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Chapter 221 Give up (1)
Mrs. Lu said angrily: "What are you looking for? Now that our family has a prince's main concubine and a prince's side concubine, is it possible that the emperor will let our family have another side concubine? No waste! He is a great son of the Xu clan!"

Madam Zhu didn't dare to speak again, Mrs. Lu took a breath, and was about to say more, when she heard a trembling voice from a little maid outside: "Mrs. Madame is going to Rongtaiju to talk."

Although Mrs. Lu was full of displeasure, her in-laws had to summon her to go, so she had to wash her face and change her clothes, and was surrounded by Rongtaiju.

As soon as he entered Mrs. Lu's banquet room, he saw that not only the old man, Mrs. Lu, and Lu Zhongmian were in the room, but also Lu Zhongjing and Mrs. Lu were there, and Nanny Zhang was serving tea beside him. Except for Lu Zhongjing, everyone People's faces are not good-looking, and the atmosphere in the room is therefore very depressing.

Mrs. Lu bowed her knees in a hurry to salute the old man and Mrs. Lu, before she bowed down, Mrs. Lu said: "Okay, there are priorities, and there is no need to stick to these common etiquettes, just sit down." !"

"Yes." Mrs. Lu hurriedly responded respectfully, and quietly sat down on the rose chair next to Lu Zhongmian.

The old Duke Fang said in a deep voice: "Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the third girl is a certain concubine of the prince and side concubine, and it is not appropriate to stay in the Dajue Temple. Tomorrow, the eldest daughter-in-law, you can send someone to the temple quietly. Take the person back. Then there is the dowry of the third girl. Originally, the rule of our family is 1 taels for the daughter-in-law and 5000 taels for the concubine, but now the third girl is going to be a concubine. What do concubines need so much dowry? , Have you made it clear that you will be in the ring with the first wife? So the third girl’s dowry can be prepared according to 3000 taels, and this matter is left to you, the eldest daughter-in-law. Time is urgent, you must do it!”

Although Mrs. Lu had already guessed that her father-in-law would not be keen on Lu Mingya being the second prince's side concubine, after all, it involved seizing the heir apparent, her father-in-law and her husband wanted to hide as far away as possible, but she still did not expect her father-in-law's attitude He would be so indifferent, and the dowry given to Lu Mingya was not even comparable to that of a concubine's daughter. At the moment, he felt like eating a piece of iced watermelon in the dog days. I don't know how happy it is.

But there was an expression of astonishment on his face, hesitatingly said: "Isn't that too wronged the third girl? Even though you are going to be a concubine, you are still going to be a side concubine with a royal order, what can you do with 3000 taels , and let others know, it's a joke, why don't you think about it again..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old man: "My Dingguo mansion has been passed down for a hundred years, and I have never had a daughter who was a concubine for others. Now that she has done so, the face of the Dingguo mansion has been lost. , what else is there to joke about? You don't have to say any more, I've made up my mind!"

Mrs. Lu was submissive and didn't dare to say any more, but in fact she felt happier than before.

But Lu Zhongjing suddenly said: "Ya'er is married to the second prince as a concubine, but can this concubine be the same as the concubine of ordinary people? How many concubines of ordinary people can be included in the genealogy and how many can be ordered by the third rank? Ya'er This is simply adding luster to the family, so why is it shameful? In this way, even the ladies in the palace are concubines, and even the empress dowager used to be concubines. Father can't be wronged because of this Ya'er, my son refuses to accept it and begs his father to take it back!"

For Lu Mingya, the only concubine daughter, Lu Zhongjing has always loved and valued her very much. Even though he felt a little bit of resentment towards her because of being implicated by her and being grounded, this resentment also came after listening to the imperial decree in the morning. , turned to joy and pride, and felt that his daughter is now the prince's side concubine, and he can be regarded as the prince's father-in-law, and finally he can get rid of the shame. Do people still dare to treat him positively and secretly, and dare to run on him and say his nonsense!
The education Lu Zhongjing received as a child was not comparable to that of Lu Zhongmian. When he grew up, he lacked experience even more. He was just dawdling under the wings of his father and brother. How could he be expected to have much political awareness and foresight?Naturally, she couldn't see that Lu Mingya's accusation of being the second prince's side concubine was definitely not a good thing for Duke Dingguo's mansion. Instead, she was complacent about it, her whole body became lighter, and she dared to talk back to the old Duke.

The old man was already in a fit of anger, how could he hear Lu Zhongjing's words, immediately picked up the teacup on the low table on the couch, smashed his head and face, and said angrily: "You have the nerve to say that she is doing it for you!" The family has added luster, but I am embarrassed to dissatisfy. Do you know what she did in the temple? The second prince and the emperor said that they met her in Dajue Temple by accident, and felt that she was gentle and filial, so they went back and begged the emperor to give her to him Being a side concubine is just a nice way of saying it. In fact, when the second prince went there to spend the night there, she didn't know how to know it, so she went to the second prince in a different way, so she didn't recommend herself as a pillow... ... The second prince was impatient to deal with her at first, but he was willing to talk to her after hearing her say that he was a girl from Dingguo's mansion. That's why today's incident happened. The host told me to send me to ask When we are in the end, we are almost ashamed! They are all good daughters you taught, and our Dingguo Mansion is about to lose face by her. You still have the face to disobey. Someone should have directly pressed you to death in the blood basin, so as to save today's disaster!"

Lu Zhongjing got a big bump on his head, although he was still full of dissatisfaction, under his father's years of power, he covered his head and dared not speak out.

He didn't dare to speak anymore, Second Madam Lu stood up tremblingly and said in a trembling voice: "Dare to ask what father-in-law said just now? Could it be that the second prince had no opinion on Ya'er's side, so he went back and begged the emperor to marry him?" , but Ya'er herself... Did she find this side concubine by herself?"

Originally, the fact that her daughter was going to be a concubine in the future had already dealt a big blow to Mrs. Lu, but who knew that a bigger blow was yet to come. She actually got her daughter to be a concubine by herself. Now Mrs. Lu's only I hope, it was because my ears got it wrong just now, otherwise she would really be ashamed to live in this world again!

It's a pity that the old Duke's words immediately shattered her last sliver of hope, "If she doesn't change her ways and goes to the Second Prince, how will the Second Prince know that there is a lady from Dingguo's Mansion in Dajue Temple who is in Qing Dynasty?" Xiu? That is to say, the second prince already had other thoughts, so he went along with the flow and begged her to be a side concubine, and earned her face in front of the emperor. It's going to be lost!"

As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Lu could no longer bear the blow and collapsed to the ground.

This made Nanny Zhang and Mrs. Lu hurried forward and started to pinch people and tigers.

Seeing that Mrs. Lu fainted with anger because of her daughter's shameless and self-willed degrading behavior, the old man remembered that his daughter-in-law came from a scholarly family. Lu Mingya spoiled her beyond words, but she herself is still good... Her expression softened a little, and she said to Lu Zhongjing in a cold voice: "You are a big man, and you are not as shameless as your wife. I am so ashamed for you. If it weren't for the fact that you are already in your thirties, I would have given you some face, and see if I will expose you today! After the third girl comes back tomorrow, remember to tell your wife that during this period of time Arrest her to do needlework at home, and don't go out if you have nothing to do!"

(End of this chapter)