Fu Tong'er turned her face away, tears of grievance dripping onto the back of the man's hand on her waist.
Lu Zhenzhi sighed deeply and reached out to untie the rope of her cloak around her neck...
Fu Tong'er was startled and quickly covered her mouth to sob, saying, "Master Jiu... you said you were telling a story, but this is nothing. You tricked me... into sitting on your lap... knowing... you've won countless battles and your strength is beyond the reach of a little girl like me. Are you planning to use 'force' on me here?"
Lu Zhenzhi slapped Fu Tong'er's hand away and pulled the rope -
The cloak was taken away instantly, and Fu Tong'er felt cold and embarrassed. Although she had only taken off the cloak, a series of embarrassing and humiliating scenes flashed through her mind.
As I thought about it, tears started to fall uncontrollably.
Lu Zhenzhi glanced at her and covered Fu Tong'er with the cloak, covering her from the neck down. Then he hugged Fu Tong'er tightly and leaned back against the chair, letting her lie in his arms, and pulled the edge of the cloak inward...
A warm feeling suddenly surrounded Fu Tong'er.
"Why are you crying? I won't do anything to you." Lu Zhenzhi finally spoke, wiping away Fu Tong'er's tears. "Are you still cold?"
Fu Tong'er huddled in the man's arms, listening to the deep, bell-like heartbeats and the man's furnace-like warmth. She actually felt a little sleepy, so she closed her eyes and shook her head, saying in a broken voice, "No... not cold anymore."
As she spoke, she placed her hands on the man's chest, as obedient as a cat.
Lu Zhenzhi touched the little head in his arms and said, "You and Yan'er do look a bit alike."
Fu Tong'er closed her eyes and huddled in the man's arms, saying, "Jiu Ye treats me like her. It turns out I'm just a substitute. If she comes back one day, Jiu Ye will drive me away at any time, right?"
Lu Zhenzhi lowered his eyes and looked at Fu Tong'er who had her eyes closed in his arms. Seeing her leaning so comfortably, even though she was saying jealous words, her eyes were closed. It seemed that she was sleepy.
"Tong'er still likes lying in my arms."
Fu Tong'er closed her eyes. She felt so comfortable that her eyelids were drooping. "Yan'er likes her too. Once she comes back, I'll be abandoned. And Master Jiu doesn't want to take responsibility. He'll just throw me out on the street."
"Tong'er, if you keep telling lies, I won't mind turning you into my woman in prison! One month later, the whole country will celebrate, and the princess will be married into the Regent's Palace, pregnant!"
"You! You! You! You! You are always so dishonest!"
"This king does not need to be serious with you."
Fu Tong'er was angry, but she was still too comfortable to open her eyes. She snorted and said, "I want to listen to Yan'er!"
Lu Zhenzhi wiped away the remaining tears from Fu Tong'er's eyes and said, "You're crying like a pear blossom in the rain, as if I really did something to you."
Fu Tong'er snorted: "Master Jiu, tell me quickly!"
"I have ordered people to deal with Minister Jiang's problem, and we will see the results in the next two days." Lu Zhenzhi said.
Fu Tong'er said, "Nine Master, you know I don't care about this. With your power, I don't need to worry about this. I just want to know about Yan'er and her past with you."
The man raised his head, his tone still as calm as water: "I thought you would blame me for yelling at you before."
"That's another matter," Fu Tong'er said. "What kind of girl could make Jiu Ye care about me so much, could make Jiu Ye call himself 'I', and even treat me as her substitute?"
…
Lu Zhenzhi said: "Who is more important, me or the ring...your dream lover?"
Fu Tong'er was startled, opened her eyes, and was about to get up, but was hugged tightly by the man.
"This king will not mention it."
"snort…"
"When I was still a prince, the late emperor sent me south to Yangzhou to deal with the flood."
"Back then, I was the same age as you." Lu Zhenzhi paused, his thoughts flying back to the spring of fifteen years ago. His expression grew increasingly heavy.
Lu Zhenzhi teased, "Tong'er was born not long ago, right?"
Tong'er raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth twitched awkwardly: "Master Jiu, please continue to talk about the main point!"
"The late emperor sent me south to inspect flood control efforts. I only had one attendant with me at the time, named Desheng. We discovered corruption among the flood control officials. That official, Liu, ordered the inn where I was staying to be burned down in the middle of the night."
Lu Zhenzhi paused for a moment, his face pale, and he pondered: "Desheng... has been with me for six years, and was also in that fire..."
After Lu Zhenzhi finished speaking, he fell silent, and his eyes seemed to recall the fire fifteen years ago.
Fu Tong'er looked at the man in front of her. She originally thought that he was cold and fierce by nature, but unexpectedly, he also had a helpless past.
"Later, I sent people to investigate the corruption case that year. The then Prince of Jin, who is now Your Majesty, was involved."
Fu Tong'er opened her eyes wide in surprise, raised her head and looked at the man's angular jaw: "So, it's Your Majesty—"
Lu Zhenzhi nodded slightly.
"He's only 16!" Lu Zhenzhi's strong arms trembled slightly. "The best years of his life are gone just like that."
There was a deep sense of melancholy in his tone.
"Master Jiu..." Fu Tong'er couldn't help but feel distressed. The Regent was also a kind-hearted person. He was not as cold-blooded and ruthless as outsiders said.
"What about Yan'er..." Fu Tong'er asked tentatively.
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