After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

It's autumn now, and the weather is getting cooler day by day.

Nanny Pang got up early just to ask how to get back to Mapo. Fortunately, there was a servant in the gatehouse who had been to that place and described it in detail.

"Madam, that place isn't very famous. Why did you suddenly think of going there?"

Yuan Wanru would not tell her that this was the place Lu Jiangnian mentioned last night.

"I've heard people mention that there's a patch of chrysanthemums there that are in full bloom. It'll be a great place to enjoy them in autumn."

She turned her head and asked Liuzhi, who was packing her dressing box, "How about it, would the second and third ladies be willing to go with us?"

Lu Yun is the daughter of the eldest wife, so it is easy to invite her.

Zhou Fang is not a generous stepmother. If it were usual, she would definitely not invite Lu Miao to join them, so as to avoid Zhou Fang causing trouble for Lu Miao.

However, Zhou Fang is probably eager for her to go out and will definitely not make things difficult for Lu Miao.

"We've asked everything. The second young lady consulted the eldest lady, and she agreed immediately."

"On the Third Miss's side, the Second Madam also agreed."

Yuan Wanru smiled, looked at Liu Zhi and said knowingly, "That's exactly what I want. Hurry up and get the carriage. We'll be leaving soon."

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Lu Jiangnian had a day off that day, and he had originally planned to take Yuan Wanru back to Mapo, but unfortunately she didn't appreciate it.

He went out early this morning and made an appointment with Sun Huanzhi to have tea together.

Sun Huanzhi was dressed in a white brocade robe with pine and crane patterns, looking very elegant. He smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more treacherous. You are the one who caused all this trouble with the Third and Fifth Princes, right?"

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be admitted.

Lu Jiangnian feigned ignorance and raised an eyebrow, asking, "The Fifth Prince is about to get married, and everyone knows about it. But what happened to the Third Prince? Why haven't I heard about it?"

Sun Huanzhi glared at him, picked up a persimmon on the table and threw it at him: "You're pretending to be me!"

Lu Jiangnian naturally ignored this kind of attack. Without even looking at it, he reached out and caught the thing that Sun Huanzhi threw at him.

He played with the bright yellow persimmon, looked up at Sun Huanzhi, and said sincerely, "Thank you for the Beiying matter."

Sun Huanzhi waved his hand and didn't care about his attitude of not saying anything just now. Many things can be understood in one's heart.

"It's nothing. They've been holding their breath for five whole years. Even a brave man like them can't stand it any longer. You picked a good time."

Lu Jiangnian sneered, "Five years ago, when Jiang Qiong first arrived at the North Camp and used General Huang and his son as a target, very few people stood up to speak for him."

"In the final analysis, it's just that the knife didn't fall on me, so I didn't feel the pain."

When talking about this matter, Sun Huanzhi's face was also gloomy.

General Huang was his grandfather's confidant. He was upright, resolute and unyielding, and was a fierce general.

Lu Jiangnian once served as a lieutenant general under General Huang, and they had a brotherly relationship.

At that time, Sun Huanzhi's grandfather, Duke Xin, was seriously ill, and General Huang was initially in charge of the overall situation in the Northern Camp.

After a while, the emperor ordered Jiang Qiong to take office. Jiang Qiong was quite afraid of General Huang, so he secretly used means to accuse him of failing to train his troops, failing to manage his subordinates, and allowing his subordinates to harass the surrounding people.

At that time, the old Duke Xin was seriously ill and the Sun family could not take care of anything else, and Lu Jiangnian was far away in the border and could not help.

Fortunately, the prince intervened and saved General Huang's official position, but he was transferred from the North Camp to a border town.

Sun Huanzhi sighed, "It's human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm, but sometimes I feel chilled when I think about it."

Everyone knows who is behind Jiang Qiong. Perhaps one day, everything will change and Jiang Qiong will rise to the top. Of course, he cannot be offended easily.

"However, my grandfather didn't stay in the North Camp for nothing. Besides those sycophants, there were still some people who were unwilling to go along with the corrupt practices."

Lu Jiangnian spoke sharply: "However, they don't have enough courage to fight against Jiang Qiong."

"If they had been able to unite with General Huang back then, taking advantage of Jiang Qiong's unstable foundation, and using their power to manipulate him, they might have been able to force Jiang Qiong to leave."

No matter how powerful Jiang Qiong's background is, the emperor is not a tyrant. As long as the pit dug is big enough, the emperor cannot ignore his reputation and insist on keeping Jiang Qiong in the North Camp.

"So, these five years of suffering are what they deserve."

Sun Huanzhi was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "You really do have a clear account in mind."

"If Murong Jun hadn't provoked you this time, would you have been completely unintentional about intervening in the affairs of the North Camp?"

Lu Jiangnian smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "We still have to manage it. We can't always keep the North Camp in Jiang Qiong's hands."

"If Murong Jun hadn't provoked me, I would have planned to move Jiang Qiong next year and let those cowards in the North Camp have another taste of what it's like to be suppressed and excluded."

Sun Huanzhi grinned and said, "I've said it before, you're a petty person. I can't offend you easily."

He took a piece of cake and was about to put it in his mouth when he glanced out the window and saw a familiar carriage on the street.

"That car should be yours, right?"

Lu Jiangnian stuck his head out and saw Madam Pang sitting on the shaft of the carriage. There were seven or eight guards following in front and behind the carriage.

With Madam Pang here, there is no need to guess who is sitting in the carriage.

Thinking of her cold words last night, he withdrew his gaze, put the carriage behind him, and asked Sun Huanzhi: "You have been back in Beijing to report on your work for more than half a year. What are your plans?"

Sun Huanzhi was also a military general and had been stationed in the East China Sea area.

This time, he returned to Beijing to report on his work after his rotation, but stayed in Beijing for a long time, which was really strange.

Speaking of this, Sun Huanzhi felt a little headache.

"I don't know if it's because my grandfather is old, but he's been nagging me, urging me to get married every day. He told the Queen Mother that I can't leave the capital until I'm married."

"Tell me, what kind of thing is this? Can you just pick up someone on the street and get married?"

The old Duke of Xin was the elder brother of Empress Dowager Sun, and the emperor could not easily ignore what he said, so Sun Huanzhi stayed in the capital.

Lu Jiangnian advised him, "You are one year older than me. It's time for you to get married at this age."

Sun Huanzhi scoffed, "You can't just get married because you're old enough. It would be like my parents, who couldn't live together their entire lives. That would be too painful."

"But you, you unexpectedly got a fiancée out of nowhere, and you got married right after you got one. I can't believe it."

He doesn't hate women, he just can't find the right one.

However, Lu Jiangnian really didn't like women, especially after Murong Ling started pestering him, he would keep his distance from young women whenever he saw them.

Who would have thought that getting married would be as easy as buying a small toy on the street, without even having to think about it.

Speaking of this, Lu Jiangnian's eyes darkened, and he suddenly shouted, "Xuanying, follow the carriage from the mansion."

Xuanying naturally also saw that the carriage that just passed by had Madam Pang sitting in it.

The person inside is, of course, the Crown Prince’s wife.

"Subordinates take orders."

He jumped down and quickly disappeared from Lu Jiangnian's sight.

Sun Huanzhi looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong with that carriage?"