Let Me Pursue You

Chapter 3 – Anecdote

Seeing her suddenly getting serious, Yuan Yu didn’t understand, so he replied: “Not bad.”

The sage should have more than one favorite minister, and there was nothing to make a fuss about at first, but Yuan Cixian pretended to be serious in his heart, and when he heard this, he thought of the situation in his dream.

This time when she came to Beijing, besides the six princes, the thirteen princes and Emperor Huining, the three key figures, she had to find out the details of the so-called favorite minister.

She let out a long “oh”, and tentatively said: “What kind of role is able to sit in a high position at such a young age and be so favored?”

“Are you wondering what this is for?”

Yuan Yu got the news before and went out to meet her in the city. He arrived at Luqiao without lunch in a hurry, and saw that the Lu family blocked her for some reason, so he came to vent her anger. He was really hungry right now, and before she could answer, he said, “Let’s go.” , let’s go back to the mansion, today your sister-in-law cooks and cooks delicious food for you.”

The brother and sister left Luting and went to the city. Yuan Cixian asked questions all the way.

Yuan Yu was so entangled that he had no choice but to say: “This person’s name is ‘Shi Qing’, and his name is ‘Zi Shu’. Very much.”

Yuan Cixian nodded thoughtfully.

Earlier when she heard her elder brother call him the servant, she thought he might be the second in command somewhere in the Sixth Department, but now she heard that he was a figure in the province, so she knew the meaning of the phrase “Lu servant”. In Dazhou, this is a very important official.

She continued to test: “Before I left Beijing in the early years, I had some impressions of the Zanying family in Chang’an. I don’t remember any Lu family with a scholarly fragrance.”

“Lu Zishu is not from Chang’an, and his family background is not considered high. This Lu family is a prominent family in the Eastern Capital. Although they are well-ranked in the local area, they are not comparable to the dignitaries in Beijing and China.”

“A prominent local family in Luoyang, the eastern capital?” Yuan Cixian repeated, “So, the ancestors of the Lu family may have been officials in Beijing, and what achievements have they accumulated?”

This is just a one-sided relationship, a few words, how can you talk about the family’s ancestors.

Yuan Yu looked at her suspiciously: “Yuan Cixian, tell me the truth, what are you doing to inquire about these things? Could it be that your relationship with Lu just now made you feel affectionate towards this Lu?”

She was stunned and sneered: “Let’s not say that this person has a weird temper, even your black leather dog, I dare to put my finger into its mouth, but this big and small dog is so frightened, how can I feel good about it?” Besides,” she calculated, “he is twenty-two now, so he should have a wife by now.”

“Don’t tell me, there really isn’t one.” Yuan Yu snorted coldly, “I’m sorry you don’t like this kind of weak scholar. It’s best if you don’t care, Wan Mo is just like the little lady in Beijing, who is interested in this kind of thing. A plan for the surname Lu. Brother, I have a deep hatred with him, you can remember it!”

Yuan Cixian saw that he had misunderstood that he had gone all over the world, so he had to postpone the matter, curled his lips and said “careful”, and stopped asking.

…

Chang’an Yuan Mansion is located in Shengyefang in the northeast of the city. This area is close to the imperial city, surrounded by many dignitaries’ mansions, all of them are wealthy families with carved beams and paintings.

When the Yuan family built a mansion in Shengyefang, Yuan Cixian’s father had not yet made great achievements and was crowned king. When he was crowned king, he moved far away to Yaozhou to guard the southwest, leaving his only son in Beijing. And Yuan Yu only got a third-rank military official because of his door shade, and he has no real job, so naturally he has no achievements. Therefore, the Yuan Mansion has never been expanded, and the house covers an area of about 21 mu, which is not too large in this area where the rich and powerful gather.

After entering the gate of the mansion, Yuan Yu ordered the servants behind: “Take Xiao Hei to the side door and enter.”

Yuan Cixian stopped when he heard the words, guessing the meaning of his move, Chi asked: “Sister-in-law’s health is still not good?”

Yuan Cixian’s sister-in-law suffered from a snow disaster when she was a child. She suffered from cough and asthma, which has not recovered for many years. She must not be stimulated by the hair of such beasts and dogs.

Yuan Yu patted her head through the Futou: “That’s it, you don’t have to worry about the past.”

She nodded, and soon thought about it: “I want to eat gourd chicken, Yaozhou’s cooks are always not authentic.”

“I have as many as I want to eat.”

…

Yuan Cixian had a big appetite, and when he was eating with his brother and sister-in-law, the situation in the Lu Mansion in Yongxingfang was not very optimistic.

After Lu Shuangyu returned to her room, she couldn’t hold back anymore, she fell into the quilt and cried out loudly.

In fact, she had some hopes, but when Yuan Yu came, she saw those peach blossom eyes that were almost exactly the same as Yuan Cixian, and then remembered that the king of Diannan had a son and a daughter under his knees, and she really gave up. Just now in Luting, she held back because she cared about her elder brother’s face, but now she was very sad and refused to eat.

Lu Shiqing didn’t get any better. He heard someone report that his younger sister had gone to Luqiao to “wait for the rabbit” before he went to court. His mother was so angry that she didn’t return to the house, and went to arrest her with her own hands. When Lu Shuangyu sent someone to invite him to visit his so-called sister-in-law, he had almost arrived at Luqiao.

After tossing back and forth all morning, and being depressed by Yuan Yu, how could he have the time to care about his worry-free younger sister, so when he entered the door, he ordered the servant to report the ins and outs to his mother, and then went back to the room with a cold face.

Lu Shiqing didn’t care about eating, so he took a hot shower, gritted his teeth and washed for almost an hour, only to feel that the smell of the animal disappeared from his body, and he dealt with the official documents all afternoon, and didn’t rest until dusk.

He rubbed his eyebrows and waved away the attendants on the left and right, and when the door was about to close, he suddenly said: “Call Zhao Shu to come.”

Zhao Shu is the son of Uncle Zhao, the steward of Lu’s house, and usually takes care of chores for Lu Shiqing.

Soon a young man in his twenties came and stood respectfully in front of the table: “What orders do you have, sir?”

Lu Shiqing held the scroll in his hand, without raising his head, he said casually, “Go and find out about that daughter of the Yuan family.”

Zhao Shu nodded, took out a booklet with a dark blue cover from his wide sleeves, and offered it with both hands: “Lang Jun.”

He glanced up: “What?”

“This book records the life and deeds of Lancang County Lord so far.”

He choked, and blamed first: “Who told you to investigate without authorization?”

“Mr. Lang has been paying close attention to the Yuan family recently. This morning, the little lady got involved with the head of Lancang County. The villain knew that you should have this need, so he spent a few hours sorting it out into a book. Although it is not perfect, you You can also take a look first.”

Lu Shiqing didn’t answer, and frowned and glanced at the not-so-thin brochure: “It’s not perfect yet? You think there is too much ink in the house, and you can’t use it up, right? A princess with a different surname, at this age, how rich and colorful should it be?” Experience, can I ask you to write this booklet?”

He was afraid that he even wrote about the most important things, so he wrote a biography for someone else!

Zhao Shu was a little innocent: “This Lancang county lord is indeed very good…” Seeing his displeasure, he hurriedly changed his words, “Of course, to put it bluntly, it’s just something irrelevant. Mr. Lang is busy with business, so the villain can choose some The key point is to keep it simple with you.”

Lu Shiqing said “hmm” with a cold face, and motioned for him to talk, slowly turned over a page with his knuckle hand, and continued to read with downcast eyes.

Zhao Shu shook the spine of the book, cleared his throat and said, “If you want to ask where the name of Lancang County Lord comes from, you have to start with an affair that shocked the world two years ago. It is said that it was that year, The little lady of Yuan, who has no title yet, was out in the wild in spring, and came across a group of foreign guests, and the leader was the Nanzhao Crown Prince in disguise.”

“Through this, the Prince of Nanzhao fell in love with Miss Yuan, and later secretly lettered to the King of Southern Dian, expressing his desire to marry him. The King of Diannan sternly refused on the grounds of Zhou Lv’s prohibition on intermarriage. The Prince of Nanzhao was unwilling, and a few months later , lead the troops into the southwest in one fell swoop!”

Lu Shiqing’s gaze remained on the scroll, and he didn’t know if he had listened to it, and soon turned another page.

But Zhao Shu became more energetic and said in a high voice: “Nanzhao raised troops to invade, and the border wars were stalemate. Our Dazhou defense was defeated and we retreated frequently. At this time, the Prince of Nanzhao spoke up, saying that if the emperor of Zhou ordered the only daughter of the king of southern Yunnan to go and marry , I am willing to withdraw my troops, give up the city that is at my fingertips, and conclude a Qin-Jin friendship with my Great Zhou!”

“The enemy is strong and we are weak. If we don’t do it, we may endanger Jiannan. Although Lady Yuan is not surnamed Zheng, her grandmother is a princess of the same generation as the late emperor. It is a good idea for her to marry Nanzhao in the name of a clan daughter. Just right When the courtiers begged the sage to bear the humiliation and beg for peace, Wang Chuan of Southern Dian rushed back to Beijing and begged the sage to allow him a 14-day period, saying that he would defeat the enemy army, and if he could not, he would die as an apology.”

When he said this, his emotions were high, his face was flushed, and when he was agitated, he grabbed the ruler on the table and said, “Guess what happened?” One sound.

Lu Shiqing was so shocked that he raised his head, his eyes were narrowed into slits, and he was about to get angry.

Zhao Shu’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly returned Hades’ ruler to its original place with trembling hands.

Lu Shiqing stared at him and said, “As a result, the King of Southern Dian defeated Nanzhao, and in the spring of the following year, he was ordered to go to Beijing to receive a reward. The saint was overjoyed when he saw the daughter of the Yuan family, and lowered the title of the princess who was intended to be conferred because of his marriage, and canonized her.” She is the ‘Lord of Lancang County’…”

He slowed down a bit when he said this, and asked word by word: “Zhao Shu, you are full, tell me this well-known story?”

He knew it was nonsense just now when he heard the beginning, he didn’t bother to interrupt because he was concentrating on the scroll in his hand, he just thought he would finish it in a while, but this kid chattered like a book for a long time.

Zhao Shu said calmly: “Mr. Lang is right. But on the day the county magistrate entered Beijing, you went south due to business and returned after several months. You may not be clear about the following part.”

Lu Shiqing glanced at him: “Go out if you don’t get the point in three sentences.”

Zhao Shu frowned, and said: “It is said that on the day of the ceremony, the Ninth Prince of Chaozhong also fell in love with the county lord at first sight. Afterwards, he begged the sage several times to give him a marriage. The sage not only refused, but also quietly suppressed this matter.”

Lu Shiqing curled his thin lips and sneered, but he didn’t know what to think.

Zhao Shu said strangely: “Your Majesty, the villain is curious, is the Lord of Lancang County really as beautiful as the rumors? It is said outside that this little lady is the source of disaster for the country…”

After asking, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, thinking that he was talking too much, so he swallowed nervously.

Lu Shiqing gave him a warning look: “The Ninth Prince is still young and his temperament is uncertain. It is not unusual for him to see this one today and that one tomorrow. As for Prince Nanzhao…you think he is mentally incompetent, or you have never seen him before.” Beauty? Or do you think that the king of Nanzhao just eats and lets his son mess around? Besides, if you go out for a walk, can you meet the prince of another country by chance?”

Zhao Shuxin said that with his ordinary appearance, it doesn’t work when he goes out, who would design him. On the face, his face turned pale, and he flattered: “Your Excellency has sharp eyesight, and the villain must learn from you.”

Lu Shiqing put down the scroll, took a sip of tea, and said “um”, his face looked better.

“Speaking of which, what Mr. Lang is most concerned about is the sudden entry of the county lord into Beijing. The villain has now found out that since Yaozhou, the king of Diannan sent a team of cronies to **** the county lord all the way, but for some reason , These people were all repatriated halfway by the county lord.”

Lu Shiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, put his index finger knuckles under his lips, not knowing what he was thinking.

“As for whether the county magistrate’s entry to Beijing happened by accident or for another reason, the villain is still investigating…”

“No need.” Lu Shiqing interrupted him, “Don’t startle the snake, I will handle this matter myself.”