I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 8 Naughty daughter

I saw that the girl was not very old, at most seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was extremely beautiful.

The face is like a silver plate, the eyes are like water apricots, the lips are unpainted and red, and the eyebrows are unpainted and brittle.The cheeks are condensed with fresh litchi, the nose is greasy with goose fat, the skin is like a mountain jade, and the collar is like a grub.It's cute to look at and sweet to hear, and it only took a moment to attract Li Ran's mind.

So when the girl broke into the yard and caught his eyes, he froze in place, and all he could see was this girl.

What's more, the girl couldn't help being taken aback when she saw Li Zong.

"Oh? It's you?"

As soon as the girl opened her mouth, the voice was really nice, very much like Chunyan's crisp and lively rhythmic voice full of vitality and vitality.

But Li Ran's mind retracted when he heard this.

"Oh? Do you know the girl?"

He was a little surprised, after all, he had never seen such a beautiful woman.

"If it's Xi Shi. Eh? Has Xi Shi been born in this year?"

"Whether she was born or not, this girl is destined to be prettier than Xi Shi!"

Li Ran said firmly in his heart.

At the same time, he was extremely excited.When such a beautiful woman is likely to know you, it would be a lie to say that you are not excited. If you can deceive others, can you deceive your own hormones?As the saying goes, heroes are saddened by beauty, and of course this includes Li Ran.

"You are not."

"fun!"

Just as the girl was about to speak, Shu Sunbao's voice suddenly sounded outside the courtyard, and then Li Ran saw Shu Sunbao hurried in.

"Master Uncle." (In ancient times, there was a difference in respect between men and women, so the relatives of the woman's side were generally called husbands, while the relatives of the man's side were called fathers. This is the difference between uncle and uncle.)

The girl turned around and saluted Uncle Sun Bao.

Hearing this address, Li Ran couldn't help but startled slightly. Shusun Bao was at least fifty years old, so this girl is actually his niece?After all, based on age, this girl can be his granddaughter.

Don't allow Li Ran to be surprised, this girl is really Uncle Sunbao's niece.

After Shu Sunbao's introduction, Li Ran finally figured out the identities of the man and woman in front of him.And when he knew the identity of this man, he suddenly understood why Uncle Sunbao was able to compete with the other two Huan with the strength of his clan in the country of Lu.

This man is the younger brother of the current Prince of Lu, son Chou.Now among the royal family of Lu, the two of them have the highest status.

But because this son Chou seems to have some intellectual defects, so he often "behaves badly", for example, today, he came to Shusun Bao's house early in the morning as a guest, and the sloppy ones were not taken care of, so he walked in swaggeringly, people in Qufu city Everyone knew that this son Chou might have some brain problems, so the servants in Shusunbao's house didn't dare to stop him, so they let him in.

And this girl has a lot of background, her surname is Ji, her name is Le, and she is from the state of Zheng.family members
Although Shu Sunbao only gave this short name introduction, the memory in Li Ran's mind was instantly activated.

In the state of Zheng, the Ji clan was originally a large clan like the Ji, Meng, and Shusun clans in the Lu state."Jizhong", a generation of famous ministers who came out of the state of Zheng, was a mythical existence at that time because of his ability to predict and predict.Then, after the death of Zheng Zhuanggong, the Ji clan became the actual power holders of Zheng Guo.It was called "the first minister of power in the Spring and Autumn Period" by later generations.Duke Huan of Qi also said in the past that "when Ji Zhong died, there would be no one in Zheng Guo".From this we can see the ability of Jishi in the state of Zheng.

In other words, although the power of Jiyue's family in Zheng State is not as powerful as that of the so-called "Qi Mu" in later generations, it is still a force that should not be underestimated.

No wonder Shusun Bao was able to compete with the Ji family and the Meng family in the state of Lu. It turned out that Shu Sun Bao married the daughter of Zheng Guo's Ji family, who was Ji Le's aunt, so Shu Sun and Ji family were related by marriage.

"Actually, I saw you at the Xialiu River rally yesterday."

"Your words yesterday were really deafening."

Ji Le did meet Li Ran, she was the one standing in the corner wearing a bamboo hat and veil at the Xialiu River rally yesterday.

She has been very naughty since she was a child, and she doesn't look like a lady from a big family at all.And not bound by etiquette, like to travel everywhere.

She should be disciplined well, but she is the only daughter of the Ji family, she can be called the jewel in the palm of her hand, and everyone in the family cherishes her, so she is naturally obedient.That's why she was allowed to travel all the way to Lu country to specially attend the township school assembly held by her uncle.

Joining in the fun is naturally quite attractive to a daughter who loves to play.

When she said this, her bright eyes fell directly on Li Ran. Even Li Ran, as a man, was blushed by this very curious gaze, and immediately looked for someone who could change the subject. Chance.

At this time, Shusun Bao looked at the son Chou on the ground and sighed:

"The crown prince is about to ascend the throne, but this son is so miserable all day long. It's really worrying."

As mentioned earlier, in the Spring and Autumn Period under the Zhou ritual system, there are clear rules about who should do what, and no one has to violate them.

But right now, this young man is thick, but he is sloppy and stupid all day long.After all, having a stupid younger brother is disgraceful.At that time, the image of the office in the eyes of the common people will plummet.Isn't he making trouble for his brother?

Li Ran followed his gaze and looked at Young Master Chou on the ground.

This Young Master of the State of Lu has been squatting on the ground and picking the grass on both sides of the corridor since he entered the door, as if he was looking for something, he was having such a good time, he didn't hear what these three people were talking about at all.

However, Li noticed that although this son Chou's behavior seemed absurd, his eyes were very clear, and he didn't look like someone with brain problems.

"Chou, don't you know me?"

When Ji Le was young, he had a relationship with Young Master Chou. At that time, Young Master Chou was very naughty and often provoked Duke Lu Xiang to scold him. Ji Le had no younger siblings, so he was very concerned about this Young Master Chou who was a year or two younger than her. He regards him as his younger brother from the bottom of his heart.

No, early this morning when he heard Mr. Chou came, he immediately got up and rushed over, but who knew Mr. Chou didn't know her, and even ignored her, which really made her sad.

At this time, a servant came outside to report that Prince Ji Ye had arrived.

Shusun Bao went to greet him personally, but just as he left, the young master Chou threw the wooden branch in his hand, and sat down on the ground like a child losing his temper, waving his hands and crying shouted:

"I won't go, I won't go back! I won't go back!"

Li Ran and Ji Le leaned over, and they helped him up one by one from the left and the other from the right. Ji Le asked softly:

"Brother Prince probably came to call you back to the palace, right?"

This time, Young Master Chou heard it, and kept nodding his head, weeping miserably, and said:

"Father Jun died inside, I won't go back, I won't go back"

Although Young Master Chou was a little dazed, these calls were also quite affectionate.

It's just that both Li Ran and Ji Le were a little surprised that this son Chou actually had such deep feelings for his father, Lord Lu Xiang, and he really didn't look like a person with a brain problem.

But turning his head, Li Ran suddenly thought that Duke Lu Xiang died in the Chu Palace that he built himself, not the original residence, and why did Mr. Chou resist the Chu Palace so much?
You know, the Chu Palace is a building imitating the Chu Palace built by Duke Lu Xiang after he returned from his visit to Yingdu of the Chu State, spending several years from the already poor office.

"Chu Palace" has all the supporting facilities for the monarchy.It is not difficult to see Lu Xianggong's wish, that is to follow the example of Chu State, take back the monarchy, revitalize the public office, and strengthen the Lu State.

The poor son Chou seems to have a natural resistance and fear towards Chu Gong.

"Okay, okay, then if we don't go back, you will live here from now on, okay? Will you live with this brother Ziming?"

Ji Le didn't have as many ideas as Li Ran. As soon as she heard that Young Master Chou didn't want to go back to the palace, she immediately decided to let Young Master Chou live with Li Ran, regardless of whether Li Ran agreed or not, anyway, she had the final say.

This made Li Ran momentarily at a loss for words, he didn't want to refuse, and it wasn't wrong if he didn't refuse, it was so embarrassing.

"well…!"

"Live with...brother!"

As he said that, Young Master Chou suddenly turned from crying to joy, wiped off the snot in front of his nose, and hugged Li Ran.

In Li Ran's heart, that was a pain, and he thought:

"This big guy, can you take a shower first and then thank me?"

In the matter of loving cleanliness, Li Ran absolutely did not deliberately do it. He does not have any cleanliness.

But Mr. Chou obviously didn't know what cleanliness was, and Ji Le beside him was also a big-hearted girl. Seeing that Mr. Chou stopped crying, she immediately cast a "thank you" look at Li Ran.

"Mr. Ziming, my lord, my lord invites you."

The servant came to tell that Shusun Bao and Prince Ye were already waiting in the main hall, and the three of them were invited to go over.

Then Li Ran dragged Mr. Chou to the main hall together with Ji Le.

It's just that before the three of them went in, they heard Shu Sun Bao's furious voice coming from inside.

"No reason!"

"Where is Ji Sunsudang? Is it his fiefdom? The sacrificial ceremony is an ancient royal system, how can it be changed just by changing it?!"

"hateful!"

As soon as Shusunbao finished speaking, he saw Li Ran and others appearing at the door, took a slight breath, and welcomed the three of them in.

Li Ran naturally wanted to meet Ji Ye. Ji Le and Ji Ye had known each other since childhood, and Ji Ye was quite troubled by the question about the sacrificial ceremony in the court, so the two only exchanged glances briefly.

Then, Shusun Bao looked at Li Ran and asked:

"Is it really tolerable or unbearable! Ziming, let me ask you, do you know if anyone in the Zhou royal family dared to change the sacrificial ceremony without authorization?"

Shu Sunbao probably was too angry, so as soon as he asked this question, everyone present looked at him in unison.

(End of this chapter)