The Marquis Of Pingchang sent someone to pick up Kuang Lu.
Before leaving, Kuang Lu went to the back of the mountain, but did not see Run Yu.
The tea under the pine tree was still smoking, but there was no one outside the Wuxiang Pavilion.
Kuang Lu waited for a moment, but when the time came, she went to the Hall of Great Strength disappointedly.
Yinshuang and several other servants had been waiting outside the hall for a long time. When they saw Kuang Lu approaching, they hurriedly went forward and said, "Miss, the carriage is at the foot of the mountain. Master and Madam are waiting in the mansion. Let's set off!"
When Kuang Lu took a step, she looked back in the direction of the back of the mountain.
Where did Run Yu go?
Even the final farewell was not done properly.
Yinshuang helped her down the mountain. Seeing her looking at the back of the Cold Mountain Temple before getting on the carriage, she waited for her to sit down before asking, "Miss, were you looking at the back of the temple just now?"
The carriage started moving forward. Kuang Lu lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the huge Cold Mountain Temple. She whispered, "Yes."
Yinshuang did not think too much about it. She just said, "This servant heard that the First Prince lives in the back of the Cold Mountain Temple."
"The First Prince?" Kuang Lu was surprised. She put down the curtain and looked at her, asking with her eyes.
"This servant only heard about it." Yinshuang said.
"How did you hear about it?" Kuang Lu asked.
Yinshuang lowered her voice and said, "It's said that the First Prince is a bastard and is not favored. The Empress doesn't like him, so before he reaches adulthood, she sent him to live in the Cold Mountain Temple in the name of 'sending a son to Anguo'. "
Kuang Lu listened very seriously.
"Now the Emperor has appointed the Second Prince as the Crown Prince," Yinshuang continued, "Since ancient times, the position of the Crown Prince has not been established. Although the First Prince is not a legitimate son, the Emperor directly passed over him and appointed the Second Prince as the Crown Prince. This is clearly the meaning of giving up."
Kuang Lu's face sank and she said unhappily, "How can you talk nonsense?"
Yinshuang whispered, "Everyone knows about this matter. I also heard that when the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the Empress will force the Eldest Prince to officially shave his hair at the Cold Mountain Temple. "
"What!" Kuang Lu was greatly shocked. Song Shuang's words caused her to be in a state of chaos, and she was unable to calm down.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Seeing her expression change slightly, Yin Shuang thought that she was not feeling well and hurriedly asked.
"I, I …" Kuang Lu patted the wall of the car. "Stop the car!"
The carriage stopped.
Kuang Lu lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage. Under Yinshuang's anxious call, she turned around and ran towards the Cold Mountain Temple.
Kuang Lu did not stop, running along the stairs and through the halls of different sizes, her ears constantly replaying the words of Frost Song:
"The First Prince lives in the back mountain of the Cold Mountain Temple."
"The Emperor directly bypassed him and appointed his second son as the Crown Prince. This clearly means that he wants to give up."
"Now we just have to wait for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. Her Majesty will force the First Prince to officially shave his hair in the Cold Mountain Temple."
She had never known that he was the First Prince of Shang Feng.
She had never seen that he was as gentle as jade, as gentle as the spring wind and the autumn moon, but he had always been living such a difficult life.
When she ran to the back mountain, panting for breath, Kuang Lu's mind was blank.
She didn't even know why she had rushed over, but after hearing Yin Shuang's words, she couldn't help but want to see him.
Under the five needles, two tall figures stood facing each other, talking about something.
Seeing someone come over, the two of them turned around at the same time.
Kuang Lu was surprised to see that the one standing next to Run Yu was Xufeng.
If Run Yu was the First Prince, and Xufeng had said that "my brother is in this temple", then he was the Second Prince — the newly appointed Crown Prince?
"Kuang Lu?" Run Yu was slightly surprised. "Didn't you already go down the mountain? What's going on … "
The rest of his words were stuck in his throat.
Kuang Lu ran straight forward, threw herself into his arms, and hugged him.
The air condensed in an instant.
Run Yu stared blankly at the person in his arms.
Xufeng felt suffocated, and an unconcealable pain spread from the bottom of his heart.
"Kuang Lu, what happened?" Run Yu reached out and stroked her hair twice, his eyes full of concern and gentleness.
It wasn't until Kuang Lu saw Run Yu and touched him that her impulsive consciousness gradually settled down and she regained her rationality.
Now that she heard his question, Kuang Lu's face flushed red, but she couldn't directly say, "I suddenly wanted to see you, this emotion couldn't be suppressed." She let go of her hand and lowered her eyelids: "I, I … I suddenly remembered that I didn't say goodbye to you before I left, so …"
In fact, there was no worse reason than this.
She felt embarrassed when she heard it.
"Brother and Kuang Lu know each other?" Xufeng asked with a smile.
"So, Xufeng and Kuang Lu are old acquaintances?" Run Yu asked back.
"Yes."
"No!"
Xufeng and Kuang Lu answered at the same time.
Run Yu looked at Kuang Lu with a faint smile.
Xufeng also looked over, as if asking, "How are they not old acquaintances?"
Kuang Lu felt guilty under their stares, and hurriedly explained: "We met a few days ago because of some things … Xufeng, you can be considered an old acquaintance, but not that old."
Now that she knew his identity, wasn't it a bit inappropriate to call him by his name?
"You know each other, what old acquaintance?" Xufeng frowned slightly.
Kuang Lu glared at him, but when she looked at Run Yu, her expression was very gentle. "I am going down the mountain today."
If he was really under house arrest by the Empress, it would be difficult to see him again after today.
"But this is a short farewell," Run Yu comforted her. "We will meet again in a few days."
"Really?" Kuang Lu was not sure.
"Of course," Run Yu nodded and said with certainty.
Kuang Lu finally relaxed. She bowed to Run Yu and Xufeng. "Then this little girl will leave first."
Run Yu saw out of the corner of his eyes that Xufeng was still looking at Kuang Lu. He walked forward and reached out to push the hair by her cheek, saying softly, "Go!"
Kuang Lu was overjoyed. When she looked at Run Yu, there was some anticipation in her eyes.
Xufeng saw that Kuang Lu didn't give him an extra look even when she left. He felt displeased.
He also saw that Run Yu's attitude towards her was very intimate. He said, "If Elder Brother doesn't have any good intentions, why did you provoke her like this and cause her to misunderstand?"
Run Yu took back his gaze, the corners of his lips rising as he said, "Xufeng, how do you know that I don't like Kuang Lu?"
Xufeng stilled and didn't dare to continue asking.
But his personality had always been magnanimous. Even if he loved, he had to love clearly.
He asked again, "So Elder Brother likes Kuang Lu?"
Run Yu's smile gradually became bitter. He said, "A fair and graceful woman is a good match for a gentleman. For a woman as intelligent as Kuang Lu, it would be hard not to like her. Isn't that right, Xufeng? "
Xufeng didn't expect that he would ask such a question. He panicked, almost thinking that his thoughts had been seen through.
When he looked carefully, Run Yu's eyes were smiling, but there didn't seem to be any other meaning.
"Elder Brother has lived here for many years," Xufeng quickly changed the topic, "Now that Fuhuang has pardoned you, he will send someone to take Elder Brother down the mountain in a few days."
"Thank you for Fuhuang's grace." Run Yu smiled, but there was a flash of mockery in the depths of his eyes.
He was imprisoned here as he wished, and was going to take him down the mountain as he wished.
He had never been free to do as he wished.
He was a prince, but his identity couldn't be seen in the light.
Xufeng, ah, Xufeng, the two of them were both princes and brothers. How could there be such a difference?
After Kuang Lu returned to the fu, she first went to see her father, Marquis Of Pingchang.
Marquis Of Pingchang was happy that she had returned safely. After a few words of love, he told her that the Empress would be holding a banquet in a few days, inviting the daughters of the Imperial House and officials to attend. On the surface, it was to admire flowers in the Imperial Garden, but in reality, it was for the Crown Prince to take a consort.
"Ah?" Kuang Lu had a troubled expression, "Father, do I have to attend?"
After parting at the back of the Cold Mountain Temple, she finally understood her feelings.
What she liked was that gentleman who was as gentle as jade.
Xufeng was the Crown Prince. If she didn't like him, it was useless no matter how noble he was.
"You have to attend," Marquis Of Pingchang said.
A few days ago in the palace, the Empress had sent a message to him. She said that she wanted the furen to attend with her daughter, Kuang Lu.
It seemed that although the Empress had invited the daughters of the officials to attend, she probably already had a candidate in mind for the Crown Prince's consort.
Thinking of this, Marquis Of Pingchang couldn't help but sigh.
If Kuang Lu was really chosen, she didn't know whether it would be a blessing or a curse for her.
Kuang Lu discontentedly went to the Marchioness Of Pingchang to pay her respects.
The Marchioness Of Pingchang saw that she didn't look well and asked for the reason.
Kuang Lu had been very close to the Marchioness Of Pingchang since she was young. They had always talked about everything. She said bluntly, "Mother, Kuang Lu doesn't want to attend the Empress's Flower Admiring Banquet …"
When the Marquis of Pingchang's wife saw her daughter's reaction, what else could she not understand? She immediately asked, "Lu 'er, do you have someone you like?"
Kuang Lu blushed and couldn't help but smile. She nodded and said, "Yes."
The Marchioness Of Pingchang asked with a smile, "That's a good thing! I wonder who Lu 'er has taken a fancy to? "
Kuang Lu hesitated for a moment, but still chose to say bluntly, "It's the current Crown Prince, Run Yu."
The Marchioness Of Pingchang thought back.
In her memory, this Crown Prince's manner of speech was very extraordinary. He seemed to be the Emperor's legitimate son.
However, because he was born of a concubine, he wasn't favored and the Empress made things difficult for him. Before he reached adulthood, he was sent to the Cold Mountain Temple under the beautiful name of "quiet cultivation".
The Marchioness Of Pingchang lovingly stroked Kuang Lu's hair and said, "Since Dew has someone she likes, Mother is happy for Dew. However, the Crown Prince's status has been awkward since he was young. Although he is a member of the imperial family, his life is not satisfactory. If Dew really likes the Crown Prince, her love life will be difficult in the future! "
The Marchioness Of Pingchang had always doted on Kuang Lu. Seeing that she liked the Crown Prince Run Yu, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Even though the Empress had invited the Crown Prince to take a concubine for the Flower Appreciating Banquet, the Marchioness Of Pingchang didn't think that Kuang Lu would be chosen.
There were many daughters of the imperial family. Although Kuang Lu was known as the "Number One Beauty of Shangfeng", the other beauties were not inferior to Kuang Lu.
As long as her daughter liked it, as a mother, she would be happy.
"Love life?" Kuang Lu was stunned.
She had only just realized her feelings and hadn't thought so far ahead.
Now that the Marchioness Of Pingchang reminded her, she suddenly realized that she was the only one who understood her thoughts. She didn't know what Run Yu was like.
When they went down the mountain, Run Yu had said that they would meet again when they returned to the capital.
Kuang Lu thought about it and made a decision.
It seemed that she had to find a way to meet Run Yu and express her feelings to him.
However, how would she meet him?
After leaving the Marchioness Of Pingchang's courtyard, Kuang Lu walked back to her courtyard. When she passed by a small bridge, she sat down on the railing.
Although he was the Crown Prince, she didn't know if he lived in the palace.
Even if he lived in the palace, with his situation, how could he ask someone to pass a message to him?
As Kuang Lu was thinking, she suddenly thought of Xufeng and had an idea.
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