At around noon that day, after His Highness the Crown Prince discussed matters with Lu Zhi and Lu Qi, he politely declined their request to stay for a meal and then left the Yuanshan Hall calmly. While walking through the handrail corridor, His Royal Highness saw Aunt Feng standing at the other end of the corridor, seemingly waiting for someone.
As soon as His Highness the Crown Prince walked in, Aunt Feng hurriedly rushed forward to salute, "Your Highness, I want to see you."
Unexpectedly, this was what Nanny Feng said. His Highness the Crown Prince was a little surprised, "Did Ninth Lady say anything?"
"This... Madam, she..." Grandma Feng thought to herself, "What will happen to the young lady who has not left the court to meet her future husband? She just wants to meet her, even if it is just to say a few words. It’s also good, but what young lady who has not left the government can say such a thing? Even a slave like her can’t say it.”
Seeing Aunt Feng's hesitation, His Highness the Crown Prince thought it was Lu Bingzhen who finally remembered that he could be the one to ask for help, so he nodded and said, "Lead the way."
Hearing that she finally didn't have to explain why the Ninth Lady wanted to see His Highness the Crown Prince, Nanny Feng quickly led the way and took the Crown Prince to a waterside pavilion called Qingbo Pavilion in Liuchunwu.
This is Lu Bingzhen's favorite place to stay in summer. Not far from the waterside pavilion, a rose blossom blooms and rustles, sending a sweet fragrance across the water. Nearing the water's edge, the breeze brought a bit of coolness, dispelling the heat of early summer. There are several flower-protecting bells hanging from the eaves, tinkling.
Today, Lu Bingzhen rarely has to listen to instructions. At this moment, he is sitting in front of the desk and quietly flipping through some booklet.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came closer and saw this scene. Lu Bingzhen sat in the waterside pavilion, lowering her quiet and gentle eyebrows. Occasionally, the breeze blew by, ruffling the hair on her cheeks, and she reached out to smooth it away.
Suddenly sensing someone coming, Lu Bingzhen raised her head slightly. His Royal Highness saw the stunned look in her eyes for a moment, and then she smiled. "Your Highness, you are back"
"Well, I'm back. Ah Rui, do you know that we are getting married in one and a half months? Ah Rui, are you happy?" His Highness the Crown Prince was unwilling to admit it. He actually asked this question because he wanted to test Lu Bingzhen's presence. After learning that Wang Jian returned from this trip with great honor, will he secretly regret not agreeing to marry Wang Jian?
Blinking his eyes in confusion, Lu Bingzhen said honestly, "I know it. This news has spread throughout the streets and lanes of Beijing for a long time. This is why I invited His Highness to come here today."
His Highness the Crown Prince moved slightly when he heard this, and then heard Lu Bingzhen continue to say, "Your Highness, I have some beloved utensils, but I'm afraid they cannot be brought into the East Palace with the dowry list. There are no restrictions on His Highness entering and exiting the East Palace. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince can replace me." Will you temporarily place these things in the warehouse of the East Palace?"
The fiancée made such a clear request for the second time, and it sounded so simple and easy. His Highness the Crown Prince agreed almost without hesitation.
Three days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at the hidden compartment of the box sent from the Lu family. There was a long bow with a cold light shining in it. He knew it must be a magic weapon when he saw it. He suddenly realized that he had been confused by Lu Bingzhen. His words are misleading.
It's no wonder that His Highness the Crown Prince misunderstood. Who would have thought that the beloved thing of the delicate and soft young lady who has not left the palace is actually a long bow. However, even if His Highness the Crown Prince knew that Lu Bingzhen wanted to bring this object into the East Palace, he would only hesitate for a while and finally agree to help her.
His Highness the Crown Prince recalled that when Lu Bingzhen was living with his parents, he often practiced martial arts with a female master. When he thought about Lu Bingzhen's unusual strength, it was not difficult to understand why Lu Bingzhen's favorite thing was a long bow. .
Now think about it, with how much Lu Qi and his wife doted on Lu Bingzhen, how could they not allow her to take her beloved things with her when she got married. It must be that this beloved thing is not suitable to appear in the East Palace, so she is not allowed to bring it into the East Palace.
But His Highness the Crown Prince has already promised Lu Bingzhen, so how could he break his promise to her? It's just that this thing is not suitable to be placed in the warehouse of the East Palace. His Highness the Crown Prince thought over and over again and placed it directly in the secret compartment of his study.
As for Fan Yanglu's family, after Lu Bingzhen found a short opportunity to send his beloved Longbow Zhequan to the East Palace, he began to be caught and taught by Mrs. Li, the four nuns and Mrs. Li all night long.
The four nuns taught her the rules and conventions of the palace and the secrets of the palace for decades. Mrs. Li taught her the balance of the harem and the situation in the harem of the previous dynasty, while Mrs. Li taught her how to get along with husband and wife.
The first two were fine, but Li's classes often ended with Lu Bingzhen's rhetorical questions.
For example, today, Mrs. Li taught her to be submissive and respectful to her husband. Lu Bingzhen asked, "But mother, do you often ask me and the sisters of the Li family to learn how to control their husbands?" Mrs. Li said, "That's because you, Li My sisters married from the same aristocratic families, but you are different."
Li also taught her to take care of her husband and future children by herself. Lu Bingzhen retorted weakly, "But, I can neither cook nor knit. Why should I do it myself?" Li thought about herself. Those things that my daughter was good at, but then she found out to her frustration that she basically had to rely on experienced nannies and maids to even take care of the middle class. Fortunately, she was good at calculating and would not be fooled by others.
Li also taught her to have a child as soon as possible to stabilize her status. Then she discovered that her daughter was not old enough to marry when she got married. In the royal family, giving birth to a child too early was for fear that she would not die quickly enough. This time, there was no need for Lu Bingzhen to ask questions. Li himself rejected the idea.
In the end, Lu Bingzhen felt that she should comfort her mother and tell her that her daughter could still do a lot of things. "Don't worry, mother. At least if Gong Bian's daughter's martial arts and strength are enough to ensure her own safety."
Li was strangely comforted by this sentence. Thinking about it, what is the use of so many things that harmonize the relationship between husband and wife? It would be more practical to successfully survive the crown prince's enthronement and become the queen. No matter how favored the princess is, if she loses her life in a palace battle, then she really has nothing.
After thinking about it, Ms. Li still felt that it was more important to provide her daughter with more useful manpower. In the following days, Mrs. Li gave up teaching Lu Bingzhen and began to look for various talents, such as medical women who were proficient in gynecology, chefs who were good at dozens of dishes, and embroiderers with superb craftsmanship. Li even hired the female master who taught Lu Bingzhen martial arts.
So when Li brought these people in front of Lu Bingzhen, Lu Bingzhen felt dazzled. Lu Bingzhen listened to Agate's introduction and struggled to identify each person's face.
"Ninth Madam, these are the two medical ladies that Madam has prepared for you." Lu Bingzhen nodded, "Reward." "These two are the chefs prepared for you. This one knows the dishes from the south, and this one knows how to make some." Novel snacks." Lu Bingzhen nodded, "Okay, I'll reward you too." "These two are embroiderers, this one knows some tapestry, and this one is good at bead embroidery." Lu Bingzhen still smiled and let Rong Xue appreciate it.
Until Manao began to introduce a familiar person, "This is Jiu Niangzi, your female master back then, Master Yang." The smile on Lu Bingzhen's face instantly became much more real.
"Master, I haven't seen you for many years, how are you?" The female master named Yang, with a free and easy face and a calm temperament, smiled and said, "Thank you, Ninth Lady, for caring about me. Everything is fine with me." She seemed to notice that Lu Bingzhen was surprised and took the initiative to explain He said, "Master Lu arranged a job as a swordsman and penman for my son, and I felt at ease. After watching him get married, I was very bored at home, and I heard that Madam was looking for me, so I just took the initiative to come."
Having said that, Master Yang was a decent citizen. If he wanted to enter the palace, he had to sell himself into slavery, so that he could enter the palace together as Lu Bingzhen's dowry servant. Because of her, Lu Bingzhen couldn't bear to turn a good citizen into a pariah.
It's just that Lu Bingzhen knew his mother's good intentions and couldn't refute her mother's intentions in public. After Manao introduced all the people he brought today, Lu Bingzhen said calmly, "Everyone has worked hard to see you today. When you enter the palace in one month, you must abide by all kinds of palace rules. From today on, I will let the referee Bing will teach you a thing or two. Please familiarize yourself with the rules before entering the palace to avoid making mistakes in the palace."
Everyone bowed down and responded. Afterwards, everyone retreated, and only Master Yang was left to speak by Lu Bingzhen and Mrs. Li.
"Master, you'd better not enter the palace. The person who will accompany me to the palace this time can only be a servant of the Lu family and my dowry. The master is obviously a good citizen, why should he be like this? Besides, I have practiced martial arts with the master for many years. , can be regarded as a little accomplished, and can protect oneself in the harem."
Mrs. Li did not speak to stop her daughter. In one month, her daughter will get married. There will be many times in the future when her daughter will need to make her own decisions. As a mother, she can no longer do everything for her.
"A'Rui, you and I have a teacher-student relationship. But Mr. Lu has shown great kindness to my family. If it hadn't been for Mr. Lu's clear understanding and impartial judgment of the case, my son and I would have died in prison long ago. A'Rui, you There is no need to feel guilty, all this is the result of my own careful consideration. If you suffered a little bit of analysis because I did not follow you into the palace, I will live with guilt for the rest of my life."
But it was still difficult for Lu Bingzhen to accept that he had reduced a good citizen to a lowly person who had his destiny influenced by others. After listening to Master Yang's words in silence, she felt that it shouldn't be like this, but her mother's expectations and Master Yang's wishes made her not sure what to do.
Until Nanny Feng implicitly reminded Lu Bingzhen, "Madam, if you are undecided about anything, you might as well ask His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness has been in the palace for many years, so he must be able to find a solution to both problems."
A best-of-both-worlds solution? Lu Bingzhen had doubts about this, but finally wrote a letter to His Royal Highness under the guidance of Nanny Feng.
Lu Bingzhen thought that this letter would at least go through multiple checks before being sent to His Royal Highness. Unexpectedly, Nanny Feng came to tell Lu Bingzhen that night that there was a reply from the East Palace.
