The wind is refreshing today. Song Ran ordered people to open all the four wooden doors of the dormitory.
On the window table, the rice paper pressed with inkstones rolled up and flattened with the wind, going back and forth, making a rustling sound.
Song Ran had been surrounded by ladies from various families for several days, and it was rare for her to be free today. She lay on the rocking chair carved from yellow flower wood, looking lazy. She took the book, flipped through a few pages, and then lost interest and threw it aside.
He looked bored.
Bai Ting made a pot of tea on the stone table nearby. After cooling it with a fan for a long time, he just picked it up and brought it to Song Ran when she jumped up from the rocking chair and knocked it over.
"Bai Ting, find me a fishing rod!" Song Ran rolled up her sleeves regardless of the tea stains on her body, and wrote down her request for the fishing rod in front of Bai Ting with both hands.
After listening, Bai Ting and Hong Qu looked at each other.
Bai Ting searched in the kitchen for a long time, but only found a thin bamboo that looked like a fishing rod. Bait is easy to handle, just use the meat in the kitchen. As for the fishing line, Bai Ting is in trouble.
After thinking hard for a long time, I still couldn't think of a good solution.
In the end, Song Ran sent someone to Long Street to buy a fishing rod directly.
A lot of trouble.
After noon, she held her neck, sat on a wooden chair, and leisurely held up a fishing rod to catch fish in the lake in her backyard.
"well--"
Song Ran sighed repeatedly. The fish were almost frightened.
Hongqu couldn't help but said: "A few days ago, the princess still disliked those official ladies who made you have a headache with their chattering. Today, no one comes to the door, but you are bored."
Song Ran dragged her head, turned around disapprovingly, looked up at Hongqu and Bai Ting, and said gloomily: "How can I, the princess, miss them? I miss my little pony, I miss my brother, I think With one hundred thousand brave soldiers from Nanjun."
"How about the slaves accompanying you to go out for a walk? I heard that there is a teahouse on the long street, and young ladies in the capital like to go there to listen to books. There are all kinds of royal secret histories and folk anecdotes," Hongqu continued.
"I'm afraid that storyteller doesn't know as much about the secret history of the palace as our princess does." Bai Ting joked with a smile.
Song Ran lowered her face, turned sideways and raised her eyebrows to glance at Bai Ting.
Bai Ting realized that she was speaking freely and quickly shut up.
The fishing rod in Song Ran's hand finally started to move. Just as he was about to pull it up, he saw a few birds flying in the distance.
The birds flew across the lake, and one of them took the fish on the hook into his mouth and flew away.
"Hongqu! Even birds bully me." Song Ran was so angry that she jumped up from her chair and stamped her feet.
The maid in the back laughed almost at the same time.
Today is probably Song Ran's happiest day since entering Beijing. It's been a long time since the maids saw Song Ran looking so leisurely, carefree and free.
There were too many rules in the palace, and Song Ran had to maintain a dignified manner and cautious words at all times, fearing that the slightest mistake would put the Song family into danger.
An emperor became wary of a vassal who was stationed in a border town. It couldn't possibly be just because of his own suspicion. It was more likely that someone in the court wanted to disturb Nanjun, and it was probably because of something he said in front of Chen Chaoci.
She wanted to find someone to ask. Maybe we can find out something from his mouth.
Of course, this person cannot be Chen Chaobai.
"Master Liu, please come this way."
Uncle Fu took Liu Yunqi from the end of the corridor to the main hall and happened to encounter this scene.
He is wearing a light-colored robe today, with a long-billed flying crane embroidered on the robe, and around his waist is an heirloom jade pendant engraved with willow characters. He is slightly thin, but not rickety. At first glance, he looks like a cold and dignified young master from aristocratic family.
She has a delicate and elegant face with a pair of deep eyes. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, but he was used to not showing his happiness and disgust, so he forcefully suppressed the smile in his heart.
He was in a trance for a moment, as if he saw the girl from a few years ago.
The rosy little face has black and slender eyelashes that flicker as the girl's eyes blink.
Big beads of sweat flowed from the girl's temples down her chin. Her hair was messy, with a few chicken feathers stuck in her bun. The sleeves are rolled up, and the robe is dirty and worn in many places.
The girl held the arm of a thinner girl with one hand, and grabbed the chicken that was still flapping its wings with the other hand, and ran over happily from a distance.
The girl looked at him with a smile, "Brother Qi, this is Arnold, the daughter of the owner of the Changjie Tailor Shop." After saying that, she pulled the girl next to her and pushed her in front of Liu Yunqi.
Then he continued: "My mother asked me to follow her to learn female beauty. Look at my hands, how can I do such meticulous work." After saying that, he spread his hands, raised his head, and put ten hands in front of Liu Yunqi. He raised his eyebrows and said aggrievedly: "Look, they are all needle holes."
"You caught chickens, or you learned from Nvhong." Liu Yunqi smiled fondly, raised his hand to touch her head, and plucked the chicken feathers off her bun one by one.
"Hehe..." The girl smiled stupidly.
"Silly girl, where's the chicken in your hand?" Liu Yunqi pointed at her empty hand and said jokingly.
The girl stared, and subconsciously lowered her head to look at her hands, only to realize that the chicken in her hands had been let go by herself.
"Hurry, Red Lotus, catch it quickly."
Liu Yunqi just wanted to reach out and grab her, but he missed it.
She took the maids and ran all over the garden, causing the prince's palace to panic.
That was eight-year-old Song Ran, innocent and innocent.
Finally, the chicken ran desperately to the door of Song Yuan's study. Song Yuan opened the door and grabbed it with quick eyes and hands.
He grabbed Song Ran by the collar again and threw her to the martial arts training ground.
Striding under the scorching sun, she puffed out her cheeks and looked at Song Yuan fiercely, with a look of reluctance.
"I want to eat chicken. I caught the chicken myself. What's wrong?" Song Ran raised her neck and stared at Song Yuan angrily.
"You still have a point. The whole yard is covered with chicken feathers. I wonder if my father will punish you when he comes back."
"You have already punished me to stand here in zamabu, and my father will punish me again when he comes back! I protest!" Song Ran put away her jamabu feet and stood calmly in front of Song Yuan. He took a few steps forward with his hands on his waist, looking domineering.
Song Yuan took the board from the servant's hand and was about to hit it.
Liu Yunqi smiled and hugged her behind him.
"Yun Qi, just spoil her. In two days, she will have to go to bed."
"This princess can do it now!" Song Ran stuck her head out from behind Yun Qi and said with her tongue sticking out.
Song Yuan almost died. She kept saying that she would wait for Prince Nan to come back and take care of her.
For lunch that day, the princess ordered an extra dish. It was the chicken that Song Ran was about to catch, but was caught by Song Yuan.
Song Ran, who was sweating all over, jumped up on the chair excitedly. Holding the bowl in one hand and the chicken drumstick in the other. While chewing the chicken in his mouth, he didn't forget to hum a few songs.
The girl named Arnold sat quietly aside and looked at everyone submissively. Song Yuan handed her another chicken drumstick. There was a look of surprise in her eyes and she took it carefully with both hands. She took a few bites, stopped, glanced at Song Ran who was eating deliciously, and then continued to eat.
"The princess's little kitchen can't even stuff you." The princess smiled helplessly and patted her back, for fear that she would choke.
"Concubine, you don't know. Although there are more than a dozen dishes in each meal, the nanny only allows you to eat a few bites. Every time after class, I am already hungry." Song Ran took a few more mouthfuls of rice. He continued: "When I'm hungry, I can only ask the kitchen to make some pastries. If I eat too much, I'm afraid of being laughed at."
"Who would laugh at our cute Ran Ran?" Song Yuan pinched Song Ran's chubby little face, which was still tender and tender with baby fat.
"The Queen Mother, she always nags that I can eat, but whoever marries me in the future will be impoverished by me."
Song Ran pursed her lips and continued: "I asked her to give me more gold, silver and jewelry, so I won't be afraid to take them to my husband's family in the future."
After listening, everyone was silent.
Song Ran raised her head suspiciously, her eyes rolled around in circles, and she looked at everyone with a blank look on her face. Arnold also stopped talking and put the chicken leg bones in the bowl fearfully.
"Haha - haha -" The princess laughed first, and the rest of the people also laughed.
"That is to say, Ran Ran is so brave that she dares to make such a request to the Queen Mother. If I go, you will have to beat me out." Song Yuan patted her thigh while joking.
Fast forward many years.
How wonderful it is to be young. There is no intrigue in the court, and there is no need to worry about family interests.
If his father had not passed away, he might have been able to enjoy horse racing, listen to music, and talk in libraries and teahouses like other young masters in the capital.
He might also be able to follow Song Yuan and Song Ran to hunt the big eagle with a frightened bow, and fight on the battlefield with a sword.
But what he was carrying was the glory of the entire Liu family. He could only study hard at night without burning the light, not hearing the sounds of people playing outside the window.
"Master Liu? Master Liu?"
Uncle Fu turned back when he saw that Liu Yunqi didn't follow.
Seeing him standing blankly, as if he had seen something, he followed his gaze and looked over.
After regaining consciousness, Liu Yunqi nodded subconsciously, and then continued to follow Uncle Fu into the main hall.
"Junior Yun Qi has met the princess of the county."
The princess looked up and down at the young man in front of her. He is elegant in manners and well-spoken. Except for his too-deep eyes, he is the same as when he was a child.
"When your mother was young, she and I were companions at the knees of the Empress Dowager, and you and A Yuan grew up together. I have long regarded you as half a son. Now in my own family, there is no need for so many etiquette."
The princess called him to sit down. He also ordered someone to serve him tea.
"My mother was supposed to come, but she has been ill for a long time and cannot lie down in bed. There are no sisters at home who can come to visit instead of my mother. So today, only my nephew can come. If there is anything wrong, I hope you will forgive me."
Liu Yunqi is humble and respectful.
"As you said, I was originally asked to go visit my sister. But there were so many people coming in the past few days, so there was a delay. When I turned around, I took Ran Ran with me."
"Xiejun Princess. Mother will be delighted to see you."
"Suqin, where is the princess?" The princess turned to look at the grandmother beside her and asked.
"The princess is fishing in the backyard." Suqin lowered his head and whispered in the ear of the princess.
"It's nonsense again. Day by day, nothing is right." The princess lowered her voice and smiled awkwardly, "Go quickly and call the princess here."
