He moved the corner of his mouth, silently followed Lu Zhishan out of the second door, helped Lu Zhishan cross the high threshold, and then struggled to get on the carriage.
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Shoukang Palace.
Since returning to Beijing, this was the first time Lu Zhishan had seen such a big occasion. Under the watchful eyes of a group of eunuchs, he walked along the city wall towards Shoukang Palace with some discomfort.
"Brother the Great Emperor."
Suddenly someone called Lu Zhishan from behind him, he turned around and saw the fourth prince Lu Zhiyue walking towards him with a smile: "The eldest brother has been back to the capital for three years and has always lived in seclusion. Now he is finally willing to come out and walk around. "
Lu Zhishan also smiled: "It turns out that my legs and feet are inconvenient, but fortunately I can finally get out of bed. I want to enter the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
"Brother the Emperor has been wronged over the years." Lu Zhiyue and Lu Zhishan walked side by side, looking at Lu Zhishan's shoulders that were rising and falling due to his lameness with complexity.
Lu Zhishan smiled gently: "Although I injured my leg, I am still alive. Now that I am enjoying my life in the capital, I am not as worried as before, but it is not a grievance."
Lu Zhiyue glanced at the man next to him. This man was once a heavy stone in his heart and had made him unable to breathe since he was a child.
Lu Zhiyue didn't have a deep impression of Lu Zhishan. When Lu Zhishan took command and went to war, he was still young and could not remember anything. However, this man whom he had no impression of at all filled his life everywhere.
He is the Queen's legitimate son and has a distinguished status, but in the eyes of his father, he is not comparable to a mere concubine who lives a noble life. He will come out on top in the hunting grounds every year, but everyone knows that the eldest prince can leapfrog the enemy at every step. At the age of two, he had the courage to subdue tigers and slay wolves. In comparison, his pheasants and hares looked so ridiculous.
His father was suspicious and his mother was strict. He had been walking on thin ice since he was a child. However, this man lived a free and easy life, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, galloping across the border and killing enemies in battle. Not only was his father not annoyed, but he also paved the way and built bridges for him. The granddaughter of the left prime minister who was in power at that time pointed it out to him and made it clear that he was to be appointed as the prince. If it were not for the defeat in the southern border that year, then the position of prince would naturally belong to Lu Zhishan. How could princes like them dare to think so? of
Many years later, his father pointed out the granddaughter of his right prime minister to him, which was a blessing, but that woman turned out to be a broom star. He was diligent and cautious and did not dare to make a mistake, for fear of being rejected by his father, but this man soldier After being defeated like a mountain, he was defeated by 70,000 Dali soldiers, and his father only demoted him to one rank.
Growing up, Lu Zhiyue was really jealous of the man in front of him. This man was like an insurmountable mountain. But now that the mountain has collapsed, although he was happy, he was not relaxed. Sometimes he thought, if it weren't for this Now that the man is lame, will the father still intend to make this man his heir apparent
Now, his father indeed valued him, and Li Chu was also in front of him, but he knew that he was just his father's second best choice.
In the final analysis, he was unwilling to give in.
The two talked nonchalantly all the way, and when they arrived at Shoukang Palace, Lu Zhiyue helped Lu Zhishan across the threshold, and then helped him up the steps.
In the main hall, the Queen Mother was already sitting on the throne. Concubine Wan Gui and Concubine Li were sitting on both sides. All the princes, princesses and princesses also arrived. When they saw Lu Zhiyue and Lu Zhishan limping into the hall, everyone They all stopped talking and laughing and looked at Lu Zhishan with different expressions.