Chapter 9: See frozen people on the road

"For the past, princesses and relatives have always been like this. Why is the mourning family so insincere?" The Empress Dowager was stared at. Does King Chen want to marry Lin'er far away? Her son has been harmed like that by him, and now he still wants to harm her daughter!

"Oh, since the Empress Dowager thinks this is okay, that's good." King Chen smiled coldly and said nothing more. He got up and asked to step back. Without waiting for the Empress Dowager to answer, he turned around and out of Yongle Palace. An Yang, the attendant, quickly followed him.

When he walked down the steps, he met Nangong Shen. After the other party saluted, Xuanyuanchen didn't say much and was about to leave, but Nangong Shen asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know if Jinzhi is in the royal palace?" Nangong Jinzhi wrote to complain to him the day before yesterday, saying that Xuanyuanchen had not even entered the bridal chamber. Thinking that his daughter was so unpopular in her husband's house, he only felt distressed. When he saw King Chen today, he naturally had to say something.

"She has entered the royal palace, and I naturally treat her well. If His Royal Highness is worried about his daughter, it's okay to take her back." Xuan Yuanchen said indifferently that the king of Qi married his daughter to him, just to get closer to him. Unfortunately, today's Xuan Yuanchen is no longer the helpless prince of Chen. What's more, what he did to help the queen and Xuanyuan Che can be regarded as his enemy!

The result of coming to plead was a nose. Nangong Shen looked at Xuanyuan Chen leaving and didn't dare to complain much, so he had to swallow his anger.

Besides, Wen Yao came to the capital and wanted to play everywhere. However, Lan Ruofeng was busy with the government, and she had no other familiar people, so she had to find the relatively leisurely Princess Lan Ruoyan.

It happened that Liu Ya brought his nephew Erhu to Lan Ruoyan, "Mother, this child is smart and quick to calculate. He has previously worked in the Desheng pawnshop in his hometown for two years. Later, because his father passed away, his mother was the sister of a slave. She was worried about her sister's poor health, so she came to take care of her. He was also a filial child, so he came with his mother. Now you have to find an account room, and I want him to ask you to review it. Maybe I can help you. Erhu, say hello to the Empress.

"Two tigers visit the princess, and the princess is auspicious and auspicious." The two tigers, as their name, have long tiger heads and tiger brains, but their eyes are bright and energetic, and the two small tiger teeth look simple and cute when they smile.

Lan Ruoyan couldn't help laughing when she saw his nervous words, but Xiaodie's voice came out before her. She looked at Xiaodie, and it was time to marry such a big girl in ancient times. Xiaodie seems to be very interested in Erhu.

"This child looks very honest. How old are you this year?" Wen Wei looked aside and asked curiously.

"The little one is seventeen this year." The second tiger replied.

"17, it's almost done." Lan Ruoyan calculated that the 17-year-old child in the 21st century was the most alive, so she said, "Xiaodie, show the account book I read this morning to Erhu and calculate a general ledger of expenses. I and my senior sister will come back to check it again.

"Yes." Xiaodie answered and saw Lan Ruoyan get up to go out with Wen Wei, and immediately took the cloak.

"Housekeeper Liu, go and do your business first. Just give it to Xiaodie here." Lan Ruoyan said to Liu Ya with a smile.

"Yes, yes, butler, I will take good care of your nephew." Xiaodie smiled cleverly.

Lan Ruoyan saw that Xiaodie and Erhu's eyebrows were facing each other, and there was an indescribable relationship. Maybe the two of them will have some affection. Housekeeper Liu, go out with me."

"Yes." Liu Ya followed obediently.

After the three walked out of Lanxin Pavilion, Lan Ruoyan asked him softly, "Housekeeper Liu, I don't know if Erhu has a marriage?"

"He seems to have had a fiancee in his hometown. He was three years away from Erhu, saying that he would wait until the girl grew to 16 and then let Erhu marry into the door. Liu Ya answered honestly.

"That's it. That's only two years, and he will go back. Lan Ruoyan thought that if this was the case, it would be better not to let him be with Xiaodie, so as to avoid the entanglement of three people.

"Don't worry, the wife will marry her husband. If the second tiger is reused by the mother, just bring the girl here." Liu Ya thought that Lan Ruoyan was worried that Erhu would not do it soon, so she helped him speak.

When I heard Liu Ya say that, Lan Ruoyan's sweat, this housekeeper is really stubborn. Well, I'm going to walk with my senior sister on this street, so you can go ahead.

I don't know if the Empress likes to listen to the play. The wind and rain buildings in the capital are the best storytellers. Why don't I ask someone to book a seat for you and Miss Wen? Liu Ya said flatteringly.

Huh? Are the corners there beautiful? Wen Wei suddenly became excited when she heard the play. In ancient times, Dan Jiao was usually played by men, and Xia Qi was no exception. Everyone loved beauty, not to mention women.

"When the red flower Mingqing people are like their names, singing the peony pavilion can be said to bring Du Li Niang in that book to life!" Liu Ya praised.

"That's true, sister, let's go and have a look!" Wen Wei was immediately moved as soon as she heard that Dan Jiao was good.

When the two came to the Wind and Rain Tower, they saw that the Tang Dynasty was full of seats, and only the elegant seats on the second floor had been set. The two went upstairs. When Lan Ruoyan was waiting for the opening, she saw Xuanyuanlin and a young man with a sword also in the wind and rain building.

She was not in a hurry to say hello, but asked Wen Wei, "Senior sister, look at the man with a sword. He seems to be full of Jianghu Qi. Do you know him?"

"Well, which one?" Wen Wei looked down and saw several men with swords and rivers and lakes.

"That's the one in blue brocade." Lan Ruoyan added another sentence.

Wen Wei looked at it and exclaimed, "He is Xue Baitao, the number one hero in the world!"

Lan Ruoyan's intimate behavior must be a lover. Thinking that the princess is Jin Zhiyuye, Xue Baitao, a chivalrous man, may not be seen by the royal family. Silai felt that she had thought about more things, so she just thought she didn't see it.

"Okay, sister, let's watch the play. You see, the one who sings Du Liniang should be Mingqing. Lan Ruoyan pointed to Pingting's posture in pink costume on the stage. The woman was extremely soft and beautiful. Just because she was a woman, she was born with such capital. But if a young man is beautiful, it is extremely surprising.

"It's really beautiful! Look at his phoenix eyes, even if he removes his makeup, he should be a complete beauty. Wen Wei couldn't help but shine when she saw Mingqing. She hasn't listened to the play for a long time. Now she is naturally overjoyed to see such a beauty at a glance.

"Hehe! If my brother sees you like this, why don't you be jealous?" Lan Ruoyan saw her like this and joked.

"Go. He used to visit the brothel, but I didn't say anything about it. Now when I look at this flower, he will have an opinion." Wen Wei grabbed the sunflower seeds and ate them leisurely. She felt crispy and let Lan Ruoyan eat them.

The two of them chatted, and the good show slowly ended and went downstairs together. When I walked out of the door, I saw an old man selling sugar-coated haws with his grandson. Wen Wei was greedy, but Lan Ruoyan saw that the old man would come out to sell these strings of sugar-coated haws in winter. Even the several-year-old grandson was afraid to walk around and tied it with a rope and pulled it in his hand. I felt pitiful, so when I gave the money, I gave a piece of silver.

"Oh, the young lady gave so much, how can I find it?" The old man was worried at the sight of this big money.

"Wh! Sister, didn't you scatter the copper money? Then I'll pay for it." Wen Wei saw this and immediately had to pay for it.

Lan Ruoyan quickly pressed her hand and said, "Sister, you naturally want me to treat you when you come to the capital!" How can you pay for it?" With that, he looked at the old man who sold sugar-coated haws and said, "Old man, if you can't find this money, don't find it."

"How can that work! You get what you pay for. How can the little old man get more money from your young grandma?" The old man is simple-hearted. Although he sells some sugar-coated haws for a living, he does not dare to covet more money.

Looking at the old man like this, Lan Ruoyan thought for a moment, "Then give me all the bundle of sugar-coated haws in your hand. Look, your little grandson's hands are cold and red, so don't talk to me about this."

"Ah~ Grandma is really a Bodhisattva heart." The old man understood what Lan Ruoyan meant when he heard this. He wanted to give Lan Ruoyan the bundle of straw sticks full of sugar gourd on his body, but he felt that it was not good for her to carry it.

"Ha! I like sugar-coated haws. Please carry them for me. Wen Wei also knew what Lan Ruoyan wanted to do, so she came forward and said to the old man.

"It's not good for you to carry it. Why don't you send it to your house?" The old man said sincerely.

"Well...all right. Then come with us." Lan Ruoyan thought that the old man's family was good and let him go.

Wen Wei watched the old man lead her grandson, so she thought that the three-year-old child would go so far and promise that she would be exhausted. So he said, "Old man, why don't you leave your grandson at home?"

"The little old man also wants the baby to keep warm at home. In fact, there are only the baby's grandmother and me left at home. The baby's mother has a disease and went there the year before last. His father was bitten to death by a tiger while collecting firewood in the mountains. Poor me and his grandmother sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man.

"Now, I sell some sugar-coated haws on the street, and the baby's grandmother washes some clothes for others to subsidize the family. There is also a baby at home. Both of them stay at home and are messy, so I have to bring him to the street like this." Although the old man did not intend to complain, his words were bitter.

Lan Ruoyan only felt uncomfortable. If the world was peaceful, how could it be like this? She went to the back door and untied the rope on the child's body and hugged him. The baby's little face was so thin that she saw the sharp chin, so she asked, "Old man, how old is the baby this year?"

"Young grandma, put him down quickly. It's not good for his ashes to stain your clothes." When the old man saw Lan Ruoyan holding the baby, he ran over in horror and said.

"It doesn't matter, just wash the clothes. Old man, you haven't said how old the baby is. Lan Ruoyan said indifferently, took a handkerchief and wiped the baby's face. Unexpectedly, when he touched his face, he grinned and cried. She looked carefully and found that there were some small cracks on the baby's face, which were probably cold in winter. I guess it hurt him just now.

"Baby, baby! Stop crying. Come and eat some sugar." The old man took out some rock candy foam from his pocket and stuffed it into the baby's mouth. As soon as he tasted the sweet taste, the baby immediately closed his mouth with sugar and stopped crying.

For some reason, even Wen Wei couldn't help but get wet when she saw this situation. She came over and looked at Lan Ruoyan and said, "Sister, let's stuff some silver on the baby. I really love their family like this."

"Hmm." Lan Ruoyan nodded and stuffed some silver in the baby's arms while the old man turned around. I only want these silver taels to make this family have a good year.

When he came to the gate of King Chen's Mansion, the guard of the door saw Lan Ruoyan kneeling together, "Welcome the princess back to the house."

"Free of courtesy." Lan Ruoyan was a little embarrassed. As expected, the old man knelt down with fear.

"It's the princess. The old man didn't know how to salute the Empress. It's a sin." The sugar-coated haws in the old man's hand were about to take off their hands, so Wen Wei quickly went over to help him.

"Old man, you don't have to do this." Lan Ruoyan was helpless. She also expected such a situation. She put down her hand, called a bodyguard to pick up the sugar-coated haws in Wen Wei's hand, and sent someone in to ask Xiaodie for frostbite cream, and sent the grandfather and grandson away.

At night, Xuanyuanchen came to Lanxin Pavilion for dinner. After Lan Ruoyan told him about using Erhu, he asked Xiaodie to bring a plate of sugar-coated haws. Xuanyuanchen saw it and said with a smile, "Why do cigarettes also like to eat these children's snack?"

"It's what my sister likes. If I buy more and can't finish it, I'll leave some in the royal palace. The prince will taste it and listen to my concubine tell you something." Lan Ruoyan looked at Xuanyuanchen eating the sugar-coated haws and talked about the grandparents and grandchildren she saw today. After hearing this, his eyebrows tightened.

"The suffering of the people is caused by the improper governance of the monarch. Yaner, when I reach a high position in the future, I must work hard to save the people from water and fire. Xuanyuanchen swallowed the sour hawthorn, and his heart was also uncomfortable.

"The senior sister later told me that she asked the old man that his grandson was five years old, but he looked thin and looked like three years old. Alas, my lord, these things are really uncomfortable." Lan Ruoyan got up and poured a glass of wine for Xuanyuanchen.

This night, I only heard the north wind roaring outside the window. They lived in the greenhouse, and I don't know how many people suffered from the winter cold.

Lan Ruoyan did not mention Xuanyuanlin and Xue Baitao's matter to Xuanyuanchen. Unexpectedly, the next day, Xuanyuanlin suddenly came to the house and knelt down and cried when she saw Lan Ruoyan. Sister-in-law, you want to help me."

Lan Ruoyan, who was having breakfast, was shocked and helped Xuanyuanlin as soon as she put the chopsticks in her hand. "Good sister, get up and talk about it. What's going on?"

"Today, after this morning, I would have gone to Yongle Palace to please my mother, but I didn't expect to hear that the royal brother and the empress dowager proposed to marry me far away from Tibet!" Xuan Yuanlin finally stopped crying. Lan Ruoyan wiped her tears with a handkerchief and listened to her say slowly, "Sister-in-law, everyone outside said that the royal brother loved you and gave up all the concubines in the backyard for you. Royal sister-in-law, Lin'er, please don't let the royal brother marry Lin'er far away from Tubo.

"Lin'er, don't be excited. Since the marriage matter is only discussed, it's not necessarily the princess." Lan Ruoyan is also worth saying some relieved words, but she knows in her heart that if Xuan Yuanchen proposes to marry Xuan Yuanlin to Tubo, it will definitely be done.

"Hmm. If the royal sister-in-law says that he wants to marry me into Tubo, you must help me persuade him. Xuanyuanlin held Lan Ruoyan's hand back. She was naturally strong. Now Lan Ruoyan felt that her fingers were about to be crushed by her.

"Lin'er... can you let go? The emperor's sister-in-law's hand hurts very much. Lan Ruoyan said sweatily, and Xuanyuanlin hurriedly sent her hand and apologized repeatedly.

"Sister-in fact, to tell you the truth, Lin'er already has a loved one..." Xuanyuanlin whispered, "The reason why she doesn't want to go to Tibet so much is that she has long been in love with her.

"It's not just who is so blessed that she is looked at by Lin'er?" Lan Ruoyan asked softly. In fact, she had probably guessed who it was in her heart.

"No, it's just that he likes me. He is Xue Baitao, who is known as the 'hero sword'. The world says that beauty matches heroes, and Lin'er is careless. It's good that he doesn't dislike Lin'er." Xuanyuanlin said with a shy face.

Lan Ruoyan was inexplicably uneasy when she heard the words. She asked in a low voice, "Liner, have you ever had deeper contact?"

"Deeper contact?" Xuanyuanlin looked at Lan Ruoyan puzzledly.

Falling in her ear, Lan Ruoyan asked the more obscure things between the man and the woman in a low voice. Unexpectedly, Xuanyuanlin blushed and nodded slightly when she heard Lan Ruoyan's words. This time I came back to Beijing to ask my mother to marry the two of us. Unexpectedly, outside the hall, I heard the royal brother's proposal to marry me far away from Tubo..." Speaking of this, Xuan Yuanlin sobbed again.

Lan Ruoyan comforted Xuanyuanlin and sighed secretly in her heart that although she and Xuanyuanchen were still unsubstantial, Xuanyuanlin was unmarried but preceded the couple's gift, which inevitably felt ridiculous. Thinking about the current situation, Xuanyuanlin can no longer marry Tubo.

I was persuaded all morning and finally persuaded the tricky master back. After sending Xuanyuanlin away and returning to Lanxin Pavilion, Lan Ruoyan felt that she was very hungry. Xiaodie was considerate and had already asked the kitchen to make another breakfast and bring it to her.

While eating, Lan Ruoyan was still not idle. She looked at Xiaodie and remembered Erhu, so when she was about seven minutes full, she put down her chopsticks and asked Xiaodie, "Xiaodie, what do you think of Erhu?"

"Erhu's account is not bad. It can help the Empress a lot, but she is a little out of her mind and can only count that little. She doesn't know anything else." Xiaodie said with a smile on her face. To be honest, Lan Ruoyan had never seen Xiaodie smile so happily one day.

"Don't you know anything else? Ha ha... He is just an accountant. Xiaodie, what else do you think he knows besides accounting? Lan Ruoyan smiled. It seemed that Xiaodie really had a crush on the two tigers.

"Oh, what the Empress said seemed to deliberately make things difficult for the two tigers." Xiaodie blinked innocently.

"Oh, you are young and rarely have contact with young men. Occasionally, it is normal to meet someone of similar age, but I still want to tell you one thing. Erhu also has a fiancee in his hometown, and he will marry in two years. Lan Ruoyan is not to hit her, but must be vaccinated with her in advance. Maybe Erhu felt that he was more suitable with Xiaodie and divorced his fiancee.