Chapter 35: Mother's Day

The eighth day of September is the annual Mother's Day, which is also the birthday of the founding queen, Empress Saint Ann. Empress Sheng'an is a strange woman, known as the female Zhuge , she is resourceful and does not let the eyebrows, for the conquest of Qi Taizong to make suggestions, for the establishment of the Great Qi has made great contributions, and assisted Qi Taizong to create a splendid country. But this queen was short-lived, and died of illness in the second year of the establishment of Daqi.

Empress Sheng'an died Qi Taizong was very sad, in order to express his sorrow, he set up a section on the queen's birthday, and on this day, all kinds of lanterns were hung everywhere, and all single men and women as long as they were happy with each other, they could not care about the door barrier, exchange lanterns, and use the lanterns as a basis for the matchmaker.

Why is this so, there is a story here, when Qi Taizong and Empress Sheng'an met, fell in love, and stayed together because of a lantern.

It wasn't long after nightfall, and the streets were already covered with lanterns and people. Men and women go in groups of threes and fives, the men are handsome and dignified, and the women are all carefully dressed, just to find a person who can be Nina on this day.

At this moment, a group of people came from a distance, and among them was a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe, extremely noble. This person is none other than the Qi King Zhu Xian, he will appear here, and you don't need to guess to know what kind of heart he has. There is another person who has appeared in front of Lu Jue who is playing with him, that is, Ma San, Miss Ma Yujiao.

Although the relationship between the two is already well known in the capital, Zhu Xian, who has no qualification, has not fulfilled anything except his promise. Originally, I hoped that I could use this opportunity to persuade Lu Jue to fulfill his promise. Unexpectedly, nothing worked in good words, intimidation, or anything, and all the sweet dreams became dreams again.

Ma Yujiao looked at the people walking beside him, but his eyes were those well-dressed women, remembering that he did his best for him, but he couldn't get any name, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour, and the joy he had just gone out had long been gone.

The nail that was sent to follow Lu Jue was quietly pulled out. And the beauty plan he set up didn't work in front of Lu Jue. Zhu Xian, who was already in a bad mood, was forced out by Ma Yujiao again. has a stomach but he is not good at attacking, because no matter what, she is the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty, and if he wants to participate in the seizure of the throne in the future, he is still an indispensable adviser. But fortunately, there are all kinds of women along the way, so I won't be bored.

Along the way, although the two walked side by side, they each had their own thoughts.

Wu Yong, the steward eunuch who came with him, was not an uninformed person, and when he saw the two of them like this, he deliberately reminded him, lightly touched Zhu Xian's arm, raised his chin and pointed to the lantern stall on the side, and signaled: "Miss Ma San has accompanied the prince all the way, shouldn't the prince send something?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Xian retracted his gaze, looked at Wu Yong, and then at Ma Yujiao, put on a smiling face, and blamed himself: "Yes, yes, it is this king who has not thought it through." Stopped in front of a lantern stall, picked a lantern at random, handed it to Ma Yujiao and said, "Okay, Jiao'er, don't be angry with this king, this is for you." ”

Ma Yujiao stretched out her hand to take it, and asked with a reluctant smile: "Ye is so casual, do you also treat Yujiao as such a woman." ”

"Where, where you misunderstood." As he spoke, he put his hand on her shoulder, hugged her and poured honey on her: "In my heart, you are the best candidate for my concubine, even if there are many women around this king, in my eyes they are just a group of vulgar." Before the word could be spoken, the whole person stood there in a daze, his eyes staring straight ahead.

Seeing that people stopped talking, Ma Yujiao turned her head to look at him, only to see him stunned looking at the front of him with a strange brilliance in his eyes, how could he not know what the situation was when he got along with him for a few years. Just followed his gaze, and saw a beautiful woman in a palace pink dress, who was selecting lanterns not far ahead, and under the virtual light of various lanterns, the woman seemed to be a fairy who came out of the picture scroll. And the woman they are looking at is none other than Lu Jue's fiancée Zhou Ruoshui.

has been with him for so long, how could Ma Yujiao not understand his thoughts. Before he could lift his footsteps, he grabbed his arm and stopped: "She is not something that the prince can provoke." ”

After listening to her words, Zhu Xian retracted his gaze, glanced at her angrily, and said: "On weekdays, I think you are generous, so I intentionally promised you the position of concubine, but I didn't expect you to be a jealous person." ”

Although Ma Yujiao felt aggrieved in her heart after hearing his words, she couldn't help but remind: "Because she is Zhou Wenfeng's daughter and Lu Jue's wife." ”

Zhu Xianyi was shocked: "It will be so coincidental!" ”

Ma Yujiao looked at Zhou Ruoshui and said: "Lord Lu is a person with heart, how could he miss such a festival!" "This can't help but have a bit of a sour taste, yes, why can't such a dedicated man meet it himself.

"Lu Jue's woman." Zhu Xian snorted and laughed twice, a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, and he said angrily: "What this king wants is his woman." "What good things are his, the throne can't be fought for by himself, if he can't even fight for a woman, wouldn't he be even more incompetent. Thinking about it, he chose a fish-shaped lantern from the stall on the side, picked it up and walked towards Zhou Ruoshui.

"Lord Wang" If he really provoked Lu Jue, it would really cause trouble, and things would be out of control, Ma Yujiao chased a few steps and followed.

Besides, Zhou Ruoshui, who was standing in front of the lantern stall and choosing lanterns, came out of Deyue Tower and walked slowly accompanied by Xianglan and Xiangyue, while selecting lanterns and waiting for Lu Jue's arrival.

But after walking for a long time, Zhou Ruoshui still didn't pick a Ruxin, and after passing through a lantern stall, Zhou Ruoshui stopped and carefully selected. It's hard to make a decision about this, and it's hard to decide.

Yu Xianglan was a little hesitant to see Zhou Ruoshui picking up the lantern, and asked, "Have you not chosen it after watching it for so long?" ”

Zhou Ruoshui frowned: "I have a few in mind, but I'm afraid that I won't like it if I choose Liulang, so I'm a little unsure of my idea." ”

Yu Xianglan smiled and held Zhou Ruoshui's elbow and said: "How come, adults love you very much, I think as long as you choose, give adults anything, adults will like it"

Zhou Ruoshui's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said a little uninterestingly: "Actually, it's not because I'm afraid that he won't like it, but I want to give him a sachet to calm his nerves and help him sleep." ”

Yu Xianglan patted her hand and said with a knowing smile: "Since this is the case, we won't look at the lights, let's go to the teahouse in front and wait for the adults!" ”

"Okay" Zhou Ruoshui turned to Xiangyue and said, "You go and tell your uncle, lest he go around looking for us again." ”

"Yes" Xiangyue replied and turned to leave.

"The adults will come in a while, you will accompany the adults 、、、、、、" The two were just about to leave, but they were stopped by a person who suddenly appeared.

Zhu Xian took a few steps closer to Zhou Ruoshui with a smile on his face, stared at Zhou Ruoshui with straight eyes, and said softly: "The girl is too lonely to enjoy the lanterns alone!" Why don't you let this king accompany you to watch? As he spoke, he handed over the lantern in his hand and said softly: "The meaning of this lantern is that the water does not leave the fish, and the fish does not leave the water." Leaning forward, he whispered in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, "But I have another explanation, and that is the joy of fish and water." ”

Although the voice was small, Zhou Ruoshui heard it clearly, so Meng Lang's words made Zhou Ruoshui at a loss, she immediately took two steps back and saluted: "I'm sorry, the little girl should go, and the son will watch it alone!" As soon as he turned around, he was blocked by the guards beside Zhu Xian.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Xianglan immediately pulled Zhou Ruoshui behind her to protect her, her face sank, and she pointed at Zhu Xian and said, "This son is too uninteresting!" Even if you look at my girl, you have to be willing to enjoy the lanterns together! People don't want to, it's hard to make it difficult to rob it! You are not afraid of everyone watching, and besides, you don't inquire about who my girl is. ”

Wu Yong saw that a woman dared to humiliate her master like this, and pointed at Yu Xianglan with an orchid and said angrily: "Bold woman, do you know who you are talking to?" Come. ”

"Slow down Xiao Yongzi, don't scare the beauty." Zhu Xian took two steps forward and leaned slightly, looked at Zhou Ruoshui behind Yu Xianglan and smiled gently: "It turns out that the girl is waiting for someone, it has been this hour, it seems that this person should not come?" Why don't you accompany the king to enjoy the lanterns and swim in the lake first? ”

Yu Xianglan slapped Zhu Xian's hand and said: "Why are you so thick-skinned, don't you understand, let me tell you, my girl is 、、、、、、"

Zhou Ruoshui didn't want Yu Xianglan to move out of Lu Jue's identity, so he pulled her arm for him and said, "Aunt Lan, forget it, let's go!" But I saw Ma Yujiao standing in the middle of this group of people.

Seeing her looking at herself, Ma Yujiao stepped forward and saluted, "Madam." ”

"Miss Ma San." After thinking about it like this, Zhou Ruoshui had a guess about the identity of Meng Lang's person, could it be that he was His Royal Highness the King of Qi in Ma Yujiao's mouth. Thinking of this week, Ruoshui couldn't help but panic, grabbed Yu Xianglan's arm tightly and said, "Aunt Lan, let's go quickly!" ”

"Okay" Yu Xianglan grabbed her hand and wanted to leave.

But how can it be so simple, Zhu Xian has already given the guards around him a look, and before the two of them have even stepped out, they have already stood behind the two. Before Yu Xianglan could say anything, he covered her mouth and dragged her away.

"Aunt Lan" Zhou Ruoshui was worried that they would be unfavorable to Xianglan, so she was so worried that she was just about to catch up, when she saw Zhu Xian walking towards her, Zhou Ruoshui hurriedly took two steps back, and saluted with a flustered expression: "You are His Royal Highness the King of Qi!" The concubine Lu Zhou is courteous to you. ”

As if hearing a joke, Zhu Xian laughed twice and grabbed Zhou Ruoshui's wrist, pulled Zhou Ruoshui to his side with a slight pull, put her slender waist on the first floor, and said softly: "This is very good, if you don't accept this lamp and don't obey this king, your aunt and Lu Jue will not end well." "The beauty he wants, no matter what means he uses, he will definitely get it, even if it is coercion.

He made enemies for himself like this, which would do all kinds of harm but no benefit to seize the throne in the future, how could Ma Yujiao bear to see him fall short. Hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Lord Wang, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, Lord Lu is an indispensable minister of the humerus, if you miss it, it will not help your great cause at all." ”

It's okay to bluff others with these words, Zhu Xian knows so well how can he not be angry when he listens to her, the country belongs to someone else, and now even a woman has to give it to others, Zhu Xian is willing. Shouted: "Get out of here." He pushed Ma Yujiao away from his side.

It was also when he was distracted that Zhou Ruoshui broke away from Zhu Xian's embrace and retreated a few steps in a panic.

Zhu Xian raised his hand and sniffed the remaining fragrance on his hand, stared at Zhou Ruoshui with a smile in his eyes, and hinted: "It seems that you are not complying!" ”

Zhou Ruoshui panicked and said: "You are the prince of the dynasty, why do you want to embarrass me as a woman!" ”

Zhu Xian snorted and said viciously: "Whoever made you Lu Jue's woman, as long as it is his thing, this king wants to get it!" ”

"You" was in Zhou Ruoshui's ears when he was in trouble, and he was familiar with the voice.

"How noble the prince's identity is, how can he use such unbearable means to embarrass a woman from a good family. If someone sues the prince to Dali Temple for this crime, and slanders the prince for the crime of robbing the people's daughters by using power, how do you say this seat should be accepted! Everyone turned their heads, only to see the well-dressed Lu Jue holding a flower-shaped lantern, standing aside with an elegant smile on his face, while Yu Xianglan and the arresting guard were captured and standing behind him.

Lu Jue's arrival made Zhou Ruoshui feel a lot more at ease, although he didn't have the worries just now, he was still worried that the two would have a conflict.

This is really a narrow road! Baixun didn't see it, but when he met it at this time, Zhu Xian's smile froze on his face. The beauty was about to succeed, but she was disturbed by a person who she didn't want to see the most in her life, and she was unwilling to think about it, so she grabbed Zhou Ruoshui's wrist and smiled: "What a coincidence!" Hangzhou is so far away, you and I can still meet. ”

Because of Lu Jue's arrival, Yu Xianglan, who was rescued, had a fighting momentum, coupled with the humiliation of being captured just now, how could she still endure Zhu Xian's difficulties. hurriedly walked over and opened Zhu Xian's hand, pulled Zhou Ruoshui aside, and accused: "Don't move your feet, you are not ashamed of being a big man and a little girl!" ”

Zhu Xian sank his face, glanced at Yu Xianglan angrily, and said, "Bold." ”

"Women and children, why should the prince bother with them." Lu Jue handed over the lantern in his hand to the night breeze to carry, walked a few steps forward alone, stood at the front and saluted slightly: "Minister Lu Jue has seen the prince." "Although I don't look down on Zhu Xian's various styles, I still have to keep the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers.

The previous robbery was revealed, and Zhu Xian was still worried for a few days. But all this disappeared after Lu Jue left Beijing, and instead of wanting to get rid of Lu Jue as soon as possible, today's incident naturally made Zhu Xian remember him more.

But as the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, Lu Jue's words and actions make Zhu Xian unable to find fault, and the fire in his belly has nowhere to be sprinkled, and it can only be pressed down. He tried hard to put on a smiling face and said, "This is not the palace, Lu Qing doesn't have to be polite." Glancing at Lu Jue, he looked him up and down, well-dressed and personable. This made him hate him even more, glared at him fiercely, and said, "Hasn't Brother Lu always been entangled in business?" How can I also be in the mood to travel to Jiangnan. ”

Lu Jue turned his head and looked at Zhou Ruoshui gently, his heart was moved, women are pleasing to themselves, and Zhou Ruoshui is even more cute when she dresses up carefully, no wonder even the King of Qi, who has countless women, will be attracted to him. He steadied his mind and said without moving his gaze: "I'm not young anymore, the prince already has a son and two daughters at my age, and I'm still alone, it's time to solve the major events of my life." ”

Night Wind understood what Lu Jue meant, handed over the lantern and said, "Master lantern." ”

Lu Jue took the lantern, smiled like a spring breeze on his elegant handsome face, handed the flower-shaped lamp in his hand to Zhou Ruoshui and said softly: "The lady is in a hurry, if Yu Weifu comes out together, there will be no misunderstanding." ”

Zhou Ruoshui couldn't help but be shy by Lu Jue's affectionate gaze, lowered his head slightly, reached out to take the lamp in Lu Jue's hand, and took out a delicately embroidered sachet from his sleeve, handed it to him with a red face, and said softly: "There are many lanterns, Shui Er doesn't know what kind of lamp Liulang likes, so he sewed the sachet early in the morning, I don't know if you like it." ”

Lu Jue was so unhappy in his heart, and when he took the sachet again, he gently squeezed Zhou Ruoshui's hand from an angle that was not noticed, expressing his inner liking. Touching the sachet, she knew how much thought it had taken her to see how much thought this little sachet had taken her. He just wants to be alone with his fiancée as soon as possible, and he doesn't want to deal with Zhu Xian, but in order to stop him from doing anything crooked, it is necessary to point out to him: "Can the prince take the step to speak?"

Zhu Xian's face turned from laughter to anger, and he glared at Lu Jue fiercely and said, "Let's go." Zhu Xian moved to a place where the crowds were not densely populated first, not because he was taboo in his heart, but to see what tricks he had in Lu Jue.

Lu Jue glanced at Zhu Xian, who was in advance, walked to Zhou Ruoshui's side and whispered, "You wait for me here for a while." ”

Just now, that person claimed to be the prince, and Lu Jue greeted him as soon as he came, so Zhou Ruoshui was more sure of his identity. For the second time in a row, he caused trouble with him, and gently lowered his head and blamed himself: "He is a prince with a high position and power, and he will definitely embarrass Liulang, Shui'er is really 、、、、、、 has caused trouble for Liulang again." ”

Hearing her self-blame, Lu Jue didn't feel good in her heart, no matter what happened Zhou Ruoshui was thinking about herself, but she missed so many good times with her. took her hand and comforted softly: "Don't blame you, I have already had a holiday with him in the capital, so whether there is anything today or not, our relationship will not be much better." As he spoke, he shook her shoulders and smiled, "It's the first time we've spent the holidays together, don't let these unpleasantness disturb our precious time." ”

yes, it's hard to be together. Although she was still worried, she knew that she might not be able to help him here. I had to nod and say, "Then I'll wait for you." ”

It's just a few simple words, but it's as sweet as honey. Lu Jue saw her uneasiness, bowed her head and said to her, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon." ”

"Rokuro has to be careful." After Lu Jue nodded in response, he watched him walk over.

Zhu Xian saw all this in his eyes, it was hatred in his heart, and his face gradually changed, looking at Lu Juepi who came over, he smiled and said: "Brother Lu is really a blessing!" ”

Lu Jue saluted him and said, "The prince praised it falsely. ”

Zhu Xian snorted lightly, looked up, and said in a strange manner: "Beauty is accompanied, Lu Qing has a stubborn disease, but you have to do what you can!" Because of this, it cost his life, and when it was passed to the court, it really became a laughing stock. ”

This threatening words couldn't help but be sour, Lu Jue smiled after hearing it: "If the prince who should worry about it doesn't calculate, I don't have to worry about these little things!" ”

Zhu Xian glanced at Lu Jue, and said with a displeased face: "This king doesn't have the leisure to take care of your affairs, but just to remind you for the sake of the monarch and ministers!" It's your business that you don't appreciate it, this king has one less bicker, it's just less fun! ”

"The prince doesn't need to be coerced, as the saying goes, life and death are life, wealth is in the sky." looked at him coldly and said, "However, it is said that it takes a trench to grow wisdom, why does the prince have to fall twice on the same matter." ”

Zhu Xian squinted at Lu Jue and said, "Although Lu Jue is not the capital here, it is still the territory of Daqi, you should know what your identity is!" There is a difference between monarchs and ministers, what to say and what not to say, you should know very well. ”

"Since the prince wants to talk about identity with his ministers, then let's talk about identity." Slowly putting away his smiling face, Lu Jue said with a serious face: "The name of the Great Qi is taken from the meaning of the unity of the monarch and the people, the prince is the respect of the prince, and the entry and exit represent the royal etiquette." The king is the boat, the people are the water, the water can carry the boat and capsize the boat, this is the lesson of how many generations of rivers and mountains have been paid! The Great Qi has only been passed down for three generations to His Majesty, and His Majesty the Emperor must not want to follow in the footsteps of the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty! ”

The prison robbery only ended after Zheng Yunlin's many old cases were brought out, but on the other hand, he who planned the prison robbery himself was fine, so Zhu Xian returned to his previous style. He glanced at Lu Jue, put his hands behind his back and said fiercely: "Lu Jue, you don't want to scare this king with these words, there are some things that this king knows better than you." My father has a lot of opportunities, and he can't handle many major things clearly, and this little thing is not worth mentioning. After taking two steps, he looked sideways at Lu Jue and sneered: "Even if someone wants to enter Beijing to file a lawsuit, the mountain is high and the road is far away, and I am afraid that I will not be able to die!" ”

Lu Jue shook his head, and his smile deepened a little: "You really think that those brothers of yours are all fools, they are no worse than you compared to designers and calculators!" I'm just a subordinate, so the prince should bother less to deal with me! With that, he turned around and pulled Zhou Ruoshui and left.

Staring at Lu Jue's departing back, Zhu Xian couldn't hold back his anger anymore and threw away the lantern in his hand, stepped on it fiercely, clenched his fists and showed a fierce light, could the beauties of the country let this person occupy all, how could all the good things in the world be his.