Lu Ling: "..."
Lu Ling became suspicious again.
Wouldn't this prince reveal his feelings to her again as he had guessed?
But then I thought about it, it was impossible. Firstly, she was of low birth, the daughter of a merchant, and secondly, she was a married woman. Even if she and Li returned home, it was impossible for the noble prince to like her as a second-married woman. Body.
Lu Ling really didn't understand what Shen Yufeng wanted to do.
Seeing the little doubt on Lu Ling's face, Shen Yufeng couldn't help but put on a serious face and asked, "Why, do you dare to refuse this reward from me?"
Lu Ling saw that he seemed to be blaming him, but he also showed a solemn expression and said: "I would also like to ask the prince to take back the two rewards. I will never accept them."
When Haitang heard this, she couldn't help but sweat for Lu Ling.
Miss, how dare you refuse even the prince!
Shen Yufeng saw the stubborn look on Lu Ling's face again, and the familiar feeling returned.
He finally reached out and took the box back.
Since you don’t want it now, I’ll give it to you when the time is right.
Seeing this, Lu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
She was about to say goodbye when she heard Shen Yufeng say: "You wrote that poem just now very well."
Lu Ling was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Your Majesty is so complimentary."
Shen Yufeng looked closely at her slightly drooped eyelashes, feeling that she was so distant from him, which made him very unhappy.
He frowned slightly and asked, "I remember that when you and I were racing on the way to the capital, your attitude was not like this."
Lu Ling recalled the scene at that time and said: "At that time, my wife did not know the identity of the prince, so she was offended. I hope the prince will not care about my wife's faults."
When Shen Yufeng heard this, his brows furrowed deeper.
He was very unhappy to see her looking so humble and respectful towards him.
Obviously, that day at the gate of Guiyuan Temple, she was still hugging herself tightly and pleading with him in that soft tone, but now she actually pretends that it didn't happen?
As Shen Yufeng thought about it, his chest felt a little stuffy, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Seeing that he was silent, Lu Ling turned around to leave again. Shen Yufeng said again: "Wait a minute."
Lu Ling turned around and asked, "What else does the prince have to do?"
Shen Yufeng thought for a while, thought of an excuse, and said, "Among the four women in the pavilion in the middle of the lake just now, which one do you think is better?"
"Huh?" Lu Ling was a little confused by the question.
Shen Yufeng was silent and said, "Of those four women, which one do you think is worthy of me?"
Lu Ling was stunned for a moment.
My lord, are you okay? Did you reveal to me the matter of choosing a concubine? Besides, you are the one who wants to choose the concubine, not me, Lu Ling!
Lu Ling didn't dare to talk nonsense, he just said: "I dare not say anything."
Shen Yufeng's voice deepened unconsciously: "I forgive you for your innocence. Just tell me."
Lu Ling: "..."
She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Yufeng with a subtle look, then recalled the four women, and said after a long time: "I feel that the daughter of the Zhu family is barely worthy of the prince."
Shen Yufeng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why?"
"My wife feels that this Miss Zhu is well-educated, dignified and generous in manners, has a pure appearance, and writes good poems. Besides, you also said that you are destined to be with her?"
"Excellent appearance?" Shen Yufeng couldn't help but cast his gaze on Lu Ling's face.
Lu Ling nodded honestly.
Shen Yufeng looked at Lu Ling's eyebrows and his heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
Whatever appearance he had, all seemed plain and faceless in front of the woman in front of him.
Just now in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, through the screen, he had already noticed that she was dressed up today, covering her pale face with rouge, turning her from a noble white water lily into a delicate and blooming peony. , shockingly beautiful.
Shen Yufeng looked at the red flowers between Lu Ling's brows, his watery eyes, his pink and delicate face, and his cherry-like dewy lips, and felt his breathing stagnant for a moment.
"Your Majesty?"
Lu Ling called him softly.
When Shen Yufeng came to his senses, he saw Lu Ling smiling faintly at him and saying, "If nothing happens to Your Highness, I will leave."
Shen Yufeng thought for a long time, but couldn't find any topic to talk about to keep her, so he could only nod.
Lu Ling bowed to him as if he had received an amnesty, and then pulled Haitang and quickly left the place, leaving Shen Yufeng alone standing there looking at her back in a daze.
After returning to the Huxin Pavilion and sitting there for a while, Lu Ling stood up and wanted to leave.
She walked around the pavilions and found Liu Qingyun, who was blushing, and the four of them went back to the Song Mansion.
Liu Qingyun's face was ugly, because just now in the pavilion, she felt more and more that she was inferior to others and illiterate... That kind of embarrassment might stay in her heart for a long time, constantly reminding her to suppress her self-esteem...
After the poetry meeting, Shen Yufeng returned to the palace.
He felt empty in his heart, and suddenly he missed Jing Yu and wanted to talk to him.
Thinking of this, Shen Yufeng asked his servants to prepare horses and rode towards the military camp.
At that time, Jing Yu had already become friends with Song Qi, and the two were directing the training of the soldiers.
The prince's sudden arrival surprised Jing Yu.
However, why does Shen Yufeng look a little strange today? He seemed to be in a bad mood.
Jing Yu thought to himself, could it be that he didn't train well?
He hurriedly ran to Shen Yufeng and said with a smile: "My lord, are you here to inspect?"
Shen Yufeng said nothing and just walked around the training ground.
Jing Yu could only follow behind him.
After walking for a long time, Jing Yu said again: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have selected 3,000 good soldiers according to your instructions to form a new Xuanjia Guard. In addition, I have also selected 500 people to form an archery team. Now, We are giving them special training.”
Shen Yufeng still frowned, but after hearing Jing Yu's words, he just hummed.
Jing Yu couldn't help but ask: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Yufeng slowly stopped, turned to look at Jing Yu, and asked, "Do you think that when I choose a princess, I must choose a noble girl from a noble family?"
Jing Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that his master seemed to have held some kind of poetry gathering today, the purpose of which was to choose a concubine.
He reacted, thought for a while and said: "The prince has a noble status, so naturally only a noble daughter from a noble family is worthy of the prince."
"Tell me, what would happen if I married an ordinary woman as my concubine?"
Jing Yu said: "If those noble ladies from aristocratic families cannot bear the coldness of the prince, maybe your majesty will allow you to marry an ordinary woman."
"What if I want to marry a divorced woman as my concubine?"
"Ah?" Jing Yu was stunned. He thought for a long time, then opened his eyes wide and asked, "My lord, you don't want to marry that little Mrs. Song, do you?"
Shen Yufeng couldn't help but frown and glare at him.
Jing Yu was stared at so hard that hair crawled on his back, and he quickly smiled angrily and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I shouldn't talk nonsense."
Shen Yufeng was not angry because Jing Yu was "talking nonsense", but because he was a little embarrassed because he "got it right".
But he then asked Jing Yu: "Do you think my father will agree?"
Jing Yu scratched his head and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the first step is not to look at His Majesty's attitude, but..."
"But what?" Shen Yufeng asked.
Jing Yu said: "Mrs. Song is still a married woman. My lord, you won't want to rob her, will you?"
Shen Yufeng reacted suddenly.
Yes, why has my mind become a little slow all of a sudden?
She is someone else's wife, what are you thinking about here?
"However," Jing Yu's voice changed, "General Song told his subordinates that Mrs. Song wants to make peace."
