How did Wen Zheng know that in the heart of His Highness the Crown Prince, the Fan Yang Lu family and Lu Bingzhen had already completely rejected him, yet he was decisive in everything but he was hesitant and unwilling to give up on this hopeless relationship, which inevitably led him to be hesitant and hesitant in his actions? A little more.
Xiao Min stared at the elegant girl in front of him for a long time. She was sitting quietly by the window, holding a cup of hot tea and sipping, while the night outside the window was dim.
"Jiuniang, I don't know what Wang Jian said to you, but I can do what Wang Jian can do. Even so, aren't you willing to enter the East Palace?"
The impact of this sentence was so great that Lu Bingzhen's first reaction was to refute the first half of Xiao Min's sentence, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you can't do this."
Hearing this, Xiao Min sighed inwardly. Although he didn't know what Wang Jian said specifically, it seemed that the marriage between the Wang family in Taiyuan and the Lu family in Fan Yang was a foregone conclusion. Also, given the right family, the fate of the parents, and the love of the husband and concubine, it would be strange that this marriage could not work out.
Lu Bingzhen hesitated and continued, "As for..."
The sound of fireworks suddenly rang through the night sky, and her soft and uncertain words immediately dissipated in the air. Xiao Min looked back at her as if feeling something, only to see Lu Bingzhen's tangled and shocked expression.
It turns out that the commotion on the street due to the burning lanterns had long since stopped. Fortunately, this place is near the restaurant, near where the prince is. The Imperial Guards paid special attention to this place and were able to stop the commotion within two cups of tea.
Perhaps the sound of the fireworks was too loud, but at some point, His Royal Highness also walked to the window, and both of them watched the entire fireworks in silence.
Two knocks on the door sounded, and it was Pei Jian who was back.
"Your Highness, people from Fan Yanglu's family are here to pick up Ninth Lady."
Xiao Min raised his voice and said, "I know," and then turned to Lu Bingzhen and said, "Go back."
The words that just reached my lips were interrupted by fireworks, and I lost the courage to continue. Lu Bingzhen leaned over and bowed, "My maid, please leave. Thank you very much, Your Highness, for what happened tonight."
Xiao Min turned his back and motioned for her to leave.
Outside the restaurant, the sisters of the Lu family had already gathered here, waiting for Lu Bingzhen to return before going home. Lu Liuniang and Lu Qiniang asked enthusiastically whether Lu Bingzhen was injured. Lu Wuniang seemed to know nothing and only showed a little disgust towards Lu Bingzhen in her eyes.
Lu Bingzhen was not in the mood to talk at the moment. She was shocked by the two people's words today, and she just felt that her mind was in a mess. She forced a smile and boarded the car to go home with her sisters.
What Lu Bingzhen didn't know was that after she bowed and left, Xiao Min stared at her carriage at the window for a long time until her carriage disappeared around the corner of the street.
Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince showed a rare look of loneliness, Pei Jian couldn't help but said, "Your Highness, this ninth lady of the Lu family is not a good match. She will meet the seventh son of the Wang family today, and then come to see you. She will not offend or please both parties. She is She is an innocent young lady from an aristocratic family, but she is not hanging on both ends."
Xiao Min looked back at him, his eyes had long since lost that moment of loneliness and fragility. The coldness and coldness in his eyes clearly told Pei Jian that he was the crown prince of this empire, a prince in a high position who could kill someone with just one order. Your Highness.
Pei Jian lowered his head in embarrassment and heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say with an unmistakable coldness in his tone, "She never gave Gu any express or hint. It was Gu who forced me to meet her tonight. If you criticize Ninth Lady again, , you can go to the Xishan Camp to be a cook for Gu Gun, there is no need to stay in the East Palace."
Cold sweat ran down his back, and Pei Jian shuddered coldly. He gritted his teeth to stop his trembling and replied, "I understand." After that, Pei Jian cautiously excused himself to arrange the carriage for His Royal Highness to return to the palace.
Wen Zheng felt that he was the cousin of His Highness the Crown Prince. Seeing this, he persuaded, "Your Highness, why do you do this? Pei Jian is also fighting for you."
Xiao Min sneered and said in a rather mocking tone, "Fan Yang, the third generation of the Lu family, do you know what this means?"
Wen Zheng was startled and heard Xiao Min say calmly, "It means that even if Madam Lu Jiu gets married, no one dares to say anything. As long as she doesn't confuse her husband's bloodline, her husband's family will still provide for her. Not to mention that I met several husbands on the night of Shangyuan. The aristocratic family has always been open-minded, and if the Lu family knows about it, they will only think that their little lady is attractive. "
Hearing this, Wen Zheng only thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was reprimanding Pei Jian to prevent him from being exposed in front of the Lu family and being criticized by the cronies above the Lu family's court. However, he heard His Highness the Crown Prince murmur, "That's why the Lu family will not marry off their daughters." Ms. Lu Jiu would not be willing to marry into the royal family if she entered the East Palace. She would not like the life of the royal family.
She does not covet power but prefers freedom. Since Wang Jian will be released from Beijing soon, she must be willing to live a free life with Wang Jian. "
Wen Zheng's mood was ups and downs for a moment, and he didn't know what to say at all. Just when he thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was blinded by the love between men and women, His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly became serious with his next words. Just when he thought His Highness the Crown Prince had regained his composure and strategy, His Highness the Crown Prince's yearning would pop up unexpectedly and give him a blow in the head.
After arriving home, Lu Bingzhen returned to Liuchunwu with a heavy heart. She did not let anyone publicize the leaked lantern. She only said that she was around the lantern stall and casually entered the restaurant to avoid the chaos. His Highness the Crown Prince did not ask anyone to kick her out because she was the daughter of Fan Yanglu's family.
But Li and Lu Qi couldn't hide it. As the most capable maid around Li, Agate would naturally report the matter to Li. Moreover, Agate also knew the Queen's thoughts well, and it was impossible to hide this matter.
Man Nao ordered Cai Bing and Rong Xue to serve Ninth Lady well and take a rest, and did not forget to watch Ninth Lady drink a whole bowl of herbal tea to calm her nerves before leaving.
Lu Bingzhen was worried, but she didn't know what to say about Cai Bing and Rong Xue who didn't go out with her tonight, so she could only fall asleep silently. That night, Lu Bingzhen tossed and turned, and fell into a drowsy sleep at dawn.
As for Li and Lu Qi, they were quite surprised after hearing Agate report the incident. Lu Qi immediately asked someone to keep silent, lest his father Lu Zhi find out about the incident and use his daughter A Rui as a bargaining chip to marry into the East Palace.
Li said in disbelief, "Isn't it the Queen's intention to have A Rui enter the East Palace? Why did His Highness the Crown Prince also intervene to save people? A Rui and the Crown Prince only met once when they were children. I remember that time. It’s quite unpleasant, why does it seem like His Highness the Crown Prince is interested in A Rui?”
Lu Qi's focus was different. He frowned and said, "It's just the prince. After all, he saved A Rui once. What happened to the seventh son of the Wang family? He said he asked the Wang family's personal guards to follow him, but in the end, A Rui was almost burned. . This burning injury is no small matter."
The couple looked at each other and realized for the first time that it was annoying to raise a daughter too well and too lovable. They tossed and turned all night, fearing that their daughter, who had been pampered since childhood, would enter the Eastern Palace.
But no matter how bad the headache was, Lu Qi and his wife could not pretend to be deaf and dumb after His Royal Highness saved their daughter. The next day, Mrs. Li opened the warehouse and arranged for people to send thank-you gifts to the East Palace. It doesn't matter whether the East Palace accepts it or not, the important thing is to express gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Probably when Cao Cao arrived, the Li family was packing up the thank-you gifts, and Wang Jian came to the house with all kinds of utensils that the young lady liked to make amends.
In the side hall, Mr. Li sat at the top, and Wang Jianzhi sat at the bottom with the junior courtesy. "It's really the junior's fault. I didn't take good care of Jiuniang that day, and Jiuniang was almost injured."
"You child are too harsh on yourself. What does this matter have to do with you? It's just an accident." Ms. Li was also very scared, fearing that the lanterns that day would hurt Lu Bingzhen.
But for Wang Jian, Li couldn't say anything to blame. After all, the other party also asked his personal guards to follow him carefully when he was a relative, so he was doing a good job.
Just after the Lantern Festival, Wang Jian saw that Li was involved in affairs, so he wisely said goodbye at the right time. Li didn't try to persuade him to stay, but just asked someone to prepare a gift for him to send him out.
At this time in Liuchunwu, Lu Bingzhen was reading the Di newspaper, but this time she no longer read the whole article, but specifically read the content related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xiao Min.
It took two or three days for Lu Bingzhen to read all the newspapers related to His Highness the Crown Prince in the past three years.
"It seems that the position of His Highness the Crown Prince seems to be stable, but in fact it is already shaky. His Majesty seems to intend to change the position of Crown Prince. Why is he doing this? Is it just because he is getting older and starts to be afraid of the young Crown Prince? But His Highness the Crown Prince's words and deeds are clearly like a wise king. picture."
After all, she was criticizing the Crown Prince and His Majesty. Lu Bingzhen muttered in a low voice, and even Rong Xue, who was serving nearby, did not hear her words clearly.
Thinking of the innocent little boy he met in the palace when he was a child, Lu Bingzhen couldn't help but lament that time is sometimes a knife that can be used to carve good weapons.
Autumn of the fifth year of Yonghui. Lu Qi was sent to Lingzhou. Before leaving the capital, Lu Qi and his wife wanted to enter the palace to thank the emperor and empress.
Mrs. Li brought her four-year-old daughter Lu Bingzhen into the palace with her at that time. The empress was very kind to a lady like Mrs. Li who came from a wealthy family and married into a wealthy family, so she invited her confidant Nanny to take Lu Bingzhen to play in the garden.
There, Lu Bingzhen met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the first time.
At that time, His Royal Highness was still a naughty child. The six-year-old Crown Prince still doesn't understand the preciousness of life, but he already has the power to decide the life and death of others.
"This is a terrible thing." Lu Bingzhen thought when he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forcing the maid and eunuch to climb to the top of a tall tree just to help him take down a kite.
Lu Bingzhen, who was also pampered by his family, stopped him, "This tree is so tall. If you climb up and fall down accidentally, someone will die."
Xiao Min didn't pay any attention to what this young lady said at that time. It wasn't until the young lady tugged on his sleeves that he found that he couldn't move, and he only discovered this when she was dragging him into the palace. The little lady is incredibly strong.
