No matter how much dissatisfaction she felt in her heart, Mrs. Fang did not dare to express it in front of Concubine Liu. She could only smile apologetically and agree: "Yes, yes, what the empress said is absolutely true, so didn't I come to ask the empress for advice? I really have no choice."
Fang's maternal grandmother and Liu Guifei's maternal grandmother were biological sisters, and they were now considered cousins. However, the Fang family's descendants, who had had little success in recent years, all relied on Fang and Liu Guifei, who had married into the Duke's palace.
Concubine Liu sighed and said: "I also understand your difficulties, but now you have seen that the emperor values the prince, and the concubines in the harem cannot help you in politics. Even if I want to help you, I can't do anything."
The conversation changed and he said: "Let's go back first and let me think about it carefully, and you can also think of something over there. In short, the emperor's draft at the end of the year must not let the choice of the crown princess fall to the Luo family. .”
Mrs. Fang nodded in agreement, and finally couldn't help but said: "My Lady, do you really believe what Master Hongzhi said back then?"
Concubine Liu snorted coldly, with a fierce look on her face: "Whether it's credible or not, we can't take this risk. Once Luo Deyun sides with the Crown Prince and the Shen family, Chuan'er has no chance of winning, so, We have to remove these obstacles one by one."
Fang: "Yes, I understand."
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After Luo Ran and Lu Yuanyuan left the city, they quickly met up with Shen Xiqing and Yue Wanhe who had been waiting at the roadside pavilion. They were stunned when they saw the people beside the carriage.
Yue Wanhe was the first to react and saluted: "Brother Fu."
Shen Xiqing also bowed, then stood next to Luo Ran, looking at him warily.
Fu Jinan didn't care at all. He turned to Lu Yuanyuan and said, "Still not leaving? There will be more people soon."
"Oh, let's go, let's go now."
Lu Yuanyuan held Yue Wanhe in one arm and Shen Xiqing in the other, secretly explaining why the commander was there.
The carriage finally moved again. Luo Ran didn't know if it was her imagination. She always felt that she was sitting on the left, and the man followed the carriage on the left. She moved to the right, and the man didn't know when he arrived at the carriage. the right side of.
After finally making it to Xishan, Luo Ran could breathe a sigh of relief.
Lu Yuanyuan and Shen Xiqing both had lively personalities. As soon as they got off the carriage, they couldn't wait to fly the kite. Yue Wanhe directed the maid to choose a hillside with a wide view and carry the food from the carriage down.
"Sister Wan, let me help you!"
Just as Luo Ran was about to go over to help, he was stopped by a big hand.
Luo Ran pursed her lips and looked at him unyieldingly.
Seeing this, Yue Wanhe was about to step forward when he heard Fu Jin'an say: "Wanhe, you go ahead and do your work. I have something to tell Miss Luo."
"Brother Fu..."
Yue Wanhe hesitated.
"What? Are you still afraid that I can eat her?"
Although he was joking, Yue Wanhe could still see a little displeasure in Fu Jinan's eyes.
In order not to make things difficult for her, Luo Ran had no choice but to say: "Sister Wan, you go and do your work first. I'll be here in a moment."
She glanced at someone expressionlessly, then turned around and walked to the big tree on the other side. The branches were thick, covering her body tightly.
Yue Wanhe had no choice but to continue directing the maids to work, but kept her eyes focused on this side. She didn't know how a little girl with a soft-spoken personality could get into trouble with such a person.
Although Brother Fu was quite polite to her because of her grandfather, he was just a little more polite than others, so she didn't dare to say anything just now, she just prayed silently in her heart that nothing would happen.
On the other side, Fu Jinan put his hands behind his back, walked to the foot of the tree, with his back to the hillside, looking down at the little girl who was about to reach his chin, staring at her pink lips, and suddenly remembered that day The scene in the cave, the soft and sweet fragrance seems to be lingering on the corners of the lips and on the tip of the tongue.
Luo Ran noticed his look, took two steps back warily, raised his hand to cover half of his face, only revealing a pair of smart eyes, and said in a somewhat impatient tone: "What do you want to say, tell me quickly!"
The more anxious she was, the less anxious someone was, and she even moved her fingers to gently push away a strand of hair that accidentally scattered on her forehead.
But as soon as his hand touched his cheek, Luo Ran took two steps back as if he was being burned, and said with a sullen face: "If there is nothing wrong with you, I will leave first."
He turned around to leave, but someone grabbed his arm.
Fu Jinan shook his head helplessly, seemingly doting on him and said: "You are not a big man, but you have a big temper. Didn't anyone tell you that the one who loses first is always the one who can't keep his temper?"
Luo Ran didn't want to get entangled with him about this matter. He just wanted to leave quickly. He pulled back his arm, took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his emotions, and said, "Okay, if you have anything to do, tell me."
The girl's softness and warmth still lingered on her fingertips. Fu Jinan hid his hands in his sleeves and suddenly asked, "Have you met Master Hongzhi?"
Luo Ran seemed not to hear clearly and repeated: "Who?"
Fu Jinan: "Master Hongzhi. Did you see him last time you went to Fahua Temple?"
Luo Ran went through it in her mind and vaguely remembered that Master Hongzhi was a famous eminent monk in the Jin Dynasty. However, the last time she went to Fahua Temple, she only offered incense for her mother and did not see him.
She shook her head: "I didn't see it."
Then he asked again: "Didn't you say that the master was in retreat when you went there?"
Fu Jinan said nothing, staring at her with his deep eyes, remembering the news found by Changying, saying that the little girl in front of him was approved by the master when she was born: reborn from the ashes, born with a phoenix life.
He didn't know whether that old guy Fu Yi's insistence on her marrying into the Fu family had anything to do with this, or what the reason was for the old Duke Jing and Mr. Luo to decide on this marriage.
In short, once this matter is leaked, there are only two ways waiting for her: entering the palace, or death.
Luo Ran couldn't understand the look in his eyes, and felt that if she continued to look at it, she would drown unconsciously. She looked away and said, "Master Fu, have you finished asking, can I go?"
Fu Jinan nodded.
Luo Ran was slightly shocked, as if she didn't expect him to let her go so easily, but she didn't hesitate, turning around and leaving neatly for fear that someone would change his mind.
Fu Jinan couldn't help laughing when he saw the little girl's impatient look: Could he really be that terrible?
For some reason, he stopped her again: "Stop."
Luo Ran frowned: It's really not that easy.
He turned half sideways and asked cautiously: "Is there anything else?"
As the words rolled around his lips, Fu Jinan said, "Go back and tell Luo Deyun that the emperor will select a concubine for the prince at the end of the year. If he doesn't want the Luo family to be involved, he should arrange a marriage for you as soon as possible."
"What?"
Because of surprise, Luo Rantan's mouth opened slightly, and her glossy lips reflected her white teeth, and she could vaguely see a hint of pink inside.
Fu Jinan didn't suppress his temper at all, so he didn't hesitate and bullied him...
Accidentally, a big snake burst into his mouth, and Luo Ran hurriedly resisted.
Not to mention she was a weak woman, even if there were dozens or hundreds of dead soldiers in front of her, Fu Jinan had once escaped with ease. But he didn't want to hurt her, so he took advantage of his breath and said hoarsely: "Wanhe is right next to her. If you are afraid that she will see her, just be obedient."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the little girl in his arms finally became quiet, but her whole body was a little stiff.
Fu Jinan was very patient today. He followed her eyebrows, lips, and white neck all the way down, and slowly covered her round body with his hand...
