I don't know whether His Highness the Crown Prince likes her or not, I'm just being taught there." Li Can reluctantly narrowed his eyes: "Also, I will be a hairpin girl this year, and I won't be going to the East Palace to be taught again soon.
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She felt very uncomfortable. Indeed, following Zhao Zong for so many years was in vain.
Anyone who met Liu Zhenlian for the second time could tell that Zhao Zhen was not interested in her.
What else could she do?
"I don't blame you." Liu Zhenlian stood up, sighed, looked at her with sympathy and said: "His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the country, and he will not reveal his preferences in front of others."
Li Can looked at her, blinked and thought about her words. He didn't know where her sympathy came from, and was a little confused for a moment.
Is she an idler?
It seems to be true.
But Liu Zhenlian walked up to her and patted her shoulder: "You are also pitiful. If anyone bullies you in the Imperial Capital from now on, just tell me and I will help you teach her a lesson."
If she had followed His Highness the Crown Prince for so many years, how could she be a concubine? How could she have accomplished nothing like Li Can?
Gee, Li Can is too miserable.
She looked at Li Can's confused look, his dark eyes blinking, helpless and cute, a bit like the stupid bonobo deer she raised in Youzhou, which made her feel protective.
"Thank you Miss Liu." Li Can stood up and said another blessing.
Although she didn't know why Liu Zhenlian said this, Liu Zhenlian was frank and straightforward, and his sincerity towards her was written all over his face, and she understood this kindness.
"What's your name, Miss Liu? You can call me Lianzi." Liu Zhenlian said loudly: "I call you Cancan, and we will be friends from now on.
I just returned to the Imperial Capital, and apart from a few people I met when I was a child, I have no friends yet. What do you think, are you willing to be my friend?"
"Okay." Li Can naturally couldn't refuse, so he lowered his eyes and agreed.
"I had someone push Xia Jie Yao into the pond." Liu Zhenlian suddenly spoke, looked at Li Can and smiled: "Let's exchange a secret. I've already said it, now it's your turn."
Li Can was startled, a bit of surprise flashed in his black and white eyes: "I...I have no secrets, I can pretend that I haven't heard what you said..."
She was taken aback.
Does Liu Zhenlian know what she is talking about?
She was also surprised by her inner thoughts, she actually didn't want to tell Xia Jie Yao about this.
Xia Jieyao was the one who reached out to block the knife for her. Thinking about Xia Jieyao's kindness to her and comparing it with her inner thoughts at the moment, she felt very guilty.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Zhenlian smiled: "So what if Xia Jieyao knows?
Even the eldest princess of Changle will not do anything to me, not to mention that Xia Jieyao is just an adopted daughter."
"Princess Changle is very kind to Ah Yao." Li Can raised his eyes, calmed down and said.
"What's so good?" Liu Zhenlian chuckled: "It's just that there are not enough interests involved.
If Princess Changle really has to choose between my family and Xia Jieyao now, who do you think Princess Changle will choose?"
Li Can was silent.
When Liu Zhenlian's father, Fuyuan General Liu Shenxun, went to the border to take office, His Majesty had to personally practice it. Liu Shenxun was one of the few generals who made His Majesty feel at ease.
Because of her, her uncle sometimes couldn't do this.
If she really had to choose, Princess Changle would naturally seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. She didn't know Princess Changle, but she intuitively felt that Princess Changle would definitely choose this way. Liu Zhenlian was right, after all, Xia Jieyao was not Princess Changle's biological child.
"So, she is just an adopted daughter, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Liu Zhenlian snorted: "Besides, didn't she say that she only has Gao Zhongyong in her heart? Then she shouldn't be involved with His Highness the Crown Prince anymore."
"However, this man has passed away, and the living must always look forward." Li Can said with emotion: "What's more, Ah Yao's words and deeds are still so dignified and generous, and his rules and etiquette are even better."
"What's the use?" Liu Zhenlian sneered disdainfully: "Don't be fooled by her appearance. When she was at the border..."
"Stop talking." Li Can interrupted her: "A Yao is my good friend, so don't say bad things about her."
She should protect Xia Jieyao.
Although she was a little reluctant, it was also because of her selfishness.
It was Zhao Ji who first fell in love with Xia Jieyao. She should not blame Xia Jieyao.
"Xia Jieyao is your good friend, what about me?" Liu Zhenlian was dissatisfied: "You just agreed to be friends with me?"
"If you don't speak ill of Ah Yao, I will be your friend." Li Can warned with a serious face.
Liu Zhenlian's serious look made her laugh: "Okay, I won't talk about it for now. Let's go to Xiji to have fun together?"
Li Can was a little hesitant.
She really wanted to go, but thinking of Zhao Zong, she didn't dare.
She originally thought that after the Chinese New Year, when she was fifteen years old, Zhao Zong would not hit her in the palm of her hand again, but now it seems that is not the case, and she will have to do a haircut ceremony.
"Have you ever been to Xiji?" Liu Zhenlian came over and said, "I heard that none of you ladies go to that place to play.
Let me tell you, it’s really fun there and there are many, many interesting things. You’ll know when you go there.”
"I have been there." Li Can whispered: "However, His Highness the Crown Prince treated me harshly and did not allow me to go there.
I've been there several times and was punished every time."
"How to punish me? It's not like what the eldest princess of Changle said, I always hit you on the palm of your hand, right?" Liu Zhenlian smiled and took Li Can's hand.
Before Li Can could even take back her hand, she saw the redness and swelling on her palm.
Liu Zhenlian's already big eyes widened even more: "Isn't this the only time you've been beaten today?"
Li Can suddenly withdrew his hand and hid it behind his back, his eyes turning slightly red.
"You are so good-looking, how could His Highness the Crown Prince have the heart to do something to you?" Liu Zhenlian stretched out her hand and stroked her face gently, just like she had touched her beloved bonobo deer in Youzhou.
Li Can curled his lips, why could Zhao Zong not bear to attack? She was not Xia Jie Yao.
"Cancan, your face is so delicate, so touch it..." Liu Zhenlian couldn't help but touch it again: "It feels like the ointment my mother gave me."
A layer of light pink appeared on Li Can's face. He took a step back and looked at Liu Zhenlian. Why did Liu Zhenlian look like a prostitute?
Liu Zhenlian didn't notice, raised her hand and touched her face, then looked at Li Can: "Tell me, why am I not as delicate as you?"
Li Can thought seriously and said, "Is it because you are always at the border? I heard people say that the border is very windy and sandy."
"It makes sense." Liu Zhenlian nodded: "What kind of powder do you usually use? Why don't you accompany me to buy some?"
She looked at Li Can sincerely, wondering if it was because Li Can was so good-looking that she liked Li Can.
"That's fine." Li Can agreed.
Liu Zhenlian was not the unruly and rude person she thought, at least he had no ill intentions towards her.
For someone like her who has no friends, having one more friend is a good thing.
"You don't know how to ride a horse?" Liu Zhenlian asked in surprise when she saw Li Can getting into the carriage.
"No." Li Can shook his head.
"I will teach you later." Liu Zhenlian threw the reins to the maid: "I will accompany you in the carriage."
"Okay." Li Can agreed.
The carriage started to move, and Li Can hesitated again and again before asking: "Is it really your men who pushed Ah Yao into the water?"
"It's absolutely true." Liu Zhenlian got on the carriage and prepared some preserved fruits of various colors on a small plate. She ate them with great pleasure and was full of praises.
When Li Can asked, she took the time to reply with four words.
"Then why did you do that?" Li Can asked again.
"Why else?" Liu Zhenlian licked the preserved fruit on her fingertips: "Because Your Highness, I am the one who wants to be the Crown Princess, and Xia Jieyao wants to steal from me, so of course I have to teach her a lesson."
"But Ah Yao has nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince..." Li Can saw that it was Zhao Gong who was doing the good deeds, and Xia Jie Yao did not respond.
"Don't say that." Liu Zhenlian waved her hand to interrupt her, pinched another piece of apricot preserved and put it into her mouth, saying vaguely: "I have an intuition, she must not be simple, she will not seduce His Highness, His Highness is so cold-hearted.
, can you be fascinated by her?"
Li Can heard her speak so straightforwardly and didn't know how to answer the question.
"You won't tell my secret to Xia Jieyao, will you?" Liu Zhenlian looked at her and said, "I only told you this to show my sincerity that I want to be friends with you."
"No, but you made it difficult for me." Li Can frowned.
Liu Zhenlian is very straightforward, she really wants this friend.
However, Liu Zhenlian and Xia Jieyao can't get along, should she stand by Xia Jieyao's side?
Liu Zhenlian laughed loudly: "What's so difficult about this? You and Xia Jieyao continue to be together and you become friends with me, and I won't force you to break up with her.
My dislike of her is a matter between me and her, not yours."
"That's okay." Li Can nodded.
It's okay if the two don't help each other.
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"Your Highness, I asked Miss Liu to take me out of the house." Wu Zai entered the study room in the inner hall of the East Palace and returned with a bow.
"Liu Zhenlian?" Zhao Zhi raised his eyes from the official document and glanced at him lightly.
Seeing that he had almost used up his ink, Wu Zao walked to the desk and took out the ink stick and started to sharpen the ink, and replied: "Exactly, the only daughter of General Fuyuan.
Today, not long after the girl returned home, Miss Liu went to look for her.
The girl was reluctant to meet Miss Liu at first, but after the two of them talked for a while, they felt like they felt like old friends at first sight."
"What did you say?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"Miss Liu said a lot of bad things about Miss Xia." Wu Hao replied.
Zhao Ye paused for a moment and said nothing.
"Your Highness." Wu Zao said worriedly: "Then Miss Liu said that she wants to be your crown princess, and she should know it.
But look, the girl can actually become friends with Miss Liu. It seems that the girl doesn’t have you in her heart..."
After receiving the letter, he has been worried about this matter.
He used to think that the girl had His Highness in her heart, but today's incident completely overturned his previous view. How could the girl become friends with his love rival? The only possibility is that the girl doesn't like His Highness.
How is this possible?
He knew that His Highness would definitely be displeased if he said it, but even if His Highness blamed him, he had to remind him!
Zhao Ye glanced at him, his eyes clear and cold.
Wu Zao shrank his neck: "Your Highness, calm down..."
He didn't want to talk too much, but as his duty lay, he still hoped that the future mistress of the East Palace would be a girl, so that their life would be much easier.
"Where is she?" Zhao Zhi put down his pen and asked.
"At the market, Miss Liu and I visited a few rouge and gouache shops, and now we went to Baocui Building." Wu Zao replied: "By the way, Miss Liu has already asked the maid to go to Huixian Restaurant. I thought
It’s to ask them to prepare meals.”
Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, picked up the pen he had put down, and opened a new volume of official documents.
Wu Zao looked secretly anxious, but he no longer dared to speak out to persuade him.
After more than an hour of this, Wuhuang ran in panting and reported: "Your Highness, the girl met Duke Zhongguo and several classmates at the market, and the group went to Huixian Restaurant for dinner."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji dropped his pen and walked out: "Prepare your horses."
Wu Chao was overjoyed, hugged the cloak and followed him: "Your Highness, it's cold outside, please put it on!"
He was very pleased that the Duke of Guo had come well, and His Highness was willing to find a girl.
Zhao Ji stood in the corridor, looking into the distance with an expressionless face. He let Wu Zai put a big cloak on him, walked down the jade-white steps, took the reins from Wu Huang's hand, got on the horse, and scolded the horse lightly.