My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The fourth princess also reacted at this time and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It was rare to see Princess Qingping being humiliated like this, she was happy.

Her younger brother is so awesome, and she, as the big brother, can't be timid.

He snorted coldly and stood up: "Qingping, the Le'an Township Lord is right! If you continue to be so unreasonable and try to snatch the lanterns, I will tell my mother that you not only bullied me but also spoke wildly and disrespected my father!"

"You, you dare--" Qingping felt a little guilty.

"Do you think I dare?" The fourth princess stiffened her neck.

The people brought by Princess Qingping were so weak in the knees that they could not move. If they had known, they would not have followed them.

What should we do now?

The two sides suddenly reached a stalemate.

Then, a male voice with a smile but a strong sense of dignity was heard from the bottom of the rockery: "Changle, who is speaking nonsense and disrespecting me?"

Hearing this voice, Princess Qingping and the female relatives she brought with her turned pale, not daring to breathe, and knelt down in unison.

Lu Zhenzhen turned around and looked down.

I saw a middle-aged man in a stone-blue dragon robe standing at the foot of the rockery with his hands behind his back. His face showed an expression of mixed emotions, and he was looking up. His eyes were so sharp that they seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

The eunuchs and palace maids around all knelt down.

Princess Qingning also knelt down, and before doing so she very loyally pulled the stunned Lu Zhenzhen down.

Lu Zhenzhen's knees thumped down on the stone, it felt so painful.

Fortunately, she returned to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year and received the true teachings of Madam Lan. She asked Madam Ye to make two knee pads for her, which at least provided some cushioning.

Otherwise, I'm afraid she might scream out loud on the spot.

After she knelt down with a grin on her face, she saw the Fourth Princess approaching with a beaming smile, "Father? Why are you here?"

The middle-aged man walked up slowly and glanced at the whole place casually. When he saw Lu Zhenzhen, his eyes paused for a moment, but he quickly looked away.

He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up."

Only then did everyone dare to stand up.

The emperor asked, "What are you all doing here?"

After hearing this, Princess Qingping hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will take my leave first..."

The emperor waved his hand, and Princess Qingping hurriedly supported the person, stumbled down the rockery, and walked away without looking back.

Lu Zhenzhen looked at Princess Qingping's embarrassed back and clicked her tongue lightly.

It's just a paper tiger.

Turning around, the Fourth Princess had already dragged the Emperor to see the needle-pierced boneless lantern she had obtained.

"Father, look, I got the lantern!"

The emperor glanced at her with a half-smile, "You got it?"

Don’t you know what level your daughter is at?

This needle-pierced boneless lantern, as well as the palace lantern and lotus lantern next to it, are some of the lantern riddles that have appeared recently. However, he threw them to the princes and asked them to come up with the riddles.

With Changle's level, he definitely wouldn't be able to guess it without help.

As for who this person was, the emperor immediately ruled out his great niece Qingning.

He was well aware that these two little girls were uneducated and only knew how to cause mischief.

Well, there's no need to mention helpers.

The emperor looked at Lu Zhenzhen.

Although he was very busy these days, he would always inadvertently hear news about the newly appointed village chief.

It’s not that Lan Lianghui has to praise the new accounting method for a while when he talks about it.

When I returned to the harem, I seemed to have heard a few things from Concubine Xiao.

It seems that the Lord of Le'an wrote a new storybook for Concubine Xiao, and sent one to her every few days. Concubine Xiao was so obsessed with it that she would read the storybook over and over again after finishing her palace affairs every day.

No one even brings him soup.

It turns out the culprit is here!

Thinking back to how sharp-tongued Lu Zhenzhen was when she was confronting that girl Qingping, the emperor smiled playfully.

Walked inside.

There was a pavilion on the rockery, and the emperor walked into the pavilion and sat down.

Lu Zhenzhen saw that the well-trained eunuchs and palace maids quickly transformed the pavilion into a warm pavilion.

The windows around the pavilion were closed, and two braziers, a stove, and an incense burner were carried in.

Then the benches in the middle of the pavilion were covered with thick fur mats.

In the corner, a pot of hot water was bubbling on a small stove.

Lu Zhenzhen was stunned by the efficiency.

The emperor entered the pavilion and sat down. The fourth princess followed him inside. She put her hands behind her back and hooked her eyes at Princess Qingning and Lu Zhenzhen, signaling them to follow.

Princess Qingning was used to it and was not so afraid of the emperor, so she followed him with a smile.

Lu Zhenzhen wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing the situation, she knew she couldn't leave. She took a deep breath and followed silently behind.

As we approached the pavilion, we soon realized that the temperature inside was much warmer than outside.

Princess Qingning also sat down next to the Fourth Princess casually.

Lu Zhenzhen didn't dare to do that. She stood cautiously at the door, ready to run away if she saw the situation was not good.

After the emperor sat down, hot tea and hot snacks were served like water.

The emperor held the teacup and looked at the two heartless girls sitting next to him, laughing.

Looking at Lu Zhenzhen who was standing at the door trembling with fear, wishing she could run away at any moment, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Le'an Township Master, right?"

The emperor spoke.

Lu Zhenzhen knelt down timidly and in a very upright manner, "Le'an pays respects to His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"

Don't call her a coward. In this feudal era, the emperor can decide your life and death, okay? How desperate is she to be so stubborn!

The emperor inexplicably didn't know why, but when Lu Zhenzhen knelt, he seemed to see the shadow of Lan Lianghui.

He immediately became interested and motioned for Lu Zhenzhen to stand up: "Stand up, and take a seat."

The person next to her produced an embroidered cushion from nowhere, placed it by the door, and motioned for Lu Zhenzhen to sit down.

Lu Zhenzhen sat down obediently.

"I just heard you talk about repaying a favor. Come, tell me in more detail. Why do you think Princess Deqing is repaying a favor to me?"

Lu Zhenzhen's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died.

She guessed that the emperor, who liked to eavesdrop, must have been secretly listening for a long time.

I didn't expect that I even heard what I said before.

Fortunately, she didn't say anything she shouldn't have said, right?

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Zhenzhen was not sure.

She quietly raised her head and met the emperor's gaze, then she immediately lowered her head.

After a moment's deliberation, she said, "I dare not speak rashly, but this is what I truly think! This world belongs to Your Majesty, and all the people in the world are Your Majesty's subjects and Your Majesty's children. Whether I am a subject or a child, doing anything for Your Majesty is only natural!"

This is indeed what Lu Zhenzhen was thinking. How desperate must she be to negotiate a favor with a creature like the emperor?