The river has completely melted away, only the occasional floating ice, and the cold winter that has been rare for decades has passed, and even the chilblains on Zhi'er's hands have gradually healed.

She sat by the river, only looking at the aquatic plants in the river, and was stunned.

"I miss the time when we were first exiled here, we were embarrassed everywhere, and we survived like bedbugs." A familiar voice came from behind him.

Lian Zhi'er didn't turn his head to know who was coming, "It's all over, and no one is bullying us anymore." ”

"At that time, we were like sisters, but now we are so unfamiliar." Qingqi tugged at the corners of his lips, "My brother died on the way to exile, he died three years ago, but I only know about it now." ”

"Condolences." Lian Zhi'er didn't know what to say, and in the end it was just these two heavy words.

"Why should I mourn, for the murderer of my brother has not yet been punished?" She turned her head, "County Lord, I remember this life." ”

Hearing her call herself like this, she didn't feel a trace of surprise, and she knew that the old love between the two people had broken up.

And at this moment, she saw Qingqi, who was originally behind her, pounce on her and jumped into the cold water.

Lian Zhi'er didn't guard against her for this, but only reached out to pull her, but grabbed a handful.

She struggled desperately in the lake, shouting, "Help, Lian'er wants to harm me, she wants to harm me......"

At that moment, she heard footsteps behind her, waiting for her to look back. But I saw a bunch of eunuchs coming, and the person at the head was Ruan Lu, wearing official robes, and his black hair was tied up with a jade crown.

He looked at Qingqi who was still fluttering in his hand, and his face changed suddenly.

And Fushuang beside him had already rushed over and jumped into the water to fish out Qingqi who was gradually sinking to the bottom.

Those little guys didn't care about the etiquette, and hurriedly pulled up the Fushuang who carried Qingqi ashore, and for a while people turned on their backs, making a lot of trouble.

Lian Zhi'er just stood there quietly. Seeing everyone pressing Qingqi's chest, when all the river water she swallowed was spit out, her long eyelashes like butterfly wings trembled slightly.

Qingqi, who had just woken up, fell at Lian Zhi'er's feet and begged bitterly, "Please don't kill me, don't kill me, will you spare me?!" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, who didn't know now that this Qingqi was Ruan Lu's favorite woman, and a cheap maid actually wanted to murder her.

Everyone didn't dare to speak, after all, this was Ruan Lu's private matter.

And at this moment, he saw that Fushuang was almost viciously looking at Lian Zhi'er, and there was anger in his voice, "You don't have anything, why can't you tolerate her like this?" You ......"

As soon as he said this, he saw that Ruan Lu had already walked up, but seeing him squinting slightly, Na Fu Shuang knew that he was already angry, and he only suppressed all the words in his mouth.

Qingqi didn't seem to end these words easily, and only cried loudly, "I'll let you do everything." Why are you pushing me into the water......"

Ruan Lu went up and wrapped her in his arms, and his hand slowly brushed her neck, outsiders couldn't see anything, but Ruan Lu's thumb was holding her throat tightly.

If she continued, she was afraid that she would be strangled to death by him.

Qingqi was really frightened by the anger in his eyes, and just cried.

Ruan Lu's gaze swept over Lian Zhi'er's body, and a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes, but he was still staring at her with anger.

Lian Zhi'er slowly knelt on the ground, looking frightened, "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World spares his life, and the slave maid just lost his hand for a while." ”

Ruan Lu hugged Qingqi horizontally, his face was full of distress, but he turned to look at Lian Zhi'er and said angrily, "Lock her up, no one is allowed to let her out without the order of this son." ”

Everyone was full of surprise, they just thought that Lian Zhi'er was in a catastrophe today, but they didn't expect Ruan Lu to become such a good character at some point, this can be endured?

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In the firewood room, Lian Zhi'er leaned against the corner of the wall, weaving grasshoppers with wheat leaves, but when she saw her fingers flying, she quickly made most of the lifelike ones.

And at this moment, I saw that the door was pushed open, and it was Shan Qiao who walked in.

But I saw that she was holding a food box in her hand, and her eyes were a little complicated, as if she had something to say.

She opened the food box first, and it turned out to be Lian Zhi'er's favorite meal in the past, and only said, "He asked me to bring it to you." ”

Lian Zhi'er was still weaving her own grasshoppers, "Leave it alone." ”

After Shan Qiao only put everything away, he suddenly spoke, "Do you know why for today's events?" ”

Lian Zhi'er was stunned for a moment, and then pulled the corners of her lips. "Qingqi is just acting in front of him, it's just jealousy."

"You're looking at it too simply." Shan Qiao's gaze was a little complicated, and he slowly spoke, "She is not a fool, and she also knows that she will not get any benefits from such a trouble, but Ruan Lu hates her even more." ”

The wheat straw in Lian Zhi'er's hand suddenly cut her fingers, and blood gushed out. "Why?"

"Because Ruan Lu is not the person she calculates today, it is Fushuang." Shan Qiao's eyes were heavy, "Fushuang is the person next to Ruan Lu, if he hates you, you will suffer a big loss." ”

Lian Zhi'er put her finger in her mouth, and in an instant a smell of blood filled her.

She suddenly remembered Fushuang's resentful eyes, it seemed that he had a deep affection for Qingqi and said that he was in such a situation.

Shan Qiao's eyes were helpless, and he said slowly after a long time, "They can't stay, and sooner or later they will cause a big disaster." ”

Qingqi took his finger out of his mouth, and there was only a red mark on his finger, "What should I do?" ”

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It was getting dark, and Lian Zhi'er leaned against the window and slowly fell asleep.

In a trance, she was beaten and hugged horizontally, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Ruan Lu's angular chin.

"Why is His Royal Highness here?"

"You did a stupid thing, and it was useful for that woman to keep it, and it wouldn't do us any good to kill her." His voice was hoarse, but there was no trace of anger.

Lian Zhi'er gritted her teeth and said slowly. "His Royal Highness the Prince believes me, I didn't harm her, she jumped off by herself."

Ruan Lu was stunned for a moment, and only walked outside with her in his arms, while looking at her pale cheeks, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Whatever you say, I believe it in this world." ”

Lian Zhi'er laughed, and only lay meekly on his chest, letting him hold her tightly.

"Actually, I hope you deliberately pushed her down, so that I would think you were jealous." He sighed, feigning annoyance, "This son is really disappointed. ”

Lian Zhi'er couldn't help but laugh when he saw that he was still interested in joking, but the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes, with a little coldness.

Soon Ruan Lu carried her back to his room, put her on the couch, looked at her with a bit of complexity in his eyes, and said, "You are annoyed, if you don't deal with you, others will definitely suspect your identity, and then everything will be out of control." ”

Lian Zhi'er nodded, but said, "I'm afraid." ”

Ruan Lu's heart seemed to be shattered by her appearance, and he only looked at her, his eyes were like the vast sea, "I will definitely protect you, as long as you stay by my side." ”

Lian Zhi'er's tears slowly fell, "Yes." ”

But in her heart. But there were bursts of sneers, I didn't expect him to have such a deep affection, he was really pitiful than himself.

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Ruan Lu has been busy with official affairs for the past few days, but he will soon return to the capital, and the document from the capital says that Shi Ran is actually coming over.

Ruan Lu always felt that something was wrong, after all, Sun Sheng's matter involved his father in the first place, and he should have avoided danger, but why did he ask for an order to come to this desolate place?

Ruan Lu subconsciously felt that he was here for Lian Zhi'er, but Shi Ran was such a kind of affectionate person, how could he have affection for women?

He only closed the letter, and when he looked up, he saw Lian Zhi'er standing beside him, and she saw the content of the letter.

The two of them were silent, as if they had become a taboo between the two of them, as if they would hurt each other when they mentioned it.

"Is he coming?" It took a long time for Lian Zhi'er to slowly speak.

Ruan Lu cleared his throat, and then nodded slowly, "Well, I'm afraid I'll meet you on the road." ”

Lian Zhi'er nodded, the corners of her lips moved slightly, and she didn't say anything.

Ruan Lu's dark eyes were a little jealous, and he pulled her into his arms, looking straight at her, not letting go of the slightest expression on her face.

"Do you still love him?"

Lian Zhi'er smiled lightly, "I am now a person from His Royal Highness the Prince, how can I think about others?" ”

She didn't answer his words, she just said such a sentence, but Ruan Lu didn't think about it, she only felt infinite joy in her heart, and even Mei Yujian had an endless smile, "Okay." ”

His lips were about to fall on her cheek. saw Lian Zhi'er tilt his head slightly, but he avoided it.

There was already a hint of displeasure on Ruan Lu's face.

Lian Zhi'er slowly stood up from his arms and said with a smile, "The moonlight outside is so good, let's go out and have a look?" ”

Ruan Lu looked through the screen window, and sure enough, he saw that the moonlight in spring was warm, so he was also a little interested, "It's up to you." ”

Lian Zhi'er went out of the yard with him, but went directly to the backyard, but saw that the willows full of trees already had new leaves, and even the birds had made new nests with spring mud.

The two of them walked, and the moonlight stretched the shadows of the two people for a long time.

And when I walked into Qingqi's house, I faintly heard the woman's crying inside, like a cat, which made people feel worried.

After Qingqi landed in the lake that day, he caught the wind and cold, and he kept the door closed in the house, so he had to recuperate.

Ruan Lu felt extremely disgusted when he saw her, and was about to pull Lian Zhi'er to leave, but a low man's voice came out. "Don't cry, I know you're wronged."

Ruan Lu's face turned pale in an instant, even the hand holding Lian Zhi'er froze, his teeth clenched, and even his breathing became heavy.

The voice Lian Zhi'er was very familiar, and it was Fushuang.

At this time, the spring breeze blew a corner of the window screen, and the two saw the figures snuggling up to each other in the house at a glance.

Lian Zhi'er's face was blue and purple, and she was about to scream, but Ruan Lu quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from making the slightest sound.

Ruan Lu stood with her for a long time, but there was a low voice in the house, although she couldn't hear it clearly, it was obvious that Fushuang was comforting Qingqi, until the lights in the house went out, Ruan Lu took her hand and returned to his room.

When she arrived in the house, Lian Zhi'er felt that her body was already cold, and she broke away from the hand that was being held by Ruan Lu, but saw that there were a few bruises on it, which were actually grabbed by him.

She poured a cup of tea in front of him, but Ruan Lu reached out to take it and slammed it on the ground.

Lian Zhi'er was still standing there, her face was a little pale, "Why didn't His Royal Highness the Prince dispose of them, after all, Qingqi is your nominal concubine." ”

Ruan Lu laughed, but there was so coldness in his eyes, "Her life and death have nothing to do with me, Fushuang has followed me since I was a child, I didn't expect to do such a ridiculous thing, it's really disappointing." ”

Only then did Lian Zhi'er realize that she and Shan Qiao had underestimated the weight of Fushuang in Ruan Lu's heart. Then he smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince is angry. ”

Ruan Lu stood up abruptly and looked straight at her, his eyes could almost spew fire, "But what is even more angry in this world is that even you are calculating me, everything today is arranged by you?" ”

He was so smart that he was even wary of her, and she knew that she could no longer hide it from him, so she only smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince knows everything." ”

Ruan Lu's eyes were filled with endless pain. "Yes, this son of the world can figure it out, I thought you would at least tell me about it directly, but you still hid it from me, and then calculated behind my back."

"Slaves and maids are at the disposal of His Royal Highness." Lian Zhi'er slowly knelt down, and even her voice trembled.

Ruan Lu saw that the broken porcelain of the tea bowl was beside her, for fear of hurting her, but he still gritted his teeth and dragged her up, "Go out, this world has something to do." ”

Lian Zhi'er nodded. Slowly returned to his room.

She lit the candle in the room, and there was no tear in her dark eyes, "Ruan Lu, you also know that it is not good to be calculated, I will let you suffer in my life." ”

She smiled, but like a ghost, but there was endless hatred in her eyes, she still remembered her brother, who shot an arrow through his throat that day, and it was he who had harmed herself to this point.

"Ruan Lu, you will never be my opponent, because I see the love in your eyes." She smiled, tears slowly flowing from her laughing eyes, "So you're destined to lose to me." ”

For several days, Lian Zhi'er never saw Ruan Lu. He never let her go in to serve, and she was very comfortable, only bored in the room by herself, only practicing calligraphy on the table.

Shan Qiao came to look at her, with a bit of remorse in his eyes, "If I knew this, I wouldn't have to calculate her like this, but I didn't expect to get you in, but now it's a bad thing." ”

Lian Zhi'er laughed, but there was endless coldness in her eyes, "It's nothing." ”

Shan Qiao said, "These days of serving him, he gets angry every day, and sometimes he is angry with himself, presumably because he wants to come to you, but he can't pull his face." ”

How painful is he? Lian Zhi'er smiled.

And at this moment, seeing that the sky outside was gradually darkening, Lian Zhi'er was about to turn the lamp, but saw someone knocking on the door outside.

Lian Zhi'er walked over, and when he opened the door, he saw Fushuang standing outside the door, with a smile on his face, as in the past, he couldn't see anything, "Say hello to the girl." ”

"What?" Lian Zhi'er also asked with a smile.

"His Royal Highness said that a bonfire was set up by the river tonight, just waiting for the girl to admire her face." He smiled, "The girl must go." Otherwise, His Royal Highness would have to skin the slave when he returned to his son. ”

Lian Zhi'er's refusal was completely blocked by him, and he only nodded in agreement, "His Royal Highness the Prince is the master, and I am a slave, where is there any reason to refuse." ”

Fushuang smiled, "You will be the slave's aunt and grandmother in the future, I'll be busy, and the girl will go after cleaning up in a while." ”

Lian Zhi'er agreed.

And after Fushuang left, Shan Qiao walked out of the house, and said with a worried face, "Don't go, I'm afraid that she and Qingqi are calculating something, and now Qingqi is almost playing with him in the palm of her hand, and she is not letting her calculate." ”

Lian Zhi'er looked out the window, but saw that it was gloomy, and even Haoyue was hidden in the dark clouds, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, today is a blessing or a curse, you have to go and see it." ”

Shan Qiao is not at ease in any way. He just said, "I'll follow you......"

"Not necessarily." Lian Zhi'er's eyes were filled with endless coldness, "I know what to do?" ”

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Ruan Lu has been upset for the past few days, and the people under his face are even more dangerous, just afraid of offending him, and live carefully every day.

Today, he didn't come back until dark, and he still went to Lian Zhi'er's house uncontrollably, but when he saw that the lights inside were not burning, he couldn't help frowning.

He regretted a little that he shouldn't have lost his temper that day, and now that the two of them have made trouble in such a field, it will not end well for anyone.

All these days he had been waiting for her to find one, even if he didn't say anything to make amends, as long as she stood in front of him, he could do everything she did, even if she calculated him.

Could it be that she went to bed so early?

Just when Ruan Lu was hesitating to pull down his face and go in to take a look, he saw Mama Xia running over in a hurry, her face was pale and she looked out of breath.

Ruan Lu was stunned for a moment, only felt a pain in his heart, as if he expected something bad to happen, and only frowned and asked, "When." ”

"Lian'er ......" her face was very weird, with a little embarrassment, and she seemed embarrassed to say, "Lian'er, she ......"

Ruan Lu was so anxious that he could only shout angrily, "How is she?" Don't you want to say it soon? ”

"Lian'er mixed up with your little servant, was caught, I don't know what to do with it, and I asked His Royal Highness the Prince to send it down." Na Xia Mama gritted her teeth before she said this.

Ruan Lu only felt a buzzing in his ears, and he didn't seem to believe her absurd words at all. "What nonsense, don't you want to die? dared to spread rumors in front of the son of this world. ”

"The old slave doesn't dare." Looking at Ruan Lu's blood-red eyes, she trembled with fright, "I've been caught, you go and take a look." ”