Duchess Dingguo said with a smile: "The princess said this, it is really frustrating. ”

Such an alienated and polite attitude made Chu Junlan's heart more and more panicked, but she still didn't show it on her face, and said with a smile: "When I first came, I saw that the flowers in the yard were blooming just right, and Ruohan and I went out for a walk, and I asked the Duchess of Dingguo for permission." ”

Duchess Dingguo looked at Chu Junlan and then at Lu Ruohan, but finally nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will be absent for a while." ”

"You're so polite."

Chu Junlan looked at the eyes of the Duchess of Dingguo and smiled, but the Duchess of Dingguo felt uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but swallow if she wanted to let the grandmothers around her follow her to serve.

If it is too obvious, it really does not give people face, and the Duchess of Dingguo sighed secretly and secretly complained about the Duke of Dingguo.

Chu Junlan and Lu Ruohan left the flower hall side by side and walked along the verandah to the garden. Zi Yan and Lu Ruohan's maidservant stayed far behind and chatted in a low voice.

When they arrived in the courtyard, there were no outsiders left and right, and Chu Junlan asked, "Ruohan, I heard that you have been detained in the room by your mother recently and are not allowed to come out?" ”

Lu Ruohan smiled bitterly, and said with a slight frown: "Don't mention it, my mother is guarding against me now like guarding against a thief, as if giving me freedom, I will cause trouble everywhere." ”

The two sat down in the pavilion next to the flower bed, leaning on the beauty, Lu Ruohan looked at the purple and red eyes, but her heart was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.

"My mother didn't allow me to go out, nor did she want me to socialize with people, I vaguely knew in my heart that it was because the situation in the DPRK and China was too tense, and my father didn't want our female generation to get into trouble if we were out of proportion in our interactions outside, and my mother probably agreed with this point of view, thinking that I would spoil my father's business, so she let me stay in the room and didn't allow me to go out."

Lu Ruohan smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "What am I? I'm 17 years old this year, and everyone else was married when they were 17 years old, and I haven't even decided on my family. In addition to the kind of gentleman who wanted to marry me to Ge Ge's hometown, my father and mother don't seem to have any intention of finding me a good future at all, my existence is only a tool for marriage, the person I have chosen, if they don't think it will help them, they will not allow me to marry, but how long can they keep me as a tool? In two years, I will have to continue to marry them. ”

Seventeen years old, in Chu Junlan's opinion, she is still a girl, not yet a minor, but in this dynasty, she is at the age when she can be a mother. If you stay for another two years to choose a son-in-law, I'm afraid you can really only marry a widower.

Chu Junlan sighed, hugged Lu Ruohan's shoulder and patted it.

"Ruohan, do you still have my Brother Zhan in your heart?"

Hearing this, Lu Ruohan turned his head to look at Chu Junlan, and the brilliance in his eyes flashed for a moment, and then dimmed again.

"Is there any, and what can it be? Since ancient times, marriage events have been the words of the matchmaker of my parents, and I only have to listen to the arrangement. Junlan, you and I are good friends, and I won't hide it from you, the reason why I was locked up this time was originally because I mentioned your brother to my mother, and my mother and Wan Song said a few good words about the Maoguo Mansion in front of my father, and then my father was furious and said that I ...... Saying that I don't abide by women's morals and not knowing shame makes me think about it behind closed doors. ”

Lu Ruohan's tears fell in a pour, dripping down her pale cheeks and onto the placket.

"I know that I am not a person with amazing talents, and I also know that my father holds military power, and it is not easy to be an official in the court, he wants to protect the whole family, I can't be too willful, but I sometimes really don't understand, does he have a daughter like me in his heart? In the past, when he coaxed me to marry Gege's hometown, his attitude was so gentle, and even when I was unwilling, he arranged for me to go out and meet people by chance, but now he is not satisfied with the person I chose, I only mentioned one sentence, and I became a shameless woman. ”

The more Lu Ruohan spoke, the more aggrieved she became, and she couldn't help but cover her face and sob.

Chu Junlan looked sad and distressed, and hurriedly took a handkerchief and wiped Lu Ruohan's tears: "Okay." Don't cry, how can the things of this time be as good as they should be, it's just 'do your best and obey the destiny of heaven'. As long as you have my brother Zhan in your heart, we can think of ways to fight for it. ”

"How? My father is on a different side from the Maoguo Mansion, and it is impossible for him to agree to me. Lu Ruohan is very pessimistic, he has really suffered too much in this matter.

Chu Junlan said: "Don't cry, I'm afraid that your family will see it from a distance, and they will chew your tongue behind your back." You see that I and the son of the world have gone through so many tribulations, aren't they all fine now? Things are man-made, and we have worked hard, even if things can't go as we want in the future, we won't regret it, right? Besides, you are also familiar with the situation outside, and you should also know that there is a big turmoil in the DPRK now. ”

"You mean? Huaijing? Lu Ruohan asked while wiping her tears.

Chu Junlan smiled: "I knew you were smart. ”

Lu Ruohan sighed: "Even if I don't go out, I know why my father has been so anxious recently, not to mention that Wan Song also told me in private that many people in the court are now paying attention to the affairs of Huaijing Palace, and I doubt that the emperor has the intention of moving the capital to Huaijing." ”

Chu Junlan smiled: "If you don't have the intention of moving the capital, what is the purpose of using such a large amount of money to build a palace that is even better than the imperial palace of the capital?" Is it just to empty the Cai family's silver? The emperor is a Ming monarch and will not do this. ”

"Your words are the same as what Wan Song said." Lu Ruohan smiled.

"So, the turnaround is here."

"What?"

"Move the capital," Chu Junlan leaned into Lu Ruohan's ear and whispered, "If you move the capital, will your father cut off his roots and follow the emperor's footsteps, or will he stay in the north and continue?" ”

Lu Ruohan said: "My father has always wanted to keep the honor and glory of the nobles, and he naturally wants to stay. ”

Chu Junlan nodded: "Stay here, and then watch the emperor in Huaijing, and a new favorite minister and capable minister appear around him, and he is gradually marginalized?" ”

Lu Ruohan's face immediately changed, and her eyes that had just cried looked at Chu Junlan with moist eyes, as if she couldn't recover from the shock.

Chu Junlan said with a smile: "Your father is a smart man, and sooner or later he will make the decision that is most conducive to the development of the Lu family. As long as he makes the same decision as my father, our two families will no longer be in opposing positions, and if we choose the right family, there will be no barrier between you and my brother Zhan. ”

Lu Ruohan's eyes gradually widened, only to feel that the fog that entangled him dissipated in an instant, and his eyes suddenly brightened, and he couldn't help laughing. Seeing that she figured it out herself, she didn't say more, Lu Ruohan is not a cowardly woman, as long as she has a clear direction, she will not give up her future.

Chu Junlan turned to ask about the purpose of this trip: "Okay, to be serious, I came here today to ask, do you have any clean clothes incense from Taifeng Incense in your house?" ”