Chapter 286 Frost Tears
The marriage between Ran Qingchen and Jiang Mo has been rumored in the capital, but there is still one person who still doesn’t know about it.
Li Mansion.
Master Wen hurriedly walked through the corridor and headed to the kitchen.
Before reaching the door of the kitchen, a girl's cheer suddenly sounded, breaking the silence.
Mr. Wen entered the kitchen.
Li Nanshuang, whose face was ashen as gray, was carefully holding a stack of freshly made sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.
She proudly showed it to her second uncle who came over: "How about it? My chef's skills are not bad. I told you before that I was born to be a cook."
"Yes...it's good."
Looking at his niece whose eyes were full of joy, Mr. Wen forced out a smile.
He didn't know how to tell his niece about Ran Qingchen and Jiang Mo's wedding.
In the past few days, Li Nanshuang had been stuck in the kitchen, learning to cook. During this period, the kitchen burned several times, and the girl was often burned or her hair was burned.
Even when I was sleeping and dreaming, I was thinking about making the best stewed noodles in the world.
"I tasted it, and it tastes really good. It's not much different from the signature pastries in Shiyue Pavilion. Come on, you can try it too."
Li Nanshuang placed the pastries on the table The plate was held in front of Mr. Wen, "I can only try one, I will take the rest for the stewed noodles. Hey, give him a big surprise."
Second Master Wen picked up a piece of pastry, feeling unspeakable in his heart. He didn't know what to say to the girl in front of him.
“Eat, what are you doing standing still?”
Li Nanshuang felt that the second uncle in front of him was acting strange today.
She remembered the delicious food she had made several times before and made her second uncle squat in the latrine for two days. She thought the other uncle was still scared, so she quickly promised: "Don't worry, second uncle, you will definitely be able to eat it this time and it won't go bad." Belly. "
Mr. Wen took a bite and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, it's really good."
"Let me tell you, I will make more for you later."
Li Nanshuang's brows and eyes were full of pride, and she turned around to pack the remaining pastries in oil paper.
Second Master Wen looked at the girl's back, struggled in his heart for a while, and finally said: "Nan Shuang, my second uncle heard some rumors just now, saying... that Ran Qingchen is getting married."
"What!? Papaya is getting married?"
Li Nanshuang turned around suddenly, widened her almond eyes and asked in confusion, "With whom."
Second Master Wen did not speak.
After realizing it, Li Nanshuang froze on the spot.
The kitchen fell into silence.
"Nanshuang, how about..."
"Rumors...by the way, you said they were rumors!"
Li Nanshuang's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and her lovely dimple showed a bright smile, "I remember there were these rumors about Papaya before, and they are not credible."
Master Wen said in a low voice:
"Everyone in the capital knows that I went to Ran's house. They were decorating the yard and preparing for a wedding banquet."
"This...how is this possible? This...stewed noodles... "
Li Nanshuang waved her hands and wanted to say something, but she couldn't. She wanted to smile again, but she couldn't force a smile out of her face.
She was stunned for a moment as if lost.
Suddenly, she picked up the packaged osmanthus cake and rushed out of the kitchen.
——
The sun sets in the west, and the orange-red light shines in front of the small courtyard, giving the darkening sky a warm feeling.
A crescent moon climbed up the sky quietly.
Erliang is practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.
Jiang Shouzhong looked at Ran Qingchen who secretly ran out of the house, pinched the woman's face and said with a helpless smile: "We are getting married tomorrow. How can there be a bride who comes to meet her husband secretly on the eve of the wedding?"
Ran Qingchen felt the warmth of the man's embrace and wrinkled her nose: "I miss you."
Looking at his wife in his arms, the man felt a little emotional.
Once a woman falls in love, she changes a lot.
The cold and arrogant woman in the past is now like the little girl next door. Although she lacks some fairy spirit, she truly feels the spirituality of a human girl.
Jiang Shouzhong likes Ran Qingchen very much now.
It is not so ethereal, you can really hold it in your arms and feel the reality.
"Your master really can't come."
Jiang Shouzhong lowered his head to smell the fragrance of the woman's hair and asked softly.
Ran Qingchen, who had returned from a trip to Xuanji Sword Sect, said helplessly: "Master happened to be in retreat, and I can't disturb her. I can only invite her when Jin Xiu gets married."
Jiang Shouzhong He nodded and asked again: "What did you say, boss?"
However, after asking, the woman did not answer.
Jiang Shouzhong looked down and saw Ran Qingchen's expression of embarrassment, as if she was a little girl who had done something wrong.
“What’s wrong?”
Jiang Shouzhong was a little strange.
Ran Qingchen looked a little embarrassed and whispered: "I haven't told Nan Shuang yet, but she should have heard it long ago, after all, the rumors have been so hot recently."
"You Didn't you say it?" Jiang Shouzhong was confused.
After the wedding date was set, he was going to talk to Li Nanshuang, but was stopped by Ran Qingchen.
This woman had to tell Li Nanshuang in person.
Jiang Shouzhong understood the other party's psychology and just wanted to show off, so he left it to her.
In the end, this woman didn’t even notify her?
Ran Qingchen bit his lip, his expression a little tangled: "Jiang Mo, I...I don't dare to say it."
"Why?"
"I Afraid of seeing her...sad."
"..."
Jiang Shouzhong didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he gently put his arm around the woman's shoulders.
No matter how the two women compete and how they dislike each other, they are both kind-hearted and have some friendship and affection.
Otherwise, the two of them would not have supported each other during the previous dangers.
Ran Qingchen has been to Li's house, but every time he walked to the front door, he hesitated and did not dare to take a step forward.
She was afraid to see Li Nanshuang looking sad.
Afraid of making the other person sad.
She should have been happy as a winner, but when she thought of Li Nanshuang these days, she felt a sense of loss, as if there was a heavy stone weighing on her heart.
But if her husband was asked to accept Li Nanshuang, she would never agree.
Having Xia He alone is bad enough, but adding Li Nanshuang to the mix makes it even worse.
"It's okay. The boss has a very forthright personality and won't be so weak. I'll inform you."
Jiang Shouzhong comforted.
He suddenly thought of Meng Niang. According to Li Guanshi, Meng Niang had only seven days left in retreat, but there was still no movement.
This made Jiang Shouzhong a little worried.
Ran Qingchen sighed secretly, tried his best to suppress the guilt in his heart, and said with a smile: "Nan Shuang is also a first-class beauty. I believe there are many people who like her. She will meet her in the future. My true destiny.”
"Then am I considered your true love?" Jiang Shouzhong deliberately teased.
Ran Qingchen rolled her eyes and snorted coldly: "It's not even close."
Before the man could answer, she suddenly took Jiang Shouzhong's hand and walked to the courtyard door. Then he raised his hands in the shape of a trumpet and shouted loudly at the moon in the night sky:
"Jiang Mo, you idiot, you are my rightful man!"
"In this life, you will be in the next life too! ”
"Jiang Mo - I like you!" "..."
Listening to the woman passionately and boldly releasing the love in her heart, Jiang Shouzhong's eyes were gentle, and soft ripples appeared in his heart. .
A woman who takes love seriously will always let go of all reserve.
He held the woman in his arms, kissed her fair forehead, and said with a smile: "You can't be so greedy, this life is enough, and you have to save it for other women in the next life."
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"No! You can only be mine."
Ran Qingchen stared into the man's eyes with her beautiful eyes, her tone was domineering, and she said word by word, "Jiang Mo, you can only be mine. No matter what You can only be mine for the rest of your life!"
After saying that, the woman stood on tiptoes and took the initiative to kiss her for the first time.
......
At the entrance of the alley, Li Nanshuang stared at this scene in a daze, like a doll that had been separated from consciousness, motionless.
After a long time, the two people at the courtyard gate had disappeared, and then she silently moved her steps, turned around and left.
The girl subconsciously covered the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her arms, as if she were covering her heart.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
"Don't be sad, you're just a man, no one loves you..."
"Can't cry ! Don’t cry!”
"Li Nanshuang, you should bless the stewed noodles and papaya."
"It's okay, it's just a small thing..."
"..."
The girl breathed heavily. , his hands were constantly raised and lowered, soothing his emotions in a way that made his breath sink in his Dantian, trying to cheer himself up.
She glanced back at the small courtyard and took out the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that she had worked so hard to make.
The girl looked at it for a while, then threw it far away with all her strength.
She closed her eyes, took another deep breath, and strode toward her home with her hands behind her back, her steps brisk as usual, and she was humming a little tune.
Suddenly, she stopped.
The girl looked down at the shadow imprinted on the ground, feeling lonely.
In front of my eyes, it gradually became a little blurry.
The girl knelt down and touched her own shadow: "I'm sorry, I made you feel wronged."
——
Xuanyou's twenty-first year, February 20th, great joy day.
The sun shines like golden threads on the bluestone slabs of a majestic mansion, reflecting a peaceful and festive atmosphere.
The main entrance of Ranfu Mansion has been open since Mao hour, with tall red lanterns standing on both sides.
Above the lintel, a banner with the word "囍" embroidered with gold thread hangs.
In order to make the wedding look grand, the Ran family specially expanded the courtyard and built a temporary high platform covered with brocade.
There is an endless stream of guests coming to the dye house to congratulate them.
There was a buzz of people inside and outside the mansion, with laughter and conversations happening one after another.
Although the status of the Ran family is not what it used to be, as long as the old lady is still alive, as the princess of a different surname, Princess Wang, she will still be a real aristocratic figure in the capital.
Coupled with Ran Qingchen's extremely high popularity, all the big and small families in the capital came.
Lu Renjia, who had not slept much all night, was busy working around with dark circles under his eyes. He was usually a little slovenly, but today he specially wore a dress made of fine silk material, which made him feel a lot more energetic.
In his words, you cannot lose your place to your brothers.
The only thing that made him regretful was that Zhang Yunwu and his family were not here.
After Lu Renjia greeted his colleagues from the Six Doors and some people in the world, he looked back at the Ranfu-style mansion, which still feels very dreamy.
Did this boy really marry Lord Ran?
Lu Renjia pinched his thigh hard and grimaced in pain.
I can’t get through this day!
I am the only one who is single.
Lu Renjia sighed, shook his head and continued to greet the guests.
As noon approached, the courtyard was already filled with guests. Suddenly, a burst of solemn and rhythmic footsteps broke the hustle and bustle, and everyone's eyes were drawn to the direction of the door.
I saw a group of eunuchs dressed in bright yellow official uniforms, lining up in a long queue, slowly walking into the mansion, holding exquisite trays wrapped in gold-rimmed red silk with solemn expressions.
The leader, an old eunuch, held a roll of imperial edict embroidered with dragon pattern and gold thread.
"Ranfu accepts the order~"
A silence fell immediately inside and outside the mansion, and the guests stood up and knelt down one after another.
Ran Jinyi and others quickly stepped forward and knelt down to salute.
The eunuch cleared his throat and read out in a loud and high-pitched voice: "By God's destiny, the emperor's edict says-"
He paused, looked around, and then said, "Wen Qing I am very happy that my daughter is getting married to her husband, so I will give you some gifts to express my celebration."
As he read, the little eunuchs behind him came forward one by one to hand over the trays. To the servants of Ranfu.
The tray contains a jade Ruyi studded with precious stones, a blue and white porcelain vase with dragons and phoenixes in auspicious patterns, exquisite gold and silver jewelry, and several volumes of precious ancient books.
"In addition -"
The old eunuch continued to read, "In view of Ran Qingchen's ability and political integrity, gentleness and virtuousness, I am specially named Madam Gaoming. I hope that you and your wife will be united forever and love each other for hundreds of years. Qin. This."
Ran Jinyi and others quickly thanked him.
The guests were envious and a little surprised at the same time.
After all, the title of Mrs. Gaoming is usually given only by husbands who have made great contributions to the court. However, given the identities of Ran Qingchen and his grandmother, as well as the rumors about Jiang Wan and the emperor, everyone agreed tacitly. No discussion.
Ran Jinyi stuffed some banknotes into the eunuchs and said respectfully to the old eunuch: "Eunuch Li, the banquet has been prepared. Please come with me and take a seat."
The old eunuch smiled and waved: "No need, Lord Ran, we have to go back to recover. By the way, the imperial concubine was originally coming, but was delayed for some reasons. I specifically asked my servant to apologize to Lord Ran Qingchen. I hope Lord Ran can forgive me."
Ran Jinyi said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you're welcome."
After bidding farewell to the eunuchs in the palace, Ran Jinyi's expression showed a hint of worry.
As for the truth about Qingzhou, he and the old lady had already learned from Ran Qingchen. When they heard that their granddaughter almost died in the hands of the emperor, the old lady was furious.
If he hadn't stopped her, the old lady would have run to the palace and scolded the emperor angrily.
Now that the imperial edict is coming to the palace, the old lady is too lazy to greet it.
Now that the emperor has sent such a generous gift, it is impossible to guess whether it is an apology or a special warning.
Recalling that Ran Qingchen said that he hoped that the Ran family could leave the capital, Ran Jinyi sighed softly and murmured: "Where can I go if there is no royal land in the world?"
……
"Boss, the wedding banquet hasn't even started yet. Why have you started drinking? You've already drank two jars."
Lu Renjia looked at Li Nanshuang who was drinking heavily at the table and frowned as he reminded.
Li Nanshuang grabbed a wine jar, her face flushed with redness from drinking, and said with a hearty smile:
“We are getting married with braised noodles. As a boss, I am so happy, so naturally I want to You'll have to wait until you get drunk. Old turtle, when you get married in the future, you have to prepare more good wine in advance."
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Lu Renjia snatched the wine jar from the opponent's hand.
"The bridal chamber?"
Li Nanshuang squinted her drunken almond-shaped eyes for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, we should have a bridal chamber... we should have a bridal chamber..."
Girl He burped, lay down on the table, and kept muttering: "Bridal chamber...bridal chamber..."
Lu Renjia helplessly held his forehead.
Yes, already drunk.
(End of this chapter)