married daughter

Chapter 323 Chapter 371~372 Unprecedented warmth

"Girl, let's go quickly." Chanjuan swayed her legs in fright. After all, she was a little girl who had never seen such a shocking scene. In the dark night, suddenly there was a figure hiding behind the rockery. She didn't know if it was a vicious gangster. No one is immune to fright.

Ruan Yunting also wanted to escape, but she didn't want to endanger the whole house.If this person is really a gangster, if they go away, not to mention that they may not be safe, even if they get through the night safely, won't she have to blame herself for the rest of her life when she gets up early tomorrow and hears that someone has been killed?

Thinking of this, Ruan Yunting said firmly: "I'll just say this one last time, if you don't come out again, I'll call someone, and the guards in the mansion will arrive in no time, and by then you won't be able to fly even if you have wings."

As soon as the words fell, a male voice came from behind the rockery, "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, it's me."

Chanjuan held up the paper lantern, and the candle was flickering under the night wind. It was vaguely seen that it was a man in short brown clothes.Xu time has passed, how could there be a man in the inner house!

"Girl!" Chanjuan pulled Ruan Yunting and was about to run away.

Ruan Yunting shook her head, looked at the man and said, "So it was you."

"It's me." Han Jun stood three or four steps away from the rockery, and said, "Miss Ruan, don't be afraid, and tell your servant girl not to panic. I have no malicious intentions. I'm going out of the house now. How can I get there?" I heard human voices here, and I was afraid of alarming people, so I hid behind the rockery, who would have noticed you."

Chanjuan looked at Ruan Yunting, it seemed that the girl from her family knew this person?Her heart was half relieved, but her eyes were still full of guard when she looked at the man.

Ruan Yunting frowned lightly, and said doubtfully, "Aren't you a long-term worker in the outer court? Why did you get to the inner house?" With Chanjuan present, it was difficult for Ruan Yunting to salute Han Jun, let alone call him by his name.

Han Jun didn't mind either, and said casually: "I just came for a walk, I didn't expect the sky to get dark so soon. If I want to go out, the doors are closed."

A man like him appeared in the inner house at this moment. If someone caught the second prince's actions, it would have little impact on the Xu family, but it might have a lot of impact on Xu Xiangwan.

Ruan Yunting was inevitably a little angry, "Didn't you promise to stay in the outer court that day? Why didn't you keep your promise?" The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it would be a disaster to keep the second prince. If it is broken, Xu Xiangwan's reputation may be ruined.

"No, I have to go and tell Sister Wan that she will send someone to take you back tomorrow." Ruan Yunting turned around and walked quickly in the direction of Jingsi Garden, and Chanjuan followed closely after seeing this.

"Hey! Miss Ruan! Don't be like this!" Han Jun was in a hurry, and hurried to catch up with Ruan Yunting, begging: "Miss Ruan, you are the most heart-hearted Bodhisattva, don't tell this to Concubine Wangui, I won't do it next time!"

"No, you will burden her if this continues." Ruan Yunting still walked unhurriedly.

Han Jun simply stepped in front of Ruan Yunting, "Miss Ruan, I really won't do it next time."

Ruan Yunting looked at him speechlessly. As a prince, in order to stay in the Xu family's outer courtyard as a long-term worker, he could put down his dignity and beg her for a little girl?Is the second prince too approachable, or does he have a reason to stay?
Is it...

Ruan Yunting narrowed her eyes, and had to think about the "civet cat for the prince" back then.Did the second prince know something?
"Enough, you don't ask her!"

When Ruan Yunting was silent, another female voice came from behind the rockery. The sharp voice frightened Ruan Yunting when she was angry. Looking back, Xu Ningxia ran towards her angrily with her skirt in her hand, and said as she walked:
"You are a prince, what do you want from a lowly slut!"
"Eighth girl?" Chanjuan looked at Xu Ningxia in astonishment, and then at Han Jun. The two of them were hiding behind the rockery, and the second prince was actually wearing a servant's costume? !
Han Jun stroked his forehead helplessly, "Didn't you not be allowed to come out?"

"What are you afraid of? The grand daughter of the third wife of the Xu family is afraid of a person with a foreign surname living in my house?! Besides, Concubine Wangui is just the emperor's concubine. Your status is much higher, what are you afraid of her!" Xu Ningxia put her hands on her waist and glared at Ruan Yunting angrily.

Han Jun didn't take what Xu Ningxia said about Ruan Yunting, but now she was talking about Xu Xiangwan, who was his only friend in the palace.

Han Jun's face sank: "Don't talk nonsense!" He turned to apologize to Ruan Yunting: "Miss Ruan, don't take it to heart."

"You!" Xu Ningxia looked at Han Jun in disbelief: "Why are you still talking to her!"

Han Jun was also a little angry: "The eighth girl should abide by the etiquette, so that she can live up to going to the academy and not lose her status."

"Do you think I'm rude?" Xu Ningxia was very angry, staring at Han Jun, and pointing at Ruan Yunting with the other hand: "I just met, and you turned to her, and if you hate me, don't come to play with me. Tomorrow, you can play by yourself!" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and ran towards the Yilanju with small steps.

Han Jun looked at Xu Ningxia's back, and wanted to chase after her to explain clearly, but now it's past the key lock time, it's too inconvenient to go to the inner house, and Ruan Yunting and the maid are also here.Seeing her figure disappear around the corner, Han Juncai turned around and smiled apologetically at Ruan Yunting: "Miss Ruan, don't take it to heart, she is such a straight-forward personality, if there is any offense, I apologize to you on her behalf .” As soon as the words fell, he made a bow.

"Second Highness is too polite, I can't bear it." Ruan Yunting turned sideways to avoid being greeted by him, just now Xu Ningxia had revealed Han Jun's identity, now she is not afraid that Chanjuan will know, so she said bluntly : "Second Highness, the Xu family's inner house is not the place for you to come after all, for the sake of others and yourself, please don't come here again in the future."

"I know, I met you here today because I played chess with the eighth girl too late and forgot the time. Don't worry, I will be very careful not to burden Concubine Wangui."

"That's good."

Ruan Yunting knew that it would be useless to talk too much, and if the second prince had made up his mind, he would not stop others, so after blessing a salute, he took Chanjuan and left.

Han Jun stood where he was, watching Ruan Yunting go in the direction of the back door after walking far away.

The three-way road returned to silence, and a whirlwind blew in, flickering the lanterns and candles.After a while, the third master came out from behind the stone lion by the second gate, looked around and saw no one around, and smiled with satisfaction.

He shouldn't care about his daughters on weekdays, and Fang'er, the only one he loves, is still being abducted.Min'er has a stuffy temperament, the older she gets, the less talkative she is, and she doesn't like him.Sister Xia is even more like her mother, she looks good for nothing, and her temper is as off-putting as charcoal.He was useless in the draft, but now he has a close relationship with the second prince.

It would be nice to be able to marry a prince before entering the palace to serve the emperor.

The third master happily hummed a ditty, and went all the way to the third wife's Xinlan residence. I haven't seen her for a long time, and it's time to reward her for raising such a useful daughter.

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One autumn rain and one cold, the light rain fell for three days, and the leaves turned yellow.Looking around, the bright red and golden colors on Hongfeng Mountain add a lot of warmth and softness compared to the dark or light green in summer, reminding people that the harvest season has arrived.

Ruan Yunting went down the steps, and saw a person wearing a jasper-colored white velvet cloak, leading a black horse with a bright black body and a strong figure, standing with her back to her, standing beside Xu's carriage and looking up at the sky. The long hair was not in a bun, but tied with a black ribbon. The wind blew, and the transparent blue cloak on her body danced with the long hair, which made people's eyes shine in the colorful autumn.

"Lan Zhou?" Ruan Yunting called out tentatively.

The man turned around when he heard the words, and seeing that it was Ruan Yunting, the bright peach blossom eyes immediately filled with smiles, it wasn't Jun Lanzhou but who it was.

"Why are you here?" Ruan Yunting walked up to him with a smile.

Jun Lanzhou shook his black whip and said with a smile: "The weather is fine today, so I thought about riding a horse for a stroll. When I arrived at the academy, I happened to think of you and Brother Bei, so I just waited here."

Ruan Yunting walked up to the strong black horse, raised her hand to stroke the shiny black horse's head: "You are in a good mood, alas, this horse is really handsome."

The black horse didn't seem to like being petted, stomped its front hooves impatiently, and turned its head to one side.

Ruan Yunting's hand fell to nothing, and she looked back at Jun Lanzhou dumbfounded: "It hates me?"

"It has a big temper. If it weren't for its fierceness and unruly nature, no one would want it, and I wouldn't have taken advantage of it. It is a BMW from the Xiwu Kingdom. It is more patient and faster than our horses from the Liang Kingdom."

"So powerful? Does it have a name?"

Jun Lanzhou raised her eyebrows, and instead of answering, asked, "Are you going to name him?"

"Yeah, it's so black, why not call it Black Hair."

"Eh... You are full of poems and books, but you named my horse like this?" Jun Lanzhou couldn't laugh or cry.

The black horse agreed with Jun Lanzhou's words, raised his head and snorted dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Ruan Yunting felt even more novel: "It can understand? Since it can understand, it doesn't sound good to be called Heimao. Why not call it Heitan!"

Before Jun Lanzhou could say anything, the black horse had already neighed, walked around a few steps, and turned away from looking at Ruan Yunting.

Ruan Yunting has always known that animals have spirituality, and it ignored her, but she was even happier, pointing at the black horse with trembling smiles, she said to Jun Lanzhou: "Look at it, it really understands everything. The so-called like attracts like, you People are smart, and so are your horses."

Jun Lanzhou rolled her eyes and looked at her with reproach: "Are you praising me or belittling me?"

"How do you understand what it is? Besides, you have already thought of the name, why bother to ask me." Ruan Yunting lifted the moon white skirt and walked to the black horse, and circled it curiously: "Lanzhou, I can ride Is it?"

Jun Lanzhou said: "Yanying has a bad temper, if you offended it just now, it might not let you ride."

"Yanying? Good name." Ruan Yunting pulled the reins. She hadn't ridden a horse for a long time, but it was inconvenient to wear a beanie and a floor-length skirt today.

She knows how to hide her emotions best on weekdays, and it is extremely rare to be able to show such a straightforward expression of expectation.Looking at her sparkling eyes and pitiful appearance, Jun Lanzhou immediately felt that as long as she could show her beauty, picking the stars and the moon is also a must.

"Do you want me to take you for a walk in the countryside?"

Ruan Yunting hesitated a little, and looked at the sky: "I will go to Guiyun Pavilion later. The manuscript of this monthly magazine has been selected, and I want to read it."

"Then I'll take you on a horse ride for a while, and go directly to Guiyun Pavilion. We can read the manuscript together faster."

Ruan Yunting hesitated and said, "You don't have any official duties today?" Jun Lanzhou is an official of the Ministry of Rites of the Xiwu Kingdom after all.

Jun Lanzhou smiled and said: "There is nothing else to do today, if you delay any longer, there will be really not enough time."

"Well."

Ruan Yunting first went to order the woman who followed the carriage to take the carriage back to the house first, Jun Lanzhou led the horse, Ruan Yunting followed, and walked to the suburbs.

When Xiao Beishu came down the mountain, what he saw was that extremely harmonious scene.The jasper color and the moon white color seem to stand out in the gorgeous colors of autumn. One is chic and handsome, and the other is delicate. It seems that they are really an incomparable match.

Xiao Beishu's footsteps stopped. , For a moment, a feeling of desolation rose from my heart.

Just when he was hesitating whether to chase after him or not, he saw Jun Lanzhou turn on the horse in a graceful manner, then leaned over and stretched out his left hand to Ruan Yunting, and said something with a smile.Ruan Yunting smiled after a little thought, and handed her soft white hand to Jun Lanzhou. Jun Lanzhou pulled her up, and Ruan Yunting sat sideways in front of him.Then the whip was raised, and the black horse carried the two of them, riding away into the distance.Xiao Beishu felt that he heard Ruan Yunting's delicate smile after she exclaimed, and could see the gentle expression on Jun Lanzhou's face when she was riding a horse with Ruan Yunting in her arms.

Is he thinking too much?

At this time, do you still have free time to think about these things?

Xiao Beishu looked solemn, and he also went to lead the horse, and went in the opposite direction.

Ruan Yunting had a great time in the suburbs. When Jun Lanzhou brought her to Guiyun Pavilion, the sky was already dark. When she arrived at the private room on the second floor, shopkeeper Tao had already prepared the selected manuscripts of the monthly magazine as instructed, and thoughtfully went to Meals were served.

Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou sat opposite each other, reading the manuscript while having dinner, and discussing it occasionally.After some screening, the final draft was finalized.

After everything was done, it was already dark outside.

"Tomorrow, the envoy of Xiwu Kingdom will return home. As Prince Duan's adopted son, you are going to send him off?"

"Yes. In the next year, I will stay in Liangcheng and fight alone." Jun Lanzhou stretched, "It's getting late, I'll take you back."

Ruan Yunting nodded, stood up and left the private room with Jun Lanzhou.When he arrived at the lobby, he saw Xiao Beishu sitting alone at the table by the window, pouring himself a drink.

"Brother Bei?" Jun Lanzhou walked over with a smile: "Why are you drinking alone here?"

Xiao Beishu raised his head, his eyes blurred for a moment, before he recognized the person in front of him, and said with a smile: "Lan Zhou, come, have a drink with me."

Jun Lanzhou frowned, clearly aware that Xiao Beishu's mood was wrong.

Ruan Yunting was also a little worried: "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

The soft sound of "Brother Xiao" seemed to pull Xiao Beishu's memory back to the past, as if he was in that cold cellar that gave him hope again.At that time, Ruan Yunting was helpless and fragile, and could only rely on him alone.Since then, his heart was given to her, but hers belonged to someone else.

Xiao Beishu picked up the wine cup, raised his head and poured himself another cup.After drinking, he stood up and said, "It's getting late, I have to go back to the academy, we can still walk together for a while."

"Okay." Ruan Yunting was full of worry, maybe Xiao Beishu encountered some troubles?The three of them walked out of the main gate of Guiyun Pavilion, Xiao Beishu and Jun Lanzhou both led their horses and got on their horses, and at the same time extended their hands to Ruan Yunting.

"Ting'er, come up."

Ruan Yunting looked left and right, smiled gratefully at Xiao Beishu, extended her hand to Jun Lanzhou, jumped up with Jun Lanzhou's strength, and sat sideways in front of him.Holding the front of the saddle with both hands, he said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, you don't know how far Yanying has run, we just played in the countryside for a while, and it can understand what I say, can't it, Yanying. "As he spoke, Ruan Yunting patted the horse's head lightly, and Yanying hissed as if in response.

Xiao Beishu withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "It's a pity that I'm in the city now, so I can't run too fast. Lan Zhou, slow down so you don't drop her."

"Of course I can save it."

"That's good."

The two rode forward at the same time, neither fast.Jun Lanzhou frowned slightly, wondering if he was too sensitive, always felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Beishu tonight, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

The evening wind blew head-on, and Ruan Yunting's long hair at the temples was mischievously lifted up. The autumn evening was already very cold, Ruan Yunting couldn't help shrinking her neck, but kept leaning forward, not leaning on Jun Lanzhou.

Seeing this, Jun Lanzhou took off the right sleeve of the cloak, shook his left arm, and the cloak turned over, covering Ruan Yunting in front of him.

"Yefeng is cold, don't provoke Fenghan, it will be my fault then."

He was holding the rein with his left hand, and the cloak was hanging on his arm, covering her in front of her, shielding her from the oncoming cold, while behind him was his warm body.Ruan Yunting suddenly felt that she was being protected. Even though the cold wind permeated the autumn night, she still didn't feel cold, but felt hot. Her face was hot, her ears were hot, her neck was hot, and her heartbeat seemed to be faster than usual. , I can feel the presence of the person behind me more than usual, and I can even hear his heartbeat.

Ruan Yunting tightened his cloak to wrap herself, feeling that she was completely overwhelmed by his familiar breath.

Xiao Beishu rode his horse to follow, only half a horse slower than the two of them, looking at their peaceful and happy appearance, his heart turned with all sorts of feelings.

For a while, none of the three spoke, only the sound of the horse's hooves and the ground being kicked could be heard.

At this moment, suddenly a cold light flew from the roof in front of the right, Ruan Yunting only saw a flash of white light, followed by the whistling sound of piercing the air.

"Lan Zhou!"

Ruan Yunting exclaimed, but before she had time to react, Jun Lanzhou's cloak covered her face, her body was hugged tightly by him, and her feet touched the ground for a while.Pulling down the cloak covering her eyes, Ruan Yunting gasped.

There were four masked men in black with knives in front of them blocking their way. On the roofs on both sides of the front, there were two archers on each side, pointing their arrows at them.Just now where they passed by, there were four feathered arrows stuck in the ground. If Jun Lanzhou and Xiao Beishu hadn't reacted quickly, the three of them, together with the two horses, would have been either dead or injured.

Xiao Beishu's masculine face was like frost, he glanced at the two horses running away, and said, "Who are you!"

"Hand over the jade pendant and you will be spared!" the leader of the man in black said angrily.

"Jade pendant?" Xiao Beishu turned his head and looked at Ruan Yunting in confusion: "What jade pendant are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending, hand it over quickly!"

"Where the hell is your honor? You were the one who attacked me in the alley last time, right? I don't even know what jade pendant you want!"

"Stop talking nonsense, you will pay or not!"

The voice of the man in black came out through the face scarf, muffled, making one feel extremely eerie at night.

Xiao Beishu sneered: "I don't know what you guys are talking about, how to talk about friendship or not!"

"You don't know? Well, I'll let you know." The leader of the man in black took a step forward with a knife and said, "What we want is a sapphire jade pendant, which is so big." Measured with his hands: " It is carved with hollowed-out bat patterns. Be sensible and hand it over quickly, so as not to suffer from flesh and blood!"

Ruan Yunting trembled when she heard the words, what those people wanted was her bat pattern jade pendant? !Could it be that the last time in the alley, what those people were looking for was the bat pattern jade pendant?They obviously found the wrong person!

But why did they ask Xiao Beishu for a jade pendant?Even if you really want it, you have to go to Han Su, because the jade pendant was originally in Han Su's hands.Even if you don't look for Han Su, you should come to her, right?Why do these people come to Xiao Beishu once or twice?
Jun Lanzhou clearly felt Ruan Yunting's trembling just now, and protected her behind her back: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

Ruan Yunting came back to her senses: "Yes."

Xiao Beishu said: "I do not have the jade pendant you mentioned. If you don't believe me, you can come and search."

"Search? If you hide the jade pendant, how can I find it? Today, you have to hand in the jade pendant, and you have to hand it in if you don't. You're not afraid of death, so aren't you afraid of burdening your friends?" The man in clothes pointed at Ruan Yunting and Jun Lanzhou with a big knife.In the dark of night, the knife is bright and sharp, which is very scary.

Xiao Beishu had no choice but to say, "I really don't have it. Even if you kill me, you still don't have it. You have found the wrong person. I advise you to think long-term."

"It seems that you are toasting but not eating fine wine!"

"This is the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of Daliang. Don't tell me you still want to ignore people's lives in the street!"

"Don't care about human life? I'll kill you once!" After saying that, the man in black charged straight up with a knife, and the other three followed. He fired several arrows in the direction of the three of them.

It's not that Ruan Yunting has never seen such a big scene of fighting and killing, and now her hands and feet are still cold with fear, but fortunately Jun Lanzhou has been holding her wrist to dodge.Xiao Beishu also cast Kung Fu to protect her side.

This group of people wanted bat-patterned jade pendants, but they didn't hesitate to grab them in the street?Such tricks are too low-end.Ruan Yunting always felt that something was wrong, if she wanted the jade pendant, she wouldn't grab it openly, coax it into it, what method can't be used?

"Ting'er, be careful!"

Ruan Yunting was pulled aside, staggered and nearly fell, and when she looked closely, Xiao Beishu's arm had been cut open, and the bright red blood oozed out unexpectedly.

Just now, Jun Lanzhou was busy leading Ruan Yunting to avoid the arrows, but ignored the man in black in front of him. If Xiao Beishu hadn't blocked it with his arm, the knife might have been cut on Ruan Yunting.

(End of this chapter)