Shuangjiao

"What does that have to do with you?" Wen Wulang was puzzled, "Aren't you at odds with the young lady of the Ling family?"

Wen Wulang doesn't care who Ling Rou likes to marry.

"Uh……"

Wen Xueqing was stopped by the question.

She... It's true that she and Lingrou are at odds, but that happened before, and now they also have a debt of favor!

It is only natural for Wen Xueqing to care about Lingrou's future.

Wen Xueqing felt that she had found a perfect excuse, after all, she wanted to repay her kindness!

"I'll just ask, you always have to know who she's going to marry." Wen Xueqing said, "And, brother five, don't you know? Auntie had her eyes on Ling Rou before, and she wanted to marry her to be my sister-in-law."

"Pfft——" Wen Wulang sprayed out all the tea he had rinsed his mouth in one gulp, "cough cough cough..."

"Don't scare brother five," Wen Wulang rolled up his sleeves and wiped his face, "I don't want to start a family yet."

Wen Wulang's biggest impression of Ling Rou is that noble girl who is comparable to Wen Xueqing, and the biggest source of information about Ling Rou is Wen Xueqing.

"I don't want to marry Ling Rou," Wen Wulang shook his body, "I don't want to deal with my sister-in-law and sister-in-law's housework every day, and I don't like Ling Rou either. You let my mother let me go. Fourth brother is a good-tempered, Go ask your mother if you can."

Wen Xueqing: "... Is Ling Rou so scary?"

"You are the scarier one, I can't bear it." After Wen Wulang finished speaking, he suddenly recalled, "Don't you dislike her?!"

"That's not as exaggerated as you."

Wen Wulang's eyes were full of sincerity, and he said sincerely: "Believe me, Zhenzhen, you used to be more exaggerated than I am now."

"..." Wen Xueqing paused, and said, "I don't hate her so much now, can I change the subject? Don't talk about this anymore, okay?"

"What are you talking about?" Wen Wulang sat down again, knocked on the bowl and waited for her, "The emperor's grandson probably made trouble on purpose. Didn't King Li and Prince Wei come together? I am in a hurry. What is there to ask, you will know if you think about it yourself."

"I'm not wrong." Wen Xueqing waved her hands, "I suddenly remembered that I still have something to do, brother five can do it by himself."

Wen Wulang watched Wen Xueqing run out in shock, only thinking that she wanted to escape: "Hey, you agreed to make it for me, you ate it all, and you still don't recognize it after eating!"

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Wen Xueqing didn't know what she was lying about, when she thought of Ling Rou, when she thought of her confrontation with her before, and now she owed her life...

If Wen Xueqing was a hot pot full of porridge, she would have exploded by now, and the rice porridge inside would still be sprayed everywhere.

She ran out on impulse, and the servants were in a hurry, unable to prepare for anything in order to keep up with her.

Xiaoxue, who had melted at the touch of a touch before, suddenly grew bigger.

"Little lady, let's find a place to wait for the snow to stop." The servant girl next to me suggested.

Wen Xueqing looked at the sky and nodded in agreement.

When the weather was cold, there were few pedestrians in the bustling Luoyang City.

The long street is full of ordinary people, using blue umbrellas among the blue ones, and occasionally low-level officials pass by with purple umbrellas.

The servant girl didn't bring an umbrella, so Wen Xueqing was asked to wait a while, and she went to find one.

Wen Xueqing stood on the steps under the eaves, looking across from the long street.

To meet Ling Rou by chance here.

Wen Xueqing took a deep breath of air, and stopped the steps she was about to step over.

——She wants to wait for Ling Rou to come over.

Ling Rou obviously saw her too, she was a little surprised and then returned to normal.

Wen Xueqing raised her chin, signaling Ling Rou to look at her.

Ling Rou on the opposite side glanced at her and lowered her head slightly.

There was no one on the long street, and the vast expanse of white snow separated the two of them.

Wen Xueqing moved her toes indistinctly, rubbing her feet towards the edge of the steps.

In this way, she will be closer to Ling Rou, and Ling Rou can come to her earlier.

In order not to be noticed by Lingrou, she kept looking at her pretending nothing happened.

Unexpectedly, Ling Rou moved away all at once.

Wen Xueqing: "..."

She was a little depressed.

Could Ling Rou be waiting for her to pass by...

But she doesn't have an umbrella, Ling Rou clearly has an umbrella in her hand!

Or go through the snow by yourself?

The servant girl who went to look for the umbrella will come back at some point.Wen Xueqing did the math, this distance is not too big, if she runs faster, she should not be so embarrassed.

Seeing Lingrou standing there motionless as if rooted, Wen Xueqing gritted her teeth and rushed towards the snow.

Ling Rou on the other side of the long street suddenly raised her head, looking at the figure in the snow in astonishment.

Wen Xueqing wore a bright red red fox fur coat, she was the most conspicuous in all the white.

As Wen Xueqing approached, her body, which had been chilled by the wind, warmed up little by little, and her heart beat powerfully in her chest.

Once, twice, clearly audible.

"Miss Ling." A sharp male voice suddenly came from beside my ear.

Ling Rou turned her head abruptly.

A white-faced servant was holding a blue umbrella, and Liu Xiancong was standing under it.

It was Lingrou who was called by the servant just now.

"Your Highness." She saluted Liu Xiancong.

She had also met Liu Xiancong before, and there was also a letter from her family, asking her behind her elder sister's back, what she thought of Liu Xiancong, the grandson of the emperor.

Ling Rou vaguely remembered that the prince called the imperial physician urgently a few days ago and sealed off the entire East Palace.At that time, the elder sister was standing in the setting sun, looking at the East Palace from a distance, whispering in her mouth, saying that the prince might die.

Once the crown prince died, Liu Xiancong's future would become even more unpredictable.

If the crown prince is healthy and succeeds in ascending the throne in the future, Liu Xiancong will be the next crown prince.But now, this crown prince is like a candle in the wind, which can be extinguished at any time.

Liu Xiancong was not born dependent on the prince.After the lunar eclipse, the Empress Wei and the Crown Princess also restrained themselves, the palace attendants took most of the power into their arms, and their party members were not afraid of the emperor's relatives.

Liu Xiancong: "What is the little lady doing here?"

Liu Xiancong's umbrella looks like a blue umbrella at first glance, but the inside is vermilion, which is only used by the royal family and officials above rank three.

Out of the corner of his eye, the red figure had disappeared.

Ling Rou: "I didn't do anything, just look at the snow."

"It's snowing and it's cold, my lady should go back earlier." Liu Xiancong smiled gently.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." Lingrou glanced nervously at the street, but she still didn't see Wen Xueqing.

There was no one where Wen Xueqing was standing just now.

Seeing that Ling Rou didn't have too much thought on him, Liu Xiancong pursed his lips and asked, "What are you looking for, little lady?"

"I'll wait for someone." Lingrou said bluntly, "Is there anything else your Highness wants to do?"

"Ah?" Liu Xiancong didn't expect Ling Rou to be so direct, obviously he didn't want him to be there.

"Isn't there any more..."

His eyes are a little black and black, and the prince is seriously ill, so he has no time to relax.In addition to being filial in front of the bed, there are also some official duties to deal with.Empress Wei and the princess have already handed over part of their power to him.

"Farewell."

Liu Xiancong cupped his hands and left with the eunuchs beside him.

After walking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back.

Ling Rou was still standing there, looking into the distance, but she was not looking in his direction.

"Your Highness..." the eunuch reminded softly, "His Royal Highness hasn't fully woken up yet, and you are still waiting for you to go back there."

Liu Xiancong turned around and asked, "Does Miss Ling meet the requirements of the Crown Princess?"

The little eunuch was taken aback. Didn't the Crown Princess and Empress Wei have their eyes on the young lady of the Wen family, but His Royal Highness likes the young lady of the Ling family instead?

"Dignified, gentle and polite..." Liu Xiancong read softly, "Except for the slightly complicated family background, they are all in line, right?"

Judging by the little eunuch's reaction, he obviously didn't know what he meant.The "princess" in his words is not his mother who took power.

—is his first wife.

If he married Ling Rou, the Ling family would not fully support him like the Wen family did. However, Ling Rou fully met his heart's request for the crown princess.

He thought of his father's most critical time, the emperor called him urgently, and expected him.

This dynasty has leaks everywhere, and there are all kinds of problems. The emperor already feels powerless. When he was young, he also felt that he could do it. Now he just wants to follow the steps and finish it.

"I'll leave it to you later."

The emperor paused word by word.

He gave up the prince, hoping to put it on the next generation.

Liu Xiancong closed his eyes, tiny snow particles were blown into his eyelashes by the wind.If he wants to sit in that position, what should he do, and what preparations should he make before that...

First of all, it is time to seek support to check and balance these ambitious princes.

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The emperor's grandson Liu Xiancong and Ling Rou, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, stood under the umbrella, talking and laughing at Yanyan.

Wen Xueqing didn't move, and stared at it without blinking.

If she could, she would have stretched her neck to hear what they were saying.

As early as the moment Liu Xiancong appeared, she found a corner to hide.

Lingrou can't see her, but she can see Lingrou.

The more I look at it, the more my heart sinks.

It hurts from the cold.

Maybe it's because I'm being affectionate, Ling Rou has been waiting for Liu Xiancong from the beginning to the end, but she just met her by chance.

She won't come to me, and I shouldn't come to her.

Wen Xueqing blinked, feeling that her eyes were a little hot.

"Is it too cold to cry?"

It was Lingrou's voice.

Wen Xueqing felt that she must be too cold, and she even had hallucinations.

"Is this really the Wen Xueqing I know?" Ling Rou snorted, "Wen Zhenzhen, can you look up, I'm in front of you, what's the point of closing your eyes?"

It was really Ling Rou, Wen Xueqing didn't dare to open her eyes.

She waited a while until she felt she could speak with a normal voice, and then said aloud, "I don't!"

Lingrou sighed helplessly.

There is no cover here, Wen Xueqing is standing here, it is snow and wind, isn't it cold?

She opened the umbrella in her hand and moved it to the top of Wen Xueqing's head: "Where is the servant girl following you? Don't you have an umbrella? Did you come out alone again?"

Wen Xueqing sucked her nose and asked, "Why don't you leave? Where's the grandson?"

"I asked first, first come, first served."

"It's time to find an umbrella, it's your turn."

"Leave early."

Ling Rou waited for a while, and felt that since Wen Xueqing had no umbrella, even if she left, she would not walk too fast.

I thought it would be Wen Xueqing who walked towards her, but unexpectedly she found Wen Xueqing.

Wen Xueqing didn't open her eyes, Ling Rou just looked at Wen Xueqing brightly.

Her eyes were closed, her long black eyelashes fluttering constantly.

Ling Rou has always felt that Wen Xueqing is very suitable for wearing this kind of brightly colored clothes, which make her facial features more beautiful.

Compared with half a year ago, her round face was much thinner, and she lost her childishness.Once the closed eyes are opened, the face will be even more stunning.

"What do you always watch me do?"

Wen Xueqing asked in a muffled voice.

Although she closed her eyes, she could still feel Lingrou's gaze.

"Let me see if you have been frozen to tears." Lingrou said casually.

Wen Xueqing took it seriously, and now she dared not open her eyes anymore!

Showing weakness by shedding tears in front of others, especially in front of Lingrou, is absolutely not allowed!

"When will your maidservant come back?" No master is waiting for a maidservant in the cold wind, Ling Rou frowned, Wen Xueqing was so cold that she was shaking, "Go to my place and wait."

"You... Where are you?"

"My home is nearby, not very far away."

The old house of the Ling family was destroyed a long time ago, and the Ling family later re-established a house in Luoyang, but they could no longer squeeze into the vicinity of the imperial palace.That's good too, Wen Xueqing doesn't have to go for too long,

Ling Rou was suddenly a little thankful that all the complaints of the elders in the past had disappeared.

Wen Xueqing has been refusing to open her eyes, in desperation, Ling Rou can only let Wen Xueqing lead her away.

"I really don't know what's wrong with you. If you don't open your eyes, you can only go as I tell you." Ling Rou smiled viciously, "If there is a wall in front, I might not tell you."

When Lingrou found her crying and hitting the wall with her eyes closed, Wen Xueqing chose the latter.

"Left, left, left, three steps forward, then turn right."

Wen Xueqing obediently obeyed her instructions and walked step by step, which Lingrou found quite interesting.

If she had such an obedient younger sister, she would be willing to pamper her every day.

Lingrou suddenly understood the mentality of Wen's elders.

Wen Xueqing's obedient appearance is so cute.Ling Rou thought.

Every step shakes, and sometimes the toes are stretched out to poke a little. Sometimes the steps are big and sometimes small.

Was it the same when Wen Xueqing was a toddler?

Lingrou's heart is about to melt when she looks at it.

"When will you open your eyes, shouldn't you be going home with your eyes closed?"

Lingrou felt that Wen Xueqing was fine if she didn't open her eyes, she was obedient and didn't quarrel with her anymore, she was still very quiet.

"do not know."

Wen Xueqing hasn't figured out how to deal with the melting snow in her eyes.

—she wouldn't admit it was tears.

"Here we are. Lift your feet and walk forward. There is flat ground in front of you."

Ling Rou walked in front, keeping some distance from Wen Xueqing.

Ling Rou didn't let her hit the wall all the way, Wen Xueqing walked away with confidence.

Empty one foot.

"what--"

She couldn't help but opened her eyes and fell into a warm embrace.

Melted snow water slipped from the corners of his eyes and sank into his clothes.

"Wen Xueqing, welcome to my house."

Ling Rou hugged her and then let go, Wen Xueqing in her arms was still dumbfounded: "Are you scared?"

Wen Xueqing couldn't hold back her tears, full of grievances: "You lied to me, you lied to me, I actually believed you..."

Ling Rou still smiled: "Aren't you trying to trick me? If you are tricked by me, you have to admit that you can't do it." She didn't notice Wen Xueqing's tears that fell instantly.

Now that Lingrou thinks so, Wen Xueqing takes advantage of the situation to admit it.

——It's better than Ling Rou discovering tears.

Wen Xueqing took off her fur coat and handed it to Ling Rou's servants to clean it up.

With a sip of hot tea, I feel warm all over.

It was the first time Wen Xueqing came to Lingrou's room.

The decorations are placed on the shelf in an orderly manner, and the artistic conception of calligraphy and painting is elegant and unconventional. In addition to those from the previous dynasty, there are also contemporary masters.

The most eye-catching thing in the room is a specially partitioned piano.

"Do you like playing the piano very much?" Wen Xueqing asked.

"I like it, I play it when I have nothing to do."

In Lingrou's impression, Wen Xueqing was not good at rhythm, and could only use it to deal with the situation. She didn't want to expose her shortcomings and annoy her, so she changed the subject and talked about something else.

The harmony between the two is rare, and she doesn't want to destroy it easily.

"After Zhenzhen, do you plan to marry to Luoyang?"

"Auntie is going back." Wen Xueqing didn't answer directly.

"Are you going back with me too?" Lingrou's fingertips trembled.

I chased here by myself, and it didn't feel long before Wen Xueqing was about to leave.He was drawn into this vortex because of her, but now Wen Xueqing easily pulled away.

Wen Xueqing said: "In Luoyang, I don't know what I should do and where should I stay. Because this is not Linzhou."

So you want to go back?

Ling Rou didn't ask directly, her eyes had already revealed the question.

Wen Xueqing nodded slightly.

"then what do I do?"

Lingrou suddenly felt at a loss, now it was hard for her to just leave on her own.

She thought she would continue to entangle with Wen Xueqing, but now Wen Xueqing said it was over.