The year is clear, the peach and plum are waiting, and the shore grass is everywhere.

The BMW came sideways, the incense car galloped, and there were a few singing songs.

Stepping into the youth to find spring, men and women in the city are dressed up to travel, the clothes are fragrant and the sideburns are shadows, and the scenery is the best in a year.

Compared with the royal capital's noble lady silk and satin, the whole body is jeweled, but it is still covered with light gauze, especially extravagant and elegant, but it is subtle, a group of women on the other side of the lake are lightly dressed, and they do not shy away from looking left and right, laughing uncontrollably, causing tourists to compete to look.

"Cheap hooves in the kiln." A woman was so angry that she dragged her daughter away, and muttered, "Don't be ashamed." ”

Some men took a few more looks, and the women on the other side were also hooked and flattering, quite bold, so as not to suffer some white eyes, but they didn't pay attention to it, and still drank and laughed by themselves, and the laughter was like a bewitchment, attracting the wicker to stir the lake, and there were rippling ripples.

It's just that on such a family outing, even if some people linger on weekdays to look for flowers and willows, and even if they are a regular customer of a woman on the other side, at this time, they don't dare to stay longer, just don't know each other.

There is only one exception.

"Young Master Liu is here."

"The slaves have been waiting for half an hour, Liu Gongzi is late, and he should punish himself with three cups."

"Young Master Liu, you will comment first, the slave family and Yuetong, who looks better in the lipstick applied today."

Everyone watched a bunch of women go around and gossip, all kinds of amorous and charming, Liu Changhe hugged left and right directly, and kissed the woman who asked about lipstick, and said with a flamboyant smile: "It's not good-looking, this son will taste it." ”

There was another burst of laughter, with a bit of ambiguity.

Passers-by avoided the wind when they heard the wind, thinking in their hearts that this Liu Changhe was really not like words, but no one dared to say it to their faces.

Lu Anran passed by, happened to see this scene, and turned his eyes away with the same expression.

Chunmiao specially turned half a circle to block her young lady's sight, and her little face was slightly red in shock, "Miss, don't look at it, you need a long needle." ”

Lu Anran was amused by her appearance, "How can it be so exaggerated." ”

"Slaves and maids are strange, we don't have such behavior in Mengdu, didn't the Liu family say that the fragrance of books has been passed down from generation to generation, why don't you control it more, aren't you afraid of ruining the door?"

Chunmiao didn't know, but Lu Anran knew.

The Liu family is a hairpin family, and the rules are heavier than other families, and the concubines in the clan are not allowed to follow the 'character generation' to take a name.

However, Liu Changhe is an exception.

Now the head of the Liu family is named Liu Tingjing, who was the left servant of the household department in the previous dynasty, and the left minister at that time was Liu Tingjing's father, that is, the grandfather of the current prime minister Liu Xiangzhi.

The Liu family is a civil official family, which has been passed down for several dynasties, and has been continued because it does not participate in the internal struggle of imperial power.

Who knew that seventeen years ago, Zisang Jiuxiu launched a coup/change to replace him, and Liu Xiangzhi followed the throne, Liu Tingjing's father and son were dissatisfied with what he did behind his family's back, refused to be an official in the hands of the new emperor, and said that Liu Xiangzhi was bent on going his own way, and was expelled from the Liu family.

From now on, the Liu family not only did not remove Liu Xiangzhi, but even relied on the prestige of the prime minister to retain the power of the Liu family in the royal capital.

As for Liu Changhe, he is Liu Zhang's concubine, and Liu Zhang is Liu Tingjing's only son-in-law, and he is still the most favored son he has cultivated with his hard work.

It's a pity that Liu Zhang died young, and even his sister-in-law died young, leaving only Liu Chang and a posthumous son.

Therefore, Liu Tingjing, who has the most important rules, faced the young son left by his son-in-law, and finally gave up the family rules engraved in his bones, not only letting Liu Changhe follow his son-in-law to 'word generation', but also letting him go everywhere and cultivating his current temperament.

But everyone is very curious, in this case, why not just pass Liu Changhe to Liu Zhang's original wife, so that he can also have the name of a sister-in-law on his face.

There are two ways to say -

One is that the original partner is unwilling to live or die, even if the child he gave birth to dies, he does not want to be occupied by the concubine.

Second, it is said that Liu Tingjing was dissatisfied with his son Liu Xiangzhi, and deliberately used this to deal with the party.

After a circle in their minds, Lu Anran and Chunmiao walked away unconsciously and came to a bridge.

A few painting boats were parked in the lake, and sometimes silk and bamboo music were heard.

Chunmiao looked at it from a distance, "The young lady who the second lady asked to come, why haven't you seen a figure until now?" ”

Lu Anran will come here today, all because yesterday evening Lu Jianyu sent Xibi to invite Lu Anran to visit the garden.

The two sisters were fashionable in Mengdu and had never traveled together so closely, but after arriving in the royal capital, Lu Jianyu became uncharacteristically warm. Lu Anran didn't think about it, it must be Lu Jianyu who had something to say.

"There is no one in the Huxin Pavilion, Miss go over there and sit and rest."

Before the two of them could make a move, a painting boat sailed down the water, just stopping under the bridge.

Lu Anran lowered his head, and the woman on the boat raised her head, just in time.

Purple silk woman, makeup is delicate, green and cloudy, a little sorrow between the eyebrows, the lips are lightly raised if sarcastic is not ironic, the long eyelashes are slightly drooping, and the side face is a little melancholy.

Lu Anran was stunned.

This woman happened to be known to her.

"Miss Lu." The woman's eyes slowly widened, flashing with joy.

After blurting out, as if reacting to what the scene was, a touch of embarrassment flashed on the woman's face, and her smile turned to a faint bitterness, and she turned around to avoid it.

Lu Anran has a clear heart and knows that the woman doesn't want to talk to her in public, so as not to be criticized by others, but Lu Anran is the most jealous of the gossip of the world, she has grown up under various eyes.

"Honggu, Mengdu is goodbye, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Shan Honggu, her husband died on the wedding night, and she was sentenced to burning, but Lu Anran was saved at the execution ground.

Because of this, Lu Anran was able to smoothly enter the royal capital and enter the Jixia Palace.

Neither of them thought that after a few months, they would meet again in the royal capital.

Lu Anran is still the daughter of the Lu family, Miss Mengdu Lu.

Shan Honggu became a scarlet smoke.

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The painting boat docks, the silk and bamboo on the boat are non-stop, and the hollow window lattice occasionally flashes with various colors of clothes, with graceful and graceful shadows.

Lu Anran and Shan Honggu, who had changed her name to Scarlet Smoke, walked along the lake, and when they suddenly reunited, they were both a little happy.

"I couldn't stay in Mengdu anymore, so I sold what I had and went south to join my relatives." Scarlet Smoke talked about her experience, "My mother is from the south, and she told me before she died that one day my family would not allow me, so she would go to the royal capital to find her cousin. ”

If something like that happens, even if she is cleared of the crime, it will be difficult for Scarlet Smoke to continue living in her husband's family, and the word 'Kefu' is enough for her to carry her life.

Scarlet Yan's mother's parents are all gone, her stepmother and half-brother are in charge, instead of going back to live in the eyes of others, she simply came to the royal capital directly.

"Na Cheng thinks that the cousin in his mother's mouth moved to another place a few years ago."

has no relatives and no reason, and the entanglement is no longer enough to support her to go back to Mengdu, and besides, she has never thought of going back after leaving Mengzhou.

Scarlet Smoke lowered her head, the willow branches brushed by, and a layer of dark shadows fell on her side face, skimming the middle twists and turns, and only said: "I am now in Qiongxian Tower." ”

There was no grievance, nor did she cry all her grievances, she explained in a few words how she fell from a woman from a good family to the dust, only self-deprecation, no self-pity at all.

Lu Anran looked at the particularly slender figure under the woman's belt and asked, "How is your body lately?" ”

Scarlet Yan raised her head, shook her head with a smile and said, "Miss Lu's medical skills are very good. ”

Lu Anran stretched out his hand, and in Scarlet Yan's surprised gaze, he calmly clasped one of her hands and put three fingers on his wrist.

After a while, he let go again, and said with his head bowed: "The losses caused before cannot be made up, but pay attention to recuperation in the future, and it is generally no different from ordinary people." ”

Scarlet pursed her lips and stared at her wrist, her eyes slowly heating up.

She could never forget the scarlet under the snow in the execution ground, as if she didn't hesitate to grab her hand and touch it now.

The woman in the Qinglou is regarded by countless people as dirty, and when she encounters it, she is unlucky, as if she can contract the most unspeakable disease by touching it.

But now, Miss Yan, who has a noble status in Scarlet Smoke's eyes, picks up her hand so naturally, as if it is no different from anyone's.

And this is the most commendable.

Because there is no distinction between inferiority and lowliness in her eyes, there is no contempt, and she doesn't care about her identity, she just thinks about it and does it.

When Scarlet Smoke's mood fluctuated and he couldn't help himself, Lu Anran said on the side: "It may be a little late to say it now, but the reason why you have that encounter is actually because of me." ”

Scarlet snorted, suppressed all kinds of emotions, and raised her head again: "If this is calculated, I should return Miss Lu's life first." ”

Lu Anran recognized from Scarlet Smoke's face that she really thought so, so he didn't say anything more, but asked, "You voluntarily stayed in Qiongxian Tower?" ”

Scarlet Yan reacted very quickly, and almost immediately realized the meaning of Lu Anran's words from this sentence, but whenever she answered no, Lu Anran would help her.

In fact, Lu Anran really thinks so, it is not difficult to redeem himself from the Qinglou, at most he can make some silver.

"Yes, I volunteer." Scarlet Smoke replied almost without thinking.

Lu Anran always had some regrets for Shan Honggu in her heart, but if she refused herself, Lu Anran would not force it, let alone magnify her guilt.

In comparison, Scarlet Smoke is even more emotional, how many Qinglou women can hope for redemption, in the eyes of a noble girl like Lu Anran, it is just a light sentence.

Now such an opportunity is in front of her, not that she doesn't want to, but that she doesn't want to.

Scarlet didn't feel that she could accept Lu Anran's kindness unscrupulously, because she couldn't get an exchange for such a price.

On the other hand, she entered the Qinglou because she was helpless and her life was difficult to sustain, and after leaving the Qinglou, she didn't have any plans for the future.

Lu Anran thought for a while, and said in another way: "I'll ask someone to send you a recipe when I go back, one post a day twice in the morning and evening, and five bowls of water are fried." ”

There were already people probing their brains on the painting boat, but the willow trees by the lake blocked the view of the people there.

Scarlet Smoke bowed his knees and said sincerely: "The past is gone, there is no single Honggu in the world, the slave family is scarlet smoke, I hope Miss will cherish tens of millions in the future." ”

Lu Anran looked into the scarlet eyes and slowly bowed his head.

Shan Honggu does not exist, and Lu Anran's regret or guilt does not exist.

As for herself, whether it is Shan Honggu or Scarlet Smoke, saving her life is important, and she is important in her heart, and she dare not forget it in this life.

Seeing Scarlet Smoke re-board the boat, the anchor was retracted, and it swayed and drifted with the current to the next place, floating like the fate of the women on the boat.