Seeing her drinking a cup of tea with relish, a smile flashed across Yinzhen's eyes, as if he could make new discoveries every time he saw her.
Sometimes, she is sad and gentle, sometimes, she is as quiet as orchid, sometimes, she is naughty and simple, sometimes, she is smart and clever, and sometimes, she is like a silly girl, making people helpless.
"Fourth Master, what are you going to do? When can I leave here?"
Putting down the teacup, Jiang Ranli asked, she wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
Catching the eagerness in her eyes, Yinzhen thought of the first time he met her. At that time, she was leaning on the railing and playing the piano, the lyrics and music were melodious.
"You married into the royal family, enjoy a noble status, and live in wealth and glory, so why do you want to escape?"
This was what Yinzhen didn't understand the most. All the women he had met wanted to marry into the royal family, but Jiang Ranli was determined to escape and even resorted to the trick of making herself look ugly.
"As expected of brothers, you ask the same questions."
Jiang Ranli murmured, although Yinzhen and the Fourteenth Prince were accidentally close, they were actually close brothers and asked exactly the same questions.
"What did you say?" Her voice was too soft and Yinzhen couldn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. As for me, the reason why I don't want to be here is mainly because the Ninth Prince is too playboy and lustful, and there are countless women around him. I don't want to marry a man like that. As for wealth and glory, I have no prospects for it and I don't like it."
When answering Fourteenth Prince's question, Jiang Ranli didn't dare to say anything bad about Ninth Prince, because Fourteenth Prince and Ninth Prince had such a good relationship. But it was different for Fourth Prince. Although they were brothers, they were not close, and in a sense, they were rivals, so she could complain in front of him.
After hearing her answer, Yinzhen's handsome eyebrows moved slightly, and he paused playing with the jade ring.
"Fickle? Lustful?"
"Yeah," Jiang Ranli nodded. She looked at the Fourth Prince's reaction and thought that she was still careless.
It was only the 44th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, and the factional struggles were not yet so intense. The relationship between the brothers had not yet reached the point of life and death. What she had just said might have been inappropriate.
Yinzhen picked up the teacup and gently stirred the floating tea leaves with simple and clear movements.
"Since ancient times, men have had three wives and four concubines. Although Lao Jiu has more wives and concubines, it's not a big deal."
Sure enough, my ideas seem completely weird and out of touch with the people of this era.
Jiang Ranli smiled mockingly, and then said, "Fourth Master is right, I am narrow-minded."
Noticing Jiang Ranli's sudden change of mood, Yinzhen moved his throat but didn't say anything in the end. It has been the custom since ancient times for men to have three wives and four concubines. She needed to recognize this fact, otherwise, how could she be with him in the future? However...
"That day you were playing the piano in the pavilion, and the lyrics were full of sadness and longing. Who was your song for?"
Jiang Ranli was surprised to hear that. She didn't expect Yinzhen to remember the lyrics of the song she sang that day, and she didn't expect him to ask such a question.
Seeing her reaction, Yinzhen frowned slightly.
"I'm just singing randomly, not for anyone."
In fact, Jiang Ranli sang that song when she was thinking of her parents, Wu Chengze, and the modern times. She was sad and didn't want to discuss it too much with Yinzhen, so she lowered her eyes and said she was just singing it blindly.
Yinzhen naturally didn't believe it, but before he could say anything, he heard a knock on the door.
"Miss, the Ninth Master, the Tenth Master, and the Fourteenth Master are here," Sixian's anxious voice came from outside the house.
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