Chapter 237: Why
Chapter 237 Why
The carriage became silent, only the grinding of wheels and the noise of shouting and hawking on the street were heard.
The Xian Wang thought for a moment and felt that he needed to remind Chengyun to prevent him from saying the wrong thing in front of Lu Ziqin.
So he said: "Zi Qin is a man who truly values affection and righteousness. You must treat him sincerely.
When he wants to help, he will naturally lend a hand. If he doesn't want to help, coercion is useless.
Haven't you understood what happened in the Duke's Mansion these days? "
Chengyun lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty taught me that I am too utilitarian and almost ruined your Majesty's big things."
The wise king looked out the window, leaned his head out to look at the carriage behind him, sat back down, and sighed: "Zi Qin is too sensitive. You need to be careful and patient when speaking and doing things in front of him."
Chengyun replied: "Yes, I have written it down."
Ruxuan saw King Xian looking over and said to Lu Ziqin while driving the car: "Sir, the prince has turned back to look at our car. Is the prince worried that we are not following?"
Lu Ziqin leaned against the carriage and did not reply.
Ruxuan continued: "Master, in the past few days since the old lady has been ill, many things have happened in the house, and the prince has not come back. Today, when I go back to the house, the prince will be there. Is the prince coming back for me?"
Lu Ziqin said calmly: "Drive the car well and don't worry about anything else."
Ruxuan responded: "Yes, I understand."
Lu Ziqin closed his eyes to concentrate, and went through what the wise king said today in his mind.
From the time he entered the palace to study until he received the emperor's dispatch to travel, he and the wise king spent nearly ten years together.
The wise king understands him, and he understands the wise king.
How could he not know that the wise king was coming for him today?
In Shuyingyuan, the Xian Wang spoke with emotion about the interesting things from the old days. He could feel the Xian Wang's sincerity, and he could also feel the goodwill, expectation and enthusiasm wrapped in this sincerity.
Lu Ziqin said: "Let me go back and ask about the current situation of the prince and the empress, as well as the emperor's whereabouts these days."
Ruxuan responded: "Yes, I understand."
Lu Ziqin continued: "I'm going to send a message to Xiaoyu later, telling her that I have a banquet today and can't go to Wutong Lane, so that she doesn't have to wait for me."
“Yes, I understand, little one.”
When Lu Ziqin and Xian Wang arrived at Fanlou, Hua Ruiming and Lu Zixun also arrived. Hua Ruiming saw Xian Wang and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
When Hua Ruiming looked up and saw Ruxuan driving the car, he didn't need to think too much. The person in the car must be Lu Ziqin.
Hua Ruiming raised an eyebrow at Lu Zixun, looked at him with doubts in his eyes, and whispered: "Why is Lu Ziqin working with the prince?"
When Lu Zixun saw Ruxuan, he had no fewer questions than Hua Ruiming.
Lü Ziqin had a falling out with his grandfather, and everyone in the family knew about it? These days, Lu Ziqin has never returned to his home. Why is the prince with him again today?
He thought that after Lu Ziqin broke off his engagement with the king, his grandfather would definitely expel him from the British palace, and the prince would also draw a clear line with him and stop interacting with him from now on.
Hua Ruiming approached Lu Zixun and whispered: "Did Ziqin really go to the king to break up the engagement?"
Today Lu Zixun came to tell him that Lu Ziqin went to the king to break up the engagement because of a woman, thus turning against the British Duke.
Hua Ruiming added: "By offending the king's prime minister, the prince will have a strong enemy when he comes to power. Will the prince allow this to happen?"
Lu Zixun said: "There can be no mistake. My mother-in-law said that for this matter, she also invited Mrs. Shangguan into the palace and apologized to Mrs. Shangguan in person."
Hua Ruiming said, "Then how come the prince is with Ziqin? Chengzhi said that the prince was visiting the old lady at the Duke's Mansion, and Qingyan was also at the Duke's Mansion? Could it be that the Duke sent someone to take Qingyan back to the mansion?"
"My grandfather will send someone to pick him up? Are you overthinking it? You don't know how strong my grandfather's temper is? When have you ever seen your grandfather bow his head to others? If you want to go back, some people will go back shamelessly."
Lu Ziqin got off the car and saw the two people muttering with their heads down. Seeing that they were talking enthusiastically, he did not disturb them and just said to the wise king: "Your Majesty, please come in."
The wise king turned to look at Lu Zixun and Hua Ruiming, and said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in the room."
Hua Ruiming looked up and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Ziqin. How are you lately?"
Lu Ziqin replied calmly, "It's not bad."
Lu Zixun rolled his eyes at Hua Ruiming and said in a low voice: "You know clearly that people don't bother to talk to you, but you still have to be shy to please me. Are you satisfied?"
Hua Ruiming was about to reply to Lu Zixun when he saw the shopkeeper coming out to greet him. He swallowed what he said and followed the shopkeeper inside.
Hua Ruiming approached Lu Ziqin and asked, "Did Qingyan come from Chengguo Palace?"
Lu Ziqin turned his head to look at Hua Ruiming. Before he could speak, the Xian Wang said first, "Zi Qin and I came from the British government together."
There was a hint of warning in King Xian's tone. After hearing this, Hua Ruiming and Lu Zixun did not dare to continue speaking.
The shopkeeper led a few people to the small courtyard with a canopy, and asked the waiter to get a few more basins of ice.
Lu Ziqin saw that the wise king was looking at Lu Zixun and Hua Ruiming frequently, and knew that the wise king had something to say to the two of them, so he said wisely: "Your Majesty, I will go to the palace first."
The Xian Wang nodded, and when Lu Ziqin followed the waiter out of the house, the Xian Wang warned Lu Zixun and Hua Ruiming: "The Duke of Guo has just brought Qing Yan back to his house. You two should be careful with your words. Do you understand?"
"For what he did, why did my grandfather take him back to his home?" Lu Zixun asked in confusion.
The wise king glanced at Lu Zixun coldly and said angrily: "Why? Because he is holding the fish talisman given by his father, he can enter the palace directly without any invitation and can directly face the saint. Looking at Daxing, who has this honor?"
Lu Zixun was speechless, lowered his head and stopped talking.
Hua Ruiming hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "It's a good thing that Qingyan returns to the palace. The whole family should be in harmony."
The wise king picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea, and said: "I know that you are unhappy. This is the decision of the Duke of the country and the intention of the mother and concubine. From now on, you'd better be more polite to Zi Qin, otherwise, the Duke of the country will Master..."
Before the wise king finished speaking, Chengyun came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Uncle Liu and Fourth Master Jiang are here."
The King Xian looked outside the door and saw Jiang Che and Liu Yu coming side by side. He stood up and went out to greet them. He said: "Where did you two meet? We came here together."
Jiang Che and Liu Yu bowed their hands to the wise king. The wise king smiled and greeted: "We have been friends for many years, so there is no need to be formal. Come and invite me in the house."
Hua Ruiming and Lu Zixun bowed their hands to Jiang Che and Liu Yu, then greeted them warmly and invited them into the room.
After a few people sat down, Jiang Che looked around and asked, "I saw Ruxuan outside, but why didn't I see Ziqin when I came in?"
When Lu Ziqin came back, he happened to hear Jiang Che’s question and replied, “I’m here.”
With that said, Lu Ziqin stepped through the door and bowed his hands to Liu Yu and Jiang Che.
After Liu Yu stood up and returned the greeting, he looked at Lu Ziqin and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few years. Qingyan has grown a lot taller."
Jiang Che nodded with a smile and said, "I thought that when a man reaches eighteen, he will stop growing. Ziqin has grown more than two inches in the past two years. Among us, Ziqin is the tallest."
Hua Ruiming chimed in and joked, "That's right. Otherwise, how did Ziqin get the title of the most beautiful man in the capital?"
Liu Yu had never had a good impression of Hua Ruiming. He turned around and said, "The most beautiful man in Beijing is talking about height. When he held this title, he was not as tall as you."
Hua Ruiming was robbed by Liu Yu and felt a little embarrassed.
After seeing it, Lu Zixun helped: "What's the comparison? It's just a joke for everyone to have fun after dinner. The boiled peanuts today taste good, let's try it."
Jiang Che reached out and grabbed a few peanuts, pinched them in his hands, peeled one and put it in his mouth. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's good. It's very flavorful. Please give it a try, Your Majesty."
Xian Wang cooperated by grabbing two peanuts, peeled them, tasted them and said, "Well, they are good. Liu Yu has a try."
Liu Yu stretched out his hand to grab the peanuts and said to Lu Ziqin, "Where is Qingyan sitting?"
Lu Ziqin saw Jiang Che sitting on the right side of the wise king, and Lu Zixun sitting on the left side of the wise king, "I'll sit on the edge of the stage, okay?"
Liu Yu smiled and moved his chair and said, "Please."
After Lu Ziqin sat down, Xian Dynasty asked Liu Yu about the local customs and anecdotes of Huzhou. He didn't stop until the shopkeeper came over and asked if the food would be served.
Everyone turned to the dining table, and Jiang Che asked the shopkeeper to serve two jars of Hantan Incense.
After the shopkeeper brought the wine, the wise king looked at Lu Ziqin and said, "Can Ziqin drink it? If you can't drink it, don't force it."
Liu Yu asked: "You still can't drink? Now you look much better. Have your old illnesses been cured?"
Lu Ziqin replied: "I'm feeling much better, but I haven't had a drink. I'm happy today and everyone is happy, so I'll have a couple of drinks too."
Hua Ruiming was the best at this kind of liveliness. He stood up and opened the wine, poured wine into the glasses in front of everyone, and said: "Brothers, let's have a few drinks together to enjoy ourselves. I guarantee that when Zi Qin drinks it, he will definitely like it." Wine.”
The King Xian waited for Hua Ruiming to pour the wine, picked up the glass and said, "For the first glass, let's catch the wind for Min Zhi."
Minzhi is Liu Yu’s character.
Everyone raised their glasses, raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
Then Hua Ruiming poured wine for everyone.
After drinking for a while, Jiang Che looked at Hua Ruiming and asked, "Wende, are you planning to take Princess Yanran back to Hua Mansion?"
Hua Ruiming is a good drinker, but his drinking capacity is average. After a few glasses of wine, his tongue is already a little knotted.
"Huanzhi is wrong to ask, what is my plan? I have come to pick her up several times, but that girl Yanran is not willing to go back with me."
Liu Yu has just returned to the capital. He has been busy with official matters for the past two days and has not had time to know anything else.
He asked Lu Ziqin in a low voice: "Who is Princess Yanran? Why does Wende want to take her back?"
Lu Ziqin whispered back: "Princess Yanran is Hua Ling's daughter..."
Lu Ziqin explained it in a few words. Liu Yu understood and nodded slightly, "I understand."
Lu Zixun said: "If you don't come back, you won't come back! You came to pick her up so eagerly, but I wouldn't bother to talk to her.
You are a wild girl who doesn’t understand etiquette and rules at all. If she turns around and does something vulgar, it will be your shame. "
Lu Zixun remembered that Gu Huayu had teased him and gave the vegetables he gave her to beggars. In addition, Lu Ziqin liked Gu Huayu, so he took the opportunity to despise him.
Hua Ruiming was drunk. After hearing what Lu Zixun said, he pointed at Lu Zixun and said with a shake of his head: "Zixun, please stop talking nonsense.
Yanran looks so beautiful! Very nice, not at all vulgar.
Zi Qiu is the kind of person who is vulgar. Zi Qiu is not only vulgar, but also ugly, not good-looking at all. He has the disease of a young lady and can only cry and make people, but not very annoying.
When I look at it, I feel uncomfortable. But, my mother-in-law wants me to have a child with her.
Looking at her appearance, I can't even get up. How can I give birth to you if you let me?
Ziqin, I want to be half as brave as you. If you are brave, I would not marry Ziqiu in the first place. "After saying that, Hua Ruiming lay down on the table.
Good guy, Lu Zixun didn't expect that his idle words would trigger Hua Ruiming to complain.
Lu Zixun looked at Liu Yu and Jiang Che opposite him, then at Xian Wang, and said, "This guy has drunk too much. He doesn't know what to say and what not to say."
Hua Ruiming looked up at Lu Zixun and said, "Who said I drank too much? I tell you, I didn't drink too much, and I wasn't drunk. Come on, come on, keep drinking. We won't go back until we're drunk. The wine glass is full."
With that said, Hua Ruiming grabbed the empty cup in front of him and raised it towards Lu Ziqin, "Ziqin, come here, I respect you!"
Lu Ziqin did not hold the cup and said to Lu Zixun: "He drank too much. Let someone send him back."
Hua Ruiming raised his hand to drink the wine in the glass and said, "Who said I drank too much? I tell you, I'm not drunk. I'm going to Wutong Lane to pick up Yanran and take Yanran back. Our Hua family is so beautiful. Like a flower, it’s beautiful.”
Lu Ziqin's eyes darkened, and he turned to the Xian Wang and said, "Your Majesty, everyone is almost done drinking. Let's stop here today."
The King Xian was also afraid that Hua Ruiming would say something shocking again, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."
Jiang Che said: "Today, the prince will be the host to help Minzhi catch the wind. Tomorrow I will be the host, and I will still be here. Everyone here will come, so I won't post one by one. If you have anyone you want to invite, please invite them as well." ”
The wise king wanted to stick to Lu Zixun more, and Jiang Che’s words were just what he wanted, so he nodded and said: “Okay, that’s it, let’s meet again tomorrow.”
The wise king spoke, and Lu Zixun responded immediately, "Okay, I promise to be there on time."
Jiang Che accepted the favor for him, so Liu Yu naturally couldn't say much, so he cupped his hands toward Jiang Che and said, "Thank you Huanzhi."
Although Hua Ruiming was drunk, he deserved to be cheerful, "Good idea, Huanzhi will be the host tomorrow, and I will be the host the day after tomorrow. Let's line up."
The rest of the people expressed their opinions. Lu Ziqin couldn't refuse, so he nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's meet again tomorrow."
After the agreement was reached, Lu Zixun raised his voice and called for others, and each of his servants came in to help his master.
Hua Ruiming shouted that he was not drunk and continued to drink, but An Xu led others to help him leave.
The rest of the people saw off the wise king first, and then said goodbye.
Lu Ziqin came out of Fanlou and saw that it was already getting late. He was also worried that his mother would be wronged in the palace, so he ordered Ruxuan to return to the British government.
Lu Ziqin returned to the mansion and went directly to Linglong Garden. His servants told him, "Madam is still in Rong'an Hall."
Lv Ziqin turned around and went to Rong'an Hall, where he met Mrs. Ye at the door of Rong'an Hall.
After seeing the ceremony, Lu Ziqin asked: "Why is it so late?"
Mrs. Ye's tense nerves did not relax until she left the gate of Rong'an Hall. After listening to Lu Ziqin's questions, she was too tired to speak. She waved her hands and said, "Ziqin, wait for me to calm down. Now my back is sore and tired. Very, don’t want to talk.”
(End of this chapter)