An old lady's life

The first day passed like this, without any major twists and turns, even the more difficult Princess Mingli consciously restrained her temper, and the others did not dare to show their unruly and self-willed side.

In fact, some princesses and county heads of the clan should have come, but after the Dragon Boat Festival, the princesses, county heads, etc. of the clan were all restrained at home, for fear that the emperor would know their intention of attacking the emperor's guards.

There will still be a lot of people sighing at home, how many son-in-law candidates were selected, but they were just let go.

In the dead of night, when Yanxi Village is quiet and everyone is falling asleep, there are always some people who do not fall asleep.

For example, Princess Pingyang next door to Ai Cao.

Ai Cao completed today's task inertially, with his mind far away, he checked every corner of Yanxi Village to make sure there was no danger.Concubine Pingyang really put her heart into it. Yanxi Village arranged for many strong men to patrol, always paying attention to the safety of Yanxi Village.

Concubine Pingyang was talking to the mother beside her, "Mom, tell me about today's results."

"My lord, because I was afraid of being discovered, I didn't dare to follow too closely, and I didn't follow too blatantly. When the three were in the woods, everyone didn't dare to follow them, and they didn't know what they were doing. Next, on the grass Or there are people guarding the flower seas and bamboo forests around Yanxi Village, so we can clearly know that they all have their own goals, but the girls' family backgrounds are not prominent, and they can only be regarded as the middle and lower classes in Beijing."

Concubine Pingyang's mouth slightly curled up, and if there was a smile that seemed to be nothing, "How simple is the apprentice Wu Tongling taught? In the past, there were many people in Beijing who liked Commander Wu, but it is a pity that Commander Wu was not moved. His apprentices seem to be young and out of blue, and they are all very cautious." Wu commanded fifteen apprentices, the first five occupied the positions of deputy commanders, the last ten occupied the positions of ten small chiefs, and left ten for the majors in Beijing and central China. There is room for officials to manipulate, but there is very little room for everyone to manipulate. The emperor will never be without Commander Wu's people, and the most trusted ones are still Commander Wu and his apprentices. It is almost impossible for others to go up.

The mother thought for a while and said: "Commander Wu won the trust of the emperor only after he never got married. Once this person gets married, he will be involved with many people. The master doesn't need to care too much, and the competition among the imperial guards is not much weaker than that of the officialdom. Wait Commander Wu has a weakness, and everything is easy to talk about."

Concubine Pingyang glanced at the nanny lightly, and nodded: "Okay, go and rest." But she didn't agree with what the nanny said, and she still didn't agree, but this nanny thought that the master approved her words, so she felt so sad. He breathed a sigh of relief, at least one thing was done for the master.

Ai Cao withdrew her consciousness, raised the corners of her mouth, and sneered.She is not afraid to face these ghosts and monsters. Anyway, she has long known that everyone thinks differently when she cooperates with Concubine Pingyang and others. You test me and I test you, and it depends on who can get what you want in the end.

The next day, when the sky was misty and thick with smoke, someone was talking in the garden.These girls get up really early, but there is no movement in the east. The only one who is good at reading is Cai Kuan. Because he has no books, he wakes up early and drops the book bag in his room to memorize the knowledge he has learned. It was his cousins ​​and cousins, especially the two younger brothers, who happened to be in the middle of their dreams, and the slight sound of reading followed into their ears, so disturbing that they wanted to pretend not to hear them.

Not without accident, Cai Kuan was beaten up by his younger brothers again.Of course, Lou Gao and the others also woke up, and did their morning exercises in the room without disturbing anyone.

The sky was bright, and everyone was full of energy after eating the breakfast served by Yanxi Village.

Lou Gao and the others expected it well. These young masters finally came out to have fun, and mountain climbing is a sport that is beneficial to physical and mental health.

Wormwood and Concubine Pingyang and others did not participate, so please be careful, they just walked around the grassland, and everyone who intends to climb the mountain participated in it.

With such a distribution, there are seven or eight fewer people on the grassland side, leaving only people on the first and second floors. These people seem to be unable to stay in the grassland, and they go together to the flower sea on the right side of Yanxi Village and the bamboo forest yesterday. side went.

The sea of ​​flowers is naturally a sea of ​​flowers, a field of flowers, all kinds of colorful flowers are blooming in patches, looking around and being in it can make people feel relaxed and happy.

But after about half an hour, there was a noise from the mountain forest. From a distance, a group of girls helped a girl out of the mountain.

Behind them was a beautiful girl in green clothes. At first glance, the green color did not match her appearance, but after a few more glances, she found that it was actually quite pleasing to the eye.

Lin Nuan likes red and green clothes, red can make her look domineering, green can make her look delicate.

Concubine Pingyang and others saw this and thought something was wrong, so they came from Huahai to guard the entrance of the mountain forest, and only after receiving it did they know that although there were no large wild animals in the mountain, snakes appeared in this season. There was a poisonous snake, and Yanxi Village had prepared snake repellent powder for everyone, but the girl forgot to bring it when she went out in the morning, and she didn't remember this incident when she was climbing the mountain. As a result, the alarmed poisonous snake abandoned everyone and bit her directly a mouthful.Fortunately, the female doctor who collected herbs in the mountains rescued her. The poisonous blood on her legs had already been released, and she was also smeared with ointment and bandaged.It was just the first time she encountered this kind of thing, and the girl almost didn't collapse.

As soon as Ai Cao and the others heard this, they asked someone to help the injured Miss Li to sit on the other side of the grass, and called Lin Nuan to his side to thank her specially.

"Thank you, lady doctor, otherwise Miss Li will suffer." Concubine Pingyang said in a very amiable manner, and asked again: "May I ask what the lady doctor's name is?"

Lin Nuan didn't glance at people timidly like other girls. She usually stared straight at them before looking away.

"My name is Lin Nuan. Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome. I am a doctor. Whenever I meet someone who is injured, I will heal anyone I like."

Ai Cao looked at her, this female doctor has quite a personality, what makes me pleasing to the eye?

Mrs. Chen smiled brightly: "Does Dr. Lin live in a nearby village?" Seeing that this girl is really not from an ordinary rural girl, of course they sometimes get it wrong.

Lin Nuan shook her head: "I'm just passing by here for a short stay, and I should leave tomorrow." After a pause, he added, "The sickness in the village has been cured, so I should go of course."

She glanced at the old ladies, thought for a while and asked, "Are the old ladies come out to play from big families in central Beijing? I wonder if Lin Nuan can ask a question."

Concubine Nan'an smiled and said, "Doctor Lin, please, we will definitely not hide what we know."

Lin Nuan breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm going to the capital tomorrow to find my cousin and aunt. My cousin's surname is Lin, and his first name is taboo Hai. My cousin got married more than two years ago and married a daughter of the Rongguo Mansion. My aunt is still there. Are you alive?"

Uncle is not here, that is for sure, but aunt, Lin Nuan is not so sure, what if aunt passes away within half a year...

Before Lin Nuan finished speaking, the eyes of Princess Pingyang and the others fell on Ai Cao, Lin Hai?Marrying a wife of the first daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, isn't that the Lin family?

"Which street does their family live in?" The patriarch's grandfather was so confused that he forgot to tell her the address of her cousin's house when he asked her to come to the capital. "If the old ladies don't know, then that's all. Will look for it."

Concubine Pingyang and the others could not stop smiling. Ai Cao coughed and asked, "Didn't your family tell you your address when you went to Beijing?" The Lin family has always been in touch with their hometown in Suzhou, but they sent a People guard the ancestral house of the Lin family in their hometown, and the correspondence with the patriarch is also sent by the servants of the ancestral house. Therefore, if the young clansman does not ask the patriarch or the old servant of the ancestral house, they may really not know the address of the Lin family in Beijing.

Lin Nuan wrinkled her nose, "The patriarch grandpa seems to have ordered me to go to my cousin's ancestral house to inquire, but I forgot about it and went straight on the road." She stared at the wormwood, her brows furrowed again, and told her if she knew it. , If you don’t know, just say you don’t know, why ask this?

Concubine Nan'an couldn't help laughing and said: "Doctor Lin, you are really lucky, the aunt you are looking for should be this."

Lin Nuan's eyes widened. She was indeed very surprised. Ai Cao teased herself: "Well, my son's surname is Lin and his name is Hai. He is married to Jia, the eldest daughter of Duke Wuxiang of Rongguo Mansion."

Ai Cao looked at Lin Nuan with a smile on her face, "Who is your father? Ru Hai always handles the affairs of my hometown, and my daughter-in-law also handles the festivals and festivals. I haven't been back to Suzhou for many years. What."

Lin Nuan blinked, she still couldn't believe it, Princess Nan'an and the others couldn't help laughing out loud: "Don't be afraid, Doctor Lin, this is indeed the genuine old lady of the Lin family, we won't lie to you."

Lin Nuan was a little embarrassed, and called out tentatively, "Aunt?"

Such a beautiful niece, Ai Cao is very happy.But she remembered that Lin Hai's life had always been from the word "Chongshui". Even if it was a girl, the second character in her name would definitely be from the word "Comshui". How could she be called Lin Nuan?However, this question is left to be asked in private.

The injured Miss Li has now stabilized her emotions. After thinking about it, although she had a breakdown in the mountains, she managed to stabilize her emotions and did not explode, otherwise she would definitely be extremely ashamed today.

And they, who had been sitting under the canopy, naturally also heard the conversation between the two concubines and three old ladies and the savior, and everyone readily accepted that the savior completed the transformation from a village girl to a girl from the Lin family in an instant. Though I think it's a bit of a coincidence.

"Miss Lin, thank you." Miss Li thanked her sincerely. They are ladies of great families, and they are waiting for the price before they get married. If they show their bad side, it will be wrong for their reputation.

Ai Cao was about to continue questioning Lin Nuan, but she had no choice but to give up.

Lin Nuan looked at Ms. Li's leg again, pinched it near the wound, and said, "It's all right. After about an hour, this strip of cloth can be removed. This ointment is very effective, so Ms. Li doesn't have to worry about leaving it on." Leave traces." This is what she configured for herself. She haunts deep mountains and old forests all year round. It is common for her to encounter poisonous snakes or get injured. She will not easily give others to use the ointment made with top-level snow lotus flowers, but it will be handy. There was no other ointment on it, so I had to use it for Miss Li.When she went out to gather medicine, she also wanted to try her luck, to see if she could meet that stinky man yesterday, but today she just happened to meet this girl who was bitten by a poisonous snake.

Miss Li thanked her again, the wound was not painful, and her walking would not be affected too much, but she was still a little uncomfortable, so she went back to Yanxi Village's room with the support of two maids, planning to change her clothes before coming out.

This incident ended like this, and the other girls went out to play together again, and under the canopy, there were only five old ladies, Ai Cao and the others, and the little girl Lin Nuan.

Ai Cao called Lin Nuan to her side and asked carefully, "Who is your father? How old is this year? What orders does your patriarch grandpa have?"

Lin Nuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The patriarch's grandfather wrote a letter to my aunt, so it's not on me. My father's name is taboo, and my mother passed away a long time ago. I am this year."

Ai Cao thought in her heart, she is a big girl, Lin Yi and the patriarch and the old man don't give her an engagement, so why let her come to the capital?

"So it's cousin Yi, then you must be the old daughter of my cousin and sister-in-law." Lin Yike was much older than her, probably when Lin Nuan was born, her cousins ​​and sister-in-law were already in their 40s.

"Then when did you set off for Beijing? Did someone see you off?" A young and beautiful girl was running outside, even in the modern family, she would not be at ease.

Lin Nuan became more embarrassing, and said after a while, "I will go to Beijing after the new year, there is no one else, I go to Beijing alone, I have been traveling with Master all these years, it is not a problem to be alone .”

Now everyone is very surprised, there is quite a story in it.

"Then why did you walk for half a year to get to the capital?" Did Ziwei really walk from Shandong to the capital?

"I bought a carriage and stopped all the way to see a doctor and collect herbs." Lin Nuan said shyly, "This really takes a long time."

Concubine Pingyang and the others couldn't help smiling. At their age, they actually look at people differently now than they did when they were young. Of course, if Lin Nuan is such a genuine girl, let them consider marrying back home as her husband. Daughter-in-law or grand-daughter-in-law, they will not agree. Appreciation is one thing, and marrying home is another.

Ai Cao pulled her and looked at her carefully, "Did you encounter any trouble on the way?" Such a beautiful girl, a bandit and a rascal...

Lin Nuan said indifferently: "I'm a doctor, and I don't care about medicine and poison. If you want to get me, isn't that courting death?" Compared with medical skills, she is better at poison/medicine.

Ai Cao came to a sudden: "That's why the patriarch, his old man and your father are relieved to let you go out." After saying this, Ai Cao immediately ordered Qingqian to follow Lin Nuan to the next village to pick up luggage. Be by her side, and walk with her when she returns to Beijing.

Before Lin Nuan came back, Princess Jingrong's carriage arrived first, and Ai Cao and Princess Concubine Pingyang greeted Princess Jingrong together.

Eldest Princess Jingrong got off the carriage, seeing the green mountains and green waters filled her eyes with joy, she smiled at the five people who greeted her on the opposite side: "This is really a good place. I have heard that my niece and daughter-in-law have a very beautiful village. I have never been able to see it, but I finally saw it today."

Concubine Pingyang bowed and bowed: "Auntie is kind, if you want to come on vacation in the future, please send someone to let me know. My niece and daughter-in-law are quite generous." In fact, Princess Jingrong is not much older than Concubine Pingyang, but her seniority is here , Dowager Concubine Pingyang cannot tolerate any mistakes in etiquette.

After welcoming Princess Jingrong, they sat down under the canopy and talked to each other. After a while, Lin Nuan and Qing Qian came back together, and the driver was still Lin Nuan.

Ai Cao didn't feel anything, anyway, this girl came to the capital from Jiangnan by herself, and even if she drove for a while, she couldn't hide that she was not an ordinary lady who was raised in a deep boudoir.

Princess Jingrong saw the carriage approaching from a distance, and there was a beautiful woman in the carriage, she was surprised and said, "Why would you ask a girl to drive?"

Ai Cao suppressed her voice and explained, but Princess Jingrong was full of praise: "A little girl with a personality."

Lin Nuan followed Qingqian into Yanxi Village, because Ai Cao didn't want to break the rules of the party, so Lin Nuan was treated as if she was being visited by girls.

After Qingqian took her to settle down, the two came out together again, and Ai Cao called Lin Nuan to come by her side, "Nuan Nuan, Auntie will introduce you, this is Princess Jingrong."

Lin Nuanfu saluted, "Ministers see the Eldest Princess."

Ai Cao re-introduced the identities of the four concubines of Nan'an to her, and there was nothing wrong with her etiquette. Ai Cao became more and more curious about how this girl grew up like this.

After Lin Nuan saluted the concubine and noble ladies and said hello, Eldest Princess Jingrong immediately took her hand, smiled at Ai Cao, "This girl is really pretty."

Ai Cao said with a smile: "I remember that her father and mother were pretty good-looking when they were young. It should be right to give birth to such a beautiful daughter."

Lin Nuan muttered, would her bearded, emaciated father look good when he was young?Aunt lied to her, right?However, the three elder brothers are all pretty good. Although they are a bit disabled in her eyes, judging from the good looks of the nephew and niece, the elder brothers should have grown better when they were young.

After basic questioning, Ai Cao knew where Lin Nuan's maverick character came from.Because when her mother gave birth to her, she was too old and gave birth prematurely. If Lin Nuan's master hadn't just happened to pass by, the mother and daughter would have died on the spot. She is weak and cannot grow up with her parents, so her master took her away and raised her as his successor.Although Lin Nuan's mother survived at the time, her body was injured, and she passed away within a few years. Lin Nuan hadn't caught up with her mother's funeral.As for her name, at first she didn't have a name, and Master kept calling her a girl until she met an old Taoist priest who was an old friend of Master's when she was ten years old. Nuan doesn't care about this, but it's better to have a name than no name. In the past, her master called her a girl, but later she was called Nuan Nuan. She has been working as a doctor with her master, and has almost traveled all over Dafeng, but she just didn't come. Pass the capital.

"Running up and down with master, do you find it hard?" The girl of which family was not pampered, Princess Pingyang immediately thought of her little granddaughter, if she was allowed to run north and south with others, she would definitely feel distressed.

Lin Nuan shook her head, "It's okay, it's very nourishing." So Master passed away, and following Master's will to go home, Lin Nuan stayed at home for almost a year, which was extremely uncomfortable, especially when the three sister-in-laws watched her grow up. Well done, she actually wanted to send her to the magistrate of Suzhou as a concubine. She beat up her nephews so badly that she couldn't teach her sister-in-law a lesson, but it hurts her sister-in-law more than a lesson to her nephew. Grandpa sent her to the capital.

The concubines and the old lady had their own thoughts, but Princess Jingrong still smiled and said, "Nuannuan will stay in Beijing in the future, remember to visit my house with your aunt, I like young and beautiful girls the most. , especially such an energetic and individual girl."

Lin Nuan glanced suspiciously at the Eldest Princess, as if she didn't quite believe what she said. When she was in Suzhou, she was disliked by the officials' wives and ladies, who disliked her for having no rules. There are no rules, and they don't even know what women's precepts are.

"Okay, thank you Eldest Princess." After hesitating for a moment, Lin Nuan nodded solemnly. This Eldest Princess is not at all like those officials and wives in Suzhou, all of them have eyes that extend to the top of their heads, and they despise her to death. She seems to be sincere. Don't dislike her.

"I know medical skills, and I think I'm pretty good. In the future, the Eldest Princess will see me for any illnesses." She has nothing to repay, and the only thing she has is good medical skills.

Ai Cao patted her on the head: "You girl, that's not what you said, it's as if you're cursing the Eldest Princess to be sick."

Lin Nuan was a little annoyed immediately, and Princess Jingrong burst into a smile: "It's nothing, Mingxiu is too careful, birth, old age, sickness and death, life is normal, how can I blame Nuan Nuan? I am so old, how can I not get sick? Nuan Nuan It’s too late for me to be happy to be able to see a doctor for me.”

Lin Nuan felt that it was better for her to speak less, because it was easy to offend people.

Near noon, the young people who went out to climb and play came back. A group of girls sat around a few old ladies, chirping and talking about the scenery they saw outside just now. Song, I must draw it when I get home, it is so beautiful after it is painted, etc.

Lin Nuan's identity was also spread by word of mouth, and the girls all knew about it.

Originally, Lin Nuan listened quietly, and realized that these girls were much better than those half-baked guys in Suzhou, and no one despised her!

Lou Gao and the others came back together. After returning, they were still sitting with the Seventh Prince Feng Yu. When Lin Nuan saw him, his eyes lit up. He looked at the people around him, and found that everyone's attention was not on her, so he reasoned. After leaving calmly, Ai Cao told Qing Qian to stay by Lin Nuan's side for the next few days, and it was enough to have Qing Luo by her side.

Lin Nuan walked directly to the empty seat opposite Lou Gao and sat down. Today she was much more well-behaved than yesterday. She stared straight at Lou Gao, Yu Yang, Ji Yang, Hao Ding, and the Seventh Prince. One waits to see a good show.

Lou Gao asked in surprise, "Why are you here?" This girl is wearing a green dress today, which concealed her arrogance and savagery yesterday, but she looks like a quiet lady.

Lin Nuan smiled shyly, "I came to find you!"

Lou Gao's eyes darkened, and the Seventh Prince and the others couldn't help but gasp. Most of the time, they only saw men chasing women, but they had never seen a woman so bold.

And not afraid of his own reputation.

Ai Cao was a little surprised, how did this niece who came from afar get involved with Lou Gao?Could it be that Lou Gao met Nuan Nuan when he was on a mission?

104. Leisure vacation

Lou Gao didn't believe Lin Nuan's words, not to mention that he was very good at observing the surrounding environment. The old lady's personal maid was following her, which must be tricky. After a while, he asked, "What is your relationship with the Lin family?"

A group of people behind watched this scene eagerly. Finally, a woman dared to publicly express her affection for Lou Gao at the expense of the world. This good show should not be missed.

Lin Nuan raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile, "I came here specially to find you."

Lou Gao's eyes fell on Qingqian, "You tell me."

Naturally, Qingqian would not fail to answer, and quickly said: "Mr. Lou, this is our Miss Lin Jiatang. The old lady and Miss Tang met just now."

Before Lou Gao said anything, Hao Ding pushed his hands on the table, leaned over, and asked in surprise, "Are you related to the Lin family? Are you Master Lin's cousin?"

Lin Nuan found it boring, these people seemed very smart, she nodded: "Of course, I came to Beijing from Suzhou to find my cousin and aunt." Her eyes fell on Lou Gao, and she still smiled and said: "But I was delayed by some things on the way, ten days ago I stayed in Luojia Village near here, because I treated many people in their village, I stayed in Luojia Village for more than ten days, and planned to leave for the capital tomorrow."

"Yesterday we met by chance in the mountains, thanks to Mr. Lou's help. By the way, what's your name? You saved me, I don't know your name yet, do you have a good relationship with my aunt and cousin? Can I see you often in the future?"

Everyone had teasing expressions, and Feng Yu even teased: "What do you want to see him for? Don't you know if a man or a woman will kiss or not?"

And Hao Ding, Wei Liang, Tan Sheng, Luo Feng, and Zhu Qing were even more eye-catching. The five began to chatter, except that they didn't say what Lou Gao's specific errands were, and they almost put Lou Gao in clothes every day. What color pants are said.

Lou Gao has a row of black lines on his forehead, an uneasy younger brother.

Lin Nuan smiled and said, "That's good, knowing where you are, it will be much more convenient for me to find you in the future." She stood up and turned around gracefully, returned to her aunt, continued to play the role of a quiet girl, listening to everyone in Beijing. It is indeed much more interesting to listen to the conversations of the ladies than those half-assed daughters in Suzhou.

Here Lou Gao accepted the baptism of everyone's eyes, especially Hao Ding and his four younger brothers pressed on Lou Gao together, "Brother, congratulations, you have opened a beautiful peach blossom."

"Brother, Master Lin's cousin is also, you are lucky."

"Brother, if you marry Miss Lin, the old lady will be your aunt from now on."

"Brother, good fortune is not shallow!"

"Brother, you are still the best, you don't need to make any effort at all, Taohua will come to the door in person!"

The voice was not loud, and only a few people around them could hear it. The corners of Yu Yang and Ji Yang's mouths twitched. The Seventh Prince and Feng Yu also had congratulatory expressions on their faces, and each of them slapped Lou Gao on the shoulder.

"Guard Lou, congratulations."

"Guard Lou, congratulations."

Lou Gao was a little depressed, the brothers were talking nonsense before the horoscope was written, and he frowned: "Don't talk nonsense!" Then he glanced coldly at the people around him, "You ruined Miss Lin's life!" Fame, I will crawl on your bed at night."

Feng Yu and the Seventh Prince couldn't help laughing, and the other six clan children nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I don't want to be woken up at night." Maybe Lou Huwei is telling the truth, although there is no such thing as the storybook. Ability, but they can guarantee that Guard Lou will be able to turn over the wall of their house every time.

Lou Gao's external mood seemed unchanged, but in fact he was a little troubled, and things seemed to exceed his plan.

After lunch at noon, Lin Nuan went back to the room and took the letter from the patriarch's grandfather to his aunt, and went to find his aunt under Qingqian's guidance.

Ai Cao was still thinking about the letter from the patriarch in Lin Nuan's hand, when she saw Lin Nuan and Qing Qian entering the courtyard and the house one after the other, Lin Nuanfu saluted, "Aunt."

She handed over a letter with both hands, and Ai Cao took it and saw that the seal was intact, the child really hadn't opened it.Ai Cao opened the letter, first glanced at ten lines at a glance, and finally browsed carefully.

"When is Nuan Nuan's birthday?" Ai Cao closed the letter paper, folded it carefully, and handed it to the maid Qing Luo behind, so that she could store it in the wooden box in front of the vanity mirror.

She already knew what the patriarch meant. The old man sent Lin Nuan to Beijing for Lin Nuan's marriage.When Lin Nuan was ten years old, her master took her back to Suzhou and specially told the old patriarch that after he died, he would tell Lin Nuan to go home. After Lin Nuan passed, the patriarch sent her to the capital, because Lin Nuan The marriage fell in the capital.This is what the Taoist priest who named Lin Nuan back then said, Master Lin Nuan firmly believed it, and the old patriarch also found it troublesome, if the girl from the Lin family could marry into Beijing, it would be a good thing.

Lin Nuan said without any hesitation, "The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month."

If it was over, the old patriarch couldn't wait to send her to Beijing. The conflict between Lin Nuan and his brother-in-law was just an excuse. Of course, the patriarch had already said in his letter that he had informed Lin Nuan's father about this matter.

Ai Cao nodded: "Your patriarch grandpa said that you will live with your aunt from now on until you get married."

"Married?" Lin Nuan rolled her eyes, "Is Lou Gao married? Is there a marriage contract?"

Ai Cao immediately smiled, this girl is really brave, this meeting is in her own room, and Ai Cao can talk to her well.

"Lou Gao is not married and has no engagement. He is about the same size as your cousin, but he is very busy with his errands. He is the first-class guard next to the emperor. His subordinates manage the safety of the palace and the emperor. He can't rest for a few days a month. , This is a career-oriented man, if a woman is not strong in her heart and can't stand loneliness, she shouldn't find a husband like him."

Lin Nuan murmured, "It's okay, I haven't made up my mind yet, but I just like him."

Ai Cao couldn't help laughing again: "Well, you can handle it yourself. They are here to find a wife at this party. If you don't make up your mind, don't delay him from pursuing other girls."

Lin Nuan frowned, and saluted her aunt: "Auntie, you rest." After saying that, she walked out of the courtyard, and returned to her temporary room with Qingqian.

Ai Cao shook her head. She thought about the patriarch's letter, but she was interested in the Taoist chief who named Lin Nuan to tell her fortune. It seemed that the Taoist chief didn't look like a liar, and the patriarch also admired it a lot. , There is also a name resounding all over the world, Tianyi Chief, but Lin's mother does not have any information about Tianyi Chief in her memory.

After the lunch break, Ai Cao walked and chatted with Princess Jingrong, and they mentioned Dafeng's famous Taoist monks and Taoists. He really has the name of Tianyichang, but Tianyichang is very low-key. In that place, he would not appear in the capital easily, at most he was praying for the people in Shu, and in the capital thousands of miles away, there were very few people who knew his situation.

"However, Tian Yidao is now older than ancient times. I don't know the exact age. He was also very famous in Beijing four or fifty years ago. It's just that after the first emperor became emperor, he traveled far away, and then I got to know him. According to the news, he placed an order at a Taoist temple on a mountain in Sichuan, and he has not moved for decades."

Only Ai Cao, Princess Jingrong, Concubine Pingyang and Concubine Nan'an went to find the boys and girls invited by their family.

"Is Mingxiu asking what Chief Tianyi is going to do?" It was a rare trip, Princess Jingrong was in a very good mood, and she really fell in love with Ai Cao.

Ai Cao held a yellow wild flower in her hand and said with a smile: "It's nothing else, Master Tianyi is a good friend of Nuannuan, her name was taken by Tianyichang, the reason why she came to Beijing to find For me, it is because Tian Yidao is divining for her, and her marriage will fall in the capital. Am I not afraid that Tian Yidao is a liar like that in Jianghu?"

Princess Jingrong smiled in surprise: "No wonder it is so. If it was really ordered by Chief Tianyi, then Mingxiu should take it seriously, because Chief Tianyi has real abilities."

Back then, Chief Tianyi had a good relationship with the late emperor, her brother, and it was really the time when the late emperor seized the heirloom most intensely. She had secretly heard rumors that Chief Tianyi was the key figure in the success of the late emperor. In the second year after the first emperor ascended the throne, Tian Yichang left and left. I don't know if this statement is true or not. Unfortunately, she was still young at that time, and the brothers' fight for the heir apparent was fierce, but it had nothing to do with her.

Ai Cao nodded amusedly and said: "Because that girl traveled all over the world with Master and learned a whole body of medical skills, she is different from the ladies in Beijing and can't be restrained, so I also considered marrying a dignitary in Beijing, besides, she Before I even arrived in the capital, I fell in love with Lou Gao first, so I really don’t need to worry about it.”

Princess Jingrong glanced at the wormwood silently, her lips moved, she obviously gave up, and finally said: "Guard Lou and others are the imperial guards next to the emperor, Mingxiu, you have to grasp this distance, Generally, emperors don’t talk about feelings.”

Ai Cao smiled and said: "Princess Dachang, you are born as a princess, so it's not good to talk about your natal family?"

"You narrow-minded person, no matter how I was born as a princess, I am already a married woman, and I cannot be buried in the imperial tomb after I die." Princess Jingrong sighed, "My niece and daughter-in-law are different. After joining the royal family, everything you do must be considered for the royal family and Pingyang Palace, and Pingyang has always been courageous and resourceful, so you have to be careful when dealing with her."

Ai Cao nodded again and again: "Thank you for your kindness, old man. I understand. Besides, the land in central Beijing is only so big. Everyone has to think about their own family and a bright future for their children and grandchildren. Everyone wants to befriend the emperor. I You're not a fool either, don't worry." Ai Cao couldn't say anything, the lady who has been friends with her recently, Princess Jingrong really suits her best, although Princess Pingyang and the others have common topics, they can also achieve certain ideas They are consistent, but she will not be without vigilance when facing them.

Princess Jingrong changed the subject and said with a smile: "My grandson has been in contact with your son a lot lately. He was spoiled by my mother and me, so he is not bad at all. Now he knows how to stand up on his own."

Ai Cao was quite surprised and said: "Really? Ruhai didn't tell me, so I'll ask when I get back."

The two chatted around Zhou Ziwang, Shizi Concubine and Xiao Shizi, until Pingyang Concubine and the others came back, they were still talking happily.

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In the afternoon, Lou Gao felt that he was not having such a good time. He would meet Lin Nuan wherever he went. This was already the second day. Seeing that half of the time had passed, he was going back to Beijing on the fourth day. Not at all.

"What exactly are you trying to do with me?" Lou Gao stared at Lin Nuan expressionlessly. He will be alone now, and the others will act separately.

Qingqian followed Miss Tang far away. Thinking of the conversation she had with Miss Tang at noon, she knew that Miss Tang was different from ladies in Beijing. She had never had the idea of ​​three obediences and four virtues. Thinking of how many hooligans he beat up along the way, Qingqian broke into a cold sweat for Guard Lou.

Lin Nuan crossed her chest and said with a smile: "I have already learned from my aunt what your purpose of coming here is, you cannot marry someone else now."

"Don't follow me anymore." Lou Gao was a little depressed. What does it matter to her whether he marries someone else?

Lin Nuan shook her head, took a few steps closer, and said, "No, I know you're interested in that girl from the Qi family. If you want to marry her, I won't agree."

She looked at Lou Gao from top to bottom, and found that he was really tall, a head taller than her, "I haven't decided whether to marry you, but you can't marry someone else now."

Lou Gao's face froze immediately, what does this girl mean?That is to say, she has taken a fancy to him, so he must marry her?