Everyone was watching the lanterns filling the yard. Only Xiao Fuzi was still chasing Xiao Qi to explain, "Master, believe me, I really didn't tell the girl..."
That scene made everyone laugh.
After playing for half an hour, Lu Zheng rushed Xiao Qi and Song Siwen back to bed. The lanterns all over the yard were not put away, so there were people on duty watching.
Wang Zhi was already sleepy, so Lu Zheng asked Lian Xin to take him to bed and wait for her alone in the hall.
When Huasui brought two bowls of steaming noodles, Lu Zheng opened the lid and took a look. Sure enough, they contained meat, vegetables and eggs, and a lot of meat.
Huasui thought she was eating by herself, so she only took a pair of chopsticks. Lu Zheng said, "Give me another pair of chopsticks and you can go and have a rest."
Although Huasui didn't understand why she had to use two pairs of chopsticks when eating alone, she still did as she was told. After giving the chopsticks, she hesitated for a moment and then said timidly: "Girl..."
Lu Zheng looked at her, "What's wrong?"
"...Today, I couldn't find you. I asked the prince to let the hounds go to the alley to find you. I didn't know that the girl was afraid of dogs."
Huasui meant well, but she didn't understand Lu Zheng, and the others didn't know what Lu Zheng was afraid of. After all, she had encountered things she was afraid of before today.
"You were right to look for us. It's okay. You can go and rest."
"Yes, girl, go to bed early after eating."
After Huasui left, Lu Zheng stood at the window, picked up a stone from the potted plant under the window and threw it towards the west attic.
Lu Zheng then sat at the table and waited. After a while, someone sat next to him.
Lu Zheng handed him the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Eat quickly, it's specially made for you."
Although I made two bowls, wouldn’t it be more delicious to eat them both together?
Lu Ming looked at the fragrant noodles in the bowl, took the chopsticks from Lu Zheng's hand, and started eating. Lu Zheng waited for him to take two bites and asked quickly: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Didn't you eat it before?"
"When have I ever eaten this? It's because of you that I ate this longevity noodles today." Lu Zheng said.
Lu Ming paused with the chopsticks in his hand and turned his head to look at her, "You're not short of longevity noodles on New Year's Eve."
Lu Zheng, who was about to immerse himself in choosing noodles, was startled, "You said... I ate longevity noodles on New Year's Eve?"
Why doesn't she remember that she ate it?
Lu Ming looked calm and continued: "Oh, you were already drunk when I arrived, maybe you don't remember."
After saying that, he continued to eat noodles.
Lu Zheng blinked. She really didn't remember anything and it was all in vain.
The two of them immersed themselves in eating noodles. On a cold day, each of them sweated a lot, and their bodies became much warmer.
There are not so many rules in Wuhui Valley, and raising children is not as expensive as outside. Even if it is a birthday, it is just an extra bowl of longevity noodles.
Lu Zheng has never celebrated birthdays in a formal way like outside. When she was a child, Tianyi would make her a bowl of birthday noodles with a few extra pieces of candy at most. But Tianyi’s craftsmanship was not good and the noodles made It is also very light, usually with a few pieces of herbs floating on the bowl of noodles.
Therefore, Lu Zheng thought that if she came out of the valley, she must eat noodles with meat, vegetables and eggs. That kind of noodles is called longevity noodles.
Lu Zheng finished eating before Lu Ming. She wiped her mouth and said seriously, "Why don't you stop hiding it? You have to eat a hot meal when no one is around."
"Just live here openly. We look so similar. They will definitely think that we are siblings."
Lu Ming raised his eyes and looked at her, "Why aren't they brother and sister?"
"They are not brothers and sisters to begin with..."
Lu Ming: "..."
After Lu Zheng finished speaking, she realized that that was not what he meant. She smiled awkwardly, "I mean I am older than you, right?"
Her birthday is New Year's Eve, and Lu Ming's is the fifteenth of the first lunar month, only half a month older than Lu Ming.
Lu Ming finished the last bite and drank the soup. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Don't worry about me. My daily food is no worse than yours."
After saying that, the person left.
Lu Zheng was stunned, right?
Is it possible that Lu Ming secretly tasted what they ate every day in the kitchen! ? Xiao Fuzi will definitely tell the people in the kitchen tomorrow.
Lu Ming didn't want to, and Lu Zheng didn't force it. He simply freshened up and went to bed.
At this time, many of the noble families in the capital could not sleep. No one knew what the troublemakers behind them meant.
There was a rumbling sound outside, and Xuanjia Guard was still going door to door to check for suspicious persons. When daybreak, whether the spy caught by Xuanjia Guard was someone from the court, and was that person related to them?
They couldn't sleep just thinking about it.
The study room in the front yard of Lingyang Prince's Mansion.
Xiao Chunan poured another tea for the person opposite and said, "Whether it's done carefully or not, the court needs to be cleaned up."
The man was dressed in black robes, with the pressure of a perennial leader lingering around him, "Clean up? The forces in the DPRK are intertwined, and military power is controlled by the two major princes. How to clean up?"
Xiao Chunan sighed, "Everything will be fine. We will also have our own people. The examiner next spring must be one of our own. Don't underestimate these students. The future court will be their world."
"I heard that Song Siwen is staying at your residence?"
Xiao Chunan nodded, "Yes, A Ci has a very good relationship with him, so I left him to recuperate in the mansion."
"Song Siwen's policies many years ago are still being circulated among students. He is talented, but unfortunately his health is not up to par. If he takes part in the imperial examination, who else in Jiangnan can overshadow him?"
Xiao Chunan pondered for a moment and then said: "I heard from A Ci that he was terminally ill and the Song family gave up on him. They were afraid that he would be discouraged and unwilling to become an official."
With Song Siwen's talents, there was no suspense about taking the imperial examination and winning the first prize. There were many scholars who admired and followed him. Once he entered the court and became an official, he would definitely become a new force.
The person opposite Xiao Chunan asked again: "How is his health recovering now?"
"When I was in Lingyang, I heard that it could last for two or three years. It's been a long time since I've been in Beijing, and I look like I'm looking good. But I have to ask A Ci to ask Miss Lu what's going on."
The other party pondered: "Miss Lu? If my guess is correct, you haven't found out where she is from at all, have you?"
When Xiao Chunan heard what he said, he smiled and said, "I haven't found it out yet, but when you say that, I can probably guess where it is."
The man turned his head to look at Feixue outside the window, and said in a slow voice, "Other people don't know, but we always heard the emperor's words."
There was a forbidden area for the royal family, but there were people assassinating her whether in Lingyang or in Beijing. Once the people there tracked down the person behind the scenes, it didn't matter whether your surname was Zhao or Xiao.
"Have a good time entertaining this Miss Lu, and don't try to recruit her. The people there are crazy and they only do what they want to do. No one has successfully recruited them in hundreds of years..."
"yes."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and signaled that he was leaving.
Xiao Chunan opened the secret passage and sent him away. Only a faint scent of ambergris remained in the dim study.
It’s the end of the month, let’s vote to show your support~
(End of chapter)
