Xie Yan led Wei Changting through many palaces and headed towards the inner court.
When passing by the Royal Garden, I heard bursts of girls laughing from the garden.
Xie Yan stopped and said in a deep voice: "Are there any outsiders in the palace today?"
The chamberlain who was following them hurriedly came forward and said, "Go back to your lord, the Empress Dowager summoned several ladies and ladies to come to see you today. I think she gave the girls a chance to play in the Imperial Garden."
Xie Yan's eyebrows were slightly furrowed. The Empress Dowager was not in good health, so it was best to rest in bed. Summoning the fateful woman and the noble daughter should not be a waste of energy and energy.
It’s all the troublesome Princess Changling!
Wei Changting followed beside him and asked with a smile: "Are there General Luo's wives and girls?"
The chamberlain secretly breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but leaned behind Wei Changting, and said: "Of course there are, Mrs. Luo and Miss Luo are also among those who have come to the audience."
Wei Changting glanced at Xie Yan with interest and said, "That's a coincidence."
The waiter thought to himself: What a coincidence?
But in the end, I didn't ask. The most important thing about living in the palace is not to be curious about things you shouldn't know.
Wei Changting looked at Xie Yan with a smile and said, "Should I go say hello to Miss Luo Er?"
Xie Yan glanced at him lightly and continued walking forward.
Wei Changting shrugged and followed Xie Yan leisurely.
"Hey, someone is causing trouble for the little girl?" Wei Changting suddenly laughed.
Xie Yan, who was about to leave, frowned slightly and looked sideways in the direction of the imperial garden.
"Luo Junyao, I really didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would ask you to come."
Luo Junyao, who was talking to Su Rui, raised his head, looked at the domineering girl in purple standing in front of him, and asked doubtfully: "Why can't I come?" This girl was none other than Empress Dowager Zhu's niece Zhu Jin.
Luo Junyao remembered what Empress Dowager Zhu said about Zhu Jin being gentle and virtuous, and then looked at the strong look in the girl's eyes and felt that Empress Dowager Zhu's words were a bit too much.
Zhu Jin snorted softly and said, "Who among us here doesn't know why the Empress Dowager summoned us?"
He looked Luo Junyao up and down a few more times and sneered: "You already knew what you had done before, but why are you so embarrassed, His Highness the Regent?"
Luo Junyao did not show any weakness, stood up and stepped on the stone, looked down at Zhu Jin condescendingly, and said: "The Empress Dowager has summoned me, so of course I will come. What? Do you think the Empress Dowager is wrong? Or do you, the Zhu family, dare to
Naturally rejecting the Empress Dowager’s summons? Tsk, the Empress Dowager just summoned people to the palace to make a fuss, and you thought that Xiao Xiang was in love with a man? Why, do you hate getting married?”
"You!" Zhu Jin glared at the articulate girl in front of him. However, the girl standing on the stone was much taller than her, and she lost a lot of momentum.
Luo Jun said: "How?"
Zhu Jin's pretty face turned red with anger, "Don't be so proud! The Queen Mother was just deceived by you. Soon she will know about your previous scandals. By then..."
Before Luo Junyao could counterattack, Su Rui next to him stepped forward and blocked Luo Junyao behind him.
She looked at Zhu Jin and said calmly: "Miss Zhu, why the Empress Dowager is not something we can discuss. By saying this, do you think the Luo family deliberately deceived the Empress Dowager?"
Zhu Jin wanted to say something, but Su Rui didn't give her a chance and continued: "Is this the intention of Marquis Chengen, or the intention of the Queen Mother? The girl should speak cautiously. It is not a trivial matter to pretend to convey the meaning of the elders and the Queen Mother.
.”
Zhu Jin blushed and seemed to want to say something but held back.
Although she is also among the top noble ladies of Shangyong Temple, more people actually regard her as Queen Mother Zhu.
Except for the Empress Dowager Zhu in the Cheng'enhou Mansion, there is no one who can do anything. In fact, the court has been a place where imperial power and courtiers have competed since ancient times. If the courtiers are strong, even the emperor can stand in the way, let alone a country where his nephew has not yet ruled.
uncle?
Therefore, the Zhu family didn't really have much say in the court. If it weren't for the powerful officials in Shangyong who were worried about the young emperor's attitude towards his uncle's family in the future, I'm afraid not many people would really think highly of the Cheng'enhou Mansion.
In contrast, almost all the other noble ladies present were elders in their families who held great power, and were at least the chief officials of the Six Ministries.
And Luo Junyao and Su Rui are the best among them.
Luo Yun was the great general of the dynasty, Duke Dingguo, and in addition to the regent, he was the leader of the great generals.
Su Rui's grandfather was the Taifu of the current dynasty. Although he was old and seemed to be less powerful than Ruan Xiang at his peak, he was highly respected and respected. Even the Prime Minister, the Regent and Luo Yun had to give him some respect.
Therefore, Luo Junyao and Su Rui are really not afraid of Zhu Jin, the niece of the Queen Mother.
Zhu Jin obviously also understands this truth. Although she is a little arrogant and impulsive, she still knows what not to say.
Zhu Jin glanced sideways at Su Rui and said in a strange way: "I didn't expect that Miss Su has now become a follower of the Luo family. General Luo is so majestic."
Luo Junyao jumped down from the stone, held Su Rui's hand and said, "So those who are so close to Miss Zhu are all your followers?"
He glanced meaningfully at the two girls who came with Zhu Jin and were watching the show. "It's a pity that our Luo family doesn't have this hobby, and we don't have such a big face. Sister Su's sister is willing to follow her, regardless of the past grudges."
I play with her because she is generous. She is not like some people who look for trouble when they have nothing to do! Why is there such a big gap between this person and others?"
After that, he let out a long sigh, as if he was very sorry.
"Luo Junyao!" Zhu Jin was so angry that his face was livid, "You are so talkative now! It's a pity that no matter how powerful you are, Xie Chengyou doesn't want you!"
She thought that these words would definitely anger Luo Junyao, but Luo Junyao was not angry. Instead, he looked at her with a smile and said leisurely: "What are you thinking about, young lady? Xie Chengyou is so noble that I cannot match it. But you..."
Luo Junyao suddenly smiled at her, and just when Zhu Jin was on guard, Luo Junyao had already taken two steps forward and approached her.
Luo Junyao asked in a voice that only two people could hear: "Miss Zhu, how many times have your family asked the regent for a kiss? Why do you have the nerve to show up here?"
"you!"
Zhu Jin was instantly stunned. Without thinking, he raised his hand and waved at Luo Jun.
Unfortunately, Luo Junyao had already moved away the moment she waved her hand, and at the same time, several thorny flower branches appeared where Luo Junyao was standing just now.
Zhu Jin swung out and hit the flower branch, instantly letting out a shrill scream.
Luo Junyao looked at the rose branches that had been broken by a slap with some regret, and a lot of petals were knocked off, which showed how much force Zhu Jin had used.
"It's such a pity that all the beautiful flowers were damaged by Miss Zhu. I specifically asked the steward of the Royal Garden before I took these flowers and wanted to enjoy them with everyone."
Luo Junyao looked at Zhu Jin, who was holding his hand in pain and his eyes were red, and shook his head: "It's really a cruel thing to destroy a flower."
"..." Su Rui was stunned.
I just saw a bouquet of flowers placed next to you, but when did you hold it in your hand?
"Luo Junyao, you are so brave!" Zhu Jin gritted his teeth.
There weren't actually many thorns on the rose, but she had hit her so hard just now that several thorns pricked her fingers.
There were several red blood spots on the fingers that were originally as slender as jade.
Luo Junyao said that he was innocent, "Miss Zhu, I haven't blamed you for breaking my flowers, but you actually complained to me first?"
"You...just wait for me!"
Zhu Jin realized that she was obviously no match for Luo Junyao whether in a quarrel or a fight, so she pointed at Luo Junyao and said a few words bitterly, turned around and ran away.
When the two girls standing nearby watching the show saw this, they looked at each other but did not follow.
Just looking at Luo Junyao and Su Rui, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed. He nodded hastily to them and walked to the other side together.
Su Rui looked at Luo Junyao with a strange expression. Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Sister Su, what's wrong? Did I scare you?"
Su Rui shook her head slowly and pointed to the rose branch in her hand.
Luo Junyao hurriedly hid the rose branches behind his back and explained in a low voice: "I didn't fold the flowers without permission. I just saw some gardeners pruning them when I passed by there just now. I took a few. You see, they were all cut.
Yes, I didn’t fold it.”
Su Rui shook her head and said: "You are quite courageous. You want to tease Zhu Jin like this in the palace. After all, she is the niece of the Queen Mother."
Luo Junyao was helpless, "I don't want to cause trouble, but she has made it clear that she is going to target me, so I can't bow my head and give in, right? By the way... If she doesn't go to trouble Miss Ruan, why would she go to me? It's inexplicable."
Those two are competitors.
Su Rui smiled and said, "Maybe it's because it's hard to find Miss Ruan's weaknesses."
"Huh?" Luo Junyao blinked.
Su Rui said: "The Miss Ruan family is known as the most perfect lady in Shangyong. She behaves like a lady and is a model for noble ladies. Zhu Jin went to find trouble with her. Isn't he humiliating himself?"
Luo Junyao said quietly: "Sister Su, you mean that it's natural to cause trouble for me?"
Su Rui smiled and gave her a "what do you think" look.
"..." Luo Junyao said that she had nothing to say.
"Sister Su, you play for now, I'll go over and take a look." Luo Junyao said.
Su Rui nodded clearly, "Calm down and don't be rude in front of the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "I know, just don't worry, Sister Su."
Su Rui thought to herself: You dare to tease the Queen Mother's niece in the palace, I really don't feel at ease.
Ruan Yueli, who was chatting on the other side, naturally saw the movement here.
A girl in a red shirt next to Ruan Yueli whispered: "This Zhu Jin is really arrogant considering she is the niece of the Queen Mother."
"Who says it's not the case? Then the second girl of the Luo family didn't provoke her, so she went up to make trouble for others. She deserves to suffer the consequences."
Ruan Yueli glanced at the girl who had turned around and walked out of the Royal Garden, and said thoughtfully: "This Miss Luo seems to be very different."
The girl in red shirt also looked over there and nodded in agreement, "It's indeed different from before. Maybe General Luo and the two young masters are back. Miss Luo can't listen to her stepmother's teachings, so she will always listen to her father and brother.
?”
They had not had much dealings with Luo Junyao before. Luo Junyao often went to Linglong Courtyard to hang out with Shen Lingxiang, Xie Yuan and his group.
But even though they didn't have many interactions with each other, they had learned that Miss Luo Er had a temper that was not exactly lovable.
But looking at the girl now, she is clearly a pretty and cute little girl.
Another girl said: "This Miss Luo has become normal. She is indeed much more lovable. Now that she has broken off her relationship with Mr. Xuan Yu, the dignitaries in the capital will probably crush the door of the Luo family in the future."
Who wouldn't want a father-in-law like Luo Yun? In addition, the Luo Jinyan brothers are not fuel-efficient. If things go well, the Luo family can at least prosper for several more decades.
Now Luo Junyao is not the same as before. Even for Luo Yun, his father-in-law, some of the small shortcomings in the past can be ignored.
Ruan Yueli nodded and said, "That's a good thing."
The Ruan family is one of them, and her father is planning to let his brother marry the second girl of the Luo family or let her marry into the Luo family.
only……
Ruan Yueli sighed in her heart, looking across the lake in front of her and looking into the distance.
She already has someone in her heart and really doesn't want to marry anyone else.
