"My mother is gone, Xian'er is also dead, and I am the only one left in this world. A Lan, don't worry about me, let me fend for myself."
"Cousin, you still have your uncle, the emperor's grandfather, and so many relatives, how can you say the words of self-destruction." Ji Linglan looked at Lin Yongye's wrist, where there was a scar that was scratched by a sharp weapon. The wound was not too deep, and the bleeding had stopped, but it was not treated properly, and the wound was still exposed.He stepped forward, pressed Lin Yongye on the chair, held his hand to examine the wound carefully, and said, "Cousin, wait a minute, I'll get the medicine to treat the wound for you."
Ji Linglan got up, looked at Li Xiangwan, and said, "Cousin, please take care of Cousin Yongye, I'll come as soon as I go."
Li Xiangwan nodded, watched Ji Linglan walk out of the room, then stepped into the door, and put the medicine box on the table.Li Xiangwan had seen Ji Linglan deal with trauma before, and also studied iodophor and Band-Aid. Although he had never seen it before, it turned out that it was indeed better than the things in his medicine chest.
Li Xiangwan sat opposite Lin Yongye, took out the pulse pillow from the medicine box, and then looked at Lin Yongye, seeing that he was motionless, not even looking at himself, Li Xiangwan simply went straight Get up, hold Lin Yongye's wrist, and forcefully place it on the pulse pillow.
Although both of them are adults, Lin Yongye was injured and ill one after another, his body was very weak, and his strength was not as strong as Li Xiangwan.
"Let go!" Lin Yongye couldn't break Li Xiangwan's restraint, so he could only stare at him angrily.
Li Xiangwan looked at Lin Yongye confidently, and said, "Your Highness, a patient should look like a patient. If A Lan sees you like this, what do you think he will think?"
Lin Yongye was stunned, but quickly calmed down, and said, "Who the hell are you? Does Ah Lan know your true face?"
"Your Highness, I'm just a doctor, and I do my best. How can I tell the truth?" Li Xiangwan glanced at Xiao Dezi outside the door, approached Lin Yongye, and said softly: "Your Highness, it seems that I have something to do with Ah Lan. different."
Li Xiangwan paused for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness is distinguished, and it is reasonable to have one or two blue-faced confidants. Others are fine, but Alan is the only son of Princess Yaohua, and is His Highness's cousin. It is absolutely impossible, I advise His Highness not to wishful thinking."
Lin Yongye looked at Li Xiangwan with a gloomy expression, and said, "You know too much!"
Li Xiangwan smiled and said: "I kindly advised you, but His Highness wanted to kill me. Could it be that His Highness has a dark heart?"
"Alan was very interested in me before, but since you came to the imperial capital, his attitude towards me has become perfunctory, and he even avoided me intentionally or unintentionally. He must have been bewitched by you. I don't care what your status is, here It's the imperial capital of Linguo, it's my territory, it's the dragon you coil up for me, the tiger you lie down for me, for A Lan's sake, I won't move you. If not..." Lin Yongye didn't say anything. After finishing speaking, his cold eyes fully expressed his attitude.
"Then I would like to thank Your Highness for your mercy." Li Xiangwan put Lin Yongye's hand on the pulse diagnosis, put his fingers lightly on his wrist, and said while taking the pulse: "I have always thought that Your Highness is a powerful person. It looks really good now. Although Ah Lan is smart, she has a naive temperament, always thinking that as long as she is sincere, others will do the same. But she doesn't know that people's hearts are ghosts, and the people he treats sincerely may not know how to plot against him. "
Lin Yongye didn't withdraw his hand, but just looked at Li Xiangwan silently. He did have plans for Ji Linglan.
"His Royal Highness is the only son of the crown prince. In the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, His Royal Highness will be the rightful heir. However, if it is known that His Royal Highness has mischievous feelings towards his cousin, let alone the reaction of the people in the world, just say the emperor and the crown prince. They will How. Has Your Highness ever thought about it?"
Lin Yongye remained silent.
Li Xiangwan didn't take it seriously, and then said: "To be honest, if it wasn't for the fear that His Highness's willful actions would bring harm to Alan, I really wouldn't want to be such a troublesome person."
While the two were talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Ji Linglan walked in from the door, holding iodine and gauze in his hands. Seeing that Li Xiangwan was taking Lin Yongye's pulse, he asked with a smile: "Cousin, how is Cousin Yongye's pulse?"
Li Xiangwan replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Ah Lan, His Highness's pulse condition is still stable and there is nothing serious, but it still needs to be recuperated."
"That's okay." Ji Linglan came to Lin Yongye, cleaned his wound carefully, wrapped gauze on it, and told him: "Cousin, before the wound heals, don't touch the water to avoid infection."
Lin Yongye looked at Ji Linglan and asked, "Alan, Xian'er is gone. You are the only one left in this world who treats me sincerely. Will you...will you stay by my side forever?"
Ji Linglan was startled, and subconsciously glanced at Li Xiangwan, and said, "Cousin, grandpa, uncle, and mother, they all care about you, so don't think about it. Besides, my cousin will have his own wife in the future." Son, they are the ones who will accompany my cousin for the rest of his life."
Originally, Ji Linglan's dull emotional intelligence would not think too much, but he couldn't stand Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan's repeated reminders, and now looking at Lin Yongye's eyes, he really felt something was wrong.
Lin Yongye looked at Ji Linglan in silence, and after a while, he looked away, suppressed the emotions in his eyes, and said: "I'm tired, you go, Xiao Dezi sees off the guests."
Upon hearing the order, Xiao Dezi at the door hurried in, looked at the two of them in embarrassment, and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Li, please."
Ji Linglan and Li Xiangwan looked at each other, and said: "The cousin is resting, I will come to see you in the afternoon."
Lin Yongye turned around, but did not respond.
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and didn't say anything after all, but left behind the iodine and the wound medicine, and after instructing Xiao Dezi to use it, she and Li Xiangwan left the Green Bamboo Garden.
Li Xiangwan looked at Ji Linglan and said with a smile, "It seems that Ah Lan has already noticed something."
Ji Linglan couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said, "I can't figure it out, why did it happen like this?"
"Don't Ah Lan think that the son is very similar to Ah Ling?"
Ji Linglan nodded honestly, and said: "The situation is indeed very similar. The reason why I feel that my cousin is close is probably because of this."
"They are all people who live in the dark. They have long been used to the ugliness of human nature. The one who can let them off their guard is a pure-natured person like you. You are like the sun shining into the darkness, making them feel Warm, and slowly greedy, wanting to absorb more."
Ji Linglan was embarrassed by what he said, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't think so much, I just wanted to help him."
"It's because of your kindness to him, pure and clean, that you make him greedy."
Ji Linglan said distressedly: "Then what should I do? Stay away from him, keep a distance from him?"
Li Xiangwan sighed and said, "You also alienated Ah Ling before, did it work?"
Ji Linglan shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "If it works, how can we be together?"
"So he will become the biggest trouble for you and A Ling after the Gao family."
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Cousin, what do you mean he will harm me and Ah Ling?"
"Alan, whether you believe it or not, I always think he is the most difficult opponent you and Aling have met."
Ji Linglan paused, looked at Li Xiangwan, and said solemnly, "Cousin, don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt Ah Ling."
Li Xiangwan nodded in relief, and said, "I trust Ah Lan, so you don't have to worry too much. Although this is the imperial city of Linguo, it is not so easy to deal with us."
Ji Linglan sighed, and said: "Oh, it's just that my foundation is still shallow and I don't have my own power yet. What I can use now belongs to others."
"You have only been in the country for half a year, and it is not easy to achieve your current position. How can you compare with them who have been in business for many years. Don't worry, you are not alone, and A Ling and I are here. You face it alone."
Ji Linglan let out a long breath, and said: "What my cousin said is true. But these are just our guesses, whether it is true is still unknown, we don't need to worry about it. Of course, don't worry, cousin, the heart of prevention is indispensable I still understand the truth."
Li Xiangwan understood what Ji Linglan meant, it was not easy for him to recognize Lin Yongye's feelings for him, and Li Xiangwan did not expect him to easily accept the conjecture that Lin Yongye would be unfavorable to him.
"Let's go, hurry back, Ah Ling is still waiting for you."
"Cousin, let's have lunch together in the courtyard, it will be more lively."
"Alright, then I'll go back with you."
As soon as the two returned to Tingxue Garden, they heard the sound of a bamboo flute. Fu Nanling, who came out to greet him, suddenly stopped and frowned slightly when he heard the sound of the bamboo flute.
Seeing this, Ji Linglan walked over and asked strangely, "A Ling, what's wrong?"
"Alan, did you hear the sound of the bamboo flute?"
"I heard it, the melody is pretty nice, what's wrong?"
"I have heard the sound of this bamboo flute three times in total. The first time was not long after I came to the Princess Mansion, and the second time was the night of the Gao family's rebellion. This is the third time."
"The night the Gao family rebelled?" Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "A Ling, do you suspect that there is something wrong with the sound of the flute?"
"I can't say it well, but I just vaguely feel that the sound of the flute is not pure."
Ji Linglan turned to look at Gao Wei, and said, "Ah Wei, go and see where the sound of the flute comes from."
Gao Wei responded, turned around and left the Tingxue Garden.
"Alan, why did you come back so soon? And cousin, why did you follow?" Fu Nanling did not hide the disgust in his eyes.
Li Xiangwan was amused for a while, and couldn't help but want to tease him, saying: "It was Ah Lan who invited me to have lunch together, and also said what I wanted to eat, so he made it for me."
Fu Nanling pulled Ji Linglan past him, stood in front of him, and said, "There's a saying, 'Beware of a house thief is hard to guard against'. I didn't expect my cousin to spy on my Alan."
"Alan has good looks, good character, and good family background. He is a rare young talent. Of course, he attracts people's attention."
Fu Nanling yelled bitterly: "Li Xiangwan!"
Li Xiangwan picked out his ears and said, "My ears are good, so I don't need to be so loud."
Seeing this, Ji Linglan felt dumbfounded, and said, "Watching you quarreling is like watching two three-year-olds fighting for candy. It's very childish."
Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Fu Nanling turned his phoenix eyes, raised his head and kissed Ji Linglan, and said with a smile: "Cousin, are you full?"
Li Xiangwan...
In the Green Bamboo Garden, Linyong Ye sent Xiao Dezi away, and played the bamboo flute alone in the room. After a tune was played, Qing Ying appeared in the room, bowed and said: "See Master."
Lin Yongye looked up at Qingying, and asked directly: "How is their identity checked?"
Qingying replied truthfully: "Go back to master, there is no news from Fu Guo."
Lin Yongye was furious and said, "It's been so long, why is there no news?"
Qing Ying was a little surprised by Lin Yongye's emotional expression, and said: "Master, our spies were cleared out a while ago, and many people were arrested. The rest of them are lurking and dare not act lightly."
"Why were they arrested? How could Fu Guo know their stronghold?"
Qingying was even more surprised. He clearly reported it once before, but seeing Lin Yongye's expression now, he seems to have no memory at all.He replied truthfully: "Master, the stronghold was exposed because Gao Zhenhai had been there. Fu Guo followed him and found the stronghold. We lost nearly [-]% of our manpower."
Lin Yongye looked at Qingying sharply, and said, "Why did you tell me now?"
"Master, after the incident happened at the stronghold, the subordinates reported it once, have you forgotten?"
Lin Yongye was stunned, and suddenly felt a headache. He stretched out his hand and pinched the center of his brow, and it took him a while to recover. He had no memory of what Qingying said. "Find out their identities as soon as possible, and then organize people to help me with things."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
The matter of the Gao family finally came to an end before the new year, the execution ground was bloody washed out, and the streets in the imperial city returned to their usual noise, as if nothing had happened.
On New Year's Eve, Ji Linglan was going to the palace to accompany Lin Yongye to have a New Year's Eve dinner, so he specially accompanied Fu Nanling to celebrate the New Year one day in advance. Li Xiangwan, together with the little tail Ji Pingting, a group of seven went to the street early.
Ji Pingting was wrapped in bright red clothes, the neckline and cuffs were made of high-quality rabbit fur, which not only looked playful and cute, but also kept warm.
Ji Pingting took Ji Linglan's arm, ran to the stall selling rice cakes, and said, "Brother, I want to eat rice cakes."
Fu Nanling came over, separated the two of them calmly, and said, "Does Ting'er like rice cakes? Me too. But compared to this, I prefer fried rice cakes made by A Lan."
"Fried rice cakes?" Ji Pingting's eyes lit up, she turned her head to look at Ji Linglan, and said, "Brother, I want to eat fried rice cakes tonight!"
Regarding Fu Nanling's little tricks, Ji Linglan might not have noticed it before, but it's hard not to notice it after a long time. This super possessive desire really made him dumbfounded.
"Okay, then let's buy some back." Ji Linglan looked at the stall owner and said with a smile, "Wrap us a catty of rice cakes."
"Okay, my lord, wait a moment, I'll see you right away." The stall owner wrapped a catty of rice cakes in oiled paper, handed them to Ji Linglan, and said with a smile, "Young master, ten yuan per catty of rice cakes, please keep it."
Ji Linglan took the rice cake and looked at Fu Nanling who was beside him. Fu Nanling took a coin from his purse and handed it over.
The stall owner looked a little embarrassed and said: "Young master, I'm really sorry, you came early, and the villain's rice cakes haven't been sold yet, so I really can't find them."
Ji Linglan smiled and said, "I'll leave the money to you first. After we're done shopping, we'll come back to get change. What do you think?"
When the stall owner heard this, he took the money with a smile and said, "As long as you can trust the villain, you will be fine."
"Those who can do business in this imperial city are all honest and trustworthy."
Don't talk about this little money, let's just say 100 taels, which is nothing to Ji Linglan now, but he can't be extravagant if he has money, not to mention that he has a proprietress by his side.
The crowd went shopping and bought a lot of things, food and play, big bags inside small bags, everyone was carrying things in their hands.
Ji Pingting took Ji Linglan's arm, glanced at Fu Nanling, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, didn't Beauty Square make any money? Why did you spend all your money on shopping today?"
Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling and said with a smile: "Ah Ling and I have no distinction between each other, what's his is mine, and what's mine is his."
"Brother, I know that you and Brother Ling have a good relationship, but it's not good for brothers to settle accounts clearly."
"I'm not good at managing money. All the money I earn in Beauty Square goes to A Ling. You're a young girl, so you have a lot to worry about."
"So that's the case." Ji Pingting said with a smile: "I'm still smart. Brother Ling's family has been in business for generations, and he must be good at managing money. If you leave it to him, maybe money will make money."
Fu Nanling was quite satisfied with Ji Linglan's performance, and said with a smile: "Yes, Alan's money is with me, so it will only be more or less."
"Brother, let's have hot pot and barbecue tonight. I haven't eaten it for a long time, and my mouth is watering just thinking about it." When Ji Pingting mentioned eating, her bright almond eyes lit up again.
Ji Linglan responded readily, and said, "Success. Today we will prepare more ingredients, and make barbecue and hot pot together to ensure that everyone's taste buds are satisfied."
"Yeah!" Ji Pingting said excitedly: "I want to eat spicy hot pot, buy more mutton, the fish fillet I ate last time, and shrimp slippery are all delicious, as well as grilled leeks, grilled tofu, buy more of them all. "
Ji Linglan lifted the things on the handle, and said helplessly: "Ting'er, do you think we can still carry so much after buying so much?"
"Then hire a carriage. Anyway, I'm going to eat open tonight, and no one can stop me."
Ji Linglan shook her head amusedly, and said: "Look at how promising you are, at least you are the princess of a country, and you are not afraid that others will hear jokes about you."
"I'm not afraid. Hehe, my reputation isn't very good anyway, at most I'll add a gluttonous one, I'm not afraid of a non-painful one."
Ji Linglan couldn't laugh or cry when she heard that, and ordered Gao Wei to hire a carriage and put everything in her hand into it.
Thinking about the people in the Princess Mansion, and then thinking about the people in the Duke's Mansion, Ji Linglan bought two sheep directly, and bought a lot of other ingredients. They didn't stop buying until a carriage was packed full. Ingredients.In fact, they could have left these things to the attendants to make, but Ji Linglan felt that the Chinese New Year would be less flavorful, so she simply bought them herself.
After buying the ingredients, they bought red paper and bamboo strips, planning to write Spring Festival couplets, tie lanterns, and cut window grilles by themselves.
Ji Linglan was worried that Fu Nanling was tired, so after walking around for about an hour, he asked Liu Xi and Gao Si to accompany him to a nearby teahouse to wait.After they finished shopping, it was already noon. Except for Ji Pingting who was still energetic, everyone else was exhausted.
Ji Linglan asked Gao Wei to send everything back to the Princess Mansion, and went to the teahouse with Li Xiangwan and the others to meet Fu Nanling.
Fu Nanling picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for Ji Linglan, and said, "Alan, try this tea, it's the best Maojian, and it tastes pretty good."
Ji Linglan picked up the teacup and drank it with a 'gudong gudong', which made her burning throat feel better.
Fu Nanling looked distressed and funny at the same time, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup, and said, "Alan, before I leave, I'll give you some money, why don't you want to buy a bowl of tea on the street? This voice If it breaks, it’s not just a cup of tea.”
Ji Linglan smiled embarrassingly, and changed the subject: "This tea is really good."
Sitting on the side, Li Xiangwan watched anxiously, until Ji Linglan finished his second cup, Fu Nanling didn't see Fu Nanling pouring him a cup, it was because Liu Xi really couldn't see it that he poured him a cup.
"A Ling, you are so biased, A Lan has finished his second cup of tea, and I don't even have a cup, so you don't know how to feel sorry for me?"
"People's hearts are biased. It's not that my cousin has long hands. If you want to drink tea, you can pour it yourself. If you really want someone to help you, then find a cousin as soon as possible, or bring a few more followers."
Li Xiangwan waved his hand quickly, and said with a wry smile: "Well, I'm not as eloquent as you, I can't beat you, I'd better support myself."
Ji Pingting always felt a little funny listening to the bickering between the two, and asked curiously, "Isn't Brother Ling married yet?"
Fu Nanling shook his head and said: "No, she is about to reach her thirties and has not yet married. If Ting'er knows a suitable woman, she can be a matchmaker and match them."
Ji Pingting loves to join in the fun, so she immediately became interested and said, "Then what kind of woman does Brother Li like?"
Li Xiangwan looked at the two of them amusedly, and said, "Master, you have a noble status, don't let Ling'er lead you astray."
"Why did you go astray? Cousin, you are too restrained yourself. If you can't do what you want, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come to this world?"
Li Xiangwan was startled, then sighed, and said, "Who can live so recklessly and unrestrainedly like you, throwing away such a huge family business as soon as it is said."
Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan, and said without hesitation: "If my cousin can find someone he loves, he will naturally be as chic as me."
Ji Linglan, who was about to drink tea, suddenly choked and coughed violently.
Seeing this, Fu Nanling quickly stood up and patted him on the back, saying: "No one is robbing you, how can you choke on drinking tea?"
It took a while for Ji Linglan to stop coughing, and she gave him a helpless look, then changed the subject and said, "It seems to be noon now. Brother Liu, go and call Xiao Er, we will order."
Li Xiangwan looked at the two of them and said jokingly, "Do we still need to eat? Why do I feel that I'm already full?"
Ji Linglan coughed twice uncomfortably, and said: "Cousin is joking, how can you not be hungry after running for half a day, Brother Liu, go and ask Xiao Er to order food."
Everyone smiled knowingly, Liu Xi hurriedly responded, turned around and left the private room.
Ji Pingting looked at Fu Nanling and then at Ji Linglan, always feeling that there was something wrong between the two of them, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.After thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it and discussed with everyone what to eat later.
After lunch, the group strolled back to the Princess Mansion, did not take a nap like before, but started to get busy.Ji Linglan sent someone to the Duke's Mansion, and called Ji Xinwu's two brothers, and the other three cousins, thinking that everyone would be lively together, and at least they would be able to shorten the distance between each other.
Li Xiangwan and Fu Nanling wrote Spring Festival couplets together, Ji Pingting's four cousins cut window grilles together, while Ji Linglan and Ji Xinwu were busy with the ingredients for the evening, Liu Xi, Gao Si and Gao Wei made lanterns, Everyone performed their duties and had a great time.Especially the five from the Duke's Mansion, because of the old Duke's relationship, they behaved well on weekdays and did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary. When they came to the Princess Mansion, they were like birds flying out of their cages. How happy.
As the evening approached, Princess Yaohua and Ji Mingqiu also came to join in the fun. Princess Yaohua joined in the process of cutting window grilles, and Ji Mingqiu went to help Ji Linglan. Seeing that the team had grown a bit, Ji Linglan enjoyed it even though she was busy.
When all the ingredients were ready, Ji Linglan called everyone, moved the extended version of the oven to the yard, and said loudly: "This meat is all marinated, tonight's barbecue is done by yourself, whoever grills it Eat, let you young masters and young ladies know what it means to 'do it yourself'."
"Cousin, you still have your uncle, the emperor's grandfather, and so many relatives, how can you say the words of self-destruction." Ji Linglan looked at Lin Yongye's wrist, where there was a scar that was scratched by a sharp weapon. The wound was not too deep, and the bleeding had stopped, but it was not treated properly, and the wound was still exposed.He stepped forward, pressed Lin Yongye on the chair, held his hand to examine the wound carefully, and said, "Cousin, wait a minute, I'll get the medicine to treat the wound for you."
Ji Linglan got up, looked at Li Xiangwan, and said, "Cousin, please take care of Cousin Yongye, I'll come as soon as I go."
Li Xiangwan nodded, watched Ji Linglan walk out of the room, then stepped into the door, and put the medicine box on the table.Li Xiangwan had seen Ji Linglan deal with trauma before, and also studied iodophor and Band-Aid. Although he had never seen it before, it turned out that it was indeed better than the things in his medicine chest.
Li Xiangwan sat opposite Lin Yongye, took out the pulse pillow from the medicine box, and then looked at Lin Yongye, seeing that he was motionless, not even looking at himself, Li Xiangwan simply went straight Get up, hold Lin Yongye's wrist, and forcefully place it on the pulse pillow.
Although both of them are adults, Lin Yongye was injured and ill one after another, his body was very weak, and his strength was not as strong as Li Xiangwan.
"Let go!" Lin Yongye couldn't break Li Xiangwan's restraint, so he could only stare at him angrily.
Li Xiangwan looked at Lin Yongye confidently, and said, "Your Highness, a patient should look like a patient. If A Lan sees you like this, what do you think he will think?"
Lin Yongye was stunned, but quickly calmed down, and said, "Who the hell are you? Does Ah Lan know your true face?"
"Your Highness, I'm just a doctor, and I do my best. How can I tell the truth?" Li Xiangwan glanced at Xiao Dezi outside the door, approached Lin Yongye, and said softly: "Your Highness, it seems that I have something to do with Ah Lan. different."
Li Xiangwan paused for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness is distinguished, and it is reasonable to have one or two blue-faced confidants. Others are fine, but Alan is the only son of Princess Yaohua, and is His Highness's cousin. It is absolutely impossible, I advise His Highness not to wishful thinking."
Lin Yongye looked at Li Xiangwan with a gloomy expression, and said, "You know too much!"
Li Xiangwan smiled and said: "I kindly advised you, but His Highness wanted to kill me. Could it be that His Highness has a dark heart?"
"Alan was very interested in me before, but since you came to the imperial capital, his attitude towards me has become perfunctory, and he even avoided me intentionally or unintentionally. He must have been bewitched by you. I don't care what your status is, here It's the imperial capital of Linguo, it's my territory, it's the dragon you coil up for me, the tiger you lie down for me, for A Lan's sake, I won't move you. If not..." Lin Yongye didn't say anything. After finishing speaking, his cold eyes fully expressed his attitude.
"Then I would like to thank Your Highness for your mercy." Li Xiangwan put Lin Yongye's hand on the pulse diagnosis, put his fingers lightly on his wrist, and said while taking the pulse: "I have always thought that Your Highness is a powerful person. It looks really good now. Although Ah Lan is smart, she has a naive temperament, always thinking that as long as she is sincere, others will do the same. But she doesn't know that people's hearts are ghosts, and the people he treats sincerely may not know how to plot against him. "
Lin Yongye didn't withdraw his hand, but just looked at Li Xiangwan silently. He did have plans for Ji Linglan.
"His Royal Highness is the only son of the crown prince. In the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, His Royal Highness will be the rightful heir. However, if it is known that His Royal Highness has mischievous feelings towards his cousin, let alone the reaction of the people in the world, just say the emperor and the crown prince. They will How. Has Your Highness ever thought about it?"
Lin Yongye remained silent.
Li Xiangwan didn't take it seriously, and then said: "To be honest, if it wasn't for the fear that His Highness's willful actions would bring harm to Alan, I really wouldn't want to be such a troublesome person."
While the two were talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Ji Linglan walked in from the door, holding iodine and gauze in his hands. Seeing that Li Xiangwan was taking Lin Yongye's pulse, he asked with a smile: "Cousin, how is Cousin Yongye's pulse?"
Li Xiangwan replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Ah Lan, His Highness's pulse condition is still stable and there is nothing serious, but it still needs to be recuperated."
"That's okay." Ji Linglan came to Lin Yongye, cleaned his wound carefully, wrapped gauze on it, and told him: "Cousin, before the wound heals, don't touch the water to avoid infection."
Lin Yongye looked at Ji Linglan and asked, "Alan, Xian'er is gone. You are the only one left in this world who treats me sincerely. Will you...will you stay by my side forever?"
Ji Linglan was startled, and subconsciously glanced at Li Xiangwan, and said, "Cousin, grandpa, uncle, and mother, they all care about you, so don't think about it. Besides, my cousin will have his own wife in the future." Son, they are the ones who will accompany my cousin for the rest of his life."
Originally, Ji Linglan's dull emotional intelligence would not think too much, but he couldn't stand Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan's repeated reminders, and now looking at Lin Yongye's eyes, he really felt something was wrong.
Lin Yongye looked at Ji Linglan in silence, and after a while, he looked away, suppressed the emotions in his eyes, and said: "I'm tired, you go, Xiao Dezi sees off the guests."
Upon hearing the order, Xiao Dezi at the door hurried in, looked at the two of them in embarrassment, and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Li, please."
Ji Linglan and Li Xiangwan looked at each other, and said: "The cousin is resting, I will come to see you in the afternoon."
Lin Yongye turned around, but did not respond.
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and didn't say anything after all, but left behind the iodine and the wound medicine, and after instructing Xiao Dezi to use it, she and Li Xiangwan left the Green Bamboo Garden.
Li Xiangwan looked at Ji Linglan and said with a smile, "It seems that Ah Lan has already noticed something."
Ji Linglan couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said, "I can't figure it out, why did it happen like this?"
"Don't Ah Lan think that the son is very similar to Ah Ling?"
Ji Linglan nodded honestly, and said: "The situation is indeed very similar. The reason why I feel that my cousin is close is probably because of this."
"They are all people who live in the dark. They have long been used to the ugliness of human nature. The one who can let them off their guard is a pure-natured person like you. You are like the sun shining into the darkness, making them feel Warm, and slowly greedy, wanting to absorb more."
Ji Linglan was embarrassed by what he said, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't think so much, I just wanted to help him."
"It's because of your kindness to him, pure and clean, that you make him greedy."
Ji Linglan said distressedly: "Then what should I do? Stay away from him, keep a distance from him?"
Li Xiangwan sighed and said, "You also alienated Ah Ling before, did it work?"
Ji Linglan shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "If it works, how can we be together?"
"So he will become the biggest trouble for you and A Ling after the Gao family."
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Cousin, what do you mean he will harm me and Ah Ling?"
"Alan, whether you believe it or not, I always think he is the most difficult opponent you and Aling have met."
Ji Linglan paused, looked at Li Xiangwan, and said solemnly, "Cousin, don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt Ah Ling."
Li Xiangwan nodded in relief, and said, "I trust Ah Lan, so you don't have to worry too much. Although this is the imperial city of Linguo, it is not so easy to deal with us."
Ji Linglan sighed, and said: "Oh, it's just that my foundation is still shallow and I don't have my own power yet. What I can use now belongs to others."
"You have only been in the country for half a year, and it is not easy to achieve your current position. How can you compare with them who have been in business for many years. Don't worry, you are not alone, and A Ling and I are here. You face it alone."
Ji Linglan let out a long breath, and said: "What my cousin said is true. But these are just our guesses, whether it is true is still unknown, we don't need to worry about it. Of course, don't worry, cousin, the heart of prevention is indispensable I still understand the truth."
Li Xiangwan understood what Ji Linglan meant, it was not easy for him to recognize Lin Yongye's feelings for him, and Li Xiangwan did not expect him to easily accept the conjecture that Lin Yongye would be unfavorable to him.
"Let's go, hurry back, Ah Ling is still waiting for you."
"Cousin, let's have lunch together in the courtyard, it will be more lively."
"Alright, then I'll go back with you."
As soon as the two returned to Tingxue Garden, they heard the sound of a bamboo flute. Fu Nanling, who came out to greet him, suddenly stopped and frowned slightly when he heard the sound of the bamboo flute.
Seeing this, Ji Linglan walked over and asked strangely, "A Ling, what's wrong?"
"Alan, did you hear the sound of the bamboo flute?"
"I heard it, the melody is pretty nice, what's wrong?"
"I have heard the sound of this bamboo flute three times in total. The first time was not long after I came to the Princess Mansion, and the second time was the night of the Gao family's rebellion. This is the third time."
"The night the Gao family rebelled?" Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "A Ling, do you suspect that there is something wrong with the sound of the flute?"
"I can't say it well, but I just vaguely feel that the sound of the flute is not pure."
Ji Linglan turned to look at Gao Wei, and said, "Ah Wei, go and see where the sound of the flute comes from."
Gao Wei responded, turned around and left the Tingxue Garden.
"Alan, why did you come back so soon? And cousin, why did you follow?" Fu Nanling did not hide the disgust in his eyes.
Li Xiangwan was amused for a while, and couldn't help but want to tease him, saying: "It was Ah Lan who invited me to have lunch together, and also said what I wanted to eat, so he made it for me."
Fu Nanling pulled Ji Linglan past him, stood in front of him, and said, "There's a saying, 'Beware of a house thief is hard to guard against'. I didn't expect my cousin to spy on my Alan."
"Alan has good looks, good character, and good family background. He is a rare young talent. Of course, he attracts people's attention."
Fu Nanling yelled bitterly: "Li Xiangwan!"
Li Xiangwan picked out his ears and said, "My ears are good, so I don't need to be so loud."
Seeing this, Ji Linglan felt dumbfounded, and said, "Watching you quarreling is like watching two three-year-olds fighting for candy. It's very childish."
Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Fu Nanling turned his phoenix eyes, raised his head and kissed Ji Linglan, and said with a smile: "Cousin, are you full?"
Li Xiangwan...
In the Green Bamboo Garden, Linyong Ye sent Xiao Dezi away, and played the bamboo flute alone in the room. After a tune was played, Qing Ying appeared in the room, bowed and said: "See Master."
Lin Yongye looked up at Qingying, and asked directly: "How is their identity checked?"
Qingying replied truthfully: "Go back to master, there is no news from Fu Guo."
Lin Yongye was furious and said, "It's been so long, why is there no news?"
Qing Ying was a little surprised by Lin Yongye's emotional expression, and said: "Master, our spies were cleared out a while ago, and many people were arrested. The rest of them are lurking and dare not act lightly."
"Why were they arrested? How could Fu Guo know their stronghold?"
Qingying was even more surprised. He clearly reported it once before, but seeing Lin Yongye's expression now, he seems to have no memory at all.He replied truthfully: "Master, the stronghold was exposed because Gao Zhenhai had been there. Fu Guo followed him and found the stronghold. We lost nearly [-]% of our manpower."
Lin Yongye looked at Qingying sharply, and said, "Why did you tell me now?"
"Master, after the incident happened at the stronghold, the subordinates reported it once, have you forgotten?"
Lin Yongye was stunned, and suddenly felt a headache. He stretched out his hand and pinched the center of his brow, and it took him a while to recover. He had no memory of what Qingying said. "Find out their identities as soon as possible, and then organize people to help me with things."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
The matter of the Gao family finally came to an end before the new year, the execution ground was bloody washed out, and the streets in the imperial city returned to their usual noise, as if nothing had happened.
On New Year's Eve, Ji Linglan was going to the palace to accompany Lin Yongye to have a New Year's Eve dinner, so he specially accompanied Fu Nanling to celebrate the New Year one day in advance. Li Xiangwan, together with the little tail Ji Pingting, a group of seven went to the street early.
Ji Pingting was wrapped in bright red clothes, the neckline and cuffs were made of high-quality rabbit fur, which not only looked playful and cute, but also kept warm.
Ji Pingting took Ji Linglan's arm, ran to the stall selling rice cakes, and said, "Brother, I want to eat rice cakes."
Fu Nanling came over, separated the two of them calmly, and said, "Does Ting'er like rice cakes? Me too. But compared to this, I prefer fried rice cakes made by A Lan."
"Fried rice cakes?" Ji Pingting's eyes lit up, she turned her head to look at Ji Linglan, and said, "Brother, I want to eat fried rice cakes tonight!"
Regarding Fu Nanling's little tricks, Ji Linglan might not have noticed it before, but it's hard not to notice it after a long time. This super possessive desire really made him dumbfounded.
"Okay, then let's buy some back." Ji Linglan looked at the stall owner and said with a smile, "Wrap us a catty of rice cakes."
"Okay, my lord, wait a moment, I'll see you right away." The stall owner wrapped a catty of rice cakes in oiled paper, handed them to Ji Linglan, and said with a smile, "Young master, ten yuan per catty of rice cakes, please keep it."
Ji Linglan took the rice cake and looked at Fu Nanling who was beside him. Fu Nanling took a coin from his purse and handed it over.
The stall owner looked a little embarrassed and said: "Young master, I'm really sorry, you came early, and the villain's rice cakes haven't been sold yet, so I really can't find them."
Ji Linglan smiled and said, "I'll leave the money to you first. After we're done shopping, we'll come back to get change. What do you think?"
When the stall owner heard this, he took the money with a smile and said, "As long as you can trust the villain, you will be fine."
"Those who can do business in this imperial city are all honest and trustworthy."
Don't talk about this little money, let's just say 100 taels, which is nothing to Ji Linglan now, but he can't be extravagant if he has money, not to mention that he has a proprietress by his side.
The crowd went shopping and bought a lot of things, food and play, big bags inside small bags, everyone was carrying things in their hands.
Ji Pingting took Ji Linglan's arm, glanced at Fu Nanling, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, didn't Beauty Square make any money? Why did you spend all your money on shopping today?"
Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling and said with a smile: "Ah Ling and I have no distinction between each other, what's his is mine, and what's mine is his."
"Brother, I know that you and Brother Ling have a good relationship, but it's not good for brothers to settle accounts clearly."
"I'm not good at managing money. All the money I earn in Beauty Square goes to A Ling. You're a young girl, so you have a lot to worry about."
"So that's the case." Ji Pingting said with a smile: "I'm still smart. Brother Ling's family has been in business for generations, and he must be good at managing money. If you leave it to him, maybe money will make money."
Fu Nanling was quite satisfied with Ji Linglan's performance, and said with a smile: "Yes, Alan's money is with me, so it will only be more or less."
"Brother, let's have hot pot and barbecue tonight. I haven't eaten it for a long time, and my mouth is watering just thinking about it." When Ji Pingting mentioned eating, her bright almond eyes lit up again.
Ji Linglan responded readily, and said, "Success. Today we will prepare more ingredients, and make barbecue and hot pot together to ensure that everyone's taste buds are satisfied."
"Yeah!" Ji Pingting said excitedly: "I want to eat spicy hot pot, buy more mutton, the fish fillet I ate last time, and shrimp slippery are all delicious, as well as grilled leeks, grilled tofu, buy more of them all. "
Ji Linglan lifted the things on the handle, and said helplessly: "Ting'er, do you think we can still carry so much after buying so much?"
"Then hire a carriage. Anyway, I'm going to eat open tonight, and no one can stop me."
Ji Linglan shook her head amusedly, and said: "Look at how promising you are, at least you are the princess of a country, and you are not afraid that others will hear jokes about you."
"I'm not afraid. Hehe, my reputation isn't very good anyway, at most I'll add a gluttonous one, I'm not afraid of a non-painful one."
Ji Linglan couldn't laugh or cry when she heard that, and ordered Gao Wei to hire a carriage and put everything in her hand into it.
Thinking about the people in the Princess Mansion, and then thinking about the people in the Duke's Mansion, Ji Linglan bought two sheep directly, and bought a lot of other ingredients. They didn't stop buying until a carriage was packed full. Ingredients.In fact, they could have left these things to the attendants to make, but Ji Linglan felt that the Chinese New Year would be less flavorful, so she simply bought them herself.
After buying the ingredients, they bought red paper and bamboo strips, planning to write Spring Festival couplets, tie lanterns, and cut window grilles by themselves.
Ji Linglan was worried that Fu Nanling was tired, so after walking around for about an hour, he asked Liu Xi and Gao Si to accompany him to a nearby teahouse to wait.After they finished shopping, it was already noon. Except for Ji Pingting who was still energetic, everyone else was exhausted.
Ji Linglan asked Gao Wei to send everything back to the Princess Mansion, and went to the teahouse with Li Xiangwan and the others to meet Fu Nanling.
Fu Nanling picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for Ji Linglan, and said, "Alan, try this tea, it's the best Maojian, and it tastes pretty good."
Ji Linglan picked up the teacup and drank it with a 'gudong gudong', which made her burning throat feel better.
Fu Nanling looked distressed and funny at the same time, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup, and said, "Alan, before I leave, I'll give you some money, why don't you want to buy a bowl of tea on the street? This voice If it breaks, it’s not just a cup of tea.”
Ji Linglan smiled embarrassingly, and changed the subject: "This tea is really good."
Sitting on the side, Li Xiangwan watched anxiously, until Ji Linglan finished his second cup, Fu Nanling didn't see Fu Nanling pouring him a cup, it was because Liu Xi really couldn't see it that he poured him a cup.
"A Ling, you are so biased, A Lan has finished his second cup of tea, and I don't even have a cup, so you don't know how to feel sorry for me?"
"People's hearts are biased. It's not that my cousin has long hands. If you want to drink tea, you can pour it yourself. If you really want someone to help you, then find a cousin as soon as possible, or bring a few more followers."
Li Xiangwan waved his hand quickly, and said with a wry smile: "Well, I'm not as eloquent as you, I can't beat you, I'd better support myself."
Ji Pingting always felt a little funny listening to the bickering between the two, and asked curiously, "Isn't Brother Ling married yet?"
Fu Nanling shook his head and said: "No, she is about to reach her thirties and has not yet married. If Ting'er knows a suitable woman, she can be a matchmaker and match them."
Ji Pingting loves to join in the fun, so she immediately became interested and said, "Then what kind of woman does Brother Li like?"
Li Xiangwan looked at the two of them amusedly, and said, "Master, you have a noble status, don't let Ling'er lead you astray."
"Why did you go astray? Cousin, you are too restrained yourself. If you can't do what you want, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come to this world?"
Li Xiangwan was startled, then sighed, and said, "Who can live so recklessly and unrestrainedly like you, throwing away such a huge family business as soon as it is said."
Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan, and said without hesitation: "If my cousin can find someone he loves, he will naturally be as chic as me."
Ji Linglan, who was about to drink tea, suddenly choked and coughed violently.
Seeing this, Fu Nanling quickly stood up and patted him on the back, saying: "No one is robbing you, how can you choke on drinking tea?"
It took a while for Ji Linglan to stop coughing, and she gave him a helpless look, then changed the subject and said, "It seems to be noon now. Brother Liu, go and call Xiao Er, we will order."
Li Xiangwan looked at the two of them and said jokingly, "Do we still need to eat? Why do I feel that I'm already full?"
Ji Linglan coughed twice uncomfortably, and said: "Cousin is joking, how can you not be hungry after running for half a day, Brother Liu, go and ask Xiao Er to order food."
Everyone smiled knowingly, Liu Xi hurriedly responded, turned around and left the private room.
Ji Pingting looked at Fu Nanling and then at Ji Linglan, always feeling that there was something wrong between the two of them, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.After thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it and discussed with everyone what to eat later.
After lunch, the group strolled back to the Princess Mansion, did not take a nap like before, but started to get busy.Ji Linglan sent someone to the Duke's Mansion, and called Ji Xinwu's two brothers, and the other three cousins, thinking that everyone would be lively together, and at least they would be able to shorten the distance between each other.
Li Xiangwan and Fu Nanling wrote Spring Festival couplets together, Ji Pingting's four cousins cut window grilles together, while Ji Linglan and Ji Xinwu were busy with the ingredients for the evening, Liu Xi, Gao Si and Gao Wei made lanterns, Everyone performed their duties and had a great time.Especially the five from the Duke's Mansion, because of the old Duke's relationship, they behaved well on weekdays and did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary. When they came to the Princess Mansion, they were like birds flying out of their cages. How happy.
As the evening approached, Princess Yaohua and Ji Mingqiu also came to join in the fun. Princess Yaohua joined in the process of cutting window grilles, and Ji Mingqiu went to help Ji Linglan. Seeing that the team had grown a bit, Ji Linglan enjoyed it even though she was busy.
When all the ingredients were ready, Ji Linglan called everyone, moved the extended version of the oven to the yard, and said loudly: "This meat is all marinated, tonight's barbecue is done by yourself, whoever grills it Eat, let you young masters and young ladies know what it means to 'do it yourself'."
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