After marriage and marriage, I became the favorite of the group
Chapter 19 Preparations for playing cards!
There was still noise outside, and the guards drew their knives out of their sheaths, shouting "catch the assassin" one after another.
Ruan Jiu held the puppy in one hand and the big dog in the other, looking warily at the fierce man in front of him.
After staring at it for a while, he finally covered his own eyes, thought for a while, squatted down, and covered the eyes of his two dogs.
"I haven't seen you, the door is over there, you can go out there."
Ruan Jiu thought he was an assassin, and he would definitely not be able to beat an assassin, so he chose to save his life first.
The man smiled, and before he could speak, Helian Zhu caught up.
He glanced at that person displeasedly, then stepped forward, walked to Ruan Jiu's side, and protected him like a food protector.
Soon, Xiao Mingyuan and his party also came over.
"Ruan Jiu, how are you? Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Ruan Jiu shook his head and asked Yan Ning in a low voice, "Who is that person?"
"He Liancheng, the new envoy sent by Jiwu, just said hello to you through the carriage, have you forgotten?"
Ruan Jiu frowned: "I didn't hear his voice, just now he came in suddenly and scared me..."
At this time, He Liancheng spoke again: "'Princess' was alone in the room, I was afraid that something might happen to 'Princess', so I rushed upstairs to take a look, I didn't want to disturb 'Princess', I was rude. "
As he spoke, he bent over and bowed, looking decent, and he spoke Chinese fluently.
Ruan Jiu couldn't care less about it, he could only say that he had good intentions and he was cowardly.
The shouts of "catch the assassin" gradually died down, probably because the guards chased the assassin away.
Xiao Mingyuan said: "It should be fine, the two Helian envoys please go back."
He Lianzhu and He Liancheng are both surnamed Helian. Others doubt whether they are brothers, but looking at the scene just now, it seems that they don't look like each other.
He Lianzhu held Ruan Jiu's hand, and whispered, "I need to find me."
He Liancheng also bowed his head and bowed: "Xiao Wang resigns, 'Princess' just summon Xiao Wang if you have something to do."
Ruan Jiu responded, and the two turned around and left. They also went in different ways, and the front and back went out, each walking in their own direction.
After they left, Xiao Mingyuan drove all the attendants out: "The assassin has run away and will not come back again, you should watch outside the door."
The attendants filed out and closed the door, Xiao Mingyuan said: "The new envoy from Helian looks at Ruan Jiu so strangely, let's all pay attention."
He pointed to Ruan Jiu: "Especially you."
Ruan Jiu nodded in agreement, but he was also a little puzzled: "But I haven't met him before, and I haven't offended him."
He Liancheng left Ruan Jiu's room and went downstairs.
Ashina waited at the bottom of the stairs: "My lord, how is it?"
He Liancheng walked down the stairs quickly: "It's not Mr. Ruan."
Ashina's face changed slightly: "This... this Mr. Ruan also has an elder brother. I think it was his elder brother that the prince saw on the battlefield a year ago. But this Mr. Ruan's elder brother is weak and sick for a long time. , even if you force yourself to come here, I'm afraid you won't live long..."
He bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "It's the young minister's ineffectiveness."
But He Liancheng suddenly smiled: "Although I didn't want this Mr. Ruan at first, but this one is better-looking and more interesting than the previous one. This one is also very good."
Ashina breathed a sigh of relief, He Liancheng walked out, and said: "I saw his brother on the battlefield at that time, his brother was also good-looking, with a dead face, fierce, really want to kill him." He got it, and I got tired of it after looking at it for a long time. This one is pretty good..."
He remembered how Ruan Jiu mistook him for an assassin just now, and how he covered his own eyes, but also covered the eyes of two dogs, he smiled: "It's cute."
"But now He Lianzhu also knows that this 'princess' is cute. I thought he was only 13 years old, how could he know the goodness of 'marrying with the princess'? I didn't expect him to go to Liang Guo, and he already knew." He sighed, "This is also troublesome."
Ashina said with a smile: "How old is he? After a few years, the prince will be the king of Jiwu. This 'princess marriage' is for the king. What should be the king is the king's."
He Liancheng laughed a few times, and patted him on the shoulder: "You have worked hard these days, you have to go to Liang Guo, and you have to deal with the Queen Mother. After I go back, I will say a few words for you in front of my grandmother." Good words, I won't let you make a trip in vain."
Ashina was overjoyed, suppressing the corners of his mouth that could not help but rise: "Thank you, my lord."
He Liancheng gave a final warning: "The assassin you arranged, don't be discovered by them."
Ashina nodded again and again: "Naturally, the minister has already made arrangements."
On the other side, Ruan Jiu sorted out his mood, took out the cards, and prepared to play a game with his friends.
On the way to the embassy, there were not many conditions for them to play. They couldn't fly kites, let alone play polo, so they could only play cards for entertainment.
Several people were sitting around on the couch, each touching their cards.
Ruan Jiu turned over the top card and looked down at his own cards. Before he played the first card, he was interrupted by a voice from next door.
"Come on!"
Something happened again.
Several people looked at each other, immediately got off the ground, and ran out to see.
The one who lives next door to Ruan Jiu is his "dowry maid".
Of course, "Princess Heqin" can't come here alone. According to the rules of previous years, he has to bring one or two dowries called "Women".
Ruan Jiu naturally also has such a "dowry".
The name of this son is Liu Xuan, and he is the third son of the household member Wailang Liu's family.
At the banquet for choosing the "princess marriage", Emperor Liang and Ashina took a fancy to him and chose him as Ruan Jiu's "dowry".
And this Liu Sangong was quiet and gentle, and after knowing that things could not be reversed, he accepted the fact and silently obeyed Emperor Liang's arrangement.
Ruan Jiu went to meet him, but he didn't like to talk, and he always looked dull to everyone.Ruan Jiu wanted to play with him, but he refused, saying that he was stupid and couldn't make a turn, so he might disturb their interest.
After he refused several times like this, Ruan Jiu stopped bothering him.
But now, the voice of shouting came from Liu Xuan's room.
The attendants also came over when they heard the voice, they crowded the room, Xiao Mingyuan pushed people away and squeezed in.
"what happened?"
I saw Liu Xuan clutching his left shoulder, half of his sleeve was soaked in blood, dripping down.The window behind him was open, and someone must have escaped from it.
Several people exchanged glances, it seemed that the assassin had been staying in the room next to them.
Xiao Mingyuan said: "Wei Xu led people to strengthen the patrol, and guarded the second floor. Go and call the doctor."
Ruan Jiu and Yan Ning stepped forward to help Liu Xuan sit on the couch.But Liu Xuan gently pushed Ruan Jiu away, only letting Yan Ning support him.
Ruan Jiu stood where he was, not knowing what was going on, nor what to do. At this moment, the attendant brought the doctor, and he stepped aside to not delay Liu Xuan's bandaging.
The wound on Liu Xuan's shoulder was pierced by a dagger, it was deep, and a lot of blood flowed out, Liu Xuan's face turned pale.
They were not very familiar with Liu Xuan. After watching the doctor bandage his wound, they said a few more words to him, and they wanted to go back without delaying his rest.
Before leaving, Yan Ning suddenly said: "You go first, I will stay with him."
Ruan Jiu glanced at Liu Xuan, wondering where his rejection of him came from.
But Liu Xuan didn't have any friends around him, if something happened again, I don't know what to do, if Yan Ning would stay with him, that would be the best.
So he nodded: "Okay, we are all next door, you can call if you have something to do."
Yan Ning said: "Okay, you guys go."
The first day in Guiwu was restless, and Ruan Jiu and his friends had no intention of having fun, and stayed together, just chatting casually.
The assassin who committed the murder was still not caught, and the patrol of the post house was strengthened several times.
That night, they had dinner in their room and stayed together for a while until late at night before going back to their rooms to sleep.
In mid-April, the weather in Jiwu was not so good, and it was still a bit cold at night.
Ruan Jiu lay on the bed with the cashmere blanket, Kaifan and his puppy lay on the cashmere blanket on the ground, wagging their tails once and for all.
Shiba blew out the candles and went out, the room was dark.
When Ruan Jiu was in a daze, he was suddenly pushed twice: "Ruan Jiu? Ruan Jiu?"
Ruan Jiu woke up, and before he could shout, someone covered his mouth: "It's me."
There was no call for dinner, which meant that the person who came was his friend.Only then did Ruan Jiu realize that it was Yan Ning's voice.
He sat up: "what's the matter?"
Yan Ning took out something from behind: "Look at this."
Ruan Jiu responded, and when he was about to light a candle, Yan Ning held him down: "Don't disturb the others."
"Okay." Ruan Jiu withdrew his hand.
During the daytime, the assassin's affairs were not over yet, many people were guarding the side of the room of "Princess Heqin" and stared at it. When the lights were turned on, everyone would know.
With the moonlight coming in from the window, the things in Yan Ning's hands reflected the cold light under the moonlight.
Ruan Jiu hugged the blanket and fell back on the bed: "Yan Ning, what are you doing? I... I haven't offended you these days, have I?!"
That's a dagger.
Yan Ning held him down: "I won't pierce you."
Ruan Jiu shivered: "Take it far away."
Yan Ning sat on the bed and held the dagger in front of him: "Where do you think I picked this up?"
"where is it?"
"In Liu Xuan's room." Yan Ning said, "He was injured a little badly, and he was lethargic all afternoon. I found it in the corner of his room. It was still stained with blood. I wiped it clean."
Ruan Jiu regained his composure, stretched out a finger, touched the sharp tip of the knife, and speculated, "Did the assassin leave it in his room after stabbing him?"
Yan Ning asked back: "If you were an assassin and you stabbed someone, would you drop your weapon and run away by yourself? Don't you want to use daggers on the way to escape?"
"what do you mean?"
"The shape of this dagger is that of Daliang. If the assassin is from Daliang, why didn't he assassinate us when we were in Daliang? That way, it would be easier for him to escape after the murder."
"so……"
"There is no assassin at all." Yan Ning said firmly, "In other words, there is no assassin who stabbed Liu Xuan, but Liu Xuan himself."
"But..." Ruan Jiu frowned, "That wound is so deep, how could he..."
"The wound is very deep, but I have also observed carefully. The wound on Liu Xuan's shoulder was pierced obliquely." Yan Ning handed him the dagger and let him hold it in his hand. On the other side, the dagger should not be thrown into his shoulder at an angle. Besides, if the assassin is going to assassinate the "princess" and mistakenly regards him as a "princess", then he should stab the heart and shoulders, most likely Can't die."
Ruan Jiu, who barely kept up with his train of thought, nodded foolishly in agreement.
"But why would he do it?"
"He doesn't want to make a kiss."
Ruan Jiu came to a sudden: "So that's how it is. If he gets injured, Daliang might be replaced."
"That's not necessarily true." Yan Ning said again, "It's already here. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away. How can we change people? If he is going to be injured, he should do it before he leaves. But the security in Yong'an City is heavy, he asked No chance. I think he heard someone shouting 'catch the assassin' outside, so he took advantage of this opportunity to do it himself."
Ruan Jiu sighed.
Who would want to have a kiss?
"I originally wanted to ask him, but he refused to talk to me." Yan Ning finally said, "I thought about it, it's better to tell you this matter, after all, he is your 'dowry', right? If anything happens to him, you know it in your heart."
"Okay, I see." Ruan Jiu admired, "You are too careful, are you an ordinary person? Are you an office worker in the yamen? This kind of thing can also..."
Before he finished speaking, the door was opened from the outside.
Startled, the two quickly lay down on the bed.
Eighteen asked: "Young master, who are you talking to?"
Ruan Jiu covered Yan Ning with a quilt: "Yan Ning and I are sleeping together, we are whispering."
Eighteen was puzzled: "When did Mr. Yan come in? Why didn't I see it?"
Ruan Jiu said: "What can you see? You can't see anything."
Yan Ning held him down and said to Shiba: "You go, it's fine."
Eighteen responded and closed the door again.
Ruan Jiu said: "Then you can squeeze in a night with me."
"Okay." Yan Ning got off the bed, just as he was about to pick up the dagger he threw on the ground just now, the door opened again.
Xiao Mingyuan poked his head out from the outside: "Ruan Jiu? What's going on? I just saw the door of your room open."
Ruan Jiu said: "Yan Ning is with me, we talked and quarreled with people outside."
"You..." Xiao Mingyuan also came in, "I want to sleep with you too."
Ruan Jiu: "..."
Yan Ning put the dagger back on the ground calmly and kicked it to the bottom of the bed.
Fortunately, the bed in the Guiwu post house was very big, and there were several cashmere blankets in the cabinet.
Xiao Mingyuan cooked for himself, hugged the quilt and went to bed.
The three of them were lying side by side, gossiping one after another.
After a while, as if there was a telepathy between them, Wei Xu also came over: "What's going on?"
The three turned their heads together and said in unison: "The three of us are talking."
"Why are you doing this?" Wei Xu turned around and closed the door, "I want it too!"
It's a pity that he came late and there was no room on the bed, but Wei Xu must sleep with them even if he sleeps on the floor.
He spread several layers of blankets on the floor, and fell on top of them.He slept next to Yan Ning, and when he got down, he vaguely saw the dagger under the bed.
Yan Ning came to his senses, rolled out of bed, hugged him, and blocked the dagger: "I'll sleep on the floor with you."
Talking too late at night, they all got up late the next morning.
When Shiba entered, there were four people lying in disorder in the room.
Eighteen scratched his head in confusion: "When did these people come here?"
Ruan Jiu kicked Xiao Mingyuan away, Xiao Mingyuan didn't even open his eyes, he pulled the blanket under Ruan Jiu and sent him flying.Ruan Jiu falls between Yan Ning and Wei Xu.
"Hi!" He waved to the two of them, "Good morning!"
The four of them fought wildly, and pillows and blankets flew all over the room for a while, and they tossed and tossed for a while.
Then Helian Zhu also came.
"Soft chirp?"
Ruan Jiu got up from the ground with his messy hair: "I'm here..."
The attendants hurried forward and helped the young masters of each family to stand up.
Xiao Mingyuan's attendant asked: "Your Highness, the envoy Ji Wu is discussing the wedding ceremony with Master Ruan and General Wei, will your Highness also go down to have a look?"
Xiao Mingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Go, go down and have a look."
Ruan Jiu's three friends wanted to help him check, freshen up and go down without even eating breakfast, leaving Ruan Jiu alone in the room.
Ruan Jiu looked at He Lianzhu: "Aren't you going down?"
He Lianzhu walked to him and sat down: "I want to stay with you."
"..."
He Lianzhu looked at him and smiled brightly at him.
Anyway, everything that should be arranged has already been arranged, so what the envoys say is not a big deal.
Long before leaving, he passed the order to Jiwu's side, asking them to arrange everything well, and use the etiquette of compromise between Jiwu and Liang Guo.
The grandmother who didn't like Liang Guo was excluded by him, and she called it sick early and ignored the matter.And the mother who was devoted to getting along with Daliang would naturally be very concerned about getting married.
He Lianzhu knew in his heart that his mother liked Liang Guoren the most. She loved Liang Guoren as much as she hated her son with fierce blood. Like her, she is a person who has left her homeland and "sympathizes with each other".
She will do things perfectly, and will not let the "princess and princess" suffer any grievances.
Ruan Jiu changed his clothes and ate breakfast in the room. He Lianzhu must stick to him, follow him, and serve him vegetables.
Ruan Jiu couldn't drive the puppy away, so he let him go.
Strange to say, although He Lianzhu likes to follow Ruan Jiu, he never comes to him when his friends are around.He only likes being with Ruan Jiu, he doesn't like Ruan Jiu's friends.
Ruan Jiu took a bite of the custard bun, sucked out the stuffing inside, then looked at Helian Zhu, and asked casually, "Is the new Helian envoy your brother?"
He Lianzhu nodded reluctantly: "Yes."
"You have a bad relationship with him?"
"Ah."
Ruan Jiu has a good relationship with his brother, so he doesn't quite understand what's going on.
"why?"
"I'm not the same mother as him."
"En." Ruan Jiu nodded, it can be seen that He Lianzhu is a bit of a Liangren, and that He Liancheng is quite fierce.
and many more……
Ruan Jiu suddenly thought of something, and his face wrinkled.
He Lianzhu and He Liancheng are brothers, doesn't that mean that King Jiwu has two sons?
That He Liancheng doesn't look too young, that is to say, the age of King Jiwu has to be increased by a few years on the basis of his imagination.
He quit!
No matter how old he is, he is almost older than his father!
Ruan Jiu dropped the custard bun that he had just taken a bite of, and couldn't eat for a moment.
Now that he is learning from Liu Xuan, is it still too late to stab himself in the shoulder?
He Lianzhu looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"
"Your father...not..."
The news that He Lianzhu is the son of King Jiwu was revealed to him by Emperor Liang before, and he could not sell Emperor Liang.So Ruan Jiu changed his words: "Great King Jiwu, he..."
How many sons do you have?How many people am I going to be the little daddy of?
He Lianzhu didn't know what he was thinking at all, and he didn't want to tell Ruan Jiu right now that he was King Jiwu.
If you tell Ruan Jiu now, Ruan Jiu will definitely be angry and ask him to let him go home.
He had already reached the end, he didn't want to let Ruan Jiu go back, and he didn't want to make Ruan Jiu angry.
He won't tell Ruan Jiu until he truly marries someone into his hands.
So He Lianzhu didn't speak, but just handed Ruan Jiu another custard bag.
Ruan Jiu said: "I haven't finished eating the one before."
"If you like stuffing, just eat stuffing."
Ruan Jiu frowned: "It's not your family's property, you are so generous."
He picked up the unfinished custard bun, lowered his head and took a bite.
This is how to do ah?
Life is not easy, Ruan Jiu sighed.
Seeing his sad look, He Lianzhu thought it was because he didn't like the skin of custard buns, but in order to save money, he had to bite the bullet and eat it, so he chewed a tear.
He Lianzhu secretly made up his mind that in the future, Ruan Jiu would not have to eat the skin, but only the stuffing, and he could eat as much as he wanted.
Jiwu was quite concerned about the peace talks, and he was well prepared.
After a few days of delay in Xiyuan, the Daliang envoys were about to start their journey again, heading for Shangjing, the capital of Jiwu.
Ruan Jiu thought for a while and said to them, "Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
Master Ruan asked, "What's wrong?"
"Liu Xuan still has a wound on his shoulder, let him take care of it for a few more days, it will be bad if the wound opens again on the way."
When he said this, everyone remembered that there was Liu Xuan.
He was usually quiet, and others didn't pay much attention to him, and when they mentioned him, they just mentioned him as "quiet and reticent".
But the newcomer He Liancheng said: "Princess is really kind, but Mr. Liu's injury is not easy to heal, and he can't afford it if there is a delay. Why don't you send someone to ask Mr. Liu about it?" mean?"
Liu Xuan has always been meek, so naturally he would not agree to stay in the post house.
After this incident, he also knew that unless he died, the envoy of Daliang Jiwu would take him to Jiwu anyway, as Ruan Jiu's "dowry".
Early the next morning, the Daliang envoy, escorted by the Jiwu envoy, set off for Shangjing.
The pale-faced Liu Xuan was helped out by Yan Ning, Ruan Jiu looked back at him, and said to him, "Go and sit in my carriage, my carriage is relatively stable."
Liu Xuan moved his lips, just about to speak.Ruan Jiu knew that he didn't like him very much, so he said before him, "I want to ride there with Xiao Mingyuan and the others."
Liu Xuan could only thank him, and was finally helped into his carriage.
Ruan Jiu's things were re-prepared by Master Ruan. They were different from the things in the palace. They didn't look luxurious at all, but they were very comfortable.
Shiba put away all the things Ruan Jiu used in the carriage and replaced them with new ones.
Yan Ning supported Liu Xuan to sit down, and put the pillow behind his back so that he could lean on it.
Yan Ning glanced out of the carriage window subconsciously, and Liu Xuan followed suit, and saw Ruan Jiu and his friends fighting outside.
He looked back and said to Yan Ning, "If you want to ride horses with them, go and ride with them."
Yan Ning thought for a while, and finally said: "I'd better stay with you. If you bump into the carriage later, no one will know if you bleed all over the place."
Liu Xuan leaned on the pillow, raised his hand and lowered the curtain of the carriage, blocking the laughter of Ruan Jiu and his friends outside.
His feelings are very complicated, logically speaking, he should resent Ruan Jiu.
But along the way, he couldn't help liking Ruan Jiu's open-mindedness and optimism.
He didn't know how to face Ruan Jiu, so he simply ignored him.
Outside the carriage, Ruan Jiu's friends saw Liu Xuan put down the curtain, misunderstood Liu Xuan's meaning, a little displeased, and lowered their voices to talk.
"What's the matter with him? Ruan Jiu gave him the carriage, but he still showed his face."
Xiao Mingyuan poked Ruan Jiu's waist with his elbow: "What are you helping him for? He doesn't appreciate it, so don't help him in the future."
Ruan Jiu was helpless: "Got it."
He just thinks that Liu Xuan, who is also a married son, can understand Liu Xuan's feelings of not wanting to get married. He has already experienced such emotions, and it is possible that he is still stuck in it and cannot get out. If he can help Liu Xuan, Help him, but Liu Xuan doesn't seem to appreciate it.
He got off his horse, Xiao Mingyuan asked, "Where are you going?"
"Ride in a carriage."
Ruan Jiu stepped forward, lifted the curtain of the carriage, stepped on the footstool, and sat down on the seat.
Yan Ning said, "Don't you want to ride a horse?"
"I don't want to ride anymore, I want to sleep." Ruan Jiu snorted to Liu Xuan, declaring his sovereignty extremely naively, "This is my carriage, I can let whoever I want to sit in it, and I won't let anyone sit in it if I don't want to. "
Liu Xuan's face was slightly stagnant, and Yan Ning threw the blanket and pillow to Ruan Jiu: "Aren't you going to sleep? Go to sleep, there are so many words."
Ruan Jiu finally snorted, embraced the pillow, and rested his head on Yan Ning's lap.
Yan Ning sighed, shook off the blanket, and covered him.
I only heard the marching order from the front, and then the carriage began to drive slowly. Xiao Mingyuan and Wei Xu rode on horses and followed beside the carriage. They leaned over and opened the curtain to look inside. Yan Ning "hush" at them: "Fall asleep."
Xiao Mingyuan frowned: "Is he a pig? He sleeps every day."
Before he finished speaking, Ruan Jiu stretched out his hand from the window, and hit him with a snap.
After more than ten days' journey, when Daliang's envoys arrived in Shangjing, the sky was clear and clear on the grassland, and there was no cloud in the thousand miles.
The empress dowager of Jiwu was considerate of the "princess" of Liang who came from afar, and according to the rules of her hometown Liang, she spared him all the formalities, so that he didn't have to come out to pay a visit to Jiwu, and even she didn't have to pay a visit.
So the envoys of the two countries exchanged a few words at the gate of the city, and the envoy of Liang Guo entered the city. Ruan Jiu didn't even get out of the carriage, and went directly to the gate of the post house.
Different from the crude posthouses built of stones in Xiyuan, the posthouses in Shangjing City were built according to the style of Liang State. The pavilions, platforms and pavilions are all decent. a small pond.
It can be seen that the Empress Dowager attaches great importance to Liang Guo's envoys.
Later Ruan Jiu heard that the current Empress Dowager is also the Princess Daliang who was married to Jiwu more than ten years ago, so she understood.
Or Princess Heqin knows the pain of "Princess Heqin" best.
These days, whether Ruan Jiu is riding a horse or riding a carriage, he feels very uncomfortable, and his buttocks are going to be worn out. It is of course best to have a good rest for a few days.
Ruan Jiu lived in the post house like this for a few days, and the queen mother even sent someone to bring him some snacks a few times, telling him that if you want something to eat, just ask.
It seems that his future life will not be too sad, the Queen Mother is a reasonable person.
He lay on the couch, nodding while eating snacks.
A pudgy old eunuch next to him took out a handkerchief and helped him wipe the crumbs off the pillow.
The old eunuch smiled helplessly: "Young Master Ruan, our family is bringing you the clothes to be worn at the ceremony today, and I will bring you two plates of milk skin by the way, don't just eat it, try the clothes first, what's wrong with it?" Okay, our family can take it back and change it."
Ruan Jiu sat up, ate the remaining milk in two or three mouthfuls, wiped his hands, puffed his cheeks, smiled at him embarrassedly, and said vaguely: "Eunuch Zhou, why didn't you say it earlier? too delicious!"
As he said that, he pressed his fingers on the corner of his lips in a still unsatisfied way.
Eunuch Zhou was brought from the Kingdom of Liang when the Empress Dowager married. He has been serving the Empress Dowager from the very beginning, so he should be regarded as the Empress Dowager's confidant.
Seeing his stupid appearance now, I feel a little emotional in my heart.
This is still a child who only knows how to eat, drink, and laugh.
Eunuch Zhou didn't bother with him, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and took him to see his clothes.
"The empress dowager said that although the young master is here, he is still from Daliang and a man after all, so we can't wrong him. So let's hold the ceremony for two days. On the first day, we will follow our Daliang rules, and on the second day we will do it again." Do as they say."
Ruan Jiu nodded obediently: "Well, I understand."
"The clothes we prepared for the young master are the clothes for the next day, and they are also the clothes of the fierce man."
Ruan Jiu touched the bright red clothes on the hem, the clothes were rough to the touch, probably made of wool.The lapel of pure white wool is extraordinarily soft.
Zhou Gonggong said: "Jiwuren's clothes are not too soft. They are lined inside, so they must be comfortable to wear."
Ruan Jiu took the clothes off the hanger: "Then I'll try it on."
"it is good."
Ruan Jiu carried the clothes into the inner room, and after a while, he came out with his sleeves.
"I shouldn't look ugly, do I?"
Eunuch Zhou helped him tidy up his clothes: "No, it's very nice."
Ruan Jiu raised his head: "That's good."
He couldn't see it himself, but in fact he looked very good in the tight-sleeved clothes, the narrow-sleeved clothes were neat and clean, and his body was brightly colored, like a boy on the grassland.
The only thing is that he is not like a wolf, he is still like a lamb.
Seeing him always smirking, Eunuch Zhou couldn't help patting his head: "Go change it."
After several discussions, the date of the final marriage was also fixed, the third day of the fifth lunar month.
The days passed quickly, and Ruan Jiu was still able to play with his friends at first, but as the deadline approached, he slowly withered away.
The day before his marriage, he slept in his room all day by himself.
Just coping with tomorrow's marriage ceremony is enough to make him panic.He felt that he didn't have the energy to do other things, so he could only "turn off" himself temporarily.
He fell asleep like this until the next morning, when Ruan Jiu was dug out of the bed early in the morning, washed his face and put on his clothes.
His friends couldn't intervene, so they stood side by side like that.
Finally, when Ruan Jiu passed by them, his friends stopped him.
"It's too late to regret it now."
Ruan Jiu was puzzled: "What?"
"The quick horse is ready. We will capture you and run away. Before it's too late, you will be able to run away from Jiwu for three days and three nights."
Ruan Jiu raised his hand, patted the "dog's head" of his friends, and joked with a smile: "It's okay, I'm leaving, young master."
He pulled himself together, with a smile on his face, and his eyes were also bent, but a little moist.
He walked out the door, Master Ruan was already waiting for him in front of the door, Ruan Jiu jumped up, grabbed his father's neck with both hands, and lay on his back.
Master Ruan carried him back and asked him, "So fast? Have you finished talking with them?"
Ruan Jiu leaned against his ear and muttered softly, "There's nothing to say."
Suddenly Master Ruan also said: "It's too late for you to regret it now."
Ruan Jiu was shocked: "Father, what are you talking about?"
"Our family opened a shop in Shangjing. There is a secret passage in the shop, and we can hide for a few days. If you say that you don't want to get married, Dad will immediately rush out with you behind his back."
"Why are you exactly like them?"
Master Ruan smiled wryly, but his tone was still calm: "Isn't this reluctant to part with you?"
"Father, if I run away, my brother will have to come here. If there is a war, all your shop will be used as military pay, and all my friends will have to go to the battlefield." Ruan Jiu whispered, "I don't want to so."
"Ok."
Now that he has said so, Master Ruan can only carry him out.
In front of the post house, a group of fierce people were already waiting.
Before Master Ruan went out, the attendant named Getulu beside He Lianzhu came forward and handed Ruan Jiu a square-folded red hijab.
Ruan Jiuxing's eyes widened, a little annoyed: "I won't cover this."
Geturu said: "Young master, you can cover it, this is the king's order..."
Ruan Jiu frowned: "Father, let me down, I won't make love anymore."
Master Ruan didn't let him go, because he was ready to take Ruan Jiu to escape at any time.
Ruan Jiu looked back at his friends again: "Xiao Mingyuan, go and bring your fast horse."
They had agreed with Jiwu early in the morning that they would all wear men's clothes, and now King Jiwu gave him a red hijab. From Ruan Jiu's point of view, this was an obvious humiliation.
Still order?Who is he ordering?
Getulu knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly changed his words: "This is the king's request... I beg, beg... beg, beg!"
That's more or less.
Ruan Jiufang was only stronger for a while.As he said just now, he still understands in his heart that the relationship between the two countries is related to the relationship between the two countries.
Not to mention that he and King Jiwu were not in the same position. If that "big man" was offended, Ruan Jiu's life would not be easy in the future.
He pursed his mouth, twisted the hijab with two fingers, and put it on casually, and said to Getulu: "Go back and pass on a message, next time you have something to tell me earlier."
"Yes." In fact, Getulu was also afraid, afraid of making him cry, so he didn't come.He responded, helped Ruan Jiu straighten the hijab, and ran out to spread the message.
Master Ruan continued to carry him out.
When he arrived at the gate of the post house, Ruan Jiu was sent into the carriage by Master Ruan.
With the hijab covering his head, he couldn't see. He just felt that the surroundings seemed strangely quiet. Even Xiao Mingyuan, who was always talkative, didn't speak.
He tried to ask his father: "Dad, what's the matter? Why..."
Master Ruan pushed him into the carriage, and turned to look at Helian Zhu who was wearing a happy dress in front of him.
He Lianzhu was only 13 years old, and when he was with Ruan Jiu, he always smiled, and it didn't look weird.He went on an envoy to the Kingdom of Liang, followed by the envoys of the Kingdom of Liang, and escorted his princess back to Guiwu. The people of Liang only thought that he was a child of a certain royal family and came to play with him.
I don't think he was the one who put on the wedding dress today.
He Lianzhu smiled at Master Ruan, and called out in a low voice, "Father."
Master Ruan pointed at his fingers trembling slightly: "You...you..."
He Lianzhu had already called him that, Master Ruan also realized it at this time.
Helianzhu is the king of Jiwu, and Helianzhu is the pig with the cabbage!
The stinky pig was by his side and even walked with them all the way!
Master Ruan only felt that his anger was going straight to the sky, and Xiao Mingyuan and the others couldn't recover for a long time. When they realized it, they wanted to come forward to argue, and the people of Ji Wu had already taken the carriage away.
He Lianzhu got on his horse, followed the carriage neatly, and welcomed the "Princess Heqin" into the palace.
Ruan Jiu in the carriage didn't understand what happened, he groped to open the curtain of the carriage, and called back: "Father?"
No one answered him, only one person held his hand and made him relax.
Ruan Jiu held the puppy in one hand and the big dog in the other, looking warily at the fierce man in front of him.
After staring at it for a while, he finally covered his own eyes, thought for a while, squatted down, and covered the eyes of his two dogs.
"I haven't seen you, the door is over there, you can go out there."
Ruan Jiu thought he was an assassin, and he would definitely not be able to beat an assassin, so he chose to save his life first.
The man smiled, and before he could speak, Helian Zhu caught up.
He glanced at that person displeasedly, then stepped forward, walked to Ruan Jiu's side, and protected him like a food protector.
Soon, Xiao Mingyuan and his party also came over.
"Ruan Jiu, how are you? Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Ruan Jiu shook his head and asked Yan Ning in a low voice, "Who is that person?"
"He Liancheng, the new envoy sent by Jiwu, just said hello to you through the carriage, have you forgotten?"
Ruan Jiu frowned: "I didn't hear his voice, just now he came in suddenly and scared me..."
At this time, He Liancheng spoke again: "'Princess' was alone in the room, I was afraid that something might happen to 'Princess', so I rushed upstairs to take a look, I didn't want to disturb 'Princess', I was rude. "
As he spoke, he bent over and bowed, looking decent, and he spoke Chinese fluently.
Ruan Jiu couldn't care less about it, he could only say that he had good intentions and he was cowardly.
The shouts of "catch the assassin" gradually died down, probably because the guards chased the assassin away.
Xiao Mingyuan said: "It should be fine, the two Helian envoys please go back."
He Lianzhu and He Liancheng are both surnamed Helian. Others doubt whether they are brothers, but looking at the scene just now, it seems that they don't look like each other.
He Lianzhu held Ruan Jiu's hand, and whispered, "I need to find me."
He Liancheng also bowed his head and bowed: "Xiao Wang resigns, 'Princess' just summon Xiao Wang if you have something to do."
Ruan Jiu responded, and the two turned around and left. They also went in different ways, and the front and back went out, each walking in their own direction.
After they left, Xiao Mingyuan drove all the attendants out: "The assassin has run away and will not come back again, you should watch outside the door."
The attendants filed out and closed the door, Xiao Mingyuan said: "The new envoy from Helian looks at Ruan Jiu so strangely, let's all pay attention."
He pointed to Ruan Jiu: "Especially you."
Ruan Jiu nodded in agreement, but he was also a little puzzled: "But I haven't met him before, and I haven't offended him."
He Liancheng left Ruan Jiu's room and went downstairs.
Ashina waited at the bottom of the stairs: "My lord, how is it?"
He Liancheng walked down the stairs quickly: "It's not Mr. Ruan."
Ashina's face changed slightly: "This... this Mr. Ruan also has an elder brother. I think it was his elder brother that the prince saw on the battlefield a year ago. But this Mr. Ruan's elder brother is weak and sick for a long time. , even if you force yourself to come here, I'm afraid you won't live long..."
He bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "It's the young minister's ineffectiveness."
But He Liancheng suddenly smiled: "Although I didn't want this Mr. Ruan at first, but this one is better-looking and more interesting than the previous one. This one is also very good."
Ashina breathed a sigh of relief, He Liancheng walked out, and said: "I saw his brother on the battlefield at that time, his brother was also good-looking, with a dead face, fierce, really want to kill him." He got it, and I got tired of it after looking at it for a long time. This one is pretty good..."
He remembered how Ruan Jiu mistook him for an assassin just now, and how he covered his own eyes, but also covered the eyes of two dogs, he smiled: "It's cute."
"But now He Lianzhu also knows that this 'princess' is cute. I thought he was only 13 years old, how could he know the goodness of 'marrying with the princess'? I didn't expect him to go to Liang Guo, and he already knew." He sighed, "This is also troublesome."
Ashina said with a smile: "How old is he? After a few years, the prince will be the king of Jiwu. This 'princess marriage' is for the king. What should be the king is the king's."
He Liancheng laughed a few times, and patted him on the shoulder: "You have worked hard these days, you have to go to Liang Guo, and you have to deal with the Queen Mother. After I go back, I will say a few words for you in front of my grandmother." Good words, I won't let you make a trip in vain."
Ashina was overjoyed, suppressing the corners of his mouth that could not help but rise: "Thank you, my lord."
He Liancheng gave a final warning: "The assassin you arranged, don't be discovered by them."
Ashina nodded again and again: "Naturally, the minister has already made arrangements."
On the other side, Ruan Jiu sorted out his mood, took out the cards, and prepared to play a game with his friends.
On the way to the embassy, there were not many conditions for them to play. They couldn't fly kites, let alone play polo, so they could only play cards for entertainment.
Several people were sitting around on the couch, each touching their cards.
Ruan Jiu turned over the top card and looked down at his own cards. Before he played the first card, he was interrupted by a voice from next door.
"Come on!"
Something happened again.
Several people looked at each other, immediately got off the ground, and ran out to see.
The one who lives next door to Ruan Jiu is his "dowry maid".
Of course, "Princess Heqin" can't come here alone. According to the rules of previous years, he has to bring one or two dowries called "Women".
Ruan Jiu naturally also has such a "dowry".
The name of this son is Liu Xuan, and he is the third son of the household member Wailang Liu's family.
At the banquet for choosing the "princess marriage", Emperor Liang and Ashina took a fancy to him and chose him as Ruan Jiu's "dowry".
And this Liu Sangong was quiet and gentle, and after knowing that things could not be reversed, he accepted the fact and silently obeyed Emperor Liang's arrangement.
Ruan Jiu went to meet him, but he didn't like to talk, and he always looked dull to everyone.Ruan Jiu wanted to play with him, but he refused, saying that he was stupid and couldn't make a turn, so he might disturb their interest.
After he refused several times like this, Ruan Jiu stopped bothering him.
But now, the voice of shouting came from Liu Xuan's room.
The attendants also came over when they heard the voice, they crowded the room, Xiao Mingyuan pushed people away and squeezed in.
"what happened?"
I saw Liu Xuan clutching his left shoulder, half of his sleeve was soaked in blood, dripping down.The window behind him was open, and someone must have escaped from it.
Several people exchanged glances, it seemed that the assassin had been staying in the room next to them.
Xiao Mingyuan said: "Wei Xu led people to strengthen the patrol, and guarded the second floor. Go and call the doctor."
Ruan Jiu and Yan Ning stepped forward to help Liu Xuan sit on the couch.But Liu Xuan gently pushed Ruan Jiu away, only letting Yan Ning support him.
Ruan Jiu stood where he was, not knowing what was going on, nor what to do. At this moment, the attendant brought the doctor, and he stepped aside to not delay Liu Xuan's bandaging.
The wound on Liu Xuan's shoulder was pierced by a dagger, it was deep, and a lot of blood flowed out, Liu Xuan's face turned pale.
They were not very familiar with Liu Xuan. After watching the doctor bandage his wound, they said a few more words to him, and they wanted to go back without delaying his rest.
Before leaving, Yan Ning suddenly said: "You go first, I will stay with him."
Ruan Jiu glanced at Liu Xuan, wondering where his rejection of him came from.
But Liu Xuan didn't have any friends around him, if something happened again, I don't know what to do, if Yan Ning would stay with him, that would be the best.
So he nodded: "Okay, we are all next door, you can call if you have something to do."
Yan Ning said: "Okay, you guys go."
The first day in Guiwu was restless, and Ruan Jiu and his friends had no intention of having fun, and stayed together, just chatting casually.
The assassin who committed the murder was still not caught, and the patrol of the post house was strengthened several times.
That night, they had dinner in their room and stayed together for a while until late at night before going back to their rooms to sleep.
In mid-April, the weather in Jiwu was not so good, and it was still a bit cold at night.
Ruan Jiu lay on the bed with the cashmere blanket, Kaifan and his puppy lay on the cashmere blanket on the ground, wagging their tails once and for all.
Shiba blew out the candles and went out, the room was dark.
When Ruan Jiu was in a daze, he was suddenly pushed twice: "Ruan Jiu? Ruan Jiu?"
Ruan Jiu woke up, and before he could shout, someone covered his mouth: "It's me."
There was no call for dinner, which meant that the person who came was his friend.Only then did Ruan Jiu realize that it was Yan Ning's voice.
He sat up: "what's the matter?"
Yan Ning took out something from behind: "Look at this."
Ruan Jiu responded, and when he was about to light a candle, Yan Ning held him down: "Don't disturb the others."
"Okay." Ruan Jiu withdrew his hand.
During the daytime, the assassin's affairs were not over yet, many people were guarding the side of the room of "Princess Heqin" and stared at it. When the lights were turned on, everyone would know.
With the moonlight coming in from the window, the things in Yan Ning's hands reflected the cold light under the moonlight.
Ruan Jiu hugged the blanket and fell back on the bed: "Yan Ning, what are you doing? I... I haven't offended you these days, have I?!"
That's a dagger.
Yan Ning held him down: "I won't pierce you."
Ruan Jiu shivered: "Take it far away."
Yan Ning sat on the bed and held the dagger in front of him: "Where do you think I picked this up?"
"where is it?"
"In Liu Xuan's room." Yan Ning said, "He was injured a little badly, and he was lethargic all afternoon. I found it in the corner of his room. It was still stained with blood. I wiped it clean."
Ruan Jiu regained his composure, stretched out a finger, touched the sharp tip of the knife, and speculated, "Did the assassin leave it in his room after stabbing him?"
Yan Ning asked back: "If you were an assassin and you stabbed someone, would you drop your weapon and run away by yourself? Don't you want to use daggers on the way to escape?"
"what do you mean?"
"The shape of this dagger is that of Daliang. If the assassin is from Daliang, why didn't he assassinate us when we were in Daliang? That way, it would be easier for him to escape after the murder."
"so……"
"There is no assassin at all." Yan Ning said firmly, "In other words, there is no assassin who stabbed Liu Xuan, but Liu Xuan himself."
"But..." Ruan Jiu frowned, "That wound is so deep, how could he..."
"The wound is very deep, but I have also observed carefully. The wound on Liu Xuan's shoulder was pierced obliquely." Yan Ning handed him the dagger and let him hold it in his hand. On the other side, the dagger should not be thrown into his shoulder at an angle. Besides, if the assassin is going to assassinate the "princess" and mistakenly regards him as a "princess", then he should stab the heart and shoulders, most likely Can't die."
Ruan Jiu, who barely kept up with his train of thought, nodded foolishly in agreement.
"But why would he do it?"
"He doesn't want to make a kiss."
Ruan Jiu came to a sudden: "So that's how it is. If he gets injured, Daliang might be replaced."
"That's not necessarily true." Yan Ning said again, "It's already here. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away. How can we change people? If he is going to be injured, he should do it before he leaves. But the security in Yong'an City is heavy, he asked No chance. I think he heard someone shouting 'catch the assassin' outside, so he took advantage of this opportunity to do it himself."
Ruan Jiu sighed.
Who would want to have a kiss?
"I originally wanted to ask him, but he refused to talk to me." Yan Ning finally said, "I thought about it, it's better to tell you this matter, after all, he is your 'dowry', right? If anything happens to him, you know it in your heart."
"Okay, I see." Ruan Jiu admired, "You are too careful, are you an ordinary person? Are you an office worker in the yamen? This kind of thing can also..."
Before he finished speaking, the door was opened from the outside.
Startled, the two quickly lay down on the bed.
Eighteen asked: "Young master, who are you talking to?"
Ruan Jiu covered Yan Ning with a quilt: "Yan Ning and I are sleeping together, we are whispering."
Eighteen was puzzled: "When did Mr. Yan come in? Why didn't I see it?"
Ruan Jiu said: "What can you see? You can't see anything."
Yan Ning held him down and said to Shiba: "You go, it's fine."
Eighteen responded and closed the door again.
Ruan Jiu said: "Then you can squeeze in a night with me."
"Okay." Yan Ning got off the bed, just as he was about to pick up the dagger he threw on the ground just now, the door opened again.
Xiao Mingyuan poked his head out from the outside: "Ruan Jiu? What's going on? I just saw the door of your room open."
Ruan Jiu said: "Yan Ning is with me, we talked and quarreled with people outside."
"You..." Xiao Mingyuan also came in, "I want to sleep with you too."
Ruan Jiu: "..."
Yan Ning put the dagger back on the ground calmly and kicked it to the bottom of the bed.
Fortunately, the bed in the Guiwu post house was very big, and there were several cashmere blankets in the cabinet.
Xiao Mingyuan cooked for himself, hugged the quilt and went to bed.
The three of them were lying side by side, gossiping one after another.
After a while, as if there was a telepathy between them, Wei Xu also came over: "What's going on?"
The three turned their heads together and said in unison: "The three of us are talking."
"Why are you doing this?" Wei Xu turned around and closed the door, "I want it too!"
It's a pity that he came late and there was no room on the bed, but Wei Xu must sleep with them even if he sleeps on the floor.
He spread several layers of blankets on the floor, and fell on top of them.He slept next to Yan Ning, and when he got down, he vaguely saw the dagger under the bed.
Yan Ning came to his senses, rolled out of bed, hugged him, and blocked the dagger: "I'll sleep on the floor with you."
Talking too late at night, they all got up late the next morning.
When Shiba entered, there were four people lying in disorder in the room.
Eighteen scratched his head in confusion: "When did these people come here?"
Ruan Jiu kicked Xiao Mingyuan away, Xiao Mingyuan didn't even open his eyes, he pulled the blanket under Ruan Jiu and sent him flying.Ruan Jiu falls between Yan Ning and Wei Xu.
"Hi!" He waved to the two of them, "Good morning!"
The four of them fought wildly, and pillows and blankets flew all over the room for a while, and they tossed and tossed for a while.
Then Helian Zhu also came.
"Soft chirp?"
Ruan Jiu got up from the ground with his messy hair: "I'm here..."
The attendants hurried forward and helped the young masters of each family to stand up.
Xiao Mingyuan's attendant asked: "Your Highness, the envoy Ji Wu is discussing the wedding ceremony with Master Ruan and General Wei, will your Highness also go down to have a look?"
Xiao Mingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Go, go down and have a look."
Ruan Jiu's three friends wanted to help him check, freshen up and go down without even eating breakfast, leaving Ruan Jiu alone in the room.
Ruan Jiu looked at He Lianzhu: "Aren't you going down?"
He Lianzhu walked to him and sat down: "I want to stay with you."
"..."
He Lianzhu looked at him and smiled brightly at him.
Anyway, everything that should be arranged has already been arranged, so what the envoys say is not a big deal.
Long before leaving, he passed the order to Jiwu's side, asking them to arrange everything well, and use the etiquette of compromise between Jiwu and Liang Guo.
The grandmother who didn't like Liang Guo was excluded by him, and she called it sick early and ignored the matter.And the mother who was devoted to getting along with Daliang would naturally be very concerned about getting married.
He Lianzhu knew in his heart that his mother liked Liang Guoren the most. She loved Liang Guoren as much as she hated her son with fierce blood. Like her, she is a person who has left her homeland and "sympathizes with each other".
She will do things perfectly, and will not let the "princess and princess" suffer any grievances.
Ruan Jiu changed his clothes and ate breakfast in the room. He Lianzhu must stick to him, follow him, and serve him vegetables.
Ruan Jiu couldn't drive the puppy away, so he let him go.
Strange to say, although He Lianzhu likes to follow Ruan Jiu, he never comes to him when his friends are around.He only likes being with Ruan Jiu, he doesn't like Ruan Jiu's friends.
Ruan Jiu took a bite of the custard bun, sucked out the stuffing inside, then looked at Helian Zhu, and asked casually, "Is the new Helian envoy your brother?"
He Lianzhu nodded reluctantly: "Yes."
"You have a bad relationship with him?"
"Ah."
Ruan Jiu has a good relationship with his brother, so he doesn't quite understand what's going on.
"why?"
"I'm not the same mother as him."
"En." Ruan Jiu nodded, it can be seen that He Lianzhu is a bit of a Liangren, and that He Liancheng is quite fierce.
and many more……
Ruan Jiu suddenly thought of something, and his face wrinkled.
He Lianzhu and He Liancheng are brothers, doesn't that mean that King Jiwu has two sons?
That He Liancheng doesn't look too young, that is to say, the age of King Jiwu has to be increased by a few years on the basis of his imagination.
He quit!
No matter how old he is, he is almost older than his father!
Ruan Jiu dropped the custard bun that he had just taken a bite of, and couldn't eat for a moment.
Now that he is learning from Liu Xuan, is it still too late to stab himself in the shoulder?
He Lianzhu looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"
"Your father...not..."
The news that He Lianzhu is the son of King Jiwu was revealed to him by Emperor Liang before, and he could not sell Emperor Liang.So Ruan Jiu changed his words: "Great King Jiwu, he..."
How many sons do you have?How many people am I going to be the little daddy of?
He Lianzhu didn't know what he was thinking at all, and he didn't want to tell Ruan Jiu right now that he was King Jiwu.
If you tell Ruan Jiu now, Ruan Jiu will definitely be angry and ask him to let him go home.
He had already reached the end, he didn't want to let Ruan Jiu go back, and he didn't want to make Ruan Jiu angry.
He won't tell Ruan Jiu until he truly marries someone into his hands.
So He Lianzhu didn't speak, but just handed Ruan Jiu another custard bag.
Ruan Jiu said: "I haven't finished eating the one before."
"If you like stuffing, just eat stuffing."
Ruan Jiu frowned: "It's not your family's property, you are so generous."
He picked up the unfinished custard bun, lowered his head and took a bite.
This is how to do ah?
Life is not easy, Ruan Jiu sighed.
Seeing his sad look, He Lianzhu thought it was because he didn't like the skin of custard buns, but in order to save money, he had to bite the bullet and eat it, so he chewed a tear.
He Lianzhu secretly made up his mind that in the future, Ruan Jiu would not have to eat the skin, but only the stuffing, and he could eat as much as he wanted.
Jiwu was quite concerned about the peace talks, and he was well prepared.
After a few days of delay in Xiyuan, the Daliang envoys were about to start their journey again, heading for Shangjing, the capital of Jiwu.
Ruan Jiu thought for a while and said to them, "Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
Master Ruan asked, "What's wrong?"
"Liu Xuan still has a wound on his shoulder, let him take care of it for a few more days, it will be bad if the wound opens again on the way."
When he said this, everyone remembered that there was Liu Xuan.
He was usually quiet, and others didn't pay much attention to him, and when they mentioned him, they just mentioned him as "quiet and reticent".
But the newcomer He Liancheng said: "Princess is really kind, but Mr. Liu's injury is not easy to heal, and he can't afford it if there is a delay. Why don't you send someone to ask Mr. Liu about it?" mean?"
Liu Xuan has always been meek, so naturally he would not agree to stay in the post house.
After this incident, he also knew that unless he died, the envoy of Daliang Jiwu would take him to Jiwu anyway, as Ruan Jiu's "dowry".
Early the next morning, the Daliang envoy, escorted by the Jiwu envoy, set off for Shangjing.
The pale-faced Liu Xuan was helped out by Yan Ning, Ruan Jiu looked back at him, and said to him, "Go and sit in my carriage, my carriage is relatively stable."
Liu Xuan moved his lips, just about to speak.Ruan Jiu knew that he didn't like him very much, so he said before him, "I want to ride there with Xiao Mingyuan and the others."
Liu Xuan could only thank him, and was finally helped into his carriage.
Ruan Jiu's things were re-prepared by Master Ruan. They were different from the things in the palace. They didn't look luxurious at all, but they were very comfortable.
Shiba put away all the things Ruan Jiu used in the carriage and replaced them with new ones.
Yan Ning supported Liu Xuan to sit down, and put the pillow behind his back so that he could lean on it.
Yan Ning glanced out of the carriage window subconsciously, and Liu Xuan followed suit, and saw Ruan Jiu and his friends fighting outside.
He looked back and said to Yan Ning, "If you want to ride horses with them, go and ride with them."
Yan Ning thought for a while, and finally said: "I'd better stay with you. If you bump into the carriage later, no one will know if you bleed all over the place."
Liu Xuan leaned on the pillow, raised his hand and lowered the curtain of the carriage, blocking the laughter of Ruan Jiu and his friends outside.
His feelings are very complicated, logically speaking, he should resent Ruan Jiu.
But along the way, he couldn't help liking Ruan Jiu's open-mindedness and optimism.
He didn't know how to face Ruan Jiu, so he simply ignored him.
Outside the carriage, Ruan Jiu's friends saw Liu Xuan put down the curtain, misunderstood Liu Xuan's meaning, a little displeased, and lowered their voices to talk.
"What's the matter with him? Ruan Jiu gave him the carriage, but he still showed his face."
Xiao Mingyuan poked Ruan Jiu's waist with his elbow: "What are you helping him for? He doesn't appreciate it, so don't help him in the future."
Ruan Jiu was helpless: "Got it."
He just thinks that Liu Xuan, who is also a married son, can understand Liu Xuan's feelings of not wanting to get married. He has already experienced such emotions, and it is possible that he is still stuck in it and cannot get out. If he can help Liu Xuan, Help him, but Liu Xuan doesn't seem to appreciate it.
He got off his horse, Xiao Mingyuan asked, "Where are you going?"
"Ride in a carriage."
Ruan Jiu stepped forward, lifted the curtain of the carriage, stepped on the footstool, and sat down on the seat.
Yan Ning said, "Don't you want to ride a horse?"
"I don't want to ride anymore, I want to sleep." Ruan Jiu snorted to Liu Xuan, declaring his sovereignty extremely naively, "This is my carriage, I can let whoever I want to sit in it, and I won't let anyone sit in it if I don't want to. "
Liu Xuan's face was slightly stagnant, and Yan Ning threw the blanket and pillow to Ruan Jiu: "Aren't you going to sleep? Go to sleep, there are so many words."
Ruan Jiu finally snorted, embraced the pillow, and rested his head on Yan Ning's lap.
Yan Ning sighed, shook off the blanket, and covered him.
I only heard the marching order from the front, and then the carriage began to drive slowly. Xiao Mingyuan and Wei Xu rode on horses and followed beside the carriage. They leaned over and opened the curtain to look inside. Yan Ning "hush" at them: "Fall asleep."
Xiao Mingyuan frowned: "Is he a pig? He sleeps every day."
Before he finished speaking, Ruan Jiu stretched out his hand from the window, and hit him with a snap.
After more than ten days' journey, when Daliang's envoys arrived in Shangjing, the sky was clear and clear on the grassland, and there was no cloud in the thousand miles.
The empress dowager of Jiwu was considerate of the "princess" of Liang who came from afar, and according to the rules of her hometown Liang, she spared him all the formalities, so that he didn't have to come out to pay a visit to Jiwu, and even she didn't have to pay a visit.
So the envoys of the two countries exchanged a few words at the gate of the city, and the envoy of Liang Guo entered the city. Ruan Jiu didn't even get out of the carriage, and went directly to the gate of the post house.
Different from the crude posthouses built of stones in Xiyuan, the posthouses in Shangjing City were built according to the style of Liang State. The pavilions, platforms and pavilions are all decent. a small pond.
It can be seen that the Empress Dowager attaches great importance to Liang Guo's envoys.
Later Ruan Jiu heard that the current Empress Dowager is also the Princess Daliang who was married to Jiwu more than ten years ago, so she understood.
Or Princess Heqin knows the pain of "Princess Heqin" best.
These days, whether Ruan Jiu is riding a horse or riding a carriage, he feels very uncomfortable, and his buttocks are going to be worn out. It is of course best to have a good rest for a few days.
Ruan Jiu lived in the post house like this for a few days, and the queen mother even sent someone to bring him some snacks a few times, telling him that if you want something to eat, just ask.
It seems that his future life will not be too sad, the Queen Mother is a reasonable person.
He lay on the couch, nodding while eating snacks.
A pudgy old eunuch next to him took out a handkerchief and helped him wipe the crumbs off the pillow.
The old eunuch smiled helplessly: "Young Master Ruan, our family is bringing you the clothes to be worn at the ceremony today, and I will bring you two plates of milk skin by the way, don't just eat it, try the clothes first, what's wrong with it?" Okay, our family can take it back and change it."
Ruan Jiu sat up, ate the remaining milk in two or three mouthfuls, wiped his hands, puffed his cheeks, smiled at him embarrassedly, and said vaguely: "Eunuch Zhou, why didn't you say it earlier? too delicious!"
As he said that, he pressed his fingers on the corner of his lips in a still unsatisfied way.
Eunuch Zhou was brought from the Kingdom of Liang when the Empress Dowager married. He has been serving the Empress Dowager from the very beginning, so he should be regarded as the Empress Dowager's confidant.
Seeing his stupid appearance now, I feel a little emotional in my heart.
This is still a child who only knows how to eat, drink, and laugh.
Eunuch Zhou didn't bother with him, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and took him to see his clothes.
"The empress dowager said that although the young master is here, he is still from Daliang and a man after all, so we can't wrong him. So let's hold the ceremony for two days. On the first day, we will follow our Daliang rules, and on the second day we will do it again." Do as they say."
Ruan Jiu nodded obediently: "Well, I understand."
"The clothes we prepared for the young master are the clothes for the next day, and they are also the clothes of the fierce man."
Ruan Jiu touched the bright red clothes on the hem, the clothes were rough to the touch, probably made of wool.The lapel of pure white wool is extraordinarily soft.
Zhou Gonggong said: "Jiwuren's clothes are not too soft. They are lined inside, so they must be comfortable to wear."
Ruan Jiu took the clothes off the hanger: "Then I'll try it on."
"it is good."
Ruan Jiu carried the clothes into the inner room, and after a while, he came out with his sleeves.
"I shouldn't look ugly, do I?"
Eunuch Zhou helped him tidy up his clothes: "No, it's very nice."
Ruan Jiu raised his head: "That's good."
He couldn't see it himself, but in fact he looked very good in the tight-sleeved clothes, the narrow-sleeved clothes were neat and clean, and his body was brightly colored, like a boy on the grassland.
The only thing is that he is not like a wolf, he is still like a lamb.
Seeing him always smirking, Eunuch Zhou couldn't help patting his head: "Go change it."
After several discussions, the date of the final marriage was also fixed, the third day of the fifth lunar month.
The days passed quickly, and Ruan Jiu was still able to play with his friends at first, but as the deadline approached, he slowly withered away.
The day before his marriage, he slept in his room all day by himself.
Just coping with tomorrow's marriage ceremony is enough to make him panic.He felt that he didn't have the energy to do other things, so he could only "turn off" himself temporarily.
He fell asleep like this until the next morning, when Ruan Jiu was dug out of the bed early in the morning, washed his face and put on his clothes.
His friends couldn't intervene, so they stood side by side like that.
Finally, when Ruan Jiu passed by them, his friends stopped him.
"It's too late to regret it now."
Ruan Jiu was puzzled: "What?"
"The quick horse is ready. We will capture you and run away. Before it's too late, you will be able to run away from Jiwu for three days and three nights."
Ruan Jiu raised his hand, patted the "dog's head" of his friends, and joked with a smile: "It's okay, I'm leaving, young master."
He pulled himself together, with a smile on his face, and his eyes were also bent, but a little moist.
He walked out the door, Master Ruan was already waiting for him in front of the door, Ruan Jiu jumped up, grabbed his father's neck with both hands, and lay on his back.
Master Ruan carried him back and asked him, "So fast? Have you finished talking with them?"
Ruan Jiu leaned against his ear and muttered softly, "There's nothing to say."
Suddenly Master Ruan also said: "It's too late for you to regret it now."
Ruan Jiu was shocked: "Father, what are you talking about?"
"Our family opened a shop in Shangjing. There is a secret passage in the shop, and we can hide for a few days. If you say that you don't want to get married, Dad will immediately rush out with you behind his back."
"Why are you exactly like them?"
Master Ruan smiled wryly, but his tone was still calm: "Isn't this reluctant to part with you?"
"Father, if I run away, my brother will have to come here. If there is a war, all your shop will be used as military pay, and all my friends will have to go to the battlefield." Ruan Jiu whispered, "I don't want to so."
"Ok."
Now that he has said so, Master Ruan can only carry him out.
In front of the post house, a group of fierce people were already waiting.
Before Master Ruan went out, the attendant named Getulu beside He Lianzhu came forward and handed Ruan Jiu a square-folded red hijab.
Ruan Jiuxing's eyes widened, a little annoyed: "I won't cover this."
Geturu said: "Young master, you can cover it, this is the king's order..."
Ruan Jiu frowned: "Father, let me down, I won't make love anymore."
Master Ruan didn't let him go, because he was ready to take Ruan Jiu to escape at any time.
Ruan Jiu looked back at his friends again: "Xiao Mingyuan, go and bring your fast horse."
They had agreed with Jiwu early in the morning that they would all wear men's clothes, and now King Jiwu gave him a red hijab. From Ruan Jiu's point of view, this was an obvious humiliation.
Still order?Who is he ordering?
Getulu knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly changed his words: "This is the king's request... I beg, beg... beg, beg!"
That's more or less.
Ruan Jiufang was only stronger for a while.As he said just now, he still understands in his heart that the relationship between the two countries is related to the relationship between the two countries.
Not to mention that he and King Jiwu were not in the same position. If that "big man" was offended, Ruan Jiu's life would not be easy in the future.
He pursed his mouth, twisted the hijab with two fingers, and put it on casually, and said to Getulu: "Go back and pass on a message, next time you have something to tell me earlier."
"Yes." In fact, Getulu was also afraid, afraid of making him cry, so he didn't come.He responded, helped Ruan Jiu straighten the hijab, and ran out to spread the message.
Master Ruan continued to carry him out.
When he arrived at the gate of the post house, Ruan Jiu was sent into the carriage by Master Ruan.
With the hijab covering his head, he couldn't see. He just felt that the surroundings seemed strangely quiet. Even Xiao Mingyuan, who was always talkative, didn't speak.
He tried to ask his father: "Dad, what's the matter? Why..."
Master Ruan pushed him into the carriage, and turned to look at Helian Zhu who was wearing a happy dress in front of him.
He Lianzhu was only 13 years old, and when he was with Ruan Jiu, he always smiled, and it didn't look weird.He went on an envoy to the Kingdom of Liang, followed by the envoys of the Kingdom of Liang, and escorted his princess back to Guiwu. The people of Liang only thought that he was a child of a certain royal family and came to play with him.
I don't think he was the one who put on the wedding dress today.
He Lianzhu smiled at Master Ruan, and called out in a low voice, "Father."
Master Ruan pointed at his fingers trembling slightly: "You...you..."
He Lianzhu had already called him that, Master Ruan also realized it at this time.
Helianzhu is the king of Jiwu, and Helianzhu is the pig with the cabbage!
The stinky pig was by his side and even walked with them all the way!
Master Ruan only felt that his anger was going straight to the sky, and Xiao Mingyuan and the others couldn't recover for a long time. When they realized it, they wanted to come forward to argue, and the people of Ji Wu had already taken the carriage away.
He Lianzhu got on his horse, followed the carriage neatly, and welcomed the "Princess Heqin" into the palace.
Ruan Jiu in the carriage didn't understand what happened, he groped to open the curtain of the carriage, and called back: "Father?"
No one answered him, only one person held his hand and made him relax.
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