Two days later, King Su led the army from the imperial city to Tongcheng to support the war in Tongcheng.
When Ananda woke up from his sleep, the bed next to him was already empty, so he hurriedly asked someone to find out that Chu Ba had already entered the palace before he arrived at Ningmao time (5:00 in the morning), and he was unable to say goodbye to him face to face. Ananda felt a little melancholy, so he had no choice but to go out early, stationed in a restaurant on a street where the army marched, and spent money to spend money on a box with the best view. The box is located on the second floor, and you can see everything on the street by looking at the window.
Ananda leaned out by the window, muttering about why the army hadn't passed by yet, and it became very annoying if he muttered too much.
Ru Cui sat on the side knocking melon seeds and comforted her: "Miss, you came too early. I heard that the army will leave at Si time (9:00 in the morning), and there is still a quarter of an hour before Si time. Calm down~~ "
"Calm down your head, it's not your husband, of course you are calm!" Ananda glared at the foodie-like girl, who only made sarcastic remarks.
Ru Cui shrugged and said: "Miss, you are wrong to say that. You are married to the prince, and the prince is naturally Ru Cui's master. Of course Ru Cui cares about the master. It's just that the slaves know the time when the army passes by, so they don't care about it." Don't worry, it looks pretty stupid."
"You are stupid, your whole family is stupid!" Ananda was furious, this dead girl will die if she doesn't get angry for a day
Ru Cui looked at Ananda with pure eyes, and said sincerely: "Miss, ever since Ru Cui sold herself to the prime minister's mansion and became your maidservant, in the hearts of slaves, you are Ru Cui's only relative in this life. Cui will serve the group with her life until she dies of old age."
"... Bah!" Ananda noticed that the girl was getting more and more eloquent, and even dared to imply that she was stupid.
Ananda couldn't understand the girl's leisurely appearance, so she drove her to the window to help see when the army passed by, and it was his turn to sit and kowtow sunflower seeds. Ru Cui muttered something, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and lay obediently in front of the window as a watchtower.
Ru Lan looked at the master and servant, looked up at the sky, really hoped that the prince's army would pass by quickly, these two guys really made her very big.
At a moment's notice, the army escorting Junshang finally arrived.
Ananda leaned against the window and waited and watched.
Like Ananda, the common people on the street are also looking forward to it. The crowded people on the street also came early in the morning. I don’t know if they are here to watch the legendary King Su who “keeps his wife and son” or they are just here to join in the fun. of. The people were very excited, shouting everywhere, so that Jing Zhaoyin had to dispatch the yamen servants to maintain order.
Similarly, the boxes in some high-end hotels and restaurants were also booked by some wealthy people, and they came to see the army off one after another. As for what was going on in their hearts, no one knew.
"Miss, look quickly, the prince is there." Rucui was more excited than Ananda, seeing King Su sitting on a handsome black horse, wearing silver armor, with a solemn expression on his face. The armor that reflected the color of cold frost in the daylight made him look high-spirited, upright and handsome, like the most beautiful landscape, attracting people's attention.
Ananda didn't care about Rucui either, he grabbed the window lattice with both hands excitedly, and looked eagerly at the man sitting on the horse walking slowly. Compared with a handsome man like a scholar, compared with a prince as serious as an old man, such a man full of masculinity made Ananda fall in love with him, and his heartbeat couldn't stop beating.
However, I don’t know if the brainwaves of the two are not on the same channel. Ananda blushes and heartbeats, but Chu Baning has never been like the one described in the novel. The crowd looked up and stared past, the eyes of the two intersected in mid-air, intertwined endlessly, causing the female and male supporting roles to feel sad...
The above situation was completely useless, the prince drove his horse past calmly, and gradually walked away.
Fortunately, Ananda didn't have the nerve to think that Chu Baning had a good heart with her and suddenly found her, so when Chu Baning passed by, he stared with bated breath like those spectators on the street, and waited until the important people in front of the army had gone far away. Started to shout in agreement.
Ru Lan in the box was the calmest one, looking at the two excited ones with black lines all over her face, she really didn't know what they were excited about. It's so noisy outside now, even if they call the Throat Lord, it's impossible to hear them. Therefore, when the two showed regretful expressions because the army had gone away, Ru Lan calmly handed each of them a cup of warm tea, watched the two gratefully accept it, with an expression of "you are so caring", Ru Lan twitched the corners of her mouth, she had already resigned herself to having these two bastards.
Seeing that the army had left, the servants of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion had also evacuated, and the streets returned to the usual way of people coming and going, Ananda got up, and left the restaurant with the two maids and the guards outside the box.
After leaving the restaurant, Ananda unexpectedly met a girl with a maid and guard.
"Ah...it's Seventh Sister!"
Ananda glanced casually at first, and when he saw the person who blurted out calling him "Seventh Sister", he realized that the girl whose face was half covered by a white veil was Lu Feiting. In this era, girls who have not left the court must cover their faces with white veils when they come out, which can not only prevent unnecessary troubles, but also let some dudes know which ones are owned and which are not, so it is easy to start. However, although Lu Feiting half-covered her face, her soft figure, elegant temperament, and hazy face made people want to pry.
Ananda's first thought when he saw Lu Feiting was not "what a coincidence", but to wonder how Lu Feiting would appear here this early in the morning.
"It's Sixth Sister, why did you come out today?" Ananda asked casually.
Hearing Ananda's question, Lu Feiting's originally hesitant expression became stiff for a moment, then calmed down, and said softly and softly: "I heard that the army is going out today, it should be quite lively. Grandma is afraid that we will be bored at home, Let us come out and see together.”
Ananda noticed her "we," looked at it, and asked, "Is there anyone else but you?"
"Yes, there are my second cousin, Brother Ling, and Brother Cheng. But they went to West Street to buy candied fruit first, let me wait for them here first." Lu Feiting said with a soft smile, pointing to the nearby restaurant , A little explanation means to cover up.
As soon as Ananda heard that there were Lu Shaocheng and Lu Shaoling, his appetite lost most of his appetite, and he thought how unlucky he would meet them here.
"Aren't the eighth brother and the tenth brother still punished to kneel in the ancestral hall? Why did they come out?" Ananda looked surprised, and wondered in his heart that Mrs. Lu would have the guts to disobey King Su's order and let the two boys who should still be kneeling in the ancestral hall Come out early
At this point, Lu Feiting looked worried, and said: "Grandmother is worried and sick, and she has a bad complexion recently. We are all worried. The third uncle sees that the grandmother is not in good spirits, and the grandmother often talks about the two younger brothers, so the third uncle decides." Released the two younger brothers in advance, saying that the grandmother will be fined before being punished."
Ananda didn't care whether the old lady was really sick or fake, seeing that it was not the place to talk at this time, he said goodbye to Lu Feiting and went back home.
Lu Feiting knew Ananda's purpose of appearing here, and saw that the maid beside her was dressed more decently and richly than the maid of the prime minister's house, and the guards around her looked murderous, and they were formidable at first glance. I can't help feeling a little pantothenic acid in my heart, more unpleasant. In the past, she was the concubine's daughter of Lu's family, why should she speak so nicely to a concubine born to a singing girl? But now, Ananda has suddenly become their unattainable princess, and it is her turn to look down on her from above. This change is really uncomfortable.
"Seventh sister, it's rare to meet, why don't we go up and sit down together, and wait for the second cousin and Brother Ling to come over." Lu Feiting saw that Ananda was about to leave, and politely persuaded her to stay.
"No need, there are still some things in the palace, I have to go back and deal with them." Ananda prevaricated directly. She didn't want to get together with these people, so as not to cause inexplicable disasters again, thinking of the trip to the White Horse Temple two days ago, if Lu Fian hadn't grabbed her at that time, she wouldn't have hurt Prince Anyang directly like that. Thinking about it, Ananda felt that he was really unlucky in eight lifetimes to meet these people.
When Lu Feiting heard this, her beautiful eyes looking at Ananda showed some hesitation and worry. When Ananda frowned and wanted to leave, she said hesitantly: "Sister Seven, I heard something... But I believe that Seventh Sister is lucky. People have their own appearance, you will definitely not be restrained or restrained like the outsiders say... My sister believes that those rumors about the prince must be untrustworthy, because the seventh sister is just a blessed one."
Ananda's heart became more and more tired, what does Lu Feiting mean by this
Seeing that Ananda's expression was not good, Ru Cui couldn't help saying: "Miss Six, what you said is inappropriate. Who is my prince, I can't let them gossip. If the royal family finds out, they will be punished by Jingzhao." Yin's yamen servants arrested him and sent him to jail." Ru Cui threatened.
Lu Feiting was really frightened, and stammered: "You misunderstood, I, I also heard people from a restaurant on the road today. They said that you are a lucky girl, and the prince was once arrested by the White Horse Temple. The eminent monk commanded this life to 'restrain his wife and son', and I also heard that several Zhunsu princesses died unexpectedly, so I am a little worried about my seventh sister... "
"Thank you for your concern!" Ananda cut her off, and looked at her sincerely: "Since Sixth Sister knows about this, just keep it in mind, and don't need to say it."
Ananda said in his heart, since you know the fate of my lord's "obsessed wife and son", you should take that heart and go back to Ningcheng to settle down and marry a son of a small family to be a good-looking mistress instead of Then fantasize about flying up a branch and turning into a phoenix. This kind of thing of flying up a branch and turning into a phoenix is actually the most unreliable thing, just look at her.
Lu Feiting bit her lip and looked at Ananda aggrievedly, as if Ananda had failed her kindness. In fact, it was the first time she heard the rumors about King Su today. She was shocked when she heard it at first, so she quickly asked the maid to inquire about it. When she learned about Ananda's marriage to King Su, she was dumbfounded for a long time on the spot , until the army passed by, she stood in a corner, and saw from a distance a man sitting on a handsome black horse, wearing armor and looking extremely heroic, and thinking of his rare smile when she first met, she felt a little bit The shaken heart became firm again.
Now, seeing the concubine who she looked down upon before, but now she has become the princess she can't reach, made her feel uncomfortable again. If King Ruosu really suppressed his wife as in the legend, why is Ananda still alive and looking at him with such an impatient expression
Lu Feiting felt that legends must not be believed, at least the existence of Ananda was an example.
After Ananda bid farewell to Lu Feiting, he got into the carriage of King Su's mansion and went back to the mansion.
In the car, Ru Cui said with certainty: "Miss Six must be playing some crooked idea!"
Ru Lan glanced at her, and reprimanded: "Whether it's big or small, the princess doesn't say anything, what are you talking about?"
Rucui retorted: "Sister Rulan, you are wrong to say that. The young lady is not a god, and sometimes she can't figure it out herself, so we need to be reminded by us slaves. But no matter what Miss Six thinks, she must be There is no way to get what you want. Because our prince will definitely treat her as garbage."
Ananda was thinking about something, when he heard Rucui's words, he almost vomited.
However, what Ru Cui said seems to be very reasonable. If Lu Fei dares to come over, her prince will definitely treat her like garbage and throw her out of the house without her taking action. Maybe someone will also send people to the place where Lu Feiting walked. Just scrub it several times.
Thinking about it, Ananda was in a good mood, and once again felt that it would be good to marry a husband who was obsessed with cleanliness.
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On the second day after Chu Baning left Beijing, Ananda received a message from the prime minister's wife and an order from the queen mother at the same time.
The post sent by the prime minister's wife said that Mrs. Lu was sick, and asked her to go back to the house to visit her grandmother when she had time. The Queen Mother's message was that the old man was bored again and missed his daughter-in-law, so she was invited to stay in the palace for a few days to accompany her.
These two things seem to be quite disturbing no matter which one is. But Ananda is in this era, women's reputation is very important, filial piety, even if you know it's just a situation, if you don't show it, you will be poked in the spine, and you will be scolded for being unvirtuous and unfilial .
Therefore, Ananda immediately found a valuable gift that was not easy to find fault with, and set off for the prime minister's mansion with his maid and nanny.
In front of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the old steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion was still welcoming Ananda.
"Miss Si, you are back." The old butler's orange-skinned face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, especially when he found that Ananda was the only one who came back, the chrysanthemum bloomed even more brilliantly—the old butler had already forgotten to respect the chrysanthemum. Wang has left Beijing.
Ananda smiled politely and asked, "Uncle Qiao, how is grandma doing? Are you feeling better?"
The old housekeeper sighed, "Hey...it's not like that, but the master is so anxious..."
Ananda took the maid and nanny into the inner courtyard, left the guards outside the courtyard, and walked towards the courtyard where Mrs. Lu lived.
The attic where Mrs. Lu lives is very exquisite and grand, and the decorations are all elegant and quiet. It is a place suitable for the elderly to live in. It can be seen that the Prime Minister's wife cares for Mrs. Lu.
Seeing Ananda approaching, a servant girl raised the curtain to let her in.
When Ananda entered the house, he first smelled a smell of medicine, and then he saw a room full of female relatives in the house, except for the eldest sister Concubine Shu who was still in the palace, all the daughters of the Lu family who were married in the capital came back, Lu Feiting, Lu Feian, Lu Fei Ya is there too.
"Fourth sister, you are back." Ananda's third sister, Lu Feiji, smiled softly.
Ananda has always had a good impression of this third sister who is knowledgeable and respectful. Although she was a bit noble before she got married, she has the capital of being noble. Now she is a married woman, probably because she is pregnant, which makes her look more feminine. The gentleness and beauty of her, and the pair of water-like eyes, Lingling looking at her, really made the man's heart soften half upon seeing it.
"Third sister." Ananda nodded to her, and then asked with concern: "How is grandma doing now? Is she better?"
Since the whole room was here, it was difficult for Ananda to get in to see how the old lady was doing, and it was estimated that the old lady would not want to see her either.
Among the female relatives in the house, the senior one is Lu Feirong, and it was Lu Feirong who answered at this time, "The doctor said that although grandma is old, she is in good health and there is no serious problem, just take a few days to recuperate." .”
In fact, as long as the people present are a little smart, they will know that the old lady fell ill because of the punishment of Lu Shaocheng and Lu Shaoling, and the illness didn't happen sooner or later, but she fell ill after King Su left Beijing. Are you fantasizing
The prime minister's wife was serving the old lady to drink the medicine in the back room, and the girls were not called in until the old lady finished drinking the medicine.
The old lady was sitting on the bed, with a white scarf wrapped around her forehead, she did look a little sick. The old lady was really happy when she saw a room full of beautiful granddaughters. When she saw Ananda who came with Lu Feiji, the corners of the old lady's lips drooped suspiciously.
"Grandmother, how are you? Are you feeling better?" The three girls who hadn't left the cabinet looked at the old lady tearfully, with concerned expressions on their faces.
The prime minister's wife hurriedly asked the girls to be taken away, and the crowded crowd made the air stagnant and the people depressed. She didn't want the old lady to have a chance to fall ill again.
"Why are you all here?" The old lady rolled her eyelids and said, "It's not a serious illness. It will be fine in a few days. Why bother you to come back in such a hurry? Especially the third lady and the fourth lady, you are all grown-ups." Now that you are a mother, you can't put too much thought on your mother's family, it will make people laugh at our Lu family for being uneducated."
The old lady seemed to be speaking to Lu Feiting and Lu Feiji, but the metaphor in it was not only that the girls looked at each other in blank dismay, even the prime minister's wife frowned slightly. Those who have a clear mind already know what the old lady is referring to. Isn't this an insinuation of the last time! The last time Ananda was bullied by his two cousins, and in the end King Su took care of him himself, which really counts as meddling in her natal family's affairs.
Ananda twisted his lips in his heart, anyway, the old lady had never given her a good look before, and now that she was married, she never thought of asking her for a good look.