Song Ping just smiled and said nothing. He did not answer his question, but asked them about the person again, "I heard today that His Majesty has a new companion. Do you know about this?"
"Reading companion?"
The staggering drunkards were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads, "It's just a little reading companion, why are you asking this?"
In their view, even the study companion of His Majesty was a person of low status and was not worthy of associating with noble young men like them.
Song Ping did not answer his question, and those people did not pursue it in detail. They just clamored for the boss to send all the good wine and food upstairs.
Lu Wan and Lu Changxin had originally agreed to meet at the restaurant just now, but after such an unpleasant incident, the two had to find another place.
In the quiet and elegant teahouse, Lu Changxin asked for a prime private room.
Seeing her elder brother throwing silver ingots onto the counter without blinking, Lu Wan felt like she was drooling.
There's nothing we can do about it, right? Although she was a princess before, she was thankful that bastard Chen Yan didn't want her life, so how could he give her money to spend?
Although she is now a tutor to the little emperor, her monthly salary is just a bit. Seeing the way Lu Changxin spends money, she is of course extremely envious. She even wants to hug Lu Changxin's thighs and shout: Brother, I'm hungry.
But when Lu Changxin turned around, Lu Wan suddenly returned to normal.
As they walked up the stairs together, Lu Changxin suddenly said, "I was inconsiderate. I only arranged for you to meet me, but didn't make arrangements for the rest of the day."
Seeing Lu Changxin blaming himself, Lu Wan hurriedly advised, "Don't blame me, big brother, today was just an accident."
Besides, she never thought that even though she was wearing men's clothes today, Song Ping would still pounce on her.
Thinking of what just happened, Lu Wan raised her hand and pinched her earlobe. There was a small ear hole there. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't see it at all, but Song Ping found it...
For some reason, Lu Wan always felt a little uneasy about this, but she couldn't just ask Song Pingji if he remembered what he saw or said when he was drunk.
She was uneasy, and Lu Changxin thought that Lu Wan was frightened by Song Ping. After they sat down, he personally poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Lu Wan.
Lu Wan finally came back to her senses after being suffocated by the heat, and said uneasily, "I just hope Song Ping doesn't find out that I'm a woman dressed as a man."
Lu Changxin also thought about this for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't think so. I saw that there was nothing strange in the way he looked at you just now. He even had a hint of disgust in his expression after he learned about your identity."
For the first time, Lu Wan felt happy and relieved that someone disliked him. He heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Then I feel relieved."
Lu Changxin smiled and nodded, then began to explain his purpose, "I didn't go to court today, so I don't know much about what's going on in the court. If I have something wrong, I can only ask Prince Shen directly, so I can only call you out. You won't blame me, right?"
Lu Wan held the cup of hot tea that Lu Changxin poured for him and shook his head slowly, "You are my biological brother. If you want to know something, it is more convenient to learn from me. Besides, I also have something to tell you, big brother."
After a pause, she quickly smiled and said, "Business is more important, you go first."
They were all family members, so Lu Changxin didn't bother to be polite with her and asked, "I only know that Prince Shen wants to ask for a title for me today. Do you know the result?"
Lu Wanyi, who knew he was going to ask this, sighed, "Brother, you know very well that the Queen Mother will not agree just because you are too close to Prince Shen."
When saying this, Lu Wan looked at Lu Changxin with some sympathy.
How many famous generals in history were abandoned after the cunning rabbit died? Although he could solve Lu Changxin's temporary difficulties, military power is like a hot potato. Although it tastes sweet, it may also burn your hands.
Noticing Lu Wan's gaze, Lu Changxin smiled at her to comfort her, "Don't worry, I, your brother, don't care whether I can get promoted or not. Originally, I agreed to King Shen's request for a title just to get some benefits for my brothers. After all, they have followed me for so long."
Lu Wan was not in a position to say more about this topic, and Lu Changxin knew it well, so he let it go after he had said it.
Without Lu Changxin asking, Lu Wan took the initiative to continue, "The Queen Mother did not agree to reward the border soldiers, so Chen Yan spoke again, saying that the Queen Mother should return power to the Emperor. Grand Tutor Gu and Prime Minister Xue quickly stood up to agree, and most of the officials in the hall knelt down. In the end, the Queen Mother had no choice but to let His Majesty read the memorial."
"Is Prince Shen planning to dismantle the Queen Mother's power among the court officials so soon?"
Lu Changxin was just listening to Lu Wan quietly, but after she finished, he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Grand Tutor Gu and Prime Minister Xue are elders of the previous emperor's dynasty, and they have a deep friendship with the previous emperor. Naturally, they would not want to see a woman like the Queen Mother calling the shots. With Prince Shen being the first to speak out, they will definitely agree."
"yes."
Lu Wan and Lu Changxin had similar guesses, "But what's surprising is that, in addition to Prince Shen's people, even many people who followed the Queen Mother's orders stood up to persuade the Queen Mother to give up power."
Lu Changxin smiled, "It's not hard to guess. That group of people want to rely on the Queen Mother, but they also want a century of fame. After all, Nanxia is still named Xiao, not Song."
They are ministers of the Xiao family. No matter what happens behind the scenes, they naturally have to speak for the little emperor in public.
It’s just that the two-faced and shameless faces of that group of people are really disgusting.
As he was laughing, Lu Changxin's expression became a little solemn. "Although we have the military power in our hands now, they are still at the border. Now is not a good time to attack the Queen Mother. With the Queen Mother's temperament, it is naturally impossible for her to hand over power so easily. In this case, we must attack Prince Shen. Prince Shen is not an impatient person. Do you know what else is going on here?"
Maybe it has something to do with me.
Such words circled around Lu Wan's lips, but he quickly suppressed them. Saying such words for me without regard for the consequences and offending the empress dowager was not only embarrassing, but also seemed like he was trying to flatter himself.
Noticing Lu Changxin's puzzled gaze, Lu Wan smiled awkwardly, and then said, "Maybe Shen Yan has his own plans."
"Perhaps."
Lu Changxin sighed, but he was wondering what Chen Yan was up to.
"By the way," he suddenly turned to look at Lu Wan and asked, "What did you want to tell me before?"
Lu Wan sat up straighter and said uneasily, "I know that what I am going to say next may seem like an attempt to sow discord, but please believe me, brother. What I said is all true."
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