The sun was shining brightly on the day we left the city. Although the autumn wind was getting cooler every day, it was still a comfortable weather.
The prefect of Li County, who had been rarely seen since his return to Licheng, left the palace. Therefore, I don't know when the rumor that the prefect was assassinated and injured began to stop.
If we only talk about the frequency of assassinations and injuries, this young governor is actually higher than the previous three generations combined.
This is one of the reasons why rumors about his injury always stir up trouble in the city. After all, he is still too young, so young that he has not even married a wife and had children.
The eunuch's convoy did not leave the palace too far. After exiting the main gate, it turned around in the small square and turned directly to the street to the west of the palace. It stopped in a row of wide courtyards only one street away from the palace moat. The tallest and widest porch in front of a house.
Luo Chuan was helped out of the car by Gao Shixian. He looked up and saw three big characters written on the door plaque, "Prefect's Mansion". He was a little surprised. He turned around to look at the door plaques of other doors not far away, but he couldn't see them. clear.
Seeing Luo Chuan's expression, Gao Shixian understood what he meant and explained in a low voice, "My lord, I don't know that this house was built nine hundred years ago, before our prefect's palace was built. The place where the first governor lived at that time was regarded as the ancestral home of the Luo clan. Although few people lived in it, there was always a lot of renovation and maintenance. As for other doors on this street, most of them were also named Luo. , including the residence of General Luo, the leader of Baitong, in Licheng, and of course there are also the residences of other civil and military court officials, such as the residence of Gongsun, the head of the household, and the rest are mostly after meritorious service."
"Oh," Luo Chuan responded and stepped inside. At this time, Lijun Qingqi and the palace guards had already entered, "Since it is the ancestral home of the Luo family, is it inappropriate to settle Sister Sifan and the others here?"
Gao Shixian hesitated for a moment, then sent his voice into Luo Chuan's ears, "The Lord recently handed over the matter of the wives of the Eastern and Western Palaces to the Luo clan. The elders of the Luo clan still attach great importance to it, including collecting gifts. Although there are few precedents for the arrangement with the two ladies, it is well-documented. According to Lao Nu, every detail is exquisite and appropriate."
"As long as it's done properly," Luo Chuan went all the way deep without looking at the surrounding layout. He just felt that it was very simple, and many of the stone carvings and wood decorations even had an ancient feel.
This villa occupies a large area. The houses, halls, gardens and pavilions are all small but elegant. However, there are too few people living in front and behind it. It often takes a long time to walk before you can see a few maids and servants hurriedly saluting.
Luochuan did not go directly to the back house, but stopped at a small banquet hut on the side of the pond next to the garden. He asked Gao Shixian to get a chair, opened the door and windows, and sat by the window to bask in the sun.
After not waiting for long, Lu Sifan, who was obviously well-dressed in blue clothes, gold hairpins and jade pendants, and her entourage Lu Xiaobai walked in one after another.
"The civilian girl Lu Sifan has met the prefect."
"Folk girl Lu Xiaobai, pay homage to the prefect!"
"There are no outsiders, so there is no need to be like this," Luo Chuan smiled and waved to Lu Sifan. Seeing this, Gao Shixian placed a chair next to Luo Chuan's seat and moved a little further back, "Come and sit."
Lu Sifan came over slowly and sat down on the chair generously. She looked at Luo Chuan's face carefully and said with concern, "Yesterday I heard that the prefect brother was assassinated and injured. I wanted to go to the palace to have a look, but I felt that now This seems inappropriate. When I look at it today, my face does look a bit uglier, but does it matter?"
"It's just rumors. I've been staying in the prefect's palace these days. How could I be assassinated? It's just that I was a little too hasty during my cultivation and suffered some minor backlash." Luo Chuan waved his hand indifferently, and then looked at
The scenery outside the window exclaimed, "On days like this, it would be so comfortable to sit under the sun and chat."
Lu Sifan looked outside, then smiled, "When I go out these days, I often hear people say that the prefect brother is a man who can't take any time off. I'm afraid he will leave again in a few days. Now it seems that they
I still don’t understand you, but there is actually an old man living in your heart.”.??m
"Hahaha," Luo Chuan leaned on the chair and laughed for a while before saying, "You understand me. If you can retire at such a young age and live a good life of eating and basking in the sun, who would be willing to run around here and there?
of."
Lu Sifan stared at Luo Chuan's side face with wide eyes and asked curiously, "Retirement? Retirement and self-cultivation? I only heard that my father once said that I can wait until I am older to be demobilized and return to the field. I'm afraid that brother Taishou can't."
Hearing this, Gao Shixian quickly glanced at Lu Sifan, then glanced at Luo Chuan's face, and stepped back without leaving any trace. The waitress Lu Xiaobai who followed Lu Sifan on the other side also stepped back quickly when she saw this.
"I don't know. In today's world, there are too many things that you have no control over. Let's see when the time comes," Luo Chuan said indifferently and without any scruples, then turned to look at Lu Sifan, "You just said you will know how to do it these days."
Are you going to go shopping in the business district?"
Lu Sifan nodded with a "hmm", then glanced at Luo Chuan with some embarrassment and said, "If brother Taishou doesn't like it, I won't go."
"What's the point," Luo Chuan waved his hand and said, "You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. As long as it's safe, everything else doesn't matter."
Lu Sifan happily said "Hmm" again, this time his voice was higher pitched, as crisp as an oriole bell, "I haven't been here long, and most people don't actually recognize me. Every time I go out,
I’ll take Xiaobai with me, and we won’t cause any trouble, so we’ll definitely be safe.”
Luo Chuan was stunned when he heard this, knowing that every time the girl said he went out, it was just two people sneaking out. He looked helplessly at Lu Xiaobai who had lowered his head on the other side, but then he thought about it.
This may not make things worse, so I didn't say much. I just wanted to look behind me, where the shadow appeared silently, "Let the ANBU people in Licheng keep an eye on her. If she
If you want to leave the city, send more people to follow."
Shadow nodded.
Lu Sifan turned around to look, only to see Shadow's cold eyes, and immediately turned back again.
"Sister Sifan, I came here this time to see if you are used to living here, but also for other things." Luo Chuan glanced at Lu Sifan and then turned his gaze back to the window, "The Lu family has accepted
After receiving the Luo family's gift, the matter is settled. Even so, I still did not marry you into the palace because of some other considerations..."
"Brother Taishou, there is no need to be embarrassed. Sifan has no complaints about this matter," Lu Sifan said.
Hearing this, Luo Chuan looked back at her again, "Okay, then I won't say more. I always feel that you are still too young. You should not be burdened with such heavy things at such an age. I heard Uncle Jiang said that you want to find someone
A teacher teaches you how to read?"
Lu Sifan nodded, "I have heard from my father since I was a child that there are a few real scholars living in Licheng."
"I will arrange this matter," Luo Chuan looked at Lu Sifan's obviously happy face and smiled, "In addition, I will also find a Taoist teacher for you. Since you are already a first-level monk, your talent in this area will not be the same."
It should be wasted."
Lu Sifan looked at Luochuan in surprise and hesitated to refuse, "Brother, the Taoist teacher and prefect, don't bother. Since Sifan wants to enter the palace, cultivation matters are not important..."
Luo Chuan said, "Even if you don't use it in your lifetime, at least you can prolong your life through cultivation. This is an opportunity that many people can't ask for. Naturally, you can't give it up. Just be obedient."
Lu Sifan's "hmm" voice this time was as soft as a mosquito's chirp.
Luo Chuan fell silent after saying this, and the two of them just looked out the window and sat quietly for a long time.
The autumn sun is warm and the courtyard is quiet.
Just when Lu Sifan was so comfortable that he was about to close his eyes and fall asleep, Luo Chuan suddenly spoke again, "Your father, the imperial edict conferring the emperor on him as the general of the country... has been sent.