Chapter 99:

Chapter 99:

The flattering voices of the palace servants around him were incessant, but Luoshen was in a trance.

She thought about what her mother said to her before she entered the palace, and about the scene when she met her sister just now—she was still the same as she had imagined before, and she was so kind, kind, and considerate to herself. Deng'er was also called out.

Deng'er is the son of the elder sister, the current prince. He was only less than three years old, but he was already smart and clinging to Luoshen's side. His aunt and aunt kept calling, and Luoshen was very fond of him.

In the Queen's Palace, full of laughter and childish voices, the family is full.

Luoshen kept laughing, but she knew in her heart that what A-Niang said was really not wrong.

She is no longer the Gao's daughter who was only shaded by her parents.

Sister, it's not just the elder sister who used her body to shield her from danger at that time.

They will never go back to the past.

For some reason, this realization suddenly caused Luo Shen's heart to feel a deep sense of loss and a trace of inexplicable sadness.

When she came out, the corners of her already sore mouth could no longer support the smile that had persisted for most of the day.

She lowered her head slightly and walked silently on the flat and wide palace road before leaving the palace gate. She raised her head and saw Li Mu's figure unexpectedly.

Wearing court clothes, he stood beside a town beast not far from the palace gate. He seemed to have seen her come out a long time ago. He was watching silently. When he saw her seeing him, he smiled at her and walked quickly.

The smile on his face was like a ray of sunshine, breaking through the clouds and coming towards him.

Luoshen exclaimed "Lang Jun" and was pleasantly surprised.

Li Mu stopped in front of her and said with a smile: "I came out of the court, and I happened to meet Gao Qi outside the palace gate, only to know that you were called into the palace by the queen, so I waited here. Come on, I will take you back first. go home."

All the loss and sadness in the bottom of my heart, as if the man in front of her who had been waiting for her, suddenly vanished.

She said yes with a smile.

Li Mu helped her into the car, rode by himself, and guarded the car. The group left the palace and headed towards the Gao family.

The bullock cart walked unhurriedly on the streets of Jiankang, and along the way, Li Mu was constantly being recognized.

Passers-by stopped and talked in low voices.

"He's the General Li Muli who defeated Chang'an? He's really dignified and majestic."

"The Hu people were afraid when they heard his name. They didn't even need to fight, they ran away first, and surrendered to Chang'an..."

"God finally opened his eyes, and then General Li Wuquxing was reincarnated. We southerners have been holding our breath for so many years, and now we can be regarded as a **** of war, and we want to take back the place left by our ancestors for us Han people..."

"The Southern Dynasty has Gao Xianggong and General Li, the son-in-law of Weng, one for the inside and the other for the outside. In the future, don't be afraid anymore!"

"Yeah, yeah! General Li and Gao's daughter are really talented and talented, made in heaven..."

Luoshen quietly pulled up the curtain and looked at Lang Jun outside the car.

The admiration of the people who came after him did not leave any traces on him. He protected her by his side, looked forward with both eyes, and still walked forward unhurriedly.

At the back, another bullock cart was parked at the fork at the moment.

In the car sat a young man who looked like a son of a gentry.

The chariot and horse in front had clearly passed by. The voices of admiration from passers-by continued to drift into his ears.

He lifted the curtains that blocked his line of sight, stared at the ox cart that was gradually receding in front of him, his eyes fell on the back of the man on horseback next to the car, his face became more and more ugly, and he suddenly ordered the ox cart to stop. He got out of the car, called a horse attendant to dismount, turned on his body, whipped the whip, drove the horse and chased after him, and quickly chased after him. Several of the Gao family's entourage collided with each other.

The entourage was completely unprepared, and was almost knocked over to the ground. After staggering, a few people stabilized their feet. They were furious and turned their heads, but they recognized that it was Lu Huanzhi, the son of the Lu family.

Because the two families were close in the past, Lu Huanzhi was also an old acquaintance of the Gao family.

Gao Qi suppressed his unhappiness, and hurried over and asked in a restrained tone: "Second Master Lu, this road is not narrow, my car and horses don't occupy the road alone, if you don't take the empty road, you will hit me when you come up. Man, what's the point?"

Lu Huanzhi glanced at Li Mu, who had stopped his horse in front of him, and turned to look at Li Mu. With a smile on his face, he hurriedly clasped his fists at Gao Qi: "Seventh Uncle, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean it. I blame this beast! "

He pretended to kick the horse's belly.

"This beast was presented to me by a Sima a few days ago. The horse's nature is not familiar, and he doesn't recognize me, but only recognizes Sima. I just thought that I met the real Sima and wanted to recognize the master, so I didn't listen to my urging. , I spread my hooves to chase, I couldn't stop, and then I accidentally bumped up, Seventh Uncle, please take care, if anyone is damaged, just tell me, I will pay!"

Gao Qi couldn't help being secretly angry.

This little brat from the Lu family has no skills at all, and he is eccentric, sarcastic, and mocking.

Li Langjun used to be the Sima of other ministries. His words were clearly mocking his humble background.

Gao Qi hurriedly looked at Li Mu, but saw that his expression was calm, as if he didn't take Lu Huanzhi's words to heart at all, and only asked, "Are you okay?"

Everyone listened to his question and said nothing.

Li Mu nodded: "It's fine if nothing happens. The tired brothers are shocked. I'll buy wine to shock you in the evening. Let's go."

The entourage was overjoyed when he heard that there was a drink, and they all laughed and said, "That's it, in Li Langjun's face, it's like being bitten by a mad dog. Don't care, don't care!"

Seeing that Li Mu didn't care about Lu Huan, Gao Qi suppressed his anger and ordered people to line up on the road again.

Lu Huanzhi stopped there, and saw that Li Mu didn't even look at him, and the people on the side of the road pointed at him with contempt and dissatisfaction. The ox cart that was guarding, seeing the curtains closed and knowing who was sitting inside, couldn't help but feel embarrassed and forced a sneer: "It's just a wild warrior, but luckily, he returned to Chang'an, and it deserves such praise? Bafu, there are many warriors like this, but they are not like dogs! When my eldest brother takes the Eastern Capital, I will let you know what a real hero is!"

In the car, Luoshen's usually hidden violent temper suddenly came out.

Just now, when I saw Lu Huanzhi suddenly rushed up from nowhere, deliberately bumped into Gao's servants, and made a mockery of Li Mu, he was already very angry, but seeing that Li Mu didn't care about him, he could only forcibly endure it.

At this moment, hearing Lu Huanzhi's nonsense, how can he bear it? Through the curtain of the car, he said, "Second brother Lu, what you said is a bit cold. I only see that if there weren't those tyrannical warriors of the Lu family who were being used like dogs in your mouth, no matter how capable the eldest brother is, just rely on it. He alone can shake the flag of the family, defeat thousands of enemies, and win the Eastern Capital?"

Everyone heard the voice of a young woman suddenly coming from the car. The timbre was extremely pleasant, but it was like knocking on ice and jade, and it contained anger. They knew that it must be Mrs. Li Mu, and the girl from Gao's family spoke up. They were stunned. Those who were discussing, who were booing, all fell silent.

"The Southern Dynasties supported countless children of aristocratic families who were born high and high. 'Respecting the virtuous like a guest, loving the people like a child'. Those so-called children of aristocratic families who only know how to speak out, talk all day, smear powder, and even compete with women, they are themselves. If you can't do this, can't you show more respect to the soldiers in the front who are fighting for the imperial court, fighting for the people of the Southern Dynasty, and even dying of bloodshed? , do you think you are making face for the eldest brother? He has a noble character, if he knew it, he would be ashamed!"

Her voice fell, and the surroundings were silent. I don't know who led it, but there was a sudden burst of applause from the passers-by. Everyone was talking about it, pushing each other, and slowly flocking to the bullock cart, hoping to take a look at the rumors that the car just spoke. The true appearance of the Gao woman.

Li Mu's eyes were quickly withdrawn from the car with the curtain down. He didn't tell the difference between joy and anger, and only asked the driver to go on the road.

The driver was killed and drove immediately.

Gao Qi stared blankly, his face flushed and Lu Huanzhi was white, then he felt sullen, shouted, led the people, and chased the car away.

The bullock cart carrying the Gao family's daughter left, but passersby were still discussing enthusiastically and pointing at Lu Huanzhi.

Lu Huanzhi finally came back to his senses, kicked the horse's belly heavily, and whipped the whip again, the horse was in pain, let out a long and miserable neigh, and turned around and ran away.

Li Mu turned his head and stared at the back of Lu Huanzhi as he ran away.

When he got home, Luoshen's anger gradually disappeared.

For some unknown reason, she had a vague feeling that was different from the happy mood she had when she returned home. From the moment she set foot in Jiankang yesterday, she felt that Li Mu's whole person's mood was a little gloomy.

It's an intuition that's hard to describe.

Even when he was in bed last night, the feeling he gave her in Yicheng was completely different, and he even hurt her a little.

She was even more worried now.

Thinking of this scene just now, I am afraid that he will become more estranged from the aristocratic family. Seeing him taking herself into the room, she told her to rest, saying that she had something to do, and then she was about to go out. She couldn't help but called him and hugged his arm.

"Lang Jun, don't mind these people."

she explained.

"Not all of the gentry are like Lu Huanzhi. Just like Big Brother Lu, although the two of them are brothers, he is by no means such a rude person. Don't worry about it, okay?"

When she finished, she looked up at him.

Li Mu lowered his head slightly, looking at her beautiful eyes full of worry, and after a while, he gently embraced her in his arms.

"I know. Ami, I just want to thank you for helping me out. I'm fine, don't worry."

With a smile on his face and a gentle tone, he told Luo Shen to finally let go of his heart.

Li Mu hugged her, held her for a moment, and said softly, "I still have something to do, I'll go out first, and come back to accompany you, okay?"

This was the second day after he returned to Beijing. He had just received the seal in the morning. Luo Shen knew that he would have a lot of things to do, so he nodded immediately.

Li Mu smiled, kissed her, and turned away.

…

Lu Huanzhi escaped from the ox cart as passers-by pointed and pointed, and lowered the curtain to make it airtight.

Although he couldn't see outside, he still seemed to be able to feel countless sneering glances, shooting at him like sharp swords, and immediately ordered someone to drive away.

He was ashamed and ashamed, annoyed and hated, and a little sad. He didn't want to go back to Lu's house, so he asked his servants to leave the city. When he arrived outside the city, he rode alone again, ran wild for a while, and came to a deserted and uninhabited land. He dismounted, drew his sword in his hand, red eyes, and slashed the wild trees and weeds by the roadside indiscriminately.

He didn't hate Luoshen, the woman he had always secretly admired.

He just hated Li Mu even more. Not only took her away from her side, but also deceived her with rhetoric, telling her to forget her own background, let alone her friendship with her back then, for such a lowly person, and told him to do so in front of passers-by. embarrassing.

All of a sudden, the grass and bark that he chopped all over the sky seemed to be the shadow of the person he hated.

He gritted his teeth and chopped more and more vigorously. Even the fingers on the back of his hand were cut by sharp sawdust, and blood spattered everywhere. He didn't feel any pain. He just kept chopping, and when he chopped like crazy, suddenly, he heard someone behind him say: " Young Master Lu, what's the use of cutting and killing like this? Even if you cut down this piece of barren forest, not only can you not hurt the enemy in the slightest, but if you let people know about it, you will be ridiculed!"

Lu Huanzhi was taken aback, turned his head suddenly, and saw Xiao Daocheng, the king of Xin'an, standing silently behind him like a ghost for some time. Throw in yourself.

The Lu family and Xiao Daocheng have never had much contact.

He stopped abruptly, stared at Xiao Daocheng, panted heavily, drew his sword suddenly, and strode away.

"Master Lu, I know who you hate. To tell you the truth, I also have some personal grudges with that person. Unfortunately, he has the favor of Gao Qiao and the empress, and by taking advantage of Chang'an, his power has skyrocketed. Your Lu family has conquered Luoyang. When you come back, the tree is big to attract the wind, but it is more suspicious of His Majesty. That person is different. He takes advantage of the tall trees to enjoy the shade. Don't turn around."

Lu Huanzhi stopped. After a while, he turned his head slowly and panted, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Daocheng walked towards him.

"Although your elder brother is the best among the children of the aristocratic family, I have always believed that you are not bad either. You are not a talented king, and now you are considered to be used by Your Majesty. You don't have any other skills. If necessary, you can get a message. It can be done. If you look up to me, it will be fine for us to have more contacts in the future."

"Second Young Master Lu, what do you think?"

He smiled at Lu Huanzhi, who was staring at him.

…

That night, to celebrate Chang'an, the emperor held a royal banquet in Hualin Garden. Li Mu, the number one hero, was naturally present, and the rest of the civil and military ministers also accompanied him. Songs and dances rise, and the rulers and ministers rejoice. The next day, the emperor did not wake up from a hangover, and the court temporarily disbanded. Gao Qiao led the ministers to work in the Taicheng Government Office. Xiao Dao promised to repair several palaces in the harem, discussed the reasons for reducing the expenses, and asked to see the queen.

Gao Yongrong still saw him at the previous Taichu Palace. After talking about the renovation of the palace, both left and right retreated.

"Queen, guess what happened to me yesterday?"

Without waiting for Gao Yongrong to answer, Xiao Daocheng leaned over, lowered his voice, and said it again.

Gao Yongrong was surprised: "What? Lu Huanzhi has the piano score that Ami sent to Lu Jianzhi in the past?"

"Not bad. She wrote the book by herself after she married Li Mu." Xiao Daocheng smiled slightly.

"Yesterday, I happened to meet Lu Huanzhi and humiliated Li Mu in the street, but was scolded by your sister. I saw that he had hatred in his heart, so I followed him. I just wanted to see if there was any use, no Thinking of it, I actually caught the fish. Lu Huanzhi was afraid of his brother, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

He smiled, "Just wait and see, in a few days, people in Man Jiankang will be fortunate enough to hear the music composed by Li Mu's wife for the son of the Lu family."

"One is an invincible hussar general who has just won Xijing and is known to everyone in the world, and the other is a suave gentleman who is attacking the Eastern Capital. You say, isn't this extremely interesting?"

Gao Yongrong's face was very ugly: "You leave the palace for me immediately, and tell Lu Huanzhi that he is not allowed to act like this!"

King Xin'an was stunned, stared at Gao Yongrong, and said in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Could it be that because she is your sister, you can't bear to do it?"

Gao Yongrong was silent.

Xiao Daocheng smiled. "You are a smart person, why do I arrange this, don't you know?"

"Imperial power is unhappy. Since the Xiao family moved south, I have been controlled by the clansmen, like puppets. Do you want to be able to get rid of this kind of suffering forever? Your Majesty's first priority should be to eradicate the clansmen and ask them from now on. No more power to interfere in the affairs of the state! Only those who re-use their own people, those who rely on Your Majesty to be promoted to the top, will be able to give up their hearts to His Majesty and the Queen, and be grateful!"

"Empress, you want to use the Gao family to suppress Xu Lu first. Xu Mi Luguang is not one to sit still. Now the coalition forces are on the northern expedition, and the momentum is fierce. The trend is bound to rise again. At that time, who can suppress it for you? Such a good opportunity will not only make the Lu family, Gao Qiao and Li Mu deepen their hatred for each other, but also take the opportunity to suppress Li Mu. Deli. You really don't want to?"

"You must also know that before Li Muren returned to Jiankang, the people all over the street complimented him. Today, I even heard with my own ears that he was sent by God, and Wu Quxing was reincarnated to save me. Yu Yu is in the water and fire. With the popularity of the people, the Queen will not feel any horror at all?"

"The queen and sisters are deeply in love, so I didn't say anything when I was a minister. The minister obeyed the order, and I will tell Lu Huanzhi to stop!"

He bowed down and bowed down to the graceful heights, and made a salute to retire.

"stop!"

After walking a few steps, he heard Gao Yongrong's voice behind him, stopped and turned around.

"If the Queen allows it, the minister will act according to the original plan."

Gao Yongrong walked slowly to the front of a crane-shaped candlestick as tall as a person, staring at the huge candle with a thick arm that was also lit during the day. Put out the candle.

"Keep things clean."

She squeezed the hand that was burned by the candle flame and candle oil, turned around slowly, stared at Xiao Daocheng, and said lightly.