Proofread by Claire.KK
“It’s General Zhao’s duty to ask for pension for the families of the dead soldiers. But those guys are too mean to see that happen,” said Xie Lun fiercely.
“It’s really harsh to talk about these things. The Finance Ministry officers just say that he would be transferred to another position but they don’t mention what kind of position it would be. That worries me a lot. It will be a great pity if he is trapped in the capital city and wastes his life here.” Lu Zhishan took one sip of tea and said to Xie Lun, “Go to see General Zhao again and tell him I want to see him after the Spring Festival. I really hope that he can come this time.”
“Okay, I will tell him.” Xie Lun bowed and said.
It had been the third New Year’s Eve since Lu Zhishan came back to the capital city.
Both empress dowager and empress couldn’t get out of bed because of disease. The second prince was still not willing to go out since his face got hurt. Emperor was not in the mood to celebrate the Spring Festival so the banquet of New Year was much smaller than that of last year. Maybe it was just because of the cold atmosphere during the banquet. Lu Mingwei suddenly recalled Lu Zhishan and told his servants to send a new year’s dish to him. Though it was just a plate of Pea Flour Cake which had got frozen, all people knew that Emperor cared about the eldest prince again. So many people would found it hard to fall asleep because of the plate of Pea Flour Cake.
Song Fu fixed his eyes on the plate of Pea Flour Cake for a long time. And then he raised his head and asked Lu Zhishan with hesitation, “Does it mean that emperor has forgiven you, my highness?”
While Lu Zhishan just look at the book in his hand, answering, “He will ask me to join in the banquet if he really forgives me.”
“Then what does emperor mean by doing this?”
“The second prince is disfigured so it will be hard for him to make any achievements. Prime Minister Wei is not satisfied with the forth prince because of his attitude towards Wei’s daughter. In this case, the forth prince would be frustrated too. Now Both empress dowager and empress are seriously sick. It’s obvious that Concubine Wan and the third prince will feel happy for that. I have already heard that the third prince is pretty arrogant now. Emperor just wants to warn him.”
Song Fu’s face was full of disappointment. “Well, that’s it.”
It was on the first day of the nineteenth year of Jiasheng.
Thanks to the plate of Pea Flour Cake, there were a few officers coming to visit Lu Zhishan on the Lunar New Year's Day. But Lu Zhishan refused to see them and claimed that the disease of his leg relapsed again. He just told Song Fu to entertain those guests for him.
However, things seemed to be different in the main hall’s warm room of the backyard. The man, who was not feeling it convenient to see his guests, was happily playing two dough figurines in his hand. Both two white and fat dough figurines wore bright red cotton-padded jackets and each of them got two cute pigtails. There were big smiles on their pretty faces, which made them very attractive.
Lu Zhishan had never seen those things before and had played them for a long time. Du Heng couldn’t be more confused when he saw clear what his general was doing. He was not so happy even when he got those luxurious things. Princess Mu just sent her servant to present two worthless dough figurines. How could his general be so happy?
A long time had past when Lu Zhishan put down the dough figurines in his hands. Before Du Heng could take a breath, he just saw Lu Zhishan take out a lucky bag from the gift box, from which a slip of paper and two narcissus fell off. As he opened the slip and saw the things on it, the smile on his face got much brighter, and his eyes even curved into crescent moons.
Seeing that Du Heng couldn’t help asking, “What makes you so happy, my highness?”
Lu Zhishan closed the slip and looked to the doorway, questioning, “Is it going to snow?”
Proofread by Claire.KK
“It’s General Zhao’s duty to ask for pension for the families of the dead soldiers. But those guys are too mean to see that happen,” said Xie Lun fiercely.
“It’s really harsh to talk about these things. The Finance Ministry officers just say that he would be transferred to another position but they don’t mention what kind of position it would be. That worries me a lot. It will be a great pity if he is trapped in the capital city and wastes his life here.” Lu Zhishan took one sip of tea and said to Xie Lun, “Go to see General Zhao again and tell him I want to see him after the Spring Festival. I really hope that he can come this time.”
“Okay, I will tell him.” Xie Lun bowed and said.
It had been the third New Year’s Eve since Lu Zhishan came back to the capital city.
Both empress dowager and empress couldn’t get out of bed because of disease. The second prince was still not willing to go out since his face got hurt. Emperor was not in the mood to celebrate the Spring Festival so the banquet of New Year was much smaller than that of last year. Maybe it was just because of the cold atmosphere during the banquet. Lu Mingwei suddenly recalled Lu Zhishan and told his servants to send a new year’s dish to him. Though it was just a plate of Pea Flour Cake which had got frozen, all people knew that Emperor cared about the eldest prince again. So many people would found it hard to fall asleep because of the plate of Pea Flour Cake.
Song Fu fixed his eyes on the plate of Pea Flour Cake for a long time. And then he raised his head and asked Lu Zhishan with hesitation, “Does it mean that emperor has forgiven you, my highness?”
While Lu Zhishan just look at the book in his hand, answering, “He will ask me to join in the banquet if he really forgives me.”
“Then what does emperor mean by doing this?”
“The second prince is disfigured so it will be hard for him to make any achievements. Prime Minister Wei is not satisfied with the forth prince because of his attitude towards Wei’s daughter. In this case, the forth prince would be frustrated too. Now Both empress dowager and empress are seriously sick. It’s obvious that Concubine Wan and the third prince will feel happy for that. I have already heard that the third prince is pretty arrogant now. Emperor just wants to warn him.”
Song Fu’s face was full of disappointment. “Well, that’s it.”
It was on the first day of the nineteenth year of Jiasheng.
Thanks to the plate of Pea Flour Cake, there were a few officers coming to visit Lu Zhishan on the Lunar New Year's Day. But Lu Zhishan refused to see them and claimed that the disease of his leg relapsed again. He just told Song Fu to entertain those guests for him.
However, things seemed to be different in the main hall’s warm room of the backyard. The man, who was not feeling it convenient to see his guests, was happily playing two dough figurines in his hand. Both two white and fat dough figurines wore bright red cotton-padded jackets and each of them got two cute pigtails. There were big smiles on their pretty faces, which made them very attractive.
Lu Zhishan had never seen those things before and had played them for a long time. Du Heng couldn’t be more confused when he saw clear what his general was doing. He was not so happy even when he got those luxurious things. Princess Mu just sent her servant to present two worthless dough figurines. How could his general be so happy?
A long time had past when Lu Zhishan put down the dough figurines in his hands. Before Du Heng could take a breath, he just saw Lu Zhishan take out a lucky bag from the gift box, from which a slip of paper and two narcissus fell off. As he opened the slip and saw the things on it, the smile on his face got much brighter, and his eyes even curved into crescent moons.
Seeing that Du Heng couldn’t help asking, “What makes you so happy, my highness?”
Lu Zhishan closed the slip and looked to the doorway, questioning, “Is it going to snow?”
