"Huh?" Chen Xueying was slightly startled, and then sneered: "Lu Zhao, your skills in changing the topic are very poor."
The man coughed lightly: "I'm not changing the subject, I'm just expressing my feelings. You are more beautiful than the snow scene."
His words were more straightforward, and he seemed to be embarrassed. He turned his head and refused to look at her.
Chen Xueying's eyes widened and she suddenly stopped where she was.
This time it wasn't an angry glare, but outright shock.
Lu Zhao could actually say such romantic words. To her, these words were almost on the same level as love words.
If it is not performed well and the emotions are not in place, it will appear very greasy and false.
But this was the first time Lu Zhao said it so bluntly, and he was mostly shocked.
"You don't even dare to look at each other, are you telling lies?" she asked.
"Of course not." He was questioned and immediately turned back to look at her.
Chen Xueying had a calm smile on her face. The shock and shame had receded, leaving only calmness and stability, as if waiting for his performance.
After all, Lu Zhao couldn't resist her gaze, so he quickly avoided it again, focused on the hairpin on her head, and raised his hand to gently support it.
"I won't tell lies to you. If I look good, I'll look good. I'm not blind."
After saying this, he showed great courage and looked at her again. This time he was no longer embarrassed or diverted his gaze. Instead, he stared at her with a serious and determined attitude.
Only then did Chen Xueying realize that the Prince of Northern Qi had a pair of charming eyes. When he killed people, his eyes were very cold.
And when he looked at her, there was a hint of affection, giving her the illusion that the man in front of her loved her so much that she couldn't help herself.
"Okay, I'm quite satisfied, so I won't check you randomly during the meal. If you really have nothing to say to your mother tomorrow, you can mention me a few words, and I will come to rescue you then." Chen Xueying lowered her chin. Yi Yang confirmed his favor and expressed his willingness to help very generously.
Lu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and rarely raised the corners of his lips, revealing a brisk smile, short and shallow, almost fleeting.
The two went to greet Lu Wuji again, and then Chen Xueying left first. Her mission to greet Lu Wuji today was successfully completed.
Lu Zhao stayed, and the men of the Lu family gathered together, and the feeling of oppression came immediately.
Because Li Fei was hung on the tree last night, several people had different thoughts.
Everyone knows that there must be something fishy involved, but few people know the complete inside story.
Lu Qingfeng was the person who caused the incident, but he did not arrange the specific plan, let alone implement it.
Even in order to avoid being suspected, Concubine Yu repeatedly reminded him that at the New Year's Eve dinner, he was not allowed to be in the limelight, let alone make mistakes, and just behave normally.
Lu Zhao was the victim of the incident, but he had no idea who planned the incident and how Concubine Li was kidnapped and put on his bed. He only had some vague guesses.
Lu Qingming was a bystander passing by, but he actually didn't know anything. At least when he went to change clothes, there was a strange fragrance in the room next door. He also smelled it. He guessed that something had happened, but he didn't know much. , but became the strongest suspect because of his coincidental appearance at the scene.
Lu Wuji was angry and angry. He knew that the matter was not simple, and he also found out Li Fei's original plan from Ming Bao's mouth.
After all, the cuckold was not on his head, and the matter did not make a big fuss. He was also worried about having Zhong Hai go to war in the next year and was not prepared to make the fuss public, but privately he would not let Concubine Li go.
As for Lu Qingyue, after he finished the wedding ceremony, he still seemed to be here to make up the numbers.
"This month's melee is cancelled. I don't want to make the atmosphere dull during the Chinese New Year." Lu Wuji waved his hands, his tone was a little dull, and he was obviously not interested.
Lu Zhao had a different suggestion and directly said: "Father, the Chinese New Year is about bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and we should not relax due to emotions or reasons. But you are right, fighting in an underground martial arts field is indeed unlucky. How about that? Taking advantage of the annual vacation to rest and have more free time, let the sons and daughters fight with the wolves, and we can consider from many aspects whether everyone has made progress in the past year."
As soon as his words fell, the hall fell into silence.
Although Lu Zhao is good at fighting, he is not actually warlike.
He treats the Lu family's melee rules by obeying orders and cooperating, but not actively.
But this time, it was him who took the initiative, not only to stand, but also to expand the scope of the war to include them themselves.
This kind of personal appearance is usually for the purpose of competing for the position of prince, or for huge benefits.
Whenever it is raised, it is done very seriously. No matter the winner or the loser, they are all seriously injured.
Their generation was lucky. The previous generations of Lu family royal children had a mortality rate every time they encountered this kind of war where brothers fought to the death.
"Brother, although I'm not afraid of this battle, my father has already said that it's better not to get too bloody during the Chinese New Year. The scene is not good-looking and the meaning is not good." Lu Qingming frowned and said in disapproval.
He is a person with handicapped legs and feet. Every time he fights, he cannot be put to great use and is purely looking for embarrassment. Therefore, he is the most reluctant person.
Lu Wuji raised his eyebrows. From the moment Lu Zhao said these words, he already understood what Lu Zhao meant.
Lu Zhao was able to become the prince not because he was the eldest son born to the queen, but because he was the most powerful among them. He was never afraid of brothers fighting.
Usually he is not active, he just finds it troublesome.
Lu Wuji, an old pervert, liked to watch his sons fight, but he didn't like to watch a single family dominate.
If Lu Zhao killed all his brothers, then Lu Wuji would have to go crazy.
This kind of person can't kill a hundred people, but has to fight every time, which is unnecessary for Lu Zhao.
But this time he took the initiative to mention it, just because he wanted to teach these younger brothers a lesson.
He doesn't need to guess who the murderer who framed him is, just beat them all.
"It's okay. I think what the prince said makes sense. For the men of the Lu family, blood is a medal of merit and a good omen. It doesn't mean anything bad." Lu Wuji agreed to Lu Zhao's proposal without much thought.
He was also unhappy. He didn't care about framing Lu Zhao, but using this method almost made him cuckold, which made the Nine-Five Master feel that he had been provoked.
He dared to set his sights on him, and even wanted to use him to deal with Lu Zhao, using his strength to use him as a tool, which completely angered him.
"What my father said is absolutely true. I may not have competed with my brothers for a long time, and my hands are itching right now!" Lu Qingfeng immediately agreed.
His main focus at the moment was to follow the crowd. Now that the emperor's attention was determined, the matter was a done deal, so naturally he quickly expressed his support.
"On the second day of the second lunar month, there will be an audience with foreign ministers. Let's schedule it on the third day of the lunar month." Lu Wuji even set a date.
He waved his hand and dismissed his sons.
After several people walked out of Longqian Palace, they all walked forward without even a word of communication.
Normally, they can pretend to be brothers and sisters, but now that war has been decided, the tense atmosphere has filled the air in advance. Naturally, they are not in the mood to talk, and they don't even want to look at the other party's face.
In the early morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Xueying got up early again, yawning non-stop.
In fact, she already regretted in her heart why she agreed so happily yesterday. If it weren't for the fulfillment of her promise, she would definitely have slept in today and wouldn't have gone to Fengzao Palace to pay her respects.
Speaking of this kind of thing, Lu Zhao and Lu Qingyue should have been active. After all, they were the queen's biological sons, so why would her daughter-in-law join in the fun.
It's really not that easy to be a good person.
Hua Pu was combing her hair, and Chen Xueying felt that the room was dull, so she asked someone to open the window for some fresh air.
When she turned to look out the window, she immediately saw the man boxing in the cold wind.
Lu Zhao had taken off all the cotton-padded clothes on his body and was only wearing a narrow-sleeved shirt. Even though he was wearing so little, his forehead was covered with sweat, and even with his breathing, there were bursts of steam.
Chen Xueying shivered when she saw it, and her sleepiness immediately dissipated a lot.
Lu Zhao's punches were vigorous and smooth, as if he contained some kind of charm, which was fascinating to watch.
She immediately thought about it and asked Hua Pu to tie her hair into a simple bun.
"Don't wear a hairpin, just tie it tightly. I also want to go out and do some activities." She said eagerly.
Lu Zhao finished a set of punches and was about to stop when he suddenly noticed a gust of cool wind blowing behind his ears.
An idea suddenly came to his mind: Someone was attacking.
The man immediately turned around, raised his hand and punched,
The snowball thrown at him was hit in an instant, and countless snow particles scattered like flowers, even floating on his face, making him feel cold.
Among the scattered snow particles, Lu Zhao saw Chen Xueying's smiling face, and she threw the snowball in her hand again.
Lu Zhao did not beat it away this time, but directly raised his hand to catch it.
Seeing how easily he accepted it, Chen Xueying couldn't help but curl her lips and walked forward impatiently.
"Why are you so emotionless, pretending to be hit by me, how fun it is!"
"What's the fun in being hit by a weak woman with this thing? Just wait for death." He raised his eyebrows and said in complete confusion.
Chen Xueying snorted lightly, stretched out her hand to grab his collar, and moved closer.
"Why are you sweating so much? Is it sweat or snow?"
As she spoke, she leaned closer, and the two of them were almost nose to nose.
She suddenly came so close, and Lu Zhao didn't even react, and then a biting coldness rushed into the back of his neck.
It was obvious that she took advantage of his daze and inserted her hands, which were as cold as ice cubes, into his collar, successfully attacking him in a sneak attack.
"Hey, look how interesting it is!" She chuckled.
Anyway, she found it very interesting. Although she had no strength to restrain the chicken, she successfully attacked the Northern Qi Crown Prince and felt very accomplished.
It was just a joke at first, but when she reached in, she found that he was really hot.
It instantly warmed her frozen hands, even more reliable than a heater.
After all, the heater couldn't be so close, and she didn't dare to touch it at all, but Lu Zhao's neck and her palm were tightly attached to each other, and the warmth of the human body was incomparable to that of charcoal fire.
She didn't want to pull away immediately, but still clung tightly.
"Let go, don't touch Gu's neck." He raised his hand and tapped her wrist.
Chen Xueying was puzzled: "Why can't you touch it? You have sores on your neck?"
The man frowned: "Is there a sore? Can't you feel it? The neck is the gate of life, it's very uncomfortable."
"I can't kill you."
"I know, but I can't control my instinct to avoid." He frowned and gritted his teeth slightly, obviously enduring a lot of hard work.
He grew up in an environment where the jungle was strong and the strong preyed on the strong. He also mingled with wolves. He grew up watching the wolves fight. Once he was bitten on the neck, he was close to death.
So it has become instinct to keep his neck away from everything, even if he knows that Chen Xueying can't kill him.
Chen Xueying sighed softly and followed her words and left his neck.
"This is a disease, you need to treat it, you know?"
Lu Zhao chuckled softly: "The princess is worried too much, Gu's disease is less severe than yours."
She had the nerve to say that others were sick, but she was the most seriously ill.
"Why are you going out without packing up? Want to have a snowball fight with Gu?" He looked up and down and saw that she was not wearing any complicated clothes and only had a jade hairpin on her head. She looked extremely plain.
Chen Xueying likes exquisite and luxurious outfits. Even her inner clothes are embroidered with patterns.
This posture does not look like he is going to pay respects.
He bent down and grabbed a ball of snow, and instantly shaped it into a snowball. Even with the naked eye, you could see that the snowball was very hard. If it hit someone, it would probably hurt to death.
He threw the snowball up and down, his eyes scanning her body, as if he was thinking about where to hit it, which would hurt the most.
Chen Xueying immediately frowned: "What do you think when I fight against you? I come here to have fun, not to die?"
Lu Zhao immediately threw away the snowball in his hand and said in a cold tone: "I'm not interested, so I refuse."
He didn't really want to have a snowball fight with her, but as soon as he heard that she wanted to have fun, he immediately didn't want to participate.
What kind of fun can she find? Naturally, she uses the pain of others to create her own happiness. This other person is probably him.
The dignified prince of Northern Qi was not willing to be entertained by her.
"Hey, don't talk so early. Do you think Lu Qingyue needs a beating recently?" Chen Xueying grabbed him and spoke softly. When she said the second half of the sentence, her tone was quite seductive.
Lu Zhao immediately stopped and blinked.
"you mean--"
"I'll go to Feng Zao Palace later, and I'll just meet him." She said, raising her brows at him with a sly smile on her face.
"I think you deserve a beating more than he does."
Chen Xueying's face instantly turned cold, and Lu Zhao immediately changed his mind: "He really deserves a beating. How should he be beaten?"
"Ha, what I said is like throwing water away. I still think you deserve a beating. Just wait." She curled her lips, turned around and left.
"He is so incompetent that he deserves to be beaten. You are so beautiful that you deserve to be beaten. They are completely different." The man immediately redeemed himself.
He was not afraid of Chen Xueying, but if she caused her madness, she might be in a lot of trouble.
In order not to put any more burden on himself, Lu Zhao immediately surrendered and used the trump card he had just learned recently to praise her.
He used it for the first time yesterday, and the effect was outstanding. He used it for the second time today. I wonder if it will not work well if it is used so often.
Chen Xueying stopped instantly, turned around and squinted at him: "You are serious about what you said."
"Gu Tong has told you many times that I won't tell lies to you."
Chen Xueying curled her lips and said in a reluctant tone: "Can offset 50% of my anger. I deserve a beating, what about you?"
Obviously, whether she continues to be angry depends on his answer.
If the answer is good, then the news will be revealed. If the answer is not good, then the anger will be doubled.
"I don't want to kill you, you talk too much." He was not polite.
Chen Xueying raised her eyebrows and revealed this article.
Okay, her demands are not high, just give in.
"Let's go, it's time for the queen to wait."
"Have you packed it up?" He was a little surprised.
"I'm going to beat someone up. The clothes are too complicated and I'm afraid the beating won't be enough." Chen Xueying nodded.
Lu Zhao was speechless immediately. It seemed that she had wanted to beat Lu Qingyue for a long time.
When the two rushed to Fengzao Palace, they met the fourth prince outside the door. The young man was as relaxed as a tree, standing upright at the door, refusing to go in.
"When did you come? Why don't you go in?" Chen Xueying asked.
"Why did I go in so early? Don't even think about helping my eldest brother cheat. I want to see how many words he can hold back today." Lu Qingyue instantly lost her face and said in a rather fierce tone.
Chen Xueying was speechless. They all started planning to beat him up. This silly boy was still thinking about who talked more to the queen.
The moment he walked in, Lu Zhao lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "He really wants to be beaten."
Obviously, today is destined to be the day when the fourth prince will be beaten.
When the group entered the inner hall, the queen had been waiting for them and refreshments were ready.
"Here you are, sit down quickly. Is it cold outside?" Her tone rose slightly, revealing a sense of excitement. It was obvious that she couldn't wait.
The three of them sat down and looked at each other. Lu Qingyue raised her chin and said in a rather arrogant tone: "I'll go first."
It was clear he was well prepared last night.
"Mother, I have read a lot of books recently and memorized a lot of poems."
Seeing that he took the initiative to report to her, the queen was surprised and happy, and quickly answered: "My son, be good, while you are studying, you must pay attention to your health. I see that you are thinner than before."
Obviously, as a mother who is not often by his side, the Queen does not care about how well he studies, but is only worried about his health.
"Mother, my husband praised me for my intelligence. It doesn't take much effort to learn anything. Don't worry, I'm in good health. It snowed recently, and my husband taught me several poems about snow scenes."
"My son is indeed a talented person. Is your husband being cruel to you? Do you have any tricks?"
The mother and son had a conversation with each other, and they spoke in a coherent manner.
The Queen was in high spirits, but the Fourth Prince seemed a bit impatient.
As a spectator, Chen Xueying couldn't help but pour a cup of tea, take a sip, and cover the raised corners of her mouth.
She was afraid that she would laugh out loud. It was obvious that mother and son chatted at different frequencies.
The queen wanted to pay more attention to the fourth prince's daily life, fearing that he would suffer, but the fourth prince only talked about poetry, just like reporting on the task.
Finally, the fourth prince couldn't hold it in any longer and said directly: "Mother, can I recite a few poems and articles that I have learned to you?"
"Okay, you carry it, and the queen mother listens."
Lu Qingyue cleared her throat and began to memorize it while shaking her head: "Birds in thousands of mountains have disappeared, and all traces of people have disappeared. A man in a boat with a coir raincoat fishing alone in the snow in the cold river."
After he finished reciting one piece eloquently, he immediately started the second piece without any pause.
I memorized three ancient poems eloquently, and then started to memorize a long poem.
The queen even started to applaud and beat him, with a look of joy on her face.
The atmosphere was so powerful that Lu Qingyue moved her head higher and higher. She was flattered by the queen and looked at the couple opposite with pride.
That sullen little expression seemed to say: Look, I am smart. After talking to my mother so many times, Lu Zhao is definitely not as good as me.
Chen Xueying, who had been suppressing laughter at first, couldn't hold back anymore when she saw his appearance, and laughed out loud.
Lu Qingyue immediately closed her mouth, frowned, and looked at her dissatisfied.
"Is it funny that I recite poems to my mother?"
He couldn't figure out what was so funny, but when he saw Chen Xueying smiling so happily, he felt that it was not a good thing.
Chen Xueying immediately waved her hands. She wanted to stop laughing, but she still had to endure it.
After finally controlling it, she raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, only to find that she was laughing so hard that she burst into tears.
"I'm happy. My fourth brother is so filial. He knows that the queen mother lacks the feeling of having children and grandchildren around her knees, so she behaves like a child and recites poems and songs in front of the queen mother just to let you experience this feeling. As a person, I My eldest sister-in-law, I was so moved to see my fourth brother grow from a free-spirited gangster to such a considerate young man that he shed tears of excitement."
She spoke very sincerely, and when she got to the most emotional point, she even took out her embroidered handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, looking like she couldn't stop crying.
"You are clearly laughing at me. I am thirteen years old and you still pretend to be a child memorizing poems. Do you think I am a fool?" Lu Qingyue was so angry that she jumped up and stood up, glaring at him on the spot.
Chen Xueying almost couldn't help but laugh again, hehe, her guess was really accurate.
This scene of showing off and reciting poems in front of her parents really made her dream back to her childhood.
However, in modern times, it is more common for adults to gather during festivals, and then children are taken out to perform performances.
When it was her turn, it was a painful memory, as if she was a commodity to show off.
But now that she was the spectator, she just felt that this little thing was really unique.
What's more, Lu Qingyue is already thirteen years old, and she actually takes the initiative to perform her talents, which makes the scene even more interesting.
But in front of the queen, she naturally did not show her bad taste, and even pretended to act.
For her, this kind of drama comes easily, without any flaws.
"Fourth brother, how could you speculate on me like this? I was afraid that my mother would be lonely, and I was afraid that you wouldn't be considerate enough. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep last night. My mother was also very happy to see you doing so well this morning. Everyone is so happy, and there is quite a sense of relief that our son has grown up. For a moment, I am filled with emotions, and I can’t control myself. But you are like this, I really--"
As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and she covered her face with a handkerchief, looking extremely innocent.
Of course, underneath the veil, there was a smiling face.
Emma finally found the opportunity to snicker.
I have to say, her performances are getting better and better.
Seeing her being so sincere, the Queen was instantly moved and looked at the Fourth Prince with disapproval.
"Xiaosi, why do you miss your sister-in-law so much? Although there are many bad people in this palace, and the queen mother also knows that your life is not easy. In the past thirteen years, you have been trembling with fear and suffered countless people's cynicism and conspiracy, but this does not include Xue Ying. The queen mother sees how much she takes care of you. Even if she doesn’t want you to remember your kindness, she can’t turn it into an enmity.”
Because she felt guilty, the queen never said harsh words to the fourth prince. This was the first time.
Lu Qingyue kept staring at Chen Xueying. In such a situation, he also suspected that he was a villain and a gentleman. :,,
