"What's wrong? What's wrong with this name?"
Seeing Zhu Yan's stunned expression, Lu Bei couldn't help but become curious. Could it be that in terms of relationship and seniority, Zhu Qilan was really a grandmother-level figure
"There's nothing wrong with the name, it's just..."
Zhu Yan frowned and thought, "I don't have any impression of it, and it seems I have heard of this name somewhere. Why don't I go to the market first? I might remember it after walking around for a while."
Lu Bei's face turned red when he heard this. If it was any other woman, the subtext of her words would be that she would not allow him to have sex unless she gave him a bag. But when it came to Zhu Yan, he roughly understood why a smart cousin like him would give birth to a heartless and mindless daughter.
The carriage stopped at the intersection of the market. Zhu Yan dragged Lu Bei out of the carriage, put her arm around his, and walked past the shops along the street.
The seventy-eighth shop.
Lu Bei moved numbly in front of the store, thinking that she was indeed a married woman, full of strength and energy. Her fighting power alone exceeded that of She Xuan and five little foxes.
It was indeed a wise move for my cousin to get up early in the morning and go straight to the military camp.
"Oh, I remember now!"
Zhu Yan exclaimed, raised her hand and waved at Lu Bei, and seeing that he had an expressionless face, just like her own dead ghost, she covered her mouth and smiled secretly, then quickly walked forward and dragged him into the store.
"Xiaobei, I remember who Zhu Qilan is."
You can actually remember it
Lu Bei's head ached. He had given up and was ready to go back to Xuanyin Division to investigate Zhu Qilan's background.
Zhu Yan looked around and whispered, "Zhu Qilan is your majesty's sister, the eldest princess, and her title is Changming."
After that, she complained again: "I'm just confused. I seem to have heard the name Zhu Qilan before, but I don't have any impression of it. Wouldn't it be better to just say the title? I can't remember it if you just tell me the name directly."
"The eldest princess?!"
Lu Bei's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he gasped, "Senior Sister, are you confused after shopping? Let's go, we won't shop anymore, let's go home now."
It's not that he didn't believe it, but he rejected this answer from the bottom of his heart. His first meeting with Zhu Qilan was not a pleasant one. The two sides fought each other and he put the other party in a desperate situation several times.
It was a close call, I almost killed the emperor's own sister.
Lu Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, Zhu Qilan was lucky enough not to succeed. Otherwise, his excellent image of being loyal to the emperor and patriotic would have collapsed on the spot, and he would have completely bid farewell to his comfortable life. He would have had to follow the Iron Sword League in rebellion wholeheartedly.
"Why are you shouting so loudly!"
Zhu Yan raised her hand and twisted Lu Bei's arm, whispering, "As a member of the royal family, you have a noble status and you cannot make irresponsible comments. What if someone hears you?"
"What are you afraid of? Senior sister's last name is Zhu too."
"It's different. I am worthless. Otherwise, how could your cousin trick me into coming home with just a few words?"
Haha, it’s not certain who is cheating whom!
Lu Bei complained in his heart, seriously suspecting that his cousin lost his virginity after drinking. Seeing his belly getting bigger and bigger, he had no choice but to get married with the baby.
"Hey, what do you mean by looking disdainful?"
"I despise my cousin's sweet talk."
"continue."
"… "
Lu Bei rolled his eyes and whispered, "Senior Sister, I am serious about the eldest princess. Think about it again. Maybe you have mistaken her for someone else."
"How is that possible?"
Zhu Yan raised her hand and counted on her fingers, "The country will prosper if the laws are revised and the teachings are respected. There is only one Lan in the Qi generation, and she is the eldest princess. There is no mistake."
"Then... if we talk about seniority, what should you and this princess address each other, Senior Sister?" Lu Bei asked curiously.
"We are too distant relatives, and I am not on the Zhu family tree, so it is meaningless to rank my generation."
Zhu Yan said that it was meaningless, but her expression was extremely proud. She patted Lu Bei on the shoulder and said, "To be honest, your senior sister is of the same generation as the current emperor. Many old men in the Zhu family would respectfully call me aunt when they see me."
"So old?"
"Um?!"
“Ahem.”
Lu Bei clenched his fist and coughed twice, then said seriously, "Senior Sister, please don't misunderstand me. I was born in an orphanage and don't have any idea about big families. I don't mean anything else, I just feel weird..."
"It's strange. The royal family members have high cultivation and long lifespans, and they strictly limit the number of offspring. Over the years, they should be the highest in seniority. Why am I of the same generation as them, right?" Zhu Yan said unhappily.
"A wise man doesn't speak in secret. Senior sister is wise."
"It's not surprising. Whose ancestors haven't been rich before?"
Zhu Yan briefly explained that her ancestors had produced people with high cultivation levels, but they could not stand the infighting between the royal family and the Zhu family of the Huangji Sect, so they gave up their generation name in exchange for peace and stayed away from the vortex of power.
Because they tried not to offend either side, they ended up offending both sides. The family lost its resource support, and its influence declined with each generation.
"I see. According to this relationship, His Majesty is my cousin and Zhu Qilan is my cousin. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"It doesn't matter. We don't need one or two of you."
Zhu Yan waved his hand casually. The Zhu family had everything they needed, especially relatives. There were even more relatives in the capital. Eighty percent of the prisoners who were imprisoned and executed every year were related to the royal family. Even if the relationship was more distant, everyone in the world was one family.
Suddenly, Zhu Yan thought of something and said in surprise, "Why are you asking about Princess Changming for no reason? Let me be frank with you. If you disappoint Senior Sister Bai, you won't have me as your Senior Sister anymore."
"Why do you say that, Senior Sister? Senior Sister Bai and I are innocent. We haven't even started dating yet!" Lu Bei was shocked. The gossiper really had some nerve. He saw through the truth that Senior Sister had a secret crush on him at a glance.
"Hmph, stop pretending. I saw it with my own eyes that day..."
Zhu Yan raised her hand to gesture, but didn't say anything in the end. She said in a sarcastic tone, "Princess Changming is still unmarried. She is your majesty's eldest sister. Marrying her is like stepping into heaven. It's normal for you to want to cling to her thighs, Xiaobei. Work hard, and when you get promoted and make a fortune in the future, remember to help your cousin who is hanging out in the poor countryside."
Lu Bei rolled his eyes and used his tried-and-true method of diverting attention. He raised his hand and pointed to the long street outside: "Reporting to Senior Sister, there is a jewelry store at the intersection. I just heard a call. All jewelry items are 20% off. Only today, no more after the expiration date."
"Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? Is it the Liu's Gold Shop?"
Zhu Yan's face changed drastically, and he dragged Lu Bei straight out of the store: "Hurry up, run, there is a hairpin that I have been eyeing for a long time, but I have never been willing to buy it. Finally, I can wait for a discount."
Lu Bei put his hands in his sleeves and staggered after Zhu Yan. Just as he reached the door, he saw the latter rush into Yalin, pay the bill and take away the jewelry he had longed for.
"Ah, I feel good."
Zhu Yan strode out of the gold shop, looked at the long robe Lu Bei was wearing, frowned and said, "Your robe is neither green nor black, you look very old, you are so young and have no vitality, this is not good, if you want to seduce the princess, you have to learn to invest in yourself, come on, I am happy today, I will take you to make two new sets of clothes."
Lu Bei nodded and did not reject Zhu Yan's kindness.
Although She Xuan had made a few new clothes for the little foxes before the New Year, and also ordered two for him, he was not short of clothes at the moment, but...
What people say can be scary, especially when it comes to gossipers. The more you talk, the more you expose yourself, so it’s better not to mention anything.
In order to prevent the news from getting back to Lingxiao Sword Sect, my senior sister would cry all day long.
"Speaking of Princess Changming, I admired her a lot when I was a kid. She pushed back on a marriage proposal without hesitation, which made the man's family lose face. No one's pleas were of any use..."
"I am the only one who can decide who my man is. If that doesn't work, I'd rather live my whole life alone..."
Zhu Yan was telling Lu Bei some gossip along the way. Suddenly, she became sour, "I heard that there are people lining up in front of her house every day. The gifts are not sold by the piece. If it's less than a carload, it's considered insincere. If Xiaoyu is so valuable, I can sell her every few months and I won't have to worry about the rest of my life."
Lu Bei: “…”
The speechless incident was not over yet. Zhu Yan met several sensible women in the cloth shop, some of whom were from official families or wealthy merchants. When the beautiful women saw Zhu Yan shopping with his pretty boy, they even made clothes for him and teased him that Wei Mao would surely have a successful career after this disaster.
Not only did Zhu Yan not explain, she also arrogantly put her arm around the pretty boy's arm, indicating that what they said was right.
Several beautiful women covered their mouths and giggled. They surrounded Zhu Yan and joked with her, asking her where she found her lover.
Lu Bei stood in the crowd with a serious face. Every breath he took smelled of high-end rouge and powder. He was shocked to find that his buttocks were attacked. He looked around but couldn't find the murderer.
Considering that these were Zhu Yan's friends who spent their daily leisure time, he just endured the humiliation and did not say anything. He never thought that because he kept quiet for Zhu Yan's sake, the other party became even more arrogant.
His butt protested, his brain told him to bear it, his cock trembled in fear of becoming the next victim, and he shouted for his hands to come and protect him.
Little Lu Bei spoke up himself, not being able to refute, so he ordered his hands and feet to push away the crowd and quickly came to the outside of the cloth shop.
"Hey, what is this?"
Lu Bei took out a pink handkerchief from his pocket, and when he saw the address written on it, his face turned pale and his brows turned red. He randomly picked a lucky passerby and stuffed the handkerchief into the person's handkerchief.
According to gossip, the next day, the county magistrate suffered from liver qi stagnation for some reason and became seriously ill and bedridden for three days.
Back to the topic, Lu Bei was standing outside the cloth shop waiting. Zhu Yan finished chatting about gossip with the beautiful women and came out, still unsatisfied. She took Lu Bei's arm and walked towards the next shop.
A line of sight was focused on him, and Lu Bei felt something in his heart. The sense spread out and glanced towards the source.
What caught my eye was an extremely familiar figure.
Wei Mao!
Lu Bei: (a`′a)
My eldest cousin is very well-informed. As soon as my senior sister found a pretty boy, his people arrived.
Lu Bei smiled secretly in his heart. He saw Wei Mao coming and going in a hurry, pretending that he had never shown up. He braked suddenly and rushed towards his hiding place with Zhu Yan shouting.
Corner.
Lu Bei stopped Wei Mao and laughed, "Cousin, what a coincidence, you're here to pee by the wall?"
"Oh, isn't this General Wei? Why don't you stay in the barracks during the New Year's Day and run out to meet your lover?" Zhu Yan curled her lips, raised her hand and tightened the arm in her arms, as if to say, "I have someone to accompany me today, so you don't need to pretend."
"There are deserters hiding here. I came to take a look." Wei Mao replied indifferently.
"Report to General Wei, I saw a deserter. Follow me, this way." Lu Bei grabbed Wei Mao's arm. There were so many people around, so it would be more appropriate for him to lead the way.
Three people travel together.
As they walked, Lu Bei disappeared and the two of them walked side by side.