Chapter 169 Not Allowed

"Your Majesty..."

What Lu Jingyun wanted to say to Chunzhi, he naturally couldn't say to Prince Chang'an.

When he first won the title of top scholar, he was sent by the emperor to Nanzhou to assist the Prince of Chang'an who was inspecting the south. At that time, Lu Jingyun thought that he could join the Prince of Chang'an's faction and have a bright future.

But he never imagined that Chunzhi, whom he gave up after weighing the pros and cons, would become the wife of King Chang'an and become the one he could never reach in this life.

When Lu Jingyun saw Huo Zheng now, he felt a mixture of emotions, but he couldn't say anything.

Huo Zheng sat on the armchair, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "I heard that Lord Lu was about to be exiled from the capital. You didn't go to the Wang family or the Ji family, but instead came to my Chang'an Palace. This is extremely inappropriate."

Prime Minister Ji and Grand Tutor Wang were both Lu Jingyun's father-in-law. When Lu Jingyun was about to be sent out of the capital, neither of them tried to stop him. It was obvious that the Lu family's joke was really too big, and even these two did not want their son-in-law to stay in the capital anymore.

But no matter what, those two are Lu Jingyun's father-in-law. He is about to leave Beijing, so he should go and meet his two fathers-in-law instead of coming to Chang'an Palace to find Chunzhi.

Lu Jingyun's arrival made it seem as if he and Chunzhi still had feelings for each other.

Huo Zheng doesn't like people mentioning the past between Chunzhi and Lu Jingyun. It is a past that he can't erase no matter what he does.

Whenever he thought about how much Chunzhi had sacrificed for someone like Lu Jingyun, he became furious and filled with jealousy.

But Prince Chang'an was Prince Chang'an after all. Even if he felt like cutting Lu Jingyun into pieces in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

On the contrary, when Lu Jingyun heard Prince Chang'an say that it was inappropriate for him to come here, his face turned even paler.

He knew he should leave immediately.

But he didn't know when he would return from Beijing this time, and perhaps he would never see Chunzhi again in this life, so he still bravely said: "The princess and I have depended on each other for ten years. I have done some...some things that were not right in the past. I want to apologize to the princess in person."

Huo Zheng put down the teacup and said, "If you just want to say sorry to her, that's fine."

Lu Jingyun found it hard to accept and said, "I just want to see Chunzhi. Your Majesty won't even allow this?"

Huo Zhengyi said simply, "No."

Lu Jingyun said, "Your Highness, please at least have someone tell her. If she really doesn't want to see me, then I will..." I gave up.

But Huo Zheng didn't give him a chance to finish his words and interrupted him directly, "How can you have the nerve to see her now?"

Lu Jingyun choked up, "I've been with her for ten years. Even if I failed her and we can't be husband and wife, I can still be considered half her brother."

"Brother?" Huo Zheng sneered, "She has a biological brother, and she also has a brother who saved her life. What kind of brother are you?"

Chunzhi is already jealous enough of having a brother like Song Anlan.

Now Lu Jingyun is so reckless as to interfere. He must be tired of living.

Lu Jingyun was choked by Huo Zheng's words and was speechless.

Huo Zheng felt that he was really annoying when he saw him around, so he stood up and said, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I don't want to get angry. Please leave."

Before Lu Jingyun could say anything more, he was "invited" to leave by the servant beside him.

After Lu Jingyun left, Huo Zheng returned to the main house.

Chunzhi had just woken up and saw him coming in from outside. She looked at him with sleepy eyes and said, "You don't have to go to court today. What are you doing out so early?"

Huo Zheng stepped forward and touched Chunzhi's face. "Did Lu Jingyun come just now?"

"Ah?" Chunzhi didn't react at once, and her cheek felt a little itchy from Huo Zheng's warm fingers.

After a moment, she asked, "What is Lu Jingyun doing here?"

Except for the day when she saw Lu Jingyun and Wang Yiyue arguing at the palace gate, Chunzhi hadn't thought about Lu Jingyun for a long time.

Chunzhi also didn't expect that after the people she thought would be with her for life separated, they would become strangers with no relationship within two years.

Now when she heard the name 'Lu Jingyun', she felt it was far away.

Huo Zheng said in a low voice: "He wants to see you."

"Why did he come to see me?" Chunzhi sat up and stretched. "I don't have anything to say to him."

Huo Zheng really liked Chunzhi's nonchalant attitude towards Lu Jingyun, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up slightly. "Ji Ruzhen and Wang Yiyue were causing a big disturbance at the Lu family. Lu Jingyun must have been fed up and submitted a petition requesting to be exiled from the capital."

Chunzhi was a little surprised when she heard this.

Many of those who passed the imperial examination would find ways to stay in the capital, while those who were sent out to other places might become minor officials in some remote places, and it was hard to say whether they would have the chance to be transferred back to the capital in their lifetime.

When Lu Jingyun married Ji Ruzhen, he must have also considered staying in the capital to work.

Just over a year later, he gave up his original considerations and asked to leave Beijing.

This is simply giving up your future.

This shows how much trouble Ji Ruzhen and Wang Yiyue caused in the Lu family.

But even so, Haruji didn't feel guilty.

That day at Princess Anyang's mansion, it was Wang Yiyue who plotted against her first.

If Lu Jingyun hadn't come to find her, she wouldn't have been involved.

Seeing Chunzhi remained silent for a while, Huo Zheng leaned closer to her and asked, "Why, do you want to see Lu Jingyun?"

Without waiting for Chunzhi to answer, he continued, "If you really want to see him, Lu Jingyun shouldn't have gone far by now. I'll have someone call him back."

Chunzhi raised her hand and pinched Huo Zheng's earlobe, "Why would I see him?"

"How should I know?" Huo Zheng let her pinch his earlobe. "Maybe you want to hear him say something, like he regrets it or says he's sorry."

"I don't want to hear him say that."

Haruji let go of her hand, got up and got off the bed.

She finally realized that Prince Chang'an was only tolerant and generous towards outsiders, but very stingy towards her.

If she really said she wanted to see Lu Jingyun, Huo Zheng would not only not call her back, but he would also be angry for who knows how long.

If he really wanted her to see Lu Jingyun, he would have just sent someone to inform her. Why would he send that person away and then come to her in person to say these things?

She and Huo Zheng have been married for a long time and she has long understood his intentions.

Chunzhi saw through it but didn't say anything. She went behind the screen to change her clothes.

I'm going to attend a palace banquet tonight, and the clothes are gorgeous and complicated, which is a bit troublesome to put on.

Chunzhi did not call the maids in and changed her clothes by herself.

Huo Zheng followed and walked to the screen, "I will help the princess change her clothes."

Chunzhi smiled and let him do what he wanted.

When Huo Zheng was not busy, he liked to serve her personally, sometimes helping her change clothes and wash, and sometimes helping her take off her hairpins and rings.

He said he wanted to be an ordinary couple with her.

Chunzhi originally didn't like letting the maids do these things, she mostly did it herself.

Sometimes Huo Zheng has to rush to do it.

She let him do it.

You can only pamper your own husband yourself.