Chapter 12: Close the door and let the wolf go
When night fell, Cao Ran helped Mrs. Cao Ran get off the sedan chair in front of the Qingxin Garden of Fengfu, and as soon as she entered the garden, she saw Lin Xi greeting her, Cao Ran asked very unexpectedly, "Aunt Lin Xi, aren't you back to your hometown...... Why did you come back so soon? β
"Oh, my mother's condition is improving, and when I see that there is no big problem, I rush back to take care of my wife."
Cao Ran's mind has been very messy since she saw Yuwen Xuan, and when she returned to the room, Yuxiu pulled her to ask questions, Cao Ran was more concerned about the information about King Qi, and tested Yuxiu's tone. Although Yuxiu has never met King Qi, everyone in the capital has heard of King Qi's gossip.
Yuxiu, as a little gossip in the house, is also very interested when talking about King Qi, "His Royal Highness King Qi is very good in all aspects, but in terms of appearance, the women in the capital admire His Royal Highness King Xuan even more......" Yuxiu said and looked at the ceiling nympholytic, and her saliva was about to flow down.
Cao Ran was speechless about Yuxiu's appearance: "Yuxiu! I'm not asking you this, I'm saying that King Qi has been in the capital all the time, has he had any ~ eh, unusual rumors? Or how can I get a chance to meet him? β
Yuxiu looked at Cao Ran with a wicked smile: "Ran, you shouldn't be the love at first sight for King Qi!" He is His Royal Highness King Qi, the most glorious prince today, you are a little maid of Shangshufu, I advise you not to fantasize. β
Cao Ran collapsed instantly......
"What's in your mind, little girl! I'll never take a fancy to his ungrateful and cold-blooded guy again! Hey, it's also a vain question to ask you, how can you know the whereabouts of the prince? β
The green light in the lady's room was beating, and Lin Xi was holding an old package in her hand. It turned out that Lin Xi did not return to her hometown to visit her mother, but had been inquiring about Mama Cao's traces.
Mrs. stroked the package in her hand excitedly, looking at the small clothes and toys inside as if bringing people back to the past, she clearly remembered that this was the gift to Mama Cao that day, and it was the ...... used by Xin'er.
"Madam, this was collected a few days ago in the stall shop in the west of the city, and it was sent by a middle-aged woman to pawn, but unfortunately no one recognized the woman's identity and didn't know where to go."
Madame burst into tears, choked up and couldn't speak.
The lights in Sun Wanrong's room were bright, and the eldest lady Feng Qianyao was unhappy that she couldn't enter the palace together, and heard that King Xuan had returned to the palace and excitedly begged her mother to plan for herself.
Among the many princes, Sun Wanrong and Feng Dao are not optimistic about King Xuan, and Feng Dao has already planned to marry his daughter to His Royal Highness King Qi, who has been secretly assisting, and will inevitably be the imperial concubine in the future, and King Xuan is undoubtedly their opposite.
From childhood to adulthood, Feng Qianyao is outstanding in all aspects, which makes Feng Dao very dignified, but her unauthorized plea to the emperor to pray for marriage to King Xuan is the biggest disobedience to Feng Dao, and it is also the biggest estrangement between father and daughter.
Nearly half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the increasingly hot weather has made Cao Ran even more anxious.
Since meeting Yu Wenqiao in the palace, Cao Ran often fell into contemplation alone. The person she hated most in her life appeared in her world again, but she still couldn't suppress the idea of seeing him again, and his appearance brought up the pain of her memories and ignited a glimmer of hope on the other.
This expectation is not to reconcile regardless of previous suspicions, but more similar to a lost child who accidentally encounters a trace of her hometown, and a little surprise of meeting her old acquaintance in another country carries her loneliness in this world.
Cao Ran thought of a variety of ways during this time, trying to find a chance to see Yu Wenqiao again, after her many inquiries (there are more in Yuxiu's gossip news), she wanted to see Yu Wenqiao In addition to going to the palace and Qi Wangfu, she could only wait for Yu Wenqiao to personally go to the door of Feng Mansion and send it to the door herself. Entering the palace is naturally not in Cao Ran's consideration.
Although Cao Ran is relatively idle in Qingxin Garden, she still does not have the right to enter and leave the Feng Mansion freely. The Feng Mansion is very strict in the management of domestic slaves, and the minions below the level of steward must have a waist card approved by the master to enter and exit the mansion and register, Cao Ran couldn't help but complain in his belly, "It's just a mansion, it's the same as the palace, Sun Wanrong's control over the Feng Mansion can be seen." β
With Cao Ran's temperament, even if he is in and out strictly, how can there be no way to get out. The next morning, the sky was just white, Cao Ran got up lightly and glanced at Yuxiu, who was still sleeping on the side, changed into the clothes of the maid in the flower room that she had prepared a few days ago under the bed, and tiptoed out of the room
Every morning, there will be servants from the suburban flower house to bring the current flowers to the courtyards of the Feng Mansion, Cao Ran bowed his head and held a pot of potted plants out of season, mixed into the team to transport flowers out of the house.
The Qi Mansion and the Feng Mansion are in the east of the city and the other in the west of the city, and when Cao Ran came to the gate of the palace after several inquiries, it was already sunny.
The guards in front of the palace saw that Cao Ran was dressed as a maid and walked and stopped in front of the door, so he stepped forward to stop him, and unceremoniously put the long sword in front of Cao Ran: "What kind of person, Qi Wangfu is not allowed to trespass!" β
Cao Ran was hesitant to find a suitable reason to enter, but she didn't expect to be stopped before she could speak.
Cao Ran was not frightened by the guards, and smiled calmly and politely: "I am an old friend of King Qi, and I am tired of reporting it, Cao Ran asks to see His Royal Highness King Qi." β
The two guards crossed their scabbards left and right, and said in a stiff tone: "No one is allowed to trespass without the will of His Royal Highness King Qi, hurry up and leave!" β
It was the first time Cao Ran had encountered such a dead-eyed minion, raised his voice and said with a little eagerness: "How do you know that King Qi won't see me if you don't report it, in case you delay King Qi's big event, can you take care of it?" β
The guards did not hesitate to stop Cao Ran, who was about to break in, outside the door, and saw a white object slipping from Cao Ran's waist, which was the jade pendant she had always carried with her.
The jade pendant rolled down and stopped at the foot of a person in front of the door, it was the manager Zhang of the Qi Palace, the manager Zhang picked up the jade pendant, and the jade pendant was intact.
"Let her wait." Manager Zhang's voice was thick, and he came to Cao Ran, and presented the jade pendant with his slightly smiling hands.
Cao Ran took the jade pendant and was led into the main room to wait for King Qi, and while waiting, he carefully looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and he didn't expect that this jade pendant had such a big face, it seemed that his master must be extraordinary.
"The girl said that she is an old man with this king?" King Qi's flat tone was a little questioning, breaking the silence. King Qi's faint expression did not show a trace of waves in his eyes when he looked at her.
Cao Ran looked at the familiar face in front of her, and unconsciously concealed the ups and downs in her heart, even if she met again, she didn't want to show a trace of nostalgia in front of him.
"Can His Royal Highness King Qi retreat left and right?" She said with a complacent expression.
King Qi's eyes were slightly sluggish, and he glanced at the entourage behind him and signaled to retreat, he wanted to see what tricks a little girl could play.
After only the two of them remained, Cao Ran was more calm, casually sat on the Taishi chair next to Yu Wenqiao and unceremoniously cocked Erlang's legs, "Yuwen Ao, don't pretend anymore, there are only you and me now, although I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, but we are now grasshoppers on a rope, don't you want to go back to the 21st century?" We need to figure it out together! β¦β¦β
"What are you talking about?" Yuwen reluctantly interrupted Cao Ran's endless words without a word that he could understand.
Cao Ran's face was a little surprised at first, and then turned into a calm domineering momentum mixed with anger, "Do you really think of yourself as a prince!" You and I are not of this world, and don't forget that there is another world with your parents and your grandmother dying in a hospital bed, and ...... And your fiancΓ©e. The last sentence is a bit lacking. I didn't expect that there would still be a trace of soreness in my heart when I said it.
"This king doesn't understand your nonsense!" Yu Wenmiao showed an inexplicable tone, paused slightly, disdainfully provoked Cao Ran's jaw, and his tone turned to obvious ridicule: "If you want to use beauty, you also have to deal with the taste of this king, your posture is not enough to make this king tempted." But ......" Yu Wenqiao suddenly pulled Cao Ran's face closer, and the whole face was projected in front of Cao Ran's eyes close at hand, full of murderous aura: "However, this king's moon-loving does not have high requirements for appearance. β
Out of nowhere, a pure white snow wolf appeared in front of him. The reason why Cao Ran judged that it was a wolf was because of its size and sharp and fierce eyes.
The moon lover seemed to understand her master's words, and her blue eyes looked at Cao Ran with a cold and keen gaze, slowly approaching step by step.
Cao Ran's jaw was controlled by a powerful palm, which suppressed her screams.