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Chapter 199: Marriage Grant (3)
Lu Zhongmian said with a smile: "Father is so clear in his heart that he wants to test his son. The emperor's chess move is good, but it is a dangerous game. The chances of splitting the government of Anguo and making the eldest prince even more powerful are equal, so the emperor That's why I chose such a powerful Yue family for the third prince. It would be the best if we can divide the government of Anguo. The first prince and the second prince will fight to the death. Will the second prince fight? It is best if the three princes can fight together, so that the fourth prince can stand out!"

Only then did the old Duke express his satisfaction on his face undisguisedly, he stroked his beard and nodded and said: "You can think of this, and it is not in vain for me to teach and cultivate you for so many years, Duke Ding The mansion is in your hands, and I can feel at ease. So no matter what the situation is in the future, you must remember to maintain a neutral attitude and be loyal to the emperor alone. For meritorious service, no matter which prince is in power, even if our family has no merit, it will not have any merit, so that is enough."

Lu Zhongmian hurriedly stood up and responded respectfully, and suddenly remembered that the Marquis of Guangping had been decreed by the emperor to deprive him of his title and family property. Disregarding human life, there are at least eight or nine families in Xungui, not to mention ten families, at least eight or nine families, the higher-ups know, at most it is just an order to demote the noble, has there ever been such a direct confiscation of the noble and confiscated the family property Father, see if we should send someone to Linzhou to see if there is anything that can help, after all, the two families have been friends for many years..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted sharply by the old man: "Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king. No matter who offended the Guangping Houfu, now that the emperor's decree has been made, there is no possibility of changing it. We are sending people now. Going to Linzhou, are you telling the emperor that the Duke of Dingguo questioned the holy will?" What if the emperor is provoked and angered at the Duke of Dingguo, what should such a big family do?
Lu Zhongmian didn't know why his father had such a big reaction, but he immediately admitted his mistake and said, "Father taught me well, my son knows his mistake, and he will never be so foolish in the future." After holding back, he still couldn't hold back and said, "Actually, my son also It's not just because the two families have been friends for many years, but I think that Meng Qi's child is not a treasure, and sooner or later there will be a day of prosperity, so I want to show my friendship to him now, and if he really can soar into the sky in the future Nature is the best, if not, there is no big loss for our family, right?"

The old man was silent for a while before he said: "That child Meng Qi is not ungrateful, you don't need to add to the snake. Well, it's getting late, you go back and rest, you have to get up early tomorrow to go to court!"

Lu Zhongmian agreed: "The father and mother also rested earlier, and the son left." After saluting with the old man and Mrs. Lu, he left.

After the eldest son left, Mrs. Lu said to the old man with a worried expression on her face: "Just now I listened to what you and Mian'er said. It is a real thing for the fourth prince to ascend the throne. Once Concubine Luo Gui becomes the empress dowager, We know her secrets, can she let us go?"

The old man frowned and muttered: "So I thought, our family has to have a daughter and Meng Qi's child to be successful. At that time, can Concubine Luo really be able to attack Meng Qi's wife and family? If we deal with it, our family will be safe and sound."

Mrs. Lu also frowned: "Your idea is good, but how can we have a suitable candidate now? Among the five girls who are not engaged, only the third girl, the county master and the fifth girl are left. It's absolutely impossible for the Lord, and the fifth girl Qi doesn't like you, and you know the temper of the third girl, don't get married and become enemies instead!"

The old man said, "Don't you still have girl Xuan..."

"No way!" Unexpectedly, before the words started, Mrs. Lu said decisively, "Girl Xuan must never do it!"

The old man couldn't help being surprised and said: "Why can't Miss Xuan?"

Only then did Madam Lu realize that she had overreacted, and she hurriedly made amends with a smile: "After all, girl Xuan is just a side branch of our family, and her background is too low. Brother Qi doesn't even look down on the second girl and the fifth girl. How could it be possible to fall in love with Miss Xuan?"

The old man said: "She has a poor background, but she has excellent character, talent and appearance. In a year and a half, I will help Zhongxian to donate an official position, and she will be regarded as an official." The official lady is gone, and she is raised in front of you again, if we add a lot of makeup to her, we won't humiliate Brother Qi—Brother Qi is not a noble son now."

Mrs. Lu was so anxious that she couldn't speak out, so she said: "Brother Qi is no longer a noble son, but don't forget that he has a mother who is a noble concubine. Maybe Concubine Luo has other plans for his marriage. They are still young anyway, let's wait and see in another three to two years, if Concubine Luo has not arranged for Brother Qi's marriage by that time, it will not be too late for us to bring this up with him."

The old man thought about it, and it was indeed so reasonable, he nodded and said: "Then it's up to you, just wait another three or two years."

After discussing the official business, the old man went back to Xihuaju, so Mrs. Lu wiped the sweat from her brow and said to Nanny Zhang, "Fortunately, I persuaded the old man for the time being, otherwise I would really promise Miss Xuan to you." Without brother Qi, what good life will girl Xuan have in the future? Brother Qi is a good child, but his father's family is in chaos, and his biological mother is like that. How can he marry Yanjie? Purity? When Yanjie is born next year, I will make an engagement with the two children, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and I don’t know what accidents will happen.”

Nanny Zhang said with a smile: "It's less than a year. You don't have to worry about being old. There will be no more accidents. It's getting late. I'll take care of you and rest early. It will be tomorrow." There is business to do."

Mrs. Lu nodded, she was washed by Nanny Zhang, and then lay down on the bed.

The next day, after everyone came to greet Mrs. Lu, they were all dismissed by Mrs. Lu, leaving only Mrs. Lu alone, and then all the servants in the room were screened out, and the father and son of the old country and her family were sent away. Decided to say it again, and ordered Mrs. Lu: "After you go down, start making arrangements. Remember not to leak the news, otherwise Feng girl's second half of her life will be really ruined."

I don't want Mrs. Lu to have no joy and gratitude that her daughter is about to escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but she said with disbelief on her face: "Mother's intention is to disrespect the order, so that our Feng'er obviously has a princess or even a higher one." If you don’t want a seat, why don’t you want to live in incognito poverty? Please forgive my daughter-in-law for not being able to follow her orders this time!” After speaking, she knelt down in front of Mrs. Lu with a "plop".

Mrs. Lu also thought in advance that Mrs. Lu would not agree to this decision so easily, so it was rare for her to patiently explain to her: "Judging from the current situation, the emperor may really have no plans to establish a heir, of course we At the beginning, the family promised Feng'er and the eldest prince's marriage was not for that seat, but for the sake of knowing each other and getting to know each other... But now you can also see that the eldest prince has lost moral character, and even has broken sleeves. We, Feng'er, married him, how can we expect husband and wife to get along well in the future, and we will feel sad when we see her sad and painful in the future, so we should take advantage of the turning point now and find another way ..."

(End of this chapter)