Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Dragon Robe

The Hanguang Hall is brightly lit. Concubine Xiao Gui was listening to Wang Shangyi's report, and asked worriedly: "What? Is the emperor drunk?" Wang Shangyi bowed her head and said: "Yes. Ruan Niang made her own decision and handed back the Phoenix Seal like last time, and even added embellishments and said that she wanted to go out of the palace to practice Taoism. The emperor heard it and got drunk that night. Just now the prince went to persuade He was also chopped up by the emperor." Concubine Xiao immediately stood up, "How is Ah Zhan injured?" Wang Shangyi looked at her, "There is nothing serious, and he and the emperor have reconciled." Seeing Concubine Xiao slowly sitting back, she asked cautiously, "Do you want to send someone to visit Xiuwen Palace?"

Concubine Xiao shook her head in despair, "He's already cut off his robes, why should I care about him? It's not a big deal if he doesn't die." Wang Shangyi said tentatively: "It's the emperor who is not in good health. He drank so much wine in the rain a few days ago. No wonder he called the imperial doctor to Zhaoyang Palace again." After playing the piano, he thought about it for a long time, and finally walked to Zhaoyang Hall. Yuan Fu, who was guarding outside the hall, saw her and rushed to meet her.Concubine Xiao Gui gave him a wink to tell him to keep quiet, and quietly walked into Emperor Xiaozhao's room, seeing how he was sleeping soundly, took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

After gathering his composure, he was about to go out. When he turned his head, he saw a crumpled portrait of Guanyin hanging on the wall, and his eyes were moist. After walking out of the room, Concubine Xiao Gui then asked Yuan Shou: "Did you drink the hangover soup? What did the imperial doctor say?" Yuan Fu respectfully replied: "Drink it, the imperial doctor said it's nothing serious, just rest for a few days, but the emperor still feels headache after drinking the medicine." Concubine Xiao was silent for a long time, then took out a pack of flowers and plants from her sleeve, "Make this stuff for him to drink tomorrow morning, it will relieve hangover and headache."

Yuan Fu was about to take it, when there was a sleepy voice from the half-covered door, "Guanyin, don't go..." Concubine Xiao's hand paused, and soon she said calmly: "Don't tell others that I have been here." Emperor Xiaozhao slept until dawn, Yuan Fu saw him awake, came over to serve him and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you have some breakfast?" Emperor Xiaozhao rubbed his forehead, "I have no appetite." Yuan Fu took a cup of tea and handed it over, "Why don't you drink this, it's said that it can relieve headaches."

Emperor Xiaozhao took a sip of it disapprovingly, but his expression changed, "I am so familiar with this taste..." His eyes suddenly lit up, "Where did this tea come from?" Yuan Fu concealed it unnaturally, "It was sent by Tai Hospital." Emperor Xiaozhao said: "Nonsense, I have drunk this tea before. When Empress Yu had a headache, she always drank this kind of Yindan grass tea. She said it was the secret recipe of Nanliang... Wait, this tea was given to her by Guanyin before. , Could it be..." He looked at Yuan Fu with burning eyes, "Is this tea sent by Guanyin?"

Yuan Fu hesitated, "This..." Emperor Xiaozhao was annoyed, "Tell the truth!" Only then did Yuan Fu say: "Actually, the imperial concubine visited you secretly last night, and she also left this tea behind. However, she repeatedly warned the slave not to tell you that she came..." Emperor Xiaozhao wondered, "Why?" Yuan Fu said aggrievedly: "How does the servant know?" Emperor Xiaozhao frowned and thought about it, and suddenly remembered what Gao Zhan said to him last night, "The noble concubine has a strong temper, it's not that she doesn't like you." Thinking that all of these are in line, he couldn't help laughing, "Yuanfu, I'm suddenly a little nervous about serving breakfast. hungry."

Outside Zhaoyang Hall, Linglong, who was holding a dragon robe and was about to present it, was stopped by a face-to-face eunuch, "Which palace do you belong to? Why are you running rampant in Zhaoyang Hall without looking at the road?" Linglong saluted and said: "The maidservant is Linglong from the Siyi Department. Under the order of Lu Dianzhu, I brought the dragon robe to the emperor." The little eunuch pretended to say, "Oh, I know about this. Eunuch Yuan Fu has ordered it, so just leave it to me." Linglong was not suspicious, and handed the dragon robe to him. It didn't take long for the dragon robe to be in Lou Shangshi's hands, and she handed it over to Abi, "Then I will leave it to you. Come out with exactly the same set?" Thinking of what Abi said, that bitch Lu Zhen has been deceiving herself all the time, she was originally with the prince, but she kept using the emperor to oppress her, and she couldn't help but itch with hatred.

Abi is confident, "I have already prepared, the four of us will start working together, and it will be done in one night!" In the early morning of the second day, Yuan Fu ran out angrily, "Where did everyone die? The emperor is about to go to court soon. Why hasn't the dragon robe been delivered yet?" The little eunuch before came over with the dragon robe in his arms, "Come here, it was very humid yesterday, and the dragon robe prepared in advance was soaked in water. I was afraid that the emperor would not feel comfortable wearing it, so I hurried to change it into a new one." of……"

Yuan Fu didn't look at it carefully, so he quickly replaced it for Emperor Xiaozhao. This morning, Zhang Xiang was reporting to Emperor Xiaozhao about the cooperation with Nanchen. When he approached Emperor Xiaozhao, he was shocked, "Your Majesty, you...why does the flying dragon on your dragon robe only have four claws?" There was an uproar in the court. Emperor Xiaozhao was taken aback for a moment, looked at his clothes, and said calmly: "Oh, I slept with the prince last night, and I accidentally wore his clothes wrong this morning. ?” The court was in chaos, and there had been rumors in the harem. Wang Shangyi angrily chased after Si Yisi, patted the table and said, "Where is Lu Zhen? Where is Shen Bi? It's broad daylight, why aren't you in Si Yisi? "

The people from Siyi Division had already knelt on the ground, and Linglong replied: "Master Lu went to the Qingjing Hall, Master Shen went to the Internal Service Bureau, and the slaves have already been summoned." Wang Shangyi was extremely angry, "She has caused such a big disaster, and she still has such a big air!" Abi had just returned from Lou Shangshi's place, and hurried in at this moment, "Please calm down, my lord, I will definitely investigate the matter to the bottom and give you an explanation." Wang Shangyi tossed the dragon robe, "Do you still need to check? Who made this dragon robe?"

Abi hummed intentionally, but did not speak. The little maid who had been with Abi said vividly: "Master Shangyi, in fact, everyone in the Department of Clothes knows that the emperor's dragon robe was handmade by Mrs. Lu herself." made!" As soon as she said a word, Lu Zhen stood at the door of Si Yisi with a pale face. Wang Shangyi squinted her eyes and looked at her, "You still know how to come back?" Lu Zhen didn't answer her, picked up the dragon robe and looked at it carefully, then said calmly: "My lord, I didn't make this dragon robe." Wang Shangyi smiled, "Oh? Who did that?" Lu Zhen was still calm, "My lord, I'm not trying to quibble, I really didn't make this dragon robe. I accidentally stained a small piece of blood on my dragon robe at this place. But I didn't want to Such a good material was wasted, so I used red silk thread to embroider another layer on it to cover the blood stains." She took out the needle and thread, and picked up the thread in that place, and it was clean, and there was nothing, "But please look, my lord, this dragon robe is clean, and there is no blood at all. So it is obvious that someone has been involved in this matter." deliberately framed me." Wang Shangyi snorted, "You would shirk responsibility." Abi's face changed suddenly, but Wang Shangyi asked her at this moment: "Abi, you are in charge of Siyi these days, and the dragon robe was also sent out from Siyi that day. Tell me what happened thing!" Abi quickly said: "My lord, this dragon robe has indeed not been touched by anyone else. After Master Lu embroidered it with her own hands, she handed it over to Linglong, her personal maid, to fasten the buttons. No one else in the department has ever touched it." Linglong immediately knelt down, "Sir Shangyi, but I remember that the original dragon robe is indeed a five-clawed golden dragon!" Wang Shangyi frowned and didn't look at her, "You are Lu Zhen's confidant, your words don't count at all." Abi was overjoyed, adding fuel and jealousy: "That's right, and the phoenix tail embroidery stitch on this dragon robe is obviously Master Lu's unique skill." Lu Zhen took a deep look at her, knowing that this matter has nothing to do with her, and said calmly: "Master Shangyi, I have taught many court ladies in the department how to do the phoenix tail embroidery stitch, and many of them know it well. It's pretty good, this phoenix tail embroidery technique was originally learned by me after I entered the palace, so it can't be called unique." Wang Shangyi only said coldly: "This seat only looks at the evidence, Lu Zhen, if no one else can prove that this dragon robe was not made by you, this seat must deal with it fairly." Lu Zhen saw that she was indiscriminate, "If this dragon robe was really embroidered by me, when it was handed over to Zhaoyang Palace, the inner eunuch there would definitely be able to see the problem. Why don't you ask the inner eunuch at that time to ask, Return the official to be innocent!" Wang Shangyi was very impatient, "I don't care about the inner prison. I just know that everyone is now pointing out that you embroidered this dragon robe!" Made the noble concubine so sad, now she deserves the bad luck. Lu Zhen was very angry, "My lord, you can't convict me with just one word!" Wang Shangyi sneered and said: "As long as others can prove your innocence, I will return your innocence!" The situation was at a stalemate. Unexpectedly, Shen Jiamin's voice sounded, "I can testify!" Everyone was stunned - everyone knew that Mr. Shen and Mr. Lu were rivals, where did the wind blow today, Mr. Shen would come to testify for Lu Zhen! Wang Shangyi was puzzled, "Shen Sizhen, what kind of muddy water are you wading in?" Shen Jiamin sighed, "I don't want to worry about it, but such a big incident happened in the palace. As a sixth-rank Sizhen, I can't tell lies against my conscience." She took a few steps closer, picked up the A dragon robe looked at it, "Sure enough." She smiled and said to Wang Shangyi: "Lin Lang from our place just happened to deliver something to Zhaoyang Hall, and happened to see the dragon robe worn by the emperor. She was still surprised at the time, and said why the pearls on it were wrong. Now I Take a look, it is indeed so. Look, my lord, the pearls on the longan are all ordinary white. However, the person who changed the dragon robe may not know that this time, the material that we Si Baosi sent to Master Lu for making materials is just recently. The light golden pearls presented. I think someone must have changed the bag to frame Lu Dianzhu on purpose." Lu Zhen's eyes widened, she couldn't figure out why Shen Jiamin would help her, but Linglong was quick to say, "Master Shangyi, Shen Sizhen has always been in harmony with our Master Lu, you don't think that She is deliberately speaking for Mr. Lu." Wang Shangyi stared at Shen Jiamin, took a long time to recover, and said bitterly: "Okay, Lu Zhen, since someone will testify for you, then I believe that this dragon robe was transferred by others." She changed her voice, "However, you are the highest female official of the Department of Yisi. If you make such a big mistake, the responsibility for negligence is inevitable. What's more, you even admitted that you gave the emperor the dragon robe that was stained with blood. After a pause, he said heavily, "I know that someone above you cut your official position, and I'm afraid you will be able to recover soon, but as the head of the Internal Service Bureau, I can suspend your post. Lu Zhen, since From today onwards, you will no longer work in the Department of Clothes, and all matters here will be handed over to Shen Bi, so you should go back and reflect on yourself slowly." The crowd gradually dispersed, Lu Zhen looked at her desk with nostalgia, inserted her pens one by one, Linglong said behind her: "My lord, this matter is likely to be written by Shen Zhangshang again." Lu Zhen's heart was clear, "Who else is there besides her? At the beginning, she joined hands with me to save the prince, but it was only a temporary alliance. It's all because I was lax for a while, forgetting that she is still a poisonous snake that can bite people." Linglong suggested: "How about we tell the Crown Prince to go down?" Lu Zhen shook her head, "No need, we don't have any evidence, anyway, she didn't really hurt me, so let's just repay her previous kindness." Linglong said again: "I will not stay in Si Yisi to serve her, my lord, I will go with you." Lu Zhen persuaded her: "You haven't been suspended, why bother?" Linglong said firmly: "Even Lord Shangyi said that I am your confidant. If you are not here, what's the point of me staying in the department?" Lu Zhen smiled, "Have you really thought about it? My suspension may be half a year or a year. If you follow me, you may never have a bright future." Linglong looked at her, "My lord, I'm already a first-class court lady, where else can I go? Besides, since the day I came to Siyisi, I have made up my mind that unless you drive me away, my lord Never leave." Lu Zhen was moved in her heart, packed up her things and put them back in Qingjing Hall, then went to Zhaoyang Hall to meet the emperor, solemnly saluted, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting me." Emperor Xiaozhao saw that she was dressed plainly, and said, "How could I not believe you? Besides, even if you made that dragon robe, so what? Do you want me to issue an order to the Internal Service Bureau to restore you to your original position?" " Lu Zhen smiled and said: "Farewell, suspension is not a big deal, I can still take a good rest. When I get busy in two days, Lord Shangyi will think of me again. Besides, the emperor has helped me a lot , won’t you hurt the face of Wang Shangyi and the imperial concubine by resuming my post now?” Emperor Xiaozhao knew that she was right, so he was a little embarrassed, "By the way, what happened that day was really a misunderstanding, can you put it aside and give Ah Zhan another chance to explain?" Lu Zhen nodded, "Okay, I wanted to go to Xiuwen Palace to find him today." Emperor Xiaozhao didn't expect Lu Zhen to figure it out, so he was very happy, "Really? Are you not angry with him anymore?" Lu Zhen said slowly: "To be honest, there is still a little bit, but no matter how angry you are, you must give others a chance to explain, otherwise I will become a person like Wang Shangyi? Whether it's a substitute or a real body, I I just want to hear him tell me the truth." Emperor Xiaozhao hurriedly said: "I assure you, Ah Zhan never treats you as someone else, but there are some things that he doesn't know how to explain to you..." Seeing that he was so worried about Gao Zhan, Lu Zhen couldn't help laughing, "Your Majesty, I saw that you were quite angry with him that day, why are you so focused on helping him today?" A smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Xiaozhao's mouth, "They are all loved ones, what misunderstandings can't be solved? Besides, I only realized a truth today—" He looked at the cup of Yindan grass tea on the table, "Some people, even though they say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, may not really want to hurt you. She just doesn't understand what she is thinking. As long as you are willing to tolerate her and give her more time and opportunities, you will be fine. There will always be a day when the clouds will part and the moon will be full." After finishing speaking, he picked up the tea and took a sip, "It's sweet and long, it's really good tea." After Lu Zhen left the Zhaoyang Hall, she took Danniang to the Xiuwen Hall, but at the entrance of the Xiuwen Hall, she began to hesitate. Seeing that Lu Zhen was standing at the door, Danniang said: "Sister, or I will help you go first. Looking for Yuanlu?" Before Lu Zhen could answer, the door was pulled open from the inside, and a court lady poked her head over to see that it was Fanghua.Fanghua glanced at Lu Zhen, "Hey, isn't this Master Lu?" Lu Zhen was wondering why she appeared here, and she heard Jiamin's laughter, "Brother Prince, do you think my boots are beautiful?" Gao Zhan's voice also came out, "Yes, you Has a good eye." Lu Zhen only felt bitterness in her heart, Fanghua smiled and said: "My lord is here to look for His Highness the Crown Prince? I'm afraid it's a little unfortunate that His Highness is about to take our young lady out of the palace to the Eldest Princess's mansion. This servant is To arrange a drive. Oh, if there is something important, can I pass it on for you?" Lu Zhen reluctantly said: "No need, I'm just passing by." She took Danniang back to the Qingjing Hall first. As soon as she entered the courtyard, Danniang yelled angrily, "I'm going to find Yuan Lu to find out! What's the matter, I came here to make amends and apologize, and then I was flirting with Shen Jiamin again..." Lu Zhen stopped her, "Don't go." Danniang said unconvinced: "Don't tell me you really don't care about them, sister?" Lu Zhen tried her best to calmly say: "He was able to go back to the palace, Shen Jiamin helped a lot, maybe they just..." She couldn't continue talking.Dan Niang said distressedly: "Sister, look at yourself, the circles around your eyes are red!" Lu Zhen insisted, "Who said that, it's just that the wind is a little strong. Don't tell Yuanlu that we have been to Xiuwen Palace. If he really wants to reconcile with me, he will always come to me on his own initiative." Danniang was still not reconciled, "But..." Lu Zhen waved her hand, "Okay, they are leaving the palace, and I am going out too. The emperor knew that I was suspended, so he specially arranged an errand for me. He wanted me to investigate and see if it was possible to The imperial court came forward to build an official kiln, so that the porcelain in the palace would not have to be bought from Nanchen in the future. If this is done, my reinstatement will be assured... By the way, I will bring back whatever you want to eat. Seeing her wholeheartedly changing the subject, Danniang also said in cooperation, "I want to go too!" Lu Zhen paused, "It won't work this time, you still have to watch your home, I don't know when I'll be back, just in case..." Danniang understood, "Don't worry, sister, if His Highness comes down, I will definitely help you keep him right away!" Lu Zhen took Linglong out of the palace gate, and first went to stand outside Li Shoubei's house for a while, seeing Lu Zhu described as emaciated being helped into the door by a maid, her heart beat a few times, she wanted to take a step forward, but stopped Without looking back, Linglong and she went to sit down in front of a nearby wonton stall. The proprietress warmly greeted the two of them, and Lu Zhen couldn't help asking: "Auntie, when I came here, didn't the lanterns of the Garrison Mansion still hang on this mansion? Why is there only the word Li Manor left now?" The proprietress said disdainfully: "Hey, it's not that the Li family's second young lady's natal family has bad morals, and she dragged her in-law's family down and lost her official position." Lu Zhen made a look of interest, "How do you say that?" The proprietress immediately said mysteriously: "Miss, I don't know. The wife that the second son of the Li family was going to marry is the sister of the second young mistress, but the second young mistress's mother, Mrs. Zhao, is thinking of something." The way is to marry my younger sister. It’s just that the second young lady’s life is not good. As soon as she married, her father-in-law and husband were demoted. After taking in two concubines, she boiled it like an oil lamp all day long, and she lost weight in a short time." Lu Zhen felt dissatisfied, "It's shameless, I remember that the second young lady's natal family is also a big business, why is no one to take care of it?" The proprietress snorted, "What do you do? Mrs. Zhao is also in a state of chaos right now. Girl, you don't know that the eldest lady of the Lu family who was divorced back then was not Mrs. Zhao's own..." When Linglong first heard the word Lujia, she glanced at Lu Zhen in surprise.The proprietress still said vividly: "How do you think that seventy-year-old man can marry? That girl is a fierce person. She ran away on the day she got married, not to mention, and then cut her off for some reason. Oh, you I don’t know. At that time, Haizhu documents were posted all over the city, and the people of the Lu family walked with their heads down every day! But there was a talkative person who saw the documents and ran to tell the sufferer. It turned out that the man was a hooligan , directly hit the door, it's life or death, I don't know how much money Mrs. Zhao has been extorted, and I haven't got a head yet." Linglong saw a smile on Lu Zhen's face, so she took out half a penny and handed it to the proprietress, saying: "Proprietor, your story is very interesting, this is a reward." They wentssip again, and there is still money to be made. The proprietress was very happy, and sat down, "Hey, these are all gossips from the neighbors in the neighborhood. If you want to hear it, miss, I will tell you more!" Beside him, someone with nose and eyes said, "Then the reason why the Li family agreed to marry the second young lady is because the Lu family is rich? But since the death of Master Lu, Mrs. Zhao is a fool. After spending so much money, the family property was almost ruined in a short time. The Li family saw that this in-law's family was ruined, so naturally they didn't have a good face towards the second young lady. I heard that recently their wife is using the excuse that the second young lady can't have a baby. Having a child, I'm thinking about divorcing my wife." Lu Zhen's face was not very good-looking, "Then what happened to Miss Lu, how did it end in the end?" The proprietress said indifferently: "It's not enough for the poor master to pick up so much money and leave. I heard that the government finally came forward and signed a settlement agreement with the Lu family, and then gave up the matter. Alas, I heard that the old man Miss is also a capable person, poor girl, she is only seventeen or eighteen years old, she hasn't come back for so long, and she doesn't know whether it's life or death..." After listening to the gossip, Lu Zhen took Linglong to the shop to buy things first, "This one, this one, this one, and this one, wrap them all up for me, and bring me a full set of red gold jewelry. Also, Do you have a bead chain of red coral?" The clerk looked at the two people in front of him. They were dressed luxuriously. This was a big guest. He rushed into the inner hall excitedly, "Boss, we have a distinguished guest here!" There was no one around, Lu Zhen looked at the expressionless Linglong and said: "The young lady of the Lu family who escaped from marriage is me." Linglong said respectfully: "My lord, do you want me to send this important gift directly to Li's residence?" Lu Zhen looked at her and smiled, "You are really smart." She watched Linglong holding the waist card from the palace and being carefully welcomed in by the butler, and then she felt relieved. With that string of red coral bracelets and the words she taught Linglong, Lu Zhu would definitely know who was coming. With the people in the family as the backer, the little Li family will never dare to bully their sister again. She was thinking about things in a daze, and walked casually on the street, and saw the porcelain store where she and Gao Zhan had bought together, she couldn't help but stop, and didn't even hear the sound of horseshoes behind her.Seeing that the horse was about to hit her, the rider reacted quickly, grabbed the rein and jumped off the horse, helped up Lu Zhen who almost fell to the ground in fright, and was stunned, "Why are you? " This person is Shen Jiayan!Lu Zhen was surprised at first, but soon calmed down again, "General Shen, we meet again." At this time, other carriages also passed by the street, and Shen Jiayan pulled Lu Zhen to stand beside him. Seeing Lu Zhen patting the dust on his body carelessly, he felt guilty for a while, "Linglong, are you okay?" Seeing her made him feel very happy. Lu Zhen shook her head, "Don't worry, I have encountered more thrilling scenes than this before." Shen Jiayan was a little puzzled, but cleverly changed the subject, "Whose sedan chair did you hide in and leave the palace this time?" Lu Zhen laughed all of a sudden, "What, this time I took the badge and came out to work in a fair manner." The smile was as bright as the sun, and Shen Jiayan couldn't take his eyes off it, so he couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you wear gardenia today?" Lu Zhen was taken aback, "Well, what did you say?" Only then did Shen Jiayan come back to his senses, and said in a concealed manner: "It's nothing, I almost hurt you just now, otherwise, if I invite you to dinner, it will be regarded as an apology?" His eyes were full of earnestness. Lu Zhen hesitated, and Shen Jiayan's expression darkened immediately, "If you have something to do, let's talk about it another day." Lu Zhen couldn't bear it, "No, I have nothing to do, but I'm not hungry right now. Well, there is a very nice peony garden over there, why don't we go and see that peony plant that was just praised by the emperor?" Shen Jiayan immediately beamed with joy, "Well, if you like it, I will accompany you." The peony garden was full of tourists, and there were beautiful peonies everywhere. The two walked in it, but they didn't know what to say. They were silent for a while, which made them even more embarrassed.Just at this time, an old woman's voice came, "Sell flowers, sell flowers." The two turned their heads and saw an old man carrying a basket full of various flowers.Shen Jiayan walked over, "I want all these gardenias." He took the flowers and handed them to Lu Zhen, "For you. When I first met you, I thought gardenias were very With you." Lu Zhen was a little embarrassed, but couldn't bear to refuse, so she said in a low voice, "Thank you." After saying a word, she looked at the old woman in the distance, and Lu Zhen raised her foot to catch up with her. The two exchanged a few words, and then saw the old woman's face beaming with joy, and she left with gratitude.Seeing her walking back with a basket full of flowers, Shen Jiayan said in surprise, "Do you like all these flowers?" Lu Zhen shook her head, "No, it's just that the weather is so hot, and that mother-in-law is getting older, I bought them all, and she can rest for a day today." Shen Jiayan took the flower basket in her hand and put it aside, "Since you don't like it, then give it to someone else." There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes. The atmosphere eased up a bit, and the two of them actually spoke at the same time. Shen Jiayan said, "You are out of the palace today, and you are doing business for the emperor?" Lu Zhen, who was on the side, also questioned, "I heard that Shen Sizhen..." Both of them stopped talking immediately, and Shen Jiayan looked at her with a smile, "You talk first." Lu Zhen asked with a complicated mood: "It's nothing, just these few days, Shen Sizhen seems to be in a good mood?" Shen Jiayan nodded, "Yeah, you also know? Her marriage is coming soon." Lu Zhen got the news from him and felt her heart was broken, so she stood there dumbfounded.But at this moment, a drunk man staggered towards this direction, the wine in the jug was about to spill on Lu Zhen's body, Shen Jiayan nimbly put his arms around Lu Zhen's shoulders and stood aside, then quickly let go hands.Lu Zhen didn't notice that his face blushed slightly, and said in a low voice, "You saved me again." Shen Jiayan nodded in embarrassment, and said casually: "Actually, my sister's character is not suitable for being a princess. You must have heard in the palace that His Royal Highness likes a female official named Lu in your Siyi department." When Lu Zhen heard her talking about herself, she felt even more complicated, and said, "Oh, really?" Shen Jiayan said: "My younger sister is more innocent than cute. If my mother hadn't insisted, I really wouldn't want her to marry into the palace. Sigh, your master Lu is very scheming, scheming, and very flattering." Huanxin, 80% will marry the prince as a concubine in the future, I'm afraid it will be my younger sister who will suffer." Lu Zhen didn't expect that she was such a person in the eyes of others, she pondered for a long time, and then said: "General Shen, our Lord Lu is not the kind of person you said at all." Shen Jiayan felt a little guilty, "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to say bad things about her in front of you, but my sister and the people who served her often said that to me. It’s time to talk about other people’s rights and wrongs in front of you.” Seeing the sincerity of what he said, Lu Zhen hurriedly said: "It's nothing, you also care about my sister. As for those rumors, the clear ones will be cleared, and the turbid ones will be turbid, and they will gradually dissipate." Shen Jiayan was a little surprised, staring at her and said: "You are really different in what you say and do. I have seen a lot of women, but I have never seen such a straightforward person like you." Lu Zhen laughed, "That's because my father raised me as a boy." I thought, you didn't expect that the person you praised was the vicious woman you just mentioned. Shen Jiayan didn't believe Lu Zhen, "Stop joking, can't you still climb trees, shoot arrows, and ride horses?" Lu Zhen got serious, "I can't do archery, but I can't ride a horse." Shen Jiayan took advantage of the situation and said, "I still have a few nice horses outside the city, are you interested in taking a look?" Lu Zhen habitually said: "Forget it, let's do it another day." Seeing Shen Jiayan was a little disappointed, she added, "If the sweat of those horses is red, I'm a little interested." Shen Jiayan smiled confidently, "It seems that you are really a knowledgeable person, unfortunately, my horses happen to be hard-earned horses from the Western Regions." The two went to the outskirts, and the competition started, and the final result was not unexpected, Shen Jiayan won.He looked at Lu Zhen who was following him, and said with a smile: "I'm a soldier, so of course I have to be good at pommel horses, but you, being able to ride this far, is pretty good. And..." looked Lu Zhen up and down, "You Riding a horse like this is indeed being raised as a boy." Lu Zhen's mood improved a lot, and she also smiled and said: "Of course." She cupped her fists like a man, "Brother Shen, I've seen the lesson." Shen Jiayan laughed loudly, "Cheng Rang, Cheng Rang... But what should I call you, Brother Linglong?" The two looked at each other and smiled, only feeling that there was an indescribable understanding.Lu Zhen raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and saw the red color of her hand, it was indeed a bloody horse.She said happily: "Thank you for taking me out for a horse race today, I am very happy." Unexpectedly, Shen Jiayan also said: "Me too, I don't know why, I'm always very happy when I'm with you." Lu Zhen was a little surprised, seeing his frank face, said tactfully: "Your character is really different from Shen Sizhen." Shen Jiayan smiled slightly, "You mean she is spoiled and ignorant, my younger sister was raised in my grandfather's house since she was a child, she is somewhat lawless, but no matter what, she is my younger sister..." Lu Zhen sighed: "It's a blessing for Shen Sizhen to have such a good brother like you." Shen Jiayan quickly said: "You don't have to envy her, I have never ridden with her. However, if you like, I can always accompany you." Lu Zhen avoided his scorching gaze, "I'm working in the palace, how can it be so convenient to come out? Let's take advantage of the good weather these few days and let's run for a while longer." At this moment, Jiamin's voice came, "Brother, brother, it's me!" Shen Jiayan followed the voice, "Jiamin, why is she here?" Lu Zhen also saw Jiamin and Gao Zhan riding a horse together at this time, and felt sore, they really are together.She didn't want to be seen by them, so she put on her gauze hat with her backhand, and said to Shen Jiayan: "It's not convenient for me to be here, can I take a step first?" Shen Jiayan came back to his senses, "That's right, you left the palace by the emperor's order, of course the less people see it, the better. How about this, you ride back to the city by yourself, and just hand over the horse to the concierge of the Shen residence." Lu Zhen bid him farewell in a hurry, "Okay, brother Shen, thank you for today, let's leave now." Just as he was about to flatter her and leave, Shen Jiayan suddenly grabbed her and said reluctantly, "Linglong, from now on you Can I still come out of the palace?" Lu Zhen was waiting to leave, unable to elaborate with him, she could only nod her head indiscriminately, "I will come out when I have a chance." Only then did Shen Jiayan let go, "Okay, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, I will run a horse here, remember, I'll wait for you." He glanced at Lu Zhen, then applauded the horse and rushed towards Jiamin .