It wasn't until it was dark outside that the people in the house came back tired.

Zhenying was the first to enter the house angrily, and when she saw Lian Zhi'er, she scolded with her head and face, "The shameless little prostitute is silent all day long, like a gourd with a sawing mouth, I didn't expect to hold back such a big ambition, and I was the first to come up, and I actually made such a means of doing it." ”

The person who followed him sneered, "It's a pity that I kicked the iron plate, and I deserved twenty lashes, if I were her, I would have no face to live a long time ago, and I would have died if I hit my head." ”

Lian Zhi'er's eyes were extremely bright, and there was a solemnity in her voice, "I didn't seduce anyone. ”

"I don't dare to admit it yet!"

"You Beiliang people are really shameless!"

The women began to talk in a sour tone or with sarcasm.

At this moment, Qingqi slammed the door and came in, and she listened to it outside the window, and just entered the door, she stiffened her neck and shouted, "You are embarrassed to say such things, don't you talk about climbing high branches behind your back, don't think that others don't know." Besides, Lian'er doesn't have such a mind at all, with her appearance, if she really wants to seduce, where can she still be whipped. ”

The women were indignant. But he didn't believe that Lian Zhi'er didn't do anything like that.

Lian Zhi'er was originally in the first place, and when he saw that there was a lot of trouble, he swore to the sky, "If I have other thoughts, just let me be destroyed by heaven and earth." ”

However, as soon as her words fell, she heard the sound of the door slamming outside the door, but heard a man's voice coming, "Miss Lian'er is in the house?" I am His Royal Highness's little servant Fushuang, and I have something to say to the girl. Your Highness gave you something and asked the servant to bring it to you. ”

When they heard this, their faces turned different. That Zhenying's face was even more angry, and it was not easy to attack if she only snorted coldly.

Lian Zhi'er only heard the words "His Royal Highness the Prince", and only felt depressed in his chest, and he couldn't breathe, and his little face became more and more snow-white.

Qingqi was very happy, and volunteered, "I'll take a look, you just have to rest." If you work hard, Your Royal Highness is afraid that you will be distressed. ”

After speaking, she went to open the door, but saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy standing at the door, dressed in brocade clothes and hanging gold and jade around his waist.

Qingqi deliberately said loudly, "Lian'er is recuperating from her injuries, and it is the same if you have anything to say to me." ”

"I'm sorry, His Royal Highness the Prince told me to say it in front of Miss Lian'er." Fushuang scratched his head helplessly. Then he shouted loudly, "Girl, my Royal Highness ordered the servants to deliver medicine to you, and then tell you that you are beautiful and will marry a noble son-in-law in the coming year, and please respect yourself in the future, don't hook up everywhere, it's out of character." Today, His Royal Highness is just a small punishment, and please remember today's lesson. ”

Lian Zhi'er only felt the "buzzing" sound in his head, and the sparks in his eyes burst out.

Where did he come to Mingren to deliver medicine, it was clear that he was going to confirm her crime, and he did it on purpose, just to embarrass her.

Suddenly, everyone in the room looked at Lian Zhi'er with disdain, and someone snorted coldly, "I'm still swearing here, and I'm not afraid of retribution, can't even His Royal Highness rely on you?" It's shameless. ”

Qing Qiqi trembled all over, stepped out of the door with only one foot, and then pulled Fushuang into the snow not far away, and asked, "I don't even like your family who is so beautiful, what kind of girl does he like?" You tell me about it! ”

Fushuang coughed a little embarrassed, "The matter of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, we minions dare not talk about it." ”

Qingqi originally counted on Lian Zhi'er, but not only did he not save the two of them from the fire, but he turned out to be true. But suddenly thought of something, slapped his head and said, "I forgot, your family once used a ten-mile dowry to marry the lord of Beiliang, I don't know what she looks like?!" Is it as good-looking as I was born? ”

At the mention of the county lord of Beiliang, Fushuang's hairs stood up.

But he had seen the Beiliang county lord, at that time she looked like a hanged ghost, saying shocking words, it was the time when Lian Zhi'er went to withdraw from his relatives and was bumped into by him, and he had a nightmare for half a year, and he begged for Buddha and burned incense to get better.

"Not as good-looking as you." He swore that "any woman in the world is a hundred times stronger than her." ”

Qingqi laughed at this time, "Then does His Royal Highness the Prince of your family like me?" ”

Fushuang didn't expect to meet such a woman who didn't care about anything today, so he only looked her up and down, but saw that she was a black crow with good hair, only a black braid, with a long face and a thin figure, although not very beautiful, but with a clever energy.

"My family's vision is very strange, and I ask this girl to break this thought."

"Then you can help me, when I become the woman of your family, this girl will also promote you." She smiled slowly, "How?" ”

Fushuang couldn't cry or laugh, this girl was so angry, the red-mouthed and white-toothed white wolf was here with empty gloves, but she had to hand her the medicine bottle in her hand, and she didn't have time to leave. I just hurried away.

Qingqi went back to the house unhappy, but saw that everyone was already busy with their own affairs, only Lian Zhi'er hugged the quilt, and his face was pale as if he had seen a ghost.

She only thought that those people were talking nonsense again, so she sat busily beside Lian Zhi'er's bed and comforted, "Don't be annoyed, I will definitely want them to know in the future, we are not easy to mess with." Wait for us to climb the high branches......"

Qingqi was talking, but suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly handed over the fine porcelain bottle in his hand, "This is given to you by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, it must be an excellent ointment, I will help you rub the medicine." ”

"No need." There was a hint of excitement in Lian Zhi'er's voice, "You take it, don't let me see it again." ”

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At night, it was snowing heavily like cotton wool, and even the branches didn't sleep well, only nightmares, and I didn't know how many hours I slept before I was woken up.

Everyone only went to the kitchen to finish their work, and then their hungry stomachs rumbled, but they only got some rice porridge and hard steamed buns, and the porridge only caught a few grains of rice when the chopsticks went down.

Lian Zhi'er was gobbling it up, but saw the grandmother Sun patting the residual snow on her body, and then stomped on the residual snow on her feet on the kitchen floor, "Eat quickly, and I will go to clean the yard for His Royal Highness the Prince in a while." I was thinking about what was crooked and heretical, so I took it in my heart as soon as possible, and if I did something shameless again, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people. ”

When she said this, her eyes fell on Lian Zhi'er like a hook, and it was obvious that these words were said to her.

The other women also looked at her with sarcasm on their faces, but they also added a little fear in their hearts, and naturally they didn't dare to be too blatant, this grandma Sun is not a person to be messed with.

Lian Zhi'er was afraid that she would run into Ruan Lu, so she hurriedly said respectfully, "Mama, if you don't worry, do you have any other errands for the slave?" If you don't go, just don't go! But there are clothes to wash, or kitchen ......"

Now it's freezing and snowing, if you go to wash your clothes again, won't your hands freeze! Isn't this self-defeating?

Qingqi hurriedly poked her shoulder behind him, and said in a low voice, "Are you crazy?" ”

Mama Sun was also stunned, and immediately looked at her with a suspicious face.

But that Zhenying hurriedly said, "Mama don't promise her, who knows what crooked thoughts she has, she is not by your side, but I am afraid that she will make some trouble again." ”

Grandma Sun nodded in agreement and sneered, "Follow me, you can't go anywhere." ”

She then took them to Ruan Lu's courtyard. Na Zhenying left for a while, but changed into a clean and decent shirt.

Everyone was wearing tattered cotton clothes, and there were not many sews and patches on her body, but I saw that she was wearing a bright red dress, lined with the white snow, and she stood out more and more in the crowd.

In this bitter cold place, there are originally few things, so naturally it is not as good as the capital.

The overseer here ordered the best yard to be vacated, and there were scattered pieces of furniture that filled the house, which was considered complete.

There was a plum tree in his yard that bloomed in the cold wind, and its rouge petals trembled in the wind, making it look more and more arrogant when it took advantage of the snow on the trunk.

The crowd was divided only with brooms and shovels and the like.

At this time, there were already overseers waiting outside the courtyard, all wearing leather robes, but they were still trembling, but they did not dare to complain. Presumably, it was just dawn now, and Ruan Lu had not yet gotten up.

Lian Zhi'er was wearing nothing more than a pair of shoes. After standing in the snow for a while, he was already soaked, and Leng Cen Cen seemed to be in pain as if he was stepping directly on the ice.

She was looking down to shovel the snow, but she felt that her robe was sinking, and she only looked up, but saw that her blue-gray cotton skirt was covered with snow. And the culprit was Qingqi beside her, who actually splashed all the snow full of shovels on her body.

Lian Zhi'er only felt a little helpless, but saw that Qingqi's head had already turned, and even the people who were clearing the snow looked at a person who had just come out of the house.

saw Ruan Lu wearing a fox fur cloak, and the fox's fur was red like a sunset, almost dazzling. But it seems more and more that his eyebrows are like distant mountains, he is handsome, but he is a good person.

Lian Zhi'er grabbed the shovel handle in her hand when she entered Beijing, and the nails on her hand were almost embedded in the pine wood, but she didn't seem to feel any pain.

She looked at the stunned crowd, only to feel a little ridiculous, sure enough, they were all shallow-eyed, only looking at his skin is good, but it is not the evil he hides in his bones.

"Greetings to the prince...... Zhen Ying came back to her senses first, and hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Everyone also hurriedly saluted, and Lian Zhi'er knelt on the ground with everyone, her miserable little white face almost clinging to the cold snow, as if she was very afraid that Ruan Lu would find out that she was here, and take the opportunity to make trouble.

Ruan Lu didn't look at everyone, but said lightly, "Get up." ”

After speaking, he walked straight to the plum tree, stretched out his hand and folded a branch, twisted it in his hand, and played with it carefully. The red plum blossom swirled in his fingers. It added a little more ripple.

Everyone couldn't help but be obsessed with it, and they just wanted to become the plum blossom in his hand.

Lian Zhi'er was closest to the plum tree, and he could almost smell the incense on his body that looked like musk deer, like sandalwood but not sandalwood. She was about to pick up the shovel that she had placed on the ground, but she heard his voice come clearly from her side.

"You are staring at the flowers in the hands of this son like this, but do you want to?" His voice was very faint, but it was clearly a little cool.

Lian Zhi'er only thought that who among them had crossed the rules, anyway, she kept her head down, and she couldn't rely on herself. He didn't care.

Who knew that the surroundings were quiet, after all, when the prince asked, he naturally had to reply.

However, when she raised her head in astonishment, she saw all kinds of strange eyes falling on her face, and even Ruan Lu looked at her directly, as if he wanted to see her through a few transparent holes.

She was a little inexplicable, but she didn't know how to reply for a while.

"The slave maid didn't look at it, His Royal Highness the Prince misunderstood." After she finished speaking, she bit her lip stubbornly, "Besides, the slave is low." How dare you ask for your flowers. ”

"It's really a duplicitous, can this son still rely on you?" He walked over slowly, even though he smiled faintly, but there was clearly a teasing in his eyes that she often saw, "Since you are so thirsty, this son of the world will reward you with pity when he sees you pitiful." ”

Lian Zhi'er only had an epiphany at this time, it was obvious that he was attacking him, how could she refute his words as a small slave of mustard beans.

The grandmother Sun was frightened from the sidelines, and hurriedly came over to laugh with her, "Where is this worthy of coveting your things, the old slave will go back and reprimand her." ”

Ruan Lu didn't look at her from beginning to end, his dark and deep gaze fell straight on Lian Zhi'er's face, with mockery, "Come here." ”

"Your Highness." She stepped on the remnants of snow all over the ground and walked over slowly.

However, Ruan Lu didn't give her the flower, but smiled softly, "This son will bring it to you personally." ”

After saying that, he really inserted the paper plum in her sideburns, and the fragrance between his sleeves filled her snort, she couldn't help but tremble, and her big eyes were more helpless.

"Alright."

Lian Zhi'er hurriedly took a few steps back, just eager to pick up the shovel on the ground and run.

The women around were all envious and jealous, but they heard Ruan Lu continue, "Among these women, you are really the best, and you are a hundred times stronger than others, no wonder you are bolder than others." ”

These words are tantamount to putting Lian Zhi'er on the charcoal fire, and the rest of the women really looked at Lian Zhi'er coldly, especially Zhen Ying, she was originally better than everyone else, and she thought that she could overshadow Lian Zhi'er, but now when she heard such words, she just wanted to peel Lian Zhi'er's bones and skin.

"Thank you Your Highness for your praise, the slave and maid are ashamed and dare not be, and the slave and maid will not dare to have other thoughts in the future, otherwise the heavens and the earth will be destroyed."

When she said the words "Heaven and earth will be destroyed". There was a hint of complexity in his eyes, but he continued, "This son is a little thirsty, you go and serve a cup of tea." ”

Lian Zhi'er took a deep breath, then turned around and entered the house, poured boiling water from the kettle on the stove, made tea himself, and carefully held it in front of him.

She lowered her eyebrows and said respectfully, "His Royal Highness, please drink tea." ”

Ruan Lu only stretched out his hand, but did not pick up the teacup, but directly grabbed her wrist.

He deliberately staggered his body, blocking it with his wide sleeves, so that no one could see anything.

Lian Zhi'er wanted to break free, and desperately pulled his hand back, but he was afraid that he would fall off the teacup. And at this moment, I saw Ruan Lu pull violently, and she planted her whole person in front. She fell into his arms in an instant, her cheek pressed against his chest.

And the teacup, after splashing both of them, fell into the snow.

Everyone was shocked, but sneers kept coming, and everyone naturally thought that Lian Zhi'er deliberately seduced Ruan Lu, and it was really a thief who was not dead, and he was so arrogant.

She hurriedly came out of his arms, the tea soaking through her clothes, and the hot tea faintly emitted a white mist.

"Presumptuous ......" The grandmother was so frightened that she hurriedly rushed over and reprimanded Lian Zhi'er.

"The slave is guilty." Lian Zhi'er knew that her future days would be even more difficult.

"That's it, this girl is also unintentional, don't embarrass her." Ruan Lu was not angry at all, and there was a smile on his face, "This son of the world gives you a chance to atone for your sins, and go into the house to serve this son to change clothes." ”

In the complicated eyes of everyone, they saw two people entering the house one after the other.

However, when she entered the house, Lian Zhi'er felt a hot air sweeping over, and suddenly her forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but she looked straight at Ruan Lu, "I'm already like this, why are you still unwilling to let me go?" If it was because of what my brother and I did, we would have paid enough price. ”

"It's not enough." His tone grew sharper and sharper.

"Why not enough? You are so angry, could it be that you really loved me in the first place?! ”

As soon as her words fell, he strangled her chin fiercely, and his eyes were bloodshot, "What you are, you are also worthy of the likes of this world!" ”

Lian Zhi'er's tone gradually weakened, like a wounded cat, and made a final plea, "Let me go, here I can always wait until the day when I am pardoned, there is a person who owes me an explanation, as long as I see him, His Royal Highness the Prince will immediately ask for my life." ”

"You want to see Shi Dye?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for him, and as long as I pay him back one thing, I won't owe each other."

Ruan Lu's face became more and more ugly, and it took a long time before he sneered, "No wonder the Beiliang County Lord, who used to be high up and only shouting every day, can endure the humiliation and burden to this day, even the scolding of those lowly people." ”

Lian Zhi'er took a deep breath, and there seemed to be something calm in her dark eyes, and there was no clarity in the past.

"When I see him, my life will be your Highness's, and whether I live or die is at your disposal. Please leave me a way to live now. ”

He sneered, "Why do you think this son will agree?!" ”

"I was racing horses in the royal yard that year, and my horse had a leg injury, but I didn't say anything about it. If I choose any more horses, I'll win you. Just because my horseback riding skills are among the best in Beiliang, I have never lost to anyone. ”