After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 498: Love without a clue (2)

In the Prince's Council Hall, Lu Chengyun was furious about government affairs.

"During this military parade, the morale of the soldiers under my command was obviously low. I ordered people to investigate carefully. I never thought that there was a case of withholding the soldiers' salaries in the army. These people are really bold."

Although the young man usually looks gentle, those who know the crown prince's temperament well know that he is a man of great decisiveness, even more so than the current saint.

As expected, after the crown prince lost his temper, he immediately issued an order: "All the military officers found by the Dali Temple who were involved in corruption will be punished. Pass my order to the Dali Temple's junior minister. No matter who it is, if they dare to show favoritism in this matter, they will be punished."

Several old ministers had beads of sweat on their foreheads and quickly agreed to take the order and leave.

After finishing the day's government affairs, it was already the western border of Wujin. As usual, Lu Chengyun would go to the study room to study in the evening.

That day, he came to the study as usual. As soon as he entered the door, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the originally deserted study room, there were now three or five young boys of the same age, and two or three little girls around fifteen or sixteen.

Before Lu Chengyun could speak, the old tutor came over to greet him and said, "Your Highness, these young men and women were selected by His Majesty and the Queen from aristocratic families. They are all well-read. His Majesty has ordered that these people will be your companions in the future. On the one hand, it can alleviate the loneliness of Your Majesty's hard study, and on the other hand, it can cultivate arms that can assist you in the future."

Lu Chengyun didn't say anything else. He just responded politely with a few words when the people greeted him.

After listening to the lecture of the Grand Tutor, the full moon had already risen in the sky. Several companions were led by female officials to their respective palaces to rest, while Lu Chengyun came to Changle Palace.

Qin Xiaoning was about to take a rest, but when she heard her eldest son coming, she was quite surprised: "It's so late, why is Yun'er here?"

Songzhi whispered back, "The girls that you and His Majesty selected for His Highness have arrived at the upper study today."

Then he said worriedly, "Could it be that His Highness has guessed what you and His Majesty are thinking and is dissatisfied?"

Then, he muttered in self-doubt, "No way, there are still a few boys. Your Highness can think of this?"

"He has always been smart, and I didn't intend to hide it from him. Even if he saw through me, what would happen?" Qin Xiaoning muttered to herself, "As a mother, I am doing this for his own good."

Songzhi said timidly: "I am afraid that Your Highness will be angry."

Although Lu Chengyun looked gentle, he was actually quite powerful. Compared to the unruly prince who showed everything on his face, the people in the palace were more afraid of this deep-minded prince.

Qin Xiaoning was actually a little afraid of this eldest son.

"I don't know what I think either. Your Majesty agrees with it. Besides, he is already so old, but he is still ignorant of love affairs. How can we not be anxious?"

As the master and servant were talking here, the prince had already stepped into the hall. The young man bowed respectfully to his mother. Qin Xiaoning smiled and pulled her son over, asking with concern, "It's so late, you just came out of the study?"

Lu Chengyun pursed his lips but smiled without saying anything.

Qin Xiaoning frowned: "Why don't you speak?"

Lu Chengyun then said, "I'm here to thank you, mother." This confused Qin Xiaoning: "Thank me? Why?"

The young man smiled, his face bright and clear: "Mother, you have put a lot of thought into my marriage. I naturally want to thank you."

Seeing that her son had seen through her, Qin Xiaoning simply stopped hiding her feelings. She raised her hand and pulled her son to sit beside her, saying earnestly, "If you want to choose a crown princess, all the famous families in the world would be eager to bring their daughters to you for you to choose, but your mother still hopes that the woman you marry is the one you truly love. She should not only be the crown princess and the future queen, but also the wife who will accompany you for the rest of your life and know and love you."

Qin Xiaoning paused, then continued, "The girls in the upper study were carefully selected by the queen mother from the noble families. She let them study in the upper study so that you can have more time to interact with them. After a period of time, if you like one of them, you can make her the crown princess. Only when you have a mutual understanding can you live in harmony in the future."

Lu Chengyun savored his mother's words carefully. Finally, he smiled and replied, "The girls who came to the study today are all good in my opinion."

Songzhi was amused when he heard this, and joked, "That's fine too. Since His Highness likes them all, then one will be made the Crown Princess, and the other two will be made concubines."

Qin Xiaoning glared at Song Zhi and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

Lu Chengyun smiled when he heard this, and said, "Madam, what you said does make sense."

Songzhi hadn't come back to his senses until the young man's noble figure disappeared at the entrance of the palace. "My queen, what does His Highness mean by this? Could it be that he really likes all three of them?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled awkwardly: "What's that look in your eyes? Didn't you see that he doesn't care? It's obvious that he doesn't care about any of it."

Songzhi was also worried and came to comfort Qin Xiaoning: "Don't worry, your majesty, it's only been one day. As the saying goes, true love comes with time. Those girls are all very good. I believe that in a few days, Your Highness will be able to fall in love with them."

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"This is a difficult problem. I think it will be difficult." Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but sigh.

The next day, when Lu Chengyun was on his way to Changle Palace again, he heard a melodious flute sound in the distance. He looked up and saw a little girl who was studying in the upper study sitting on the swing in the imperial garden and playing the flute.

"Your Highness, this flute is played so well that it can rival your own flute voice." Seeing his master stop, the young eunuch beside him smiled tactfully and spoke.

There was no expression on the young man's handsome face, he just nodded slightly. At this moment, the girl playing the flute walked over here, saw Lu Chengyun, and greeted him gracefully.

The young man politely asked the other party to excuse himself, then he moved his thin lips slightly and asked, "I remember, your name is Zhou Shulan?"

They had just met once in the study yesterday, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually remembered her name. When the little girl heard this, an excited smile immediately appeared on her pretty face.

"My name is so vulgar, Your Highness can actually remember it." The little girl smiled shyly.

The young man smiled and replied, "Shu means virtuous, and Lan means noble character. This name is very good."

Although the noble prince smiled at her, the girl was not stupid and could clearly tell that he was just being polite and the smile did not even reach his eyes. Although the favored boy whom she fell in love with at first sight praised her, it was only due to his cultivation and there was no emotion between a boy and a girl at all.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Although she felt a little disappointed, Zhou Shulan still maintained a reserved and perfect smile on her face.

"You play the flute very well, too."

After another polite comment, the boy walked away.