Zirong was sleeping soundly on Lu Zhi's lap, facing his stomach, the charcoal fire was burning in the warm pavilion, Lu Zhi quietly directed the maid to bring a thin blanket to cover him.

Perhaps it was because there was a sleeping person lying on his body, and Lu Zhi was also sluggish, just reading a travel book in his hand, and waiting for Lu Xuan to come over from the Faxin Academy.

Taboo Academy is becoming more and more lively every year. There are twelve princes in total, the oldest is 23, and the youngest is only two years old. It is also heard that they plan to enroll next year.

Now, only the eldest prince Lu Lin and the third prince Lu Xuan are going out of the palace to build a mansion.The second prince was born of the noble concubine Xijia, and he was crowned prince when he was four years old, and he lived in the East Palace.

Lu Zhi is the fourth eldest son, a compatriot with the eldest prince and one mother, born of the former empress.

The first empress stayed in the emperor's harem for six years and became empress for five years.

At that time, four princes died one after another in the palace, and none of those who were born between the second and third princes survived.

The queen mother was held accountable, and the emperor was furious. He abolished the queen for the crime of dereliction of duty and demoted her to be a concubine Wen.He didn't even have a title, and the emperor didn't save any face.

At that time, the biological mother of the third prince, as the emperor favored the Wen family, Wen Xuan, who was brought into the palace by Te Zhao, was also the younger sister of the former empress, and was also implicated because of this.Within a few days of becoming a concubine, she was reduced to a nobleman.

After the first empress gave birth to Lu Zhi on the concubine position, she held on for less than a year, but finally couldn't hold on and let go.Before the funeral, the emperor gave her the posthumous title of filial empress, but after all, it was posthumous and not honorable enough.

The Wen family of the former empress's mother's family also collapsed, leaving a Wen noble in the palace who couldn't protect himself, and even couldn't see his own son, let alone take care of Lu Zhi and Lu Lin.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace are best at watching people order dishes.The eldest prince Rao and the fourth prince are the sons of the former empress. If the emperor treats them coldly, no one will warm them up.

Fortunately, the emperor and concubine Xijia are not the only masters in the palace.

The queen mother doesn't look at people, she only cares about the safety of the royal blood.What happened two years ago, four princes died in a row, with her, no matter how bad Lu Zhi and Lu Lin's life was, their lives could be saved.

The two of them supported each other with Wen Guiren's third prince, stumbled and grew up slowly in the deep palace.

For the prince, after the sensitive period when a gust of wind could kill him, the rest will be much simpler.

The ministers of the former court didn't care much about the little prince, there were always so many concubines who were born and died.But once the prince grows up, he no longer belongs to the emperor alone, but belongs to the court and the country.

They will assist the East Palace in the future and show the majesty of the direct line.The clan's eyes are also fixed firmly, and no one will be allowed to torture the aged prince again.

Lu Zhi always felt that he couldn't breathe a sigh of relief.As soon as the first queen left, the atmosphere in the palace was completely desolate to the direct prince.He and the eldest prince Lu Lin were descendants of the former empress, so naturally they were the first to bear the brunt.

Then there is the third prince Lu Xuan under the knee of Wen Guiren, the second younger sister of the Wen family. Even when leaving the palace, building a mansion, and getting married, all the affairs are handled by the clan, and the emperor did not reach out his hand.

Although this is in line with the ancestral etiquette, it still lacks some father-son love.

Lu Zhi didn't have much impression of his mother and concubine. As long as he could remember, it was the maids and nuns who accompanied him.Slightly older, what is thinking in his little head all day is why his father is always so indifferent to him.

Lu Lin never took the initiative to tell him these things. After a long time, Lu Zhi gradually understood.Half of the Wen family's blood is flowing in the body, which is probably the original sin of the three brothers.

And the death of Empress Wen back then, no matter what the reason was, the fuse was the four innocent princes who died young.

That's why Lu Zhi hated the most in his life when someone took children in a power strife, if it wasn't, if it wasn't...

"Your Highness, the Third Highness has arrived."

Yan Yu'an didn't know when he came in, and after replying a word, Lu Zhi suddenly came back to his senses.

Yan Yu'an immediately knelt down and said, "You disturbed Your Highness, this servant deserves to die!"

"nothing."

Lu Zhi told him to get up, but Yan Yu'an was still trembling and lowered his head.

I've been in a trance for too long, and it's too much trouble to think about such a long time ago.After a while, Lu Zhi said, "Is it because of the New Year's Eve? In recent days, the Taboo Letter Academy has been very relaxed. What time is it now?"

"If you go back to His Highness, it's not time to apply."

Lu Zhi nodded: "Take the third brother to the study to wait on him, I will come right away."

Yan Yu'an took the words and withdrew, Lu Zhi laughed inwardly seeing that Zi Rong was still in a deep sleep, her eyelids didn't even tremble, she didn't even hum.The little flower demon was so tired that she still wanted to come out.

He carefully lifted Zirong's head up, supported Zirong's waist with the other hand, moved his legs out, gently changed his direction on the couch, and took another pillow to cushion him .

There was a screen under the small couch in Nuan Pavilion, Lu Zhi carried Zirong to the innermost part of the couch, and covered him with a camel wool blanket with black and blue patterns.

Unexpectedly, the blanket was covered, and as soon as Lu Zhi left him, Zi Rong, who was moved to the pillow, struggled in the blanket, moaning like she was about to wake up.

Lu Zhi had no choice but to lean over quickly, lay sideways next to him, and gently patted his back to coax Zi Rong to sleep soundly again.

After going back and forth several times, finally Zirong didn't respond when he got off the couch, so Lu Zhi asked the maid guarding the warm pavilion to change his clothes.

When he went out, Yan Yu'an was serving Lu Xuan to drink tea.Lu Zhi walked over and confessed first: "It's Lu Zhi's rudeness to keep the emperor waiting for a long time."

"Don't be so polite with me, and it's also early in the school today. But at this time... Is it a coincidence that I came?"

Lu Xuan's expression was normal, and he made a half-true joke about Lu Zhi.

"Nothing." Lu Zhi waved his hand, went to sit next to Lu Xuan, and took a sip of a cup of tea.

When Lu Zhi came, Yan Yu'an hurriedly announced that the palace lady put out the prepared side dishes and drinks, and then all retreated out.

There were only two brothers left in the room, sitting face to face on a small gold-painted red sandalwood table that could accommodate up to four people.

Lu Zhi filled a glass for Lu Xuan and himself, Lu Xuan clinked the glass with him, raised his head and drank it all, and Lu Zhi filled it up for him again.

Lu Xuan pinched the wine glass with two fingers, his fingertips turned white, and he looked very hard.

The atmosphere on the table became stagnant. Lu Zhi cleared his throat and wanted to speak, but Lu Xuan suddenly chuckled twice, and said, "Are you someone in the room? I have never seen you let someone trip you before. Let me tell you, this old slave Yan Yu'an His mouth was also tight, and he asked him what the nobleman Lu Zhi was up to, he only said that he was in the Nuan Pavilion and would come right away. If he asked again, he would only be accused of guilt."

Lu Zhi also laughed, "What does this slave know, don't be angry with him."

Lu Xuan didn't answer, but still looked at him with a smile.

Lu Zhi was a little embarrassed, drank the wine in his glass, picked up a chopsticks of cold jellyfish, and said: "It's not what you think... Forget it, I can't tell you clearly. I have been ill for the past two days, Always be there for someone.”

Lu Zhi didn't speak in detail, and it was inconvenient for Lu Xuan to ask about the matters in the brother's room. He just said, "You are not too young. Although these things are taken care of by the nuns, I know you have big ideas and others can't persuade you. But Even if you don't want to marry the concubine too early, you must have a lot of people around you, and anyway, the direct line is all about you."

Lu Zhi smiled slightly and said, "I know."

After half a round of drinking, the two of them drank a lot and talked a lot, but they didn't mention it to the child, but Lu Xuan's face was indeed a little more relaxed than when he came here.

Lu Zhi shook the jug and said with a smile, "Okay, stop drinking, and eat some vegetables."

Lu Xuan also laughed, and seeing the time when he was about to go to the palace to release the key, he said, "I should go back too. My family doesn't know that I'm still here, so I should be in a hurry."

"Yan Yu'an sent someone to talk about it a long time ago." Lu Zhi said, "You should look like this when you go back. You can't stand still, so what should the person in the room do?"

Lu Xuan was stunned, the corner of his mouth was raised with bitterness, he was silent for a long time, and said sadly: "I am unlucky, I can't keep that child..."

Lu Zhi wanted to persuade him again, and Xu Xu's voice came from the inside.

"what's up?"

"Your Highness, the young master is awake..."

Before the lady could finish her sentence, the small door in the outer room of the study was pushed open.Zirong's face was a little red, and the circles of her eyes were also red, and her eyes were so foggy that she couldn't open them. It was obvious that she came out to look for Lu Zhi just after waking up.

When he saw Lu Zhi, he immediately wanted to walk over, but his eyes quickly swept over Lu Xuan, and he stood still.He rubbed the corners of his clothes unconsciously with both hands, and stared timidly at Lu Zhi.

Lu Xuan watched with interest, Lu Zhi smiled, walked up to Zirong, and asked him softly, "Are you awake? What do you want? Do you want to drink water?"

Zirong still pursed her mouth and did not speak, Lu Zhi looked closely, only to see that his eyes were full of water.I thought to myself that she looks seventeen or eighteen years old, but she looks like a child, and she will cry when she wakes up and can't find an adult.

Thinking of this in his heart, his face couldn't help but become more gentle.

Lu Zhi moved his body to block Lu Xuan behind him, and got closer to Zirong. He raised his hand to touch his face, and said, "Then go in first, huh?"

With outsiders around, Zi Rong held back her tears and didn't dare to slip into Lu Zhi's arms.Feeling aggrieved, he just stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes, leaned over and put his head on Lu Zhi's chest, thinking that he should be good, so he nodded.

Lu Zhi chuckled, supported his waist and took a step back to make him stand upright, excused Lu Xuan, then opened the curtain and brought Zi Rong in.

Zirong was taken back to the small couch in the Nuan Pavilion and sat down, Lu Zhi said: "Slept all afternoon, should you be hungry?" Then he told the maid: "Go pass the dinner, pick a few light dishes and put them here."

Then he said to Zirong: "Dinner will be ready in a while, you wait here, I will ask Baozhu to accompany you."

Zi Rong pinched the corner of his clothes, without raising her head, she just sat there.

Lu Zhi sighed softly, stroked the top of his hair, and said, "Good boy."

Only then did he let go of the corner of the clothes he was holding in his hand, and asked himself: "Are you coming back soon? Yes."

"Yes, I'll be back in a while."

Really just for a while.Lu Xuan originally planned to leave, but after Lu Zhi went out, the two of them only said a few words, Lu Xuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, I'm absent-minded. You go in, I'm leaving too."

After finishing speaking, he really got up and walked out of the house, waving his hands not to send him off.Lu Zhi also laughed, and ordered Yan Yu'an who was guarding outside: "Send off to His Highness the Third."

Soon, outside the house, Lu Xuan led the people he brought, together with Yan Yu'an and a few little eunuchs, and rustled away.

Lu Zhi called for hot water, rinsed his mouth after wiping his face, and entered the Nuan Pavilion after making sure he didn't smell of alcohol.

He took only one step through the door, and then stopped in place.

It didn't take long, the dinner that was ordered just now hadn't come, and Baozhu hadn't come yet.Zirong curled up on the edge of the couch, facing the door, looking at him eagerly.

Lu Zhi couldn't move because of his completely dependent eyes, Zirong saw that he couldn't come over, so she got up and sat on her knees.The eye circles looked redder than when he just woke up. He stretched out his arms towards Lu Zhi, his voice trembling slightly, his appearance was pitiful: "I want to hug..."

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