Princess Too Young, Prince Too Old

Proofread by Claire . KK

Lu Zhishan knew there was a custom in Dali Empire of praying for lucky packets for the families and friends in the Spring Festival, but he had never gotten one before, even in his childhood, not in that he was unpopular . At that moment, there were a lot of people coming to pay a New Year call and giving presents to him on January 1st every lunar year . He could get all kinds of rare treasures, which stuffed his warehouse full, but he had no interests to have a look . However, no one would give him such a simple knickknack like this .

Lu Zhishan held the cup and finished half cup of tea . He felt warm and comfortable, looking at the lucky packet on the table and thinking of a gift for Mu Lanzhi in return .

He was the eldest prince . All of his brothers and sisters were still very young when he left the capital city, so he had no experience of getting along with children, let alone with the little girl more than ten years younger than him . He smiled unconsciously when realizing what he was embarra.s.sed about .

Song Fu knew Lu Zhishan was glad when looking at him and he also could guess the cause . He also smiled, “Infanta is really nice . She was so cold that she crouched her face in the neckerchief when she came just now . Seeing that you were asleep, she went back directly, even without entering to have some tea to keep warm . ”

Lu Zhishan pressed his lips, “Go to the warehouse to take out six pieces of fox fur and two of sika deer fur and send them to her . ”

It was enough to make two big cloaks, some neckerchiefs and gloves . The boots made of sika deer fur would be quite beautiful, which could be liked by that little girl .

Lu Zhishan was not loved by his father nowadays, but his warehouse was still very sizeable . There were lots of collections, including calligraphy and paintings, archaic jades and kinds of luxurious instruments . All of them were rare treasures . Although he was demoted from the t.i.tle of prince, being the expectant crown prince for more than twenty years, he could squander through his life just with the rewards the emperor gave him overtly and covertly .

“Yes . I will send them early tomorrow morning . ” Song Fu said .

“Do it now . ” Lu Zhishan said slowly, “And tell her no need to come to express her thanks . ”

Song Fu was startled, and then he understood that Lu Zhishan didn’t want others to know it . The Mansion of Marquess Ning was an inauspicious place that no one would come to seek bad luck . By doing so, Lu Zhishan meant to save her from possible troubles; otherwise someone might have something on her . ”

“OK . I’m going . ”

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It was on March 3 in lunar calendar of the seventeenth year of Jiasheng .

Spring Hunting

The hunting was held twice every year by the imperial family in Dali Empire, in March and October . All the members, including the emperor and empress as well as the children in every mansion, would attend the hunting . The boys tried to show off themselves in front of the emperor in order to strive for a bright future, and the girls also hoped to leave a good impression on the empress for a good marriage .

In the past years, the Eldest Prince Lu Zhishan always did the best in every hunting . He had the courage of killing tigers and wolfs when he was only twelve, which made the adult military officers ashamed . The ancestors of Dali Empire also won their kingdom by fighting . However, one hundred years pa.s.sed after the empire’s founding, suppressed by all kinds of forces in the complex relationship among the influential and privileged families . The military officers were less and less influential in the court as the power of influencing state affairs was transitioned to those aristocratic families gradually . Even standing together with the civil officers of the same rank, all the military officers were extremely deferential . Then the present situation of mental pursuits overweighing martial arts was formed in Dali Empire, which caused shortage of military talents and chaos in the boundary . Lu Mingwei also worried about this situation, but it must involve the imperial family in if he tried to eliminate the complicated powers of the aristocratic families . Once the imperial family was restless, his throne would be unstable, which was more than he could bear . He was ever delighted by Lu Zhishan’s bravery and manliness, but now the delight was exhausted completely .

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