On the 24th of February, the weather was excellent, and it had rained lightly in the evening of the previous day, but it had stopped for a while, and it had become a little wetter. Just after the fifth watch, when it was still dark, the homes of those officials with heads and faces in the capital were busy. In the past, the people who had to get up early to prepare for the sprinkler got up at least half an hour earlier than usual, from the miscellaneous servants who sprinkled and swept the carriages and horses, to the maids who served the master, and then to the little maids who went out with the cars, everyone was careful in their duties.

It's time for the fifth watch... When the night ban was lifted, the men of the previous dynasty rode in cars, sat in sedan chairs, and rode horses, all of which went out of the house, while the women with high makeup according to grades checked their costumes at the end, and then hurriedly took a few bites when breakfast was served. In any case, on this day, the cooks and cooks in the kitchen are the best errands, and the masters who have something in their hearts can't taste any delicious food, and naturally they can't eat any shortcomings in the meal.

Chen Lan also got up before the hour, helped the Zhu family take care of it for a while in the Lixiang Courtyard, and accompanied the breakfast, and waited until Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Ma, and Aunt Luo also dressed up and came over to invite An Rendezvous, she and the rest of the sisters sent to the second gate, and saw the three sedan chairs get up and set off, and then they became sleepy. Before she could yawn, an undisguised yawn sounded next to her.

"Okay, old lady, they're all gone, what are we still doing here, go back and make up for sleep!" Chen Bing glanced at Chen Lan lazily, then looked at Chen Yun coldly and said, "Don't leave yet?" Are you going to stay here until someone comes back? ”

Chen Yun's face changed, and he saw that Chen Lan was looking at her, while Chen Xi was absent-minded, so he hurriedly agreed, and when he turned his head to look, he found that Chen Bing had already taken a few girls to take care of himself, and hurriedly caught up. Chen Lan didn't care about Chen Bing's attitude, thinking that the Zhu family and Mrs. Xu entrusted her to take care of the housekeeping last night, but they didn't mention Chen Xi, she couldn't help but look at it thoughtfully. After a closer look, she found that Chen Xi was not only absent-minded, but a little depressed.

"Fifth sister?"

Chen Lan screamed twice, Chen Xi came back to his senses, and was about to speak, but a dignified-looking young girl next to him rushed ahead: "Miss, you are not in good health these days, it is better to go back and rest more, Mrs. and Aunt Luo have instructed before leaving, saying that you must take good care of you." The master is not here, you must be more sympathetic and sympathetic to a few slaves and maids. ”

Hearing this, Chen Xi's face turned pale, and he turned around and left without saying a word. Seeing this scene, Chen Lan's heart moved, and he found that the unfamiliar girls glanced at each other and followed silently, while Chen Qing grabbed Chen Han who was full of disgruntle, and the brothers went out to the school without a sound, and their hearts were even more suspicious. After thinking for a moment, she beckoned Chen Yan over.

"Fourth brother, go back to the school, try to ask the second brother and your fifth brother to see what happened after the fifth sister came back. Ask smartly, just make people think you're holding up. ”

Chen Yanren is a big ghost, and he has already seen that something is wrong, so he agreed. When he also went out to school, Chen Lan walked towards the Water Mirror Hall surrounded by several housekeepers' mothers and daughters-in-law. Although they continued to flatter along the way, she just listened, but she understood it very well in her heart. Some things can be expected to come out of their mouths, but the reason why Chen Xi has become what he is now is not to expect these old oilmen to reveal anything.

Although the housekeeping in the house has been changed from Mrs. Ma to the three Chen Lan sisters, and then to Mrs. Xu, and now it is Chen Lan in charge, but because they can't see what kind of situation this wind direction will turn into in the end, the daughters-in-law and mothers who are the most good at picking soft persimmons in the past dare not jump out on the cusp of the storm. In just a few hours, Chen Lan finished taking care of the things that should be disposed of with the help of the green calyx. While she was sitting drinking tea and eating snacks, the red snail that didn't follow her out in the morning hurried into the house.

"Miss."

Chen Lan saw that Hongluo's face was a little delicate, and knew that she was taking advantage of Chen Yan to go to school this morning, and Chu Ping's four companions were not scholars and could not take the opportunity to go to the school. Rui Xue naturally understood, and hurriedly flashed to the door to guard. At this time, Hongluo Fang stepped forward and whispered: "Miss, when I was in Anyuan before, the fourth young master went out for a few days, and the first time I happened to meet the prince of Weiguo. ”

Luo Xu, the prince of Weiguo?

If it was for other reasons, forget it, but when he heard that name, Chen Lan really couldn't help but pay attention. counted a total of two meetings with Luo Xu, the prince of Weiguo, the first time he gave Chen Yan a fan of the Holy Hand Liu in Huguo Temple, and then turned back to see their sister and brother, saying that this fan was his imitation; The second time in the Jin Palace, he took the initiative to come up and talk, but when he was entangled by Chen Xi, he also made an invitation to her. I have to say that although she thinks that this person's behavior is abrupt and uninhibited, she feels even more incomprehensible.

Hongluo raised his head, and then said in detail: "After meeting the Fourth Young Master, the prince of Weiguo led the Fourth Young Master to go around the various granges near the Chaobai River. He is about to come and go often, and he is familiar with the people and geography everywhere, and the fourth young master thinks that he is in tune with his spleen and stomach, so he intends to find him when he goes out for the second and third time. According to Chu Ping, the prince of Weiguo often told the fourth young master about the affairs in the court, and the fourth young master listened very carefully. It's just that he doesn't understand these things after all, so he doesn't understand them very much. ”

After thinking about it for a long time but not coming up with a reason, Chen Lan decided to wait for Chen Yan to come back from the academy and then interrogate the younger brother - no matter whether Luo Xu, the prince of Weiguo, was well-intentioned or malicious, she couldn't let others instill something in Chen Yan without her knowing. But thinking about Chen Yan's remarks yesterday, it can be seen that Luo Xu even commented on Luo Guifei and King Lu, and she didn't even say much good things, she couldn't help but have a strange thought.

Except for King Jin, who already has a princess, and King Zhou, who was born with dementia, the other princes all have such and such intolerable places, does Luo Xu not want her to marry into the royal family? But what does this matter to him as an outsider? She didn't remember what she had in touch with this prince of the mighty country...... But anyway, this time the queen's Qianqiu Festival is to choose a concubine for the prince, but I am afraid that it will be ironclad.

"Okay, you go out and tell Chu Ping and the four of them. I don't need them to report the whereabouts of the fourth young master to me all the time, but when they are with them, they must have more eyes and write them down, so that when they ask in the future, they will not become dumb. Also, advise when it is time to advise, and don't blindly leave everything to him. ”

There are very few men and women in the Hou Mansion who all go out, leaving only the young ladies at home; There are also very few people who are conscientious and conscientious when they can be lazy and fish, and they dare not leave their posts without permission. However, now looking at the small sedan chair with a green mantle patrolling around large and small places, even the most slippery person only dared to curse secretly in his stomach, but he didn't dare to do anything else. And knowing that such a pretentiousness can only be a little deterrent, but it will make many people think that he is strict, and Chen Lan has no intention of giving up.

Instead of making Zhu feel that he is popular, it is better to make him feel that he is just a careful and cautious person. Her uncles and aunts are all very attentive, and she can't afford to leave too much trace in this kind of deed.

Another hour passed in a moment. Just when she returned to the Water Mirror Hall and used two pieces of snacks, and was about to sit down for a while before going back to the room, Lai's mother suddenly rushed in, and before she could stand firmly, she opened her mouth and shouted: "Third Miss, Steward Liu has sent a small report to report, someone is from the palace outside!" It is a father-in-law of Kunning Palace, and there are more than a dozen brocade guards, saying that it is the queen's decree to announce that you and the fifth lady have entered the palace. ”

At this moment, Rao is Chen Lan has always been able to maintain his composure, and he couldn't help but stand up. Seeing Lai's mother's face full of panic and fear, and the rest of the mothers and daughters-in-law didn't know what to do, she could only clench her fists and quickly release them, repeating it several times, before she recovered, and immediately said: "That is the case, please also ask Lai's mother to send someone to inform the fifth sister immediately." Also, did that father-in-law ever command anything else? Or did the queen summon other people besides the two of us? ”

Lai's mother thought that Mother Zheng would accompany the old lady into the palace, and she would always be able to show her ability, but who knew that before she showed it, she met the same thing as the pioneer in Anyuan, and when she remembered that she was full of promises to help the third lady in front of the old lady, she almost regretted her intestines. After trying to recall the news that Liu Qing, the housekeeper outside, asked her to convey, she shook her head, and said again: "Why don't you inquire about it again?" ”

"No need."

Since the last time he saw Lai's mother's adaptability in Anyuan, Chen Lan didn't have much hope for her, so he just nodded lightly at this time and said: "Lai's mother went out to inform Steward Liu, and said that I would come out as soon as I changed my coat and asked him to accompany the father-in-law to serve tea in the front hall." ”

The sudden arrival of the Kunning Palace made the Yangning Hou Mansion a busy place, naturally, there were happy and angry, Chen Lan walked out of the Splendid Pavilion, and walked out together after meeting Chen Xi, but was stopped by Chen Bing with an angry face at the corner gate. Behind her, Chen Yun was desperately trying to persuade and stop her, but no matter how she looked at it, it seemed that she was powerless.

"Did the queen also summon me, but you asked them not to mention it intentionally!"

Looking at Chen Bing, who was still domineering, Chen Lan really didn't understand whether Mrs. Ma had explained to him the current situation of the second room. Therefore, seeing that Chen Bing looked like she was about to rush up to theorize if she didn't agree with her, she said coldly: "Second sister thinks that Yi Zhi is also an ordinary person who wants to block it, and if she wants to tamper with it, she will tamper with it?" If you don't believe it, you can follow us out to meet that father-in-law, but don't blame others for learning about it and spreading it everywhere as a joke! At that time, you weren't the only one who was laughed at! ”

"You ......"

Chen Bing was so angry that his forehead was bruised, but Chen Yun next to him was looked at by Chen Lan's knife-like gaze, after all, his heart palpitated, and he remembered the consequences of the big incident, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him. Taking advantage of the frightened girls who stepped forward to stop them, Chen Lan pulled Chen Xi over quickly, and when she walked through this section, she instructed Qin Fang beside her: "After my fifth sister and I left, no one at home can preside over it, you go to the school quickly and invite the three young masters back!" ”

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