"The national teacher has also persuaded him many times, but it is useless! The emperor is like falling into the evil spirit, and he is resigned to the slander of the demons! And so on............ Alas...... "Lu Yi'an supported his forehead and was exhausted.

Lu Xiangxue stepped forward quickly, put her hand on Lu Yi'an's shoulder, and pinched it for him. Now they were discussing state affairs, and Du Yiyi couldn't interject, so she had to sit aside and listen quietly.

"There is one more thing, the New Year is approaching, the four princes who came to congratulate and count the six departments will arrive in the capital in a few days, the king of Qizhou Xi Ganzhou should arrive tomorrow, the emperor handed over the welcome matters to the Honglu Temple, today the capital is not peaceful, the guard work is handed over to Shen Ke, and the current official document should have arrived at the Zuojun Governor's Mansion!"

Shen Ke thought for a while, and asked melancholy: "Didn't the four princes enter the capital to congratulate after the New Year?" Why did you come early this year? ”

"Not that yet!" Lu Yi'an raised his head, and his gaze turned on Ning Zhiyuan. "The emperor asked the Imperial Procuratorate and the cabinet to select and recommend the princess of the crown prince Chao Wang Su, but all those who have a good net worth and have young ladies who have not yet left the cabinet have this idea, these four princes have many wives and concubines and children, how can they pick out a few! Shen Ke, you can pay attention tomorrow, King Xi will definitely envelop you! Don't let anyone grab the talk! ”

"Yes, father-in-law!" Shen Ke bowed respectfully, and glanced at Ning Zhiyuan without looking at him, and the words that Ning Zhiyuan said in the backyard came out again!

"Come, come, come! Eat dumplings, just out of the first pot. ”

When the three of them were discussing state affairs in the lobby, Mrs. Lu had already taken a few old mothers holding plates into the side hall to set up the dishes and chopsticks, the steaming dumplings were fragrant, Lu Yi'an was the first to take the lead and walked to the side hall with Lu Xiangxue's support, and Du Yiyi also walked to the table with Ning Zhiyuan and Shen Ke.

Mrs. Lu and Lu Yi'an sandwiched a few dumplings, and suddenly stopped moving, "Look at me, I've forgotten my age, Fang Quan, go and get the peanut butter and vinegar on the stove!" ”

"Yes!" An old woman standing behind her bowed down and immediately withdrew.

Ning Zhiyuan was not afraid of the hot and took a bite of half a dumpling, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and hurriedly drank half a bowl of warm tea with grinning teeth. "The dumplings made by Mrs. Lu are really delicious, Lu Shoufu is really blessed!"

"His Royal Highness King Rui is slower, there is still a pot that is not cooked, my skills are rough, where can I compare to the chef of King Rui's Mansion, if King Rui likes it, I will eat it next time!" Mrs. Lu was so amused by Ning Zhiyuan's furritable appearance that she covered her mouth and smiled.

"My mother-in-law's dumplings are indeed uneatable outside, dumplings filled with soup and water, the juice is delicious and delicious, no wonder Xiangxue likes it!" Shen Ke actually had a rare smile on his face.

Lu Xiangxue raised a soft smile, her bright beautiful eyes flashed slightly, the corners of her mouth were charmingly hooked, and the charm and shyness of her wife were appropriate.

"How can this be done, old woman, now they are staring at your dumplings, and they will not be allowed to come to Lufu to eat every year in the future!" The atmosphere was harmonious, Lu Yi'an also put away his thoughts, picked up the chopsticks, and sent the dumplings that had been dried warm into his mouth.

"As long as I can move, you can eat it every year!" Mrs. Lu, who was praised by everyone, pursed her lips and smiled happily, and when she lowered her head, she happened to see Du Yiyi's stiff face and frowning brows on her side. "Yiyi, what's wrong with you? Not tasty? ”

Du Yiyi picked up a small dish that no one used, turned her head and blocked everyone's sight with her sleeves, and spit out the dumplings in her mouth, seeing the brand-new copper coin in the dumplings, she couldn't help but touch Fang Cai's sore half of her cheek, wrapped copper coins in the sedan chair, pit your father!.

As soon as the plate was placed on the table, Mrs. Lu lowered her head in embarrassment, and said in a cautious tone, "............ Babbling, I forgot to mention it! In order to have a festive picture, I wrapped something in the dumplings, and I forgot to remind you when I was so old that I was busy with work! You okay? ”

Du Yiyi covered her face and shook her head with a smile, took the tea handed by the maidservant and drank two sips.

"Mrs. Lu, what's in the dumplings?" Ning Zhiyuan curiously pierced a few dumplings on the plate, and only saw some almond peanuts.

"Almond peanut wood and some candied fruits, only two copper coins, this I think, rare Rui Wang Ye to come to a trip, you must not be able to get rid of the New Year's season, just eat this New Year's dumplings in advance, eat the copper coins but symbolize the coming year's wealth and wishes, Yiyi, this is the only two of a hundred dumplings, you are lucky!" Mrs. Lu flattered Yiyi's back, and personally sandwiched a few dumplings for Du Yiyi.

"It seems that Yiyi is going to have good luck in the coming year!" Lu Xiangxue smiled and sandwiched the dumplings on the plate one by one, revealing a disappointed look: "It seems that the other one has no chance with me!" ”

"Huh?" Shen Ke's squirming mouth stiffened, and he hurriedly lowered his head, reached out to his mouth, and dragged out a copper coin.

"Daughter-in-law good luck and good luck, the coming year will definitely be blessed with good fortune and good fortune!" Mrs. Lu smiled and waved her hand to the maid behind her, and immediately a maid came to Shen Ke's side and wiped the copper coin with a handkerchief and returned it to Shen Ke.

Mrs. Lu laughed and hurriedly sandwiched a few dumplings for Shen Ke.

On Shen Ke's side, Ning Zhiyuan and Lu Xiangxue both lowered their heads half-bowed, eating the dumplings on the plate in silence without saying a word, this pair of good luck and fate once again turned the thorn in their hearts sideways.

The originally good atmosphere began to become cold at this moment, although Mrs. Lu also told a few jokes during the banquet and tried her best to save the atmosphere, but it did not make Ning Zhiyuan and Lu Xiangxue relieved.

This dumpling, happy to open the feast, deserted and scattered. Shen Ke ate half of it, and was called away by Zhou Tingpu who rushed over, and Ning Zhiyuan, who was speechless during the banquet, ate a sedan chair and drank tea, and then left Lu Mansion with Du Yiyi, packed up the dishes and chopsticks, and Mrs. Lu called Lu Xiangxue to the house, and the two mothers and daughters talked for an afternoon, and Lu Yi'an also left home after eating and went to Yan's Mansion.

Shen Ke ate one of the copper money dumplings that were only two of the hundred, and Du Yiyi ate the other, which seemed to indicate the fate of the underworld, even she herself was also stunned and confused, she sent the copper coin into her arms, somehow in her heart, there was still a little bit of joy and joy, a hundred miles of fate, she and Shen Ke!

The atmosphere in the carriage is still cold, Ning Zhiyuan can be the farthest away from Du Yiyi in the carriage, his face is changing and uncertain, no man will not care about his wife's infidelity to him, even if it is just his heart, he has already known Du Yiyi's feelings for Shen Ke, and he has always tolerated it with the greatest attitude that a husband can do, but it really touched this thorn in his heart, and it was as uncomfortable as eating dog shit for him.

Until they returned to the Rui Wang's Mansion, the two of them were immersed in their own thoughts, silent and silent.

Just got off the carriage, a servant girl anxiously trotted over, this maid Du Yiyi has also seen once, it is Qinglan's personal maid, Qinglan has always been low-key after entering the mansion and never behaved arrogantly, now this maid is panicked, don't think about it, there is something wrong.

Although the maid was flustered, she did not forget to pay respects, and only then did she salute in a panic: "I have seen His Royal Highness and Princess, Your Highness, Madame suddenly fainted!" ”

"Fainted? Do you have a doctor? Ning Zhiyuan was not anxious, but his pace still sped up.

"Dr. Chang went to see it and said that it was caused by an infection with a cold and a high fever!" The handmaid followed respectfully.

"Infected with wind and cold, how do you slaves take care of it?" Ning Zhiyuan's eyebrows were solemn, and there was sternness in his tone.

"Your Highness, the slave is guilty, Madame has been reading books in the house for the past two days, and the minion will carelessly not find out that Madame has a fever." The maid lowered her head in fear, stared down at the pink vamps embroidered with butterflies in front of her, her lips squirmed twice, but she didn't make a sound.

"Madame, are you awake now?"

"I've woken up! However, the high fever has not subsided, and I am a little trance-like obsession! ”

Crossing the second gate into the backyard, Ning Zhiyuan led people straight to Qinglan's yard, Qinglan was also a person who helped him, Du Yiyi, who had no feelings for Ning Zhiyuan, naturally did not smell vinegar, and now that Qinglan fainted, she, as a princess, should always go and see.

This is the first time she has come to Qinglan's yard, before Xu's mother vanilla jumped up and asked her to come and see, but she just bypassed from here, since Qinglan is a person of interest, she can't help but disturb Qinglan's tranquility without talking about the reason, anyway, the backyard is so big, each has one side! And what made her even more noncommittal about it was that Qinglan was Ning Zhiyuan's person.

When he escaped from King Rui's Mansion, this Qinglan was brought by Ning Zhiyuan, such a confidential matter, except for the person that Ning Zhiyuan could control, how could he let Qinglan know? Since she is Ning Zhiyuan's person, no matter how she is, it will be useless!

Qinglan's yard is not big, and there are only Chang's mother and a maidservant serving in this house, compared to a bunch of people in Du Yiyi's yard, this yard is simply not a little lively, according to Xu's mother, this is because Qinglan is quiet, of course, this is also because of her identity, Xu's mother often wanders in the backyard, but rarely sees Qinglan, and she is also a master who does not like to see people. But no one noticed this high fever, so it's a strange thing!

This courtyard is named after Qinglan, there are four or five rooms, the largest two are where the owner of this courtyard lives, and in the corridor of the courtyard, Chang's mother is squatting on the side and watching the fire in the stove, and a smell of medicine comes out of the jar on the stove.

There are a lot of ice slags in front of the steps, it was the ice hanging on the eaves, for fear of falling down and killing people, they were knocked down by the maidservants with sticks, and there was a red carpet on the steps, which could prevent the feet from slipping, so it can be seen that the people in this courtyard are also very thoughtful about the service of this master, how can they be sick?

Seeing Ning Zhiyuan striding over, Chang's mother immediately put down the fan and stepped forward to salute, and Chang Liu, who heard the voice in the house, also walked out.

"Chang Liu, what's wrong?" Ning Zhiyuan took two steps over the steps and went down the corridor.

Chang Liu's eyebrows lowered slightly, and with a slightly sad face, Ning Zhiyuan squeezed his eyes and said, "Come in and take a look!" ”

Ning Zhiyuan's eyes raised slightly, and he stepped inside.