I saw that this girl was not very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old at most, and she was extremely beautiful.
The face is like a silver plate, the eyes are like apricots, the lips are red without being pointed, and the eyebrows are brittle without being painted. The cheeks are made of fresh lychees, the nose is greasy with goose fat, the skin is like mountain jade, and the collar is like a locust grub. Cute to look at and approachable to hear, it captured Li Ran's mind in an instant.
You know, Li Ran is an otaku after all. This kind of goddess-level beauty has a fatal attraction for Li Ran. After all, it is a man's nature to appreciate beautiful women.
So when this girl broke into the yard and caught his sight, he froze on the spot. Everything he could see was this girl.
Under normal circumstances, if this kind of thing happened in modern times, others would probably call it a nympho, or say they were ignorant. After all, there are so many modern "beauties" (of course, makeup, one of the three major evil arts in Asia, plays a major role). .
But this was the Spring and Autumn Period after all, and apart from the girl present and the strange boy who squatted on the ground and turned a deaf ear to the girl's cries, there was no third person present, so no one thought that Li Ran was a nymphomaniac.
What's more important is that when the girl saw Li Xun, she was also stunned.
"Huh? Is it you?"
The girl's voice is really nice, just like Chunyan's crisp and lively rhythm, filled with infinite vitality and vitality.
Li Ran's mind retracted when he heard this.
I?
"Do you know me, girl?"
He was a little surprised, after all, he had never seen such a beautiful woman.
"If it's Xi Tzu...eh? Was Xi Tzu born in this era?"
"No matter whether she was born or not, this girl is destined to be prettier than Xi Shi!"
Li Ran said firmly in his heart.
At the same time, he was also excited. When such a beautiful woman is likely to meet you, it would be a lie to say you are not excited. You can deceive others, but can you deceive your own hormones? As the saying goes, it is difficult for heroes to pass the test of beauty, let alone Li Ran, an otaku.
"Don't you just..."
"fun!"
Just as the girl was about to speak, Shusun Bao's voice suddenly sounded outside the courtyard, and then Li Ran saw Shusun Bao hurried in.
"Uncle." (In ancient times, there was a distinction between men and women, so the woman's relatives were generally called husbands, while only the men's relatives were called fathers. This is the difference between uncles and uncles)
The girl turned around and saluted Shu Sunbao.
Li Ran couldn't help but be slightly startled when he heard this title. Shusun Bao was at least fifty years old, so this girl was actually his niece? After all, judging by her age, this girl could be considered his granddaughter.
Li Ran couldn't be surprised, this girl was really Shu Sunbao's niece.
After Shu Sunbao's introduction, Li Ran finally figured out the identities of the man and woman in front of him. And when he knew the identity of this man, he suddenly understood why Shusun Bao was able to fight against the other two groups with the power of his clan in the Lu Kingdom.
This man is the younger brother of the current crown prince of Lu State, Gongzi Chu. Now among the royal family of King Lu, the two of them have the highest status.
But because this young master seems to have some intellectual disabilities, he often "acts wildly". For example, today, he came to Shusun Bao's house early in the morning to be a guest. No one took care of him, and he walked in arrogantly. People from the city of Qufu Everyone knew that there might be something wrong with this young master's brain, so the servants at Shusunbao's house did not dare to stop him and let him in.
And this girl has a good background. Her surname is Ji and her given name is Le. She is from the Zheng State. This family is a member of the Ji clan
Although Shu Sunbao only gave this short name introduction, the memory in Li Ran's mind was instantly activated.
In Zheng State, the Ji clan was originally a large clan like the Ji family, Meng family, and Shusun family in Lu State. "Ji Zhong", a famous prime minister who came out of the Zheng Kingdom, was a myth at the time for his ability to predict the unknown. Then, after the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, the Ji clan became the actual rulers of Zheng. He was called "the most powerful official in the Spring and Autumn Period" by later generations. Duke Huan of Qi also said at that time that "if Zhongyi died, there would be no one in Zheng". This shows the ability of the Ji clan in Zheng.
In other words, although the power of Ji Le's family in Zheng was not as powerful as that of the so-called "Qi Mu" in later generations, it was still a force that should not be underestimated.
No wonder Shusun Bao was able to compete with the Ji family and the Meng family in the Lu State. It turned out that Shusun Bao married a woman from the Ji family in Zheng State, who was Ji Le's aunt, so the Shusun family and the Ji family were related by marriage.
"Actually, I met you at the Xialiuhe rally yesterday."
"What you said yesterday was really shocking."
Ji Le had indeed met Li Ran. Yesterday at the Xialiu River gathering, she was the one standing in the corner wearing a bamboo hat and veil.
She has been very naughty since she was a child, and she doesn't look like a lady at all. He is not bound by etiquette and likes to travel everywhere.
She should be well-disciplined, but she is the only daughter of the Ji family. She is the apple of the eye. Everyone in the family cherishes her and is naturally obedient. Only then would he indulge her in traveling all the way to Lu State to attend the rural school assembly held by her uncle.
Joining in the fun is naturally very attractive to a fun-loving princess.
When she said this, her bright eyes fell directly on Li Ran. Even though Li Ran was a man, his face turned red at the sight of such strong curiosity, and he immediately looked for someone who could change the topic. Chance.
At this time, Shu Sunbao looked at Young Master Chong on the ground and sighed:
"The prince is about to ascend the throne, but this young master is in such a bad state all the time. It's really worrying."
As mentioned before, in the Spring and Autumn Period under the Zhou Li system, there were clear regulations on who should do what, and no one had to violate them.
But right now, this young man, Chong, is slovenly and stupid all day long. After all, having a stupid younger brother is disgraceful. By then, the image of the office in the eyes of the people will plummet. Isn't he causing trouble for his brother?
Li Ran followed his gaze and looked at Gongzi Chou on the ground.
This young master from the State of Lu had been squatting on the ground and stirring the grass on both sides of the corridor since he entered. He seemed to be looking for something. He was having so much fun that he didn't even hear what the three people were talking about.
However, Li noticed that although this young man's thick behavior seemed absurd, his eyes were very clear and he did not look like someone with a brain problem.
"Ah Chou, don't you recognize me?"
Ji Le met Gongzi Chou once when she was a child. At that time, Gongzi Chou was very naughty and often made Duke Lu Xiang scold him. Ji Le had no younger siblings, so she was particularly concerned about this Gongzi Chou, who was one or two years younger than her. He recognized him as his younger brother from the bottom of his heart.
No, when she heard that Gongzi Chou was coming early this morning, she immediately got up and rushed over, but who knew that Gongzi Chou didn't recognize her and even ignored her, which really made her sad.
At this time, a servant came outside to report that Prince Ji Ye was here.
Shusun Bao then went to greet him in person, but as soon as he left, Young Master Chu threw the stick in his hand and sat down on the ground like a child losing his temper, waving his hands wildly and crying. shouted:
"I won't leave, I won't go back! I won't go back!"
Li Ran and Ji Le both leaned over, and they helped him up one on the left and the other on the right. Ji Le asked softly:
"Brother Prince is probably here to ask you to return to the palace, right?"
Gongzichou heard this this time, nodded his head, and cried miserably:
"Father Jun is dead inside...I won't go back...I won't go back..."
Although Gongzi Chou was a little dazed, these calls were quite affectionate.
But what surprised both Li Ran and Ji Le was that this young master Chu actually had such deep feelings for his father, Duke Xiang of Lu. He really didn't look like a mentally ill person.
But turning his head, Li Ran suddenly thought that Lu Xianggong died in the Chu Palace he built himself, not his original residence. Why was Lord Chou so resistant to the Chu Palace?
You must know that the Chu Palace was built by Lu Xianggong after he returned from his visit to Yingdu, Chu State.
"Chu Palace" has all the facilities that are suitable for the king's power. It is not difficult to see that Lu Xianggong's wish was to imitate the Chu State, take back the monarchy, revitalize the royal family, and strengthen the Lu State.
The young master Chou seems to have a natural resistance and fear towards Chu Palace.
"Okay, okay, then if we don't go back, can you live here from now on? Can you live with this brother Ming?"
Ji Le didn't have as many ideas as Li Ran. As soon as she heard that Gongzi Chou didn't want to return to the palace, she immediately decided to let Gongzi Chou live with Li Ran. She had the final say regardless of whether Li Ran agreed or not.
This made Li Ran speechless for a moment. He couldn't refuse even if he wanted to, and it didn't matter if he didn't. It was so embarrassing.
"well…!"
"Live with...brother!"
As he said this, Gongzi Chou suddenly turned from crying to joy, wiped the snot in front of his nose, and hugged Li Ran.
Li Ran felt miserable in his heart, and thought to himself:
"This boss, can you take a shower first and then express your gratitude to me?"
Li Ran definitely didn't do it deliberately when it came to being clean. He didn't have any mysophobia.
But Gongzi Chou obviously didn't know what clean meant, and Ji Le was also a big-hearted girl. Seeing that Gongzi Chou stopped crying, he immediately cast a "thank you" look at Li Ran.
"Mr. Ziming, my lord, I'm here to invite you."
The servant came to tell him that Shu Sunbao and Tai Ziye were already waiting in the main hall, and asked the three of them to come over.
Li Ran then pulled Gong Zichou and came to the main hall with Ji Le.
However, before the three of them entered, they heard Shusun Bao's angry voice coming from inside.
"That's unreasonable!"
"Where does Ji Wuzi think this is? Is it his fiefdom? The sacrificial ceremony is an ancient royal system. How can we just change it?!"
"hateful!"
As soon as Shu Sunbao finished speaking, he saw Li Ran and others appearing at the door. He took a slight breath and welcomed the three of them in.
Li Ran naturally wanted to meet Ji Ye, Ji Le and Ji Ye had obviously known each other since childhood, and Ji Ye was troubled by the questions about the sacrificial ceremony in the court, so the two only exchanged glances briefly.
Then, Shu Sunbao looked at Li Ran and asked:
"This is really unbearable! Zi Ming, let me ask you this, do you know if anyone in the Zhou royal family dared to tamper with the sacrificial ceremony?"
Shu Sunbao was probably too angry, so as soon as he asked this question, everyone present looked at him in unison.
