C238 – Upper Family Tree
On the third day of the new year, there were many lanterns and decorations in Duke Zhen’s residence. There were a lot of guests coming and going, and even those who did not receive the post took the opportunity to send over a congratulatory gift.
Zuo Xiaolang was wearing a red robe. If there were two bun on his hair, he would be no different from a celestial child. Unfortunately, his hair that had just sprouted out was obviously too short.
Zuo Shaoqing was also wearing a long, dark red robe. He was holding Zuo Xiaolang in his hands and looked like a father and son.
When Chen Shizheng opened the gate of the Lu Family’s shrine, Lu Zheng was standing at the entrance in a martial attire with a solemn expression. Seeing the father and son who were being escorted over, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.
Zuo Shaoqing had only been to this place once after he had gotten married. At that time, Lu Zheng had imprinted his name onto the Lu Family’s genealogy book.
Lu Zheng invited ten old and respected officials as witnesses. Zuo Shaoqing held Zuo Xiaolang’s hand and greeted them one by one. When they saw Wen Shuming, Zuo Shaoqing said a few more words.
“Master Wen, in the future, this son of mine will be cared for by Master Lai. This little thing really has a lot of skin, you can go ahead and teach me whatever you want!” Wen Shuming was the Crown Prince’s tutor, so he was naturally Zuo Xiaolang’s mentor. Zuo Shaoqing wanted him to show respect to Zuo Xiaolang out of respect for his family.
Zuo Xiaolang had been studying etiquette for the past few days. At this moment, he bowed to Wen Xueming and said crisply, “Good morning, mister!”
Wen Shuming was quite old, with a white beard on his chin, but he looked very energetic. He touched Zuo Xiaolang’s short hair, “Very good, since your father authorized it, then don’t blame him for beating the board in the future if you dare to be naughty, haha ...”This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
Zuo Xiaolang was somewhat conflicted. He seriously asked Zuo Shaoqing, “Dad, you said that if someone bullies you, you can retaliate. If Mister wants to hit me, can I?”
Zuo Shaoqing blushed and smacked him on the head. Why did he have such a simple son? Just ask him in private. He would definitely teach him a hundred moves to defend against teachers.
“Cough, cough ...” “Of course not!” Just as Zuo Shaoqing was about to teach him a lesson in public, Lu Zheng walked over to rescue the father and son.
“Time’s up. Let’s go in.” Lu Zheng took one in each hand and led the old officials solemnly into the ancestral hall.
Ever since the founding of Great Yang, the Lu Family had been supporting the emperors of every generation, and had made impressive achievements in battle. The ancestral tablets of the ancestors were filled to the brim, but unfortunately, after these hundred years, the bloodline of the Lu Family had become increasingly thin, and in Lu Zheng’s generation, he had only taken in adopted sons.
Zuo Shaoqing felt a burst of sadness in his heart. It was probably only at this time that he was unable to look straight at the ancestors of Lu Family.
He muttered in his heart: Even though I can’t continue the bloodline of Lu Family, I will definitely work hard to continue the prestige of Duke Zhen Manor.
Someone sighed, and the atmosphere became even heavier.
Lu Zheng brought Zuo Shaoqing and Zuo Xiaolang on three knees and kowtowed nine times. Then, he taught Zuo Xiaolang the teachings of the Lu Family one by one in front of his ancestors.
“It’s fine, I’ll come over to take a look. This is the first time I’ve left the palace.” Even though Young Prince’s tone was calm, the madame could tell that he was happy.
Thinking of his past, the old lady felt sorry for him. She took his hand and led him into the hall.
Zuo Xiaolang’s impression of Young Prince was very deep. His eyes lit up when he saw him, but when he thought about how he was taught a lesson by his father, he didn’t dare to get close to him.
It wasn’t safe for the madame to be afraid of people, so she let Young Prince and Zuo Xiaolang enter the inner courtyard. Since the mansion was so big, she could just let them play with it.
With the departure of the guests, the news of the Crown Prince’s personal visit to Duke Zhen’s residence spread out. Everyone then knew that this newly conferred son of Duke Zhen had probably really entered the eyes of the Crown Prince.
Regardless of how the outsiders looked at it, Liu Steel Manor’s people still did what they should do. Because Zuo Shaoqing was leaving the capital after 15, this time Zuo Xiaolang obviously couldn’t go with him.
Lu Zheng, the crown prince’s bodyguard, was also just a title. He didn’t need to ride the horse himself, but for the sake of Zuo Xiaolang’s safety and martial arts training, he had personally chosen ten secret guards to protect him. In addition, he had recommended a few people to be the riders for Young Prince and Zuo Xiaolang.
The undercurrents in the palace were quiet for a while because of the establishment of the crown prince’s position. All of the concubines’ attention was focused on Young Prince, and for a moment, no one paid any more attention to the identity of the person concealed by the emperor.
“Could it be that Your Majesty is doing this to divert everyone’s attention?” Zuo Shaoqing felt that this was the most likely scenario. Otherwise, why would Zhan Yuanfeng, who was in his twenties, be so anxious to establish the crown prince?
Holding him in his arms, Lu Zheng told him about his conversation with Zhan Yuanfeng after the first ceremony, “A portion of it, but it is only a part of his plan. The Crown Prince only wants to announce to the world that there is a successor to the Great Yang, so no one will make things difficult for him regarding the issue of the heir.”
This matter was related to Zuo Xiaolang. It was impossible for Lu Zheng to allow Zhan Yuanfeng to push the two children to the heart of the struggle and ignore them. He had to figure out Zuo Xiaolang’s intentions no matter what.
If Zhan Yuanfeng simply wanted to use his son as a shield, he would never agree to let Zuo Xiaolang join in.
“Looks like brother Cao is destined to be unable to overcome this tribulation.” To make a king spend so much time and effort to carefully lay out a plan for him, he had to have it all.
“Right, I almost forgot to tell you. Previously, Jiang Che told me that Emissary Beidi had secretly contacted a black-clothed man.”
Hearing Jiang Che’s name, Lu Zheng frowned, “I already know about that. That man in black was a dancer who was bought by a rich businessman. That night, he was gifted to Beidi by a wealthy businessman.”
“Why is there a rich businessman sending someone to Beidi?”
Lu Zheng explained: “Our Great Yang and Beidi still maintain a trading relationship. That rich businessman is the one in charge of this business, it’s normal for them to curry favor with him.”
Although Zuo Shaoqing still had some doubts, but this explanation made sense, so he didn’t pursue it.
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