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Chapter 322 Chapter 369~370

Chapter 369~370

Like many dignitaries' homes in Daliang City, the Nine Princes' Mansion also diverted water into the house. Walking on the neat bluestone road, after entering the leaning door and turning right, you can see a large pond. In the pond, there are green leaves and pink lotus blooming Zhengyan.Go forward along the Qingshiban Road, pass the White Marble Arch Bridge and the Octagonal Pavilion, and go straight through the Moon Gate, which is the main hall of the palace.

"Girl, please."

"Thank you." Ruan Yunting and the servant thanked her. Just as she stepped up a step in the main hall, she saw Princess Qingge, who was wearing a blue brocade makeup and flowered jacket, flying towards her like a little butterfly.

"Sister, you are here!" Holding Ruan Yunting's hands with both hands, he knelt and saluted.

"The princess is well." Ruan Yunting hurriedly returned the gift.

Princess Qingge said with a smile: "Sister, you don't have to be so polite, please come in quickly, little aunt and cousin have already arrived."

"it is good."

Ruan Yunting was a little cautious when she came to the Ninth Prince's Mansion for the first time, but Princess Qingge was so warm and easy-going, which eased her nervousness.

Hanging in the main hall is the ink painting of Crane Yannian. Looking carefully, it is actually the imperial brush of the current sage.

The Ninth Prince was dressed in black home clothes and sat in the first place. Princess Chuyun and Jun Zhaoyan were on the left. Jun Zhaoying moved a brocade and sat next to Jun Zhaoyan. The two brothers were talking and laughing. what.Han Suze, Xiao Beishu and Lu Qian were seated on the right.Mo Jianbi changed into a sapphire blue shirt, and talked with Jun Lanzhou across the table.

Everyone who participated in the "interactive play" this time has already arrived.

"Sister." Ruan Yunlan was the first to see Ruan Yunting enter the door, and stood up from the Eight Immortals table in the corner.

Ruan Yunting was a little surprised, she didn't call Ruan Yunlan today, but when she thought about Princess Qingge's feelings for Ruan Yunlan, she knew it.Go to the middle and bow to the Ninth Prince first:
"I have met the prince, thank you for your help yesterday."

Ninth Prince coughed, thinking of the sentence he sang yesterday, his face became hot, "It's nothing more than a little effort, this king can't beat Qing Ge."

Princess Qingge stuck out her tongue mischievously when she heard the words.

Of course Ruan Yunting knew that the Ninth Prince would be able to help, and it all depended on Princess Qingge, so she turned around and saluted far away, "Thank you Princess."

"Sister, why be polite, I never treat my sister as an outsider." Princess Qingge quickly returned the courtesy.

These words were straightforward, and everyone present saw some clues, and looked at Ruan Yunlan one after another.Ruan Junlan's face turned even redder, she looked aside awkwardly, Qing Ge also lowered her head shyly.

The Ninth Prince coughed again, but he didn't stop or object, which showed that he liked Ruan Yunlan very much.

Ruan Yunting knew it well, met with the rest of the people one by one, and said with a smile: "Where is the kitchen? I'm going to prepare dinner right away."

"Sister, come with me." Princess Qingge trotted lightly to Ruan Yunting's side, and took her hand out of the main hall.

Mo Jianbi looked at the Ninth Prince with a smile, "The princess is close to Miss Ruan." Then he looked at Ruan Yunlan clearly: "I'm afraid that good things are not far away, right?"

Mo Jianbi is the emperor's jester, which is known to all, but the Ninth Prince did not show any contempt towards Mo Jianbi, smiled politely, and did not answer.

Ruan Yunting and Princess Qingge had just walked into the courtyard when they saw a servant leading them into the door.Before leaving was Xu Xiangwan, who was dressed in an autumn-colored palace attire, and Xu Chengfeng, who was dressed as a guard, was behind her.

"Sister Wan? Cousin Six? Why are you here?" Ruan Yunting greeted her happily.

Xu Xiangwan pretended to be angry and gave Ruan Yunting a blank look, and said angrily, "How can I be missing from such a big scene today? Tinger, you are too unsatisfied. If the princess didn't know me, I wouldn't have done it." I know that you are going to cook by yourself today. Tell me, are you partial?"

"Yes, everyone is invited, except your cousin and me." Xu Chengfeng also laughed.

Everyone in the room came out to welcome him.The Ninth Prince stepped forward first and saluted, "I see you, Concubine Wangui." The rest of the people followed suit.

Xu Xiangwan hurriedly returned the gift to the Ninth Prince: "I have met the Prince." Standing up, he smiled and nodded to Princess Chuyun, and then said: "We are able to meet here today because of Tinger. If it is about her identity Distinguished, it’s too reserved, it’s better to be as natural as friends.”

Han Chuyun didn't know much about Xu Xiangwan. Seeing that she looks really stunning today, but her aura is clean and not coquettish, she likes her a little more. Hearing what she said, he immediately laughed: "It is said that things of a kind flock together and people are divided into groups. Tinger's friends are really all tempered. Look at the people present today, which one is a person who sticks to status?"

Everyone looked left and right, and then they all laughed. Even the Ninth Prince was infected by this brisk atmosphere, with a smile on his face.

Ruan Yunting's heart was inevitably turbulent, and her emotions suddenly rose.Thinking of all the predicaments that came from her initial rebirth, how could she have imagined that one day she would be able to make friends with so many powerful people like she is now?She had never dared to think of such a thing before.

"Sit down first, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare."

Jun Zhaoying slammed his mouth: "Then we will wait for a good meal." Jun Zhaoyan, who was beside him with an elbow, said, "Brother, have you never tasted Tinger's craftsmanship? Compared with Guiyun The master master of the pavilion is even worse than that."

"Really, thanks to the princess, I'm lucky today." Jun Zhaoyan's voice was gentle, his thin lips curled up gracefully, his narrow oval eyes narrowed because of laughter, and there were faint laugh lines at the corners of his eyes, making him look extremely Gentle and amiable.

Ruan Yunting was originally in a happy mood because of the gathering of friends, but she fell to the bottom instantly after seeing Jun Zhaoyan.Although she doesn't know the details, it is an indisputable fact that Jun Zhaoyan colluded with the third wife to kill her...

"I'll go first." Ruan Yunting bowed and stepped back.

Everyone didn't notice Ruan Yunting's strangeness, exchanged pleasantries, and then went back to the main hall while chatting.

But Jun Lanzhou looked at her back with his hands behind his back for a while, his long brows were frowning, and there were inquiries and worries in his sparkling peach eyes.Finally, after hesitating for a moment, he still took leave with the Ninth Prince and followed him to the small kitchen.

As soon as the ingredients were ready in the small kitchen, the cooks of the palace were all helping, and Ruan Yunting was only in charge of cooking.With a dark brown apron around her waist, Ruan Yunting was very agile in her hands and feet.

Jun Lanzhou was wearing a crimson uniform of a civil servant from the Seibu Kingdom, leaning against the door frame, watching her busy with her shoulders.The cook and the others were not used to seeing a Xibu man looking very wet, so they all behaved a little cautiously.

From the corner of Ruan Yunting's eyes, she saw a red figure at the door, looked up and saw Jun Lanzhou, and said with a smile: "Why are you here? Don't you know that the gentleman is far away from the kitchen?"

"I don't get tired of food, and I don't get tired of fine food. How can the cook be fine when I'm far away?" The more he was forbidden to come in, he still wanted to come in. He walked up to Ruan Yunting and stretched his neck to watch her break the eggs, and only took Pour the egg whites and egg yolks into another bowl.

"What is this you made?"

"Almond cod. I just fed this cod fillet. It needs to be dipped in the protein, coated evenly and then fried until golden brown."

When explaining, the fish had already stood on the protein, and the oil pan was heated up. Ruan Yunting took the long bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of cod and put it into the pan, and only heard a "hiss", and there was a fresh smell of fish in a moment Dao filled the nose.While frying the fish, Ruan Yunting opened the drawer, looked at the meatballs inside, and turned to tell the cook, "Get the meatballs out of the pan."

"Yes, girl."

Jun Lanzhou suddenly felt that watching her cook is a very pleasing thing. She is too perfect on weekdays and always feels a sense of distance. Now she is busy turning her loose hair, but it makes people feel close, "Just now Why are you unhappy?" The words came out of his mouth directly.

Ruan Yunting was taken aback, and turned the cod over: "Why am I unhappy? Everyone is here today, and I'm too happy to be happy."

Jun Lanzhou looked at her with blank eyes, "You can't hide it from me. To be honest, do you have any misunderstandings about Mr. Jun's family?"

"Am I being so obvious?"

"Of course not, you hid it very well, but I just saw your eyes flicker."

Ruan Yunting had no choice but to praise Jun Lanzhou in her heart for being so smart that she was able to catch her eyes, but how can the grievances between her and Jun Zhaoyan be spoken and heard?The process was too unbelievable, even if Jun Lanzhou said it, he would not believe it.

Ruan Yunting sighed, turned around to handle the ingredients, put the dishes on the plate, wiped her hands on the apron, and said, "It's better to keep some things in my heart, and I don't want to lie to you."

Jun Lanzhou raised half of her eyebrows, looked at her silently for a while, and suddenly smiled, with joy and joy in that smile, she patted Ruan Yunting on the shoulder: "Okay, what are you doing seriously, I just asked casually .”

Ruan Yunting said gratefully: "Lan Zhou, thank you very much."

"What is there to thank, if you really want to thank me, can you give me a piece of that almond cod first?"

"No."

"Just a small piece."

"No."

"Just one bite!"

"Hey! Jun Lanzhou, are you a cat? Well, there are not many anymore!"

……

There was a precedent of Jun Lanzhou making trouble in the kitchen, Jun Zhaoying also came after a while, and they had already eaten a lot of dishes before they were served.Ruan Yunting had no choice but to prepare again before returning to the dining room. On the way, she couldn't help scolding the two belches beside her in a low voice.

"After all, you are rich young men who have seen the world, why do you seem to be hungry for a few meals?"

Jun Lanzhou and Jun Zhaoying knew that they were tired and Ruan Yunting had cooked a lot of dishes, so they didn't say much, and smiled at each other.

In the dining room, the food and drink were ready, and everyone was seated according to their status. Ruan Yunting and Ruan Yunlan sat side by side at the bottom, holding up the wine cup, Ruan Yunting stood up, and said gratefully: "Thank you for yesterday's matter, everyone here, Without you, I can't do anything. Thousands of words are in this wine cup, I respect..."

"Hahaha! Could it be that the banquet has already started?" Ruan Yunting didn't finish speaking, but there was a hearty laughter that was both familiar and unfamiliar.In a blink of an eye, people have arrived in front of the dining room.

"emperor?!"

All the people got up and knelt down to salute: "Long live the emperor and safe!"

"No." The emperor wore an apricot-yellow uniform, waved his hands with a smile on his face, looked around the room for a week, and suddenly reached out his hand seriously and pointed at everyone one by one:
"Okay, my concubine, my ninth younger brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and my ministers... all of you are really in collusion with this girl Ruan Yunting to play tricks on me! Say, Which of you is the mastermind and who is the accomplice?"

"emperor……"

In the scene in the imperial garden yesterday, except for Mo Jianbi, almost everyone had a part in it.

Ninth Prince blushed in embarrassment.Han Su and Han Chuyun were also extremely inseparable.

When Xu Xiangwan arrived in front of the emperor, he observed his words and said coquettishly: "If the emperor really wanted to blame his concubines and everyone, he wouldn't come here pretending to be casual today."

The emperor had a sullen face, but when he heard Xu Xiangwan's words, he burst out laughing: "It's an interactive play, but I was a big character in the play yesterday, why didn't anyone know about the celebration banquet you held at the palace?" Pointing to Lord Nine: "Old Nine, you should be punished for not thinking carefully!"

The Ninth Prince stood up, took the wine cup and poured himself three glasses in a row: "What the emperor said is that the younger brother punishes himself with three glasses."

When the emperor came in person, the order of seats must have changed, and everyone was a little cautious. The eunuch Detai served the emperor's food, and several people used it accordingly. Suddenly, the emperor put down his chopsticks and stared at Mo Jianbi.

"Okay, you old boy, you swore to me in the morning and said that you must have nothing to do with Ruan Yunting's affairs, why did you come to the celebration banquet? Do you dare to tell me now?!"

Mo Jianbi was so clever that he cried out for his life in his heart, knelt down and said: "The emperor appeases his anger, the minister did not, today it is Miss Ruan who cares about her friendship with the humble minister, so the humble minister came to eat."

The emperor glared at him: "I know it well, get up! I will take good care of you in the future!"

Mo Jianbi shook again, and sat down with a sad face.

The emperor was obviously in a good mood today, talking and laughing happily with the people sitting there, and even Ruan Yunlan was concerned about his schoolwork.He really lowered his figure, he only thought it was a gathering of friends, and he didn't think he was the emperor.

However, he ignored only two people at the table, Han Su and Jun Lanzhou.

Ruan Yunting saw it in her eyes and was anxious.Han Su helped her this time, which was tantamount to "betraying" his brother-in-law. He was only newly married, and the emperor must be afraid that he would have a quarrel with Dai Xuefei because of this incident.As for Jun Lanzhou...

Ruan Yunting sighed softly. Now he has transformed into the adopted son of Prince Xiwu Guoduan and the ambassador to Liang. He can freely enter and leave Liangcheng. .

The guests and hosts had a good meal. Although the emperor's arrival made everyone nervous, it also gave Ruan Yunting great face.Lu Qian is the least familiar with Ruan Yunting, but now he has really seen Ruan Yunting's contacts, the emperor, concubine, prince, princess, son, princess, and a pair of brothers from the Jun family and the imperial guards. Even the envoys of the Xiwu Kingdom are her close friends, not to mention the legendary number one scholar of the Academy, Xiao Beishu, the world-renowned and unruly talent.Lu Qian was inexplicably excited, only thinking about how to tell people when he goes to school tomorrow so that people can appreciate the grandeur of today's scene.

After eating, the emperor rinsed his mouth and said with a smile, "Ruan Yunting."

"The courtier is here." Ruan Yunting stood up.

"You are a good cook." Looking back at Detai, "Detai, I heard that the imperial dining room still lacks a cook."

Ruan Yunting's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and the smiles of everyone around her froze.

Xu Xiangwan pulled the emperor's sleeve and shook it, and said in a charmingly drawn-out voice, "Your Majesty~"

The emperor looked at the lovely and pitiful beauty beside him, laughed loudly and put his arms around Xu Xiangwan's shoulders: "Okay, just pretend I never said that."

Ruan Yunting breathed a sigh of relief, she has done the physical work of pushing the memorials in the trial court, and she is not afraid of being a cook, but the smoke in the imperial dining room is not a bright job after all, and she will never be crowned "Serving pen and ink" is such an elegant name.

Fortunately, the emperor dotes on Xu Xiangwan, or was the emperor just joking?
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"I heard that today, at the Ninth Prince's mansion, the emperor's royal family is here?" The old lady leaned on the pillow, eating iced watermelon in a leisurely manner.When she looked at Ruan Yunting, her eyes were extremely gentle, and she couldn't see the harshness of yesterday's words at all.

Ruan Yunting lowered her head and said, "Yes."

The eldest wife asked curiously: "Ting'er, tell your grandma who else is here today? We are all very curious."

"Yeah, brother Feng didn't make it clear just now. I'm also very curious." Even the second wife, who had always been taciturn, asked.

The third wife rolled her eyes and looked away angrily.

Ruan Yunting and Ruan Yunlan recounted in detail what they saw and heard in the palace just now, and Xu Chengfeng would add something from time to time.

After hearing the whole story, the old lady had already sat up straight, folded her hands together and muttered: "Amitabha, it is finally safe and sound." The emperor came to the banquet in person, and he did not show the slightest intention to blame, which shows that Xu Xiangwan What he said was true, the emperor really didn't mind.

The old lady thought about it again, and felt that the emperor might have wanted to withdraw his order early in the morning, but because of the majesty of the emperor, he couldn't speak. Maybe Ruan Yunting did the emperor a favor by hitting the right one this time.

In any case, it is good that the Xu family will not be involved.As for Ruan Yunting's rudeness that day...

The old lady looked at Ruan Yunting with a complicated expression.

Ruan Yunting felt a little bit, and quickly glanced at the old lady, then suddenly raised her skirt and knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Ting'er is unfilial, and made the ancestor angry, everything is my fault, please punish the ancestor."

The old lady was struggling in her heart, but now Ruan Yunting kowtowed and admitted her mistake with a sincere attitude, remembering that she had no father since she was a child, and left her mother early. Most of the time, I have seen too much darkness, so I have so much resentment.

In the final analysis, it was her, the grandmother, who didn't protect her well.

The old lady's heart softened into a puddle of spring water.She leaned over and stretched out her hands and said, "Okay, Ting'er, get up quickly, and come to grandma."

Ruan Yunting stood up, held the old lady's hands, and sat beside her: "Grandma, are you still angry with Ting'er?"

The old lady sighed and patted the back of her hand: "Since we are a family, there is no tongue that doesn't touch teeth. The past is the past. In the future, if you study hard, it will be the best reward for your grandma."

Ruan Yunting couldn't tell how much truth was in the old lady's words and how much was false. Now that she said it very well, maybe the old lady will sacrifice her for the benefit of the family in the next moment.But anyway, she was willing, at least superficially willing to believe.

"Ting'er won't be willful to make you unhappy in the future." Ruan Yunting said softly.

The eldest wife and the second wife were very moved when they saw this, and they touched the corners of their eyes with handkerchiefs.

The third wife curled her lips in disdain as she watched the warm scene.He scolded the first wife and the second wife in his heart for acting.It's really so touching, why doesn't she feel it?
Ruan Yunting just went to the Ninth Prince's house to cook a meal. Who knows how to cook? Even if the emperor was there, it was because of the Ninth Prince's face. Ruan Yunting's face invited someone, and she was not ashamed to say it.

Saying goodbye to the old lady, Ruan Yunting and Ruan Yunlan left Pine Age Hall together, Ting Rong and Chanjuan held lanterns in front, the long bluestone road looked a little gloomy under the moonlight, but Ruan Yunting's mood was unprecedentedly relaxed.

"Sister, what are your plans for the future?"

"Future plans?" Ruan Yunting didn't want to discuss such a heavy topic with Ruan Yunlan, and it was enough to bother her when she was alone, and said with a smile: "I will live a good life, and I will marry when I find a suitable family in the future." That's it."

Ruan Yunlan was taken aback, and said, "You really think so?"

"Yes." Ruan Yunting blinked innocently: "Otherwise what else can I do?"

"I thought that you would say that you found a true love, and then went out to explore the world. This is more in line with your personality."

Whether it was her own brother, he knew what she was thinking.

She made up her mind to make Ruan Junlan feel at ease, and of course she would not admit it, "You think too much. As a woman, keeping yourself safe is the most important thing. Besides, I don't have any other energy. How about a dream like you said? I can’t even think about it.”

Ruan Yunlan said distressedly when she heard the words: "Master Xiao Dai's matter hurt you too deeply after all. But this is also good. As a woman, the most important thing is to live in peace."

I knew Ruan Yunlan would think so.Ruan Yunting secretly smiled in her heart, she had already passed the back porch while speaking.Going to the right is the second gate.

"Sister stay here, I can go back by myself."

"Well, then go to bed early and don't stay up too late."

"it is good."

Ruan Yunting and Chanjuan stood still, watched Ruan Yunlan and Ting Rong pass through the second gate, and went east across the courtyard, before turning to Jingsi Garden.Suddenly, Ruan Yunting saw a figure flash behind the rockery with sharp eyes.

Ruan Yunting whispered in fright: "Who!"

Chanjuan was also trembling, "Girl, what's wrong?!"

"A man came from over there just now and hid behind the rockery." Ruan Yunting pointed to the direction of the back door corridor.

"Could it be a thief?" Chanjuan's voice trembled a little.

It stands to reason that the Xu family's high-ranking family is heavily guarded, and ordinary thieves cannot enter.Unless it has three heads and six arms.Could it be a house thief?

The more Ruan Yunting thought about it, the more she felt it was possible.This place is not far from the second gate, so there is still time to call someone if there is something to do.After thinking for a while, he asked in a low voice: "Who is behind the rockery, come out quickly, do you want to wait for me to call someone?" Most of them are female relatives, and now that Xu Xiangwan is here, Ruan Yunting is afraid that something will happen to her, so she will not take this risk.

(End of this chapter)