Whenever Fan Lou has fresh and special ingredients, it is the moment for the old men of the capital to set the table here to meet friends. Today, the wine of Tubo came, and the skillful chefs in Fanlou also took the opportunity to introduce seasonal side dishes that can be accompanied by wine. No, before it was dark, the officials and officials who heard the news called their friends and friends, and they were not drunk in this fan building.

The housekeeper probably felt that Yang Ruoning didn't like to talk, and she seemed to be a more intelligent and flexible "old mother", so he temporarily let Yang Ruoning go to the guest room as a waiter. It's a simple job, just wait in the corner for orders.

Those well-dressed officials and petty officials, ink scholars, and merchants who were well-dressed during the day gradually faded away from the etiquette rules of the day and became a little rampant after a while of being slightly drunk. They held their glasses in one hand and roamed over the woman beside them, laughing and toasting, or arguing with red faces. Yang Ruoning looked at these men and felt very upset, so she simply retreated and waited in the corridor at the door.

This is a luxurious private room on the top floor of the Fan Tower, which can only be booked by the most distinguished guests. Yang Ruoning stood in the corridor outside the station, looking at the imperial city that was brightly illuminated by the moonlight not far away. I haven't seen Aono for the past few days, probably because I'm busy dealing with state affairs. I heard that the northern frontier has been uncertain recently, and the cavalry of the Qi State will often go south to harass; And the annual palace exam is about to start, and Aono will also personally preside over the review exam. Yang Ruoning couldn't imagine how a naughty and naïve person like Qing Ye could live in that palace that looked very serious and dull.

The guests in the room across from her were obviously much quieter than on her side. The windows are ajar, and the soft sound of silk and bamboo is mixed with the sound of conversation. At the beginning, they talked about important national affairs, border wars, and after three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere relaxed and everyone began to chat.

The content of their discussion is probably that one of them has not yet married a wife, and some others take the opportunity to vigorously promote their own girls. But the man never spoke, and he didn't know what he meant. When the people saw this, they asked the man with the strength of wine if he had a crush. The man was silent for a moment and said, "In fact, I already have a sweetheart below. Then they began to ask him, "Whose woman is it?" "How did you meet?"

In the midst of everyone's gossip, Yang Ruoning didn't hear the man's answer. The crowd was probably bored, so they didn't ask any further, but began to drink and hum tunes.

After a while, someone pushed the door open. Yang Ruoning heard the movement and looked back, and saw that the person who came out of the house was Luo Yuan. Luo Yuan was stunned for a moment when he saw Yang Ruoning standing outside the door.

She smiled at him and waved her hand in greeting. "Hey."

The corners of his mouth rose up into a nice arc. "Miss Yang," he said, walking over to her.

The two leaned side by side on the railing and looked at the palace not far away, and did not speak for a while. Yang Ruoning was a little curious, she guessed Luo Yuan's thoughts at the moment, after all, one day in the future, he would become the master there.

"The tallest building is where the emperor presided over important ceremonies." He suddenly pointed to the tallest hall with a golden roof in the distance. "And the one in the back, the slightly larger one, is the emperor's bedroom, and the smaller one in the back is the queen's."

Yang Ruoning looked in the direction of his finger. She asked curiously, "Why is the queen and the emperor so far apart, how inconvenient is this?" ”

"Hmm...... It makes sense, I also think it's too far away," Luo Yuan replied. "Husband and wife, they should live together. The same should be true for emperors and empresses. ”

"Ah~ I understand, maybe the emperor has to sleep with different women every night, so it's too inconvenient to sleep with the queen." Yang Ruoning continued.

"If you meet the woman you are destined to meet, the emperor can also marry only one woman from the queen." He turned his head, looked at Yang Ruoning and said with some seriousness.

Yang Ruoning glanced at him, "How is it possible, even if it is not for women, there will be many concubines in order to have more children." ”

Luo Yuan smiled slightly, "As long as the emperor has the queen's child, it's fine, isn't it?" ”

"It's just your own wish. I just saw a document a few days ago that said that the average life expectancy of an emperor in China was only 39.2 years. Many people die because they are too indulgent in lust. She turned her head to look at the room behind her, "You see, these people are not at the top of power, they are all like this, how can the emperor be an exception." Besides, are the women in this harem really for love? They are more for glory and wealth. ”

Yang Ruoning saw that Luo Yuan was silent for a while, and she felt speechless again. She scratched her head and smiled apologetically, "Hehe, I only read other people's statements occasionally, it's not my idea, of course you must be very different from those people." ”

Luo Yuan smiled slightly, "I didn't expect the girl to think like this." But I'm curious, I don't know what the girl is like? ”

"Where are we? We don't have an emperor, we follow monogamy, but everybody gets married, everybody gets divorced. Marriage is a promise, a contract, a responsibility, and perhaps some are also for love. ”

"What is love?"

Yang Ruoning was stunned. She felt it was an unexplainable problem. What is Love? A thousand people have a thousand answers.

Yang Ruoning said, "Love is like a ghost story, everyone has heard of it, but very few people have seen it. ”

She thought of what he had just said that he already had a sweetheart. "But don't lose faith in love." Yang Ruoning patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

Luo Yuan's bright eyes were smiling, and he adjusted his posture leaning on the railing, but he didn't respond.

Yang Ruoning asked again, "General Luo's sweetheart is also very lucky, it should be very beautiful to be able to make General Luo so affectionate, right?" Yang Ruo asked, staring at the imperial city.

“…… Miss Yang heard me? ”

Yang Ruoning turned around and smiled apologetically at him. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I just accidentally overheard."

“…… But I don't know if she'll like me too. ”

"Hey, don't be discouraged. General Luo looks so ......," she said, and almost uttered the word "demon" that Su Su often used to describe him on weekdays. She corrected it immediately. “…… Tall and handsome. The girl will fall under your robe. ”

He chuckled. "Yes, then borrow the girl's auspicious words. I hope she'll fall down under my robe soon." ”

After finishing work in the evening, Yang Ruoning went to the wine cellar to secretly get wine. Super lucky tonight, a large jar of wine was placed at the door under the window. Yang Ruoning scooped a scoop and took a sip. This millennium old wine tastes less of alcohol and tastes more like grape juice. She drank a large scoop, filled it again, and went back contented.

She sat in the atrium garden, drinking wine while waiting for Su Su.

After a while, small footsteps sounded in the corridor, and Su Su came. She saw the plum cake on the table at a glance, and her eyes immediately brightened. "Sister, where did you get the plum cake?"

The plum cake was recently served in the building, and it is made with fresh green plums in season. Because it is a limited edition for distinguished guests, where can it be their turn to eat, but today there were guests left, she divided a few pieces, and thought about bringing Su Su to taste. She pushed the green plum cake in front of Su Su. "Eat everything you left."

Su Su shouted excitedly, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, she said to Yang Ruoning while chewing, "Sister, Mother Hua asked you to go to the girls' yard tomorrow to have a class with us." ”

Yang Ruoning stopped the pen she was drawing and looked up suspiciously. "Me? Why? ”

"I don't know, alas. I probably also want my sister to learn a little etiquette. ”

"Okay, I got it." Yang Ruoning nodded and said.

Su Su said again, "Sister, when did you and General Luo meet?" ”

"Huh?"

"My sister looks very familiar with General Luo."

Yang Ruoning frowned. "Do you remember the day I was with Su Su, that was the first time I met General Luo."

Su Su frowned. "It looks like my sister and General Luo have known each other for a long time. I've never seen General Luo smile at anyone, not even Hui Niang. ”

Yang Ruoning tilted her head and pretended to think about it. "Probably...... Because I'm funny. ”

Su Su burst out laughing. "Sister, I think you look very special. But I can't say what's so special. It's not as beautiful as Hui Niang, it's just ...... Well...... Unlike all the girls I've ever met. ”

She suddenly lowered her voice and leaned forward to approach Yang Ruoning. "Isn't my sister the sweetheart General Luo said?"

Yang Ruoning felt a little speechless and funny. "Hehe, my sister is an aunt, aunt, how can she be General Naluo's sweetheart. Your reasoning skills are a bit puzzling. Yang Ruoning tapped Su Su's skull with a brush stroke.

Su Su pursed her lips and nodded. "That's right. Sister is not like the type that General Luo would like. But why does that Aono always come to my sister? ”

"Ha, because he's so idle."

Speaking of Qingye, after getting along these days, Yang Ruoning also learned some about his situation from Qingye's chattering drunken mantra.

In general, it is the father who died before he was born, and he was born emperor. Because of his young age, he has always been handled by Zuo Xiang, that is, his uncle, as the regent. Aono said that his uncle always thought that he was still a child and knew little about national affairs, so he did not let himself decide everything big and small. In the early years, the Queen Mother, that is, his mother, would protect him, but in recent years, because of poor health, he went to the temple two years ago to meditate and worship the Buddha, and rarely asked about the palace again.

After learning about this, Yang Ruoning felt more sympathetic to Qingye in her heart. She felt that Aono would actually be a good emperor. For example, he once mentioned to Yang Ruoning that he wanted to set up a similar almshouse in various places to provide shelter and food for the children on the streets. He also wants to implement a policy of tax cuts to reduce the burden on the poor people who are struggling at the bottom. It's just that all these good ideas were rejected by my uncle.

Qingye seems to really regard himself as a friend who can talk, and Yang Ruoning also likes this simple and cute big boy, and also regards him as his first friend when he comes to this world. Probably because he knew his miserable future, he couldn't help but have an instinct in his heart to pity him and protect him.