[Chapter 5, Volume 5]

Section 182 Chapter 182 Old Things

It was late at night, but the sky was not very dark because of the silvery snow. In the main hall of the Lu family, Lu Hong and several young people gathered around the warm pot, drinking soju, and chatting happily. A few little ladies who didn't drink were sitting in the small living room around the charcoal brazier to persuade Chaoxia.

Lu Xiang'er thought that after reminding Huo Qingqing and Wen Yao, Chaoxia would know later that Concubine Song was going to elect a princess for the fourth prince Zhao Chengmin. Unexpectedly, Li Wenhao, who came at the same time as Huo Qingsong and Wen Song, leaked his mouth after drinking a few glasses of wine.

Chaoxia's expression didn't change much, but she had no appetite, and after sitting for a while, she put down her chopsticks and left the table. Lu Xiang'er, Wen Yao, and Huo Qingqing saw Chaoxia leaving, and they also put down their chopsticks to accompany her. When Li Wenhao saw this scene, his face turned pale, but he didn't say anything.

Wen Song looked at Li Wenhao, took the initiative to pour him a glass of wine, and said in a low voice: "You know the result, but you still have to do it, why are you bothering." ”

"I don't know ......" Li Wenhao shook his head slightly, with a blank expression, picked up the wine glass and poured it into his mouth. When Lu Hong and Huo Qingsong saw his appearance, they realized that Li Wenhao deliberately said it so that Chaoxia would know. Thinking of Li Wenhao's goal, Lu Hong sighed to himself, and then talked about the palace test a few days later and changed the topic.

I don't know if Li Wenhao is upset or because his alcohol is too shallow. Within half an hour, Li Wenhao, who was not in high spirits, got drunk. Seeing that Li Wenhao was using the strength of wine, he wanted to talk to Chaoxia. Wen Song hurriedly got up and was about to send Li Wenhao back.

Huo Qingsong's brows furrowed, and he said, "I'll send him back with you." He looks like this, if the prince sees it, he will have to kneel in the ancestral hall tonight. ”

"What's so terrible about the ancestral hall, I don't know how many times I've knelt down. Sometimes, I want to die on my knees. "Although Li Wenhao is drunk and dizzy, he is particularly sensitive to the word 'ancestral hall'. As soon as he heard Huo Qingsong mention it, he broke free of Wen Song's hand, and said with a somewhat excited expression: "If my sister can come back, I will have no regrets even if I kneel there." If my sister can come back, he won't be able to fight with me......"

"Li Wenhao-" A cold light flashed in Huo Qingsong's eyes, and he strode forward and grabbed Li Wenhao and looked at him coldly. I have to say that the cold on General Huo's body is so strong that even the drunk Li Wenhao couldn't help but shiver, and forgot what to say next.

Wen Song also broke out in a cold sweat because of Li Wenhao's words. Seeing that Li Wenhao was stopped, he also stepped forward to help Li Wenhao, grabbed his cloak and went out. Huo Qingsong turned around and nodded to Lu Hong, and said in a deep voice: "Let's send Wen Hao back first, and then pick up Qingqing and Yao'er later." ”

After speaking, Huo Qingsong didn't look at Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia, who looked puzzled, and walked out quickly. Lu Hong looked at the still steaming hot pot on the table, and sighed softly before slowly sitting down. But he couldn't feel the voices of Lu Xiang'er and a few people, so Lu Hong thought of something, and immediately looked at Chaoxia.

At this time, Chaoxia lowered her head slightly, making it impossible to see the expression on her face, and Lu Xiang'er and the three of them surrounded her but didn't know what to say, just looked at her nervously. Although Li Wenhao's words were not finished, several people in the room still heard that he had not given up on Chaoxia.

Wen Yao looked at Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia, and suddenly said aloud: "Sister Chaoxia, I think Li Gongzi probably doesn't like you as deeply as you think." He just hates the Four Highnesses and wants to compete with the Four Highnesses. So, you don't have to feel too guilty. ”

"Sister Yao'er, what do you mean?" Hearing Wen Yao's words, Lu Xiang'er immediately became anxious. Lu Hong and Chaoxia also looked at Wen Yao and looked at her with puzzled eyes.

Wen Yao was still a little shy when the only opposite sex in the room looked at her, and her face flushed slightly. Fortunately, the temperature in the room was not low, and the faces of several little ladies were a little red, and Wen Yao quickly adapted to it. Xiang Huo Qingqing smiled, and Wen Yao said, "Speaking of which, Qingqing should also know something. However, she may have forgotten about it because she was too young. ”

"If Li Gongzi hadn't mentioned it just now, I would have almost forgotten." Wen Yao paused, and the expression on his face was a little melancholy: "The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty know that the Loyal and Brave Mansion is a heroic martyr, who has been stationed on the frontier for many years and defends the border passes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. People outside also know that King Zhongyong has two sons and two grandsons, but not many people know that he also has a runaway daughter and a granddaughter who has been abducted since childhood. ”

"Ah, I think I really heard about it from my grandfather. It seems that the King of Zhongyong also sent someone to Beijing to ask his grandfather to find someone. Huo Qingqing patted his head, feeling that he had such an impression, but he couldn't remember that it was a specific matter.

Lu Xiang'er, Lu Hong, and Chaoxia were listening attentively, and seeing that Huo Qingqing couldn't say anything, they looked at Wen Yao again. Wen Yao smiled at Huo Qingqing before saying, "At that time, my cousin was arguing with my grandfather at the most intense time, so it's not surprising if you don't remember. ”

"Ah, I remember. It seems that His Majesty wants to give the only granddaughter of King Zhongyong to His Royal Highness as the fourth princess. Not long after, the future princess was abducted, and the daughter of King Zhongyong has not returned in order to find her niece. As soon as Huo Qingqing reminded Wen Yao, he remembered what he had overheard back then, and shouted: "At that time, if it weren't for the sudden war on the frontier, King Zhongyong would not have been able to delay time, and he would not be able to find the future princess and daughter of the fourth prince." ”

"I didn't expect such a tragic thing to happen in such a beautiful Zhongyong Palace." Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia both shook their heads and sighed, but Lu Hong tapped the table and whispered, "I'm afraid things here are not simple." The granddaughter of King Zhongyong had just been married to His Royal Highness when she was abducted. The daughter of King Zhongyong went to look for her nephew, but she never returned. At that time, there was still a war on the frontier, and it was not peaceful in Jingshili, which was too much of a coincidence. I'm afraid that someone is deliberately playing a big game of 'chess'. ”

As soon as Lu Hong's words fell, he found that Lu Xiang'er and several little ladies were all looking straight at him. Being looked at by so many eyes, Lu Hong was still a little uncomfortable, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he said: "What are you looking at me like this, I can guess casually." Father also said that if he hadn't inadvertently known that the old grandfather was talking to people, he wouldn't have known the old grandfather's calculations against him. This too much 'unintentional' is 'deliberate'. ”

Wen Yao glanced at Lu Hong very meaningfully, and praised: "Lu Gongzi is really worthy of the word 'Zibin' given by His Majesty, his mind is really delicate, and he has cleared the cause and effect so quickly." ”

"Well, I guessed it." In the face of Wen Yao's praise, Lu Hong's heart jumped wildly, and he had to cough and look away.

Huo Qingqing was not convinced, snorted lightly, turned his head to Wen Yao and said, "Sister Yao'er, what happened back then?" ”

"I don't know exactly what happened, but I just heard my father talk about it in general." Wen Yao saw Lu Hong's appearance with a smile in her eyes. But he retracted his gaze, shook his head and said, "At that time, my father felt that this series of events was too coincidental. His Majesty also found out that something was wrong, so he asked his father to investigate. But my father checked for a long time, but he didn't find anything. Because every time you find a clue, it will be unintentionally broken. ”

"So, in the end, you can't find anything?" Seeing Wen Yao nodded, Lu Hong's brows furrowed slightly. There is a strange but indescribable feeling in my heart, and my heart is a little uncomfortable.

When Lu Xiang'er saw Lu Hong's appearance, she also somewhat understood Lu Hong's feelings. Just when she was about to say something, she had a flash of inspiration and blurted out: "King Zhongyong suddenly wants to return to Beijing to retire, and it has something to do with this matter?" ”

"I see." When Lu Hong heard Lu Xiang'er say this, he finally let out a long breath, shook his head and said, "King Zhongyong returned to Beijing at this time, I am afraid that it is because His Royal Highness has reached the age of marriage. In order not to let the person behind the scenes find out anything again, King Zhongyong will come back to calm everyone's 'hearts'. His Majesty suddenly chose the princess for His Royal Highness, I'm afraid it's also for this. Presumably, His Majesty and King Zhongyong also knew that people were calculating, but they were helpless, and now they can only do this and take care of the overall situation. ”

"That's a good point." As soon as Lu Hong's words fell, there were high-fives and exclamations outside the door. Lu Hong was shocked in his heart, and almost broke out in a cold sweat. I think what he and Wen Yao said is extremely secret, if this spreads, what a big wave it will set off.

Lu Hong secretly reminded himself that this was a valuable experience, and he must pay attention to it in the future. At the same time, Lu Xiang'er also quickly raised the curtain, and Huo Qingsong and Wen Song, who were cold, walked in. Seeing the two of them, Huo Qingqing hurriedly patted his chest, and said in fear: "It turned out to be you, but it scared us." ”

Huo Qingqing didn't care about his image, so Huo Qingsong immediately darkened his face and glanced at her coldly. Huo Qingqing was swept away by his eyes, and then remembered that he had patted his chest in front of several men, and immediately lowered his head and sat on the chair honestly.

Wen Song, who was standing directly opposite Huo Qingqing, was also frightened by her demeanor. In order to hide his mood, Wen Song hurriedly walked over to Lu Hong and said with a smile: "Zibin, the more I intersect with you, the more I admire you." As you just said, when I heard about it, I didn't expect it. I'm not as good as you. ”

"Brother Wen is too praised." Lu Hong made a big mistake just now, but he couldn't stand Wen Song's praise and hurriedly got up. It wasn't until he found Huo Qingsong's eyes that he paid attention next time that Lu Hong's heart slowly relaxed.

Wen Song thought that Lu Hong was too modest, and pulled him to speak for a while, before he left with some reluctance under Wen Yao's urging. However, it was also because Wen Song heard Lu Hong's previous words that his previous friendship with Lu Hong officially changed from a gentleman's friendship to a brotherhood.