After Shangshu left, Wang Biyao looked like she was preoccupied.

She glanced at the return gift from Shangshu Mansion, which was more valuable than what they had sent.

Lin Shuai saw her worries, "Changtian will marry Ruojun soon, Miss Shang won't have any more thoughts." ”

Chu Ruojun and this Shang Yunrou can really be described as two diametrically opposed types, they are equally smart and beautiful, one is quite characterful, the other is knowledgeable, and their identities are equally prominent, and they really can't be distinguished from each other.

However, this Miss Shang has no gossip at all, and she is completely a lady who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Lin Changtian pursed his lips and couldn't help but speak: "Then Ruojun is also proficient in swords, guns, swords, and halberds." ”

"No one said she was bad." After Lin Shuai finished speaking, he immediately thought of something, "Shang Yunrou is a distant cousin of the Empress of the Dynasty. ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Changtian's heart tightened suddenly.

He suddenly remembered what Chu Ruojun told him about whether he had a simple mind about the emperor and her.

Maybe something bad is waiting for them.

He was very flustered in his heart, he helped the emperor force the palace to seize the throne, since ancient times the king ascended the throne, he has never been merciful to the people who helped him conquer the country.

Rao is his loyalty, and sooner or later he will be defeated by the traitor's separation and the emperor's suspicion.

A faint pain passed over Lin Changtian's face, and his brows tightened, "Dad, when I come back from Jiang Guo, I will tell Your Majesty that I am seriously injured and cannot afford to be a young marshal, and ask the emperor to remove me from the post of young marshal." ”

Lin Shuai's face was normal, but Wang Biyao was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "This is something you earned little by little by your military exploits, and you are finally able to get to today, and you are willing to give up this status?" ”

"Reluctant." Lin Changtian laughed twice, "It's not my best to be greedy for power, I just want to return and live an idle and chic life." ”

Only then did he know that Chu Ruojun could see that what female general, what kind of lintel to revitalize the Chu family, was not as precious as the free body.

She wants to be rewarded with treasure every time, and she doesn't want any status or rank, but she can get out of it with her whole body.

Maybe people have their own aspirations, some people yearn for the powerful people above 10,000 people under one person, some people yearn for the freedom to wander the world without leaving a trace, and some people yearn for the indifference under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums.

Since ancient times, it has been a difficult problem to be far away from the rivers and lakes or to live in the temple.

However, Chu Ruojun chose her direction very firmly.

Maybe it was Chu Shaozhuo's departure that made her have an epiphany, and what a dangerous thing it was to get involved in the party struggle of the imperial court.

Chu Ruojun studied for a few days, but she looked good.

Chu Ruojun, who was dressed in red, held a long sword with tassels in his hand, dancing with the music, and that touch of red was so gorgeous that everything in heaven and earth was eclipsed.

She danced so well that the female officials couldn't help but have an illusion, thinking that this sword dance was created for her, with a faint red face, a sword shadow, and Lin Changtian, who accompanied the emperor to accept the results, was stunned outside the door, completely unaware that there was another woman around him.

The woman didn't speak, she quietly watched Chu Ruojun, the sword dance had arrived, as if there were peach blossoms blooming all the way, the charm of the road was charming, the blood flowed all the way like water, the white bones all the way were like mountains, all the way to the sword light, all the way to the sword shadow, all the way to the beacon fire, all the way to blood and tears.

The song is over, and the dance is also closed, Chu Ruojun put down the long sword in his hand, wiped the sweat beads on the tip of his nose, and drank it heroically with a bowl of tea, as if the afterglow of the sword dance just now.

"Great, great." The female official refilled her tea with a smile, "It's not at all inferior to those dancing girls who have practiced martial arts since childhood." ”

Chu Ruojun smiled faintly, "It's just that this one is suitable, if it's the kind that lingers, I won't be able to learn it even if I study for a year." ”

She was right, this dance fits her perfectly, confident and free, with a strange charm.

Lin Changtian stared at her figure for a moment, it seemed that since she was a child, nothing could stump her, and she had always surprised herself.

He still remembered the clumsy trick she had become when she was a child, the flower hidden behind her ears and anyone could see it clearly, and she just deliberately pretended not to know anything to cooperate with her, which made her giggle with pleasure.

Shang Yunrou said softly: "The young marshal is very lucky. ”

"I've always had a good eye." Lin Changtian said lightly.

Shang Yunrou's gaze also fell on Chu Ruojun's body, and her smile was a little unpredictable: "Miss Chu is very good, Yunrou is ashamed of herself, and she is willing to bow down." ”

Lin Changtian wanted to say very much, so he only took this scoop of water for three thousand weak water, but he still held back and said calmly: "Where, Miss Shang's talent is unparalleled." ”

At this time, Chu Ruojun walked to the door, only to see that a lot of people had gathered outside the door, and the little eunuch smiled and said: "These are the top three in this year's literary test and martial arts test, the emperor wants to meet them, and the slave saw that the emperor was here, so he led them over." ”

While speaking, a slender woman suddenly stared at Chu Ruojun tightly, and she was so excited that she couldn't speak.

After a long time, she suppressed her emotions before she said: "I was originally a rough person, and my father who fought iron and forged swords depended on each other, and everyone said that I was too fierce to marry, thanks to Miss Chu, I was useful." ”

Chu Ruojun smiled slightly, "It's still you, you're still powerful, otherwise if there are no women to sign up for the martial arts test, what's the use of the decree you won." ”

"This is Shang Yunrou, the daughter of the Ministry of Rites, the champion of this year's literary examination." The eunuch introduced him to the emperor.

Shang Yunrou bowed, "The little woman has seen the emperor." ”

"No courtesy."

"This is Lin Hui, the champion of the martial arts test, Lin Shuai's nephew." The eunuch continued.

Oh, so this is Lin Changtian's cousin, his future brother-in-law? Chu Ruojun said secretly in her heart.

"See the emperor." Lin Hui gave a fist salute.

The emperor had a faint smile and an unpredictable expression.

Lin Changtian specially came to ask the emperor today, this time to go to Jiang Kingdom, let Lin Hui also go, and experience this young man.

The emperor can completely guess what Lin Changtian is thinking, the credit earned by Lin Hui is also the Lin family, and even if Lin Changtian leaves, he can let this young man make up for it, and their Lin family is still standing.

The palace maid happened to come over at this time, and her pace was a little hurried.

"The slave has seen the emperor." Before she finished the ceremony, she said to Chu Ruojun: "The Queen Mother wants to see Miss Chu." ”

Chu Ruojun raised her eyebrows: "Me? ”

"Yes." The palace maid looked at Chu Ruojun expectantly, "Come with me." ”

Chu Ruojun groaned slightly, "I'll change my clothes." ”

After speaking, she turned back to the house, thinking of wanting to see the Queen Mother, she was inexplicably a little nervous.

It didn't take long for Chu Ruojun to walk out.

Dressed in black boots, she looked capable and handsome, she was still tidying up her cuffs, and said to Lin Changtian casually: "Wait for me to go back together." ”

With that, she smiled brightly.

Lin Changtian smiled at the corner of his mouth and said a soft "um".

Shang Yunrou's gaze quickly swept over the tacit understanding of the two of them, and she could see very clearly that the familiarity between the two could not be pretended.

The corners of her eyes jumped, this woman obviously had a connection with so many men, and she was both Hongchou and Shen Yi, but she shamelessly accepted Lin Changtian's love.

However, Chu Ruojun is indeed special Shang Yunrou looked at the back with big steps but quite amorous, and sighed softly in her heart.

When Lin Changtian just came back from the frontier, Shang Yunrou had actually expressed her admiration, and later heard that Miss Chu had killed someone by mistake, Lin Changtian went to apologize for her and announced that she was his unfinished lady, so she had to suppress her feelings in her heart.

Later, she got along with King Qi again, Shang Yunrou was overjoyed, she had passed by his side countless times, and finally accidentally bumped into his shoulder once, he said sorry repeatedly, but took a step back and led the guards away, leaving a black figure in vain.

He wouldn't know that when he accompanied the emperor on his personal expedition, she went to the temple to ask for a sign for him and blessed him with a safe return.

He would not have known that she had searched for the place where he had been traced countless times, and that she had bought a folding fan that he had taken at the roadside stall, just to preserve the tenderness of his fingertips.

She did so much in order to just hope he would remember her.

But she was wrong, until she heard that the prisoners of war had returned safely, relying on the friends in the rivers and lakes that Chu Ruojun knew, she saw Chu Ruojun turning over and dismounting neatly, her expression was cold and indifferent, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she didn't care about everything.

In that way, she is really willing to bow down.

Later, she thought that Lin Changtian liked such a woman, she even quietly imitated her dress with narrow sleeves, but how strange it was, she even went to take the sword, fantasizing that she could deal with it calmly and smoothly, but she even felt difficult to hold the sword.

She thought that she would not be able to become a woman like Chu Ruojun after all, and she would not be able to impress Lin Shaoshuai after all.

But the sudden promulgation of the decree that women can also participate in the literary examination made her happy, reminding her that she also has a place to show her talents, and she can also use her talents to win everyone's attention.

The feelings she buried deep in her heart are not something that she can give up if she wants to.

It may be a little late, but if you don't work hard, you will regret it.

By the time Shang Yunrou put away her thoughts, the eunuch had already introduced the rest of the people.

The emperor showed a tired look, and everyone did not delay any longer and hurriedly retired.

However, Lin Changtian was there alone waiting for Chu Ruojun to come back, she clenched her palms and walked over slowly, "Young Marshal Lin is really good to Miss Chu." ”

"Actually, she was very nice to me." Lin Changtian curled the corners of his lips, "Although she rarely shows the side of a little woman, and she doesn't express her love, maybe others can't see it much, but it's enough for me to understand." ”

"Really?" Shang Yunrou pursed her lips, "But if you like someone, isn't it single-minded and loyal?" ”

"Isn't she to me now?" Lin Changtian looked at her with a hint of warning in his eyes.

Shang Yunrou's face was a little pale, and her dark and agile gaze fell straight on Lin Changtian's face, as if she wanted to see a hole in his face.

She is indeed the only one now.

Was he really so generous that he didn't mind her past at all?

Could it be that Chu Ruojun didn't hang him in this way, and love other people and treat him as an alternative?

Why didn't he find a girl who was innocent and didn't cause trouble?

She bit her lip, and finally smiled faintly: "What Young Marshal Lin said is the same, then, I won't bother." ”

"Miss Shang walks slowly." Lin Changtian hooked the corners of his lips, and the etiquette was impeccable.

When Shang Yunrou turned to leave, her hands couldn't help but clench.

Lin Changtian looked at her back in the distance, and let out a long sigh, why hasn't Chu Ruojun come back for so long, and what can the Queen Mother do to summon her, except for Jingyang is Zhaoyang, where can it take so long.

He was waiting anxiously, but Chu Ruojun was having a long talk with the Queen Mother.

After a major accident, the Queen Mother looked much older and weaker, she took off her graceful robe, and her decoration was simple and elegant.

"The mourning family promised before that they would save your life in the future, but I thought that if you become a concubine in the future, a soft knife will be indispensable in the palace." The Queen Mother said slowly: "I didn't expect this day, suddenly it changed, you also found the enemy to take revenge, but you also lost your love." ”

Chu Ruojun lowered her eyes and listened to her words quietly, she was like an old man who had not been cared about for a long time, and said in a chattering voice: "Actually, the mourning family has always known, knowing that you thought the mourning family killed your brother, the mourning family understands that there is no reason, and they have endured your hatred for so many years, and it was not until later that the mourning family was innocent." ”