Zhao Ruhai hurriedly knelt down on his knees and kowtowed: "The Queen Mother has good fortune and longevity. She will be blessed by the gods and Buddhas. Please be at ease, Lord Long Live."
"Alas!" Lu Mingwei sighed again and stared at the gloomy Tian'er outside the window. He was speechless for a long time. When he turned his face again, he had regained his composure and raised his hand to let Zhao Ruhai stand up.
"Long live Lord, are you going to Yanxi Palace tonight?" Zhao Ruhai asked cautiously.
"Go, doesn't Concubine Wan Gui want to wash her hands and make soup? Of course I want to go and support her." Lu Mingwei said calmly.
"Yes, that servant will go to Yanxi Palace to reply." Zhao Ruhai said.
"I'll drop by Huijun Prince's Mansion to convey my secret order. From today on, the patrol camp must keep an eye on Wan Mansion. Anyone who enters or leaves Wan Mansion must do so clearly." Lu Mingwei said solemnly.
"Yes, I obey." Zhao Ruhai bowed and stepped back.
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The second day of September in the twenty-sixth year of Jiasheng
On the carriage.
Early this morning, Lu Zhishan and Mu Nanzhi went to Zhuangzi in Shanghe Village. It was not Mu Nanzhi’s first time here, but he was still very excited. He poked his head and looked out all the way. It’s not her fault. It is the golden autumn at this time, the ginkgo trees are golden, the maple trees are like blood, and the mountains are covered with gold and red intertwined, like brocade and clouds, it is very beautiful.
"Why are there so many more people in Zhuangzi than when we came back last time?" Mu Nanzhi asked Lu Zhishan in confusion as he looked at the tenants outside.
"It's the autumn harvest right now. You can see that the tenants over there are harvesting cotton, and those over there are harvesting sweet potatoes and soybeans. After harvesting, they still have to plow and sow seeds. It's the busiest time. "Here," Lu Zhishan hugged the child's waist from behind, looked outside with the child, pointed to the mountain and said to Mu Nanzhi, "There are hundreds of acres of fruit trees on the mountain, including pears, walnuts, mountain reds, and tangerines. Jujubes have been harvested at this time, and the mountains are full of tenants picking fruits. It was early summer when we last came, so it was naturally not as busy as it is now. "
"Cousin, let's not do the autumn hunting this time," Mu Nanzhi whispered, "Then I'm afraid the hunters are very busy now, so let's not disturb them."
Lu Zhishan kissed Mu Nanzhi's white little ears, feeling incredibly soft in his heart. He asked softly: "What? Don't you want to eat wild boar meat?"
"It's not necessary to eat it," Mu Nanzhi was ticklish and avoided Lu Zhishan's kiss, but couldn't help but nuzzled into the man's arms again, muttering coquettishly, "Cousin, I won't eat wild boar meat. Yes, but we still have to eat river food.”
"Okay, there are a lot of fresh river food in the pond, I guarantee that my daughter will eat enough," Lu Zhishan said with a smile, lowering the curtains and resting his chin on Mu Nanzhi's shoulder, their faces close to each other, "Last year Come here, the lotus pods haven’t grown yet, and you were still very dissatisfied, but this time there are plenty of fresh lotus seeds to eat.”
Mu Nanzhi was a little shy: "Cousin, you've made me like a loser. I only think about eating all day long."
Lu Zhishan couldn't help but smile and rubbed the child's face: "Okay, Nannan is not a foodie. He is a cousin who thinks about eating and drinking all day long, thinking about eating wild boar meat, thinking about eating river fresh food, and thinking about eating Nannan's body. Bai Jinjin’s meat.”
Mu Nanzhi became even more coy, turned around and put her arms around the man's neck, lying on the man's neck and acting coquettishly: "Cousin, you are so bad."
Lu Zhishan held Mu Nanzhi in his arms, sniffing deeply the faint body odor of the child, fascinated and calm.