When Lu Zuo led Yin Ji out of the hall of King Ning's Mansion and waved goodbye to Liu Xun who was standing at the door, the beads of sweat on Lu Zuo's forehead burst out, I don't know if it was because of the summer heat, or because of nervousness, or both. The two walked out of the courtyard, and Yin Ji saw that the master's expression was wrong, so he asked, "Master, is this what you are doing?" Look at you just came out and you kept looking wrong! ”

Lu Zuo saw that there was no one in the courtyard, so he wiped his forehead with his sleeve and asked Yin Ji in a low voice, "Just now in the house, did the master show any wrong look?" ”

Yin Ji shook his head vigorously, "Ji Er has been standing behind Master, I didn't notice your expression." How? Was there something wrong just now? ”

Before Lu Zuo could answer, he heard someone behind him calling, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu...... Walking! ”

When the two looked back, Liu San'er, the housekeeper not far away, trotted in front of him with a lantern in his hand, and then saluted and said: "Why did Mr. Lu go so fast, just go to drink the horse for the second son, it's a little late, Mr. Lu forgive me!" The master asked the little one to send you off! ”

"There's a housekeeper Lao, let's go back by ourselves!" Lu Zuo said politely.

Liu San'er bowed down and asked, "Mr. Lu, you are walking in front, you are looking at the road when it is dark, and the small one will take care of you!" As he spoke, Liu San'er walked aside holding a lantern.

Lu Zuo nodded and smiled at him, "There is a housekeeper of Lao Liu!" ”

In the silent courtyard, the three of them walked through the verandah, a breeze blew from the hall, the summer night was instantly cooler, and Lu Zuo's mood was much calmer, the reason why he was so nervous was because Lu Zuo was most afraid that someone would notice that his background was wrong, so that his handle would fall into the hands of others, so his revenge plan was likely to fail.

"Stop!"

As soon as the three of them stepped out of the far door, they heard someone shouting behind them. The three of them looked to the right together, it turned out to be Liu Xingzhi, the second son of King Ning, and there were two servants behind him to carry a lantern for him.

Lu Zuo said unhurriedly: "I've seen the second son!" ”

Liu Xingzhi let out an impatient "um" after hearing this, and he couldn't see his face clearly in the night, but it could be concluded from his thick answer that he must be unhappy about something.

Liu San'er knew it, and hurriedly greeted with a smile: "The little one is sorry for the eldest son, the little one has already served your horse!" ”

"Well, that's good!" Liu Xingzhi's tone changed abruptly, "Thank you for your hard work, send Mr. Lu back!" ”

Lu Zuo laughed secretly in his heart, it turned out that he was sulking because of the words "eldest son" and "second son"! Lu Zuo then said: "If the son is fine, then I will retire first!" ”

Seeing that he had a modest attitude, coupled with the fact that he had helped his father with a lot of tricky things recently, and then thought of his own situation, he couldn't help but greet respectfully: "Mr. Lu has worked hard today, I heard my father say that you will go to Shanzhou with the army to the west after the autumn?" ”

"Exactly!" Lu Zuo replied.

"Hehe......" Liu Xingzhi said with a flattering smile, "Then I wish Mr. Lu can make meritorious contributions this time, seal the wolf Juxu, and triumph as soon as possible, and I will personally pick up the wind and wash the dust for you with my father at that time." ”

Lu Zuo replied: "Thank you for your auspicious words!" ”

"Huh! Mr. Lu is humble, your ability, now everyone can see it, breaking the enemy is only in the morning and night! Liu Xingzhi approached Lu Zuo when he spoke, looked at Lu Zuo flatteringly, and said in a low voice, "I have to ask Mr. to help me in the future!" ”

Lu Zuo knew what he meant, he just felt that helping King Ning was helping him, his father ascended the throne, so he also wanted to be the prince as a matter of course, after all, he was the eldest son in the family, although it was too early to talk about this, but it had to make people think about it more, but Lu Zuo didn't want to discuss these with him now, so he said: "Gongzi has said it, I should go back!" Leave! ”

"Oh! ......Liu Xingzhi's expression seemed a little embarrassed in the dark night, "Then I'll go back to the house - Steward Liu, send Mr. Lu well!" ”

"The little one understands!" Liu San'er replied neatly.

The three of them walked from the verandah to the rockery, there was nothing to say all the way, Yin Ji also didn't dare to talk to the master casually because the housekeeper was there, the quiet and embarrassing atmosphere seemed to be resolved only by the calm footsteps, and the lantern in front of the firewood house was hanging high not far away, fortunately, it was about to arrive.

Behind the rockery, a figure flashed in front of him, the man was burly, dressed in regular clothes, holding a lantern, and walked in the direction of Lu Zuo and them in a hurry.

The housekeeper was still sharp-eyed, and he found out who it was from afar, "Eldest son, why did you come back?" ”

It turned out that the person was Liu Xingyuan, Lu Zuo wondered in his heart, why did the housekeeper call both of them brothers the eldest son? Lu Zuo thought about it again, and seemed to understand the reason again, Liu Xingyuan is the oldest, but he is a concubine, and Liu Xingzhi is a concubine, according to the ancestral system, Liu Xingzhi is indeed the eldest son, and Liu Xingzhi is a typical son-in-law, no one in his eyes, how can he be willing to Liu Xingyuan to suppress him, so there will be such a situation!

Liu Xingyuan replied from afar at this time: "I just went to the gatehouse to get something!" ”

Liu San'er said with a smile: "Just let someone take it next time, why bother the eldest prince to go in person!" ”

Lu Zuo nodded secretly, he practiced it, and the housekeeper was sincerely respectful to him, it seemed that Liu Xingzhi was more popular than his younger brother Liu Xingzhi, and when he looked at it, there was not a single servant behind him.

"It's okay!" Liu Xingyuan then asked, "Where are you sending guests!" ”

"The little one is for Mr. Lu!"

"Oh! Mr. Lu? Liu Xingyuan quickened his pace, came to Lu Zuo in three or two steps, and when he saw Lu Zuo, he quickly bowed deeply, "Mr. Lu, this is polite!" I haven't seen you for a long time, but are you okay? ”

Lu Zuo saw him make this big gift, and hurriedly returned the salute, "Everything is okay, the eldest prince is such a big gift, where does Lu dare to accept it." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Liu Xingyuan then said: "Mr. Lu's name is now unknown to anyone in the court, I have always admired Mr. very much, and I have the heart to ask you for advice, but you are in a hurry every time you come to the house, and I dare not open my mouth to disturb your time." ”

Lu Zuo saw that he was extremely sincere, and he was also relieved to look at it in his heart, compared with his younger brother, Liu Xingyuan was indeed much more lenient and kind, "The eldest prince is polite, if you have anything to say, Lu must know everything!" ”

"In this case, I will come to the door another day to teach!" Liu Xingyuan changed his words and asked, "I heard that Mr. Lu is also going to go out with the army this time?" ”

"Hmmm! Precisely! Lu Zuo knew that as a general of Zhenguo, he should have some opinions on military affairs, but he had never heard about him, so he also had the heart to test him, so he asked, "I wonder what the eldest prince thinks about this war?" ”