The next day, before it got dark, Lu Zuo got up early. Because Lu Zuo had always had the habit of getting up early and chanting in the morning, there were no servants to wait on him yet, so Lu Zuo washed himself after getting up. I originally wanted to pass the time with a few books that I had not finished reading the day before, but after a moment of hesitation, I stacked the books on the desk and only took a few insignificant books on the bookcase. So after getting the book, I walked to Qiuban Pavilion alone based on the route I took when I came back last night.
The sky is getting brighter, the cold wind is blowing in the yard, the remaining lotuses in the pond in front of the Qiuwan Pavilion are swaying in the wind, and the snow on the roof has melted. It seems that today will be a good weather.
In the Qiuban Pavilion, Lu Zuo was holding a book and looking at it with great interest. When he saw the wonderful things, he nodded and smiled from time to time.
At this time, there were already several servants who had gotten up early in the courtyard. When passing by Qiuban Pavilion, they saw that they were the distinguished guests invited by His Highness last night. They all came forward to greet Lu Zuo, "Mr. Lu, it is windy in the courtyard. Please be careful." Wear it! You have to be careful when you get up early in the morning. If you have anything to do, just ask me! The prince has said before that I can't neglect you! See if you want the kids to bring you breakfast first. , I’m afraid I’m going to be hungry by the time I get there!”
Lu Zuo nodded, indicating that it was okay.
"Mr. Lu, I'll bring that to you." A young boy responded, "By the way, His Highness gave the order last night. Sir, you will have meals with His Highness these days!"
"How convenient is this! You'd better tell His Highness that it's not necessary!" Lu Zuo always got up early and didn't like talking to others. After hearing what the boy said, he had no choice but to reply.
Several of the boys smiled, and the one who answered said: "His Royal Highness said that the Crown Princess went to the palace yesterday to accompany the Queen. It will take some time to come back, so it's okay!" After saying this, the boys didn't wait for Lu. Zuo replied, then excused himself and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
When Lu Zuo heard the young man talking about the Crown Princess, he suddenly remembered that he had always heard that the Crown Princess was a powerful character. She was the daughter of Xu Bingde, the Minister of War at that time. Although Xu Bingde was only a second-rank imperial official, he was also the emperor's confidant. .
At this time, Lu Zuo couldn't help but feel suspicious. After a while, two boys came one behind the other, one holding breakfast and placing it on the stone table, the other holding a cotton pad on the stone bench. One of the servants knew how to speak. He nodded and bowed with a smile and said, "Mr. Lu, please take it easy! This capital is no better than Jiangnan. It's very cold when you get up in the morning and stay at night. Please pay attention. If you have any orders, just tell me."
Lu Zuo smiled and nodded, thanked him, and the boys left.
Lu Zuo looked at the food in front of him and couldn't help but feel hesitant. It was not easy to see what the prince had done recently, whether it was true or false. It's just that the prince's remarks yesterday made people a little uneasy. Not to mention the question of who to assist first, the top priority right now should be to leave the Prince's Mansion, a place of right and wrong, as soon as possible. Lu Zuo thought and read a few books randomly.
I don’t know when the sun hit the roof. An old man with frosty white temples was walking towards the pavilion. The person leading the way was Butler Qin from the Prince's Mansion.
Butler Qin waved his hand to Lu Zuo from afar and said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu!"
When Lu Zuo saw a guest coming, he put down the book in his hand slowly, stood up and walked down the steps.
Butler Qin greeted the old man respectfully and said to Lu Zuo: "This is our prince's father-in-law, Mr. Xu, Minister of the Ministry of War!" Then he began to introduce Lu Zuo, "This is Mr. Lu Zuolu! He is our prince's father-in-law. Distinguished guest!"
When Lu Zuo saw that it was Xu Bingde, Minister of the Ministry of War, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He suddenly wondered why he was here. It seemed that the prince had taken great pains to keep him. Lu Zuo saluted while thinking.
"Mr. Lu! No more courtesy." Xu Bingde chuckled, showing the kindness of an elder.
"My lord, you have destroyed the common people. The common people's surname is Lu Mingzuo, with the nickname Gongfu. Sir, just call me Lu Zuo!"
Xu Bingde chuckled and patted Lu Zuo on the shoulder, "Mr. Fu!" Xu Bingde nodded, "He is indeed a young talent with extraordinary bearing!"
"I have heard of Mr. Lu's name for a long time, and I am extremely honored to meet him today!" Xu Bingde said, extending his hand to ask Lu Zuo to sit back in the pavilion. At this time, a servant had already brought another cotton pad to Xu Bingde to sit on.
Xu Bingde saw a few useless books on the stone table, "Mr. Lu, why have you started watching dramas recently?" Xu Bingde couldn't help but be curious. A smart person like Lu Zuo should be reading "Spring and Autumn" , "Zuo Zhuan" and other books are.
Lu Zuo chuckled and said: "I feel energetic when I wake up in the morning. I am just reading these books to pass the time. I am tired of reading those serious books."
Xu Bingde was suspicious for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, a servant came over and reported that His Highness the Crown Prince had already prepared breakfast in the living room. Xu Bingde and Lu Zuo walked to the living room together, talking and laughing.
The living room of the Prince's Mansion is large but extremely simple. Although the dishes on the table are various, they look very simple. There are only two maids serving on the side. The Prince is sitting at the head of the table, and Lu Zuo is sitting at the bottom. Xu Bingde sat opposite him. After a while, Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji followed Qin Guan's family to the living room and sat next to Lu Zuo.
"Mr. Lu, did you have a good rest last night?" Prince Liu Yan was not a restrained person. He asked while gesturing for his servants to place the delicious dishes in front of Lu Zuo.
"Thanks to your highness, I slept soundly last night and stayed up until dawn." Lu Zuo said and smiled.
"Yeah! That's good. It's been very cold and frosty these days, so I'll ask my servants to add an extra layer of bedding for you tonight."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The prince shook his head to show that he was welcome, and then asked his father-in-law, Xu Bingde, why he came to the house so early today.
When Xu Bingde asked, he relaxed his brows and smiled. He looked at Lu Zuo, then put down the chopsticks in his hand and asked the prince with a smile: "Didn't Fang'er send someone to tell you?"
"No?" The prince's eyebrows tightened, and he suddenly smiled, "Is it possible that the matter is done?"
Lu Zuo watched the two of them singing together and thought that this matter must be related to him. Lu Zuo was a person who was used to being suspicious. He would not ask many things whether he could ask them or not. So seeing this situation, Lu Zuo just calmed down and waited for the two of them to speak first.
Prince Liu Yan saw that Lu Zuo's expression was unpredictable and he couldn't speak directly.
However, Xu Bingde was an old official, and he asked Lu Zuo pretending to be concerned: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Lu is now in his mid-twenties, right?"
"Exactly!" After Lu Zuo heard this, he already guessed it. He also thought that he mentioned Crown Princess Xu Fang, so he thought that the Crown Prince asked the Crown Princess to come to the palace to propose marriage, just to win over me, but I didn't know why. Which girl is she from? When she thought about it, she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
