Chapter 453 The Prince’s Green Tea and the Obedient Fox (3)
Chapter 453 The Prince’s Green Tea and the Obedient Fox (3)
When An Chuci heard Lu Jingyou's words, he was also stunned for a moment.
Choose...the princess?
Lu Jingyou sent the fifth prince away with a cold face. Watching the fifth prince leave, Lu Jingyou frowned and sighed tiredly.
An Chuci walked up to Lu Jingyou, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked, "Are you okay?"
Lu Jingyou shook his head, closed his eyes forcefully, and whispered: "Let him take advantage of it."
An Chuci hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do you want... to choose a princess?"
Lu Jingyou looked up at An Chuci, thought for a moment, and said, "Forget it. Sit down first, and I'll tell you after you sit down."
An Chuci nodded, and with Lu Jingyou's help, he walked to the small table and sat down.
Lu Jingyou rubbed his brows and said, "I was left behind today. You know this."
An Chuci nodded, "The housekeeper came to tell me today."
Thinking of what happened this morning, Lu Jingyou gritted his teeth and said, "Fifth Prince, my good brother, he mentioned you to my father in the morning meeting this morning."
Mention him?
An Chuci was confused, "Me? He, what did he ask me for?"
Lu Jingyou explained: "He pretended not to mention you, saying that the king has paid too much attention to you recently. He kept mentioning that there was no woman around the king, but suddenly there was a boy. The king has been keeping the boy in Prince Jing's Mansion. If you don’t give it... In short, you are hinting to your father, I am afraid that I have broken my sleeves and want to fall in love with a man..."
Later, when Lu Jingyou thought about what happened next, he gritted his teeth and said, "... He even hinted that my father might be more than just in love with a man. It is also unknown that I have raised a prostitute."
If he just fell in love with a man, the emperor might just leave Lu Jingyou to persuade him for a few words, and then let someone send Lu Jingyou a few beautiful women.
But if it comes to Lu Jingyou raising a prostitute, this matter will be big.
And it was enough to tell the emperor alone. The emperor could at most give Lu Jingyou a scolding or give him another fine. But he happened to say it in the morning. All the civil and military officials present heard it, and they must have thought it in their hearts. There is speculation. By the time the court comes down, anything could happen outside.
At this time, it was not something that could be solved by simply giving Lu Jingyou two women.
If the royal family's face was ruined in Lu Jingyou's hands, then Lu Jingyou would really be doomed.
Therefore, the emperor said that now Lu Jingyou must marry a princess, and then give birth to a child quickly to prove himself. Lu Jingyou also needs to send An Chuci out of the palace quickly. An Chuci cannot be left in the palace to be criticized.
Of course Lu Jingyou was unwilling to send An Chuci away, and Lu Jingyou was even more unwilling to marry the princess.
Especially during lunch today, the queen took the initiative to hold a banquet for Lu Jingyou, inviting all the girls of the right age in Kyoto to attend, and then let Lu Jingyou choose one.
Lu Jingyou knew that this must be the queen's plan.
Will she really let Lu Jingyou pick the one she likes?
She definitely won't. She will only place many of her spies among the women of the right age. It won't matter who Lu Jingyou chooses, what matters is which one the queen thinks is good.
Although the queen is not Lu Jingyou's biological mother, she also raised Lu Jingyou for many years after the death of Lu Jingyou's mother-in-law.
So as long as the queen thinks which one is more suitable for Lu Jingyou, the emperor will definitely grant the marriage directly.
Fortunately, Lu Jingyou bought himself a buffer time during lunch. The queen originally planned to hold the banquet three days later, but due to Lu Jingyou's various refusals, it was postponed to next month.
The current situation is that the queen has already started preparing invitations. The banquet will be held on the 8th of next month. If everything goes well, they will choose an auspicious day next month to get married directly.
The emperor even asked Lu Jingyou to create a heir apparent next year.
Lu Jingyou had a terrible headache. He closed his eyes and said, "I am really not in the mood to get a wife right now. I don't want to see any of them, whether it be a princess or a prince... I don't want to see anyone."
This was the first time An Chuci saw Lu Jingyou looking so tired and worried.
But he didn't ask Lu Jingyou what he was going to do, and he didn't feel too uneasy or sad.
An Chuci knew that Lu Jingyou was probably very confused now. An Chuci believed him that he didn't want to marry, because An Chuci was sure that now and in the future, Lu Jingyou would only like himself.
An Chuci was very sure that Lu Jingyou would definitely be with him in the end.
Therefore, the matter of Lu Jingyou getting a wife now is a common problem between An Chuci and Lu Jingyou.
An Chuci patted Lu Jingyou's shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay. Don't worry too much. If there are any problems, we will solve them slowly. Don't be too unhappy. In this situation, you will definitely be unhappy. People who don’t like you are happier.”
Lu Jingyou was really tired today. Now listening to An Chuci's comfort, Lu Jingyou slowly calmed down.
Lu Jingyou sighed softly, changed the subject, and asked, "What did you eat for lunch?"
An Chuci also took advantage of the situation to calm down the atmosphere, curled his lips and spread his hands and said, "That's all. Isn't that what the kitchen orders every day? What other tricks can there be?"
Seeing the slight dissatisfaction on An Chuci's face, Lu Jingyou smiled and said, "Then, do you want to go out to eat with me tonight?"
An Chuci blinked and stared tentatively into Lu Jingyou's eyes for a while before saying, "Really...? Are you going out to eat tonight? Are you going out to eat at the palace?"
Lu Jingyou chuckled, nodded, and said: "I didn't eat much at noon today. I happen to have a restaurant under my name. Not only is it the most delicious in Kyoto, it can also be the second most delicious. Tonight, I How about taking you to have a good meal?"
An Chuci's eyes lit up quickly, and he stuttered a little: "Really, really? I, my legs haven't healed yet..."
Lu Jingyou said: "No problem, I have a carriage and I can use it to take you there. I can help you there or hold you in my arms for the rest of the journey. There are all my people at the restaurant, so I I can take you through the back door and no one will find out.”
The more An Chuci listened, the brighter his eyes became. He grabbed Lu Jingyou's arm excitedly, "You said it! This is what you said! You want to take me out to eat! You can't go back on your word and you can't lie to me!"
Lu Jingyou raised his hand and rubbed An Chuci's head, and said, "Why did I lie to you? What's more, how dare I lie to you now?"
makes sense.
After An Chuci was confirmed, he was so happy that he almost jumped up.
Oh yeah! I can finally go out~
Although An Chuci is usually a very lazy person, he will never stand if he can sit, and he will never sit if he can lie down. But how to put it, An Chuci didn't actually want to go out to have fun, he just wanted to go out to eat delicious food.
After all, An Chuci's mouth and stomach had long been spoiled by the gentle courtesy of previous worlds.
The food in Prince Jing's Mansion is not unpalatable. If it were someone else eating it, they would definitely think it was delicious and extremely precious.
But what if it’s delicious and precious? The saltiness and taste are not what An Chuci likes.
If there wasn't some meat in every meal, An Chuci wouldn't want to eat it at all.
In order to eat, this little laziness factor cannot stop An Chuci!
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