On this day, Lu Desheng was summoned to the palace to accompany him.

He chatted with the emperor for a while, and when he saw that his face was a little gloomy, a young eunuch came in to report the matter, and wisely said that he wanted to solve the three urgent needs in life.

Squatting in the palace toilet, Lu Desheng felt his little heart beating very hard.

The emperor's dragon body was defeated too quickly. He was frightened to death.

My daughter said before that if the emperor's body has symptoms, it will be over soon. Because the appearance of symptoms means that his dragon body can no longer bear the heat of those erysipelas, which is equivalent to reaching the final stage, and death is also a matter of time.

But the emperor probably had no choice. Since he chose to continue taking the elixir, it was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst. The consequences of not taking the elixir must have been serious, which made him choose to take the elixir, and then overdraw his life or drain his last life.

of vitality to refresh your mind.

He told himself that at this critical moment, he must be steady.

After Lu Desheng finished undressing his hands and came out to wash his hands, he happened to meet Wei Zili.

Lu Desheng's eyes lit up and he walked over, "Wei Daban..."

"Master Lu." Wei Zili smiled at him and then washed his hands seriously.

"I heard that someone has been looking for you privately recently?" he asked quietly.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Lu? I don't understand what you mean." Wei Zili still smiled.

Lu Desheng didn't care whether he understood or not, and said directly, "Wei Daban, it's not me. We are all serving the emperor. At this critical moment, we must not make any mistakes." You are still pretending to him.

Wei Zili frowned.

Lu Desheng continued, "Some boats look good, but be careful when you get on the boat."

Hearing this, Wei Zili lowered his voice and asked, "Si-he also asked someone to find you?"

Lu Desheng gave him an inscrutable look. He didn't say yes or no, but he was screaming in his heart, four, what four? You want to say it is the fourth prince, right?! My daughter guessed it right, there is really someone!

The fourth prince is really the man behind the scenes!

A sentence slowly emerged in Wei Zili's mind, these four princes are unbearable to be with. Things are done in secret, words are used to reveal the failure. How come he wants to ask everyone?

"We serve the emperor well, that's better than anything else." Lu Desheng said something heartfelt to him for the sake of being a fallen man from Tianya and the information he revealed.

Wei Zili nodded, and he was convinced. He originally thought of preparing an extra escape route, but now he no longer thinks so. The so-called escape route means a dead end if too many people know about it.

The two of them didn't say anything to communicate with each other. Some words could be tacitly understood, but speaking out would be a disaster.

After relieving himself, Lu Desheng slowly walked back to the imperial study room, where faint voices could still be heard.

Lu Desheng noticed Wei Zili ducking in and entering, probably for handover. Sure enough, his apprentice came out not long after.

Not long after, the door to the imperial study room opened, and a thin boy of thirteen or fourteen years old with gentle eyes walked out.

"Wei Chen has met His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

"Master Lu——" Song Mo didn't seem to expect to meet Lu Desheng. After greeting him shyly, he quickly left with his head slightly lowered.

Lu Desheng looked at his back and thought, this fourth prince with a tender face, hairless face, and innocent eyes is actually the mastermind behind the scenes? A dog that can bite doesn't bark, no, people can't be judged by their appearance.

"Why don't you come in?" Emperor Kang Cheng's voice came from inside.

Lu Desheng quickly calmed down and went in.

"What were you thinking about just now?"

"Back to the Emperor, I feel that the Fourth Prince is quite filial and a careful child. He seems to have noticed that Your Majesty is feeling unwell, and he has been coming here to fulfill his filial piety lately."

Moreover, the fourth prince's methods are quite clever. It seems that he knows that he is not welcomed by the emperor, and others do not come often, but he always has something to send to the emperor. For example, yesterday he sent a perfectly bloomed wintersweet: Another example is Like the day before yesterday, when the fourth prince occasionally ate a dish, he would also tell Yuqiangong and ask the imperial kitchen to serve an identical dish to the emperor. It gave people a kind of gentle care, just like ordinary people. A son cares about his sick old father.

Emperor Kang Cheng's eyes were deep, and he didn't say anything about the fourth prince. Instead, he tapped his forehead with his finger, "You, you—" He was the only one who dared to say that he was unwell. Many people even knew that his dragon body was not well. , and I dare not say more, for fear of violating some taboo.

When mentioning his son, Emperor Kang Cheng could not help but mention the prince in the north.

Lu Desheng discovered that his life has been really difficult recently.

The emperor was sometimes satisfied with the prince, sometimes dissatisfied with him, and he could not agree with the emperor. The emperor could complain to the prince, saying that he was not good here and that he was not doing well there, but could he nod along? He agreed, which was like lighting a lantern in the latrine. Looking for shit.

Then, he has to stop talking, right? You just let the emperor perform a one-man show, right?

What could he do? He could only keep praising the prince. The emperor said that the prince was not good at politics, so he praised the prince for being popular and popular. The ministers were willing to help him. After he ascended the throne, he only had to take charge of the government. The emperor said that the prince was indecisive. Just praise the prince for his thorough thinking, listening to the opinions of his ministers, and not being arbitrary...

My heart is so tired...

He felt that if the prince could come back alive, he would be sorry for praising him so much if he was not given a promotion or title after he succeeded to the throne!

Today, the topic was all over the place. Emperor Kang Cheng complained about the prince for a few words. As soon as the conversation changed, the topic fell on him, "Lu Aiqing shouldn't be worried? Last time at Hongsheng Restaurant, your two children came to meet the prince. They are your youngest. Son and daughter, right? Although there is only a brief glimpse of them, and I heard you mention them occasionally, I think they are very good."

Look, it comes, it comes again!

Lu Desheng smiled shyly, "Yes, Your Majesty, those are my youngest son and daughter. They are indeed very good. Especially my little daughter, she is very smart." Proud! He dared to say that the situation of his family is not as good as the Emperor's. Without saying it clearly,

Immediately afterwards, he changed his tone and said, "But I am very annoyed."

Emperor Kangcheng asked curiously, "What's bothering you?"

Lu Desheng said honestly, "I annoy my boss."

The emperor has so many worries, but your life is better and happier than the emperor's, and your children are better than the emperor's son and daughter. Doesn't this make the emperor upset? It invites hatred!

Moreover, the emperor is saying that the prince is not good and that is not good. Your child is so good. Doesn't this make it clear that the emperor is not as good as you? In this way, the emperor can still be close to you? Isn't it a big deal?

Lu Desheng had no choice but to sneak out his eldest son.

He went on to say, the whole meaning is, Your Majesty, my eldest son is a bit useless. As the eldest son, his ability may not be enough to support the family. I am currently rescuing him to see if he can be saved, but for the sake of precaution, I In case, I have already started practicing the trumpet quietly.

The boss only has this effect, so it can't be wasted.

Lu Desheng finally understood what his daughter had always said. There is no pure garbage in this world, only people who don't know how to take advantage of it. As a person, you must have an open mind.

Everyone who is an emperor is suspicious, and Lu Desheng is not afraid of him checking. He can find out what happened to his boss in recent years. And he himself has recently brought his eldest grandson Lu Xiao with him to teach him. The younger son has a good mind, but he

If you are tired of mundane duties, forget it.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

Seeing that Emperor Kang Cheng was deep in thought, Lu Desheng quickly said, "Your Majesty, our humble family has a small business, so we can't bear the trouble. Anyway, at worst, we will be back to the poverty-stricken days we had before. But you are different. Your family has a big business, and it can be worth tens of millions of dollars."

Think twice." No, you can't even think about it! Don't have that kind of thought.

Emperor Kangcheng: No, it is precisely because his family has a great business that we have to think about it and let him think about it.

Lu Desheng was worried on his face, but he was secretly excited in his heart: Your Majesty, the situation has opened up. We not only have a son to choose from, but also a grandson.

As for whether his reminder would make the fourth prince hold a grudge, Lu Desheng thought to himself, whatever. Anyway, the fourth prince wants to scheme against the Qin family, and he can't tolerate him. Why not allow him to secretly cause trouble? If something happens to the prince, he will really be able to make trouble.

It is better for the emperor to establish a grandson than the fourth prince.

Tonight is Christmas Eve again.

As soon as Lu Desheng came home, he hugged his old wife and cried. He was in so much trouble. The emperor has been very difficult to serve recently. He now has a deep understanding of the saying that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.

When Lu Desheng was having dinner, he saw his eldest son coming back from running errands, and with a rare smile, he praised him for being very capable and useful recently.
Chapter completed!