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    After noon, the sunlight is thin and the sky turns cloudy.  The north wind rises from the ground, making the iron horses jingle under the eaves.  Outside the vermilion gate, frost silently covered the prone stone animal statues on both sides.  Heavy snow came with the wind, and in an instant the snow became heavier. It drifted down from the gray cumulus clouds and densely covered the courtyard.

    A little light shines through the paper window, reflecting the flying snowflakes.  A few flakes of snow rolled into the house through the cracks in the open window and melted into transparent droplets on the table.  Some of them got wet with the letter paper, or rolled a few times beside the stone inkstone and were submerged in the thick black ink.

    A plain white hand holds a pen and dips it in ink, writing at the table.  When he noticed that the tip of the pen was slightly astringent, he paused for a moment. When he saw an ice bead condensed on the tip of the pen, he slowly stood up and pushed the window open.

    The wind and snow in the sky were reflected in her eyes, turning into a distant and indifferent white.

    The falling snow rolled several times on the table, melted and slowly penetrated into the paper, blurring out the newly written ink characters.  Jinglan took it out casually, folded it and put it close to the candle to light it.  Suddenly the steward came to report and said: "Miss, people from the Lu family are here."

    The steward usually only calls her "sir", and because the title has been confirmed for a long time, the whole family is very eye-catching, and they also call her "sir".  Now he suddenly changed his old name, obviously for family reasons rather than official business.

    Across the screen, Jing Lan turned his head slightly and asked, "Who are all here?"

    The steward whispered: "Several adults from the Lu family are here, including Princess Pingyang."

    Seeing that the fire was about to burn close to her fingertips, Jing Lan reached out and threw it out the window, letting it fall into the snow and turn into a ball of ashes.

    She said calmly: "Very good. Please come to Xianggui Hall. I will go see them right away."

    After burning the incense, Jinglan appeared in Xianggui Hall.  She was wearing a plain skirt, her black hair was tied up with a crown of precious stones intertwined with jade branches, and she wore a cloud-patterned purple robe and a thin black gauze, which gave off a somewhat chilling look for no reason.

    She strode through the hall, stepped onto the main seat and slowly sat down. Behind her were the three thousand maxims in the Taoist canon, which were simple and solemn.  The bright lights in the hall seemed to shine on her body, and no matter how beautiful the others were, they couldn't take away half of her brilliance.

    She held up the tea cup with three fingers and took a sip. Then she raised her head slowly and looked at the various people in the hall and said: "It's only been half a month since my father offered sacrifices to Chenchen. The filial piety clothes in the house have not been removed. I wonder if you are here."  What's so important that you sent people to forcefully break into my house four times?"

    As soon as Jinglan finished speaking, someone in the hall put down the tea cup and said coldly: "Don't you really know why we came here?"

    The corners of Jing Lan's lips slightly raised and she said, "I really don't know." Before the man could get angry, she cupped her hands perfunctorily and said, "I've heard for a long time that the Lu family in Qinghe is a scholarly family with a century-old family. They are well versed in civilization and etiquette.  I hope it won¡¯t bring shame to my late father¡¯s spirit.¡±

    Only then did everyone see a dark spiritual tablet placed on the table next to the main seat.

    There was silence in the hall for a moment. The man who spoke earlier gritted his teeth and said, "Your father has a spirit in heaven, so he will definitely not see my seventh sister suffer such a humiliation!"

    "The sinful woman Lu was seduced by rebellious ministers and traitors, and intended to cause trouble" Jinglan said word by word, "According to the laws of this dynasty, she should be punished with Lingchi. But thinking about the ancestors of the family who have made contributions to the country, the special net is open to one side.  He was deprived of his title, demoted to a commoner, and exiled for three thousand miles. He was ordered to remove him from the Lu family ancestral hall as a warning to others."

    She looked at the man and said coldly: "Mr. Lu, these words are not what I said, they are His Majesty's will. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell your Majesty."

    Another person stood up behind the man and said angrily: "Your father, Marquis Jinghai, never treated us like this when he was alive. You are so rude. Is this the etiquette of treating others in your house? Before he died, he left a last word:  Make the son born to my seventh sister the heir apparent, and there is a letter to prove it! These things are all handed over to the Lu family for safekeeping. It is your father¡¯s last order, why don¡¯t you obey?¡±

    Jinglan's eyes turned cold, but he smiled and said: "My late mother is Princess Yunhe, so what status does the Lu family have to dare to be on an equal footing with the princess? Could it be that she was personally given to my father by the late emperor's marriage? Listen!  It is said that during the years when my late mother was recuperating in Xiangzhong, my late father was very ill and dizzy. He wanted to raise the Lu family's position, but what kind of heir apparent should he establish? You are all related by marriage to the Duke's family, Jing.  Haihou has always been different from other dukes. The emperor has always appointed the person who will succeed him. This is an old rule that has not changed for hundreds of years. If you are not satisfied, just complain to the emperor. There is no need to be verbose here. "

    There was an uproar in the hall, and everyone tried to persuade him. At this time, a young man sitting at the end suddenly stood up and said: "To put it bluntly, you just don't want to save Aunt Seven! You are close to His Majesty. This is just a matter of words.  But he didn¡¯t even mention it and just watched my seventh aunt being humiliated¡ª¡ª¡±

    Jing Lan glanced at him when he heard thisnbsp; As she spoke, she pursed her lips, and Wu Mei's big head came out from between the two of them, as if she wanted to listen to the story together.

    Luo Yuanqiu smiled and touched Wu Mei's head. Chen Wenying sighed and said: "Sister Haiyao lit up the spirit jade when she was five years old and came to live in our house early. I still remember that when I was a child, my mother always  I regard her as my daughter-in-law! I used to be ignorant, and I followed the others and called her sister-in-law. But later on, my brother didn't even light up the spiritual jade. Now it's better. Sister Haiyao is going to marry  My little brother is here, but how old is he? When will Sister Haiyao have to wait? Later, after my brother got married, a new sister-in-law came, and Sister Haiyao went back home to avoid suspicion. "

    Luo Yuanqiu smiled and said: "Ah, I understand. It was you who lit up the spiritual jade in the end, wasn't it?"

    Chen Wenying buried her head in the long hair of Wu Mei and said in a low voice: "Yes, I didn't expect it would be me!"

    Luo Yuanqiu asked again: "However, we just get along like sisters. What are you afraid of?"

    Chen Wenying suddenly raised her head, her cheeks flushed, and she said sadly and angrily: "Because the person who lights up the spiritual jade has the ability to communicate with her mind! She will know what I am thinking, just like being able to read my mind! Otherwise, those people who have formed a knot will be able to communicate with each other."  Why do people who are brothers and sisters never get married in the end, and just two people spend their whole lives like this!" (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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