Sure enough, on the second day, the rest of the people were called over, and they only said that each of them should cook a dish for His Royal Highness, and if it was done well, they could stay.

Everyone thought that they had no hope, but they didn't expect to have such an opportunity. I only bothered to cook in the kitchen, and I just wanted to make the emperor's imperial meal.

Everyone didn't know Ruan Lu's preferences, but thinking that a person like him who came from a luxurious family was used to big fish and meat in Beijing in the past, and he must have suffered a lot here these days, so he only desperately stared at the meat and fishy things, and almost fought for the blood flow.

Even Zhi'er didn't bother to pay attention to it, only shredded meat fried shredded potatoes.

And when Lian Zhi'er was in Beiliang, he rode a horse all day long, and he didn't bring his attendants, and it was common for him not to return to the royal court for three or two days. She can do anything outside, especially when it comes to cooking, which is the wild vegetables on the roadside, and she can dig them out to make delicious dishes.

She was afraid that Ruan Lu would choose herself, so she deliberately put more oil and salt, but after all, the foundation was there, even if she tried her best, she looked really good.

Those who had already done it were busy bringing the meal to the table.

Lian Zhi'er was hesitating to do it again, but when she turned around, she heard a woman's sobbing sound next to her.

She turned around, but saw that it was Xiaowen crying with a low head, and it turned out that the fried quail she had carefully prepared had gone bad. The black plate looked like a few iron lumps.

Lian Zhi'er took her shredded potatoes over and shook them in front of her, "Let's change them, how about it?" ”

When Xiaowen heard this, she was overjoyed and hurriedly took it, for fear that Lian Zhi'er would regret it.

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The six women waited one by one in turn, while Ruan Lu sat unhurriedly at the table. Glancing at the six dishes, there seemed to be something flowing in his dark eyes.

But seeing his slender fingers clutching the chopsticks in his hand, everyone quietly raised their heads, only holding their breath, begging for his chopsticks to stop in front of their own dish.

Qingqi was serving by his side, but he was like a master, and without waiting for Ruan Lu to speak, he said aggressively, "What is this fried thing, and it is also worthy of being brought up to hinder the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, so don't throw it out quickly." ”

Lian Zhi'er breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and was about to step forward to hold the plate and quickly hide out, but saw Ruan Lu's chopsticks stop on the fried quail, and then clamped it hard.

That Xiaowen is really powerful, that quail is as hard as a brick, how can he move.

Ruan Lu's brows furrowed tightly, and then he let out a long sigh of relief.

Then everyone saw the most incredible scene with their own eyes. But seeing that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, who was noble and extraordinary, and did not drink it, he actually grabbed a black thing with his hand, and then took a sip, and said calmly with a face, "This plate is good, and the person who does it will stay." ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, no one expected that His Royal Highness the Prince would be so intriguing.

Only then did Lian Zhi'er realize that she was smart but was mistaken by being smart, where would others dare to bring such a plate of things, only she, a person who was bent on staying away from Ruan Lu, would do such a thing.

She finally resigned herself to her fate, knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully, "His Royal Highness Xie Shizi." ”

And at this moment, Xiaowen's expression suddenly became nervous, but she saw her kneeling on the ground with a "plop", "Your Royal Highness, this dish is made by the slave maid, and Lian'er has to change it, and the shredded potatoes are fried by her." ”

Lian Zhi'er said gratefully, "The slave doesn't dare to hide it, she did it." ”

"Oh? Is it? Ruan Lu's voice was not happy or angry, but he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of shredded potatoes, tasted it, and then said in an extremely frank voice, "Such delicious shredded potatoes, I'm afraid that even the gods can't make them, so you will stay in the future." ”

How delicious it is, it can make Ruan Lu, who is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, say such a thing.

After saying that, he didn't look at everyone's expressions, turned around and went out.

Everyone was still dumbfounded, but they hurriedly pinched a potato, put it in their mouths, and the salty people felt that the throat was on fire, and the fried quail was as bitter as coptis.

Only then did everyone understand that the prince was just opening his eyes and talking nonsense, but he was biased to such a situation, just to leave Lian Zhi'er.

And Qingqi also clearly understood, only thinking that Ruan Lu was for her words yesterday, but he didn't expect him to take it to heart like this, and his heart was suddenly full of joy.

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Since he was going to serve Ruan Lu, he naturally had to move to his courtyard.

When Lian Zhi'er went back to pack her futon, the rest of the women all looked at her with envy and jealousy, and only said something sourly.

But she didn't have the slightest sense of joy, she only numbly packed up her things.

Qingqi was full of joy to help her clean up, and only focused on the benefits of Ruan Lu, in her heart, Ruan Lu seemed to have become a god-like figure.

However, when Lian Zhi'er put his hand into the gap between the pillows, he touched the coldness of a patch, not the hot temperature.

In an instant, her heart was half cold, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and then she bit the pillow with her white teeth, and forcibly tore off the hemp with her hands. As the blood on her teeth was dripping, she saw that there was nothing in the yellowed cotton wool that had fallen.

Lian Zhi'er was completely panicked, as if the most important thing in her life slipped through her fingers, which was the reason for her to live, but she still lost it.

Her eyes were red, and she went up and grabbed one of the women by the shoulder. There was also a bit of poignancy in his voice, "Where's the thing?" Where is the stuff? ”

The people in the room were frightened by her appearance, and the woman hurriedly said, "What nonsense are you talking about, I didn't take anything from you." ”

Qingqi then remembered that she had given her jade pendant to Zhenying, who had been locked up for the past few days, and had happened to have experienced so many things, and had forgotten all of them.

She hurriedly pulled Lian Zhi'er outside the house, and said in a voice full of guilt, "Don't worry about telling you, I gave Zhenying that jade pendant of yours, I just want to change clothes with her......"

Before she finished her words, she saw that Lian Zhi'er had already run in the direction of Ruan Lu's house.

Zhen Ying just added a cup of Biluo Spring Tea, and only brewed it a few times before bringing it to Ruan Lu.

Ruan Lu was writing in front of the table, Zhen Ying couldn't help but feel a little more throbbing in his heart when he looked at him, just thinking that being able to serve such a person was actually a blessing in this life. And the wound on his head has not yet healed, only wrapped in gauze, faintly oozing blood, and he is unaware.

"Your Royal Highness, please use tea." She said in a delicate voice, and then brought the tea with both hands.

Ruan Lu didn't raise his eyes, and was stretching out his hand to take the tea, but saw that the door of the room was kicked open suddenly, and then a figure rushed in.

No one in this world dared to kick his door, and suddenly he was furious, and he only looked up, but saw Lianzhi'er's hair in a loose bun. His clothes were crumpled, there were faint blood stains on the corners of his lips, and even his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

He didn't know what was going on for a while, and the anger in his heart had subsided by half, and he asked with a rare concern, "What's wrong with you?" Who bullied you? ”

However, Lian Zhi'er didn't even look at him, walked straight to Zhenying's side, grabbed her tightly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Give me back the things!" ”

Zhenying was a little confused, but she pulled it violently, and the tea in her hand fell, along with the tea bowl, all of which fell on Ruan Lu's clothes.

Ruan Lu was angry and threw the wolf in his hand out violently, splashing ink all over the three of them, his throat moved slightly, and his voice was a little cold, "It's really the opposite." ”

Only then did Lian Zhi'er realize that he had done such a bold thing in a hurry, and he was actually pulling out the tiger's beard, but Ruan Lu was easy to provoke, so he hurriedly took a few steps back and knelt on the ground, "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World forgives his sins." ”

Zhen Ying was also so frightened that the six gods had no master, and she also knelt beside Ruan Lu, not even daring to say anything to beg for mercy.

At this time, Fushuang, who heard the movement, also hurried over, and saw the embarrassed appearance of the three people in the house, and wondered if the three of them were fighting?

"His Royal Highness. What's going on? Fushuang hurriedly went over and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for Ruan Lu.

Ruan Lu stood up, with a cold light in his eyes, and only looked at Lian Zhi'er, "What do you have to say?" Say it, and the son of this world will spare you. ”

Lian Zhi'er took a deep breath and looked up and said, "No." ”

"Then go out together and kneel."

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Lian Zhi'er and Zhenying knelt in the snow, and the cold wind blew on their bodies like knives.

She had already asked about the whereabouts of the jade pendant, and Qingqi only hurried to find Zhao Mane to ask for it.

Zhen Yingqi's face turned pale, and she only scolded angrily, "What are you crazy about, it's just a jade pendant, is it that important?" ”

Lian Zhi'er looked at the turtledove that fell on the dead tree in the distance, and waved his wings desperately, setting off bursts of snow hail. For three years, she had been thinking about Shi Dye, but she found that she had forgotten what he looked like, only that he was such a delicate and dusty person.

And she had that night with him, and he obviously promised to go to Beiliang with her, but he lost his word.

If it weren't for him. She must be in Beiliang now, maybe she has married some iron-clad man in Beiliang, her husband and children, and she has scribbled her life.

Ruan Lu stood by the window, the snow light shining on him through the window, and his face became more and more condensed.

His eyes kept falling on the thin figure outside the window, but he saw her staggering to her knees, as if she could be blown away by the wind at any moment.

This reminded Ruan Lu of the first time he saw her, wearing a Bei Liang skirt and a tassel hat, like the morning glow on the horizon, so dazzling.

Fushuang, who had been standing aside for a long time, cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "The slave has already quietly asked, it was Zhenying who took a piece of jade pendant from Miss Lian'er, and Miss Lian'er was in a hurry to ask her for it, so she collided with you." ”

"Fushuang, I have something to ask you." Ruan Lu's face was calm, and it was impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"The minion must know everything." Fushuang thumped his chest.

"If you are a woman, would you rather marry the son of this world or be a dye?"

When Fushuang heard this, he didn't have time to think about it, so he could only say from his heart, "Naturally, I want to marry His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Oh?" Ruan Lu raised his eyebrows, and there was a trace of waves in his eyes, "Why?" ”

"In terms of identity, you are the eldest princess's sister-in-law, and you also have the blood of the royal family. In terms of status, you are the son of the world. And he's just a scholar. Fu Shuangyue was also excited, and he just wanted to become a woman and marry Ruan Lu, "The most important gold and silver treasure, the money in the bricks of our princess's mansion can be worth his ten lifetimes." ”

Ruan Lu nodded, and finally there was a look of approval in his eyes.

However, Fushuang didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and continued, "There are only minions in the world who think like this, but in the eyes of those women. Shi Gongzi is the one who wants to marry the most, he is like the moon in the sky, and he is an unattainable existence for a lifetime. ”

Ruan Lu's tone was a little displeased, "What is that Shizi?" ”

"No matter how good His Royal Highness is born, he is a person in the world after all, he only calculates others all day long, and he is competitive, but he was overshadowed by Lord Shi in the palace test, and he has been mindful until today......"

When he spoke, he actually revealed Ruan Lu's old scars. Suddenly, Ruan Lu's face sank a little, and he moved his lips, "Get out." ”

Only then did Fushuang realize that he had said the words in his heart unscrupulously for a while, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran away, and only then did he walk to the door, but he heard Ruan Lu's gloomy voice coming, "Let the two kneeling outside go back, this world will feel that it is an eyesore when they look at it, and there is no need for them to come up to serve today, and there is no need to come to the house to thank you." ”

When Fushuang went out to pass on Ruan Lu's words, Zhenying rubbed her frozen numb legs and left angrily.

Lian Zhi'er still stayed where she was, waiting for Qingqi to return.

Seeing that she was wearing such thin, Fushuang had a little unbearable look on her face, so she hurriedly took off the gray squirrel coat on her body, handed it to Lian Zhi'er and said, "The girl should put on some, if you freeze to death, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is afraid that he will feel distressed again." ”

Lian Zhi'er knew that what he said was just comforting words, but she still put the gown on her body, only to feel warmer.

"Qingqi's affairs are bothering you." Lian Zhi'er knew his thoughts about Qingqi, but although he wanted Fushuang to be a domestic servant, he was dignified and kind, and he was not as tall and domineering as Ruan Lu.

"Seeing that Qingqi only has His Royal Highness the Prince in his heart, it seems that my mind is going to fall short after all." Fushuang's grinning face finally had a trace of sadness, "How can I compare with the son of the world as a minion?" Who will marry me? ”

"Why are you so unconfident?" Lian Zhi'er said hurriedly, "In my heart, ten thousand Ruan Lu can't compare to you, if I choose to marry you." ”

"How about this son of the world being in charge and letting you marry him?" A faint voice came from behind the two men.

The two of them hurriedly turned their heads to look, but they didn't know when Ruan Lu appeared behind the two people silently, and he didn't know how much he heard Shicai's words.

But Lian Zhi'er's later words not only called him by his name, but also disrespected.

Fu Shuang's cheeks flushed with shame, and he said busily. "How dare a slave marry Miss Lian'er? Even ten of them dare not covet half a point. ”

Even Zhi'er only felt stupid, and he really couldn't gossip about others behind his back, but his dignified Royal Highness, he actually listened to people's walls, which was really a loss of identity.

Ruan Lu knew that he didn't dare to marry his own woman even if he had a hundred guts, so he snorted coldly, and his eyes immediately fell on Lian Zhi'er's gray squirrel gown, and snorted coldly, "This dress was rewarded by the son of this world last year?" You give it away so generously, you must not cherish it at all, and this world will have to take back the things that reward you in the future, but if there is anything missing, just take your life to fill it. ”

Lian Zhi'er didn't know that Ruan Lu was such a narrow and small person, so he hurriedly took off the warm gown he was wearing and handed it to Fushuang's hand.

Fushuang was so frightened that he hugged him tightly in his arms, and said hurriedly, "You have kept all the things you have rewarded, and you don't dare to lend them to others." ”

"Stand down. Go back and reflect on it. Although Ruan Lu's voice was cold, there was no anger.

Lian Zhi'er was amnesty, and was busy leaving with Fushuang, but unexpectedly, a pair of hot hands grabbed her slender arm, making her unable to move a bit.

Immediately, she felt a sinking on her body, but it was accompanied by a burst of warmth, but it was Ruan Lu who untied the fox fur cloak on his body and draped it on her.

He leaned over to tie the tapestry on the fox fur cloak for her, his expression was very focused, and his hands were also very gentle.

Lian Zhi'er looked at him with some astonishment, but saw that his dark eyes seemed to be hiding stars, and the folds were shining, which made her can't help but sink into it. If you can get such a gentle treatment from a man, you will definitely be moved, but this woman is the one who gave birth to her, and she only has endless hatred for him.

Ruan Lu pulled up her long hair again, but she didn't say anything, just turned around and left.

Lian Zhi'er looked at his back, and was a little stunned for a while, but at this moment, she heard the sound of a branch breaking next to her, she hurriedly turned her head, but saw Qingqi standing under the dead tree in the courtyard, holding a branch tightly in his hand, because he was too hard, his knuckles were white.

It was a strange look, just looking at her faintly, like a ghost.

Lian Zhi'er knew that everything about Shicai must have been seen by her, but she didn't know how to explain it, so she just walked over and said hurriedly, "Yu Pei can be brought back?" ”

Qingqi's face quickly returned to normal, as if Shicai's full anger was just Lian Zhi'er's hallucination, "How can a person like Zhao Mane give it easily, I have said all the good things, but he only said that if he wants, he will ...... at night"

After she finished speaking, her eyes were already red at this time, and she must have suffered a lot of anger from Zhao Man, pulling Lian Zhi'er's sleeve, "I shouldn't have taken your things, but it's just a jade pendant, I will give you better ones in the future, let's not ask for it?" ”

Lian Zhi'er didn't say a word, only raised her eyes to look at the turtledove that was returning to the nest, and something seemed to her eyes gradually dissipating in the cold wind.

"Whatever I sacrifice, I'm going to get that thing back." Lian Zhi'er raised her eyes, but her eyes were full of bitterness, "At night, I'll go!" ”