Jiang Rao didn't have time to think about why Ming Shao thought of Rong Ting's coming back as a good thing, and was stunned by the news.

She lifted the quilt at once, and the sleepy bugs were swept away, "Really?"

Ming Shao let out an "um", got up and lit the candle, and the house instantly lit up, "My servant thought, the girl must have wanted to see His Highness Ninth Highness early, so she woke her up so early."

Jiang Rao heard the guilt in her tone, and sat up straight, with her feet on the side of the bunk bed, swaying slightly, "I'm bothering you, get up early in the morning."

Ming Shao put down the flint for lighting the candle and looked back at Jiang Rao.

Jiang Rao leaned on the edge of the bunk bed with her head tilted, her long hair uncombed and draped behind her, her face was cute and cute, and it was picturesque under the lights.

She didn't mean to annoy her at all.

So coaxing.

"Ming Shao, where is His Highness Ninth Highness now?"

"Aliu said that the carriages and horses that came back from Yunling went to the palace gate. His Royal Highness should first enter the palace to meet the sage. If the girl wants to see her, the servants will go and call Jiang Ping up and ask him to hurry up and whip him. I don't know. I can stop His Royal Highness Ninth Highness in front of the palace gate."

"...Hurry up, you don't have to."

Jiang Rao coughed, "Entering the palace during the day, just find a chance to meet him."

Only now did Jiang Rao realize the change in Ming Shao's attitude, and asked him softly, "Aren't you stopping me from going to see His Highness Ninth?"

Ming Shao sighed, "No more."

"The slaves figured it out. The slaves serve the girl by herself from beginning to end. It makes no difference who is the uncle. The slaves are just afraid that the girl will be unhappy, but watching from the side, when the girl and Lord Pei are together, it is really not. happy.

Jiang Rao nodded.

When she was with Pei Songyu, she became cautious when she thought of the book of sages and sages in his stomach, and the gentleman's demeanor that could not be picked out when he spoke and behaved.

She didn't grow up in Jinling, where the etiquette was strict, and her parents were not so strict with her. The sloppy and lazy temperament she raised was deeply rooted in her bones. She was too uncomfortable around people who were too strict like Pei Songyu. .

"Besides..." Ming Shao glanced at Jiang Rao, helpless, and sighed, "I can't stop this servant."

Jiang Rao: "..."

That's the real reason why she didn't stop her.

"As long as the girl thinks about it clearly." Ming Shao couldn't figure out why a person's personality is very likable, and his appearance and family background are all outstanding, and he is obsessed with a disabled prince, "The girl must think clearly."

Jiang Rao's face was full of smiles, like a child who got candy, she hugged Ming Shao's arm with joy, "I've already figured it out."

The most important thing for her is to protect her family.

If there is no home, there is no her.

...

Splendid Palace.

Before dawn, the palace was covered with luxurious and extravagant fleece blankets, and the incense mist in the four-cornered auspicious beast incense burner was misty, and Empress Jiahe was awakened by a whispering voice.

By the wall, several palace maids gathered together and muttered something.

Empress Jiahe glanced at them, and the few palace maids heard her getting up and looked over to Empress Jiahe's bed.

At this time, a palace maid was pushed out.

Queen Jiahe looked at her, her face without makeup looked a bit mean.

She glanced at the still-blooming sky outside and looked impatient, "What's the matter?"

That Gong E glanced angrily at the person behind her who pushed her out.

She kowtowed on the ground, "Niangniang, what this servant is about to say will probably ruin the niangniang's mood today."

Empress Jiahe's face changed slightly and she sat up straight, "What's the matter?"

Gong E said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness is back, and over Yunling, the plank road has also been repaired."

"Didn't you just say no two days ago?"

Gong E knelt on the ground, and her body trembled when she was frightened by Empress Jiahe's sudden sharp voice.

"Those are all fake news that I don't know where it came from. Today, His Royal Highness returned to the palace to meet with the Lord Chen Bing. Only then did he know that after October, the construction of the plank road was successfully converted, but the news was blocked and there was no publicity, so Jinling This kind of fake news comes out of China.”

"False news?"

Empress Jiahe's face became gloomy.

How can there be so much fake news if no one is involved?

Rong Ting's always half-smiling face appeared in Empress Jiahe's mind almost immediately. When she woke up from a nightmare, she clenched her fists and hit the edge of the bed angrily.

She was deceived!

Empress Jiahe took a few breaths to calm down, pinched her palm and asked, "What's the reaction of the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, he promoted Lord Chen Bing to the official position, and then handed over the area of ​​Gyeonggi, a hundred miles below Yunling Mountain, to the ninth prince's jurisdiction. He said that the ninth prince stayed there for nearly half a year and was familiar with it."

"That fief...wasn't it originally the Fourth Prince's?"

That was a hundred miles of land that the Xu family tried their best to win for the fourth prince. She also contributed a lot, and it was not easy to get it.

Gong E replied tremblingly, "Yes."

Empress Jiahe breathed for a while and nearly fainted.

...

The sky brightened little by little.

Outside the Golden Palace.

Chen Bing followed behind Rong Ting and said with a smile: "Xiaguan this time, it's because of His Highness the Ninth Highness."

"Master Chen is too famous."

Chen Bing stopped and asked, "Xiaguan wants to invite His Royal Highness Ninth Highness to talk to the mansion, I wonder if His Highness Ninth Highness is willing to go?"

Rong Ting smiled lightly.

After getting along for nearly four months, Chen Bing would no longer regard the innocent smile on the young man's face as a deceitful and bullying man, but the expression he looked at Rong Ting was still the satisfaction and satisfaction that others could see at a glance. appreciate.

He sincerely said, "I mentioned to you earlier that the little girl has just passed the age of 12, she is good at poetry, writing, painting, and has a quiet temperament. From what I know about His Highness the Ninth Highness, the two of you will definitely have similar temperaments. Talk to the mansion, and the Ninth Highness can also see her."

Huaiqing bumped the black magpie with his elbow and exchanged a look with the black magpie.

——Master Chen wanted to build a red line for His Highness Ninth Highness and his daughter.

- He couldn't succeed.

Huai Qing frowned.

Wu Que whispered, "Did you forget about Yunling?"

Huai Qing lowered his head silently, with a slight resistance in his sight.

Chen Bing had a kind smile on his face, waiting for Rong Ting's answer.

Rong Ting smiled embarrassingly, "Master Chen..."

He was young, his eyes were clear, and he didn't look like he could lie, "I can't do it today, I have someone important to see today."

"If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely visit the Lord's Mansion."

If there is a chance in the future.

Chen Bing's face darkened.

He could hear the perfunctory here, and said displeasedly, "His Royal Highness should know that there are not a few people who propose marriage to the next official."

After this village, there is no meaning of this shop.

He had mentioned his daughter in front of Rong Ting many times before. He thought that a disabled man like Rong Ting with two broken legs would have a good life if he could have a relationship. He lowered his body and threw the hook first. , Rong Ting should have bitten it immediately and exchanged gratitude to him, but he didn't expect that he would actually refuse?

It's kind of ignorant.

Rong Ting didn't speak, just kept his head down, looking at his legs.

Chen Bing pondered his eyes, touched his beard, and in the calm and sullen expression, he pondered a bit of meaning - does he think he is a cripple and can't climb high?

Thinking of this, his face softened a lot, "Xiaguan's daughter had a high fever when she was young, and one ear couldn't hear a sound. It hasn't been cured for so many years. Your Ninth Highness should not despise her."

Rong Ting raised his head, the smile on his face was very light, making it difficult for people to see what he was thinking.

He just shook his head, and instead of answering Chen Bing's words directly, he said, "I'm tired of traveling, I must be tired of Mr. Chen, it's better to go back to the mansion to rest first. There are some things, we'll just discuss it later."

Seeing that he did not agree to see his daughter, Chen Bing was a little embarrassed. Even though he was sympathetic to Rong Ting's disability, he was more annoyed, he threw his sleeves and walked away.

His Royal Highness's palace path was only a hundred paces. Chen Bing was angry and his pace was huge.

His figure quickly disappeared behind a hanging flower door.

The smile disappeared from Rong Ting's face at the same time.

He looked at Chen Bing's direction, tapped the wheelchair arm support twice with his fingers, and said in a low voice, "Wu Que."

Behind him, Wu Que understood, and immediately found a stranger whom Chen Bing did not know, and followed in the direction where Chen Bing disappeared.

...

On the top floor of Picking Star Building, Jiang Rao held Xiao Fugui and looked down.

This star-picking building is the tallest building in the palace, and it can almost overlook the whole picture of the palace at a glance.

Jiang Rao was standing on the top floor and could see people outside the Golden Palace from a distance.

The Star Picking Tower and the Golden Palace are far apart. Jiang Rao stretched out her hand to measure it, and felt that the pile of villains was as big as standing in her palm.

Rong Ting's figure was easy to identify because he was in a wheelchair.

After he came out of the Golden Palace, Jiang Rao recognized him almost at a glance.

She took one more look and saw that there was a person on the opposite side of Rong Ting who was talking to him and seemed to be wearing a red official uniform. After thinking about it, she thought that it should be the official Du Qingshui, Chen Bing.

Jiang Rao jumped downstairs, intending to find Rong Ting. The sound of her stepping on the planks of the stairs came from the empty building, which merged with the sound of another footstep going up.

anyone?

Jiang Rao stopped in her footsteps, looked down, and saw a blue shirt in her sight.

The man walking up from the bottom also noticed the existence of Jiang Rao. He raised his head and collided with Jiang Rao's eyes, "Yo, Fourth Girl Jiang."

He raised his eyebrows playfully, "It happened to happen."

Jiang Rao cried out in her heart.

It is the fourth prince.

She has always respected the princes who were related to the Xu family, Jia and the queen.

The fourth prince looked at Jiang Rao's face, and his eyes gradually changed.

Most of the girls in the Jiang family have good skins. He knows this, but he has seen many women, so he doesn't feel anything. Only Jiang Rao will make him feel refreshed and amazed when he sees it again and again.

There was an indifference in her eyes that was neither humble nor arrogant, unflattering, and not casually flattering, and she was beautiful and moving.

Even a man can't resist this kind of beauty. He just wants to drag her from the cloud to the quagmire, smash the coldness on her face, and make her fall into the world. It is impossible to leave him.

The fourth prince became excited when he thought of that picture, and his eyes became more and more turbid and wanton.

Jiang Rao glared at him fiercely.

When she went back, she asked her brother and Hu Tang to teach her the whip, and if she looked at her recklessly in the future, she would smash the eyes of such a person directly.

She originally wanted to follow the rules and have the patience to have a few words with him, but now she just ignored it and walked down the Xingxing Building.

However, the fourth prince turned around, followed her, and went out of the star-picking building with her, chattering: "I didn't expect to meet the fourth girl in the star-picking building by such a coincidence, today is a good day, My ninth brother just came back from Yunling, in exchange for a reward..."

Jiang Rao stopped.

When the Fourth Prince saw that she was concerned about Rong Ting's affairs, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

It turns out that what the Seventeenth Brother said was true.

Unexpectedly, he looked so aloof and ignored by anyone, but he was someone who would communicate privately with men.

It will really dress up.

His eyes immediately became more irregular, and with a look of disdain, he squinted at Jiang Rao.

Good-looking is good-looking, but unfortunately, the vision is really bad. Who can't be good at it, it must be a disabled person.

"In the matter of the Yunling Plank Road, he helped Lord Chen to make a contribution. I heard that Lord Chen wanted to marry his daughter to him. Four girls, you said, if Lord Chen takes his credit, please ask my father for a marriage gift. , Master Chen's daughter is a famous talented woman in Beijing, you say, will my ninth brother be very happy?"

Jiang Rao stopped in her footsteps, turned her head, and glanced at her angrily.

The fourth prince could see the anger on her face, but laughed even more viciously, feeling extremely satisfied.

How about, recognize the face of his ninth brother, are you angry?

Jiang Rao pursed her lips without saying a word, moved her fingers, and patted Xiao Fugui's butt.

The fourth prince was admiring Jiang Rao's anger when he suddenly heard a loud "quack", which startled him.

Then, unexpectedly, a heavy object hit his face.

It was the little wealthy who fluttered his wings, and his claws were scratching on his face.

The fourth prince hurriedly waved his hand, trying to drive away this golden wren with sharp claws.

But Xiao Fugui was not shy when he saw the cat, but was beaten twice by the fourth prince, but he was annoyed and pecked his forehead fiercely.

When Jiang Rao saw that the guards of the fourth prince were coming to catch Xiao Fugui, she panicked and brought Xiao Fugui back.

The fourth prince covered Bao's forehead with one hand, and pointed at Jiang Rao angrily with the other hand, "How do you raise birds?"

Jiang Rao didn't bother to give him a good face, didn't admit his mistakes, didn't apologize, and ran away.

There are not many normal people in the prince.

The seventeenth prince wanted to let the cat scratch her, but the fourth prince jumped out and said a bunch of inexplicable things to her.

Who believes his nonsense!

There is no one who can deceive her even in sowing discord.

Suddenly, Jiang Rao remembered something.

A few days ago, Hutang had told her that the Xu family was trying to win over the Hu family recently, and the husband of the country had invited Mrs. Hu to have tea in the Xu residence several times.

It's just that the Hu family despised the hypocritical behavior of the Xu family, and they didn't want to have too much dealings with their foreign relatives, and they disdain to deal with them.

Maybe they had already tried to find someone who could deceive her, but they couldn't find it.

Jiang Rao ran out of breath, but there were footsteps chasing after her all the time.

The fourth prince's frantic voice came, "Catch her and that bird!"

The people who saw the fourth prince had already captured Ming Shao, and they would soon come to capture her.

A cold light flashed, and a long sword stopped in front of the purple-clothed eunuch who was chasing Jiang Rao.

The person holding the sword was Wu Que. Not far away, Rong Ting's wheelchair was parked under the hanging flower door, his eyes were cold.

Jiang Rao ran to him immediately.

The fourth prince saw Rong Ting.

He learned this morning that Yunling Mountain, which originally belonged to his jurisdiction, had a radius of hundreds of miles and was rewarded by his father to Rong Ting for his poor management.

Taking something from him and rewarding it to a man who was not even worthy of carrying his shoes, in other words he was "badly managed"?

The ninth brother, who was not as good as him when he was a child, is now in the limelight, which is too humiliating.

The fourth prince was furious, "Tell your people to let go of my guards."

Rong Ting took it easy, "Call your person first, let go of her maid."

The fourth prince's face was ashen, he clenched his fists and raised his fists slightly, but at the last moment he was ready to go, he suddenly let go of his hands.

Rong Ting is different from when he was a child.

As a child, he was weak, thin, and bullied. But no matter how many times he is beaten, no matter how young he is, the next time they raise their fists in front of him, he will bite first like a little mad dog, his fierce eyes are bloodshot, and he will never learn. will bow.

But this time he watched him raise his fist

The expression on his head, but the expression on his face has not changed, half a smile, not a smile, looking at him lazily, there seems to be a bit of teasing expectation in his eyes.

Expect him to hit him?

The fourth prince suddenly remembered that his fief in Yunling had just been given to Rong Ting by Emperor Zhaowu.

If he beat Rong Ting today, others would definitely say that his fief had been taken away, he would hold grudges, beat others in revenge, and in the end, he would end up with a bad reputation for being a small belly.

The fourth prince's fist fell to his side, and the phalanx was still taut.

On his forehead was the red mark that Brother Wren had just scratched. He reached out and touched it twice, gnashing his teeth and looking at Rong Ting, threatening: "Ninth brother, I advise you not to interfere in my affairs."

Rong Ting moved the wheelchair and protected Jiang Rao, who was holding Brother Myna, behind him.

He raised his eyelids and glanced at the fourth prince, "What if I have to take care of it?"