Roselle Peony

Picking a sunny day, Lu Shangqiu took his family and happily went to Luoyang to settle down with the relocation team.

Luoyang, the eastern capital, is rich in water and soil, simple and honest, and far away from the customs, which is convenient for commanding when fighting against the Turks. These are the official words when the emperor ordered the capital to be moved.For the Lu family, the main advantage is that they are close to Bingzhou, and it is convenient for the wives to go home to visit their relatives.

King Liang offered Lu Shangqiu and his family an adjacent house to the west of the new mansion.The mansion was about twice as big as his father's mansion, and even more so than the mansion he rented in Chang'an. There were carved beams and painted buildings everywhere in the mansion, which were meticulously arranged, with rock gardens, gazebos, zithers, stone tables and chessboards. Everything is available.

"How much is the monthly rent for this mansion?" Lu Shangqiu was dumbfounded, and quietly asked Xue Wen, the steward of the palace who accompanied King Liang to inspect the mansion with him.

"This is where the king bought one and got one free when he bought the mansion. No money is required." Before Xue Wen could speak, King Liang replied.

"That is also the prince's family property, and I should pay the rent to the prince." Lu Shangqiu said, "Please ask the prince to make a price."

"Okay, let me make the price." Liang Wang chuckled, embraced Lu Shangqiu in full view, and kissed his lover's plump red lips, "This king doesn't accept gold and silver, Lu Lang sold himself to me." King strikes."

The accompanying maidservants in the royal palace snickered, and Lu Shangqiu was greatly embarrassed.

***

In May of the second year of Changshou, Wu Zetian officially established her capital in Luoyang, making her famous all over the world.

The King of Liang took the opportunity to speak to His Majesty: Xu Su, the minister of rites, is old and intends to drop his armor and return to the field. He recommends the minister of rites, Wailang, and Lu Shangqiu, a Jinshi, to replace him.

Your Majesty is ready to play.Lu Shangqiu finally had his own seat in Shangshu Province.

Such a rapid promotion was unexpected by everyone, but expected by those who knew the inside story.Liang Wang loved Lu Langzhong very much. When the relationship between the two was not confirmed, he always tied him by his side.Now that the relationship between the two has been settled, he boldly lets Lu Shangqiu do his job, and he occasionally helps out by the side.

However, King Liang still regretted a little bit. Lu Lang became a doctor of rites, which meant that the two could not get along like they did in Chang'an.He used to work in the Wangfu, and it was too much to go back to Shangshusheng once in three days; since Lu Shangqiu became a doctor of ceremonies, he had to go to Shangshusheng every day when he went to court, and then he simply set up a private room in the Ministry of Rites. A set of official documents in the Xiangge was moved there.The window of the private room was facing Lu Shangqiu's case, and Liang Wang could see his lover's meticulous and serious appearance as soon as he looked up.

Occasionally Lu Shangqiu raised his head and saw that the prince was not working hard and was distracted looking at him, so he narrowed his phoenix eyes, and Liang Wang was embarrassed, and obediently went back to approve the official documents.

The couple flirted through the window, but it hurt other officials of the Ministry of Rites.In the past, the boss didn't come back once every three days, and no one cared about them drinking tea and chatting casually; now the boss comes here to sit here every day, staring at them, making these officials who are used to sloppiness tremble, feeling like they are sitting on pins and needles, and the atmosphere is also very rough. dare not come out.However, the office efficiency of the Ministry of Etiquette has improved a lot because of this, and the tea expenses are less than before.

You can't kiss or touch during the day, how about at night?

The day before get off work, the two returned to the mansion together in a sedan chair. As soon as they arrived at the door, Lu Shangqiu said, "I'm tired, and I'm leaving." He quickly went back to his mansion.

However, what can trouble the majestic prince, Liang Wang had already considered the awkward character of the little lover when choosing the house site.There is only an alley between the back door of Wang Mansion and the back door of Lu Mansion. Who would have thought that the person who sneaked out of the back door of Liang Wang Mansion at Haishi was actually a noble prince.

The members of the Lu family were all admonished by King Liang, and they were not surprised when they saw the prince. After kneeling down to salute, they quietly led the prince to avoid the boudoir of the female family members in the west of the Lu residence, and came to the East Pavilion.Because Lu Shangqiu felt ashamed of Sisi and Xiangling in his heart, he insisted on concealing his relationship with the prince from them, and King Liang could only let him go.

Under the window of the East Pavilion is a sea of ​​peony flowers. At this time, the bright moon sprinkles the silver light on the layers of petals, and it undulates slightly with the night wind, which is really magnificent.Liang Wang couldn't help but stop and appreciate it.

Lu Shangqiu was lying in front of the table and writing a picture. When he saw King Liang push the door in, he was shocked. He quickly closed the door and lowered the bolt, led King Liang to his seat, and said in a low voice, "Why is Wu Lang here?"

"Don't be nervous, I came in through the back door, your wives don't know." Liang Wang said with a smile.

Lu Shangqiu ignored him and hurriedly lowered the window curtain.

King Liang looked at the figure walking back and forth in front of him and said, "I miss you so much."

"What did you say?" Lu Shangqiu didn't hear clearly.

Liang Wang got up and helped him put down the last curtain, hugged him on his lap and sat, looking into those bright eyes: "I miss you so much."

Lu Shangqiu shyly said, "Me too."

The lips and teeth of the two met.

After the kiss was over, King Liang's desire was already high.He looked around with his lover in his arms, and said: "Such a beautiful day, the flowers are blooming before the moon is under the moon. How can we miss it?"

Lu Shangqiu understood what King Liang meant, and he didn't want the prince to make a trip in vain at night.He could only say embarrassingly, "I don't have any balm here."

How could Tuxiang not bring tools? Lu Shangqiu stared dumbfounded at Liang Wang's fumbling in his arms, and took out a small blue and white porcelain bottle and handed it to him.

Liang Wangdao: "This is a secret recipe in the palace. It not only lubricates but also has an aphrodisiac effect. Shall we try it tonight?"

Lu Shangqiu nodded shyly.

The two moved to the couch, took off each other's clothes, Lu Shangqiu lubricated Liang Wang and his own, and then led Liang Wang into his body.

The ointment made by Da Nei was really good, after a short while, the junction was as numb and itchy as an ant bite, which made him convulse and convulse, so that King Liang almost lost his essence immediately; The front end that can be removed is even more straight, and drips of turbid liquid can't be stopped, and it doesn't take long before it leaks like a gulp.

It is said that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing. Liang Wang is also very animalistic. After venting in his back once, he was still not satisfied, so he vented it out again.

The two embraced and fell asleep.It was not until dawn that King Liang got up and sneaked back to the palace.

There was still the body temperature of King Liang on the quilt, so Lu Shangqiu rolled the quilt into a silkworm chrysalis and nested it inside, absorbing the remaining warmth of his lover.

***

The peony is the national flower of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the favorite flower of Empress Wu Zetian.On this day, the queen allowed all the officials to have a holiday, and she, her children and the prince went to Luoyang palace to enjoy the flowers.

Lu Shangqiu had nothing to do at home, so he played chess with Uncle Wang in the backyard.When I was down and down, I was a little anxious and went to the hut.After a while of relief, he had just come out of the hut when he heard a "squeak" from the front yard door.

He thought to himself that this was not a notification to anyone, so he looked into the front yard, only to see Zhao Xiangling half body leaning outside the door.There seemed to be someone outside the door, and Zhao Xiangling was whispering to that person.He hid aside and observed secretly.After a while, the person outside the door left, Xiangling quietly closed the door again, and hurried to the boudoir, seeming to have something in her arms.

Lu Shangqiu came out from the shadows, Xiangling only looked left and right, not wanting that there would be another person blocking the way in front of her, so she bumped into her husband.

She yelled "Ah—" and fell back, Lu Shangqiu caught her.

"Xiangling, do you have something to hide from your husband?"

Xiangling looked nervous, and denied it: "No."

"My husband just saw you talking on the phone with the person outside the door."

"It's nothing, I just heard a noise outside the door and went out to check, but there was no one outside the door, I think it was a child's prank." Xiangling opened her eyes and said nonsense.

"No one?" Lu Shangqiu was a little annoyed. Could it be that Xiangling met his lover privately and gave him a cuckold? "What's in your arms?"

Xiangling covered her chest with both arms, and stared at him: "Nothing."

"My husband orders you to take it out." Seeing that Xiangling was still hiding her secrets, Lu Shangqiu stepped forward and pulled her skirt open, only to hear a "clang clang" sound, and four heavy gold ingots fell out.

Lu Shangqiu looked gloomy: "Where did you get this gold ingot?"

Xiangling pouted and said, "Someone gave it to me."

"Who?"

Xiangling lowered her head and played with her fingers, not diligently and unwillingly said: "The head of the Rites Department is Liu Guanren."

Lu Shangqiu was like thunder, and this girl actually accepted bribes behind his back. Seeing that she didn't care, it might not be the first time.

"Who else gave you something?"

Xiangling counted with her fingers: "There are Mr. Li, Liu Sixun, Magistrate Ma, Rich Bai, and—"

"Okay, okay!" Hearing a long list of names, Lu Shangqiu laughed angrily, and asked sharply, "Don't you ask why they gave you so much money for no reason?"

Seeing that her husband was furious, Xiangling shrank her neck and said aggrievedly: "How did I know that other people gave my father a lot of money in the past, more than they gave."

"Those who sent money, what did you say to you, do you remember?"

Xiangling lowered her head: "I don't remember."

"What about the money you received?"

"It's all spent."

Lu Shangqiu was so angry that he didn't know what to say, so he ordered his family members to take Xiangling into the ancestral hall and kneel, punished her to repent in front of the Buddha for three days, and left angrily without saying "I'll do it for myself".

If you are an official in the court, you must either be an upright official with a clean sleeve and keep your body clean;It's good now, I don't know how much money I have collected, but I don't know what this silly girl Xiangling promised her, and whether she can do it or not.He was restless, like an ant on a hot pot.

In the evening, King Liang came back from enjoying the flowers and sneaked into Lu Shangqiu's boudoir. Seeing his lover's gloomy expression and frowning, he hurriedly asked what happened.Lu Shangqiu told the prince everything about the day's affairs.

King Liang was amused when he heard this, he put his arms around Lu Shangqiu and said, "It's easy, Lu Lang only needs to ask that concubine to list the bribers, and I will send someone to tell them that you have given the things you have received to the king. , I appreciate their kindness. In this way, not only will you not be afraid of failure, but they will be grateful to you."

Lu Shangqiu was grateful in his heart, and then he thought about it: "How can I be a lower official, how can I let the prince take the blame for me?"

"It's okay, those snobs all want to be associated with the royal family in their dreams, and I won't take the little money they gave me." Liang Wang waved his hand, "Besides, it's for the husband to relieve the concubine's worries. responsibility."

The little lover lightly shoved him and said angrily, "Who is your concubine?"

"I am the prince, you are my lover, and you are the concubine." Liang Wang placed him on the couch and pressed him face to face, "Concubine, come and call your husband to listen."

The little lover's face was flushed, although she knew that the prince was teasing her, she still obediently called the person in front of her, "Husband——".

As soon as these words were uttered, King Liang's desire was immediately detonated, and the two of them had another tumultuous time.