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Tang Zhen felt that he should be the most aggrieved and helpless person in the world. He couldn't marry his beloved woman, but now he had to help another man marry his beloved woman smoothly. Was there anything more aggrieved than this?
But he couldn't refuse, because that person was the emperor.
He finally finished his work in the palace. Thinking of the farce from the Wu family today, he wanted to go to the Lu family to inquire about it.
It happened that Lu Lingzhi was also at home, so they chatted while drinking in the study.
"The emperor doesn't even want to see me now." Lu Lingzhi smiled bitterly at Tang Zhen. He thought that after he recovered, the emperor would put him in an important position again. Now that so many days had passed, the emperor still hadn't summoned him. Obviously, he didn't intend to give him any task.
Tang Zhen didn't know why Mo Rongzhan suddenly ignored Lu Lingzhi. Although Imperial Concubine Lu was favored before, the emperor was definitely not the kind of person who would put a person in an important position because he favored the imperial concubine, let alone affect a minister because of a concubine's mistakes. Just like Prime Minister Xu, although Imperial Concubine Xu Xian was demoted, the emperor still valued Prime Minister Xu.
"Maybe the emperor still wants you to take care of your body, not that he doesn't want to see you." Tang Zhen said to Lu Lingzhi.
Lu Lingzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly. Tang Zhen didn't know, but how could he not know? The emperor was suspecting him, suspecting that Shuang 'er pretending to be his savior had something to do with him. "It's not easy to find you for a drink recently. Are you busy?"
"I'm a little busy. The agreement with Dongqing is almost finished. Now I'm just waiting for them to send someone to Jin." Tang Zhen nodded gently and didn't tell Lu Lingzhi about what the emperor had asked him to do.
"Then … do you know what exactly is going on with the emperor's betrothal for Yaoyao?" Lu Lingzhi asked tentatively. In the past two days, he felt more and more strange. If the emperor really intended to marry Yao Yao, why didn't Tang Zhen move? He could still see that Tang Zhen cared about Yao Yao. Now that there was such a good opportunity, why didn't he propose?
Tang Zhen's hand holding the glass froze for a moment. "What's going on?"
"You clearly said that the emperor wanted to make Yao Yao empress." Lu Lingzhi poured him another cup of wine, "Could it be that something happened on Zhao Family Island that made the emperor change his mind?"
"I … when did I tell you that the Emperor was going to make Yao Yao the Empress?" Tang Zhen looked at Lu Lingzhi in shock. He couldn't tell this to others at will.
Lu Lingzhi laughed. "Last time when you were drunk, I was the one who sent you home. You mentioned it unintentionally."
"Regarding this matter … Don't speak carelessly." Tang Zhen remembered the last time he got drunk and wanted to slap himself. His capacity for alcohol was not bad, but he was too sad that time, so he drank too much. He didn't expect that he would talk nonsense when he was drunk. It seemed that he couldn't get drunk in the future.
"Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone." Lu Lingzhi said lightly, "Now you can tell me, what exactly does the Emperor plan to do?"
Tang Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head at Lu Lingzhi, "You have been with the Emperor for so many years. Don't you know him? Everything the Emperor does is always unexpected. In short, it's better not to ask too much about this matter. The Emperor … has his own ideas. "
Lu Lingzhi nodded gently and didn't say much. He just poured another glass of wine for Tang Zhen. "Recently, I heard some rumors outside, about the Emperor …"
Was it about the rumors about his wife? Tang Zhen laughed in his heart, but he put down the wine glass in his hand. He didn't dare to get drunk again. "It's good to hear anything, but it's best to pretend that you didn't hear anything."
"Yes … It's best to pretend that you didn't hear anything." Lu Lingzhi smiled, but in his heart, he was sure that the Emperor did many things for Yao Yao. If he guessed correctly, the imperial edict to appoint Yao Yao's marriage was fake. It was done for others to see.
Tang Zhen asked with a smile, "Did Yao Yao go to the Wu family today?"
When it came to the Wu family, Lu Lingzhi's face was a little gloomy. "It's just a clown. How dare he think about Yao Yao."
Hearing that his friend's tone was a little sinister, Tang Zhen looked up at him in surprise and said with a chuckle, "You, as a big brother, really love Yao Yao. Fortunately, Yao Yao is fine, but what about your other sister?"
When it came to Lu Jing, Lu Lingzhi just said lightly, "It's the Old Madam's decision. It's not convenient for me to ask."
The two chatted for a long time. Tang Zhen saw that it was getting late and was about to leave. Lu Lingzhi didn't stop him and sent him to the door. He was about to say goodbye when he saw Chen Zhao, who was next to the Old Madam, come over.
"This servant greets the Marquis, Marquis Jingning." Chen Zhao bowed and looked at Lu Lingzhi with a smile. "The Old Madam knows that Marquis Jingning is coming, so she specially asked this servant to come over and ask Marquis Jingning to say a few words."
Lu Lingzhi was slightly stunned. Why was the Old Madam looking for Tang Zhen?
Tang Zhen said with a smile, "I haven't paid my respects to the Old Madam for a long time."
"I'll go with you." Lu Lingzhi said. He was also curious about why Old Madam Lu was looking for Tang Zhen.
Old Madam Lu had just discussed with Pei shi about going to the abbot of Huguo Temple. It didn't take long for her to hear that Tang Zhen had come. She remembered that Tang Zhen seemed to have a lot of contacts with the abbot of Huguo Temple, so she wanted to ask him for help.
Tang Zhen came to the upper room and exchanged a few words with Old Madam Lu. Then he listened to Old Madam Lu talk about the main topic.
"Old Madam, you want to find the abbot of Huguo Temple … to calculate Yao Yao's horoscope?" Tang Zhen couldn't hide his surprise. Wasn't this too much of a coincidence? The Emperor told him to find a way to take Yao Yao to Huguo Temple to meet the abbot. Here, Old Madam Lu asked him to help her see the abbot. If he didn't know that Old Madam Lu didn't know the Emperor's arrangement, he really suspected that this was deliberate.
Old Madam Lu nodded with a smile. "It's not just Yao Yao. There are also Yanzhi and others. I heard that the abbot of Huguo Temple is very accurate, so … I want to ask for it."
That really saved him a lot of effort. "Old Madam, I will arrange this for you. When the time is determined, I will let someone report back to you."
"Marquis Jingning, that's too much trouble for you." Old Madam Lu didn't expect Tang Zhen to agree so quickly. She was so happy that she couldn't close her eyes. In fact, she didn't have to find Tang Zhen, but … after all, she almost wanted Yao Yao to marry Tang Zhen. If it weren't for the Emperor's interference … it would be useless to say these things. If possible, she hoped that Tang Zhen could bring up the marriage between the two families again.
Tang Zhen thought that he wanted to do this. It was not troublesome at all. "Old Madam, you are too polite."
Lu Lingzhi frowned. "Grandmother, why do you want to show Yao Yao's horoscope?"
"Naturally, I have my own plans." Old Madam Lu gave him a look. She couldn't say in front of Tang Zhen that she was worried about Yao Yao's marriage.
Tang Zhen thought that as long as Yao Yao went to Huguo Temple, the Emperor would find an opportunity to abolish her princess position. His mood became sour.
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