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Chapter 413 Returning with a Load (3)
Lu Mingxuan quickly took the box with both hands and opened it. She thought it might be jewelry or something, but she didn't expect it to be a land deed, a land deed for a hot spring village in the outskirts of the capital with a total area of ​​more than a thousand acres.

Rao Lu Mingxuan is not very proficient in common affairs, and knows that a hot spring village with such a large location is worth at least tens of thousands of taels, but now the emperor personally handed it over to the old man, asking the old man to give it to her. It is said that it was the meeting gift given to her by Concubine Luo, and regardless of whether it was given to her by Concubine Luo or the Emperor, the Emperor at least approved it, otherwise Concubine Luo would not dare to give it to her with such fanfare. As the father-in-law said, the emperor's attitude towards Ling Mengqi has changed a lot.

But the emperor is clearly not that kind of broad-minded person, at least he can't be called broad-minded when dealing with the Ling family, but now he can do this for Concubine Luo, the emperor treats Concubine Luo very affectionately!

Lu Mingxuan couldn't easily accept such an expensive gift, at least she couldn't accept it without Ling Mengqi's consent - she naturally cared more about Ling Mengqi's feelings than a mere Zhuangzi.

Because Lu Mingxuan put the land deed back into the box and put it on the table, she looked at the old man hesitantly and said: "You will not be rewarded for no merit, I shouldn't refuse such a precious gift from the imperial concubine, but only their mother and son The old man and the old lady also know about the matter between them. Brother Ling has always been... a little bit uneasy. I'm afraid I won't be happy that I accepted such an expensive gift from the imperial concubine, so I will put the things here first. , after I ask Big Brother Ling what he means, if he nods, I will accept it, if he doesn't nod, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" The old man said in a deep voice, "How can you say no to the things that the emperor and the imperial concubine gave you with golden mouths? Are you trying to disobey the decree? When the time comes, you will have something You have lost your backbone, but this big family will follow you to suffer!"

Lu Mingxuan was also thinking that if she didn't accept the land deed, would the old man dare to take it back and return it to the emperor, so she didn't say the following words. Now that the old man's tone is not kind, it's even worse. I dare not speak anymore, I can only be silent.

Seeing that Lu Mingxuan was not uneducated, the old man's expression softened a little, and he said earnestly: "It's human nature for that child Meng Qi to feel uneasy. At times like this, you have to persuade him. Let's not talk about the benefits he can get after improving his relationship with the imperial concubine. If Meng Qi rushes to please the imperial concubine for these benefits, we will look down on him instead. He is not the Meng Qi we all know. But But you have to worry about what the emperor will do to him if he makes the concubine sad Just being his thousands of households, to put it bluntly, is to look at the face of the imperial concubine and empress, what do you think will happen if the emperor knows that you are going to return the meeting gift that the empress gave you this time?"

Every time the old man said something, Lu Mingxuan's face became paler, and when the old man finally finished speaking, her face was already as pale as paper, and she could not utter a single word.

Seeing that she was intimidated, Mrs. Lu hurriedly yelled at the old man and said, "Girl Xuan also thinks that Meng Qi will be the head of the family in the future and respects Meng Qi, so she said that she must first ask Meng Qi what she means, and then ask her what she means." I didn't say that I really want to go back, you just have to talk to the child well, why scare her for nothing?"

He looked at Lu Mingxuan again: "Your grandfather only told you these things for the benefit of both of you. You just have to accept the things with peace of mind. For Meng Qi, your grandfather told him that he was naturally smart. If you think about it, you won't be able to avoid the powerful relationship among them, so don't worry."

Having said this, Lu Mingxuan couldn't say no to accepting it, so she could only accept the box, bowed to the old Duke and Mrs. Lu, and silently retreated.

The rest of the old Duke watched her go away, and then said to Mrs. Lu in a deep voice: "I used to think that this child is very smart and general, but I don't think he is short-sighted and confused! She doesn't even think about it. Peace of mind to reward Meng Qi for this and that, as long as the emperor issued an order, Meng Qi dared to resist the order, and could only accept it no matter how unwilling, but the imperial concubine did not reward Meng Qi, but instead rewarded her, yes Why? It's not for the purpose of easing the relationship through her. As long as she does a good job, she may not be able to see the benefits now. What are you saying that if Meng Qi doesn't nod her head, she can only withdraw the things, the things that the emperor rewards, she can return if she wants?"

Mrs. Lu can naturally understand this section, because she said: "Miss Xuan can't think of it for a while. After I explain it to her in detail tomorrow, she will naturally understand. Don't worry about it. For Meng Qi, choosing the day is worse than hitting the day, so you send someone to invite him back and talk to him in person, so that he won't end up with Miss Xuan because of it."

"En." The old man answered in a muffled voice, and then said to Mrs. Lu: "Girl Xuan, Zhuangzi must borrow your name, otherwise, if someone who cares finds out, it will be a disaster. Why don't you just take advantage of it?" Pick a day when everyone is around, let's give it to Miss Xuan in public, it's considered to have passed the bright road with her, and it will save her from having an extra Zhuangzi in the future, and he is still a Zhuangzi worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. Others said."

Mrs. Lu replied: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. After all, when Lianfeng and Siyatou got married, I only gave property worth more than ten thousand taels."

Hearing the words, the old Duke frowned and muttered: "It's hard to convince the public. The princess's mansion is not in conflict with this side now. The second daughter-in-law is a newcomer, and it's too late to be cautious, and she herself has returned No one has a son and a half, in the final analysis, I am just afraid that the eldest daughter-in-law will not be convinced, I will tell the eldest son, let the eldest beat her, so don't worry."

At that moment, the old man and Mrs. Lu spoke a few more words, seeing that it was getting late, he got up and went to the outer courtyard, and immediately invited Ling Mengqi to go.

At night, Lu Mingxuan waited for Ling Mengqi at about the same time as usual.

As soon as they met, Lu Mingxuan realized that Ling Mengqi's mood was not right. Although the tone of her words was still as gentle as before, and she was smiling as always, the smile never reached her eyes.

Lu Mingxuan knew why he was unhappy, sighed secretly, and was about to persuade him with what she had been deliberating all afternoon, but she didn't want him to say first: "I know what you are going to say, the old man has already told me I said, it’s okay, you just keep it when she gives it to you, and you can earn thousands of silver in a year, if you are happy, you can use it to buy clothes and jewelry, if you are not happy, you can take it Giving outside, big or small, is also a piece of merit."

(End of this chapter)