The eldest princess and Li [rebirth]

In the northwest, a place of bitter cold, the climate is thousands of miles worse than that of Yingdu, and it is extremely short of water.

Marquis Changping has guarded here for decades, and even the queen died of illness and could not go back. Chu Ran didn't dare to set foot here, for fear that the emperor would find an excuse and hurt his family.

Lu Shi was invited by the Marquis of Changping to come here to seek medical treatment. The weather was dry, the yellow sand almost squinted his eyes, and the soldiers on the tower were under martial law.

Although Lu Shi has eye disease, his mind is clear. If she lives in the Marquis of Changping, if she is discovered by someone with a heart, she will not be able to tell at that time.She managed to buy a small courtyard with two entrances, the front is for guests, and the backyard is for people to live in.

There is a lot of yellow sand in the northwest, and well water is used, and several wells in the city are watched by the imperial court and open regularly.The yard Lu Shi bought happened to be near the well, so water was very convenient.

When the rich merchants in the city build houses, they will surround the wells in the mansion, and the rest are crowded together by the poor.Marquis Changping invited Lu Shi to live in his mansion because of the water source.

However, Lu Shi was resolute, and would not go again after refusing, and waited in the courtyard for an agreed time with the doctor.

The northwest is not as good as the south of the Yangtze River, the wind and sand are very strong, Lu Shi felt the wind hurt his face after living there for a day, and at night when Marquis Changping came to visit, she asked Axiu to make tea.

When Axiu saw the handsome young man behind Chang Pinghou, she was taken aback for a moment, before she had time to speak, she was kicked out by Chang Pinghou.

Marquis Chang Ping sat down beside Lu Shi, stared at her pair of lifeless eyes, sighed silently, and said, "You can't see Lu Xiang after he fell from his horse?"

Lu Shi sensed that there was a third person in the house, but he thought it was a junior from the Lian family, and said without saying a word, "Well, the search for medical treatment was fruitless. When I came, I had already sent the assassin to Yingdu City, so I will not teach His Royal Highness to suffer. "

Lu Xiang introduced the topic to the prince, obviously unwilling to talk about the eye disease.Changping Hou Jiujiu was not a fool, he didn't say anything further, he said: "I haven't thanked the prime minister for this matter, the crown prince and Princess Xinping are young, and will need the prime minister's assistance in the future, as for the matter of retiring the marriage..."

Marquis Changping hesitated to speak, and the handsome young man beside him squinted his eyes to look at Lu Shi. Her face seemed to be slightly reddish, as if she couldn't stand the northwest wind and sand.She touched her face, but she didn't seem to have such a reaction.

Lu Shi didn't know that someone was looking at her. When she heard the word "marriage contract", she raised her brows slightly, but she still looked cold, but said: "The marriage contract is all up to Princess Xinping. I can't force it to withdraw or not."

Hearing this, Marquis Chang Ping turned around and glanced at the young man, then said with a smile to Lu Shi: "Your Highness is not sensible, so don't care about Lu Xiang with her."

Lu Shi didn't force it, and smiled lightly: "Your Highness has deep thoughts. The disaster relief incident shows that she is not a dude. It's just that she has a deep prejudice against me, and it's useless to force it. It's better to ask Your Majesty to resign the engagement."

When their marriage was finalized, Chu Ran was still an ignorant child, and it was agreed by Lu Shi.In the previous life, Chu Ran was drawn by this marriage like a puppet, and Lu Shi didn't dare to guess whether he had his own feelings in it.

Marquis Changping knew that Lu Shi had feelings for Princess Xinping in his heart, and he wouldn't have helped if it wasn't so, so he couldn't expose the window paper, and said: "The wind and sand in the northwest is strong, and if Lu Xiang is in trouble, let someone send a message to the Hou's mansion. I have a maid here, why not leave it to the prime minister to run errands."

The young man froze for a moment, and quickly waved his hands in response. Lu Shi couldn't see the actions of the two of them, and replied, "I have Axiu here, so I don't bother Lord Hou."

Marquis Chang Ping would not seriously send a maid over here, perhaps it was a girl from the Lian family, Lu Shi knew it well, so naturally he would not accept it.

Hearing that she would not accept it, the young man heaved a sigh of relief, and patted his chest towards Marquis Chang Ping as if Lu Shi would not accept gifts from others easily.

Seeing that Lu Xiang didn't accept it, Marquis Changping felt embarrassed to force it any further, and left with the young man after saying a few homely words.Lu Xiang's eye disease has not recovered, and it is useless to talk about political affairs in the court, it is better to wait for her to recover.

They came and went in a hurry, and when Axiu came in with tea, Lu Xiang was the only one in the room. She held the tea into Lu Xiang's hands, and muttered, "I seem to have seen Princess Xinping."

Lu Shi was amused: "The lights are not bright, you may have misread it, Princess Xinping is supposed to be returning to Yingdu to deal with the assassins, how could she appear here."

"Thinking about it, how could Princess Xinping come here? She really hates you." Axiu said lightly, resenting Princess Xinping's ignorance.

Lu Yi fell silent.

****

The people in the city woke up early, and before dawn, someone came to fetch water. Axiu was woken up by the sound outside, and asked people to carry buckets to fetch water, and more people came back. There are more people here, and more water will be used.

When the door was opened, there were several big men standing here with more than a dozen buckets of water behind them. The leading man said with a simple smile, "My Lord Hou asked me to wait to deliver the water. It is all clean."

They handed out the badge of the Marquis of Changping, and Axiu believed it, and asked someone to pour water into the water tank. When they looked outside, there was a long queue beside the well, and it didn't take long for them to fight. less than water.

After a while, the old doctor came over, Axiu invited him in, and when he closed the door, he saw the boy from last night again, blinked his eyes twice, and he disappeared again.

She rubbed her eyes, mistaking herself for being dazzled.

The people in the city woke up early, and so did the shops. Chu Ran led the horse and walked down the street. Looking at the hot scones in the shop, she bought a few and made a bowl of tofu curd.

The store is simple and honest, and the cakes are crispy and delicious. Chu Ran felt very fragrant after taking a bite. The food here is incomparable with Yingdu City, but it still smells very fragrant.She asked the store to pack scones and bean curds, rode her horse to Lu Shi's yard, stayed outside the yard for a few laps, and gave the cakes and bean curds directly to the little beggars on the street.

When she rode her horse back to the Marquis' Mansion, she passed by the pharmacy, and she suddenly remembered the red spot on Lu Xiang's face last night, so she got off her horse and walked in by accident.Her accent didn't look like that of Northwest, the doctor understood after hearing it, and said: "I'll just get you some ointment, apply it twice a day, the wind and sand here are heavy, many girls are not used to it, just stay for a few more days gone."

Chu Ran took the ointment and felt that it weighed a thousand catties in his hand. After getting on the horse, he didn't know whether to go back, and sat on the horse and looked at the ointment in his hand.

She sat on the horse and hesitated, and the Lian family boy Liancheng rode over.He is the son of the eldest son of Marquis Changping, and he is the youngest in his family.This time Lu Xiang came to the northwest, no one in the mansion knew about it, and he was kept in the dark as usual.

Liancheng was going to inspect the tower, and felt strange seeing Chu Ran not moving forward, "Why is Your Highness here? Have you ever had breakfast?"

He didn't see Chu Ran when he got up early in the morning, but when he met her in front of the pharmacy, he was puzzled, and when he lowered his head, he saw the ointment in her hand, adding to his doubts: "Is Your Highness injured?"

"Never, where is Acheng going?" Chu Ran hid the ointment in his sleeve, and turned to look at Liancheng as if nothing had happened.

Liancheng was one year younger than Chu Ran. The 14-year-old boy was blown into a wheat-colored skin by the wind and sand, and he smiled with a bit of simplicity.He is very smart. Seeing that Chu Ran hid the ointment, he knew there was a ghost, and said in a low voice, "Is there something difficult for your Highness, and you want to deliver it but dare not. I will deliver it for you, okay?"

"Hurry up to make an inspection, if the time is too late, Master Hou will beat you with a military stick." Chu Ran drove the man away without paying attention to the boy's words.

When Liancheng rode his horse, he would look back from time to time, with a sly smile.

Laughing so hard that Chu Ran's heart became hot, and the ointment she held in her hand was warmed by her. She wanted someone to deliver the medicine, but she couldn't find anyone for a while.She went back to the mansion in boredom, and when she went back, she met Marquis Changping going to the camp.

In order to hide his identity, Chu Ran pretended to be a handsome young man with a purple robe, red lips and white teeth, and snow-like skin, which is extremely rare in the city.

Marquis Changping knew that she had gone out before dawn, so he returned at this time, and during the two hours, he didn't know what to do.He deliberately said: "I heard that the doctor is going to check the pulse today, I'll go and have a look, can you go?"

Chu Ran shook his head, listlessly.

Chang Pinghou said again: "Then do you have something to take there?"

Chu Ran habitually hid the hand holding the ointment behind her back, her eyes brightened and then dimmed, and said: "Grandpa, hurry up, I'm tired, go back first."

She hastily passed Chang Ping Hou, and after a few steps, Chang Ping Hou shot directly at her, snatching the ointment from her hand within two moves.He looked at it and said with a smile: "I remember that His Highness was not injured, what are you doing to buy ointment early in the morning?"

Chu Ran blushed with embarrassment, and said falteringly: "I accidentally bumped into it last night, and you return the ointment to me."

"I'll send it to Lu Shi on your behalf. It's such a big deal. I already have a marriage contract. What's the matter? I'll go now. Remember to bring your servant with you when you leave the house. The city is not safe."

After finishing speaking, he took the ointment and left, Chu Ran stomped his feet in anxiety.

****

After diagnosing the pulse, the old doctor prescribed a prescription, and said: "There is a shortage of medicinal materials in the city. Most of these old man's medicine shops don't have them. Go south for a few miles and see if there are any. If not, there may be some on the west mountain. The old man's age If you are too old, you can’t go to the mountains, so go and try.”

Axiu happily agreed, and the doctor recommended by Marquis Changping was indeed different.She personally sent the doctor out, Chang Pinghou came over at this time, and the boy from last night was not behind him.

She welcomed him into the house, the smile on her face couldn't stop.

Lu Shi was still sitting in the wheelchair, with a bamboo slip in his hand, his face was calm, and he straightened his back slightly after hearing Chang Pinghou's voice.Marquis Chang Ping laughed and said, "What does the doctor say?"

"I wrote the prescription, but the medicine is hard to find." Lu Shi said.

"It's okay, just give me the prescription, I'll go to the camp to have a look." Chang Pinghou said, he signaled Axiu to copy the prescription again.

Axiu agreed and went out happily.

There are only Lu Shi and Marquis Changping in the house.Marquis Chang Ping couldn't see where Lu Xiang was injured, but blind people tend to fall easily and are not as stable as ordinary people walking. He smiled and put the ointment on the table next to Lu Xiang, and said: "I heard that Lu Xiang was injured, someone found the ointment come over."

He intentionally made his voice loud, and Lu Xiang touched the ointment according to the direction. He opened it and smelled it. It smelled good, a bit like the ointment used by women.She was stunned, and said in surprise, "She came to the northwest?"

"Here she is, five days earlier than Prime Minister Lu, and she came on horseback." Marquis Chang Ping found a slight curve on the corner of Lu Shi's lips, and he became more and more convinced that she was not ruthless towards Princess Xinping.

Lu Shi stopped talking, holding the ointment tightly in his hand.

Marquis Changping couldn't stay long, took the prescription and left. When he returned to the camp, he called the military doctor and ordered him to find the medicine.

Chu Ran followed Chang Pinghou in the camp to see what happened in the military camp. This place is all Lianjia, and twenty miles ahead is the territory of the Qiang people.All these years, it was a small fight, and the court was not disturbed. The emperor thought that there was no war on the border, and wanted to seize power several times.

Chu Ran was in the center of power, and she understood that the emperor was suspicious. She looked at the soldiers who were training, and suggested: "My brother has been feared by His Majesty these years, and he is struggling, and there is Queen Hengwang in the middle, which makes grandfather and uncle passive. Grandpa thought it would be better to recruit some soldiers. If you are loyal to the emperor, you will be feared by the emperor, so why not do something so that you will not be dissatisfied with foreign military orders, you should know."

As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Chang Ping slapped the back of his head abruptly, and reprimanded him: "What kind of bastard words did you say, you can't leave it to others. Besides, even the family has been loyal for generations, how can you do something against the emperor."

Chu Ran pursed the corners of her lips, and tried to persuade but did not persuade again. Once the prince died, the Lian family was finally seized by the emperor.

The soldiers were practicing in the camp, and when Marquis Changping wanted to set up defenses, he asked Chu Ran to go back to the mansion first, and gave her a few young generals.When she returned home, her aunt took her to play leaf cards. Life on the frontier was boring, and most of the ladies had learned to play this game.

Chu Ran was forced to sit at the table. Seeing the dense numbers on the card, she suddenly felt a headache and said, "I don't know how to play. You guys play. I have something to do."

When she ran out anxiously, she met Liancheng returning home, Liancheng greeted her and said, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

"I'm fine, go out and have a look." Chu Ran led the horse from the door and left.

As the sun was setting, the peddler was walking around carrying a load. When he met Chu Ran, he came up to sell it. Seeing that she was pretty, he recommended rouge for women.The folk customs in the northwest are open, and you can often see a man and a woman taking to the streets to play. Such a handsome man should have a beloved woman long ago.

Chu Ran often walked among the neighbors, and the things here were not as exquisite as those in Yingdu City. After a glance, she chose a hosta, paid for it, and continued walking.

Walking to the well, there was still a long queue, so she went around to the gate of Lu Shiyuan to take a look, and then went back the same way.

At dinner, Marquis Changping never came back, and even his family was lively, and there was no rule of sleeping and eating, so they talked lively. Liancheng was always curious about who Chu Ran's ointment was for, and kept asking.

The young people were all curious. He circled around Chu Ran and whispered, "You have Prime Minister Lu, why do you still miss the woman next to you?"

Chu Ran: "..."

Before going to bed, Marquis Changping didn't come back. Chu Ran tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep. When she fell asleep in a daze, she heard a roar. She grabbed the sheet under her body and woke up suddenly.

Suddenly there was a scream outside, she grabbed her clothes and ran out, and met Liancheng at the door.

Liancheng was relatively calm. After putting on his armor, he was about to leave the city. He said, "The Qiang people came to attack the city while their grandfather was away. I'll go and have a look. Your Highness can sleep peacefully."

After that, he ordered a group of soldiers: "Go to the city and have a look, if you see suspicious people, kill them immediately."

Chu Ran didn't understand: "The Qiang people have never entered the city, why did you kill the people?"

"Your Highness doesn't understand. Some Qiang people pretend to be common people to sneak in during the day, and take the opportunity to rob the common people at night. They commit murder and arson. You should be vigilant at all times."

After Liancheng ordered, he rode away and left. Chu Ran stood at the gate of the mansion for a long time, wanting to follow Liancheng out to have a look.At this time, the eldest aunt came over, took her back to the house, and said: "The street is not safe, especially the girl's house, hurry up and follow me back to the house."

Chu Ran was worried, and the roar became louder. In the distance, flames burst into the sky, and it was in the direction of the well.

Thinking of this, she snatched the soldier's horse, flicked the whip, and flew away in the dust, scaring Lian's eldest aunt to order people to follow.

The author has something to say: If something happens to Lu Xiangruo, her younger brother really has no one to help.

What a reason.