Lu Zhongkai went to the Yamen today. Although he wanted to find a solution by himself, he still walked to the gate of Lu Mansion unknowingly. He only looked at the closed door and the majestic stone lions on both sides of the door, but he didn't have the courage to knock on the door.
When he arrived in the capital, he applied for help, and later he got the second place in the exam as he wished. He thought that he, a poor relative of the Lu family, would become a guest from now on, but who knew, he spent so much time in taking the exam. Being ranked second is nothing here. It was not easy to live in the capital. Before he could get Lu Shilang to take notice of him, he begged to come to visit him again. After Jiang gave birth, he finally entered the Hanlin Academy as an editor. It would be unreasonable to rent a house to live in. after that……
Year after year, although he didn't beg Lu Shilang any more, he didn't do well in the end.
As for what he promised to do to Shilang Lu, he only did one out of the three, and it was not good enough.
Seeing that her second child was about to be born, Mrs. Jiang was anxious, and so was he! But Mrs. Jiang has come to the Lu family three times, but Mr. Lu has never seen him once. Obviously, relying on his mother's old love is of no use!
But what can he do?
He can't be shameless and beg again, right? It would be okay if you agree to my begging, but if you don’t agree...
Lu Zhongkai sighed heavily, turned around and left a little irritably. Lu Mansion faced the main road, walked out and turned left, and there was a street. Lu Zhongkai walked quickly with his head lowered, and bumped into someone without warning.
As an official in the capital, Lu Zhongkai didn't dare to be in a big position, so he took a step back and apologized.
But unexpectedly, he was caught by someone: "Oh, Brother Lu, it's you! What are you thinking about? Why do you look so distracted?"
This person was Lu Zhongkai's colleague. Lu Zhongkai smiled and shook his head: "No, no."
The man didn't ask further questions and just said: "Just in time, I'm going to the Yunke Building opposite for a drink. It's better to meet by chance than to meet me. Brother Lu, let's come together!"
The Lu Mansion is in a good location in the east of the city, and the Yunke Building is located here. Even though he has never been there, Lu Zhongkai also knows that eating and drinking here must be extremely expensive. He had to support his whole family with the little salary he had, and he couldn't spend any money there, so he immediately waved his hand to refuse.
The man said first: "Hey, let's go! How can we not go if we meet you? Brother Lu, if you don't go, then you don't like me. If you really don't like me, then okay, you can go." , I won’t pull you!”
Speaking of this, Lu Zhongkai had no chance of refusing, so he could only be dragged away.
The man entered Yunke Building and went straight to the fourth floor. He took Lu Zhongkai and stopped at the door of a private room. He knocked on the door three times. After pushing the door open, he also pushed Lu Zhongkai in. Front.
Lu Zhongkai was confused. When he opened the door and looked up, his face was filled with shock.
Opposite the door of the elegant room is a round table. The owner of the round table is sitting on the table at this moment. He is a young man wearing white uniform. He just sits there casually, and his whole body is full of nobility and murderousness that cannot be suppressed. Qi. Even if Lu Zhongkai was just a minor official, he could recognize who this person was at a glance.
The door behind him closed, and he knelt down with a plop: "I am here to see His Highness King Cheng!"
Cheng Wang Zhao Jue is the younger brother of the current crown prince and the fourth son of the emperor. The two brothers were descended from Queen Wan's family, and Wan's father Dingguo Gong, like Weiyuan Marquis, also controlled the other half of the military power of Zhao. Zhao Jue, the fourth son of the emperor, spent most of his childhood at his grandfather's house. He practiced martial arts since he was a child. He went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen and was able to win ten battles at the age of fifteen. When he became an adult, he was able to win ten battles in ten battles. This time, he was an out-and-out general king.
But how could such a person meet him?
Lu Zhongkai was so frightened that he couldn't even raise his head.
There was contempt in Zhao Jue's eyes, but his tone was gentle: "Master Lu, get up and speak."
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Contrary to Tang Yuyao's expectation, the colorful clouds that Concubine Li admired did not come to Taoyuan until three days later.
She is a familiar face to Tang Yuyao. She is not dressed up in any special way today. She is just a pair of homely clothes that are not old, and silver jewelry worn by ordinary palace maids. When she came to Taoyuan, she asked someone to show her, and when she saw her, she knelt down and saluted. .
It took more than two months to count. However, when he met her for the first time more than two months ago, this person was aloof. Not to mention saluting, he knew that she was serving Zhao Ting, and he saw her blocking her. She was not allowed to enter the main courtyard gate, but at that time she was eager to ask her to kneel down and kowtow.
Tang Yuyao smiled and shook her head, and stepped forward to help Caiyun up with her own hands: "Miss Caiyun, you are so polite. What kind of salute do you have to me? Get up quickly."
Caiyun was puzzled, why did Tang Yuyao have such an attitude?
You must know that before she entered the house, Tang Yuyao was the only one beside Prince An! Now that she is here, she was rewarded by the imperial concubine. To put it bluntly, her reputation in the mansion will be much greater than that of Tang Yuyao! How come, not only does this person not show any jealousy or hostility, but he is also so enthusiastic?
Caiyun didn't believe it and looked up at Tang Yuyao's face.
But she saw that Tang Yuyao really only had a smile on her face, and there was no jealousy or hostility that she thought she would have!
Is this person hiding too deeply?
Caiyun's heart tightened and she felt that she had to be careful.
Tang Yuyao didn't know what she was thinking, but he could guess it because he had been in contact with her. But they were not hostile in the previous life, and certainly not now.
After luring Caiyun into the upper room, Lanxiang made a face, and even pouted when she brought tea and snacks. It was obvious that she did not welcome Caiyun and regarded Caiyun as Tang Yuyao's opponent.
Tang Yuyao ignored her and only ordered: "In a quarter of an hour, you go and ask Yuqiu to come over."
After sending Lan Xiang away, Tang Yuyao saw Caiyun looking at the furnishings in the room with envy. Tang Yuyao didn't say anything. She took a cup of tea and sipped it slowly. When Caiyun finally came to her senses after reading it, she smiled and said, "What did you do yesterday?" I’ve just entered the mansion, and I’m afraid I don’t know many things in this mansion yet. Is there anything you want to know?”
I want to know, can you just tell me?
Caiyun sneered in her heart, but said seriously on her face: "Can I call you Sister Tang?"
Tang Yuyao shook his head: "You can just call me Yuyao."
Caiyun trembled in her heart, where did Tang Yuyao set a trap to harm her? They are clearly love rivals, okay? If she wins Prince An's favor, she will definitely step on Tang Yuyao and never get another chance, okay? But what was Tang Yuyao doing? She was so affectionate to her, and those who didn't know thought they were long-lost sisters!
Caiyun rolled her eyes and said in a deliberately sarcastic tone: "How can that be okay? I heard that you seem to be twenty. I haven't even passed my sixteenth birthday yet, otherwise, I would call you Yu Sister Yao, right?"
Is this making fun of her old age?
Okay, laugh at me if you want, it doesn't matter.
Tang Yuyao smiled and said, "Okay, just call it that if you like!"
Caiyun's heart went cold. This Tang Yuyao was really too scheming. Even though she said such unpleasant things, she didn't even feel angry at all. She did not give up and continued: "Sister Yuyao, you also know that I was ordered by the imperial concubine to serve the prince, but the prince has been...hey, I just want to ask my sister, what does the prince usually like to eat and drink? What are your living habits and taboos?”
She wanted to tell Tang Yuyao all this without asking her: "There is nothing that the prince doesn't like when it comes to food, but he likes to eat noodles, simple Yangchun noodles with side dishes, which he likes most as a midnight snack. As for drinking, he doesn't like it. He likes drinking but not tea, so I didn’t notice the rest. As for his living habits, he wakes up early and goes to bed late. He doesn’t like any noise after falling asleep. The slightest noise will wake him up. This requires special attention. Again. Yes, if he goes to the palace to see the imperial concubine, then when he comes back, just give him a cup of hot tea and stand quietly aside waiting for orders."
Tang Yuyao said it without even a pause. Caiyun heard everything and said it was true. She was thinking in her heart that this was either true or that Tang Yuyao had planned it long ago and deliberately wanted to trick her.
But she had no way of verifying whether these words were true or false. Although she had inquired a lot after entering the mansion a few days ago, she was not serving Zhao Ting closely, so the information she obtained was actually of little use.
Tang Yuyao naturally knew that she would be suspicious, so she counted the time and knew that Yuqiu was coming soon, so she chased him away: "Miss Caiyun, I don't know all this, but when I served the prince, I was with Yuqiu. I just called Lan Xiang went and called her, you can take her back and ask her, maybe she can add in what I missed."
Caiyun was sent out with a confused look on her face. At the door, she met Yuqiu who looked unhappy. By some mistake, she heard Tang Yuyao's words and said, "Are you Yuqiu? Come with me!"
Yuqiu immediately agreed. This was a good opportunity to slap Tang Yuyao in the face!
