Du Heng was about to say something again, but Song Fu walked in.
"Du Heng, the prince has invited you to have a meal together in the dining room," Song Fu said with a smile, while looking at Zheng Zuoyang, "Zuoyang has not been to the capital for several years."
Zheng Zuoyang stood up and greeted Song Fu: "Yes, Zuoyang has met Uncle Song."
Song Fu helped him up: "Can you stay in the capital for a long time this time?"
Zheng Zuoyang shook his head: "When I meet the general, I will leave Beijing and return to Guangxi as soon as possible."
Song Fu looked reluctant, patted Zheng Zuoyang on the shoulder, and said: "Then I will ask the kitchen to cook you a bad goose now, so you can take it with you to eat on the road."
"After all these years, Uncle Song still remembers this hobby of mine." Zheng Zuoyang expressed gratitude.
"I can only keep it in my heart. You are all so far apart that it's hard to even take a look at them," Song Fu sighed, while urging them, "Hurry over, the prince and princess are waiting."
Du Heng was startled: "The princess is here too?"
Song Fu nodded: "Yes, I'm in a hurry for dinner, so of course the princess is here."
Du Heng looked at Zheng Zuoyang and felt very embarrassed. With the princess here, how could they discuss official matters with Lu Zhishan? There is no need to be reprimanded by Shikoshiyama again, I am afraid that I will suffer from indigestion after eating this meal.
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Dining room.
Du Heng didn't expect that the meal would be unusually smooth.
"I have seen the general and the princess!" Zheng Zuoyangfu was busy saluting Lu Zhishan and Mu Nanzhi as soon as he entered the dining room.
"Who is this?" Mu Nanzhi looked at Lu Zhishan.
"This is Zheng Zuoyang, I mentioned it to you before." Lu Zhishan introduced Zheng Zuoyang to Mu Nanzhi.
"Mr. Zheng, get up quickly, we are all our own people, there is no need for all this red tape," Mu Nanzhi was so busy that he helped Zheng Zuoyang up with his own hands, and said at the same time, "The prince often mentioned you to me, you are a good son who gave up his pen and joined the army. "
"The princess is so complimentary." Zheng Zuoyang didn't expect Mu Nanzhi to be so approachable, and he was a little flattered. He was not as unworldly as Du Heng said.
"Take a seat," Lu Zhishan said to Zheng Zuoyang and Du Heng, while taking a soft cushioned chair from the couch and placing it next to him, he pulled Mu Nanzhi to sit down.
Mu Nanzhi didn't like the armchairs in the dining room and found them too cramped, so they usually ate in the conservatory in the backyard and rarely ate in the front yard. But today they were hosting a banquet for Zheng Zuoyang and Du Heng, so it was naturally not suitable to eat in the backyard.
The four of them took their seats. Lu Zhishan got straight to the point and said to Mu Nanzhi: "Zheng Zuoyang came to Beijing this time to talk about Princess Linglong and the Prince Consort. After all, they are a family. You should also listen and give me some ideas."
Mu Nanzhi was puzzled: "Princess Linglong and the Prince Consort? What's going on with them?"
Lu Zhishan looked at Zheng Zuoyang: "Zuoyang, please speak more carefully."
Zheng Zuoyang immediately understood that Lu Zhishan might have already had a quarrel in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to give the order. After all, Princess Linglong and Mu Nanzhi were cousins and grew up together. Although they are not like before They were so close, but they had always had some friendship, so Lu Zhishan asked him to make such a special trip, actually to let Mu Nanzhi hear the cause and effect. Look at this posture, Lu Zhishan actually wanted Mu Nanzhi to Zhi made the decision, obviously because he was afraid of causing a rift with Mu Nanzhi over this matter.
Zheng Zuoyang was shocked. He obviously underestimated the importance of this young princess in Lu Zhishan's heart.