When Ruotang woke up, the lights were already lit in the house.

Chu Qianlan sat under the palace lamp next to the bed, holding her hand in one hand and the book in the other, her brows furrowed deeply. The serious and stern appearance destroyed his lazy and handsome charm in the past.

Almost as soon as she opened her eyes, he noticed it, and hurriedly threw the scroll in his hand, then approached her and asked, "How is it, is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

He also touched her forehead. Huge garbage on the low island.

Ruotang blinked, sat up with his hands, moved his hands and feet, and didn't feel uncomfortable, and couldn't help but look at Chu Qianlan with a tense face in surprise, "What's wrong with me?" ”

"Nothing uncomfortable?" Chu Qianlan confirmed with her again.

"Nope." Ruotang shook his head a little dazedly. "Has the doctor been here? How so? ”

Although there is no discomfort on her body, Ruotang does not dare to be careless because of this, her body has been conditioned by herself for nearly a year, not to mention very good. That's also stronger than an ordinary woman, and it's impossible to faint for no reason.

"The doctor said you are in good health." Chu Qianlan seemed to be relieved at this time, pulled out the hand that had been holding her, smiled easily, and flicked it at the corner of Ruotang's forehead, who was looking at her in a daze, "Suddenly fainted, it was caused by being too excited - this king really didn't expect that you would be so careless, princess, and this king would make you so excited with just a few words." ”

"W-What?" Ruotang's face suddenly became hot, and her cheeks were as if they had been burned by a hot flame, and they turned red with a brush, it turned out that she fainted, and it turned out that she was too excited and excited to listen to Chu Qianlan's words?

How lacking love she is!

"I heard that women like to listen to this, and I want to talk more about it with the princess in the future, how can I ......" Chu Qianlan shook her head regretfully. While teasingly looking at Ruotang's stupid appearance, "If this king says something like that, the princess will faint again, isn't it all the king's sin?" It seems that those words in the future will not be able to be said again. ”

"Don't!" Ruotang was anxious, and grabbed Chu Qianlan's hand. Blushing and cheeky, he said seriously: "Lord Wang, what should be said still has to be said...... What happened to your hand? ”

Only then did she find that Chu Qianlan's wrist was bandaged with a white cloth, and blood stains were faintly visible.

He subconsciously wanted to put his hand away, but Ruotang grabbed it very tightly and looked at him with a worried face.

"Out of the way." Chu Qianlan smiled at her soothingly, and said lightly: "When you were sleeping, an assassin came to the mansion, and I didn't carelessly let him scratch it." It's just a flesh wound. Nothing matters. ”

His expression was relaxed and normal, no matter how Ruotang looked at it, he couldn't see the slightest bit wrong.

But there was a feeling that something was wrong.

He hid it from her, presumably because he was afraid that she would be worried.

"It's okay." Ruotang's eyes flashed, and his fingers carefully stroked his wrist, "By the way, it doesn't matter to the other people in the house, right?" ”

"There's really big bad news for you." Chu Qianlan said solemnly, "There are many assassins who invaded the palace today, and when they were killed by this king one by one, those outlaws rushed to the Changchun Pavilion, knowing that there was no hope of escaping, they slaughtered in the Changchun Pavilion, and actually killed the king's beauties without leaving a piece of armor, and the king's heart was very painful!" ”

Ruotang was stunned again, looking at Chu Qianlan's pretended "heartache", "You, are you really fake?" ”

"How can this be fake?" Chu Qianlan stared at her, "Those delicate beauties are all rewarded by the emperor, and the king of Ming Japan still has to write a plea for sin, and it is the king's fault for failing to protect them." However, all of this was the fault of the Assassins, who would have thought that the Assassins would escape to the Changchun Pavilion? Alas, alas, alas, alas. ”

Listening to him sigh one by one, it was a pity, but there was clearly a happy smile on his face, Ruotang pursed his lips, "Things are like this, will the emperor blame you?" ”

But as soon as her mind turned, she understood.

There are no assassins, and even if there are, they are just assassins pretending to be his people.

He knew that she had the heart to clean up the concubines in the Changchun Pavilion, and he also knew that there was a hurdle in her heart that was not easy to pass when she first killed people. He may have wanted her to get used to this kind of life, so he let her go, and let her practice with the concubines rewarded by the emperor.

But in the end, he couldn't bear it anymore.

As soon as he made a move, it was a group annihilation.

"It's not the king who wants to kill them." Chu Qianlan used her usual tricky style, "I have lost so many beauties, and this king is very sad!" ”

Ruotang glanced at him, "If the emperor soothes you for the loss of a beautiful woman, and recruits a few more for you to come to the mansion, will you be blessed?" ”

Chu Qianlan sneered, "Do you think that such beauties are cabbage and radishes, and you can find them casually?" This time, I am afraid that it is also the emperor's family base, don't worry, the government can always live in peace for a while, and when it comes to Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor will not have the energy to pay attention to us. ”

"Chinese New Year's Eve?" Sounds like something big is about to happen.

"After sleeping for so long, aren't you hungry?" Chu Qianlan didn't intend to go deeper.

Ruotang touched his cooing stomach and pouted at him aggrievedly, "You've been hungry for a long time, okay?" ”

Chu Qianlan was about to order someone to bring the food in, but Ruotang grabbed his sleeve and asked casually, "By the way, Miss Duan is okay?" ”

Chu Qianlan's body stiffened slightly, and the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed to freeze, but after a moment, she said with a faint expression: "She was lucky and escaped this catastrophe." ”

"Oh, that's good." Ruotang let go of his fingers.

"You care about her?" Chu Qianlan asked.

Ruotang smirked twice, "She is your little uncle, and she is kind to you, of course I don't want her to have anything to do." ”

Chu Qianlan patted her on the head, "As long as you like to worry about it, you don't have to worry about others, just take care of yourself." ”

"Oh." Ruotang obediently agreed, and saw him go out and order his subordinates to pass the food, and squinted thoughtfully.

The fragrant meal was quickly arranged, Ruotang ate like wax, and Chu Qianlan accompanied her to use a little.

She was thinking about how to avoid Chu Qianlan and talk to Wanru alone, when she saw Wanru walking in quickly, "Lord Wang, someone from King Kang's Mansion is here and is waiting for you in the study." ”

Chu Qianlan looked at Ruotang.

Ruotang said thoughtfully and thoughtfully: "Come here at this time, I'm afraid there is something urgent, I don't care, you go over and have a look first." ”

"Hmm." Although Chu Qianlan's mouth responded, she didn't move. After putting a lot of vegetables in Ruotang's bowl, he put down his chopsticks, "I want to finish eating." The king will soon return. ”

"Okay," Seeing that Chu Qianlan was about to go out like this, Ruotang was busy calling him again, and instructed Wanru to fetch him a big opening, "It's cold outside, don't freeze it." ”

After receiving the big open handed over by Wanru, Chu Qianlan turned around and walked out.

Wanru was about to go out, when she heard Ruotang calling her behind her: "Wanru, wait a minute." ”

Wanru's body stiffened, and her face showed a look of helplessness, but when she turned around, she put on a decent smile, "Niangniang, do you have anything to order?" ”

Ruotang asked her bluntly, "What disease do I have?" ”

"Sick?" Wanru's eyes widened, "You're not sick, the doctor said you're getting better." ”

"But I fainted." She couldn't figure it out, how could she faint? There was no warning at all, and it was too inexplicable.

"Listen to the doctor, you have too many mood swings, so you will faint all of a sudden." Wanru pursed her lips and smiled. "Didn't the prince tell you?"

But there was no smile in her eyes.

Ruotang looked at her.

Ink-like black and deep pupils, expressionless face, and cold eyebrows.

Wanru almost couldn't bear it, but the master explained that no matter what, she had to grit her teeth, and she couldn't say it, she couldn't say it!

Ruotang naturally saw the determination in her eyes, and slowly lowered her eyes, "So that's the case." By the way, it doesn't matter if the injury on the prince's hand is right? I didn't look like I had been scratched by an assassin, but like I had cut a cut myself, and I looked weird. ”

"You're right, it was cut by the prince himself with a knife." Wanru saw that she no longer insisted, so she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Cut it yourself?" Ruotang frowned.

Wanru laughed, "You don't really believe any assassins, do you?" ”

Ruotang knew of course that there was no assassin, "but what does that have to do with his injuries?" ”

"To win the emperor's trust." Wanru said with a smile, "It's just the prince's bitter trick, the people rewarded by the emperor all died overnight, and the prince was worried that the emperor would summon him, so that's why ...... You don't need to take it personally, it's just a small cut, scary to watch, and it will be fine in a few days. Our palace has the best wound medicine, and after using it, I guarantee that after using it, I won't even be able to see the scars. ”

"Really...... It doesn't matter? Seeing Wanru so relaxed, Ruotang felt that she should believe her. After all, Chu Qianlan is their master, if there is anything wrong with him, how can Wanru laugh?

"Don't worry."

……

It was night, and after Ruotang fell asleep, Chu Qianlan left the room.

Wanru followed behind him silently, "The princess didn't believe what the slave said. ”

Chu Qianlan, who was standing under the red plum tree, turned her face like snow, and said lightly: "Tomorrow, she will definitely go to Furen Hutong to find Lu Zhengqing, and you will secretly arrange more people to follow." ”

"Yes." Wanru paused, hesitated, gritted her teeth and said, "Lord Wang, according to the princess's intelligence, she will know sooner or later......"

"This is the second thing this king wants to tell you, tomorrow's medicine, you have to think of a way to cover up the smell." Chu Qianlan lowered her eyes and looked at her wrist, "Her mouth is the most keen, and this king is worried that the slightest taste will be noticed by her." ”

Wanru bit her lip with it, "But Lord Wang, if you go on like this, your body will ...... Besides, if your wounds are not good, the princess will be suspicious sooner or later. ”

"It's just these few days, and when it is suppressed for the time being, there will be no need for the blood of this king." Chu Qianlan said lightly, "In short, you have to think of a way to cover up this matter." ”

Wanru sighed deeply, "The slave knows that there is a medicine in it that tastes very strange, and if you increase the dosage of this medicine, you may be able to completely cover up the bloody breath." You can rest assured that the slave will control the amount of medicine and will not damage the princess's body. ”

"Hmm."

……

Early in the morning, Ruotang got up, looked at the snow white outside, shook Chu Qianlan's arm and asked, "Lord Wang, it snowed again last night?" ”

"It's so big, you don't even know it?" Chu Qianlan hugged her, "It can be seen that you are really a little lazy pig." ”

"Lately, for some reason, I've been sleeping very heavily." Ruotang smiled embarrassedly, "Lord Wang, I want to go to Furen Hutong to see Ah He today, I don't know if he is getting better, I am very worried about it." ”

Chu Qianlan was not surprised at all, "The road is slippery after the snow, let them slow down on the road." It's not early, don't lie in bed, Furen Hutong is not close to the palace, and it should be over after breakfast. ”

Ruotang looked at Chu Qianlan who had been tirelessly admonishing her without blinking, threw herself into his arms, and rubbed her face against his warm chest with satisfaction, "Lord Wang, you are so good to me, how can I repay you." ”

Chu Qianlan smiled, "Just be obedient." ”

After breakfast, Wanru brought the health soup that Ruotang hated again, just like a few days ago. Under Chu Qianlan's gaze, she reluctantly picked it up, and frowned after only taking a sip, "Why does this taste even weirder today?" ”

Chu Qianlan took it casually and took a sip, "This king doesn't think it's strange, what's wrong?" Don't make excuses, drink it while it's hot. ”

Ruotang saw his free look, so he had to drink the strange decoction with a bitter face, and then took a handkerchief and pressed the corner of his mouth.

On the carriage to Zhou's house, Ruotang stared thoughtfully at the handkerchief in her hand, and when she wiped the corners of her mouth, she spit out the last mouthful of medicinal juice on the handkerchief.

She was very sure that Chu Qianlan had something to hide from her. And this matter must not be a trivial matter, it is likely to have something to do with the damn health soup she is going to drink every day now!

"Niangniang, you've been staring at this veil all the way, what's wrong?" Cai Qing couldn't help but ask, "And this handkerchief is dirty, the slave maid will change it for you." ”

"No, you don't." Ruotang put the veil back away and asked Cai Qingdao: "The people who make health soup for me every day are all Wanru?" ”

"Yes, Sister Wanru is serious, she has to get up early in the morning every day, boil medicine in the small kitchen alone, and no one is allowed to go in to help. One morning I saw that she was not feeling well, and wanted to say that I had helped her boil medicine, but she said that I was too careless, that I could not master the heat, and that I was afraid of misleading your business, so she resolutely refused to allow me to interfere, and kicked me out of the kitchen. Cai Qing pouted displeased: "Actually, although the slave maid is rough on weekdays, but for your affairs, the slave and maid don't dare to be careless at all, Sister Wanru just doesn't trust the slave and maid too much." ”

"Yes, Wanru is really nervous." Ruotang smiled, "Yes, I'm really curious about the health soup she boils every day, I want to ask her, she will definitely think that I don't trust her, and I will inevitably have to worry about it." But don't ask, I'm feeling like a cat scratching in my heart, if only that health soup was also suitable for pregnant women, Princess Jin's body should be well maintained. ”

"That's what you said." Cai Qing echoed, "But if you really want to know so much, and it's not good to ask Wanru, the slave has an idea." ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. Ruotang pretended to be very interested and encouraged Cai Qing to continue.

"The slave can steal the medicine residue and bring it to Dr. Lu when the time comes...... No, it should be my uncle now, and then I will show my uncle when the time comes, don't you know if the health soup can be used for Princess Jin? After Cai Qing finished speaking, he looked at Ruotang with bated breath.

Ruotang looked at her with a look of surprise, "Oh, how can my good Caiqing be so smart today, such an idea can be thought of, well, I have to be impressed by you." That's a good idea, so be it, but be careful not to let Wanru find out. ”

Cai Qing was praised and raised her chin happily, "The slave is not stupid. ”

While talking, we arrived at Furen Hutong.

Someone went to Zhou's house early to report the news, and when Ruotang got out of the carriage, the eldest uncle and uncle and Zhou Liangyun and his wife were already waiting at the door.

Ruotang got out of the car and hurriedly walked towards them: "It's such a cold day, why did they all come out?" ”

"It's not the princess who is here, and I have to take it respectfully." Zhou Liangyun took her hand and said jokingly.

"When did you put my princess in your eyes?" Ruotang glanced at her, and a group of people walked into the house with a smile.

Now that the eldest aunt has a son-in-law, everything is enough, and she is not as annoying as in the past, so she happily asked the maid to bring in pastries and hot tea, and went around the new son-in-law to be her twenty-four filial mother-in-law.

Ruotang watched his aunt hush around Lu Zhengqing and ask for warmth, and although Lu Zhengqing's face was flushed, he clearly enjoyed it very much, and couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Liangyun looked at her line of sight, and sighed in shame, "This son-in-law is about to become my mother's son-in-law, but my daughter-in-law, what my mother says to me all day long, over and over again, is to be better and gentler to her son-in-law, do you say this is still my mother?" ”

"Be content." Ruotang whispered to her and bit her ear, "Uncle is good to her brother-in-law, aren't you happy anymore?" Look at your splendid face, who will be it? ”

The two sisters laughed for a while, and Zhou Houyuan asked Ruotang with his hands in his hands: "On such a cold day, you usually don't go out, and now it's the New Year's Day, I'm afraid your palace is also very busy." Come here today, but what's the matter? ”

"It's nothing, I just thought I hadn't seen Ah He for a few days, so I came over to see how he recovered." Ruotang moved out the excuse that he had thought of a long time ago.

Lu Zhengqing, who was enjoying the intimate care of his mother-in-law, hurriedly said: "Although Ah He's physical foundation is not very good, he is young and recovers quickly, but his spirit has not been very good in the past two days. ”

"Then I'll go see him." Ruotang stretched out his hand and pulled Zhou Liangyun up, "Cousin, come with me." ”

Zhou Liangyun followed, and Lu Zhengqing, as Shen Youhe's attending doctor, naturally followed.

Shen Youhe really recovered well, and the whip marks that could be seen outside had already scabbed, Ruotang was a little worried, "These wounds are so deep, will they leave scars?" Ah He is going to take a career in the future, can he still take the imperial examination if he has a scar? ”

"Sister, why do I have to go on a career path?" Shen Youhe looked at Ruotang, the young man's still green face was full of doubts and puzzlement, "Because I am a member of the Shen family, do the people of the Shen family naturally want to study and take the imperial examination?" You forget, I have nothing to do with the Shen family. ”

In addition to the dependence on Ruotang, there was also obvious cynicism in his eyes. Ruotang thought about it, and then said softly: "You are very right, Shinong Industry and Commerce, you can do whatever you like, but my sister is narrow-minded, don't be angry with my sister, okay?" ”

Shen Youhe immediately became flustered when he heard this, "I'm not angry with my sister, how can I be angry with you?" I'll never be mad at you......"

"I know." Ruotang interrupted his incoherent speech, "I just heard from Mr. that you are very talented in reading, and in less than a year, you have already started to study four books?" ”

"Well," Shen Youhe didn't know what he thought, and nodded sullenly, "Mr. is very serious, and he doesn't know how to talk about places in a very detailed way." ”

"Reluctant, sir?" Ruotang said softly: "I understand your thoughts, you are now full of hatred for the Shen Mansion, everyone in the Shen Mansion wants to read, so you don't want to read, as if this can be different from them, right?" But Ah He, they read theirs, you read yours, and it is them that you hate deeply, not books, right? ”

"In case, in case I really go on a career in the future, and I have to be an official in the same dynasty as the Shen family, I will ...... when I think of this" Thinking of this, he panicked in his heart.

Ruotang touched his head, "Sister assures you that the Shen family will not have a future, let alone the Shen family will be an official with you." ”

Shen Youhe raised his head in surprise, obviously unable to understand the meaning of Ruotang's words, Ruotang smiled, "Sister put the words here, and you will understand in the future - by the way, my uncle just said that you promised to be the younger brother of Brother-in-law Lu and change your surname to Lu, but is it true?" ”

Shen Youhe glanced in Lu Zhengqing's direction and nodded vigorously, "I think about it, Brother Lu will be my own brother in the future." ”

"Good boy." Zhou Liangyun stepped forward with relief and touched his head, "In front of your sister, I promise you that your brother and I will treat you well and will never treat you badly!" ”

Originally, the brother-in-law wanted to adopt Shen Youhe as an adopted son, but after thinking of the Shen family's incident, Shen Anbang would definitely think of this only son, the Zhou family and the Shen family already had an unclear in-law relationship. But Lu Zhengqing obviously doesn't have such troubles.

Ruotang gratefully saluted Lu Zhengqing, "In the future, Ah He will bother his brother-in-law and sister." ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Liangyun glanced at her, "You are still so polite with us, beware of me beating you - you came here today, not just for Ah He's business, right?" ”

"You really guessed it, I still feel a little unwell recently, and I want to ask my brother-in-law to help me take a look." Ruotang looked at Zhou Liangyun with a smile, "I don't know if it's inconvenient for my brother-in-law?" ”