was reminded by Onyx during the day, Lu Bingzhen suddenly reacted, it turned out that her birthday was approaching. As soon as he thought of his birthday, Lu Bingzhen was a little worried about his future life in the palace.

In the past, when he was released with his parents, every birthday was one of Lu Bingzhen's favorite days.

Because on this day, Lu Qi and his wife always indulged Lu Bingzhen extraordinarily. Whether it is riding a horse on the outskirts of the city, or pretending to be a man to go to the academy to audit, or wandering around the market all day long to buy all kinds of treasures, Lu Qi and his wife are all responsive to Lu Bingzhen's needs.

But this year's birthday is different, not only because Lu Bingzhen is under the heavy control of the Lu Mansion in Beijing, but also because she is now a quasi-princess, and her words and deeds are stared at by many pairs of eyes in Beijing, and she has no right to act recklessly.

Lu Bingzhen sighed, fell on his back, and casually covered his face with the book in his hand. Cutting Bing was making tea on the case, melting snow and lighting incense in front of the Boshan stove, and the two heard Lu Bingzhen sigh and looked back at their little lady at the same time.

Cutting Bing knew that this was her little lady's mood a little bad, she smiled and sighed, "Jiu Niangzi is worried and sad when she thinks of the days when she enters the palace in the future. But a few days ago, when the marriage decree arrived at our Lu family, it was said that there was a lot of trouble in Shen Nan's courtyard, and a lot of cups and dishes were broken, saying that even the jade hairpin was almost smashed. “

Shen Nanyuan was not originally called this name, but it was changed by his grandfather Lu Zhi after Lu Bingzhen's fifth cousin Lu Binghui made a big fuss about Lu Bingzhen's canonization as the county monarch. Agarwood and Qi Nan are both precious spices, but the effect is calming.

Lu Zhi means that the five ladies are restless, and after changing their names, Lu Binghui didn't want to look at the maids and servants on the road, but felt that they were all laughing at themselves. However, the Fan Yang Lu family has always had big rules, where did the maid dare to really laugh at the five ladies in person?

Cutting Ice and Melting Snow originally followed Lu Bingzhen everywhere, and they didn't have any feelings for this fifth lady who hadn't dealt with her for many years. But since the last time the five ladies almost made a big fuss about the canonization of the county monarch of their little lady, the ice cutting and melting snow have secretly hated the five ladies.

At present, looking at the five ladies, who most want to marry into the high-ranking family, they can only beat their chests on the future of their little lady, even if their little lady is also a little worried about the future days in the East Palace, cutting ice and melting snow also feel relieved.

Seeing that Cutting Bing squeezed his eyebrows and said it, Lu Bingzhen also burst out laughing, "Okay, okay, let's leave the affairs of Shen Nan Courtyard, I can't leave the Lu family on my birthday this year, but before my birthday, ······."

Lu Bingzhen blinked his eyes slyly, thinking about how to escape the eyes of the four grandmothers and grandfather Lu Zhi, and went out to relax. But before Lu Bingzhen racked his brains to think of a way, a ready-made opportunity was sent to the door.

The female officials in the palace were ordered by the queen to summon the king of Qingning County to the palace on March 28.

On the same day, Lu Bingzhen, the gentleman of Qingning County, once again entered the palace according to the grade of the county monarch. As soon as she entered the palace gate, there were palace maids and eunuchs who wanted to please her, the prospective princess, and they were courteous to carry her into the palace with a chariot.

After being made up for various palace rules and etiquette by the four grandmothers in turn during this time, Lu Bingzhen of course knew that this was completely out of control for his current self, and after politely thanking him, he still planned to walk in by himself.

Just as he was about to excuse himself, he heard the prince's guard of honor behind him. Pei Jian walked quickly in front of Lu Bingzhen, and after saluting with his fists, he explained his intentions.

"Qingning County Jun, it is not close to the queen's palace here, and His Royal Highness the prince has sent a minister to invite you to take a ride to the queen's palace."

Lu Bingzhen hesitated slightly when she heard this, the first two times she entered the palace was for a banquet, and it was the first time she went to the queen's palace. She couldn't figure out how far the distance was, but was it considered overstepping the rules to ride with His Royal Highness the Prince?

After hesitating, Lu Bingzhen glanced up at His Royal Highness the Prince, who was hidden behind the curtain of the chariot, and only a chin was faintly exposed. In a trance, maybe it was the majestic palace walls, or the careful and respectful appearance of the palace maids and eunuchs along the way.

All these made Lu Bingzhen suddenly realize that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the high-ranking prince, and he is also the prince who kills and kills. In the few short times she got along with the prince before, His Royal Highness the prince behaved like a cousin of the world's friends, light and gentle, without the slightest prince shelf.

Sometimes Lu Bingzhen even thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very similar to the cousin of the Wang family. The cousin of the Wang family is a true gentle and true gentleman, but can a person who is a true gentle and true gentleman really be able to serve as the crown prince for many years and win praise from the top and bottom of the government and the opposition?

The glory of the family has long been gradually declining with the emergence of the imperial examination system, and the grandfather and father were all important ministers in the court, which managed to maintain the glory of the Fanyang Lu family as a first-class family.

But if his brother has no talent to enter the ranks, the Fanyang Lu family will only slowly decline in the future. Maybe one day, the Fanyang Lu family will be as lonely as the Lanling Chen family, which was once prominent in the previous dynasty, and even become a little-known small family.

And she and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be like this today, the Crown Prince sits on a high step, and she can only stand on a low place and look up at the Prince.

His Royal Highness the Prince, who had been waiting for Lu Bingzhen for a long time, sent someone to urge him again.

Pei Jian originally didn't have a good impression of Lu Bingzhen, but now that she saw that she was almost implicated in being punished by His Royal Highness the Prince, he became even more impatient, and his tone began to be cold, "Qingning County Jun, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited, and please obey the order." “

Lu Bingzhen nodded silently, directly ignoring his tone and attitude, and followed him to the chariot, but the cutting ice and melting snow were a little resentful of this person's attitude towards his little lady.

On the step, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat on the main seat, and Lu Bingzhen sat quietly on one side after saluting, without saying a word.

Xiao Min was a little surprised by Lu Bingzhen's reaction today, the first few times he saw him, Lu Bingzhen was not a little restrained and respectful. Every time she saw her, she behaved like she was dealing with a relative she didn't know very well, and she needed to be restrained and polite, but she didn't have a deep sense of awe.

And today, Lu Bingzhen behaved as if he had finally discovered that he was actually the prince.

Xiao Min was a little uncomfortable with Lu Bingzhen's respectful appearance, and coughed lightly before speaking, "Ah Rui, you don't have to be so restrained. Today's summons of the Queen Mother to you is just an ordinary narrative. “

Lu Bingzhen was very suspicious of the ordinary words in the prince's words, but he could only respond.

The queen's palace is a rich and magnificent image.

On the main hall of Kunning Palace, the queen sits on a high place, and the phoenix with wings is depicted on the seat. On both sides, there are palace lamps that create the shape of cranes and vases with clusters of flowers, and the light smoke on the Boshan stove exudes a rich and sweet aroma of flowers and fruits.

Lu Bingzhen wanted to kneel respectfully, but he didn't expect to be called to his side by the queen mother as soon as he entered the palace. Queen Wen is a hearty person, she instructed the palace maid Xiuxin to add a chair next to her seat for Lu Bingzhen to sit down, and then held Lu Bingzhen's hand and sighed again and again, not stingy with praise at all.

"It is worthy of being the favorite candidate of this palace, and it is really the first-class in terms of appearance and family history. It's also a coincidence, it just so happened that Lord Lu returned to Beijing to report on his work, otherwise it would be difficult for the palace to see you at the palace banquet. It can be seen from this that you and the prince are a godsend, destined to be husband and wife. “

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he secretly thought in his heart, how could there be any God-given fate, Lord Lu returned to Beijing or mediated alone, so that he could so coincidentally catch up with the plum banquet held by the Queen Mother to select the crown princess.

Probably today, the queen mother was really happy, and she talked for a quarter of an hour. Lu Bingzhen also seems to be very close to Queen Wen, she listened quietly and carefully throughout the whole process, and sometimes smiled with Queen Wen's ridicule.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't wait, and several light coughs in a row finally attracted the attention of the queen's mother. Empress Wen laughed, looked at her son Xiao Min with some urgency, and then looked at Lu Bingzhen, who was quiet and gentle, and finally let go of Lu Bingzhen and let her go to the small garden of Kunning Palace.

Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen walked side by side on the cobblestone road in the garden, and the palace maids and attendants behind them followed from a distance.

It was probably the heartiness of today's queen mother that washed away the previous pressure on Lu Bingzhen from His Royal Highness the Prince, and she returned to her usual relaxation, and said with some curiosity, "Today, on top of the step, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince called me Ah Rui, how did His Royal Highness know my name?" “

Xiao Min hesitated slightly, and then replied fluently, "You told me yourself when you were a child." Fern"

Hearing this, Lu Bingzhen finally pulled out a little distant memory from his memory, as if he did prevent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from taking a kite when he was a child. However, too much time has passed, and Lu Bingzhen's memory is a little blurry.

Lu Bingzhen wanted to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince what happened at that time, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't seem to want to say it, only said that there were countless flowers and herbs in the small garden of Kunning Palace at this time, and he wanted to take her to take a look.

After that, Lu Bingzhen feasted on all kinds of flowers in Kunning Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be extremely familiar with this place, and every grass and tree could tell the allusions. What eighteen bachelors camellia, Yao Huang Wei purple bean green, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is at your fingertips.

The two gradually became familiar with each other, and before leaving, the queen also gave two potted gem plants and epiphany from the Western Regions.

The two pots of gemstone potted plants, one is a bonsai of jade magnolia with a gold bottom chisel Fuzi, and the other is a bonsai of beeswax bergamot painted in enamel pots, the petals are flowing with the warm luster of jade, and the green leaves are made of enamel to look verdant. What's even more rare is that these two pots of flowers are sprinkled with corresponding perfumes, and they are fragrant in the house.

These are all flowers that are suitable for this time of year, and they are very suitable for placing in the house.

After thanking Empress Wen, Lu Bingzhen was once again sent to the palace gate by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Before getting into the carriage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince whispered, "Ah Rui, I know that you can always go out on your birthday in previous years, and I will take you to the East Palace to relax in two days." “

Lu Bingzhen was shocked when he heard this, and he was so frightened that he sat down on the seat of the carriage, and his face turned red, and his ears burned faintly.

Hearing that Queen Wen had the heart to let her son and future daughter-in-law cultivate more affection, she ordered Xiuxin to leave Cutting Ice and Melting Snow in the back room for tea. Because of this, the two of them had no idea what was going on in the garden, and they didn't know why the little lady suddenly turned crimson.