Men were not allowed to stay overnight in the palace, and it was already late at night when Xie Yan came out of the palace. "Your Majesty." As soon as he entered the palace, Zhu Siming, the chief minister from the left, greeted him.
"What's the matter?" Xie Yan paused. Zhu Siming is the chief historian of the palace and a serious court official. Unlike the palace manager, he does not live in the palace. If there is no important matter, he will not come to see him so late.
Zhu Siming said: "The eldest son came back from the princess's house in the afternoon and was injured."
Xie Yan raised his hand and pinched the center of his brow, and continued walking towards Jingyuan, "I know this, so don't pay attention to him."
Zhu Siming was a little surprised. He didn't find out what happened to the eldest princess's house this afternoon, but the eldest son limped back from the princess's house. Could it be that the prince beat him?
Then he really shouldn't ask. After all, no outsider can control me when I beat my son.
"Is there anything else?" Xie Yan turned around and saw Zhu Siming still standing there in a daze, and asked.
Zhu Siming came to his senses and quickly raised his hands and said: "The envoy from the Qi tribe came again today to ask to see the prince."
"No." Xie Yan left two words behind and strolled towards the depths of the palace.
After taking two steps, Xie Yan seemed to remember something and stopped again.
Zhu Siming hurriedly bowed and said, "Do you have any other instructions, Your Majesty?"
Xie Yan said calmly: "I heard that Xie Chengyou owes the Luo family a sum of money?"
Zhu Siming was startled and said, "That's what happened." He was about to explain why Xie Chengyou owed the money, but Xie Yan had no interest in listening.
I heard Xie Yan say in a cold voice: "Tell Xie Chengyou that I don't want to see the Luo family coming to my door."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Siming said he understood.
After the banquet at the Princess Mansion, news came out that the Empress Dowager was seriously ill. However, this kind of thing was mostly caused by the royal ladies taking turns coming to the palace to attend to illness, and it had no impact on a young girl like Luo Junyao who had not yet left the palace.
Two days later, Anyang Princess Qin Ning went to Anlan Academy and became the seventh student of the Martial Arts Academy, which shocked many people's jaws.
Qin Ning didn't seem to know about her father's affairs. The most worrying thing in the martial arts academy was the body of the Empress Dowager.
However, since Princess Changling asked her to come to school instead of following her to the palace every day to attend to her illness, presumably the Empress Dowager's condition was not as serious as rumored.
Luo Junyao somewhat understood Princess Changling's concerns, but he didn't know what happened to the woman named Qin Niang. If he only dealt with that woman, although Luo Junyao could understand the princess's behavior, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Could it be that even a dignified princess can still only use force towards a woman when encountering such a thing?
"Luo Junyao! Luo Junyao!"
Luo Junyao was sitting in the library of the academy in a daze when Qin Ning walked in quickly from outside.
Luo Junyao raised his head and glanced at her, then lowered his head and returned his gaze to the book in his hand, while asking: "Is something wrong?"
Qin Ning was a little dissatisfied, "Why do you hide here and read every day? I never heard that you like studying so much. Are you avoiding me?"
Luo Junyao glanced at her faintly, "The monthly exam is coming soon."
Anlan Academy has a liberal arts monthly exam every month, and both Linglong Academy and Martial Arts Academy have to take the exam.
This is also the biggest headache for Luo Junyao. The original Luo Junyao's foundation was not good, so her foundation was even worse than that of the original owner.
Fortunately, Anlan Academy's curriculum has been adjusted a lot now, and the homework is actually not that heavy.
Luo Junyao, who grew up in an exam-oriented education, is best at summarizing and focusing on key points. She has a particularly good memory. It is useful to take her eldest sister's previous homework notes and catch up on them temporarily.
Qin Ning disagreed, "What's the point? It's not difficult."
"..."
Facing Luo Junyao's resentful eyes, Qin Ning also thought of the rumored Luo Junyao's poor academic performance and felt a little embarrassed, "How about I help you make up for your classes? As long as you fight with me."
Luo Jun shook his head, "Thank you, no, I can do it myself."
"Are you really able to do this?" Qin Ning was not very reassured.
What she had already learned when she was thirteen years old, Luo Junyao still hadn't learned when she was sixteen, so she didn't feel very smart.
"Really!" the despised Luo Junyao gritted his teeth.
Qin Ning shrugged and nodded: "Okay, you can just say yes. We are going to Nancheng to watch the lanterns after school today, will you go?"
Luo Junyao wanted to refuse. The eldest sister will leave the cabinet in half a month, and the house has been very busy recently.
Although she can't help much, she can go back to accompany her eldest sister and help her sort out her dowry and so on.
Seeing that Luo Junyao was about to refuse, Qin Ning quickly said: "Since I came here, you have refused every time I asked you to play. Do you hate me?"
I don't dislike it at all, mainly because Qin Ning hasn't been here for a few days. Isn't it busy recently?
Qin Ning said: "Go, go. I heard that people from Linglong Academy are also going, just in case we encounter one of us who is weak..."
"..." If we meet, it's useless even if I'm an extra person. Besides, we just don't deal well with each other, and it's not like we have any sworn hatred.
After thinking about it, Luo Junyao was a little curious, "What day is it today and why does everyone have to go see the lanterns?"
Luo Junyao's interest in lanterns is relatively average. After all, what kind of light show has she not seen? Even if it is lanterns, there are many she has seen in her previous life.
Qin Ning thought she was interested and said with a smile: "You don't even know this. In two days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The lantern festival lasts for three days, and today is the first day."
"Mid-Autumn Festival?" Luo Jun shook his eyes, "Is it a holiday tomorrow?"
Qin Ning was speechless. Do you love studying or not? When it comes to vacation, her eyes light up.
The schoolwork at Anlan Academy is actually very easy. They go to school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Saturdays, and have holidays on April, May, and Nineties, plus some festivals. Even little girls like Xu Hui and Qin Ning, who are only twelve or thirteen years old, can't do it.
You won't feel hard at all.
"Five days of rest and classes on the 21st." Qin Ning said.
"Then I'll go!" Luo Junyao decisively put away the book in his hand.
While in my heart I despise the academy for misleading students, at the same time I praise how wonderful it is to have a holiday.
As soon as school was over in the afternoon, several girls from the martial arts academy quickly packed up their things and ran into their carriages and hurried home.
Before going to see the lanterns, they have to go home and change into clothes.
Luo Junyao was sitting leisurely in the carriage, holding a snack box and eating snacks.
Ever since the banquet at the Princess's Mansion, Shen Lingxiang didn't like to get close to her for some reason. Luo Junyao didn't care, he just wanted to get close to her. She didn't want to associate with Shen Lingxiang at all.
Her good aunt, on the other hand, would bring some soup, snacks, etc. to Nuanxin Garden every now and then. She didn't say much, but her eyes full of love and pity always made her feel uncomfortable.
The carriage slowed down a lot as it entered the city, and it became lively outside.
Luo Junyao had just put down the snack box in his hand when suddenly there was an exclamation from the coachman and the sound of a horse being hurriedly scolded to stop.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Luo Jun shook her body and leaned forward slightly. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and pressed her hand on the small table in front of her, "Uncle Ren, what's wrong?"
The driver outside said: "Suddenly someone came out. Is the girl okay?"
Luo Junyao said, "I'm fine, didn't I hit anyone?" As he spoke, Luo Junyao opened the curtain of the car window and looked out, and sure enough he saw a person falling on the ground in front of the carriage.
The coachman quickly said: "No, girl, the horse didn't touch him, he fell out by himself."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone on the roadside laughed and said, "It's the second girl of the Luo family? The coachman is right. He did fall out and it had nothing to do with the coachman."
Luo Junyao looked towards the person who was speaking and saw several young people in unusual clothes. These people stood together and looked at the person who fell to the ground as if they were watching a good show.
Luo Junyao looked at those people. They looked familiar, but he couldn't remember which young master they belonged to.
The man who fell to the ground slowly got up, but no one on the roadside came forward to help him.
"I'm sorry for disturbing the girl." He walked to the car window and solemnly raised his hands towards Luo Junyao.
The young masters who were watching the show laughed loudly: "Prince Ji Rong, this is the beloved daughter of General Luo. If you want to ask for help, you might as well ask her."
prince?
Luo Junyao looked curiously at the young man in white standing on the roadside. The young man was thin and pale, and his appearance was very handsome. At first glance, he seemed to have a fragile feeling that it was difficult to distinguish between male and female.
Dasheng does not have the title of prince, but this young man looks fairer than the average Dasheng man, and he does not look like a foreigner.
But Luo Junyao also remembered that the surname Ji seemed to be the surname of the royal family of the Qi people. Could this young man be the hostage sent to Dasheng by the Qi people?
The young man named Ji Rong did not speak, but bowed his hands towards Luo Junyao again before taking two steps back.
Luo Junyao said: "It doesn't matter, as long as everything is fine, you have to be more careful in the future."
Ji Rong looked up at Luo Junyao with some surprise. Luo Junyao smiled at him and lowered the car curtains, "Uncle Ren, let's go."
The coachman responded, and the carriage slowly moved forward again.
The teasing laughter of those dandy boys could still be faintly heard on the roadside. Luo Junyao frowned slightly but said nothing more, forgetting about the matter.
