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The sky was gloomy, and the raindrops were crackling on the bluestone road, making people feel more and more depressed.

He wanted to open the window to let in the air, but the wind blowing in was chilly, making the small Fudong Palace even more deserted.

Zhou Tang didn't visit Hexuan for two days in a row. The "Que Luan" that he promised to discuss with Luo Ping was put on the table, and he had already forgotten all the questions he wanted to ask.

He is angry.

Angry with Luo Ping, also angry with himself.

He was angry that Luo Ping broke the lotus that his father had rewarded him, and he was angry that he couldn't save face and went to sweep Hexuan to find him.

In fact, he wanted to see him very much.

In the past two days, Zhou Tang didn't think about food or tea, and tossed and turned on the bed all day.Sometimes I stare at the fragments in the small wooden box in a daze, and sometimes lose my temper with myself under the quilt.

The servants in the Fudong Palace originally heard that the master had won a reward from the emperor, and wondered if life would be easier in the future, and they all tried to please the master.But seeing that what his master brought back was a pile of broken bowls of rotten flowers, and seeing his sluggish look, he reckoned that there was still nothing to hope for, and most likely the reward was thrown to him casually by the emperor.

As a result, the Fudong Palace quickly returned to its former desertedness.

Zhou Tang got out of the quilt, sat down at the table and stared blankly at the "Que Luan", finally gritted his teeth, put the book in his arms and prepared to find Luo Ping.

It just so happened that someone notified at this time: "Your Highness, Master Luo of the Imperial Academy is asking to see you."

Hearing this, Zhou Tang slumped and sat back down again, his face was tense, but his heart was overjoyed:

"Pass him in."

Zhou Tang looked at the door anxiously.

He saw the man put away the umbrella, handed it to the maid at the side, and thanked her with a smile.

Luo Ping's appearance is not handsome, but he has fair complexion, soft eyebrows and eyes, and the lines of the corners of his lips are especially beautiful. When he smiles like a breeze blowing his face, he looks easy to get close to.In addition, he is young and talented, and he is the most admired new official by the emperor. Many girls in Mocheng pay attention to him.

Seeing that he was so humble and polite, the court lady was moved in her heart.She raised her eyes to look at him, blushed and said, "Lord Luo, Your Highness welcomes you."

Zhou Tang pursed his lips and muttered, "A pervert is a pervert, hum."

The shoes and clothes were stained with muddy water, leaving a line of watermarks when walking into the hall. Luo Ping's face was also a little wet, and the hair stuck to his cheeks made his complexion whiter.Probably because of the cold, his lips were a little purple.

Seeing this, Zhou Tang shouted: "Ruxiang, serve tea!"

Before the words were finished, the tea had already arrived, Zhou Tang was stunned.

The girl who usually ignored him as her master was really attentive to Luo Ping.Thinking of this, Zhou Tang scolded inwardly a few more times, "Little Master Pervert".

Luo Ping walked into the inner hall and saluted: "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

"Well, get up." Zhou Tang pretended to be reserved.

Luo Ping got up and stood aside.

"You, you sit here." He had never put on the prince's airs in front of the young master, and he couldn't adapt to it all at once.

Luo Ping respectfully sat beside him.

Zhou Tang asked, "Is there anything you can do to see me?"

Luo Ping replied: "I have come to apologize to Your Highness."

As he spoke, he took out something from his sleeve and placed it in front of Zhou Tang.

It was a white jade pendant, warm and translucent.

"What is this?" Zhou Tang picked it up, but he could still feel a little heat in his palm.A rabbit is engraved on the jade pendant, holding the round jade in its arms, turning its head and looking sideways, as if guarding its own treasure, its appearance is vivid.

"This is also a tribute from Nanlai this year. It is called 'Jade Rabbit Holding the Moon'. The material is the same as that of the jade bowl. They are all Nanlai's special azaleas. Remembering that His Highness is a rabbit, I thought of putting it Send you to apologize for what happened last time."

Zhou Tang held the jade and was reluctant to let go.When Luo Ping came to him, most of his anger had been calmed down, and even giving him such a gift made him forget all his anger and entanglement.

When he got closer, he smelled a fragrance again, which was the same as the last time, light and distant, but this time there was no lotus by his side, Zhou Tang couldn't help but wondered: "Hey, where did the fragrance come from?"

He leaned out to smell the smell on Luoping's body: "Is it your smell?"

"It's not the smell of the subject." Luo Ping stepped aside, "Your Highness, I don't know that the special feature of the jade is not the quality of the jade, but the fragrance. If the jade comes into contact with human body temperature, it will emit a delicate fragrance. "

Zhou Tang nodded: "Oh, so that's the case. You said this piece of jade is a tribute, so where did you get it?"

Luo Ping glanced at him: "The emperor summoned his ministers into the palace to discuss matters today, and I will reward you."

"Yeah." Zhou Tang stroked the jade rabbit, bowing his head in silence.

He suddenly realized how childish it was for him to lose his temper with his little master over a bowl of lotus.Luo Ping has been an official for just a few months and has already received many rewards.The things that the emperor gave to his courtiers were much more than that of the prince.

Why should he care about that little charity.

Luo Ping knew he was depressed, but he couldn't comfort him.People's hearts are inherently biased, the emperor hates the house, and after so many years, that dislike has become a habit.

He sighed and said: "Your Highness, it is inconvenient for me to stay in the palace for a long time, so I will leave here. If the weather is fine tomorrow, you can go out and relax."

"Well, I will!" Zhou Tang raised his head and said with a smile.

What is "relaxation", in order to deceive people, Luo Ping can't say some things clearly, but how can he not understand the meaning of the little master, tomorrow he will definitely go to sweep Hexuan to find him.

Zhou Tang tied the jade rabbit to hug the moon with a red string, hung it around his neck and placed it next to his body, and when he warmed it up, he could smell a faint fragrance.

The scent seemed to have a calming effect, and he slept very well that night.

In the dream, one afternoon, he fell asleep in the sweeping Hexuan for a while, woke up in a daze, squinted and saw the little master sitting beside him reading a book.There is a bowl of tea and a piece of glutinous rice cake on the table, the lotus pond is shining outside the window, and the side face of the man is covered with a layer of soft light...

The next day, it really cleared up.

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When Luo Ping came to Sweeping Hexuan, he saw Zhou Tang squatting on the edge of the lotus pond playing from a distance, and felt a little dumbfounded: He asked him to relax, but he really ran out to relax, and he was not afraid that others would see him and gossip?

After walking two steps forward, Luo Ping suddenly stopped because he realized that this scene was so familiar.

He saw Zhou Tang dipped his hand into the pond and wrote something stroke by stroke on the ground.He can even guess what word he wrote.

"Your Highness." He called out.

The dream finally continued, Zhou Tang turned around and said to him with a smile, "Little Master, you are here."

Seeing his dependent smiling face, Luo Ping managed to sort out his emotions, walked over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Tang turned to let him see: "Practice calligraphy."

The water marks on the ground are very new, reflecting the bright light in the sun, and the strokes of the pen are twisted and turned, which are two correct and beautiful characters——

country.

Luo Ping's eyes flickered slightly.This is completely different from the two words in his memory.

When Zhou Tang wrote these two characters in the previous life, he was still a little illiterate, his handwriting was crooked, and he could barely make out the outline, but at this time in this life, he can already write the word "Jiangshan" so well.

Luo Ping looked at it calmly, scooped up a handful of pool water, and poured it on the two characters, making them merge into one and disappear.

"Little master, what are you doing? Is my writing bad?" Zhou Tang didn't know what he meant.

Luo Ping looked at him and said, "Your Highness, you must firmly remember what I say now."

Seeing that he was so solemn, Zhou Tang nodded quickly: "Yeah."

"In the future, don't talk about Jiangshan Sheji in front of others, at least until you can leave the palace and stand on your own, don't talk about your 'Jiangshan' with anyone, including me..." Seeing that Zhou Tang wanted to ask a question, he waved his hand and said, "No Cut in, listen to me first."

Zhou Tang had no choice but to shut up, but he was obviously not convinced.

Luo Ping sighed: "You don't understand, I will tell you slowly. The emperor has seven sons and one grandson, and now the crown prince is undecided, and several older princes are wooing the ministers in the court. The princes in the palace also tried their best to win the favor of the emperor, and Zhou Heng was also placed in the Chaoyang Palace. There are so many people coveting Dacheng's country, how long do you think you can survive in this torrent with your power?"

"I know that you are talented, that you are not inferior to any other prince, and that you have a heart for the world. However, Jiangshan is taboo to you now, and it is not far away from you, but you must not rush to touch it. What you should do now is to hide yourself."

"I still don't understand." Zhou Tang couldn't help but said, "Since I am no worse than others, why can't I touch what I want? I want to prove to my father that I am a son worthy of his pride. It’s not a waste that accomplishes nothing! Didn’t I succeed two days ago? The emperor said that my strategy of governing the country is the most correct, and he looked at me with admiration!”

"This incident is my fault." Luo Ping said, "I regret that I didn't warn you earlier, the things I'm teaching you now cannot be used to show off, especially not exposed in front of your father and brother. If you have always been a worthless prince, they will not be wary of you, and you will have more time to grow your wings."

"You mean to make me pretend to be stupid?"

"Yes, don't show your edge in front of your father and brother until the time comes."

"Timing? What kind of timing?"

"A time that will set you free."

Zhou Tang snorted coldly: "Freedom? Born in an emperor's family, how can there be any freedom? Besides, who knows when the time will come? If it never comes, do I have to pretend to be a waste for the rest of my life?"

Luo Ping said: "Your Highness, please believe me, that time will definitely come."

Zhou Tang glanced at him: "Why are you always so confident? Can you predict the future?"

"I can't, but I have always firmly believed that you will become the king of Dacheng, and the country of Dacheng will be yours sooner or later."

"Do you dare to say such nonsense? Didn't you say that this is a taboo!" Zhou Tang was taken aback. This person was obviously much more savage than him, so how could he dare to criticize him righteously!

Luo Ping smiled lightly, dipped his fingers into the water, and re-wrote two words on the dry ground——

Zhou Tang.

He said: "Your Highness, one day, making your name a taboo of the world is Luo Ping's greatest wish in this life."

Looking deeply into Luo Ping's gentle and firm eyes, Zhou Tang felt his heart beating so fast, the blood in his body seemed to be on fire, hit the eardrum, and his ears were buzzing.

What he was thinking in his mind was simple:

For nothing else, even if it's just for this person, he still wants to get his own country.

"Little master, will you always be by my side?" he asked.

"I will do my best to assist you." Luo Ping replied.

It was obviously a more sincere answer than his own request, but for some reason, Zhou Tang was not very satisfied.

"Okay, Your Highness, it's time to go to school. I position myself according to the standards of the emperor's teacher. I can't be stricter."

Zhou Tang followed him into the Sweeping Hexuan, and said sarcastically, "Emperor? Will the emperor leave the future emperor alone to drink tea and read a book? Will the emperor eat all the snacks he brought by himself? The teacher will only teach one hour of class a day, and the rest of the time will be self-study? Will the emperor just hook up with lonely little maids?"

"...Your Highness, why are you talking so much nonsense?"