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This little ancestor really dares to say anything, and he is not afraid of it being heard by the saint.
Yuan Cixian was so thirsty from talking that she felt that she had gotten rid of all the ink in her stomach. She turned back and grabbed Lu Shiqing's hand: "Minister Lu, are you okay?"
Lu Shiqing dodged and didn't get touched by her. He said indifferently: "Mr. Lu is fine. Please go back home first, your brother and I have something to discuss." After saying that, he glanced at Yuan Yu.
Her heart sank immediately: "You are not going to harm my brother, are you?"
Lu Shiqing glanced behind Yuan Yu and said, "Did General Yuan not bring any troops with him tonight? I am afraid that the one who might suffer the consequences is me."
Yuan Cixian followed his gaze, looked at the dark road ahead, and said to his brother, "Then brother, you must not bully Minister Lu."
This fence-sitter!
Yuan Yu was sullen and said angrily, "You little girl... be careful or I'll twist your elbow! Go back first, Jianzhi will be waiting for you not far ahead."
She pouted, turned around and walked away sullenly. After walking a few steps, she turned back and reminded him: "If you have anything to say, talk it over nicely. Don't fight!"
Both ignored her.
She stood still and said, "I will leave only after you have agreed."
Lu Shiqing and Yuan Yu sighed together and said in unison: "Got it."
After she disappeared, Yuan Yu said, "Since my sister said that I was being indiscriminate, please give me an explanation, Minister Lu. I would like to hear it."
Lu Shiqing smiled and said, "General Yuan, what happened tonight? You can go back and ask the county lady. You may not believe my explanation, so why bother?"
Yuan Yu choked.
He said calmly, "I left General Yuan here to ask you, when do you plan to send the county lady back to Yaozhou?"
What's going on? Are you trying to kick me out
Yuan Yu frowned: "What position does Minister Lu have to interfere in Yuan's family affairs? Our Ci Xian'ai can stay in Chang'an as long as she wants, what does it have to do with you?"
Lu Shiqing was silent for a moment and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me, Lu, but it is closely related to your Yuan family. General Yuan, have you ever heard of the saying 'one stone stirs up a thousand waves'?"
"Outside the forest, the storm was raging. The tiger ordered the jackals to guard the mountain pass and protect the animals. One day, a wolf cub broke into the tiger's den. The tiger was afraid of the jackal's ferocity and was also reluctant to let the wolf cub play in the den because it was indispensable to the forest. It allowed the wolf cub to play and provide it with good food and drink."
"But a wolf is a wolf, and a tiger is a tiger. How do you know that the seemingly kind-hearted tiger is not thinking about holding the wolf cub firmly in his palm to avoid the threat of the jackal and other beasts dragging him off the throne one day? How do you know that the beasts are not thinking about trying their best to please this wolf cub so that they can use the jackal's claws and teeth to tear their tiger apart?"
Yuan Yu's expression flickered.
"This is a forest full of dangers, a world where all kinds of beasts fight each other, hungry leopards and hungry eagles, and enemies are everywhere... Dealing with tigers is not what this naive wolf cub should do."
He paused here and nodded to Yuan Yu: "That's all I have to say. Goodbye."
After Lu Shiqing finished speaking, he got back on his horse, pulled the reins and was about to whip away, but he heard Yuan Yu yelling angrily: "What tiger, what jackal! Lu Zishu, you are so eloquent, but what you have been saying is that you dislike our Ci Xian? I didn't approve of what you two are doing, but now it seems..." He rolled up his sleeves, "I really don't believe that my Yuan family can't deal with you. I will beat you into my brother-in-law!"
"… "
Why is it so difficult to communicate with the Yuan family? Is his metaphor too subtle
Seeing that he was about to rush up and beat him up, Lu Shiqing quickly made a gesture to stop him: "General Yuan, what did you just promise the county lady? If you and I can't live in harmony, I'm afraid it will make her sad."
Yuan Yu paused, pursed his lips, and waved his hand to signal him to leave: "I'll let you go tonight, and we'll see each other another day. If you still ignore Ci Xian'ai, I'll make you eat my fists!"
…
It was already late at night when Lu Shiqing returned home. By the time he had taken a thorough bath and treated his wounds, it was already dawn. He simply did not want to sleep. After getting dressed, he got on the carriage and headed for the Daming Palace.
He arrived at the Purple Palace quite early. After sending someone to report, he learned that Emperor Huining was discussing matters with Shangshu Zuo Pushe Zhang Zhixian, so he stood outside the palace and waited for a while.
The sun broke through the clouds, and the golden light shone everywhere. His tall figure was cast on the white marble steps under his feet, and the eleven-buckle gold and jade belt around his waist shone brightly under the sun. If there was anything that was not harmonious, it would probably be the circle of pale gauze on the back of his right hand.
When he was bandaging himself earlier, he even thought about doing the same thing on his left hand, but he held back.
Lu Shiqing waited upright for a long time, but when he didn't see Zhang Zhixian coming out, he lowered his head slightly, glanced at the hand, and frowned slightly.
He lost control last night. He was Zheng Zhuo's adviser, and if he had not been moved by the whip, he would never have said those things to Yuan Yu.
After a stick of incense, an old man in a purple official robe and with half white hair and beard came out of the hall. It was Zhang Zhixian.
Lu Shiqing came back to his senses, raised his eyes slightly, and stepped forward: "This humble official greets Zhang Pushe."
Zhang Zhixian was the Minister of the Left and the Prime Minister, a second-rank official, and one of the prime ministers who truly held power. He stroked his beard and said, "Minister Lu gets up early and works late, is diligent and prudent, and is a talent of our Great Zhou."
Lu Shiqing nodded and said, "In terms of these eight characters, I am not even one thousandth as good as you, let alone one ten-thousandth as good as a saint."
Zhang Zhixian laughed, squinted his eyes and walked away. When he passed by him, he paused, tilted his head and whispered, "The word 'diligence' is a good word, but Minister Lu, please don't use it in the wrong way."
Lu Shiqing turned around and nodded to him, "I will remember Zhang Pushe's teachings and follow his teachings in the future."
Zhang Zhixian stopped walking, his two mustaches trembled, and he turned around to glare at him. "You ignorant boy, you are only a minister of the imperial court, but you are so arrogant that you claim that you will be a prime minister in the future, and you are so arrogant in front of the Purple Palace!"
Lu Shiqing continued with a smile: "Zhang Pushe is old, please walk slowly and be careful with your steps. The Great Zhou and the Saint cannot do without you." After saying that, he bowed solemnly, which completely angered the man and made him leave.
Emperor Huining summoned Lu Shiqing to the palace and asked with a smile, "Minister Lu was bickering with Zhang Pushe again?"
Lu Shiqing saluted him and replied, "I am so humbled that I dare not disrespect Zhang Pushe."
Emperor Huining wanted to joke, but when he looked up and saw his hand in greeting, he was startled: "Minister Lu's hand...?"
Before he could answer, a eunuch hurried into the palace and whispered in Emperor Huining's ear, "Everyone, there is news about the Yuan family."
Emperor Huining glanced at Lu Shiqing and said without lowering his voice, "Just say it directly. Zishu is not an outsider."
The eunuch straightened his back a little: "Everyone, the spy reported that General Yuan sent the Princess of Lancang out of the city overnight, and the direction she was heading to was Yaozhou."
Emperor Huining was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know why?"
The eunuch could not answer: "This, the spy did not say..."
Lu Shiqing blinked twice, then suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I know."
Emperor Huining motioned for him to speak.
Lu Shiqing said calmly, word by word, "Yesterday, I was ordered by Your Majesty to accompany the Princess of Lancang on an outing. I happened to see something in Jinxiu Manor in the West Market. I followed the trail and found a suspicious Uighur caravan in the suburbs outside Chang'an. Unexpectedly, the Princess pestered me so much that she followed me quietly all the way. Due to the situation at the time, I had no choice but to go along with her. It was already the second half of the night when I got away."
"General Yuan did not wait for the county lady to return home late at night. He went out of the city to look for her out of worry. When he saw me and the county lady, he misunderstood me and got furious. He had an argument with me. But the county lady always protected me, which made him very angry. I think the reason why General Yuan asked her to return to Yaozhou is because he was not on good terms with me and he did not want her to be involved with me again."
Emperor Huining was stunned after hearing this, and then burst into laughter: "You are all young and energetic! In that case, your injury was caused by Shichen, the kid?"
Lu Shiqing nodded: "That's right, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Emperor Huining pointed at him and said, "I wanted to keep Cixian under my watch, but you actually caused Shichen to be sent back! Tell me, what should we do now?"
He was silent for a long time before he said, "I acknowledge my crime and await your Majesty's decision."
Look at his reluctant look, he doesn't look like he admits his guilt at all.
Emperor Huining thought for a moment and asked the eunuch, "Where is the person?"
"Everyone, I heard he just left the city."
He nodded and said to Lu Shiqing: "Your mistake was unintentional, so you can be spared. Just make up for your crime and bring the county lady back."
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