Volume 6, Chapter 2: Green, Beanlike Plums (2/2)

Lu Yun shi+vered inside at the revelation that this youth was a girl It was no wonder her appearance was so delicate and supple After reuard hailed her as a princess and realizing that she was likely also aimperial clan, Lu Yun’s e whether to feel panic-stricken or disappointed Lu Yun suddenly pushed the yellow-clothed girl aside and scolded, “Don’t cry crocodile tears!”

Pushed aside, the girl sturound She had been spoiled and indulged since childhood When had she ever been so wronged? If it not for her desire to apologize for her naughty and mischievous “little brother,” ould she have helped an unfaht that the youth would be so rude? For theof tears

Originally, Li Lin was looking on detachedly, thinking about how to curry favor and save the situation However, upon seeing Lu Yun act so discourteously, Li Lin couldn’t endure his fury any longer Pointing with his horsewhip, he cried, “This little thief dares to offend the Princess of Zhaohua! Arrest hi him back to the residence to be punished!”

Lu Yun was also feeling guilty at treating a kind young girl in such aLi Lin’s words, he felt it was like a clap of thunder on an otherwise clear day The Princess of Zhaohua was a title he knew In order to assassinate Jiang Zhe, he had pored over the documents in his father’s study and learned that the Marquis of Chu, Jiang Zhe, had an adopted daughter nahter was beloved by the Yong imperial family and had been anointed the Princess of Zhaohua However, Lu Yun had never expected that the young girl before his eyes would actually be Jiang Zhe’s daughter and his father’s junior apprentice sister Even if the relationshi+p of irl’s father was a traitorous subject of Southern Chu and was an ene why, Lu Yun felt euards walked over to arrest hie at Roulan, “Look, it’s you who are being too soft This little thief is clearly a spy fro hiistrate to have the suspicious about the internally, could only step forward to beg forgiveness “Your Highness, we are all merchants who abide and observe the law This little brother is definitely not a spy Your Highness, please forgive hiuards exchanged looks and helplessly shook their heads One of the call to su Iht to tears by Li Lin’s scolding, shouted, “Li Lin, are you finished? If you continue causing trouble, I will ignore you fro hi?”

Li Lin was also enraged Pointing at Roulan, he answered, “I’rateful Who are they to you for you go to such trouble? Are you being lenient because they are froh Uncle-in-law is fro!”

Hearing this, Roulan covered her face and began to cry loudly As she cried, she replied, “You-you’re talking rubbish!+ Clearly, you’re the one being unreasonable and are fond of showing your airs as a prince! I don’t want to see you running amok and yet you still scold ain!” Finished speaking, she mounted her horse and pulled the reins of her horse to prepare to depart

Li Lin panicked as he guided his horse to block Roulan Opening hisin front of so many eyes and could only perspire profusely in anxiety

At this moment, the youth who had watched with the cool eye of an observer indifferently spoke up, “Stop quarrelling! This isn’t so like children anda mockery of yourselves Lan’er, the Prince of Jia only wants to help vent your anger and wasn’t intentionally trying to enrage you Do you not know the Prince’s te as there aren’t any problems with this little brother’s identity, no one will s difficult for him At most, he will be inconvenienced for a few days If you weren’t being so ed” Roulan listened in a daze before eventually bowing her head in silence The scowl on her face gradually vanished

The teen then turned to Li Lin and said, “Prince of Jia, Lan’er has a good-natured te you bully others That is because she treats you as her closest kin Chang’an is full of children of influential officials Have you ever seen her so noisy with theradually softened and he quietly replied, “Big brother Huo, it’s erness and , Li Lin waved his hand to have the bodyguards release Lu Yun

Lu Yun gentlyas if he were in a dreaed his horse forward and said, “Little brother, although the Prince of Jia was a bit over the top, you were also rather arrogant Although it is said that a personwhen you are out traveling the world alone? Besides, my family’s Lan’er treated you with respect the entire tier on someone who didn’t deserve it, like her Here is twenty taels of silver for your injury and your fright Do not refuse as this is due etiquette and friendliness

“Since you have co’an to search for your relatives, you undoubtedly have your own probleo to the residence of Senior Princess Changle of Ning to seekBut you probably won’t be able to enter the Iive word to the guards on duty at the Vermillion Bird Gate”

Lu Yun had calure out this teen’s identity, as he was on such close ter Li Lin by his princely title and being addressed in turn as big brother ThisHowever, since he lived in Jiang Zhe’s residence, this teen probably had a close relationshi+p with the Jiang fa witnessed hi Roulan’s raucous dispute and his courtesy, Lu Yun’s anger likely would have vanished even if he didn’t have any malicious intentions It was just as his father said: this kind of ed, “Many thanks for brother’s advice This was a result of this lowly one not being wise to the ways of the world and offending both the Prince and the Princess Please forgive ’an If there the Prince or the Princess has any questions, feel free to summon this lowly one If there are any commands, this lowly one will absolutely fulfill the’s eyes as he smiled and replied, “If so, that is for the best” Finished speaking, he mounted his horse With a smile, he saluted

By now, Li Lin had already becoalloped off, closely followed by Roulan Before she departed, Roulan still flashed a sh she still had tear stains on her face, her s flower No one could find a trace of unhappiness on her face Afterwards, the Huo surnauards all followed and departed

Having escaped a calarumbled or lectured Lu Yun However, Lu Yun did not take their words to heart At thishow to best use today’s chance encounter These figures he ran into definitely all had close ties with Jiang Zhe With just a glance, Lu Yun could tell that the Prince of Jia, Li Lin, was a fir odd, no definite evidence would likely be needed for hio torture to obtain a confession As for that Huo Cong, he was likely so Zhe’s side, these two youths were enough to make Lu Yun extre Roulan, was a proud girl who had been thoroughly doted upon Combined with her kindheartedness and naïvety, she would definitely not become an obstacle It was possible that she could even lend a helping hand and give Lu Yun the opportunity to approach Jiang Zhe Right after Lu Yun thought this, he suddenly felt self-loathing When had he beco a girl as a tool for assassinating her father?

Ignoring Lu Yun’s self-conde’an Li Lin only saw Roulan to the entrance of her ho back He had no wish to be on hand as Roulan told on hiined his paternal uncle-in-law’s sht, Li Lin felt a chill run up his spine Speaking of which, this paternal uncle-in-law’s te He was obviously heavily trusted by uncle emperor yet he would oft live in seclusion in the Cold Courtyard with pretext of being ill, frequently leading to uncle e hi After all, those were important matters of state and Li Lin wasn’t inclined to pay them any attention In any case, there was no need for hi Li Lin found difficult to accept was that his paternal uncle-in-law’s greatest pleasure ca Shen, for years without tiring At present, Roulan relied upon the support of the e to worry about As for Jiang Shen, he had long ago learned to hide in the Floating Clouds² Tee If he had to return hoo to Li Lin’s hoer sister, Li Ning, was born, as Jiang Shen was evento return home What was truly despicable was that, when paternal uncle-in-law realized he couldn’t tease his own children, he had sole time Li Lin visited, he would often be teased on the fliht Roulan to tears, Jiang Zhe would definitely not allow this opportunity to slip by Thinking of this, Li Lin sincerely wished that he would never see this uncle again Li Lin was baffled at how he had originally believed his uncle to be a genial man Perhaps it was because he didn’t know better due to his young age

Footnotes:

<ol><li>目眩神迷,bedazzled</li><li>浮云, fuyun – lit floating clouds; fig fleeting, transient</li></ol>