After everyone couldn't talk for a while, Lu Yun and Yuan Zheng got up and left, and went to the inner study to talk about business. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Yuan Shi saw the two children moving around, looking like they couldn't sit still anymore, knowing that they were children's personalities, impatient to listen to adults, so he deliberately made a very angry look, waved his hand and said to them: "Two little people, can't sit still at all." I know that you are impatient to listen to our mothers-in-law, okay, we won't ask you to accompany you, you can go out and play by yourself!"

Yuan Changlin was very eye-catching, and when he saw that Yuan was obviously not really angry, he ran to Yuan's side, hugged her arm, and called out to her aunt and aunt. Lu Shuo looked at his clingy and coquettish appearance, he was really willing to bow down, so he simply pretended to be a child and snuggled into Yuan's arms.

The third aunt shook her head and said with a smile: "You two, you are really cheap and good." ”

Yuan Shi no longer kept a straight face, patted the back of the two of them, and said, "The heart and eyes are like a sieve." After a pause, he said to Lu Shuo: "Brother Shuo, you are the master today, but you have to treat your cousin well, do you know?"

Of course, Lu Shuo knew this, so he nodded, he just wanted to get along with this future classmate.

Yuan pulled down the two people who were glued to her, and said, "It's okay to play, but you can't run to the lake on the east side, if you accidentally fall down, it can cost you half your life." ”

"Bah, bah," the third aunt heard this unlucky word and snorted a few times, and Yuan also realized that he had made a mistake, and followed with a few snorts, which was said to be able to spit out the bad luck that came out of his mouth. The third aunt obviously agreed with Yuan's words, but she said to Yuan with a smile: "One of them is four and a half years old, and the other is almost six years old, both of them are at the age of entering school, and they all understand these truths. You're really concerned about it. ”

Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin walked out of the main room hand in hand, but Yuan was not at ease in the end, and hurriedly let Coral and Zhu Yi go out together behind the two.

Lu Shuo did not hesitate at all, and took Yuan Wenlin to the garden on the east side of the inner courtyard. The garden is large, and a large area of it is a lake. Walking along the cobblestone path, there is a row of green bamboos planted on the east side of the path near the outer wall, which has already risen green leaves at this time, and looks lush, and when a gust of wind blows, there is a rustling sound, and on the other side of the path there are scattered clusters of flowers, large areas of azaleas and beautiful cherry blossoms, as well as some flowers that Lu Shuo can't name, colorful and red. After walking a few more steps, you will get on the stone bridge, the nine-curved stone bridge is connected to the pavilion in the center of the lake, the lake grows lotus leaves, and the north of the pavilion is a rockery.

Yuan Wenlin saw that there were fish in this big lake, and he was instantly excited, he tugged at Lu Shuo's sleeve, and loudly encouraged: "Cousin, let's fish! You see there are a lot of fish here, you haven't fished before, it's interesting!"

Lu Shuo squinted his eyes back with deep meaning, Yuan Wenlin saw the coral and Zhu Yi following behind him, and Lu Shuo's voice sounded: "My mother has already said that you must not run to the lake, how long has it been, and you have forgotten it all?"

Yuan Wenlin hung his head stupidly, looking very reluctant.

After a while, he said softly: "When will I be free, I can do whatever I want!" Lu Shuo heard this, looked up at him carefully, and saw that he was depressed, and couldn't help but think: In such a dynasty, many times it is involuntary, and what you want to do now, when you can do it, you can no longer experience the fun of it. In life, there will be many bonds, where can we be truly free and unrestrained?

Lu Shuo couldn't bear it a little, so he raised his fleshy little hand, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and comforted him: "It's good when you grow up!" and quietly attached to his ear, and said in a sly voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, if we go out to fish secretly another day, they won't be able to control it." ”

Although Yuan Wenlin knew that it was unlikely, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought that he would have to be persuaded by his cousin for a while, so he nodded his head.

The two little people walked around the garden, and then arrived at Lu Shuo's east wing. The two of them were carefree and having fun, but the two people in the inner study were a little worried.

Lu Yun sat on the Taishi chair, and Yuan Zhengze stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the canna outside the window, without the relaxed smile just now, his expression was very worried.

Lu Yun was the first to speak, and said: "You didn't say it in the letter, when you arrived in Cangzhou, you and I just met in a hurry, but I didn't have time to ask you in detail." Uncle, you haven't been in office in Xiangzhou for three years, why were you suddenly ordered to patrol the salt imperial history?"

Yuan Zheng finally turned his head, walked to the lamp-hung chair opposite the desk in a few steps and sat down, sighed heavily, and said, "This matter is still related to Gao Zhuo's old man." ”

Lu Yun couldn't help frowning, Yuan Zheng knew what he was thinking, shook his head, and sighed: "I know what you're worried about, it's just that this matter, it's useless for us to worry about it, it depends on the meaning of the one above." ”

Yuan Zheng was a little thirsty, picked up the teacup, skimmed off the foam on it, took a sip, and then felt better, and then continued: "Since that incident happened four years ago, there is no one in the imperial court who can balance Gao Zhuo. As you know, Gao Zhuo and his father and Wei Ge were all in the same department. It's just that my father didn't care about officialdom and wasn't good at being an official, so he went back to his hometown in Weizhou and opened Taoshan Academy...... Now the bones don't know where they have gone, but Gao Zhuo can be in a high position, and he is increasingly favored by the saints, and he has a lot of help from the connections in the court, which shows that his methods are extraordinary. ”

As he spoke, he shook his head again, raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yun carefully, seeing that he had a solemn face, and was pondering something, knowing that Empress Chen and the crown prince had a lot to do with the Jingguo Mansion, and they could not be persuaded at a moment's notice, so they didn't say anything to comfort him, but continued: "Now the biological mother of the fourth prince, the Gao family, is also quite favored in the palace, and has been named Yuan Guifei, and the difference between the fourth prince and the crown prince is four years old, and she is now thirteen years old. The Gao clan is now quite prestigious in the court, and it is not uncommon for them to compete for the throne. ”

When Lu Yun heard this, he finally spoke, he closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I knew that there would be this day, which emperor ascended the throne without stepping on layers of corpses? It's just that the eldest prince died because he blocked the arrow for his father, and since he ascended the throne, the saint has always respected the queen very much, and he also doted on the second prince, and he was crowned the prince early, but he didn't want to face such embarrassment now. ”

Yuan Zheng only felt nostalgia when he heard his words, but he didn't see much resentment, knowing that he had already thought about it, so he comforted: "The prince is both a grandson and a long-term prince, and he is the official prince, and it is natural for him to succeed to the throne, and the Gao family is now looking at the flowers, but it is also a fire cooking oil, and there are not a few opponents in the court, if you are not careful, you will also burn yourself!"

Lu Yun felt that he was underestimated by his uncle, so he couldn't help chuckling, and said to Yuan Zheng: "I have also experienced how tragic the situation of the Shengshang competition for the throne was back then, but I will not be frightened by this battle for the throne that has not yet happened, but I am worried about my eldest brother and mother." I don't want to be on either side, it's good to be a pure minister, although there will be obstacles in the future, but I won't lose my life, but you also know that the old lady of the Yiyong Marquis Mansion is my aunt, and the sister-in-law and the queen in front of me are siblings, and even Brother Shuo'er's biological mother is also from the Yiyong Marquis Mansion. With such a close relationship, it is a dilemma to help or not, and it is really not easy to get rid of it! Now that Brother Xin has asked for the title of the prince, and the eldest brother has always been close to the Chen Mansion, I am really afraid that they will get involved. ”

Yuan Zheng felt that Lu Yun's worries were very difficult to solve. Jingguo Mansion and Yiyong Marquis Mansion are close to each other, and then there is a prince in the middle, the only choice is Queen Chen's lineage, don't help, the prince will be on the throne in the future, and he will definitely settle accounts after the autumn, help, it's hard to guarantee that there will be no accidents, and the result will be even worse.

Lu Yun felt that this matter could not be solved in a while, and he needed to write a letter in the evening to ask for the opinion of his eldest brother, but he was concerned about another matter now, so he asked: "You haven't talked about your official position yet!"

"It's simple," Yuan Zheng stood up again, paced two steps, and said: "The salt patrol imperial history is a fat shortage, they are two factions fighting, and they both want to insert their own people into it, and the ruling can't be made for a while, I don't know who recommended me, and the emperor approved it." ”

"This is a good thing, so that the two factions have not quarreled, and it is the matter of the emperor's holy judgment, but no one dares to make a big trip. Lu Yun said with a smile, only then did he remember that Yuan Zheng had also done this before, but later he was involved in Wei Ge Lao's matter, which was only two levels, and now it has risen again.

Yuan Zheng also swept away the haze, laughed, and said: "It's cheap with you and me, and we haven't seen each other for decades." ”

Lu Yun nodded, and the two stopped talking about it and talked about something else.

After talking for a while, Qingluo knocked on the door outside to call someone, and when it was time for lunch, the two walked out of the study before and after, and saw that the table had been set up in the Ming Hall, and the maids were placing the dishes one after another, and there were all kinds of rich dishes, and the two families had a lively meal.

When Uncle Yuan's family was about to leave, the Yuan family was still a little reluctant, but when they saw Yuan Wenlin pulling Lu Shuo's sleeve and not letting go, saying goodbye, and choking speechlessly, they were amused by the two, and that little bit of sadness disappeared.