C169 (1/2)

Lin Shu was silent.

As a person of two lifetimes, although she had never been to the Tianjin, she had heard of military camps that required strict requirements and a shortage of food. Thinking about it, the war between Northwest and Fujian was chaotic, and the materials needed for them were sent to these two places as soon as possible, thus the Tianjin's conditions were very harsh.

Many commoners said that if it weren't for the fact that the family was unable to continue living, they would never send their son into this fire pit.

Lu Jingran thought back to the situation at the Tianjin back then, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. No one mocked me because I am the eldest son of the National Duke Ning Palace. No one mocked my silkpants, and no one even knew who the National Duke Ning Palace was, as if I was a family member who relied on their military merits to eat and drink large mouthfuls of meat. That's what people call family. ”

However, even if he was happy, he didn't dare to reveal his abilities. He knew that there was someone keeping an eye on him!

”Uncle Jingtang …” Lin Shu's mouth twitched, she had heard of the battle that happened one year ago in Fujian, when Fujian was in a panic, Tianjin sent ten thousand soldiers, but in the end, there were less than a thousand that survived. It was probably because of this matter that National Duke Ning called Lu Jingran back to the capital in a hurry.

Lu Jingran shook his head, ”It's fine.”

When he thought of his brothers, he felt very upset, but then he smiled, ”Death is the only thing that matters, even if it means death. Last year, we defeated those pirates and protected the people along the coast, so we didn't die in vain.”

The current him was still loyal!

Lin Shu didn't know what had happened in her previous life. Lu Jingran had become a deceitful subject that people could kill. ”I hope Uncle Jingtang will remember these soldiers who died in battle …”

Just that before she could finish speaking, Lu Jingran stood up and nodded at her, then turned and left.

Lin Shu was stunned, why was this man here, he was the one who sought him out just now, why did she leave just like that?

”Fourth Miss, your servant has finally found you. When Third Miss saw that you had disappeared, he ordered someone to look for you, saying that the Emperor had given you some pastries and wanted you to go back and have a taste together.”

Lin Shu glanced at the direction where Lu Jingran had left. There was already no one there, she nodded and followed Maid.

It was true that Lu Jingran said that he was not drunk just now. Otherwise, how would he know that he would have avoided the suspicion when he heard footsteps approaching?

In the courtyard, cheers and laughter could be heard from afar, many of them already voiced out their congratulations. From the looks of it, not only the empress cherishes you, but the emperor values you as well. ”

Zhang Yuanqing said with a slight smile on his face. ”Don't you all dare say that. The emperor isn't thinking highly of Lateral Consort Wang and me, but rather of the third prince.

Seeing Lin Shu come in, the smile on her face became wider, ”Sister Shu, you're finally back. We searched for you but couldn't find you, which really made us anxious.”

As she said that, she pushed a beautiful plate of rose juice in front of Lin Shu, ”This is something bestowed by the emperor from the palace. She said that it's a new pastry made by the imperial cooks and after taking a bite, there's even rose sauce that has flowed out, it's very sweet.”

The way the crowd looked at Lin Shu changed from belittling him to hating him.

Lin Shu waved the pomegranate in his hand, smiling as she said: ”Just now, when I went out for a stroll, I saw that the pomegranates in the flower garden were not bad, so I picked one for you, as a form of offering gifts.”

Zhang Yuanqing pursed his lips and laughed, his smile carrying a bit of shyness.

”Yo, Fourth Miss is so kind, didn't you go there to pick a pomegranate?” These words sounded a bit weird.

Lin Shu recognized her. She was Zhang Yuanqing's distant cousin, the one who had been the most flattering to him just now.

How could she not know what these people were thinking? The third prince had invited the prince and his relatives to a banquet in the flower garden, afraid that someone else would think otherwise. ”Naturally, not only did you pick a pomegranate, you also sent a pomegranate to Lateral Consort Wang from the maidservant by my side.”

Zhang Yuanqing's smile did not waver. ”If you didn't say so, I would have forgotten. Originally, you lived in the Tzu Ning Palace for a period of time, so you should have some friendship with Lateral Consort Wang.

She was chattering nonstop. It seemed like she was just exchanging pleasantries, but her purpose was extremely good.