The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]
Chapter 49 Indulgence
The matter of grain inspection progressed quite quickly, and none of the officials who were found out were spared. His Majesty, who was far away in the city of Yingdu, was even more furious, and ordered a thorough investigation, and no one was allowed to be spared.
The crown prince and King Heng looked at each other, and the latter smiled and comforted His Majesty: "Your Majesty, calm down, since Prime Minister Lu is here, we will be able to find out, and it will not be good if you hurt yourself."
Huo Qi followed suit, and the rest were even more so. After several comforts, His Majesty's mood was stabilized.When the news reached the harem, Concubine Ming sighed.
She has never been out of the palace since her "miscarriage", and the rewards from His Majesty have been sent into the palace like water, but people have never come. bully.
After thinking about it, she didn't care about His Majesty, and she didn't care about these things, but she was so anxious about the Queen.In order to suppress the Lin family, Huo Qi did not hesitate to send a few people in, but it was a pity that after a few days, his Majesty left and didn't take it to heart.
She was leaning against the pillow, and a pot of peonies had just been moved out of the warm room by the window, and it was in full bloom, all the palace people were shunned, and she was the only one.
Half an hour after the peonies were placed, there was a sound from the window, Concubine Ming smiled indifferently, straightened up, with an unconcealable joy on her fair and lustrous face.
After a while, Xin Yang came running happily, also full of joy, and climbed onto Concubine Ming's bed on all fours, "Ah Ruan, Ah Ruan, I miss you so much."
Concubine Ming smiled when she heard the words, she was originally born gentle, but she was in the bed, her skin was even more radiant, her charm was beginning to appear, and she was unreasonably provocative.
"Wait a minute, I miss you too." Concubine Ming held her down and made a place for her to lie down, with a deep smile on her jade face and eyes as bright as spring.
Xinyang wears a lot of clothes, she doesn't get much charcoal fire in the palace, so she doesn't dare to use it too much on weekdays, and she doesn't dare to run around when Sister is not around, she feels a little hot after going to bed, and her face is flushed.
Concubine Ming saw that her complexion was not right, so she stretched out her hand to take off her padded coat, and said: "Don't be afraid after you go to the Zhou Mansion, there is no need to go to Second Aunt's place every day, just go to say hello every few days, and sleep separately after getting married. "
Xinyang understood that she was not as ignorant as Chu Ran, and nodded when she heard Ah Ruan's instructions, "Just eat and don't work, keep a long mouth and don't talk nonsense, keep a distance from him, and wait for Ah Ruan to leave the palace, we will leave together Yingdu City. I remember what Ah Ruan said clearly."
Concubine Ming nodded repeatedly, and pinched her pink cheeks: "My Xinyang is smart, remember not to be bullied."
"No, your second brother's legs and feet are not good, I will run away, I'm not afraid of her." Xinyang frowned, smiled innocently, patted his chest, and tried his best to reassure.
Concubine Ming was still worried, she held her slender wrist, and as the day of marriage drew closer, she became more and more frightened.Her second brother has a dull temper, and he doesn't know if Xinyang will be bullied in the past.
If it's an ordinary person, it's fine, but Xinyang is used to being bullied, so she won't complain to her, and even if she hides the matter herself, she has nothing to do.
"You promised me, you must protect yourself well." Concubine Ming was worried, and instructed again.
Her worry could not help but infect Xinyang. A palace wall is too far apart, farther than thousands of mountains and rivers, and she doesn't know that they may meet in the future.
Xinyang touched his earlobe, his eyes worried, "Ah Ruan, when will you leave the palace, and when will I have to wait?"
"It will be soon." Concubine Ming comforted her, and what she said was not a lie. In the previous life, the crown prince died of an old illness, and soon after Prince Heng became the heir apparent, His Majesty passed away within half a year.
This world is very different. Princess Xinping and Lu Xiang did not go to Wujiang, and the prince died before the weak crown.At that time, Lu Xiang and the princess had a close relationship, His Majesty was suspicious and began to suspect Lu Xiang, and this is not the case now, His Majesty still trusts Lu Xiang.
She herself didn't know what had happened. Looking at Xinyang in her arms, the frowns disappeared, and the corners of her lips curved into a beautiful arc.Xinyang didn't know what she was thinking, so he wrapped the quilt, hid the two of them tightly, and kissed Ah Ruan's eyebrows: "The prince has encountered difficulties recently, because of the business with Song, but His Majesty is not happy, and treats Song as meat in his mouth."
I heard these words from the East Palace, and the last half of the sentence is what the prince said, and she imitated it very much.Concubine Ming listened in her heart, if she did business with Song, there would be no such thing as King Heng destroying Song, and his power would be weakened.
It's better to ask grandfather to help the prince, which will also benefit the Zhou family.
"Ah Ruan, what are you thinking?" Xinyang's slightly sweet voice was tinged with danger, she leaned on Concubine Ming, the corners of her lips touched her eyebrows, lightly touched and kissed her, disturbing people's minds.
Concubine Ming was shy, so she didn't have the time to think about those business matters, she was so overwhelmed by her kiss, she opened her eyes and looked at her: "Is Xinyang obedient?"
Xinyang didn't understand her thoughts, but after seeing the seriousness in her eyes, he had to nod: "Xinyang is obedient."
Concubine Ming stretched out her slender arms, wrapped them around her neck, pulled her closer, and pressed against Xinyang's earlobe, "If you are not obedient, you will not be allowed to see me in the future."
After saying this, Xinyang became anxious, his eyes watered, and he hurriedly said: "Be obedient, I will listen to Ah Ruan, and I will not get close to your second brother in the future. If I am bullied, I will definitely tell you."
"Good." Concubine Ming touched the soft back of her neck comfortingly, and took the initiative to kiss the corners of her tightly pursed lips.
Such comfort was more to Xinyang's liking. She snorted softly as a protest, and licked the corners of her lips, "Then you don't move, I'll be gentle, and you must be obedient."
Concubine Ming frowned, "No, you hurt me last time."
Xinyang drooped her brows and eyes, her eyes stuck to her delicate skin, and then she moved slightly down to her delicate and beautiful collarbone. She wanted to kiss her, so she moved closer: "Then I'll be gentler."
"No matter how light you are, it's bad." Concubine Ming's eyes were moist, she pursed her lips and looked at Xinyang.
Xinyang tilted his head, "If I'm bad, Ah Ruan will still like it."
She was almost confident, Concubine Ming was both ashamed and amused, her expression softened, she closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, she was too shy to speak.
The warm breath hit the face, causing people's heart to hang high for no reason. Xinyang understood her, hugged her neck, and kept comforting: "Ah Ruan, I will be obedient, um, very obedient."
She was nagging, and whenever she was free to speak, she would bring up this sentence repeatedly. Concubine Ming always heard this sentence in her dreams, as if she was told not to say it anymore, it was very noisy.
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It took half a month to check the grain, and Chu Ran got more than a dozen jars of wine, all kinds of flower wine, and put them in the corner.
The uncovered corrupt officials were locked in the Qinghe prison, waiting for His Majesty to deal with it. Liu Zhang, who avoided disaster, even burned incense and worshiped Buddha every day, hoping that he could escape disaster.
How to deal with the people in the prison became the topic of Qinghe's leisure time. After Lu Huaisi recovered from his injury, the matter of food inspection was also solved. He missed this matter and regretted it.
I don't want to think that after a few days, the old lady's letter came, and Mrs. Lu came together. They came so fast that Chu Ran didn't expect it. Is this a fast boat?
The dry road is difficult and has to be detoured, so they can't keep up.When Mrs. Lu came over and saw Lu Xiang, her eyes were red, her face was dark yellow, her eyes were black and blue, and she cried: "After receiving the letter, the old lady fainted from fright. When she woke up, she moved to the house and asked me to come and take care of him." Second Lord."
Sure enough, the person moved away, but the adopted son was more important!
Chu Ran was happy to see the success, her eyebrows and eyes flashed with disdain, and she said ironically with a faint smile, she took care of Mrs. Lu and sat down: "Second sister-in-law is very anxious, and the second brother is well, and they all went to the office to see the governor."
Mrs. Lu did not dare to trust her, she was very respectful towards the two of them, she is the daughter of a small official family, her status is not high, even the concubine daughter of the Hou family, she smiled carefully: "Please trouble your Highness and Prime Minister Lu to take care of you." Second Master, thank you very much."
Chu Ran felt sorry for her being ordered by the old lady, so she didn't say much, and said: "Second sister-in-law go back to rest, after a good sleep, the second brother will come back."
The maid got up and sent her to Lu Huaisi's yard, the coldness in Chu Ran's eyes dissipated, and he didn't want to talk to Lu Shi, got up and went back to his yard.
She doesn't care about the affairs of the Lu family, and she is not afraid of a few more Lu family members coming. If she wants to leave, Lu Shi will not stop her, and she will go to busy with other things.
When Prime Minister Lu left the post house, Mrs. Pan just entered the post house, still holding a small ivory box in her hand. When she saw the prime minister for the first time, she was very scared and hurriedly saluted and spoke.
The matter of cooperating with merchants was originally proposed by Lu Shi, and his faint eyes glanced at Mrs. Pan's family, "What's the matter, Ma'am?"
The voice was cold, and Mrs. Pan's hands trembled in fright, and she handed over the small ivory box: "The woman is here to give this to His Highness."
Mrs. Pan received Chu Ran's order to enter and leave the post house freely without notification.
Lu Shi took the ivory box with a serious face, nodded and said, "I will hand it over to Your Highness."
Being intercepted halfway, Mrs. Pan couldn't be annoyed, and left the post house after saying a few words.
After Lu Shi got the ivory box, he turned to find Chu Ran.The post house was quite large, with nearly a hundred people living there. Chu Ran's yard was close to her, and Lu Huaisi's yard was just a step further.
The box contained a ring made of fire oil diamonds. The workmanship was exquisite, and the ice crystal-like gems shone brightly in the sun. Lu Xiang was amazed by the ice crystals. her yard.
After Lu Xiang left, the maid held the box and saw Mrs. Lu. The latter had just met Lu Xiang and wanted to ask about the second master.He didn't want to see her turn back before he got close, so he had no choice but to give up.
Ivory is rare, especially the exquisite ivory box. She knew at a glance that the contents inside must be worth more than the box. "What is this?"
The servant girl shook her head: "I don't know about it, Prime Minister Lu ordered it to be handed over to Princess Xinping."
She was mysterious, which made people even more curious. The maidservant of Lu's mansion was in front of the old lady, and she had a lot of experience. She walked over to say hello and coaxed the maidservant to open the box.
None of them had ever seen a gemstone like ice crystals, Madam Lu just thought it was an ordinary gemstone and never cared about it, Lu Xiang just coaxed the princess to be happy.
After seeing the gem, Madam Lu suddenly changed her mind and asked someone to inform the princess, and she asked to see her.
The two hadn't been separated for half an hour. Chu Ran didn't know what was going on with her, so she was invited in. Instead of opening the ivory box, she smiled and said, "What's the matter with the second sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Lu hesitated for a while, and then told the truth, wanting to know the situation of Lu Huaisi recently.It was not because of her wish to come over from the cold weather, but because she wanted the old lady to force her to do so.Moreover, she and Lu Huaisi have not reached the point of sharing life and death together. For more than ten years, she has seen through Lu Huaisi's nature and just wants to guard her son to live.
Chu Ran said: "The second brother is recuperating recently, and there is nothing serious about it. He only went to work yesterday, and there is nothing serious about it."
She was telling the truth, Lu Huaisi had been here for nearly twenty days, and hadn't accomplished anything, only to hear him praise King Heng for his kindness.
Mrs. Lu just treated her as Princess Xinping, her complexion became even more haggard, she couldn't stop sighing from her heart, and went back with disappointment.
Chu Ran didn't care about her emotions, opened the ivory box by herself, tried on the ring, it fit well, and the word "poetry and wine" was engraved on the ring.
Go and see the other one, it is Nianhua.
Poetry and wine take advantage of their youth, what a good meaning, but it's a pity that Mrs. Pan can't do it, and neither can she and Lu Shi. Looking at the wine in the corner, the unwillingness in my heart disappeared.Lu Xiang was at a loss for the answer at this time, and so was she.
From childhood to adulthood, she didn't know what she liked at all, she only knew that she was bored with intrigue, and when she grew up, she was immersed in court and had no time to be distracted by trivial matters.
To be honest, she doesn't like wine, it seems that she treats Lu Xiang too harshly.
The years of poetry and wine are like water and tenderness, don't miss too much.She put the ring into the box, and told the maid to go to the kitchen to cook a few more dishes and send them to Mrs. Lu, and just eat a barbecue by herself.
Liancheng is not a law-abiding owner. He went hunting outside the city in winter, and when he came back from hunting deer, he brought a piece of venison, which would be better roasted at night.
Having not eaten barbecue for a long time, Chu Ran knew that the house was not a place for barbecue, so she asked the maid to move into the pavilion. The weather was never dark, and the three sides were shielded from the wind by curtains, so she would not feel cold.
Venison is a treasure, and eating some is good for your health. Chu Ran is good at barbecue because he loves to eat it.Somehow, Liancheng hunted the venison back, and she had someone cut it into small pieces, marinate it in sauce, and the meat would be delicious when it was grilled.
After the grain inspection was resolved, half of the officials in Qinghanoi also lost. More than a dozen officials, big and small, were involved in the case, and replacements were imminent.
His Majesty's order has not yet come, and Lu Shi only transferred a few people to come here. The specific arrangement depends on His Majesty.She came back a little late today, the aroma of barbecue was tangy, and the candles in the pavilion were brightly lit. Compared with the miserable days in the past, it was more lively.
The courtyard was owned by Chu Ran, and Lu Shi seldom came over on weekdays. The maid also knew that there was a rift between the two, so she didn't dare to speak casually. When she saw Lu Xiang coming, she only reminded His Highness in a low voice.
Chu Ran said politely: "Lu Xiang came back a bit late today, but it's just right, eating some venison in winter is good for your health."
Lu Shi stepped in slowly, the grease on the venison on the grill was crackling, the roasted meat was browned and sprinkled with a layer of spices, which whetted the appetite.She waved her hand to let the maid back down, "How did Your Highness get up today?"
Under the dark moonlight, the voice is a little low, and it doesn't sound like a warm spring breeze to the ears, but it seems to be the turbulent spring day in March, which evokes people's hearts.
Chu Ran touched his ears, feeling inexplicably dry in his heart, "Will you choose the time to eat meat?"
Lu Shi didn't answer when he heard the words, but sat aside, quietly watching Chu Ran's barbecue.
The two got along fairly well, and Chu Ran didn't chase away the guests, but instead picked up a few pieces of venison for her, "Try the meat from Liancheng."
Lu Shi naturally knew that it was the venison hunted by Liancheng. After the food inspection was over, even the family members were fine, and she sent them out of the city to hunt.Chu Ran loves to eat barbecue, which has not changed from her previous life. She tentatively asked, "Has your Highness calmed down?"
Without raising her head, Chu Ran sprinkled the spices in her hands on the roasted venison. She turned it over twice, "Is the venison sent by Lu Xiang?"
"That's right." Lu Yi said softly, with fair sincerity in his words.She is not good at coaxing people. When she was in the prime minister's mansion, she saw that Ling Yi liked flowers and sweets, so she sent them to Chu Ran as a gourd painting.
Chu Ran didn't care anymore, so she didn't care about the truth of this sentence. She sat down by herself, under the flickering candlelight, her face was as red as a peach blossom, gorgeous and charming, "Liu Zhang, may he stay in office?"
"Qinghe is a treasure land, and Liu Zhang's performance is not bad. Originally, he planned to be transferred back to Beijing. If this happened, if Zhou Wenyi tried his best, he would be the best one to stay. If he couldn't, he might be demoted."
"I think Liu Zhang can be recruited. He is not greedy for money and is obedient. Lu Xiangzhao will definitely listen to you obediently." Chu Ran poured himself a glass of wine, the liquid was clear, and his eyes were bright.
Lu Shi doesn't drink cold wine in winter, and only eats venison, "Why don't I want to do that? Once Liu Zhang stands firm, he won't change. If Zhou Wenyi contributes, he will be even more determined."
"Zha Liang is Lu Xiangxuan, he should trust you, as long as you can hold him steady. It is also a good thing for us that King Heng can't reach in now. When you react, it will be too late."
In the previous life, King Heng extended his hand into Qinghe and transferred Liu Zhang away to let him get in touch with Wujiang better. Lu Shi came to Qinghe himself and wanted to strike first.
When she came, she handed over the list of officials to be transferred to the prince, and asked him to intercede for Liu Zhang at that time, not to give King Heng a chance.
Lu Shi nodded, the little cat was very quiet today, she stared at the venison on the plate, could it be that a piece of venison really made her happy?
In fact, she still doesn't know what she likes about Chu Ran. Most of the time, Chu Ran doesn't reveal her likes and attitudes, which makes it difficult to figure out.Just like today, she didn't quite believe that it was because of the venison that she was kind to her.
Venison is delicious, one piece is enough, and you can't eat too much, it's easy to get angry.After returning, the maid came with chrysanthemum tea, Chu Ran drank a cup, then put it down, handed the ivory black box to Lu Shi, and said generously, "I'll give you one."
The domineering little girl was coaxed to be happy, and she generously shared the treasure with her.
Lu Shi smiled helplessly, took the box and chose Shijiu's ring, and returned the remaining one to her: "Your Highness, have you made arrangements for the sea route?"
"It has been agreed that we will go to sea in the spring of next year. There should be no major problems." Chu Ran held the one of Nianhua and put it on his hand. It was as cold as ice crystals, just like Lu Shi. Angry.
Lu Shi sat still, stared at the ring, and didn't mention going back to the house. After thinking for a long time, he came to Chu Ran and said, "I came here to check the grain. As for the warship, I'm afraid someone else came over."
Liars are finally starting to tell the truth!
Chu Ran raised her chin, and asked first: "Are you planning to go back to Yingdu City?
"If you don't go back, you will miss the crown prince's choice of concubine." Lu Shi smiled lightly, and the snake hit seven inches. The domineering cat only cares about the crown prince's choice of concubine. If you don't need to be coaxed, you will compromise.
As soon as Lu Xiang finished speaking, worry appeared on Chu Ranfan Yanyan's cheeks, "Then when shall we go back?"
The kitten is hooked.Lu Shi was not in a hurry, and said, "Wait for your majesty's decree."
Chu Ran said almost instantly, "Then when will the decree be issued?" After he finished speaking, he regretted it. How could Lu Xiang know what His Majesty was thinking.
Lu Shi's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and the kerosene drill in her hand was glowing under the candlelight, colorful, she turned around, and whispered: "About these few days."
"How did you know?" Chu Ran was puzzled. These things seemed to be in her deliberate calculations, but His Majesty was far away in Yingdu City, so how could he know what he was thinking.
Could it be that Lu Xiang is playing tricks?
Chu Ran lowered her brows and smiled lightly, not believing Lu Xiang, "Aren't you here to solve Wu Jiang's affairs?"
"The matter of Wujiang is divided into one or two days, and the Huo family is involved. It is useless to keep it, and Liu Zhang is under the control of the prince. The goods entering and leaving Dachu must first cross the Qinghe River. This gate is well secured, so there is no need to worry."
Chu Ran thinks about it too. If someone is from a family, she is afraid of something troublesome. She immediately understands: "Lu Xiang is smart."
After simply exaggerating four words, there is nothing else to say. Lu Xiang played tricks and kept her in the dark. He hates and admires her scheming.She sighed deeply, and without hiding her thoughts, she said directly: "Fortunately, I married Lu Xiang that day. If I were to be an enemy of Lu Xiang, I'm afraid that day and night will be difficult."
Heng Wang sat back and relax in Beijing and seemed to have no loss, but it was not the case in reality, the loss was not even a tiny bit, Qinghe was very important.In the past, Liu Zhang was not partial to both sides, but it will be different from now on.
Chu Ran's words were mixed, and it sounded like a sarcasm. Lu Shi raised his head and gave her a lukewarm look: "It's not too late for Your Highness to know."
Chu Ran cared about the prince in his heart, so he didn't argue with her.Lu Shi sat like a pine, and he knew he didn't want to leave at a glance. Chu Ran didn't chase the guests, so he went to wash up first.
The maid followed her and left. The ivory box was placed aside. Lu Shi put the rings in his hand into it, and a pair of rings in it always looked better.Fire oil drills are too rare, Chu Ran will not wear them, at most they will be kept in the warehouse, so no one will notice them.
The ivory box was exquisite and attractive, and she put it away after looking at it for a while.
After Chu Ran came back, the small box on the table was gone, so she didn't care about it, guessing that Lu Xiang had put it away.Everyone loves it, and Lu Xiang probably fell in love with it, otherwise he wouldn't have put it away himself.
After a busy day, she was in a good mood, and when she thought about going back to Beijing, she was also happy.I originally thought that I would return to Beijing at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and then I would return to Beijing in a few days. Then it would take half a month on the road, so I could go back half a month earlier.
There were many thoughts in Chu Ran's mind. After a while, she thought of Lu Shi. She sat up and looked outside, and saw that Lu Shi was outside, probably after washing.She snorted softly, knowing that this duplicity person would not leave easily.
The duplicity came over, stepped back the maidservant who was watching the night, extinguished the lights, and consciously slept on the outside.
Chu Ran slept alone on the couch, and there was only one quilt on weekdays, and the two of them felt very warm when covered together.Chu Ran would not take the initiative to approach Lu Shi, especially if the two of them shared the bed for several days.
Lu Shi, on the other hand, reached out to hold her hand and gently pulled her over.
"Don't move." Chu Ran warned her. After touching her cold hand, she felt embarrassed to push her away, so she had to warm her hand.She remembered what happened to the doctor last time, she had already come, but was driven away by Lu Xiang.
Not knowing what she was thinking, she turned over, covered Lu Shi with her hands, and muttered: "How did the old lady take care of you at that time, your body is so cold, and you have to take good care of it since you were a child."
Just like the prince, before the queen died, she guarded her almost every day. After she left, even Chu Ran was young and took care of her in an orderly manner.Chu Ran has taken care of the sick and weak, and understands the importance of daily care.
She cared, and Lu Shi accepted it, and lay down quietly, with a gentle expression on his face: "At that time, she herself was not in good health, and she was going to leave at any time, and she had no intention of taking care of others."
"So after escaping from the dead, I feel that you and her are inseparable, but Erye Lu is her lucky star?" Chu Ran couldn't help but sarcastically, "What did the old Hou think back then, so he believed it?"
It is not uncommon for families to restrain each other.In the previous dynasty, there was a matter of father and son restraining each other. When the father gave his son to others for adoption, the son should be born for others.
Chu Ran was sarcastic, but Lu Shi ignored her, and held her hand instead, "What do you do with these things, talk about other things, let me talk about what happened in the past few days first, I am also angry."
"Why are you angry?" Chu Ran was puzzled. The matter of the old lady was just a thorn in her heart. If Lu Shi said nothing about it, she would not mention it.Everyone has weaknesses and weaknesses, and no one is perfect.
Lu Shi's hand clasped her wrist tightly, her eyes sparkled slightly, rippling, she stared at the puzzlement in Chu Ran's eyes: "Why do you say you are angry?"
She didn't have much strength, and Chu Ran could untie it by herself. She raised her head and looked at the waves in her eyes, "When Lu Xiang is annoyed, he becomes annoyed. He is also an open-minded person when he sees that Second Master Lu is not annoyed. I can't be open-minded. Most likely it is."
One sentence put the blame on Lu Huaisi, and Lu Shi pinched her ear punitively: "Your matter has nothing to do with others."
Chu Ran tilted her head and pushed her hand away: "I've been letting you in. If you like me, you just use it to bully me, so I'll be jealous. So what, I've never been engaged to anyone else."
Lu Shi smiled, "I have nothing to do with him."
"My eyes are still good, and he doesn't dare to look at you. If it's the reaction of ordinary brothers and sisters, how can others not be suspicious. Liu Zhang has already seen the name, and if you do it a few times, you don't need to be told. The rest of you will know. "Chu Ran didn't hide it. If Lu Huaisi hadn't been beaten and the two met every day, maybe he would have done something.
She didn't understand Lu Huaisi's behavior, whether he was unintentional or stupid, it was really strange that people couldn't see clearly.
Lu Shi was aware of the affairs of the Lu family, and he didn't want to talk too much about everything, so he looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Liu Zhang is not a stupid person to care about so many things."
"You are calm." Chu Ran reprimanded lightly. These things are unreasonable. When she opened her eyelids, she saw a person as warm as spring. Her eyes darkened: "You think it's easy."
Lu Shi didn't answer, but instead kissed the corner of her lips, licked it lightly, and then said slowly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion has nothing to do with the Marquis of Runan's Mansion, His Highness thinks it is necessary to care about it."
"You..." Chu Ran was blocked before she could speak, and she didn't try to force it, she reached out to hug Lu Shi, and felt Lu Shi being clasped around her waist by her warm hand while breathing.
She closed her eyes slightly, thinking of the four characters of poetry, wine and youth. Life is short, and Lu Shi is really important to her.
Born now, she is not alone, she is willing to go on with Lu Shi, such a person is rare, it is not beauty, but heart.In the royal family, she and the prince depended on each other for life, and almost everything had to be planned by herself.
Lu Shi has done many things for her, and she knows in her heart that how many people can maintain this kind of affection.
The cat is docile, so Lu Shi's movements are a little lighter. The temperature of the brocade tent is just right, but snowflakes are floating in the house, densely packed, like pear blossoms and white catkins, hanging all over the front and back of the house.
When Lu Shi pushed open the window in the middle of the night, the person on the couch moved slightly and turned over, with the brocade quilt resting on his waist, revealing his snow-white skin like snow.After a while, I looked up and felt cold. Without Lu Shi's reminder, I wrapped myself tightly again.
The matter of Wushan's affair, after making a fuss, people will dissipate all the unhappiness. Chu Ran opened her eyes in a daze, and saw that there was no one in the couch, she reached out to touch it, and was shocked.
The back was reflected on the floor, and Chu Ran looked down at herself. She didn't know where her clothes were. She searched for a while, but felt very sleepy again, so she gave up after touching it twice.
When she fell asleep in a daze, someone came over and caressed her brows and eyes. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't resist the drowsiness, and she fell asleep hazyly.
Lu Shi's sleepiness dissipated, and he got up to look at the snow. The snowflakes in the dark night were particularly large, bigger than those of the previous days. I don't know if the canal will freeze. If we go on a dry road, it will take half a month longer.
Chu Ran hid in the quilt, her head was exposed, her face was rosy, and her neck was also wet. She asked someone to fetch hot water and scrub it clean.
Early the next morning, the young people were alive and kicking again. Lu Shi would never act recklessly. When Chu Ran woke up, Lu Shi was sitting on the opposite couch reading a book, his brows and eyes were low, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
As soon as Chu Ran turned over, she raised her head and smiled: "Are you awake?"
The snow outside was still falling, and it melted when it floated into the corridor. It was covered in silver, and Chu Ran felt a different chill. Seeing that Lu Shi hadn't gone out, he looked out the window: "Is it snowing?"
"It started in the middle of the night." Lu Shi got up and walked towards her.
Chu Ran lowered her head again, put on her pajamas, and woke up in the middle of the night like a dream, I don't know if it is true or not.Instead of thinking about it, she asked about things outside.
Lu Shi said: "It's nothing serious, let's just take a break today."
She ordered the maidservant to fetch the outer robe, stretched out her hand to adjust the collar for her, and said in a low voice: "If the second sister-in-law comes over, you can say a few words if you want to, and just watch if you don't want to."
"Your second sister-in-law is also a miserable person." Chu Ran said for a while, and then stopped talking.
After changing clothes and eating breakfast, Mrs. Lu came over, took her maid and handed over the old lady's letter.Yesterday came in a hurry, she didn't dare to hand it casually, most of the old lady's letter didn't have any good words, so she didn't dare to send it to Lu Xiang.
Chu Ran took it first, took it apart and took a look. If she could think of it in a flash, she smiled lightly and said, "The old lady is worried, but I don't think it makes sense for the second master Lu to let his sister take care of him. Second sister-in-law , do you think so?"
After Lu Xiang was satisfied, his expression was gentle, and he let Chu Ran speak, and he didn't open his mouth after receiving the letter.Seeing Mrs. Lu feeling uneasy, she knew that the princess had a bad temper, so she agreed: "Yes, the old lady is worried too much."
Chu Ran nodded: "The second sister-in-law went over to persuade the second brother that this problem is not good. It would be bad if he was resented by others and stabbed in the back."
Lu Xiang still didn't answer, without raising his eyebrows.
Mrs. Lu was speechless, "What's wrong?"
"Praise King Heng when he sees people, how much money he has won brother Heng Wang, this is
As hard-working, do you want to write a book to praise in the future?The second brother did everything by himself, but he just had the word "Lu" on his head, so Master Hou was not at ease. "Chu Ran ignored these and said it directly, and then let Lu Huaisi weigh it himself.
Mrs. Lu's face became hot when she was told, she didn't know how to refute, so she could only nod her head repeatedly.
When she left the yard, her underwear was wet with sweat. She touched the sweat on her forehead and hurried back.
Lu Huaisi went out early and came back late, so he could hardly talk to her, and finally had time to talk, but he was impatient, scolded her for his long hair and short knowledge, and left the post house.
She almost vomited blood, and when she went to complain to Lu Xiang, she saw a servant moving the box outside when she entered the yard. She was still in shock, and grabbed someone to ask, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty decreed that Prime Minister Lu should return to Beijing."
Before she had time to speak, Lu Xiang and Princess Xinping had already left, and Governor Liu took his wife to see them off, so there was no chance for her to speak.After Lu Xiang left, the inspection of the battleship fell to Lu Huaisi alone.
Liancheng led people to clear the way, but the canal was not safe, so the group took a detour on the dry road and walked for a month before returning to Beijing.
Chu Ran and Lu Shi entered the palace together to meet His Majesty. During the period, Mrs. Lin accompanied her, her lower abdomen protruding, and the two looked at each other and lowered their eyelashes as if they hadn't heard of it.
Lin was born with a good color. Compared with other actors, she is good at poetry and full of literary talents. These are not comparable to ordinary people.Which man doesn't like the matter of red sleeves adding fragrance.
Seeing that the two returned safely, Emperor Chu was also in a good mood. He gave a banquet at noon and asked about the things on the way.
Lu Shi said: "I was rescued by someone, and then I took a boat to Qinghe and met General Lian, so I escaped."
"Fortunately, has Xinping ever seen something strange when he came out of Beijing?" Emperor Chu smiled. He saw that the expressions of the two remained the same. After entering the palace, there was no intimate physical contact or even eye contact. It's also strange in my heart.
He wanted to test it out, but Chu Ran didn't know what to do, and said with a smile: "Father was joking, it's too late to save his life, how can there be time to see anecdotes, but the food in Qinghe is different from that in Yingdu City, unfortunately the distance is too far, so I can't bring some back Dad, try it. I brought the chef back, I don't know if it tastes the same, and I will give it to Dad to taste."
All the woman cared about was food and clothes, and Emperor Chu didn't feel surprised, he laughed, "It's fine, don't forget about Dad."
Chu Ran followed with a smile, and when she took the opportunity to look directly at His Majesty, she found that His Majesty's face was dark yellow, not as good as before. She felt strange and looked at Lin.When she was puzzled, a hand reached out from under the table, pressed her wrist, and signaled her not to look up again.
Lu Shi's quiet movement warmed Chu Ran's heart, and he lowered his head immediately. The hand did not withdraw in time, but gently rubbed her wrist with slow and light force.
Silently comforting, Chu Ran pursed her lips slightly. She was not used to it half a day after she came back, she got used to it casually along the way, deliberately kept a distance from Lu Shi, pretended to be indifferent, and did not know when it would end.
Your Majesty's complexion is not as good as before, could it be that he is indulgent?
The crown prince and King Heng looked at each other, and the latter smiled and comforted His Majesty: "Your Majesty, calm down, since Prime Minister Lu is here, we will be able to find out, and it will not be good if you hurt yourself."
Huo Qi followed suit, and the rest were even more so. After several comforts, His Majesty's mood was stabilized.When the news reached the harem, Concubine Ming sighed.
She has never been out of the palace since her "miscarriage", and the rewards from His Majesty have been sent into the palace like water, but people have never come. bully.
After thinking about it, she didn't care about His Majesty, and she didn't care about these things, but she was so anxious about the Queen.In order to suppress the Lin family, Huo Qi did not hesitate to send a few people in, but it was a pity that after a few days, his Majesty left and didn't take it to heart.
She was leaning against the pillow, and a pot of peonies had just been moved out of the warm room by the window, and it was in full bloom, all the palace people were shunned, and she was the only one.
Half an hour after the peonies were placed, there was a sound from the window, Concubine Ming smiled indifferently, straightened up, with an unconcealable joy on her fair and lustrous face.
After a while, Xin Yang came running happily, also full of joy, and climbed onto Concubine Ming's bed on all fours, "Ah Ruan, Ah Ruan, I miss you so much."
Concubine Ming smiled when she heard the words, she was originally born gentle, but she was in the bed, her skin was even more radiant, her charm was beginning to appear, and she was unreasonably provocative.
"Wait a minute, I miss you too." Concubine Ming held her down and made a place for her to lie down, with a deep smile on her jade face and eyes as bright as spring.
Xinyang wears a lot of clothes, she doesn't get much charcoal fire in the palace, so she doesn't dare to use it too much on weekdays, and she doesn't dare to run around when Sister is not around, she feels a little hot after going to bed, and her face is flushed.
Concubine Ming saw that her complexion was not right, so she stretched out her hand to take off her padded coat, and said: "Don't be afraid after you go to the Zhou Mansion, there is no need to go to Second Aunt's place every day, just go to say hello every few days, and sleep separately after getting married. "
Xinyang understood that she was not as ignorant as Chu Ran, and nodded when she heard Ah Ruan's instructions, "Just eat and don't work, keep a long mouth and don't talk nonsense, keep a distance from him, and wait for Ah Ruan to leave the palace, we will leave together Yingdu City. I remember what Ah Ruan said clearly."
Concubine Ming nodded repeatedly, and pinched her pink cheeks: "My Xinyang is smart, remember not to be bullied."
"No, your second brother's legs and feet are not good, I will run away, I'm not afraid of her." Xinyang frowned, smiled innocently, patted his chest, and tried his best to reassure.
Concubine Ming was still worried, she held her slender wrist, and as the day of marriage drew closer, she became more and more frightened.Her second brother has a dull temper, and he doesn't know if Xinyang will be bullied in the past.
If it's an ordinary person, it's fine, but Xinyang is used to being bullied, so she won't complain to her, and even if she hides the matter herself, she has nothing to do.
"You promised me, you must protect yourself well." Concubine Ming was worried, and instructed again.
Her worry could not help but infect Xinyang. A palace wall is too far apart, farther than thousands of mountains and rivers, and she doesn't know that they may meet in the future.
Xinyang touched his earlobe, his eyes worried, "Ah Ruan, when will you leave the palace, and when will I have to wait?"
"It will be soon." Concubine Ming comforted her, and what she said was not a lie. In the previous life, the crown prince died of an old illness, and soon after Prince Heng became the heir apparent, His Majesty passed away within half a year.
This world is very different. Princess Xinping and Lu Xiang did not go to Wujiang, and the prince died before the weak crown.At that time, Lu Xiang and the princess had a close relationship, His Majesty was suspicious and began to suspect Lu Xiang, and this is not the case now, His Majesty still trusts Lu Xiang.
She herself didn't know what had happened. Looking at Xinyang in her arms, the frowns disappeared, and the corners of her lips curved into a beautiful arc.Xinyang didn't know what she was thinking, so he wrapped the quilt, hid the two of them tightly, and kissed Ah Ruan's eyebrows: "The prince has encountered difficulties recently, because of the business with Song, but His Majesty is not happy, and treats Song as meat in his mouth."
I heard these words from the East Palace, and the last half of the sentence is what the prince said, and she imitated it very much.Concubine Ming listened in her heart, if she did business with Song, there would be no such thing as King Heng destroying Song, and his power would be weakened.
It's better to ask grandfather to help the prince, which will also benefit the Zhou family.
"Ah Ruan, what are you thinking?" Xinyang's slightly sweet voice was tinged with danger, she leaned on Concubine Ming, the corners of her lips touched her eyebrows, lightly touched and kissed her, disturbing people's minds.
Concubine Ming was shy, so she didn't have the time to think about those business matters, she was so overwhelmed by her kiss, she opened her eyes and looked at her: "Is Xinyang obedient?"
Xinyang didn't understand her thoughts, but after seeing the seriousness in her eyes, he had to nod: "Xinyang is obedient."
Concubine Ming stretched out her slender arms, wrapped them around her neck, pulled her closer, and pressed against Xinyang's earlobe, "If you are not obedient, you will not be allowed to see me in the future."
After saying this, Xinyang became anxious, his eyes watered, and he hurriedly said: "Be obedient, I will listen to Ah Ruan, and I will not get close to your second brother in the future. If I am bullied, I will definitely tell you."
"Good." Concubine Ming touched the soft back of her neck comfortingly, and took the initiative to kiss the corners of her tightly pursed lips.
Such comfort was more to Xinyang's liking. She snorted softly as a protest, and licked the corners of her lips, "Then you don't move, I'll be gentle, and you must be obedient."
Concubine Ming frowned, "No, you hurt me last time."
Xinyang drooped her brows and eyes, her eyes stuck to her delicate skin, and then she moved slightly down to her delicate and beautiful collarbone. She wanted to kiss her, so she moved closer: "Then I'll be gentler."
"No matter how light you are, it's bad." Concubine Ming's eyes were moist, she pursed her lips and looked at Xinyang.
Xinyang tilted his head, "If I'm bad, Ah Ruan will still like it."
She was almost confident, Concubine Ming was both ashamed and amused, her expression softened, she closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, she was too shy to speak.
The warm breath hit the face, causing people's heart to hang high for no reason. Xinyang understood her, hugged her neck, and kept comforting: "Ah Ruan, I will be obedient, um, very obedient."
She was nagging, and whenever she was free to speak, she would bring up this sentence repeatedly. Concubine Ming always heard this sentence in her dreams, as if she was told not to say it anymore, it was very noisy.
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It took half a month to check the grain, and Chu Ran got more than a dozen jars of wine, all kinds of flower wine, and put them in the corner.
The uncovered corrupt officials were locked in the Qinghe prison, waiting for His Majesty to deal with it. Liu Zhang, who avoided disaster, even burned incense and worshiped Buddha every day, hoping that he could escape disaster.
How to deal with the people in the prison became the topic of Qinghe's leisure time. After Lu Huaisi recovered from his injury, the matter of food inspection was also solved. He missed this matter and regretted it.
I don't want to think that after a few days, the old lady's letter came, and Mrs. Lu came together. They came so fast that Chu Ran didn't expect it. Is this a fast boat?
The dry road is difficult and has to be detoured, so they can't keep up.When Mrs. Lu came over and saw Lu Xiang, her eyes were red, her face was dark yellow, her eyes were black and blue, and she cried: "After receiving the letter, the old lady fainted from fright. When she woke up, she moved to the house and asked me to come and take care of him." Second Lord."
Sure enough, the person moved away, but the adopted son was more important!
Chu Ran was happy to see the success, her eyebrows and eyes flashed with disdain, and she said ironically with a faint smile, she took care of Mrs. Lu and sat down: "Second sister-in-law is very anxious, and the second brother is well, and they all went to the office to see the governor."
Mrs. Lu did not dare to trust her, she was very respectful towards the two of them, she is the daughter of a small official family, her status is not high, even the concubine daughter of the Hou family, she smiled carefully: "Please trouble your Highness and Prime Minister Lu to take care of you." Second Master, thank you very much."
Chu Ran felt sorry for her being ordered by the old lady, so she didn't say much, and said: "Second sister-in-law go back to rest, after a good sleep, the second brother will come back."
The maid got up and sent her to Lu Huaisi's yard, the coldness in Chu Ran's eyes dissipated, and he didn't want to talk to Lu Shi, got up and went back to his yard.
She doesn't care about the affairs of the Lu family, and she is not afraid of a few more Lu family members coming. If she wants to leave, Lu Shi will not stop her, and she will go to busy with other things.
When Prime Minister Lu left the post house, Mrs. Pan just entered the post house, still holding a small ivory box in her hand. When she saw the prime minister for the first time, she was very scared and hurriedly saluted and spoke.
The matter of cooperating with merchants was originally proposed by Lu Shi, and his faint eyes glanced at Mrs. Pan's family, "What's the matter, Ma'am?"
The voice was cold, and Mrs. Pan's hands trembled in fright, and she handed over the small ivory box: "The woman is here to give this to His Highness."
Mrs. Pan received Chu Ran's order to enter and leave the post house freely without notification.
Lu Shi took the ivory box with a serious face, nodded and said, "I will hand it over to Your Highness."
Being intercepted halfway, Mrs. Pan couldn't be annoyed, and left the post house after saying a few words.
After Lu Shi got the ivory box, he turned to find Chu Ran.The post house was quite large, with nearly a hundred people living there. Chu Ran's yard was close to her, and Lu Huaisi's yard was just a step further.
The box contained a ring made of fire oil diamonds. The workmanship was exquisite, and the ice crystal-like gems shone brightly in the sun. Lu Xiang was amazed by the ice crystals. her yard.
After Lu Xiang left, the maid held the box and saw Mrs. Lu. The latter had just met Lu Xiang and wanted to ask about the second master.He didn't want to see her turn back before he got close, so he had no choice but to give up.
Ivory is rare, especially the exquisite ivory box. She knew at a glance that the contents inside must be worth more than the box. "What is this?"
The servant girl shook her head: "I don't know about it, Prime Minister Lu ordered it to be handed over to Princess Xinping."
She was mysterious, which made people even more curious. The maidservant of Lu's mansion was in front of the old lady, and she had a lot of experience. She walked over to say hello and coaxed the maidservant to open the box.
None of them had ever seen a gemstone like ice crystals, Madam Lu just thought it was an ordinary gemstone and never cared about it, Lu Xiang just coaxed the princess to be happy.
After seeing the gem, Madam Lu suddenly changed her mind and asked someone to inform the princess, and she asked to see her.
The two hadn't been separated for half an hour. Chu Ran didn't know what was going on with her, so she was invited in. Instead of opening the ivory box, she smiled and said, "What's the matter with the second sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Lu hesitated for a while, and then told the truth, wanting to know the situation of Lu Huaisi recently.It was not because of her wish to come over from the cold weather, but because she wanted the old lady to force her to do so.Moreover, she and Lu Huaisi have not reached the point of sharing life and death together. For more than ten years, she has seen through Lu Huaisi's nature and just wants to guard her son to live.
Chu Ran said: "The second brother is recuperating recently, and there is nothing serious about it. He only went to work yesterday, and there is nothing serious about it."
She was telling the truth, Lu Huaisi had been here for nearly twenty days, and hadn't accomplished anything, only to hear him praise King Heng for his kindness.
Mrs. Lu just treated her as Princess Xinping, her complexion became even more haggard, she couldn't stop sighing from her heart, and went back with disappointment.
Chu Ran didn't care about her emotions, opened the ivory box by herself, tried on the ring, it fit well, and the word "poetry and wine" was engraved on the ring.
Go and see the other one, it is Nianhua.
Poetry and wine take advantage of their youth, what a good meaning, but it's a pity that Mrs. Pan can't do it, and neither can she and Lu Shi. Looking at the wine in the corner, the unwillingness in my heart disappeared.Lu Xiang was at a loss for the answer at this time, and so was she.
From childhood to adulthood, she didn't know what she liked at all, she only knew that she was bored with intrigue, and when she grew up, she was immersed in court and had no time to be distracted by trivial matters.
To be honest, she doesn't like wine, it seems that she treats Lu Xiang too harshly.
The years of poetry and wine are like water and tenderness, don't miss too much.She put the ring into the box, and told the maid to go to the kitchen to cook a few more dishes and send them to Mrs. Lu, and just eat a barbecue by herself.
Liancheng is not a law-abiding owner. He went hunting outside the city in winter, and when he came back from hunting deer, he brought a piece of venison, which would be better roasted at night.
Having not eaten barbecue for a long time, Chu Ran knew that the house was not a place for barbecue, so she asked the maid to move into the pavilion. The weather was never dark, and the three sides were shielded from the wind by curtains, so she would not feel cold.
Venison is a treasure, and eating some is good for your health. Chu Ran is good at barbecue because he loves to eat it.Somehow, Liancheng hunted the venison back, and she had someone cut it into small pieces, marinate it in sauce, and the meat would be delicious when it was grilled.
After the grain inspection was resolved, half of the officials in Qinghanoi also lost. More than a dozen officials, big and small, were involved in the case, and replacements were imminent.
His Majesty's order has not yet come, and Lu Shi only transferred a few people to come here. The specific arrangement depends on His Majesty.She came back a little late today, the aroma of barbecue was tangy, and the candles in the pavilion were brightly lit. Compared with the miserable days in the past, it was more lively.
The courtyard was owned by Chu Ran, and Lu Shi seldom came over on weekdays. The maid also knew that there was a rift between the two, so she didn't dare to speak casually. When she saw Lu Xiang coming, she only reminded His Highness in a low voice.
Chu Ran said politely: "Lu Xiang came back a bit late today, but it's just right, eating some venison in winter is good for your health."
Lu Shi stepped in slowly, the grease on the venison on the grill was crackling, the roasted meat was browned and sprinkled with a layer of spices, which whetted the appetite.She waved her hand to let the maid back down, "How did Your Highness get up today?"
Under the dark moonlight, the voice is a little low, and it doesn't sound like a warm spring breeze to the ears, but it seems to be the turbulent spring day in March, which evokes people's hearts.
Chu Ran touched his ears, feeling inexplicably dry in his heart, "Will you choose the time to eat meat?"
Lu Shi didn't answer when he heard the words, but sat aside, quietly watching Chu Ran's barbecue.
The two got along fairly well, and Chu Ran didn't chase away the guests, but instead picked up a few pieces of venison for her, "Try the meat from Liancheng."
Lu Shi naturally knew that it was the venison hunted by Liancheng. After the food inspection was over, even the family members were fine, and she sent them out of the city to hunt.Chu Ran loves to eat barbecue, which has not changed from her previous life. She tentatively asked, "Has your Highness calmed down?"
Without raising her head, Chu Ran sprinkled the spices in her hands on the roasted venison. She turned it over twice, "Is the venison sent by Lu Xiang?"
"That's right." Lu Yi said softly, with fair sincerity in his words.She is not good at coaxing people. When she was in the prime minister's mansion, she saw that Ling Yi liked flowers and sweets, so she sent them to Chu Ran as a gourd painting.
Chu Ran didn't care anymore, so she didn't care about the truth of this sentence. She sat down by herself, under the flickering candlelight, her face was as red as a peach blossom, gorgeous and charming, "Liu Zhang, may he stay in office?"
"Qinghe is a treasure land, and Liu Zhang's performance is not bad. Originally, he planned to be transferred back to Beijing. If this happened, if Zhou Wenyi tried his best, he would be the best one to stay. If he couldn't, he might be demoted."
"I think Liu Zhang can be recruited. He is not greedy for money and is obedient. Lu Xiangzhao will definitely listen to you obediently." Chu Ran poured himself a glass of wine, the liquid was clear, and his eyes were bright.
Lu Shi doesn't drink cold wine in winter, and only eats venison, "Why don't I want to do that? Once Liu Zhang stands firm, he won't change. If Zhou Wenyi contributes, he will be even more determined."
"Zha Liang is Lu Xiangxuan, he should trust you, as long as you can hold him steady. It is also a good thing for us that King Heng can't reach in now. When you react, it will be too late."
In the previous life, King Heng extended his hand into Qinghe and transferred Liu Zhang away to let him get in touch with Wujiang better. Lu Shi came to Qinghe himself and wanted to strike first.
When she came, she handed over the list of officials to be transferred to the prince, and asked him to intercede for Liu Zhang at that time, not to give King Heng a chance.
Lu Shi nodded, the little cat was very quiet today, she stared at the venison on the plate, could it be that a piece of venison really made her happy?
In fact, she still doesn't know what she likes about Chu Ran. Most of the time, Chu Ran doesn't reveal her likes and attitudes, which makes it difficult to figure out.Just like today, she didn't quite believe that it was because of the venison that she was kind to her.
Venison is delicious, one piece is enough, and you can't eat too much, it's easy to get angry.After returning, the maid came with chrysanthemum tea, Chu Ran drank a cup, then put it down, handed the ivory black box to Lu Shi, and said generously, "I'll give you one."
The domineering little girl was coaxed to be happy, and she generously shared the treasure with her.
Lu Shi smiled helplessly, took the box and chose Shijiu's ring, and returned the remaining one to her: "Your Highness, have you made arrangements for the sea route?"
"It has been agreed that we will go to sea in the spring of next year. There should be no major problems." Chu Ran held the one of Nianhua and put it on his hand. It was as cold as ice crystals, just like Lu Shi. Angry.
Lu Shi sat still, stared at the ring, and didn't mention going back to the house. After thinking for a long time, he came to Chu Ran and said, "I came here to check the grain. As for the warship, I'm afraid someone else came over."
Liars are finally starting to tell the truth!
Chu Ran raised her chin, and asked first: "Are you planning to go back to Yingdu City?
"If you don't go back, you will miss the crown prince's choice of concubine." Lu Shi smiled lightly, and the snake hit seven inches. The domineering cat only cares about the crown prince's choice of concubine. If you don't need to be coaxed, you will compromise.
As soon as Lu Xiang finished speaking, worry appeared on Chu Ranfan Yanyan's cheeks, "Then when shall we go back?"
The kitten is hooked.Lu Shi was not in a hurry, and said, "Wait for your majesty's decree."
Chu Ran said almost instantly, "Then when will the decree be issued?" After he finished speaking, he regretted it. How could Lu Xiang know what His Majesty was thinking.
Lu Shi's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and the kerosene drill in her hand was glowing under the candlelight, colorful, she turned around, and whispered: "About these few days."
"How did you know?" Chu Ran was puzzled. These things seemed to be in her deliberate calculations, but His Majesty was far away in Yingdu City, so how could he know what he was thinking.
Could it be that Lu Xiang is playing tricks?
Chu Ran lowered her brows and smiled lightly, not believing Lu Xiang, "Aren't you here to solve Wu Jiang's affairs?"
"The matter of Wujiang is divided into one or two days, and the Huo family is involved. It is useless to keep it, and Liu Zhang is under the control of the prince. The goods entering and leaving Dachu must first cross the Qinghe River. This gate is well secured, so there is no need to worry."
Chu Ran thinks about it too. If someone is from a family, she is afraid of something troublesome. She immediately understands: "Lu Xiang is smart."
After simply exaggerating four words, there is nothing else to say. Lu Xiang played tricks and kept her in the dark. He hates and admires her scheming.She sighed deeply, and without hiding her thoughts, she said directly: "Fortunately, I married Lu Xiang that day. If I were to be an enemy of Lu Xiang, I'm afraid that day and night will be difficult."
Heng Wang sat back and relax in Beijing and seemed to have no loss, but it was not the case in reality, the loss was not even a tiny bit, Qinghe was very important.In the past, Liu Zhang was not partial to both sides, but it will be different from now on.
Chu Ran's words were mixed, and it sounded like a sarcasm. Lu Shi raised his head and gave her a lukewarm look: "It's not too late for Your Highness to know."
Chu Ran cared about the prince in his heart, so he didn't argue with her.Lu Shi sat like a pine, and he knew he didn't want to leave at a glance. Chu Ran didn't chase the guests, so he went to wash up first.
The maid followed her and left. The ivory box was placed aside. Lu Shi put the rings in his hand into it, and a pair of rings in it always looked better.Fire oil drills are too rare, Chu Ran will not wear them, at most they will be kept in the warehouse, so no one will notice them.
The ivory box was exquisite and attractive, and she put it away after looking at it for a while.
After Chu Ran came back, the small box on the table was gone, so she didn't care about it, guessing that Lu Xiang had put it away.Everyone loves it, and Lu Xiang probably fell in love with it, otherwise he wouldn't have put it away himself.
After a busy day, she was in a good mood, and when she thought about going back to Beijing, she was also happy.I originally thought that I would return to Beijing at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and then I would return to Beijing in a few days. Then it would take half a month on the road, so I could go back half a month earlier.
There were many thoughts in Chu Ran's mind. After a while, she thought of Lu Shi. She sat up and looked outside, and saw that Lu Shi was outside, probably after washing.She snorted softly, knowing that this duplicity person would not leave easily.
The duplicity came over, stepped back the maidservant who was watching the night, extinguished the lights, and consciously slept on the outside.
Chu Ran slept alone on the couch, and there was only one quilt on weekdays, and the two of them felt very warm when covered together.Chu Ran would not take the initiative to approach Lu Shi, especially if the two of them shared the bed for several days.
Lu Shi, on the other hand, reached out to hold her hand and gently pulled her over.
"Don't move." Chu Ran warned her. After touching her cold hand, she felt embarrassed to push her away, so she had to warm her hand.She remembered what happened to the doctor last time, she had already come, but was driven away by Lu Xiang.
Not knowing what she was thinking, she turned over, covered Lu Shi with her hands, and muttered: "How did the old lady take care of you at that time, your body is so cold, and you have to take good care of it since you were a child."
Just like the prince, before the queen died, she guarded her almost every day. After she left, even Chu Ran was young and took care of her in an orderly manner.Chu Ran has taken care of the sick and weak, and understands the importance of daily care.
She cared, and Lu Shi accepted it, and lay down quietly, with a gentle expression on his face: "At that time, she herself was not in good health, and she was going to leave at any time, and she had no intention of taking care of others."
"So after escaping from the dead, I feel that you and her are inseparable, but Erye Lu is her lucky star?" Chu Ran couldn't help but sarcastically, "What did the old Hou think back then, so he believed it?"
It is not uncommon for families to restrain each other.In the previous dynasty, there was a matter of father and son restraining each other. When the father gave his son to others for adoption, the son should be born for others.
Chu Ran was sarcastic, but Lu Shi ignored her, and held her hand instead, "What do you do with these things, talk about other things, let me talk about what happened in the past few days first, I am also angry."
"Why are you angry?" Chu Ran was puzzled. The matter of the old lady was just a thorn in her heart. If Lu Shi said nothing about it, she would not mention it.Everyone has weaknesses and weaknesses, and no one is perfect.
Lu Shi's hand clasped her wrist tightly, her eyes sparkled slightly, rippling, she stared at the puzzlement in Chu Ran's eyes: "Why do you say you are angry?"
She didn't have much strength, and Chu Ran could untie it by herself. She raised her head and looked at the waves in her eyes, "When Lu Xiang is annoyed, he becomes annoyed. He is also an open-minded person when he sees that Second Master Lu is not annoyed. I can't be open-minded. Most likely it is."
One sentence put the blame on Lu Huaisi, and Lu Shi pinched her ear punitively: "Your matter has nothing to do with others."
Chu Ran tilted her head and pushed her hand away: "I've been letting you in. If you like me, you just use it to bully me, so I'll be jealous. So what, I've never been engaged to anyone else."
Lu Shi smiled, "I have nothing to do with him."
"My eyes are still good, and he doesn't dare to look at you. If it's the reaction of ordinary brothers and sisters, how can others not be suspicious. Liu Zhang has already seen the name, and if you do it a few times, you don't need to be told. The rest of you will know. "Chu Ran didn't hide it. If Lu Huaisi hadn't been beaten and the two met every day, maybe he would have done something.
She didn't understand Lu Huaisi's behavior, whether he was unintentional or stupid, it was really strange that people couldn't see clearly.
Lu Shi was aware of the affairs of the Lu family, and he didn't want to talk too much about everything, so he looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Liu Zhang is not a stupid person to care about so many things."
"You are calm." Chu Ran reprimanded lightly. These things are unreasonable. When she opened her eyelids, she saw a person as warm as spring. Her eyes darkened: "You think it's easy."
Lu Shi didn't answer, but instead kissed the corner of her lips, licked it lightly, and then said slowly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion has nothing to do with the Marquis of Runan's Mansion, His Highness thinks it is necessary to care about it."
"You..." Chu Ran was blocked before she could speak, and she didn't try to force it, she reached out to hug Lu Shi, and felt Lu Shi being clasped around her waist by her warm hand while breathing.
She closed her eyes slightly, thinking of the four characters of poetry, wine and youth. Life is short, and Lu Shi is really important to her.
Born now, she is not alone, she is willing to go on with Lu Shi, such a person is rare, it is not beauty, but heart.In the royal family, she and the prince depended on each other for life, and almost everything had to be planned by herself.
Lu Shi has done many things for her, and she knows in her heart that how many people can maintain this kind of affection.
The cat is docile, so Lu Shi's movements are a little lighter. The temperature of the brocade tent is just right, but snowflakes are floating in the house, densely packed, like pear blossoms and white catkins, hanging all over the front and back of the house.
When Lu Shi pushed open the window in the middle of the night, the person on the couch moved slightly and turned over, with the brocade quilt resting on his waist, revealing his snow-white skin like snow.After a while, I looked up and felt cold. Without Lu Shi's reminder, I wrapped myself tightly again.
The matter of Wushan's affair, after making a fuss, people will dissipate all the unhappiness. Chu Ran opened her eyes in a daze, and saw that there was no one in the couch, she reached out to touch it, and was shocked.
The back was reflected on the floor, and Chu Ran looked down at herself. She didn't know where her clothes were. She searched for a while, but felt very sleepy again, so she gave up after touching it twice.
When she fell asleep in a daze, someone came over and caressed her brows and eyes. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't resist the drowsiness, and she fell asleep hazyly.
Lu Shi's sleepiness dissipated, and he got up to look at the snow. The snowflakes in the dark night were particularly large, bigger than those of the previous days. I don't know if the canal will freeze. If we go on a dry road, it will take half a month longer.
Chu Ran hid in the quilt, her head was exposed, her face was rosy, and her neck was also wet. She asked someone to fetch hot water and scrub it clean.
Early the next morning, the young people were alive and kicking again. Lu Shi would never act recklessly. When Chu Ran woke up, Lu Shi was sitting on the opposite couch reading a book, his brows and eyes were low, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
As soon as Chu Ran turned over, she raised her head and smiled: "Are you awake?"
The snow outside was still falling, and it melted when it floated into the corridor. It was covered in silver, and Chu Ran felt a different chill. Seeing that Lu Shi hadn't gone out, he looked out the window: "Is it snowing?"
"It started in the middle of the night." Lu Shi got up and walked towards her.
Chu Ran lowered her head again, put on her pajamas, and woke up in the middle of the night like a dream, I don't know if it is true or not.Instead of thinking about it, she asked about things outside.
Lu Shi said: "It's nothing serious, let's just take a break today."
She ordered the maidservant to fetch the outer robe, stretched out her hand to adjust the collar for her, and said in a low voice: "If the second sister-in-law comes over, you can say a few words if you want to, and just watch if you don't want to."
"Your second sister-in-law is also a miserable person." Chu Ran said for a while, and then stopped talking.
After changing clothes and eating breakfast, Mrs. Lu came over, took her maid and handed over the old lady's letter.Yesterday came in a hurry, she didn't dare to hand it casually, most of the old lady's letter didn't have any good words, so she didn't dare to send it to Lu Xiang.
Chu Ran took it first, took it apart and took a look. If she could think of it in a flash, she smiled lightly and said, "The old lady is worried, but I don't think it makes sense for the second master Lu to let his sister take care of him. Second sister-in-law , do you think so?"
After Lu Xiang was satisfied, his expression was gentle, and he let Chu Ran speak, and he didn't open his mouth after receiving the letter.Seeing Mrs. Lu feeling uneasy, she knew that the princess had a bad temper, so she agreed: "Yes, the old lady is worried too much."
Chu Ran nodded: "The second sister-in-law went over to persuade the second brother that this problem is not good. It would be bad if he was resented by others and stabbed in the back."
Lu Xiang still didn't answer, without raising his eyebrows.
Mrs. Lu was speechless, "What's wrong?"
"Praise King Heng when he sees people, how much money he has won brother Heng Wang, this is
As hard-working, do you want to write a book to praise in the future?The second brother did everything by himself, but he just had the word "Lu" on his head, so Master Hou was not at ease. "Chu Ran ignored these and said it directly, and then let Lu Huaisi weigh it himself.
Mrs. Lu's face became hot when she was told, she didn't know how to refute, so she could only nod her head repeatedly.
When she left the yard, her underwear was wet with sweat. She touched the sweat on her forehead and hurried back.
Lu Huaisi went out early and came back late, so he could hardly talk to her, and finally had time to talk, but he was impatient, scolded her for his long hair and short knowledge, and left the post house.
She almost vomited blood, and when she went to complain to Lu Xiang, she saw a servant moving the box outside when she entered the yard. She was still in shock, and grabbed someone to ask, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty decreed that Prime Minister Lu should return to Beijing."
Before she had time to speak, Lu Xiang and Princess Xinping had already left, and Governor Liu took his wife to see them off, so there was no chance for her to speak.After Lu Xiang left, the inspection of the battleship fell to Lu Huaisi alone.
Liancheng led people to clear the way, but the canal was not safe, so the group took a detour on the dry road and walked for a month before returning to Beijing.
Chu Ran and Lu Shi entered the palace together to meet His Majesty. During the period, Mrs. Lin accompanied her, her lower abdomen protruding, and the two looked at each other and lowered their eyelashes as if they hadn't heard of it.
Lin was born with a good color. Compared with other actors, she is good at poetry and full of literary talents. These are not comparable to ordinary people.Which man doesn't like the matter of red sleeves adding fragrance.
Seeing that the two returned safely, Emperor Chu was also in a good mood. He gave a banquet at noon and asked about the things on the way.
Lu Shi said: "I was rescued by someone, and then I took a boat to Qinghe and met General Lian, so I escaped."
"Fortunately, has Xinping ever seen something strange when he came out of Beijing?" Emperor Chu smiled. He saw that the expressions of the two remained the same. After entering the palace, there was no intimate physical contact or even eye contact. It's also strange in my heart.
He wanted to test it out, but Chu Ran didn't know what to do, and said with a smile: "Father was joking, it's too late to save his life, how can there be time to see anecdotes, but the food in Qinghe is different from that in Yingdu City, unfortunately the distance is too far, so I can't bring some back Dad, try it. I brought the chef back, I don't know if it tastes the same, and I will give it to Dad to taste."
All the woman cared about was food and clothes, and Emperor Chu didn't feel surprised, he laughed, "It's fine, don't forget about Dad."
Chu Ran followed with a smile, and when she took the opportunity to look directly at His Majesty, she found that His Majesty's face was dark yellow, not as good as before. She felt strange and looked at Lin.When she was puzzled, a hand reached out from under the table, pressed her wrist, and signaled her not to look up again.
Lu Shi's quiet movement warmed Chu Ran's heart, and he lowered his head immediately. The hand did not withdraw in time, but gently rubbed her wrist with slow and light force.
Silently comforting, Chu Ran pursed her lips slightly. She was not used to it half a day after she came back, she got used to it casually along the way, deliberately kept a distance from Lu Shi, pretended to be indifferent, and did not know when it would end.
Your Majesty's complexion is not as good as before, could it be that he is indulgent?
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