Step by step lotus flower

Chapter 386
In this way, let alone rushing back to Beijing for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ling Mengqi will be able to return to Beijing smoothly in more than a month until the end of September and the beginning of October.

Lu Mingxuan's mood fell to the bottom all of a sudden, but the emperor's fate was hard to deal with, so she could do nothing but sigh secretly in her heart, hoping that Ling Mengqi would really come back smoothly at the end of September and the beginning of October. In a flash, the two had been separated for nearly four months. , I don’t know how he spent the past four months, whether he ate well and dressed well, whether he lost weight or not, did he have new injuries?If he still can't come back smoothly by then, she might not be able to resist going out of Beijing to find him!
Because of Ling Mengqi's failure to come back in time, Lu Mingxuan was not in high spirits during the family banquet at the Duke's mansion on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. After finally returning to her room after the family banquet, she held Sitting in front of the window, looking at the bright and bright moon in the sky, he became dazed, "The bright moon is born on the sea, and the world is at this moment." I don't know if Ling Mengqi is also thinking about himself facing the moon at this moment?

At that time, Ling Mengqi was indeed standing in the courtyard of the Mengzhou Post House, looking at the bright moon in the sky and thinking of Lu Mingxuan. He didn't know what was going on with her now. Yuanyuan couldn't spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her in time, so she must be blaming herself in her heart?
No, if she really blamed him, he would feel better, but she is so understanding, she knows how to put herself in his shoes, she will definitely not blame her, but only worry about him—— What a blessing to have her by my side!

Ling Mengqi was feeling secretly, when a gentle voice with a smile came from behind him: "Such a beautiful moonlight, if there is no wine, wouldn't it be a great pity, this king happened to get a jar of 20-year-old Pear Blossom White today, I don't know what Ling Mengqi said. Would you like to have a few drinks with this king, Qianhu?"

When Ling Mengqi heard the words, he hurriedly turned around and cupped his fists in salute: "I have seen the third prince."

The third prince, Murong Shen, was standing with his backlit, with a snow-colored brocade robe, a dark-colored jade belt, a smile as gentle as his voice, and a small wine jar in his hand, making one feel like a spring breeze.

Seeing Ling Mengqi turned around, he shook the wine jar in Ling Mengqi's hand, and said with a smile, "How about it, Ling Qianhu, would you like to do me a favor?"

Ling Mengqi had a good impression of the third prince in the past month or so, so he naturally would not give him this face, saying: "In today's Mengzhou, even if you spend a hundred taels of silver, you may not be able to eat a cup of wine for 20 years. The pear blossoms are white, and it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

The third prince then raised his voice and called his personal entourage, and ordered him to fetch two cups. As a prince, it is not too difficult for someone to prepare some appetizers, given the current disaster situation in Mengzhou, but The third prince has always been a trouble-free man, and he didn't want to make it difficult for the people under him, so he ordered Chang Sui to find a plate of crispy peanuts, drink with peanuts, and sit down with Ling Mengqi on the stone bench in the yard , weigh up.

After three glasses of wine, the two gradually opened up the chatterbox. The third prince asked Ling Mengqi with a smile: "Just now I saw that Ling Qianhu sent his thoughts to Yueyao. Could it be that he is missing his relatives in his hometown, or is he thinking of you?" Ling Qianhu's... sweetheart?"

These days, I heard that he will receive letters from the capital after a while, and it is always a thick one. Every time he receives a letter, he will be unsmiling in front of others, and he will become peaceful Many, the third prince could guess that the letter must have been written by his sweetheart just by thinking about it on his knees, after all, a hero is sad for a beauty.

Ling Mengqi said: "It would be good for the third prince to call me Mengqi. To be honest with the third prince, I really miss my sweetheart. I thought I could rush back to Beijing to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her, but I didn't expect to stay here , and even the date of my engagement with her will be postponed, and I feel quite sorry for her in my heart, but I can only miss Yueyao."

Hearing the words, the third prince apologized and said: "It's all my fault, if it wasn't for this king's insistence on staying and helping the disaster relief, now you have reunited with your sweetheart and are enjoying the moon together, or you can go back to Beijing tomorrow , I have other guards beside me, so it is expected that nothing will happen."

Ling Mengqi hurriedly said: "The third prince is serious. It is my duty to protect the third prince. I dare not violate the sacred order. Besides, the third prince is also concerned about the hundreds of thousands of people in Mengwan Erzhou. Pushing and pushing, compared to the fact that I just failed to go back in time to meet my sweetheart, it's really not worth mentioning."

As she said that, she remembered that in Lu Mingxuan's past letters, she had said that she and the future third concubine met by chance and became friends, and she repeatedly praised the future third concubine as a person worthy of friendship, so she couldn't help but think to herself, With the character and demeanor of the third prince, he is worthy of sister Xuan's good sister. When I write to her later, I will tell her about this matter, so that she can rest assured.

The third prince sighed: "It can't be said that he cares about the hundreds of thousands of people in Mengwan Erzhou. This king is not as good as you said. It's just that the people are all sallow and emaciated, and the wild dogs on the roadside are even worse. Eating the corpses of the dead makes me really uncomfortable, and I feel that if I don’t stay and go through this difficulty with everyone, I will never feel at ease for the rest of my life.”

After sighing, he suddenly said harshly: "After all, it's all blamed for the fact that the people in the Jiangnan officialdom are all raccoons, and their consciences have been eaten by dogs. If they hadn't corrupted most of the money used for river defense, why would there be today's disaster? ? After this king returns to Beijing this time, he must tell his father, let him punish Liu Zhun and others severely, and give an explanation to the innocent people who were affected by the disaster this time!"

Ling Mengqi didn't like to express his opinion on this topic, and he didn't intend to express his opinion, so he just said: "This is really a blessing for the two states of Meng and Wanzhou, and even all the people in the whole south of the Yangtze River." But his feeling towards the third prince was good again. A little bit, even a vague thought flashed through, if the third prince can be the last to take the throne in the future, thousands of people in Dazhou will be really blessed!
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lu Mingli's wedding day is approaching day by day. Fortunately, the mansion has its own rules for marrying concubine daughters, and Grandma Lu is capable, and she manages all the affairs in an orderly manner. Your Madam is so worried.

However, Mrs. Lu doesn't need to worry about Lu Mingli's marriage, but it doesn't mean that the old man has nothing else to worry about. The first thing to worry about is Lu Mingzhu's marriage. Lu Mingzhu is already 16 years old. She is 17 years old. Originally, because of the stupid things that Princess Fuhui said before, Mrs. Lu didn't plan to take care of this matter anymore. She thought that whether it is good or bad in the future, it is your mother and daughter's business. You can only blame yourselves, what to do with others?
But now it seems that no matter what Mrs. Lu is, it is absolutely impossible. If Princess Fuhui connives and Lu Mingzhu continues to do it by herself, she will never want to marry in the future. The reputation of Duke Dingguo's mansion will also be damaged, so Mrs. Lu didn't care about anything else in the past few days, she just called the official media to come to her door, and asked her to find a suitable marriage for Lu Mingzhu as soon as possible. reward.

(End of this chapter)