Chapter 39 Quirks. Don't even think about it.
Lu Songyuan has military merits and official rank, which are definitely higher than Lian Zhu's. Lian Zhu's words are quite disrespectful.
But Lianzhu had always been polite since childhood, and knew that she shouldn't speak to Lu Songyuan like that. Could it be that this person said something offensive again?
What are you saying?
Jing Hui walked over and stood between the two, looking left and right at the two who were fighting like cocks.
"Ask him."
Lianzhu's cheeks turned bright red as she yelled at Jing Hui.
Jing Hui looked at Lu Songyuan, who said calmly, "I was just telling the truth, but I didn't expect the General to be so unwilling to listen."
"What truth?"
As soon as Jing Hui finished speaking, Bai Zhi stepped down from a spacious carriage in the middle of the Prime Minister's residence.
Her long hair was tied up, and as she moved, Jing Hui saw her supporting her waist as she walked down, seemingly wearing two layers of cloak underneath.
Bai Zhi walked to the gate of the general's mansion and bowed to Jing Hui, "This humble official greets Your Highness the Princess and General Lu."
"Get up quickly."
Jing Hui gently helped Bai Zhi up and said, "This trip was originally to thank my brother and to reward you on behalf of the Prime Minister. There's no need for such formalities."
Bai Zhi pursed his lips, recalling what Lian Zhong had said when he left the manor, and replied, "Yes, Your Highness, I will obey."
Jing Hui smiled and said loudly, "In that case, it's getting late, let's set off."
"yes."
Lu Qingyue pushed Lu Songyuan onto the carriage. Jing Hui originally wanted to ride a horse outside, but Xiaolishan was neither too far nor too close, so she followed Lu Songyuan and climbed into the carriage.
Bai Zhi walked back to the carriage, with Lian Zhu following beside it, and called out, "Let's go!"
The servants sprinkled lime at the front, back, and middle of the long procession, and also splashed some bamboo leaf water. After the pre-departure ceremony was completed, the carriage slowly began to move.
The convoy passed through Anping Street, through the bustling crowds, and after exiting the capital city gates and onto the official road, it became increasingly quiet.
Lu Songyuan was reading again. After reading for a while, Jing Hui got bored and leaned against the carriage window, looking at the string of pearls behind the caravan.
Lian Zhu was seen leaning against the window of Bai Zhi's carriage, talking to someone. A moment later, Bai Zhi reached out from inside the carriage and handed Lian Zhu half an orange.
Even from this distance, Jing Hui could see Lian Zhu's excitement.
She couldn't help but sigh, "What a perfect match, a golden couple!"
Then, she rubbed her hands together, eager to make it happen, declaring, "On this trip, I, the princess, will definitely bring those two together!"
"What did you see?"
Lu Songyuan appeared behind Jing Hui without her noticing. He placed his hands on the car window, held Jing Hui in his arms, and looked out over her.
Jing Hui was startled by the sound and plopped down on the small couch by the bed. As she turned her head, her forehead bumped into Lu Songyuan's Adam's apple, and the two of them groaned at the same time.
"Hmm!"
"hiss--"
Jing Hui covered her forehead and slapped Lu Songyuan's chest, "Why did you appear behind me silently? That hurt so much."
Lu Songyuan reached out and hugged Jing Hui face to face, touching her forehead.
Seeing that she was alright, he raised his lips and asked, "Did you see something you shouldn't have?"
Jing Hui slapped Lu Songyuan's hand away, twisted her body, and complained, "Lu Songyuan, what's wrong with you? You always like to hug people!"
There was no one else.
Lu Songyuan looked at Jing Hui, his expression suddenly becoming serious, "I just want to hold you."
Jing Hui looked up and met Lu Songyuan's eyes, causing her to choke instantly.
here we go again.
It's that same look in his eyes again.
Twice in a row, Jing Hui felt somewhat at a loss when faced with Lu Songyuan's gaze, and all she wanted to do now was stay far away from him.
Jing Hui tried to pry his hand open, but couldn't, so she turned her back to Lu Songyuan, leaned on his shoulder, and didn't say anything.
Lu Songyuan adjusted his posture to make Jing Hui more comfortable.
He lowered his head and nuzzled Jing Hui's forehead, asking, "Are you so happy to be Lian Zhu's matchmaker?"
A sarcastic or mocking tone.
She has said so many times that she wants to repay Lian Zhu for helping Jing Ning!
Jing Hui snorted and remained silent.
Lu Songyuan's hand went through Jing Hui's waist, pinched her chin and shook it, saying, "Speak."
"I don't want to talk to you. Let go of me. I want to sleep."
The two had gone to bed early last night because they were going on a trip. They had only been awake for a few hours when Lu Songyuan began to doubt Jing Hui's words.
He covered Jing Hui with a blanket, pinched the soft flesh around Jing Hui's waist, and asked, "So tell me how you plan to bring them together? Maybe I can help."
Lu Songyuan's pinching made Jing Hui feel itchy, and she couldn't help but laugh and pat Lu Songyuan's hand.
Lu Songyuan opened his hand and intertwined his fingers with Jing Hui's. "Hmm? Tell me."
Jing Hui glanced at her sideways and thought to herself, "That's true, Lu Songyuan is already here."
She said, "Bai Zhi is exceptionally intelligent. She must also have feelings for her brother, but she is afraid to admit it because of her status."
"so what?"
"So I arranged sightseeing, worshipping Buddha, walking in the snow, and reciting poetry. We just followed them, without needing to help them too much, and things will go naturally."
Jing Hui's eyes darted around, and she blinked like a little fox at the corners of her eyes. "Anyway, I've already arranged the most important thing for my brother."
Lu Songyuan raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
Jing Hui said, "There are many palaces in the imperial palace, and each palace has a hot spring. I have already ordered that the most secluded hot spring be given to them. They will be in the same place and undisturbed. I don't need to tell them what to do. Lian Zhu knows what to do. He is the best at pretending to be a big shot."
Whether to feign old wounds to evoke pity, or to pretend to be a lazy young master from a noble family, or even to feign drunkenness, madness, or stupidity, is beyond Jing Hui's control.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She said, "The Prime Minister is already fifty years old and has only one son. He must have been wanting Lianzhu to get married long ago. When he has a daughter or a son, the Prime Minister's mansion will be very lively."
"good."
After listening, Lu Songyuan remained silent for a long time before suddenly asking, "How old is your father this year?"
Jing Hui glanced at him and said, "Thirty-five, just in the prime of life."
Lu Songyuan nodded. "I have never heard of any imperial grandson."
Jing Hui swung his leg, snorted, and said, "Years ago, Jing Ao had a child whose birth mother was a courtesan. By the time Jing Ao found out, the child was already able to run and jump."
This wicked man, fearing that his father would find out and strip him of his princely position, was willing to kill his own son for the sake of his status. We only found out after the woman, in order to seek justice for her son, smashed her blood-written letter against the palace wall and died.
From then on, the Emperor decreed that no one could have children before marriage.
Lu Songyuan then asked, "Your elder brothers are not young anymore, why haven't they settled down and started families?"
Jing Hui peered through the carriage window at the snow-covered hillside, unconsciously playing with Lu Songyuan's large hand, turning his fingers over and over.
"The Emperor has decreed that unmarried princes and princesses must live in the palace, and after they get married, they must move to their own residences."
Consort Yue, the birth mother of Jing Ao and Jing Yang, was afraid that after taking charge of the palace, the two of them would have no jobs to do. Therefore, she ordered that the two of them not to get married before the age of twenty. This did not stop Jing Ao from having a constant stream of women.
That beast, even if he gets married, he'll only be a burden to her.
But Jing Hui heard that after she got married and moved out of the palace, Emperor Jingwen gave Jing Ao several jobs.
Therefore, even the prominent families in the capital who had previously avoided Jing Ao had people come to propose marriage, but they were all politely declined by Consort Yue and the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.
When this family was mentioned, Jing Hui couldn't help but chuckle. It was one thing for Consort Yue to go crazy with the two princes in the past, but in recent years, even the all-knowing Minister of the Imperial Secretariat has started to do some unpredictable things.
"As for the fourth prince, he has no interest in politics. His heart is only for his father, calligraphy, painting and poetry. He often goes about his own business alone. He told his father long ago that he would never marry in this life."
After Jing Hui finished speaking, he sighed and said, "That's true. Ordinary people at my father's age might already have great-grandchildren running all over the place."
Even the emperor, residing high in the imperial court and looking down upon the world, is he not also a lonely figure?
Lu Songyuan hummed in agreement. "And what about you?"
Jing Hui's thoughts were interrupted, and she turned to look at Lu Songyuan, "What?"
You are already married.
Lu Songyuan opened his palm and placed it on Jing Hui's stomach, saying, "It's possible..."
"Lu Songyuan!"
Before Lu Songyuan could finish speaking, Jing Hui already knew what he meant.
Her cheeks flushed instantly. She broke free from Lu Songyuan's grasp, jumped to the ground, and with lightning speed, circled behind Lu Songyuan, grabbed the wheelchair handles, pushed him to the carriage door, secured the mechanism on the back of the wheelchair so it couldn't roll around, and then ran to the couch at the back of the carriage and sat down.
The whole process took only a few moments, and even Lu Songyuan was a little caught off guard.
He frowned as he looked at Jing Hui, whose chest was heaving in the distance, and thought that he could never use such a large carriage when he went out with her in the future.
He sighed helplessly, "Ah Zhu."
Don't even think about it!
After saying that, Jing Hui kicked off his shoes, pulled up the blanket, turned around and faced inward, ignoring the person behind him.
The carriage swayed along the official road. Jing Hui had only intended to lie down for a while, but unexpectedly, he actually fell asleep.
When she opened her eyes again, a ray of golden sunlight fell on her face through the crack in the window, and she was awakened by the lively sounds outside the carriage.
"When is it?"
Jing Hui wasn't fully awake yet. She turned over and asked the person sitting by the bed in a daze.
Her cheeks were rosy from sleeping. Lu Songyuan reached out and touched Jing Hui's forehead. Seeing that she was alright, he said, "Shen Shimo."
As Lu Songyuan spoke, he pointed to the crack in the window, "Azhu, we've arrived."
The entrance to the hot spring palace is directly opposite the door.
The surrounding mountains are covered with lush trees, as green as summer, and are shrouded in a mystical atmosphere. On both sides of the entrance are huge stone lions with carved railings and jade steps. Behind the grand and majestic vermilion gate, there is a tall ornamental stone in the courtyard inscribed with "Mu He Yin Nian" (meaning "Bathing in Harmony and Prosperity"), which was written by Jing Hui's grandfather, Zhuang Fuyu.
Having been away for a year, seeing this scene here feels very familiar.
After all, this was the place that Empress Hye-hyo loved most during her lifetime.
She exclaimed with delight, "You walk so fast! That's great!"
"Um."
Lu Songyuan straightened his sleeves and said, "Let's get out of the car."
"good!"
Jing Hui was overjoyed. She threw off the covers and put on her shoes, not even having time to think about how Lu Songyuan got from the door to her bedside.
As soon as I put on my shoes and stood up, I heard a series of sounds outside the carriage.
Lianzhu knocked on the car window and called out, "Azhu, we're here. Are you growing mushrooms in the car? Get out!"
"Mind your own business!"
Jing Hui laughed and retorted, then immediately tried to run outside, ignoring Lu Songyuan.
Lu Songyuan was waiting to get off the car with Jing Hui when he saw her movements. He grabbed her and frowned, asking, "Where are you going?"
Jing Hui waved her hands repeatedly, "The sunset is the most beautiful right now, I want to go see it, don't pull me away!"
Lu Songyuan asked resentfully, "What should I do?"
"Let Lu Qingyue push you, let go quickly."
I have to abandon him again.
Lu Songyuan began to wonder again whether pretending to be lame was a mistake.
stop.
Lu Songyuan didn't want to spoil Jing Hui's mood, so he pursed his lips and was about to let go when he heard Lian Zhu urge him again.
"Ah Zhu, if you don't come down, I'm going up."
Jing Hui began to struggle again, and a small flame suddenly ignited in Lu Songyuan's heart.
He pulled Jing Hui into his arms with a sudden force and lowered his head to bite her lips.
Then he put his arm around her tightly and pushed the car window open completely with the other.
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Author's Note: Hi everyone, good evening! First of all, thank you to all the lovely readers who have followed me this far! [Laughing]
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