Chapter 023: Ask yourself to leave the court
"How can it be so good?" Mrs. Wu hurriedly spoke, and was about to let Lu Zhi go back to rest, when she heard the young master Lu who was seated speak: "Since Zhi'er is here, let's sit on the side." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Thank you, Daddy. Lu Zhi responded, smiled at Mrs. Wu comfortingly, and took her hand and walked towards the table.
Mrs. Wu had no choice but to let her lead her into the seat.
From beginning to end, Lu Zhi didn't glance at the Chen family and the others present, let alone say hello, this is the way they have gotten along over the years, and everyone has long been used to it, but for some reason, today's Chen family and Ma family, as well as Lu Heng and others have an indescribable embarrassment.
However, Lu Zhi didn't notice anything wrong, and even if she did, she just didn't see it, and after taking a seat, she said: "Father, during the class yesterday, Mrs. Yan proposed to accept Zhi'er's entry, I don't know what my father thinks?"
Young Master Lu already knew about this, and after hearing this, he didn't speak, but looked at her and asked, "What does Zhi'er think?"
Lu Zhi was silent for a moment when he heard this, but the Chen family on the side suddenly smiled and said: "Mrs. Yan is a great Confucian in the world, and he is admired by students in the world, and it is naturally a good thing that he can take a fancy to our Zhi'er, Zhi'er, don't you say?"
Her words were a little flattering and flattering, and Lu Zhi, who was provoked, raised her eyes and glanced at her.
Ma Shi on the side also seized the opportunity to smile and respond: "That is, there are so many students in the world who want to enter the disciple of Taifu Yan, and only we Zhi'er are as smart as we can let him take the initiative to speak." ā
The Chen family and the Ma family were so obviously flattered that Lu Heng and the others on the side were slightly embarrassed, but none of them opened their mouths to refute, and only nodded with embarrassment.
Mrs. Wu couldn't hide her thoughts, and she was stunned when she looked at everyone's expressions.
Lu Zhi frowned slightly, glanced at everyone and did not answer, but she never opened her mouth to refute it, she acquiesced in everyone's overtures, she turned her eyes to Lu Shaofu and said seriously: "Zhi'er knows that if she worships under Mrs. Yan, it will bring many benefits to Zhi'er, but Zhi'er doesn't like these, her father's busy affairs can teach Zhi'er has limited time, if she can worship under Taifu's door, Zhi'er will eventually be able to get a light to guide and be taught by a good teacher." ā
Hearing this, Young Master Lu nodded: "Think the same for your father, if you are in good health, I will prepare some gifts for my father in the future, and go to Yanfu with you to formally apprentice." ā
Hearing this, Lu Zhi's face showed a little joy, and when the Chen family and the Ma family on the side saw this, they hurriedly opened their mouths to flatter a few words, and for a while, the dinner table was never more lively and harmonious.
Mrs. Wu on the side didn't seem to take the sudden change of Chen and the others to heart, and only looked down at Lu Zhi and said softly, "Has Zhi'er ever eaten?"
Lu Zhi shook her head: "I woke up late today, and I haven't eaten yet." ā
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she hurriedly asked the maid to take the meal, and when the meal was served, the Chen family and the Ma family made all kinds of gestures to Lu Zhi, but they left their own children in the cold.
For the two of them, Lu Zhi did not refuse, and accepted it silently.
After finishing the meal, Young Master Lu put down the dishes and chopsticks, retreated left and right, glanced at everyone, sighed slightly, and said: "Zhi'er Zaohui, there are some things that my father won't hide from you, and His Majesty summoned me to say two things last night." ā
Hearing this, everyone sat upright, and Young Master Lu looked at Lu Zhi with a complicated expression and said: "This first thing is that from now on, the matter of accompanying reading will be canceled, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will select a few people among the ministers and concubines to accompany the reading, and your two elder brothers, Your Majesty, will enter the palace to accompany the reading, and the holy decree will arrive later." ā
Hearing this, Lu Zhi frowned, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "What about the second thing?"
When Young Master Lu heard this, his expression when he looked at Lu Zhi suddenly became complicated, and he opened his mouth a few times before he said slowly: "This second thing...... It's Zhi'er, your marriage. ā
As soon as these words came out, except for the calm faces of the Chen family and the others, who had already known, Mrs. Wu and Lu Zhi were shocked.
Mrs. Wu hurriedly said: "What kind of marriage? Zhi'er is only five years old this year, what kind of marriage is there to talk about?"
Young Master Lu sighed: "Your Majesty ordered the sons and daughters of the second rank and above to enter the palace to accompany them, and their meaning is quite deep, and this matter is also tacitly understood by everyone. But yesterday, His Majesty summoned me to the palace late at night, and specifically mentioned this matter, which made me stop this idea, and its meaning is self-evident. ā
"What?!" Mrs. Wu was completely stupid, she looked at Young Master Lu and was anxious to say something, but was interrupted by Young Master Lu waving his hand.
Lu Shaofu looked at Lu Zhi, who was frowning and drooping his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Zhi'er, my father knows that you are different from ordinary children, so he does not shy away from telling you bluntly, although my father has been an official for fourteen years, but he has no roots and no foundation, so even if His Majesty intends to marry you to His Royal Highness the Prince, at most you can only be a side concubine, and the position of the side concubine is not determined, so that the father will inform you of this matter in order to let you know your identity so that you can make plans as soon as possible." ā
Lu Zhi was still silent when she heard this, and Mrs. Wu seemed to be shocked and didn't say a word.
The dining room fell silent for a while, and the atmosphere gradually became gloomy.
Chen Shi looked at Lu Zhi, and then at Mrs. Wu who was about to speak, but Lu Heng on the side suddenly grabbed her sleeve and shook his head at her.
I don't know how long it took, Mrs. Wu, who had been silent, suddenly raised her head, pulled the corners of her mouth at Young Master Lu and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty intends to marry Lu Zhi to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a side concubine, so he will specially allow Lu Heng and Lu Zhe to enter the palace to study together, right?"
Looking at her smile, Young Master Lu suddenly felt a pain in his heart for some reason, but he didn't want to deceive her, so he was silent for a moment and nodded: "That's right." ā
Hearing this, Mrs. Wu smiled, her eyes suddenly turned red when she smiled, but she stubbornly did not lower her head, and only looked at Young Master Lu with her reddened eyes and said word by word: "So, you sent Zhi'er to the place where you eat people in exchange for the future of your two sons, right?!"
Young Master Lu frowned when he heard this, he wanted to explain something, but in the end he pursed his lips and didn't speak.
Seeing that he acquiesced, Mrs. Wu's tears suddenly burst out of her eyes, she took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, looked at him and said angrily: "Lu Yihang! What about your conscience?!I married you as my wife in seventeen, and you promised to never lose each other, but you immediately took a concubine as soon as you were in high school, and you exterminated me and I had nothing to do, I admit it, but what about you? If it is only for the sake of the heir, why did you have Lu Heng and Nama in the second year?!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Wu smiled miserably: "You and I are in love, I married you as a wife, but I ended up like this, it was my useless failure to give birth to a son-in-law for you, so I endured it, and scattered the dowry to assist your future, but I blindly endured it in exchange for Zhi'er almost died! I admire you, and I am willing to suffer any grievances, but Zhi'er is different, she is my life!"
"My Zhi'er, I only ask her to marry a good person to spend her life together, I just ask her not to endure with me every day, you want to sell your daughter for glory, unless I die! I have been married to you for nearly 20 years, and I have never given birth to a son-in-law for you, thank you for remembering the old love and never leaving the house, today, Jiangnan Wu feels ashamed and invites himself to the court!"