According to Zhou Li, the Crown Princess must be buried within twelve days and buried within a hundred days.

The funeral hall is the East Palace, and the mourning and sacrifice are held at the palace gate of the East Palace.

The emperor specially ordered to summon the Crown Princess's father and brother back from the nine frontiers.

The emperor had not seen Lord Lu for two years.

When we met again, I found that Lord Lu's hair had turned gray.

The emperor couldn't help but sigh: "I am deeply saddened by the death of the Crown Princess. I think you must be sad too for losing your daughter. Please stay in the capital these days and talk to me."

When he said this, the emperor sighed softly.

"I will find someone to help you take care of the defense of the Nine Borders. You can return to the border when your health and mood improve."

Lord Lu hesitated for only a second or two, then bowed in agreement.

"Go and see the prince." The emperor waved his hand.

The emperor frowned as he watched Lord Lu leave.

He opened the secret report on the dragon case.

The secret report contained all news about the Lu family.

Li Jinglan soon found out that Lord Lu had entered the palace to meet the emperor.

After the Crown Princess committed suicide, the relationship between the Lu family and the royal family began to become strained.

The emperor would not allow Lord Lu to return to the Nine Frontiers.

Pity.

She had no one on hand.

If she had someone on hand, she could take this opportunity to place him in the Nine Frontiers.

Soon, news came that Xu Jingchen had entered the palace.

Li Jinglan has not seen Xu Jingchen since the hijacking incident last year.

At this time, Xu Jingchen would be heard entering the palace.

I have some guesses in my mind.

Does the emperor want the Xu family to go to the Nine Frontiers?

Li Jinglan shook her head again.

With the emperor's methods, he would not allow any noble family to dominate.

The Xu family controls the Black Iron Army, so they probably won’t let anyone from the Xu family go to the Nine Borders again.

The next day, the emperor ordered Lieutenant General Liu of the Black Iron Army to go to the Nine Borders on the pretext that Lord Lu was overly grieving and needed to recuperate in the capital.

Lord Lu will retain his position and return to the Nine Frontiers after his health improves.

I know this deputy general Li Jinglan.

When she was captured by Xu Jingchen and taken to the Xuantie Army's camp, Lieutenant General Liu had allowed her to read the imperial court bulletin.

"This is the power of the emperor!" Li Jinglan sighed softly.

Lieutenant General Liu should have been sent by the Emperor to disrupt Lord Lu's arrangements.

The emperor's arrangement not only disrupted Lord Lu's rhythm, but also put an end to the prince's idea of ​​using the Nine Frontiers.

At the same time, do not allow the Xu family to become too powerful.

Li Jinglan thought of Duke Xu and Duke Wei again.

The emperor sent people to the nine borders without even considering the two dukes.

Is it because the two dukes are related to the King of Jin by marriage?

Actually think about it carefully.

If Lu Bozhou is never found.

The emperor has done his utmost to be kind to the prince.

Use the two daughters of Prince Jin to win over Duke Xu and Duke Wei, and they will naturally be loyal to the prince in the future.

The Lu family has another crown princess.

After the crown prince ascends the throne, the descendants of Princess Ningguo and Princess Zhengguo can ensure peace for the country for two generations.

But there are no ifs in this world.

……

A month later, the Crown Princess' funeral was held with great ceremony.

The prince personally carried the coffin and was extremely sad.

Since the Crown Prince took all the blame for the Crown Princess' death and never mentioned the Queen, the ministers' opinion of the Crown Prince gradually worsened.

Regardless of whether the Queen's argument with the Crown Princess that day was reasonable or not, the fact is that she slapped the Crown Princess.

That night, the Crown Princess committed suicide.

The Queen will never be able to clear herself of the crime of forcing the Crown Princess to death.

But now the prince claims that it was a quarrel between him and the princess that caused her to commit suicide.

In the eyes of the ministers, this is benevolence and filial piety towards parents.

The prince has been different during this period.

The former prince used to ravage three women until he was so tired that he vomited blood.

The ministers would not think that the prince was in a hurry to have a son, they would only think that he was licentious.

The current prince is diligent in government affairs and often accompanies the emperor except when keeping vigil.

He also listened carefully to the opinions of the ministers.

He often asked his ministers whether he had made any mistakes, hoping that the ministers could point out his mistakes so that he could correct them in time.

In the eyes of the ministers, this is diligence.

……

After the death of the Crown Princess, banquets and weddings were banned in the capital for a month.

It was not until a month later that marriages gradually resumed in the capital.

Zhou Jin's marriage to the daughter of Academician He Chang was also delayed for two months.

Zhou Jin took Zhou Tuanjin and moved out of their home.

Lu Guanyu's face was covered with tears when he said goodbye.

"We can still meet often in the future." Zhou Tuanjin wiped away Lu Guanyu's tears.

Lu Guanyu sniffed and said, "Even if we meet again in the future, it won't be like now."

After the Chinese New Year, Lu Guanyu was nine years old.

She already understood many things.

Although Zhou Tuanjin will marry Lu Ping.

But they will move out of the Lu family after they get married.

Li Jinglan bought a three-story house for Lu Ping.

The Wang sisters’ wedding date is set for next year. They are waiting to get married at home and rarely come to the Lu family.

Lu Guanyu is a person who likes the lively atmosphere at home, and she watched the people around her leave her one by one.

It would be a lie to say I'm not sad.

She also knew in her heart that Li Jinglan and Lu Bozhou would leave this home sooner or later.

Move to the deep palace.

If she wants to see Li Jinglan again in the future, she has to hand over the name card.

After seeing Zhou Tuanjin off, Lu Guanyu became depressed.

Li Jinglan saw this and picked out a post: "This is a post from your sister He, inviting me to go to the He Mansion to appreciate the flowers."

"You go in my place! Tuanjin should go with us. Then you can go to Xia's house to see Fengxian, she's about to give birth."

Sister He’s post?

Of course I will go.

Lu Guanyu happily took the post.

On the appointed day, Lu Guanyu got on a carriage and headed for the He family.

This was her first time going out alone.

I feel a little excited and a little nervous.

Seeing how nervous she was, Zhou Tuanjin pursed his lips and said, "I'm here with you, what are you worried about?"

"It's different! I used to go out with my sister-in-law. If I didn't understand something, I just had to watch what she did." Lu Guanyu began to talk non-stop about Li Jinglan.

Zhou Tuanjin knew about the relationship between Lu Guanyu and Li Jinglan, and kept listening with a smile.

The He family's banquet was held in a manor outside the city that belonged to Miss He.

Miss He is a famous flower maniac in the capital, and her villa is planted with many exotic flowers and plants.

As Lu Guanyu and Zhou Tuanjin entered the villa, the fragrance of flowers filled the air.

The villa was filled with horse-drawn carriages, all of which were invited to attend the flower-viewing banquet.

Miss He came forward to greet him and introduced some friends to Lu Guanyu.

Everyone knew Lu Guanyu's identity and was very polite.

"This is Miss Qiu." Miss He introduced her to Lu Guanyu.

Lu Guanyu knew who this Miss Qiu was. She was the daughter of the Minister of Rites who was called a traitor by Lu Bozhou.

So Lu Guanyu was polite to Miss Qiu, neither too close nor too far.

After chatting for a while in the yard, Miss He led everyone to the backyard to appreciate the flowers.

Miss Qiu kept staring at Lu Guanyu's back with a complicated look in her eyes.

She had just tried her best to curry favor with Lu Guanyu, but Lu Guanyu just ignored her.

When I arrived at the backyard, I could faintly hear the sound of stringed instruments.

Miss Qiu couldn't help but ask: "Where does this music come from?"

Miss He pursed her lips and smiled: "My courtyard is near the Princess Zheng's fiefdom. Listening to the music, it should be the dancers in the palace rehearsing."

Miss Qiu mentioned the name of a prostitute, "It's a pity that Lady Lu was redeemed."

Deer lady?

Isn’t this Yoyo, the deer in her yard?

Lu Guanyu pricked up his ears.

Miss He also knew Lu Ming, "Miss Lu was good at singing and dancing. She was famous in the capital when she was ten years old and often visited the palaces of princes and ministers."

Prostitutes are different from each other.

Lu Ming was a singing and dancing prostitute who often went to the residences of princes and ministers to perform dances and songs, but she did not sell her body.

For example, Twelve Niang, the disciple of Gongsun Da Niang written by Du Fu, was a sword dancer.

Lu Guanyu thought to himself, "Although these people keep calling Lu Ming the master, and even their words don't mean to tease him, Lu Ming has never talked about singing and dancing since he came home, and there is not even a zither in the room."

This proves that Lu Ming doesn't want to recall the past at all.

For Lu Ming, it is very happy to embroider at home every day and decide what to eat today and what to wear tomorrow.

After lunch, Lu Guanyu and Zhou Tuanjin took a short rest, and then took Zhou Tuanjin to appreciate the flowers in the backyard.

Looking at the flourishing flowers in the backyard, Lu Guanyu couldn't help but tease Zhou Tuanjin: "Sister Tuanjin, when Sister He becomes Sister He, will your backyard also be filled with flowers like it is now?"

Zhou Tuanjin couldn't help but smile, and when she was about to speak, she saw a group of people walking towards them.

Zhou Tuanjin frowned, pulled Lu Guanyu to hide behind the rockery, and asked the old woman beside him to hide as well.

"Who is it?" Lu Guanyu leaned against Zhou Tuanjin's shoulder and looked over.

"It's Miss Lu." Zhou Tuanjin whispered a name, "She's from the Crown Princess's family."

Miss Lu?

No wonder Zhou Tuanjin hid as soon as he saw this person.

A strange girl in a pink dress stood where Zhou Tuanjin and Lu Guanyu had just been, looking around.

"Why is it missing?"

"She was here just now? Maybe she left now." Lu Guanyu knew that the voice belonged to Miss Qiu.

Miss Lu clenched her handkerchief and raised her voice, "I know you are hiding! Miss Lu, your family forced my aunt to death, do you feel the slightest bit of guilt?"

Zhou Tuanjin couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Lu Guanyu.

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