Invincible son

Chapter 537 536 [The disease of the widow]

Yongrenfang, Luozhai.

When Luo Ting came back, it was already the first quarter of the unitary hour, and the night was as dark as fog.

The mansion was peaceful, the principal Duan waited for him to come back and ordered his servants to set up dinner.The dishes look ordinary, with common meat and vegetables at a glance.Although life is not extravagant, the family is happy and harmonious, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

Luo Ting will not deliberately put on the attitude of a strict father in the mansion. His two sons are well-educated and reasonable, and they are elegant and not pedantic.The eldest son Luo Wenzhao was 23 years old. He was a tester in the second year of Kaiping. He was first awarded the editor of the Imperial Academy.The second son, Luo Wenshou, was 19 years old. He passed the provincial examination in the fourth year of Kaiping, but he did not take the examination in the spring of the fifth year of Kaiping. This was naturally Luo Ting's decision.

There are many smart and young scholars. Luo Ting's two sons, Zhongju, do not seem to be outstanding in age, but their knowledge is extremely solid, and they don't just study hard behind closed doors. They often follow Luo Ting's instructions and walk among the people.

Some people say that when the spring of the eighth year of Kaiping opens, Luo Wenshou must be in high school, and then the Luo family will be a father and son three Jinshi, and the poor family back then will gradually have the background of a scholarly family.

In addition to the two sons, Luo Ting also has a daughter, named Wan'er, who is fifteen years old and will reach the age of Ji.

These three people were all descendants of the Duan family, Luo Ting did not take concubines, no matter in the impoverished residence of the past, or the current ruling house, he was not close to wine and sex, and treated Duan's family with equal respect.

After dinner, Luo Ting chatted with Duan Shi, and then went to the study alone.

For the Luo family, this is already a common scene. After all, Mo Haoli is getting old, and most of the time he can only control the overall situation, and Luo Ting still needs to perform many small tasks.Although there are no strict guards in this study, otherwise Pei Yue would not have been able to break in without anyone noticing, but the two brothers Luo Wenzhao and Luo Wenshou never dared to trespass without a call, the only exception in the mansion is Only their sister.

Luo Ting poured a cup of tea by himself, looking at the smoke curling up from the mouth of the cup, the scene in the imperial study earlier appeared again in his sight.

"Luo Qing, who do you think is better among my princes?"

Emperor Kaiping's voice was gentle and calm, as if he was just casually chatting about family affairs, without any emotional fluctuations.But Luo Ting lost his composure at that moment, because the position of the crown prince had not been decided yet, and there was a lot of discussion about it in the capital. Everyone was curious about which lucky prince that position would eventually fall into.

Hearing such a question suddenly, Luo Ting took a deep breath and said slowly after a brief gaffe: "Your Majesty, I can't see it."

Emperor Kaiping smiled and said, "At the moment there are only you and my monarch and ministers, I want to hear your truth."

Luo Ting thought about it seriously, and replied: "I don't know the princes well enough, so I can't make any judgments."

Emperor Kaiping frowned. If it were someone else, even if he didn't dare to judge the merits of the princes, he would praise these adult princes in a different way.However, Luo Ting didn't seem to understand his hint, which made the emperor feel a little uncomfortable, and his tone was a little bit cold: "What do you think about the establishment of the crown prince?"

Luo Ting replied unhurriedly: "His Royal Highness King Qi is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he should be established as the crown prince in terms of ancestral law. Your Majesty, the position of crown prince cannot be suspended for a long time. It is better to confirm it as soon as possible."

Emperor Kaiping responded lightly, and then ended the dialogue between the monarch and his ministers.

Sitting in his study now, recalling this short conversation, Luo Ting gradually realized some deep meaning.

Your Majesty has a heart disease.

The disease is not in the court, but in the palace.

Among the four adult princes, Concubine De, the biological mother of the fourth prince Yan Wang Liu Zan, has become less and less favored in recent years. Although he is low-key and humble enough, it is difficult to form his own power, and there are very few ministers in the court who support him.

The second prince Qi Wang Liu Yun and the sixth prince Xiang Wang Liu Zhi are both descendants of Empress Chen. Although Liu Zhi is more favored by the empress, he can't surpass his own brother no matter what.

In the eyes of many courtiers, the most powerful contenders for the crown prince are the eldest prince Liu Xian, the king of Lu, and the second prince, Liu Yun, the king of Qi.

Liu Yun occupies the position of the eldest son, which is his natural advantage. Even though his temperament is not calm enough, far inferior to his younger brother, the sixth prince, there are still many officials in the court who support him, including Luo Ting. Say someone's name.

It's just that in Emperor Kaiping's heart, the king of Lu, Liu Xian, is probably the one he likes the most.

Although Liu Xian's performance in Qibao Pavilion and the subsequent incidents was disappointing, but after more than half a year of strict teaching by Concubine Wu Gui, he not only restrained himself a lot, but also understood the way of pure filial piety, which made Emperor Kaiping very satisfied.

Luo Ting is very aware of the power of Concubine Wu Gui, and she can see the clue from today's incident.

The imperial concubine did not deliberately plan, but just let the eldest prince's marriage go public, attracting many families who wanted to become relatives of the emperor, and then followed the trend to determine the daughter of the Pei family as the right concubine candidate.If this matter is done by her, it can be said that the Pei family can be separated from the military without any effort.Over time, the already weakening influence of the Pei family in the army will completely disappear.

The marriage was brought together by the Pei family on their own initiative, even if it didn't work out in the end, no matter how you look at it, you can't criticize Concubine Wu Gui.

It can be seen from this that Emperor Kaiping valued King Lu, and Concubine Wu Gui played a very important role in it.

Luo Ting is not afraid of the harem's favorite concubine. Civil servants like him in all dynasties will not be bullied by the harem. The problem is that judging from the attitude of Emperor Kaiping today, the emperor seems to want him to wave the flag for King Lu.

Without the support of important officials from the two governments like him, it is absolutely impossible for the king of Lu to break the rule of establishing a heir and an elder.

"Daddy."

Luo Wan'er was carrying a tray with a soup cup on it, and walked in slowly.

"Wan'er is here." Luo Ting put away the serious expression on his face and smiled slightly.

"This is the ginseng soup stewed by my mother, to nourish my father." Luo Wan'er has a sweet appearance, a pair of crescent-like smiling eyes that make people feel kind, and the expression on her face is innocent.

Luo Ting glanced at the soup cup, shook his head and said: "I don't work hard for my father. You send the ginseng soup to your second brother. He is studying hard day and night, exhausting a lot of energy."

Luo Wan'er smiled sweetly: "Mother already guessed that Daddy would say this, not only the second brother has it, but even the eldest brother has it."

Luo Ting couldn't help but said: "So that's the case, madam is indeed a clever plan, let's put it down."

Luo Wan'er put the tray on the desk, walked behind Luo Ting and helped him rub his shoulders, and said obediently: "Daddy, is the weight appropriate?"

What kind of person Luo Ting is, and he knows his daughter very well, so he said gently: "Wan'er, but what can I do for Daddy's help?"

Luo Wan'er pursed her lips lightly, and said with a smile: "Daddy, after a while it will be the day when Xianyun Village will hold a poetry outing every year, and Wan'er also wants to go and see the excitement."

Luo Ting asked curiously: "Why do you suddenly have such an interest?"

Luo Wan'er said with some yearning: "I heard that this year's Xianyun Poetry Fair is very exciting, many great talents will participate, even the most talented woman in Kyoto will go to the meeting, so Wan'er wants to see the grand event."

"The number one talented woman in Kyoto?"

"It's the daughter of the Shen family, doesn't dad know?"

Luo Ting thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Occasionally I heard about it. Since Wan'er wants to go, let your eldest brother go with you. Your second brother is a bit stubborn and only wants to win the first place in Chunwei. I can't say anything."

Luo Wan'er smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Daddy."

(End of this chapter)