The group of people sent Lu Sheng back to Shifang in a light car, and Lu Yuan and his wife were surprised to open the door to greet them, the chamberlain named Zhao Fu was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he had his own prestige, but he still politely talked to Lu Yuan for a few words before leaving.

As soon as Zhao Fu left, Lu Yuan's face darkened, and he said angrily: "What happened?" ”

Lu Sheng knew that he was wrong, and knelt silently in front of the table where his parents' tablets were kept, bowed his head and said with a wry smile: "Big brother, I'm afraid that I will go against my mother's legacy." ”

Zhou was worried that her husband would be angry, so she was about to step forward by holding her waist, but Lu Yuan grabbed her hand and said softly: "You are heavy, go back and rest, I am not angry, I will talk to Baoyang Haosheng." ”

Everything Zhou wanted to say was said by Lu Yuan first, so he had to nod, glanced at Lu Sheng, and said comfortingly: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

Lu Sheng hung his head and answered in a low voice, hearing his sister-in-law being helped out of the wing room by the servants, and the surroundings were quiet for a while, and after a while, he heard Lu Yuan sigh and say, "That's it, get up and talk." ”

Lu Sheng moved, but he hung his head again and said, "I...... Speechless. ”

Lu Yuan lit three sticks of incense, put it into the incense burner after silent prayer, turned around with his negative hand, and sneered: "Is there nothing to say, or can't be said?" ”

Lu Sheng was said to be thinking about the center, and his heart became more and more heavy, and unconsciously his fingers clenched into fists, and he said in a dumb voice: "Big brother......"

Lu Yuan didn't scold him, but sat down, put his hand on the armrest, and sighed: "Baoyang, I just ask, what you are doing now is worthy of your conscience?" ”

Lu Sheng raised his head when he heard this, and said word by word: "The sun and the moon are clear, and you have a clear conscience." ”

Lu Yuan smiled, and when he smiled, the deep lines at the corners of his eyes and the gray sideburns reflected the warm luster under the candlelight, which made people feel particularly reassured, "My son of the Lu family is naturally not an evil person. Baoyang, you go. ”

He stepped forward to help Lu Sheng up, patted his younger brother on the shoulder, although he sighed, his expression was different from the past, and he said: "When my father insisted on joining the army, my mother couldn't stop me...... Big brother, I just beg you not to follow in the footsteps of that Li Xiaonu. ”

Lu Sheng didn't expect Lu Yuan to suddenly be so understanding, and hurriedly responded: "Big brother, don't worry!" He hesitated for a moment, and then said again, "In that case, I, I ......."

Lu Yuan observed his words and said, "Are you leaving?" ”

Lu Sheng remembered the copper tripod hidden in his arms, nodded vigorously and said, "If you don't go, you can'......"

Lu Yuan frowned slightly, but he still walked to the window, looked around for a while, then pushed open the wooden door on the side, and said, "Come with me." ”

He led Lu Sheng through the backyard and approached the firewood house where the sundries were piled up in Pingsuli, the firewood room was adjacent to the backyard of the Yue family, Lu Yuan moved a pile of firewood lightly, touched the corner of the wall for a while, and with a slight push, he actually pushed open a half-human-high wooden door.

Lu Sheng's eyes widened, he had lived in this house for twenty years, and he had never known that there was such a mechanism hidden in the backyard, and he was a little impressed by his brother, "Big, big brother, this is ——? ”

Lu Yuan said with a smile: "Naturally, the two families have discussed, and only the elders in the family know about this matter, but it is just a cunning rabbit and three holes, and they are prepared." If you go by quietly, if you alarm the south, you may be beaten as a thief. ”

Lu Sheng smiled bitterly, and after saying goodbye to his brother, he walked through the secret door of the firewood room and left home from the backyard of Yue's house. The backyard door of Yue's house is open at the corner at the other end of the laneway, and if someone is watching the Lu family, it is a dead end.

Lu Sheng easily got out, did not stop for a moment, hid his whereabouts and walked to the north city gate, looking at the towering city wall and the closed city gate, and subconsciously holding the hard copper tripod through the placket.

There are Wei Su's henchmen left in the guards of the northern city, and they are very deeply hidden, and even among Wei Su's disciples, only Gao Tai and Lu Sheng know about this person. If he alarmed this trump card in order to get out of the city, he would not know ...... True or False?

It's just that Xie Ying mentioned it when he advised, "No one can say it, wait in Dawangzhuang", Lu Sheng naturally understood it, he obviously didn't even believe in his own teacher...... The only person who believes is Lu Sheng.

What's more, King Pengcheng ascended the throne as emperor without making a sound, and successfully established Sima Yue as the crown prince, which shows that he is not as indifferent to fame and fortune as he pretended to be, but has no ambition and skills.

Whether it is public or private, or reasonable or reasonable, he cannot stay out of it.

It's just that now that he wants to implicate others, Lu Sheng has to hesitate, and he can't make up his mind for a while.

He was about to make up his mind and take a step towards the city gate, when he suddenly heard a low cat meow.

Under the shadow of the city wall, a knee-high four-legged beast slowly walked out, covered in tiger stripes, lush fur, and a pair of round golden pupils faintly glowing, like two lanterns, looking fierce and intimidating in the middle of the night.

Although Lu Sheng couldn't distinguish his appearance, this huge giant cat, except for Yan Ke, who had seen it at a glimpse in the Western Regions, was really the only cat that had no other meaning. It was because he let down his vigilance and asked in a low voice, "But Yan Xiu's brother Yan Ke?" ”

The giant cat sat on its hind legs, its furry tail wagging from side to side, and when he smiled, he grinned, revealing Bai Sensen's fangs, "Gong Cao has good eyesight." ”

Before Lu Sheng could ask him about Yan Xiu's whereabouts, he saw the fur on the top of the giant cat's head shaking, and suddenly a tiger-striped kitten that was dozens of circles smaller but the size of a palm came out of the middle, lying on the top of the giant cat's head, staring at the same golden round eyes, and meowing: "Lu Gongcao!" My eldest brother was ordered by Gongzi Xie to send juniors to monitor the city gate every day, and it really came in handy today. Where are you going? ”

Lu Sheng responded: "I want to go out of the city and go to Dawangzhuang." ”

Yan Ke said: "Gong Cao rest assured, we should do our best to send Gong Cao to Dawangzhuang properly." ”

Without waiting for him to ask how to send it, Yan Xiu had already jumped down from the top of his brother's head, and the giant cat stood up straight, and its body suddenly swelled up like a blow, the size of a foal, and then lowered his head and said, "Gong Cao, please." ”

Yan Xiu jumped to Lu Sheng's feet, lowered his head and rubbed against his trouser legs, squinting his eyes and whining: "Hmm...... It still has the taste of childe. ”

Lu Sheng was so embarrassed that his ears were hot, and he copied the tiger-striped kitten in his hand, offended, and rode on the neck of the giant big cat.

Yan Ke told him to grasp it, and then he jumped up, and his huge body was covered by night, and he easily climbed the city wall and climbed over.

After landing, he didn't stop, spread his four legs, and galloped towards Dawangzhuang.

The sound of the wind was blowing in his ears, and the giant cat was more stable and faster than the horses when it traveled, and it took Yan Ke only half an hour to reach the distance that would normally take two hours.

The gate of Dawangzhuang was closed, and after Yan Ke waited for Lu Sheng to land, he raised his head and screamed a few times, and there was also a response in the door, and then the door opened, and the crowd swarmed out, coaxing and standing in two columns, so that the fox Feiyu was also among them. She Qingliu, the owner of the village, hurriedly walked out and said with a smile: "It turned out that Mrs. Xie was here, and she was disappointed, please come in, please come in." ”

The scene was grand, Lu Sheng opened his mouth, but after all, it was not the time to care about the title, so he had to bow his head and say: "I want to disturb the house for a few days." ”

She Qingliu hurriedly said: "What Mrs. Xie said, my Dawangzhuang is attached to Mr. Yu, and it is a great honor for me to do my best." ”

Yan Ke said: "She Zhuang Owner, I sent the people, I hope the Zhuang owner will serve you carefully." ”

She Qingliu said with a smile: "There are brothers of the Lao Yan family, and everything is wrapped up in me next." ”

Yan Ke snorted a few times in his throat, seemed to be extremely satisfied, and said to Lu Sheng: "Gong Cao and live with a relaxed heart, my brother...... I also asked Gong Cao to take care of it for a few days. ”

The little tiger striped cat rubbed in Lu Sheng's palm, and said softly: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely defend Lu Gongzi to the death!" ”

Yan Ke snorted: "I'll believe you." He bent on his hind legs and leaped into the night, running away without a trace.

The group hugged Lu Sheng and entered Dawangzhuang, and She Qingliu took a while to clean up a courtyard and sent a few servants to wait for Lu Sheng to stay.

The courtyard is delicate and beautiful, the front yard is planted with flowers and shrubs, the back yard is raised with apricot and pear bamboo forest, the pavilion outside the house rockery, the carved beams and paintings in the house, everywhere is meticulous. She Qingliu was still worried about her lack of content, asked carefully, and said with a worried smile: "It's difficult to be thoughtful in a hurry, if there is anything wrong, I hope Mrs. Xie Haihan ......"

Lu Sheng put Yan Xiu on the windowsill and said with a wry smile: "The owner of the village is too polite, but there is one thing to clarify - I am not Mrs. Xie." ”

She Qingliu's beautiful eyes blinked, and she understood: "Yes...... It was the concubine who was reckless, so she ordered everyone not to rush to call Mrs. first. ”

Lu Sheng said in his heart, don't be in a hurry to call it first, and you can't do it later! But he felt unhappy and didn't want to argue with her, so he had to nod his head casually. She Qingliu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave, but was stopped by Lu Sheng again, Lu Sheng said: "Master She, I watched you act, didn't I know that I would come?" ”

She Qingliu said with a smile: "Because Mr. Xie once commanded, he knew that Gongzi would come, but he didn't know when he would come." ”

Lu Sheng said: "I understand, I don't dare to disturb the owner." ”

She Qingliu retired, dismissed the servants, and the noisy courtyard finally fell silent.

Lu Sheng let the kitten go to the courtyard to play and stand guard, then untied the sword, took out the bronze tripod from his arms, the original golden appearance has become old and bleak, as if buried thousands of years after the excavation of antiquities, the mouth of the tripod is full of light, can not see what is hidden in the tripod.

It was as if Xie Ying's actions were as unfathomable, as if he was calculating step by step, but he couldn't see the intention at all, which made people feel more and more uneasy.

"Ah Ying," Lu Sheng unconsciously took the bronze tripod as Xie Ying's neck, clenched it tightly, and gritted his teeth and said, "What the hell are you doing?" ”

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The Sheng'an Palace, located in the depths of Taicheng, is the residence of the current prince.

Now inside and outside the palace, everyone knows that the prince has taken a beauty into the palace. The beauty woke up from a coma for two days, which made the prince worry about his stomach every day, and hurried back to the palace to take care of him, and even the princess and Xinna's concubines who had just passed the door did not go to see them.

It's just that the beauty is extremely arrogant, and the prince is diligent in every way, and he still doesn't pretend to be polite, and he hasn't even stayed overnight.

The crown princess sent the female officials around her to apply for the palace, but she didn't even see her face, she was annoyed that this beauty was lawless when she entered the palace, and she didn't put the main room in her eyes, so she went to Sheng'an Palace in person, and still had a closed meal.

She felt that her face was damaged, so she cried to Sima Yue, but Sima Yu showed a sad face, and said: "It's over, why did you go to him?" ”

The crown princess became more and more angry, crying that she did her best to take care of the backyard for the prince, and now the new beauty does not take her seriously, what is the face of her mother? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, if it was spread out, he was afraid that he would be scolded by the official and bloody, so he talked at length.

Sima Yu turned a deaf ear, only hurriedly sent her away, and then turned around and ran towards the dormitory.

When he arrived at the dormitory, sure enough, Xie Ying's face was full of frost, and when he saw him come in, he sneered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is hiding in the golden house, even the crown princess is alarmed, I don't know anything in the palace, and I am guilty of sin." ”

Sima Yu coughed twice and said with a dry smile: "Your affairs in the palace are top secret, in order to hide people's eyes...... It's just a matter of speculation. Xie Gongzi is such a beautiful person, why bother with the laity. ”

Xie Ying sneered: "Do you think this news can spread outside the palace?" He was dressed in plain white clothes, with long hair, clear eyebrows and picturesque eyes, and intoxicating beauty. If you are caught at a glance, you will inevitably not think crookedly.

Sima Yue thought carefully about being exposed, so he simply smiled, lifted the hem of his clothes and sat down.

Xie Ying and Ge Hong originally sat cross-legged face to face, and between the two of them was placed a black lacquered luodian inlaid sixteen-colored peony flower low table, on which were placed a piece of withered vine, a handful of green sand and a long spoon of white and smooth mutton fat jade, in which a longan-sized, round and green seed was placed.

Ge Zhenren's expression was profound, his eyebrows were constricted, and he was looking at the seed and muttered, even if the prince approached, he didn't have time to care.

Sima Yu pinched the handle of the spoon and took the seed closer to take a closer look, only to feel that although the appearance was ordinary, there was a fragrance coming from it, which was refreshing and refreshing, making people feel like a new life, and the limbs and lungs were full of energy.

He couldn't help but praise: "It is worthy of being the source of all medicines, just by sniffing, you will feel that all diseases are eliminated and life is prolonged." ”

Xie Ying held Sima Yu's hand holding the spoon, brought it to his nose, and said softly, "Why don't you smell it carefully." ”

Sima Yu was held by the beauty, and for a while, he was naturally obedient, and sniffed deeply, and the elegant fragrance suddenly turned into a strong and fishy smell, as if he had turned into a living thing, and drilled into the internal organs from his nostrils, stirring the world upside down.

When Sima Jing arrived today, he saw his son lying under the jade steps outside the dormitory, retching and sobbing, and a group of palace maids holding a basin of silk handkerchiefs looked nervous. On the other hand, the door of the palace was open, and the two guests sat in it, Ge Hong shook his head and sighed, and Xie Yingan sat and tasted tea, very content.

When Sima Yu saw his father coming, he hurriedly wiped his face, stepped forward on his knees and said, "Erchen, Erchen see my father." He said with a bitter face: "Dad, Xie Ying bullied his son, and his father has to make decisions for his son." ”

Sima Jing was born chubby and kind, and he hurt this eldest son even more to the bones, but at this time, his face sank, and he reprimanded: "You must have provoked An Guohou again, and now you know that it is powerful!" He flicked his sleeves and ignored him, and went straight into the temple.

Sima Yue looked at the back of the Son of Heaven, but he didn't retch anymore, but only looked thoughtful. When Zhao Fu saw it, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Prince, Your Majesty is also thinking about the prince." ”

Sima Yu only waved his hand, waved everyone away, slowly stood up, swept away the embarrassed description, and chuckled: "I know it in my heart." In the past, I thought that my father was polite to Xie Ying because of Ge Zhenren's face, but now I know that it is Xie Ying himself who my father is afraid of. ”

Zhao Fu didn't dare to answer, he only arched his hands and bent down, and heard Sima Yue mutter: "Xie Ying, Xie Ying, who are you sacred?" ”