Chapter 36: Folding the Spring Bow

Near noon on this day, after discussing with Lu Zhi and Lu Qi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince politely refused their request to stay for dinner, and then calmly said goodbye and left from the Yuanshan Hall. When passing through the handrail verandah, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw but saw Mama Feng standing at the other end of the verandah, as if waiting for someone.

As soon as she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walk in, Mama Feng hurriedly rushed forward to salute, "Your Highness, the lady wants to see you." ”

Unexpectedly, Mama Feng opened her mouth to say this, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little surprised, "What did the Ninth Lady say?" ”

"This ...... Lady, she ......" Mama Feng thought to herself, "What can the little lady who has not left the pavilion do when she meets her future husband, but she just wants to meet, even if it is just a few words, it is good, but which little lady who has not been out of the cabinet can say this kind of thing?" She can't even say anything from a minion. ”

Seeing Mama Feng hesitating like this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only thought that Lu Bingzhen finally remembered that he was the one he could turn to, so he bowed his head and said, "Lead the way." ”

Hearing that she finally didn't have to explain why Jiu Niangzi wanted to see His Royal Highness the Prince, Mama Feng hurriedly led the way and took His Royal Highness the Crown Prince down to a water pavilion called Qingbo Pavilion in Liuchunwu.

This is Lu Bingzhen's favorite place to stay in summer, and a rose blooming not far from the water pavilion sends a fragrant fragrance across the water. Near the water's edge, the breeze brings a little coolness, dissipating the heat of early summer. Under the eaves, there are a few flower bells, tinkling.

Today's Lu Bingzhen rarely doesn't have to listen to the teaching, and at the moment he is sitting in front of the desk quietly looking at some booklet.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince approached and saw this scene. Lu Bingzhen sat in the water pavilion, and she lowered her quiet and gentle eyebrows. Occasionally, the breeze blew and ruffled the hair on her cheeks, and she reached out to smooth it out.

Suddenly sensing that someone was coming, Lu Bingzhen raised his head slightly, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw the momentary stunned in her eyes, and then smiled. "Your Highness, you're back"

"Well, Lone is back. Rui, do you know that we are going to get married in a month and a half? Rui, are you happy? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was reluctant to admit that he asked this sentence in order to test whether Lu Bingzhen would secretly regret that he did not agree to marry Wang Jian after learning that Wang Jian had returned from this trip.

Blinking his eyes a little dazedly, Lu Bing said sincerely, "The courtiers know." This news has long spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing. The courtiers invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over today, also for this matter. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and he heard Lu Bingzhen continue, "Your Highness, the courtiers have some beloved utensils, but I am afraid that they can't be brought into the East Palace with the dowry list, and there is no taboo for His Royal Highness to enter and leave the East Palace, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can temporarily place these things in the treasury of the East Palace for the courtiers?" ”

The second time his fiancΓ©e made such a clear request, it sounded like such a simple gesture, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed almost without thinking.

Three days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at the box sent from the Lu family in front of him and saw a longbow with a flickering cold light, and when he saw it, he knew that it must be a divine weapon, and suddenly realized that he was misled by Lu Bingzhen's vague beloved object.

It's no wonder that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince misunderstood, who would have thought that the beloved thing of the delicate and soft little lady who had not yet come out of the cabinet was actually a longbow. However, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that Lu Bingzhen wanted to bring this thing into the East Palace at that time, he was afraid that he would only hesitate for a while, and finally agreed to help her.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remembered that when Lu Bingzhen was released with his parents, he often followed a female master to practice martial arts, and then thought of Lu Bingzhen's unusual strange powers, and it is not difficult to understand why Lu Bingzhen's beloved thing is a longbow.

Now think about it, with the extent that Lu Qi and his wife dote on Lu Bingzhen, how could they not allow her to take her beloved things with her when she gets married. Presumably, this beloved thing is not suitable for appearing in the East Palace, so she will not be allowed to bring this thing into the East Palace.

It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has promised Lu Bingzhen, how can he break his trust with her. It's just that this thing should not be placed in the treasury of the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has repeatedly thought about placing it directly in the dark compartment of his study.

And Fan Yang Lu's family, after Lu Bingzhen found a little gap in a short time and sent his beloved longbow to the East Palace, he began to be taught by the Li family, the four grandmothers and Mrs. Li overnight.

The four grandmothers taught her the rules and conventions of the palace and the secrets of the palace for decades, Madame Li taught her the balance of the harem and the situation of the harem, and Li taught her how to get along with husband and wife.

The first two things are fine, but in the end, Li's classes often end with Lu Bingzhen's rhetorical question.

For example, today, when the Li family taught her to be deferential and respectful to her husband, Lu Bingzhen asked rhetorically, "But mother, you often let me and the sisters of the Li family learn the way of husbandry?" Li said, "That's because your Li sisters are married to the same family, and you are different." ”

Li also taught her to take matters into her own hands with her husband and future children, and Lu Bingzhen weakly retorted, "However, I can neither cook nor knit female red, why should I do it myself?" Li thought about what her daughter was good at, and then helplessly found that she basically had to rely on experienced grandmothers and maids to take care of the middle feed, but fortunately, she would not be fooled at will.

Li also taught her to have a child as soon as possible to stabilize her position, and then found that her daughter was not yet at the age of Lu Li when she got married, and she gave birth too early in the royal family because she was afraid that she would not die fast enough. This time, without Lu Bingzhen's rhetorical question, Li himself denied this idea.

In the end, Lu Bingzhen felt that she had to comfort her mother and tell her that her daughter would still know a lot of things. "Mother rest assured, at least if the martial arts and strength of Gongbian's daughter are enough to ensure her safety."

Li was comforted by this sentence strangely, thinking about it, what is the use of so many things that harmonize the feelings of husband and wife, and it is more practical to successfully survive the crown prince and become the queen. No matter how favored the crown princess is, if she loses her life in the palace fight, then there is really nothing.

After thinking about it, Li still felt that it was more important to equip his daughter with more useful manpower. In the following days, Li let go of Lu Bingzhen's teaching, and began to look for all kinds of people, what is a doctor who is proficient in gynecology, what is good at dozens of dishes, what is a skilled embroiderer, and even Li also found a female master who taught Lu Bingzhen to practice martial arts.

So much so that when the Li family led these people to Lu Bingzhen, Lu Bingzhen only felt dazzled. Lu Bingzhen listened to Agate's introduction and struggled to distinguish everyone's faces.

"Nine Niangzi, these are the two medical women that Madame has prepared for you." Lu Bingzhen nodded, "Reward." "These two are cooks for you, this one knows how to cook from the south, and this one knows how to make some new dim sum." Lu Bingzhen nodded, "Okay, reward too." "These two are embroiderers, this one is also a little silk, and this one is good at bead embroidery." Lu Bingzhen was still smiling and letting the snow melt be rewarding.

Until Onyx began to introduce a familiar person, "This is the female master of Jiu Niangzi, Master Yang." The smile on Lu Bingzhen's face instantly became much more real.

"Master, I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?" The female master surnamed Yang had a free and easy face and a loose temperament, she smiled, "Thank you Jiu Niangzi for remembering, everything is fine with me", she seemed to see Lu Bingzhen's surprise, and took the initiative to explain, "Master Lu arranged a messenger for my son, and I will feel at ease." Seeing that he was married, I was very bored at home, and I heard that my wife was looking for me, so I simply took the initiative to come. ”

Having said that, Master Yang is a serious and good citizen, and if he wants to enter the palace, he must sell himself as a slave before he can enter the palace together as Lu Bingzhen's companion servant. Because of her, she asked a good citizen to become a lowly citizen, and Lu Bingzhen couldn't bear it.

It's just that Lu Bingzhen knows his mother's good intentions, and it's not good to refute his mother's meaning in public. After Onyx introduced all the people he brought today, Lu Bingzhen said calmly, "When I saw you today, you all worked hard. When you enter the palace in a month, you have to abide by all kinds of palace rules, and from today on, I will let you teach you a thing or two. Please also familiarize yourself with the rules before entering the palace, so as not to make mistakes in the palace. ”

Everyone leaned over and should be. Subsequently, everyone retreated, and only Master Yang was left to speak by Lu Bingzhen and the Li family.

"Master, you better not enter the palace. The person who accompanied me into the palace this time can only be a servant of the Lu family and my companion. The master is obviously a good citizen, so why bother? Besides, I have been practicing martial arts with my master for many years, and I can be considered a little successful, and I can protect myself in the harem. ”

Li didn't open his mouth to stop his daughter, and in a month, his daughter was about to get married, and it would be more time for her daughter to make her own decisions in the future. As a mother, she can no longer do everything for her.

"Ah Rui, you and I have a teacher-student friendship. However, Lord Lu has the grace of rebuilding my family, and if it weren't for Lord Lu who was wise and impartial in judging the case, I and my son would have died in prison long ago. Rui, you don't have to feel guilty, all of this is the result of my own careful consideration. If it were for me not to enter the palace with you, I would have suffered a little bit of analysis, and I would have lived in guilt for the rest of my life. ”

But Lu Bingzhen is still difficult to accept, because he has let a good citizen become a lowly status who is controlled by others. After listening to Master Yang's words in silence, she felt that it shouldn't be like this, but her mother's expectations and Master Yang's wishes made her not know what to do.

Until Mama Feng implicitly reminded Lu Bingzhen, "Lady, if you have anything to waver, you might as well ask His Royal Highness the Prince." His Royal Highness has been in the palace for many years, so he must be able to have a plan for both. ”

The best of both worlds? Lu Bingzhen had doubts about this, but in the end, he wrote a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince under the persuasion of Mama Feng.

Lu Bingzhen thought that this letter would at least go through heavy inspections before it could be delivered to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but he didn't expect that Mama Feng would come to tell Lu Bingzhen that night that the East Palace had a reply.