After leaving the Empress Dowager's Palace in great disappointment, Liu Mu and Liu Chu walked under the maple leaves. Liu Mu was worried and silent. After the young man got rid of his anger, he became as strong as a sword out of its sheath. If used well, it would be a peerless sword. Such a talented general was guarded by the old emperor, who always wanted to get rid of him... Liu Chu really felt that it was a waste.

Liu Chu asked: "Are you going to see your father?"

The old emperor had a stroke and could not govern. An emperor who could not govern was useless to the country. Moreover, these scholars and officials did not care much about the imperial power. The court had proposed many times to let King Chen ascend the throne, but King Chen still refused. It was just because he was the crown prince that he would not ascend the throne after being asked once or twice, and he had to be asked three times to give the emperor enough face before he agreed.

The old emperor stayed in his palace all day, recuperating from his illness.

Liu Mu shook his head slowly; "I don't want to see him."

He was deserted by his relatives and friends. None of his own sons cared about him. One called him "old immortal" and the other was slowly killing him... Liu Mu felt sorry for him and thought he was ridiculous. His resentment gradually disappeared after he knew the miserable state of the old emperor.

That's it.

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After Liu Mu left Jianye, he was appointed as a general by King Chen and traveled far to the border.

In October, after the respectful request of all the civil and military officials, the old emperor abdicated and went to the palace of the Supreme Emperor to retire. Prince Chen Liu Chu ascended the throne. After Prince Chen ascended the throne, he adjusted the official positions in the court. Lu Sanlang, who had always been on good terms with Prince Chen, was promoted to the position of Shizhong. The position of Shizhong was the nominal prime minister. It was expected by everyone.

In the same month, Lu Sanshao's wife, Luo Lingyu, was diagnosed with pregnancy. The Lu family was overjoyed and extremely excited. They secretly asked the doctor whether the baby in the third young lady's belly was a girl or a boy. The doctor couldn't tell whether it was a girl or a boy at such an early stage, so he had to hide from the Lu family. The Lu family was looking forward to it. Even the old prince in Jiaozhou sent a longevity lock, saying that it was for his unborn great-granddaughter. Lu Sanlang was calm and leisurely, and Luo Lingyu was the first time to be the focus of thousands of people. Being stared at by everyone in anticipation, especially being enthusiastically taught by Mrs. Lu how she took care of herself and how to eat when she was pregnant with Lu Qingyi, the eldest lady of the Lu family, Luo Lingyu felt a lot of pressure. Only then did she realize that the Lu family was almost crazy in their desire to have a daughter.

In November, the emperor married Zhou Yangling, the daughter of Zhou Tan, the head of a poor family. From then on, the poor officially entered the political stage of the South.

During the Lantern Festival in the first month of the lunar calendar, the empress also became pregnant.

The new emperor was delighted and changed the reign title and held a lantern festival. At the same time, he distributed Kongming lanterns to the people of Jianye, so that they could enjoy the festival and pray for good weather, peace and prosperity.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, after attending the palace banquet, Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu went upstairs to watch the Kongming lanterns slowly rising in the dark sky and earth with the emperor and others. Liu Chu accompanied his queen and discussed with her solemnly. When Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu walked by, they caught a glimpse of the beautiful expectation of "Eternal Joy" on their note.

Then we passed by Lu Erlang and Lu Xian and his wife Liu Tang. They were also thinking seriously about how to look forward to a better future for the South. After weighing the pros and cons, they wrote down the words "prosperity". Fireworks were occasionally blooming in the sky. The young lady was very graceful. They leaned against each other and talked. The man was gentle and the girl was shy. There was also warmth in their soft words.

Seeing Luo Yunhuan again. As Luo Lingyu's sister and the sister-in-law of the Minister of the Court, Miss Luo Yunhuan naturally had the privilege to attend this palace banquet. She was alone holding the lantern, writing on the note tied underneath. She was talking and laughing, and turned around to talk coquettishly to her new attendant Yue Zihan, but the young man just stood there quietly, saying nothing. Yue Zihan was snorted by the young lady.

The new emperor held a grand banquet for the whole country, and even invited the great general, the Prince of Hengyang Liu Mu. Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu walked together in front of the crowd one by one. On one side were the lights in the sky, and on the other side were the lights rising from the ground. The two men had handsome faces, and when they walked through the crowd, everyone stared at them sideways. Liu Mu also looked over in shock, and Lu Yun glanced at him. Liu Mu nodded in question and turned his face away. He leaned on the railing of the tower with one hand, and held the wine bottle with the other hand, squinting his eyes and drinking by himself, which was considered to be enjoying himself.

Luo Lingyu said softly: "Everyone is fine."

Lu Yun helped her up to the tower, and the two stood in front of the tower to watch the fireworks for a while. The Kongming lanterns left for them were also delivered. The emperor wanted all the people in the city to pray for blessings. With such a huge momentum, Lu Sanlang and his wife were naturally not exempt. But after writing the prayer for the country, Luo Lingyu had an idea and asked someone to send more lanterns.

Although she was only three or four months pregnant and her pregnancy was not yet obvious, the girl still had a graceful and charming figure. When she hugged the lantern, her wide sleeves and flying belt made her look so ethereal that the man behind her could not help but look at her.

Lu Sanlang beside her stood there looking at her, his features clear and calm, which also attracted the attention of the girls.

Luo Lingyu tilted her head and called out, "Brother Xuechen, do you know what my greatest wish is?"

Lu Yun raised his eyebrows.

Look sideways at her.

He said calmly, "I know."

Luo Lingyu's eyes were filled with a gentle smile. She blinked and said with a smile, "Really? You really know? Brother is always so conceited. I want to see how much he knows."

Lu Yun raised his eyes slightly and smiled: "Then let's talk a little bit, and then we can have a conversation."

Luo Lingyu: "It's a deal. What if you lose?"

Lu Yun: "It's up to you. But if I win, I don't care what you do. I just hope you will keep your heart the same throughout your life."

Luo Lingyu pouted and mocked him: "Arrogant!"

Without saying anything more, the couple stood side by side, each holding a lantern and writing on the silk tied under the lantern. The Emperor and Empress, Lu Erlang and his wife, as well as Luo Yunhuan and Liu Mu, were all intrigued by the occasional interest of Lu San and his wife and came to watch.

Two lanterns flew out from the two men's hands.

Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu looked up and watched the lantern fly up. Everyone looked up and identified what was written on the silk cloth floating under the lantern. After identifying it, they sighed softly——

On the left is the girl's elegant handwriting: "I want you to say something for a thousand years."

On the right is the freehand cursive writing of the man: "May my love be as unmovable as a mountain."