Chapter 35: The Second Prince
She didn't ask the maid, but smiled slightly, "Then thank the shopkeeper for his kindness." ”
The maidservant put the flask down, saluted, and turned to withdraw.
In the private room on the first floor, the man was playing with the jade pendant in his hand, when he heard the door open, he asked, "Can she accept it?" ”
The handmaid curtsied and replied, "Take it." ”
The man asked, "How do I know her identity?" ”
The maidservant said, "I didn't ask." ”
The man nodded, "What about the person next to her?" ”
"I went to look for the drunkard, and when the slave and maid went upstairs, they asked the slave and maid to inquire," the maid said truthfully.
"So, she's alone on the lookout platform?" The man asked.
The maid nodded, "The slave only said that he sent someone to bring the drunk man to the Funan River, if that person really wants to look for the drunk, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while." ”
The man laughed when he heard this, "You girl, you're really getting better at doing things." ”
Lu Guanlan sat on the moon platform for a long time, and she didn't see Liu Chengyan come back, and Ah Li was left by her in Liu's house to continue listening, so she had to wait here alone.
"Miss Lu, do you like this moon platform?" Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind him.
Lu Guanlan was not surprised, and when he heard that it was the master who was in the private room on the first floor before, he smiled and said: "The shopkeeper has a unique vision and has picked a good place, and the scenery of this moon platform is indeed beautiful." ”
As soon as he turned around, he saw the man in front of him with a jade face and a jade crown, his eyes drooping slightly, and his narrow phoenix eyes were full of natural calmness and loftiness.
Lu Guanlan was slightly stunned. Into ink?
The person in front of him is Cheng Mo, the second prince of Dacheng Kingdom.
In his previous life, this prince was killed by Chengye before he was crowned king, so that no one under the emperor's knees could compete with Chengye except for the useless eldest prince and a group of young princes who had not yet grown up.
Seeing her again in this life, she was in such a situation, which really made her unthinkable.
Lu Guanlan bent his knees slightly, and saluted respectfully, "I've seen the second prince." ”
Cheng Mo frowned, "As far as I know, although I have seen Miss Lu, it seems that Miss Lu has not seen me yet, right?" ”
Lu Guanlan smiled lightly, with tenderness on his quiet face, stretched out his hand and pointed to the jade pendant on Chengmo's waist, and said: "This is a thing in the palace, although the little girl has shallow knowledge, but the family has also been rewarded by the emperor, and this thing in the palace is still recognized." ”
Cheng Mo's eyes fell on Lu Guanlan's face, and when he saw her smile like a flower, he was stunned at first, but he was still puzzled, so he continued to ask: "Then how can you be sure that I am the prince?" ”
Lu Guanlan lowered his eyes slightly, his expression was respectful and humble, "There are still ink characters on it, and those who dare to admire ink characters and jade in the palace are afraid that only His Royal Highness the Second Prince." ”
Cheng Mo smiled suddenly, stroked the jade pendant on his waist and said, "I was stupid, I forgot that it was written on it." ”
Lu Guanlan had no intersection with the second prince in his previous life, and only heard from Cheng Ye's mouth that this was a ruthless person who wanted to kill his siblings.
Now that she sees it, it's not what Naruno said, but it makes her feel approachable.
Although Cheng Mo's temperament has not changed, he calls himself "I" to her, which is enough to see that this prince is indeed a kind person.
In just a moment, Lu Guanlan had already made a decision - she wanted to help Chengmo, she wanted to cut off Chengye's path to becoming a prince, and wanted him to watch the person he hated the most in his heart become a prince, and let him feel this kind of insult that was not so insulted.
Thinking of this, Lu Guanlan suddenly raised his eyes and met Chengmo's eyes.
The moment his eyes were relative, Cheng Mo's breath was suffocated, and he felt that Lu Guanlan's eyes seemed to penetrate people's hearts, which made people a little intimidated.
He wondered why he was afraid of such a gaze, was he afraid of being seen through?
"Your Highness, there are too many accidents in life, especially for a person in a high position like Your Highness, there is no shortage of eyes staring, so I hope Your Highness will be more careful," Lu Guanlan withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes again.
Cheng Mo heard it in a fog. How did you go from identifying things in the palace to being in a high position?
Lu Guanlan was reminding Cheng Mo, but he couldn't explain it too clearly, so it depended on what Cheng Mo himself thought.
At this time, the maidservant who was guarding the corridor walked in, approached Cheng Mo and said a few words, and saw Cheng Mo nodded, turned back to Lu Guanlan and said, "I still have some things, I will invite Miss Lu to tea and drink another day." ”
Lu Guanlan saluted respectfully and watched Chengmo leave.
Cheng Mo originally wanted to talk to Lu Guanlan for a while, but because the cousin who was in the way came back, he didn't want too many people to know that he was in Shuzhong, so he had to avoid it.
The more Cheng Mo thought about it, the more unhappy he felt, so he said to the maid beside him: "Tomorrow, you will find out who her cousin is, and why did she come back so soon?" ”
The maid bowed: "The slave and maid don't know why they turned back halfway." ”
Cheng Mo frowned, waved his hand and said, "That's it, staring at Miss Lu these days, I see, her visit to Shuzhong this time is not so simple." ”
"Then the master can still go to Chongqing?" The maidservant bowed her head and asked as she remembered his next few days.
Cheng Mo shook his head, "I came to visit the mountains and rivers when I was bored in Beijing, and now I have met interesting people, how can I be willing to leave." ”
As he spoke, Cheng Mo's fingertips gently rubbed the jade pendant on his waist.
This jade pendant was given to him by his mother, and although there is an ink character on it, there is no palace seal. How could Lu Guanlan conclude that this was a thing in the palace? Not to mention guessing his identity.
But just now Lu Guanlan didn't seem to know that he would be here, which made him even more uncertain, whether he was here for him or for another purpose.
said that he came for him, except for his cronies, he didn't even know about his mother's concubine, and besides, no one knew that he was the shopkeeper of Mochizuki Tower.
But when it came to another purpose, and what that purpose was, he was a little curious.
After a while, Liu Chengyan ran up from below, panting, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Guanlan sitting steadily.
Thinking about it, I was also stupid, why did I leave my cousin alone and run to find the drunk.
Leaving my cousin here alone, how can I be reassured. Fortunately, I came back halfway, so I hurried back.
"My cousin has been waiting for a long time, she should be hungry. I've asked the little guy to serve the food, and I'll be able to eat in a while," Liu Chengyan sat down with a smile.
Lu Guanlan looked indifferent, "It's okay, my cousin rushed back like this, he should be tired, let's take a sip of tea," he said, poured a cup of tea for Liu Chengyan, and handed it to him.
Liu Chengyan stretched out his hand to take it, and his fingertips touched Lu Guanlan's soft hair, and he felt a crisp all over.
Speaking of which, I haven't touched a woman for a few days, and now I can't help but see my cousin so cute.
At this time, the little maid came with the dishes.
Lu Guanlan noticed a pot of wine brought by the little maid, the wine pot was silver and white, but it made her look a little familiar.
"Two guest officers, please use it slowly," the little guy added wine to the two of them, and then withdrew.
Liu Chengyan saw that no one was disturbing, and his heart couldn't help but be even more impatient, so he said: "I don't know, cousin can have a favorite person?" ”
Lu Guanlan smiled slightly, "Cousin, where is this, I have always lived in a house, and I have never seen any man, let alone the person I like." ”
As she spoke, she quietly passed the flask, pressed her fingertips on the handle, and suddenly understood.
As soon as Liu Chengyan heard this, he couldn't hold back and continued to ask: "Then-does your cousin-in-law choose a relationship for his cousin?" ”
Lu Guanlan shook his head, "No," he said, raised the wine glass, with a hint of charm in his eyes, and said angrily: "My cousin is so annoying, he cares about asking questions, and he doesn't drink a glass to make amends to others." ”
When Liu Chengyan heard this, he hurriedly picked up the wine glass in front of him: "Yes, yes, yes, you should make amends, you should make amends." ”
Anyway, drink it all.
Lu Guanlan looked at Liu Chengyan, and after a while, he saw that his eyes became erratic, and then, he rolled his eyes and fell down.
Lu Guanlan opened the lid of the pot, pressed the handle of the pot, approached the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently.
This wine jug is a yin-yang jug, as long as you press the mechanism at the handle of the pot, the wine that flows out of the spout is the wine on the other side.
The mechanism in the pot is exquisite, although it is a common trick in the harem, but if ordinary people don't have a doorway, it is difficult to make this pot.
This Chengmo is quite black-hearted, such a large dose, Rao is cow has also been turned over by medicine, not to mention a pampered son like Liu Chengyan.
But speaking of which, if it weren't for Chengmo's pot of wine, I'm afraid she would have had to work hard to get rid of Liu Chengyan today.
Thinking of Liu Chengyan's face full of anger, she was really disgusted in her heart.
Lu Guanlan went back to Liu's house alone, and sent someone to inform Liu Hanqi that Liu Chengyan had drunk too much in Wangyue Tower, and asked him to pick up his son by himself.
Liu Hanqi knew that Lu Guanlan came back today, and he also knew that Liu Chengyan took her to Wangyue Tower.
I thought that if my son didn't fight anymore, a little woman should take it casually, but who knew that this bastard was good, so she ran to get herself drunk, and she had to let other wards pick it up by herself.
The more Liu Hanqi thought about it, the more angry he became, slapping the table and smashing the cup.
It wasn't until the servant picked up Liu Chengyan that he couldn't help but feel distressed when he looked at his son who was drunk into a puddle of mud.
At this time, a family member came running outside the door, only saying that someone at the door had sent a letter for Liu Han.
Liu Hanqi took it, opened the letter and read it, and couldn't help but show a sneer on his face.
He wants to see how much of a storm this little girl from the Lu family can make.
Lu Guanlan returned to the house, and after sitting down, Ah Li brought her a bowl of hot porridge.
"I know that the young lady hasn't eaten, and the slave maid has already prepared sweet porridge," Ah Lizai carefully checked Lu Guanlan Zhou's body, as if she was afraid that she would be injured in something.
Lu Guanlan smiled, "What are you looking at me like this," he said as he drank the porridge.
"The slave maid is afraid that the disciple of Naden will have something that he shouldn't have, Miss is really, and she won't let the slave and maid follow," Ah Li said angrily.
A bowl of porridge went down, and Lu Guanlan took a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"Is there anything strange in the house?" Lu Guanlan asked softly.
Ah Li nodded: "The slave maid specially inquired around, and they all said that they saw the old man and the old lady go out a few days ago, and they have not returned yet. ”
Lu Guanlan was silent.
Since people are not in the courtyard, why should people guard the original courtyard of my grandfather?
Didn't you do it for her?
If that's the case, she doesn't know where to start.
At this time, she suddenly remembered Cheng Mo. Since she wants to help Chengmo in the future, then use it now, and it will be considered a return to the basics, right?
Thinking about it, she beckoned to Ah Li and whispered to Ah Li.
Ah Li nodded and wrote down the order, "The slave will go early tomorrow morning." ”