Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 144
There were ten people who participated in the final round of competition. Among them, Lu Yun, who was not dressed in men's clothing, and a girl, dressed in satin clothes and gold and jade jewelry, had a beautiful appearance and attracted the attention of all the people as soon as they entered the stage.Lu Yun was not used to standing out like this, so she lowered her eyes and heard someone recognize that girl, surnamed Li, who seemed to be the daughter of a wealthy silk merchant.

Lu Yun looked at the other party curiously. Seeing Miss Li's generous demeanor and a smile on her face when everyone looked at her, Lu Yun suddenly relaxed a lot. At least she was not the only woman present.

The lamp shop clerk came over with a bamboo tube for drawing lots, and started drawing from the other end of the line.

In order to pretend that they didn't know each other, Ming Huidi didn't stand with Lu Yun and his brother. Lu Yun led his younger brother to the back of the line.The lamp shop clerk came over and asked Brother Chong to smoke first. Brother Chong smoked one excitedly, and there was only one bamboo stick left in it.But the lamp shop guy still shook it habitually before sending it to Lu Yun.

Lu Yun took out the bamboo stick, and the lower half of the bamboo stick had a "five" written in red letters.

It was actually the last group, and Lu Yun was secretly delighted. Even if they faced Emperor Ming Hui, the first four groups would most likely win the challenge.Putting away the bamboo sticks, Lu Yun looked at his younger brother curiously, Chongge raised the bamboo sticks nervously, "Sister, I am the first group..."

"It's better to be first, so that the candlestick won't be won by the people in front." Lu Yun smiled and coaxed his younger brother.

When Brother Chong heard this, the tension on his face turned into surprise.

The lamp shop clerks began to group them by number, and Lu Yun watched helplessly that the first three groups got married, and there were only her, Ming Huidi, and two other people left here, including the pretty girl Li.And when Lu Yun looked over, she accidentally discovered that Miss Li seemed to be talking to Emperor Ming Hui. Emperor Ming Hui's expression was light, his thin lips were lightly pursed, and his long eyes suddenly swept towards her.

Lu Yun quickly bowed his head.

The lamp shop clerk smiled and invited the guests who got "four" to come out.

Lu Yun looked sideways, looking at Emperor Ming Hui, but Emperor Ming Hui remained motionless.Lu Yun's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he couldn't help but clenched the bamboo stick in his hand.How could it be such a coincidence that they really met him?Could it be that he is the Son of Heaven, and God is helping him on purpose?
The man asked her to go over, and Lu Yun stepped forward stupidly, and then waited on the side of the competition stage with Emperor Ming Hui.

"Ajun, does this count as destiny?" Emperor Minghui stood still, but a low voice came over.Lu Yun stood in the innermost place, with him on the right and the barrier of the competition platform on the left. The small figure was almost covered by Emperor Ming Hui.Hearing this, Lu Yun turned his head inward, flustered.

"Qi Ye, seeing how extraordinary you are, why are you interested in that little golden lotus candlestick?" Miss Li, who played in the fourth group, stood on the right side of Emperor Ming Hui, staring at Emperor Ming Hui with her beautiful eyes.Since she was a child, she accompanied her father on business trips all over the world, but she has never seen a more outstanding figure than this Seventh Master. He is handsome and luxurious, attracting people's approach and awe.Just now she tried to ask about Qiye's name and strike up a conversation, but unfortunately he ignored him, maybe he didn't hear it.

"It has nothing to do with you." Emperor Ming Hui said indifferently, his black eyes were looking at Brother Chong in the center of the competition arena.

The conversation was coldly rejected, and Ms. Li looked away in embarrassment.

Lu Yun's eyelashes trembled. Just as she was about to watch her younger brother's competition, a big hand suddenly stretched out beside her, and held her precisely, the palm was warm.Lu Yun's heart rose to her throat in an instant, and she looked nervously at the audience, but before she could see anyone, Emperor Minghui had let her go.

Lu Jun seemed to be swinging high on a swing, and his back was covered in sweat.

What Brother Chong compares with others is the throwing pot. The throwing pot is placed ten steps away. The mouth of the pot is only as thick as longan. You can only throw it once. If you throw it empty, it will be considered a failure.The little boy was standing in the center of the huge competition arena, before throwing the pot, he looked for his sister like a dependent.

Lu Yun smiled encouragingly at his younger brother, his fair face emerged from the shadows like a cloud breaking through the beginning of the month.

Emperor Minghui's eyes were dark.

Brother Chong felt relieved, and threw the arrow seriously, but missed.

Some people sighed and others booed. Liao Shou was worried that the boy would lose face and cry, and was ready to respond at any time, but Brother Chong just pouted, and then took the initiative to give up the space, as if he was waiting to see the opponent throw a pot.Emperor Ming Hui nodded approvingly. Lu Zhan's sons, except for Lu Si who was said to be out on a study tour, and Lu Rong's brothers were all pillars of talent.

Brother Chong's opponent also dropped the ball, and the boy was as happy as revenge. He grinned at his sister and went down first.

The second group and the third group went off one after another. After Miss Li and her opponent entered the field, only Ming Huidi and Lu Yun were left.Emperor Minghui glanced at Lu Yun quickly, looked ahead and whispered: "That girl in the red dress seems to be younger than you?"

Lu Yun hummed lightly. Miss Li looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, about the same as her niece.

The corners of Emperor Minghui's lips raised slightly, "I can still win the favor of the little girl, it seems that I am not too old."

Lu Yun turned her head.Of the two men around her, Miss Li only took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Emperor Minghui, she must have liked him a bit, but he was a majestic ninety-five-year-old, and he was complacent because of such a trivial matter, didn't he lose the majesty of the emperor?What did he mean by that?
"Ajun, I don't care what my ministers and common people say, I'm just worried that you think I'm old." Emperor Ming Hui looked at her and said.

Lu Yun doesn't know how to flatter, but she understands the ways of the world, not to mention that the person beside her is the emperor. As soon as Emperor Ming Hui's voice fell, she said softly: "The emperor is in his prime, and my father is over fifty years old. Your Majesty." She didn't know the exact age of Emperor Ming Hui, but only thought that he looked similar to her elder brother, at most in his early thirties.

The soft voice was pleasant to the ear, and Emperor Minghui's tone became frivolous again, "So, Ajun thinks that I and your age are still suitable?"

Lu Yun's cheeks became hot, and she turned her head and said nothing.

Emperor Ming Hui moved his fingers, resisting the urge to touch her little hand.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and they were not thinking about the competition in the middle of the martial arts arena. It was not until the lamp shop clerk invited them over that Emperor Ming Hui coughed and reminded her in a low voice: "Ah Jun, I will let you do anything in the future. , tonight, don’t blame me for going all out.”

With so many people in the audience watching, Lu Yun pretended not to hear, and tried his best to keep walking forward calmly.

Emperor Minghui was dressed in a blue-gray round-neck brocade robe, with a fine suet jade pendant hanging around his waist.Lu Yun was wearing an apricot-colored robe, and she was considered tall among women, but she immediately became petite in front of Emperor Ming Hui. She was not as graceful as Miss Li, and when she stood there, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was a girl.

"I don't know which family's lady it is, you can see that she looks so good in men's clothes, but if she changes into women's clothes..."

"If I were that Seventh Master, I would give it up to her if I could win, but I have never heard of such an outstanding girl in any Rong family in the capital."

All kinds of discussions, one after another.

Lu Yun was extremely embarrassed, but luckily the lamp shop clerk came out in time, and asked her and Emperor Ming Hui to guess the boxing game first, and the winner went to the copper basin to draw questions.Lu Yun just wanted to end it quickly. As soon as the lamp shop clerk said to punch, she stretched out her hand. Emperor Ming Hui glanced at her hand quickly, and punched almost at the same time.

Lu Yun is the scissors, and Ming Huidi is the hammer.

"Acceptance." Emperor Ming Hui clasped his fists at her, smiled and took out the questions, reached into the copper basin, but the paper ball fell out of his sleeve, and handed it to the lamp shop clerk in a serious manner.The clerk opened the ball of paper facing the onlookers, and raised his voice: "The answerer, please stand on the plum blossom pile and shoot the lantern. If you shoot the lantern, you will win."

As soon as the words were finished, two guys ran up to the competition arena, one holding a three-foot-high plum blossom pile that could barely accommodate the feet of a seven or eight-year-old child, and the other holding a bow and arrow.Seeing this posture, Lu Yun looked at Emperor Ming Hui with peach blossom eyes, and wanted to admit defeat and abstain, but Emperor Ming Hui gave her a wink and refused to allow her to back down.

"Master Rong, please." The lamp shop clerk said with a smile.

The people below were also booing. Lu Yun bit her lip and walked to the plum blossom pile bravely.Fortunately, her feet are small, so it is not particularly difficult to stand firm on the plum blossom pile, but she is nervous, her arms and legs are visibly trembling, and the bow and arrow are dangling in her hand.

"Young Master Rong, it's a good job to draw the bow!" Someone in the crowd booed loudly.

However, Lu Yun trembled even more, and awkwardly set up the arrow. She raised her head, and the lantern to be shot was hanging on the opposite lampstand, above the golden lotus candlestick.Lu Yun didn't think about winning or losing at all, she tried her best to draw the longbow, just wanted to put on a show and go down.

But just when she was about to let go, the plum blossom pile under her feet suddenly swayed, and Lu Yun's legs were trembling, so she immediately fell forward.She exclaimed in surprise, someone was rushing towards from the slanting stab, Lu Yun only felt that the heaven and earth lantern quickly circled in front of her eyes, and then stopped still in the blink of an eye as if the sound stopped abruptly.

The moon stopped shaking and hung high in the sky. Lu Yun raised his head blankly and looked at the handsome and concerned face of Ming Huidi.She stared at him blankly, always feeling that something was wrong, but she was still in shock, her heart was pounding, and she couldn't make any reaction for the time being.

"Your hair crown fell off." Emperor Minghui looked into her beautiful eyes and said, he supported her steadily while speaking, and then retreated a few steps politely, only a pair of black eyes lingered on her face.But no one noticed his gaffe, because the people below were all looking at Lu Yun, the girl in men's clothing with disheveled black hair in the stands.The moonlight was like water, illuminating her bewildered face, like a fairy Chang'e who had just woken up in the moon palace. She didn't understand why she changed places when she woke up.

"Sister!" Brother Chong shouted anxiously, her sister's hair was loose, and the boy knew that her sister cared about her appearance the most.

With the familiar voice, Lu Yun finally woke up. Looking at the dense crowd of people under the stage, Lu Yun's pretty face was on fire, and she ran down the competition stage in a panic.Lu Jinyu and Xu Chengrui had already rushed over, and Xu Chengrui led the way in the crowd, while Lu Jinyu protected her aunt and hurried into the lighthouse.

The common people rushed to see the beauties, but at this moment, a clear voice like pearls and jade collided, which was obviously not loud, but somehow reached everyone's ears, "The emperor came to the lamp tower in person, sorry for the inconvenience of the people. "

emperor?

The commoners turned to the competition stage in unison in shock, and saw that Qi Ye was standing sideways on the stage, his eyes following the direction the beauty left, and in front of him, at some point, there was a man wearing azure robes, his eyes wide open. Kneeling down on his knees, Fengshen is handsome, he is the owner of Song's Denglou, the strange man who was once the number one scholar in high school and was trusted by the emperor but dismissed from office and went back to seclusion.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Liao Shou also jumped onto the martial arts platform at this time, knelt down and asked.

Both of them called him the emperor, and the common people did not have any doubts, they all knelt down and shouted long live.

Emperor Ming Hui only said to Liao Shou: "Go and find out who that girl was just now."

Liao Shou took the order loudly.

Only then did Emperor Ming Hui stride away surrounded by the dark guards, and went straight back to the palace.

In front of the window of the private room on the second floor of the lamp building, Lu Mingyu looked at the leaving figure of Emperor Ming Hui, and it took a while to recover from the accident. I cast myself in admiration.

Why did the emperor force the aunt to compete on stage?Why did my aunt so coincidentally draw a team with the emperor?Why did Song Dong's family appear so timely, even knowing that the emperor's private visit was private, but loudly named the emperor's identity?
Because this is a play arranged by the emperor himself from beginning to end.

Well now, everyone knows that the emperor came out of the palace in micro-clothes and ran into a beautiful woman, and when the emperor finds out the identity of the aunt, and then takes the aunt into the palace, it will become a romantic story of the emperor.He not only gave the Lu family a reasonable reason to accept his aunt into the palace, but also told the Yao family and the world through the mouths of these people that he was moved by his chance meeting with his aunt. He didn't know it, and he wasn't involved in it.

The latter is probably the main reason why the emperor carefully arranged this scene, and at the same time preserved the reputation of his aunt and him.

It wasn't until now that Lu Mingyu really understood why Emperor Minghui in his previous life asked to marry his aunt without warning, and her aunt didn't object much, because her imperial uncle was too deep in the city, and she acted too quickly, giving him a meal and a lantern show In time, he planned everything.Presumably, Emperor Ming Hui forcibly dragged Auntie under the willow tree just now, and had coaxed Auntie well while whispering?

(End of this chapter)