Out of the Yonggan Hall Lu Jue went directly to the Dali Temple, and was busy until the sky was completely dark before the Dali Temple was handed over, he walked out of the gate to look at the night sky dotted with only a few stars, and looked at the empty street, the person who came to pick him up was still nowhere to be seen. He stood quietly at the door of Dali Temple, staring at everything in the door, and his thoughts drifted farther and farther, as far as the place where he entered Beijing, as far as the first time he came to the door after high school to worship the teacher, and as far as the first time he entered the gate, looking back at everything here as if he was a world away. Day by day inside and outside, the outside is prosperous and thriving, but the inside reveals the evil and ugliness, making him like a dream and can't figure out where is true and what is false.

Jiang Huan, who came out with him, felt inexplicably sad when he saw him like this, and sighed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something on his mind?" ”

Hearing Jiang Huan's voice, Lu Jue came back to his senses, turned around and pretended to be relaxed: "It's okay." ”

"The lower official understands His Royal Highness's distress, and before the prince left, he also talked to the lower official, and also explained to the lower official, and asked the lower official to say that he must listen to His Royal Highness the Prince. But the prince also said that if His Royal Highness is still disgusted with him because of the rebellion, then there is no need to talk to His Royal Highness, let these words rot in the stomach of the lower officials, and let the lower officials do everything to protect His Royal Highness the Prince! Speaking of this, Jiang Huan stopped and looked at Lu Jue quietly.

"It seems that he already knew that he couldn't come back!" He lowered his head and smiled sadly: "He thinks about me everywhere, but I have done such an ungrateful thing, should I let him live." ”

Jiang Huan took two steps forward, held his shoulder and said, "Why bother, you live well, it is the greatest consolation to the prince." ”

Lu Jue didn't ask him what Wanyan Lie asked him to say, but asked something else: "How many years have you been with him?" ”

Although Jiang Huan wondered why he asked this, he didn't hide it, and replied directly: "Fifteen years, fifteen years ago, he found your whereabouts and intended to take you back to Beijing, but because your body is not suitable for tiring travel, he arranged for me to be the governor of Suzhou for eleven years, and even my mansion is only separated from your house by a wall, and the prince will stay there for a few days every six months to hear about your current situation!" ”

He said these words extremely plainly, but Lu Jue listened to it but moistened his eyes slightly, let out a long breath, and said in an extremely heavy mood: "What did he say?" ”

Jiang Huan said: "The prince asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pay attention to two points, one: King Luo has fallen, His Majesty above the court has one less confidant, and the other factions are also less contained, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lacks protection, you have to be especially careful of these people, Yang Wei, Wei Gao, Zhu Chan, two; Now the most powerful is the Wei family, whether it is His Majesty the Emperor or His Royal Highness the Prince, he is the second to get rid of it, but who this reputation should fall on depends on the wisdom of His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

How did Lu Jue not expect that at this point, how much of his path had been calculated. To say that he still felt a little guilty just now, but now that he heard Jiang Huan's words, he was indifferent, and said with a cold face: "Then on his death day, you can put two more pillars of incense for me." He lifted his robe and stepped down the steps.

Jiang Huan was so confused, and hurriedly chased after him and said: "The person who picked up His Royal Highness has not yet arrived, and the lower official will send His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Lu Jue snorted coldly and said, "No need! ”

"The prince is gone, I am a civil official, I can't help you, the only thing I can do is to protect your safety. Although Yun Qin has privileges, after all, she is also a woman, she has lost too many relatives, for her, you have to live well! I don't know when Jiang Huan began to care about Lu Jue's safety very much, not to repay anyone's favor, but to simply care for this ill-fated young man with a stubborn illness, but also for the feeling that has sprouted.

"Yunqin." Lu Jue tilted his head slightly, looked at Jiang Huan with some kind of gaze in his eyes, and said, "When did you become so close to your sister?" ”

Jiang Huan hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't get me wrong, the lower official only did the eldest princess a small favor, and the eldest princess was too polite, so she allowed the lower official to be called so." ”

At this moment, Yang Wei came with someone, and he stepped forward and saluted: "Slave see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Lu Jue glanced back at him, turned his head and patted Jiang Huan's shoulder, and said in silence: "Dali Temple is handed over to you." He turned around and walked to the side of the car, bent down and entered the car.

Jiang Huan was slightly stunned, and hurriedly saluted: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince." He kept seeing Lu Jue and his party disappear, but Jiang Huan still didn't understand what Lu Jue meant by patting himself.

Arrange the affairs of Dali Temple to return to Zhongzong, and Lu Jue can be regarded as returning home after the day. The cold wind outside, the inside of the sedan car is not only warm, but also accompanied by a light fragrance, this fragrance is very light, which makes people smell and feel comfortable, so that Lu Jue, who is troubled in his heart and tired physically and mentally, gradually feels sleepy. But just when he was getting sleepy, the sedan chair stopped, and as soon as the sedan chair landed, Lu Jue woke up, wondering why no one reminded him when he arrived at the place, but he heard a conversation between the two outside the sedan chair, and he withdrew his hand to pick up the sedan curtain and listened carefully.

First, Yang Wei's voice: "Who is our family, isn't this Fushun next to the queen's mother, why do you want to be so bold to stop the prince's palanquin!" ”

Fu Shun replied: "Back to my father-in-law, the queen has something important to see the prince, so I sent a slave to ask the prince to move forward, and I am tired of my father-in-law, please ask the prince to move out!" ”

After listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Jue realized that he had not arrived at the place at all, but his own way was blocked by someone, it was no trivial matter, but when he heard the name Yang Wei said, he began to think more, in the dead of night, the queen sent someone to stop the sedan chair, and he felt that it should have something to do with the conversation at noon. Is it a blessing or a curse, or will it be for a while, thinking about it, he reached out and opened the sedan curtain.

"Okay, you wait here first, let's go and ask." Before Yang Wei could turn around after speaking, Lu Jue had already picked up the sedan curtain and came out, and he was busy saluting and was about to speak, but he didn't expect to be preempted by Fushun.

Fu Shun stepped forward first and saluted Lu Jue: "The slave Fu Shun has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Queen Mother is waiting for the Crown Prince in the Imperial Garden." ”

Lu Jue didn't speak, nodded to him to show that he understood, and then turned around and ordered: "It's so late, Gonggong Yang will go back to serve Your Majesty!" I know where the palace is, I've seen the queen's mother, and I'll go back by myself. ”

Yang Wei didn't say a bunch of cautious words righteously, but said respectfully: "Yes." ”

Lu Jue waved his hand to Fu Shun and said, "There is Gonggong Lao leading the way." ”

"The prince, please come with the servants, and watch your feet in the middle of the night." Fushun took the first step and was busy lighting the way under Lu Jue's feet.

Seeing the two leave, Yang Wei beckoned a few forbidden soldiers and ordered: "You guys follow carefully, and you must keep the prince safe." ”

"Yes," a few people received the order and quietly followed.

Lu Jue walked along the long corridor with Fushun, and then crossed a winding bridge, and came to the lakeside of the Imperial Garden, where there was a rockery, and there was a pavilion on the rockery, perhaps because the pavilion was also hung with a thick Suzhou embroidered cotton curtain in winter.

Above the pavilion hangs a plaque named Lisi, and the left and right sides directly take the two poems as the upper and lower couplets: once the sea is difficult to water, except for Wushan is not a cloud; Take the second flower bush lazy review, half of the edge of the cultivation and half of the king. And this pavilion Lu Jue has been here more than once, and every time he discusses with Zhongzong alone, he will choose this place, and he didn't know how to sigh before, but no one was inexplicably sad at this time! He stretched out his hand and stroked the words on the sign, not sarcastic.

At this moment, the cotton curtain was opened, and a person came out from inside, and this person was not Queen Wei, but Zhu Chan, the sixth prince.

"Although Empress Xiaoxian has passed away, she can still accept annual worship, and she can also be commemorated by her father and children, unlike me, although I am in the position of the prince, I can't even ask for what my biological mother deserves."

Hearing his words, Lu Jue frowned slightly at first, then tasted the meaning of his words, and after a while, he turned his head and pretended to be confused and asked, "Isn't it the queen's mother who is here, how can it be the prince?" ”

After a long time, people don't seem to understand, whether he is true or not, this can only be understood, and it can not be said a second time. Zhu Chan frowned tightly and sighed softly: "You and I have different identities, in order to avoid misunderstanding by others, I can only ask the prince to come here to meet in the name of the queen mother." He stretched out his hand to the side and invited: "The prince is willing to go in for a while." ”

"Please" Lu Jue didn't guess what his intentions were, he only said one word and went in first, and Zhu Chan stood outside for a moment before entering.

There are two charcoal stoves in the pavilion with thick Su embroidered cotton curtains, so it is warm as spring, and after coming in, Lu Jue felt deeply comfortable, so he took off the heavy cloak and put it on the stone bench on the side, looked down at the dishes and wine on the stone table, and thought of Jiang Huan's prompt just now, and began to think about whether it was good or bad for Zhu Chan to ask him to come here without telling everyone.

Zhu Chan then came in and walked directly to the stone table, lifted the wine jug and poured the wine, and said: "The prince should be very puzzled, the minister asked you to come here in the name of the queen mother, could it be something dark." The prince doesn't need to guess much, the minister asked you to come here just to catch up on the past. He took two glasses of wine, one in front of him, and the other in his hand.

Lu Jue stared at his demeanor intently, and pointed out the key point in one sentence: "In the past, you were the prince, I was a minister, and there was very little intersection, and the prince made an appointment here in the name of the queen's mother, it can't be a reminiscence, say, what's the matter!" ”

Zhu Chan's body trembled slightly, his brows were twisted, and he held up the wine glass with both hands and said, "The minister has something to ask, and I hope the prince will answer." He didn't say anything, but he bent down.

Lu Jue didn't take his wine glass, nor did he help him get up, but sat down on the table, and said, "The prince is the son of the queen, why do you need me to solve it?" ”

"The crown prince laughed, although the minister is the son of his father and the emperor in the position of the king of filial piety, he is just living a life under the fence, and even the biological mother can't 、、、、、、" said with red eyes.

Originally, Lu Jue had already decided to take the wine glass in his hand, but when he heard this, he retracted his hand again, and said with a smile: "Why should the prince be so emotional, you are fostered under the name of the queen, and you have a noble status as a concubine, if there is anything, as long as you mention it to His Majesty the Emperor, in order to take care of Wei's face, Your Majesty will definitely give an order!" ”

Zhu Chan said helplessly: "It's a matter of life experience, I am the adopted son of the queen's mother, no matter what, I have to take into account her feelings and majesty." But the prince is different, you are an orthodox heir, Wei must take care of it, and this matter can only be pinned on the prince. ”

Lu Jue was not stupid, and naturally pondered the meaning of his words, got up and refused directly: "The prince is looking down, the emperor still has six sons besides me, although I am fortunate to be the crown prince, but it is still unknown whether this position is stable or not, please forgive me for being powerless." Reaching out and lifting the cloak and draping it over his body, he walked out without hesitation.

Seeing that people were leaving, Zhu Chan hurriedly said, "Prince, please stay." Take two steps to block Lu Jue's path: "My father has ordered the crown prince to supervise the country, and now the throne belongs to no one else. ”

Lu Jue put away his gentle smile, changed his face and said: "Who will ascend to this throne I say it doesn't count, you don't count, as long as the holy lord doesn't make a decree for a day and the text is still unknown, the prince still goes to ask the emperor!"

Zhu Chan said: "This matter is just a gesture for the prince, although we are not the same mother, after all, we are still brothers and blood, I hope the prince will not refuse people for thousands of miles." And he knelt before him.

I don't know why Lu Jue smiled back, bent over to look at him and sneered: "Flesh and blood, blood is thicker than water? With that, he lifted the curtain and walked out.

He was so precautionary that Zhu Chan was unexpected, and when Lu Jue came out on the front foot, he also walked out, and was silent for a moment When Lu Jue stepped on the steps to go down the rockery, he said loudly: "There will be right and wrong in the court tomorrow, prince, please pay attention." ”

Lu Jue stopped and said, "Thank you." Without looking back, he went directly down the rockery, leaving Zhu Chan alone and secretly desolate. After getting off the pavilion and walking to the long corridor, he heard a very slight footstep overhead, and he couldn't help but smile, thinking what kind of master he was Zhu Gui, and what kind of thing would make people who didn't know any martial arts hear his movements. Raise your head and say in a loud voice: "If you have something on your mind, let's talk about it!" lest you be shot down as a villain by the master of Ouchi if you are not careful. ”

Hearing only a sigh, Zhu Gui flashed, he did not walk to Lu Jue's side, but leaned against the pillar and shook him off, and arched his hand to him perfunctorily: "Zhu Gui, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." With that, he sat down on the guardrail.

Lu Jue smiled and walked over, stood beside him and said, "You masters are really strange, you don't take a good road, but you all like to go back and forth on the roof, you are really not afraid of being treated as a villain!" ”

Zhu Gui glared at him, snorted and stood up and said: "You are in the position of the crown prince, one person is above ten thousand people, he is your own brother, that matter is just a trivial matter to you, why don't you agree." ”

Lu Jue frowned and asked, "You think I'm unkind." ”

Zhu Gui squinted at him and said, "Isn't it!" My father-in-law endured humiliation and was a prisoner for the sake of the Great Qi, and he could not return to his country and home. You dare to say that you have nothing to do with this, if it weren't for your clever words, my stepfather would have ended up like this. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, he stepped in front of Lu Jue in a few steps, and stared at him with round eyes, as if he was about to get a result immediately.

No wonder although Zhu Gui has been conscientious along the way, he has always kept a distance from his love, it turns out that this is the reason. Lu Jue smiled bitterly: "It turns out that you have been thinking about this matter!" He sighed and sat on the railing, looked up at the starry sky and said, "It's a sunny day today, and it's not too cold at this time, so you and I are here to talk about our hearts." ”

Zhu Gui moved, and after a few feet away from Lu Jue, he said coldly: "Whatever." ”

Lu Jue couldn't help but feel funny when he looked at him, and said with a smile: "The emperor ordered me to supervise the country, it seems that I already have great power, but in fact, it is not, now, I don't know how many eyes are staring at me, just hoping that I will do something to catch my handle, and I am looking forward to my downfall, one glory and one loss, if it is easy to say my own success or failure, but behind me in addition to my relatives, there are also people who have just been pacified at the border." The crown prince will fall and fight for the throne, which of the emperor's sons is a fuel-efficient lamp, once the competition for the throne is indispensable, the bloody rain and bloody wind are indispensable, and the snipe and clam compete for the fisherman's profit. It's not that I'm so cautious and timid, Gua Tian Li Xia is the so-called doing something and not doing something, although I am the crown prince, but the emperor is still alive after all, he begged me to be promoted to an auspicious nobleman, I should ask him what his purpose is. He patted him on the shoulder and stood up.

"He has other intentions." It turned out that he was not completely a martial idiot, and he only understood it after a few simple words, Zhu Gui stood up and said worriedly: "Then you can trust his last sentence?" ”

Lu Jue touched the string of water spirit beads on his wrist, the corners of his eyebrows were full of tenderness, and he said with a smile in his eyes: "I'd rather believe it than not, I have some numbers in my heart!" ”

Zhu Gui squinted at him as if he was looking at a monster, how many hearts and eyes did this person have.

As the night deepened, the conversation between the two ended, and Lu Jue dragged his tired body back to the palace, and sent Yang Wei, who was waiting in the hall, away, and went back to the dormitory to rest.

When he got back to his room, he took off his clothes, moved his stiff shoulders, and went to bed. But as soon as he lay down, he was stabbed in his nose by a strong smell of rouge, which made him extremely uncomfortable, so he wanted to turn over to avoid the fragrance, but who knew that the smell was even stronger when he turned around. couldn't help but let out a big sneeze, opened his eyes and sat up to find the source of the smell, it was okay not to open his eyes, as soon as he opened his eyes, he was startled by the scene in front of him, retreated again and again, and fell out of bed with the most embarrassing action in his life.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, how are you?" It turned out that there was a young woman lying on his bed with heavy makeup and only a blanket

Lu Jue sat on the ground, pointed to the woman who was about to get up, and asked with a stammer: "You, you, who are you, why are you here." ”

The woman held the blanket on her chest, nodded slightly and saluted, and said softly: "Concubine Wei Yuan'er, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Lu Jue stood up on his knees, looked at her carefully, and seemed to have an impression and asked, "You are Wei Gao's daughter." ”

Wei Yuan'er nodded excitedly and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remembers the concubine, and the concubine is really happy." As he spoke, he moved his position inside, patted his face and said softly: "It's cold on the ground, please go to bed." ”

"How did you get in?" He couldn't help but be cautious about many things, not to mention this kind of good deed, he should stay away.

Wei Yuan'er blushed, lowered her head lightly and said, "The concubine has come to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the behest of the queen's mother." ”

"I'm asking you, oh, needless to say, I know." She doesn't need to talk about Lu Jue to already know who this person who dares to boldly let her in is, and she really can't give a word of advice. He walked to the door in a few steps, opened the door and shouted loudly: "Liu Fuling, Liu Fuling, you roll over for me." ”

"It's coming, it's coming." The door of the side hall opened Liu Ling, wearing a shoe, holding a shoe in his hand, and wearing only one sleeve of his clothes and hurriedly ran over, he was wearing another shoe, while looking up and down Lu Jue, and said hurriedly: "What's the matter, so anxious, where is it uncomfortable, come and I'll take your pulse!" As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed his arm, to check his pulse.

Lu Jue shook off his hand and pointed to the air in the room: "Don't pretend to be confused, what's going on inside?" ”

Liu Fuling stretched out her head to look at it, and said with a look of grievance: "What can I do, people are holding the queen's will, how dare I dare to stop it!" ”

"Then you will go to sleep peacefully, won't you find someone to inform me! I'm in Dali Temple, and it's not lost. Even if you lose it, the black dog won't find it! So saying, he returned to the house and stepped on the boot sandals, picked up his clothes and walked out.

Looking at Lu Jue's back, Wei Yuan'er shouted anxiously: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, where are you going?" ”

But Lu Jue left without looking back.

Failed to sleep and was hanged, she was also the first since the beginning of the dynasty, Wei Yuan'er was ashamed and annoyed, how could she be willing to lose to the daughter of a businessman who didn't show her face like this.

Liu Fuling chased after her, and muttered behind Lu Jue: "Young master, we can't be like this, this is a person sent by the queen's mother, you just leave people there like this, it's too bad for the queen's mother, you 、、、、、、" But seeing Lu Jue's face, he hurriedly turned his mouth and asked, "Where are you sleeping!" ”

Lu Jue glared at him and said, "Sleeping in your room, what's wrong, can't you?" ”

Liu Fuling said: "This womb is yours, of course you can sleep wherever you want, I just want to ask, where do I sleep?" ”

Lu Jue snorted and said, "There are so many rooms in the East Palace Prince's Mansion, can't you still accommodate a little doctor?" The east wing, the west wing, the east courtyard, the west courtyard, the guest room, the slave room, you can live in my main hall! ”

Liu Lingling was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly looked around, and said, "There is a woman in there, let Moon Shadow know, I have a hundred mouths and I can't tell clearly, and she won't dismantle me when the time comes." "There was a cold war as if someone had really torn off the bones.

Lu Jue raised his hand and knocked on his head, and said angrily: "You also know, hum." "When he entered the side hall where he lived, he closed the door directly.

As soon as the cold wind blew, Liu Fuling shivered, and hurriedly ran to the door and patted the door, just like a child who made a mistake, and apologized with a crying voice: "Young master, I know it's wrong, I won't dare to do it in the future, don't let me be outside the door, it's too cold, I'm frostbitten, who will take care of you." Let's discuss, I'll sleep on the couch, it's really not okay to lay on the floor, it's too cold outside、、、、、、"

In this way, he said good things outside the door for half an hour, and Lu Jue allowed him to enter the house.