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During the Lantern Festival, lanterns are hung under the eaves of every household, as if stars are falling from the sky.

Chu Yin was seriously guessing lantern riddles on the street, and he looked at her seriously.

Thousands of lights cannot be as bright as her smile.

She guessed the answer to the riddle and won a very beautiful lantern.

"For you." She handed it over.

The man noticed that the cloak's straps were loose, so he reached out to tie them for her, taking the lantern as he did so: "I worked so hard to get this, and you're just giving it to me like this?"

She stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "I'm giving it to you because I like you."

He smiled, holding the lantern in one hand and holding her in the other, and disappeared into the crowd.

Lu Jingzhuo, who was sleeping, fluttered his eyelashes and slowly woke up.

The fingertips are my wife's slender waist.

She was sleeping soundly, resting her head on his arm. Her shirt had slipped down her shoulders, revealing half of her shoulders. He lowered his head and kissed them, then kissed along her slender jade-like neck all the way to her ears.

Chu Yin snorted softly and tried to turn around, but unexpectedly the man kissed her lips again.

Some strong demands woke her up completely.

Chu Yin muttered, "It's been cold lately, didn't you ask me to send you off..."

After successfully passing the winter solstice, she still wanted to get up early to send her son to Chunhui Pavilion and her husband to Qianqing Palace, but it snowed a while ago and Lu Jingzhuo did not allow her to do so, saying to wait until spring.

She thought he suddenly changed his mind.

However, the man did not answer, but continued to kiss her and pulled her under him, as if he had many emotions that he wanted to release.

Chu Yin felt a little strange.

He told her: "I just had a dream...Ayin, I dreamed that I was reborn like you in my previous life."

What a real dream.

In the dream, he in his previous life was madly in love with Chu Yin and wanted to win her heart, so when he woke up, he couldn't help but want her.

Because too many emotions accumulated in his body, he felt uncomfortable.

Chu Yin suddenly became curious: "What was I like in my dream?"

"You weren't as cute before you were reborn."

"What?" Chu Yin pouted her lips and said unhappily, "Why is she not cute?"

"I mean, I'm not as cute as I am now, not that I'm not cute," he said with a little more force, "Ayin, you know what I mean."

She groaned when he bumped into her, "I don't know," and pushed him again, "We have to go to court early today, why don't you hurry up."

"I can never be fast enough."

Half an hour later, Chu Yin's voice came out from under the quilt: "Are you really not afraid of catching up?"

"At worst, I can just skip the meal." He wiped it clean with a handkerchief and quickly put on his dragon robe.

He even skipped meals just to have sex. I really don't know what to say about him.

Chu Yin said, "Don't do this next time."

He raised his eyebrows: "Don't rush me next time."

"..." Chu Yin turned her back.

Before leaving, he half-knelt beside the bed and said to her, "Ayin, I was wrong to wake you up today. You should sleep a little longer and don't get too tired."

Chu Yin was not actually angry. Seeing that he actually came to apologize, she couldn't help but reach out her hand and said coquettishly, "Give me a kiss before you leave."

He went up.

She put her arms around his neck.

Dong Ling coughed outside the door, indicating that it was time for his master to leave.

He covered her with the quilt and turned to leave.

Chu Yin slept until almost noon.

After dinner, she told the eunuchs to set up a target in the yard. She stood there to review her archery skills and practiced her hidden weapon skills for a while.

Her wish has not changed. She still wants to live a long life, watch her children grow up, and grow old with Lu Jingzhuo.

So she never let up.

In the evening, Lu Jingzhuo came back and saw the target in the yard. He smiled and said, "It's time to practice. The day after tomorrow, I will take you, Er'er and Zhen'er to go hunting."

"Your Majesty has made the arrangements?"

"Yes," Lu Jingzhuo handed her a box, "This is for you."

Chu Yin opened it and found eight thumb-sized beads of different colors inside.

It's neither jade nor agate.

"What is this?" She took one out and found it was quite heavy.

"hidden weapon."

Chu Yin's beautiful eyes widened.

Aren't hidden weapons supposed to be sharp like darts or flying needles? How could they be blunt round beads?

"Stone beads are suitable for you, otherwise you will hurt your hands."

"I'm not that stupid."

Lu Jingzhuo said calmly: "You are not stupid, and I will not let you use other hidden weapons."

Chu Yin was dissatisfied: "But this looks powerless!"

Lu Jingzhuo raised his eyebrows slightly, took out a stone bead, flicked his finger at the tree in the yard, and with a "click" sound, the branch as thick as his wrist broke instantly.

"how?"

"..." Chu Yin was speechless.

After a while, she said, "Zhen'er will be heartbroken if she finds out about her pear tree."

"Go and clean it up." Lu Jingzhuo immediately ordered Dong Ling to "destroy the bodies and eliminate all traces."

Chu Yin chuckled and tugged on Lu Jingzhuo's sleeve again: "How long will it take me to learn the skills of His Majesty?"

"At least five years."

Upon hearing that her son was going to take his daughter-in-law and grandchildren to go hunting, Queen Mother Jiang made a suggestion.

"Jingrui's right arm was injured before, and he hasn't hunted in many years. You can take him with you."

Lu Jingzhuo asked: "Is this your idea, or did my third brother ask you for it?"

"Jing Rui is the most sensible person. Why would he come to me for help? I heard that he has been practicing archery... He also learned from you when he was young. Don't you remember? Now Jing Chen and his wife went to Liuzhou to do business for you. Only Jing Rui is left. It will be more lively if you take him with you." Queen Mother Jiang sighed, "When your father was alive, he never paid attention to him. He must feel so sad. You are his elder brother. Don't ignore him like this anymore."

Lu Jingzhuo learned about his past life from Chu Yin, so it was impossible for him to be unguarded against Lu Jingrui.

But it’s not like he couldn’t understand.

As a descendant of a noble family, he had a natural desire for imperial power since birth because it was easier for him to obtain it than ordinary people. It happened that the eldest son was cowardly and obeyed his wet nurse's orders after he ascended the throne, and was unable to handle the responsibility. Lu Jingrui seized this opportunity.

Lu Jingzhuo pondered and said, "Since my third brother has learned how to ride and shoot, it's okay for me to take him with me."

Queen Mother Jiang was very pleased and immediately sent someone to tell Lu Jingrui.

Lu Jingrui thought he had offended his elder brother with the last time he chose a wife, but he did not expect that his elder brother would let bygones be bygones. He was very grateful and waited for him on the road from Qianqing Palace to Kunning Palace in the evening to thank his elder brother.

Looking at the young man kneeling by the road, Lu Jingzhuo said calmly: "Stand up, I'm just taking you hunting, not giving you an official position."

"For me, this is more gratifying than being an official. I am satisfied that I can be with my mother and be by your side for the rest of my life."

He really spoke sweetly, but Lu Jingzhuo wanted to ask him if he was missing a Chu Yin.

He would rather be with his sister-in-law, right?

"Go back and get ready. We'll set out at noon tomorrow."

"Yes." Lu Jingrui left happily.

The next day, the whole family got up before the sun rose.

After getting dressed and having breakfast, Lu Yu woke up and was led by Luo to pay his respects to his father and mother.

Lu Wei looked at his brother and sighed.

"My younger brother is growing so slowly. When will I be able to attend classes and ride horses with him?"

Lu Yu blinked his eyes: "Brother, what are you talking about?"

"You grow so slowly!" Lu Wei grabbed his shoulders, "I really want to raise you taller."

Chu Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You can play with Zhen'er."

"My sister doesn't like horse riding. She wants to drag me along when she goes to see flowers. But when I drag her to go horse riding, she won't go..."

Lu Wei pinched his brother's ear and said, "Ayu, you must grow up faster!"

Chu Yin: “…”

Lu Jingzhuo asked, "Why, you don't like to attend class alone, riding a horse?"

"Father, I just feel lonely sometimes and wish I had A-Yu by my side."

Lu Jingzhuo grumbled and said nothing more.

Lu Jingrui had been waiting in front of the palace gate for a long time. When he saw his elder brother and others appear, he hurried over to pay his respects.

Lu Yu said happily, "Uncle San is going too!" Then he asked, "Have you learned how to ride a horse?"

"With Er'er's guidance, Uncle San naturally learned it."

Lu Wei laughed and pulled his sleeve: "You will ride with me later."

"Okay, but where's your horse?"

"My horse is too small. My father said that I can only ride it when we get to Nanyuan." Lu Jue sighed.

Lu Jingrui wanted to say that he would accompany him in the car, but that would mean giving up the opportunity to ride with Lu Jingzhuo and Chu Yin, so he just rubbed his head to comfort him.

Seeing this, Chu Yin glanced at Lu Jingzhuo.

After he knew about Lu Jingrui's rebellion, he actually took him along.

Sensing her thoughts, Lu Jingzhuo said softly: "It is better to ease than to block. Isn't my second brother doing well now?"

That's right, Chu Yin nodded and smiled at Lu Jingrui: "Third brother, let's have a competition later."

Lu Jingzhuo: “…”

That doesn't have to be the case.

Lu Jingrui's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Okay!" He had already thought about how to lose to Chu Yin.

The eldest sister-in-law always said that she was stupid and couldn't learn to ride well, so he would definitely not be able to beat her.

After sending the two children to the car, Chu Yin climbed on the horse and rode to Nanyuan with Lu Jingzhuo, while Lu Jingrui followed behind.

The imperial guards cleared the way, and the common people peeked in from afar, wanting to catch a glimpse of the emperor and empress's faces, but they could only see the veils fluttering in the wind under the veils, and the blurry figures soon disappeared at the city gate.

"Don't ride too fast, or your face will get frozen." Lu Jingzhuo warned Chu Yin.

Chu Yin thought of the first time they went hunting, when he forcibly carried her into the car, and couldn't help but smile: "I know," and then she grabbed the horse's belly and jumped out.

Her laughter was heard in the wind: "Let's compare."

Don’t know your place!

Lu Jingzhuo waited for her to ride for a while before chasing after her.

The two of them sped along the official road like the wind.

Lu Jingrui felt very itchy when he saw this, but he didn't dare to chase after her, in case he made his elder brother angry again. Don't expect this to happen again next time.

It wasn't long before Chu Yin was caught up by Lu Jingzhuo, and then she was carried in his arms.

"I'll let you do whatever you want," he held her tightly, "and you won't be afraid of falling."

"How is that possible? I have already learned it, and my Chixia is so obedient..."

He grumbled, "Just ride with me, and I'll let you go when we get to Nanyuan."

She wanted to object, but the man kissed her through the veil, and Chu Yin agreed.

Lu Wei and Lu Zhen were sitting in the car discussing Lu Yu's affairs.

"When Yu grows up, she can take one day of classes with you and one day with me."

Lu Yu frowned: "He is a boy, what can he learn from you?"

"Boys can also learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting." Lu Zhen was not convinced.

"No, he is a prince. Who among the princes would learn this?"

Lu Zhen pouted: "Brother, can't you just give in to me? How can there be a brother like you?"

But this concerns his brother's life. Lu Yu wanted to argue, but seeing his sister acting coquettishly, he was at a loss for words: "Forget it, I won't argue with you. I still have to listen to my father. How can we oppose anything my father says?"

Lu Zhen was immediately very depressed: "Mom should have given birth to a sister... Oh, right, it's not too late for Mom to give birth now? If you get pregnant now and give birth next year, she will only be seven years younger than me."

"...Good idea." Lu Wei agreed. This way they wouldn't have to fight over his younger brother.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at Nanyuan.

Lu Wei got off the car excitedly and rode his pony for a stroll.

The sheep, deer, rabbits and other livestock that were driven outside by the eunuchs were frightened by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and fled in all directions, raising clouds of dust.

Lu Yu chuckled and called Lu Jingrui: "Third Uncle, come quickly!"

Lu Jingrui left immediately.

The uncle and nephew rode to the east and then to the west, feeling curious about everything around them.

Lu Zhen looked around for a few seconds in the car, then leaned against the wall and fell asleep.

Chu Yin took a sneak peek and shook her head, saying, "No wonder Er doesn't like playing with Zhen'er. Boys and girls have very few things in common."

Lu Jingzhuo pondered: "Maybe it's time to choose a study partner for Er, what do you think?"

In his previous life, this child had no study companion, and Chu Yin had no objection to this: "Your Majesty, please do as you see fit."

The two of them rode while talking.

As he got closer to his prey, Lu Jingzhuo drew his bow and took aim, instantly shooting two sheep and a deer.

"Come here," he said.

Chu Yin had also learned archery for a while and was full of confidence. He aimed at a sheep for a long time and shot the arrow as soon as he loosened his fingers. The sheep bleated twice and immediately ran away.

Lu Jingzhuo couldn't help laughing and rubbed her bun: "After all, it's the first time..."

Chu Yin bit her lip: "Are you laughing at me?"

"No, I'm just trying to comfort you."

But I clearly couldn't help laughing.

Disgusting!

Chu Yin drew his bow and aimed again, but still missed.

Noticing that Lu Jingrui was right beside her, she said, "Third brother, come compete with me."

She and Lu Jingzhuo are worlds apart, and she is simply bringing shame upon herself.

Lu Jingrui rode over and asked: "How do you compare?"

"In half an hour, let's see who can kill more prey."

"Okay," he agreed.

The two men rode away on their horses.

Lu Jingzhuo naturally followed Chu Yin.

As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” After Chu Yin failed dozens of times, she finally hit her first prey in her life, a rabbit.

Lu Jingzhuo picked it up for her personally: "Not bad."

Then she shot another sheep.

Half an hour later, I returned to a distant place and found that there was only a rabbit at Lu Jingrui's feet.

"...You only shot this one?" Chu Yin's lips slightly parted. Although she often praised Lu Jingrui to paralyze him, he was indeed very smart and should not have lost to her. "Didn't you learn archery?"

"I have learned it, but I am not as good as my sister-in-law in comprehension. I was able to catch this rabbit only after the imperial guards helped me chase it," Lu Jingrui smiled. "My sister-in-law is an amazing archer. I have to admit she is better than me!"

Hearing the words "miraculous archery", Chu Yin burst out laughing.

"Third brother, you are so ridiculous. This kind of archery is amazing. I don't know what to call the emperor's archery."

"Your Majesty has studied for more than ten years, how long has my sister-in-law only studied? There is no comparison. Besides, a good teacher produces a good student. Since your Majesty taught my sister-in-law, her archery skills must be amazing."

One sentence praised two people.

Chu Yin smiled.

However, Lu Jingzhuo didn't feel so comfortable in his heart.

Now that we have hunted the prey, we have to barbecue it.

Chef Yu prepared the mutton and roasted it over a fire on the spot.

The rich aroma wafting from the South Garden whets one's appetite.

Lu Zhen was the hungriest and was urging the chef to bake faster.

While waiting, she suddenly saw something white flash in the distance. She quickly grabbed her mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, look, what is that?"

Chu Yin didn't see it.

Lu Zhen went to talk to her father again.

The thing hid for a while and then popped up again. It turned out to be a fox.

Perhaps it was attracted by the fragrance. Lu Jingzhuo stared at its furry tail and suddenly thought of the "fox fairy". When he heard that Chu Yin was not a fairy, he was a little disappointed.

But how does Chu Yin not look like a fox fairy?

Lu Jingrui has known him for more than ten years, but when choosing a wife, he didn't listen to him but listened to Chu Yin. It was like he was under a spell.

"Your Majesty, eat mutton." She suddenly handed over the meat.

Lu Jingzhuo looked at her smiling face and many questions arose in his mind.

On the way back, the two children ate and drank their fill and fell asleep as soon as they got in the carriage.

Afraid that Chu Yin might be tired, Lu Jingzhuo accompanied her in another carriage.

"Why don't you sit with Er and Zhen?"

"I'm afraid I'll wake them up," Lu Jingzhuo held her on his lap, "I have something to ask you."

Chu Yin was actually a little tired, so she leaned on his shoulder and said, "Go ahead."

"How did you conquer the third brother? What method did you use?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden..."

"I want to know."

"I didn't do anything, I just cared about his injury. To be honest, I don't know why," Chu Yin thought about it again. "I really don't know. Maybe my third brother really needed someone to care about him, and I just happened to satisfy him."

It was the same as saying nothing, Lu Jingzhuo thought, no matter what, Lu Jingrui must get married and move out of the palace next year.

This third brother is too obedient to Chu Yin. If it is just "eldest sister-in-law is like a mother", it is a good thing. However, if the relationship changes one day, he will definitely not tolerate Lu Jingrui. Then I am afraid that my mother will be sad. This possibility must be cut off as soon as possible.

Chu Yin had no idea what he was thinking. She curled up in his arms, drowsy.

She was wearing a red riding suit inside and a snow-white fox fur cloak outside. Her cheeks and nose tip were a little red from the cold wind, making her look particularly cute.

His hand stroked her back to her buttocks.

She moaned, twisted her hips, and said with her lips slightly parted: "Don't... I'm sleepy..."

He let her go.

After returning to the palace, he asked Dong Ling to do something.

Dong Ling was dumbfounded after hearing this and lowered his head to hide his shock: "Yes... Does His Majesty have any other instructions?"

Lu Jingzhuo coughed lightly and said, "No." He turned around and walked quickly into the inner hall.

Looking at his master's back, Dong Ling felt that he would really have to look at his master with new eyes in the future!

As the Spring Festival was approaching, Lu Jingzhuo told Chu Yin that he had found a study partner for Lu Wei, and that he would enter the palace to accompany Lu Wei in class next year.

Chu Yin was sitting in front of the mirror and letting Man Qingtong comb her hair.

"Whose young master is this?"

"Fu Yue, son of Duke Song."

Chu Yin stood up suddenly: "What?"

Man Qing didn't have time to withdraw her hand, and the comb pulled out several strands of Chu Yin's hair.

She felt pain and covered her scalp: "Ouch."

Man Qing knelt down in fear: "Please forgive me, Madam."

"It's none of your business, get up."

Seeing this, Lu Jingzhuo pulled her into his arms and rubbed the painful place for her: "Why, are you surprised? It turns out that Fu Yue has some connection with you. His stepmother is Yu Sizhang who originally taught you to ride a horse." He remembered that Chu Yin had a very good relationship with Yu Sizhang, like a friend, and he was a little bothered at that time.

Of course she knew.

But I didn’t expect that my son-in-law in the previous life would become my son’s study partner!

Fu Yue: Hello, father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Lu Jingzhuo: ???

Chu Yin: Well, I haven’t had time to tell you yet…

Lu Jingzhuo: ...