Xu Zizhen sat for a long time to see her come out. An Ran glanced at him shyly and turned away her eyes with a red face.
He got up and walked away. He picked up An Ran easily. He bowed his head and smelt the fragrance in her neck, which made him want to take a bite.
‘Why is her majesty so different!’
She obediently nests in his arms, still a little shy, not knowing what to say, she whispered, “I am hungry.”
Xu Zizhen knew that she physically weak, and right now she feels hungry. He took her to the dresser and arranged her clothes and her hair.
After half of the incense, the two people went to the dining hall of the Xu mansion together.
Xu Yao and her second daughter, Xu Miazhi, sit in the north, An Ran and Xu Zizhen sit in the East. Liu Sheng, the husband of Xu state, and Xu Changqing, the eldest son of Xu state, sit in the West. Because they receive the royal family, especially the Empress, the other child is not allowed to participate in the reception.
After entering the door, Xu Changqing glanced at An Ran secretly and saw that she had changed into a Green Satin Robe, with white fox hair on her lapels and cuffs. Her waist was tightly tied with a belt of a white dragon playing beads. On the right side was tied with a piece of transparent green jade, and on the left side was matched with a golden pattern plum pouch. The workmanship was not as colorful as him.
The pouch is his uncle’s embroidered!
At the moment, she was sitting in his opposite position, talking with her mother, using her elegant posture and being approachable, it was beyond expectation.
His eyes slowly moved to the man next to her, but he saw that he was looking at him too. He quickly lowered his eyes, feeling as painful as being stabbed by countless needles. He thought to himself: my uncle is so shameless. As an elder of her majesty, he is eight years older than her but he can’t bear to be lonely and hook up with her majesty. He even did that at the Xu mansion.
Xu Zizhen takes back his eyes and takes the wine from the servant. His nephew is clever, but he is not worried about it. Because he knows An Ran so well. And she will never like this kind of boy.
The corner of his eyes glanced at her and saw that although she kept the Royal dining manner, she was not vague when she ate. She eats the dishes on the table like a squirrel. If the other princess were not fighting and killing each other, she will never be Empress.
An Ran had enough to eat and drink. But she could not refuse to drink a small glass of wine. Her face was red, her apricot eyes were misty, and her lips were red and lustrous as if she wears lipstick, it made Xu Zizhen heart tremble.
She was not drunk, and she was in a good mood. She went out of the dining room and took him by the hand. “Zizhen, let’s go out!”
Knowing that it’s not easy for her to go out of the palace, Xia Ming has already arranged the dark guard for her protection. Xu Zizhen naturally agrees: “only go to Nanshi.” Nanshi is the first night market and the best-managed street in the imperial city.
An Ran nodded.
Xu Zizhen then ordered the housekeeper in the mansion to tell his elder sister, that he go out with An Ran.
They took the carriage to Nanshi. Xu Zizhen got out of the carriage and gathering her cloak. In the cold winter night, her body was not good. He asked Li Hong to take a small felt hat embroidered with gold thread and put it on her. Only when he was sure that it was wrapped tightly, he let her go.
Although An Ran is wrapped in a thick package, she is in a good mood and her whole body is about to float.
Not for a while, her hands were full of food, such as sugar gourd, fried chestnut with sugar, sweet osmanthus sugar. She almost bought something in each stall. Xia Ming and Li Hong follow closely. Their hand is both full, even Xu Zizhen hand.
“Ah! Sugarman.” An Ran eyes shone brightly, straight to the direction of the sugar mandrill.
Xu Zizhen sighed helplessly and followed up.

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