Luo Junyao was sitting in the pavilion eating the refreshments prepared by Fengjian. All he could see was the gorgeous flowers, colorful butterflies, and the fragrant breeze. It was really a good place to relax and enjoy.
"Sister Fengjian, did you come here to prepare in advance?" Luo Junyao lay on the table and looked at Fengjian standing next to him with a smile.
Fengjian smiled and said: "The prince told the girl that our prince's palace has a separate courtyard on this mountain, right?"
Luo Jun shook his head and continued with Feng Jian: "The other courtyard was given to the prince by His Majesty the Great Ancestor. Unfortunately, the prince has never stayed there. If he didn't eat this time... I'm afraid he would have forgotten about it. This
In the next few days, I will lead people to clean up and repair the villa. Previously, Mr. Dieying came to inform that the prince and the girl were coming to the back mountain to enjoy the flowers, and ordered me to prepare some refreshments and send them over. The villa is not far from here, but it is still being cleaned.
Otherwise, the girl can stay for two days."
When he first met Luo Junyao, Fengjian thought that this girl was his future princess. Now that he knew that this girl was not only his princess but also the daughter of General Luo, Fengjian liked and respected her more and more.
In his words, he seemed to treat her as his own princess.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "The Regent's Palace is indeed very wealthy."
"What's wrong with General Luo's residence?" Fengjian said with a smile.
Luo Junyao said: "Our family also has several hot spring businesses, but they are not here." Not only that, her father also gave one of them to her as a dowry.
Luo Junyao felt a headache when he thought of the books his mother had sent to her study. It was said that they were only a very small part, and her mother was still sorting out the rest.
Feng Jian said: "The prince is often away from the palace. The properties purchased by our palace are not many. Most of them were given by Emperor Gaozu, the Empress Dowager and the late emperor."
Although Fengjian is just a maid now, she was trained according to the standard of being able to manage affairs around the future princess. As long as nothing unexpected happens, she will definitely become the steward of the inner courtyard of the Regent's Palace in the future. Therefore, she often learns from the steward and is very familiar with the affairs of the palace.
I know a little bit about it.
She heard the steward who taught her say that the real wealth of the Regent's Palace was not in the shops in other courtyards.
"Second Miss Luo?" A somewhat familiar voice came from outside the pavilion. Before Luo Junyao could turn around, he felt his scalp tighten and a chill run down his spine.
This is... the feeling of a creditor coming to your door.
Seeing that Luo Junyao's expression was wrong, Fengjian immediately looked at the young man outside the pavilion warily.
Luo Junyao turned around slowly and showed a sweet smile to the other party, "Prince Ancheng, are you okay?"
Xie Xiao stared at the innocent-looking girl in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "Nothing's wrong!"
"..." Sure enough, he came to settle accounts with her. What he did was not very honest, so Luo Junyao had no choice but to admit it.
"Sister Fengjian, let Prince Xie come in. You go out first and I will talk to the Prince alone." Luo Junyao said to Fengjian who was blocking the door.
Fengjian then stepped aside, but did not forget to give the other party a warning look. Luo Junyao waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need to worry, and Fengjian respectfully withdrew.
Xie Xiao didn't know that this girl was from the Regent's Palace, but he just thought that this girl was quite courageous.
Stepping into the pavilion, Xie Xiao glared at Luo Junyao condescendingly, "You tricked me!"
Luo Junyao said with some frustration: "It happened so suddenly, I didn't expect it... well, I sent you a message!" She didn't expect that Xie Yan would come to propose marriage so quickly, and also invited Princess Taihua to come forward.
Once Princess Taihua comes to visit, how can she hide it?
Xie Xiao said, "What's the use of that?" Knowing in advance that she has someone she likes and might be engaged to him won't help his affairs at all.
Luo Junyao knew he was in the wrong, "I'm willing to compensate and return the Shadow Sword to you, okay?" It's not easy to do business, and it's not good to be greedy for cheap.
Xie Xiao glanced at her sideways, "Is that the sword that my prince is missing?"
Luo Junyao smiled apologetically and said, "Your Majesty is so proud! Then...how are you doing now?"
Xie Xiao suddenly looked disgusted when he heard this, and sat down opposite Luo Junyao helplessly.
"After you left that day, I hinted to my mother that I had a crush on you. As a result...as soon as the incident between you and the regent came out, my mother immediately took me on a blind date and asked me to give up on you as soon as possible. Don't
Thinking of stealing people from the regent."
Having said this, Xie Xiao looked at Luo Junyao somewhat critically.
Is he blind? Why would he want to compete with someone for a dwarf?
"Mom is afraid that I will never forget you...the blind date becomes even more intense!"
Luo Junyao looked at him sympathetically, no wonder his face was so ugly.
Thinking of Cui Zheyu whom he met yesterday, Luo Junyao looked at Xie Xiao with more sympathy and affection.
This is also an unlucky child.
"Um..." Luo Junyao considered his words and said, "Do you... prefer girls who are charming and bright?" This was a polite way of saying it. Xie Xiao obviously liked girls who were older than him.
Xie Xiao turned 20 tomorrow, and she asked Xie Yan that Cui Zheyu was twenty-eight years old this year. The junior girl was holding gold bricks. Xie Xiao fell in love with Cui Zheyu, so she could hold three gold bricks.
Xie Xiao's expression changed slightly and he stared at Luo Junyao intently, "What do you know?"
Luo Junyao blinked his big eyes innocently, "What? Did you think I didn't see the way you disliked me just now? Of course you don't like me like this. Or do you like gentle and graceful people?"
Xie Xiao looked at Luo Junyao carefully and saw no flaws, then said: "How dare I dislike the future Princess Regent?" At most, he just didn't understand the taste of His Highness the Princess Regent.
Luo Junyao snorted, "Hypocritical, I'm only sixteen, the future is infinite!" She has grown taller in the past two months, and may be taller than in her previous life.
"hehe."
Luo Junyao rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "You deserve to meet a difficult and beautiful big sister like Cui Zheyu! To be able to hold a beautiful woman back? Just dream!"
The two stared at each other for a while, and Luo Junyao took the lead to end this boring game. He held up his chin and asked: "Actually... there is no point in doing this, right? I wanted to say before that the princess is eager to get you married, and you really can't bear it for half a month.
Can you find a marriage partner that satisfies the princess?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The key is, can you deal with Cui Zheyu in half a month? Anyway, from Cui Zheyu’s tone yesterday, I don’t plan to have a future with you at all.
Thinking of this, the look in Xie Xiao's eyes became a little unpredictable.
Xie Xiao's expression also darkened a bit. He had shown full confidence in front of Luo Junyao that day, but his results these days were obviously not satisfactory.
After a long silence, Xie Xiao looked up at Luo Junyao and asked, "Why did you agree to marry the regent? Don't you think there is a big gap between you two?"
Luo Junyao held up his chin and said, "I don't think so. Aren't we a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match?"
"..." Although he has traveled around the world for several years, Prince Ancheng still said that he has never seen such a shameless girl.
"Don't you think he is much older than you?" Xie Xiao asked.
Luo Junyao didn't care, "But, he is good-looking."
"Your personalities are also very different." Xie Xiao continued.
Luo Jun said: "But, he is good-looking."
Xie Xiao couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows and said: "He is the regent, but you seem to be more lax in your studies, right? You...don't you think it will be difficult to get along with you when you get married in the future?"
Miss Luo Er is a well-known playboy in the capital. She doesn't know how to do anything that a well-known lady can do, and she doesn't know how to do things that she shouldn't.
Luo Junyao said seriously: "But, he is good-looking!"
Xie Xiao couldn't bear it anymore, "Do you only care about your face?"
Luo Junyao was surprised and said: "Don't you care about your face?" Boss Cui is also very good-looking.
Xie Xiao was speechless, and after a long while he said: "You can't just look at your face. Flowers don't bloom forever, and no matter how beautiful they are, they will grow old one day."
Luo Junyao agreed, "You have to look at your face when you first meet me. You won't know until you get to know each other whether you're compatible or not. If you ask me these questions, it's actually your own question, right?"
Xie Xiao was silent.
Luo Junyao sighed and said sympathetically, "If you were as good-looking as Xie Yan, maybe you wouldn't have these worries."
Xie Xiao was stunned for a while before she came to her senses and glared at her bitterly: "You are taking revenge on me!"
This little dwarf is so vindictive. Didn't he just look at her a little critically?
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "No, I'm telling the truth." Make you dislike this girl!
Looking at her bright smile and thinking about his own messy emotional problems, Xie Xiao had no intention of fighting against Luo Jun.
Holding her forehead weakly, Xie Xiao said, "How can I convince her to agree to marry me?"
Luo Junyao looked at her, "Listen to what you mean, the gap between you two is quite big. Are you sure...if you convince her, will your family agree? What if she agrees to you, but your family strongly opposes...especially
It’s Princess Ancheng, she is so ill, what will you do if she strongly opposes you?”
Xie Xiao frowned and said in a deep voice: "I will convince my father, the queen and my concubine. As long as she is willing to join me, I will do it no matter how difficult it is!"
Luo Jun shook his head and said with rare seriousness: "I heard that you have been traveling outside for many years, and you should not be one of those young men who are only full of enthusiasm and don't know the importance. There are some things in this world that cannot be done both ways. If you must choose one of the two,
How can you choose between a mother and concubine who is seriously ill in bed and a lover who truly loves each other? Do you want to use the princess' love for her son to force her to compromise, or do you want to make the person you like feel wronged? "
Xie Xiao was startled, he didn't expect this seemingly heartless little girl to think so much.
It's not that he hasn't thought about these issues, but sometimes he doesn't dare to think about them in detail.
Luo Junyao said: "The princess is anxious to marry a daughter-in-law. I believe that if it was just a little bit off, you would have told the princess and the prince a long time ago. You didn't tell me, not only because the girl has not agreed to you, but also because you yourself have
It’s clear that Prince Ancheng and Princess Ancheng won’t agree, right?”
Xie Xiao was silent for a long time and then said: "Then what do you think I should do?"
Luo Junyao didn't know, who would have a standard answer to emotional matters?
If Princess Ancheng was in good health, she might be able to think of something else. But with Princess Ancheng's current physical condition, she might not be able to withstand too much stimulation.
but……
"The important point now is that the girl didn't agree to marry you at all, right? The prince and princess are eager to get you married, can you still stand it?"
Xie Xiao smiled bitterly, he found that this girl was quite good at poking wounds.
Luo Junyao looked at him and said: "Although... you are in a difficult position, I still want to say that if you are not sure that the prince and princess will accept it, it might be a good thing that the girl doesn't agree to it."
Xie Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "I won't give up!"
"Then...you continue to work hard?" Luo Junyao said.
"..."
Xie Yan turned around from behind the flowers and raised his eyebrows when he saw the two people sitting in the pavilion.
"Your Majesty." Xie Xiao quickly stood up and bowed his hands.
Xie Yan waved his hand, looked at Xie Xiao and said, "Prince Ancheng?"
Xie Xiao said: "Exactly."
Xie Yan lowered his head to look at Luo Junyao, "What are Yaoyao and Prince Ancheng talking about?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Let's talk about some gossip."
Xie Yan nodded without asking further questions, sat down next to Luo Junyao, turned his head to Xie Xiao and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
Xie Xiao was naturally not a cold-blooded person. He smiled and said, "I still have something to do, so I won't disturb the prince and Miss Luo. I'll say goodbye."
Luo Junyao waved to him as a farewell, "I will have someone return the photo to the Crown Prince later."
Xie Xiao smiled and said: "Taking a photo is of no use to me. Since it is given to Miss Luo, it naturally belongs to Miss Luo. How can I take it back?"
"How can that be done? What I promised to the Crown Prince..." Before Luo Junyao could finish speaking, Xie Yan gently held her fingertips and said to Xie Xiao: "I heard that Crown Prince Xie is quite accomplished in calligraphy and painting. I have something in my hand.
How about giving the original work of Mr. Fu Kumei to the Crown Prince?"
Xie Xiao's heart moved. He was essentially a scholar. He had learned some martial arts from traveling around the world. To him, the Shadow Sword was just a weapon that was sharper than an ordinary sword.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But Mr. Kumei’s authentic work...it is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless.
He was a smart man and quickly understood what Xie Yan meant.
Miss Luo obviously liked the Zhaoying Sword very much, so the regent wanted to use Mr. Kumei's original sword in exchange for the Shadowing Sword.
It doesn't matter who suffered the loss. The photos were not valuable to him, and Mr. Kumei's paintings were not of much importance to the Regent.
For the regent, it was certainly worthwhile to exchange a painting for a sword that his fiancée liked.
For him, exchanging a sword for a coveted authentic one is naturally worth it.
It's just that... he originally planned to give the sword to the second girl of the Luo family as a favor to the future regent princess, but now it seems that this plan can no longer work.
Also, how could His Highness the Regent be willing to let his fiancée owe another man a favor?
Thinking of this, Xie Xiao thanked Xie Yan readily, said goodbye and left.
Luo Junyao was a little stunned, "Mr. Ku Mei's paintings..."
"Yao Yao wants it too?" Xie Yan said: "The palace only has that one, but there are two more in the palace. If Yao Yao wants it..."
"No, no." Luo Junyao quickly shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this, but...it costs you so much..." Even Xie Yan's mansion only has one painting, which shows how precious this painting is. Although the original owner was not very good at studying, but
There is still common sense.
Mr. Ku Mei was a master of calligraphy and painting in the Dongling Dynasty, and his paintings of plum blossoms were even more admirable. However, after decades of war, it has become increasingly difficult to find the original paintings, which were very few in existence.
At the beginning, Xie Chengyou also wanted to find an authentic work by Mr. Ku Mei, but the owners of such precious authentic works would only keep them at home for personal appreciation or as family heirlooms, and would never trade them unless absolutely necessary.
Even though Luo Junyao tried his best, he still couldn't get what he wanted, which shows how rare this authentic work of Mr. Kumei is.
Xie Yan smiled and said: "It's just a painting. Zhaoying is also a famous sword passed down from generation to generation, but do you think Xie Xiao cares about it? No matter how good it is, it will only have value in the hands of those who like it."
Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan seriously, and Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's wrong?"
Luo Junyao said: "I want to give you a gift."
Xie Yan immediately understood what she was thinking, smiled and said, "Okay, I'm waiting for the gift from Shake."
Luo Jun shook his head and thought seriously about the gift he wanted to give Xie Yan.
Xie Yan said helplessly: "Don't think too much when you go out to play, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of this beautiful scenery?"
Luo Jun shook his head and put the matter aside for the time being, "Have you finished talking to uncle? It seems that you haven't talked for a while."
Xie Yan said: "I didn't have anything to say, and I didn't expect to meet him today." It was indeed an accident to meet Master Mingguang today. He originally planned to wait until Shao Shao could no longer go to school, and then solemnly visit the Huguo Zen Temple.
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It's just that Master Mingguang seemed to be quite complaining about not seeing him as soon as possible after he returned to Beijing. When he knew he was coming to the back mountain, he immediately came to block people.
Luo Junyao thought about the unserious-looking hosting master and smiled: "Master Mingguang seems to be very interesting. No one in the capital knows about your relationship, right?"
Xie Yan smiled and said: "Now that Yao Yao knows, you have to keep it a secret for me."
Luo Junyao nodded solemnly, "I promise not to tell anyone."
Xie Yan chuckled lightly and said: "It's not that serious. He just doesn't want to see some old friends. If General Luo asks, there is no need to hide it. But General Luo doesn't know him, so he shouldn't ask too much."
Luo Junyao nodded to show that he understood.
Xie Yan obviously has an uncle, but no one in the entire imperial city seems to have ever discussed the affairs of the regent's maternal family. Even Princess Mu, who has lived in seclusion for so many years, has only left a mysterious secret to the younger generation in the imperial city.
The impression is that they are the two sisters of Tanglin.
But what kind of person Princess Mu was, and what her appearance and demeanor were like, these young girls had no idea at all.
Some people even cannot remember that there was such a prominent figure as Princess Mu in Shangyong Imperial City without being reminded.
Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan. Something must have happened to the Yao family back then that made the powerful officials in Shangyong so secretive about this family that was supposed to be the mother family of the regent, right?
"What are you looking at?" Xie Yan lowered his head and asked softly.
Luo Jun smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, just look at Ayan's good looks."
Xie Yan was startled for a moment, then quickly laughed out loud.
He often heard her say that he was good-looking. If ordinary people talked about his appearance like this, although he would not get angry on the spot, he would definitely be unhappy in his heart.
In fact, Xie Yan, like most men in the world, believes that men should not care too much about appearance. On the contrary, they think it is offensive for others to talk too much about their appearance. They are more willing to let others evaluate their abilities and achievements than their appearance.
But...if she likes it, it doesn't feel too bad, right?
"I heard that Yao Yao wrote a list recently?" Xie Yan asked suddenly, and then saw the little girl next to him visibly frozen.
Luo Jun shook his eyes and rolled his eyes, "How did you know?"
Xie Yan said: "My future uncle sent someone to give it to me."
"..." Big brother is harming me!
Xie Yan looked at her with deep eyes and chuckled, "Shaoyao's vision is very good."
Luo Junyao forced a smile and said: "That's natural, otherwise how could Ayan be ranked first?"
Looking at her well-behaved appearance, Xie Yan knew what she was thinking at this time. He shook his head helplessly, raised his hand and nodded gently between her eyebrows and said, "Get rid of me."
Huh?
Luo Junshao was startled, and his eyes instantly became gleaming, but soon became a little wilted again, "If you are removed, what's the point of this list?"
Xie Yan smiled and said, "You have to think about it carefully. If in the future... I encounter something, you will be the one in trouble."
"Uh..." Luo Junyao was speechless for a while, and then said after a long while: "I didn't expect you to be such a regent. I haven't announced it yet, but you think other girls will admire you when they see it?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "If not, doesn't it mean that your list is not worthy of its name?"
Luo Junyao was a little confused, "Otherwise...I'll have you painted ugly?"
Xie Yan said: "Others will think that you are intimidated by power and think that your list is unfair."
Luo Junyao thought for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said: "It doesn't matter, who let me get the most handsome man in the imperial city? I should bear some storms!" She must insist on fairness and justice.
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
"Then... let's talk about the remuneration you should pay me for using my likeness and fame."
Luo Jun was speechless, and after a while he said: "How can it be like this? There are so many rankings in the imperial city, and no one pays for them. Moreover, this is also good for your reputation." Do you have image rights these days?
Xie Yan said: "Do you think I still need to increase my reputation?"
Well, you are the regent and you are awesome.
"Then what do you want?" Luo Junyao asked.
Xie Yan said: "It depends on Miss Luo's sincerity."
"Shared?" If this thing is divided, can it still make money? Although it is just a whim, it can't be too different from the original estimate, right?
Xie Yan's eyebrows were slightly raised and he was noncommittal.
This is obviously not satisfactory.
"Then what do you want?" Luo Junyao said quietly.
"Think for yourself." Xie Yan looked at her with a smile and said.
On the carriage back to the city, Xie Yan looked at the little girl who was still a little angry with soft eyes, "Haven't you thought of it yet?"
Luo Junyao was a little depressed, "I have promised so many benefits, but you are still not satisfied. If this continues, I will lose money."
It doesn't matter if she loses money, the problem is that everyone does it together. We can't let everyone lose money together.
Xie Yan said: "Perhaps you can think of other ways. I am not interested in your few taels of silver."
It’s not just a few taels of silver. If this thing can be done, the income in the future will be beyond your imagination!
Seeing his slightly teasing look, Luo Jun shook his eyes and suddenly jumped forward and fell on Xie Yan.
Xie Yan quickly put his arms around her to prevent her from falling.
Luo Jun shook his arm and looked up at him, "Ayan, please."
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly but said nothing.
Luo Junyao continued to shout softly, "Brother Ayan..."
Xie Yan shook his arm around her, smiled helplessly, and said, "You are really..."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Then you agree?" If she didn't agree, she would get goosebumps all over her body. Her moral integrity was completely shattered.
Fortunately, she is still young now. If in her previous life...
Ugh! Numb!
Xie Yan had teased her for so long and felt it was enough.
If you continue to toss about it, you won't be able to tell who will lose and who will win.
"Okay, I'm just kidding you." Xie Yan said.
Luo Junyao was overjoyed, stood up and kissed him hard on the lips, then sat back down in his seat neatly.