Chapter 18: Shane

"Courtier Ran Ning, see the virtuous concubine Niangniang, thank you for your grace." Ran Ning gave a big salute directly.

"Hurry up." Concubine Xian waved her hand and said, "Give me a seat." ”

"Xie Niangniang." Ran Ning got up and sat on the embroidery pier on the side.

The virtuous concubine looked at Ran Ning, seemed to be more and more satisfied, and said: "The holy decree of marriage may be a little sudden for you, and I, who is an aunt, am also anxious for my nephew." Seeing that he valued you very much, I quickly asked him what he meant, discussed it with his father again, and immediately went to ask the emperor. What I'm afraid of is that we hesitate for too long, and if you settle on someone, Su'er will regret it. ”

"Mother carries love." In fact, she is not very variable in the palace, and what Concubine Xian is worried about should not be that she will be married, but that Zhong Su will have to wait too long.

However, what made Ran Ning feel a little strange was that Zhong Su's marriage should be discussed with Mrs. Zhong, why did the virtuous concubine find General Zhong? Zhong Su is a descendant, and there is no problem of zài's stepmother's embarrassment, why did he isolate Mrs. Zhong from this matter? Although these are Ran Ning's doubts, she won't ask directly, after all, who doesn't have something at home that can't be humane.

"This palace knows that you are a concubine, and your mother is no longer there. There may be unsatisfactory aspects of the operation. "The identity of the virtuous concubine, I haven't seen anything, I haven't heard of anything, so naturally I don't need to talk to Ran Ning around the corner, "But since you are going to marry into our Zhong family, I will naturally not let people treat you badly in marriage, you can rest assured." ”

"Yes, thank you." With the virtuous concubine here, the Yu family probably won't be too embarrassed for her.

"Well, Su'er's marriage must definitely be done in a beautiful way." Concubine Xian said with a smile: "You don't have to rush your wedding clothes, in case they are too rough, they are not suitable." The palace will order someone to help you do it at the needlework bureau, and as for the dowry, dowry and auspicious period, the brother of the Japanese palace will go to the Wanpingbo Mansion to discuss it in detail. ”

"Yes." Ran Ning responded. It stands to reason that the Needlework Bureau does not help people outside the palace make clothes, but the concubine Niangniang opened her mouth to make two wedding dresses, even if it was not within the regulations, there was no problem at all. What's more, it is a marriage given by the emperor, and the Needlework Bureau will only redouble its efforts, and it can't embroider flowers.

"Good boy. Although Su'er looks a little indifferent, she is a very good child. I hope that after getting married, you can be more considerate of him, understand him, and be a good wife. It's not in vain for me. Concubine Xian advised.

"Don't worry, mother." Ran Ning is not stupid, she naturally knows what Concubine Xian is worried about, it is nothing more than Zhong Su's reputation or something. But Tong Guò got along today, she felt that Zhong Su was very good, at least there was no annoyance that made a first impression, and it didn't make her want to reject this marriage, "Zhong Su is very good, it is Ran Ning who has climbed high." ”

"Oh?" Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows, in her impression, Ran Ning should not have gotten along with Zhong Su.

Ran Ning smiled and said, "Before returning to the palace today, I met Zhong Su on the road and chatted for some time in Qinxiaoju. If it was someone else, Ran Ning would naturally not say it, but Concubine Xian was the one who was looking forward to Zhong Su's good life, and she told her to reassure her.

"Really?" Concubine Xian's eyes really showed a little surprise, "It's Su'er who can't help but run to you, right?" ”

Ran Ning smiled and said nothing.

Seeing her smiling and soft eyes, Concubine Xian was also relieved, "Su'er sometimes does things just when she thinks of it, and she doesn't offend you, right?" ”

"No, he was very considerate of my position." Ran Ning replied.

"That's good." Concubine Xian nodded reassuringly, "If there is anything in the future, just come and tell me." Although he is only seventeen, he is very calm in major matters, and I am relieved. In the future, our Zhong family will be pinned on Su'er, you enter the door of the Zhong family, and the future favors and humiliations will also be attached to him, if he has anything inappropriate, you can't help but speak, Su'er is not a person who does not listen to persuasion, you talk to him well, he will consider it. ”

"Yes, Ran Ning wrote it down."

"Okay."

In the evening, the emperor finished approving the excerpts and came to the virtuous concubine. Ran Ning just took the opportunity to thank her. The emperor didn't tell anything, only said that he hoped that she and Zhong Su would get along well and that the husband and wife would be harmonious. Ran Ning responded yes and didn't stay any longer, after all, the emperor came to find the virtuous concubine, and she was also in the way here, so she retired.

Back at the Reich Division, dinner was just delivered. Zou Jinyue and Zhuo Sile were still waiting for her in the room, just having dinner together.

The three of them didn't say much, and when they ran out, Zou Jinyue said tentatively: "Sister Ning, that Zhong Gongzi's reputation is not very good, you should pay more attention to yourself." It's good to be able to leave the Rites as soon as possible, but it's even more important to marry a good man. ”

Sumire was right. The younger generations in the virtuous concubine's family are naturally good in terms of family background, but that person ...... "Zhuo Lesi is also a little uncertain, and marriage is naturally a good thing, but the character of the other party is also very important."

Ran Ning smiled slightly and said, "Zhuo Lesi, Sister Yue, you don't have to worry. Although I didn't know everything about that Zhong Gongzi, I had met once or twice by chance, but I didn't know his identity at the time. In my relationship with Zhong Gongzi, he also abides by etiquette and does not exceed the rules, so my impression of him is not bad. There are a lot of rumors about him outside, but one thing, even if it is only passed on to three people, will be out of shape, not to mention that the entire Beixin people are spreading? I value him more than that. As for the part where Zhong Su carried her into the car today, it was indeed a bit rude, but she pinched it off by herself. After all, it wasn't too much, and she didn't feel unhappy or disgusted, just a little surprised.

After listening to her words, Zhuo Lesi and Zou Jinyue pondered for a while, they had not been in contact with the Halberd Scholar, they were all listening to rumors, so they didn't have much to evaluate. But Ran Ning has a sentence that is very right, rumors of this kind of thing, even if it is just one person and another, may be different from the facts, let alone so many people?

"As long as you feel like it's right and like, that's the best." Droles laughed.

"That's right." Zou Jinyue nodded and analyzed: "I don't think Concubine Xian will push Ran Ning into the fire pit, if something really happens, it won't do her any good." ”

"Hmm." Ran Ning smiled and nodded. Zou Jinyue's analysis is correct, if Zhong Su really has a problem, wouldn't it be more convenient to marry the daughter of a powerless and powerless family?

After Ran Ning was given the marriage, the three of them turned the topic to Ran Ning's newly bought dim sum. But after chatting for a while, Le Qing walked in, glanced at the three people in the room with a pair of experienced eyes, and the three of them got up and saluted her.

Le Qing didn't let Zhuo Sile and Zou Jinyue go out, and said directly to Ran Ning: "Although you have been married, you are still a member of the Lile Division. According to the emperor's wishes, your position is reserved, and you need to attend important festivals in the future. There is no need to come over on weekdays, and when you are needed, the palace will send someone to find you. Your wedding date has not yet been decided, but there are many things to prepare in advance, and from tomorrow, you can go back to your home, and you don't have to live here anymore, so you can get married with peace of mind. ”

In general, a female official who is given a marriage is removed from her official position. To Ran Ning's surprise, the emperor actually retained her official position. In this way, her status is higher than that of Wanping Bo Maiden alone, and she may have a chance to be promoted in the future. Ran Ning couldn't guess the emperor's intentions, but it was indeed not a bad thing.

"Yes, Emperor Xie Longen." Ran Ning saluted.

Le Qing glanced at Ran Ning and said, "You can go back tomorrow." It is enough to come once every seven days before marriage and once every three months after marriage. ”

"Yes." Ran Ning responded.

Le Qing didn't say anything more, turned around and left. Ran Ning looked at her back, and felt a sense of sadness in her heart, the time she had been here for a very short time could be said to be very short, but she found that Le Qing seemed to be much older than when she first came. Ran Ning felt that it was probably all because of Zhi'er. Le Qing is not good to her, but Zhi'er is also a human life, and she can't ignore this matter because of Le Qing. But how to solve this matter, Ran Ning didn't have an idea for a while.

Just as she was struggling with this, Zhong Su's name suddenly popped out of her head - maybe she really wanted to find some time to talk to Zhong Su about it.

Early the next morning, Ran Ning packed up her things, said a few words to a few acquaintances, and after getting countless "congratulations", she left the palace with her luggage in her arms. Fortunately, it's summer, and the clothes are relatively light and thin, and they don't weigh much. As for the guzheng, she has played it for so many years, and she has carried it with her for so many years, it is not difficult to carry it all the way, and she is used to it.

As soon as she walked to the gate of the palace, Ran Ning saw the carriage that Zhong Su sent her back to the palace yesterday. Xiao Wu was standing by the carriage, and when he saw Ran Ning, he immediately greeted him, "Ran Leshi." ”

Ran Ning looked at Xiao Wu unexpectedly and asked, "Why are you here?" "Her decision to leave the palace today was made temporarily, and she didn't even have time to inform the house.

Xiao Wu smiled and said in a low voice: "My master is also here." After speaking, he turned his eyes to the carriage not far away, and then said earnestly: "Help you get the little one, don't be tired." After speaking, he took Ran Ning's zither over.

Ran Ning didn't stop it, so as not to accidentally drop the zither.

Walking to the side of the carriage, Zhong Su, who was sitting inside, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Ran Ning didn't get into the car, but just looked at him quietly below.

Zhong Su was wearing a court dress, extremely handsome, looked at her for a while, and said, "I won't get out of the car, you can come up." "This carriage has no family crest, as long as Zhong Su does not appear, no one will know whose car it belongs to, and no one will know that there is a man in the car.

Ran Ning looked at him for a moment, and finally compromised. After stepping on the stool and getting into the car, Xiao Wu put the curtain down, sat in front of the car, and the coachman drove away from the palace.

In the car, Zhong Su poured her a cup of herbal tea and asked her to drink it slowly. A little mint is added to the tea, and it tastes exceptionally cool.

"How do you know I'm out of the palace today?" Ran Ning asked as she drank tea.

"My aunt sent someone to tell me last night, saying that the emperor allowed you to go home to get married. I've been trying my luck since I got down, and maybe I'll meet you. Zhong Su is also honest, and he didn't make up the kind of beautiful words that deliberately please women.

"What if I don't leave the palace today?" Ran Ning asked with a smile.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow morning and wait." Zhong Su's tone really had a kind of meaning that he would not give up without waiting for Ran Ning.

However, Ran Ning was thinking that if she left the palace in the afternoon, Zhong Su would definitely not be able to wait.

"Have you had breakfast?" Zhong asked.

"Used, what about you?" The breakfast of the Rite and Le Division was delivered very early, and she only left the palace after eating.

"Not yet." Zhong Su didn't hide it, and said directly: "So, after you accompany me to breakfast, I'll send you home." ”

Ran Ning stared at him with beautiful eyes, this order is not right, shouldn't she be sent back to the house first, and then Zhong Su will go to breakfast? Even if she is hungry, she can't let one of the people who has eaten watch him eat, right?

Xiao Wu and the coachman must have listened to Zhong Su, so the carriage ran to the famous morning street in Beijing, without hesitation or hesitation.