Mrs. Rebirth

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, there were lanterns and festoons in Zhen Guogong's mansion, and there was an endless stream of guests, even those who did not receive the post took this opportunity to send congratulatory gifts.

Zuo Xiaolang was wearing a red dress. If he could wrap two buns in his hair, he would be no different from a fairy boy. Unfortunately, the stubble of hair just now was obviously too short.

Zuo Shaoqing was also wearing a dark red robe, holding Zuo Xiaolang in his arms, looking like a father and son.

At the right time, the gate of Lu's ancestral hall opened, and Lu Zheng stood at the gate with a serious face in military uniform. When he saw the father and son who were surrounded by them, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zuo Shaoqing only came to this place once after getting married. At that time, Lu Zheng solemnly engraved his name into the Lu family tree, juxtaposed with Lu Zheng's name, representing the lover who will join hands with him for a lifetime.

Lu Zheng invited ten respected veterans as witnesses, and Zuo Shaoqing took Zuo Xiaolang's hand to visit them one by one. When seeing Wen Shuming, Zuo Shaoqing said a few more words.

"Master Wen, the dog will depend on the adults to take care of it from now on. This little thing is very skinny, just let it go and educate it!" Wen Shuming is the prince's tutor, and is naturally Zuo Xiaolang's mentor. Zuo Shaoqing also hopes that he will watch it For the sake of the Duke of Zhen's government, he should be more considerate to Zuo Xiaolang.

Zuo Xiaolang has been learning etiquette for several days, now he bowed to Wen Shuming in a vague manner, and said crisply: "Mr. well!"

Wen Shuming is quite old, with a white beard on his chin, but he looks very energetic, he stroked Zuo Xiaolang's short hair, "Very well, since your father authorized it, then don't blame Mr. Hit the board, haha..."

Zuo Xiaolang was a little entangled, and asked Zuo Shaoqing very seriously: "Daddy, you said that you can fight back when you are bullied, so if the master wants to hit me, can I fight back?"

Zuo Shaoqing blushed, and slapped him on the head. How could he accept such a simple son? Just ask him in private, he will definitely teach him a hundred tricks to guard against his wife.

"Ahem...Of course not!" Zuo Shaoqing was about to educate him in public, when Lu Zheng came over to rescue their father and son.

"It's time, let's go in." Lu Zheng took one of them with each hand, and led the veterans into the ancestral hall solemnly.

Since the founding of Dayang, the Lu family has been assisting each generation of kings, making great achievements in battle, and the ancestral hall is full of tablets of ancestors. Unfortunately, the blood of the Lu family has become thinner and thinner in the past hundred years. In Lu Zheng's generation, only Adopted a son.

Zuo Shaoqing felt sad for a while, probably only at this time, he couldn't look directly at the ancestors of the Lu family.

He murmured silently in his heart: Although he could not continue the blood of the Lu family, he would definitely work hard to continue the prestige of the Duke of Zhen.

I don't know who sighed, and the atmosphere became more and more heavy.

Lu Zheng led Zuo Shaoqing and Zuo Xiaolang to kneel and knock nine times, and then handed over Lu Jiazu's instructions to Zuo Xiaolang word by word in front of the ancestors.

Watching the little child recite the Lu family's ancestral instructions word by word with a straight face, Lu Zheng personally engraved the three characters "Lu Xiaolan" into the family tree, completing the most important ceremony.

"Remember, my son of the Lu family may not have the ability to make contributions, but he can't have a firm and strong frame. If your actions violate the precepts of our ancestors in the future, my father will personally erase your name from the family tree!"

The family tree of the Lu family is an iron book, and the names of each generation must be engraved by the current patriarch with internal force. If it is erased, not even a trace will be left.

Zuo Xiaolang looked up at his father, held his hand firmly, and nodded solemnly. At this moment, Zuo Xiaolang's heart became more determined. Maybe he still doesn't understand what responsibility is, but he can't let it go. The idea of ​​my father's disappointment was ingrained in me.

At the noon banquet, Zuo Xiaolang is undoubtedly the protagonist, and every time he walks past a table, he can receive many gifts.

When they returned to Beijing, many people knew that Lord Lu had brought a child back. Originally, everyone was holding a wait-and-see attitude, and some people had no hope for this child. A picked child could really inherit the Duke of Zhen. no?

Until the night of New Year's Eve, the emperor publicly canonized the child as the eldest son, and selected him as the crown prince's companion. Overnight, the name of Lu Xiaolan swept across the entire capital, and everyone in the big family knew that the Duke of Zhen had appointed an heir.

The most disappointing thing is that the offshoot of the Lu family, and some wives who have a good relationship with the old lady came to inquire about the news, asking how can they find a child who has no blood relationship?

The old lady used to plan to adopt children from these sidelines, but after seeing too much of these people's courteous faces, she gradually lost her mind. No one wants to raise a grandson and even bring along a whole bunch of relatives of the grandson.

In the eyes of the old lady, Zuo Xiaolang is not very good, even a little less clever than children of the same age. After all, he grew up in a very special environment. At the age of three, he is actually about the same as a one-year-old child.

But that child is undoubtedly likable and cute. After getting along for a long time, the old lady loves this child more and more, so she took the initiative to suggest that he change his surname to Lu.

Zuo Xiaolang followed Lu Zheng in a circle, the expression on his face did not change at all, everyone just thought he was still ignorant, especially after the news that he was bought by the prince with delicious food on New Year's Eve spread, they felt that this child was innocent and easy to bully.

Of course, as long as the government of the town is in existence, no one will foolishly bully the people of the government of the town.

In fact, Zuo Xiaolang has a sensitive mind and can clearly distinguish between the goodwill and malice of others. Just watch him walk around and see who he has smiled at.

But he doesn't care about these things. Dad said that the human heart is the most unfathomable thing. You can't stop others from thinking about you, but you can guide changes. If you want others to like you, you must first have people like you. Whether it is money, power or status.

Halfway through the banquet, someone ran in to announce that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived.

The guests were instantly ebullient. Many of them had never seen this His Royal Highness who had just been enshrined. It would be nice if they could take a look from a distance.

The old lady got up and led the crowd out to meet him. From a distance, she saw a child standing quietly in the yard, followed by only two guards.

Just as the old lady was about to salute, she was stopped by the little prince, "Don't be like this, Auntie, I can't bear such a big gift alone."

The old lady didn't insist, she held his hand and asked, "How can His Royal Highness take such a small number of people out?"

"It's nothing, I'll come over and have a look, this is the first time Gu has left the palace." Although the little prince's tone was flat, the old lady could still see his joy.

Thinking of his life experience, the old lady felt compassionate, took him by the hand and led him into the hall.

Zuo Xiaolang was very impressed with the little prince, his eyes lit up when he saw him, but because he was taught by his father, he didn't dare to get close to him.

The old lady was afraid that it would be unsafe if there were too many people, so she asked someone to bring the little prince and Zuo Xiaolang into the inner courtyard. Anyway, the mansion is so big, so let them play.

With the departure of the guests, news spread that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince visited the Duke of Zhen's mansion in person, so everyone knew that the newly conferred Prince Zhen was probably in the Prince's eyes.

No matter what outsiders think or think, the people in Zhen Guogong's mansion should still do what they should do. Because Zuo Shaoqing will leave Beijing after the fifteenth day, Zuo Xiaolang obviously can't go with him this time, so he can't wait to catch him every day Education instilled in him the idea that "the heart of defense against others is indispensable".

Lu Zheng, the crown prince and Taibao, is just a title. He does not need to mount the horse himself, but for Zuo Xiaolang's safety and learning martial arts, he personally selected ten hidden guards to protect him, and also recommended a few people as the little prince and Zuo Xiaolang. The master of wolf riding and shooting.

The undercurrent in the palace calmed down for a while because of the establishment of the crown prince. All the concubines in the harem focused their attention on the little prince, but for a while, no one cared about who was being kept in the emperor's golden house.

"Could the emperor do this to divert everyone's attention?" Zuo Shaoqing felt that this was the most likely possibility. Otherwise, Zhan Yuanfeng was only in his twenties, so why was he in a hurry to establish a crown prince?

Lu Zheng embraced him, and told him the conversation with Zhan Yuanfeng after the first day ceremony, "There is a part of it, but it's just a part of his plan. The name of the crown prince wants to tell the world that Dayang has a successor. No one will embarrass him on the issue of heirs."

This matter is related to Zuo Xiaolang, Lu Zheng can't let Zhan Yuanfeng push the two children to the forefront and ignore it, he has to figure out his intentions.

If Zhan Yuanfeng simply wanted to use his son as a shield, he would never agree to let Zuo Xiaolang get involved.

"It seems that Brother Cao is doomed to survive this catastrophe." It is inevitable that an emperor can make a careful layout for him.

"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you. Jiang Che told me before that the Beidi envoy had secretly contacted a man in black."

Lu Zheng frowned when he heard Jiang Che's name, "I already know about this, the person in black is a dancer, bought by a rich businessman, and was given to the Beidi envoy by the rich businessman that night. .”

"Why would a wealthy businessman send someone to the Beidi envoy?"

Lu Zheng explained: "Our Dayang and Beidi still maintain a trade relationship, and the wealthy businessman is in this business, and it is normal to want to curry favor with him."

Although Zuo Shaoqing was still a little puzzled, the explanation made sense, so he stopped asking.