"You... you..." The old lady was so angry that she wished she could stuff her two granddaughters back into her mother's womb.
Meng Rulan patted the old lady on the back and advised her gently: "Old lady, don't be angry. The eldest cousin and the second cousin didn't do it on purpose."
"You, you, when will you be half as thoughtful as your eldest cousin? She won't take you with her wherever she goes, because she is worried that you will steal her limelight in front of the prince, and you still say good things for her!"
The old lady took a deep breath and tapped Meng Rulan's forehead with her fingertips. The more she looked at Zhen Qingyin, the more she looked at Meng Rulan. She said seriously, "You have inherited the beauty of our Meng family, and you deserve to be the master. Men are fighting outside. , we women should fight at home. If we don’t fight, there will be nothing. If we fight, the result will not be worse.”
Meng Rulan's eyelids twitched.
The ambition that had cooled down became hot again. In an instant, Zhen Qingyin's cold eyes flashed across her eyes, and her heart became cold again.
She followed Xiao Yin, Zhen Qingyin and Zhen Yuanyuan out for many days. She was no longer the silly and reckless person she was when she first came to Zhen's house. She had snooped into a lot of the shady methods of the high-level compound, as well as the past and present situation. The life and death connection between houses.
She can't even play with her eldest cousin, so how dare she go to the palace to compete with those noble ladies?
What to fight for?
Zhen Qingyin has an aunt and a second uncle. What does she have?
And she also saw that the old lady might not have good intentions when she encouraged her to steal her eldest cousin's marriage. If the consequences were bad, would the old lady protect her?
How could someone who deceived his own granddaughter really be kind to her, a grandniece.
Meng Rulan's heart was as cold as water, she lowered her eyelids, not daring to show her complaints, and said with a perfunctory smile: "My eldest cousin may have noticed my intention and has been guarding me. There is nothing I can do. I will try again when I have the chance."
The old lady grabbed her chin, raised it, and looked at it carefully.
Meng Rulan froze, not daring to move.
"Alas," the old lady sighed and said worriedly, "With your appearance, it would be a pity not to join the emperor's family. I wonder what kind of family can protect you."
This sentence is somewhat sincere.
The natal family is in decline, the brothers and nephews are ineffective, and the nieces and nephews are all as beautiful as flowers. If they enter a high family, they can only be concubines. If they enter a low family, who can protect them?
Meng Rulan's heart sank to the bottom.
She thought that it was already very sad that she could not enter the East Palace, but it turned out that there was an even sadder fate waiting for her.
*
Outside the tent, Zhen Yuanyuan unfolded the note and saw Wei Yi's handwriting: Lingzi Lake, early noon, see you on the north bank.
A simple map is drawn below, with a circle drawn with a cinnabar red pen.
The note was simple, Zhen Qingyin scanned it at a glance: "Who sent it?"
The maid covered her mouth and whispered: "Master Wei Yi personally handed it to the slave, and asked the slave to hand it over to the girl."
Zhen Yuanyuan blushed with embarrassment, pulling on Zhen Qingyin's sleeve and shaking it gently: "Sister, please stay with me."
Zhen Qingyin pulled back her sleeves ruthlessly: "I won't go."
She walked back to the tent of Duke Chao's mansion.
At this time, people who went out to hunt were ready to go and gathered in front of the cement platform.
She avoided the cement platform and took a detour.
Zhen Yuanyuan chased her, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, jumping up and down, happily begging: "Sister, please, sister, I don't dare to go alone, I haven't seen him for a long time." Yes. Sister, good sister!"
Zhen Qingyin really doesn’t want to go this time.
The painful experience of being caught by Wei Ji last time was still vivid in his mind.
Zhen Yuanyuan stamped her feet: "Sister, you don't love me anymore!"
Zhen Qingyin was speechless: "If I love you less, will I stop loving you?"
"Humph, if you don't love me, then I'll go alone!" After saying that, Zhen Yuanyuan ran towards the stable.
"stop!"
Zhen Yuanyuan stood obediently but did not turn around.
Zhen Qingyin reasoned with her: "Didn't you hear yesterday? The emperor and the prince were assassinated, and someone put tigers and wolves into the spring hunting range. Aren't you afraid of meeting the bad guys?"
"It's because we encountered an assassination yesterday that we are safer today! His Royal Highness must have sent more people to patrol. Humph, sister, you just don't love me anymore."
Zhen Yuanyuan ran to the stable again.
"Come back!" Zhen Qingyin couldn't tie her down, and was really afraid that she would run away alone on impulse, so she had to say, "I'll accompany you."
"Wow! Sister, you are the best sister in the world!" Zhen Yuanyuan rushed back, hugged Zhen Qingyin, and said with a wide smile, "I knew you were the best to me, sister!"
After saying that, he wanted to kiss Zhen Qingyin's face.
Zhen Qingyin was angry that she was soft-hearted and threw her head back in disgust.
"Kiss me, give me a kiss!" Zhen Yuanyuan laughed loudly, as cheerfully as a thrush.
Zhen Qingyin refused to kiss her: "Go pick a horse quickly!"
"We'll pick it later, let's go change clothes first!"
Zhen Yuanyuan pulled her into her tent. The two sisters were similar in stature. She specially brought several sets of riding outfits, including two sets for Zhen Qingyin.
Wasn't he anxious to pick up a horse just now, with the attitude of riding away immediately? Zhen Qingyin holds her forehead, there are so many tricks for this little girl.
That's all, she's just on the lookout.
It took Zhen Yuanyuan half an hour to pick out her clothes, comb her hair, and pick up a horse before setting off.
Before setting off, Zhen Qingyin handed Song Chi a message.
At this time, the hunting team had set off, but the officials blocked it. The emperor was forced to stay in the camp, so he and the queen took a carriage to a nearby palace to visit.
When Yin Ruzhu saw that Zhen Qing had not returned for a long time, she asked Song Xiang to call her to go and enjoy the scenery nearby.
Song Xiang hurriedly went to pick him up, fearing that Mrs. Zhen would bully his cousin. When he came back, his face dropped, and Yin Ruzhu asked, "Where is your cousin?"
Song Xiang burst into tears: "My cousin and Zhen Yuanyuan went for a walk on the grassland on horseback, and they didn't call me! They didn't take me with them, oh oh oh, they ran away secretly without me!"
"You are so young, how can you ride a horse? When I get older in a few years, I will naturally call you." Yin Ruzhu was angry and funny. She knew that Zhen Qingyin was afraid that Song Xiang would make trouble and ride horses together, so she did not say hello and secretly ran away with Zhen Yuanyuan. Lose.
She asked someone to call Song Chi and asked Song Chi to chase Zhen Qingyin quickly.
The maid reported: "The two girls of the Zhen family were riding to the grassland. My cousin was a little scared and asked the second young master to follow quietly behind with his guards."
It's thorough. Yin Ruzhu felt relieved and asked, "Where is the eldest son? Are you going out today?"
"Yes, I went hunting early in the morning."
"Where's the black girl next to him?"
"We went together."
Yin Ruzhu pursed her lips: How dignified is that!
Does this mean you don’t want to get married properly?
He always has a maid by his side, and he has to disguise himself as a man when hunting. Who is willing to marry a girl from a good family like him?
Well, she has her own father and grandfather to worry about, so it's not her turn to eat carrots.
*
At noon, Zhen Qingyin and Zhen Yuanyuan arrived at the agreed place.
Lingzi Lake is named after the abundant water chestnuts, but at this time, it is not yet the season for growing water chestnuts.
They thought they would have to wait for half an hour, but they didn't know that Wei Yi had been waiting by the lake early.
