Before dawn on the second day, Lu Zuo got up early, because Lu Zuo has always had the habit of getting up early and reciting in the morning, so there was no one to serve at this moment, so Lu Zuo washed himself after getting up. I originally wanted to pass the time with a few books that I hadn't finished reading the day before, but after hesitating, I stacked the books on the desk again, and only took a few irrelevant books on the bookcase. So after getting the book, with the route when I came back last night, I walked to the Qiubang Pavilion alone.

The sky is getting brighter, the cold wind in the yard is blowing, the residual lotus in the pond in front of the autumn pavilion is swaying in the wind, and the snow on the roof has melted, it seems that today will be a good day.

In the Qiu Bang Pavilion, Lu Zuo was holding the book in his hand and looking at it with relish, seeing the wonderful points, and nodding and smiling from time to time.

At this time, there were already a few servants who got up early in the courtyard to do their duties, and when they passed by the Qiubang Pavilion, they saw that it was the distinguished guests invited by His Royal Highness last night, and they all stepped forward to greet Lu Zuo, "Mr. Lu, it is windy in the courtyard, you are careful!" This early morning is heavy in wind and frost, and the body should be careful. Tell me anything! The prince said before his head, I can't snub you! Let's see if you want the little ones to send you breakfast first, I'm afraid that you will be hungry when you get to the corner! ”

Lu Zuo nodded, signaling that it was okay.

"Mr. Lu, the little ones will bring it to you." A servant replied, "By the way, His Highness ordered it last night, and you will have dinner with Your Highness in the past few days!" ”

"Where's the convenience of this! You'd better tell Your Highness that you don't have to! Lu Zuo has always disliked talking to others when he gets up early, and when he heard the little guy say this, he had to reply to him.

A few little guys smiled, and the one who answered said: "Your Highness said, the crown princess entered the palace yesterday to accompany the queen, and it will take some time to come back, so it's okay!" After speaking, the little guys didn't wait for Lu Zuo to answer, so they quit and went to the kitchen to prepare for breakfast.

Lu Zuo heard the little servant talk about the crown princess, and suddenly remembered that he had heard that the crown princess was a powerful character, but the daughter of Xu Bingde, the secretary of the military department of the dynasty, although Xu Bingde was only a second-rank Beijing official, he was also the emperor's confidant.

At this time, Lu Zuo couldn't help but be suspicious. Suddenly, the two little servants were one in front of the other, one holding the breakfast in one hand and placing it on the stone table, and the other holding a cotton cushion in the other hand on the stone bench. One of the little guys could speak, nodded and smiled: "Mr. Lu, you use it slowly!" This Jingshi is not as good as Jiangnan, when you get up in the morning and stay at night, it is very cold, you pay attention to it, what do you have to say. ”

Lu Zuo nodded with a smile, thanked him, and the few little guys retired.

Lu Zuo looked at the food in front of him, and couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart, it was not easy to see what the prince had done recently, whether it was true or not. It's just that the prince's various remarks yesterday made people a little uneasy. Not to mention the question of who to choose to assist first, the top priority at the moment should be to leave the prince's mansion as soon as possible. Lu Zuo thought about it while reading a few books randomly.

I don't know when, the sun went up to the roof. An old man with frosty white temples was walking towards the pavilion, and the person leading the way in front of him was the Qin steward of the Prince's Mansion.

Steward Qin waved his hand to stop Lu Zuo from afar, and said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu!" ”

Lu Zuo saw that a guest was coming, so he put down the book in his hand unhurriedly, stood up and walked down the steps.

Steward Qin respectfully invited the old man, and said to Lu Zuo: "This is our prince's father-in-law, Lord Xu, the secretary of the military department!" As he spoke, he began to introduce Lu Zuo again, "This is Mr. Lu Zuolu!" It is our prince's honored guest! ”

Lu Zuo couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that it was Xu Bingde, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and instantly wondered how he would come, it seems that the prince took great pains to keep himself. Lu Zuo thought about it and saluted.

"Mr. Lu! Excuse me. Xu Bingde smiled, very kind to the elderly.

"The adults have tormented the grass people, the grass people's surname is Lu Mingzuo, the small character Gongfu, the adults just call me Lu Zuo!"

Xu Bingde smiled and patted Lu Zuo's shoulder, "Gongfu!" Xu Bingde nodded, "Sure enough, he is a young talent, and his bearing is extraordinary!" ”

"I've heard of Mr. Lu's name for a long time, and it's a great honor to see it today!" Xu Bingde said, stretching out his hand to invite Lu Zuo to sit back in the pavilion. At this time, someone else had already taken another cotton pad to cushion Xu Bingde's seat.

Xu Bingde saw a few useless books on the stone table, "Mr. Lu, why have you been looking at the miscellaneous drama recently?" Xu Bingde couldn't help but be a little curious, a person like Lu Zuo who is extremely smart should be reading books like "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Biography".

Lu Zuo smiled and said: "I am in good spirits in the morning, and I just read these books for pastime, and I am tired of reading those serious books." ”

Xu Bingde was suspicious for a moment, and when he was about to say something, his servants came over and told him that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had prepared breakfast in the living room. Xu Bingde and Lu Zuo walked to the living room together with a smile.

The living room of the prince's mansion is large but extremely simple, although the dishes on the table are shaped, they look extremely simple, and there are two maidservants serving on the side, the prince is sitting on the main seat, Lu Zuo is sitting at the bottom, and Xu Bingde is sitting opposite him. After a while, Lu Renxiang and Yin Ji also followed Qin Guan's family to the living room and sat next to Lu Zuo.

"Did Mr. Lu rest well last night?" The crown prince Liu Yan was not a restrained person, and while asking, he motioned to his subordinates to put the good dishes in front of Lu Zuo.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness's care, I slept soundly last night and stayed all night until dawn." Lu Zuo said and smiled.

"Hmmm! That's good. Recently, the weather has been cold and frosty in the evening, and I will ask my subordinates to add an extra layer of bedding to you at night. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The prince shook his head and signaled that he didn't have to be polite, so he asked his father-in-law Xu Bingde why he came to the house early this morning.

When Xu Bingde asked, his brows stretched and he smiled, 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, "It's done!" ”

Lu Zuo watched the two of them sing and harmonize, expecting that this matter must have something to do with him. Lu Zuo is a person who is used to suspicion, and he will not open his mouth no matter whether he can ask or not, so seeing this scene, Lu Zuo just fixed his mind and waited for the two of them to speak first.

The crown prince Liu Yan saw that Lu Zuo's expression was unpredictable, and it was difficult to say it directly.

However, Xu Bingde was a person from the old calendar, so he pretended to be concerned and asked Lu Zuo: "If the old man is not mistaken, Mr. Lu is now twenty-three!" ”

"Exactly!" After Lu Zuo heard this, he had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, and thought that he mentioned the crown princess Xu Fang, so he thought that the prince asked the crown princess to enter the palace to propose marriage, and wanted to envelop me with this, but I didn't know which girl it would be, and I couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”