Zhou Hongyan didn't notice it for a while, she was pushed and staggered two steps, clenching her fists and glaring at Xu Ruru with hatred in her eyes.

Xiao Huai'an and Xu Ruzhu were talking in the back, so they walked relatively slowly, mainly because they didn't want to get too close to Zhou Hongyan, so they came over and found that Zhou Hongyan and Xu Ruru had collided. But fortunately, nothing happened, so the two stood on the side and watched, so as not to have any changes in a while, so that they could deal with it in time.

The two have been rivals since childhood, starting from the original robbed kite, Xu Ruru and Zhou Hongyan have formed a bond, and when they meet each other, they are even more enemies.

As a princess, she is so oppressive to the daughter of her courtier, Xu Ruru's temperament is also very strong, so she is naturally angry and aggrieved at the moment. But as soon as she saw such an ugly look on Zhou Hongyan's face, and heard some news when she came over, she immediately straightened her chest again and looked at her with a gloating look.

"Ah, Sister Hongyan doesn't always shout everywhere every time she comes over, why did she enter the palace today, but this princess didn't even hear a little wind, if it wasn't for the words of a few little eunuchs, this princess wouldn't know it."

"Where is the little eunuch, so many words." As soon as she mentioned this, Zhou Hongyan's momentum really weakened a little, and she pretended not to care about it.

Seeing this, Xu Ruru naturally wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and slowly paced to her as she walked. "Here, of course, it's going to the study. I heard that my sister was going to sue Lord Xiao for trespassing into the Duke's Mansion, but Lord Xiao came to handle the case in a dignified manner, and my sister actually misunderstood it like this, and it was also thanks to my father's good temper that she had to save her sister's face, and my sister had to thank the emperor for his grace. ”

Zhou Hongyan is one year older than Xu Ruru, when she was a child, she relied on Xu Ruru to be just the daughter of an unfavored concubine, so she specifically asked her to call herself a sister in order to show her status.

Seeing Xu Ruru getting closer and closer, Zhou Hongyan's hand under her sleeve was also about to move, and while she was not paying attention, she directly gritted her teeth and pushed Xu Ruru's shoulder fiercely.

"Oops!"

Xu Ruru was startled, and the palace people behind her were also a step away from her, and before she had time to support her, Xu Ruru took Luo Ying and sat on the ground together.

"Princess!" The palace people were frightened, and they rushed forward to help Xu Ruru up, and in the midst of the noise, Zhou Hongyan's cynicism could be heard.

"The princess actually loves to chew the root of her tongue so much, isn't it a loss of royal face, my mother is the adopted daughter of the first emperor, and the county lord is also the princess's nominal cousin, so she told the princess this truth."

"You-" Xu Ruru was surrounded by so many people, she couldn't even finish a sentence, stumbled several times, and almost couldn't stand up.

Xu Ruzhu and Xiao Huai'an, who were behind, also discovered the seriousness of the matter, and the two rushed up at the same time, and Xu Ruzhu even pulled Zhou Hongyan's hand over.

"Hong Yan, you are too much today!"

"Fifth Highness, Fifth Cousin, it is obvious that she is the first to speak out." Zhou Hongyan looked aggrieved and splattered at Xu Ruzhu.

Xiao Huai'an was inconvenient to speak, so he only helped pull Xu Ruru up, but his face was also ugly.

"It's not appropriate to travel today, so the princess should choose another day."

"I, am I still afraid that she won't make it!" Xu Ruru's nose was sour, it was the first time she had been wronged like this since she grew up and was sensible, tears kept rolling in her eyes, but she couldn't help but let it fall, and rolled up her sleeves, with the momentum of wanting to be entangled with Zhou Hongyan to the end.

"There is a difference between respect and inferiority, the princess should also take care of decency, the county lord is rude, and the duchess and the queen mother come forward, and the princess is relieved." Although this place is relatively remote, this palace is full of the eyeliner of the superiors, and it is impossible for the queen not to know about such a big thing as Ruru being bullied in broad daylight.

Xiao Huai'an gently patted Xu Ruru's back and smoothed her breath, it was rare for her tone to be so soft and comforting, she felt better in her heart, and glared at Zhou Hongyan indignantly, before turning around and leading Luoying back to the palace.

And after Zhou Hongyan heard the word queen, she was so arrogant and domineering, and she was a little stunned at this moment, quietly pulling Xu Ruzhu's sleeve, and squeezing out two tears.

"Fifth Highness, Fifth Cousin, I really didn't mean it, I was just angry for a while."

Xu Ruzhu was helpless, but if it wasn't for his future affairs, he wouldn't have to talk to Zhou Hongyan so hard, "Don't worry, it's not the first time that you and Ruru have clashed, and the queen won't come to reprimand you for this matter, but you still remember today's lesson and go back and reflect on it." ”

"Then I believe in the fifth cousin, the fifth cousin must speak and count." What is called an immature wolf, so bothered to be good for her, Zhou Hongyan still plans to have any bad things happen in the future, all of which depend on his head.

Xu Ruzhu's lips were very straight, and after Zhou Hongyan walked away, he exhaled with calm eyes, so he didn't get angry, and his mentality was okay.

Xiao Huai'an watched Xu Ruru leave, and then walked to Xu Ruzhu, who was waiting for him. "Your Highness is so kind, it's really hard."

"If you want to do it, you must sharpen your tools, and Your Highness has no choice but to do it." Xu Ruzhu smiled sarcastically, made a gesture of invitation with Xiao Huai'an, and the two walked side by side towards the White Tiger Gate.

"Your Highness has really been very different since he came back from the border, but now he is so frank that Wei Chen is really a little surprised."

Xiao Huai'an put his hands behind his back, his body was very straight, and he looked ahead, but he said to the person next to him. Xu Ruzhu's eyes narrowed, as if he was talking about his opening left and right.

"His Royal Highness has always been frank, but today, Lord Xiao has a different opinion from His Highness?"

"Shibei three days, when you look at it, it's just the facts." Xiao Huai settled down for a while, but did not answer positively, Xu Ruzhu was not in a hurry, so he turned around again.

On the other side, Su Jiao watched Xiao Huai'an leave this morning, and she couldn't predict what kind of things would happen to him later, so she hurriedly cleaned up and led the hibiscus to the outskirts of the city.

The last time she encountered something on the tomb mountain, she had to ask Zhou Tongchuang, that is, Master Su's former classmate, Su Jiao was very suspicious of some things in her heart, if she didn't ask clearly, she was afraid that she had been hiding something in her heart, but it would suffocate people.

Last time, Uncle Zhou said that he was teaching in a village behind the Tomb Hill Market, and he could find out by just mentioning his name.

Su Jiao deliberately prepared some greeting gifts on the way to the market, and in fact, she had almost forgotten the name of the uncle, but fortunately, when it came to "Mr. Zhou", everyone in the nearby village could say a few words.

"Mr. Zhou, he lives behind the study school over there, just walk along this road to the right, you can see, we have set up a special sign in front of the school, and the disciple rules are copied on it, so that it is easy for the children to memorize. Madame should be able to read and write, and she should be able to find it. ”

An old man on crutches, with wrinkled skin on his face and unable to open his eyes, looked at his body and bones were quite tough, talking to him, his ears were not behind at all, and the movements of his hands were also very smooth.

Su Jiao raised her eyebrows, it was a little difficult to determine that this old man was really so old, and then listened to his words, thinking about the important matter at hand, so she hurriedly agreed and rushed over.

The location of the study school is about one or two hundred steps away from Fang Cai, and there is really a courtyard surrounded by a fence behind it, and it is almost noon time to eat, Uncle Zhou is sitting under the tree in the courtyard to enjoy the shade, reading books and tasting wine, and the chimney behind is constantly rising curling smoke, a calm and idle pastoral life.

Su Jiao carried the things in her hand, and was a little embarrassed to go over to say hello, so she came over with a meal, as if she had come specifically to rub the rice. Fortunately, Zhou Tongchuang saw her coming in advance, and immediately stood up enthusiastically to greet her.

"Oh, my niece is here, come in and sit down, you are used to those brocade mink furs in the city, don't dislike our rudeness in the countryside."

Zhou Tongchuang's face is bold, although he is a scholar, he has the chic habits of a person who practices martial arts. Su Jiao suddenly felt like she had found a like-minded friend, and she relaxed a lot, beckoning Mu Hibiscus and them to bring things in.

"I should be worried that my uncle will be unhappy, and I came to disturb your meal, as if I had come to eat. These are welcome gifts for uncles and aunts, and I hope that uncles will not dislike them. ”

As soon as these words came out, the lady who was busy cooking in the house came out with two plates of side dishes, and saw Su Jiao only momentarily surprised, and quickly came back to her senses.

"This is what my father-in-law mentioned before, the girl of Master Su's family, she is really good, if you don't dislike it, let's sit down and eat together."

"Thank you, Auntie, this is specially for Auntie." Although the lady is dressed plainly, this all-round temperament looks very gentle and elegant, looking soft and weak, but even women will not feel annoyed when they see it.

Su Jiao sighed in her heart, she is also a well-behaved and gentle woman, and among the three people she befriended at the beginning, it is obvious that Uncle Zhou's taste is much better.

Madame smiled with crooked eyebrows, took Su Jiao's gift and opened it to see that it was actually a particularly exquisite golden hairpin, and hurriedly closed the box and returned it.

"No, this is too precious, Miss, you better take it back first, we are busy working in the fields here, and we really can't wear it."

"It's okay, Uncle Zhou and my father were so good, I should have come to visit earlier, but after so many years, this is just a little heart, my aunt just accepted it as a thought, and it was not in vain for me to run this trip, I still want to ask my uncle for help?"