Princess too Young, Prince too Old

Chapter 17: The down-and-out prince 9

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No wonder his father was so angry that day that he was not even allowed to attend the palace banquet. Lu Zhishan rubbed his white porcelain cup and asked, "Do you know the terms of the peace negotiation?"

"The royal family of Siam and Tubo want to marry Princess Dali. Dali will compensate Siam and Tubo each year one hundred thousand taels of silver, three hundred sets of porcelain, two hundred pieces of silk, one hundred catties of tea, and two hundred beauties."

Lu Zhishan held the teacup, his pupils suddenly dilated, and after a while he felt the pain in his finger joints, and then he let go: "Have you chosen the option to marry the princess?"

"The Queen Mother has selected two concubines from the royal family, Cheng Yuan Bo Mansion and Dong Ping Bo Mansion. She has already made him Princess Heshuo. The date is set for February 2nd."

For a moment, both of them were silent, each with their own thoughts. Duan Feihong looked at Lu Zhishan's profile, and after a long time he spoke again: "The county prince is temporarily abandoned by Long Live Lord, but he cannot just let it go. There will be a long time to come."

Lu Zhishan laughed at himself: "With this stump of a leg, my father's dislike may not only be temporary."

Duan Feihong frowned: "The prince has been hit one after another, and he is sometimes discouraged, but he can't just be discouraged. The second prince and the fourth prince are the legitimate sons of the queen, and they have the support of the queen mother. The third prince also has the most benevolent person behind him. As for the beloved Concubine Wan Gui, the prince has no one in the palace who can speak to the emperor. If the prince allows others to misbehave in front of the emperor, he will continue to give up on himself, fearing that he will never have the chance to make a comeback. ”

"I heard that Lord Long Live intends to point out Wei's daughter to the fourth prince. Everyone can see what Lord Long Live has in mind. Prince, you cannot remain so depressed."

"Thank you father-in-law for taking the trouble to think about me. I just ask him not to worry about it in the future. It's getting late, so please come back." Lu Zhishan looked at Duan Feihong, his face full of uneasiness.

Duan Feihong walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

Giving up on yourself

He was just too tired. Nothing seemed interesting to him now. Even though he was so high-spirited before, his temper was just as lazy now.

Lu Zhishan looked at the flying snowflakes outside the window and felt a little sleepy again. He didn't know if it was because he always couldn't sleep well in the southwest before. Since returning to Beijing, he couldn't get enough sleep.

Song Fu saw Duan Feihong off and was about to return home when he saw a carriage parked in front of the door. Song Fu saw Mu Nanzhi get off the carriage and rushed forward to greet him: "Your Majesty, you are here."

"Is the prince here?" Most of Mu Nanzhi's face was hidden in the fox fur scarf, only a pair of big watery eyes were exposed, and the thick eyelashes were stained with snowflakes. He looked very pleasant, "I'm here to help the county. Happy New Year to the King.”

"Please come in, Lord." Song Fu liked this little Lord very much and was so busy that he welcomed Mu Nanzhi in. "The Lord is in the study."

"Are there any other guests?" Mu Nanzhi asked hesitantly when he heard that Lu Zhishan was in the study.

"Master Duan has just left. There is only the prince in the study."

"Master Duan? But he is the father-in-law of the county king?"

"Exactly."

"oh."

Arriving at the door of the study, Song Fu opened the heavy curtain for Mu Nanzhi. Just as he was about to make an announcement, he saw Lu Zhishan on the soft couch, leaning against the window and hugging a blanket, looking like he was asleep. Song Fu turned his head a little. He looked at Mu Nanzhi behind him in embarrassment.

Mu Nanzhi also looked inside and saw that Lu Zhishan was sleeping soundly, because at home, Lu Zhishan was dressed a little casually, wearing a gray-blue satin robe with a slanted front, and his hair was tied loosely with a jade hairpin, with a strand The black hair fell on the front, a little messy, and looked very leisurely and lazy. This look was very unusual from his usual appearance.

Kind of... pretty.