As long as you are here, the sky of Xifu will not fall.
Lu Xiyun returned to the desk without saying a word and continued to copy Buddhist scriptures. The fine lake and mountain frost brush was trembling slightly. He was unable to put pen to paper for a long time, and even the knuckles holding the pen began to turn white.
Qin Shu approached the case, reached out and gently tapped the young man's wrist: "Don't copy it if it's useless. Why force yourself to do anything?"
Lu Xiyun gripped the pen in his hand even tighter. The young man's shoulders trembled slightly, and he tried his best to suppress something.
Qin Shu only saw a taut string that was about to break at any time.
He said gently, "It's okay, it's just drinking. I'll go back to the West Mansion with you during the New Year and I'll drink for you."
Qin Shu sat down beside Lu Xiyun and patiently unwound the young man's tightly clenched palm, inch by inch. He slowly removed the brush and said slowly, "Three days ago, Yinshu City held a public memorial service, and the acting city lord was still surnamed Tang. However, three elders have already cited Bai Xiao's words, questioning Tang Wuyong's legitimacy."
Finally, Lu Xiyun responded: "You sent someone."
"Yes." Qin Shu nodded, and went on to comfort her, "Xiyun, if you want, I will change the dynasty in Yinshu City."
The young man lowered his head, his voice growing hoarse: "Bai Xiao doesn't want outsiders to interfere."
Qin Shu said nothing more: "Then I'll send someone back. Xie Lingyan left a message for you."
Lu Xiyun looked up at him.
Qin Shu said in a lighter tone: "Don't worry about your second brother, just pay respects to him."
Lu Xiyun gritted his teeth: "No... I don't want to care about either of them..."
"He even lied to me that he would be there to see my father off..."
"The four of them...at that time, they even said it wasn't my turn to carry the coffin."
"Turns out, they're all bastards!"
The young man's shoulders trembled even more violently.
Qin Shu placed his hands on the young man's shoulders, his eyes calm and gentle: "Don't worry about them. I will carry the old prince's coffin with you, and I will see him off to his grave with you."
"Qin Shu."
"What if I can't do it? What if I can't support the Lu family..."
Qin Shu shook his head and laughed at him: "It's not difficult to run a royal palace. If you don't know how to do it, I will teach you. If you don't want to do it, I will do it for you."
Qin Shu sighed and slowly hugged him from behind: "Besides, the old prince doesn't expect you to bring honor to the family. That's your eldest brother's business. Let them be scolded. It's none of your business."
Qin Shu hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, Xie Lingyan is gone now. He was so protective of you, your second brother might be getting scolded already."
Qin Shu could feel the guy in his arms shaking violently. Lu Xiyun seemed to want to say something, but his choked voice was incoherent.
In the end, Lu Xiyun could only curse "bastard" incoherently.
Qin Shu echoed softly: "Yes, they are all bastards."
"Second brother deserves it... Wait... Wait until I get down... I... I'll also... scold him..."
The warm liquid flowed into his clothes, and Qin Shu let the young man in his arms vent the emotions that had been suppressed for many days.
He patted the young man's back gently as if coaxing a child: "Let's ignore them. As long as you are here, the sky of Xifu will not fall."
He assured her in a gentle voice, word for word: "If it collapses, I'll hold it up with you."
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In the Lu Mansion Garden, Yue Anshan, who had hurried over, saw Ren Xuan guarding the door from afar.
Ren Xuan was standing guard at the door with a knife as a door god, so it was obvious who was inside.
Yue Anshan stepped forward quickly, his breath still catching, and his tone was hurried: "Old Ren, is His Highness in there?!"
Ren Xuan nodded, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand holding the scabbard to block Yue Anshan's chest. "Old Yue, listen to my advice. If you go in now, you will be fined at least half a year's salary."
Yue Anshan paused, his voice lowered, and he frowned at Ren Xuan, "Young Prince Fang of the Southern Mansion has been blocked at Xiaoxiang Pavilion again. The girl is holding a baby in her arms, crying and begging the young prince to take responsibility."
Ren Xuan was having a hard time holding back his laughter. "Didn't we just have a fight last time? Five women came to him in half a year, and this young prince still dared to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Is this true or false?"
Yue Anshan waved his hands repeatedly: "How dare the people below deal with this kind of thing? I just came to look for His Highness, but His Highness has not shown up yet."
Ren Xuan nodded, that’s true.
He lowered his voice and said, "Wait a minute. The prince is in there too. If you go in now, you're probably going to get into trouble."
Yue Anshan nodded, and saw Jiang En also coming towards the yard.
Jiang En's steps were a bit hurried, and he raised his hand and waved towards the yard from a distance.
Ren Xuan looked over, paused, and said to Yue Anshan: "Old Yue, I'll go over there. I think you need me for something."
Yue Anshan nodded: "Go ahead, I'll help watch over here."
Ren Xuandao thanked him and went to find Jiang En.
Yue Anshan had been waiting at the door for less than a quarter of an hour when someone came to urge him again.
Cai Feng of the Censorate raised his eyebrows and eyes in response to Yue Anshan's obstruction: "What do you mean by 'it's not easy to enter without permission'? Your Highness hasn't been seen for half a day! What are you trying to do, Yue Anshan?"
Yue Anshan lazily raised his eyelids and said, "His Highness is discussing important matters. It is inappropriate to disturb him."
Cai Feng refused to listen and spoke in an overbearing tone, "Yue Anshan! The young prince has even ordered people to block him! Can you afford to delay important matters?!"
Yue Anshan's eyebrows twitched slightly. "You're using the young prince of the Southern Mansion to pressure me?! I won't take the blame for this."
Well, good words can’t persuade a damned ghost, just die by yourself.
Yue Anshan gave way.
Cai Feng walked up and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.
Yue Anshan glanced at him and said sarcastically, "Master Cai, do you see that sound barrier? It separates the inside and the outside. There's no point in knocking on the door."
Only then did Cai Feng notice the pale gold coating on the door railing. The young prince of the Nan Mansion, aside from his somewhat unruly private life, had no other requests for favors. If he could help him out right now, it would be the perfect opportunity to play to his advantage. Cai Feng made up his mind and simply pushed the door open.
When Ren Xuan brought Jiang En back, they saw Cai Feng alone, looking like he had lost his soul, staring at the floor with a dull and dejected look.
The relationship between the military and the civilian officials in the commanding officer's office has always been poor. Yue Anshan gave Ren Xuan a look, and then, not wanting to mind the excitement, he called Jiang En to his side: "Come on, Xiao Jiang, stay away from Lord Cai, or he'll implicate you when he's exiled."
Jiang En was completely confused and scratched his head, "General Yue, what's going on?"
Yue Anshan grabbed Jiang En's shoulder and lowered his voice in an enigmatic manner: "As for me, I'm just guarding the gate for your general. As for Lord Cai, he's being blind. And the result is—"
Having said that, Yue Anshan pouted at Cai Feng.
At this moment, Cai Feng raised his head and looked up at the sky. He felt like he had lost all desire to live and didn't even have the heart to argue with Yue Anshan.
Seeing Cai Feng's life seeming bleak, Yue Anshan patted Cai on the shoulder and consoled him, "Master Cai, think positively. At least you didn't say anything. His Highness only glanced at you. It's not a big deal."
Cai Feng looked deeply at Yue Anshan, with a sense of sorrow that his official career had come to an end: "It wasn't just a glance, it was a murderous glance."
Thinking of that stern look just now, Cai Feng's scalp still tingles.
Qin Shu was still softly speaking to comfort Lu Xiyun, but when he looked up again, he was filled with murderous intent as if to say, "If you don't get out of here, I'll skin you alive."
Qin Shu was usually a man with a smile on his face, so such outright hostility was rare. His instinctive reaction, almost like a food-guarding instinct, was even rarer.
Cai Feng made a bitter face: "I didn't make any noise, and I left immediately."
Ren Xuan was surprised: "No, Master Cai, have you gone in?"
Yue Anshan added: "No, he just pushed the door open a crack."
Ren Xuan swallowed his saliva: "Did His Highness scold you?"
Cai Feng felt more and more like crying but had no tears. He squeezed out a few words with a bitter face: "No... His Highness probably didn't want Lu Xiyun to notice my presence. To be honest, if Lu Xiyun hadn't been crying so hard in His Highness's arms just now, I might have been buried in the Lu Mansion now."
Cai Feng's legs went weak. "General Ren, the young prince has an important matter and sent me to see His Highness. I have no other choice."
Ren Xuan's words were like a bolt from the blue: "Master Cai, are you talking about Xiaoxiang Pavilion? Lu Xingchuan has arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion and just sent Jiang En to tell Your Highness not to worry about the little prince's affairs."
As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard fell into dead silence.
Lu Xingchuan’s meaning couldn’t be clearer—focus on coaxing my nephew.
Cai Feng froze in place, feeling as if he was about to break.
Yue Anshan couldn't bear it, so he called out to Ren Xuan, "Old Ren, stop watching the show. We are all colleagues, so make the most of your position as a confidant."
Hearing this, Cai Feng's eyes suddenly lit up. He immediately cast his gaze at Ren Xuan as if he had finally grasped the last straw, his eager eyes almost seeing through him. Ren Xuan felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but rub his brow.
Ren Xuan was helpless: "Your Highness won't kill you for such a small matter."
Yue Anshan shook his head and uttered a tut-tut sound: "Old Ren, you still don't understand Lord Cai very well. Lord Cai is not someone who is afraid of being beheaded."
As expected, upon hearing this, Cai Feng was immediately filled with grief and indignation and shouted loudly: "A man of honor, if he cannot make a name for himself in the world, help the people, and bring peace to the world, is no different from death!"
Before he finished speaking, Cai Feng suddenly turned around, stared at the pillar at the door, and pretended to ram into it!
Yue Anshan was quick-witted and grabbed Cai Feng by the back of his collar, forcing him back. His grip was so strong that Cai Feng stumbled. Yue Anshan then gave Ren Xuan a meaningful look—did you understand?
——This guy is afraid of being demoted.
Ren Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved his hands repeatedly: "I'll do my best to get it out. Master Cai, let me be clear in advance, you're bleeding all over the floor now, even gods can't save you."
Cai Feng left with many thanks.
Lu Xingchuan also came back later, and rarely took the initiative to invite them to have dinner.
night.
Leaving the Lu Mansion.
Ren Xuan followed Qin Shu closely and took the initiative to speak: "Your Highness, regarding the incident with Cai Feng this afternoon, I had something to do in the camp and left for a while. I was careless and failed to stop him."
Qin Shu waved his hand and said calmly, "Forget it. Tell him to mind his own business. If he dares to talk nonsense, Lingnan is in need of a county magistrate."
Ren Xuan nodded: "I understand."
Qin Shu continued indifferently, "You've worked hard during this period. A batch of military equipment arrived yesterday. Send someone from your battalion to select it first."
Ren Xuan nodded and said, "Yes."
Qin Shu paused for a moment and added calmly, "Go to my account tomorrow and withdraw two thousand taels."
Ren Xuan was stunned. So many? He asked tentatively, "Your Highness, are you sure you want to go to your private vault?"
The boss used his own personal stash to give out bonuses, which was truly touching: "How dare I, a humble official, accept such a generous favor."
Qin Shu probably felt that he was being too selfless, so his tone became even colder: "Then don't take it."
As if I hadn't said anything. Ren Xuan coughed dryly and lowered his head: "I will go tomorrow."
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