It is said that there was a young monk in Kaiyuan Temple who hinted that Princess Lu should not be ostentatious when looking for a son. Princess Lu understood most of it immediately, her chest was swollen, and she pretended to be a normal person and finished her meal. When leaving the temple, Princess Lu bowed deeply to the old abbot: "
Thank you, Master!" Tears rolled down his eyes.
She then led the people away. When they were half a mile away from Yuan Temple, she told others to just go to the next place to search. She bought a set of village girl's clothes in the village and changed into them. She walked back alone regardless of the obstruction of her confidants.
. Returning to the Kaiyuan Temple, we did not go straight in, but walked around from outside the temple. Therefore, the temple was built on a mountain, and it was difficult to find the road. There were only trees and grass. She was born in a general, and there were not many rules, and Mrs. Liu was not big either.
No matter what, she can probably climb a tree on a wall, but she has never climbed a mountain. But she can't care about it now. After climbing for more than an hour, she went around the mountain behind Kaiyuan Temple. Princess Lu's hands and feet were all broken. Because she didn't
Dare to go in like this, so she hid behind the temple until sunset.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Princess Lu sneaked into the temple quietly. When she reached the back door, she pushed it open and found that it was ajar. She was overjoyed and slipped in sideways. The Kaiyuan Temple was huge. Princess Lu took a few deep breaths and tiptoed towards the temple.
They walked towards the house with lights. After walking for a short time, they found a secluded courtyard. When they came there during the day, there was no one in the courtyard. The monk said it was used by occasional pilgrims to stay overnight. Princess Lu's heart almost jumped into her throat.
After a while, I trembled for a long time and walked into the yard holding my breath.
Not knowing the details, she went around to the back of the house and quietly poked a window paper. Suddenly a loud cry of a baby was heard in the house. Princess Lu was so surprised that she didn't care about anything, ran to the front and broke in. However,
She saw three women in the house, two sitting on the kang, and one holding a child in her hand. Before the women could understand what was going on, she had already run to the child to take a look - the child was obviously not hers, more so than her son.
He was much bigger, and his vision suddenly went dark, and he fell to the ground. The three women had already shouted: "Where did you find this crazy woman!" They immediately alerted the monks in the temple.
It took Princess Lu a long time to get up from the ground. She didn't talk to anyone and walked out in a daze as if she had lost her soul. The abbot arrived shortly after and told the three women that she was a woman who had lost her child in a nearby village. He read a few words.
Shengfo fooled her. Princess Lu didn't look at the road and just walked around casually. Two monks followed her silently without disturbing her. After walking randomly for half a day, a wall suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking the way. Princess Lu was startled.
She looked at the wall motionless. She was only seventeen years old this year. She married King Lu that day just so that her father could gain the status of a relative. Unfortunately, she had spent a lot of effort in the past few days to force King Lu to send his eldest son to become a monk.
In a blink of an eye, her son also left her body, and retribution came so quickly. Princess Lu suddenly laughed loudly, sounding like a wolf howling and a ghost crying, which startled the birds in the back mountain. After laughing for a long time, she burst into tears again.
I don’t know how long she cried. She stopped crying and sat in front of the wall in a daze. It was late at night and she couldn’t feel the cold. After a long time, there was gradually some light around her, and two monks were chanting sutras in unison. Princess Lu
Slowly turning her head, she saw golden light shining through the shadow of a green and black mountain. The golden color became more and more dense, like a treasure coming out of its box, taking people's breath away. The sun rose. As if she was reborn, Princess Lu gave birth to many children.
With enough strength, he got up and gave a deep blessing to the two monks, turned around and left.
After leaving the temple, she walked to the village where she bought clothes yesterday. Two confidant maids were waiting here. Princess Lu took a shower and changed clothes in the village, then went into the city to look for Zhu Tong. This woman did not hide anything, only talking about the Liu family
The second aunt asked to see her. Zhu Tong knew that she had a tough temper, and he wanted to pretend to be stupid and avoid it, but he was afraid that he couldn't, so he had to invite her in.
Princess Lu looked at him and asked directly: "My son is not in Kaiyuan Temple. Where is he?"
Zhu Tong was slightly startled, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I don't know, I only know that it is kept in a safe place."
Princess Lu looked at him and said, "Didn't you come up with the idea?"
"No." Zhu Tong said openly: "My subordinates are good at dealing with government affairs, but not good at making suggestions."
"Is this called planning?" Princess Lu sneered, "It's just a villain's idea to trick the old and bully women and children."
Zhu Tong nodded and said: "The princess is absolutely right, the person who came up with the idea is really a villain."
Princess Lu stared at him: "Why don't you stop me, sir?"
Zhu Tong said: "It is the general who makes the decision, and the general is not a gentleman."
Princess Lu closed her eyes and said in silence for a moment: "Please give me some advice, sir. I want to raise my son myself."
Zhu Tong shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter what the princess says. Since this son's surname is Situ, he cannot stay with the princess. It is very generous of the general to let him live."
After a long time, Princess Lu said: "Isn't your surname Situ Ke?"
"Yes," Zhu Tong said, "If you don't have the surname Situ, you won't be able to get in front of the princess."
Princess Lu said: "I can also become a monk. What I want is to be a relative. Now that I have a grandson, it doesn't matter whether I have a daughter or not."
Zhu Tong thought: "It can't be done now, at least it will take another year."
Princess Lu said with tears in her eyes: "I can't wait for a moment to see my child!"
Zhu Tong said firmly: "Be patient." Princess Lu shook her head, tears welled up, and she was silent. Zhu Tong felt compassion and said: "The only choice is to leave. But if you leave Lu, you will lose the Liu family. How will you live?
?What do you know? Plowing fields, doing embroidery, doing business and doing work. You have to have some kind of craftsmanship to earn money for food and clothing, right?"
Princess Lu was stunned and said after a while: "I still have savings."
Zhu Tong said: "It is not easy to raise a child. In addition to food and clothing, if you have a headache and are noisy, you have to ask for medical treatment. In the future, you will still be under the care of your husband. Even if you go to the country of Lu, the King of Lu will take care of your studies.
It can only teach some enlightenment. If the princess cannot stand on her own feet, she may not be able to raise her children easily."
Princess Lu said anxiously: "Common people have grown up!"
Zhu Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Princess, do you still remember the Wang brothers under King Xantou Lu? Children of common people, the two kings can rob their property and occupy their wives and daughters. With the princess's appearance and her young son, once she takes off her Liu
As a Dong daughter, ordinary gangsters can bully her. Are there people like Er Wang anywhere in the world?"
Princess Lu was stunned as if someone had hit her in the head. After a long time, her eyes lit up: "Is it too late for me to start practicing martial arts now?"
Zhu Tong said: "You are Liu Tong's daughter, there is nothing wrong with you."
Princess Lu bowed deeply to Zhu Tong, turned around and left. She didn't go to the palace either, so she went straight to the Liu Mansion to look for Liu Shu, saying that she was feeling uncomfortable because she couldn't find her son, and wanted to learn martial arts. Liu Shu agreed to the trivial matter on the spot and turned around.
In the military camp, I found a sister-in-law Meng who was good at martial arts and asked her to go to Prince Lu's Mansion to teach the princess how to practice martial arts. The Queen Mother was disappointed and cursed: "Mud can't hold up a wall! After all, she is the daughter of a martial artist."
From this day on, Princess Lu no longer went out to search temples, nor did she see King Lu. She only studied martial arts with Sister Meng in her small courtyard, and went to the wells to check out things and learn how common people lived. Sister Meng went back and praised Liu Shu: "
Uncle, this girl is amazing! I have never seen a man who works so hard and talks so much about women." Liu Shu had never paid much attention to girls, so when he heard this, he took a note of her.
The forerunner Princess Nalu, who was now a concubine, heard about it and came timidly to ask for an audience, saying, "Since the prince has left the palace, can the princess show mercy and let my son come back? My mother and son can only live in the side courtyard.
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Princess Lu glanced at her and said: "You don't know the reason after all. Even if I am willing to let him come back, do you dare to keep him in the house? It would be safer if he was in the temple. Now many people outside want to assassinate the prince.
"The woman was so frightened that she didn't dare to mention it again.
Not long after, news about the affairs of the Lu State reached Chengtian Mansion, and Jia Cong casually told Jia She. Jia Meng and Han Quan were also playing in Jia She's house, and Jia Meng asked: "Why are the two sons of King Lu
Become a monk?"
Jia Cong said: "King Lu is just Liu Tong's puppet. If Liu Tong hadn't been busy in Japan right now, how would his eldest son have the chance to become a monk?"
"Ah?" Jia Meng didn't quite understand, "Did King Lu's eldest son become a monk on purpose?"
"No, he was forced to become a monk by King Lu, and accidentally saved this child's life." Jia Cong said, "If Liu Tong were in Lu, he would have died or not."
"Why?"
Jia Cong looked at Jia She. Jia She waved and said, "How old is he? Forget it, you can figure it out."
Jia Congnai said: "Because King Lu is the son-in-law that Liu Tong snatched away, and Liu Tong doesn't like the sons of King Lu and other women. He will most likely kill King Lu's eldest son."
Jia Meng was raised by a large family since he was a child. He was only about eight years old now. He didn't understand the struggle between powers. He stared at his uncle with wide eyes: "He stole someone else's son-in-law, why should he kill his son?"
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Jia Cong touched his head and sighed: "Forget it, you should be younger."
Jia Meng argued: "I'm not young anymore."
"Okay, you've grown up."
Han Quan on the side suddenly asked: "How come the youngest son of King Lu also entered the temple? He is always the grandson of Liu Dong."
Jia Cong said: "After all, he is also the son of King Lu. There are intact eggs under the nest. The children named Situ are very pitiful. Let's not mention this. Didn't you two say that you are going to buy Kong Mingsuo? I am here
It's okay, I'll take you there." Jia Meng cheered and took Han Quan back to change clothes. Jia Cong said again, "Bring your money."
Jia Meng suddenly turned around and said, "Didn't Third Uncle take him with him?"
"Third Uncle is taking you there." Jia Cong said lazily, "Does Third Uncle still give you money? It's not like you don't have money."
Jia Meng puffed up her mouth and said confidently: "Where are the adults who have children to give money to?"
Jia Cong glanced at him: "Aren't you grown up?"
"I won't grow up for now."
Jia Cong and Jia She laughed together: "Is this still possible?"
Jia Meng wrinkled her little nose and ran away with Han Quan. When they got to the backyard, she sent Han Quan back to Mrs.
What?"
Han Quandao: "Nothing. I just think King Lu is so incompetent."
Jia Meng said: "The third uncle said that the emperor's house is a wolf den. Only one wolf cub in a litter can survive, and the rest are waiting to die. King Lu and King Chen are too young to fight other wolves."
Han Quan whispered: "Prince Lu seems to be doing well."
Jia Meng said: "That's because he has a capable sister, otherwise the whole country of Lu would have fallen into the hands of his uncle and grandfather. I heard what my father said. The country of Lu is too small and will be destroyed by other countries sooner or later."
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Han Quan sighed: "Chengtian Mansion is still safe."
"Can you? Change your clothes quickly and let's go shopping!" Jia Meng happily pushed him into Mrs. Xing's yard and ran back to Wang Xifeng.
Jia Cong was lying on the case and said to Jia She: "Dad, when you were young, did you ever fall in love with a woman suddenly?"
Jia She turned to look at him: "Are you attracted to love? Your grandmother's filial piety has not yet passed."
"No," Jia Cong said, "Zhu Tong suddenly fell in love with a woman he had only met once."
Jia She said: "It's not surprising, isn't Huan'er also interested in Princess Jian'an when he saw her?"
Jia Cong said: "How old was Brother Huan back then? How old was Zhu Tong? Zhu Tong is already an adult, okay?"
"He doesn't have a wife yet. If he likes her, just marry her." Jia She held up the tea cup.
Jia Cong moved his lips: "It would be easier if it were an ordinary person. Liu Tong's daughter, Princess Lu."
"Pfft!" Jia She spit out a sip of tea, "What a coincidence?" After a while, he asked again, "What do you think?"
Jia Cong yawned and said: "I have never thought that love at first sight is unreliable, but there are real examples. I am going to tell him to wait for a few days, calm down, and then think about what he likes about her. If I can find out one, two, three
There are four things to do. If you calm down for a few more days, you probably won’t like her that much. If you don’t even know that you like her, think again: is it possible to treat her son well? If not, cut off the green silk with a sword of wisdom; if you can, snatch him!
He rubbed the back of his neck and said, "It's just that the child has to be named Zhu."
Jia She said: "Princess Lu's son must be in the temple."
Jia Cong said: "There were two children here just now, but I didn't explain it clearly." He then told the Gourd Monk's plan. "I am raising Liu Tong's youngest son in the Liu family right now. It's not difficult to pull it off."
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Jia She thought: "It's better to get it out as soon as possible. Nowadays, the child is too young and not many people recognize him. He can be raised outside for a while and pretend to be Zhu Tong's privately raised son."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is easy. If he really wants the woman and tolerates the child, I can make up evidence to prove that the child was raised privately by the two of him and has nothing to do with King Lu."
"You kid!" Jia She poked his finger, "There's nothing you dare not think about."
Jia Cong shrugged and said: "The more outrageous the plot, the more people will believe it."
Jia She glanced at him and said, "Aren't you afraid that this woman will hook up with Zhu Tong and stand next to her father?"
Jia Cong laughed and said: "Dad, you are kidding me. If this woman can't even figure out who is nice to her, Zhu Tong is not a fool. Even if he can take a look at her appearance, he will not listen to her. Besides, civet cats are not good at all.
Little tricks like the prince's are of limited use, and Liu Tong still cares too much about false reputation. Even if the children were changed, Zuo would just change his son's surname to Situ, and his grandson's surname to Liu. Zhu Tong wrote this plan to him, just to gain trust."
Jia She thought: "Marrying his daughter will gain his trust more."
Jia Cong winked: "More than that. Although King Lu's power is weak, he still has some power after all. It is also loyal to raise a son for the master. Later, I will blindly create a lover and an illegitimate son for Zhu Tong, and make up an orphan of the Zhao family.
Here’s the story.” He hit the desk and said, “Such a loyal minister, it touches heaven and earth!”
Jia She slapped him on the forehead: "Look in the mirror, your face looks like a traitor!"