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After Qingming, when Lu He returned home after eating, he would always run to the post station, giving up and returning again and again.

To this day, she tightly clutches an ordinary letter in her hand, her face is full of spring breeze, and the fear of being found out because of her identity as a woman has been forgotten for the past few days.

Forcibly holding back the uncontrollable joy, he hurried home, lit the oil lamp, and spread out the letter paper under the slightly dim light.

One word at a time, I can't wait to see every word in my eyes, remember it in my heart, and engrave it into a unique history.

The ability to flip through books at a glance and ten lines in the past seems extremely cumbersome at this moment, even though there are only a few strokes on the pale yellow letter paper:

I am fine in Yunzhou, don't worry about it, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and be more careful.Signed, teacher, Ju Mengbai.

Lu He looked and looked, and heard the crackling of the lanterns, so she carefully folded the letter paper and found a wooden box with fine carvings to store it.

Grinding and embellishing the pen, but the brilliant mind can't make up the words that can put the thoughts that haven't been seen for several months into one sentence.Until the oil lamp was about to go out, and the letter paper had written five pages, Lu Hesi and Ju Mengbai's eyes were no longer bright, and it was inconvenient to ask someone to read the letter.Deleting and adding, the pawn then stuffed two pages of letter paper into the envelope flatly, pressed it with an inkstone, and could take it to the post station to post the letter when the meal is returned tomorrow.

After everything was over, Lu Hefang remembered that he hadn't eaten yet, so he went into the kitchen to cook gruel, drank two bowls and then dealt with it.

Stepping out of the door, the bright moon hangs high and the breeze blows.

Lu He raised his head, his eyes were soft and warm, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he whispered softly: "At this time, we look at each other but don't hear each other, and I hope that the moonlight will shine on you."

It was the seventeenth day of the lunar month, and the Palace of King Lu hosted a banquet.

Literati and refined scholars who intend to become officials are invited to come, and the beauties of the women's families are also entertained by Princess Lu, who have their own seats in the inner courtyard.

Before the dinner, I played in the garden, shooting ducks and watching flowers.

A pool of green leaves and red flowers is full of fragrance in the garden.Twos and threes of delicate weeping willows, wrinkled and swaying in the water.

In the nine-curved ring corridor, graceful maidservants stand on both sides of the pavilion, either shaking round fans to cool off the guests, or holding fruit plates for the guests to enjoy.

King Lu wanders in the ring corridor. He wears a winged crown, a purple round-neck robe, embroidered dragon patterns on the chest and back, Fushan Shouhai decorations on his knees, and Fu boots on his feet.Originally, his facial features were clear and upright, and he was dressed in brocade clothes, but his complexion turned sallow due to illness and weakness, which immediately reduced a lot of vigor, and even the drooping green beard on his face was also sickly, looking very listless god.

Behind him is Qi Tai, the long history of Lu Palace.

Whenever the king of Lu stopped to chat with the handsome scholars who admired flowers and wrote poems, Qi Tai waited by the side, keeping in mind one or two words that could highlight his character and virtue.After the banquet is over, they will be classified and written on paper, and they will explain to King Lu in detail who are available, whether they should be recommended for military or civilian positions.

There is a fly in the ointment, there is a lotus in the lotus pond, which will not tilt in the wind, and is about to fall.

It rained heavily yesterday evening, and it didn't stop until this morning. I think it was caused by the rain falling.

The servant who took care of the lotus pond came to plead guilty to King Lu a moment ago. King Lu mercifully reprimanded him a few words, pitied him for his old age and ordered two servants to help him kneel and retreat.

All the guests praised Lu Wang Pushi Rende with emotion, which is quite like his imperial grandfather Dezong.

Naturally, with the exception of the two, Lu He and Tang Ci both smiled, but did not say a word.

The drawing paper on the case table is mostly blank, but the black ink is splashed in the middle, and the cinnabar is touched, and the tip of the pen is lightly pressed, and several wintersweet flowers are blurred.

Lu He collected his pen and caught a glimpse of the purple figure out of the corner of his eye. He still calmly took out the seal from his bosom, covered it with red mud, and stamped it.

After walking half of the long corridor, all the paintings that King Lu saw were beautiful and elegant lotus flowers, so he passed by Lu He, he suppressed his doubts, and then asked, "Why is Master Lu facing the lotus leaves in the sky?" Paint winter plums?"

A top score in the palace examination has always been the first choice for the party to win talents and pave the way for the future.Even though King Lu often lived at home, lived in seclusion, and never met Lu He, he could boldly guess the identity of the young man with red lips and white teeth based on the few words Qi Tai said to him on weekdays.

Lu He bowed his hands and saluted, pointed to the remnant lotus, and said with a slight smile: "The wind knows the strength of the grass. The heavy rain last night, the roof of the shabby room where I live collapsed, flooding the whole house. This remnant lotus can still It is not easy to hold on until now to show His Majesty and all the guests its demeanor. Others think it is broken and eclipsed by the huge lotus leaves, but I feel its tenacity and perseverance."

Compared with the remnant lotus with wintersweet, it is second to give up the completeness and keep the incompleteness.The strong wind knows the strong grass, the country is in chaos and the loyal ministers are known, Lu He's heart of recommending himself to be under his command is clearly revealed, how can the King of Lu not know the reason.

Sitting cross-legged at the moment, chatting freely with Xu Fenglang, I suddenly felt that Lu He's words were eloquent, and he was not a romantic talker, and he was even more happy in his heart.

On Lu He's side was Tangci.

She neither paints nor composes poems. She rests her chin on her hand as if admiring the lotus, and glances at the interaction between Lu He and King Lu from time to time.

A moment later, Lu Wangfang got up, still not finished, and said goodbye to Lu He after three steps, which really aroused the jealousy of many people in the family who were still unemployed, but it didn't show up on the surface.

When they arrived at Tang Ci, King Lu leaned down and asked kindly whether the fruit cakes were delicious, and whether the wine juice was still full-bodied.After a few words of greeting, he left, just put on the appearance of being respectful and respectful to the corporals. After all, Tang Ci had been in Beijing for three years, and King Lu knew him well.Qin Yan was his teacher, but the second most important thing to consider was Liu Fengti, who was suspicious and jealous of Emperor Chunyou.

The emperor has ulterior motives, Emperor Chunyou can make the king of Lu enjoy wealth and be admired by thousands of people in one day, and he can also make him fall into the abyss in one day.Compared with the prince, he is the second son, and he has fallen into the root of the disease. Regardless of whether the emperor's courtiers are forever, they should look down on the weak and weak.

King Lu gradually walked away, Tang Ci threw a grape into his mouth, looked straight ahead, and said expressionlessly: "When did your house leak? Do you need me to call Yutong to the market to find a craftsman to repair it for you? Jingshi It’s rainy in summer, don’t try to drown you out.”

Lu He walked a few steps closer, sat down cross-legged, blocked Tang Ci's sight with his slender figure, and said with a light smile, "I haven't had time to ask you, why did you come suddenly when I agreed that day?" Lu He knew He knew well that Tang Ci could only provoke her with words, and ridicule her for secretly throwing her pearls.She didn't intend to explain, but also firmly believed that Tang's speech was reasonable. In the past, Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya served two masters separately, which made the good story of Guan and Bao's friendship.

Tang Ci was already bored, the beauty of the lotus leaves that were as big as money was suddenly blocked, and she was asked such a question again, she played with the marigold wine glass, her face was slightly vague: "If you don't go to the banquet, you will also be in Hanlin I'm on duty in the courtyard, so it's better to come out and walk around."

It was inconvenient for her to talk to Lu He, because she wanted to see Rou Ke for private reasons.That day at the Minister's Mansion, she was so annoyed that she said something sarcastic about Rou Ke, although Rou Ke didn't say it clearly, but according to her understanding of Rou Ke when she was a child, she was angry in her heart and hid it in her eyes.What's more, after being scolded by the teacher for a few words, I realized that since Ding You's coup, the relationship between Rou Ke and King Yu's father and daughter has deteriorated a lot, why bother to say these words to hurt her heart.

It will be dark, and the banquet will begin.

King Lu sat down at the head of the seat and raised his glass to invite him.

The courtier Marquis and the literati sat on both sides, bowing and drinking.

The beauties of the women's family are hidden in the curtains set up in the hall, smiling sweetly, and whispering to each other in the boudoir which family's unmarried noble children are handsome and suave, and the dignified and demure married women explore each other's way of husband and child.

Concubine Lu is twenty years old and has been married to King Lu for five years. Today she wears heavy makeup, dresses gracefully, and behaves dignifiedly.

Thinking of being separated from Rou Ke for three years, although the friendship has always been very shallow, Princess Lu also chatted with her randomly.Trapped in the Houmen's house for a long time, Princess Lu's talk is nothing more than her family's short-sightedness, she never leaves King Lu's words, and her two words are nothing more than internal affairs.

Rou Ke knows the etiquette, even though she is not interested, she spends time with her and chats with her to relieve her worries.

Fortunately, after a while, Princess Lu pleaded guilty and got up to deal with trivial matters.

The curtain is light and transparent, and the scene inside the hall can be vaguely discerned.

Rou Ke glanced at the crowd one by one, and suddenly fixed her eyes on Erlang, who was drinking silently among them.

At first I thought it was a bit familiar, but looking at the seat he was sitting in and his official rank, Rou Ke concluded that this person must be Tang Ci without a doubt.

Recalling Tang Ci's outspoken words that day, Rou Ke felt mixed feelings.What her father did back then was to preserve the blood of the family. Even if she intentionally blamed and complained, she still felt that as one of the beneficiaries, she had learned from the wrong.But, after all, he couldn't pass that threshold, and couldn't get out of the puzzle that had been stuck for several years.However, as a child, it is not a pleasant feeling to hear someone slander your father's character face to face.

After a while, musicians came one by one with orchestras, silk and bamboo, dancing and music to add to the fun.

The rhyme of the copper spring is crisp and cold, and the new sound moves slowly.

The dancer's evening makeup is snowy, with red lotuses on her feet, her steps are light and her ribbons are flying.

Another two rows of maidservants with silk embroidered shoes came in with wine jugs in their hands, and added wine, with their lips parted slightly, they whispered softly and used them slowly.

Shen Yi, Lu He, and Tang Ci sat side by side in sequence, narrowed their long and narrow Danfeng eyes slightly, and glanced at the maidservant in the queue, the eyes exchanged colors, and the undercurrent was dormant.

The maid smiled and walked towards Tang Ci, and accidentally spilled the wine when she was pouring the wine shortly, splashing a piece of water on Tang Ci's chest.

The maid exclaimed, and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Tangci in great panic. Everyone's eyes were attracted by the sound, and they looked at this place in unison.

Unexpectedly, Tang Ci suddenly grabbed the handmaid's wrist, rushed forward, stroked the handmaiden's cheek with his fingers, and said with drunken eyes: "beauty, don't go away, this place is spacious and bright, why not *Gaotang?"

The whole hall was in an uproar and was in shock.

Seeing that Tang Ci was really pressing down on the flustered servant girl who was about to burst into tears, she untied the silk sash around her waist in an instant.

King Lu's complexion was quite ugly, but Shen Yi was even worse, his palms hidden under the desk were tightly clenched into fists.

Lu He hurriedly stepped forward and forcibly pulled Tang Ci out, and wrapped her arms around her waist, making her lean her head on his shoulder in a daze.He picked up the silk sash on the ground again, and apologized to King Lu: "Your Highness, Master Tang is so shameless when he is drunk. Thinking about being invited by His Highness to a banquet today, she was happy for a while and drank a few more glasses. In order not to offend His Highness , and swept everyone's excitement, Rong Chen first helped her back to the mansion."

Tang Ci pushed Lu He away suddenly, fell to the ground unsteadily, and flicked his wide sleeves: "Who said I was drunk? I'm not drunk! Come on, beauty, drink three whites with me again!" After groping on the blanket for a while, he picked up a wine cup that someone had dropped, held it in his baby-like hands, brought it to his mouth, kissed again and again, his eyes were loose, he laughed and said, "Beauty, why are your hands so cold? Let me keep you warm." As she spoke, she stuffed the wine cup into her bosom again, and rolled on the ground to sleep soundly.

Ruan Fu once exchanged golden mink for wine, and also served as the Eight Immortals of Li Tang's wine. Most of the unrestrained literati are fond of drinking, and it is not surprising that they look in various shapes when drunk.

King Lu endured his depression in front of the guests, and magnanimously summoned two servants to accompany Lu He there.

Lu He personally stepped forward to help Tangci up, and when he squatted down, he just blocked Shen Yi's eager eyes.

Just at this time, the night wind came in and lifted a curtain.

Tang Ci put his hand on Lu He's shoulder, his black and bright eyes skipped over a group of beautiful women, and looked straight at Rou Ke, who had a gentle and outstanding temperament.

The hall is full of beauties, and suddenly I am alone with Yu Xi.

It's just a coincidence that the four eyes collided and there was a tacit understanding.Rou Ke gave Tang Ci an indifferent look, then lowered her head and drank tea silently.

Although it was just a glance, Tang Ci read the meaning of disgust contained in it, and he was nothing more than secretly cursing himself as a disciple.

Tangci bit her lip, buried her head in Lu He's arms, tears were streaming from the corners of her eyes in grievance, she couldn't express the pain in her heart.