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There was a complicated expression on his wife's face. Lu Jingzhuo stared at her and suddenly thought of the time he went out of the palace to watch the dragon boat race.

He misunderstood that Chu Yin was looking at the Duke of Song. Later, Chu Yin explained that she was looking at Fu Yue, saying that the boy was handsome and likable. He did not think too deeply about it at the time, but now that he knew Chu Yin was reborn, he suddenly had a thought: Could it be that Chu Yin had known Fu Yue for a long time?

He asked the maid to leave.

"Are you hiding something from me?" He pushed her back into the chair. "Your attitude towards the Duke of Song's family is particularly strange."

First, she was very close to Yu Sizhang, then she tried to stop her aunt from marrying Duke Song, and then it was Fu Yue...

"Tell the truth!" His questioning turned into an interrogation.

When Chu Yin mentioned her previous life, she did not mention her daughter's marriage. Firstly, her daughter was still young, and secondly, she thought there might be changes. Who would have thought that Lu Jingzhuo would choose Fu Yue as his study partner.

What a coincidence!

But since Lu Jingzhuo had asked, it was hard to hide it, so Chu Yin answered honestly, "Mr. Fu was Zhen'er's consort in his previous life."

That is, their son-in-law.

The Duke and his wife of Song were their in-laws.

Lu Jingzhuo was silent for a long time before he said, "How could you not tell me such a big thing?"

Chu Yin lowered her eyes: "I didn't mean it. Besides, His Majesty didn't ask."

He thought she had told him everything, so why would she think so much?

Lu Jingzhuo kneaded her shoulders with his fingers: "Are you hiding something else from me?"

"No more..."

"Who did Er marry?"

"Er was not married. He was not yet twenty years old."

Lu Jingzhuo let go of his hand: "In short, you shouldn't have kept it from me. Even if I didn't ask, you should have told me everything."

Hearing that he was a little angry, Chu Yin pulled his sleeve and shook it: "Many things in this life are different from the previous life, so I don't know whether this child will become Zhen'er's consort again, so I didn't mention it. I didn't mean it, Your Majesty..."

He would never really argue with her. He was just unhappy for a moment. When he was about to forgive her, he suddenly remembered something and changed his mind. He said in a deep voice: "No matter what, you have done something wrong. I have to punish you."

Chu Yin was not afraid.

Based on her understanding of Lu Jingzhuo, he would not really punish her, he was probably just pretending.

"I accept the punishment," Chu Yin stretched out her hand and said obediently, "Your Majesty, would you like to hit me twice?"

Not this kind of punishment.

Lu Jingzhuo glanced at her snow-white palm and said, "Remember this first."

Are we going to postpone the punishment again?

Chu Yin felt a little strange, but didn't think much about it.

Lu Jingzhuo asked at this time: "Did Zhen'er choose Fu Yue herself or was he arranged to marry by Er'er?"

"Zhen'er and he love each other, and Er'er knows it, so he should help them. But now that His Majesty has chosen him as Er'er's study companion, I don't know if it is good or bad... But if he is not chosen now, His Majesty has already made the decision. If it gets out, I am afraid that others will mistakenly think that this child has made some mistakes and was suddenly disliked by His Majesty, which will be bad for his reputation."

It seems that she likes Fu Yue very much and is so considerate of him.

Lu Jingzhuo raised his eyebrows and said, "Even if Zhen'er and him can't be together in this life, so what? Zhen'er is a princess, and she can choose any man in the world. There must be someone more outstanding than Fu Yue. Why do you have to worry about gains and losses?"

What he said was not without reason. Have you ever seen how loving a daughter and son-in-law are? If it doesn't work out, there will always be regrets.

Chu Yin sighed lightly: "Since the emperor has chosen him, don't change your mind, okay? As for the future, let nature take its course."

Lu Jingzhuo thought about it and agreed.

Hearing that her brother would soon have a companion to study, Lu Zhen was very jealous.

As her brother said, it was not their turn to decide what her younger brother should study when he grew up, so he would most likely have to go to Chunhui Pavilion to attend classes. In this way, her brother would have two companions, while she would be all alone.

Lu Zhen started thinking about her mother again, and today she begged Chu Yin to give birth to another sister.

Chu Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. It was not her who could decide whether to have a boy or a girl. Besides, Lu Jingzhuo would never allow her to have another child.

"Zhen'er, I can't promise you."

"Ah, why?" Lu Zhen was disappointed. "Having a younger sister is more lively. Mom should like her too, right?"

"Mother does like it, but..." Chu Yin didn't know how to explain. After thinking for a while, she said, "Giving birth is very tiring for a woman. I already have three children like you. Your father thinks that I shouldn't be burdened with it any more."

That's right.

Lu Zhen remembered that her mother's belly was swollen and it was very inconvenient for her to walk. She needed two palace maids to support her, so she nodded and said, "Then my daughter doesn't want a sister anymore. My daughter doesn't want my mother to suffer."

"Zhen'er is so good," Chu Yin held her in her arms and promised, "When I have time, I will accompany you to class, okay?"

"Really?" Lu Zhen's eyes lit up.

"real."

With her mother's company, Lu Zhen felt satisfied and no longer envied her brother.

However, Lu Wei was looking forward to seeing Fu Yue as soon as possible.

He was very curious about what the tutor his father had chosen for him looked like.

At his age, he no longer needs his mother's company. What he needs is a like-minded and congenial companion.

After waiting and waiting, after the Lantern Festival, he finally saw Fu Yue.

The young man in front of him was tall, with red lips and white teeth, a pair of narrow and bright eyes, and was very handsome. Lu Wei had a good impression of him when he first saw him, but there was one thing that he was very dissatisfied about: how come this man was so much taller than him!

He had to look up when talking to Fu Yue.

Lu Yu frowned: "How old are you?"

Fu Yue smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am eleven years old."

It turns out that I am four years older than him, so it is normal for me to be taller than him.

Lu Yu's expression softened a little: "What can you do?"

"I am not very knowledgeable, I only know some riding and archery, swordsmanship, and I have read some military books, but when I was young, I traveled with my father to all the famous mountains and rivers of Dai Viet, so I know some interesting stories. If Your Highness is interested, I can tell you."

When the emperor chose him as his study companion, his father was very opposed and wanted to disobey the imperial edict, but he and his stepmother persuaded his father to stop.

My father had experienced wars and too many things, and he was tired of the court, but he was different. He had expectations for the future and his own ambitions, so there was no harm in him being able to accompany the prince to class.

Lu Wei was indeed interested: "Where have you been? Tell me about it."

Fu Yue was well prepared and spoke eloquently.

The prince opposite listened with great interest and laughed from time to time. Fu Yue suddenly felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

After thinking about it carefully, an image of a brother and sister fighting on the deck emerged in my mind.

It turned out that the people he saw last year were actually the prince and the princess.

I wonder if the princess is still as lovely as before? After a year, she should have grown up a bit...

The lecturer came in at this time, and Fu Yue stopped and said softly: "Your Highness, let's finish the lecture, and then I will continue."

"good!"

That day Lu Zhen found that his brother was particularly happy, with a big smile on his face.

"Did brother get a reward today?" she asked.

"No." Lu Wei restrained himself a little.

It's not appropriate for him to exaggerate and jump to conclusions just after he met Fu Yue.

"A long journey reveals a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart." Whether this reading companion is really like-minded with him remains to be considered. As a crown prince, he must remain calm in dealing with people and things. Lu Yu put his hands behind his back and said again: "Nothing."

Lu Zhen looked him up and down and said, "I think you have something, brother."

Lu Wei: “…”

"You can't hide it from me. Tell me, did you win any reward?"

"No, I just met my study partner. He's quite interesting."

"Oh?" Lu Zhen was curious, "How can it be so interesting? Could it be that he can do tricks like Xiaodou?"

"...No," Lu Wei said without further ado, "I'm going to see Yu'er!"

Lu Zhen ran over and said, "Brother, what can't you tell me? Are you good at juggling?"

Chu Yin was holding Lu Yu and looking at the golden fish in the tank. Hearing this, she asked, "What are you doing?"

Lu Zhen complained to her mother: "My brother said reading with me was fun. I asked him if he could do any juggling, but he didn't tell me. It was so strange!"

"Er has just met him, so maybe he doesn't know much about him. You can ask him later," Chu Yin looked at her daughter's pink face, "but the prince of the Duke of Song's mansion will definitely not learn to play tricks."

Lu Zhen was a little confused.

Is it necessary to distinguish between different people when learning acrobatics? Isn't it quite fun?

This is no different from playing the musical instrument, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"He is the son of a general. If he wants to learn something, it should be riding, archery and military tactics." Chu Yin added.

Hearing this, Lu Zhen vaguely felt that this reading companion might be different from ordinary people.

Isn’t the art of war used in wars?

Could he be a general in the future?

She didn't ask her brother about reading with her again.

The little girl seemed to be thinking about something. Chu Yin wanted to open her mouth but closed it again. She said to let it go, so she just let it go. She really didn't know how to intervene...

Just at this moment, Lu Jingzhuo came back and pulled her into the inner hall to talk.

"I just named my third brother the Prince of Huai, gave him the Prince of Huai's Palace, and asked my mother to choose a wife for him. But I think he will ask for your opinion. How do you plan to deal with it? Just point out one to him at random, or do you want him to choose carefully?"

"How can I do whatever I want?" Chu Yin said, "Even if I want to do whatever I want, my mother will not agree."

Lu Jingrui was truly injured, but he had just recovered. However, Empress Dowager Jiang still felt guilty. Besides, Lu Jingrui had been very filial to her over the years, so it was impossible for Empress Dowager Jiang to treat Lu Jingrui harshly.

"Well, then we need to be very selective?" Lu Jingzhuo did not object. "Okay, but it must be decided before March."

So urgent?

Chu Yin held his hand and asked, "Did something happen?"

"no."

"Why? It's impossible for my third brother to rebel. He still respects you, Your Majesty." So during Lu Jingzhuo's reign, he did not make any unusual moves.

Lu Jingzhuo said, "He has reached the age of twenty, and it is time for him to leave the palace... Do you want to keep him forever?" His tone was slightly heavy, "Although he trusts you, you can't trust him, Ayin."

Chu Yin's heart skipped a beat: "Of course I didn't."

"That's good."

Indeed, it is reasonable and logical for Lu Jingrui to set up his own government.

"I'll discuss this with my mother tomorrow."

"Um."

The next day, Chu Yin went to Cining Palace.

Queen Mother Jiang had hoped that Lu Jingrui would get married. She said, "Of course I don't object, but I'm afraid Jingrui won't be able to find a girl of his dreams. It's not good to force him to get married. Why won't this kid open his mind?"

To resolve this matter, it all depends on whether she is willing.

Chu Yin came out of Cining Palace and asked the driver to turn around and head towards Hongyi Hall.

Lu Jingrui, who was given the title of "Prince Huai", was not very happy. He knew that his brother was urging him to leave the palace, and once he left, it would be difficult for him to return to the palace in the future. He might be sent to work somewhere else like his second brother.

He couldn't bear to do so.

Here, he has a sister-in-law who cares about him, a loving mother, and a nephew who is willing to be close to him. Who can accompany him if he lives in Prince Huai's palace?

Zhu Huang said softly at this time: "Your Highness, the Queen is here."

He was delighted and walked quickly towards the palace gate.

"Sister-in-law!"

Looking at the young man who came to greet her, Chu Yin smiled and said, "I'm here to congratulate you, Third Brother."

Lu Jingrui's face suddenly darkened: "Your Majesty, I am extremely grateful for your grace, but..."

Chu Yin could naturally see through his thoughts and comforted him softly, "Third brother, the emperor is not targeting you. This has been the rule for generations. But if you really don't want to, I can help you persuade the emperor. Your eldest brother might give me some face and agree."

"No need," Lu Jingrui said immediately, fearing to embarrass her, "I'm not unwilling, I'm just not used to it."

"You'll get used to it when you get married," Chu Yin said with a gentle smile, "Third brother, look at how good the relationship is between my second brother and his wife. You may feel lonely moving out now, but it will be different if you have a beloved wife to accompany you. Besides, after you have cleaned up your mansion, I can bring my son to visit you... Third brother, don't dwell on the present, think more about the future. Don't you really want a happy marriage and many children and grandchildren?"

"That's your lifelong thing, and it's the person who accompanies you for your whole life."

Lu Jingrui was stunned.

Chu Yin stood up and patted his shoulder: "Think about it carefully, Third Brother, I really hope that your life can be perfect."

At that moment, Lu Jingrui's eyes turned red and he choked up and said, "I understand, sister-in-law."

Chu Yin turned around and was about to leave.

He suddenly grabbed her sleeve and said, "Sister-in-law, will you really come to see me again?"

"Of course." She agreed.

He slowly let go of her hand: "Okay."

Chu Yin left Hongyi Hall.

At the end of February, Lu Jingrui selected Qiao Hui, the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Personnel, as the Princess of Huai.

The girl was seventeen years old, very pretty, with a very nice smile and a very gentle temperament.

Queen Mother Jiang was very satisfied.

Chu Yin was also very satisfied.

The auspicious day is set on May 12th.

After resolving this matter, Chu Yin felt that the grudges between her and Lu Jingrui were written off. She felt very relieved. She sat on the bed and swung her feet slightly and said, "Your Majesty, shall we go for a spring outing?"

Lu Jingzhuo had just come back from cleaning, holding a long wooden box in his hand: "Where do you want to go?"

"Whatever, as long as I'm with His Majesty and the children."

He smiled: "Well, I'll think of a place." He sat down beside her and placed the box on her lap.

Chu Yin was stunned: "What is this?"

"For you."

Thinking it was a gift, Chu Yin opened it happily.

It turned out that there were some things inside that she couldn't quite understand.

"This, this can't be a tail, right?" Chu Yin looked carefully and was so scared that he almost threw the box away. "What was this cut off from?"

That's too bloody.

Lu Jingzhuo said, "No, this is made of fur from the palace. Don't be afraid." He took it out and flashed it in front of her eyes. "It's the same as the scarf you use in winter. There's no difference, right?"

Chu Yin looked at it carefully and nodded: "Well...but I don't need a scarf now. It's spring now, and this doesn't really look like a scarf."

"Indeed, it is a tail."

"These are ears for wearing on your head," the man lifted her chin, "Ayin, you have to wear these on your body."

"What?" Chu Yin's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at Lu Jingzhuo in disbelief, "Why..."

Why does she have to wear these things?

She doesn't understand.

At this moment, Chu Yin was confused and panicked, her eyelashes fluttering, her cheeks flushed, and her lips slightly parted, like a cute little fox fairy who got lost in the woods. Lu Jingzhuo's Adam's apple rolled: "Do you still remember that I was going to punish you?"

"Um."

"Now, you said you would accept the punishment."

At that time, she thought that Lu Jingzhuo was just pretending and would not really punish her. She really did not expect that he would "punish" her in this way. Chu Yin bit her lower lip, slowly put on two cute little, furry ears on her head, and then picked up the so-called "tail".

I really don’t know what to do.

"Why is Your Majesty like this?" She asked Lu Jingzhuo while thinking about what to wear.

This was a secret fantasy of his and Lu Jingzhuo didn't want to tell her.

"I think you're cute like this."

"..."What's so cute about it!

Chu Yin pouted and fixed her tail: "Is this okay?"

Lu Jingzhuo took a look and said, "I forgot to tell you that you should take off your undershirt first."

She couldn't believe her ears.

Why is he so bad?

I should have known not to admit the punishment!

Chu Yin: Ahhhh what a pervert!

Lu Jingzhuo: I have been waiting for this day for a long time.