Because Lu Anran unilaterally decided on the choice of the carriage lady, he quickly found a satisfactory carriage in the West Market, and paid the money immediately and agreed to send it tomorrow.

It took a little effort to choose a horse, and Lu Anran picked a fat horse that was black and only had a handful of white hair in the middle of his head.

Other energetic, only it lazily raises its eyelids, chews grass in its mouth, and ignores everyone.

Chunae always felt that something was wrong, "Miss, this horse doesn't seem to be able to run fast." ”

Lu Anran said with a straight face: "At the same price, does one more pound of meat earn one pound?" ”

Chunmiao was shocked, it turned out that buying a horse can still be counted like this!

Until noon, the two found a place to sit down and eat.

Before the meal came up, a few people sat down at the next table.

Lu Anran's position has potted plants blocking the view of others, but she can see who is opposite from the gap.

Coincidentally, she knew both of them.

The thin eyebrows and small face on the left is Meng Zhi, she wrings her handkerchief with both hands, and hangs her head with a look of grievance.

Another woman has a beautiful face, her eyebrows are slightly raised, cold and arrogant, and she also helped Lu Anran not long ago, named Meng Shizhao.

When Lu Anran heard her say her name, and then thought of her surname and the back she had seen at the beginning, she had already thought that Meng Shizhao was Meng Zhi's sister-in-law.

The two tables were close, and Lu Anran could hear the conversation between the two sisters.

"What are you doing out there?" Meng Shizhao had no expression on his face, and reprimanded Meng Zhi, who bowed his head and was silent.

Meng Zhi said softly: "Chengjun Academy is about to start classes, I will bring Bi makeup out to buy some paper, ink, pen and inkstone." ”

Sungkyun College starts late on the 28th of the first lunar month of each year.

Meng Zhi bit her lip and said, "Big sister, I know that you are still angry with me because of the incident at Sungkyun Academy, but you are ...... now You're already in the palace......" The voice became quieter and quieter, and finally it almost became a mumble.

Meng Shizhao hooked the corners of his lips and said without a smile: "What do you want to say?" ”

Meng Zhi raised his head violently, "Big sister, did you already know the news that Jixia Palace was going to be reopened, so ......"

Meng Shizhao glanced at her lightly, and coldly pulled the corners of his mouth, "There are so many concubines in the Meng Mansion, only you are the only one who has entered the royal capital and entered the Chengjun Academy." If you have the heart to earn face for your father, use dim sum on schoolwork, and don't lose the face of the Meng family when you go out. ”

Meng Zhi grabbed the veil tighter, she knew, she knew that it was not Meng Shizhao who gave her this great benefit because of her illness, but the news that their mother and daughter had gotten the news of Jixia Palace early!

Meng Shizhao has an uncle who works on an errand in the royal capital, so he must have secretly passed the news in advance.

If that time wasn't ......

The one who enters the Jixia Palace is ......

"Meng Zhi." Meng Shizhao suddenly spoke, and Meng Zhi was startled, almost knocking over the tea bowl in front of the table.

Meng Shizhao's gaze moved on Meng Zhi's face, and that kind of high-minded demeanor often embarrassed Meng Zhi to the extreme, and every time at this time, she couldn't ignore her lowly status as a concubine.

Even if Meng's father favored his concubine and killed his wife, Meng Shizhao's mother's family background was quite high, so that although Meng's father was partial, he didn't dare to go too far, but fortunately, his mother was a medicine jar, so it was her aunt who was fed in the management of the family.

But no matter what, an aunt is an aunt after all, and her identity as a concubine is like a chasm, and there is no way to cross it no matter what.

Now, Meng Shizhao still used her arrogant tone to teach others a lesson: "Remember, put away your unruly thoughts, the king is not Mengfu, no one can look down on your mother and daughter's tricks, just stay at home if you have nothing to do." ”

After that, the shopkeeper sent hot dishes, and the two sisters finally quieted down to eat, and Lu Anran was finally able to move the chopsticks again, but the meal was a little cold, and it was not as comfortable as just now.

Finally finished eating, Lu Anran thought about going back to settle down, and preparing to go up the mountain at night, she and Yunqi agreed to meet at the foot of Shen Shimo Yan Mountain.

However, the two sisters didn't leave, causing Lu Anran to listen to Meng Shizhao's words to teach Meng Zhi again.

When Meng Shizhao left first, Meng Zhi's eyes turned red, and he cried angrily: "Why is she ...... Practice. ”

Lu Anran was originally about to stand up, but this time he began to hesitate whether it was suitable to go around the table of the Meng family sisters, and secretly warned himself that it would be better to find an aisle opening to facilitate his actions when eating in the future.

Bi Xiang comforted in a low voice: "Miss, don't cry." The latter sentence said: "When the young lady marries into the Pingyang Hou Mansion in the future, maybe the eldest lady will in turn slap up with you." ”

Meng Zhi gradually eased up, the marriage between the Pingyang Hou Mansion and the Gu Mansion was delayed because of the accident of the county lord of Rong'an, and it was only a matter of time before the marriage contract was canceled.

Thinking of the letter sent last month, Meng Zhi's eyes showed a look of imperativeness.

Now that she has the status of a student of Sungkyun Academy, if her father then moves her mother to put her name in her mother's name, with the degree of infatuation of Pingyang Hou Shizi with her, the position of Mrs. Hou in the future will be hers sooner or later.

Thinking about it like this, Meng Zhi was in a much better mood, straightened her sideburns and helped her hand to get up, walking like a weak willow supporting the wind, her skirt fluttered, forming flowers and then spreading out, with a graceful posture.

Lu Anran bumped into another private conversation of the Meng family, which was a little embarrassing, and he was relieved to see the two sisters leave the scene one after another.

"Girl, this girl, your horse is in trouble!" The shopkeeper ran all the way to her and shouted.

Everyone in the lobby looked at it in unison.

Lu Anran: "......"

Meng Zhi, who stepped out of the threshold, turned his head and looked at Lu Anran, who was just standing up.

—

A master and a servant came out of the inn, Chunmiao counted the silver in the purse, and looked at the fat horse lazily after eating enough.

"This horse can also cause trouble, not to mention occupying other people's stables, and kicking other horses for a basket of soybeans, why didn't you see that it had this ability before?"

Lu Anran grabbed the reins and patted the fat horse's head, the fat horse probably knew that he was in trouble, and pushed Lu Anran with his head, but he didn't pay attention to the spring seedlings who nagged all the way, as if it could see which was the boss.

Lu Anran's cold eyes brought out a hint of a smile, "I love to be coquettish so much, I'll call you Jiaojiao in the future." ”

Chunmiao opened her mouth wide: "......"

Do you want to remind Miss that it's a stallion?

When she arrived at Jiqingfang, Chunmiao thought of something and said, "Miss, what did Miss Meng mean by what she said when she pulled you before leaving the inn just now?" ”

At that time, Meng Zhi returned to the inn and saw Lu Anran with a surprised and surprised expression, "Sister Lu, it's good to see you again, and you are also eating here." ”

Lu Anran specially observed that the corners of Meng Zhi's eyes were still red, but the expression on his face had been cleaned up, and he couldn't tell that he had cried just now.

Chunmiao pursed her lips secretly, and called her sister as soon as she opened her mouth, and she didn't know who was older and who was smaller.

Obviously, Meng Zhi knew that Lu Anran heard their sisters talking, but she didn't seem to mind at all, and took the initiative to say: "Disturb my sister, my eldest sister is like this, although she spoke a little rushed, but as a younger sister, I made her unhappy, and I should be taught a few words." ”

He sighed and said with a wry smile: "Originally, it was the eldest sister who went to Sungkyun Academy, but she got sick when she went out, so in order not to waste the place, my father asked me to enroll on my behalf." ”

"The eldest sister is a concubine, born with everything, my aunt and I remember our identity, and we don't want to fight for anything, but because of my father...... The big sister had some misunderstandings about us. ”

"I've always felt guilty about the admission to Sungkyun Academy, but fortunately, now my eldest sister has entered Jixia Palace."

Meng Zhi patted her chest, and her delicate face showed a sweet smile, like a white pear blossom, "I'm really happy for my big sister." ”

I have to say that Meng Zhi is a person who is very good at talking and what she says is easy to make people feel good, and for Lu Anran, who has a bad mouth, there is also a benefit, you don't need to cooperate, she can speak for a long time.

Afterwards, Meng Zhi also helped Lu Anran's master and servant apologize and apologize to the owner of the horse who was kicked and injured, and after some kind words and persuasion, the other party's face was much better, and he accepted Lu Anran's compensation for the silver taels.

In this way, Lu Anran received Meng Zhi's kindness again, although she didn't need it.

Turning around, Lu Anran stroked the horse's sideburns and said casually: "Maybe she talks a lot." ”

Chunmiao sighed: "The two Meng girls are not fuel-efficient lamps, but their personalities are too different. ”

Lu Anran was not surprised, "The two have different identities." ”

Meng Shizhao is a concubine, she doesn't need to learn how to grovel and beg for a life under her mother's knees, how to make others happy, and the height of her standing is different, and her vision of looking at the world is naturally different.

Chunmiao said again: "Meng Zhi has a lot of plays. ”

Lu Anran didn't care, "Born as a concubine, it's not wrong to give yourself more plans." ”

You are not someone else, you are not in your position, and you cannot easily evaluate the rights and wrongs of others.

For the Meng sisters, Lu Anran only remembered that they owed two favors, one of which was a broken leg.

When it comes to human affection, it is inevitable to jump out of the clouds.

Lu Anran looked at the sky, his head hurt.

—

Just after the hour of Shen, the night began.

The evening breeze came from the west, and where it blew, it sank into darkness little by little.

At the foot of Yan Mountain, Lu Anran's disapproving eyes swept the clouds from top to bottom, wanting to say goodbye.

Yun Qi chicly folded the jade bone fan and inserted it into his belt, raised his eyebrows and said, "Mo Kua, the demeanor of this son is still the same." ”

Lu Anran changed a dark brocade cloth on his face today, dressed in blue clothes, and in order to make it easier, he specially wore narrow sleeves, which blended into the night, and it was difficult to distinguish.

"Shizi, you are dressed as a moving moon, are you afraid that the people in Jixia Palace will not know that we trespass in the middle of the night?"

Yunqi wore a moonlight brocade robe inside, and the color was still low-key, but no one could ignore the golden thread that loomed in the middle, especially in the dark, and the most exaggerated was the pure white fox fur worn outside, which was spread in the wind, becoming the most dazzling light of the whole mountain.

"This son never changes his taste easily for others." Yunqi was still worried about it, and Chong Lu nodded in affirmation.

Lu Anran held his forehead, "Let's hurry up the mountain." ”

After walking a few steps, Lu Anran found that the road Yunqi took was not the mountain road she often walked.