In the blink of an eye, when it was already very hot in summer, Du Ruo got up early in the morning and began to boil honey locust water and wash clothes. In this weather, you only need to stand by the boiler for a while, and you will sweat when baking.

After everything was ready, Du Ruo, Xiaoqian and Ling'er had a large basin in front of them and began to wash clothes. Du Ruo soaked his hands in the water, feeling cool and cool, and after rubbing his clothes twice, foam was kneaded out. Attach it to your hand and slowly break it. Du Ruo has a mind in his heart, seeing that the Three Arts Conference is approaching, there has been a bit of a tense atmosphere recently. Du Ruo thought to herself, she had been coming to Lianxiangyuan for more than a month, but fortunately, she was still more stable now. However, it seems that being trapped in a safe corner here is not a long-term solution. Fate never favors the weak, and most of the women in the long history have miserable endings, not to mention her identity and helplessness.

Her thoughts were still drifting, interrupted by the sound of footsteps and talking.

"Du Ruo, Aunt Zhang called you over. Come with me. ”

Du Ruo raised his head from the pile of clothes and looked at the visitor. It was Zhu Fang who followed Aunt Zhang.

Du Ruo shook his hand, then dried his clothes and followed.

Before leaving, I saw Xiaoqian looking over with some concern. And Ling'er, the corners of her mouth were slightly curved, and her eyes were clear, but she seemed to know.

Du Ruo already has the experience of his previous life, and the 21st century is the era of information explosion, although Ling'er is also a clever character, but after all, she is only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl. Some thoughts can't escape Du Ruo's eyes.

Among them, there must be Ling'er's participation!

Du Ruo followed behind Zhu Fang, silent. I was thinking, what the hell was she asking to go for?

Aunt Zhang is not kind to her, but she has no other festivals, but that Ling'er seems to have been guarding against her. Du Ruo recalled the night she first met Jin Ling'er, she was still ragged and disgraced. Jin Ling'er originally looked disdainful and disgusted. But after Du Ruo came back from washing, Jin Ling'er, who had already slept, glanced at them and couldn't help frowning. The phoenix eyes also narrowed slightly.

It's not that Du Ruo is narcissistic, she understands that Jin Ling'er is starting to be jealous of her.

Later, I learned that there was a three-art conference in Lianxiangyuan, and the outstanding ones were selected from these young girls to focus on training. And Aunt Lin will also choose the best one and become her personal disciple.

Seeing that the Three Arts Conference is approaching, there is only one place for the personal disciple of Lin Jiangyue, the owner of Lianxiang Garden. This represents not only the best teacher, but also the best resources and stage behind Lin Jiangyue.

A servant, the biggest popularity is only a few years, who doesn't want to be famous as soon as possible?

Du Ruo couldn't help but feel that Jin Ling'er's little abacus must be aimed at her.

……

Coming back from Aunt Zhang's side, Du Ruo sighed, cleaned up his expression and went back to the backyard.

"Going shopping? Why did I call you? There won't be any conspiracy! Xiao Qian was very worried after listening to what Du Ruo said.

The Three Arts Conference is coming, and she is full of thoughts that her little sister can get ahead, but she doesn't want anything to go wrong at this time.

"It's okay, buying is also a good opportunity to practice." Du Ruo said this just to comfort Xiaoqian, she actually felt a little strange. Aunt Zhang has always been at odds with her, and it is estimated that Jin Ling'er has blown the wind again. I'm afraid that there is really some conspiracy this time, so she should be careful. None of what she thought in her heart was revealed on her face, and she explained to Xiaoqian seriously.

"I'm not here these days, you have to do things seriously and don't make any mistakes. If Ling'er bullies you, don't force yourself with her, let her take advantage of whatever she wants, in fact, it's just a small profit. I also have to take more care of the two sisters Liping and Lijing. I'll leave it to you, and I'll be waiting for me to come back. ”

Xiao Qian nodded obediently: "Mmmm, don't worry, you must come back safely!" ”

Du Ruo responded to her with a smile. "Definitely!"

This time, not to mention that it will delay her preparation for the Three Arts Conference, if something happens on the way, she misses or can't come back, it's hard to say.

Du Ruo was thinking in his heart.

The next morning, it was not yet dawn. Du Ruo packed up his things and set off in a carriage with Aunt Zhang and others at the back door. went together, Zhu Fang and the coachman before. Aunt Zhang and Du Ruo sat in the carriage together, and Zhu Fang and the coachman sat in front of the carriage to catch the car.

"Drive!" With a bang, the car started.

Soon the car was driving into the bustling street. Aunt Zhang leaned on the reclining and closed her eyes to recuperate. Du Ruo was speechless. Occasionally, I heard Zhu Fang and the coachman talking in a whisper in front of me.

"Where are we going to buy this time?"

Zhu Fang replied: "Several time-honored shops in Shengjing are going to go, and in addition to these, I have to go to Ruzhou to buy some tea and cloth." After the Three Arts Conference, there are many girls who are going to start learning art and becoming servants. ”

"Didn't you get some tea last time?"

"The spring sprouts that entered last time, this time you want to enter Pu'er, why don't you understand anything?"

The coachman laughed innocently: "Hehe, I'm just a rough person, how do I know that there are many kinds of tea." ”

"What's going on up ahead? Why did you surround so many people? Zhu Fang suddenly sighed.

The coachman didn't know much either: "I'll go and see." ”

"Ahh You see what that is? Zhu Fang suddenly exclaimed, as if she had seen something unusual.

Du Ruo was also curious, opened the car window, and looked out. I saw that there were many people at the gate of the city. Some are just watching the excitement, while others are sad and angry. Everyone looked up.

Du Ruo followed everyone's gaze and looked up, and there were two corpses hanging on the city tower. One is a strong man, but he is no longer alive, and he has been severely punished, which makes people look terrible. And the other one hanging on the side is a little girl in gorgeous clothes. The little girl's clothes were of excellent material and shone in the sun, but the little girl's face was pale and her eyes were closed. Du Ruo was inexplicably afraid. The temples were pounding suddenly, and it was very uncomfortable.

At this time, the coachman ran back: "Ahhh But big deal! ”

At this time, even Aunt Zhang woke up and listened with her ears pricked up.

"The two corpses hanging in front of them, one is the general of the Chu State, and the other is the princess of the Chu State!"

Zhu Fang was surprised, and covered her mouth with her hand: "Princess of Chu Kingdom?!" I heard that the state of Chu disappeared when it was destroyed, and it was found? ”

"It should be yes, I heard that it was found by His Royal Highness Yu, and hanging here is to tell the Chu people, don't try to rebel."

Zhu Fang looked at the city wall again and shook his head: "Eh, I am only eight or nine years old, and I don't necessarily have a good life if I am born in the royal family." ”

"Alright, alright. Not to mention, it has nothing to do with us, so it's important to hurry. After hearing this, Aunt Zhang urged impatiently.

Du Ruo was silent, she looked at the corpses on the city wall, her heart ached, and she always felt that she had something to do with them.

However, she couldn't think of anything.