Reliable Mountain King wrote clearly in his letter to his father that the reason why he didn't go to Beijing in person was because he was afraid of bewildering others. If he sent people to the capital, he was afraid that the letter would not be delivered to the emperor. He and his father had always been on good terms, so he entrusted such a huge matter to his father.
Unexpectedly, the Wang Mansion and Lu Mansion were ruined in the end!
Emperor Xiangqing comforted him for a while, and ordered him to retreat. Let him temporarily live in the house arranged by the Ministry of Officials. After discussing the matter with the courtiers, he will announce it to the world and reward him for his merits.
Lu Zhong responded, bowed and retreated.
As soon as Lu Zhong came out of the palace, he saw a slim girl in a silver-red shirt waiting outside the palace gate, looking at him with a bright smile, with curved eyebrows and shining eyes, who is it if it is not Lu Xiaoshu?
Seeing his beloved daughter for the first time, Lu Zhong's heart felt hot, and he also laughed unconsciously.
He was about to call her, but Lu Xiaoshu had already yelled "Father!" He rushed over and threw himself into his arms, hugging him tightly and softly said in his arms, "Father! I miss you and mother There is also a brother! Dad!"
"Hehe!" Lu Zhongsui hugged her back tightly, patted her on the back lightly and laughed, "Good girl, father and mother did not love you for nothing! Let father see if you have grown taller!"
Lu Xiaoshu stood up straight from Lu Zhong's arms with a "giggle" smile, curled his lips and said, "I'm not tired of saying that since I was a child, when I went out and went home! I'm sure I'll grow taller, do you think I'm still pretty?" Woolen cloth!"
Lu Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud, and said with a smile: "You girl, you really dare to say it! I'm not afraid that others will laugh out loud when they hear it! Well, but Dad's daughter has really become more beautiful!"
He looked at her, and sighed softly: "It is true that Buddha needs gold clothes and people want clothes. If we meet on the road, I may not dare to recognize you! Sigh, you have been wronged by following me and your mother all these years I'm done with you! A good young miss, but suffers with us."
"That's not true! I like being with my parents! I don't know how lucky I am, to have four parents who love me very much!" Lu Xiaoshu said with a smile.
"The little girl's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter!" Lu Zhong laughed.
"My mouth has always been so sweet!" Lu Xiaoshu curled his lips, and the father and daughter looked at each other and smiled.
Just as he was talking, Lu Wenxuan also came over, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Lu, you are right!"
Lu Zhong hurriedly responded, and smiled, "Your Majesty, you are welcome!"
Lu Wenxuan said with a smile: "Master, you are the great benefactor of our couple, as long as you don't mind calling me brother! These years Xiaoshu has made you worry and suffer! Without you, we really don't know if we will see this in this life. Where is the daughter!"
Lu Wenxuan couldn't help feeling emotional.
"Don't say that," Lu Zhong said with a smile, "my wife and I love Xiao Shu as our own daughter, and we don't know how much fun this girl has brought to us! Speaking of which, our husband and wife can have such a relationship. Blessings have to thank you!"
The three of them laughed together unconsciously.
Lu Wenxuan wanted to invite Lu Zhong to the Marquis' Mansion in Changping.
Lu Zhong thought for a while, and said: "It's not necessary for now! We will definitely visit after my wife and daughter go to Beijing, and there is no rush at this time."
"Alright!" Lu Wenxuan knew that he had a lot of things to do when he just returned to Beijing, so he said with a smile: "Then we will wait for you! By the way, I don't know when Madam Lu and Miss Lu will arrive, so I can send someone out of the city to pick them up." Pick it up."
Lu Zhong couldn't help being embarrassed, and said: "It's hard to say. I only said hello to the official office, and they will go there to find me. Hehe, brother, don't worry! My brother-in-law will accompany them to Beijing, no Something will happen."
"Little uncle is here too? That's great!" Lu Xiaoshu smiled cheerfully.
Lu Wenxuan nodded and smiled, "That's all!"
The two exchanged some more words, and Lu Wenxuan left first, but Lu Xiaoshu wanted to follow Lu Zhong and had something to say, Lu Wenxuan smiled lightly, and just explained a few words.
"Father! That's great, our family can be together again in the future!" Lu Xiaoshu and Lu Zhong couldn't help but smile when they got into the carriage, "I never thought that there would be such a good thing!"
Lu Zhong smiled and said: "Yes! Dad never thought that such a good thing will happen! Hehe, your mother and your brothers and sisters are not familiar with the capital, so you should spend more time with them!"
"That's natural! I will accompany them of course!" Lu Xiaoshu patted his chest and nodded, and then said: "Where will my mother and brothers and sisters come to live? Should we buy a yard first? I just asked someone Help clean up!"
Lu Zhong smiled and said: "Not for now, the emperor will reward the house in a few days, but father really doesn't know how to clean it up, so you can help him, so that your mother and the others can live in it when they come!"
"Okay, I will definitely tidy it up properly, and keep them to my mother's satisfaction!" Lu Xiaoshu agreed with a very happy smile.
"Father always thought that you would be the daughter of father and mother in this life, but I didn't expect that by mistake, you would recognize your ancestor and return to your ancestor by mistake! This is really God's will!" Lu Zhong couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"But even if I recognize my ancestors, I will always be your and mother's daughter!" Lu Xiaoshu pouted, "Unless father and mother don't want me!"
To be fair, she is closer to Lu Zhong and Miao Cuilan than to Lu Wenxuan and Mu Qing. After all, she is not Lu Xiaoshu's real self, but a strand of soul wandering in this other world, with Lu Wenxuan and Mu Qing. Mu Qing is not really a blood relative.
"Silly girl, you're talking stupid again! How could father and mother not want you!" Lu Zhong laughed.
Lu Xiaoshu also smiled, and said again: "How are father and mother all these years? I originally planned to go back to see you next year! Coincidentally, you all came to Beijing..."
The father and daughter returned to Lu Wenxuan's residence, had lunch, and talked for a long time. It was not until evening that Lu Xiaoshu reluctantly returned home.
Knowing that she went to see Lu Zhong, Mu Qing smiled and asked a few words, but didn't say anything else. On the contrary, Lu Xiaoshu couldn't bear to see her reluctant expression, so he couldn't help but put his arms around her neck and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, I won't deny you when my parents are here! Don't be like this, okay?" good!"
Mu Qing almost cried when she said a word, she couldn't help but tilt her head to avoid Lu Xiaoshu's gaze, and said softly, resisting the tide in her eyes: "Silly girl, what are you talking about! Mom didn't think about anything else, just remembering that I haven't been with you for so many years By my side, I feel a little uncomfortable... "
"I'm back right now!" Lu Xiaoshu hurriedly laughed and said, "You'll know when my mother comes, she's also a very good person, you will definitely get along!"
"Teaching my daughter so well, she will be an excellent person!" Mu Qing nodded and smiled.
Backer King and Lu Xiang's unjust case was overturned very quickly, and because Marquis Wu Gong was dead, no witnesses could be found. But those two letters were enough.
Since Marquis Wugong conspired against him, he was treasonous, and those who were wronged and killed by him were naturally loyal and good.
Perhaps Emperor Xiangqing wanted all his officials to remember this point firmly, and the case would naturally be turned over quickly.
Zhou Shizhi was restored to the title, and he was given a mansion, servants and all kinds of jewelry, gold, silver and property; the old mansion of the Lu Mansion had already been rewarded to others, and if he would not come back in a while, Emperor Xiangqing also rewarded the new house again. There are also servants, gold, silver and antiques and other belongings, and Lu Zhong is also ordered to temporarily enter the Imperial Academy as a bachelor of the fourth rank, and also walks in the South Study Room.
After Lu Zhong and Zhou Shizhi met that day, both of them were greatly surprised, and no one expected that it was the other party.
When Emperor Xiangqing saw this and asked, the two of them understood, and he couldn't help feeling surprised, and said with a smile: "This is really God's will in the dark! I didn't expect you to have such a relationship! Okay, okay, that's it. It’s even better! Hehe! In the future, the imperial court will need you to contribute a lot!”
The two quickly agreed.
Emperor Xiangqing was obviously very happy, and ordered the palace to hold a banquet the next day to celebrate this event. For a while, the two people in the court were in the limelight.
Zhou Shizhi went to see Lu Xiaoshu, showed her the sapphire-inlaid gold private seal of the backer king, and said with a smile: "Now we both can rest assured! The emperor has decided to keep me in Beijing and wait for my new year." After returning to my hometown to worship my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, I will come back, and I will send a matchmaker to propose marriage to your Lu family! We will get married in the second half of next year, okay?"
"So soon?" Although Lu Xiaoshu knew that he was going to marry him sooner or later, but now that the situation was approaching, he suddenly became timid and hesitated: "How about—wait? I, I'm not ready yet. Woolen cloth… "
"..." Zhou Shizhi really wanted to get rid of this heartless little girl, and nodded helplessly: "It's going to be a long time, you just prepare slowly! The position of the hostess of the backing palace is too empty. It's not good for a long time!"
Lu Xiaoshu chuckled and said, "Let's talk about it when you come back!"
"Don't!" Zhou Shizhi said with a bitter face: "In the past two days, someone sent singers and dancers to my residence, and I am too embarrassed not to accept—"
"What did you say!" Lu Xiaoshu yelled before he finished speaking, his bright eyes widened, and he stared at him without blinking.
She actually forgot! Now he is the emperor's new favorite, the King of Backers! It's neither the queen of the rebel who wandered in the rivers and lakes, nor the man from Zhou with the empty name of the imperial guard, but a member of the royal family with a title and a fief!
Some people send singers and dancers today, and some people send concubines and aunts tomorrow! The day after tomorrow, there may even be people who come to the door to recognize their godfather!
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
In this respect, she is not a very patient person. He is not what he used to be now, and he may not be able to withstand the temptation of power and pleasure as a man, so she is busy fighting this woman and chasing that woman all day long. , she would rather not have a day like this...
Then, should she and him continue
Lu Xiaoshu's heart was blocked, and she suddenly felt sad. She really liked this man...
"What are you thinking about!" Zhou Shizhi originally wanted to increase her sense of crisis, so that she would not hesitate to marry, but when he saw her like this, he knew that she was thinking wrong, so he couldn't help but smile and rubbed her cheeks. The hair said softly: "Didn't I promise you? I only want you as a woman in this life, baby, don't you think where to go?"
Lu Xiaoshu's heart fluttered when he called him "baby", and he curled his lips and said, "If that's the case, then what do you want to do with those women? Do you want them to be beautiful?"