The matter of not saying good things to the eldest prince was actually not a difficult thing for Lu Cheng in the first place.

He has been able to sit in this position for so many years, in fact, it has always relied on his fairness and integrity.

If others want to buy him, they have to see if they can afford this bargaining chip.

And to be honest, over the years, there have been many people who want to please him, but no one really dares to buy him.

He is the first person in front of the emperor, and his words and deeds are basically under the emperor's nose.

Who would dare to be too presumptuous.

Anyway, Lu Cheng still hasn't met it.

So even if someone asks him to help the eldest prince speak, he must be beating around the bush and working hard in secret.

And Cao Tingyu's behavior is just a wake-up call for Lu Cheng.

In this way, when facing anyone coming, Lu Cheng can better raise his vigilance.

He took another sip of tea, then looked at the sky outside, it was already the middle of the moon, he stood up, "I know what you say, it's not early now, I have to go first." ”

Cao Tingyue stood up to send him, and said that he wanted to give him tea, after all, he wanted to be more polite and polite.

Lu Cheng shook his head, pushed again, and then said, "I'll tell you the truth, I promised to help you with this matter, and it's not because of your tea or anything." ”

Cao Tingyue smiled, "I know this, the eldest companion should not look down on him." ”

"Whether you look at it or not is one thing, or whether you want it is another thing. I am willing to go on this trip because of the affection of our fellow villagers, and I am willing to accept this because of your identity. ”

Cao Tingyue pretended not to understand, and raised his eyebrows, "What does this mean?" I do not quite understand. ”

"What don't you understand, you're the smartest and most understanding person in the world."

Cao Tingyue lowered his head and smiled.

Lu Cheng walked out with him, and the wind and snow outside didn't mean to stop, and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground.

Lu Cheng said, "You should know what your current identity means, after all, you are not the same as other thousand households, since Ji Jia recognized you as a son, then naturally he wants you to inherit his things." ”

Dongchang is not something that can be inherited simply, most of this is the will of the emperor.

After all, this is not Ji Jia's own family business, so I don't dare to say it casually.

Cao Tingyue hurriedly said, "This ...... I don't dare to say that. ”

Lu Cheng shook his head, "You don't dare to say it, but in the end, everyone knows it, and everyone knows it, even His Majesty's strict requirements for you are also like this." Don't worry, you are doing well now, whether it is Ji Jia or His Majesty, they all like you, so there is definitely no problem with your status at present. ”

Lu Cheng's words are here, he beckoned the little eunuch to give him an umbrella and palm lamp, and then left without looking back.

Lu Cheng is smart and takes precautions.

Although he said that he didn't know how long he would live, and he didn't know whether he would fall in front of Ji Jia or behind Ji Jia, he still left his way back.

The so-called back road is that the people in Dongchang want to give him two points of face.

Although it is true that no one dares to offend Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng also does not want to offend Dongchang, as long as the two sides are harmonious, no matter what they do, it will be much more convenient.

For Lu Cheng, there is no need to find himself unhappy in such a trivial place.

The most important thing is that this Cao Tingyue's request, to be honest, is indeed insignificant.

But just pay attention to the affairs of the eldest prince?

Besides, Cao Tingyue didn't let others go in to intercede, but just didn't let him intercede.

And Lu Cheng can't control all other people's affairs, but he can still control his own affairs.

But what Lu Cheng didn't expect was that Cao Tingyue reminded him like this, officially because Cao Tingyue had already guessed that someone wanted to make a fuss from Lu Cheng's side.

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"People from this palace? What does my father want to ask the people of Hongu to do? "The queen didn't get it a bit.

The national ruler said, "Niangniang, think about it, but the eldest prince grew up beside Niangniang?" ”

That's true, but what's wrong with that?

In the early years, the queen put the eldest prince by her side to raise her, one was to hide people's eyes, and the other was to make the emperor feel that she was kind and tolerant as a housewife, and she treated her concubine with general care, even better than her own son.

At the beginning, the eldest prince was on her side, and her careful care was indeed exchanged for the emperor's side eyes.

also in exchange for the emperor's gentleness and affection for her.

If it weren't for Concubine Jing's slut who appeared later......

The queen thought fiercely, but what if there was Concubine Jing, after all, even if there was Concubine Jing...... Now she's just a wretched worm in the cold palace.

Whether she wants to die or not, whether she is allowed to live or not, is just a matter of his own words.

"Niangniang's care and love for the eldest prince, for so many years, the people in the palace have been visible."

The queen still didn't understand, "So what? What does the father mean? ”

Guozhang said, "So, at this time, when Niangniang learned about the eldest prince, she must be very anxious and worried, maybe she can't eat well and sleep, and she is worried, and the people around Niangniang naturally can't stand it, so she went to Lucheng on her own initiative, and wanted to say if she could ask Lucheng to say a few words for the eldest prince in front of His Majesty for the sake of the queen's mother." ”

The queen didn't understand anymore, "But, aren't we going to take this opportunity to suppress him?" How can you still intercede with him? ”

The prince said, "Niangniang, in fact, what the eldest prince needs most now is not to intercede, but that His Majesty does not pay attention to him, after a long time, find a few more people to say something bad about the eldest prince in front of His Majesty, and at this time His Majesty will feel - then my own son is not so unbearable, maybe it is a little stupid, and at this time the eldest prince will have a turnaround." ”

The queen frowned, "So, what did Father mean ......"

"And we just don't let this cooling time, we just want to go to His Majesty to intercede. Let His Majesty feel that this person is really terrible, even if he made such a big mistake, there are still people who dare to intercede with him, is it that he has done a lot of tricks and feet behind his back? ”

The queen understood, "Father's meaning...... Hongu understands, it's the opposite, so that he doesn't have a chance of his own, is that what it means? ”

Guozhang nodded.

Everyone is counting, including the eldest prince, and they are indeed planning to do so.

He soaked in the hot water to wake up completely, and then he saw the note that had been delayed.

The corners of his forehead jumped, and now he knew what he had done stupidly.

He thought back now that he had made a special trip to the imperial study just now, just to see if he had arrived, to see if he had acted according to the note.

But what he didn't expect was that he was completely wrong.

The eldest prince angrily wanted to cut people.

It was still the people around him who persuaded him, "Your Highness, it's useless to be angry now." ”

"Then what else can this king do now, being reprimanded by his father like this, I'm afraid that this time, my father won't easily forgive this king, this vision that has been accumulated with great difficulty, is it just so easy to throw it out?"

The eldest prince would not have it.

Even, even if he wishes now that he could turn back time, he can go back to before entering the palace, none of this happened.

But in the end, there is no such ability, so time cannot be returned.

And the matter of the eldest prince has become a fact.

What to do? His courtiers said, "Your Highness, the only thing you can do now is for Your Highness to think about it behind closed doors in the palace first, and then find someone to impeach His Highness in the court after a while. ”

The eldest prince couldn't hear this now, but sat down in a trance, "It's over, my father is afraid that he is completely disgusted with me, and this is really the end." ”

The courtier hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't be discouraged, it's okay." Even if you look like you lost this game of chess now, but if you think about it, the second prince is still locked up in the mansion, and the crime is even greater, at least at this time, we didn't let the second prince get the first opportunity, so this matter is not particularly bad. ”

The eldest prince thought about it, and was really comforted a little, and nodded slowly, "What you said is true." ”

"So Your Highness, we should not do anything now, this is the best. Waiting quietly, after all, the palace is full of people from the second prince, and they will not want to intercede with His Royal Highness, maybe they will seize this opportunity to intercede with the second prince. If that's the case, we're getting the upper hand. ”

The eldest prince nodded, "Yes, no matter who comes to my father to intercede in any way now, I'm afraid that he will really anger his father, and then I won't think about such a simple punishment." Maybe he will be degraded, if he goes down to the fiefdom, he will be ...... for the rest of his life."

Yes, in that life, I'm afraid that there will be no chance to return to Beijing, let alone have any position as the prince.

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"So, what does my father mean by borrowing Lu Cheng's hand?"

Guozhang nodded, but the queen was still worried, "This Lu Cheng is an old fox, if we want to use him, where is it so simple, if we tell him to see through, it will be even more difficult to get along in the future." He is the man who is in front of His Majesty, and if you offend him, it will not do us any good. ”

"Niangniang is worried too much, how can we offend him? How are we using him? Let's tell him clearly, it's just that the mother is too sad because the eldest prince is too sad and her body is broken, but because His Majesty has ordered her to think about it, I don't know if you can invite a few more imperial doctors to come, on this matter, please ask Your Majesty, this is not a fault. ”

The Queen's eyes lit up.