I saw that this girl was not very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old at most, and she was extremely beautiful.
The face is like a silver plate, the eyes are like apricots, the lips are red without dots, and the eyebrows are crisp without paint. The cheeks are made of fresh lychees, the nose is greasy goose fat, the skin is like mountain jade, and the collar is like a cricket larvae. It looks cute and smells amiable.
In just a moment, it captured Li Ran's mind.
So when this girl broke into the yard and caught his sight, he froze on the spot. Everything he could see was this girl.
What's more important is that when the girl saw Li Nan, she couldn't help but be stunned.
"Huh? Is it you?"
As soon as the girl opened her mouth, the voice sounded really nice, just like the crisp and lively rhythm of Chunyan, full of infinite vitality and vitality.
Li Ran's mind retracted when he heard this.
"Oh? Do you know me, girl?"
He was a little surprised, after all, he had never seen such a beautiful woman.
"If it's Xi Tzu...eh? Was Xi Tzu born in this era?"
"No matter whether she was born or not, this girl is definitely more beautiful than Xi Shi!"
Li Ran said firmly in his heart.
At the same time, he is also extremely excited. When such a beautiful woman is likely to meet you, it would be false to say that you are not excited. You can deceive others, but can you deceive your own hormones? As the saying goes, even heroes have a hard time with beauty.
This of course also includes Li Ran.
"Don't you just..."
"Leer!"
Just as the girl was about to speak, Shusunbao's voice suddenly sounded outside the courtyard, and then Li Ran saw Shusunbao hurried in.
"Uncle." (In ancient times, there were differences in the hierarchy between men and women, so the woman's relatives were generally called husbands, while only the man's relatives were called fathers. This is the difference between uncles and uncles)
The girl turned around and saluted Shu Sunbao.
When Li Ran heard this title, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. Shu Sunbao's age was at least fifty, so this girl was actually his niece? After all, based on her age, this girl could be considered his granddaughter.
Li Ran can't be surprised, this girl is really Shu Sunbao's niece.
After Shusunbao's introduction, Li Ran finally figured out the identity of the man and woman in front of him. When he knew the identity of this man, he suddenly understood why Shusunbao was able to dominate the Lu Kingdom as a clan.
The power to compete with the other two.
This man is the younger brother of the current crown prince of the Lu Kingdom, Gongzi Chou. The two of them are the ones with the highest status in the royal family of the current Lu Kingdom.
But because this young master seems to have a slight intellectual disability, he often "acts wildly". For example, today, he came to Shusun Bao's house early in the morning to be a guest. No one took care of him, and he walked in arrogantly. People from the city of Qufu
Everyone knew that there might be something wrong with this young master's brain, so the servants at Shusunbao's house didn't dare to stop him, so they let him in.
And this girl has a good background. Her surname is Ji and her given name is Le. She is from the Zheng State. Her family is from the Ji clan
Although Shu Sunbao only gave this short name introduction, the memory in Li Ran's mind was instantly activated.
In the Zheng State, the Ji family was originally a large clan like the Ji family, Meng family, and Shusun family in the Lu State. The famous prime minister "Ji Zhong" who came out of the Zheng State was a myth at the time for his ability to predict the unknown.
existed. Later, after the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, the Ji clan became the actual people in power in the Zheng State. They were called "the most powerful officials in the Spring and Autumn Period" by later generations. Duke Huan of Qi also said at the time, "When Ji Zhong died, there was no one in the Zheng State."
". This shows the ability of the Ji family in Zheng.
In other words, although the power of Ji Le's family in Zheng was not as powerful as that of the so-called "Qi Mu" in later generations, it was still a force that should not be underestimated.
No wonder Shusun Bao was able to compete with the Ji family and the Meng family in the Lu State. It turned out that Shusun Bao married a woman from the Ji family in Zheng State, who was the aunt of Ji Le, so the Shusun family and the Ji family were related by marriage. "Actually, I met you at the Xialiuhe rally yesterday."
"What you said yesterday was really shocking."
Ji Le has indeed seen Li Ran. Yesterday at the Xialiu River rally, she was the one standing in the corner wearing a bamboo hat and veil.
She has been very naughty since she was a child, and she is not like a lady at all. She is not bound by etiquette and likes to travel everywhere.
She should be well-disciplined, but she is the only daughter of the Ji family. She is the apple of the eye. Everyone in the family cherishes her, so she is naturally obedient. This is why she is allowed to come all the way to Lu State to attend the rural school assembly held by her uncle.
.
Joining in the fun is naturally very attractive to a fun-loving daughter.
When she said this, her bright eyes fell directly on Li Ran. Even though Li Ran was a man, his face turned red at the sight of such strong curiosity, and he immediately looked for someone who could change the topic.
Opportunity.
At this time, Shu Sunbao looked at Young Master Chong on the ground and sighed:
"The prince is about to ascend the throne, but this young master is so miserable all the time. It's really worrying."
As mentioned before, in the Spring and Autumn Period under the Zhou Li system, there were clear regulations on who should do what kind of things, and no one had to violate them.
But right now, this young master is looking slovenly and acting silly all day long. Having a silly younger brother is disgraceful after all. Then the image of the office in the eyes of the people will plummet. Isn't he doing this to him?
Are you causing trouble?
Li Ran followed his gaze and looked at Young Master Chou on the ground.
This young master from the state of Lu has been squatting on the ground and stirring the grass on both sides of the corridor since he entered the door. He seemed to be looking for something and was having so much fun that he didn't even hear what the three people were talking about.
However, Li noticed that although this young man's thick behavior seemed absurd, his eyes were very clear and he did not look like someone with a brain problem.
"Ah Chou, don't you recognize me?"
Ji Le met Gongzi Chou once when she was a child. At that time, Gongzi Chou was very naughty and often made Duke Lu Xiang scold him. Ji Le had no younger brothers and sisters, so she was particularly concerned about this Gongzi Chou, who was one or two years younger than her.
I regard him as my younger brother from the bottom of my heart.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
No, I heard that Gongzi Chou was coming early this morning, and immediately got up and rushed over, but who knew that Gongzi Chou didn't recognize her, and even ignored her, which really made her sad.
At this time, a servant came outside to report that Prince Ji Ye was here.
Shusun Bao then went to greet him in person, but as soon as he left, the young man on the ground threw the stick in his hand, and sat down on the ground like a child losing his temper, waving his hands randomly and crying.
Shout:
"I won't leave, I won't go back! I won't go back!"
Li Ran and Ji Le both leaned over and helped him up one on the left and the other on the right. Ji Le asked softly:
"The prince is probably here to ask you, Ah Chou, to return to the palace, right?"
Young Master Chou heard this this time, nodded his head, and cried miserably:
"Father Jun is dead inside...I won't go back...I won't go back..."
Although Gongzi Chou was a little dazed, these calls were quite affectionate.
But what surprised both Li Ran and Ji Le was that this young master Chou actually had such deep feelings for his father, Duke Xiang of Lu, and he really didn't look like a mentally ill person.
But turning his head, Li Ran suddenly thought that Lu Xianggong died in the Chu Palace he built himself, not his original residence, and why was Lord Chou so resistant to the Chu Palace?
You must know that the Chu Palace was built by Duke Xiang of Lu after he returned from his visit to the Ying capital of the Chu State. He spent several years and frugally built a building that imitated the palace of the Chu State from his already not wealthy office. p>
"Chu Palace" has all the facilities that match the monarch's power. It is not difficult to see that Lu Xianggong's wish is to imitate the Chu State, take back the monarch's power, revitalize the official office, and strengthen the Lu State.
The young master, Chou, seems to have a natural resistance and fear towards Chu Palace.
"Okay, okay, then if we don't go back, how about you living here from now on? Just live with him, okay?"
Ji Le didn't have as many ideas as Li Ran. As soon as she heard that Gongzi Chou didn't want to return to the palace, she immediately decided to let Gongzi Chou live with Li Ran, regardless of whether Li Ran agreed or not, she had the final say anyway.
This made Li Ran speechless for a moment. He didn't want to refuse, and it didn't matter if he didn't. It was so embarrassing.
"Okay...okay...!"
"Live with you! Just live with you!"
As he said this, Gongzi Chong suddenly turned from crying into joy, wiped the snot in front of his nose, and hugged Li Ran.
Li Ran felt so miserable in his heart, and thought:
"This boss, can you take a shower first and then express your gratitude to me?"
When it comes to loving cleanliness, Li Ran definitely doesn't do it deliberately. He doesn't have any mysophobia.
But Gongzi Chou obviously doesn’t know what clean means, and Ji Le is also a big-hearted girl. Seeing that Gongzi Chou stopped crying, he immediately cast a “thank you” look at Li Ran.
"Mr. Ziming, my lord, please invite me."
The servant came to tell him that Shusun Bao and Tai Ziye were already waiting in the main hall, and asked the three of them to come over.
Li Ran then pulled Gongzi Chou and came to the main hall with Ji Le.
However, before the three of them entered, they heard Shusun Bao's angry voice coming from inside.
"That's unreasonable!"
"Where is Jisun Sudang? Is it his fiefdom? The sacrificial ceremony is an ancient royal system, how can we just change it?!"
"Damn it!"
As soon as Shu Sunbao finished speaking, he saw Li Ran and others appearing at the door. He immediately took a breath and welcomed the three of them in.
Li Ran naturally wanted to meet Ji Ye, Ji Le and Ji Ye had obviously known each other since childhood, and Ji Ye was troubled by the issues related to the sacrificial ceremony in the court, so the two only exchanged glances briefly.<
/p>
Then, Shu Sunbao looked at Li Ran and asked:
"It's really unbearable! Zi Ming, let me ask you, do you know if anyone in the Zhou royal family dared to tamper with the sacrificial ceremony?"
Shu Sunbao was probably too angry, so as soon as he asked this question, everyone present looked at him in unison.