King An first heard the sound of the door opening, and something like a wheelchair was slowly pushed in.
Then he heard Shi Tong's fawning voice: "Master Qi, Prince An is inside, let's retreat first."
Immediately afterwards, a cold voice sounded: "Let's go."
King An struggled to sit up, but because his body was severely damaged, he tried for a long time, but he could only lean on the big pillow crookedly.
At this moment, Zhou Ling turned his wheelchair and slowly entered the inner room.
When he saw the masked man in the wheelchair, Wang An was startled at first. But then he thought that the man was a bad person like him, so he gradually relaxed.
King An said to Zhou Ling: "Who are you? Why do you want to save me?"
Zhou Ling continued to push the wheelchair until it stopped beside the bed.
King An's expression became tense once again, as if the memory of a physical injury had hit him, making him feel extremely frightened.
Zhou Ling said calmly: "You don't have to panic, since I saved you I won't kill you."
"Of course, I won't save you in vain. I want to know all the grudges and grudges between you and Lu Yunhong."
King An clenched his fist and said unwillingly: "Why do you think I would tell you the truth?"
Zhou Ling pursed his lips slightly and slowly took off the mask, revealing a cold smile on his pale face: "What about my face?"
King An stared at that face and was so stunned that he couldn't speak for a moment. His whole body was trembling. His mouth was wide open for a long time and he could only utter one word: "You..."
Zhou Ling slowly put on his mask and said, "My surname is Zhou."
"But as early as twenty-five years ago, like you, I was born in the palace."
King An was stunned. His face was astonished, as if all his energy had been drained from his face. He completely collapsed.
I don't know how long it took, but his eyes suddenly became sharp and his expression became crazy.
I saw him laughing with red eyes, and said very happily: "I know, I know..."
"So, we are no different, right?"
"Hahahahaha...it turns out that we are all the same..."
King An smiled, his red eyes filled with tears, but he stubbornly turned his eyes away, not wanting Zhou Ling to see him.
It wasn't until the tears were almost dry that he slowly turned his head, his eyes firm and profound, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you."
…
Returning to the capital after a long absence, the fragrance of flowers is everywhere.
The streets are bustling with people, the people are enjoying themselves, and it's a prosperous scene.
Lu Yunyuan and Lu Yunzhu lifted the car curtains, unable to contain their excitement.
At this moment, Song Muting came from behind on horseback, handed the snacks he had just bought to Lu Yunyuan, and said: "I won't go to the Lu family for a while, and I will see you later."
Lu Yunyuan reached out to take it and nodded sheepishly.
Song Muting turned his horse around with a smile and prepared to go back to the house first. He urgently needed to discuss with his family and then hire a decent matchmaker. It would be best if Lu Yunhong could not make a mistake, so he could only be in the Wang family's house.
I found it among relatives.
Lu Yunzhu looked at Song Muting walking away and snatched the oil paper bag from her sister's hand.
Lu Yunyuan came to her senses and tried to grab it again, but she saw Lu Yunzhu opened it and ate one.
After tasting "red bean cake", Lu Yunzhu immediately joked: "Red beans, red beans, who doesn't know that red beans represent lovesickness, Brother Song is really good at it."
Lu Yunyuan snatched the oil paper bag back and stuffed it with a red bean cake for Lu Yunzhu. She said angrily: "I can't even stop your mouth after eating it."
Lu Yunzhu hummed, but she was really happy for her sister. Brother Song and his eldest brother were classmates, and the Song family was quite wealthy. They used to be merchants, but now that Brother Song has an official position, his status has naturally increased.
Thinking that her second sister would not have to live a miserable life when she married Brother Song, she felt satisfied. However, she had not yet apologized to Mr. Huang, and she had a headache just thinking about it.
Lu Yunzhu sighed, she only had one thing left to worry about now, and she didn't know when it would be settled.
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On the first night back in Beijing, Lu Yunhong and Wang Xiu had dinner at Wang's house.
Wang Xiu also confirmed that she was pregnant again and informed her family of the good news.
Wang Wenbo asked Lu Yunhong to send a message to Wuxi overnight, which made the two elders of the Lu family happy.
Amid the joyous dinner party held by the Wang family, the East Palace seemed particularly quiet.
Emperor Shunyuan learned that the prince had returned to the palace and waited all night. He originally wanted to wait for the prince to come and have dinner with him, but it turned out that it was dark and the prince did not come.
Emperor Shunyuan simply stopped eating dinner and went to find the prince angrily.
As a result, as soon as I arrived, I saw Hua Zimo talking to the envoy Sun with a solemn expression.
Emperor Shunyuan lost all his anger and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is the prince sick?"
Hua Zimo saluted quickly, and Emperor Shunyuan waved his hand impatiently: "Don't delay, tell me quickly!"
Hua Zimo said quickly: "It seems that I have some heat stroke. I came back and said I had a headache."
Emperor Shunyuan looked at Envoy Sun: "Have you seen it? What should I say?"
Envoy Sun Yuan said: "The weather is hot and His Royal Highness has suffered from sunstroke, but he has already taken medicine. Don't worry, Your Majesty."
Emperor Shunyuan sighed, how could he not be worried?
He glanced at the deserted East Palace and said: "There is still a shortage of a crown princess. According to my decree, the crown prince's concubine should be released first and let her take care of the grandson."
After Emperor Shunyuan finished speaking, he hurried to see the prince.
When he crossed the threshold, he felt a little out of breath. After all, he was old.
But the prince is still young, and the prince cannot make any mistakes.
Emperor Shunyuan originally thought that when the prince went over to pay his respects, he would mention it by the way and ask the prince to see Prince An.
But now he suddenly realized, could the prince's illness be related to Prince An's return to the capital? Could it be that he was angry with Prince An?
If he wants to stabilize the status of the prince, he must not cause trouble to the prince. Now that he is old, except for the prince, the other sons should leave the capital and go to the fiefdom.
At this moment, Emperor Shunyuan had already thought a lot and decided to wait until King An's illness was almost recovered, then let him go to the fiefdom, and he would not be allowed to return to the capital without an edict.
In the bedroom, the prince had already sat up.
Emperor Shunyuan looked at his haggard features, feeling distressed and worried at the same time: "The report said it was a small earthquake, and there was no mountain collapse or ground cracking. Why do you have to make this trip?"
"They are all fine now. They are all intact, but you came back and fell ill."
The prince said calmly: "I don't feel relieved if I can't see that the emperor's sister is safe."
Emperor Shunyuan sighed: "You siblings should have been raised separately at the beginning, but now it's better..."
The prince raised his eyes with a rather unhappy expression and said coldly: "In that case, will there be anyone around me who can tell the truth?"
Emperor Shunyuan knew that he had made a mistake, and he also cared about his eldest daughter. However, the prince's body was related to the safety of all people in the world, and he could not take risks.
Emperor Shunyuan held the prince's hand and said, "Father, that's not what you meant. Why should you be angry?"
"Have a good sleep. By the way, I think it's time for someone to join the East Palace?"
"I have made the decision to let the crown prince's concubine go. If you think she is an eyesore, just don't look at her."
The prince did not speak. He knew that he had passed the age of willfulness. What's more, how could the mistress of the East Palace remain vacant? This would cause many speculations about the East Palace.
More importantly, he needs a crown princess now.
Rubbing his sore forehead, the prince said: "Father, it is up to you."
Emperor Shunyuan's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this. What he was waiting for was exactly what his son said.