A bolt of lightning split the clear sky, and Chu Nian looked at the dark and oppressive clouds in the sky, frowning without a trace.

Mei Xiang was muttering something, and saw Zhu's mother holding a small burden and trotting while shouting, "Lady! Wife! Wait, this, you take it with you, if it rains later, it's better to wear your own than the Shen family. ”

Shen Ruan used to calculate the affairs of her own lady in every possible way, and Mother Zhu was very clear, she heard that Chu Nian was going to Shen's house for a banquet today, but she was worried, and she always felt that Shen Ruan was going to take this opportunity to harm her own lady again.

Chu Nian smiled lightly, Mei Xiang had already held the burden in her arms, squeezed her eyebrows at Mother Zhu and said, "Mother Zhu is still careful, and the slave maid didn't even think of it." ”

Mother Zhu stretched out her hand and nodded her forehead, and said dotingly: "It's sweet for you." ”

This Mother Zhu is already more than a round older than Mei Xiang, so at a glance, the two of them have been serving Chu Nian together, and they have a close relationship, so at this glance, they are more like a mother and daughter.

Chu Nian greeted Mei Xiang with a smile and said, "Let's go, Mother Zhu is optimistic about the family, if Ye Yuan wants to go out, ask him to bring Dark Er, I'll be fine." ”

Mother Zhu opened her mouth, and Chu Nian had already lifted the curtain and got into the carriage.

Entering the carriage, an inexplicable lotus fragrance suddenly filled Chu Nian's entire chest, she took a deep breath, raised her eyes, and saw the big Buddha sitting in the middle of the small carriage, and couldn't help pouting: "Your Highness, but you have been sitting here and waiting since the carriage was taken out of the Hou Mansion?" ”

Ming Xiu reached out and grabbed her arm, and told her to simply sit down next to him, before leaning on her furry head with satisfaction: "Lone is with you." ”

The palace is in the east of the city, and the Chu family is in the north of the city, when did they go on the same road...... Chu Nian rolled his eyes, then leaned into his arms, found a comfortable position and squinted: "What is this Shen Dui thinking in his head?" ”

"If Gu exchanges situations with him, Gu will find a way to clear his bad name, and if Gu has a sister like Shen Ruan, don't do it."

Slapping away the big hand that was playing with her sideburns, Chu Niancai raised his head to look at him, "What do you mean, today Shen Duan wants to find an excuse to dissociate himself from Shen Ruan in front of all the princes and nobles?" On Shen Ruan's birthday? ”

That's it, if it was Shen Duan, it would not be surprising that he could do such a ruthless thing, and in the blink of an eye, Chu Nian smiled again, "If those princesses in the palace knew that their royal brother was such a person, I am afraid that they would burst into tears." ”

"What's this?" Ming Xiu wrapped his arms around her waist and forced her little head to rest on her chest, "If it's for you, the dozen or so sisters who are lonely don't want it." ”

Slightly moved in her heart, Chu Nian buried her hot face in his arms, and when the lotus fragrance filled her chest, she calmed down, "Tell the fifth princess this, she is afraid that she will whip you." ”

The day before yesterday, Chu Nian went to visit the fifth princess for the previous contradiction, the fifth princess is seventeen years old this year, two years older than Chu Nian, but she is very playful, when Chu Nian passed, she was dancing with a few palace maids, probably because Ming Xiu had greeted her in advance, and when she saw Chu Nian, she didn't blame her, but was close.

Two girls of similar age and the same mind instantly became best friends, of course, the fifth princess did not forget to say a lot of bad things about Ming Xiu with Chu Nian, and later Ming Xiu knew about it, but it was also a good life to grind his teeth, but the fifth princess already had Chu Nian's support, so he was helpless.

Speaking of the fifth princess, Chu Nian actually missed Mu Qing a little, since the last time, Chu Nian has been busy with various matters, and she hasn't seen Mu Qing for a long time, but I heard that she was seen as "good" in the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion, and the Zhenyuan Marquis was very afraid that she would encounter any accidents when she went out, and she didn't even dare to ask her to step out of the door.

A smile was on his face, and Ming Xiu looked down at the little head nestled in his arms, and after a while, there was an even breathing from the other side, and he was asleep.

He gently touched the broken hair on her forehead, and he couldn't imagine that this usually cold person now looked at her coquettish side. couldn't help but smile again, Ming Xiu's gaze drifted farther away, a look of confusion.

After a short time, the Shen family arrived, Chu Nian poked her head out of Ming Xiu's arms with sleepy eyes, and a big hand patted her head, "You go first, you will arrive in a while." ”

Chu Nian nodded and straightened his somewhat messy hair before he got out of the carriage.

There was a housekeeper with a bitter face standing at the door of Shen's house, today Shen Dui invited these are some princes and nobles who have a lot of complaints about the Shen family, most of them came over with a breath of breath, and they saw that the person who came to greet them at the door was just a housekeeper, and they felt that they were despised by Shen Dui, how many good-natured people could there be? This housekeeper has stood here for more than an hour, and it can be said that he has seen a lot of the world, and if he stands for a while, he is afraid that he will ascend to immortality.

Not far from Chu Nian, another magnificent carriage was parked, and Chu Nian just wanted to take the first step, when he saw another figure rushing in front of Chu Nian and walking in front of the old housekeeper, the golden hairpin on his head reflected the sunlight shining through the cracks in the clouds. I saw that she stretched out her hand and threw a bag of silver to the old housekeeper, but she raised her head and didn't look at the old housekeeper, "This is a reward for you, as for Shen Ruan's birthday gift, this palace gave her a lot of things before, and this time it will be exempted." ”

The old butler was carrying the bag of silver with an embarrassed face: "Your Royal Highness the Third Princess...... This ......"

Mingyue turned her head and glanced contemptuously at Chu Nian, who was standing in front of the carriage, and sneered and walked towards the gate of the Shen Mansion: "Some people obviously have a grudge against Shen Ruan, but they still come with so many gifts. ”

After finishing speaking, the figure had already entered the Shen Mansion, the old housekeeper sighed helplessly, and when he saw Chu Nian, he once again put on a stiff smile: "Wushuang County Lord." ”

Chu Nian smiled and nodded to the old housekeeper, and Mei Xiang handed the heavy gift box she was carrying to the family next to the old housekeeper, and offered the greetings. The old housekeeper's face soothed a little, and he saw the slender figure slowly walking into the Shen Mansion, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the so-called princess is only that kind of demeanor, less than half of the unequaled county lord! I heard that the mother family of this unequaled county lord is the secretary and supervisor of the Chen family, and sure enough, the people who read are different......

After entering the Shen family, it was the Wang family who greeted the seat, and when she saw Chu Nian, her face froze, and even if she pretended not to see it, she turned to receive others, and let Chu Nian stand in the courtyard awkwardly for a while, until Ming Xiu came suddenly - after entering the Shen Mansion, he began to pretend to be crazy and stupid, and when he saw Chu Nian's figure, he pounced.

"County Lord! Let's go sit over there! After that, he also ignored the distinction between the host and the guest, and the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, pushed away the Wang family, who was about to come to receive him when he saw him, and pulled Chu Nian to the main seat and sat down.

The main seat was originally prepared for Shen Du and the Wang family, although his position was equal to or even higher than this one, but on the side, but at this moment, it was obvious that he occupied both main positions.

When Shen Du came back from the courtyard, he saw this scene, his eyes sank, but he still squeezed out a smile: "Your Highness, the unequaled county lord." ”

Chu Nian hid the same naughty smile as Ming Xiu in his eyes and got up, his eyes full of panic: "Shen ...... Lord Shen. ”

"It's okay, it's okay! Brother Shen Du would want us to sit here, wouldn't he? Ming Xiu looked at Shen Dui innocently, and Shen Dui hurriedly hid the disgust from the corners of his eyes, and nodded with a smile.

At this time, Shen Ruan, who was dressed up, came out of the courtyard, her face was thick and almost slag-dropping, but she still couldn't hide the anger on her face, and when she saw Chu Nian, who was "talking and laughing" with Shen Duming but had never looked at this side, her face froze.

Why can she smile like a flower next to the prince's brother, she can only hide in the backyard and don't even dare to pop up? It was her Chu Nian who caused her to dare not meet with the prince's brother now, and it was Chu Nian who caused her to dare not look directly at Brother Ming Xiu!

Chu Nian made her so ...... Chu Nian damn it!

I saw Shen Ruan take out a dagger glowing with cold light from his big sleeve in the blink of an eye.

"Chu Nian! Go to hell! ”

"Nian'er!"

"County Lord!"

The incident happened between the lightning and flint, Shen Ruan was not far from Chu Nian, because he had never practiced martial arts, and his speed was not fast, but he was able to take advantage of people's surprise, and it was still blood that overshadowed the entire carpet, Ming Xiu was standing on Chu Nian's side, if he could stop this blow, but he could not expose the fact that he knew martial arts in front of Shen Dui, but between these thoughts, the knife handle had been deeply sunk into the flesh and blood, and then, a thunderbolt cut through the sky, and Chu Nian's pale face flickered.

"Mu Qing!"

She pushed Shen Ruan away, and the force was strong enough for Shen Ruan to crash into a low wall not far away, and then saw her squatting down: "Ah Qing......"

Everyone looked at Mu Qing who fell to the ground with a stunned face, everyone only saw this Mu Niang of the Zhenyuan Marquis family coming in from outside the door, and no one saw how she rushed to Chu Nian's body and blocked Shen Ruan's blow.

At this moment, Chu Nian regretted it in her heart, if she had noticed Shen Ruan on the side earlier and stopped her blow earlier, Mu Qing would not have had to come over to block the knife for her, and she would not have to see it...... The blood on Mu Qing's chest flowed freely.

This is the second time, and the second time I haven't been able to protect the important people around me!

Ming Xiu was the first to react, and immediately shouted angrily: "Go and invite the nearest doctor!" Come on, go and pass on the doctor! Ask Xu Changqing to come in person! ”

Mu Qing couldn't die, he had a hunch that if Mu Qing really died, he would lose her.

When everyone was surprised, no one noticed that the foolish prince suddenly became smarter, only Shen Dui, looking at Ming Xiu with cold eyes, the first time he heard that Ming Xiu was not a fool, he also suspected that it was the Wang family's conspiracy to separate him and Chu Nian, but now everything is clear, with the mind of an eight-year-old, can he react so quickly and calmly?

In the past, he still looked down on His Royal Highness the Prince! It's a pity......

Shen Dui's gaze swept over Shen Ruan, who was slapped by Chu Nian and vomited blood, his face was cold, he had spoiled this sister all his life, but this sister caused trouble for him everywhere, and now he was able to test Ming Xiu's disguise, which could be regarded as the last trace of use.

Chu Nian...... I'm fine. Mu Qing leaned on Chu Nian's arms, her chest was bleeding, but she forced a smile, "It's just a death, this lady is the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, I haven't seen any kind of life and death." ”

Chu Nian's eyes sank, "Shut up, there is more and more blood from the wound, you really want to die, I should have stabbed you earlier." ”

"That's how you ...... Cough. ”

"Alright, okay, stop talking!" Chu Nian's eyes stared at the person in her arms, watching Mu Qing's blood stain her clothes red little by little, but she was unmoved, still holding Mu Qing's body tightly, but her mind was blank.

"Don't cry...... I'm just trying to repay you...... Didn't you save me last time......"

Chu Nian smiled bitterly with tears in her eyes, she didn't expect Mu Qing to remember, but that time was just because King Huainan caught Mu Qing to test her, even if she didn't go to Mu Qing, King Huainan didn't dare to treat the only daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, besides, she packed up and went to save Mu Qing that day, and before she could set off, the person had already been sent back by Ming Xiu, Mu Qing was so smart, how could he not figure out what happened.

These days, she is busy dealing with the Queen Mother and Shen Dui, and when she comes back to her senses, she will see this flamboyant woman who is unwilling to be pretentious, and she is already in this pool of blood.

Chu Nian...... Promise me, you don't carry everything by yourself......" The corners of Mu Qing's mouth pulled out a bloody smile, "You haven't played with me these days...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a fool's business, and you don't even tell me, including your plans...... Chu Nian, you are too unrighteous. ”