Luo Qingzhi slipped out of Baili Mansion through the back door, mounted her horse, and was called to her before she left the street.
"Your Highness the Princess."
Luo Qingzhi reined in her horse and turned to look to her side. Su Yan slowly got out of the carriage.
He looked up at Luo Qingzhi, saluted and said, "I was still thinking about when I would have the chance to see His Highness again. I didn't expect that the Princess would be able to meet you after traveling so long."
Luo Qingzhi took advantage of the situation and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Su's carriage to be so slow."
Su Yan made no secret of it and said: "I waited here on purpose to see if I was lucky enough to meet the princess. Looking at it now, I am quite lucky."
Luo Qingzhi had no intention of dismounting, but she also bent slightly, not so arrogantly.
"Su Langjun, what are you waiting for here?"
Su Yan clasped his hands and saluted again, "Thank you, Princess, for saving my eldest brother."
Luo Qingzhi suddenly felt a little dazed. Why did a lot of people thank her for saving her life recently, but she didn't remember any of them.
Su Yan continued: "The year before last, the princess went to Yizhou to quell the chaos, and the caravan she rescued belonged to my family. At that time, my eldest brother was also there."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, remembering this matter, "Since you said that I am following the trend, then I just raised my hand and don't take it to heart."
"For the princess, it is a matter of convenience, but for our Su family, it is a great favor." Su Yan said.
Luo Qingzhi held the reins, "Well, you have already thanked me. I accept your thanks. I have something to do. See you later." After saying that, Luo Qingzhi walked away.
Returning to the princess's mansion, Luo Qingzhi thought that it had been a long time since she had seen Luo Qingrou, so she came to her yard.
Before entering the small courtyard, she could already smell the strong smell of medicine. She frowned and quickened her steps.
What she didn't expect was that Luo Qingrou was not in the room, but sitting in the courtyard, watching her coming, getting up and greeting her with a smile.
"Sister."
Luo Qingzhi looked at Luo Qingrou with a rosy face and felt relieved, "She looks much better. Is the wind and cold gone?"
"Yes." Luo Qingrou took her hand and returned to the court.
Luo Qingzhi looked at the red clothes on the table and wondered, "What are you doing?"
Luo Qingrou said: "I have nothing to do in the house. I am embroidering my sister's wedding dress."
Luo Qingzhi was both distressed and puzzled, "Arou, you don't have to do this, the Ministry of Rites will prepare it."
"I know." Luo Qingrou nodded, "I know there will be many people doing a lot for my sister, but I also want to help my sister."
Luo Qingzhi always felt that something was wrong with Luo Qingrou. She took her hand and asked: "Arou, you can tell me anything you have to do, do you understand?"
Luo Qingrou smiled and said, "Arou understands, sister, you have a lot of things going on recently, so don't worry about me, I will be fine."
"Master, Mr. Fan invites you to go to the study." The boy came to report.
Luo Qingzhi took a deep look at Luo Qingrou, who smiled back, "Sister, I'm fine, go quickly."
Fan Li waited in the study room for a while, and Luo Qingzhi finally came in. Before she could sit down, he immediately said: "Sorry, I don't know why, but all the calligraphy, painting, and books about Bai Lixi are unavailable on the market."
arrive."
Luo Qingzhi immediately panicked, thinking about the bet she had just made with Baili Xi, but she didn't expect her grandson to move so quickly.
"Have Mo Duzhai watched it too?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Fan Li nodded, "The first one to go is Mo Du Zhai. Although this study is a private study, you also know that this Mo Du Zhai belongs to the Baili family. Just to avoid suspicion, Baili and his son never get involved.
,But."
"Well, I understand that if my uncle gives the order personally, Study Lantai will naturally have to abide by it."
Luo Qingzhi was also troubled for a moment, thinking, "It seems that my grandma is really serious."
"Where can I still get Baili Xi's documents?" Fan Li muttered.
Luo Qingzhi suddenly thought of it, smiled silently, looked at Fan Li, and said: "Sir, I know where there are more, not only the documents, but also the test questions that my grandpa gave himself, and you have also seen them."
Fan Li was a little confused. After thinking for a while, he suddenly nodded with understanding.
Luo Qingzhi took out several volumes of books from the bookshelf and murmured to herself, "Fortunately, back then, I was afraid that my grandpa would do spot checks from time to time, so I always kept the test questions that my grandpa gave me. This time when I went to Beijing, my grandma also specially reminded me to bring them with me.
superior."
Fan Li looked at it, feeling a little happy and a little bit disgusted, "Why don't you keep my things well?"
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said: "Of course I've kept it. I'm in Yuzhou and I'll show it to you when I get back."
Fan Li said "Hey", "With these, combined with today's current affairs, it is actually easy to guess the direction of Baili Xi's topic."
Listening to Fan Li's words, Luo Qingzhi smiled in relief, "It turns out that this was my grandpa's intention."
"What?" Fan Li asked.
Luo Qingzhi told about today's conversation with Baili Xi, and Fan Li also understood the reason. He couldn't help but sigh, "Parents who love their children must have far-reaching plans."
"..."
"My grandpa has been through three dynasties. He can guess what the emperor thinks and what he will do at what time. He is really worthy of being the leader of civil servants. Come to think of it, he guessed that your majesty wants to recruit a son-in-law to keep him.
I."
Fan Li nodded, "So, everything today is easy to explain. He doesn't want to miss the topic, and he doesn't want his granddaughter to marry someone he doesn't like, so he has to leave the decision-making power to you."
Luo Qingzhi sighed, "My grandpa is interested in the young master of the Su family. In fact, that is also a good way out. Should I also accept my love? What about the young master of the Su family?"
Fan Li knocked her head, "That's not how it works. If your grand-in-law really wanted you to follow the path he arranged for you, he wouldn't have done the following. From the beginning, he wanted you to make your own decision.
, which way to go.”
"Okay, although I have these manuscripts, I can't be careless. I have to go back and study." Fan Li said.
Luo Qingzhi nodded and sent Fan Li out.
"Dong dong dong."
Luo Qingzhi turned around and saw Luo Chen and Qin Shu.
Qin Shu said with a smile: "Hey, Master, I saw that my husband was gone before I dared to come in. Are you very sensible?"
Luo Qingzhi smiled and nodded, "It's okay."
Luo Chen patted Qin Shu on the back, looked a little more serious, and said, "Be more serious and talk about business."
Qin Shu waved his hand, "If you think I'm not serious, then tell me."
Luo Chen saluted first, and then said: "We have probably tricked several people's tricks, but to be on the safe side, we still have to fight in practice."
Although Luo Qingzhi knew in her heart that there was a big difference between written records and actual combat, she couldn't let these people fight against them one by one.
"Then why don't we use Feng Zinan's tricks to make a sneak attack?" Qin Shu said.
Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "No, since the last incident with the Jin family, the children of the aristocratic family have been protected when they go out, and it's difficult to do so with so many people."
Qin Shu sighed, "It would be great if there was some occasion to allow them to take the initiative to compete."
"Dong dong dong."
"Come in."
The boy handed over the name sticker and said: "There is a message from the palace that your Majesty will order the Ministry of Ceremonies to hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow and invite all the candidates to come. The princess will be asked to watch in the back hall."
"I understand, please step back."
"This is called, what you think comes to you?" Qin Shu said.
Luo Qingzhi put down the post and said: "There is someone who thinks the same as us."
Qin Shu said "Oh", "You mean, Your Majesty also wants the Jin family to know each other's strength in advance so that they can take advantage of each other's tactics?"
Qin Shu was very happy, "That's fine, let the Jin family start, and we will take advantage of the situation to provoke."
Seeing that Luo Qingzhi was not so happy, Luo Chen asked: "Master, are you worried about the second young master?"
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "With his current strength, I'm worried that he will be injured."
"Then, let the second young master claim his illness?" Luo Chen said.
"Inappropriate." Luo Qingzhi said, "Although this is just an ordinary banquet, it is an order issued by His Majesty and organized by the Ministry of Etiquette. It cannot be shied away from. Moreover, I also want him to see the strength of others and know himself and the enemy."
Qin Shu said: "Then I will protect him well then."
"...Let's do this for now. When the time comes, you will be more careful. Don't be unable to stop fighting. It's enough to stop. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Master." Qin Shu said.
Luo Qingzhi sighed again, and Luo Chen asked: "Master, is there anything you are worried about?"
"...I always feel that Arou has been acting strange recently. I wanted to arrange for you to conduct a secret investigation in the house, but I am worried that Qin Shu is alone. Alas, there are still not enough manpower..."
Although he didn't understand what Luo Qingzhi was worried about, Luo Chen still suggested, "Then, how about transferring a few more people from Yuzhou?"
"No, you can't change Yuzhou's arrangements at will. Forget it, it's just for this period of time. Just wait until the recruitment of a son-in-law is over." Luo Qingzhi comforted herself and continued to give instructions, "You should still pay attention to A Rou. If you find out
If something is wrong, tell me immediately."
"yes."
Luo Qingzhi waved her hand and said, "You guys go down."
In the southeast courtyard, Luo Qingzhi was sent away. Luo Qingrou, who was still energetic, was now lying on the bed again.
The maid Caihuan looked at her, cried, and said: "County Master, let's tell the princess the truth. You can't continue like this."
Luo Qingrou coughed a few times and said in a stern tone: "If you still regard me as your master, just listen to me. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will sell you out tomorrow."
"County Lord..."
Luo Qingrou coughed again, and her face instantly turned pale. Caihuan quickly took out the yellow porcelain bottle from the cabinet and said, "This is the medicine given by Miss Zhixin. Come on, County Lord, take another one."
After taking Zhixin's medicine, Luo Qingrou stopped coughing, adjusted her breathing, and stood up with strength.
"County Master, just lie down and rest. Whatever you want, I will get it for you." Caihuan supported her, very worried.
Luo Qingrou said: "I have to hurry up and embroider my sister's wedding dress."
"County Lord? Your Highness' affairs are being handled by the Ministry of Etiquette. You don't have to..." Caihuan was still persuading.
Luo Qingrou didn't answer, she just stood up and walked to the desk step by step, picking up the embroidery needle.