It was probably because he hadn't seen the outside world for too long, when Huo Zhi stepped out of Ningjin Palace, he almost couldn't stand still and was hurt by the sunlight.

"Mr. Huo, are you okay?"

Huo Zhi waved his hands and put the mask on his face, "It's nothing."

The maid quickly said, "The emperor has ordered that this mask cannot be removed."

"...Understood," Huo Zhi chuckled and lowered his hand, "Let's go, lead the way."

"Yes."

It was the crown prince's birthday, and the whole palace was busy with it, preparing for today's dinner.

Not only the emperors and nobles were present, but also the ministers of the court. Lu Yuan got out of the hospital bed, but had to put on a smiling face to welcome these people, without resting for a moment.

Chen Fenglin, who has not shown his face since the marriage, also came here today. He is dressed differently than in the past, but he really has the calm temperament of a married man. He bowed and saluted, "Join Your Highness, Xiao Wang Congratulations to Your Highness right here."

Lu Yuan raised the corners of his lips abruptly, "For some unknown reason, I've grown another year, so there's nothing to congratulate."

"It's fine to say this in front of my face, and don't let other people hear it, so as not to lose the conversation."

"This is the first time I heard these words from the mouth of the little prince. It seems that the little princess is really good at managing her husband."

Chen Fenglin chuckled, "I won't mention her today, this is the birthday banquet of His Royal Highness, and you are the host today."

"Thank you."

"But why don't you see Mr. Huo?"

Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, "He..."

Outside, the eunuch shouted loudly, "The emperor is here, the empress is here!"

Chen Fenglin patted Lu Yuan, "Let's not talk about it, I will come to you after this birthday party is over."

Lu Yuan's reaction was half a beat slow, and at this time, Lu Rongjue and Feng Yuerong, who were wearing dragon robes, had already sat on the highest seat under the worship of the crowd. Lu Yuan raised his head, and his eyes suddenly stopped at Lu Rongjue's side. ...a man in white with a mask.

"Prince?"

Lu Rongjue called out, "Prince, I'm asking you something, why are you still distracted?"

Under the worried gazes of all the officials and Feng Yuerong, Lu Yuan finally came to his senses. He saluted and replied, "Father, please forgive me. My son just took the medicine, and his body has not fully recovered, so he left just now." god."

Feng Yuerong said, "Yuan'er has just recovered from a serious illness, please be considerate of him, Your Majesty."

Lu Rongjue smiled heavily, "I'm not so unreasonable, today is the crown prince's birthday, everyone should be happy and congratulate, how can I blame such a trivial matter?"

After the words were finished, the laughter and laughter resumed at the banquet. First, everyone's birthday gifts were counted in public, and all the expensive and rare good things were put on display.Huo Zhi stood beside Lu Rongjue like a servant, he couldn't speak, and no one else dared to look at him more.

Only Lu Yuan glanced over occasionally, as if looking at him, and it seemed like it was just a coincidence.

Lu Rongjue glanced at Huo Zhi beside him, and lowered his voice, "Did you see clearly?"

"See what?"

"Prince."

Huo Zhi said indifferently, "The position next to the emperor is so good, you can have a panoramic view of the entire auditorium, including His Royal Highness naturally."

"Ah."

Lu Rongjue gave a strange laugh, raised his head and took a sip of the wine. It seemed that the wine glass in his hand had an enmity with him. Even Feng Yuerong, who was sitting next to him, couldn't stand it anymore, and followed Lu Rongjue's back, "Today is the prince's Birthday, why did the emperor get so angry at the beginning?"

"The queen is thinking too much."

Feng Yuerong naturally also noticed Huo Zhi who was out of place beside her, she said softly, "Who is this? It doesn't look like the palace man next to you."

Lu Rongjue only said coldly, "He's really not", and didn't continue.

"In this case, arrange for him to sit down. Standing here not only blocks the eyes of the emperor, but also disturbs the fun." Feng Yuerong looked at Huo Zhi, and smiled softly, "Go down and sit down first."

Lu Rongjue pressed the center of his eyebrows and said nothing, Huo Zhicai finally stepped on his sore legs and had time to breathe.After leaving Lu Rongjue's side, the air pressure around his body became much calmer, Huo Zhi didn't have the mind to sit, and the noise and laughter in his ears seemed to come from another world and had nothing to do with him.

Lu Rongjue kept looking at Huo Zhi, with mixed thoughts in his heart.Huo Zhi lost a lot of weight, and the white clothes that used to fit very well can only be tied loosely around his waist, making him look extraordinarily petite, making people want to hug and love him.Lu Rongjue rubbed his fingers back and forth on the cup, what happened to him?Obviously he already knew the nature of the other party, and he should hate this person, but why did he still have an uncontrollable pity from the bottom of his heart?

Lu Rongjue, you shouldn't be like this.

As the sun set, the sky gradually darkened, and the banquet came to an end peacefully.Lu Rongjue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up, which silenced the noise in the hall, and all eyes were focused on the majestic and stern emperor.

"Today is the crown prince's birthday, I would like to respect you all."

Lu Rongjue raised his head and drank the wine, and the guests at the table also responded with respect.

"Since everyone is happy, I am also going to take advantage of today to settle down a major event that has been accumulated in my heart for many years." Lu Rongjue put down his wine glass, cleared his throat, "Come here, hand over the edict."

As soon as these words came out, all the people at the table couldn't sit still, and there were whispers.Huo Zhi's hand under the table trembled slightly, for some reason, he always felt that this should not be a good thing.

The eunuch presented the edict with both hands, Lu Rongjue hooked his lips, and wrote a few large characters on it with a flick of pen and ink. No one could see what he wrote, but Feng Yuerong, who was sitting beside him, widened his eyes, Some dazed.

"Read it."

Eunuch Li let out an 'ah'. He looked around at the crowd who were waiting for the sound with their eyes open, and opened his voice, "By God, the emperor ordered that Fu Lan'er, the daughter of first-rank minister Fu Yuanjing, is skillful, generous, gentle and honest, and has outstanding appearance." The empress and I are very pleased to hear this. The crown prince is now nineteen years old, and when he is ready to marry, he should choose a virtuous woman to match him with, and bestow the marriage on the crown prince as the crown prince's good concubine. Choose a day to get married, hereby!"

As soon as the words fell, Lu Yuan felt as if a basin of cold water poured down from the top of Lu Yuan's head, cooling down from every strand of hair to the bottom of his feet.

During the banquet, someone cheered and laughed, "This is the happiest!"

Fu Yuanjing came out and knelt down with a plop, "I accept the order, long live the emperor!"

Lu Rongjue sat firmly in the high position, with a slight smile under his eyes, "Prince, are you still not accepting the order?"

Huo Zhi looked at Lu Yuan who was standing there blankly, his heart sank little by little.

Lu Yuan did not move for a long time, the atmosphere during the banquet gradually became awkward and weird, Lu Rongjue's expression darkened, finally, before he could speak again, Lu Yuan slowly knelt down on the ground, and there was a muffled sound when his knee touched the ground ring.

"My son, accept the order."

These words seemed to hit Huo Zhi's heart.

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