"What's wrong with my cousin?"

Yan Ran was worried about Wen Rong'an, so she went to find out the situation.

Xian Luo replied: "The son is fine, he still wants the slave to tell the girl, don't worry." ”

Yan Ran thought that Wen Rong'an had suffered in vain, all thanks to Su Yu, and couldn't help but curse him fiercely thousands of times in her heart.

Yan Ranwu sulked for a while, and then asked, "Has the letter been delivered?" ”

Xian Luo said: "The slave maid handed the letter to Wen Qi according to the girl's instructions, and Wen Qi personally sent it to the second prince's mansion and reported the name of the son. ”

Yan Ran nodded, feeling a little relieved, but still frowning.

Qingxuan asked: "Girl, didn't you say that as long as the second prince sees that letter, Wen Gongzi doesn't have to join the army, why are you still depressed?" ”

Yan Ran sighed lightly and did not answer.

Today's situation is urgent, since Wen Chengyan sees through Wen Rongan's illness is a delaying tactic, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he will definitely strictly monitor his every move, and maybe send him away soon.

Therefore, Yan Ran could only rely on her memory to write down the water control strategy proposed by Wen Rong'an in her previous life, and dedicated it to Xiao Zun in the name of Wen Rong'an, and solved the current difficulties through Xiao Zun's hands.

However, before Yan Ran had accumulated enough strength to confront Xiao Zun, she didn't actually want to confront him.

But who knows, fate still made them intersect by accident.

Xiao Zun is such a cunning person, after this incident, not only Wen Rongan will be under his control in a short period of time, maybe he can also get a glimpse of Yan Ran's shadow from it.

Yan Ran originally wanted to plan it slowly, but now she has to advance many plans.

Yan Ran turned her head and happened to see herself in the bronze mirror.

Ice muscles and jade bones, mantis head moth eyebrows, glamorous as peach and plum, what a fairy and jade appearance.

Once upon a time, she was proud of this outstanding look, and her heart was higher than the sky; But now, she sees it like a poisonous scorpion and avoids it.

In his previous life, if it weren't for this good looks, how could someone like Wen Chengyan who regarded himself very highly, how could he willingly marry her who was not from a high background; How could Xiao Zun miss her, so much so that after seizing the throne, he used his power to imprison her by his side; Su Yu didn't have to think that she was a demon concubine of the country and secretly mutilated her body.

It can be seen that beauty is poison, which can poison not only others, but also oneself.

"If one day, my beauty is gone, will you still like me?"

Wen Rongan originally had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Yan Ran.

For example, why did she know his strategy for controlling the water, how could she draw the waterwheel he designed, and he obviously didn't show it to anyone.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he was asked by Yan Ran first.

Wen Rongan failed to grasp the key point in Yan Ran's words, and subconsciously asked: "Beauty?" ”

His question fell on Yan Ran's ears, as if she was very disgusted, which made her dumbfounded.

Oh, she dared to be affectionate, and people didn't think she was good-looking at all!

Wen Rong'an saw that Yan Ran's face changed instantly, and secretly thought in her heart, she should be very concerned about her appearance.

But think about it, what girl wouldn't care about her looks?

So, he persuaded him earnestly: "Red face and dry bones, all are vain, no matter how beautiful the face is, there will always be a day to pass, there is no need to pursue it too much, so as not to become obsessed." ”

Yan Ran listened to Wen Rong'an's earnest teachings from a young man, and couldn't help but glance at him.

Actually, she just wants to hear him say a love word to make her happy, is it that difficult?

But when you think about it, her question really doesn't make much sense.

In her previous life, when she met Wen Rong'an, she had already been tormented by illness, and it was good to be alive, and she could not care about what was beautiful.

But even so, Wen Rongan still let go of everything and took her away.

It can be seen that his heart for her has never had anything to do with her appearance.

Yan Ran recalled her previous life, her expression was in a trance, and her eyebrows were unconsciously stained with a touch of sadness.

Wen Rongan thought that he had said the wrong thing, which made Yan Ran unhappy, and he was secretly annoyed, thinking about how to make up for it, how could he dare to mention any water control strategy and what waterwheel drawings.

It wasn't until Fan Mo and Xuan Yue cooked the meal and faced a table of delicacies that Yan Ran came to his senses.

Wen Rong'an saw that Yan Ran's eyebrows turned clear, and then he spoke: "The second prince has offered a strategy to the saint to control the water and has been rewarded. ”

Now that it has gradually entered the rainy season, the Yingdu area is close to the river, and there will be floods almost every year.

The imperial court spends a lot of manpower and material resources on disaster relief and water control every year, but it has always achieved little results.

One is because of the topography of Yingdu, it will suffer when it is watery; Second, because of the repeated accumulation of silt, sand and gravel in the rivers, the water level is higher than one year after another, and it is difficult to clean it up by manpower alone.

In addition to proposing good measures to control floods, such as diversion of canals, Wen Rong'an also designed a giant waterwheel that can clean up sediment in the river.

Therefore, Xiao Zun got Wen Rong'an's water control strategy, and he was very excited, and he personally came to the door the next day.

The waterwheel was designed by Wen Rong'an, and Yan Ran only knew its appearance, but didn't know its reason.

And because of the urgency of the situation at that time, Yan Ran was very afraid that Emperor Sheng would be instigated by Minyang, so he immediately ordered Wen Rongan to join the army, so he hurriedly drew a sketch of the waterwheel and sent it to Xiao Zun, without even explaining the principle clearly.

Xiao Zun couldn't understand it, so he naturally had to ask Wen Rongan for details.

After Xiao Zun offered advice to Emperor Sheng, he was highly praised by Emperor Sheng, and ordered him to supervise this matter, and relied on him a lot.

Xiao Zun got the benefit, and naturally did not forget to help Wen Rong'an say a few words, and asked Emperor Sheng to let him assist in this matter.

Emperor Sheng couldn't help but think of Ying Yun Minyang and let Wen Rongan join the army.

But he thought about it again, since Wen Rong'an has such a talent, what kind of army is it, let's talk about it after the flood is dealt with first.

Besides, Minyang didn't want Wen Rong'an to go to the military camp to suffer, so it was just right for him to receive an errand.

He has something to do, and maybe he doesn't want to serve anymore. Kill two birds with one stone!

Emperor Sheng thought so, and happily agreed to Xiao Zun's request.

Wen Rongan said again: "After a while, the second prince will leave for Yingdu to supervise the construction of the waterwheel, and ask me to accompany him." ”

"What?"

When Yan Ran heard the news, she immediately lost her appetite.

Wen Rongan explained: "After all, I designed the waterwheel, and if there is any problem during the construction process, I can guide the modification. It's a month, it's two months, and I'll be back. ”

Yan Ran knew that Xiao Zun was at the time of employing people, and he would not do anything to Wen Rongan.

But in his previous life, Wen Rongan died in the hands of Xiao Zun, and Yan Ran couldn't let go.

Therefore, when she heard that these two people were going to be alone together, she always felt uneasy in her heart.

After returning home, Yan Ran began to make a list.

Wen Rong'an's body is weak, and this long journey will inevitably be tiring.

She couldn't accompany him, so she could only arrange all his food, clothing, housing and transportation, so that he could be comfortable on the way and not get sick.

Yan Ran was in full swing preparing the items needed for Wen Rong'an's trip, and Zhen Yu and Xiao Se came to the door together.

"Sister Yan, the sky is fine today, let's go to the lotus pond to enjoy the lotus flowers!"

Facing Zhen Yu's expectant eyes, it was difficult for Yan Ran to refuse.

She explained the matter and went out with them, along with Shang Yingying and the county lord of Min'an.

The queen was afraid that Xiao Se would be bored living alone outside, so she asked Zhen Yu and the county lord of Min'an to accompany her often.

On the way, Zhen Yu revealed to Yan Ran: "Today, Princess Roujia is not only for lotus appreciation, she also made an appointment to meet the son of the Shen family. After the selection of the horses at the meeting, they only met once at the wedding banquet in the palace, and did not say a word. So, Princess Roujia wanted to meet him. ”

Zhen Yu said, and was a little worried: "However, this marriage has been decided, even if the princess thinks that he is not in his liking, there is no way to change it!" ”

Yan Ran smiled lightly: "When the princess sees whether he is happy or not, she wants to decide how to treat him in the future." ”

If Xiao Se thinks that the son of the Shen family is not bad, he should develop a relationship with him and Lele; But if you feel that he is not a person to be trusted, you must show the majesty of a princess and separate him from his kings and ministers.

Speaking of this, Zhen Yu asked: "Sister Yan, I heard from my grandfather that Uncle Yan was appointed as the secretary of the household department, and many people stammered him. Now that you have reached the age when you should be engaged, there must be a lot of people who propose marriage to you, right? ”

Because of the previous hijacking of Princess Roujia by the son of the Tobe Squire, the Tobe Squire was dismissed and investigated, and the Tobe Shangshu was also implicated and demoted to the local government.

The position of the head of the household was vacant, and Emperor Sheng ordered Master Yan to be transferred.

Master Yan changed from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Household Books this time, although the official level is level, but the Ministry of Household is in charge of money, which has more power and more oil and water than the Ministry of Rites.

The identity of Master Yan has also risen, and the people who came to congratulate him a few days ago have almost leveled the threshold of Yan's mansion.

During this period, there were many wives who corresponded with the Wen family, and she didn't know if any of them proposed to Yan Ran.

But even if there is, if the other party's family background is very good, Wen will try his best to push it away.

In fact, Wen's approach also helped Yan Ran block the peach blossoms, and Yan Ran was happy to see it.

Poor Wen was still proud, thinking that he had pinched Yan Ran.

When they came to the Lotus Pond, several people got off the carriage together and walked towards the Ailian Pavilion.

Located in the middle of the Lotus Pond, the Ai Lian Pavilion is the best place to enjoy the lotus with the clear water at your feet and the lotus leaves within your reach.

From a distance, Yan Ran heard bursts of laughter from the pavilion, and when she looked at it, it was Cui Jingshi and a few girls.

Seeing that Ailianting had been occupied, Zhen Yu was a little annoyed: "I should have sent someone over to take a look earlier, if I knew that someone else was coming to play, we would come back another day." ”

The county lord of Min'an proposed: "It's okay, why don't we rent a few boats and go directly to enjoy the lotus!" ”

Yan Ran and Zhen Yu both agreed.

Xiao Se saw Cui Jingshi and raised his eyebrows coldly: "Yo, isn't that Cui Jingshi?" Before I could settle accounts with her, she came to the door, and I was going to meet her! ”

As she spoke, she walked over menacingly.