I've Got this Cannon Fodder's Back

The little prince, who was injured and still running around, arrived at the imperial hospital, and was taught a lesson for half an hour by the respected old imperial doctors nodding his head.

The wound was stretched worse than before, and it was exposed to the cold wind outside. The imperial physicians were busy dispensing the medicine while scolding.

Gu Ai was almost overwhelmed by the smell of the medicine, but watched in astonishment as Lu Cheng took the medicine bowl calmly, and drank it slowly one after another.

The old doctor had boiled the medicine for so many years, and it was the first time that someone recognized the taste of the boiled medicine. He was so happy that his white beard would stand up.Disapprovingly glanced at Dangchao Shoufu, who didn't know good stuff, took out a bag of licorice candy from his sleeve with a bowl full of satisfaction, and stuffed it into the little prince's arms.

These old imperial doctors are masters of Xinglin, please come back and take care of them in the imperial hospital.Gu Ai had tasted the taste of licorice candy before, and while the old doctor was trembling to pack his things, he quickly touched the candy in the little prince's hand, and exchanged two nougat candies from his cuff for his palm.

Lu Deng blinked, subconsciously raised his head.

"Eat this."

Gu Ai held his hand, lowered his voice to give instructions, looked back at the old doctor but didn't pay attention, and shook his head cautiously at him: "That licorice candy - don't eat it, it's best not to touch it..."

I don't know what the taste of licorice candy is, but it can make the usually calm and dignified Master Xiang suddenly show a look of lingering fear.

... When I looked at it unexpectedly, I could see some familiar shadows from the past.

Lu Deng stared at him in a daze, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, he squeezed the round nougat in his palm, and a smile burst from his eyes.

He often has a straight face, and his expression is rarely relaxed.This time he smiled suddenly, like a spring breeze blowing ice, suddenly bumping into people's eyes, causing a pool of spring waves unexpectedly.

This time it was Gu Ai's turn to be stunned.

Lu Chengru lowered his head and ate sweets obediently, almost docilely.Her cheeks were slightly swollen because of the candy in her mouth, and she moved lightly under Gu Ai's gaze, and a strand of hair on her temples was messed up when she was in the garden, and fell down her ears.

Gu Ai couldn't help reaching out her hand, and lightly put it behind his ear.

The little prince was still young, and there were small, clean, short hairs on the tips of his ears, and when he accidentally touched them with his fingertips, they would quickly smudge crimson.

Gu Ai's heart softened, and she smiled at him: "My lord——"

After only two words, Gu Ai was reminded by the gaze of the young emperor, Gu Ai followed suit and changed his words in time: "Chengru."

Lu Chengru ate the candy, his brows and eyes curled up again in satisfaction.Another piece of candy was carefully stuffed into the purse, and Yupei was also carefully wrapped in the cotton cloth left over from the wound, and carefully hidden together and put away.

Originally, Gu Ai wanted to ask him about his knowledge, at least he knew what books he had read and what he was studying, so that he could teach him accordingly.Seeing his serious and almost solemn expression, his heart softened suddenly, he swallowed back what he was about to say, and held his wrist with ease.

"You don't have to hide it like this, just wear it on your body if you like it, and if it breaks, I'll give you another piece."

Lu Chengru didn't listen to him on this kind of matter, and shook his head with sugar in his mouth: "If it breaks, it will hurt."

Gu Ai was speechless, and wanted to comfort him a few more words, remembering how those dandies teased him by throwing his books, but slowly swallowed the words back, and only raised his hand to straighten his collar carefully.

The little prince's face was still calm as if he didn't care, which reminded Gu Ai of how he looked when he was drinking the medicine just now.

——Probably because I got used to the bitterness, so I didn't feel how hard it was.After all, there was no room for resistance left, and I felt that it was normal, so I just went on like this.

Gu Ai was suddenly thankful for the few candies that he had asked someone to buy on a whim last night.

The medicine is already so bitter, how can we not eat sugar?

The young man sitting on the couch concentrated on sucking the piece of candy, the corners of his lips curled up in a gentle and gentle arc, and he dropped his purse on his waist again.

Gu Ai squatted down in front of him, raised her head slightly to look at him, and said softly, "Chengru, do you want to study with me?"

Lu Deng raised his head suddenly, and the light quietly lit up from the bottom of his eyes.

"You know my situation, I may not be able to teach you for long. After all, one day counts as one day, what I know, you don't mind learning anything"

Gu Ai smiled, and continued to patiently say: "If you want, you can temporarily live in the Prime Minister's Mansion starting tomorrow, and you don't have to go to a place like Guozijian."

I can live in Xiangfu!

Lu Deng's heart was beating briskly, the corners of his lips could not help but twitched, and he raised his head hesitantly, but Gu Ai, who was always paying attention to him, saw it in his eyes: "What? But what's the problem——"

Before he finished speaking, his wrist was grabbed by the little prince who ordered him to rest and not move around: "Can't you do it today?"

Gu Ai was slightly stunned, then fell silent, and nodded with a broken smile: "Okay, then I'll send someone to the prince's mansion to say..."

Those servants of Prince Yi's mansion were scared out of their wits by him, they were afraid that they would not dare to be unswerving and bring them back today, the manor might think that the prince was lost.

Gu Ai planned to find someone to explain to him, and also thought about how to protect Lu Chengru as much as possible, so as not to implicate him when he was liquidated by the emperor.Just about to give some more instructions, the little prince, who was sitting on the couch obediently just now, clearly couldn't sit still, and ran down excitedly to find the old doctor and wanted to go home.

The little prince who obediently drank the medicine restrained his temper outside, coaxed the old doctor to smile with a few words, and told him to be more careful before letting him go.

Before Gu Ai could react, Lu Chengru had already excitedly dragged her out of the Tai Hospital, and got into the carriage familiarly.

"Be careful."

In order to protect Lu Chengru's shoulder, the imperial physician specially put a splint on him.Seeing that the little prince was wobbling, Gu Ai raised his hand in time to support him, and followed him, sat down firmly with him, and smiled into his earnest eyes: "I won't go to Prince Yi's mansion, go back to Prime Minister's mansion."

The net whip crackled, the carriage started slowly, and a tree of winter sparrows flew away.

It's going to snow.

Lu Chengru lived in the prime minister's mansion like this.

A powerless young prince, not a junior of the emperor, even if he got together with the chief minister of the dynasty, he didn't attract many people's attention.On the contrary, Gu Ai was ridiculed by many political opponents, who only said that he was probably scared out of his wits by the impeachment of the aristocratic family, so he would use an empty-headed prince who has not yet reached the crown and is ignorant as a shield.

Originally, Gu Ai only wanted to be misunderstood by the world, and never denied the suspicion of all parties. Except that he was still busy with his official duties every day, he devoted himself to teaching Lu Chengru knowledge, and his life was more steadfast and satisfied than anyone else.

After a few days of noisy rumors, they disappeared and quieted down.

It was freezing cold outside, and when Lu Deng woke up from the couch, the bed was still warm.

The little prince is a distinguished guest, and he was placed in the best upper room of the prime minister's mansion.The earth dragon was coiled warmly, and Gu Ai would come to visit him every day, tuck the quilt up for him, and put another warm Tang Pozi into his arms quietly.

Everyone in the prime minister's mansion knew that the young prince was a student brought back by the prime minister, he was well-raised and pampered, and he personally took care of everything in terms of food and clothing.So much so that the officials were worried for a while, and wondered all day whether the prime minister really had ignorance and romance that was not humane when he was young.

The room was so warm and comfortable that it made people tired, Lu Deng lay down on the soft ferret fur for a while, and finally got up.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was originally renovated by the former emperor with great efforts, and he decided to make Gu Ai's incense burn for thousands of years, and everything was cleaned up luxuriously and honorably, and it was far more comfortable to live in than the haunted and dilapidated palace.

Lu Deng was not used to being served by others, so he tidied up and changed his clothes. After breakfast, he came to the study wearing a rabbit fur cloak, and looked out the window.

There is usually not much snow in the next year, but this year it has fallen for a particularly long time.After three days of eloquence, the inside and outside of the palace were all covered in silver, and a string of horseshoe prints had been covered very lightly by the snow.

Gu Ai went to court, and it will take a while before she can come back.

The situation between North Korea and China has not been good these days.

The emperor's inability to control the court became more and more weak, causing the ambitions and arrogance of the aristocratic families to become louder, arguing endlessly about crimes, and determined to drag Gu Ai from the position of chief assistant and Tuogu.

These aristocratic families have been domineering for tens of hundreds of years, and even the emperor doesn't pay much attention to them.Everyone believed that as long as they defeated Gu Ai, they would be able to stabilize their own foundations from the impact of the reform.But they didn't know that the emperor was just driving tigers and wolfs away, and when they defeated Gu Ai, it was time for these aristocratic families to suffer.

"My lord, my lord has gone to court, and I told you to read first, and my lord will explain it to you when I come back..."

The subordinate official stood at the door and spoke respectfully, looking at the little prince's face that was slightly pale by the wind, he quickly poured a cup of hot tea for him: "My lord, be careful of catching a cold, your lord should be worried."

Lu Deng turned around, thanked him, returned to the table with a cup of tea and sat down.

After finding the loophole in the OOC evaluation strip, life is much better than before.

Although everyone's impression of Lu Chengru is still that arrogant and domineering prince, but now he has become Gu Ai's apprentice. Logically, he must be taught to be polite, otherwise it will affect Gu Ai's personality.

The young prince is already sensible, and the people in the prime minister's house don't have so many prejudices—especially when Lu Chengru was brought back, he was wearing a splint on his shoulders, his face was so pale that there was almost no blood, he didn't ask or speak, and he had to take care of himself when he went out. It's really hard not to soften people's hearts.

The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion have been serving him for a few days, and they know a lot about this nominal prince, knowing what kind of life he lived before, and they feel somewhat unbearable in their hearts, so their attitude towards him will naturally improve. few.

Lu Chengru would talk less when he didn't see Gu Ai, and sometimes he would be lost in a daze by himself.The subordinate officer hesitated for a moment, but still leaned forward and spoke with him in a harmonious voice.

"My lord, don't worry about it—my lord remembers that today is the Shangyuan Festival, and I specifically mentioned that I will accompany my lord around the capital tonight. It's just that I have to go to the court meeting, and there are some delays... When my lord comes back from court, I can see my lord." gone."

He spoke so thoroughly that he couldn't hear any problems at first.Lu Deng instinctively sensed something was wrong, frowned slightly, and put down the teacup in his hand: "What happened, sir?"

The subordinate officer didn't expect him to be so sensitive, he raised his head in astonishment, and put it aside bluntly: "My lord, don't worry, it's just that something happened in the court, I'm afraid it will delay a while..."

If something happened, there was no need to ask the subordinates to come back to take care of him.

In the plot, Gu Ai's accident occurred after the beginning of spring, but it's hard to guarantee whether living in the prime minister's mansion will have any impact on the plot.

Lu Deng looked down, and got up and was about to go out, but was stopped by his subordinates in a hurry: "My lord—don't be in a hurry! It's just that there was too much quarreling in the court today, the emperor was furious, and punished both parties to kneel on the steps. , did not say when to wake up..."

Chaoshang has been arguing for several days, and no one expected that the emperor would suddenly attack.Gu Ai was afraid that the news would be sent back to the palace, and worried that Lu Chengru would not see him when he woke up, so he called his subordinates back to take care of him.

If he can't appease the little prince now, he might be reprimanded again when the lord comes back.

The subordinate officials were worried about the situation in the palace, but they didn't dare to disobey Gu Ai's order, so they stopped him wholeheartedly, saying something to comfort someone.

The little prince still had one arm hanging, and looked up with a pale face, but his eyes were still black and calm: "Where are the others?"

The officer was startled: "What?"

"Are those aristocratic families still kneeling?"

Lu Deng's tone was calm, and he had asked the system to turn on the broadcast for him in his mind, calling out the video outside the palace.

Those who were punished were the two parties in the quarrel, that is, Gu Aihe and those aristocratic families.Under the deliberate indulgence of the emperor these days, those aristocratic families have long been arrogant without knowing it, and have despised the imperial power to a certain extent.Today's punishment of kneeling, these people will never give face.

But Gu Ai is different.

Even if anyone in this world can despise laws and rules and act recklessly, Gu Ai can't—even if someone wants his life, as long as it is legal and reasonable, even if it is maliciously using power to smear, he can only give his life to him. go out.

If even the reformers themselves break the law and disrespect it, the reform will be meaningless.

The emperor is not stupid, and these reasons must be clear, today's kneeling punishment was originally aimed at Gu Ai alone.

The subordinate officials faltered and dared not speak, but just lowered their heads to stop him.Lu Deng glanced at the OOC evaluation strip that was still floating up and down, took a deep breath, and found the original character design one by one, raised his hand to push him away, and strode out the door.

"My lord!"

The subordinate officer was startled, and hurried to catch up: "Your Excellency is an official who abides by the laws and regulations, and cannot take the lead in despising the imperial power and disrespecting the sacred decree. If the prince goes rashly—"

"I know."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted softly by the little prince who walked to the door.

The young prince who had been quiet and docile for so long in the eyes of everyone in the prime minister's mansion had a stern shoulder. He took off a whip hanging on the door casually, weighed it in his hand, and turned around slightly: "But I am a domineering prince."

The subordinate officer stood there in a daze.

Lu Deng went all the way out of the Prime Minister's mansion, picked a tall horse, flew up on it with one hand holding the rein, clamped the horse's belly with both legs, and galloped towards the palace.

Snow is still falling.

Three days of heavy snow has accumulated extremely thickly on the ground.

Lu Deng galloped his horse all the way, untied his waist badge and threw it to the gate guards. He dismounted non-stop, flew past the roadblock, and rushed straight to Zichen Palace.

He is the prince who lives in the palace, no one can stop him from entering the palace.If you want to take horse riding in the palace as an example, there is an emperor who deliberately indulges, and the eldest prince can gallop on the official road, let alone an uncle who is two generations higher than the eldest prince.

The guards looked at each other, none of them knew whether they should step forward, they were stunned for a moment, and the speeding figure was only a shadow left in the distance.

Outside the Zichen Hall, the snow was swept away and then covered in a blink of an eye, and a not-so-thin layer had already accumulated.

On the exquisitely carved white jade steps, a solitary figure is still kneeling upright.

The palace is quiet, and it is rare to hear such a loud sound of horseshoes.The guards and eunuchs were all flustered, they instinctively called out to be on guard, but they were already terrified by the whip from the horseman.

Gu Ai's heart twitched slightly, and he turned around to look, his eyes suddenly solidified.

Lu Chengru was dressed in a white satin brocade gown, with layers of silver threads exuding a distinctly luxurious air. Although he had one arm hanging, he didn't look weak at all. He steered his horse up the jade steps with one hand.

"Chengru!"

Gu Ai's heart tightened, and he said anxiously: "What are you doing here? It's none of your business, go back quickly!"

But Lu Chengru had already sternly strangled with one hand, dismounted from his horse, and walked towards him.

The guards and eunuchs on the side were specially left by the emperor to humiliate Gu Ai. Seeing this, he hurried up to stop him: "My lord, your prime minister is being punished, please don't disturb me..."

"Is only Xiangye fined?"

The little prince who came down immediately lost the softness that had been warmed up by careful care for the past few days, his brows and eyes showed a faint coldness again, he fended off an eunuch with a whip in one hand, and still walked towards Gu Ai.

The guard was taken aback by his question, and he couldn't help but said guiltily: "No, it's not..."

"Prince Yi, those who refuse to be punished are disrespectful, arrogant and unscrupulous, even the emperor doesn't look down on them."

The chief eunuch knew what the emperor was thinking, so he came up with a half-smile, leaned over and said to him: "Master Gu is setting an example for all the officials. He knows that the prince is on good terms with Mr. Gu, but he also asks the prince to think twice, don't break it." Adult Name Festival..."

"Who said I'm on good terms with Mr. Gu?"

Lu Chengru looked up at him, sneered, and slapped Gu Ai on the snow with his whip back.

The velvet snow and fine ice splashed, and fell lightly on the head and assistant of the current court.

Gu Ai suddenly guessed what he was going to do.

Looking at the young prince with cold eyes, Gu Ai's heart sank, and she yelled: "Chengru! This is not a place for you to be presumptuous, how much have you memorized what I taught you, why are you still acting like this? You're not happy. go back--"

"Sir, Chengru is stubborn, and he never likes reading."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Chengru had already squatted down in front of him, brushing snow from his temples.

Gu Ai's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to speak, but Lu Chengru's hand had already slipped down, as if accidentally touching his acupoint, a dark energy surged in, and it hit his Ya acupoint.

"I was instigated to ride a horse on the street. It wasn't a big mistake. He fined me a thousand dollars in compensation, faced the wall for ten days, and beat me on the board."

Lu Chengru lowered his eyes, and his tone completely returned to that surly and domineering prince, and slowly got up on his knees: "Elder-in-law, tell me, should I take revenge?"

The eunuch had already finished talking, so he couldn't help hesitating: "Yi, King Yi, this matter—"

"The emperor punished him to kneel. I don't think it's enough, and I want to add insult to injury. Does that count as helping the emperor?"

Lu Chengru spoke slowly, bent the horsewhip in his hand, and put it on Gu Ai's shoulder: "I'm here to vent my anger on behalf of the emperor, and it's dirty. My palace is secluded, and no one can get in the way. I'll take them back. Clean it up well, will my father-in-law say it's okay?"

He is the emperor's uncle, even though he has no real power, no one dares to cross this seniority order.What's more, now the emperor deliberately hides his power and bide his time, just to make people feel easy to be bullied and manipulated, let alone embarrass this older prince at this time.

The father-in-law's face turned red with anxiety, he didn't know whether to say yes or no, he was already sweating all over in the heavy snow.

Lu Chengru twitched the corners of his lips and led his horse over.I don't know if it was because he was afraid that Gu Ai would not cooperate, so he picked up the man by the waist out of thin air and threw him on the horse, got on the horse and jumped down the jade steps with his whip, and walked towards his own palace.