As silent as the Second Prince's Mansion, there are also the Great Prince and the Third Prince's Mansion, and the candidates for the military department are like a small pebble thrown into the big lake, and the splash on the princes' mansions is very thin, and the ripples of the water waves are almost imperceptible.

The eldest prince returned to the house as usual, and handed the white fox fur coat he was wearing to the little servant who was waiting on the side. The eldest princess Xue heard the news and brought people out, saluted the eldest prince at the door of the study, and waited for everyone to withdraw, Fang asked for the eldest prince's wide clothes and said with a smile: "I heard people outside say that Lord Li has been promoted today, and it stands to reason that we are not related to the Li family, and we don't often move around, so it is not easy to congratulate each other." Coincidentally, last year, Lord Lu in the second room of the Lu family and Master Li from Yushitai agreed on their children's families, and the marriage was scheduled for March. I also know that I have been friends with Mrs. Wang in the second room of the Lu family since childhood, and I have often had contacts before, and the Lord Li of Yushitai and the now promoted Lord Li are cousins, and it just so happens that the two families are related, I think after all, I want to give gifts, so it is better to send a congratulatory gift together......"

"You and I don't have to pay attention to this matter, what should have been done is still the same now." The eldest prince coughed several times, until his face turned red, and then he slowly drank half a cup of tea to relieve his breath, and slowly waved his hand to interrupt the words of the eldest princess, and said slowly, "The affairs of the Li family have nothing to do with our house, this matter is the discretion of the saint, and others are afraid that they don't know about it." They were already suspicious, and we can't afford to be taboo at this time. ”

"It's me who wants to fork, I listen to the master." The eldest princess hurriedly came down, patted the eldest prince on the back, poured another cup of tea and handed it over, watching the eldest prince's breath weakly reach out and push it away, and opened her mouth to stop talking, but she didn't say anything more, helped the eldest prince to sit in the house, and then called someone to come closer, and asked the little maid to go to the palace to invite Imperial Doctor Li into the house.

"No need, come back." The eldest prince evened his breath and raised his voice slightly to stop the little girl at the door, and then raised his hand towards the worried eldest princess at the door, "It's just a little windy today, don't get in the way, just take a break." There is no need to mobilize the people. ”

The eldest princess sighed helplessly, nodded to the little girl outside, turned in again, and sat opposite the eldest prince, the husband and wife were silent for a long time, and the eldest princess softened her tone and persuaded: "The master also has to know that cherishing the body is, not for anything else, for me and the two children, the master should also take care of himself." Since that year......"

"It's all old things, and you don't have to take it to heart." The eldest prince stretched out his hand to hold the eldest princess's hand, shook his head and said with relief, "Back then, I was too careless and careless to indulge in the enemy, so I fell into an ambush, and I couldn't complain about others." After a pause, Fang frowned and exhaled, patted the hand of the eldest princess and instructed, "The Holy Lord is deeply thoughtful, no one can guess what the intentions of the people of the Li family are in this use." I don't have to guess now. It's okay, let's live our lives in peace, I don't need to ask about the affairs of the court, don't think about it so much, how can I keep you and Brother Ming safe. ”

"What are you talking about? Could it be that my children and I are greedy for life and afraid of death? The eldest princess slightly reddened her eyes and scolded the eldest prince, she was originally born in a family of military generals, since she was a child, she has followed her father and brother since she was a child, her temperament is strong and resolute, and she is a little more gentle in this fortitude after being a wife and mother, and she has married into the prince's mansion for more than ten years, and the person in front of her, Qin Se and Ming, have never been angry with the concubine of the inner house, listening to her husband's words at the moment, in addition to being sad and distressed, she also aroused a little anger, "From the day I married the lord, I knew that the royal family is not an ordinary family, and some things are unavoidable and unavoidable, I have nothing to fear! Just ask for a clear conscience! ”

"Blame me for saying something wrong." There was a gentle smile in the eldest prince's eyes, he raised his hand on the eldest princess's shoulder, patted it gently, and softly comforted his wife who was full of sadness and stubbornness.

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Compared with the peace of the Great Prince's Mansion and the Second Prince's Mansion, the Third Prince's Mansion is a little deserted. Since the three princesses died of blood after giving birth the year before last, the newborn brother swallowed his breath in less than half an hour, and the mother and son left one after another, and the three princes, who were already cold and silent, became more and more gloomy and dull. There is no serious hostess in the house to take care of, and the master outside is like this, the whole yard is a little less angry, and now it is just a side concubine Xu Shi has taken on the name of a housekeeper, busy outside, and can't take care of the things outside, I heard someone reply that the third prince is back, and he is busy explaining to the housekeeper in a few words, and he took a few girls to welcome him out, while letting people serve tea and water, while serving the three princes to go to the cloak, taking the tea from the girl's hand and sending it up, paying attention to the face of the three princes, and said with a smile: " He came back later than usual. ”

The third prince said dispensably "um", stretched out his hand to brush away the Xu family, went to the inner room to change his clothes and came out, took the tea handed over by the Xu family, raised his eyes and looked at the person who was smiling, motioned for the Xu family to sit down, and was silent for a while, Fang Jian said concisely: "Today, the master went to the palace to see the concubine, and the mother said that the saint intends to marry me and the fourth brother together," paused for a moment, and glanced at the Xu family again, "Ming'er, you go to the palace to meet the mother." ”

Xu Shi was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face froze, and when he heard that he was going to the palace to see Wu Guifei, the biological mother of the third prince, Fang nodded and laughed again, and sighed while laughing: "This is also a good thing, my sister has been gone for almost three years, and we should add a hostess to this mansion!" Don't worry, I'll let people prepare things, don't be busy at that time, and lose your manners - by the way, which girl is it? Maybe the concubine has seen it! ”

"Niangniang didn't mention this to the master." The third prince frowned and answered, and without waiting for Xu to ask again, he raised his feet and stood up, and turned around and walked out while instructing, "Don't move the things in the east courtyard first." ”

Xu hurriedly chased out and said hello, watched the third prince walk away in the corridor, and was stunned for a while, before he sneered and turned to the inner courtyard.

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It was already noon when Lu Wan received the news, and when he was still waiting for his father in the study, he listened to the second uncle Lu Chengyi, who came back from outside, talking to his father.

Originally, the matter of the military department Shangshu had little to do with the Lu family, at least no one cared about it. Lu Chengyi didn't pay much attention to the candidates for the military department's book, who knew that in the end, it was his own son-in-law's family who made up for this lack, Lu Chengyi was originally good friends with Li Yushi, and when he married his children, he didn't expect the Li family, which had entered a pool of stagnant water, to soar, and now the Li family suddenly had a military department book, and the holy family was thick, and it was a happy event in the end, but this person was a little confusing, and when he returned to the house in the morning, he pulled Lu Chenghui and muttered when he saw that there was no one around, which just made Lu Wan hear it clearly.

Lu Wan walked out of the study, curtsied with a smile and bowed to the two, tilted her head slightly to look at Lu Chengyi, and asked half curiously and half confusedly, "Second uncle, what do you say to my father?" Why do I sound like someone in my second brother-in-law's family has been promoted? ”

Lu Chengyi doesn't like to talk too much, but he is very kind to his juniors, and he is not too harsh on the rules, when he heard Lu Wan's question, a smile suddenly bloomed on his face, and he hurriedly took two steps forward, and smiled at Lu Wan: "Sister Late heard it?" ”

"I heard you talking to my dad in the hallway." Lu Wan smiled and nodded, didn't hide it, winked at her father, followed the two into the house, took the teapot from her mother-in-law, and quietly poured tea for the two.

Lu Chenghui has never shied away from his daughter in court affairs, the first few years ago was because Lu Wan was young, and in the eyes of being a father, there was no need to shy away from it, but now he ...... It is deliberately a little considerate. Lu Chengyi has always been indulgent to his juniors, and he trusts his third brother wholeheartedly, coupled with the "joke" that Wei Wei watched when he sent a dowry gift to the Lu Mansion before, he looked at this nephew a little more differently, and since he wanted to marry into the Pingnan Palace, he lived in the inner house, and he should also know the general trend of the court, so both of them acquiesced to Lu Wan staying in the study, and listened to the two of them slowly talk about the reactions of everyone in the court.

Lu Chengyi talked to himself for a long time before he picked up the teacup and took a big sip of tea, moistened his throat, and looked at Lu Chenghui in confusion: "...... When I look at the situation of several princes, it seems that they are a little surprised. I don't know what the Holy One is planning to do about this? ”

Lu Chenghui poured tea for Lu Chengyi, and his eyes fell on Lu Wan, who was groaning in a trance, and was silent.

Lu Chengyi looked at Lu Wan along Lu Chenghui's gaze, and almost choked on a mouthful of tea in his throat, is this a matter that the third brother still wants to consider the late sister? No matter how ...... The late sister is also a girl's family, how can this be considered? was about to speak, but Lu Chenghui opened his mouth gently.

"The Li family and the Lu family are also in-laws."

Lu Chengyi was stunned for a moment, listened to this in confusion, wrinkled his brows and thought for a long time, but he didn't think that this person from the Li family had anything to do with the military department.

Lu Wan had come back to her senses at this moment, looked at Lu Chengyi, who was full of puzzlement, and then looked at her father, who was breezy and light, her heart moved slightly, she glanced at her father, and reminded Lu Chengyi with a smile: "Is it possible that the second uncle is trying to be confused?" Since the Li family is the second brother-in-law's family, it is a relative of our family, and my father said that he does not avoid relatives if he recommends it......"

Lu Chengyi suddenly realized, and then he was stunned, and turned his head to stare at Lu Chenghui: "The person you recommended?" ”

"Yes and no." Lu Chenghui glanced at his daughter calmly, and then motioned to Lu Chengyi to calm down, "It's just a matter of taking advantage of the situation, the saint is a person who has the heart to use the Li family." ”

Lu Chengyi was silent for a long time, Fang frowned and sighed, "At this time, the people who enabled the Li family don't know what the Holy Lord means?" "The meaning of the holy prince is clearly and secretly seen in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, among the several adult princes, although the second prince and the fourth prince are extremely popular, but the eldest prince was also very prestigious in the army in his early years, although the third prince has always been indisputable, but those who were born in the royal family, who can guarantee that they do not have the slightest thought? Originally, the courtiers expected that there should be some debate about the selection of the secretary of the military department, but who knew that the saint would be so silently decided! didn't give a few princes any room to beak!

Lu Chenghui looked at Lu Wan again, but this time it was obvious consideration and inquiry, Lu Chengyi was stunned, no less than the reaction when he heard the Holy Emperor's edict this morning, and then listened to Lu Wan's next words, and was suddenly shocked and speechless for a long time.