On this day, Lu Desheng was summoned to the palace to accompany him.
He chatted with the emperor for a while, and when he saw that his face was a little gloomy, a young eunuch came in to report the matter, and wisely said that he wanted to solve the three urgent needs in life.
Squatting in the palace toilet, Lu Desheng felt his little heart beating very hard.
The emperor's dragon body was defeated too quickly. It scared him to death.
My daughter said before that if the emperor has symptoms, he will recover soon. Because the appearance of symptoms means that his dragon body can no longer bear the heat of those erysipelas, which is equivalent to reaching the final stage, and death is also a matter of time.
But the emperor probably had no choice. Since he chose to continue taking the elixir, it was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst. The consequences of not taking the elixir must have been serious, which made him choose to take the elixir, and then overdraw his life or drain his last breath. of vitality to refresh you.
He told himself that at this critical moment, he must hold steady.
After Lu Desheng untied his hands and came out to wash his hands, he happened to see Wei Zili.
Lu Desheng's eyes lit up and he walked over, "Wei Daban..."
"Master Lu." Wei Zili smiled at him and then washed his hands seriously.
"I heard that someone has been looking for you privately recently?" he asked quietly.
"What are you talking about, Mr. Lu? I don't understand what you mean." Wei Zili still smiled.
Lu Desheng didn't care whether he understood or not, and said directly, "Wei Daban, it's not me. We are all serving the emperor. At this critical moment, we must not make any mistakes." You are still pretending to him.
Wei Zili frowned.
Lu Desheng continued, "Some boats look good, but be careful when you get on the boat."
Hearing this, Wei Zili lowered his voice and asked, "Si-he also asked someone to find you?"
Lu Desheng gave him an inscrutable look. He didn't say yes or no, but he was screaming in his heart, four, what four? You want to say the fourth prince, right? ! My daughter guessed correctly, there really is someone! The fourth prince is really the man behind the scenes!
A sentence slowly emerged in Wei Zili's mind, these four princes were unbearable to be with. Things are accomplished with secrets, and failures are revealed with words. Why does he want everyone to inquire about it?
"Let's serve the emperor well, that's better than anything else." Lu Desheng said something heartfelt to him for the sake of being a fallen man from Tianya and the information he revealed.
Wei Zili nodded and believed deeply. He originally thought about preparing an extra escape route, but now he no longer thinks so. The so-called back road, if too many people know it, is a dead end.
The two of them didn't say anything to communicate with each other. Some words could be tacitly understood, but speaking out would be a disaster.
After relieving himself, Lu Desheng slowly walked back to the imperial study room, where faint voices could still be heard.
Lu Desheng noticed Wei Zili ducking in and entering, probably for handover. Sure enough, his apprentice came out not long after.
Not long after, the door to the royal study room opened, and a thin boy of thirteen or fourteen years old with gentle eyes walked out.
"Wei Chen has met His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
"Master Lu——" Song Mo didn't seem to expect to meet Lu Desheng. After greeting him shyly, he quickly left with his head slightly lowered.
Lu Desheng looked at his back and thought, this fourth prince with a tender face, hairless face and innocent eyes is really the mastermind behind the scenes? It's true that a dog that bites doesn't bark, no, it's a person who can't be judged by his appearance.
"Still not coming in?" Emperor Kang Cheng's voice came from inside.
Lu Desheng quickly calmed down and went in.
"What were you thinking about just now?"
"Back to the Emperor, I feel that the Fourth Prince is quite filial and a careful child. He seems to have noticed that Your Majesty is feeling unwell, and he has been coming here to fulfill his filial piety lately."
And the fourth prince's methods are quite clever. It's like knowing that he is not welcome by the emperor, and others don't come often, but there is always something sent to the emperor. For example, yesterday, a perfectly bloomed wintersweet was delivered to me. Or, like the day before yesterday, when the fourth prince occasionally ate a dish, he would also tell Yuqiangong and ask the imperial kitchen to serve an identical dish to the emperor. . It gives people a kind of silent care that moisturizes things, just like an ordinary son cares for his sick old father.
Emperor Kang Cheng's eyes were dark, and instead of talking about the fourth prince, he tapped his forehead with his finger, "You, you -" He was the only one who dared to say that he was unwell. Even if many people know that his dragon body is not good, they dare not say anything more for fear of violating some taboo.
When talking about his son, Emperor Kang Cheng couldn't help but mention the prince in the north.
Lu Desheng discovered that his life has been really difficult recently.
The emperor was sometimes satisfied with the prince and sometimes dissatisfied with him, and he could not agree with the emperor. The emperor can complain to the prince, saying that he is not doing well here and there, and he can nod along? He then echoed that he was lighting a lantern in the latrine looking for shit.
Then, he couldn't help but talk, right. You let the emperor perform a one-man show, right?
What could he do? I can only praise the prince continuously. When the emperor said that the prince was incapable of doing politics, he praised him for being popular and popular, and that ministers were willing to assist him. After he ascended the throne, he only had to take charge of the government. When the emperor said that the prince was indecisive, he praised him for his thorough thinking and his ability to listen to the opinions of his ministers. Not arbitrary...
Exhausted……
He felt that if the prince could come back alive, he would be sorry for praising him so much if he didn't get promoted to a higher rank after he succeeded to the throne!
Today, the topic was all over the place. Emperor Kang Cheng complained about the prince for a few words. As soon as the conversation changed, the topic fell on him, "Lu Aiqing shouldn't be worried, right? Last time at Hongsheng Restaurant, your two children came to meet the prince. They are your youngest. Your son and daughter, right? Although there is only a brief glimpse of them, and I heard you mention them occasionally, I think they are very good."
Look, it comes, it comes again!
Lu Desheng smiled shyly, "Yes, Your Majesty, those are my youngest son and daughter. They are indeed very good. Especially my little daughter, she is very smart." Proud! He dared to say that the emperor would not know everything about his family's situation.
Immediately afterwards, he changed his tone and said, "But I am so annoying."
Emperor Kangcheng asked curiously, "What's bothering you?"
Lu Desheng said honestly, "I annoy my boss."
The emperor has so many worries. Your life is better and happier than the emperor's. Your children are better than the emperor's son and daughter. Doesn't this make the emperor troubled? Invite hatred!
Moreover, the emperor is saying that the prince is not good and that your child is so good. Doesn’t this make it clear that the emperor is not as good as you? In this way, the emperor can still get close to you? Are you making trouble?
Lu Desheng had no choice but to sneak out his eldest son.
He went on to say, the whole meaning is, Your Majesty, my eldest son is a bit useless. As the eldest son, his ability may not be enough to support the family. I am currently rescuing him to see if he can be rescued, but for the sake of precaution, I In case, I have quietly started practicing the trumpet.
The boss only has this effect, so he can't waste it.
Lu Desheng finally understood what his daughter had always said. There is no pure garbage in this world, only people who don't know how to take advantage of it. As a person, you should have an open mind.
Everyone who is an emperor is suspicious, and Lu Desheng is not afraid of him checking it out. He can find out what happened to the boss these years. And he himself has recently brought his eldest grandson Lu Xiao with him to teach him. The younger son has a good mind, but he is tired of worldly affairs, so forget it.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Seeing that Emperor Kang Cheng was deep in thought, Lu Desheng quickly said, "Your Majesty, our humble family has a small business, so we can't bear the trouble. Anyway, at worst, we will be back to the poverty-stricken days we had before. But you are different. Your family has a big business, and it can be worth tens of millions of dollars." Think twice." No, you can't even think! Don't have that kind of thought.
Emperor Kangcheng: No, it is precisely because his family has a great business that we have to think about it and let him think about it.
Lu Desheng was worried on his face, but he was secretly excited in his heart: Your Majesty, the situation has opened up. We have not only a son to choose from, but also a grandson.
As for whether his reminder would make the fourth prince hold a grudge, Lu Desheng thought to himself, whatever. Anyway, the fourth prince wants to plot against the Qin family, and they can't tolerate him anymore. Why don't he be allowed to secretly cause some chaos? If something happens to the prince, and the emperor can really establish a grandson, it will be better than the fourth prince taking the throne.
Tonight is Christmas Eve again.
As soon as Lu Desheng came home, he hugged his old wife and cried. It was so difficult for him. The emperor has been very difficult to serve recently, and he now has a deep understanding of the saying that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.
When Lu Desheng was having dinner, he saw his eldest son coming back from running errands, and with a rare smile, he praised him for being very capable and useful recently.
This made Lu Zhiyuan very flattered. His father had been so picky with him these days, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Today, his father smiled at him and praised him. Doesn't it mean that what happened before has changed?
