Dou Ran, as usual, still only brought Linlang a girl, when she entered the Qianyun Residence, Yi'er led someone to welcome her to the door, the two of them met for a while, and then entered the house, sat down with the guest and the host, and the maid served refreshments and fruits, Yi'er smiled and said: "Sister hasn't come to me for a while, I thought that my sister forgot about me." ”

Dou Ran said: "The county lord is now precious, if I still don't know the importance here as usual, I'm afraid that I will be gossiped about by people, and I am so broken that I don't have to worry about it, I'm afraid that the county lord will also be affected, then it's not good." ”

Yi'er said: "My sister is separated from me again, isn't it?" According to me, my sister is one of the four beauties in the capital, and I'm afraid she can't look down on us who are ugly, so she won't come to the door for a long time. ”

Dou Ran shook his head with a light smile, and said, "You, as the county lord, this temperament has not changed much." What is the four beauties of the capital, others just talk about it, and you will also come up to join in the fun! Who in the capital city doesn't know that our Wanming County Lord was born with the beauty of the country and the fragrance of the country, and he was so fascinated by the prince of Ningguo that he had to hurry up and marry him and go home before he would give up? ”

Yi'er blushed slightly, and said, "Sister too, she just joked and played tricks on me as soon as she came, I was careful that I was a cautious person, and I only served some porridge and pickles at noon to entertain my sister." ”

Dou Ran laughed and said: "The porridge and pickles are good, this weather, eat some of this to relieve the heat, the county lord really wants to take it, and it can be served on the table." ”

The two laughed for a while, but Yi'er noticed that there seemed to be a trace of bitterness in Dou Ran's eyes, and when Siniang took the teapot and served two teas, she asked: "Sister came to look for me today, but what is on her mind?" ”

Dou Ran was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face was raised, and there was indeed a trace of sadness between his eyebrows, and after thinking for a while, Fang said: "The county lord also knows that the prince of Ningguo has just made an alliance with the Liukun clan?" I heard that the envoys of the Liukun tribe to my Dahui have already set off on the road, and I am afraid that it will not be long before they will arrive in the capital of Beijing. ”

Yi'er frowned slightly, she had naturally heard about this, and in recent days, what Jingli talked about the most was her marriage with Jiang You and the marriage between Dahui and the Liukun clan.

Dou Ran continued: "I don't know if the county lord has heard that because there are no nobles of the right age among the royal family, the emperor intends to choose an official eunuch woman among the nobles in Beijing, and the queen will come forward, accept her as a righteous daughter, give the princess a name, marry Miao Xi, and marry Liukun?" ”

Yi'er has also heard of this, in fact, there are not no noble daughters of the right age among the royal family, at least, Princess Mingwei is one, but Mingwei has always been favored by the emperor and queen, and Miao Xi is a wild place, how could the emperor and queen let her go to this marriage and suffer this crime? That's why the news came out, saying that the emperor intended to choose one of the noble women to replace the daughter of the royal family and marry the Liukun clan. It's just that this is just a rumor after all, what the emperor thinks, Yi'er can't judge it, so as soon as Dou Ran's words came out, she said: "Sister, I don't know who I heard about it?" How easy is it to get the news out of the royal family? ”

Dou Ran sighed and said: "Don't believe it, the county lord still doesn't believe it, this matter was heard by my father from Liang Shangshu, according to Liang Shangshu's meaning, it should be that the emperor specially invited the cabinet to discuss this matter, and this is the final agreed result." ”

Yi'er was slightly surprised. Liang Shangshu is the first assistant of the cabinet, if the news really came from him, then there is nothing to doubt about its credibility, and then thinking about Dou Ran's passage today, his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly looked at Dou Ran, and exclaimed: "My sister suddenly mentioned this matter to me, is it possible... The emperor already has a candidate? ”

Dou Ran shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "My father is just a servant Siqing, his position is not high, and his power is not heavy, this matter has nothing to do with me, but I don't know which good thing it was at the beginning, I was bored to the extreme, and I lined up the four beauties of the capital of this Laoshizi, I... In this way, I was also put on the list of candidates for the emperor's consideration. ”

Yi'er was stunned for a moment, thought about it and comforted: "Isn't the emperor still undecided?" My sister also wants to open a little, there are so many nobles and powers in this capital, and my sister's luck may be so bad, and she happened to be chosen by the emperor! ”

Dou Ran glanced at Yi'er and said, "The county lord has found a good match, and there is the emperor's holy decree to give marriage, so naturally he doesn't have these worries." What kind of identity am I, to put it mildly, that is, the daughter of a horse breeder, how it will not be a matter of the emperor's words at that time. Among the so-called four beauties in the capital, Liang Shangshu has a high position and is deeply relied on by the emperor, and Sister Liang is a world-famous talented woman. Lei Xi is a little worse than Sister Liang in terms of identity, but her aunt is Concubine Lei in the palace, and she is very favored by the emperor. The rest are only Jiang Mingyu and me from Xichangbo Mansion, and there have long been rumors in the market that Jiang Mingyu and Tan Chen, the prince of Dongsheng Marquis, have a good relationship, just for the sake of the face of Dongsheng Marquis Mansion, I am afraid that the emperor will ......"

Yi'er has nothing to say, Dou Ran's analysis, although some places are a bit far-fetched in Yi'er's opinion, but in the final analysis, these possibilities cannot be ruled out. If it is really a choice between Jiang Mingyu and Dou Ran in the end, Yi'er can almost conclude that the emperor will definitely choose Dou Ran, for no other reason, Jiang Mingyu is a person who is pampered and pampered, and does not know the general situation, and it is no secret that he is in the noble circle in Beijing, and on the other hand, Dou Ran, whether it is etiquette and talent, is the best choice, and when she was young, she entered the palace to be the companion of Princess Mingwei.

Yi'er suddenly felt a little strange, the four beauties in the capital can be regarded as excellent regardless of their appearance and family affairs, and the four of them are not small, how come to this day, no one has been married, not to mention, even the marriage contract, no one has made a contract?

Yi'er was puzzled at this moment, and Dou Ran suddenly regretted: "It's also to blame me for my high vision, a few years ago, my father intended to match me to a general of Youwulang in the army, but I disliked this and that, and the wrong marriage, and now, ...... Alas, I didn't hide it from the county lord and said, I have made up my mind, even if I am a concubine with someone in Beijing, I will never marry a wild and barren land like Miaoxi. ”

Yi'er was stunned, but she didn't expect that with Dou Ran's temperament, she could say such a thing, she bit her lip at the moment, and had to comfort: "The matter has not yet been decided, why should my sister be too worried?" The ancients had clouds, and there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, even if it is ...... then."

"It's going to be too late." Dou Ran shook his head, tears were already in his eyes, he inhaled hard, got up, and bowed down to Yi'er.

Yi'er hurriedly helped the person up and said, "Sister, what are you doing?" ”

Dou Ran said: "Don't hide it from the county lord, I came to the mansion today, and I also wanted to ask the county lord for one thing." ”

"Sister, you say, if I can help, I won't disappoint my sister."

Dou Ran was overjoyed, and wanted to bow down again, but was held up by Yi'er, couldn't worship, and whimpered: "So I thanked the county lord first." ”

Yi'er frowned invisibly and said, "What's the matter with my sister, but it's okay to say it." ”

Dou Ran took two deep breaths, settled his emotions, and then said: "I have thought about it carefully, now at this time, if someone can make a case to the emperor for me, maybe I will be able to escape this catastrophe, but this candidate for me to come forward to present his feelings, I think about it, I am afraid that there is no one else except the prince of Ning Guo, so I ......"

Yi'er sat back on the soft chair, took a sip of the tea on the table, and did not answer.

Dou Ran's face was a little embarrassed, and said, "I also know that this matter is a little ...... to ask the county lord But I really had no way out, so I was cheeky and came to beg the county lord. ”

Yi'er said: "How does my sister think that the prince of Ning Guo will be the best candidate?" ”

Dou Ran said: "First of all, the prince of Ningguo has a noble family lintel, and the prince is my young god of war in Dahui, and he is deeply favored by the emperor. ”

Yi'er said: "I know what my sister means, the prince is the emperor's marriage, my future husband, but after all, I haven't finished the marriage yet, no matter whether it's reasonable or not, I can't have anything to do with him." I heard that during the Great War in the Northern Desert that year, Lord Ling Zun Dou was the Taifu Siqing, and he personally sent a war horse to the battlefield. My sister is going to invite the prince to be a lobbyist for my sister, please Ling Zun come to the door and ask the prince in person, I'm afraid it will be better than coming to find my usefulness. ”

Dou Ran gritted his teeth and said: "I also know that the county lord has something to do with this matter, and he shouldn't have come to ask the county lord, but who doesn't know in the whole capital that the prince is cold-hearted and cold-hearted, and only ...... to the county lord."

Yi'er frowned, still speaking, the senior lady who was waiting on the side couldn't hold back any longer, and interrupted Dou Ran's words with her mouth, and said: "What did Miss Dou say, my young lady has always been knowledgeable about the boudoir, although she has a marriage contract with the prince of Ningguo given by the emperor, but in every word and deed, she does not follow the etiquette of the boudoir, and if the young lady says this, won't it damage the reputation of my young lady?" ”

Dou Ran was stunned, she couldn't expect that the girl next to Yi'er was so fast-talking, she was choked speechless for a while, and her face was a little embarrassed.