Mikago

At noon the next day, there was news from Zongzheng Temple.After another hour, Lu You was taken out of Chengtianmen, and went all the way to the Taimiao on the east side of Anshangmen Street.

Zong Zhengqing at that time was the half-brother of Emperor Huiming, who was Zhao Yang's uncle.In the first courtyard of the Taimiao, Lu You was ordered by the emperor to kneel down in front of the oath tablet in the courtyard, ready to receive the punishment.

Just like what Qi Yunchu said before, this is no more than [-] strokes of the board, which is not painful or itchy, and even the baguette of the Ye family many years ago is not comparable.

Lu You is no longer the young man with delicate skin and tender flesh. He gritted his teeth and quickly finished receiving the whole set of boards.I saw the emperor's uncle raised his hand, and immediately several eunuchs ran over to help him.

Lu You was helped by these people into the soft sedan chair, and sent back to the Huiqing Hall of Zichen Palace.As soon as he lay down on the couch, a medical officer came over to apply medicine to heal his injuries.

The wound is only bruised and red, and there is no bleeding from the skin. Therefore, the medical officer conservatively predicts that he will be able to walk as usual in at most six days.And this meant that Lu You had to pretend to be King Xuan for six days in Huiqing Hall.

As soon as he received his punishment, Empress Xiao came to visit him from the Anren Hall next door.

Although King Xuan deserved to be punished, but she only cared about her heart, not only didn't give a word of admonishment, but she almost blamed the son of the prince Taibao for being blind and fell into the tiger's mouth.

Lu You knew that she was notoriously short-tempered, so she stopped fanning the flames; when she heard radical words, she would take the initiative to change the topic.

"Father must be very troubled these few days. After all, he has to appease so many injured courtiers, as well as the family members of the deceased."

"Silly boy, what do you want to do?"

Empress Xiao touched the back of his head: "It's good that you have this kind of heart, but your father has his own opinions on these matters. The relatives of the crown prince and Taibao have been competing with others for the position of Jiedushi of the Rongwei Army. Now your father The emperor agreed to him. At this moment, the family probably don't even bother to do the funeral, and are preparing to celebrate."

"Roewe Military Town"

Lu You had heard of this place.Although Junzhen is located in the southwest, it holds extremely rich salt and iron veins.As the Jiedu envoy of the Rongwei Army, he naturally controlled the salt and iron business in one hand.

Regardless of other things, let’s say that Rongwei Town cooks 45 shi of salt a year. Just sitting on the ground to collect taxes and secretly collecting two copper coins per bucket of salt can make a lot of money.

In order to make up for the wrong things committed by a prince, he actually treated the important affairs of the court as a child's play... Could Emperor Huiming really bear the word "Huiming" in his emblem?

Thinking of this, Lu You couldn't help but feel a stagnation in his chest, thousands of words came to his mind.But he held back for a long time, but only one sentence came out.

"Mother, I want to see my father. Please ask me, when is it more convenient?"

Empress Xiao was of course reluctant to run to Zichen Palace after her son was beaten, and she didn't know what she said after returning to the palace, but Emperor Huiming came to Huiqing Palace in person that night.

This matter was naturally within Lu You's plan, and he pretended to endure the pain and ran out to meet him.The father and son turned away from each other and spoke alone again.

Lu You frowned, turned to Emperor Huiming and bowed, "I thank you, Father."

Emperor Huiming said "Oh", "What are you doing, thank you?"

"My son would like to thank my father for the thirty boards."

Lu You's words were astonishing, but then continued.

"Father is a lesson. Although my son has a stubborn personality, he is definitely not the kind of person with malicious intentions. Although the disaster in the zoo was unintentional, it hurt many people after all. The son of the crown prince and Taibao died in Huangquan... That night when I returned to the palace, I tossed and turned, and all I saw in my dream were the miserable scenes in the animal garden, and even ghosts covered in blood came to ask for my life..."

Having said that, he flinched a little, and cautiously raised his head to look at Emperor Huiming.

"These days, my son-in-law has been suffering and struggling in his heart, and he is at a loss... I hate that I can't find any way to calm the regret and fear in my heart."

Lu You had been brewing these words in his heart for a long time.Therefore, the interpretation is sincere and sincere.

Seeing him struggling in pain, Emperor Huiming couldn't help frowning: "Does Yang'er still have nightmares now?"

"No more." Lu You shook his head: "Ever since I received the [-] boards, although my son is in pain, at least I no longer dream of those bloody scenes."

Emperor Huiming stroked his beard and nodded: "So, that's why you want to thank me?"

Lu Youlian claimed it was, but added: "Actually, my child has another unfeeling request - I want to invite the temple in the palace to perform a ceremony for the son of the crown prince Shaobao. If the father gives permission, The dead may also be able to ascend to bliss early."

This was obviously not a difficult task, and Emperor Huiming readily agreed, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

Things were developing in the direction he expected, but Lu You was still cautious, and did not show the slightest complacency.

"I remember that day, my son ordered people to shoot tigers, originally to explain the righteousness in the Book of Rites. But it didn't happen... because of a little negligence, it led to such a serious fault. The bloody and cruel animal garden should not have existed in the first place. , but Erchen, Erchen really..."

Speaking of this, Lu You's eyes flashed back to the chaotic scene in the zoo that day.His voice was a little choked up, but he heard the sound of clothes rubbing in his ear, and it turned out that it was Emperor Huiming who reached out and put his arms around his shoulders.

"Yang'er's suffering, I understand it in my heart. Some things are actually my fault..."

What does this mean?

Lu You felt a sudden thump in his heart.

Zhao Yang was clearly responsible for the misfortune in the zoo, why did his father apologize in turn?Even if it is an ordinary family, I am afraid that they are not spoiled so perversely... What is wrong with this emperor's house?

From Zhao Yang to Zhao Qing, Zhao Jing and Zhao Yun, the more Lu You thought about it, the more he felt strange, so he tentatively said: "Everything is clearly the fault of my son. My father justifies my son like this, I really can't stand it... ... I'm afraid I'll have another nightmare at night."

Hearing Lu You's words, Emperor Huiming sighed deeply, but did not speak again.

In this way, the father and son sat on the couch, although they were silent, there was an ordinary family atmosphere that was not like the royal dignity.

How much warmth, how much melancholy, and what is the rest, but Lu You couldn't tell the difference.

He leaned on the soft bed, relaxed his body slightly, and closed his eyes.

In a trance, he recalled that back then, he and his biological father had also sat together and talked like this.At that time, my father seemed to be so sincere...so helpless.

But what is it that makes the dignified Ninth Five-Year Venerable sigh so heavily?

Lu You didn't waste his energy thinking about the answer.He turned around and reached under the pillow to fumble, and then took out a small blue silk kit.

"Father Emperor." He handed the kit bag to Emperor Huiming with both hands.

Emperor Huiming took the kit, loosened the belt, and found a ruby ​​ring inside.

"This is..." His eyelids twitched, "I thought I lost it."

"On the night of cold food, my son saw it falling on the ground, so he put it away. I always wanted to find a time to return it to my father, but I was worried that my father would see it and think of something unhappy."

Emperor Huiming gently stroked his blood-red face, and let out a low breath.

"Your third brother, Zhao Qing, is indeed hopeless. I have already decided to send him to the Liuquan Palace and let the people in the Yaowang Court take good care of him... As for your little nephew, I will send him to Liuquan Palace. I received it from Zichen Palace, and I will train it myself."

Having said that, he patted Lu You's head again: "Are you taking the medicine given by Yaowangyuan every day?"

medicine?

Lu You was stunned, obviously feeling that what Emperor Huiming was referring to was not the tonic from the Imperial Hospital that he had been taking these few days.But he still nodded obediently.

"My sons and ministers are taking them on time."

"……That's good."

Emperor Huiming seemed satisfied, and looked Lu You up and down again, "It seems that those medicines are still effective. It is not in vain that I allocate a large amount of silver taels from the Daying Treasury every year to feed those hundreds of people."

The Daying Treasury is the emperor's private treasury.Why is it that the emperor needs to personally pay for the expenses of the hospital?

Lu You just kept this question in mind, and then heard Emperor Huiming whispering in his ear.

"Yang'er, you are the one chosen by Shui Yunjing①, and I know that you will not let me down."

Water cloud mirror?What is this again?

Lu You claimed to have read poetry and books, and also cared about the current situation in the court.However, this "water cloud mirror" is really unheard of.

It was also inconvenient for him to ask, so he still kept it in his heart and waited for the future to study it carefully.

Emperor Huiming did not take back the imperial ruby ​​ring.He presented it to Lu You.Lu You thought about it all night, and finally decided to keep it secretly without telling Zhao Yang.

It was the third day in a blink of an eye, and the days of recuperating in bed turned from comfortable to boring.Anyway, the injury was not serious, so Lu You ignored the dissuasion of the palace guards, got up and ran to the garden for a walk.

After walking around a few times, the eunuch guarding the gate of the palace suddenly came to report that Tang Ruilang had come to ask for an audience.

Swiss Franc, what is he doing here? !

Lu You also heard that after the beast garden incident, Tang Ruilang was rewarded for his meritorious service in escorting the driver, which made the Tang family famous again for no reason.

This guy came here today, I don't know what kind of trouble is going to happen again.

He recalled the scene when he threw himself into Tang Ruilang's arms that day, and his heart suddenly felt numb, and he hurriedly asked people to reject him.

The eunuch who sent the message got the order and immediately went out to drive him out.Lu You stood in the garden and waited for a while, but there was no movement outside.

Could it be that Tang Ruilang left just like that?

Just now, he couldn't avoid the fear, but at this moment, Lu You felt empty in his heart.Looking at flowers is not flowers, and looking at water is not water.

Now that the scene was gone, he turned his head and walked back in dismay.After entering the bedroom, he still sat on the bed, and just as he retreated to the left and right, a figure suddenly moved behind the screen, and a person jumped out suddenly.

Who else but Tang Ruilang? !

"You...you're so brave!"

The tingling feeling just now began to spread from the scalp again, Lu You immediately bluffed: "Trasing the palace without permission, this is something that will cost you your head!"

"It's better to lose your head, so that you will worry about me."

Tang Ruilang smiled, put his arms around Lu You and took him into his arms.

"Do you know how happy I was when you came to hug me that day?"

Recalling his actions in a hurry, Lu You couldn't help but blushed, but couldn't think of a rebuttal, so he lowered his head desperately.

But Tang Ruilang was determined not to let him go again, he insisted on grabbing his chin, forcing him to raise his head, and pressed his lips tightly.

After several years of gentle contact, Lu You threw away his helmet and armor in an instant.

He originally thought that after experiencing the ups and downs of these years, he had already let go of this initial hazy emotion.But the body is undoubtedly telling him another real answer.

Compared with those shallow kisses back then, Tang Ruilang is obviously no longer young.

The moment her lips were licked passionately, Lu You flinched back in horror.However, Tang Ruilang had expected it a long time ago, and he had already firmly held the back of his head and pushed it forward.

In the unbearable suffocation, Lu You finally opened his mouth half-forced, accepting Tang Ruilang's drive straight in.

A gentle yet bossy kiss, asking for what he's longed for.

The breathing of the two of them slowly changed from light to heavy.The limbs of each other were also entangled with the breath - when Lu You came back to his senses, he had been gently pushed down on the bed by Rui Lang.

There is a touch of fingers coming from the half-open front, and it seems that something will happen if it goes on.

Lu You hurriedly pushed Tang Ruilang away forcefully, and was anxious to get out of bed, but unfortunately, he bumped the injured part hard on the edge of the bed, causing the pain to stare at him.

Tang Ruilang has behaved now, he stopped being fussy, just licked his lips, and continued to stare at Lu You with eager eyes.

Lu You calmed down and didn't dare to look up at Rui Lang, but asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here again?"

Tang Ruilang said: "I heard that you were beaten, so I came here to take a look. I have medicine from Tianwu Palace here. To treat trauma, it has to be effective. Come, I will apply the medicine for you."

I just kissed her, and I'm already out of my mind. What if I take off my pants and apply medicine?

Of course, Lu You refused to let Tang Ruilang get close to him, but he accepted the bottle of medicine.

The medicine bottle is a pure white porcelain bottle with the word "Tianwu" written on the front and the name of the medicine on the back.Lu You didn't have anything to say to Tang Ruilang, so he was in a daze with the porcelain bottle in his mouth.

Tianwu, Tianwu...

Tianwu is the god of water, able to swallow clouds and spit out fog... Speaking of which, the "Shuiyun Mirror" mentioned by Emperor Huiming yesterday seems to be a ritual vessel with mysterious functions. Could it be related to Tianwu Palace? ?

The more Lu You thought about this possibility, he asked Rui Lang, "Have you heard of Shuiyun Mirror?"

Tang Ruilang was fiddling with the tassels hanging from the hook of the tent, but immediately stopped when he heard this: "Why are you asking this?"

Looking at the reaction, he must know.

Lu You had some calculations in his heart, but he was not in a hurry.

"Ask you because you believe in you. It's fine if you don't want to say it, and it's not hard to find out."

As he said that, he turned his head away as a gesture.

Sure enough, Tang Ruilang fell for the trick, and quickly grabbed Lu You's hand.

"Speak! Say! I say! This Shuiyun Mirror was originally the magic weapon of Tianwu Palace. It is usually locked in the Mingtai Hall at the highest point of the mountain, and it will only be invited out once every period. The Buddha bone—that is to say, the invitation of the Buddha bone to the White Bull Temple and the invitation of the Shuiyun Mirror from the Tianwu Palace are two major events in the world of Buddhism and Taoism."