The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

Chu Ran is not good at coaxing people, Lu Shi usually accommodates her, but now she is on the other side, she looks at Lu Shi's expression, and leans on her carefully, "Ah Shi, it's not worth it."

Hearing her change to Ah Shi, Lu Shi came back to his senses and looked down at her, "Did you see that?"

"I see, don't worry about it, next time I go to deal with her, I won't be merciful." She comforted, holding Lu Shi's cold hand, and warming it in the palm of her hand, "Qinghe was beaten by Liu Zhang that time." Yes, if he messes around in Yingdu City, I will follow Liu Zhang's example."

After the beating in Qinghe, Lu Huaisi recuperated for more than half a month, but in the end it was nothing. Lu Shi didn't want to investigate, and Liu Zhang found someone to do it himself, let alone investigate. Lu Huaisi didn't know about it, and no one helped him. I had to swallow this breath.

Mentioning this incident, Lu Shi felt inexplicably relieved, "Don't be fooled."

"If you don't care, I won't mess around." Chu Ran pressed her cheek, and also felt comfortable, and let her hug him after a while, and lay comfortably in her arms, "People in Lu's house except Outside of Lord Hou, there are people who can't tell the situation at hand, Second Lord Lu will regret it sooner or later."

The situation in the city of Yingdu is clear. The crown prince and Heng Wang are in conflict. Heng Wang has made some achievements recently and is very proud. There are also many people in the court who turned against him. It is just that the crown prince is the most respected. If he is in power, Heng Wang will not have a chance .

"Second Master Lu is eager for quick success and quick success, but it may not be a long-term thing. Let him be proud." Chu Ran said, remembering the old lady's recent praise, she shook her head and said: "Lu Xiang, if you don't marry the second room Clear the boundaries?"

She just said harsh words, the old lady must hold a grudge, next time they meet, she will have to say a few words of sarcasm.Sarcasm is a trivial matter, and she doesn't want Lu Xiang to be looked at like that again. She found Lu Shi's ear, and said softly: "I just scolded Lu Huaisi, and the old lady is almost jumping, it seems that it is not good for you. .”

"If you curse, then curse." Lu Shi said, she stretched out her arms to hug Chu Ran and stopped talking, thinking about how to take the next step.

After the kumquat feast that day, Lu Xiang kept a distance from the second wife of the Lu family, and the old lady refused to go to the mansion even when she was invited by her.

Chu Ran was busy with the affairs of Qinghe, so she had no time to think about the attitude of the old lady, so she excused herself. In mid-November, Mrs. Pan came to Beijing to pay a visit to the prime minister's residence.

Naturally, Lu Shi had no time to see her, so when Chu Ran was free, he asked someone to arrange a meeting in person.Mrs. Pan was still dressed simply, and came over with a box of colored stones, presenting it to His Highness.

Chu Ran hasn't been out for a long time, wearing an elegant red dress with ice plums and silver patterns, with a slender figure. Today, she put on makeup and powder, and she is as light as smoke. She took the colored stone from the handmaid and said with a smile: "Madam is giving a gift, Mr. Carrying precious gadgets, I don’t know what to do in Yingdu?”

Mrs. Pan got Princess Xinping's family, and Liu Zhang didn't dare to offend her, but no matter how big Qinghe was, she was no bigger than Yingdu. She laughed and said, "The women want to come to Yingdu to do some business."

Chu Ran was surprised, and explained to her: "Ying is controlled by the Huo family. If you don't have the ability, you don't have to make it up. The situation will be difficult to deal with, and you will be the one who suffers."

She has seen businessmen open their eyes to money, wide-sighted, and wild-minded. But coming to Yingdu City is not an easy task.

"Your Highness should know that the Huo family is not as good as before after losing Second Master Huo. Taking advantage of this gap, why don't you come and have a try. Don't worry, Your Highness, the women won't cause you any trouble, you just need to nod your head." Mrs. Pan said confidently She is very well-informed, and she has already made a good plan.

Chu Ran touched the cold stone, "Go back, let me think about it."

It's not that simple for Mrs. Pan to say that His Highness nods. There are many things involved in it. Mrs. Pan's connections belong to Mrs. Pan, but the contacts need to be provided by the Princess House, and there is also the Prime Minister's House.

Ever since Madam Pan presented a pair of fire oil diamond rings, she knew that His Highness had Prime Minister Lu in her heart, and that the two prefectures had a wide network of contacts, so she naturally wanted to use them.

She added another sentence: "The Pan family gets His Highness's help, and the Pan family will get a [-]% profit from His Highness in the future."

"Ms. Pan is so courageous, so you just wait, I will let someone take over with you, and you can make the decision." Chu Ran didn't think much about it, and agreed first, and then discussed specific matters when Lu Xiang came back.

Mrs. Pan smiled and stood up. She was about to speak when the maid outside came in and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the old lady is here."

She knew that the old lady she was talking about was Lu Xiang's mother, so she bowed and withdrew, and went back to wait for His Highness to send someone to negotiate.

Mrs. Pan moved quickly, and also met the imposing old lady outside the courtyard. She stepped aside and felt the old lady's sharp eyes on her body.

"Who are you?"

Axiu knew the old lady's temperament, she would ask clearly when she met her, and hurriedly said: "This is the steward of the princess's village."

"Yes, I'm here to speak to His Highness." Mrs. Pan replied in a favorable manner.

Mrs. Pan's clothes are simple, but the material is good. The old lady's eyes are fierce, and she can see it at a glance, and said: "The steward of the princess mansion is dressed better than you. Axiu, don't you get monthly money?"

Axiu didn't know how to answer this sarcastic remark, but when she was thinking about how to reply, Mrs. Pan said: "This is made by raising silkworms at my own house. It just looks good, not as good as Miss Axiu's clothes."

The old lady suddenly had nothing to say, and asked suspiciously, "You know how to weave brocade?"

"A little bit, my family is poor, so I know how to do some work." Mrs. Pan handled it well, without being timid.

The old lady cast a disdainful glance, then walked away, leading people into the flower hall, Chu Ran was playing with colored stones in the hall, and when she saw the old lady came, she stood up, "Why did the old lady come here, Lu Xiang hasn't come back yet."

She closed the box, ordered the servant girl to bring tea and refreshments, and politely invited people to sit down.

The old lady saw colorful things flashing in front of her eyes. After taking a look, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of treasure it was, "What is this?"

"It's just colored stones." Chu Ran turned around and sat down on the lower head, showing the old lady enough face, she didn't make a sound when she saw her staring at the box.I gave a box of diamonds last year, and later I saw it on the hairpin of the second room girl. She is not a stingy person, but she didn't want to give it to the second room.

The old lady couldn't ask for it, stared at it for a while, coughed lightly, and praised: "These colored stones are very beautiful, and the little girl is a good face."

Chu Ran responded: "Yes, I will call someone to build some tomorrow, and I don't know if Lu Xiang likes it."

"Lu Shi never likes the fancy things here, I'm afraid he won't accept them." The old lady pretended to sigh.

Axiu glanced at her. Lu Xiang didn't like it, but she would treat what His Highness gave her as a treasure.

Chu Ran didn't answer the conversation, took a sip of the tea from the maid, and then said slowly: "The old lady came to see Lu Xiang today, what's the matter, Lu Xiang usually doesn't come back for lunch."

The old lady's expression was not hesitant, and she held the tea ceremony: "What is your highness busy these days, and I don't see you going to visit me."

"There are some things to deal with in the fiefdom recently." Chu Ran casually said something perfunctory. The old lady probably likes to be lively when she is old.

The old lady didn't understand the matter of the fief, and after hearing this, she remembered the woman who spoke well, and said, "Who was that woman just now?"

Chu Ran looked at Axiu, how could the old lady bump into her, she pretended to be puzzled: "Which woman, there are many women in charge in the courtyard, which one bumped into you?"

"It's the brocade weaver at home." Axiu reminded at the right time.

The old lady looked at Axiu displeasedly: "I'm talking to His Highness, what are you talking about, get out of here."

Axiu smiled and pleaded guilty, standing behind Chu Ran and didn't really get out.Chu Ran knew that the two must have talked, and when she mentioned the word brocade, she took advantage of the situation and said: "The brocade weaver is just in charge. The brocade weaver at home has a good skill. I am considering opening a shop. I can't waste her skill."

"It's also good to open an embroidery room. It will be convenient to make clothes in the mansion in the future." The old lady took the words, she followed the trend, and mentioned a few small things, and became more concerned about the embroidery room.

When she left the mansion through the main entrance, she saw the servants carrying many boxes and cages. She didn't know what was inside, so she stopped, "What's inside?"

Chu Ran took the words, "That's an annual gift for my grandfather."

Your Majesty is very careful. Chu Ran's money to the Northwest is sent through festivals or annual gifts. The frequency is not much, and it is sent from other places on weekdays to avoid His Majesty's sight.

When the old lady asked, she naturally didn't care. Seeing that her eyes were wrong, she said, "It's a long way to the northwest. Even if I send it now, I'm afraid I won't be able to receive it until next year."

She knew that the old lady was narrow-minded, and she knew that she gave her grandfather a new year gift, so she naturally had a comparison in her heart.

The old lady still had a gloomy expression, looked at the cages and didn't speak, didn't talk to Chu Ran, and left with someone.

Axiu said: "Old Furen sees you giving so many presents, I'm afraid she will be unhappy."

"It's okay, Lu Xiang also gives a lot of annual gifts every year, and she can't compare with me, so let her go."

Chu Ran didn't care, and Axiu couldn't say anything more. She didn't dare to tell Lu Xiang about this, so as not to cause a rift between the two of them again.

The people at the city gate had already said hello, and they could leave the city without interrogation. Li Chu was transferred to the patrol battalion, and after being instructed by Lu Xiang, he specially guarded it today, and let people who saw the Princess Mansion go.

"Wait a minute." Someone called to stop in the distance, and Lu Huaisi walked slowly. He glanced at it from a distance and knew that it was someone from the Princess Mansion. He rode over and said, "Why didn't General Li check it out?"

"Lord Lu is just joking. The annual rituals of the Princess Mansion are like this. There is nothing to see. Besides, if you see too much, Prime Minister Lu is afraid to blame him." Li Chu knew that he was Lu Xiang's second brother, so he moved Lu Xiang out. .

Lu Huaisi shook his head, "The rules should not vary from person to person, and I believe Lu Xiang will not be displeased by these trivial matters."

Li Chu didn't understand what he meant, but there was a large crowd under the city gate, he couldn't go against Lu Huaisi's intention, endured the displeasure in his heart, and waved for the soldiers behind him to check one by one.

Lu Huaisi was not qualified to inspect, and he had a high official position, while Li Chu was in a low position, so he couldn't contradict him, and he had a very close relationship with Prime Minister Lu, so it was hard not to give him face in front of everyone.

So he suppressed the anger in his heart, endured and endured, saw him moving, hurriedly followed him, and said with a smile: "How is the old lady?"

"Good or bad, this is not the time to talk." Lu Huaisi ignored his flattery, opened the cages in the carriage by himself, and they were filled with high-quality leather goods. There were also a lot of satin fabrics after digging through several boxes. , are all fashionable in Yingdu City.

Princess Xinping was really generous to the Lian family, Lu Huaisi turned backwards again, Li Chu was dragged away by his subordinates, someone was causing trouble, he went to mediate.

There were more than a dozen carriages in total, and Lu Huaisi went to look through them one by one. He looked through them very carefully, without missing any, and finally let them go. When Li Chu came back, he had already checked them all.

Li Chu hurriedly asked people to let him go, and he didn't want to talk to him. People who think of themselves as noble are not very interested, so he secretly poohed, fortunately there was no big trouble today, otherwise he would definitely hit someone.

After Lu Huaisi made a pretentious inspection, he led the man away on horseback. Li Chu understood that this man was just looking for faults.

After reporting the matter to Lu Xiang, he felt ashamed, but Lu Xiang didn't care much, and said: "It's okay, since he lets go, nothing will happen."

Li Chu felt uneasy and left after pleading guilty.

Lu Shi's expression was condensed, and after a few moments of pondering, he ordered: "Have someone keep an eye on Second Master Lu, and see what he's doing recently."

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At the beginning of December, Chu Ran was called into the palace. The Emperor Chu almost never invited her. Very good thing?"

"I'm free today, I'm just thinking of you, what are you doing recently?" Emperor Chu looked at him, his eyes were like daggers, but his expression was not as good as usual, and his face was faintly dark.

Chu Ran didn't know what he meant, so he said: "I just grew some flowers in the mansion. By the way, I learned how to make dumplings. I will give you a taste next year. Prime Minister Lu will praise you very well."

"Try it when you have time. Did you have any contact with your grandfather? I see that even the boy is fifteen, so it's time to discuss marriage." Emperor Chu said, his face was not happy.

Chu Ran felt that something was wrong, but she hadn't done anything recently, and even Liancheng had disappeared for many days. She smiled and said: "The matter of Liancheng, but it was decided by my grandparents, and I dare not be the master. I'm afraid I'll complain about it."

Marquis Chang Ping has a stubborn temper, and Lian Cheng's status in the city is embarrassing, who would dare to hand over his daughter to him, she secretly guessed the reason for His Majesty's question.The crown prince left the capital, King Heng gained power, Lu Xiang and her almost avoided the edge, and now how could they implicate the family.

Emperor Chu's expression was sharp, "I see that Lian's boy is cautious, and I think you are the only cousin in Yingdu, so I naturally want to ask you what you mean. But I see that Lian's boy is usually simple, not as good as other The boy of the family."

Suddenly mentioning the family background, Chu Ran cheered up and replied: "I don't know about these children. Maybe it's just that my grandfather is strict. How can I spend as much as others do."

Emperor Chu didn't believe it, he just stared at her.

Chu Ran guessed that it was Liancheng's inappropriate actions that alerted His Majesty. She picked up the tea, and there were green leaves in the blue tea soup.The tea is warm, and she drank it and said: "Daddy, this tea is very good."

"This is what King Heng brought back from Wujiang. Try it. It tastes good." Emperor Chu didn't think deeply, and took a drink of tea. Chu Ran made a gesture and drank most of it. Let's see which girl is suitable and show it to the Lian family boy."

Your Majesty has a lot to do, but today he brought up Liancheng's marriage again and again. Chu Ran didn't know what happened, and he knew that he couldn't accept it at will, so he politely refused: "Is it possible that Dad is dating a girl and wants me to match?"

"I haven't seen those little girls before, but seeing that the princess is docile, and marrying a wife is like marrying a virtuous wife, you can use her as an example to see."

Chu Ran should not, "Prince Princess is dull-tempered, Liancheng probably doesn't like it."

The shadows in Emperor Chu's eyes gradually deepened. Seeing that the two were not getting close, he knew what the Lian family boy liked, "That's all, I'm tired, you go back to the mansion, don't be self-willed, and have a good time with Prime Minister Lu." Get along, this tea is very good, you take some back."

He looked at the bottom of the teacup on the case, and asked the waiter to bring the prepared tea to Chu Ran, closing his eyes in sleepiness.

After taking it, Chu Ran quickly returned to the palace and sent someone to find Liancheng. His majesty was very thoughtful. He mentioned Liancheng many times today, probably because he was going to be annoyed. She was so anxious that she could fidget.

In the future of Liancheng, it was Lu Shi who went down to the Yamen and returned to the mansion. He heard that she was entering the palace today, so he asked for a question.

Chu Ran told all the story together, a little anxiously: "What is your majesty's intention? Is it a mistake to be simple? What does he mean by saying that marrying a wife is like marrying a princess?"

The matter was too involved, and Chu Ran was trapped in a fog. Lu Shi first comforted him: "Liancheng [-]th, you can also discuss relatives. Your majesty just asked casually. You hurriedly invited Liancheng to come over. Wouldn't it make your majesty even more suspicious?"

His Majesty has been very preoccupied these days, and Lu Shi felt that he was not as fond of Heng Wang as he appeared on the surface, especially when he looked at him with other emotions in his eyes.

At first Lu Shi was puzzled, but after a long time, she remembered that in the previous life, His Majesty also looked like this when he saw him, it was the emperor's suspicion.He has made great achievements in ancient times, but today King Heng is famous outside the world. Everyone in the world praises him for his kindness, kindness, and example of filial piety. Almost everyone in the court praises him.

How could the already suspicious emperor not doubt it? After Lu Shi understood it, he sent people to follow King Heng, and no one dared to refute him when he shouted.

She ordered people to hold Liancheng down, don't come into the house, and analyzed the situation for Chu Ran: "Your Majesty is becoming more and more suspicious of King Heng, even if he is dissatisfied with you, he will not do anything, why not just Pretend that these things have not happened, and stand still."

"I always feel that His Majesty is testing the relationship between me and my grandfather today, and that's what he said." Chu Ran recalled His Majesty's words, as if referring to her excessive contact with the Lian family.

She clasped Lu Shi's arm, and said again: "Lu Xiang, I have almost no contact with the Lian family, it's just three ceremonies a year."

Lu Shi embraced her and comforted her softly: "It's been a long time since you've been locked up in the mansion, and you've developed a temperament of guarding against arrogance and impetuosity. Don't worry about it. Your Majesty has taken pills for many days, and your temper is uncertain. It's good to have a number."

"Drug?" Chu Ran was shocked, his head was numb, "When did you start taking it?"

"I don't know, Mrs. Lin has been taking it since she started serving." Lu Shi stretched out his hand to caress her back, fearing that she still had feelings for His Majesty, so he dared not say it out, and what happened today might have left her vigilant in her heart.

Chu Ran remained silent, leaning quietly on Lu Shi's shoulder, the light stroking force on her back calmed her down, thinking of the things in her dream, it seemed that there was no such thing as a pill.

She looked up at Lu Shi: "Then I'll listen to you, don't see Liancheng first."

"Okay." Lu Shi hugged her, his eyes darkened.

One thing she suppressed was that Lu Huaisi stopped the annual ceremony at the city gate. After Li Chulai pleaded guilty, she didn't talk to Chu Ran about it.If this hadn't happened, maybe I don't know why His Majesty became suspicious, and how could he not be suspicious after his righteous actions.

After Chu Ran calmed down, she was in a daze facing the void outside, and then she guessed where she was revealing, so that His Majesty became suspicious.

After she thought about it to no avail, Lu Shi took her to the kitchen to make dumplings. The chef had already prepared the fillings and dough, and it was only necessary for the two of them to make dumplings.

Chu Ran was instructed by her to boil water and light a fire. She had learned it at her grandmother's house, and she was quick to do it. After adding some firewood, she went to wash her hands and make dumplings.She rolled up her cuffs, Lu Shi already pinched a fat dumpling in her hand.

White and fat.

Chu Ran thought of Ah Nan who was pregnant in the East Palace, and poked her fat white belly, "Lu Xiang, I am looking forward to Ah Nan's child."

"Children are always new hopes." Lu Shi said calmly. The prince behaved strangely, and after marrying the princess, he refused to touch her. This behavior was different from his previous attitude.

Chu Ran squeezed a small one by herself, and felt a little short in front of the fat man, so she wrapped it up again.The dumplings with two layers of skin were placed on the chopping board, but they still lacked momentum and were quite short.

She unpacked the dumplings and rewrapped them. Seeing that she was always staring at the one in her hand, Lu Shi laughed at her: "What are you doing?"

"The dumpling is not strong enough." Chu Ran squeezed a new one, and wrapped a lot of fillings on the dough, which couldn't be wrapped even with a fat belly, and it leaked out as soon as it was squeezed, and it was out of shape.

Seeing that it was leaking, Chu Ran took another piece of skin to wrap it, and a dumpling was wrapped under the last two skins, like a general with a big belly.Lu Shi squeezed the first one, and when he saw her wrapping up the big belly general, he smiled and curled his lips: "What is this?"

"I don't know, anyway, it's very imposing." Chu Ran put the dumplings on the chopping board, looked at the two comparisons and was satisfied, and nodded: "Do you think Lu Xiang is imposing?"

"It's all about being strong on the outside and doing things on the inside." Lu Shi gave her an inscrutable look, and the smile on his lips carried other meanings.

Lu Yi curled his lips, ignoring her meaning, "So what, just look strong."

"It looks fat." Lu Shi finished pinching the last dumpling with a smile. The two of them couldn't eat so much, and each of them would be full, so he urged Chu Ran to watch the water in the pot boil.

Chu Ran had a lot of flour on his hands, and he didn't have time to wipe it off. He looked at the fire and added more firewood when he saw that the firepower was not strong.

After a while, the water boiled. Chu Ran first put the big-bellied general he had wrapped into the water. The bag was too big for fear that it would not be cooked properly.

She turned over the dumplings in the pot, fearing that the fire would be too hot and the dumplings would stick to the bottom of the pot. Lu Shi waited by the side and prepared the food box. After the dumplings were cooked, they would pack them and carry them back to the yard.

After returning home, the dumplings were still hot and a little hot, so Chu Ran first gave Lu Shi his own 'Fat General' to eat, "The ones that are strong on the outside and dry on the inside are suitable for you to eat."

Lu Shi said: "Your Highness is suitable."

Chu Ran ignored her, she was strong on the outside and hard on the inside, she ate a few with the sauce, and seeing the fat general in Lu Shi's bowl was still there, curiously asked: "Is it not cooked yet?"

She didn't even think about it, she picked it up and took a bite. It tasted the same as the one I ate just now, it was cooked through, "It's overcooked, why don't you eat it?" She ate the dumpling in two mouthfuls, but the dumpling skin was a bit hard Yes, probably the skin is too thick.

After eating, she saw the smile on the corner of Lu Xiang's lips, and her head buzzed. She ate the dumplings with 'strong outside and dry inside', and gouged Lu Xiang angrily.

Lu Shi remained silent, stopped after eating a few, and talked about what happened today: "Your Majesty will probably summon Liancheng again, and his situation is the most tense right now, so don't let him go out of the house on weekdays."

Chu Ran didn't have the impatience at the beginning, nodded and said: "I will cut off the contact with my grandfather first, so as not to have other things."

After being told to Liancheng, he waited quietly. His Majesty never summoned him after waiting for more than ten days. On the contrary, Chu Ran was called into the palace to drink tea by His Majesty from time to time. He talked about interesting things without any twists and turns.

Near the end of the year, Lu Shi was so busy that he had no time to separate himself, so he asked Chu Ran to give the old lady a new year gift. The two did not distinguish between each other, and Chu Ran never refused, nor was he partial, and asked people to prepare according to the regulations of the Changping Marquis Mansion. .

In previous years, Lu Xiang almost picked some precious pasts. The old lady only recognized the treasures, and almost all the others would be disgusted. Chu Ran asked people to convert the annual gifts of the Changping Hou Mansion into silver, and follow these standards.

It's just that the Changping Hou Mansion is all durable, such as high-quality leather goods, and a box of cages is not worth a piece of valuable jade.

After careful calculation by Chu Ran, these are more valuable than those in previous years, and the old lady will not block her with words. After being sent over, the servant hurried back half an hour later and said nervously: "Old lady refused to accept."

"Why is this?" Chu Ran asked back. In previous years, the annual ceremony included gifts for the Marquis of Runan, but this year it was all for the old lady, and the Marquis's was prepared separately. What's the trouble?

She was slightly annoyed, but she couldn't act foolishly according to her temperament, "What can the old lady say?"

"The old lady said that she deserved it, and let us go back to the house."

Chu Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she didn't feel ashamed, she clearly disliked her less, she said again: "It's not good to make a big mess, I'll go to Lu Mansion to see." She had her own selfish intentions, and she didn't want Lu Xiang to go to Lu Manor to meet Lu Huaisi .

She left the mansion in a hurry, and when she went down the steps, Lu Xiang's carriage rattled back. Could it be that she rushed back after hearing the news?

Chu Ran walked over to meet Lu Xiang, and said, "Is Lu Xiang returning to the mansion for the old lady?"

"What's wrong with the old lady?" Lu Shi helped her hand out of the car, and frowned when he saw the carriage stopped outside the gate, "What happened?"

"I don't know why, but the old lady refuses to accept the New Year's gift, most likely because she dislikes it." Chu Ran didn't hide, and walked into the mansion with Lu Xiang on his arm, touching her cold hand and refused to let it go, "Why are you not good at it?" furnace?"

"I'm not used to it." Lu Shi let her hold her hand, the warmth gathered from the palm of his hand to his heart, and his whole body began to feel warm.

Chu Ran had something on his mind, so he didn't pay attention to this sentence, and pulled her into the room to warm up, "I'll go to Lu's mansion to see later."

"No need, let someone bring back the New Year's ceremony, and let it go this year." Lu Shi ordered, she didn't want to let it go, even if the trouble caused the two houses to lose face, she would not obey the old lady's wishes.

Chu Ran stopped him, "Lu Xiang, don't be arrogant, it will say that you are not filial."

"I can't keep it, so why force it." Lu Shi said flatly, and waved his hand to order the servant to go down to work.

"Wait a minute." Chu Ran walked to the servant, whispered a few words, and then asked her to do it quickly. Since the old lady didn't save her face, she just pushed the boat to do it.

The little servant turned pale with fright, glanced at Lu Xiang, gritted his teeth and ran out of the mansion.

He came back on horseback, or galloped to the Lu Mansion, by then there were already many people standing outside the gate of the mansion.Second Master Lu is not a big family either, the mansion is close to the market, so you can imagine how many people there are.

The annual gift was sent by Axiu. After she was turned away, she sat in the carriage and waited for His Highness's news. When the servant came back, she conveyed the meaning: "Your Highness asked sister to smash a box of precious jade articles."

"If you don't bring it in, you'll smash it?" Axiu opened her eyes in shock, and seeing the young servant's determined expression, she knew that His Highness had broken the can. She lifted the curtain of the car and ordered, "Go home."

After she whispered a few words to the servant, she sent people back to Xiangfu.

When the carriage turned around, the horse's hooves suddenly raised and became manic. When the two carts approached, the other carriage was knocked over, the cage inside was knocked out, and the horse ran away from the rope.

The scene was chaotic for a moment, and after the rest of the carriage calmed down, Axiu got off the carriage, opened the cage, and said in panic, "These are all broken."

The servant hurriedly moved all the contents out. A Jade Buddha was smashed to the point of losing its arm. The quality of the jade was so clear that it shone brightly in the sunlight, and the people around felt sorry for it.

Not only the Jade Buddha was smashed, but also the precious Buddhist beads, and several of them were broken, and all the jades that were brought out were of high quality, but it was a pity that they were all smashed.

Axiu stomped her feet anxiously, and the maidservant of the Lu Mansion came out to look around, and reported what she saw to the old lady, "I also saw a pair of blood jade bracelets, and there were cracks on them, what a pity."

The old lady felt a pain in her heart, and said uncertainly: "Are you reading that right?"

The servant girl replied: "You can see clearly, that sister Axiu was so anxious that she cried out if it was broken."

"Go and have a look again, and get those things back, hurry, hurry up." The old lady was anxious to pat on the table, if she knew that she would not listen to those little sluts, wasting such good things in vain.

They are all little sluts who say they want to show off Princess Xinping, and they don't know the hardships when they are eating dry food. These are not small things, they are clearly treasures.The more the old lady thought about it, the more distressed she became, and she wished she could go and see for herself.

Unwilling to be reconciled, she sent a few confidants to look at it, and asked people to stare at it and persuade them to come back. She didn't care about these faux pas.

The maid went to invite people several times, but Axiu refused to agree to go back, and waited for the Xiangfu to send a new carriage to bring all the things back to the carriage.

Seeing that she was about to leave, the servant girl hurriedly pulled her along: "Sister, don't go, go to the mansion to have a cup of tea to warm up in the cold weather, and the old lady also wants to see her sister, so she just woke up, I don't know that the doorman won't let you in thing."

Axiu shook off her hand, and looked at her angrily: "Don't be hypocritical, I waited outside the mansion for more than an hour just now, but I didn't go in. Now that I've messed up my errand, I want to see me laugh. The old lady despises our Prime Minister's mansion." It’s common to refuse to accept a bad annual gift, we’re not surprised, now that it’s all ruined, do you still want to see a joke?”

The words were quite unreasonable, and the people who watched the fun heard it in their hearts, and some people said: "If the New Year's ceremony is not good, you will be turned away. If you see something good, you want to invite people back. Shame."

"That's right, I heard that Second Master Lu is an adopted son, so he probably wants to covet some good things to support his appearance."

The servant girl blushed at the words, and ran back to the mansion with her handkerchief flung. Axiu took the people back to the mansion after seeing the play. She just felt sorry for these good things, but thought that if they were given to the old lady, they would not belong to the Prime Minister's mansion. It doesn't matter.

When the old lady heard these words, she became dizzy with anger, and said angrily: "What kind of nonsense talk, pull out your tongue." You can't blame her, when the second master checked that day, all the things in the carriage were packed. It's a good thing, it's hard to count, and I can't get angry when I think of the poor things she gets every year.

Lu Shi's heart was always open to the outside world, and when he got something good, he sent it to the Marquis of Changping. How could he think of her as a mother, who was just hanging out now, who would have thought that these things would happen.

She was so dizzy that she covered her head, hummed a few times, and told the maidservant: "Go to the doctor, call Lu Xiang, and tell me that I'm sick, go quickly."

*****

After Chu Ran gave the order, he sent someone to fetch the hand stove and held it in Lu Shi's hand.

Although the hand stove was hot, it was hard, and Chu Ran's small hands were comfortable covering it. After a while, Lu Shi discarded the hand stove and held Chu Ran's hand instead.With warm and soft palms, she stretched her brows and eyes, and talked about her return home today: "Ling Yi is gone."

Lu Shi's hands were long and slender, and Chu Ran felt very comfortable being held tightly by her, so he was reluctant to push them away.After hearing this sentence, I was surprised: "Where did she go?"

"Ms. Lin guessed that she went to the Song Kingdom with the crown prince, and she was wrong when she spoke to the minister at that time. It seemed to be parting. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid she wants to go to the Song Kingdom." Lu Shi analyzed.

Chu Ran didn't care much about Ling Yi's whereabouts. After hearing the parting sentence, she felt sour, and said: "There is a queen in the Song Dynasty. I heard that she is very beautiful. I am afraid that Ling Yi will not be able to seduce Emperor Song."

Instead, she thought of the sachet she gave her, which was still pressed in the box, and wanted to embroider one for Lu Shi, but she didn't have time for a while, now that she has time, she wants to try it.

Seeing her indifference, Lu Shi didn't know what to say. He thought that Ling Yi would not go to Song Dynasty in this life, but if he didn't want to, he would go the old way. After she sighed silently, she saw that Chu Ran seemed to be thinking, "What is your Highness thinking?"

"Sachet, make one for Lu Xiang when you have time. I will try my best to embroider it beautifully. Why don't you teach me how to embroider lotus leaves." Chu Ran remembered that the pillows used when they got married were embroidered by Lu Xiang, so why not ask her to teach her? One teach.

When she was entangled with Lu Shi, she always wanted to please her, and that's how it is now, she leaned close to Lu Shi, kissed the corner of her lips, and waited for her reply.

"I don't like sachets. Your Highness doesn't need to be busy." Lu Shi didn't like those embroidery work either, especially because the needles would always poke her fingers. She touched Chu Ran's fingertips and said with a casual smile, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of pricking your hands?"

"Don't be afraid, I'll try it tomorrow." Chu Ran knew that she came back for Lingyi's business, and it was okay for her to leave. The queen was desperate, and asking her to go to Song Dynasty to please Song Emperor might not have good results.

She asked Lu Xiang to talk about the embroidery pattern, anyway, she would not go back to the office, she chose the lotus leaf one, she must ask Lu Xiang what he meant, if she likes it.

Lu Shi shook his head and said, "Lotus leaves are hard to embroider." She has embroidered it herself, and knows the hard work, so she doesn't approve of embroidering lotus leaves.

Chu Ran wanted to embroider lotus leaves, but before she could make up her mind, a maid from outside came to pass a message: "Mr. Lu, the old lady has fainted."