Roselle Peony

In the golden autumn of October, with the fragrance of osmanthus and chrysanthemums, the Holy Majesty enshrined Zen and offered sacrifices to the ancestors in Mount Tai, Shandong, accompanied by princes and princesses of the Wu family, Chunguan Fengge Luantai Yushitai officials of the fourth rank and above.

Lu Shangqiu finally had a moment of leisure, recuperating from the previous pain, playing the piano or playing chess when he was free every day, so uncomfortable.

Zhao Xiangling's belly grew bigger, her feet were gradually swollen and painful, and she couldn't move around. She no longer went out to wander around every day. Two maidservants worked full-time to take care of her, listen to the piano, and take care of the cool. All the daily work was done. people do it.At the same time, good news came from the Lu Mansion that Wang Sisi was half a month premature and gave birth to a healthy baby boy.Lu Shangqiu named his eldest son "Wuzai", which is a homonym for "no disaster", in the hope that he can grow up healthily.

Good times don't last long, as soon as Feng Chanfu of Mount Tai came back, Zhongcheng invited Lu Geshi to "drink tea" at the mansion.

Lai Junchen was very happy to be rewarded for his meritorious service in accompanying the Holy Master Feng Chan back this time.As a result, after hearing the informant's report, he was very angry, and ordered the cavalry guards to arrest Lu Geshi and take him to the house as a guest.

Lu Shangqiu was knelt under the hall by the servants of the Laifu, only to hear Zhongcheng angrily say: "This Yushitai is full of old man's eyeliner inside and outside. What are you, you dare to let Mr. Zha Ge stand on top of Sheng The premise is to call people."

These words made his ears ring, and his heart was icy cold.This time Junchen was so courageous that he even arranged an informant at the family of his immediate boss.I'm afraid that I will cause trouble to Mr. Zha Ge, so what should I do.

His subordinates were so disobedient, Lai Junchen was in a hurry, and came down, bowing left and right, and "papa" scratched Lu Shangqiu's face: "I have warned you a long time ago, you are born as my servant, and you will die as my subordinate's ghost!" .It feels good to have you today!"

Just as Lai Junchen was about to ask someone to drag him down for punishment, he only heard the announcement from the servants outside: "King Liang is here."

While talking, I saw a group of people stepping in the door.The leader, dressed in a carved purple robe, has a wide vestibule, eight-character eyebrows, thin phoenix eyes, high nose bridge, and two eight-character mustaches on his lips, which complement those eyebrows. He must be Wang Wu of Liang.

Lai Junchen stepped forward: "The king of Liang is here, and he is far away to welcome him."

Wu Sansi chuckled and said, "Zhongcheng, how did you think about my king's proposal yesterday?"

"My lord, please take a seat." Lai Junchen said, "My lord has a very good idea, let's discuss the details slowly." After speaking, the group took their seats.

A red-clothed girl followed closely behind King Liang. Lu Shangqiu took a closer look and saw that it was the red-clothed female officer next to Wu Zhao.

Seeing Lu Shangqiu kneeling on the ground, the female officer in red couldn't help saying "ah".

Seeing the female officer in red reacting like this, King Liang saw the person kneeling on the ground just now, and asked her, "Wan'er, do you know this person?"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded and said: "Wan'er seems to have seen this person somewhere before, I have some impressions."

Lai Junchen continued: "This person is Lu Shangqiu, a Jinshi this year. He was ordered by the Holy Master to work under the subordinate officials. He refused to obey the discipline, and the subordinate officials are admonishing him."

Liang Wang laughed loudly: "Who can disobey Zhongcheng's discipline, this king must learn to see it." After speaking, he turned to Lu Shangqiu: "This king orders you to look up."

Lu Shangqiu looked up at the king of Liang, and couldn't help feeling that he was really not a family, and he didn't enter the family.Emperor Wu Zetian of the Great Zhou Dynasty is extremely handsome, with a square face, besides the femininity of a woman, there is also a masculine heroism in his eyebrows; this Liang Wang Wu Sansi is the nephew of the emperor, and he is also a handsome person, with straight eyebrows and bright eyes, but it is a pity The funny mustache on his lips reduced his heroism by more than half, and he really lost the demeanor of a prince.

Liang Wang looked at the people under the hall carefully, and couldn't help being stunned.So he left his seat and walked down, walked around Lu Shangqiu twice, stared at him for a while, then turned around and asked Lai Junchen, "This man looks very familiar."

"My lord has indeed seen this person." Lai Junchen frowned and said, "But - it's in the painting."

Liang Wang thought for a while, patted his thigh, and said suddenly: "Could it be the peony picture that Zhongcheng sent to this king a few days ago?"

"Exactly." Lai Zhongcheng cupped his hands.

Shangguan Wan'er didn't know what they were talking about, she had a confused expression.Lu Shangqiu knew what they were talking about, his face was so hot that he could bake sesame seed cakes, and he wished he could dig a hole in the ground immediately.

Liang Wang stroked his beard and laughed: "Lai Zhongcheng hid such a wonderful person in his own hands, why didn't he tell this king!"

Lai Junchen had a sullen expression on his face.Wu Sansi is lustful and often comes to snatch people from him, even those concubines in normal times, but this is his subordinate, at least he is an official, besides, he is really reluctant to part with such a wonderful person.Then he reprimanded Lu Shangqiu and said: "The old man is discussing important matters with the prince, you should step back immediately."

Liang Wang waved his hand: "It's okay, it's not something outsiders can't hear." After speaking, he motioned for Lu Shangqiu to sit beside him.

Lai Zhongcheng's face was clouded for a while, and he secretly cursed Liang Wang in his heart.For a moment, he calmed down and thought, this person is just a subordinate, if Liang Wang likes it, he might as well go along with the flow and give the prince a favor.Seeing Lu Shangqiu kneeling on the ground and hesitating, he scolded: "My lord gave you a seat, don't be ignorant of good and evil."

Lu Shangqiu thanked the prince, and the lady in red led him to sit next to King Liang.

The king of Liang was indulgent by nature, and he didn't shy away from everyone, he directly grabbed his slender hand and held it in his palm to play with.Lu Shangqiu sat stiffly, allowing the prince to twiddle his slender fingers without daring to utter a breath.

The King of Liang saw Lai Junchen's hesitant expression, he waved his hand quickly and said, "Quickly tell me, Zhongcheng, what details do you want to add?"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Shangqiu knew: Liang Wang Wu Sansi came this time to find Junchen to discuss the preparation of "Great Zhou and Wanguo Praise Tianshu".This Tianshu is a huge copper pillar, which is planned to be built outside the Duanmen of Luoyang, the eastern capital, soaring into the sky.The base of the pillar is made of iron, shaped like a mountain, and engraved with a dragon and kylin; The dew plate is three feet in diameter.The project was huge, costing lives and money, just because King Liang wanted to make him the crown prince in order to win the favor of the Holy Majesty.

Shangguan Wan'er interjected, "How big is Optimus Prime, my lord?"

Wu Sansi said: "Naturally, the thicker the better, the bigger the better."

Lai Junchen laughed out loud, and Wan'er laughed so hard that all her branches trembled.

Lu Shangqiu could not help but secretly blush for these people when he heard them describe the Tianshu that was being built for the emperor so unscrupulously.

The two planned that the King of Liang would play His Majesty, and after they came to Zhongcheng to be responsible for raising funds, the King of Liang and his party stood up and said goodbye.

Lai Junchen said: "My lord is here, I am not talented, so I prepared some side dishes for my lord, and I also invite my lord and Miss Wan'er to have a meal here before leaving."

Liang Wang also felt a little tired, so he didn't refuse, and said: "If Zhongcheng has any good wine and food, just serve it up." After that, he took Lu Shangqiu's hand and put his shoulders on him, "Lu Lang comes with this king. Eat."

The King of Liang called Lu Shangqiu "Lu Lang", which is only used by close people, such as parents calling their sons, and wives and lovers calling their husbands.When Lai Junchen heard this, his face became even more gloomy.

Lu Shangqiu had never been in such close contact with the royal family, he was pushed by the prince in a daze, and followed the servant who led the way into the dining room of the mansion.

During the banquet, Liang Wang and Lai Junchen drank and talked about things, and Shangguan Wan'er talked with Lu Shangqiu, a new Jinshi, when she had time.Wan'er's father, Shangguanyi, was the prime minister during the Longshuo period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty. He was punished for persuading Gaozong to abolish the empress, which caused Wu Zhao's dissatisfaction. His daughter Wan'er was kept by Wu Zhao's side to work.This Shangguan Wan'er was born in the prime minister's family, she was well educated since she was a child, she is also a transparent and dexterous person, and won Wu Zhao's trust and love.Lu Shangqiu is also a man who has read a lot of scriptures. The two asked and answered, you come and go; from astronomy to geography, they talked about everything, and they were extremely speculative.

After drinking for three rounds and eating and drinking enough, the prince got up again to say goodbye. "Come to Zhongcheng, the matter of raising money will be entrusted to you by the king. If you have made great achievements in building a pivot, the Holy One will definitely reward you greatly."

"The lord loves you, and the officials will not hesitate to do so." Lai Zhongcheng answered with his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on the lord's grip on Lu Shangqiu's hand that he never let go.

"Zhongcheng, you subordinate, the king borrows from you for one night, don't you mind?"

"The person who is a subordinate is the prince's person." Lai Junchen smiled darkly at Lu Shangqiu, "It's just that this person is also an official of the court, and whether he borrows or not depends on his own will."

Lu Shangqiu has heard about Liang Wang's lust.When the two of them talked earlier, he had already expected that the prince would not let him go easily, so he had already gone through the scene in his mind.Di Renjie's power has been reduced in the court, and Lai Zhongcheng's power has become stronger and stronger. It has become impossible to count on Cha Shaoyu now.So who else does he know who can be bigger and more powerful than the old official Chage?For the current plan, he just wanted to escape from the mansion. If he didn't leave now, Zhongcheng would definitely be punished in the future.Then it is better to borrow the hand of King Liang to help him jump out of the sea of ​​suffering.

He made a difficult decision and followed Liang Wang into the carriage.

That Xianglai Zhongcheng looked at him fiercely, that gaze seemed to pierce a hole in his body.

***

The wheels are busy.In the carriage, King Liang hugged Lu Shangqiu and sat with him, lingered between his handsome brows for a while, and said, "Lu Lang is that Mr. Peony who is well-known in the capital?"

Lu Shangqiu turned his head away in shame.

Liang Wangdao: "Lu Lang, I know you are a scholar and an official of the court. How could you be willing to degenerate and do such despicable things."

After hearing this, Lu Shangqiu turned his head and showed surprise.

King Liang stroked a strand of hair that had fallen from his forehead, and said, "I know that guy Lai Junchen likes to make messy tricks to bully newcomers. He must have threatened you with something."

What King Liang said made Lu Shangqiu even more surprised.He used to think that Liang Wang only regarded him as a rabbit serving Israel and was greedy for his appearance; who knew that the prince was so sympathetic to him, expressing his current sadness with one word.Lu Shangqiu's eyes became hot, and two lines of tears fell silently.

When King Liang saw the beautiful woman crying, he suddenly felt pity. He took him into his arms and coaxed: "This king is different from Lai Junchen. If you follow this king, this king will not bully you."

Xinke Jinshi finally cried out in the arms of the prince.

It's night, Prince Liang's Mansion.Lu Shangqiu washed his body under the service of his servants, dressed in white obscene clothes, and lay down on the bed in King Liang's palace.

From time to time, Liang Wang finished his bath and opened the door to come in.

When Lu Shangqiu saw him coming in, he closed his eyes and clenched his teeth, showing a heroic attitude.

When Liang Wang entered the room, he saw a beautiful woman lying on the white bed, her eyes were closed, her red lips were tightly pressed, her skin was as white as jade, and her long black hair was scattered between the pillows.The beauty was dressed in white, and the white carcass was faintly visible under the gauze, like a fairy, more colorful and beautiful than the picture of the peony boy in his hand.

However, King Liang just hugged him into a pair of warm arms.

Lu Shangqiu only felt that the foreign object behind him was hot, and it turned out that Liang Wang was already emotional, and he pressed the raised heat source to the tip of his buttocks.Although he had seen male and female erotic palaces before, he had never experienced actual combat. He was extremely nervous and couldn't help struggling and coy in the arms of King Liang.

King Liang held him down and said, "I know you are not ready. I am not the kind of heartless person. If Lu Lang is not willing, I will not force you." Then he hugged him tightly. He no longer moves.

With that warm embrace and those tender words, it seemed that in the distant past, there were people who treated him like this.He suddenly recalled those happy and carefree days with Yang Yuanzhen, and couldn't stop crying.

Liang Wang reluctantly wiped away the tearful man's tears with a pillow towel: "Sleep and sleep, I will get up early tomorrow to go to court."

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Note: Wu Sansi, the king of Liang, has a relatively low evaluation in history, but they all say that his nephew is like a aunt, Wu Zhao is a great beauty, and his nephew will not be ugly.Judging from the historical pictures, he is a handsome guy, and he is the most knowledgeable and literary one among the juniors of the Wu family.He doesn't seem to have any other ideals other than wanting to be the crown prince, so there is a gap between him and Wei Wang Wu Chengsi.However, being an emperor is obviously the greatest ideal of the feudal era. . . .