Chapter 24: The Hermit
"Hermit? What's your name?" Lou Li laughed softly, revealing a mouthful of sinister white teeth.
To put it bluntly, Lou Li didn't trust Zhao Lian'er and thought she was playing tricks.
"Zhenzhen, I don't know." Zhao Lian'er cried and shook her head.
Zhu Huaizhen sometimes didn’t understand why Zhao Lian’er loved to cry so much.
I cry when I eat, cry when I sleep, cry when I’m sick, cry when I take medicine...
It seems that if you cry, you can get what you want.
Well, Zhao Lian'er did capture Chen Ming'an's heart with her tearful crying skills.
"Zhao Lian'er, you lead the way." Zhu Huaizhen said softly.
"Zhen'er, this hermit may have a grudge against you. Don't be fooled by Zhao Lian'er." Lou Li shouted anxiously.
After hearing this, Zhu Huaizhen couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and reveal a helpless smile.
In the past, she had been fooled by Zhao Lian'er many times.
Zhao Lian'er had just been brought to Gusu by the Queen Mother, and she no longer liked her.
Now that I think about it, he probably resented her for monopolizing Chen Ming'an.
To be honest, in front of Chen Ming'an, Zhu Huaizhen suffered a lot at the hands of Zhao Lian'er in order to maintain the innocent, simple, kind, lively and playful persona of Princess Ronghua.
For example, she and Zhao Lian'er both fell in love with a silver-gilt hairpin emerald with a blue dragon pattern and engraved with a butterfly pattern. She intended it as a gift for her mother, Concubine Xue. Concubine Xue, a frequent swordsman, would surely have admired this unique hairpin. However, Zhao Lian'er, after a few tears, said she felt that the hairpin had a masculine beauty that perfectly complemented her delicate figure.
Chen Mingan listened and watched, and she could only give in.
Turning back, she gave A Niang a white jade crescent-shaped sword and a copper phoenix hairpin.
My mother wore it every day, except today when she was poisoned to death.
Thinking of this, Zhu Huaizhen looked at Zhao Lian'er with a bit more ruthlessness in his eyes, which made Zhao Lian'er notice it and shrank into Chen Ming'an's arms.
For another example, she and Zhao Lian'er both wanted to fly kites with Zhu Huaishu, the Princess of Rongyang. Zhao Lian'er tugged at Zhu Huaishu's sleeve, tears welling up in her eyes, saying that spring in southern Chu was chilly and not as warm as the spring in Gusu, and she had never flown a kite before.
Seeing this, Chen Ming'an actually coaxed her to fly a kite together. Compared to her older sister Zhu Huaishu, she naturally valued love over friendship. She immediately threw Zhu Huaishu away and dragged Chen Ming'an away, running as fast as she could, her laughter ringing out in bursts.
Now that she thinks about it, she still loses.
Chen Mingan just fulfilled Zhao Lian'er's wish for Zhu Huaishu to fly a kite.
For example, during the Lantern Festival, she and Zhao Lian'er competed for a unique Kongming lantern that had been consecrated at Hanshan Temple. Zhao Lian'er, as usual, cried and said she missed the Emperor of Southern Chu and wondered if he was well.
Zhu Huai really didn't want to give in. Besides, before Zhao Lian'er came, she had never given in to any woman. So, she went straight to him and said, "The Emperor of Nanchu, please go back to Nanchu. This is more effective than making a wish on a Kongming lantern."
As for Zhu Huaizhen, she planned to release a Kongming lantern to wish Chen Mingan a successful promotion.
In order to win Zhao Lian'er, Zhu Huaizhen ran to the palace to ask her father, Emperor Wu Zhang, to make the decision.
Unfortunately, Zhu Huaishu snatched the Kongming lantern, and neither she nor Zhao Lian'er got it.
After Chen Ming'an found out, he bought a Kongming lantern for her and Zhao Lian'er and set them off together.
Haha, Zhu Huaizhen was very touched at that time, and Chen Mingan cared about her.
Now it seems that he just wanted to comfort Zhao Lian'er and console her at the same time.
One thing after another reminded her that Zhu Huaizhen used to be like a clown who was laughed at by others.
She covered her ears and shook her head hard to dispel those extremely stupid memories.
"Ali, you and Chen Mingan both need treatment urgently." Zhu Huaizhen said sullenly, feeling a little depressed.
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