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Chapter 400 Suffocation (2)
Although the second prince has been banned for three years now, he has almost no hope of aspiring for that seat, but the third prince has made great contributions this time, and he has wiped out more than half of the officials in Jiangnan from Governor Liu Zhun down. It is said that only those officials were copied The family got several million taels of silver, the emperor was very happy, and after a while the third prince returned to Beijing, he would definitely reward him heavily.

In contrast, the power of the First Prince has been weakened a lot due to the downfall of Liu Zhun and others. Mrs. Lu didn't know about this at first, she only knew that Liu Zhun was her father's early protégé, but she didn't know that Liu Zhun She is inextricably linked with Duke Anguo's mansion, otherwise she would not be so happy when she heard that the third prince was swept away by the river in the south of the Yangtze River. Before entering the gate, she was pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson, wouldn't the situation become more and more unfavorable to them in the future?

Mrs. Lu thought about it, and couldn't help scolding Ling Mengqi half to death in her heart. If you hadn't been troublesome and rescued the third prince, now the first prince would have less serious troubles, and her daughter would not be able to leave the position of crown princess. Can be one step closer - the ungrateful thing, I knew that the mansion shouldn't have taken him in back then!
However, Mrs. Lu also knew that this was not the time to think about these things, so she quickly restrained her mind and continued to chat and laugh with Mrs. Lu.

After enjoying the flowers for a while, Mrs. Lu, who was just recovering from a serious illness, couldn't be exhausted, so she surrounded the old man and went back to the pavilion to sit down and have tea.

A little maid trotted up to the stage leading to the pavilion, and after a while, she walked up to Mrs. Lu and knelt down and said, "Go back to Mrs. Ling, Mr. Ling is back, and I have seen the old man just now. The father-in-law asked the mother in the outer court to bring Mr. Ling in to greet the old lady and the two ladies."

As soon as this remark came out, Mrs. Lu curled her lips secretly. This is really a good and not a bad spirit. She only thought of that little frozen cat surnamed Ling, and he came back immediately. Since he came back, obviously The third prince is also back, what a bad luck!

Mrs. Lu was full of surprises, and hurriedly said to the little maid: "Please come in, Mr. Ling!" Meng Qi's child finally returned safely, and his marriage with Miss Xuan was finally settled, and she herself Finally, I can settle down one more thing on my mind, and I don't have to worry about those people with bad intentions trying to trick Miss Xuan any more.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Lu glanced at Lu Mingxuan next to her, and saw that although her face was full of calm, the light in her eyes and slightly trembling hands revealed that she was in a state of extreme surprise at the moment. It's sour, it really is a girl who doesn't want to stay!
At that time, Lu Mingxuan was indeed immersed in the great surprise. Although she had already learned from Huzi that Ling Mengqi's return date was only a few days away, she never expected that he would come back so soon. It is estimated that he will still have three to five days to arrive in the capital, and he never thought that it would be so much earlier. It is conceivable how pleasantly surprised she was.

After the surprise, Lu Mingxuan suddenly remembered one thing. She didn't know that Ling Mengqi was coming back today, and she didn't want to go out, so she just dressed up as usual. How would she face Ling Mengqi later?What if he thinks she is not beautiful anymore? …Or, why not just avoid it by changing clothes?Anyway, he will definitely go to find her at night.

While Lu Mingfu was happy for her younger sister, she first saw her face full of surprise, and then frowned as she looked at the clothes on her body, looking extremely distressed. How could she not guess what she was worrying about?Couldn't help but suppressed a smile and leaned into Lu Mingxuan's ear and said, "Don't worry, sister, even if you are disheveled and wearing a sack, I dare say that you must be the most beautiful in Brother Ling Shi's heart, not to mention that your outfit today is not too bad. You just put 120 hearts on it!"

Lu Mingxuan was distracted by her, she blushed all of a sudden, and said in a low voice, "I have nothing to worry about, my sister will always bully me!" But after Lu Mingfu said this, her heart calmed down a lot. , although it is said that "women are those who please themselves", but they should not be too deliberate, otherwise it seems that Ling Mengqi loves not her person, but her skin.

While the two sisters were talking in low voices, Ling Mengqi had already been led into the back garden by a woman in the outer courtyard, and was gradually approaching the Guanlan Pavilion.

Lu Mingxuan looked down at his tall and straight figure getting closer and closer to her, and suddenly thought of the situation when she and him were talking at the Guanlan Pavilion in the first month of last year. At that time, how dare she imagined that she and him could still have today?Although she couldn't see his face clearly because she was too far away, tears still blurred her eyes instantly.

Ling Mengqi also saw Lu Mingxuan in the pavilion at a glance, his eyes suddenly became hot, and he quickened his pace unconsciously, leaving the woman who was leading the way far behind him.

However, no matter how excited Ling Mengqi was, after all these years of experience in Jinyiwei, he was already able to restrain his emotions from showing easily, so after entering the pavilion, he did not rush to see Lu Mingxuan first, but knelt on one knee Next, salute Mrs. Lu and say hello: "Meng Qi pays respects to the old lady, may the old lady be in good health and long-lasting blessings!"

Mrs. Lu saw that he was dressed in a flying fish suit, and his face was dusty. Even so, he was still so handsome that people couldn't take his eyes off her. She probably guessed that he came to the Duke's Mansion as soon as he returned to Beijing for the old Duke and herself. Greetings, based on the old mother-in-law's principle that the more interesting the grandson-in-law is, the more she feels about him, and she said with a pleasant face, "Get up, we are all from my own family, so there is no need to perform such a big gift."

Ling Mengqi responded with a smile, and after getting up from the ground, he clasped his fists and bowed to Mrs. Lu with a light smile: "Meng Qi greets the two ladies." Although he had never met Duan beforehand, he Just looking at Duan's age and makeup, one can guess her identity.

But Duan was shocked by his handsomeness. She has never seen such a handsome man in her life. No, it should be said that she never thought that there are such handsome men in the world. She stayed on the spot for a while, and it was her personal servant girl who came back to her senses first, and lightly tugged at the corner of her clothes, before she realized that she had lost her composure, and hurriedly looked at Mrs. Lu and the others with a flustered expression. .

Seeing Mrs. Lu and the others as if they hadn't noticed her gaffe at all, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said "it's dangerous" a few times in her heart, but she didn't know that everyone present When seeing Ling Mengqi for the first time, everyone had the same reaction as her. Everyone has already gotten used to it, so naturally they don't think her gaffe is such a big deal.

Mrs. Lu smiled and asked Ling Mengqi to excuse her. She didn't want to see Ling Mengqi anymore, and she wouldn't be so stupid as to show it on her face.

Ling Mengqi then said hello to Grandma Lu and Lu Mingfu, and finally fixed her scorching gaze on Lu Mingxuan.

I saw her wearing a simple and elegant light purple pair of breasts embroidered with bamboo branches, her black hair casually pulled up, a red gold hairpin wrapped in silk blown by an immortal, and a purple quartz pendant. Seeing that she was taller than herself, she left She has grown a lot taller, and her eyebrows and eyes have also grown a lot. She is no longer as green as before, but has a little more of the radiance unique to girls.

(End of this chapter)