A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

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Chapter 461 I don't want to help you housekeeper

"good."

"You can't stop me when I want to go out, let me go outside in disguise, and you can't ask me what I do." Wei Ruo continued.

"good."

Wei Jin also agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Wei Ruo didn't raise any more conditions, he asked, "Are there any other requirements?"

"Not for the time being." Wei Ruo's mind is still a little confused now, and there is no time to think about many things, "I will tell you when I think about it."

"good."

Wei Jin also agreed, and then took out a bunch of keys and put them in front of Wei Ruo.

"This is the key to the warehouse."

"You take it yourself, your money is yours, I don't want to help you manage it." Wei Ruo refused.

If she helped him with the housekeeping, it would be like being his wife. He was still an elder brother in her heart before yesterday, and she couldn't accept suddenly playing the role of his wife.

She likes money, but she only likes what belongs to her. She won't take what should belong to others.

Wei Jin also looked into Wei Ruo's eyes, and took the key back without any reluctance.

After breakfast, Wei Jin also left for the front yard.

Because the emperor was considerate of Wei Jinyi's poor health, he exempted them from visiting the palace on the second day of their wedding, and let them rest in the palace.

Wei Ruo breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he didn't need to go to the palace.

There are already so many rules in the Gaomen compound, and it is even more oppressive to think about it in the palace. It is better to go to that place as little as possible.

Not long after Wei Jinyi left, Lin Fang came to see Wei Ruo.

After entering the door, Lin Fang knelt down respectfully: "My subordinates greet the eldest lady."

"Get up."

"Miss Xie."

"Next time you see me, don't kneel down."

"This... this subordinate obeys the order." Lin Fang hesitated but agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Fang said to Wei Ruo: "Miss, the master ordered the subordinates to come and wait for the mission of the eldest lady. If there is anything that the eldest lady needs the subordinates to do, just ask."

"I don't have anything to do for me right now."

Wei Ruo didn't want to think about his relationship with Wei Jinyi for the time being, so he didn't even have someone who wanted to use Wei Jinyi very much.

Speaking of which, Wei Ruo got up and said, "I want to go around the mansion now."

"How about you accompany the lady?" Lin Fang asked.

Wei Ruo didn't refuse, it would be more convenient for someone familiar to take her with him.

Wei Ruo got up and walked out of the bedroom.

When she entered the palace last night, she was covered with a red hijab, so she couldn't see anything.

Going out today, you can see how resplendent and resplendent this palace with red bricks and green tiles is.

She lives in the Songzhu Garden located in the middle of the backyard of the Wangfu, which is the largest room in the backyard of the Wangfu.

There are three bedrooms, spacious and bright, with luxurious decoration.

There is a study on the left side of the bedroom, and another room on the right side is used by the person who serves her.

The wing rooms on the left and right are temporarily empty.

The courtyard is wide, and there are many open spaces around the surrounding walls. The soil is newly turned, but no crops are planted on it.

This seems to be specially reserved for Wei Ruo.

Coming out of Songzhu Garden, Wei Ruo went to the garden of the palace accompanied by Lin Fang.

In the garden, all kinds of flowers and plants compete for splendor, ponds, rockeries, and gazebos, one scene in three steps, and one painting in five steps.

After visiting the garden, Wei Ruo went to other places in the backyard, but found that the other courtyards were empty and no one lived there.

In the huge backyard of the palace, only Songzhu Garden is inhabited.

Lin Fang, who was walking with him, explained: "Master, he has no other women around him, so the backyard is naturally empty."

Wei Ruo didn't answer, and then went to the front yard.

The front yard is mainly where Wei Jinyi works and receives guests.

According to Lin Fang, the study is the place where Wei Jinyi spends most of his time.

Today, the servants are tidying up the room next to the study, which should be used as Wei Jinyi's bedroom.

While passing by the door of the study, Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi sitting inside.

The eyes of the two men only met for a moment, and Wei Ruo looked away.

After that, he quickly left and went out.

Several wing rooms in the front yard are the residences of Zhang Yi, Ke Chongshan and others, so that Wei Jin can summon them at any time.

After walking around, Wei Ruo already had a general understanding of the situation in Prince Rui's Mansion.

Lin Fang explained to Wei Ruo: "Miss, now all the people in the palace are our own people, so you can do whatever you want without worrying about it."

The wedding last night, the palace sent people over to watch, after these people left this morning, only Wei Jinyi's cronies were left in the palace.

Lin Fang went on to say: "Miss can arrange all the places in this palace as she pleases, and the scenery can also be changed at will. All the flowers, plants and trees can be shoveled and planted. Everything is up to you, miss."

"There is no need for these." Wei Ruodao, then asked, "If I want to go out in a man's clothes on weekdays, which door is convenient?"

"Miss can go through whichever door she wants, but the stables are in the northwest corner, and it will be faster for the servants to arrange carriages and horses for the lady, and you can turn out of the alley and enter Suzaku Avenue within ten meters from the door in the northwest corner."

"Okay, I got it, then I will go to the northwest gate from now on, and put the carriage that I brought as a dowry over there. I am used to my own carriage." Wei Ruo said.

"Subordinates obey."

On the third day of marriage, according to custom, the groom has to accompany the bride back to her natal home.

Usually, the bride wants the groom to accompany her, which means the groom attaches great importance to the bride and her natal family.

Very few go without accompanying, the bride will not only lose face, but also be regarded as not favored by her husband.

But when it came to Wei Ruo, it was a little different.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to send a message to Wei Jinyi: "I can go back tomorrow by myself, and ask him not to accompany him because he is unwell."

After a while, Xiumei came back: "Second young master...ah no, the prince said he wanted to accompany you back, and he didn't want you to lose face."

"Save face. If he goes, it won't be a matter of face. I'm afraid it will scare a few people to death. What's more, I don't want those people in the mansion to know about this for the time being." Wei Ruo said.

After a pause, Wei Ruo told Xiumei again: "If you spread the word again, just say that I am determined to do so. This face is not important to me."

Xiumei nodded, and went to the front yard to spread the word again.

When she came back again, Xiumei said: "The prince agreed, and said that he will prepare a generous gift for you, miss."

Wei Ruodao: "Prepare any generous gifts, if you really want to prepare presents, just prepare some for father."

"Then shall I talk to the prince again?" Xiumei asked.

"If he is free now, let him come to see me, and I will speak to him in person."

Wei Ruo felt that it was troublesome for Xiumei to run around like this, and it was not easy to explain the matter clearly, so why not talk to Wei Jin directly.

"good."

Xiumei went, and not long after, Wei Jin also came.

Chapter 462 Three Dynasties Back Door

Although the two of them were in the palace for the past two days, they hardly met each other.

Without Wei Ruo's consent, Wei Jin didn't dare to come to her easily for fear of making her unhappy again.

It was rare that Wei Ruo asked him to come over today.

Wei Jin also asked: "If you do whatever you want, I will fully cooperate with you."

"I don't think other people's gifts need to be carefully prepared. You and I don't have a good relationship with the people in the uncle's house. You don't need to prepare generous gifts for the so-called face. Face is empty, and money is real. Even if you I don't feel sorry for your money, and I don't want to let people I don't like take advantage of my relationship." Wei Ruo explained.

"Okay, I will do as you wish." Wei Jin also agreed.

"But father is an exception, and the gift prepared for him can be more generous. Don't say anything else, he has saved your life." Wei Ruo said again.

"Um."

"I'll prepare some of his favorite wine for him, and a set of well-made armor, and I'll send them to him this time. What else to prepare is up to you." Wei Ruo said.

Armor Wei Ruo once made a set for Xu Zhengyong. At that time, there were a lot of materials. Later, she made another set for Wei Mingting, but it was kept in her space and never sent out.

Just took this opportunity to send him off, hoping to protect him on the battlefield.

"good."

"As for other people, I will make a list for you later, and you follow my list." Wei Ruo continued.

"Okay, just tell Lin Fang and Xiaobei what you need. If there is something in the warehouse, let them go to the warehouse to move it, and if there is nothing in the warehouse, let them go outside to buy it." Wei Jin also said.

"Also, you don't have to go with me tomorrow, but it's best to send me a few competent subordinates. It may not be useful, but I need them to support me. If something happens, I will be at a disadvantage. "Wei Ruo said.

"The people in the mansion are up to you to choose." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay." Wei Ruo said.

After talking about this matter, Wei Jin did not leave immediately, and stared at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo pretended not to see the way he looked at him: "Okay, I've finished what I want to say, you can go about your own business."

It was a tactful order to evict the guest.

"Okay." Wei Jin obeyed, then turned and left slowly.

Zhongyi Bofu.

The big room of the Wei family.

"Wei Qingruo will be returning home early tomorrow morning, you should accompany her well and be more caring." Wei Minghong told Mo Shi.

"Okay." Mo Shi replied softly.

Seeing Mo's soft-spoken appearance, Wei Minghong was furious: "Who are you showing your dull appearance? How can you be my good wife?"

Mohs remained silent.

Seeing this, Wei Minghong became even more angry: "Look at you, you look like this again! Do you still think I'm not unlucky enough?"

"The concubine doesn't know what the master is doing badly. Now everything in the house is good, so the master should be happy." Mo said softly.

"A good thing? It's all a good thing for Sanfang!"

"Sanfang is capable, we can also benefit from it." Mo Shi analyzed.

"The benefits also depend on skill! Look at the second younger brother and sister, who go out with the wives of those aristocratic families every day, helping the second brother accumulate contacts and inquire about news; look at you, you are bored at home all day, and you don't know what to do for me. , Those who don't know think that the second younger brother is the son, and the second younger brother is the wife of the son!"

Mohs lowered his head.

"It's really bad luck!" Wei Minghong was furious, "I've been unlucky for eight lifetimes after marrying you. I really don't understand why my mother insisted on me marrying you!"

Wei Minghong slammed the door and left after speaking.

It looks like he won't be spending the night in Morse's room again tonight.

The second room of the Wei family.

Wei Mingyong and Bai's couple were lying on the bed.

"This Wei Qingruo is coming back tomorrow, do you think I should greet her well tomorrow?" Mrs. Bai asked Wei Mingyong.

"Naturally it is necessary. No matter what, she is still a princess now. If Prince Rui is not dead, then she is Princess Rui. Prince Rui does not have any real power in his hands, and he is not destined to be the crown prince in the future, but he is currently favored. If he can help with a few good words, it's not just a matter of giving our Wei family a small official to do it?"

"Then you are thinking one-sidedly. Do you know that Wanwan and Wei Qingruo won't deal with each other? If we want to rely on the mountain of Wanwan, we can't get too close to Wei Qingruo, otherwise the gain will outweigh the loss." Bai analyzed.

"There seems to be some truth in what you say. His Royal Highness Yu Wang has real power, but he is the one who may eventually become the crown prince. The emperor is old. It is uncertain when the throne will be replaced. We must rely on His Royal Highness Yu Wang More."

Bai added: "What's more, Wei Qingruo and I didn't deal with each other at all, and she is narrow-minded and loves to hold grudges. I'm afraid the loss outweighs the gain if I try to curry favor with her. It's better to put all the bets on Wan Wan instead there."

"Well, your analysis makes sense, but you still have to go tomorrow. Absence is always unjustifiable. Anyway, it will be up to you when the time comes. I know Madam, you have a sense of proportion and know what is the most appropriate way." Wei Mingyong said.

"I just think that I have to kneel and kowtow when I see her tomorrow, which makes me a little unhappy." Bai Shi couldn't help muttering.

"There is no way to do this, bear with it."

"I know, I can still tell the difference between the serious and the serious, and when Prince Rui dies and Prince Yu succeeds to the throne, she is doomed to have a bad life if she doesn't get along with Wanwan, and I'll feel complacent when I go to see her again. Feel proud."

Early in the morning of the third day, Wei Ruo took a carriage with a large number of people and the prepared return ceremony to the Zhongyi uncle's mansion.

At dawn, everyone in the Wei family was already waiting at the gate.

Although this Prince Rui is sick and weak, he is the most favored prince nowadays, so he still has to be treated carefully.

After more than half an hour, they saw the team from Prince Rui's Mansion approaching Wei Mansion from a distance, and the faces of the Wei family members who had been waiting for a long time couldn't help showing joyful anticipation.

When the carriage stopped at the door, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei led the crowd to greet them.

The curtains of the car were opened, and Wei Ruo, supported by Xiumei, got out of the car stepping on the scorpion.

Everyone looked inside the car and waited for a long time, but they didn't see Prince Rui getting out of the car.

Wei Ruo said: "There is no need to wait, the prince did not come, only I came back."

Hearing this, everyone in the Wei family showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Then everyone looked very different, some were gloating, some were sympathetic, and some were distressed.

The corners of Wei Qingwan's mouth couldn't help but rise, she expected that Wei Qingruo's situation in Prince Rui's residence would not be very good, but she didn't expect it to be so bad, Prince Rui didn't even accompany him back home.

Bai's heart was also snickering. It seemed that Wei Qingwan, Princess Rui, had a name for nothing, and her judgment last night was accurate.

Chapter 463 Violence

Wei Ruo's gaze swept across the crowd, taking in all the expressions of the crowd, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

Mrs. Wei was the first to react, and was the first to kneel down and salute Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo is now the princess, even if they are her elders, they still have to kneel down and salute her.

Seeing this, other people also knelt down and bowed down.

"See Princess Madam."

"Get up, everyone." Wei Ruo didn't make things difficult for anyone, and after getting everyone to get up, he entered Uncle Zhongyi's mansion surrounded by everyone.

All the men who were in charge of receiving Prince Rui had nothing to do at the moment, only the female relatives accompanied Wei Ruo to the Shou An Hall.

Wei Ruo was sitting next to the old lady, and Yun Shi, Mo Shi, Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan sat on the seats on both sides.

Old Madam Wei couldn't help holding Wei Ruo's hand, and said distressedly: "Son, I'm sorry for you."

The fact that Prince Rui did not accompany Wei Ruo back home was extremely serious in the eyes of Mrs. Wei, which meant that Wei Ruo was not taken seriously.

Wei Ruo said calmly: "My lord is not feeling well, I should be more considerate as a woman."

Bai immediately said with a smile: "The concubine is really virtuous, so considerate of the prince, I think the prince must like the concubine very much."

Yun Shi hurriedly said: "It is well known that the prince is unwell. The prince has not been able to make it to the end of several ceremonies. Now it is normal that he cannot accompany the princess back home."

Bai Shi said with a smile: "Third younger siblings don't need to emphasize, I didn't say that there is any problem with Prince Rui not accompanying the concubine back home."

Yun's dumbfounded.

Wei Ruo's face was calm, she smiled and said to Mrs. Wei: "Grandmother, can you call brother Yilin, I have something to give him."

"Okay, I'll have someone bring him here." Mrs. Wei agreed.

Not long after, Wei Yilin was brought over. As soon as he entered the door, he first greeted the old lady, and then looked at Wei Ruo, with deep worry in his small eyes.

Wei Ruo said: "A few days before I got married, brother Yilin was injured while practicing kung fu, and left a scar on his hand. I have some ointment here, just for him to use."

Then Wei Ruo rushed to Wei Yilin and waved.

Wei Yilin came to Wei Ruo.

Wei Yilin is only nine years old, so there is no need to avoid suspicion too much.

In front of everyone, Wei Ruo took out a box of scar removal ointment.

The moment Wei Qingwan saw the ointment, Wei Qingwan, who had a smile on her face, froze.

This is the scar-removing ointment sold by Tongdetang. She spent a lot of money to buy the ointment!

The ointment she had worked so hard to get was actually held by Wei Qingruo lightly in her hand!

Bai's eyes also widened. Wei Qingwan borrowed money from her just to buy this ointment, so she was naturally impressed by this ointment.

Yun also frowned, feeling suspicious: How did Ruoer get this ointment? This ointment is very expensive!

Yun asked: "Ruoer, isn't your ointment from Tongdetang?"

"Yes, it's from Tongdetang. The prince said he was afraid that I would get hurt, so he bought some for me." Wei Ruo replied.

Better? Isn't it more than this box?

Hearing her words, it seems that His Highness Prince Rui loves her very much.

Could it be true that as she said, the fact that Prince Rui didn't come with us today was really just because he was unwell?

Everyone looked different, and they couldn't help guessing.

Wei Yilin looked at the ointment and frowned: "I don't use ointment, I'm a man, I look good with some scars on my body!"

Wei Ruo said: "The scars left on the battlefield are good-looking. How can the scars you leave when you practice qigong look so good? In the future, when people ask how your scars came from, you tell them that you accidentally injured them while practicing qigong. It doesn't sound great at all."

Hearing this, Wei Yilin pursed his lips, thinking that there was some truth in it, so he stopped resisting.

And the big sister gave herself ointment as if she cared about him! Then how could he refuse his elder sister's kindness to him?

Sure enough, the eldest sister still has him in her heart, otherwise she would not have saved him before, but now she is worried about the scars left by him when he practiced.

Wei Yilin's confidence suddenly increased, and he believed that he had a chance to restore the sibling relationship with his big sister!

"Yilin, roll up your sleeves." Wei Ruo said to Wei Yilin.

Wei Yilin did not resist, and obediently rolled up his sleeves, revealing the scars on his arms.

The scar spread from his elbow to his wrist. The scar was a bit long but not deep. The scab had faded away, leaving only a reddish mark.

Wei Ruo opened the porcelain box containing the ointment in his hand, and smeared Wei Yilin's arm in front of everyone.

I saw Wei Ruo's fingers pick out a large piece of ointment from the porcelain box, and then covered Wei Yilin's arm thickly.

It was clear that only a small piece of ointment was enough to cover Wei Yilin's wound, but Wei Ruo was unwilling to do so, she just let the ointment thickly piled up on Wei Yilin's scar.

Then he continued to pick out the remaining ointment in the porcelain box, which also accumulated thickly on Wei Yilin's scar.

Wei Ruo insisted on applying a box of ointment that would be used up in half a month.

This made Wei Qingwan, who had spent so much effort to buy a box of scar-removing ointment at the expense of the relationship with Yun's, turn pale.

Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo: "Big sister, is this ointment applied like this?"

It just doesn't feel right.

"I don't know, but there should be no harm in painting too much." Wei Ruo said.

Bai couldn't bear it anymore, and said to Wei Ruo: "My lord, this ointment is not used in this way, it needs a small amount and many times to get the effect, you have finished applying it this time, not to mention that it is not easy to absorb, there is no need to apply it later gone."

"Is it?"

After speaking, Wei Ruo took a veil from his body and wiped off the excess thick ointment covering Wei Yilin's scar at once.

After wiping, Wei Ruo handed the handkerchief to Xiumei beside her.

Wei Qingwan's gaze followed the handkerchief to Xiumei's body, and saw Xiumei put the handkerchief into her sleeve.

Then Wei Ruo said to Wei Yilin: "I'm really sorry, I didn't do it right."

Wei Yilin hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, sister is good to paint!"

It doesn't matter how you apply it, it doesn't matter whether it works or not, Wei Yilin is happy!

Because he feels that his big sister loves him very much! She still misses such a little scar on his body!

Hey, it seems that the big sister just can't get rid of it on the surface, but she still cares about him very much in her heart!

He must work harder to make up for the damage he caused to Big Sister before, so that Big Sister can completely treat him well in the future!

At this point, Bai could not bear it any longer: "Princess Wangfei, this ointment also needs to be used for Wanwan. Since you have a lot in hand, why don't you give some to Wanwan?"

Chapter 464 A gift for everyone

Wei Qingwan looked at Bai Shi gratefully.

She wanted to speak up, but due to her face, it would be best for Bai to help her speak up now.

She spent two thousand taels of silver to buy the box and after using it, there are still faint marks on her back. Although it is not obvious if you don't look closely, it always bothers her a little.

If you can use two more boxes, it may be completely eliminated.

It's a pity that she has no more silver taels, and there are no more silver taels in Tongdetang.

She had let go of the persuasion of the people around her, and she could almost accept that the original scars could disappear to this extent.

And now Wei Qingruo is actually holding this ointment in her hand to apply to Wei Yilin's arm, why can't it be given to her if it's such a waste?

Wei Ruo replied slowly with a smile on his face: "There were two boxes earlier that I used to wipe away old wounds on my body, and the one I brought over today is the last box for Brother Yilin. Sister Wanwan has an idea. I thought she had already got enough ointment after all the troubles before. I don't know that she spent so much money and spent so much time making it for so long and it was not enough. After all, you never told me about it."

Earlier, Wei Qingwan asked Wei Ruo to borrow money, but after arriving in the capital, Wei Qingwan never asked Wei Ruo for the two thousand taels tossing the box of ointment.

Wearing the words, Bai Shi, who wanted to say a few more words, suddenly lost his words, and could only reply with a smile and embarrassment: "That's really a pity."

The expression on Wei Qingwan's face couldn't help but become ugly. She didn't believe what Wei Qingruo said was true. She had never heard of any old injuries on Wei Qingruo's body.

Wei Qingwan looked at Yun Shi again, hoping that Yun Shi could speak for her.

Mr. Yun frowned, her expression obviously a little tangled. After hesitating for a while, she said to Wei Ruo, "If you have more, Princess Wang, can you give a box to your sister? There are still some faint marks on her back. It would be best if they can be completely removed."

Although Yun Shi was still angry with Wei Qingwan, considering the overall situation, she also wanted to take this opportunity to help ease the relationship between the two daughters.

If the two daughters can help each other, it will be a good thing for both of them.

Yun thought, once Wanwan accepted Ruoer's love this time, the two eased their relationship, and Wanwan would be able to help Ruoer if she had any difficulties in the future.

Wei Yilin, who was standing in front of Wei Ruo, frowned when he heard the words, the eldest sister had already said that there was no more, why did mother still say that? Does she not trust big sister?

Even if the eldest sister said that the ointment was used up, it was a lie, but she said that, which means she didn't want to give it.

It's the big sister's own thing, she won't give it if she doesn't want to, you can't force her.

Wei Ruo curled his lips and smiled: "Mother, I just said that I don't have any more. Doesn't Mother want me to ask the prince again? Mother has also heard about him. The prince is eccentric and has a bad temper. He loves me and gives me things. I should cherish my blessings. If I don't know what to ask for, I'm afraid I will annoy him. Or does the mother think that compared with the scars on the back of Wanwan's sister, the daughter's situation in the palace is not worth mentioning?"

Mr. Yun showed embarrassment: "That's not what being a mother means."

Wei Ruodao: "I don't think that's what my mother meant."

Looking at Wei Ruo's clear and bright eyes, although Yun had thoughts, he couldn't say any more, so he had to hold back all the remaining words.

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips tightly, and looked away, with a bit of resentment in her eyes.

Old Madam Wei hurriedly changed the topic and said, "The princess must have worked very hard these two days. There are many rules in the palace, so there must be a lot of things to worry about."

"Thank you for your concern, grandma. I also prepared some gifts for grandma." Wei Ruo said.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Xiumei took out a bracelet from her bosom and put it directly in Wei Ruo's hand, and then Wei Ruo handed it to her grandmother.

This looks like a high-quality Hetian jade bracelet, with a moist luster and a transparent texture.

Bracelets of this quality are generally not available in the market, and most of them were paid as tribute to the palace.

Then Xiumei took out two jars from the entourage behind her and put them in front of the old lady.

Wei Ruodao: "This is two jars of loquat extract, which has the effect of moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm. Taking it on a daily basis can also clear away lung heat, harmonize the stomach and lower qi, clear the heart and eliminate troubles. I hear my grandmother occasionally coughing twice, and taking loquat extract is just right."

Old Madam Wei looked at the bracelet in her hand and the loquat cream in front of her, and she couldn't help showing a happy smile: "Ruoer really has a heart, and prepared such a good gift for grandma."

"It should be, the lord loves me so much and has given me a lot of good things, but I can't use them up. My grandmother is kind to me. If I get good things, I will give them to my grandmother." Wei Ruo said.

When she got married, the old lady added a lot of makeup to her. No matter whether she had other purposes or not, the money was given in real money.

So Wei Ruo is willing to give the old lady something valuable in return.

Old Madam Wei was delighted to hear it, but she still said: "You are thinking of grandma in your heart, grandma is naturally happy, but it is not enough for you to have a hard time in Prince Rui's residence, you should be more careful, you don't have to always think about grandma when you get good things, just keep it by your side."

"It's okay, the lord treats me very well, and the people in Prince Rui's residence are simple, there are no side concubines or concubines to bother me." Wei Ruo said.

When Wei Ruo mentioned "side concubine's room", several people subconsciously looked at Wei Qingwan.

"It's so good, it's so good." Mrs. Wei said with a smile.

Seeing that Wei Ruo is still favored, Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's your blessing that the prince loves you. You must not be arrogant because of favors, and you need to be careful. Especially if the prince is not healthy, you should take care of him more, and keep an eye on the soup and medicine."

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but said: "My lord knew that my father loves wine, so he asked someone to buy a car of thyme for my father at Taizhou Mansion."

A carload of thyme? !

A carload of twelve altars, based on the current price of thyme sold outside at three hundred taels of silver per jar, this cart would cost 3,600 taels!

Three thousand six hundred taels of silver! This His Highness Prince Rui's move is really generous!

If the scar-removing ointment and bracelet just now can show a little bit of the importance that Prince Rui attaches to Wei Ruo, then this cart of wine completely proves it.

Although Prince Rui did not accompany Wei Ruo back to the door, this time the door ceremony was not vague at all.

In this way, Wei Ruo is still favored in Prince Rui's residence!

Maybe it was really as she said, Prince Rui did not accompany her back home because of health reasons.

The faces of everyone present changed again, especially Wei Qingwan's fists clenched a bit.

Bai's eyes lit up when he heard that he had bought a carload of thyme.

Chapter 465 I want to ask my father some questions

Without waiting for Mrs. Bai to say anything, Wei Ruo added: "Because the wine was originally produced in Taizhou Mansion, and my father will go back to Taizhou Mansion in a few days, so in order to toss back and forth, the prince will order someone to deliver the wine directly to the general's mansion in Taizhou Mansion."

As soon as Wei Ruo said this, Bai Shi, who had just had some thoughts just now, suddenly became dumb, and gritted his teeth involuntarily.

Bai Shi did not give up and said: "I heard that this wine is very difficult to buy. I don't know where the prince got this cart?"

When he was talking, there was some reluctance in his eyes.

Wei Ruo replied with a smile: "What the second aunt said, the prince has a noble status, so he is different from ordinary people. What we can't buy, the prince may not be able to buy."

"Yes... yes... second aunt is stupid." Bai said with a stiff smile.

Yun Shi said to Wei Ruo: "My lord loves you so much, your lord really has a heart, and I thank you on behalf of my lord."

Wei Ruo said again: "Brother, I prepared a few boxes of pens, inks, papers and inkstones from Sibaozhai, and my mother will remember to send them to him later. I know that my brother is busy these days, so I won't bother him."

Wei Ruo doesn't plan to see Wei Yichen, on the one hand, because Wei Yichen will soon be an official in the court, and there are so many things these days that it is inconvenient to disturb;

On the other hand, I didn't know what to say after meeting him, so I decided not to meet him.

"Princess, you have a heart, and your elder brother will be very happy when he finds out." Yun promised.

Then Wei Ruo said to the others: "My lord, he also prepared some small gifts for the elders, and I hope that the elders will not dislike you."

"The prince has a heart." Mo Shi said.

"Naturally, I won't dislike it. The prince and the concubine are so loving, and we are very honored." Bai said.

Bai Shi thought in his heart that the presents that Prince Rui prepared for the old lady and the others were all valuable items, and the other presents that he planned to prepare must be very good, and he would be able to share some of them at that time.

At this moment, Mrs. Bai didn't know that Wei Ruo had finished all the valuable things in the homecoming ceremony, and the rest were things that supported the scene, such as brown sugar, cloud cake, apples, and ordinary tea.

Looking at the big boxes and small boxes, they are not worth a lot of money.

Mr. Yun couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Just now Wei Ruo specifically mentioned the gifts prepared for Wei Yilin, Wei Mingting and Wei Yichen, but she was the only one who didn't mention her.

This feeling made Yun feel like a lump in his throat, but he couldn't speak.

Afterwards, everyone had lunch together in Shou'an Hall.

After lunch, Wei Ruo, accompanied by Yun Shi, went to Anxin Pavilion to meet Wei Mingting.

"A daughter visits her father."

"There is no need to be too polite."

"The daughter has some questions to ask her father."

Wei Mingting's eyes were deep, he sighed slightly and looked at Yun Shi: "Madam, can you wait at the door, I have something to talk to Ruo'er."

Mr. Yun couldn't help being surprised, and didn't understand what her husband had said to his daughter that he needed to avoid her.

Obviously a family of three, but she seems to be excluded by the father and daughter.

But she would never disobey her husband's orders, so she retreated to the door with doubts and disappointment.

After Yun went out, Wei Mingting turned his back and said solemnly, "I know what you want to ask."

"So my father knew who I was marrying before I got married?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I know." Wei Mingting gave an affirmative answer.

"Father thinks this is okay?"

"My father doesn't know, but my father knows that he won't hurt you. It's better to do this than let you marry someone like Xuan Pinghou, so my father didn't question him."

Wei Ruo cannot deny this point, this choice is not bad for her.

Wei Ruo continued: "Daughter has another question."

"go ahead."

"Why did father take the risk to do such a thing?"

"His grandfather was kind to me and was someone I admired. I firmly believe that he was wronged, so when they left me alone, I couldn't bear to refuse."

"Thank you, father." Wei Ruo said.

"Why are you thanking me?"

"Thank you father for protecting him. He is very important to me. I thank my father for letting him survive."

Hearing this, Wei Mingting turned around, looked at Wei Ruo, frowned, and said with a serious expression: "Ruo'er, did you treat him..."

Wei Ruo shook his head: "I didn't know it before, and I wouldn't have such friendship with him. But I treat him sincerely. To me, he is an elder brother and a relative. I can also feel that he treats me well."

Wei Mingting sighed again: "I don't know if this is a good thing for you."

"I think it should be counted." Wei Ruo gave an affirmative answer.

Although she is not suitable for the current relationship with Wei Jinyi, although she is still a little angry, she cannot deny the fact that the current situation is much better than she expected.

"That's good." Wei Mingting said, with a heavy expression, looking at Wei Ruo with guilt in his eyes, "I can't do anything for you, even your marriage, it's my father's fault."

Wei Ruo was slightly touched in his heart: "Father, you don't have to blame yourself. You are busy with military affairs, working hard and sweating for the righteousness of your family and country. My daughter can understand."

Hearing Wei Ruo say this, Wei Mingting just said: "After all, it's because of my father that I treated you badly."

"Father, don't say this. It's a good thing that I returned home today. I brought some gifts for my father."

"What did Ruo'er prepare for me?" Wei Mingting asked.

"A carload of thyme has already been sent to the General's Mansion in Taizhou Prefecture." Wei Ruo replied, "There is another thing."

As he spoke, Wei Ruo ordered someone to bring the armor in.

The silver armor was packed in a big wooden box, and Wei Mingting didn't know what it was when it was brought in.

Wait until the box was opened and saw the gleaming silver armor inside, Wei Mingting's expression involuntarily changed.

He approached, crouched down, and reached out to touch the armor itself.

There is a big problem in making armor, that is, hardness and weight cannot be combined at the same time. Generally, if the armor is made hard, more metals are used on it. Once a lot of metal is used, the armor must be heavy.

The bulky armor will bring great inconvenience to the soldiers and greatly reduce the combat effectiveness.

But if the armor is made too light, which means that less iron is used, the defense will also be greatly reduced.

Currently used more black light armor, bright light armor, Liangdang armor, ring lock armor, and Makai all have this problem.

The set in front of me is fish scale armor woven with smaller armor pieces, which should not look light.

However, when Wei Mingting picked it up, he unexpectedly found that it was much lighter than he expected.

Wei Mingting couldn't help showing a surprised look, and turned to Wei Ruo, "Why is this armor lighter than I expected?"

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"Because the nail plate is made relatively thin." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Mingting looked carefully again, and it was indeed thinner than he expected.

Wei Ruo explained again: "Father, don't worry, although the armor is a little thinner, its hardness is not a problem, and it can withstand ordinary sword attacks."

"Why is this so?" Wei Mingting asked.

"The iron and steel used to make this armor used a lot of fluorite during smelting, and copper was added during production. After the workpiece was shaped, it was put into a crucible, covered with charcoal, fermented soybeans, and soil powder, and heated outside the container, so that the carburization of the workpiece was stable and uniform, and the carbon potential increased. This made it have good ductility and greatly improved its strength."

"How does Ruo'er know this?" Wei Mingting couldn't help asking.

"It is the method that the master craftsman who made this armor told me. The hardness and ductility of iron can be changed by adjusting the ratio of iron to carbon."

"Where is this old master? Can you give me some introductions for my father?" Wei Mingting asked quickly, his expression a little excited.

"Master lived in the mountains for a long time and rarely interacted with people. I also obtained this armor by chance." Wei Ruo replied.

"Since this is the case, it's a pity." Wei Mingting couldn't help feeling sorry, "If he can teach this improved technology to the people in the Weapons Battalion, it will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our army."

Wei Ruo didn't answer.

Wei Mingting continued: "Anyway, thank you Ruoer for preparing this armor for my father. My father is very happy and will take it to the battlefield."

"I hope my father will be safe and sound on the battlefield, and win a big victory every time." Wei Ruo said.

"Thank you Ruo'er, I will do my best for my father." Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo with moved and gratified eyes.

Wei Ruo and Wei Mingting left the Zhongyibo Mansion not long after they finished talking.

After Wei Ruo left, everyone in the Wei family checked the gifts that Wei Ruo had brought, only to find that Wei Ruo's return gifts were all fake, and there was nothing valuable at all.

This disappointed everyone in the Wei family who had been expecting this.

Especially Bai Shi, she said bitterly: "What, it's nice to say, I really thought His Highness Prince Rui doted on her, but the return gifts were all worthless things! It's too perfunctory!"

Mother Mo said softly at the side: "It's not all like that. You can see that the gifts that Princess Rui gave to mother and third younger brother are very expensive. There are also the Four Treasures of the Study for Yichen and the scar cream for Yilin. They are all very valuable."

"Who knows? I only saw the bracelet from a distance, and it might not be worth much. As for the carload of thyme, it's even harder to say. It was said that it was sent to the general's mansion. Who knows whether it was sent to the general's mansion in the end, and whether it was ordinary wine or thyme." Bai muttered.

When Bai said that, Mo was speechless.

Yun Shi stood aside without saying a word.

There was nothing prepared for her in the return ceremony, this attitude couldn't be more clear.

She was either reluctant to prepare gifts, or she didn't want to prepare them for other people in the mansion.

And her mother's position in her heart is the same as Bai's and the others, no different.

This huge gap made Yun's heart feel like a big stone was crushed.

Mr. Yun returned to Anxin Pavilion, and saw her husband packing his luggage.

"When will my husband return to Taizhou?" Yun asked.

"I'll leave early tomorrow morning." Wei Mingting replied.

His trip to Beijing was authorized by the emperor to rush back to attend his daughter's wedding, so he was about to leave for the barracks as soon as his daughter passed through the door.

Wearing the words, Yun couldn't help feeling lost and sad, but she also knew that her husband had responsibilities and couldn't slack off.

Yun still has questions to ask Wei Mingting, but he hesitates to ask this question.

After standing aside for a while, Yun couldn't help but asked: "Husband, what did you talk to Ruo'er today?"

"Ruo'er asked me some questions, nothing important." Wei Mingting didn't answer directly.

Hearing this, Yun felt more and more depressed and uncomfortable.

"Does my husband not trust my concubine?" Yun asked.

"Don't think too much about it." Wei Mingting said, "It's been a busy day today, and you're tired too. Let's rest earlier."

Mr. Yun was silent for a while, feeling unwilling but still complied, and helped Wei Mingting pack his luggage with a heavy and aggrieved heart.

On the way back to Prince Rui's Mansion, Wei Ruo leaned on the cushion and closed his eyes, thinking.

After these three days of calm and precipitation, Wei Ruo has almost sorted out his emotions, and it's time to think about the way to go next.

In fact, she already knew that it would be difficult for her not to be involved in this turmoil. The Wei family has Wei Qingwan, who is going to marry King Yu as a side concubine, and Wei Mingyong, who wants to cling to King Yu.

Even if she really married an ordinary person as she wished and broke away from the Wei family, if the Wei family did too much, she would still be implicated.

In comparison, she is more active in her current situation. If the matter of King Yu affects the Wei family, her status as Princess Rui can protect her; if the second brother plans to fight for the heirloom, at least she can do something. Even if she loses in the end, she will not be too aggrieved.

As for the fact that Wei Jin also lied to her, Wei Ruo is naturally still a little angry, but she can put this aside and figure out what she is going to do next.

How to save your own life is the top priority.

She didn't want to spend all her energy on arguing and getting angry with Wei Jinyi. She didn't realize that she forgot to do business until Chu Lan became emperor and the knife was on their necks.

Wei Ruo remembered that the setting related to Xu Guogong and Queen Xu in the original book was for Chu Lan to overthrow Chu Heng.

The mastermind behind the frame of Xu Guogong is Qi Guifei and her brother.

Because Chu Lan exposed this incident, Concubine Qi fell out of favor, Qi Yansong was expelled from office and imprisoned in prison, King Yu Chu Heng's status plummeted.

Now, the second elder brother of this generation has found the letters hidden by Duke Xu's mansion and cleared Duke Xu of treason charges, but he has not found out the mastermind behind the scenes. Currently, the status of Concubine Qi and Chu Heng has not been affected.

I don't know what the second brother's next goal is, is he trying to overthrow Chu Lan and Chu Heng and ascend to the throne?

If he really wanted this, shouldn't she help him?

Wei Ruo's mood is somewhat contradictory, she has no interest in conquering the world, and she is not good at political affairs.

She has always felt that her brain is not bad, and she can remember many things after reading it once, and learning it once.

But this is only limited to the things she is good at, and she is really not good at the things she is not good at.

The only advantage she has in fighting for storage is probably that she has read the original book, and this may not be useful now, because of the butterfly effect, the development of the plot is quite different from the original.

Chapter 467 Caught him taking a bath

From this perspective, she didn't want to be involved in this turmoil.

But on the other hand, there is also a need to compete for reserves.

Firstly, Concubine Qi, Qi Yansong, and King Yu were the culprits who killed Xu Guogong and indirectly caused the death of Queen Xu. After telling this matter to the second brother, the second brother had no reason not to take revenge.

Secondly, the original owner was killed by Chu Lan. Even if she didn't avenge the original owner for something that didn't happen, she still had to be vigilant that Chu Lan might take her life again.

It seems that I have to find some time to ask clearly what the second brother is planning.

They were in the same boat now, and his thoughts related to the path she was going to take next.

When Wei Ruo returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, dinner had already been prepared for her, and the dishes were all her favorites.

Among them, there is a dish that uses prickly ash, Fuliu vine, and mustard to make Wei Ruo's favorite spicy taste.

Because there is no chili, the taste is not as spicy as Wei Ruo wanted, but it is not very good.

Wei Ruo couldn't help thinking of the scene when he gave Wei Jinyi spicy hot pot when he first met Wei Jinyi.

It seems that he remembers that she likes to eat such strong food.

"Miss, today's meal suits your appetite."

Lin Fang, who was standing behind Wei Ruo, asked cautiously.

"Very good, is this spicy rabbit meat the lord's order?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yes, what the lord told me is that the cook in the mansion has never made such food. After trying it several times, the lord tasted it himself until he was satisfied."

"He's not very good at spicy food, and he even helped to taste it. Doesn't it make his face flushed and coughing every time it's too spicy?" Wei Ruo asked.

"This...subordinates don't know." Lin Fang didn't dare to talk nonsense, and she didn't see how their master tried the dishes.

"Where is the prince now?"

"The lord hasn't rested in the study for a while, does Missy have something to ask the lord? Or do you want to go down and invite the lord?" Lin Fang replied.

Wei Ruo thought for a while, and decided to forget it: "No need. I'm a little tired, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lin Fang suggested that Wei Ruo go to the Luhua Pool to soak in the hot springs: "Miss, you can go to the Luhua Pool to soak in the hot springs to relieve fatigue."

"Hot spring? Why didn't I see the Luhua Pool you mentioned when I walked with you in the palace last time?" Wei Ruo asked.

"After going out from the southwest back door of the palace, you can see the Luhua Pool after walking a short path. There used to be a hot spring there, and the Luhua Pool was built for this hot spring. Then the palace was expanded to the hot spring, and a small garden was built in the middle. It is said that the hot spring bath has the effect of healing the body, and it is because of this hot spring that the emperor gave this mansion to the prince." Lin Fang explained.

After thinking for a while, Wei Ruo decided to take a dip in the hot spring.

Through traveling so far, she has not had the opportunity to soak in a hot spring.

Wei Ruo packed some clothes and went to Luhuachi.

According to what Lin Fang said, go out from the southwest gate, walk through a path covered with gravel, and you will see the Luhua Pond.

This is an open-air hot spring, much bigger than she thought.

Surrounded by flowers and trees, the hot spring pool is surrounded by it.

Illuminated by the moonlight in the sky and the lantern with yellow candlelight hanging beside it, the pool looks very quiet.

The white water vapor emerging from the spring adds a bit of mystery to the surroundings like a fairyland.

Wei Ruo sighed in his heart that he didn't know about this pool earlier. If he had known earlier, she would have come to soak in the first two days.

Wei Ruo put the clean clothes she brought on a big rock next to her, and was about to take off her clothes.

Unexpectedly, just as he put down his clothes, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure behind a stone next to him.

Wei Ruo was taken aback, and his first reaction was to take out the drug in his arms and hold it in his hands.

After seeing the other person's face clearly, Wei Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt another sense of tension.

"You... aren't you in the study?" Wei Ruo subconsciously hugged the clothes in his arms.

Wei Jin also soaked most of his body in the hot spring, the position from his chest to his shoulders was covered by the diffuse white water vapor, and only the part above his neck could be seen clearly under the light.

That handsome and resolute face looked extraordinarily three-dimensional and **** under the moonlight.

Finding that Wei Ruo was looking straight at him, Wei Jinyi couldn't help but blushed.

He said in a deep voice: "I came to take a bath a quarter of an hour ago, didn't the guard at the gate tell you?"

When Wei Ruo came out from the back door, she saw two guards guarding her, but the guards did not stop her, nor did they tell her that Wei Jin was already inside.

Actually, the guards can't be blamed for this matter. The guards don't know the real situation of their prince and princess.

It is impossible for the masters to take a mandarin duck bath, but the guards stop them, right? Wouldn't it be too long?

And the prince also said that the princess can go wherever she wants, and she can't be stopped.

Then Princess Luhuachi naturally deserves to go.

And Lin Fang, who told Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also in the study, probably never imagined that Wei Jin would also come to Luhuachi at this time.

Wei Ruo was annoyed: "Didn't your guards follow your orders? They never told me! Also, why are you hiding behind a rock to scare people?"

"I didn't intend to scare you, it's in the future..."

Wei Jin was also a little wronged, he didn't want to hide behind the stone to scare people.

He stayed where he was, the light was too dim and Wei Ruo couldn't see him immediately.

Although he saw her, he didn't know how to speak, and it was even harder to get up from the water, because he was not naked at the moment.

"Okay." Wei Ruo thought about it and felt that Wei Jin would not be so boring.

After the initial nervousness disappeared, Wei Ruo began to look carefully at Wei Jinyi.

Because she noticed that Wei Jinyi was blushing, and felt that he seemed to be more nervous than herself.

"Ruo'er..." Wei Ruo stared at Wei Jinyi's expression even more unnaturally, he didn't even dare to look her in the eyes.

"Why?" Wei Ruo pretended not to understand.

"Can you turn around, or can you go outside first?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Why did you turn around? Didn't you pay homage to me? Since you are my husband, why are you afraid of being naked by me?"

Wei Ruo is a bit vengeful.

If she was really asked to see Wei Jinyi's body, she would not dare to look at it. Although she had seen many bodies when she was practicing medicine, they were different in different situations.

Now she said that on purpose, just to tease Wei Jinyi.

The more embarrassed he was, the more she refused to leave.

If you have the guts to worship her without telling her, why don't you have the guts to "be honest" with her?

So instead of walking away, Wei Ruofei folded his hands on his chest, admiring it from the side with a relaxed appearance.

"Ruo'er..."

Wei Jinyi's face turned as red as a boiled crab. I don't know if it was from embarrassment or from being heated by the hot spring water.

Chapter 468 How did he really get up

"What's wrong?" Wei Ruoming asked knowingly.

"If you really want to see it?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Why not?" Wei Ruo raised his eyebrows, with a smile on his lips.

Just when Wei Ruo thought that Wei Jin would blush even more, feeling ashamed and angry, Wei Jin slowly stood up from the water.

The water flowed down from his collarbone and down his chest.

slides over his navel, all the way down.

Wei Ruo suddenly turned his back.

"Dirty!" Wei Ruo cursed.

She was just talking! Why did he really come out!

Fortunately, she turned fast, otherwise she would have seen it all!

Even if you didn't see the part you shouldn't see, the scene just now still lingers in Wei Ruo's mind.

Really, the more you try not to think about anything, the more things will run into her mind!

In the name of a husband and wife, she now sees his body as pure and pure as before!

"Ruo'er."

Wei Jinyi's voice sounded behind him, and Wei Ruo was shocked.

She felt that Wei Jinyi was very close behind her now, and she might post it.

"Don't come here again!"

Wei Jin also stood still and explained: "I'm already dressed."

Wei Ruo turned around, only to see that Wei Jinyi had already dressed, and his white clothes were like snow.

"I'm fine, if you want to take a bath..."

Before Wei Jin could finish his sentence, Wei Ruo interrupted him: "I won't wash it anymore!"

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo ran away in a hurry.

Wei Jin also watched Wei Ruo leave, and then turned around to see the change of clothes that Wei Ruo brought on the ground.

Among them was a strangely shaped piece of clothing with two semicircular shapes. It was made of very little fabric. I don't know what it was for.

Thinking that these should be Wei Ruo's underwear, Wei Jin couldn't help feeling hot.

Wei Ruo realized that he forgot to take his clothes after he ran out of the dew pool.

But now it's too difficult to go back and get it, so I have to give it up temporarily.

Wei Ruo returned to Songzhu Garden indignantly. Seeing that she had returned so soon, Lin Fang and Xiumei looked at each other suspiciously.

Lin Fang asked: "Why did Miss come back so soon? Why don't you soak for a while?"

"Your prince is soaking in the pond!"

"The lord...the lord is here..." Lin Fang's eyes widened.

Master, he seldom goes to that pool, why did he meet him by such a coincidence today?

And the eldest lady asked her when the prince was still busy ahead, discussing important matters with Zhang Yi and the others.

Looking at Wei Ruo, Lin Fang couldn't help guessing what happened in the Luhua Pond just now.

Shouldn't it be...

Xiumei quickly asked: "Miss, are you okay? Did the prince take advantage of you?"

Xiumei clenched her fists, as if she was going to settle accounts with Wei Jinyi.

"If it's cheap, I should have taken advantage of him." Wei Ruo whispered.

Eh?

Xiumei and Lin Fang looked at each other.

So is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"You guys step back first, I'm going to rest."

Wei Ruo doesn't want to talk about what happened just now, now her mind is still full of Wei Jinyi's wet and red face, a little shy, innocent and sexy.

Putting Xiumei and Lin Fangping back, Wei Ruo simply washed up and went to bed to rest.

After covering the quilt, Wei Ruo sighed helplessly.

On the way back to the palace, he thought about business matters all the way, but he didn't talk about business matters with his second brother after he came back, but showed his body again.

The feeling of looking at his body this time is different from before, and it is also different from her looking at other people's bodies.

It seems that she still hasn't particularly adapted to their current relationship.

It's fine to say that they just found out that the two are not related by blood. She and Brother Xiaoyong are also not related by blood, but she believes that Brother Xiaoyong is her brother from the bottom of her heart, and she will not feel embarrassed if Brother Xiaoyong is shirtless in front of her.

The problem is that she and her second brother have paid homage, and now they are in a husband and wife relationship outside, so when the scene of "meeting honestly" between the two appears, she still feels somewhat uncomfortable.

Early the next morning, Wei Ruo was about to go out.

"Meimei, pack up, let's go out."

"Are you going out today?" Xiumei showed a surprised expression.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No, no, I naturally want to go out with the young lady. I just wondered if you just got married, young lady, would it be a little uncomfortable to go out at this time..."

It's the fifth day of their young lady's wedding.

"It doesn't matter how many days it is, my marriage is not real. And people outside of us don't know. Besides, what is more important than making money, now is the winter wheat harvest season, and black tea, rouge powder, and new fabrics are also in short supply. I don't have so much time to waste." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo decided to devote most of his energy to making money.

She may not be able to help with other things, but she is good at making money and storing food.

Recruiting talents is mostly a place where money is used, and it is easy to do things with money and food.

What's more, there is a problem of food production reduction in various places. According to the progress of the original book, there will be a large-scale famine soon, and there will be some riots in various places. At that time, both Chu Lan and Chu Heng will be sent to relieve the disaster.

Therefore, Wei Ruo felt that there was nothing wrong with earning more money and hoarding food.

"Miss is right! I will go out with you right now!" Xiumei expressed her support without hesitation.

Just leave as soon as they said, Wei Ruo and Xiumei changed into men's clothes and went out in a grandiose manner.

The two of them didn't even have to find a place to dodge and change their clothes like before, they just finished changing in the room and went out.

On the way, Wei Ruo is planning to open other stores in the capital.

Now she can openly open the shop under her own name without worrying about being discovered by others.

Now she is the mistress of the palace. It is a matter of course that she takes care of the shop and property as the housekeeper of the palace.

As long as she doesn't show up as Wei Qingruo, there will be no problem in doing business.

I have to say that this marriage really has a lot of benefits for her!

"Miss, where are we going first?" Xiumei, who was driving ahead, asked.

"Go to Caiyunjian first."

"good."

Wei Ruo's weaving workshop, like her Sibaozhai's papermaking workshop, is located in Huzhou Prefecture. Due to the cost of round-trip transportation and artificial raw materials, the production capacity is very limited, and the fabrics shipped in the early stage have been sold out.

Sun Sanniang has been looking for her several times, and wants her to sell her a new batch of fabrics as soon as possible.

If Wei has no more fabrics, he can sell her again. The output is only so much. If this batch is sold out, it will take some time for new products to arrive.

And Wei Ruo originally intended to suspend the sale for a period of time after the batch was sold out.

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Her materials follow the high-quality route, that is, they have to whet people's appetites and do hunger marketing, so that they can be sold better in the future.

Not surprisingly, Sun Sanniang had a hard time with Wei Ruo, saying that she wanted Wei Ruo to make up for her, and said that as long as Wei Ruo promised her to only supply the goods to Caiyunjian, she would raise the purchase price by another 20%.

It is naturally impossible for Wei Ruo to agree. She can continue to supply Caiyunjian, but she will not agree to only supply Caiyunjian.

Sun Sanniang has nothing to do about it, after all, Wei Ruoyou is the only one with this product, so she can only follow her.

Before Wei Ruo left, Sun Sanniang gave her some tea and sent her to the door very politely.

There is a huge difference in Wei Ruo's attitude from when he first came here.

After coming out of Caiyun Jian, Wei Ruo went to Daiyue Residence again.

Daiyueju currently has nothing to do, and the operation is relatively stable.

The current number of members has reached an astonishing one hundred and eighty-nine.

This number has exceeded Wei Ruo's expectation.

There are still many wealthy families in the capital!

These members allowed Wei Ruo to earn fifteen thousand taels of silver in just two months!

This huge sum of money is very important to Wei Ruo. With this money, Wei Ruo can continue to purchase new shops and fields in the capital.

Not only do you not have to worry about the money to open the Beijing branch of Sibaozhai, but you can also consider other shops.

Wei Ruo now earns more money and spends it faster.

The fast-growing businesses are mainly those shops that deal with rich people, as well as the cooperation with Fan Chengxu.

Expenses are mainly on the purchase of shops and fields.

Basically, except for a small part of Wei Ruo's silver deposits to ensure turnover, the rest will be used for expansion.

After finishing the matter, Wei Ruo inquired about the land prices of Baoding, Hejian and Zhending in the surrounding areas of the capital.

Wei Ruo wants to grow her new variety of cotton.

Her new cotton plant not only has the advantage of fiber growth, but also has the excellent resistance to diseases and insect pests and cold resistance of the plant itself, as well as the excellent characteristics of high yield.

In the world she lived in, such cotton species were excellent varieties that could only be cultivated through the unremitting efforts of several generations of scientists, and her space directly provided her with them.

How could she not make good use of it and expand production in the outside world to produce more cotton, which would not only improve the comfort of the fabric, but also allow more people to wear cotton clothes.

This is very important to deal with the possible extreme cold weather in the future.

The piece of land close to the capital is unnecessary. Most of it is used to grow fresh vegetables for the consumption of dignitaries in the capital.

Those lands are not only expensive, but many are royal lands and cannot be bought or sold.

Wei Ruo has to go further afield to find land that is cheap and suitable for development.

After a lot of work, Wei Ruo has gained a lot, and when he was about to leave for his home, he found that it was already dark.

Wei Ruo realized that he was so busy that he forgot the time, and he didn't know it at this hour.

Fortunately, she is now in Prince Rui's residence, so she doesn't have to worry about how to explain to the people in the residence when she returns.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei hurriedly got into the carriage and walked towards Prince Rui's Mansion.

Xiumei is driving in front, and Wei Ruo is sitting in the carriage.

At this time, there are very few people on the street, and the people from Bingmasi have already started patrolling.

Fortunately, it's not yet the night ban at 1:30 o'clock, otherwise it will be troublesome.

The carriage went to Suzaku Avenue, and after another 100 meters, you will arrive at Prince Rui's Mansion.

"Stop!"

A group of soldiers and horses stopped Wei Ruo's carriage.

Xiumei stopped quickly.

"Who? What are you doing here at night?"

An officer in armor came up to question him.

The duty of their soldiers and horses is to defend the capital, but whenever they encounter suspicious persons, they will step forward to question them as usual.

Wei Ruo opened the curtain and poked his head out from the inside, and replied: "Officer, I'm a guest of Prince Rui's residence. I did some things for His Highness Prince Rui, so I'm a little late."

Saying that, Wei Ruo took out the badge of Prince Rui's Mansion from his body.

She prepared this kind of preparation in advance, although she didn't know that it would come in handy so soon.

Just as Wei Ruo was about to hand over the badge, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure approaching.

Wei Ruo was startled, and hurriedly took back the badge in his hand.

The officer who interrogated Wei Ruo hurriedly saluted when he saw the visitor: "The last general will see the prince."

Chu Lan is currently the Commander of the Military and Horse Command Division of Yingtianfu, responsible for patrolling and arresting thieves in the capital, clearing streets, ditches, prisoners, and fire bans.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I'm out to do something..." Wei Ruo replied, subconsciously turning her face away, not looking into Chu Lan's eyes.

"I just heard that you are working for Prince Rui?" Chu Lan asked.

He did hear it.

Wei Ruo bowed his head and remained silent.

Chu Lan then asked: "Don't you dislike power?"

Wei Ruo clenched his fists, knowing that it would be difficult to fool him today, so he simply raised his head and faced Chu Lan: "What about Mr. Zhu? How did Mr. Zhu become the commander of the capital?"

Chu Lan was momentarily at a loss for words.

After a moment of silence, he said: "I lied to you, I apologize to you. But can you tell me why you, who don't want to be with the rich and powerful, became Prince Rui's retainer?"

"Prince Rui is kind to me, I am willing to help him with things." Wei Ruo replied.

Hearing this, Chu Lan couldn't help tightening his fists.

He felt a fire welling up in his chest, but he didn't know why he was so angry when he heard Xu Heyou said that he was willing to do things for Prince Rui.

The officer on the side felt Chu Lan's displeasure and was so nervous that he didn't dare to breathe.

He didn't know the identity of the young man he stopped today, but it seemed that he had some relationship with the two princes, King Jing and Rui.

"My lord, can I leave?" Wei Ruo asked Chu Lan.

"Should I let you go?" Chu Lan asked back.

"My lord, Caomin didn't do anything wrong, right?"

Chu Lan's eyes were deep: "I can give you whatever Prince Rui gave you."

"My lord, Cao Min is just a small businessman. My lord is a wealthy man, and I don't have to worry about talented people around me. Why do you have to stick to me?"

"You are different." Chu Lan stared at her with a painful expression for some reason.

Not the same you ghost!

Wei Ruo endured the feeling of wanting to hate Chulan and was thinking about how to get rid of it.

A group of people came from the direction of Prince Rui's Mansion, they couldn't see clearly at first under the darkness, but when they got closer, they realized that it was Wei Jinyi.

He was dressed in casual clothes, his handsome and beautiful face was slightly pale.

Xiaobei supported him, looking very weak.

Seeing the person coming, all the soldiers and soldiers immediately saluted.

"See Prince Rui."

Chu Lan narrowed her eyes and stared at Wei Jinyi.

Chapter 470 Sit down and talk

"The Ninth Brother is not feeling well and should take a good rest in the mansion. Why are you going out now?" Chu Lan asked.

"I'm here to pick up my diners." Wei Jin also said, weak and weak, like a gossamer. Eyes raised slightly, looking at Wei Ruo.

Looking at each other, Wei Ruo felt grateful.

She is most afraid of facing Chu Lan, and is worried about how to get out.

When he came, she felt a lot more at ease.

Chu Lan took the expressions of the two into his eyes, and his eyes sank slightly: "I didn't know that the ninth brother attached so much importance to his disciples."

"Xu Qing's medical skills are excellent, and he has saved my life." Wei Jin also said.

Hearing this, Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo again: "I didn't expect Mr. Xu to have the grace of saving our lives at the same time as our brothers."

Wei Ruodao: "The grass people are terrified, it's just a coincidence, and the grass people don't know that they are so honored to be able to save the two princes at the same time."

Chu Lan asked: "We both have the grace of saving lives, but I don't know what is the difference between me and the ninth brother, so that Mr. Xu treats me so differently."

Wei Ruo didn't know how to answer this question.

I don't know if it was her illusion, but she heard a hint of jealousy from Chu Lan's words.

Chu Lan, he is Chu Lan, the hero Chu Lan in the original book where countless women in his backyard are jealous of him every day!

Actually became jealous of her, a woman he didn't even look at in the original book?

It must be an illusion! She disguised herself as a man, no matter how much Chu Lan changed, she would not become a man with a penchant for broken sleeves.

Wei Jin also said to Chu Lan: "Brother Seventh Emperor, it's getting late, and Xu Qing is tired from traveling all day today. I'm going to take him back home to rest."

Chu Lan didn't agree immediately, but looked at Wei Ruo with a sullen face.

Wei Jin also didn't wait for Chu Lan's reply, and directly ordered his subordinates to take Wei Ruo away.

Chu Lan can't stop him even if he doesn't want to, unless he wants to be read by Wei Jinyi.

When passing by Chu Lan, Wei Ruo lowered his head and did not look at him, but Chu Lan's gaze was always on her.

Wei Ruo followed Wei Jinyi's footsteps and entered Prince Rui's Mansion.

Wei Ruo didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the gate of the mansion was closed.

Seeing Wei Ruo's appearance, Wei Jin also had a slightly condensed expression: "Ruo'er seems a little afraid of King Jing?"

"A little bit." Wei Ruo admitted.

"If this happens again next time, if I'm not by your side, someone will come and find me." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo nodded, then looked at Wei Jinyi's eyes, for some reason she felt that his eyes were a little hot.

Wei Ruo subconsciously looked away.

Then Wei Ruo thought about the encounter with Chu Lan just now, and felt that it was time to talk to Wei Jinyi.

So Wei Ruo turned his gaze back again: "Second brother, are you free now?"

"have."

"Okay, let's sit down and talk, should we go to Songzhu Garden or your study?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Ruo Er Ding."

"Then let's go to Songzhuyuan."

Wei Ruo didn't talk nonsense, and immediately walked to the backyard.

The two of them came to Songzhu Garden, and when they entered the room, Xiumei closed the door, and everyone else went outside to wait, leaving only Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi in the room.

"sit down."

Wei Ruo invited Wei Jin to sit down at the mahogany round table.

As soon as he sat down, Wei Ruo asked straight to the point: "What is the second brother going to do next? Do you have any plans for the reserve?"

"I have no intention of fighting for the reserve." Wei Jin also replied.

"You don't intend to compete for the crown prince?" Wei Ruo repeated in surprise.

"Yes." Wei Jinyi's answer is yes.

Wei Jinyi's answer like this was beyond Wei Ruo's expectation, but she felt it was reasonable, because it was more suitable for the Wei Jinyi she knew.

"Why?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin didn't answer either, but stared straight at Wei Ruo.

Why? Because he knows she doesn't like it.

Wei Ruo said again: "Or let me put it another way, why did you restore your identity as Ninth Prince Chu Yi?"

"There are two reasons. One is to avenge the death of my late grandfather, which is my mother's last wish." Wei Jin also replied.

This reason is very sufficient, and it is worthwhile for Wei Jinyi to pay any price for this purpose.

"What about the second one?"

"Somewhat selfish."

Because I want to satisfy her wishes and give her an identity that allows her to do what she wants to do with peace of mind.

Princess Rui's status is noble enough, as long as he doesn't fight for the crown, as long as he doesn't threaten other people, then this status is a very good guarantee for her.

So he pretended to be sick, so that everyone could think that he had no chance of competing for reserves, and if necessary, he could really "die of illness".

"What selfishness?"

"I need this identity to help a very important person." Wei Jin also replied.

"But if you can get revenge only by sitting on the throne, you will do it too, right?" Wei Ruo said.

"yes."

Vengeance must be avenged. He has come to this point because of hundreds of lives in Xu Guogong's mansion and the ghosts of tens of thousands of soldiers who followed Xu Guogong back then.

"Do you have any doubts?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yes, but further investigation is needed, and the opponent's power above the government and the opposition is deeply rooted, and it will take some time to uproot it." Wei Jin also replied.

Listening to his answer, Wei Ruo felt that the general direction of his investigation was correct.

She can't say more about this matter, otherwise the explanation will not be clear.

After a moment of silence, Wei Ruo solemnly said to Wei Jinyi: "I know, from now on I am on the same boat as you, and I will do my best to help you. What do you need from me? If you cooperate, just tell me."

"Ruo'er?"

"Don't be so surprised, you and I are the same. Sometimes it seems that you have a choice, but you don't have much choice. You have no choice since you decided to avenge your grandfather's family, and I have no choice since I was killed by the Wei family. There is no choice at the moment when I take it back."

"Even if I don't become Princess Rui, according to the behavior of Wei Qingwan and Wei Mingyong, the Wei family will be involved sooner or later, and we are destined to be involved in this turmoil." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo with a calm face, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, and his heartstrings were plucked again.

Wei Ruo then added: "But you don't have to have too much hope for me, I may not be able to help you much if I say help you, I can only guarantee that I will do a good job as Princess Rui, and try not to give you It's a hindrance. Whether you can successfully avenge your grandfather's family depends mainly on yourself."

Although she knows who is behind the scenes, the focus of the original book is on the struggle in the back house. There is no detailed description of how Chu Lan defeated Chu Heng, so the little information she knows is basically useless.

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo found that Wei Jin was also staring at him, that gaze seemed to have an extremely high temperature that would melt her.

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Wei Ruo hurriedly turned his head away, and said in a low voice: "Of course I'm still angry with you. I still remember the fact that you lied to me. It's just that we are in the same camp now, and cooperation and mutual benefit can maximize our interests." You know, I love business, and a businessman can make a lot of money if he thinks clearly about this kind of thing."

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

Wei Ruo: "Do you understand?"

Wei Jinyi: "Yes, I understand."

Wei Ruo: "Just understand."

Wei Ruo felt a little awkward in the atmosphere, cleared his throat and continued: "You still need to be very careful about Chu Lan, he is capable and has a city."

"Why is Ruo'er so afraid of him?" Wei Jin also asked.

"I rescued him by accident, and I was a little unhappy when we got along."

Wei Ruo didn't tell Wei Jinyi the truth about this matter, because she couldn't tell Wei Jinyi that she had the memory of the original owner in her body, and the original owner was killed by Chu Lan.

Wei Ruo went on to say: "In short, he doesn't seem to be easy to deal with. You just need to pay more attention when confronting him. If it is not necessary, don't conflict with him. Maybe use him to leverage your strength. Better."

"I see." Wei Jin also agreed.

Wei Ruo suddenly thought of something again, and asked, "When you were in Taizhou, the person who attacked King Jing couldn't be you, the second brother?"

"It's not me." Wei Jin also replied.

"It's fine if it's not you." Then he hasn't formed a relationship with Chu Lan yet.

"It's King Yu." Wei Jin also said.

"He is really courageous. Before he sat on the throne, he started fighting with brothers." Wei Ruo also guessed this way before, and now his answer has been confirmed.

"Chu Lan has done a good job in Taizhou, he is a little anxious."

"En." Wei Ruo responded.

Then both of them stopped talking, there was silence for a while, the surroundings were quiet, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"that…"

The two spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.

After Wei Ruo turned his face away, there was another silence in the room.

Then Wei Ruo spoke again: "Second brother, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"No more." Wei Jin also said.

"It's getting late, you go back." After Wei Ruo finished speaking, she stood up and turned her back to Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also stood up.

"Go to bed earlier." Wei Jin also said softly.

Then Wei Ruo heard the sound of footsteps fading away from behind, and the sound of the door opening and closing.

he's gone.

Wei Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Wei Ruo organized his thoughts again.

and the second brother separated all the thoughts in their hearts, so what she was going to do next was very clear, and it was not far from what she had expected before.

Mainly divided into two categories:

One: Be a good princess Rui and assist the second brother to take revenge within the scope of her ability;

Second: Make money to grow food and cotton, and reserve enough materials to deal with the extreme weather that may appear next.

Then Wei Ruo called Xiumei in.

She brought back a lot of account books from her trip, in addition to the ones that were waiting for Yueju, and some were sent from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been handed over to the nanny and Uncle Xu, but the nanny still insists on copying the account books that she has already approved and sending them to the capital together with the goods she needs in the capital. If you look over it.

The accounts of the business dealings between and Fan Chengxu are also included.

So far, there has been no mistake in the accounts between the two of them, but every month Fan Chengxu will still send someone to send the accounts to her designated place as they once agreed.

In addition to this is the situation collected about the land in other places around.

Currently in terms of land prices, the gap between Baoding, Zhending and Hejian will not be too large.

This area is a plain area, unlike Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas where there are many mountains and less land, so large-scale planting can be carried out, and the subsequent labor costs will be much lower.

And these three places belong to the typical continental monsoon climate zone, with four distinct seasons, so it is very suitable for planting rice, wheat or her new cotton.

After studying the map, Wei Ruo finally settled on Hejian Mansion, because Hejian Mansion has abundant coal resources.

After the decision is finalized, Wei Ruo needs to arrange for someone to come, because although she can leave the mansion as soon as she wants, it is still difficult to not show up for a long time, especially when she is just married, and people in the palace may appear at any time. was summoned.

It is a question of who to arrange to do this. Zhao Hai is trustworthy, but if he is alone, he owes some shrewd philistines.

It would be very suitable for him to be with his younger brother Zhao Xun, but now that Zhao Xun is in high school, it should be impossible to help her a businessman.

Thinking of this, Wei Ruo couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"Miss, what worries you?" Seeing Wei Ruo's frowning, Xiumei asked with concern.

"I'm worried about who should hand over the land purchase. It needs a reliable but shrewd person to do it."

"I can't help you with this matter. If Miss is worried about who provoked you, I can go and beat that person to avenge you, Miss. You are good at employing people, and you can hurt yourself, Miss." It's a headache." Xiumei said helplessly.

"Who says you can't help, you can make me some supper to refresh my brain." Wei Ruo said.

"That's no problem, I'll make whatever Miss wants to eat!"

"I want to eat barbecue."

"good!"

Xiumei excitedly ran to the kitchen to give Wei Ruoong a supper.

The study in the front yard.

"Master, Missy and Miss Xiumei are grilling meat in the yard of Songzhuyuan. The fragrance is pervasive. I can smell it even when I pass by outside Songzhuyuan." Xiao Bei whispered.

"Um."

"Master, when will we have the young lady's barbecue again?"

In the past, the eldest lady would always invite them to barbecue!

"Let her calm down."

"But master, you married the young lady in for the good of the young lady."

"But it's true that I lied to her, and it's true that I didn't give her a choice. I owe her something, and she should be angry."

Hearing that Xiaobei bowed his head, he didn't really want to eat barbecue, he was just worried about his master.

He knew that although the master didn't say anything, he definitely wanted to get back together with the young miss very much.

Early next day, Concubine Qi sent someone to Prince Rui's Mansion to invite Wei Ruo into the palace.

"Did you say anything?" Wei Ruo asked Lin Fang who came to report to her.

"People say that the imperial concubine is taking care of the late empress and empress, and it's just an ordinary family story." Lin Fang replied.

Wei Ruo can't believe these words. Concubine Qi wants to be a queen even in her dreams, but it's a pity that the emperor's heart is on Empress Xu, and the post has been vacant so far. She resents Empress Xu to the extreme. How can she really care about Prince Rui and her Rui... princess?

Chapter 472 I want to know how Wei Qingwan is a side concubine

This is not Wei Ruo's way of judging a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart, but that's how it is described in the original book.

Even though other plots have changed, this should not have changed.

"Miss, the master said that he will help you deal with it, so that you don't have to worry about it." Lin Fang said again.

"How is he going to help me cope?"

"Master is unwell and needs you to take care of him. Don't worry, the emperor is considerate of master."

"No, you go and tell your master, you don't need to stand in my way, I will change my clothes and go into the palace with the people in the palace." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Lin Fang couldn't help showing surprise.

"Do you have any questions?" Wei Ruo asked.

"This subordinate originally thought that the young lady would not want to go, because the young lady never wanted to be Princess Rui from the very beginning." Lin Fang expressed her doubts.

"This matter can be avoided through the first day of the junior high school, but it can't be avoided during the fifteenth day. It can't be the same all the time. What's more, I also want to meet this noble concubine for a while. Knowing her more will be beneficial to me and your master."

"Miss, you understand justice." Lin Fang couldn't help showing admiration for Wei Ruo.

"You don't need to praise me like that, I just want to survive. Now that I have reached this position, I have to think about how to walk the next road well, instead of regretting how I got to this position. Yesterday I also I have already told your master, I will try my best to be this Princess Rui, it is good for me and him." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, you are absolutely right." Lin Fang was grateful.

"Okay, you also go to tidy up for a while, and Xiumei will accompany me into the palace together." Wei Ruo said.

Since you want to enter the palace, you still need to bring two reliable people with you.

Although this trip should not be dangerous, no matter how much Concubine Qi dislikes her in her heart, she would not do anything to her so blatantly.

One day when the emperor protects Prince Rui, the situation of her, Princess Rui, should be safe.

But there is always nothing wrong with bringing two capable people by her side to adapt to changing situations, and she must take precautions before they happen.

"Yes, this subordinate is going to prepare."

Originally, Lin Fang wanted to accompany Wei Ruo if Wei Ruo didn't mention it. Now that Wei Ruo is willing to let her go, it is the best.

Wei Ruo changed into a more formal attire and asked Xiumei to redress her.

Wei Ruo looked at his high bun in the mirror, as well as the decorated hair accessories, and felt troublesome and cumbersome.

Beauty is beauty, but it is really inconvenient to act.

Xiumei and Lin Fang also changed into the clothes of the first-class maids of the palace, and stayed by Wei Ruo's side.

Wei Ruo sat on the sedan chair sent by the palace, and entered the palace through the west door.

Wei Ruo looked along the way, the high palace walls blocked her view, the majesty and dignity also made her feel oppressed.

At the gate of Jingren Palace, Wei Ruo got off the sedan chair and entered the palace accompanied by Xiumei and Lin Fang.

In the resplendent palace, Qi Guifei is sitting on the imperial concubine couch directly opposite the door.

Elegant and luxurious, with a generous demeanor, like a peony that will not thank you after blooming, the elegance has faded, but the luxury is still there.

Wei Ruo walked into the room and saluted: "The concubine sees the imperial concubine."

"There is no need to be too polite." Concubine Qi had a loving smile on her face, "Princess Rui, please sit down."

"Thank you, the imperial concubine." Wei Ruo took his seat.

Guifei Qi looked at Wei Ruo, with a smile on her face, her eyes curved: "Princess Rui is really a wonderful person, just now when you came in from the outside, I thought it was a fairy who fell into the mortal world when I saw it."

"The imperial concubine is absurdly praised. The concubine heard that the imperial concubine is the number one beauty in Yanguan capital." Wei Ruo said.

"That was all so many years ago, and now I'm old." Concubine Qi said.

"As far as my concubine sees, the noble concubine's beauty has not diminished at all, and she is still the number one beauty in the imperial city." Wei Ruo praised.

Talking about people when seeing people, talking nonsense when seeing ghosts, in this case, Wei Ruo had to open his eyes and talk nonsense.

Anyway, it's just a matter of lip service, and she has nothing to lose by saying something good that goes against her conscience.

"Prince Rui's words made me feel a little embarrassed." Qi Guifei said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the relationship between Bengong and Princess Rui is also very good. It won't be long before your twin sister will marry. Give it to my Heng'er, you are both sisters and sisters-in-law. In the future, the two of you sisters will help and support each other, and it will become a good story."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo probably understood what Guifei Qi meant.

This means that Concubine Qi wants to persuade Prince Rui to help King Yu by doing her work.

While Prince Rui is in poor health, he is deeply favored by the emperor. If he helps King Yu, it will be of great help to King Yu.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly, and did not give a clear answer, but took this opportunity to ask a question that has troubled her for a long time: "The concubine is stupid, and I have never really understood why my sister Wanwan and I have such a good relationship." It is my fate to be loved by His Highness Prince Rui and Prince Yu at the same time."

Wei Ruo mainly wanted to know why Wei Qingwan was favored by Concubine Qi and became King Yu's side concubine.

Concubine Qi said with a smile: "You sisters are all blessed people. Although your horoscope is not good for ordinary people, you and His Highness Prince Rui have been ordered by Taoist Qianyuan to be very suitable, just to match His Highness Prince Rui's fate. The catastrophe, let him turn the crisis into safety."

Wei Ruoxiao laughed that this statement was false, her birth date was false, and her second brother's illnesses and disasters were also false, there is a high probability that this statement was the second brother's means to get her into Prince Rui's residence.

Qi Guifei continued: "As for your younger sister, she has the best birth date among many noble girls. She is a rare fortune, and she is a perfect match for my Heng'er."

Wei Ruo squinted his eyes and sensed something was wrong.

How did Wei Qingwan's birth date get into the hands of Concubine Qi? Was it submitted by the Wei family, or was it given by Qi Zhen?

If Qi Zhen gave it, Wei Ruo would not be very surprised.

Qi Zhen is a flirtatious person, he has feelings for Wei Qingwan but will never be devoted, Wei Ruo knows this.

Qi Zhen is kind to the woman he has been with, but he just doesn't want to be responsible.

So when Wei Qingwan wanted to marry him wholeheartedly, it was possible for him to take the initiative to push Wei Qingwan out.

Moreover, with his mouth full of sweet words, he is also capable of coaxing Wei Qingwan, a love brain, into believing that what he did was a helpless act, a compromise that he had to make for her own good.

I just don't know which horoscope they gave Wei Qingwan's birthday to Concubine Qi.

Wei Ruo replied to Concubine Qi with a smile: "So that's the case. It's really the luck of my two sisters."

Qi Guifei said: "From now on, your two sisters are the daughters-in-law of the Heavenly Family. They should support each other, advance and retreat together, and be prosperous together. What does Princess Rui think?"

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Wei Ruo smiled shallowly, and replied unhurriedly: "Yes, Qingwan and I are both girls of the Wei family. Whether at home or after we get married, my relationship with her will not change."

Concubine Qi was very satisfied when she heard it: "As expected of a girl from the House of Zhongyi, she is the most knowledgeable."

Immediately after, Concubine Qi asked Wei Ruo another matter: "I heard that Princess Rui once helped Princess Jingmin to open up wasteland and provide disaster relief when she was in Taizhou Mansion, is there such a thing?"

"There is such a thing." Wei Ruo said.

"Speaking of which, my son has been worrying about the people who suffered from disasters in the past two years. If Princess Rui has something to do, she might as well talk to Bengong, and Bengong will relay it to Heng'er. He will use it for disaster relief. So that more people can benefit." Qi Guifei said.

"The imperial concubine doesn't know something. It's not that the concubines are unwilling to help, but that the concubines are not in charge of the Taizhou government. I don't know many things very well." Wei Ruo replied.

"However, Princess Rui participated in the entire disaster relief process, so she probably knows a lot of things, and she must also know some ways to open up wasteland and improve the land." Qi Guifei said.

Wei Ruo replied with a smile: "According to my concubine's knowledge, reclamation of wasteland and disaster relief must be tailored to local conditions, and cannot be copied mechanically. Different places make different methods. If we just follow the gourd, it may backfire."

After listening to Wei Ruo's explanation, Concubine Qi didn't speak for a while, she seemed to be thinking about whether what Wei Ruo said was true or not.

Wei Ruo added: "If the imperial concubine wants to, the concubine can also tell her some methods I know. It's just that if the opposite effect is obtained, the concubine should not blame the concubine."

Qi Guifei said softly: "Since this is the case, it is a pity. I originally thought that I could do something for the people of Li and relieve the emperor's worries."

Regardless of whether what Wei Ruo said is true or not, Concubine Qi is not easy to embarrass Wei Ruo openly.

"It's the concubine's lack of ability, which has failed the empress' expectations of the concubine." Wei Ruo's tone was slightly self-blaming and regretful.

"Of course it's not Princess Rui's fault. Princess Rui is already very good. If it wasn't for the emperor's disapproval back then, I would have wanted you to marry my son." Qi Guifei said.

Chu Heng's main concubine has been decided long ago, she must be the girl of their Qi family.

Concubine Qi has always wanted to choose a suitable side concubine for Chu Heng. This side concubine's family background cannot be outstanding, so as not to arouse the emperor's jealousy, but she must also help her son.

So at first Concubine Qi fell in love with Wei Ruo, because Wei Ruo had some skills to help her son, but the emperor did not agree for some reason.

After that, Concubine Qi chose Wei Qingwan.

Wei Ruo responded with a slight smile.

Wei Ruo stayed with Concubine Qi for about an hour, and Concubine Qi wanted to stay with Wei Ruo for dinner, but Wei Ruo declined on the grounds that she wanted to go back to take care of the weak prince.

It was heard that it was for the sick and weak Prince Rui, so Noble Concubine Qi didn't stay any longer, and ordered Wei Ruo to be sent back to Prince Rui's residence.

May fifteenth, half a month.

Wei Ruo went to Long'an Temple outside the city to offer incense.

Wei Ruo had already come here on the first day of February, and now she came again. Those who didn't know it thought that Wei Ruo was here for the Bodhisattva enshrined in Long'an Temple, but she didn't come here to offer incense.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Wei Ruo still shows off in Xu Heyou's attire.

When he came to Long'an Temple, Wei Ruo didn't stop, but continued to walk along the mountain path leading to the back of the temple.

This path is relatively narrow, just enough for Wei Ruo to pass with a carriage.

The road is a bit muddy, and the car is shaking and bumping when driving on it.

Fortunately, the journey is not far away, and after a short journey, we arrived at the destination of this trip.

The car stopped at the gate of a farm house.

The farm house has just been renovated recently. Unlike other farmers in this area who use bamboo fences as walls, this farm house has newly built earthen walls.

The yellow soil is mixed with stones and straw on the wall, and the top is covered with broken tiles to keep out the rain.

The fence is built higher than ordinary houses, and people passing by outside can't see the inside at all, only the roof of the house inside is slightly higher than the fence.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei got off the car and came to the door, Xiumei knocked on the door.

The door opened, and they were greeted by an old face—Shi Dayou, the head of Shitou Village.

"Master Xu!"

When Shi Dayou saw Wei Ruo, his face was full of joy and his voice was excited.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei entered the house, and Shi Dayou closed the courtyard door.

"Thank you for your hard work." Wei Ruo said to Shi Dayou.

"It's not hard work, how can it be called hard work, it's much easier than other ways to make money! Mr. Xu gave me this opportunity, I should thank Mr. Xu!"

"For most ordinary people, they are reluctant to leave their hometown, let alone you are the village head." Wei Ruo said.

"Leaving my hometown is indeed difficult. But I have thought about it carefully. The crops have not been grown well in the past two years, and the big guys have not been able to eat well. If it weren't for Mr. Xu's help, we don't know how we would have passed last year. ."

"Instead of waiting in my hometown and waiting when I don't know when I won't be able to eat, it's better to go out and let the big guys follow Mr. Xu and you! Although we are far away from home, we can eat and see the world, so that the elderly and children in our hometown It's worth it to live a better life!"

Shi Dayou expressed his thoughts.

"Don't worry, you have followed me so far, I will definitely not treat you badly." Wei Ruo promised Shi Dayou.

"I believe in Mr. Xu!"

Wei Ruo smiled slightly, looking satisfied.

It is really rare for Shi Dayou to have such insights, and it is not in vain that she took a fancy to him in the first place.

"Let me see what's going on here first."

Wei Ruo looked into the courtyard.

The original flat courtyard was dug more than a foot deep, and there were still a few steps to go down after entering the courtyard gate.

A soil blast furnace about two meters high was built in the area dug low.

There is a slightly shorter earth furnace about one meter away from the earth blast furnace.

There is a sealed channel built with earth and stones between the two furnaces.

The earth furnace on the left is for steelmaking, and the earth furnace on the right is for coking coal.

Put the coal into the coking oven on the right. After closed combustion, combustible gas and coal tar will be produced.

The gas enters the soil blast furnace through the sealed channel, and is burned again for steelmaking.

The technology of ironmaking is already very mature in this era. Wei Ruo's earthen blast furnace is not that different from others, but the process structure has been slightly adjusted and improved, and then additional furnaces will be added during the refining process. Some of the ores from the smelting have greatly improved the quality of the smelted steel.

In addition, the stove on the right is not found elsewhere. It is the first time Shi Dayou and the others have seen this kind of structure and connection method.

Chapter 474 Mr. Lu passed his birthday

Wei Ruo had an identical stove like this in Mojiazha, Huzhou Prefecture, just behind the house where she lived at the time.

Wei Ruo doesn't use it often, but when he needs it, Wei Ruo feels inconvenient without it, so Wei Ruo chose such a place in the suburbs of Beijing.

The last time Wei Ruo made the armor for Xu Zhengyong and Wei Mingting used the steel she smelted when she was in Mojiazha.

Now that steel has been used up, now she has to use this new furnace to make it if she wants to.

On the first day of February, she came to Long'an Temple to offer incense in order to choose a place to build this stove.

Now the furnace is ready for firing, and Lao Tao has brought her iron ore and coal, and the next step is to calcine.

Wei Ruo inspected carefully, and nodded in satisfaction after confirming that both furnaces were working effectively.

"It's well done, it's almost the same as what I depicted in the drawings, and a few details are in place."

"Young Master Xu, you have drawn so detailedly and explained it to us so many times. If you can't do it well, I will be really sorry for you, Young Master Xu." Shi Dayou said.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Dayou asked Wei Ruo: "It's just that I don't understand something, Mr. Xu. Since iron ore is going to be turned into iron, why don't you just burn the blast furnace on the left? Why do you need to burn the coal first?" once?"

"Because the coal tar after coal coking is of great use to me, it is a good thing that cannot be found elsewhere." Wei Ruo replied.

"I see, Mr. Xu, you know a lot! I am relatively stupid, so please don't dislike me, Mr. Xu."

"It's okay, just ask me if you don't understand."

Hearing this, Shi Dayou simply asked all the doubts in his heart: "My lord, these two furnaces are built small, and the speed of calcination is not fast, is it okay?"

"That's it, I don't need to pursue speed, what I need is high-quality steel, and quality assurance is the top priority." Wei Ruo said to Shi Dayou.

This furnace is the same as the one she has in Mojiazha, it is not big, and the amount of steel and coal tar it can produce at one time is not large, but Wei Ruoben has no plan to mass-produce these things.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry, we will follow what you say! We will never be lazy and save work!" Shi Dayou assured.

"After the forging is successful, I will ask Meimei to come and pick it up. I am useful." Wei Ruo said.

"good."

"The brimstone that the young master asked us to buy, is it just left there?"

"Leave it alone, as long as it doesn't get wet. I'll come and use it when I need it."

"good."

Wei Ruo finished her busy work and left. On the way, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, what do you plan to use the steel you smelted this time?"

"Make a sword for the second brother." Wei Ruo replied.

She was sitting in the carriage, with her back leaning on the soft cushion, flipping through the account books in her hands while answering the questions of Xiumei who was driving ahead.

"Miss, you still care about the prince."

"Who told me to be on the same boat with him? He is living well and I am living well. If he wants to do something, I have to bother to save him? Give him a good sword for self-defense and hope he will not be in danger , but also to protect myself." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss is right!" Xiumei agreed.

On May 20th, the old man of the Lu family celebrated his 70th birthday.

The old man of the Lu family has fought in the battlefield for many years and has a high status.

Back then, the old man and Xu Guogong were called Nan Lu Bei Xu. Now that the Xu family is long gone, the Lu family is still beautiful. Although the old man has no position, the government and the public still respect him very much.

Therefore, when Mr. Lu celebrated his birthday this time, all the dignitaries in the capital came to congratulate him, and everyone felt proud to be invited by the Lu family.

The Wei family was also invited this time, not only Wei Mingting and Yun's from the third room were invited, but the second room from the eldest room also received invitation letters.

This made Mrs. Bai overjoyed and in a good mood.

Received the invitation letter from the Lu family, which shows that the status of their Wei family is already extraordinary.

Before going out, Mrs. Bai carefully dressed up, took out all her hair from the bottom of the box, and dressed herself up gracefully and luxuriously.

Wei Mingyong reminded her: "Be careful. I don't have an official position. When I go to the Lu family, you must be the one with the lowest status among the wives. Don't be presumptuous. You must be cautious in your words and deeds."

Wearing that, Bai snorted unhappily, and then said: "You're still ashamed to say, but if you work harder, I won't be in such a miserable situation."

"Just be content. Your natal family is in business. If you hadn't married me, would you have been able to attend this kind of banquet? Let's talk about the later things slowly. There will always be a day when you will become famous."

For the future, Wei Mingyong is full of confidence, and feels that the day of success is not far away.

"Now that you know, you should be careful yourself. Whenever you find an opportunity, get close to those high-ranking officials. Maybe one day the official hat will fall on your head." Bai told Wei Mingyong.

"Don't worry, I'm much smarter than my silly brother, and I won't miss this opportunity for nothing." Wei Mingyong said.

The husband and wife have already made up their minds. It is rare to have such a banquet, so they must perform well.

Wei Qingwan sat in front of the dressing table and asked Cuihe to dress her up carefully.

She was not very satisfied with changing two buns in a row.

"Miss, how about this bun?" Cui He combed Wei Qingwan into another peach heart bun.

This bun looks playful and lively, and it can make unmarried girls more agile and charming.

Wei Qingwan frowned, still not very satisfied: "Change another one."

Cui He had to rethink her hairstyle.

"Miss, you have already changed all the hairstyles that are popular nowadays, can you tell the servant what kind of hair you want?" Cui He asked cautiously.

"Don't be too common, and at the same time match the temperament of an unmarried woman. Don't be frivolous, but look more dignified." Wei Qingwan said.

"This... is a bit difficult, I will try my best."

"It's still early, you should try more. It is possible to meet His Royal Highness King Yu today. When we meet for the first time, we need to make a good impression on him." Wei Qingwan said.

"The servant understands."

Cuihe changed Wei Qingwan's buns a few more times, and finally Wei Qingwan chose the hanging bun. This kind of bun not only has the spirit of a girl, but also makes her delicate and gentle.

As for the accessories, Wei Qingwan didn't have many choices, and only decorated with a hosta.

Finally, Wei Qingwan put on a dress that was newly made this year, light yellow satin material, embroidered with golden flowers, and a jade sachet around her waist.

Wei Qingwan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and was quite satisfied with this outfit.

Cui He praised from the side: "Miss, you are really a natural beauty. You are so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off with a little dressing up. Today, after cleaning up carefully today, I feel pity for you. Don't say His Royal Highness Yu Wang. Yes, even a servant girl like me feels pity for her when she sees her."

Chapter 475 Wei Ruo went to the banquet

"I don't want to say these things anymore. I don't want to be amazing. I just hope that His Royal Highness King Yu will not dislike me. This opportunity was won by Mr. Qi for me with great difficulty. I can't stay with Mr. Qi in this life, but at least I can't let myself lose to Wei Qingruo."

Wei Qingwan's eyes are tough. This is what she told herself when she chose to take this path. Since she can't get love, she should work hard to gain power and make Wei Qingruo pay the price!

"Miss, don't worry, although the eldest miss has become Princess Rui and has a high status, her glory is only temporary. Everyone knows about Prince Rui's situation, and they don't know how many days she will have a good life. She In the future, I will definitely not be able to compare with you, Miss. Let's say that today's Lu family's banquet may not be possible for the eldest lady, and if not, she will have to stay in the palace to take care of Prince Rui." Cui He snickered.

Wei Qingwan got up and walked out of the house. Mrs. Bai was already waiting for her.

These days, Mrs. Bai has treated her more warmly than Mrs. Yun's mother, which made Wei Qingwan wonder whether Mrs. Yun still has her daughter in her heart.

"Wanwan, you're here. The second aunt knew you needed some time to dress up, so she didn't dare to go in and disturb you." With a smile all over her face, Mrs. Bai enthusiastically came forward to hold Wei Qingwan's hand.

"I kept my second aunt waiting for a long time."

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, our Wanwan is the most important thing, don't say just wait for a while, we can wait for a long time!"

Bai Shi and Wei Qingwan came to the door, Yun Shi and Mo Shi had already been waiting here.

Seeing Wei Qingwan and Bai Shi coming together, Yun Shi's eyes darkened, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing Yun's cold eyes, Wei Qingwan couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Sure enough, she, an adopted daughter who can only be a concubine, can't compare to her own daughter who can be a concubine.

Master Yun withdrew his gaze, and got into the carriage with Mo Shi.

Seeing this, Mrs. Bai excused herself that she had something for Wei Qingwan to taste for her, and pulled Wei Qingwan into the second carriage.

Old Master Lu celebrated his birthday, Prince Rui's Palace naturally received an invitation letter.

It stands to reason that Prince Rui and his wife are also going to congratulate, and other palaces go, so there is no reason not to go to Prince Rui's residence.

It's just that everyone didn't have any hope about whether Prince Rui and Prince Rui's residence would attend, because Prince Rui was in poor health, and this was something everyone in the capital knew.

Wei Ruo planned to accept the invitation, so she specially dressed up for this purpose.

Not only did she put on a delicate makeup, but she even put on a purple dress.

This set of clothes is newly made, made of brocade dyed lavender, with some simple patterns embroidered with darker purple silk threads.

There is also a large gauze sleeve covering the outside, as thin as a cicada's wing and as light as nothing.

The color is lighter than the purple of the inner layer, and the outer layer adds a sense of layering, making the whole dress fuller and softer.

Xiumei couldn't help laughing: "Miss, why are you here to celebrate the birthday of the old man of the Lu family? You are clearly here to bring goods!"

The word "bring goods" was taught by the lady. The lady said that carrying her own products on her body and showing its advantages and benefits to outsiders is called bringing goods.

If Wei had nothing to do, she would not have dressed herself up so carefully if she hadn't had other purposes.

Look at her outfit today, everything is exquisite from head to toe, even the lipstick is more bright red than usual.

I don't think she had put so much effort into dressing herself up on the day she got married.

"That's natural. Those who can attend the birthday party of the old man of the Lu family are all the most expensive people in the capital. They have the most money in their pockets. If I don't sell my good stuff, who will they sell?" Wei Ruo pursed her lips with a sly smile.

Xiumei: "Miss is right! I agree with both hands and feet!"

Wei Ruo: "You should show me one at the same time."

Xiumei: "Miss, this is just a metaphor!"

Wei Ruo: "Then your lady, I want to see you on all fours."

Xiumei: "Okay miss, you compare me to that turtle bastard!"

Wei Ruo: "Is there? I didn't say you said it yourself!"

Xiumei: "Miss, you are bad!"

After laughing and playing for a while, the master and servant saw that it was almost time, so they set off.

Walking out of the room, Lin Fang saw Wei Ruo's clothes, and couldn't help but said: "Miss, this dress is really beautiful, the purple color is brighter and more elegant than usual, I have never seen it dyed in such a color before. The craftsmen who do the dyeing craft are very powerful!"

Hearing this, Xiumei laughed out loud: "Sister Lin, it's not that the dyeing craftsman is good, it's that the dyes used are different."

"The dye is different, isn't it dyed with comfrey?" Lin Fang wondered.

"This ordinary purple dress is indeed the color extracted from the roots of comfrey, but the one on my lady's body is different, it is made of bone murex." Xiumei replied.

"Mrex? A kind of snail?" The doubts on Lin Fang's face became more serious.

"Yes, it is a kind of conch. It has branches in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. If a fisherman catches it, the lady will buy it." Xiumei explained.

"But how to make dyes from conch?" Lin Fang continued to ask.

"Take out the glands of the murex, put them in a bottle filled with cold water to ferment for a few hours, then filter them, and dry the filtered things in the sun. After a few days, you can get a purple dye. This This kind of dye is more rare than comfrey, but the dyed color is brighter, and it will not fade after a long time. Unlike comfrey, which can only be colored with silk, and it can only show a better purple color after ten times, bone The purple extracted from the snails will be more obvious after only one dye," Xiumei explained.

"There is such a thing?" Lin Fang was very surprised.

Wei Ruo said with a slight smile: "What Meimei said is true, but this method of production is relatively difficult, so I don't have much purple from the murex. In addition, it can be extracted through coal. That method The raw materials are easy to find, but the production method is a bit harsh."

"Coal? That black thing can also extract purple?" Lin Fang wondered again.

"Well, put the coal in the boiler, cut off the air and fire it at high temperature, you can get a combustible gas and black coal tar, from which a lot of colors can be extracted. Only because of limited conditions, the production process The failure rate is relatively high. But as long as you succeed once, you can get a lot of purple dye." Wei Ruo replied.

Lin Fang was confused when he heard it: "It's really amazing. I have never heard of what the lady said in my travels for many years."

Wei Ruo smiled: "Every row is like a mountain. It's normal for Sister Lin not to know about it."

Then the three of them walked towards the door and joined Wei Jin who had been waiting for a long time.

Chapter 476 Wei Ruo's Abnormality

Wei Jin also wanted to go to the Lu residence but not as Prince Rui.

Wei Jin also changed his face and changed into the clothes of the guard.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi who had turned into Wang Jin, and couldn't help teasing, "It's more pleasing to the eye now that you look like this."

It is much more gratifying than his appearance that he feels that he will fall if the wind blows.

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "It's still early, why don't you go shopping with me first?"

They don't need to go early in the morning, since the identities of Prince Rui and Princess Rui are there, no one will have any objections if they go later.

"Ruo'er can go wherever she wants." Wei Jin also had no objection.

"Okay, let's go then."

Wei Ruo intends to visit the shops. She wants to buy the two shops next to Daiyueju together and open the Beijing branch of Sibaozhai and the Beijing branch of Xuji Lo-Mei.

The audience of these two shops is the same as Daiyueju, they are all dignitaries in the capital, so there is no problem opening together.

Opening the shops together is also convenient for Wei Ruo's later management. When she wants to inspect, she can go through all the shops at once, instead of traveling to several places separately.

The carriage was driving on Baihu Street, and when passing an alley, I heard the noise of beating and scolding and the crying of children from a nearby family.

The sound was very loud and there was a lot of movement. It sounded like the master of the house was beating the mistress, and the mistress and the children were begging for mercy.

"Stop." Wei Ruo shouted to stop the carriage, and then quickly got out of the carriage.

Seeing that Wei Ruo wanted to go inside, Wei Jin stepped forward and kicked open the dilapidated door.

After entering the courtyard, the woman fell to the ground, holding her eight or nine-year-old daughter in her arms.

The drunk man held up a broom in his hand and hit the woman.

The man's eyes were red, and he didn't realize that someone was breaking in, so he raised his hand high again.

But this time the broom failed to hit the woman again, Wei Jin also raised his hand to hold the broom, preventing the man from moving.

The man turned his head to look at Wei Ruo and the others.

Wei Jin also took off the broom, swung it up and slapped the man on the back fiercely.

"ah!"

The man yelled in pain, which made the man's drunkenness disappear.

The man scolded Wei Jinyi angrily: "Who are you? How dare you come to my house and beat someone? I will sue you for trespassing! You...you come with me to see the official!"

Wei Ruo took the broom from Wei Jinyi's hand, and hit the man hard again.

"Ah—ah—" the man screamed again and again after being beaten by Wei Ruo.

He subconsciously used his hands to resist, and after one hand was hurt, he switched to the other, screaming and jumping, too busy to take care of it.

Finally, the man was afraid of being beaten, and lost the arrogance he had at the beginning.

"Forgive me, spare my life for a hero! Forgive my aunt!"

"You know it hurts too? Don't you feel that when you hit someone, you scream loudly when the stick falls on you!" Wei Ruo looked at the man, his gaze as cold as his voice.

"Grandma, these are my mother-in-law and my daughter. I beat them but not others. What's bothering you?" the man asked back.

"Do you still know that this is your wife and daughter? What did they do wrong to make you fight your closest people?"

"This woman hides the money at home and doesn't give it to me. Why can't I beat her? It's only natural for men to go out to drink and gamble. The woman at home just cares about eating well and taking care of the children. How can we care about our men's business?" The man He replied that he himself did not feel that there was any problem at all.

Hearing this, Wei Ruo stopped talking to the man, raised his hand and hit the man heavily with a few sticks.

The man was beaten and shrank to the ground.

"Ah... dead... dead..." the man wailed, his voice gradually weakened.

Wei Jin is also watching from the side, her eyes are deep, Wei Ruo today is a bit different from the past, she is more excited than usual.

Wei Jin also sensed that something was wrong with Wei Ruo, but did not stop it.

At this moment, the woman rushed to Wei Ruo: "Madam, please spare my life!"

Wei Ruo stopped and looked down at the woman: "He is addicted to drinking and gambling and beat you like this, and you still want to plead for him?"

"Although he is a bit bad, but he is my man, if he is gone, I will have no life!" The woman cried.

"Why did you come here? Can't you live without him?" Wei Ruo questioned.

"How can I live without him? There is no one in my natal family, and there is no way to live without him! Madam, please spare him!"

The woman's face was full of tears, and she prostrated herself on the ground, trying to grab Wei Ruo's skirt with both hands but did not dare.

Wei Ruo stared at the woman for a while, and finally chose to stop.

Wei Ruo put down the broom and walked over to the crying little girl sitting by the water tank.

Wei Ruo knelt down and wiped away the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes with a handkerchief.

The girl looked at Wei Ruo with a look of fear, and was too nervous to move.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Wei Ruo said as he rolled up the girl's yellowed sleeves, and saw the wounds on her arms of different depths.

This is the trace of domestic violence suffered all the year round, Wei Ruo knows it very well.

"I ask you, if I am willing to take you away, give you a place to live, give you food, keep you safe, and prevent you from being beaten again, are you willing to come with me?"

The girl looked at Wei Ruo nervously, and shook her head after a while.

"Why? Are you worried that I'm a bad person?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I...I...I want to be with my parents, I'm not going anywhere..." the girl said timidly.

"But your father often beats you, doesn't he? He is responsible for all your injuries, right?"

"Yes..." The girl's voice was low, and she lowered her head slowly.

"Your father is easy to gamble, he lost all the money in the family, right?"

"yes…"

"Then why do you still want to be with your parents?"

"He is my father, it is my fault that my father hit me." The girl replied.

"You're wrong? What did you do wrong?"

"No... I don't know, but Daddy is Daddy, I should listen to Daddy..."

"Then does he treat you well?" Wei Ruo asked again.

The girl was silent.

"He treats you badly, why don't you choose to leave him?" Wei Ruo asked again.

The girl still shook her head: "He is not good, but he is my father. No girl who has not left the cabinet can live without her parents."

Wei Ruo suddenly lost his temper, let go of the girl's arm, and stood up.

Wei Ruo walked back to Wei Jinyi's side, "Let's go."

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo walked towards the door.

Wei Jin also followed, Xiumei and others also left the house.

Backing on the carriage, Wei Ruo leaned on the cushion and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo with concern.

Feeling Wei Jin looking at him, Wei Ruo slowly opened his eyes.

"Are you wondering why I have such a big temper?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 477 Does the second brother believe that people have souls?

"Hmm." Wei Jin was not only surprised but also worried.

Wei Ruo was silent for a moment, then looked at the car window aside, and said slowly, "Does Second Brother believe that people have souls?"

"I don't know, but I hope there is." Wei Jin also said.

"I think there is, because I have memories of my previous life." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, and didn't show any weird expression because of her words.

It seemed that he took it for granted that such a thing happened to Wei Ruo.

"My father in the previous life was just as addicted to alcohol, gambling and beating his wife and children as the father of the girl just now. So when I saw that little girl, I seemed to see myself in the past."

Wei Jin also frowned, stretched out his hand, and gently covered the back of Wei Ruo's hand.

"When I was young, he beat me and I couldn't help it. When I got older, I would run away when he beat me, and sometimes I would run out of the house. Although I had nowhere to go, I would rather freeze outside overnight than Don't want to go back."

"At the same time, I worked hard to study and study, and wanted to get ahead in order to get rid of the influence of that man. I was very lucky. I met my master and learned medical skills from him, so that I could earn enough money with my own ability. You can also fill your stomach without starving."

"In fact, I can let my **** father find me later, but I can't let go of my mother, so I let him know where I live. He came to my door and asked me for money. If I don't give it to him, he will Hit me, my mother stopped him but he beat me to death, and then I killed him."

Wei Ruo said in a flat tone.

Wei Jinyi's eyes are getting darker and darker.

"Ruoer, how can I help you?"

Wei Ruo turned his eyes back, smiled lightly, and said in a brisk tone: "No, I just lost my composure just now, and I'm fine now. Since the girl doesn't want to leave her father, I should respect it too." Her choice. Some people have no choice, and some people don't want to. If she is willing to come with me, I will let her study well and teach her my skills, but if she refuses, then I will never force her. "

Wei Ruo saw that Wei Jin also cared about him, and smiled and said, "Actually, when I just returned to Wei's house, I approached you on purpose. What I have to admit is that there is a void in my heart about family affection." , although I never admit it with my mouth."

"At that time, I knew that I couldn't get along well with the rest of the Wei family, and I felt that you were an outsider, and I wanted to make friends with you, so that I could have someone who could talk in that cold house."

"Later, I sincerely regarded you as my elder brother. I was still very happy to have a relative who was related to me befriend me. I just didn't expect it to be because I made a mistake."

When Wei Jin heard this, he also felt his heart was stabbed.

"Ruoer... If you want, I can still be your brother." Wei Jin also said.

Although he didn't hope that way, but if she wanted it, he was willing to do so.

Wei Ruo smiled and shook his head: "I won't talk about this anymore. I slipped a bit today, and for some reason, I uttered so much nonsense. Second brother, don't take it to heart, just listen to it as a story."

Wei Ruo has calmed down now.

Probably because the scene just now brought back the memories hidden deep in her heart, which made her feel a little out of order.

It has been so long, but for some reason, it still made her lose her mind for a while. Not only acted impulsively, but also said so many things that shouldn't be said with the second brother.

Wei Jin also pursed her lips with a solemn expression.

How could he just be a story?

The capital of Lu Mansion.

Guests from all walks of life came in droves, and the crowd was like a market, with their sleeves raised as clouds.

After Wei Ruo arrived at Lu Mansion, he was welcomed to the backyard garden.

The weather is very good today, Mrs. Lu set the place for the banquet for the female guests in the garden.

Put the tables and chairs, and set up the tea and fruit plate.

The sun is just right, the temperature is pleasant, the breeze is blowing, the surrounding flowers are full of flowers and trees are shaded; the water in the pool is slightly rippling, the koi are playing, and the lotus leaves are in fields.

Wei Ruo's appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Other glamorously dressed women and young ladies at most have more novel styles of clothes, and the jewelry they wear is a little more outstanding.

But the excellence in these details requires careful observation to discover. Wei Ruo's bright lavender is eye-catching, and the difference can be seen at a glance.

At this moment, what everyone noticed was not Wei Ruo's beauty, but more about the outstanding purple color.

The people present were either rich or expensive, and there were more or less a few pieces of purple clothes, but the purple clothes they had were not as bright and eye-catching as this purple one.

In the crowd, Yunshi, Baishi, Moshi, and Wei Qingwan stared at Wei Ruo like everyone else.

Wei Qingwan gritted her teeth tightly, looking ugly.

She dressed up carefully, just to stand out in the crowd, but Wei Qingruo's clothes snatched all her attention!

After Wei Ruo came to the crowd, everyone present except Mrs. Lu, who had the emperor's grace and did not need to salute to the royal family, saluted Wei Ruo one after another.

"See Princess Madam."

Wei Qingwan was the most reluctant one, but she couldn't do without this gift.

She lowered her head, bit her lip tightly, her face full of unwillingness.

"Exemption." Wei Ruo said.

Everyone thanked En and got up.

Then Wei Ruo was invited to Madam Lu, and the seat next to Madam Lu was reserved for her.

Although Wei Ruo is not very old, she is indeed the one with the highest status among the people present.

Old Madam Lu had a loving smile on her face: "Princess Wangfei, I have wanted to see you all morning, and I can see you today!"

"The old lady wants to see me?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yes, Lao Shen's useless grandson has accepted your kindness, and I haven't had a chance to thank the princess in person." Mrs. Lu said gratefully.

"The old lady is being polite, and it's not a kindness, so don't worry about it." Wei Ruo's tone was flat.

"How can it be said that it is not a kindness? The kindness of saving lives is beyond heaven! My Lu family will never forget this kindness no matter what!" Mrs. Lu replied firmly.

"The old lady is serious." Wei Ruo said modestly.

A brief conversation between Wei Ruo and Mrs. Lu made everyone puzzled.

Why is it that Princess Rui still has a life-saving kindness to Lu Yuhong, the young master of the Lu family?

What is going on here?

When did the young master of the Lu family and Miss Wei's family meet?

Not only outsiders are puzzled, but the Wei family is also puzzled.

As Wei Ruo's mother, Yun has never heard of such a thing.

She knew that her daughter was not close to her, but she didn't know that her daughter had never even mentioned such things to her!

Chapter 478 is dedicated to bringing goods

Wei Qingwan doesn't understand why Wei Qingruo is always so lucky?

The Lu family is a noble and influential family. Being able to save the eldest son of the Lu family undoubtedly makes the Lu family owe her a big favor, which is definitely very beneficial to Wei Qingruo.

Bai Shi gritted her teeth, cursing in her heart for a while.

This Wei Qingruo really knows how to hide! Yu Lu's life-saving grace was not mentioned in advance!

If they had known that there was such an important relationship, maybe they could have found an official position for her man by relying on the influence of the Lu family in the court!

However, Mrs. Lu and Wei Ruo did not elaborate on the specific things, which made everyone who was full of curiosity and doubts only continue to be curious and doubtful.

Old Madam Lu then asked about Wei Ruo's clothes: "Princess Wang's clothes are so beautiful today. It's the first time I've seen purple clothes dyed so brightly and eye-catchingly in these years."

Wei Ruo replied with a smile: "Thank you, old lady, for complimenting me, and I like my dress very much."

"I don't know where the princess bought this dress?" Madam Lu asked the doubts of many people present.

"I bought this dress from a friend of mine. Her husband's family used to be a cloth dyeing workshop, and she had a secret recipe for dyeing cloth that outsiders didn't know about. It was only later that her husband's family became famous and did not open a cloth dyeing workshop." I only make a few pieces occasionally, so the quantity is very rare."

Hearing little, the ladies and ladies are even more interested.

Someone couldn't help but ask Wei Ruo: "My wife dares to ask the princess, where is your good friend now?"

Wei Ruo said with a slight smile: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience of the palace, but my friend's husband's family doesn't want outsiders to know that his family used to be in the cloth dyeing business, and they don't want anyone to know that they started it again to supplement the family income. This deal."

Hearing the words, everyone couldn't help showing disappointment.

Wei Ruo immediately continued: "However, they occasionally sell a few pieces. If there are any, I will help you pay attention."

Madam Lu took the lead and said: "If there is, please help me to pay attention to one."

This crimson purple is not very picky. Even if you wear it at an old age, as long as the style is well done, it will look great.

Old Madam Lu has already opened her mouth, and other people who want it no longer hide and pinch it, and boldly express their thoughts.

There are also some people who are at the back of the list. Although they also want it, they are too embarrassed to ask.

Surrounded by everyone, Wei Ruo was not stingy, and asked Xiumei to take out small gifts prepared in advance and give them to the wives.

"I'm sorry that I can't buy the clothes you want for the ladies in a short time, so I have to send a small item as compensation. I hope all the ladies will be happy."

A brocade bag, very light in hand.

A total of 20 copies, except for one for Mrs. Lu, the rest will be given randomly. Whoever asked her about the purple dress, Wei Ruo would give her a copy.

When they got the gift at the beginning, everyone didn't take it seriously, and it was inconvenient to open it in front of Wei Ruo, so they only handed it to the maid beside them for storage.

Only Mrs. Lu smiled and asked Wei Ruo: "What is this?"

"It's lip balm. The old lady opened it to have a look. The color is pretty good. It's a new product from Daiyueju." Wei Ruo explained.

Old Madam Lu opened the brocade bag out of curiosity, and saw inside was a small round porcelain box that was only a little bigger than a copper coin. No wonder it was so light.

After the porcelain box is opened, there is red lip balm inside.

The color looks very red and positive, but I don't know how it will look after applying it.

However, Daiyueju has gained a reputation recently, and some of the products sold in the store are very useful. They are the new favorites of the ladies of the Beijing family. Many of the people present have also bought members of Daiyueju, and the lip gloss is not bad.

After listening to Wei Ruo's explanation, several people couldn't hold back and opened their kits. It really was lip service.

It's just that the color of everyone's lip balm is not exactly the same. Some are darker red, some are lighter red, some are more rose red, and some are more pink.

And the mark on the porcelain box is the signboard mark of Daiyue Residence.

Anyone who has bought things from Daiyueju knows that there will be a moon mark printed on its products—a crescent moon half hidden in the clouds.

People have never heard of the sale of new products in Daiyueju before, but this sign seems to be true.

"My lord, I am a member of Daiyueju, but I don't know that Daiyueju is going to release this new product. How come my lord has already got something?"

The person who asked the question was Mrs. Xuanpinghou Shizi, the daughter-in-law of Xuanpinghou who Wei Ruo almost married as his successor.

"I have some friendship with the proprietress of Daiyueju, so I got this fat in advance. If Mrs. Shizi doesn't believe it, you can go to Daiyueju in a few days." Wei Ruo replied.

"There is such a thing? I heard that the proprietress who waits for the moon is very mysterious." Mrs. Xuanping Hou Shizi said.

"Mrs. Shizi thinks that Ben Gong is lying?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I don't dare, my wife is just a little curious." Mrs. Xuanping Hou Shizi hurriedly said.

Madam Lu dipped some lip balm with her fingertips, and applied it on the back of her other hand, leaving a bright red mark on the back of the hand, with an even color and a fine and smooth texture.

Mrs. Lu commented: "It doesn't matter if it's something that is waiting for Yueju. This lip balm is a high-quality product. I look better than the ones that Persia paid tribute to a few years ago."

Persian tribute items are out of reach of ordinary people, except for the princesses and princesses in the palace who can enjoy them, and only Mrs. Lu with an unusual status like Mrs. Lu have the opportunity to get them.

Hearing Mrs. Lu say this, everyone present felt that the gift from Wei Ruo was extremely valuable.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Lu looked at Wei Ruo's red lips, and asked: "Is this the thing that the princess put on her mouth today?"

"Exactly." Wei Ruo replied.

After Wei Ruo said this, everyone's attention came to her lips.

Wei Ruo's makeup today is very delicate, and her skin is delicate and shiny, not to mention her lips are also moist, plump and attractively red.

As a result, everyone fell silent.

As Mrs. Lu said, it doesn't matter whether you live in the moon or not.

At this moment, some of those who failed to get the small gift from Wei Ruo felt a little regretful.

Everyone has a love for beauty, let alone aristocratic women like them.

They have no shortage of silver, so they look down on ordinary gifts.

But this kind of rare, rare, high-grade rouge powder is exactly what they like.

It is inevitable to be a little regretful to miss such an opportunity.

But fortunately, Princess Rui said that this is a new product that will be sold in the Yueyue Residence, as long as there is something to sell, then they will buy it with money in a few days.

Bai Shi, who was behind the crowd, was angry and annoyed. He sneered and said to Wei Qingwan who was beside him, "Your sister hides really deep. There are many good things, but she is not willing to take them out for her family!"

Chapter 479

Wei Qingwan snorted softly: "My sister has always been like this."

Bai said again: "I'm nothing, but I feel sorry for you Wanwan. You are her sister, but she guards against you in everything. If I were her, I would share it with you Wanwan openly, because I Knowing Wanwan's temperament, you will definitely think about it when you get well, and if she treats you well, you can treat her well more than two or three points."

Wei Qingwan said: "I can't guess what my sister thinks. She doesn't want to befriend me, and I can't say much."

Bai Shi pretended to sigh regretfully: "It's really a pity."

After the small episode, Mrs. Lu took all the wives and ladies to play in the garden of the Lu Mansion and enjoy the scenery.

It was the first time that Bai and the others saw the majesty of the Lu Mansion. The garden alone was bigger than two or three other houses.

Master Bai murmured in her heart, although the Wei family was the hero of the founding of the country, it was in decline after all, far inferior to the Lu family.

Yun Shi found an opportunity to come to Wei Ruo's side, and asked about Wei Ruo's recent affairs: "When did Ruo'er meet the young master of the Lu family?"

"Mother suspects that there is something out of the ordinary between me and the young master of the Lu family?" Wei Ruo smiled.

"How could I say that? Since Mrs. Lu can say this in front of everyone, there must be something tricky. Don't you know about such things, your mother?" Yun was a little annoyed asked rhetorically.

"That's hard to say, my mother never trusts me very much." Wei Ruo wrote lightly.

"You..." Yun was choked, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

After being depressed for a while, Yun continued to ask: "When did you tell the truth that you saved the young master of the Lu family?"

"It's inconvenient to disclose this matter to my mother." Wei Ruo replied.

"Why do you have such an attitude?" Yun asked.

"Mother, I respectfully call you a mother because of courtesy and law, but not because of love. Why don't mother understand why I treat you like this?" Wei Ruo asked back.

Yun's heart skipped a beat, and then she looked at Wei Ruo, only to see that her expression was indifferent, and there was no trace of anger or sadness in her eyes.

It was a look in the eyes of a stranger.

Yun stopped involuntarily, but Wei Ruo ignored her and continued walking.

When Wei Ruo was not married, Wei Ruo still had scruples, but now that she is Princess Rui, Wei Ruo doesn't even have the last scruples anymore.

Yun stood there watching Wei Ruo drifting away, feeling as if she would never come back again.

Seeing this, Mrs. Mo stepped forward and asked concerned: "Third siblings, what's wrong with you?"

Mr. Yun opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to speak.

She felt that the position of her heart was blocked by a boulder, and that feeling was heavy and stuffy, as well as a dull pain.

After a while, Mrs. Yun came back to her senses. Seeing that there were people around, she put away her bad mood, pretended nothing had happened, and Mrs. Mo continued to follow the crowd in the garden.

Mr. Yun whispered to Mr. Mo: "Ruoer, this child still hates me."

"You are a mother and daughter. Even if there is some misunderstanding, it should be resolved by sitting down and having a good talk. I think that child Ruo'er is kind and repays her kindly. She will treat others well when others treat her well." Mo Shiwen Said comfortingly.

Mr. Yun didn't respond, but looked forward, only to see Wei Ruozheng talking and laughing happily with the other wives beside him.

She has a bright smile and looks bright.

I don't know why, the more this happens, the more uncomfortable I feel.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Shi glanced at Wei Qingwan who was walking with Bai Shi next to him.

In recent days, Wei Qingwan and Bai Shi have gotten closer. Yun Shi tried to persuade her, but Wei Qingwan ignored them.

Thinking of this, Yun's face turned ugly again.

After that, everyone came to the theater in the mansion.

Everyone sat down according to their identities and their closeness to the Lu family.

Wei Ruo naturally sat next to Mrs. Lu, while the female family members of the Wei family were placed in the penultimate row.

Looking at Wei Ruo, who was talking happily with Mrs. Lu, Wei Qingwan's face was gloomy.

Bai Shi noticed Wei Qingwan's unhappiness, and whispered in Wei Qingwan's ear: "This old lady Lu is really, it makes sense to put someone like me behind, but Wanwan you are different, you are the emperor The side concubine of King Yu who gave you the marriage, how could Mrs. Lu neglect you like this, Second Aunt is very angry for Wanwan."

Wei Qingwan was unhappy at first, but when she heard this, her expression became a little cold again.

"I'm fine, I also know that I'm just a side concubine, so there's no problem with this arrangement." Wei Qingwan said softly.

Although she said it was fine, her complexion was visibly ugly to the naked eye.

The Bai family continued: "The side concubine is more noble than the head wife of ordinary people, and they all have to be on the imperial jade certificate, let alone the side concubine of His Royal Highness King Yu! It is inappropriate for the Lu family to do this. It doesn't matter, Second Aunt, I just feel sorry for you Wanwan, and I don't see you being wronged in the slightest."

Wei Qingwan clenched her fists tightly, and then turned her head to look at Yun Shi on the right, only to see Yun Shi calmly looking in the direction of the stage.

Wei Qingwan sneered in her heart, and then said: "Don't talk about these, just listen to the show."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about the second aunt, just don't be sad, Wanwan." Bai said hurriedly.

Wei Ruo, who was sitting in the front row, didn't know what the Wei family members sitting in the back were thinking.

Old Madam Lu took today's opera list and asked Wei Ruo to order.

"Today's Linxi Banquet was specially found by Hong'er for the old man. This child is always filial. Earlier, he found eight altars of thyme for his grandfather. It is said that it was a gift from Princess Rui. The princess really has a heart."

Because her grandson told her about this matter, not to mention it to others, so Mrs. Lu didn't tell everyone in front of everyone. She only waited until now when she was listening to the play, no one next to her would tell Wei Ruo.

"Old lady, you are welcome." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Ruo had selfish intentions when he gave this wine, but now it seems that it has some effect.

Speaking of which, Wei Ruo took over the opera list from the old lady, carefully studied the repertoire list, and said: "I'll just order this "Mu Guiying in Command"."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu couldn't help asking: "I also like this play very much. I think that I used to fight with my father for many years. Although I was a woman, I also killed countless enemies on the battlefield. This play can make people feel happy." The old man remembered many past events."

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Lu asked Wei Ruo: "Why does the princess like this play?"

Wei Ruo replied: "I admire her as a woman who can hide her eyebrows from a man, and I also envy her that she can show her ambition without being restricted by the world. There are always too many restrictions on women in this world. It is difficult to want to be free and easy. It is also difficult to show off your ambitions and make great achievements."

Chapter 480

"Princess Wang is right! I was a deviant when I was young, otherwise I wouldn't have fought with my husband on the battlefield. At that time, there were many voices who questioned me, but I didn't care. At that time, I thought, there was Hua Mulan in ancient times." I joined the army for my father, and Mu Guiying is in command for my husband, how can I not be on this battlefield?" Mrs. Lu said quite emotionally.

"The old lady is a hero among women, there are some in the world, and she is also someone I admire."

Wei Ruo's words were not just superficial words to compliment the old lady, her admiration for old lady Lu came from the heart.

In ancient times, there were very few women who were able to fight. The only one alive today is Mrs. Lu.

Old Madam Lu shook her head with a smile and said: "I am old and useless, but you, Princess Rui, have a lot of things that I admire."

"Why did the old lady say that?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Old man, I have heard that you have done a lot of things that benefit the country and the people by helping Princess Jingmin and His Royal Highness King Jing in Taizhou Mansion." Mrs. Lu said.

"What I have done is no match for you, old lady."

"There is nothing like going to battle to kill the enemy, whether it is land reclamation and disaster relief, it is all for the people. There is no priority." Mrs. Lu said.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly, feeling quite touched in her heart.

Yu Wang Chu Heng is in the front yard at the moment.

Beside him is the suave Qi Zhen.

"Miss Wei Jia is right behind, do you want to find a chance to meet her later and see if she is as beautiful as I told you?" Qi Zhen said in a relaxed tone.

"I'm not interested in beauties. For people like you and me, what kind of beauties can't be had? She's just a girl from the Luobo family. If it wasn't for her birth date, my mother and concubine thought it would be helpful to choose her." I, even if you recommend her, I am not willing to let her be the side concubine."

"My lord, you really don't understand style."

"I really don't understand the style. Compared with Wei Qingwan, I want to meet Mr. Lu alone." Chu Heng said.

Everyone knows that Mr. Lu has a deep influence in the army. Although he does not have a soldier talisman on him, he is a soldier talisman himself. His support is extremely helpful for him to sit on the throne.

It's a pity that although Old Master Lu celebrates his birthday today, he himself rarely comes to the front yard to meet with everyone, and the other men of the Lu family are in charge of entertaining guests.

It is estimated that he will appear briefly later to greet the guests, but at that time everyone will be there, and Chu Heng and him will not be able to talk to each other.

"Grandpa Lu is not so nice to see. He is shrewd and knows that everyone is eager for his support now, so he just hides and hides from everyone. You can't see him, and King Jing can't see him either." Qi Zhen said.

"Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong have always had a good relationship. Who knows if he will take advantage of this relationship to make secret arrangements with Mrs. Lu?" Chu Heng asked back.

"Lu Yuhong's temperament is known to everyone in the capital, and his actions will never represent Mr. Lu."

The two of them were talking, when one of Chu Heng's attendants came over and whispered something in Chu Heng's ear.

"Really?" Chu Heng's eyes froze slightly.

Follower nods.

"Understood, you step back first."

After the entourage retreated, Qi Zhen asked: "What's wrong?"

"Just now in the backyard of the Lu family, Mrs. Lu thanked Princess Rui for saving the Lu family's life in front of everyone."

"Princess Rui still has this relationship with the Lu family?" Qi Zhen couldn't help feeling a little curious.

"I said that the one who should choose the elder sister chose the useless younger sister. I don't know if the so-called theory of fortune is really useful." Chu Heng was a little annoyed.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Heng asked Qi Zhen: "Did you hear about her compatriots and sisters from her when you met the second Miss Wei Jia?"

"I have indeed heard some. She said that her sister is jealous, because she has been recuperating in the countryside when she was young, and she has some resentment towards her after she came back. She said that she also wanted to make up for her sister, but she didn't Accept it, make things difficult for her everywhere, and let her be bullied by her sister in the mansion. It's just a dispute between the girls in the backyard, and I'm not interested in it, so I just say some words of comfort." Qi Zhen replied.

"I'm not interested in the backyard. I just want to know if she can help Prince Rui. She can't be my help, and I don't want her to help others to be my resistance."

"She married Prince Rui Chu Yi and not Chu Lan, you don't have to worry too much about that Chu Yi won't live long, no matter how capable the Miss Wei family is, she's just a woman, and she can't do anything without the head of the family. "Qi Zhen asserted.

Chu Heng snorted softly: "It's a pity, if she becomes my concubine, since she can bring me some help, I will definitely spoil her well."

Wei Ruo and Mrs. Lu were listening to the play, a maid came to Mrs. Lu and reported a few words in a low voice.

I saw Mrs. Lu's expression changed slightly: "This child is really messing around!"

"What's wrong with the old lady?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's Hong'er, who actually played an archery competition with the guests who came to the house today." Mrs. Lu's tone was full of helplessness and indulgence.

Said that Mrs. Lu asked Wei Ruodao: "Is Princess Rui interested in archery?"

Wei Ruo saw that the old lady was in high spirits and looked very interested.

Wei Ruo smiled slightly, thinking, this is not asking her if she wants to see it, it is clear that the old lady wants to see it herself.

That's true, this old lady was a womanizer back then, she probably prefers horseback riding and archery competitions to listening to operas, right?

Wei Ruo said along the way: "I don't really understand it, but I'm interested to see it."

"In that case, please also ask Princess Rui to follow me to the front yard."

"It's all up to the old lady to arrange."

"Well, it just so happens that this song is almost heard, why don't you all follow me to the school grounds to watch the group of monkeys archery competition." Mrs. Lu said.

Mrs. Lu had already spoken, and everyone had no objections, so they got up and moved their positions.

On the school field, Lu Yuhong was competing with several young masters of similar ages.

Mrs. Lu and a group of female relatives came to the attic next to the school grounds.

On the attic, the windows on all sides can be removed, so sitting at this moment can have a panoramic view of the school grounds.

Wei Qingwan's position was still at the back as usual, and she couldn't see the situation on the school field very clearly across two rows.

Just now in the theater building, the stage is high, and the seats in the auditorium are scattered, and you can see clearly even if you sit in the back row, but now everyone gathers and sits at the back, so you can't see clearly what is in front of you.

This made Wei Qingwan, who felt that she had been neglected just now, feel even more uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Wei Ruo has always been beside Mrs. Lu, occupying the best position.