Zhexiang as an old friend

When Lu Lekang was summoned into the palace, Princess Yuxin seemed to sense that the situation was bad and bad, so she hurriedly packed Lu Ziping's luggage so that he could leave as soon as possible. Plain appearance, talking to Lu Ziping.

"Ziping, you have worked hard in your studies recently, and mother has prepared a carriage for you, so why don't you go out for a while?"

Lu Ziping didn't want to go out, so he held Princess Yuxin's hand and acted like a baby: "Mother, my child doesn't want to go out."

Princess Yuxin became anxious all of a sudden, she stuffed the luggage into Lu Ziping's hands, and said, "Don't you listen to my mother now?"

Lu Ziping had never seen his mother lose his temper before, so he let go of his hand in fright, and shrank his head, thinking that he had done something wrong.

Shentu also understood Princess Yuxin's worries, so he stepped forward and patted Lu Ziping's head reassuringly, and said with a smile: "Mr. also said 'read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles'. You are also tired recently, and the master will accompany you. Can you go out?"

Lu Ziping looked at Shentu, then at his mother, stretched out his hand to grab Yuxin's hand and shook it, saying: "The mother is waiting for me at home, I will be back soon."

"Okay..." Yuxin choked up, her throat was blocked by a huge sadness, and she couldn't say a word.

Shentu patted Lu Ziping on the shoulder, coaxing him gently: "Ziping, you go outside and wait for me in the carriage first, I will have a few words with your mother."

"Okay, then master, hurry up." Lu Ziping was also obedient, smiled at Shentu and walked outside with his luggage on his back.

After Lu Ziping had gone far away, Shentu bowed to Yuxin and said, "Princess, don't worry."

Yuxin's tears finally couldn't be restrained, they flowed out fiercely from her eyes, and she even spoke intermittently: "Please...you must protect him. This time...this time, the Lu family is in danger."

She had expected this day a long time ago. The tree is so big that no one can give in in the officialdom, not to mention that she is a princess, and she can never escape the power struggle... But, it's a pity that Lu Lang has to fight with her... I died together in this vortex of power.

In the third month after Lu Ziping left, the old emperor was kicked out of the throne and replaced by a new dynasty named Yin.

The new emperor was the general of the old emperor before, and he seemed to know that his title to the throne was not justified. In order to cover up his cowardice and show his power, he actually beheaded all the clan members of the old emperor, including Yuxin Princess and Lu Lekang.The soldiers seemed to know that these two were a beautiful couple, and deliberately hung them on both ends of the city wall. There was a gust of wind blowing, and their heads shook slightly, but after all, they were too far away to be touched by their eyes.

Lu Ziping was standing under the city wall. To prevent him from being caught, Shentu used an invisibility trick. Standing next to him, he thought that Lu Ziping would cry a lot, but the people beside him were always quiet, dying. Staring at the parents on both sides of the city wall, it took a long time to whisper: "Why do you have to separate the parents."

Shentu stretched out his hand to embrace Lu Ziping's shoulder, and patted it lightly. He would rather he hugged himself and cried for a while, and didn't want him to be so calm, as if the pain had nowhere to vent, so he quietly lurked in the His heart was waiting for one day to suddenly wake up and tear his heart and life apart.

He was terrified of such a calm Lu Ziping.

"Ziping, just cry out when you're sad." Shentu comforted softly.

Lu Ziping smiled softly at Shentu: "I'm not sad...not sad.

"My father hoped that I would be successful in the exam, and my mother hoped that I would be safe and happy. If I were sad, my mother's 'joy' would be gone.

"So, I'm not upset."

Lu Ziping spoke very calmly, but Shentu's heart was slowly stabbing his own heart like a blunt knife, and he hugged Lu Ziping in his arms.He hates it so much, the person he loves the most is going through bereavement, but he can't even make him cry.

"Master, go to study with me. When I get the honor, when I am safe and happy, I will be with my parents."

"...Okay." Shentu paused for a moment, but still agreed.

As long as he stays with him all the time, that's the only thing allowed in the agreement with Si Ming.

In the following two years, Lu Ziping really hanged his ass every day, but never asked the cause of his parents' death. He took the imperial examination every year, but failed every year, and even his body became weak.

"Master's body is really warm." Lu Ziping nestled in Shentu's arms, just as he spoke, he coughed twice.

Shentu hurriedly hugged him tight again, and sighed: "It's so cold today, why are you still reading, you will cough when winter comes, and you don't care about your body at all."

But Lu Ziping didn’t listen to the persuasion, and reached out to take the book on the table. The book was very old, and every page was filled with notes, from the management of mountains and rivers to the government regulations, densely packed. When a gust of wind blew, Shentu hurriedly grabbed him Tucked his hand into the quilt that wrapped him, and stretched out his hand to hold it for him.

"Master, am I too stupid, or else my father would be able to get the first prize in one year, but I failed for five consecutive years?"

"It's because the reviewing officials don't have eyesight." Shentu answered while flipping through the book for Lu Ziping.

"If I don't pass the exam next year, I'll be ashamed to see my father." After finishing speaking, he suddenly coughed uncontrollably, and Shentu was so frightened that he hurriedly took a handkerchief and handed it to Lu Ziping.Lu Ziping accepted it, and coughed for a long time before he gradually calmed down. He closed the handkerchief and tucked it into his sleeve, but this small movement was hidden from Shentu's eyes, but not from Shentu's nose.Shentu couldn't pretend not to smell the smell of blood.

He closed the book and persuaded gently: "Let's rest today, there is still half a year before the scientific examination next year."

Before the word "good" was uttered, Lu Ziping coughed violently again. Shentu hurriedly picked him up and put him on the bed, filling every gap with a quilt, for fear that a little wind would get in, and Lu Ziping would cough again .

"Lie down first, I'll go get the doctor." Shentu said without any rejection, before Lu Ziping could speak, he strode out of the room.

Lu Ziping never knew how the master found such a good house. When asked him, he only said that he relied on the silver taels left by his mother, but the silver taels left by his mother could afford such a good house and daily life. Hearty meals?He guessed that the master was actually a fairy, or a very great Jianghu man.

His thoughts began to wander again, and he returned to the time when his parents were still in a trance. His father was standing aside and asking his husband about his homework, while his mother was standing at the door calling him, holding his favorite pastry in her hand.

"Lu Ziping, wake up! Lu Ziping!"

Lu Ziping only felt someone calling him again, and when he turned around, he saw Shentu's anxious and flustered face.

"Ahem...Master." Lu Ziping barely opened his eyes and called out weakly.

"Great, you're still alive, you're still alive." Shentu hugged Lu Ziping in his arms, "I thought..."

I thought I couldn't be with you when you closed your eyes in this life.

"Master, didn't you go out to invite a doctor? You came back so quickly." Lu Ziping smiled, as if he wanted Shentu to feel at ease.

As soon as Shentu was reminded by him, he quickly let go of him, and called the doctor to come to see Lu Ziping. The old man pressed Lu Ziping's pulse, with a very worried expression, got up and waved to Shentu, and Shentu went out with him.

"This young man has pneumonia, and he has stagnation in his chest. I really can't cure it." The old doctor said truthfully.

"Even if it's relieved, it's okay." Shentu said, "No matter what, we have to wait until he finishes taking the next imperial examination."

The old doctor said with a sigh of relief: "I wrote a prescription, but it can only be slowed down, and it can't be cured. Hanging like this can be regarded as a wish for him."

Shentu nodded. He couldn't interfere with the fate of mortals, so he could only try his best to delay it for a while.

Maybe the doctor's prescription was really useful, or maybe Lu Ziping was so obsessed with the scientific examination that he really survived the cold winter until the next year's scientific examination.

"Are you still going to take the scientific examination this year?" Shentu helped Lu Ziping collect the package, but he still asked unwillingly.

Lu Ziping was still very weak, so he could only walk slowly: "Master, don't worry about me. If you still fail the exam this time, you won't pass the exam, okay?"

"Sigh." Shentu sighed, "Naturally I want to follow you, my master has no ability to take care of you."

Hearing this, Lu Ziping smiled at Shentu, and reached out to get the package on the table.Shentu hurriedly snatched from under his hand, grabbed his hand and supported him.

"You are so weak, what kind of package do you take, I will take you there."

"Thank you, master." Lu Ziping smiled at Shentu, leaned directly on Shentu, and followed Shentu out.

The examination room was very close to Lu Ziping, so it didn't take long to reach the entrance of the main hall.

An old man was guarding by the gate, squinting his eyes at Lu Ziping and Shentu. After watching for a long time, he suddenly called out in a low voice:

"Zi...Ping? Lu... Ziping?"