In a flash, Fu Jinan had been gone for more than ten days.
He traveled quickly, and ordinary people might only make it halfway, but he had already reached Jiangnan.
"Princess, the prince has written again!"
Youqing held the letter in his hand and said happily.
The prince has only been away for a few days, and letters from home are delivered to the house every other day without fail. The prince and the princess have a good relationship, and their slaves are also happy to see it.
"Dad believes it, and mother reads it!"
Qing Ning and Jing Xing surrounded their mother, eagerly looking at the letter in her hand.
These days, every time Luo Ran receives a letter from home, he reads it himself, then skips the embarrassing words and reads it to his two children.
It was the same today. After reading the letter, Qingning kissed the rice paper as usual, as if he was really kissing his father on the face.
Jing Xing is emotionally reserved. He will only kiss his mother on the face unless he is rubbed against her, but he has never kissed his father. Fu Jinan wanted his son to kiss him, but the father and son seemed more reserved than the other, and neither of them spoke first.
Qing Ning, on the other hand, would make anyone kiss her when she was happy. She especially liked Chun Yu, and they started making trouble with each other, and the whole palace was filled with their laughter.
Just as Luo Ran put down the letter, Youqing came in: "Princess, Miss Xie is here."
Luo Ran then remembered that Xie Mansion had sent the post a few days ago, but she almost forgot about it.
Because he doesn't go out and the weather is hot, Luo Ran usually only wears a soft dress in the house.
The dress looks ordinary, but it is made of a material called Chonglian Ling, which is so light and thin that it looks like ice, hence the name.
It's just that this kind of material is not common in Beijing, and I don't know where Fu Jinan got it from. He specially ordered someone to make an ordinary dress for her, just so that she could wear it comfortably in the house.
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the dress, Luo Ran didn't bother to change it.
As soon as Xie Ying came in, she saw a woman, wearing a silky dress, very light azure color, with thick black hair tied into a simple bun on the back of her head, except for a piece of jadeite. Hairpin, no other decoration.
Such a simple and elegant dress did not cover up her stunning appearance at all, making her seem purer and refreshing.
Xie Ying felt that just by looking at it, the heat she had just brought from outside miraculously disappeared.
"My cousin's dress is so beautiful, she looks like a fairy descending to earth."
Xie Ying saluted, looked at Luo Ran and said sincerely.
Luo Ran smiled and said: "It's okay to dress in the house, but it won't be good when you go out."
Xie Ying nodded: "Indeed. It's just such a good material, why not find a better embroiderer? It's a pity that it can only be worn in the house."
Xie Hang is a second-rank official and has military exploits. In addition to rewards from the emperor, the mansion has also accumulated countless wealth over the years.
Xie Ying is the only legitimate daughter of the Xie family. Although her food and clothing expenses are not as good as those of the princess, there are few rich people in the capital who can surpass her.
Now that she is saying this, it shows that she really likes the material of this dress.
But Luo Ran was not someone who liked to show off. When Fu Jin'an took the dress back, she just felt a little regretful, and then she really wore it as an ordinary dress without thinking too much about it.
After listening to Xie Ying's words, Luo Ran didn't take it seriously. After a few pleasantries, Xie Ying mentioned the dress again and asked: "Cousin, can I take the liberty of asking which shop I bought this material from?" ?You don’t know,”
Xie Ying tugged at her sleeves in disgust: "This kind of brocade looks gorgeous, but in fact it is the most uncomfortable to wear, especially in the dog days of summer. It can really turn people into prickly heat."
Since the last time Luo Ran knew that Xie Ying was carrying medicine, he couldn't help but feel wary when he came into contact with her. Now that he saw her shaking off her sleeves, Luo Ran hurriedly found an excuse to ask the mothers to take the two children away. Go down.
Xie Ying looked at the two smart and lovely children and felt happy. She took Jing Xing's hand and looked at Luo Ran imploringly: "Cousin, I just came here and I haven't played enough with Ning'er and Jing Xing yet. Can you let them accompany me again?"
Coquettishly pulling on Luo Ran's sleeves.
Luo Ran said apologetically: "Miss Xie doesn't know something. If these two little things don't sleep in the afternoon, adults will not want to sleep at night. They can keep all the people who are serving them asleep, and they are still energetic."
Xie Ying still hugged Jing Xing and didn’t let go.
Xiao Jingxing seemed to notice that his mother's face was not good, and she struggled to get out of Xie Ying's arms, and even shed a few tears in grievance.
Jing Xing rarely cried, but when he cried, not to mention Luo Ran, but Youqing and Chunyu were heartbroken.
Youqing couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Thank you, Miss, please give the young master to the slaves. It's hot today, and children are more likely to get angry when they cry. If the emperor and the queen mother find out about this, the slaves will be shocked." I can’t bear it.”
As soon as she heard about the emperor and the queen mother, Xie Ying finally let go and asked casually, "Did my cousin bring Ning'er and Xing'er into the palace recently?"
Luo Ran breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Youqing and Chunyu carrying the two siblings out. However, he lost his previous enthusiasm for Xie Ying and said softly: "The Queen Mother has been suffering from heatstroke these past two days. I'm afraid that I'll give it to the two of them." Children, so they were not allowed to visit."
Xie Ying didn't seem to see the alienation in Luo Ran's eyes, and talked about something else.
Xie Ying is different from Luo Ruxue and Fu Mingzhu.
If she deliberately wants to be friends with someone, few people can refuse her.
She will know what you want to hear, and know when to just listen and not speak. Even if you know that what she says is just a compliment, it will not make you annoying, but will make you feel comfortable.
Luo Ran feels like this now. Apart from her attitude towards Jing Xing just now, after the two of them chatted over a cup of tea, it was really hard for her to hate this innocent and cute little girl.
But Luo Ran knew that Xie Ying was not naive. On the contrary, she was smarter and more sophisticated than both Luo Ruxue and Fu Mingzhu.
Seeing the sun sinking in the west, Luo Ran was also a little tired. Xie Ying got up to say goodbye with great insight. Finally, she held Luo Ran's hand affectionately and said reluctantly: "Cousin, I really like to talk to you. If you are together, can I still come to play with you in the future?"
Luo Ran rubbed his swollen forehead and responded casually: "If I have time, of course I'm welcome."
"Well, I'll talk to my cousin another day!"
Xie Ying said happily.
Luo Ran sent her out. As soon as she went out, she saw a little maid from the courtyard coming over. She was a maid who worked with Grandma Wang. Her name was Xiuzhu. She was about thirteen or fourteen years old. She had quick legs and feet and could speak and do things easily.
Grandma Wang is old and her body cannot resist the heat. She has been unable to get up for the past two days, so Luo Ran gave her a few days off to let her have a good rest. Xiuzhu was usually responsible for small things.
Seeing her coming, Luo Ran asked quickly: "But is there something going on with Aunt Wang?"
In the morning, Grandma Wang vomited twice and had some fever. She asked the doctor to see her and drank medicine.
Seeing that the princess was nervous, Xiuzhu replied hurriedly: "Don't worry, princess, Aunt Wang is fine. She drank a bowl of porridge at noon and slept again. Now she can walk twice."
Luo Ran felt relieved and told her to take good care of her and report anything to him.
Xiuzhu agreed, took out a post and presented it with both hands: "Princess, this is a post from the Shen family. The day after tomorrow is the fifteenth, my uncle asked if you have time, and would like to invite you to go to Fahua Temple to burn incense."
Xie Ying, who had not yet left, looked at Luo Ran with bright eyes.
