Mrs. Shi stared at his son tightly, but there was unconcealable surprise in his voice, "Shi Ran, I have been watching you restless these days, could it be that there is something in your heart that can't be done?" ”

He knows his son too well, he is clearly a person who is made of ice and snow, so who cares about others.

"It's a matter of the Yellow River, and I always feel a little worried."

As soon as Mrs. Shi heard this, he suddenly felt that the anger in his heart came up again, and he only said, "It's okay for you to go, there are too many gossips in Beijing now, and the old man will affect your reputation!" ”

After speaking, he didn't care about Shi Ran's face, he only turned around and got into the sedan chair, and only ran in the direction of the mansion.

Shi Ran looked at his father's sedan chair, but there was no wave in his eyes.

And at this moment, I saw a little eunuch running out of the palace in a hurry, hunched over like a shrimp, seeing Shi Ran, and said in a sharp voice, "Scholar Shi, the excerpt you handed over to the Empress Dowager has already seen it, and the Empress Dowager said that now the court is inseparable from you and His Royal Highness the Prince, and now you are all going to control the water, isn't this capital going to be in chaos?!" ”

Shi Ran nodded expressionlessly, "It's okay." ”

"But it just so happened that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World sent a letter to him, saying that he would return to Beijing when the ice on the river melted." The waiter's face was full of flattery, "The Queen Mother said that she would not let you go until he entered Beijing." ”

Ruan Lu looked at the moat next to the palace wall, and there were faint cracks in the thick ice. But looking at the fish swimming happily at the bottom of the water, I guess I can't wait long.

"Is there anything else to do?" This is something he shouldn't ask, and he is also a breezy person in his life, and he never asks about the private affairs of others.

Seeing him ask, in order to prove that he is more capable than others, the chamberlain only lowered his voice and said what he had overheard today, "Today, the eldest princess has entered the palace, and she is very angry, and she has quietly accepted a criminal slave as a concubine with Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, but I am afraid that she will be brought to the capital." ”

"Who is it?" Ruan Lu's pale eyes crossed a trace of complexity.

"How does this minion know. The slave only heard that it was a woman from Beiliang, so the eldest princess was so angry, if it wasn't for the persuasion of the queen mother, I was afraid that she would send someone over to kill her. ”

An icy wind blew through the palace gate and towards them. Shi Ran is still like a god, and he will always be a person who is calm and unstained with dust in front of him.

Seeing that he hadn't said a word, the chamberlain also felt that it was meaningless, but he was also used to his silence, so he only said goodbye to leave, and Shi Ran behind him asked him again.

"Can someone from Beiliang come to the Central Plains?"

"The people of Beiliang hate us to the bone, and they just want to kill us back, and now I'm afraid that even the vultures of Beiliang will not fall on our land." The waiter looked at Shi Ran secretly with a puzzled face.

"Has anyone ever been to Beiliang?" Shi Ran asked.

"Who's okay to go to that jackal's den!" The little waiter suddenly thought of something, and said busily, "But some time ago, I caught a tea seller, and I heard that he quietly poured tea to Beiliang to sell, and now he is in prison and is waiting to be disposed of." ”

This matter is just a trivial matter, where would the nobles in the palace care about such a trivial matter of mustard beans, but these servants are broken. It's just a whisper in private.

Shi Ran asked the waiter some more words, and then turned around and walked to the palanquin that had been waiting for a long time.

When Luo Qi saw him coming, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to lift the sedan curtain, but heard Shi Ran say slowly, "Tell them to go back, you accompany me to a place." ”

"Yes."

The two turned around the pavilions in Beijing, and the cold winter was about to pass, and there were more and more people on the street.

The appearance of Shi Dye really attracted the attention of countless people, especially those women. But Shi Ran was still unfazed, automatically ignoring the hot gaze of those women.

saw that he was slender, although he was wearing an official robe, his eyebrows and eyes were like frost, and he seemed to have a cold glow, which turned people away.

And at this moment, I saw a luxurious Qinghu carriage stop, but I saw a beautiful woman being supported down by the maid, and walked in front of Shi Ran elegantly and generously, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, with a little weakness and softness.

"I've seen Shi Gongzi." Her voice was soft.

Shi Ran stopped, her light-colored eyes falling on her face, as if she couldn't remember who she was.

Luoqi couldn't help sighing, stepped forward, and said in a low voice, "Childe, this is the fiancée that the adults set for you, Fu Yunhuang, the pearl of Jing Suihou." ”

Shi Ran looked at her, still without any waves on his face, as if waiting for her words.

"Today I went to the temple to offer incense to my father, and when I saw my son walking on the street, I came down to say goodbye." Her cheeks were crimson, as if she had applied a layer of rouge, and then she took out a purse from her body and slowly handed it over.

"This is what I embroidered some time ago, and please don't dislike it."

Both of them are extremely beautiful figures, standing in one place, looking at it from the outside, the fairy couple is nothing more than that.

Looking at the purse in the hand of the woman opposite, Shi Ran frowned, but did not reach out to take it.

Luo Qi hurriedly walked out, and said with an ugly face, "Miss Fu, don't be surprised, His Royal Highness the prince of my family only wears that jade pendant, and never uses purses." ”

Fu Yunhuang's little face lost its bloody color in an instant, and he almost burst into tears, "It's me who is abrupt, and please don't be weird." ”

Shi Ran saw that there were more and more people around him, almost blocking half of the street, and couldn't help frowning, "Farewell." ”

With that, he turned and left, leaving only a lonely back.

Fu Yunhuang couldn't help but blur his eyes with tears, his fingers clenched tightly, and he instructed the little guy next to him in a slightly chilly voice, "Go follow him, see where you went?" Or meet someone. ”

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Shi Ran turned a few streets, but couldn't help but stop at a mansion, only to see that the former majestic mansion gate was in tatters, and even the mansion was in ruins.

This is the palace that was occupied by the king of Beiliang at the beginning, and the people in Beijing disliked it, so they only burned everything.

"Your Excellency." Looking at the Beiliang Palace, Luoqi's eyes were full of hatred, "It's really happy that the King of Beiliang died here." The most hateful thing is to let the county lord run away, she should have cut it with a thousand knives, and ruined your reputation like that in the past. ”

Shi Ran's cold gaze fell on his face, and Luo Qi hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

Inside the cell, there was a disgusting smell everywhere, and except for those who were lying in the straw and snorting, only the rats were alive.

Luo Qi covered his nose and said busily, "If you want to see someone, just tell the minions, how can you enter this dirty place." ”

The leading jailer was also full of surprise, and sure enough, it was very strange to see the people in beautiful clothes, like peerless jade, and this filthy prison together.

Until he reached a room, the jailer opened the lock, but saw a frightened man standing inside, and he was also stunned when he saw Shi Ran.

Shi Ran turned to let everyone out, and then his eyes fell on the man who was kneeling on the ground.

"You often go to Beiliang?"

"I've only been there twice, but I only poured some tea, and I just want to support my family, and I don't have anything else to think about." He quickly explained, and he just wanted to take out his heart and prove his innocence.

"Then have you ever seen the royal family of Beiliang?"

The man suddenly panicked and hurriedly wanted to explain, but he looked at Shi Ran's pale pupils, as if he couldn't hide anything from him, so he had to explain honestly, "The old princess of Beiliang now likes to drink tea. He also gave me some reward money, saying that he would bring her some good tea next time. ”

The old princess in his mouth is Aunt Lan of Lian Zhi'er, and now her son has become the king of Beiliang.

The bright candlelight shone in Shi Ran's eyes, "I'll let you out, but you have to bring a letter to Princess Beiliang." ”

The man's face changed in fright, but he didn't know where the person in front of him was, but he suddenly kowtowed, "If you pass the letter, you will defect to the enemy and commit treason, it doesn't matter if I die, I am afraid that it will affect the lives of adults." ”

Shi Ran's expression was faint, "Then I will put all my life in your hands, and I must personally deliver this letter to Princess Beiliang." ”

The man hurriedly took the letter in his hand, but it was a rough envelope, presumably hastily written, but it had already been sealed with wax, which must have been an extremely important matter.

It wasn't until the jailer took the man away that Shi Ran withdrew his gaze, and soon the Beiliang people would take the woman and pay off what he owed her in this life.

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In the Jingsui Marquis's Mansion, there are several pots of blooming Maolan on the table, and the fragrance of the room is full, which only makes people forget that spring has not yet arrived.

Fu Yunhuang sat in the room, a maid combed her long black hair for her, and another maid named Cuiyun came in, handed over a letter, and said in a low voice, "Miss, the letter they stopped at this time, the person has already explained everything." This letter was sent to Beiliang. ”

Fu Yunhuang's face changed suddenly, and she sat up suddenly, but unexpectedly, the maid who combed her hair behind her actually ripped off a few of her green silks, she was suddenly furious, and slapped the maid's face fiercely, "Stupid." ”

A talented woman praised by everyone, but I didn't expect such a ruthless person behind her.

The maid trembled with fright, "Miss spare your life, spare your life." ”

Fu Yunhuang was only worried about the letter, and he didn't bother to bother with her anymore, so he just snatched the letter, and after opening it, she saw that it was full of Beiliang's words, and she didn't know any of them.

Fu Yunhuang couldn't help but be furious in his heart, but his cold gaze crossed the kneeling girl's face, as if he thought of something, "I heard that you went to Beiliang with your father when you were a child, you read this letter to me." ”

The maid didn't even know a few words in the Central Plains, and where would she be the words of Beiliang, so she couldn't help but pause. But he still opened the envelope and only looked at it once, but only recognized three words.

"Miss forgive me, the slave only knows three words, Lian Zhi'er, this letter appears three times in a row, it must have been written to her."

It's no wonder that when she went to Beiliang, it was Lian Zhier's birthday, and the king of Beiliang made a special event, only inserting most of the celebration wooden cards into Beiliang, and she remembered it when she saw it.

"What?" Fu Yunhuang stretched out his hand and grabbed the tea cup beside him, and smashed it on the maid's body, "Useless things, what are you doing with it!" ”

Seeing that she was angry, Cuiyun hurriedly persuaded, "Since you know that it is written to the county lord of Beiliang, you will think about how to guard against it in the future, and besides, you are his fiancée, can he still marry the county lord of Beiliang?" ”

Fu Yunhuang's anger was not easily eliminated, and he only ordered, "Go and take out this letter just for people to see, I want to see what is written." ”

Cuiyun's face changed greatly, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Why is Miss confused, if this letter is spread outside, if it is known that it was written by Master Shi, and it is reported to the palace, I am afraid that everyone will think that he has defected to the enemy and committed treason, which is a big crime." ”

Fu Yunhuang gritted his teeth and said fiercely. "He didn't even want his life for that woman, how many disgusting things the county lord did at the beginning, can't he remember?"

The crowd didn't dare to say anything, but they listened to her continue, "Put the letter away, don't let others know about it, and even kill the person who sent the letter, you have to do it seamlessly." ”

"Yes."

After Cuiyun received the order, she saw her shining in the bronze mirror and showing an eerie smile. There was a bit of hideousness on her beautiful face, "No one can stand in my way, how much effort did it take me to become his fiancée." ”

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The ice gradually melted, and the people around them also dragged their families to leave here, for fear of flooding again in the warm spring, they were used to it, and did not believe that the floods of the past few years could be eliminated together.

On this day, Lian Zhi'er stood on the top of the mountain, and the cool wind blew on her face, and there was no longer the feeling of a knife cutting, and even the wounds on her body were healed. There is no scarring at all.

She only watched the flow of people on Qianmo from afar, and couldn't help but think of the fact that every spring, the people of Beiliang also dragged their tents and lived in pursuit of water and grass, and even the royal court moved out.

It was when she was most happy, but now she can't go back.

Just when she was in a daze, a warm cloak fell on her shoulder, very warm.

Before she could turn her head, she heard Ruan Lu's deep voice coming, with a little hoarseness, "The wind is hard here, don't hurt your body." ”

Lian Zhi'er turned her head slowly, there was no hostility, no hatred, just faintly, "Just watching them move, I feel like it in my heart." ”

Ruan Lu stretched out his hand and rubbed her cheek, "Let's go, this son has found a horse to come over, let's go and take a look in the distance, I heard that some rabbits have run out of the mountains, let's hunt them all back." ”

He knew that what she was best at was riding and shooting, and seeing that she had been cowardly these days, he specialized in such a clumsy way to please her.

Lian Zhi'er suddenly smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, as innocent as a child, "Okay." ”

Ruan Lu was so happy to see her like this, and he was even happier than the treasures in the world, the rabbit was bought and put by someone he ordered, it was all Fushuang's idea, it seems that he has to be rewarded with a good life, Fushuang is.

Ruan Lu personally carried her on the horse, and then sat behind her, her thin body was tightly leaning against his chest, and the two of them were so intimate.

"Sit down." He whispered softly in her ear, the heat of his breath hitting her ear, "Don't fall." ”

He tightened his rope and kicked the horse's belly, and the horse flew like an arrow from a bow to the distant woods, and the horse's hooves splashed countless snows. Startled the birds in the trees.

When the pedestrians on the road saw two people, they couldn't help but pause, thinking that the two people who came down from the sky were actually in this barren mountain and wild place.

Soon arrived at a wood, Ruan Lu picked her off the horse, gently put her on the ground, and gave her the bow and arrows, "Let's see who shoots more, if you win, just promise another person one thing, are you willing." ”

Lian Zhi'er was in a rare good mood, and immediately smiled, "I will never lose to you." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a hare running out of the bushes, and was about to shoot it with an arrow, when another arrow flew past her ear, and then pierced the hare's body.

Lian Zhi'er put down the bow in his hand a little dejectedly, but listened to his voice slowly and leisurely, "Do you still say such big things?" ”

Soon another rabbit ran out, but it became the bag of Lianzhi'er.

But Nguyen Luc is very good at archery. In a short time he shot five, but Lian Zhi'er only had two.

At this time, one of them came out from behind the tree, Ruan Lu only looked at it and didn't shoot, turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile, "This one is rewarding you, you said that this son bullied you in this world." ”

Even Zhi'er didn't even have a bow, but said with a smile, "These rabbits cost His Royal Highness a lot of silver!" ”

Ruan Lu was stunned, "How do you know, but this world has underestimated you." ”

Lian Zhi'er's dark eyes flashed, and he seemed to smile a little, "This rabbit is not afraid of seeing people, but he is afraid that he will hit the bow and arrow, how can it be that he grew up in the mountains and forests." ”

Ruan Lu was overjoyed for a while, but he forgot about it, and secretly hated Fu Shuang in his heart that he was more reliable than doing things, and he would have to be better to rectify him when he went back.

Lian Zhi'er only tied the rabbits with straw, and seemed to have no intention of hunting.

Ruan Lu said unhappily, "No matter what, we have to divide the winner and loser, we have a gambling contract anyway." ”

Lian Zhi'er didn't even raise his head, only tied the rabbit with one mind, "His Royal Highness the Prince has won, what do you want?" Or do I want to say yes to something? ”

Ruan Lu never thought that she would compromise so easily, so he hurriedly dropped the things in his hand, walked over and grabbed her shoulders, and said hurriedly, "You are not allowed to lie to me, do you really promise anything?" ”

Lian Zhi'er just nodded and didn't say a word.

Ruan Lu only felt that he had said less, and he only wished that there were 10,000 things waiting for her to agree, and finally after careful consideration, he finally gritted his teeth and said slowly, "You go back to Beijing with me, are you willing?" ”

There was nervousness in his eyes, as if he was afraid that she would regret it, and even his fingertips trembled a little.