mansion, don't want to be born."

Lu Shi responded and exited the mansion. When he went down the imperial steps, the servant carefully said, "Princess Xinping has gone to the East Palace. Can the prime minister go and see?"

Lu Shi stamped her feet and looked towards the direction of the Eastern Palace. The majestic pavilions and pavilions were majestic and cold. After she pondered for a while, she stepped out of the palace.

The servant who made the notification touched his head, wondering why Lu Xiang didn't go to pick up Princess Xinping. After being puzzled for a while, he reported Lu Xiang's attitude to the middle palace.

The osmanthus in the middle palace was blooming beautifully, the queen leaned against the pillow, Lingyi put the osmanthus she had picked into the bottle, and after hearing what the little servant said, she was puzzled and said: "Why are the two of them still the same?"

"You don't care what they do, send the boiled bird's nest to your father later, you are not too young, don't keep staring at Xiang Lu." The queen reprimanded, looked at the words in the bottle, and added: Take the flowers too."

Ling Yi pouted, "Understood."

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The crown prince's choice of concubine was just mentioned casually by His Majesty, and the courtiers began to move around, and rumors arose.

Chu Ran stayed in the East Palace for half an hour, and after a few instructions, he mentioned Lu Xiang's departure from Yingdu, and said worriedly: "You should pay attention to what His Majesty is going to do. If you don't like it, you can't speak out. King Heng likes to be a filial son." , let him do it."

She was rambling on, different from before, the prince heard one by one, recalled the rumors outside, and asked curiously: "Are you at odds with Lu Xiang?"

Chu Ran pushed aside the sweet oranges, removed the white tendons one by one, stuffed one for the curious prince, and said: "The children don't care about the adults."

"Sister, don't talk like this. If you don't say it, I don't ask. You can go to Wujiang with peace of mind. I can refuse to choose a concubine." The prince raised his eyebrows and snatched all the peeled oranges from Chu Ran's hand come over.

If you can't hide, just pretend to be sick!

He has always had a view that the things he does these days are decent, and His Majesty has never been picky. He thinks he has made progress, and he feels a little more at ease.

After leaving the East Palace, she made a detour to Xinyang's Palace.Xinyang lived in a remote place, so she was not favored in the first place, and it was a coincidence that she went there. There were still a few people in the hall.

Xinyang's marriage is in November, and Shang Gong in the palace came over to tell her about the wedding dress, whatever she likes, you can talk about it.Xin Yang bit a sweet orange and listened quietly. When she saw Sister A came, she was surprised at first, and then invited someone to come in.

The courtiers knelt down to salute, Chu Ran waved his hands and said: "You all go ahead, don't bother me."

Xinyang smiled sweetly, and said something to Shang Gong from time to time, after the clothes were custom-made, so he came over alone, and brought some picture books to her.

She blushed, stretched out her hand to grab it, and said quickly: "Understood, I understand, Shang Gong doesn't need to say more."

Xinyang seemed to know everything, Shang Gong wanted to ask a few more questions, but looking at Xinping behind her, he was too scared to say anything, and left with the rest.

After Chu Ran ate the oranges, she was curious about what the two of them had just said. Seeing Xinyang clutching the book tightly, she was curious and asked, "Show me?"

Xinyang remembered Ah Ruan's words, hid the album in his arms, and shook his head in response.

She is used to being obedient, but this time she refused, not because of a major matter, but just a book.Chu Ran sensed something was wrong, especially because she hid the book tightly, and Shang Gong would not give her any shameful books.

"Why are you nervous, just let me see, I will take you back to the princess mansion for a few days, how about grilling the lamb, how many lamb legs did the chef get?" She gently coaxed, pinching Xinyang's favorite, Don't be afraid that she shouldn't.

Xinyang loves to eat barbecue, his eyes lit up when he heard the roasted leg of lamb, his hands loosened, but he thought it would bring trouble to Ah Ruan, so he shrank back.

The doubts in Chu Ran's heart grew even bigger. She looked her up and down, and then said: "If you don't tell me, I'll ask Shang Gong, you still can't hide it."

Xinyang panicked, tugged at Chu Ran's cuffs and cried, the tears fell very quickly, crying: "Then you can't tell Lu Xiang, you can't say..."

"What does it have to do with Lu Xiang?" Chu Ran didn't know, and reached out to snatch the things from her arms. Xinyang cried louder: "It's agreed that I can't tell Lu Xiang, otherwise Ah Ruan will be in danger."

There is no name in the booklet. When Chu Ran opened the first page, he saw a man and a woman stacked together, and then turned back, but they were stacked together in different positions.

After reading a few pages, I suddenly remembered that Ye Lushi was also suppressed like that, but the things between men and women were not very interesting, so he handed it back to Xinyang, looking straight at her: "What does it have to do with Lu Xiang? "

At this point, Xinyang didn't know how to go on, sister would not give up, she cried and told what happened, and finally grabbed her hand: "Don't tell Xiang Lu, she is so fierce."

Chu Ran was confused, and finally remembered Lu Shi's words that night that the golden bell was given by Concubine Ming. She still didn't believe it, but she didn't expect it to be sent in such a way.She traced back to the source, remembered Shang Gong just now, and asked Xinyang: "There will be this rule when a princess gets married?"

Xinyang nodded, pursed her pink lips and muttered: "It's just that your picture album is different from mine, yours is more beautiful." It was bought by her so hard, but Sister Lu didn't see it, so she was taken away by Lu Xiang Yes, no benefits yet.

She muttered, but what Chu Ran was thinking about was why she hadn't seen those Shang Gongs who taught love and things, and the tormenting concentric knots were not forgotten, and these things would never be forgotten.

If he couldn't figure it out, he went to the Shanggong Bureau to ask, and after talking to Xinyang, he went to the Shanggong Bureau.

Xinyang was worried, took her by the arm and told him repeatedly not to tell Lu Xiang.She had no choice but to agree, but the people in Shang Palace hesitated, saying they forgot, and begging her to forgive her.

Chu Ran was curious about what kind of picture book it was, so she had the cheek to ask for it.When the princess spoke, how dare those palace officials refuse and took the album to her.

Chu Ran took it away directly, and we'll talk about it when we go back to the house.

After staying in the palace for a while, she returned to the mansion in a carriage, excitedly returning to the princess mansion.After spending a lot of time in the palace, when she returned home, Lu Shi had already had a cup of tea in the hall.

Chu Ran looked her up and down, knowing her purpose, and said, "Why is Lu Xiang here? Are you not busy today?"

"Going to race horses in the suburbs with your Highness tomorrow?" Lu Shi's expression was gentle and his attitude was modest, not cold.

Chu Ran sneered, it was only after she was busy with important matters that she remembered her, and she refused: "No, the prime minister is tired these days, why don't you rest at the mansion by yourself so that you can recuperate your body."

"Your Highness, stop making trouble, go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and tell you about the crown prince's choice of concubine." Lu Shi whispered.

Chu Ran should not respond to her: "Prime Minister, tell yourself, don't fool me again, you have been busy for a long time, and you should take a rest."

The maidservant stood upright in the corridor, with her ears close to the room, listening to the childish conversation between the two, she felt it was funny, the door was closed after a while, and no sound could be heard.

Lu Shi smiled and said, "I have something serious to talk to you about."

"Don't worry, Lu Xiang, I have something serious to tell you." Chu Ran smiled, took out a booklet and shook it in front of Lu Shi, "I just found out today that Lu Xiang has taken care of so many things, so I'm curious about the relationship between the two of you." How did they fit together?"

There were only two of them in the house, so she didn't have to endure it, no wonder the gift from Xinyang disappeared, and she couldn't find it anywhere, but it turned out to be stolen by her, and she cursed: "The dignified prime minister is like a thief."

"Go back to the house after scolding, okay?" Lu Shi's expression remained the same, like a ball of cotton, Chu Ran smashed it in, punched in vain, and didn't see any waves.

How could there be any fun in scolding such a person, she didn't get annoyed anymore, Lu Xiang really couldn't return the scolding, put the booklet behind him: "You give me back that golden bell."

"It's not His Highness's thing, how can I return it to you?" Lu Shi smiled, looked behind her, and turned back instantly, with a serious expression and tone.

Chu Ran hated the voice of that night, pinching the booklet: "You wore it on my feet that night, didn't you give it to me?"

Lu Shi approached, held her palm and slowly rubbed it, sighed: "You can also give it to you, you can give me the booklet, how about exchanging it?"

"Swap?" Chu Ran couldn't figure out what she meant. The booklet was not precious, it was only a few dozen pages, and it was because of the different postures of the two of them stacking each other.

After hesitating, he agreed.Lu Yi smiled gently, and reached out to her: "Here."

When Lu Shi said the same thing, Chu Ran would naturally believe it, and obediently returned the album to her, not forgetting to add: "Remember to return the little golden bell to me."

"Your Highness can only return you when you return to the mansion." Lu Shi took the album away directly, glanced at the traces at the corners, maybe he had seen it, but didn't go deep.

After coaxing Chu Ran back to the house, he ate the pot for dinner, and no one came to bother him today.

There was mutton in the pot. After the meal, Lu Shi drank tea to remove the fishy smell, and told Chu Ran about the time to leave: "The day after tomorrow at the latest, the road will take half a month, and I will return after a month. It will take about two months to go back and forth. Arrive at Yingdu City at the end of the twelfth lunar month."

Emperor Chu asked Chu Ran to follow, but Chu Ran didn't want to go. Listening to Lu Shi's arrangement, he squeezed a frosted peach stick from the plate and ate it, and said vaguely: "You can arrange it, I can do whatever I want."

The prince assured her that he would not be in a hurry to establish a princess, and she had nothing to worry about.

She was easy to talk, but Lu Shi was still a little strange, remembering that she had been to the East Palace during the day, most likely the prince had given her a guarantee, otherwise there would be trouble today, and she would not easily go back home with her.

After singing on stage, she would naturally return to her original state after the curtain ended. She also squeezed a peach stick and ate it, then went to take a bath.

Today I don't go back to the study, and I don't see the staff. Chu Ran is curious and worried about what happened that night, and asks for the little golden bell as soon as Lu Shi comes back.

Lu Shiping retreated to the maid who was on guard at night, and extinguished the candles outside, and faithfully gave her something, an ordinary small wooden box.

The appearance is very vulgar. If it was placed in front of Chu Ran, she would not even take a look at it. Concubine Ming thought of this kind of gadget. She didn't know where to hide it after she got it. If she lost it outside the house, Lu Shi would let the maid