Mikago

Tang Ruilang just got off his horse, when he heard a "squeak", the door of the mansion opened.

A strange girl in her twenties and eight years came out from the inside, but she didn't give a damn, and invited him to the mansion with a smile.

"My slave, Chen Meier, has met Mr. Tang."

Rui Lang knew that this must be Lu You's arrangement, so he stepped over the threshold without hesitation.

After entering the door, the girl did not invite him to the main hall, but directly led him to the medicine garden on the east side.

I saw the lush green of the garden, dotted with flowers of different shapes and sizes.After careful identification, the yellow cloud-like isatis root, the white as a pendant bell is the Yangjin flower, the golden-like one is the sheep's deer, and the purple-like pagoda is the dense flower—all of which can be used for medicinal purposes. plant.

In the east corner of the garden, Rui Lang saw a pergola built with cloth, under the shed was lush green, dotted with large clusters of gorgeous purple flowers.

Tang Ruilang narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a while: "Your family... also grows peonies?"

"That's natural. Don't you know, my lord, that the root bark of the peony is also called Dan bark, and it's also a medicinal material."

Speaking of this, Chen Meier blinked her eyes playfully: "However, the clump in front of me was bought with a lot of money last year, and asked us to serve it deliciously. It won't work if it's hot or cold. It's just for Wait for this day."

Did Lu You plant it on purpose?For this wedding banquet?

Tang Ruilang's heart suddenly became hot, and he felt more and more elated.

At this time, I heard Mei'er say again: "What are you waiting for, young master, please choose as you like."

Tang Ruilang was not in a hurry to act, but asked Chen Meier: "Is your master here?"

"Master is not here." Mei'er shook her head, but compared directions with her eyes.

Tang Ruilang understood, thanked him with his hand, and walked over there quickly.

In fact, early this morning, Lu You left the palace on leave, wandered around the Que Hua Pond secretly, and then nestled in the study next to the garden to read the accounts.

At this moment, he had heard Swiss Franc's footsteps, but deliberately did not raise his head.

So Tang Ruilang walked into the study, closed the door tightly, and then put his arms around Lu You's shoulders.

"It's Lao Zuolan's trouble. Although the flowers are beautiful, your heart makes me even more fascinated."

"I see that you are not only intoxicated, you are intoxicated, right?!"

Pressed on his back, Lu You had no choice but to put down the account book and muttered, "You smell of alcohol all over, why don't you hurry up and pick your flowers, and don't worry that others will go back earlier than you?"

"Don't worry, whose flowers can be as good as Zuolan prepared for me? I will set fire to his garden!"

Tang Ruilang joked on purpose, and hugged Lu You Wencun for a while.It wasn't until his hands were slapped away that he restrained himself a little, but his eyes were still tightly glued to Lu You's body.

"You were the peony planted at the end of last year, that is to say... At that time, you were sure that I would be named on the gold list."

Lu You pretended to be disdainful: "If you don't win, who else in the world is qualified? Don't think I'm praising you."

"You didn't praise me, but I'm still very happy... Do you think I can dig up that peony bush by its roots? However, I don't want to compete with it, I want to hide it well..."

Having said that, he even took out the hip flask on his waist again, and took a big mouthful.He suddenly lowered his head towards Lu You, and fed the lukewarm wine into Lu You's mouth.

Lu You was caught off guard, took a sip of the wine, and hastily stretched out his hand to reject it.However, Tang Ruilang refused to let him go, and gave him another two or three mouthfuls before giving up.

"Are you crazy?!"

It was not clear whether Rui Lang was really drunk or pretending to be crazy, but Lu You drove him to a chair beside him and sat down.

After tossing like this for a while, the study was at least a little quieter.

Lu You really didn't drink well, so he was force-fed a few sips, and immediately hit his head.His face was blushing, his head was slowly buzzing, and all kinds of thoughts surged up and down for a moment, which could not be contained.

On the one hand, he still remembers the last "agreement" between the two of them, and he feels a little anxious and expectant at this moment.

However, on the other hand, the words of Qi Yunchu the day before yesterday were like a haze, smoldering for a long time.If you don't figure it out, Lu You might really go crazy.

Which one comes first... which one is more important?

Amid the power of alcohol, Lu You struggled dizzily, but heard Tang Ruilang cough lightly on purpose.

"Zuolan... I thought about something, and I think I should ask it clearly—did you tell the prince about Yefu?"

"……Yes."

Lu You never thought of hiding it: "My sister told me that the crown prince often has nightmares about Zhao Yang, so I thought I could take advantage of it."

Tang Ruilang gave a "tsk" and rubbed the center of his brows: "But didn't I tell you earlier that those people would be left to me to clean up? Your foundation is still unstable, and if you make a mistake, it will be impossible to save you." return!"

Is this blaming him for recklessness?

Lu You also frowned: "I also have my own burden, why do you need to clean it up for me? Besides, I have my own measure, I'm not [-]% sure, and I won't take risks rashly."

"[-]% sure, do you think [-]% is enough?"

Tang Ruilang laughed dumbfounded, and couldn't believe his ears.

"Forget about Ding Yucheng, but behind him is my father! My father!! Forgive me for being blunt, but your father's confidence in impeaching my father was probably greater than that of you now. Do you think Ding Yucheng will be demoted to do it?" A governor, and then forcing my family to give the hands of Yefu to your sister is considered a success? If the crown prince knows that you are using him, if my father suspects you, have you thought about what will happen?"

"Tang Ruilang! You...you dare to mention my father?!"

Bringing up the old incident again, the smoldering embers in Lu You's heart jumped up suddenly.

And Tang Ruilang, who was leaning on the chair, also put down the jug, straightened his waist and raised his head.

"I mentioned it because I was worried for you! Obviously, with just one word, I will hand over the Ye Mansion to your hands in a clean and grand manner! Why do you take risks?"

"How could what you gave me be the same as what I took back with my own hands?!"

Lu You's cheeks were still warm, but her heart felt cold for a while.

He confronted Tang Ruilang across the desk: "Besides, you want to give me Ye Zhai. I am a mere eunuch in the district. Why should I accept it? Even if I accept it, what will others think?!"

"So didn't we agree at the beginning, to stand still first? Sigh...!!"

I'm afraid it won't be good to continue talking, Tang Ruilang sighed heavily, and then tried to take the topic away.

"Forget it, let's close this matter. Do you remember our previous—"

"You said you would expose it?!"

However, Lu You was provoked by him, and all the emotions that he had suppressed for a long time suddenly began to lose control.

"Let me ask you, that day in the Tianwu Palace hot spring, you touched my back, were you looking for any traces?"

"Me? Looking for traces?"

Rui Lang was astonished and innocent, "I said Zuolan, you are a bit unreasonable. Think about it yourself. I have already seen your back. Besides the scene at that time, what else could I think about? What else can I look for?" trace?"

Lu You blushed, and did not continue to dwell on this matter.He took a deep breath and clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves.

"Then I'll ask you again...on the first day I entered the Imperial College, I met you outside Weiheng Hall—it wasn't a coincidence at all. From the very beginning, you had a purpose to get close to me, right?!"

"Get close on purpose?"

Tang Ruilang laughed dumbfounded: "Do you know what you're talking about?"

However, Lu You no longer believed his smile.

"I said...from the very beginning, you were close to me not because you liked me, but because...you were looking for Dongjun's substitute."