The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]
Chapter 55
Chu Ran thought that Lu Shi would not disturb her, and woke up after a few struggles. Lu Shi's cold face came into view, and she climbed her shoulder: "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Shi was silent, his eyes were covered with frost, Chu Ran woke up after being stared at by her, and sat up by himself, "Lu Xiang, why don't you speak?"
Lu Shi looked at her, and the dark emotions buried deep in her heart poured into her eyes, and she sat down, staring at the confusion in Chu Ran's eyes, with a slight curve on her lips.
Her faint smile was mixed with bitterness, and her pale fingertips touched the corners of Chu Ran's lips, rubbing them lightly, instead of kissing as usual, she looked at her quietly.
The nightmare in the previous life was revealed by King Ning's words. Today, those words have been passing through my mind like a storm. What's wrong with Chu Ran and her?
The candles in the room were smoldering, and Lu Shi looked cold and gloomy. Chu Ran woke up completely, touched her cold hand, "Lu Xiang, Lu Xiang."
The people who came back tonight were gloomy and terrifying. Chu Ran sensed a change in mood. She called Lu Shi and didn't come back to her senses until the third time.
The eyebrows and eyes of the person in front of him are like smoke, the bright cheeks are like jade, and the corners of the lips are as bright red as bright red and translucent cherries, which are attractive to pick.
Lu Shi came back to his senses, and managed to regain his senses after calming down his emotions. After losing his composure, the scenes from his previous life were still playing out in his mind, drawing out all the unwillingness and loneliness hidden in his heart, weaving a net, suppressing her and making her unable to breathe.
Under the dizzy yellow light, the fascination overlapped, she had a slight headache, and couldn't look directly at Chu Ran's concerned eyes, and she swooped down in the cold water in the middle of winter.
"Today, today, King Ning came to Xiangfu." Her voice was deep and deep, not like ice but as cold as iron, as if coming from the bottom of a deep pool.
Chu Ran was overwhelmed by her inexplicable attitude, "What is he doing here? He's probably here to beg for a drink."
"He said you and I don't get along, it's better to be apart, to be happy with each other, so as not to have evil thoughts in your heart." Lu Shi remembered these words very clearly, and they were very similar to what Chu Ran said to her in the previous life, which aroused her feelings for the old man. days of resentment.
Chu Ran felt that the words sounded familiar, and tried her best to think back. In the dream, she said the same thing as Lu Shi when she said goodbye. She didn't care too much: "Uncle Ning just heard the rumors outside, Xiang Lu thinks too much?"
Lu Shi lowered her head, so she tilted her head to look at her. Seeing that her expression was wrong, she touched her shoulder and comforted her: "Lu Xiang is not afraid of people's words, why is he afraid again? Uncle Ning was deceived by others, and he feels uncomfortable. Don't worry about getting angry. It's getting late, it's time to take a bath and sleep."
She coaxed Lu Shi, but she was not affected, the prince was still there, she and Lu Xiang were in love, and the matter of reconciliation was just Prince Ning's angry words.
She pushed Lu Xiang to take a bath, and when passing by the food table, she grabbed the flower candy and fed it into her mouth, and then comforted: "Eat a piece of candy, the sweetness will make you feel comfortable in your heart."
Lu Shi left silently, the candy in his mouth was made from honey, put in various flower petals to make flower candy, it was really sweet in his mouth.
She stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Chu Ran in the room, she picked and picked in the candy box, picked a kumquat candy and put it in her mouth, then trotted back to the bed.
Chu Ran's mind is not as deep as in the previous life, and she handled the shipping matter very properly. She didn't know what Chu Ran's mind was, and she was close in this life. On the contrary, she felt that she was young, handled things properly, and was more innocent.
Perhaps this innocence in the previous life was covered up by her superficial indifference, and she didn't know it.
In the dark night of summer, the intense heat of the day dissipated, and even when he was restless, he felt hot. Chu Ran felt hot after waking up, so he asked Axiu to make iced sour plum soup, and left a portion for Lu Xiang.
After taking a bath, you will feel hot, and the sour plum soup will relieve the heat, and you will feel comfortable after drinking it.
Chu Ran was lying on the couch, and Lu Shi was always tidy. She would not place her things on the couch, unlike her who would put a few books on it to pass the time when she was free.
Not long after she lay down, Lu Shi came back. She didn't ask much after seeing the sour plum soup. She drank most of it by herself, and most of her gloomy thoughts dissipated.
After hearing her voice, Chu Ran poked his head to look, saw her walking step by step, and looked at her with his chin: "Does Lu Xiang feel comfortable?"
She was lying on the couch crookedly, Lu Shi didn't know how to get on the couch when she came, so he patted the back of her head helplessly: "So what if you're uncomfortable?"
Chu Ran moved her body tactfully, "Uncle Ning's words don't count, don't take it seriously, I won't make peace with you, and I won't take advantage of others."
Lu Shi also regretted his gaffe. Seeing that Chu Ran was not affected, he felt slightly relieved, and sat on the edge of the couch, "Don't forget what your Highness said."
"I'll never forget it." Chu Ran shook his legs and reached out to touch the blanket, Lu Shi's eyes flickered.
Her eyes fell on the colorful and exquisite silk thread at the ankle. After a long time, the silk thread became tighter, and it was tightly attached to the ankle, making the skin like snow.
Lu Shi suddenly and unconsciously reached out to touch her ankle, and the breathing of the two people in the room stopped at the same time, and the atmosphere froze.
Chu Ran, who touched the blanket, was startled first, then broke free from Lu Shi's hand, and hid her feet under the quilt. She knew what Lu Xiang was going to do, and looked at Lu Shi like a young rabbit seeing a wolf: "What are you going to do?" ?”
The flash of defense in her eyes dispelled Lu Shi's gloomy mood, and he said with a smile, "The silk thread can be untied."
On weekdays, Chu Ran might believe her, but after nightfall, the bed will never believe her nonsense. The bell rang in the middle of the night on the wedding night, and I don't want to hear it in the future.
She still refused: "I'll solve it myself, I don't need you."
Chu Ran lay on the blanket with her feet stretched in. It would be a little hot when she wrapped herself in it. After thinking about it, she didn't wrap herself up, just wrapped her feet.
Lu Shi didn't force her, "It's up to you, just remember to untie it tomorrow."
Chu Ran responded softly, and the maid extinguished most of the candles, and the room was silent.
After the brocade tent was lowered, Lu Shi approached Chu Ran, slid her fingertips across her black and continuous black hair, and parted it, revealing the smooth nape of her neck. After lightly rubbing her fingertips, she kissed her.
Chu Ran didn't move, knowing that she was in a bad mood. Lu Xiang who just woke up and saw was really frightened. It was so cold, but it gave her a strange feeling, with a coldness, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
When she was distracted, she was still looking at the pattern on the pillow. Although the pillow embroidered by Lu Shi was not as exquisite as the embroiderer, it was a little warmer.
She moved her body, and there was a touch of coldness on her shoulders. Lu Xiang's palms were still cold. She was a little puzzled, what are you doing with her?
Wherever you are, you will remember where you are.She remembered that there seemed to be such a pose in those picture albums, and hurriedly skipped it, only remembering that the two were stacked on top of each other, and the other was facing away from each other.
She said angrily: "Lu Xiangding read those picture albums?" She was not reconciled, it was obviously for herself to read, but this person was taken advantage of.
She wanted to struggle, but her cold fingertips slipped behind her back, her skin trembled, and a voice she hated came from beside her ear: "Your Highness and minister exchanged, do you regret it?"
Lu Xiang's eyes sparkled, and under the lingering yellow light, her skin was like beautiful jade. She closed her eyes slightly, and the words of He Li in her ears were still rippling like the wind, and she kissed the top of Chu Ran's hair.
Chu Ran gritted her teeth and ignored her. She touched the blanket in the couch to cover it, but when she touched it, her hand was held down. Lu Xiang's silent movement made her heart tremble.
When Shen Zui didn't know her way back, she always felt that something was wrong with Lu Xiang tonight, and what happened during the day had a profound impact on her. Chu Ran didn't understand why she cared so much.
Compared with the usual elegance, Lu Xiang's gentleness tonight carries other emotions in him, and when Chu Ran realizes it, he has already regretted it.
This person has different appearances, what Uncle Ning said has nothing to do with her, why did she want to bully her, she pursed her lips and did not speak, at first she catered to her but later became powerless.
Lu Xiang looked at her picture album and came to her to follow suit. This person became more and more dignified.She didn't speak, but she held the quilt tightly with her fingertips, but she held a grudge in her heart.
When she was about to fall asleep in a daze, her ears felt hot, and the man approached shamelessly: "Aran, don't forget what you said."
Chu Ran was exhausted by her torment, so she didn't need to say good things to the pious person, and immediately replied to her in confusion: "I don't remember."
This is also telling the truth, I don't know how many things I said tonight, how do I know which sentence she asked.
She thought that she would be angry with this person and sleep comfortably, not wanting things to go against her wishes, but the pious person pestered her again, she hurriedly said: "Remember, remember."
"Remember what?"
Lu Shi's voice was lingling, making people feel the cold wind blowing in their ears. Chu Ran was afraid of offending her, so he closed his eyes and said, "I'll tell you tomorrow." She wanted to sleep to escape, but Lu Xiang was in a daze today, holding on to unknown words After asking several times, I don't know if I was guilty of being scolded by Uncle Ning.
She turned over and wanted to go to sleep, but she moved but was held down again. She was annoyed: "If you do this again, I will get angry." Some grievances seem to be unwilling.
Lu Shi remained silent, brushed the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, and said lightly, "Why are you angry?"
"Air, qi..." Chu Ran couldn't say it, remembering what Uncle Ning scolded her, suddenly felt that it was right, Lu Xiang had indeed bullied her.
She faltered, her brows and eyes were tightly frowned, and she was almost gnashing her teeth. It was clear that she was not thinking about the same thing as Lu Xiang, and she was probably angry at being bullied by Lu Xiang...
This is the only thing that makes her angry!
Lu Shi touched the corners of her wet eyes, smiled faintly, and did not let go of her, but asked her in a low voice, "Why are you angry, Your Highness? I am also angry."
Angry at you for reconciliation, angry at you to go back to Xinping alone, angry at you to commit suicide by drinking dove.
Then she couldn't say it out, couldn't understand the question, she kissed the tear stains in the corner of her eyes, and couldn't help whispering: "As long as you don't leave, everything is up to you."
Chu Ran didn't believe her anymore, she sucked her nose, turned around and turned her back to her with the blanket in her arms.
She looked so angry, Lu Shi found it funny, and the haze in his heart was swept away, and he went up to coax her: "Your Highness, don't be angry."
Chu Ran ignored her, Lu Shi lightly rubbed the skin on her shoulders again, coaxed a few words in a low voice, but still ignored her, she put her arms around Chu Ran's waist, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you want to do it again?"
After saying that, without waiting for Chu Ran's response, he kissed the back of her neck.
The kitten was annoyed, and even more disobedient. Lu Shi was not in a hurry, he coaxed him slowly, and he would always be obedient.
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His Majesty withdrew from the court many times, and the officials took it for granted. The crown prince took the lead and performed their duties, and there was no mistake.
After Lu Xiang went to the government office, he met Zhou Wenyi. He came to do business with the Song Dynasty.
Since His Majesty did not go to court early, he could not discuss this matter in the hall, so he had to talk to Prime Minister Lu first, and then he would discuss a good plan and submit it to His Majesty for a decision.
Zhou Wenyi was in the prince's party, and Lu Shi didn't try to guess why he stood in line so decisively. Concubine Ming was not an ordinary person. She suppressed the queen, but handed over the power of the palace to Concubine Xian. Lin Cairen, such a woman is hard to see through.
"Mr. Zhou thinks it is a good thing to do business with Song, but Mr. Huo may not agree. The Huo family is also in business, especially the second wife of the Huo family. If they do business with Song, they will suffer losses." Lu Shi said.
Feng Tang happened to be inside, and said by the way: "The Huo family is walking on a sandy road. They have had too much contact with Wujiang in these years. After doing business with Song, the Huo family can't eat such a big piece of fat, and it has a great impact on Chu's economy. A certain influence. The Huo family also took the lead in the battle, and for various reasons, Mr. Huo may object."
In fact, these official words are not too pertinent, but the prince proposed this matter, so the Huo family will definitely object for King Heng's sake.Feng Tang suppressed these words, hoping that Mr. Zhou could understand.
Lu Xiang's attitude towards the outside world is not partial. Although the second master of the Lu family is faintly relying on King Heng, but it is Lu Xiang who really decides the direction. Lu Huaisi is just a grasshopper jumping up and down, and may not be tied to the same rope as the rest of the Lu family. superior.
Zhou Wenyi was also puzzled when he heard such words, "Don't worry about the Huo family's business affairs, but it is a good thing to do business with Song Dynasty. Although Song Dynasty is not as good as Chu, it can be regarded as a state of etiquette. It is hard to go to war with Xiqiang. I have also observed the situation these days, there was Wujiang before, and now there is Xiqiang, I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous for Chu to fight again."
There are still a few people in the government office, all of whom are Lu Xiang's confidantes, and they also said after hearing the words: "Although that is the case, just the attitude of Song can't guarantee that we have intentions, and they also have intentions, so we can't let us lick our faces and beg them. "
"The young master of the Song Dynasty is in charge, and the power is in the hands of the first assistant Wen Yi. The emperor is definitely not reconciled, so he sent envoys to negotiate and see what they mean." Lu Shi said, the young emperor of the Song Dynasty is not a fool, and has his own plans. Chu will not be turned away.
Now, the question is whether His Majesty will agree.
After Lu Xiang made his statement, Zhou Wenyi also had hope in his heart, and after the discussion, he returned to the East Palace to return to his command.
Feng Tang looked at Zhou Wenyi saddling the crown prince, feeling strange, and after the rest of the people withdrew, he said to Lu Xiang, "Is that how Mr. Zhou supports the crown prince?"
"On the matter of the Song Dynasty, Mr. Zhou did not take the lead in the fight. The prince wants to open up business, which is in line with his wishes. As for the support, maybe what you see is not the truth." Lu Shi said.
Hearing this, Feng Tang also backed down, and Lu Xiang's actions and words made her more and more unclear, just like pleading for King Heng a few days ago, when he could step on it, but he gave charcoal in the snow.
She left the government office suspiciously, and Lu Shi entered the palace to face the saint.
Although the Emperor of Chu did not go to court early, he never let go of his political affairs. It was a good thing to see the courtiers at Zhanghuatai and the King Heng's report.
As soon as he entered, he saw Mrs. Lin waiting by her side, studying ink and adding fragrance. After seeing Lu Xiang, she retreated wisely. She knew how to be polite and measured, and she was good at coquettish means. Emperor Chu was very satisfied with her.
She has almost no flaws, compared with concubines in the harem, she is impeccable.She never asks for trouble, and is alone in the harem, relying only on the emperor's favor, which is fleeting, but she remains calm.
After seeing Lin's expression, Emperor Chu showed a satisfied attitude, and said to Lu Xiang: "King Heng came to report that everything is going well, and King Wujiang is not stingy, and it is easy to talk. After King Heng arrived in Wujiang, we had a very happy conversation."
"This is His Majesty's blessing, King Heng is kind and able to bring back the best warship." Lu Shi looked indifferent, then praised a few words, and presented the memorial in his hand.
There was ice in the hall, and Emperor Chu was very hot. After taking the elixir, his anger became more vigorous, like a young man, he couldn't calm down without ice.Standing in the hall, Lu Shi felt cold, so he quickly reported the matter and was about to leave.
Emperor Chu called her, "I heard what the palace man said today, Xinping and Prime Minister Lu are at odds again?"
Rumors were raging, and it was difficult for Emperor Chu not to know, especially since King Ning cursed people, which showed that the matter was indeed serious.After he finished speaking, he went to look at Lu Xiang's expression, as usual indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
He frowned slightly. After all, Xinping was a princess, so he was neglected by others. When he was about to say a few words, Lu Shi knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Highness is young and naive. It is my servant who neglected her. Please forgive me."
Please forgive him too quickly, and shut Emperor Chu's mouth. He also didn't see Xinping for a few days, and he didn't know what she was doing. After all, it's hard to guess what's going on with his daughter's family.He has achieved his goal, and he no longer makes things difficult for others, so he said: "Xinping is young, just need to coax him more."
"I take orders." Lu Shi's attitude was serious, and he was business-like. Emperor Chu didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand to signal her to leave the palace.
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Chu Ran went back to the princess mansion when she woke up in the morning, blocked the door of the secret passage with a cabinet, and didn't want to go there for a month, it was so annoying.
After she came back, she slept until noon before waking up. Xinyang came to play, bringing the grapes grown in her princess mansion, which were so red that they were almost purple, and carried a basket full into the house.
Chu Ran's interest faded, and she watched Xinyang order the maid to pack it in a food box. While pretending, she didn't forget to chatter: "Someone will send some to the prince, and Prime Minister Lu will also send some, and the rest can't be eaten. Just go and make wine. The wine made by Lu Xiang is even better than the ones in the wine shop outside, and I will take a few jars back with me."
"You brewed it yourself, don't go to Lu Xiang." Chu Ran leaned on the small couch, turned over lazily, put the account book in his hand on the small table, took a sip of honey water from the handmaid's hand, and lay down again on the couch.
Within a month, she didn't want to hear the word Lu Xiang, and neither could Lu Shi.
After Xinyang put down the grapes, he wiped his hands and walked in front of her. When he leaned over to sit down, he saw the red mark on her neck, and reached out to touch it. With a flash of inspiration, he understood why sister-in-law had changed her attitude towards Lu Xiang.
She giggled and said in a low voice, "Sister, you're so worthless."
Xinyang: "..."
What does this have to do with interest?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Xinyang wisely didn't pick on her, and ate the peeled grapes by himself, but regretfully said: "I still expected to drink some good wine. It's a pity that I picked so many grapes here. It hurts to pick it off.”
"Put it in the ice cellar, and take it out next month." Chu Ran was so angry that she didn't want to talk to Xinyang, because she looked down on her just because of these few bunches of grapes, and she really loved her for nothing.
She was a little sleepy, and wanted to drive people away: "You go back to the mansion first, and then send the grapes to the second son, so as not to waste them."
"No, recently he scolded me when he saw me, and asked him to come to the princess mansion, but he refused." Xinyang shook his head, his eyebrows drooped, and he reached out and pushed Sister's shoulder, "Sister, go East Palace? How about we go and see the Crown Princess?"
"Don't go, go by yourself if you want to." Chu Ran narrowed his eyes and asked someone to bring a blanket. He wanted to sleep for a while, and then he had the energy to ask King Ning about being cheated.
Xinyang was bored, and lay down on one side, closing his eyes: "I'll sleep with Sister."
Chu Ran ignored her, and she didn't have to leave, anyway, she would not go to the East Palace to meet the prince.
It was a good sleep in the summer afternoon, and when I was about to fall asleep in a daze, the maid knocked on the door: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Lu is here."
Xinyang rolled down from the couch, her forehead hurt from knocking, she covered her head, "President Lu didn't go to the office, why did he come here, I was so scared that I woke up."
She was still in shock, Chu Ran closed her eyes and shouted: "No, let her come back in a month."
Xinyang sat on the ground, got up in an instant, patted the ashes on his body, and said in puzzlement: "Why does it take one month? After one month, the grapes will not be fresh. Now it is sweet to eat."
"I don't want to see her within a month. If you feel sorry for Putao, go find her yourself." Chu Ran turned over, leaving Xinyang with a back view.Xinyang had no choice but to get up and put on his shoes, and followed the maid to the flower hall.
Lu Xiang was sitting in the hall drinking tea, sitting in a loose posture, upright and reserved. Xinyang took a peek outside the door, and she thought of the red mark on Sister's neck, it was hard to imagine that it was caused by Lu Xiang.
Can a reserved and cold person bully others like that?She stood outside and didn't dare to go in. Elder sister won't lie, maybe Lu Xiang isn't that scary, she walked over and smiled shyly, "Elder sister said she doesn't want to see you within a month .”
Lu Shi got up and saluted, "Princess Xinping asked His Highness to pass the message?"
"No, I want, I want, let Lu Xiang make some wine." She looked at Lu Xiang's cold face, with a lot of buckets hanging in her heart, and she was up and down. Ah Ruan likes wine, and what Lu Xiang brews is the best, Ah Ruan Soft should like.
Lu Shi was helpless, and said again: "Please trouble Your Highness to pass the word, the minister is here today by order."
"According to the order..." Xinyang dragged the end of the voice, this was going to be difficult, she ran back to the yard to send a message to sister.
The feud between the two is known all over the city. Lu Shi's words came from an order, which surprised Chu Ran. After thinking about it, she wanted to show her majesty, and she couldn't turn people away. You let her come here."
Xinyang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Sister, don't forget my wine."
She happily went to report the letter, and asked someone to pack the grapes, and then took them to the prime minister's mansion. When she was busy, Lu Shi stepped into Chu Ran's room.
Chu Ran leaned on the pillow and saw that her hands were empty, she was very displeased and said: "You came empty-handed, you must return empty-handed."
Lu Shi smiled lightly, his brows curled into haze, "Your Majesty's will must be obeyed, of course."
"If Your Majesty doesn't have a will, I'll keep you out for a month." Chu Ran squinted her eyes, and her eyes were full of displeasure. Last night's revenge can't be overstated for a month.She remembered the matter of King Ning, and it might not be good to go back to the Xiangfu, so she said first: "I still have something to do, so I won't go back."
"It's okay, just remove the cabinet that is blocking the secret passage door first." Lu Shi reminded, seeing her lazily and lacking energy, he sat down and touched her head. When he touched the red mark on her neck, his eyes widened. Trembling, then looked away.
Chu Ran didn't see her eyes, and disagreed, saying: "If you don't withdraw, you will withdraw in a month."
"Your Highness doesn't want to know who lied to King Ning?" Lu Shi smiled lightly, and adjusted her neckline so that it just covered the red marks.
Surprised, Chu Ran raised his head and saw a deep smile in his eyes, "How do you know?"
This man was too scheming, seeing her smile, he backed away unconsciously, and realized later: "No wonder you weren't afraid of me being angry last night, you were scheming."
Chu Ran cursed, and felt a little more comfortable. Thinking of being pressed by her last night, she felt aggrieved, squinted at her, and pointed to the cabinet: "Lu Xiang wants to move it, move it by yourself, if you can't move it, it's Lu Follow your own business."
Lu Shi looked at the cabinet blocking the door and shook his head helplessly, "Your Highness doesn't seem to be tired, otherwise how would you move the cabinet?"
This sounded extremely shameless, Chu Ran turned to look at her, and said proudly: "I won't argue with you."
Lu Shi smiled, patted her head, and whispered serious things: "The Huo family is behind the merchant who deceived King Ning." She just simply reminded that the Huo family is deeply rooted, and they don't bother to do such trivial things. The Huo family's name does things, it can only be said that the Huo family's own supervision is not strict.
Lu Shi coaxed people by pinching seven inches. In the past, he brought food to coax people. This time, he was empty-handed, but what he brought was the good news that Chu Ran wanted. His coaxing skills became more and more exquisite.
"How did you know?" Chu Ran was not suspicious, but Lu Shi was deeply thoughtful, and she didn't know many things, like a treasure chest, which had everything she wanted and gave her many surprises.
"Inspection news." Lu Shi said lightly.
Chu Ran was half-convinced, and asked: "Then how to solve this matter?" Naturally, she would not let the Huo family go easily. Business matters are all about integrity, and the Huo family's economic lifeline will inevitably be damaged after the trouble.
Lu Shi didn't answer, but reached out to her, "Is Your Highness still angry?"
"Angry, let me tell you what you think." Chu Ran obediently leaned against her, wrapped her arms around her waist, and didn't pursue what happened last night.
Lu Shi was satisfied, with a faint fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose. She touched Chu Ran's wrist and rubbed it lightly. , just make trouble before His Majesty."
King Ning is not of a disadvantaged nature, he knows how to measure, such a trivial matter will not involve the government, he knows that His Majesty will not dislike it, and he will probably use it to beat the Huo family, after all, the Huo family is as rich as an enemy.
Chu Ran leaned on her shoulder, thinking about her words in her heart, "You mean to just follow Uncle Ning Wang?"
"Well, this matter is not a big deal, His Majesty will only treat it as a joke. Apart from political affairs, he still has some trust in King Ning, and he will definitely make decisions for him." Lu Shi said softly.
"Then I understand." Chu Ran nodded, and the city of Yingdu was calm. If such a small matter made a big splash, everyone would talk about it after dinner, and let everyone in the world know about it.
After she figured it out, she withdrew from Lu Shi's arms. Before she left, Lu Shi embraced her whole body, and Lu Xiang's complaint was in her ears: "Your Highness, if you run out of ministers, don't you want them?"
"Where, where, I'll move the cabinet away." Chu Ran's ears were burning from what she said, and he couldn't help but think of what happened in his dream.In the dream, she used Lu Xiang all the time, almost for the sake of the prince regardless of Lu Xiang's thoughts, and her methods were also immoral.
She seemed to be passing through her life in a dream, how could she make the same mistake again.
And she also couldn't bear Lu Xiang being sad, it's fun to make a fuss about small things, and she likes being coaxed by her, and taking advantage of it will not matter.
She got up and was about to go to the bed to move the cabinet, but Lu Shi stopped her: "Leave it alone, don't rush it for a while, let the maid come and move it later."
It was just a joke just now, Lu Shi knew how to measure, held her hot hand, couldn't help but find her ear and kissed, "You have to be careful about King Ning, His Majesty will accept it when you see it, and I will take it on Heng's behalf." Don't take the matter of the king's intercession to heart, and the prince will not be harmed by it."
The kiss on the ear was so hot that Chu Ran felt her whole body was hot. She touched her ear and asked, "What are your plans?"
"Don't say it." Lu Shi said, she wouldn't just talk about something she wasn't sure about.
Chu Ran stopped asking, and lay back on the small couch, took Lu Shi's hand and rubbed it for himself, and mentioned the grapes that Xinyang was thinking about: "Xinyang is thinking about wine, do you have time to make some for her? If you don't have time, you can Give her some old wine."
She knew that Lu Xiang was busy all day and didn't want to cause her any trouble.
Lu Shi understood her thoughts, if Chu Ran was thinking about someone, he would think about her every day, the former prince, and now her.
After Chu Ran lost her mind, she fell sleepy while lying in Lu Shi's arms. She faced Lu Shi and looked into her plain eyes: "Lu Xiang always gives people a lot of surprises. I am suddenly glad that I didn't divorce at that time, and it is cheaper for others."
The words were sour, and Lu Shi knew who this other person was, so he didn't point it out, and said, "Your Highness was angry last night, and regretted marrying me."
"What I said last night is not worth counting." Chu Ran didn't remember whether he said it, how could he remember it when he was addicted.Lu Shi kept teasing her, and all these things were forgotten.
After the little cat was coaxed, Lu Shi was not so cautious, and stopped rubbing her waist for her hands, "Isn't it right?"
Chu Ran's eyelids twitched, "It's getting late, and it's time for Prime Minister Lu to go to the government office. If you stay for a long time, His Majesty will become suspicious, so hurry up and go."
She was in a hurry and seemed guilty, especially Lu Xiang's last words last night made her restless in the middle of the night and hurriedly asked people to leave.
The more anxious Chu Ran became, the calmer Lu Shi became. Seeing that she was frightened, he smiled: "What are you afraid of, Your Highness?"
Of course, I was afraid that you would say that again, and Chu Ran would get out of her arms and ask the maid to open the door to drive away those who wanted to bully her.
Lu Shi pinched the tip of her nose, stood up calmly, and had no other thoughts. She straightened her robes and got up, and asked someone to bring Xinyang's grapes back to the prime minister's mansion, and His Majesty's errand was completed.
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King Ning came to Chu Ran after five or six days, his face flushed with anger, and he couldn't suppress his anger even after drinking two bowls of ice cups. In the end, he almost smashed the bowl, and said angrily: "That old man Huo Qi, who earns a black heart The money has been blackmailed to me.”
Chu Ran was already prepared in his heart, put down the ice melon in his hand, and his eyes were bright: "Uncle Wang should seek justice."
"This king was beaten by someone, and the shop was smashed. It's a pity that he was not caught." King Ning beat his feet and chest, and was so angry at the thought of being deceived by Huo Qi, he asked for another bowl of ice.
"Uncle Wang, how could you let him go without going to investigate?"
"I didn't find it, let people continue to follow." King Ning sighed.
Chu Ran pretended to whisper, and said after a long while: "Uncle Wang, tell me which one it is. If you follow the vines and find the people above, things will be much easier. You tell me the address and name of the merchant."
"Do you have a solution?" King Ning was fooled by her, and he called the servant who followed him, copied the address to Chu Ran, and told her: "When you find it, remember to tell the king, don't go there by yourself, you are so angry Pain, I went to the hot spring to relieve my fatigue."
"Uncle Wang, go slowly." Chu Ran took the address and asked someone to send it to Lu Xiang.
Before it got dark, Feng Tang came. She was working in the Jinke Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. She was in charge of the taxation of Yingdu City. She was familiar with the address given by Chu Ran, and she handed the documents she found to Princess Xinping.
Chu Ran was also very satisfied with her quick work, so she continued to work hard and sent it to King Ning that night, so that people would follow closely.
The next day when the sky was bright, someone came to report that King Ning had entered the city with the guards from the other courtyard. She hurriedly asked people to continue to follow, but she changed into a new outfit and quietly followed behind King Ning.
In summer, the sky dawns early, the gates of the city are just opened, and the market is full of small people selling vegetables. Even the courtiers who go to the government office to do business have never left the mansion. King Ning rides a tall horse in front, followed by twenty or thirty guards , entered the city mightily.
The markets are the same. The Huo family's shop occupies almost half of the street, and the shops are very close to each other. King Ning asked people to block the alleys to prevent them from reporting the news.
The rest of the guards brought sticks and smashed open the door of the shop under the surprised eyes of passers-by. After smashing the door, no matter what the shop sold, they would smash it when they entered the house.
Chu Ran has seen two battles against the enemy, and they fought when they met. The blades collided, and the sound was harsh.
King Ning's method is very simple, as long as there is a shop in contact with the same owner, they will smash the door when they open it.
Passers-by watched lively. Seeing King Ning on the tall horse, they were too frightened to hide in the crowd and did not dare to make a sound. The same was true for Chu Ran. Uncle Ning finally had a majestic presence.
The guards moved quickly, the shopkeeper in the shop was still asleep, and the shop was smashed to the ground. King Ning sat silently on his horse, with a knife on his waist.The saber was bestowed by His Majesty, it is different from ordinary sabers, the scabbard is inlaid with many precious stones, it is very valuable at first glance.
Half an hour later, when the sun was rising, Jing Zhaoyin brought people over, and with a wave of his hand, he was about to take down the guards of Prince Ning's Mansion, "You are causing trouble, do you have the king's law in your eyes?"
With a scolding sound, King Ning turned around and looked down at him condescendingly: "I only have His Majesty in my eyes."
Jing Zhaoyin felt a pain in his forehead, and knelt down in front of hundreds of passers-by, and said with a smile: "Prince Ning, what are you doing, calm down, what are you doing by smashing the shop, and talk about it if you have something to say."
"These shops are all from the same owner. They deceived me with fake goods. They are so swindled and abducted. This king is doing justice for the heavens. Let your people back down, otherwise I will even beat your people." King Ning was very worried. Shu Tan, looking at Jing Zhaoyin's weak and incompetent appearance, made a gesture and drew the knife in his hand.
Jing Zhaoyin was so frightened that he didn't dare to lift his head. His back was wet with sweat in the early morning. The people who followed him didn't dare to intervene. They stood on the street like a door god.
After smashing for a long time, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes and robes came running into the crowd, and he also brought many guards from the mansion. He rushed in front of the smashed shop, saw the jade antiques in the shop smashed to pieces, and shouted angrily: "Ning! King, you are too deceitful."
"Second Master Huo, are these shops yours?" King Ning smiled instead of anger. This move is really good, otherwise fish would come out of the water.
The second wife of the Huo family was in business and had never entered the imperial court, but his status was unusual, and no one dared to despise him. He didn't know what happened. The losses of these shops were hard to measure with money. He almost wanted to drag King Ning down and beat him to death with hatred.
Chu Ran in the crowd watched the excitement, Huo Er should not know what happened, otherwise he would not rush over angrily.
She walked in the dark, so as not to be recognized by the Huo family. After she exited the crowd, she was pulled back and leaned back. The man was also rarely helpless: "It's time to go back to the prime minister's residence."
Lu Shi was silent, his eyes were covered with frost, Chu Ran woke up after being stared at by her, and sat up by himself, "Lu Xiang, why don't you speak?"
Lu Shi looked at her, and the dark emotions buried deep in her heart poured into her eyes, and she sat down, staring at the confusion in Chu Ran's eyes, with a slight curve on her lips.
Her faint smile was mixed with bitterness, and her pale fingertips touched the corners of Chu Ran's lips, rubbing them lightly, instead of kissing as usual, she looked at her quietly.
The nightmare in the previous life was revealed by King Ning's words. Today, those words have been passing through my mind like a storm. What's wrong with Chu Ran and her?
The candles in the room were smoldering, and Lu Shi looked cold and gloomy. Chu Ran woke up completely, touched her cold hand, "Lu Xiang, Lu Xiang."
The people who came back tonight were gloomy and terrifying. Chu Ran sensed a change in mood. She called Lu Shi and didn't come back to her senses until the third time.
The eyebrows and eyes of the person in front of him are like smoke, the bright cheeks are like jade, and the corners of the lips are as bright red as bright red and translucent cherries, which are attractive to pick.
Lu Shi came back to his senses, and managed to regain his senses after calming down his emotions. After losing his composure, the scenes from his previous life were still playing out in his mind, drawing out all the unwillingness and loneliness hidden in his heart, weaving a net, suppressing her and making her unable to breathe.
Under the dizzy yellow light, the fascination overlapped, she had a slight headache, and couldn't look directly at Chu Ran's concerned eyes, and she swooped down in the cold water in the middle of winter.
"Today, today, King Ning came to Xiangfu." Her voice was deep and deep, not like ice but as cold as iron, as if coming from the bottom of a deep pool.
Chu Ran was overwhelmed by her inexplicable attitude, "What is he doing here? He's probably here to beg for a drink."
"He said you and I don't get along, it's better to be apart, to be happy with each other, so as not to have evil thoughts in your heart." Lu Shi remembered these words very clearly, and they were very similar to what Chu Ran said to her in the previous life, which aroused her feelings for the old man. days of resentment.
Chu Ran felt that the words sounded familiar, and tried her best to think back. In the dream, she said the same thing as Lu Shi when she said goodbye. She didn't care too much: "Uncle Ning just heard the rumors outside, Xiang Lu thinks too much?"
Lu Shi lowered her head, so she tilted her head to look at her. Seeing that her expression was wrong, she touched her shoulder and comforted her: "Lu Xiang is not afraid of people's words, why is he afraid again? Uncle Ning was deceived by others, and he feels uncomfortable. Don't worry about getting angry. It's getting late, it's time to take a bath and sleep."
She coaxed Lu Shi, but she was not affected, the prince was still there, she and Lu Xiang were in love, and the matter of reconciliation was just Prince Ning's angry words.
She pushed Lu Xiang to take a bath, and when passing by the food table, she grabbed the flower candy and fed it into her mouth, and then comforted: "Eat a piece of candy, the sweetness will make you feel comfortable in your heart."
Lu Shi left silently, the candy in his mouth was made from honey, put in various flower petals to make flower candy, it was really sweet in his mouth.
She stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Chu Ran in the room, she picked and picked in the candy box, picked a kumquat candy and put it in her mouth, then trotted back to the bed.
Chu Ran's mind is not as deep as in the previous life, and she handled the shipping matter very properly. She didn't know what Chu Ran's mind was, and she was close in this life. On the contrary, she felt that she was young, handled things properly, and was more innocent.
Perhaps this innocence in the previous life was covered up by her superficial indifference, and she didn't know it.
In the dark night of summer, the intense heat of the day dissipated, and even when he was restless, he felt hot. Chu Ran felt hot after waking up, so he asked Axiu to make iced sour plum soup, and left a portion for Lu Xiang.
After taking a bath, you will feel hot, and the sour plum soup will relieve the heat, and you will feel comfortable after drinking it.
Chu Ran was lying on the couch, and Lu Shi was always tidy. She would not place her things on the couch, unlike her who would put a few books on it to pass the time when she was free.
Not long after she lay down, Lu Shi came back. She didn't ask much after seeing the sour plum soup. She drank most of it by herself, and most of her gloomy thoughts dissipated.
After hearing her voice, Chu Ran poked his head to look, saw her walking step by step, and looked at her with his chin: "Does Lu Xiang feel comfortable?"
She was lying on the couch crookedly, Lu Shi didn't know how to get on the couch when she came, so he patted the back of her head helplessly: "So what if you're uncomfortable?"
Chu Ran moved her body tactfully, "Uncle Ning's words don't count, don't take it seriously, I won't make peace with you, and I won't take advantage of others."
Lu Shi also regretted his gaffe. Seeing that Chu Ran was not affected, he felt slightly relieved, and sat on the edge of the couch, "Don't forget what your Highness said."
"I'll never forget it." Chu Ran shook his legs and reached out to touch the blanket, Lu Shi's eyes flickered.
Her eyes fell on the colorful and exquisite silk thread at the ankle. After a long time, the silk thread became tighter, and it was tightly attached to the ankle, making the skin like snow.
Lu Shi suddenly and unconsciously reached out to touch her ankle, and the breathing of the two people in the room stopped at the same time, and the atmosphere froze.
Chu Ran, who touched the blanket, was startled first, then broke free from Lu Shi's hand, and hid her feet under the quilt. She knew what Lu Xiang was going to do, and looked at Lu Shi like a young rabbit seeing a wolf: "What are you going to do?" ?”
The flash of defense in her eyes dispelled Lu Shi's gloomy mood, and he said with a smile, "The silk thread can be untied."
On weekdays, Chu Ran might believe her, but after nightfall, the bed will never believe her nonsense. The bell rang in the middle of the night on the wedding night, and I don't want to hear it in the future.
She still refused: "I'll solve it myself, I don't need you."
Chu Ran lay on the blanket with her feet stretched in. It would be a little hot when she wrapped herself in it. After thinking about it, she didn't wrap herself up, just wrapped her feet.
Lu Shi didn't force her, "It's up to you, just remember to untie it tomorrow."
Chu Ran responded softly, and the maid extinguished most of the candles, and the room was silent.
After the brocade tent was lowered, Lu Shi approached Chu Ran, slid her fingertips across her black and continuous black hair, and parted it, revealing the smooth nape of her neck. After lightly rubbing her fingertips, she kissed her.
Chu Ran didn't move, knowing that she was in a bad mood. Lu Xiang who just woke up and saw was really frightened. It was so cold, but it gave her a strange feeling, with a coldness, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
When she was distracted, she was still looking at the pattern on the pillow. Although the pillow embroidered by Lu Shi was not as exquisite as the embroiderer, it was a little warmer.
She moved her body, and there was a touch of coldness on her shoulders. Lu Xiang's palms were still cold. She was a little puzzled, what are you doing with her?
Wherever you are, you will remember where you are.She remembered that there seemed to be such a pose in those picture albums, and hurriedly skipped it, only remembering that the two were stacked on top of each other, and the other was facing away from each other.
She said angrily: "Lu Xiangding read those picture albums?" She was not reconciled, it was obviously for herself to read, but this person was taken advantage of.
She wanted to struggle, but her cold fingertips slipped behind her back, her skin trembled, and a voice she hated came from beside her ear: "Your Highness and minister exchanged, do you regret it?"
Lu Xiang's eyes sparkled, and under the lingering yellow light, her skin was like beautiful jade. She closed her eyes slightly, and the words of He Li in her ears were still rippling like the wind, and she kissed the top of Chu Ran's hair.
Chu Ran gritted her teeth and ignored her. She touched the blanket in the couch to cover it, but when she touched it, her hand was held down. Lu Xiang's silent movement made her heart tremble.
When Shen Zui didn't know her way back, she always felt that something was wrong with Lu Xiang tonight, and what happened during the day had a profound impact on her. Chu Ran didn't understand why she cared so much.
Compared with the usual elegance, Lu Xiang's gentleness tonight carries other emotions in him, and when Chu Ran realizes it, he has already regretted it.
This person has different appearances, what Uncle Ning said has nothing to do with her, why did she want to bully her, she pursed her lips and did not speak, at first she catered to her but later became powerless.
Lu Xiang looked at her picture album and came to her to follow suit. This person became more and more dignified.She didn't speak, but she held the quilt tightly with her fingertips, but she held a grudge in her heart.
When she was about to fall asleep in a daze, her ears felt hot, and the man approached shamelessly: "Aran, don't forget what you said."
Chu Ran was exhausted by her torment, so she didn't need to say good things to the pious person, and immediately replied to her in confusion: "I don't remember."
This is also telling the truth, I don't know how many things I said tonight, how do I know which sentence she asked.
She thought that she would be angry with this person and sleep comfortably, not wanting things to go against her wishes, but the pious person pestered her again, she hurriedly said: "Remember, remember."
"Remember what?"
Lu Shi's voice was lingling, making people feel the cold wind blowing in their ears. Chu Ran was afraid of offending her, so he closed his eyes and said, "I'll tell you tomorrow." She wanted to sleep to escape, but Lu Xiang was in a daze today, holding on to unknown words After asking several times, I don't know if I was guilty of being scolded by Uncle Ning.
She turned over and wanted to go to sleep, but she moved but was held down again. She was annoyed: "If you do this again, I will get angry." Some grievances seem to be unwilling.
Lu Shi remained silent, brushed the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, and said lightly, "Why are you angry?"
"Air, qi..." Chu Ran couldn't say it, remembering what Uncle Ning scolded her, suddenly felt that it was right, Lu Xiang had indeed bullied her.
She faltered, her brows and eyes were tightly frowned, and she was almost gnashing her teeth. It was clear that she was not thinking about the same thing as Lu Xiang, and she was probably angry at being bullied by Lu Xiang...
This is the only thing that makes her angry!
Lu Shi touched the corners of her wet eyes, smiled faintly, and did not let go of her, but asked her in a low voice, "Why are you angry, Your Highness? I am also angry."
Angry at you for reconciliation, angry at you to go back to Xinping alone, angry at you to commit suicide by drinking dove.
Then she couldn't say it out, couldn't understand the question, she kissed the tear stains in the corner of her eyes, and couldn't help whispering: "As long as you don't leave, everything is up to you."
Chu Ran didn't believe her anymore, she sucked her nose, turned around and turned her back to her with the blanket in her arms.
She looked so angry, Lu Shi found it funny, and the haze in his heart was swept away, and he went up to coax her: "Your Highness, don't be angry."
Chu Ran ignored her, Lu Shi lightly rubbed the skin on her shoulders again, coaxed a few words in a low voice, but still ignored her, she put her arms around Chu Ran's waist, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you want to do it again?"
After saying that, without waiting for Chu Ran's response, he kissed the back of her neck.
The kitten was annoyed, and even more disobedient. Lu Shi was not in a hurry, he coaxed him slowly, and he would always be obedient.
****
His Majesty withdrew from the court many times, and the officials took it for granted. The crown prince took the lead and performed their duties, and there was no mistake.
After Lu Xiang went to the government office, he met Zhou Wenyi. He came to do business with the Song Dynasty.
Since His Majesty did not go to court early, he could not discuss this matter in the hall, so he had to talk to Prime Minister Lu first, and then he would discuss a good plan and submit it to His Majesty for a decision.
Zhou Wenyi was in the prince's party, and Lu Shi didn't try to guess why he stood in line so decisively. Concubine Ming was not an ordinary person. She suppressed the queen, but handed over the power of the palace to Concubine Xian. Lin Cairen, such a woman is hard to see through.
"Mr. Zhou thinks it is a good thing to do business with Song, but Mr. Huo may not agree. The Huo family is also in business, especially the second wife of the Huo family. If they do business with Song, they will suffer losses." Lu Shi said.
Feng Tang happened to be inside, and said by the way: "The Huo family is walking on a sandy road. They have had too much contact with Wujiang in these years. After doing business with Song, the Huo family can't eat such a big piece of fat, and it has a great impact on Chu's economy. A certain influence. The Huo family also took the lead in the battle, and for various reasons, Mr. Huo may object."
In fact, these official words are not too pertinent, but the prince proposed this matter, so the Huo family will definitely object for King Heng's sake.Feng Tang suppressed these words, hoping that Mr. Zhou could understand.
Lu Xiang's attitude towards the outside world is not partial. Although the second master of the Lu family is faintly relying on King Heng, but it is Lu Xiang who really decides the direction. Lu Huaisi is just a grasshopper jumping up and down, and may not be tied to the same rope as the rest of the Lu family. superior.
Zhou Wenyi was also puzzled when he heard such words, "Don't worry about the Huo family's business affairs, but it is a good thing to do business with Song Dynasty. Although Song Dynasty is not as good as Chu, it can be regarded as a state of etiquette. It is hard to go to war with Xiqiang. I have also observed the situation these days, there was Wujiang before, and now there is Xiqiang, I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous for Chu to fight again."
There are still a few people in the government office, all of whom are Lu Xiang's confidantes, and they also said after hearing the words: "Although that is the case, just the attitude of Song can't guarantee that we have intentions, and they also have intentions, so we can't let us lick our faces and beg them. "
"The young master of the Song Dynasty is in charge, and the power is in the hands of the first assistant Wen Yi. The emperor is definitely not reconciled, so he sent envoys to negotiate and see what they mean." Lu Shi said, the young emperor of the Song Dynasty is not a fool, and has his own plans. Chu will not be turned away.
Now, the question is whether His Majesty will agree.
After Lu Xiang made his statement, Zhou Wenyi also had hope in his heart, and after the discussion, he returned to the East Palace to return to his command.
Feng Tang looked at Zhou Wenyi saddling the crown prince, feeling strange, and after the rest of the people withdrew, he said to Lu Xiang, "Is that how Mr. Zhou supports the crown prince?"
"On the matter of the Song Dynasty, Mr. Zhou did not take the lead in the fight. The prince wants to open up business, which is in line with his wishes. As for the support, maybe what you see is not the truth." Lu Shi said.
Hearing this, Feng Tang also backed down, and Lu Xiang's actions and words made her more and more unclear, just like pleading for King Heng a few days ago, when he could step on it, but he gave charcoal in the snow.
She left the government office suspiciously, and Lu Shi entered the palace to face the saint.
Although the Emperor of Chu did not go to court early, he never let go of his political affairs. It was a good thing to see the courtiers at Zhanghuatai and the King Heng's report.
As soon as he entered, he saw Mrs. Lin waiting by her side, studying ink and adding fragrance. After seeing Lu Xiang, she retreated wisely. She knew how to be polite and measured, and she was good at coquettish means. Emperor Chu was very satisfied with her.
She has almost no flaws, compared with concubines in the harem, she is impeccable.She never asks for trouble, and is alone in the harem, relying only on the emperor's favor, which is fleeting, but she remains calm.
After seeing Lin's expression, Emperor Chu showed a satisfied attitude, and said to Lu Xiang: "King Heng came to report that everything is going well, and King Wujiang is not stingy, and it is easy to talk. After King Heng arrived in Wujiang, we had a very happy conversation."
"This is His Majesty's blessing, King Heng is kind and able to bring back the best warship." Lu Shi looked indifferent, then praised a few words, and presented the memorial in his hand.
There was ice in the hall, and Emperor Chu was very hot. After taking the elixir, his anger became more vigorous, like a young man, he couldn't calm down without ice.Standing in the hall, Lu Shi felt cold, so he quickly reported the matter and was about to leave.
Emperor Chu called her, "I heard what the palace man said today, Xinping and Prime Minister Lu are at odds again?"
Rumors were raging, and it was difficult for Emperor Chu not to know, especially since King Ning cursed people, which showed that the matter was indeed serious.After he finished speaking, he went to look at Lu Xiang's expression, as usual indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
He frowned slightly. After all, Xinping was a princess, so he was neglected by others. When he was about to say a few words, Lu Shi knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Highness is young and naive. It is my servant who neglected her. Please forgive me."
Please forgive him too quickly, and shut Emperor Chu's mouth. He also didn't see Xinping for a few days, and he didn't know what she was doing. After all, it's hard to guess what's going on with his daughter's family.He has achieved his goal, and he no longer makes things difficult for others, so he said: "Xinping is young, just need to coax him more."
"I take orders." Lu Shi's attitude was serious, and he was business-like. Emperor Chu didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand to signal her to leave the palace.
****
Chu Ran went back to the princess mansion when she woke up in the morning, blocked the door of the secret passage with a cabinet, and didn't want to go there for a month, it was so annoying.
After she came back, she slept until noon before waking up. Xinyang came to play, bringing the grapes grown in her princess mansion, which were so red that they were almost purple, and carried a basket full into the house.
Chu Ran's interest faded, and she watched Xinyang order the maid to pack it in a food box. While pretending, she didn't forget to chatter: "Someone will send some to the prince, and Prime Minister Lu will also send some, and the rest can't be eaten. Just go and make wine. The wine made by Lu Xiang is even better than the ones in the wine shop outside, and I will take a few jars back with me."
"You brewed it yourself, don't go to Lu Xiang." Chu Ran leaned on the small couch, turned over lazily, put the account book in his hand on the small table, took a sip of honey water from the handmaid's hand, and lay down again on the couch.
Within a month, she didn't want to hear the word Lu Xiang, and neither could Lu Shi.
After Xinyang put down the grapes, he wiped his hands and walked in front of her. When he leaned over to sit down, he saw the red mark on her neck, and reached out to touch it. With a flash of inspiration, he understood why sister-in-law had changed her attitude towards Lu Xiang.
She giggled and said in a low voice, "Sister, you're so worthless."
Xinyang: "..."
What does this have to do with interest?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Xinyang wisely didn't pick on her, and ate the peeled grapes by himself, but regretfully said: "I still expected to drink some good wine. It's a pity that I picked so many grapes here. It hurts to pick it off.”
"Put it in the ice cellar, and take it out next month." Chu Ran was so angry that she didn't want to talk to Xinyang, because she looked down on her just because of these few bunches of grapes, and she really loved her for nothing.
She was a little sleepy, and wanted to drive people away: "You go back to the mansion first, and then send the grapes to the second son, so as not to waste them."
"No, recently he scolded me when he saw me, and asked him to come to the princess mansion, but he refused." Xinyang shook his head, his eyebrows drooped, and he reached out and pushed Sister's shoulder, "Sister, go East Palace? How about we go and see the Crown Princess?"
"Don't go, go by yourself if you want to." Chu Ran narrowed his eyes and asked someone to bring a blanket. He wanted to sleep for a while, and then he had the energy to ask King Ning about being cheated.
Xinyang was bored, and lay down on one side, closing his eyes: "I'll sleep with Sister."
Chu Ran ignored her, and she didn't have to leave, anyway, she would not go to the East Palace to meet the prince.
It was a good sleep in the summer afternoon, and when I was about to fall asleep in a daze, the maid knocked on the door: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Lu is here."
Xinyang rolled down from the couch, her forehead hurt from knocking, she covered her head, "President Lu didn't go to the office, why did he come here, I was so scared that I woke up."
She was still in shock, Chu Ran closed her eyes and shouted: "No, let her come back in a month."
Xinyang sat on the ground, got up in an instant, patted the ashes on his body, and said in puzzlement: "Why does it take one month? After one month, the grapes will not be fresh. Now it is sweet to eat."
"I don't want to see her within a month. If you feel sorry for Putao, go find her yourself." Chu Ran turned over, leaving Xinyang with a back view.Xinyang had no choice but to get up and put on his shoes, and followed the maid to the flower hall.
Lu Xiang was sitting in the hall drinking tea, sitting in a loose posture, upright and reserved. Xinyang took a peek outside the door, and she thought of the red mark on Sister's neck, it was hard to imagine that it was caused by Lu Xiang.
Can a reserved and cold person bully others like that?She stood outside and didn't dare to go in. Elder sister won't lie, maybe Lu Xiang isn't that scary, she walked over and smiled shyly, "Elder sister said she doesn't want to see you within a month .”
Lu Shi got up and saluted, "Princess Xinping asked His Highness to pass the message?"
"No, I want, I want, let Lu Xiang make some wine." She looked at Lu Xiang's cold face, with a lot of buckets hanging in her heart, and she was up and down. Ah Ruan likes wine, and what Lu Xiang brews is the best, Ah Ruan Soft should like.
Lu Shi was helpless, and said again: "Please trouble Your Highness to pass the word, the minister is here today by order."
"According to the order..." Xinyang dragged the end of the voice, this was going to be difficult, she ran back to the yard to send a message to sister.
The feud between the two is known all over the city. Lu Shi's words came from an order, which surprised Chu Ran. After thinking about it, she wanted to show her majesty, and she couldn't turn people away. You let her come here."
Xinyang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Sister, don't forget my wine."
She happily went to report the letter, and asked someone to pack the grapes, and then took them to the prime minister's mansion. When she was busy, Lu Shi stepped into Chu Ran's room.
Chu Ran leaned on the pillow and saw that her hands were empty, she was very displeased and said: "You came empty-handed, you must return empty-handed."
Lu Shi smiled lightly, his brows curled into haze, "Your Majesty's will must be obeyed, of course."
"If Your Majesty doesn't have a will, I'll keep you out for a month." Chu Ran squinted her eyes, and her eyes were full of displeasure. Last night's revenge can't be overstated for a month.She remembered the matter of King Ning, and it might not be good to go back to the Xiangfu, so she said first: "I still have something to do, so I won't go back."
"It's okay, just remove the cabinet that is blocking the secret passage door first." Lu Shi reminded, seeing her lazily and lacking energy, he sat down and touched her head. When he touched the red mark on her neck, his eyes widened. Trembling, then looked away.
Chu Ran didn't see her eyes, and disagreed, saying: "If you don't withdraw, you will withdraw in a month."
"Your Highness doesn't want to know who lied to King Ning?" Lu Shi smiled lightly, and adjusted her neckline so that it just covered the red marks.
Surprised, Chu Ran raised his head and saw a deep smile in his eyes, "How do you know?"
This man was too scheming, seeing her smile, he backed away unconsciously, and realized later: "No wonder you weren't afraid of me being angry last night, you were scheming."
Chu Ran cursed, and felt a little more comfortable. Thinking of being pressed by her last night, she felt aggrieved, squinted at her, and pointed to the cabinet: "Lu Xiang wants to move it, move it by yourself, if you can't move it, it's Lu Follow your own business."
Lu Shi looked at the cabinet blocking the door and shook his head helplessly, "Your Highness doesn't seem to be tired, otherwise how would you move the cabinet?"
This sounded extremely shameless, Chu Ran turned to look at her, and said proudly: "I won't argue with you."
Lu Shi smiled, patted her head, and whispered serious things: "The Huo family is behind the merchant who deceived King Ning." She just simply reminded that the Huo family is deeply rooted, and they don't bother to do such trivial things. The Huo family's name does things, it can only be said that the Huo family's own supervision is not strict.
Lu Shi coaxed people by pinching seven inches. In the past, he brought food to coax people. This time, he was empty-handed, but what he brought was the good news that Chu Ran wanted. His coaxing skills became more and more exquisite.
"How did you know?" Chu Ran was not suspicious, but Lu Shi was deeply thoughtful, and she didn't know many things, like a treasure chest, which had everything she wanted and gave her many surprises.
"Inspection news." Lu Shi said lightly.
Chu Ran was half-convinced, and asked: "Then how to solve this matter?" Naturally, she would not let the Huo family go easily. Business matters are all about integrity, and the Huo family's economic lifeline will inevitably be damaged after the trouble.
Lu Shi didn't answer, but reached out to her, "Is Your Highness still angry?"
"Angry, let me tell you what you think." Chu Ran obediently leaned against her, wrapped her arms around her waist, and didn't pursue what happened last night.
Lu Shi was satisfied, with a faint fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose. She touched Chu Ran's wrist and rubbed it lightly. , just make trouble before His Majesty."
King Ning is not of a disadvantaged nature, he knows how to measure, such a trivial matter will not involve the government, he knows that His Majesty will not dislike it, and he will probably use it to beat the Huo family, after all, the Huo family is as rich as an enemy.
Chu Ran leaned on her shoulder, thinking about her words in her heart, "You mean to just follow Uncle Ning Wang?"
"Well, this matter is not a big deal, His Majesty will only treat it as a joke. Apart from political affairs, he still has some trust in King Ning, and he will definitely make decisions for him." Lu Shi said softly.
"Then I understand." Chu Ran nodded, and the city of Yingdu was calm. If such a small matter made a big splash, everyone would talk about it after dinner, and let everyone in the world know about it.
After she figured it out, she withdrew from Lu Shi's arms. Before she left, Lu Shi embraced her whole body, and Lu Xiang's complaint was in her ears: "Your Highness, if you run out of ministers, don't you want them?"
"Where, where, I'll move the cabinet away." Chu Ran's ears were burning from what she said, and he couldn't help but think of what happened in his dream.In the dream, she used Lu Xiang all the time, almost for the sake of the prince regardless of Lu Xiang's thoughts, and her methods were also immoral.
She seemed to be passing through her life in a dream, how could she make the same mistake again.
And she also couldn't bear Lu Xiang being sad, it's fun to make a fuss about small things, and she likes being coaxed by her, and taking advantage of it will not matter.
She got up and was about to go to the bed to move the cabinet, but Lu Shi stopped her: "Leave it alone, don't rush it for a while, let the maid come and move it later."
It was just a joke just now, Lu Shi knew how to measure, held her hot hand, couldn't help but find her ear and kissed, "You have to be careful about King Ning, His Majesty will accept it when you see it, and I will take it on Heng's behalf." Don't take the matter of the king's intercession to heart, and the prince will not be harmed by it."
The kiss on the ear was so hot that Chu Ran felt her whole body was hot. She touched her ear and asked, "What are your plans?"
"Don't say it." Lu Shi said, she wouldn't just talk about something she wasn't sure about.
Chu Ran stopped asking, and lay back on the small couch, took Lu Shi's hand and rubbed it for himself, and mentioned the grapes that Xinyang was thinking about: "Xinyang is thinking about wine, do you have time to make some for her? If you don't have time, you can Give her some old wine."
She knew that Lu Xiang was busy all day and didn't want to cause her any trouble.
Lu Shi understood her thoughts, if Chu Ran was thinking about someone, he would think about her every day, the former prince, and now her.
After Chu Ran lost her mind, she fell sleepy while lying in Lu Shi's arms. She faced Lu Shi and looked into her plain eyes: "Lu Xiang always gives people a lot of surprises. I am suddenly glad that I didn't divorce at that time, and it is cheaper for others."
The words were sour, and Lu Shi knew who this other person was, so he didn't point it out, and said, "Your Highness was angry last night, and regretted marrying me."
"What I said last night is not worth counting." Chu Ran didn't remember whether he said it, how could he remember it when he was addicted.Lu Shi kept teasing her, and all these things were forgotten.
After the little cat was coaxed, Lu Shi was not so cautious, and stopped rubbing her waist for her hands, "Isn't it right?"
Chu Ran's eyelids twitched, "It's getting late, and it's time for Prime Minister Lu to go to the government office. If you stay for a long time, His Majesty will become suspicious, so hurry up and go."
She was in a hurry and seemed guilty, especially Lu Xiang's last words last night made her restless in the middle of the night and hurriedly asked people to leave.
The more anxious Chu Ran became, the calmer Lu Shi became. Seeing that she was frightened, he smiled: "What are you afraid of, Your Highness?"
Of course, I was afraid that you would say that again, and Chu Ran would get out of her arms and ask the maid to open the door to drive away those who wanted to bully her.
Lu Shi pinched the tip of her nose, stood up calmly, and had no other thoughts. She straightened her robes and got up, and asked someone to bring Xinyang's grapes back to the prime minister's mansion, and His Majesty's errand was completed.
****
King Ning came to Chu Ran after five or six days, his face flushed with anger, and he couldn't suppress his anger even after drinking two bowls of ice cups. In the end, he almost smashed the bowl, and said angrily: "That old man Huo Qi, who earns a black heart The money has been blackmailed to me.”
Chu Ran was already prepared in his heart, put down the ice melon in his hand, and his eyes were bright: "Uncle Wang should seek justice."
"This king was beaten by someone, and the shop was smashed. It's a pity that he was not caught." King Ning beat his feet and chest, and was so angry at the thought of being deceived by Huo Qi, he asked for another bowl of ice.
"Uncle Wang, how could you let him go without going to investigate?"
"I didn't find it, let people continue to follow." King Ning sighed.
Chu Ran pretended to whisper, and said after a long while: "Uncle Wang, tell me which one it is. If you follow the vines and find the people above, things will be much easier. You tell me the address and name of the merchant."
"Do you have a solution?" King Ning was fooled by her, and he called the servant who followed him, copied the address to Chu Ran, and told her: "When you find it, remember to tell the king, don't go there by yourself, you are so angry Pain, I went to the hot spring to relieve my fatigue."
"Uncle Wang, go slowly." Chu Ran took the address and asked someone to send it to Lu Xiang.
Before it got dark, Feng Tang came. She was working in the Jinke Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. She was in charge of the taxation of Yingdu City. She was familiar with the address given by Chu Ran, and she handed the documents she found to Princess Xinping.
Chu Ran was also very satisfied with her quick work, so she continued to work hard and sent it to King Ning that night, so that people would follow closely.
The next day when the sky was bright, someone came to report that King Ning had entered the city with the guards from the other courtyard. She hurriedly asked people to continue to follow, but she changed into a new outfit and quietly followed behind King Ning.
In summer, the sky dawns early, the gates of the city are just opened, and the market is full of small people selling vegetables. Even the courtiers who go to the government office to do business have never left the mansion. King Ning rides a tall horse in front, followed by twenty or thirty guards , entered the city mightily.
The markets are the same. The Huo family's shop occupies almost half of the street, and the shops are very close to each other. King Ning asked people to block the alleys to prevent them from reporting the news.
The rest of the guards brought sticks and smashed open the door of the shop under the surprised eyes of passers-by. After smashing the door, no matter what the shop sold, they would smash it when they entered the house.
Chu Ran has seen two battles against the enemy, and they fought when they met. The blades collided, and the sound was harsh.
King Ning's method is very simple, as long as there is a shop in contact with the same owner, they will smash the door when they open it.
Passers-by watched lively. Seeing King Ning on the tall horse, they were too frightened to hide in the crowd and did not dare to make a sound. The same was true for Chu Ran. Uncle Ning finally had a majestic presence.
The guards moved quickly, the shopkeeper in the shop was still asleep, and the shop was smashed to the ground. King Ning sat silently on his horse, with a knife on his waist.The saber was bestowed by His Majesty, it is different from ordinary sabers, the scabbard is inlaid with many precious stones, it is very valuable at first glance.
Half an hour later, when the sun was rising, Jing Zhaoyin brought people over, and with a wave of his hand, he was about to take down the guards of Prince Ning's Mansion, "You are causing trouble, do you have the king's law in your eyes?"
With a scolding sound, King Ning turned around and looked down at him condescendingly: "I only have His Majesty in my eyes."
Jing Zhaoyin felt a pain in his forehead, and knelt down in front of hundreds of passers-by, and said with a smile: "Prince Ning, what are you doing, calm down, what are you doing by smashing the shop, and talk about it if you have something to say."
"These shops are all from the same owner. They deceived me with fake goods. They are so swindled and abducted. This king is doing justice for the heavens. Let your people back down, otherwise I will even beat your people." King Ning was very worried. Shu Tan, looking at Jing Zhaoyin's weak and incompetent appearance, made a gesture and drew the knife in his hand.
Jing Zhaoyin was so frightened that he didn't dare to lift his head. His back was wet with sweat in the early morning. The people who followed him didn't dare to intervene. They stood on the street like a door god.
After smashing for a long time, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes and robes came running into the crowd, and he also brought many guards from the mansion. He rushed in front of the smashed shop, saw the jade antiques in the shop smashed to pieces, and shouted angrily: "Ning! King, you are too deceitful."
"Second Master Huo, are these shops yours?" King Ning smiled instead of anger. This move is really good, otherwise fish would come out of the water.
The second wife of the Huo family was in business and had never entered the imperial court, but his status was unusual, and no one dared to despise him. He didn't know what happened. The losses of these shops were hard to measure with money. He almost wanted to drag King Ning down and beat him to death with hatred.
Chu Ran in the crowd watched the excitement, Huo Er should not know what happened, otherwise he would not rush over angrily.
She walked in the dark, so as not to be recognized by the Huo family. After she exited the crowd, she was pulled back and leaned back. The man was also rarely helpless: "It's time to go back to the prime minister's residence."
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