The pork elbow in Emperor Tianwu's bowl was snatched away by a tiger...
Emperor Tianwu thought, if he were 20 years younger, he should be able to fight this tiger, what if he could get it back? But now he didn't dare, how could he beat a tiger with his old arms and legs? If he got hurt, it would not only be a problem for his body, but also for the whole Dashun. He hadn't laid out the world for Lao Jiu yet, he couldn't just leave it alone, there were many things he had to deal with while he was still in power, he couldn't just leave the mess to his son.
Tianwu swallowed his saliva, and felt very sad when he saw the white tiger eating the remaining half of his elbow with gusto. He looked at the bowl again... Well, at least there are still some ribs and meatballs left, so he can make do with it! Just as he took a bite, he heard Concubine Yun say to Zhang Yuan again: "Go and tell the Imperial Kitchen that they are not allowed to prepare the Emperor's meals anymore. The Emperor's meals will be prepared by Yuehan Palace." Then, she glanced at Emperor Tianwu and said, "If you really like the food from the Imperial Kitchen, then eat it on your own territory, and don't come to my place anymore."
"No, no, no!" Tianwu shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, not a single bite." He put the bowl down and didn't even look at it. What a joke, he had waited for Yun Pianpian for more than 20 years, and finally got through it, how could he be messed up by a big elbow again?
Yun Fei nodded, "That's good. Ah Heng said that you have three highs. Although I can't explain what the three highs are, I still remember what she told you to eat more vegetarian food and eat less meat."
Tianwu's scalp went numb when he heard this, and he couldn't help but mutter, "That girl isn't that cute sometimes... I remember her favorite dish is pork elbow, right? And fried pigeon, why can she eat it herself and not let me?"
Yun Fei ignored him, but Zhang Yuan spoke up: "How old is she? How old are you? Can you compare?"
The old emperor became even more depressed. The dead eunuch was not lovable either. He would definitely find a chance to replace the eunuch.
"That's enough." Concubine Yun waved her hand but didn't turn around. She stroked the little white tiger's head and said, "I heard that there is another female Bodhisattva in the capital? Is she your eighth son's cousin? She has done a lot of good things and is praised by everyone in the capital."
Tianwu had naturally heard about this matter a long time ago, and even praised Lao Ba for several days in a row, so he nodded and said, "That's true, but since it's a good deed, let them do it. The people will benefit more than anything else, and it will save the court from opening warehouses for relief."
"But I also heard that because her son's reputation was good, his mother was not reconciled to it, so she went to your eldest daughter-in-law to ask for favors, hoping to sit back in the position of concubine!"
Tianwu felt overwhelmed and could not help but discuss with Concubine Yun: "Can we talk nicely? What's the big daughter-in-law? How unpleasant. Queen, just call her Queen." After saying that, without waiting for Concubine Yun to reply, he continued: "It's her business if she is unwilling, but whether it is approved or not is up to me, right? Don't worry! It won't benefit her in any way."
"Tsk." Concubine Yun shrugged. "I don't care whether you give benefits to anyone or not. Anyway, these are all the things in your backyard. I just want to remind you that Ming'er and Ah Heng are newlyweds, so don't cause them too much trouble and let the young couple live a good life for a few days. As for your sons, it's best if they can all be promising. I, Ming'er, don't like your broken throne, and Ah Heng doesn't want it either. In the future, I will give it to whoever I think is good. That's what I like the most."
Tianwu rubbed his hands, "That... Pianpian! You know very well that among these children, Ming'er is my favorite. Plus, he has Ah Heng's help. Once the world falls into their hands, the Great Shun will have so many glorious and peaceful times! Just thinking about it makes me excited! And! Don't you always listen to the stories told by the people in the Imperial Observatory? You must have heard that Ah Heng is the Phoenix Star, and the position of Queen is destined to be hers. As long as she is there, the Great Shun will prosper!"
"Hmph!" Concubine Yun snorted coldly, "What Phoenix or Phoenix Star? Bullshit! Xuan Zhan, let me tell you, no matter what, you must make sure my Ming'er lives a good life. If he suffers any injustice, I will burn down your palace!"
Tianwu was so frightened that he trembled and kept saying, "Of course, of course, I will do whatever you say! Of course, I will do whatever you say!"
Pingnan General's Mansion welcomed an unexpected guest today, who turned out to be the current Left Prime Minister Lu Song. Pingnan General rarely asked about court affairs, and even attended court only once every three or five days. He and the Left Prime Minister never got along well, whether it was Feng Jinyuan in the past or Lu Song now, not to mention that they would quarrel with each other with red faces and thick necks as soon as they met, and they also didn't give each other much good looks.
However, since Lu Yan's death, Lu Song's thoughts have changed. In addition, he has always been thinking about Ren Xitao's incident, so he was somewhat polite when he met General Pingnan. But that kind of politeness only stopped at the court. There was not much contact in private, including Lu Song's visit, which was the first time in history.
General Pingnan received him formally in the front hall, with an official and distant attitude, clearly not wanting to have too much contact. But Lu Song came to give gifts this time, which were not expensive, but a lot of things he bought himself, including food, cloth, two sets of tea sets, and a few paintings.
The things were not actually valuable, except for the few paintings and calligraphy that were somewhat presentable. In his words, "The Lu Mansion is not what it used to be, and there is nothing good to show for it. These paintings and calligraphy were treasured by me in the past, and I was not willing to sell them even when my family fell into poverty."
General Pingnan frowned as he watched, "What is this, Lord Zuo Xiang? Let's not talk about the fact that we are not close enough to exchange gifts. Even if we were, how can a military officer like me understand calligraphy and painting? You sent these to me. Aren't you deliberately trying to humiliate me?"
Lu Song was stunned and quickly explained: "I was negligent. Old General, please don't get the wrong idea. I really didn't think about this before I left. I just thought that this is the most valuable thing that the Lu Mansion can offer now. If the old general doesn't like it, you can ask someone to sell it. It is worth some silver." As Lu Song spoke, he glanced at the calligraphy and paintings again, feeling a little heartbroken.
General Pingnan could see his sincerity, and he was even more puzzled. "What exactly does the Left Prime Minister mean? Why not just speak directly? There's no point in beating around the bush. Leave those guesses to the court instead of doing them at home. It's exhausting."
Lu Song nodded, and then said, "Old General, please don't think too much. I came here today to thank the eldest son of the mansion, General Lu, for saving my life last time." After saying that, seeing that General Pingnan was still puzzled, he repeated the story of being rescued by Ren Xitao last time, and only felt relieved when he saw that General Pingnan suddenly understood. "If it weren't for the young general helping me to Baicaotang, even if I didn't die, I would have fainted in the street, which was very embarrassing!"
General Pingnan nodded, "I really haven't heard of this matter. Maybe the kid at home didn't think it was a big deal. But Prime Minister Lu really took it too seriously."
"No, no, no." Lu Song waved his hands repeatedly, "Any favor you receive should be repaid with gratitude, let alone a life-saving favor. But my Lu family doesn't have much wealth now, so I can only send you some ordinary things. Please don't despise it, old general."
So one should not hit a smiling person. Seeing that he was sincere, General Pingnan thought that if it was really his son who saved him, it would be normal for him to come and express his gratitude. So he accepted the gift with a smile, and then asked about Lu Song's health.
When Lu Song talked about his health, he felt relieved. He told General Pingnan, "I always thought the worst before, thinking that I would not live long. How could I be cured if I coughed up blood? Later, I went to Baicaotang, and Princess Yu treated me personally. She also sent someone to tell me that there was nothing serious and gave me some medicine. I took it and it really got better. I felt relieved. Once I felt relieved, the disease healed faster."
General Pingnan nodded again and again. Feng Yuheng's medical skills were not exaggerated. He benefited a lot from them, especially his legs, which were injured when he often went to the battlefield when he was young. Feng Yuheng's good hands and medicine cured them. Now he doesn't feel any pain at all, and he doesn't feel uncomfortable even when it rains or is cloudy.
The two of them were polite for a while, and Lu Song took his leave. Just after he left, in the backyard of General Pingnan's Mansion, Ren Xifeng stood in front of her brother with her hands on her waist and began to interrogate him.
Lu Tao had no choice but to tell his sister what happened that day again. At the same time, he also asked her something he had always wanted to know but had no idea where to find out. He said, "Sister, have you heard that the Lu family has a daughter with a stunning appearance?"
Ren Xifeng frowned when he heard this, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
"I once saw a young lady at the Lu family, who looked like a fairy. Prime Minister Lu said she was his eldest daughter." Ren Xitao still looked puzzled when he talked about this, so he added, "But the strange thing is, I don't know what kind of inferior fragrance the young lady used on herself. The smell was so bad that it was unbearable. Even with such a fairy-like appearance, people would want to escape as soon as possible under the influence of that smell."
"Just escape as soon as possible!" Ren Xitao warned with a sullen face, "Brother, you have to understand that when entertaining guests, especially male guests, it is not reasonable to let women come out to entertain guests. You just sent Prime Minister Lu off, and you met his daughter, who is as beautiful as a fairy. Don't you think this is wrong? Besides..." Ren Xifeng remembered something, "When Lu Ping jumped into the water to save the eldest lady of the Yao family, half of her face was destroyed."
Ren Xitao waved his hands and said, "What do you mean by face disfigurement? Sister, you must have remembered it wrongly, or the injury was not serious and has healed, leaving no trace at all. Also, Prime Minister Lu meant that the eldest lady of the Lu family went to the temple that day, and I saved her life, so it was really impolite to entertain her alone, so that's why the young lady came out to greet me and thank me. Sister, that's not what I'm asking. I want to ask you, is that woman really the daughter of the Lu family? Why haven't you heard anyone mention her for so many years? You know, that kind of appearance is several times better than the most beautiful woman in the Feng family back then!"
"So what?" Ren Xifeng stared at his brother and reminded him solemnly once again: "Since ancient times, beauties have never had a good ending. Think about Feng Chenyu and those beauties who brought disaster to the country and the people. If brother wants to save his life, if he wants to keep everyone in General Pingnan's mansion safe for the rest of their lives, stay away from the Lu family!"
After Ren Xifeng finished speaking, he left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Ren Xitao shaking his head helplessly. His sister was too impatient, and he didn't really say that she liked her, but he just felt strange and asked around, but he didn't expect his sister to be so determined.
After delivering the gifts to General Pingnan's Mansion, Lu Song did not return home, but took a carriage to the next Prince Yu's Mansion!
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