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Chapter 637 Palace (first update)
In August, it was scorching hot in Youjing.

Fan Yang's Lu family has a large summer resort in Xishan.On this day, when the yamen was resting, Lu Chengqing, the doctor of Yushitai, came to rest at the summer resort.

Along with him, Lu Chengqing, was the advising doctor Lu Qiqing, and his younger sister Lu Qi.

Lu Qiqing was the talented person who ranked first in the county examination together with Zhou Zhou and Zhao Xin at the same time, and because he was born in Fanyang Lu's family, his official career has been on the way.And Lu Qi was the woman who presented poems to Li Chongjiu when they met outside the White Horse Temple. She had originally negotiated a marriage with the Cui family of Boling, but when she got married, her husband fell ill and died, and she became a widow.

At the moment Lu Qi clamored to go back to live in the Lu family, but the Boling Cui family refused, but at this time the Lu family was very powerful, and Lu Chengqing personally wrote a letter to the Boling Cui family, so he could only let Lu Qi go back to the Lu family.

Xishan is full of the rest of the Taihang, and the Lu family's Zhuangzi is so well repaired that it can overlook most of Youjing City.Looking at the city wall of Youjing, Lu Chengqing showed a slight sadness on his face.

Lu Qiqing was very young, and very successful in his official career, he was puzzled by Lu Chengqing's worries and immediately asked: "Uncle, why is your face so sad?"

Lu Chengqing looked at Lu Qiqing and said: "It's not the trouble in the court, the whole Lu family is the first to persuade me to fight for the position of the Shangshu Zuopushe."

Lu Qi said: "Brother, what's wrong, the emperor has always regarded you very highly, and you are a veteran, in terms of seniority and ranking, few people can compete with you."

Lu Chengqing looked at Lu Qi and said: "If you really want to fight, there are still a few people who can fight. But I don't want to fight."

"Uncle, why is this? This is an opportunity for our Lu family to go further."

Lu Chengqing said: "My Lu family has always been the head of the gentry in Hebei. At present, only the Taiyuan royal family can keep pace with us in the court. If I go one step further and get the post of Shangshu Zuopushe, it will certainly be a high position. But this move is afraid It's not good for my Lu family to invite the emperor's taboo."

Lu Qiqing nodded and said: "Uncle really knows how to advance and retreat. It is true that the position of Zuo Pushe is too conspicuous, so it is better not to dispute it."

Lu Chengqing said happily: "Only you can understand this point. The higher the official position is, the better it is, but the uncles in the family don't have your vision. I am really disappointed. The emperor's taboo against the nobles is not a day. Two days, but the Son of Heaven, I know that he is a nostalgic person, but there are always one or two families who go too far and don't know how to restrain themselves, I am really worried for them."

Lu Qi said: "Brother, in fact, after my father passed away, you have been cautious in dealing with things, no matter what the emperor said, the Lu family has changed."

Lu Chengqing smiled and said: "Your heart is unpredictable, and sometimes I can't figure it out. Sister, you didn't expect that the young man you met outside the White Horse Temple for the first time would become the ruler of half of the world after a gathering today." .”

Lu Qi lowered her head and said melancholy: "Brother, what are you talking about?"

Lu Chengqing said: "Third Sister, if Uncle had good vision back then, he should have married you to the Son of Heaven, otherwise Uncle can also..."

Lu Qi shook her head and said: "Everything is fate. My father has a feeling of resentment towards the emperor, so why would I marry him? I only now understand why my father was so anxious to make a marriage for me. If I marry, I won't be Lu My family, I will not be implicated in this matter, but my two younger brothers and my mother did not survive."

Speaking of this, Lu Qixuan burst into tears, and the tears immediately wet the skirt of her clothes.Lu Chengqing and Lu Qiqing sighed when they thought of what happened to Lu Ziqian back then.

Youjing Linshuo Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the Splendid Palace that His Majesty specially repaired. Are you satisfied?"

Standing in the palace, Li Zhiwan looked at the layout of the palace and the utensils used, all of them were exquisite and luxurious, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it always simple? Why is it so extravagant this time?"

The palace man apologized and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is of course His Majesty's love for you."

"Tell the truth." Li Zhiwan's phoenix eyes froze.

The palace man heard Li Zhiwan's voice turn cold, and couldn't help but tremble his legs, thinking that this is obviously a charming lady, but she speaks like a general fighting on the battlefield, with a feeling of utterance.

The palace people did not dare to hide it at the moment: "Returning to the empress, most of the utensils in the palace were brought from Luoyang Palace, so they are exquisite. As for the palace, it was really repaired by His Majesty's order."

"Really?" Li Zhiwan smiled happily, she was still happy that Li Chongjiu could consider her so.

"Okay, Jianxue rewarded him with a hundred coins, let's back down."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After receiving the reward, the palace servants stepped back full of joy.

After the palace servants left, Jian Xue smiled and said to Li Zhiwan: "Miss, Your Majesty really bothers you."

Li Zhiwan had just sat down, and soon someone outside the palace reported: "Someone outside the palace said yes, Miss Cui Family, Concubine Cui Chu, please see your empress."

Concubine Cui Chu?
After hearing this, Li Zhiwan asked, "Does Your Majesty know?"

The visitor said: "Your Majesty said that Miss Cui is your mother's friend in need, and you can come and walk around the palace at any time without notifying him."

A gleam of joy appeared on Li Zhiwan's face when she heard this, and she said, "Okay, let him come to Jinxiu Palace."

At night, the evening wind blows.

The palace walls of Linshuo Palace melted into the thick night.

When Li Chongjiu came to Jinxiu Palace, he met Li Zhiwan and said with a smile, "I'm hungry after dealing with business all day, what's for dinner tonight?"

Li Zhiwan said angrily: "It's like not having enough to eat every day. Others think that the Zhao Kingdom is so big that it can't support you as an emperor."

Li Chongjiu smiled, sat down at the dining table and said: "It's not that your delicacies are cooked to my taste, um, the lotus seed tea in the previous paragraph tastes really good."

Li Zhiwan listened to Li Chongjiu's praise of her delicious food, she smiled sweetly, her face was full of arrogance, but she said in her mouth: "You can talk nicely to coax me, without any sincerity."

Aojiao, continue to give me Aojiao, Li Chongjiu said heartily.

Even though Li Zhiwan said so, she still served Li Chongjiu obediently like a little daughter-in-law, and put the bowls and chopsticks on the table.Three dishes and one soup, although not rich, but indeed very delicate.

Li Chongjiu once said to Li Zhiwan with a smile, the hand you use to hold a sword is just as good at holding a kitchen knife today.

The two ate quietly as before, Li Zhiwan suddenly said: "Sister Cui is here today."

"I know."

"Sister Cui gave me a big gift. I don't know whether to accept it or not."

Li Chongjiu took a sip of soup and said, "What kind of gift?"

Li Zhiwan showed Li Chongjiu the gift list given to her by the Cui family.Li Chongjiu looked at it and said with a smile: "It's a big deal. When I first came to the throne, the Cui family was not so rich. It seems that Miss Cui has a deep sisterly affection for you."

After Li Chongjiu finished speaking, Li Zhiwan frowned and said, "Little Jiu, what are you doing with such sarcastic remarks? I understand the principle of not being rewarded for meritorious deeds. The Cui family must ask for a big gift from me. How can I accept it. This is probably related to the affairs of the court."

(End of this chapter)