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It had only rained once since June, and the continuous sunny days had made the entire capital city like a steamer. Even though there was ice in the palace, it could hardly hold up.

The ice melted too quickly, so Chu Yin had to temporarily stop practicing martial arts for fear of heatstroke.

At her mother's side, Madam Chu had already sent people to check those officials, and found that five families had suitable girls, some of whom Madam Chu knew. She was very happy and planned to let Chu Ge meet the girls in July. If they were both satisfied, the marriage could be arranged.

In this way, Chu Yin also solved a problem.

Now only Lu Jingrui is left...

She used silver scissors to arrange the branches, intending to put another vase of flowers in the study.

The previous bottle had withered long ago.

"What are Er and Zhen doing?" she asked.

Honeysuckle said, "The young masters are too hot to move, so let Azuki Bomb show them."

Xiaodou was sweating so much that Chu Yin said with a smile, "Give him ten taels of silver."

"yes."

Chu Yin carefully looked at the white peony in her hand and inserted it into a plum vase with floral patterns carved from a Ling kiln.

"Move to the study."

Lian Xuan found a strong palace maid to move it.

Chu Yin was lying on the beauty couch, with a summer mat underneath her. This kind of mat was woven with fine reeds from Jinzhou, and it was soft and cool. She closed her eyes and rested for a while, then suddenly said, "Lian Xuan, go to Kunning Palace and invite Nanny Chen to come. Tell her that I want to ask about the technique."

Lian Xuan responded and went to Kunning Palace holding an oil-paper umbrella.

The Crown Princess invited her, so Nanny Chen reported to Queen Jiang and immediately followed Lian Xu to the East Palace.

Chu Yin asked her to sit on the brocade stool and gave her a bowl of iced yogurt.

Making ice cream from milk requires many processes and it is not available in Prince Cheng's mansion. But when she arrived at the palace, Queen Jiang did not like cold food, and Nanny Chen had never tasted ice cream, so she hurriedly thanked her.

Chu Yin was in no hurry to speak. After she finished half a bowl, she said, "I invited you here to ask you, besides the Five Animals Exercises and Eight-Section Brocade, are there any other exercises that are not tiring? Look at this weather. I sweat when I move. I really can't continue."

Nanny Chen wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Crown Princess, why are you in such a hurry for this month? It will be the same if you wait until the end of this month before practicing."

"You don't know any other skills?"

"Yes, but it's useless. This technique is only useful if you are tired. You should just take a rest for now."

"That's right," Chu Yin picked up the silver spoon and took a bite of ice cream, looking at her with a faint smile, "Madame Chen, you know a lot. No wonder my mother-in-law trusts you so much. How old were you when you went to Prince Cheng's mansion?"

"Replying to the Crown Princess, I am the maidservant of the Empress, two months younger than her."

"No wonder. We have been master and servant for almost 30 years... But why is mother-in-law's health so poor? Didn't she practice martial arts when she was young?"

Nanny Chen seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Queen Jiang was trapped in love for many years. She almost jumped off the Tingyun Tower in front of her own son. It was lucky that she didn't really commit suicide. What else could she expect? She carefully considered her words and said, "Your Highness was a princess at that time. It was not only physically but also mentally demanding. You can't cultivate your heart by just practicing martial arts."

Chu Yin agreed: "Not only does mother-in-law have to take care of father, but she also has three children. It's not easy. Take my third brother for example. Originally, mother-in-law was going to choose a wife for him, but he said he didn't want to marry... You were there that day, right? What did my third brother say? Wasn't mother-in-law angry?"

"No, Your Majesty is kind-hearted and will not blame Your Highness for this."

"Is she really kind-hearted? I think my mother-in-law dotes on my third brother too much and treats his concubine's son as her own. I'm afraid there are very few empresses like her in all dynasties," Chu Yin placed the jade bowl on the table and sighed softly, "I'm really worried that one day my mother-in-law will love him more than Your Highness."

"That's impossible," Nanny Chen said hurriedly, "The Queen must have known this in her mind. She is so kind to the Third Prince because..."

"Why?" Seeing her hesitation, Chu Yin sat up straight and said, "Just tell me, so I don't have to think too much, worrying that one day the mother-in-law will be too partial and let Your Highness suffer."

Nanny Chen was a little restless.

Chu Yin understood: "You know what kind of personality your Highness has. He is taciturn and can't coax people. How can he be as sweet-mouthed as my third brother? I am not worrying about nothing. When your Highness got married, did he marry whenever he wanted and not marry whenever he wanted? In this matter, he is no match for my third brother. Now my third brother is still behaving himself and doesn't seem to have any wolfish ambitions, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future. If by then my mother-in-law still obeys him..."

Nanny Chen heard that she was wholeheartedly caring about the prince.

Both princes grew up under the care of Nanny Chen, but her feelings for Lu Jingzhuo were obviously much deeper. However, like Queen Jiang, she did not think about other things, but now she is a little surprised.

Nanny Chen said respectfully, "The Crown Princess has a long-term plan. It's okay for me to tell you that in addition to being kind-hearted, the Queen feels guilty about the Third Prince... But that happened ten years ago. That day, the Queen took the Crown Prince and the Third Prince out for a walk. She didn't expect that the Third Prince fell into a trap in the forest because of negligence. The Third Prince was covered in blood and almost died. Later, he survived, but his right arm was disabled and he could no longer ride a horse or shoot arrows. The Queen still feels guilty about this, so she is so kind to the Third Prince."

His right arm is disabled?

She always thought Lu Jingrui was left-handed and never asked why.

original……

But after Lu Jingrui sat on the dragon throne, he used his right hand to write the imperial edict to arrest her Chu family!

That right hand was where all his hidden desires were finally released, right?

Chu Yin almost dropped the jade bowl in her hand due to the anger rising from her heart. She suppressed her anger and asked, "How badly is Third Brother's right hand damaged? Can't he even write?"

"That's probably because the Queen Mother invited many famous doctors to treat him but none of them could cure him, so the Third Prince started using his left hand."

Then he always used this "wasted" hand to arouse his mother-in-law's guilt.

But what about Lu Jingzhuo?

He was fourteen years old at the time. Could it be that he felt that as an elder brother, he also had responsibilities for his younger brother? This might be part of the reason. Another part might be because of his mother-in-law.

Lu Jingrui really used this rope of guilt to tie up the two people.

Of course, he was also very good at pretending, keeping a low profile and not associating with officials. Otherwise, if he revealed any intention, Lu Jingzhuo would never tolerate him. This may also explain why he waited until Lu Jingzhuo died before taking action.

"Mammy, thanks to you for telling me about the future, I now have a general idea in my mind." Chu Yin rewarded Mammy Chen with money.

After a while, she went to the study to find a copy of "Plum Blossom Divination" and sent it to Lu Jingrui.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

He can pretend, so can't I? Lu Jingrui doesn't know that she is reborn. As long as she makes good use of her identity as the eldest sister-in-law, she will find Lu Jingrui's flaws sooner or later and expose his true face.

The book "Plum Blossom Divination" was soon delivered to Lu Jingrui.

He flipped through it casually and was quite surprised.

He could feel Chu Yin's distance in the last two family dinners. He wondered if he had offended her, so Chu Yin didn't let him touch Lu Wei and spoke to him in a cold tone. But now it seems that his sister-in-law was just in a bad mood, otherwise she wouldn't have given him this book.

He mentioned last time that he was reading the I Ching, and my sister-in-law obviously remembered it.

Lu Jingrui walked to the bookcase, flipped through a copy of "Hua Shu", and asked the eunuch to take it back.

Reciprocity.

This book is very new and obviously has not been read many times, but it is indeed to Chu Yin's liking. She frowned and thought about it, but she couldn't remember when she had mentioned to Lu Jingrui that she liked flower arranging.

However, he had never sent her "Flower Letter" in his previous life. Maybe it was because she took the initiative first?

Chu Yin leaned back in her chair and looked slowly.

The next time she meets Lu Jingrui, she will have something to say to him.

Because the weather was hot, Lu Jingzhuo returned earlier than usual.

By the time he entered the hall, his forehead was covered with sweat.

Chu Yin asked Lian Xuan to send someone to the kitchen to get a bowl of iced yogurt, and then asked Lu Jingzhuo: "It's so hot, you probably didn't go to practice horseback riding, did you?"

It seems that she hasn't given up the idea of ​​letting him teach her.

Regardless of whether he was willing or not, her intentions were not pure. Her hands and legs, being rubbed by the bow and the saddle, would break the skin if rubbed a few times.

If he used more force on the bed, she would cry. Wouldn't she cry even more? He put down the towel and replied, "No, I'll tell you after the dog days of summer... Didn't you practice the exercises today?"

She doesn't look as tired as before.

"Well, I was afraid of heat dizziness and shortness of breath...Er and Zhen were too hot to move, they just watched Xiaodou play. I gave him some money as a reward for his hard work."

"Of course, but in two years, he will be able to learn to read and write, instead of just playing around like now."

While they were talking, the ice cream was brought.

"I see you're feeling a bit too hot. Try some ice cream. It's very comfortable." Chu Yin scooped some with a silver spoon and passed it to his mouth.

Caught off guard, Lu Jingzhuo was stunned.

As far as she could remember, Chu Yin had only fed the children, but never fed him.

How is today...

In fact, Chu Yin’s idea was very simple, she just wanted to feed him.

In her previous life, Tang Feiyan often behaved like this in front of her. To be honest, she was a little jealous. It was very sweet for a couple to feed each other, but she had never tried it.

In the end, Lu Jingzhuo just kept silent.

She couldn't help but urge, "Eat quickly, my hands are sore."

He was tall, so she had to keep her hands raised.

But Lu Jingzhuo hadn't been fed by anyone since he was five years old, so he was not used to it. He said calmly, "No need, I can do it myself."

A basin of cold water was poured down, and Chu Yin was so angry that she wanted to pinch him.

How happy it is to be fed by the person you love? Why would he refuse? It is really unreasonable.

"Then feed me." She handed him the silver spoon.

“…”

It sounds like one of them has to be fed or she won't stop.

Lu Jingzhuo lowered his eyes and stared at the silver spoon for a moment, then took it and fed it into her mouth.

She couldn't help laughing again.

She opened her red lips, took the silver spoon in her mouth and ate the ice cream.

The corners of her eyes and eyebrows seem to be filled with the spirit of spring, I like it very much.

Lu Jingzhuo didn't quite understand.

What's so exciting about being fed? You're not a child...

But this feeling is a bit strange. Staring at her opening and closing lips and the cheese on her lips for too long makes me feel inexplicably dry.

Lu Jingzhuo put the silver spoon back into the bowl: "Is that all right? It's still early for dinner. I'll go to the study first."

Chu Yin did not try to persuade him to stay because she had just given him a new vase of flowers and wanted him to see it.

"Okay, go ahead."

Lu Jingzhuo walked straight to the study.

There was a new plum vase on the ebony desk, with a white peony as big as a bowl in the vase, which looked like snow and jade, and was extremely beautiful.

Needless to say, it must have been given to him by Chu Yin.

Today she wanted to feed him cheese, send him flowers, and be extremely affectionate with him. It seemed that he would have to do some work tonight.

But can she bear such hot weather?