Chapter 110: Big Son
On this day, Lu Desheng was summoned to the palace to accompany the emperor.
He chatted with the emperor for a while, and seeing that his face looked a little pale, another young eunuch came in to report something. He tactfully said that he had to go and take care of the three urgent things in life.
Squatting in the palace toilet, Lu Desheng felt his heart pounding violently.
The emperor's dragon body was defeated too quickly. It scared him to death.
My daughter had said before that if the emperor showed symptoms, he would die quickly. The onset of symptoms meant his dragon body could no longer withstand the ravages of the poison, meaning it had reached its final stage, and death was only a matter of time.
But the emperor should have no other choice. Since he chose to continue taking the elixir, it was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The consequences of not taking the elixir must be very serious, which made him choose to take the elixir and then overdraw his life or extract the last of his vitality to refresh himself.
He told himself that at this critical moment, he must stay calm.
When Lu Desheng finished his work and came out to wash his hands, he happened to see Wei Zili.
Lu Desheng's eyes lit up and he walked over, "Wei Daban..."
"Lord Lu." Wei Zili smiled at him and then washed his hands very seriously.
"I heard that someone has been looking for you privately recently?" he asked in a low voice.
"What are you talking about, Lord Lu? I don't understand what you mean." Wei Zili still smiled.
Lu Desheng didn't care whether he understood or not, and said directly, "Wei Daban, I'm not saying anything, but we are all serving the emperor. At this critical moment, don't make any mistakes." You little bastard, you're still pretending with him.
Wei Zili frowned.
Lu Desheng continued, "Some boats look good, but be careful not to step on empty space when you get on board."
Hearing this, Wei Zili lowered his voice and asked, "Four—did he also send someone to look for you?"
Lu Desheng gave him an unfathomable look, neither saying yes nor no, but in his heart he was screaming, "Four, what four? Are you talking about the Fourth Prince?!" His daughter had guessed right, there really was someone! The Fourth Prince was truly the man behind all this!
A thought slowly surfaced in Wei Zili's mind: This Fourth Prince is unworthy of company. Secrecy is key to success, but disclosure can lead to failure. Why would he ask everyone about this?
"It is better to serve the emperor well than anything else." Lu Desheng said something from the heart to him because they were both wanderers in the world and because of the information he revealed.
Wei Zili nodded, agreeing deeply. He had originally considered having a backup plan, but now he no longer thought so. A backup plan, if too many people knew about it, would be a dead end.
The two of them didn't say anything to each other. Some things can be understood tacitly, and speaking them out loud will cause trouble.
After relieving himself, Lu Desheng slowly walked back to the imperial study, where he could faintly hear voices.
Lu Desheng noticed that Wei Zili went in with his back bent, thinking that it was for the handover. Sure enough, not long after, his apprentice came out.
Not long after, the door of the imperial study opened, and a thin boy of about thirteen or fourteen with gentle eyes walked out.
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
"Lord Lu..." Song Mo seemed to have not expected to meet Lu Desheng. After greeting him shyly, he lowered his head and left quickly.
Lu Desheng watched his back and wondered if this Fourth Prince, with his fresh, hairless face and innocent eyes, was really the mastermind behind all this? It was like a barking dog that bites, but that's not right. You can't judge a person by his appearance.
"Why don't you come in?" Emperor Kang Cheng's voice came from inside.
Lu Desheng quickly calmed down and went in.
"What were you thinking about just now?"
"Your Majesty, I think the Fourth Prince is quite filial and considerate. He seems to have noticed that Your Majesty is not feeling well, so he has been coming to show his filial piety lately."
The Fourth Prince's methods were quite shrewd. He seemed to know he wasn't favored by the Emperor, and that he rarely visited him, yet he always sent something to him. For example, yesterday he sent a branch of plum blossoms in full bloom; or the day before yesterday, when the Fourth Prince occasionally enjoyed a dish, he would ask the Imperial Kitchen to serve an exact copy to the Emperor. He gave people a subtle, caring concern, like a son caring for his ailing father.
Emperor Kangcheng's eyes were deep. He didn't mention the Fourth Prince anymore, but instead tapped his forehead with his finger. "You, you—" He was the only one who dared to say that his dragon body was not feeling well. Many people, even though they knew that his dragon body was not feeling well, didn't dare to say anything, as if they were afraid of violating some taboo.
When talking about his son, Emperor Kang Cheng could not help but mention the crown prince who was in the northern border.
Lu Desheng found that his life had been really hard recently.
The emperor was sometimes pleased with the prince, sometimes dissatisfied, but he couldn't agree with him. The emperor could complain about the prince, saying he was not good at this or that, but could he just nod along? If he agreed, it would be like looking for shit in the toilet with a lantern.
Then, he can't not speak, right? You let the emperor sing a monologue, right?
What could he do? He could only praise the Crown Prince non-stop. When the Emperor criticized the Crown Prince for his incompetent administration, he praised the Crown Prince for his popularity and good relationships, saying that the ministers were willing to assist him and that he would only need to take charge of the government after ascending the throne. When the Emperor criticized the Crown Prince for his indecisiveness, he praised the Crown Prince for his thorough thinking, his willingness to listen to the ministers' opinions, and his reluctance to act arbitrarily...
I'm so tired...
He felt that if the prince could come back alive, it would be unfair to praise him so much if he did not give him a higher rank after he ascended the throne!
When the topic of the day came up, Emperor Kang Cheng complained a little about the Crown Prince, then changed the subject to him. "Lord Lu, you shouldn't have any worries, right? Last time at the Hongsheng Restaurant, your two children came to see the Emperor. They were your youngest son and daughter, right? Although we only met briefly, and I've heard you mention them occasionally, I think they're quite good."
Look, here it comes again!
Lu Desheng smiled shyly, "Yes, Your Majesty, that is my youngest son and daughter, they are really good. Especially my little daughter, she is very smart." Proud! He dared to say that the situation of his family was not clear to the emperor.
Then, he changed the subject, "But, I am also very annoyed."
Emperor Kang Cheng asked curiously, "What are you worried about?"
Lu Desheng said honestly, "I'm annoyed with my eldest brother."
The Emperor has so many worries, and you live a better and happier life than the Emperor, and your children are even more outstanding than the Emperor's. Doesn't this make the Emperor upset? It makes you hate me!
Moreover, the Emperor is saying that the Crown Prince is not good in this or that way. Your child is so outstanding. Isn't this clearly saying that the Emperor is not as good as you? Even so, how can the Emperor still be close to you? Are you making trouble?
Lu Desheng had no choice but to drag his eldest son out.
He went on to say, the whole point was, Your Majesty, my eldest son is a bit useless. As the eldest son, his ability may not be enough to support the family. I am currently trying to rescue him to see if I can save him, but just to be on the safe side, I have been secretly practicing my trumpet.
This is all the boss can do, so it can't be wasted.
Lu Desheng finally understood what his daughter had always said: there is no pure garbage in this world, only people who don't know how to take advantage of others. As a person, you need to be open-minded.
Emperors are often suspicious, and Lü Desheng wasn't afraid of him investigating. He could always find out what his eldest son had been up to over the years. He had recently taken his eldest grandson, Lü Xiao, to his side to teach him. His youngest son was intelligent, but he disliked worldly affairs, so he let it go.
The speaker may not intend it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Seeing Emperor Kang Cheng deep in thought, Lü Desheng quickly said, "Your Majesty, I have a small family and a small business, so I can withstand the turmoil. After all, the worst that can happen is that I will be back to my poverty overnight. But you are different. You have a big family and a big business, so you must think twice." No, you can't even think about it! Don't even have that kind of thought.
Emperor Kang Cheng: No, it is precisely because he has a large family and a great business that we should think about it. Let him think about it.
Although Lu Desheng looked worried, he was secretly excited in his heart: Your Majesty, the situation has changed. We have more than just sons as an option, we also have grandsons.
As for whether his reminder would provoke a grudge from the Fourth Prince, Lu Desheng thought in self-deprecation, "Whatever. The Fourth Prince was plotting against the Qin family anyway, and there was no room for him. And why wasn't he allowed to secretly stir up trouble? If something happened to the Crown Prince, and the Emperor could really appoint a Grandson as Crown Prince, that would be better than the Fourth Prince taking the throne."
Tonight is Christmas Eve again.
As soon as Lu Desheng got home, he hugged his wife and cried. He had it so hard. The emperor had been so difficult to serve recently. He now understood the saying that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger.
When Lu Desheng was having dinner, he saw his eldest son coming back from running errands. He smiled and praised his eldest son for being very capable and useful recently.
This made Lu Zhiyuan flattered. His father had been finding fault with him recently, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Today, his father smiled at him and praised him. Does this mean that the previous things are over?
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