When she stared at Lu Yun in a daze, she finally understood why Lu Yun stopped. It turned out that a pigeon was circling and flying down from midair. When Lu Yun stretched out his hand, the pigeon climbed onto his arm and landed. Lu Yun took a note from the pigeon's leg. The note was given to him by King Chen. Liu Chu told him that Lu Erlang had found someone and there was no big problem, so he could rest assured.
At this point, the heavy weight on Lu Yun's heart was completely lifted. He was overjoyed and laughed three times: "...Great!"
He was in a good mood, and when he turned around to look at the dazed girl behind him, he also felt that the girl was very lovely. Lu Yun waved his hand: "Lingyu, come here."
Whenever he called her "Lingyu", Luo Lingyu felt as if she was being cared for. She sank into the depths of his star-like eyes, and walked over in a daze, and saw that Lu Yun still had a relaxed smile on his face. He smiled so hard that although she didn't know what he was happy about, she couldn't help but be happy with him.
Lu Yun asked her with a smile: "You can't have a good coming-of-age ceremony today. But you can make up for it in other ways. Sister Yu'er, how about I take you to travel around, watch the stars and set off fireworks?"
Luo Lingyu said shyly: "Okay."
Lu Yun's smile deepened: "Or should I take you shopping and buy you beautiful jewelry, new clothes, and spices from the Western Regions?"
Luo Lingyu: “……!”
With stars in her eyes, she looked up at Lu Yun, laughed out loud, and nodded: "Okay, okay!"
Three consecutive "yes" are so much more real than the polite "yes" just now. She is very vulgar and real. The pleasures of scholars are just external things. Compared with ethereal things, she prefers to dress up the most beautifully, wear the most beautiful clothes, and use the best spices...
Lu Yun then said, "How about I give you some more money as a birthday gift?"
Luo Lingyu blushed and said with true feelings: "Brother Xuechen, you are such a good person!"
Lu Yun: “…”
Be amused.
He stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek, pinching it hard. She was like an inflated rubber doll. Every time he pinched her, she screamed and glared at him with her beautiful eyes wide open. Lu Yun sighed: "...What a money-worshiping little devil."
He had a certain sense of resignation - it seemed that Luo Lingyu's taste would never change in her lifetime.
Vulgar, stingy, utilitarian, selfish... He could easily list a bunch of her shortcomings. However, however... He felt like he couldn't leave her. He couldn't stand not seeing her.
Lu Yun hooked her shoulder and said, "Let's go."
…
He felt that he could not live without her.
However, June 19th was the fate of Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu in the dream. Since that day, he only met her once in private, and they were not on good terms. After that, no matter how long it took, he just watched her get engaged and married with that man. She left him and never looked back.
It was only much later that he was able to write "The paper is short, but the feelings are long, but the love does not last forever."
…
On June 19th, everyone in the Hengyang Prince's Mansion had left. Tea was brewing in the inner room, and the only people sitting at the table across from each other were Lu Erlang and the Hengyang Prince.
Seeing the dejected figure of the young man opposite him, Lu Xian was slightly distracted, thinking of the fact that he had met Liu Mu in the same place not long ago. At that time, the two of them could still talk well, but who would have thought that not long after, Liu Mu wanted to kill him. Lu Xian lowered his head and sighed: "...Now you know that if you kill me, you will not get any benefit, right?"
Liu Mu had a cold face and said nothing.
Lu Xian: "Not to mention that you are only a prince now, even if you, even if you are the emperor now, you still won't get much benefit if you kill me!"
The words "for the emperor" stimulated Liu Mu, because the conflict between Liu Mu and Lu Erlang at the beginning was caused by these two words. Liu Mu's sharp eyes suddenly pierced over, and Lu Xian seemed to be ignorant and continued: "The marriage between the noble families is related to interests. If you touch me, the Lu family will not let you go. More than 90% of the officials in the court are children of noble families, and they are all more or less related to the Lu family by marriage. You offended the ministers, and the ministers did not handle the affairs of the court carefully, so what benefit can you get? Then there will be a fight between the two sides..."
He spoke incessantly about what he had dreamed about. Although it was just a dream, it was very clear and vivid, making him unable to sleep and unable to forget it.
The Prince of Hengyang hated the aristocratic families for being too powerful and dragging down the government. However, under the current circumstances, the poor families could not rise up, and the royal family had to continue to use the aristocratic families. The balance between the imperial power and the aristocratic families could not be broken at this stage. Once broken, both sides would suffer.
Lu Xian said sadly, "...Look, you are the emperor and you have ended up like that. Now you are just a prince, what good can you get?"
Liu Mu: "..."
Liu Mu felt that this person was really seriously ill.
He said coldly and politely: "Lu Erlang, what are you sad about? Could it be that I really became the emperor?"
Lu Xian: “…”
I feel like I'm just playing the lute to a cow.
His chest was aching slightly. He wiped his face and said sincerely, "...I said so much because I really don't mind how you treat His Majesty or how you want to get the position. I just think that the timing is not right now, and I'm just worried that you will provoke conflicts between the imperial power and the aristocratic families. But I won't report you...I know you must have a reason for doing this, and I will pretend I don't know."
"I just hope you can get to know the current family again."
Liu Mu actually didn't believe him.
He repeated in a strange tone: "You...really won't tell on me?"
Lu Xian sighed: "Whoever becomes the emperor, what difference does it make to me? I come from the Lu family, a scholar-official. I was taught from a young age to care about family interests and royal struggles, and I really don't care."
King Hengyang believed this. It is true that the aristocratic families only care about their own interests. The family members only sacrifice for the interests of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families do not care about anything else. Even if the whole country collapses, the aristocratic families still think about themselves.
Liu Mu smiled sarcastically.