Lu Yiduo did not wear an official uniform, wearing a black lake silk plain face straight jacket, but he did not get tired along the way.

The sun shone on his face through the carved window lattice of the flower hall, and he saw that his face was calm and starry......

"Dad!" Lu Qingrong blurted out.

The voice was not too loud, but it was just in time for the moment of silence after everyone saluted.

Cease?

Lu Yiduo followed the prestige and saw Lu Qingrong with a surprised look in Tinglan's arms.

Lu Yiduo walked over slowly and said to Yin Pingru: "This is Qingrong, right?" I heard the second brother say just now that she looks like she is carved out of the same mold as you, and I thought that he was exaggerating again, but now I found out that I really wronged the second brother! ”

As he spoke, he also took Lu Qingrong from Tinglan's hand, held her with one hand, and took out a small hexagonal box of colored lacquer Ruyi out of nowhere with the other hand and put it in Lu Qingrong's hand.

Lu Qingrong mechanically took the small box and stared intently at Lu Yiduo, who was greeting everyone.

Now her heart was churning like a stormy wave.

This Lu Yiduo looks exactly like his father in his previous life!

When my father was in his thirties, it was like this! Lu Qingrong will never be mistaken.

But what's going on now?

Did his father cross with him too?

But when I think about it, I think it's impossible.

When she first saw Yin Pingru's face, she had the same doubts, and later found out that Yin Pingru was completely a native of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Now this Lu Yiduo, it should be the same, right?

Moreover, Lu Qingrong was so familiar with the joys, sorrows, and joys of this face in his previous life that he couldn't be more familiar, and this kind of strange eyes and posture when he saw her for the first time was definitely not pretended.

But she was still very excited, as if she had seen a loved one.

In the past, she never cared much about the reincarnation of cause and effect, the past life and the present life, but now she is a little shaken, and at the same time, she has a trace of gratitude to God, so that she can be alone in another world, and these familiar faces appear around her.

At this time, she had completely put all kinds of bad speculations about Lu Yiduo last night behind, one small hand tightly hugged the small wishful box, and the other hand gently poked Lu Yiduo's diagonal collar, hoping that he would look at himself again.

At this time, the maids approached the flower hall with a few children who had just finished grooming.

The eldest young master, Lu Chengjie, is six years old this year, wearing a bright blue silk satin robe, and politely greets the elders.

The eldest lady Lu Fangyu is also five years old, wearing a lotus-colored dress, and she salutes the elders gently and demurely.

And the second lady Lu Qianyu, who followed behind, was a little different from her brothers and sisters, she was only two years old, and as soon as she came in, she first looked around in the flower hall, and then stared at Lu Qingrong in Lu Yiduo's arms, ran straight to Lu Yiduo, and tugged at the hem of his robe with her small hand.

Lu Yiduo sent Lu Qingrong back to Tinglan and reached out to hug Lu Qianyu.

Lu Qingrong couldn't help but be a little reluctant.

Lu Yiduo quickly put Lu Qianyu down, and followed Mrs. Lu to the east of the main house to talk for a while.

The people in the flower hall also dispersed.

On the way back to the East Courtyard from the Flower Hall, Yin Qinghua was a little absent-minded, thinking about Lu Yiduo's attitude towards Yin Pingru just now, he always felt a little awkward in his heart.

In fact, Lu Yiduo also said a word to Yin Pingru from beginning to end, less than communicating with anyone else present, but sometimes the more people want to hide their emotions, the more obvious they will be.

Yin Qinghua has always respected Lu Yiduo very much, and when the Lu Mansion invited someone to Yin's house to talk about it, he advocated agreeing, but in the end he failed to persuade his mother......

After returning to the East Courtyard, Yin Qinghua immediately discussed with the Gu family about finding a house: "I'll go to the house and ask in a while to see if there is a house suitable for us." Turning around, let Yizhong also help inquire, he knows a lot of people. ”

Seeing Yin Qinghua's sudden change, Gu Shi asked a little strangely: "You didn't have this attitude yesterday, why did you ...... today?" There is nothing wrong with Uncle Lu's behavior today, right? ”

"It had nothing to do with his behavior. You were right yesterday, no matter whether the two of them are fate or not, there must be no gossip until the matter is decided. I didn't think about it well enough, so we moved earlier! ”

"Hmm." Gu nodded approvingly and sent Yin Qinghua out.

In the east room of the main house, only Mrs. Lu and Lu Yiduo sat facing each other at the two ends of the Xiangzhimu Arhat bed.

"How long can I stay at home when I come back this time?" Mrs. Lu asked.

"It's still uncertain, this Jingcha is the first time after the current holy pro-government, and the evaluation and appointment and dismissal of officials must be approved by the emperor himself, so it is naturally slower. This year, the list of new science and technology jinshi and the list of external releases have not yet been settled, which is also the same reason. Jinshi like Tsinghua and the second brother, if they had been left in previous years, I am afraid that they would have arrived by now! ”

"Your second brother's Jinshi test is quite smooth, but the ranking is a little behind, and the Shuji of the Hanlin Academy has always been in the top few of the second class, so he shouldn't have any hope." Thinking that being a Ji Ji Shi is the best way to rise to the top in the future, Mrs. Lu can't help but feel a little pity.

"There is actually nothing wrong with going out, especially for people like the second brother who live in the capital all the year round, and they can see more of the world when they go out, and they can always be used in the future." Lu Yiduo explained to his mother.

"Well, I mean, if he gets this fame, I'll be content. Now I'm worried about you. ”

"Mother, don't worry, there are many people waiting in Beijing now, and I'm not the only one!"

"That's not what I said!" Mrs. Lu said a little helplessly: "When your father was in the military department, he had a deep friendship with the old marquis of Jingyuan Mansion. Until now, your father and the old marquis are gone, and we still have contact with the Marquis of Jingyuan. You were able to make up for the shortcomings that year, and you were also taken care of by that side. But now the Marquis of Jingyuan has been ill since he came back from the Northwest Battlefield, and he has been closed for several months, I am afraid that something will go wrong with your errand this time......"

"The mother doesn't have to worry, her son's evaluation this time is also a 'worry', even if he can't be promoted, it's always okay to stay in office!"

"But being an official is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat! If today's colleagues become your superiors, your promotion in the future can only be more difficult, and the so-called step by step is ......"

Lu Yiduo knew in his heart that what his mother said was reasonable, and he didn't know how to persuade him for a while.

At this time, Mrs. Lu's eldest maid, Cuiyun, walked in from outside in a little panic.

"Madam, uncle, just now someone from the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion came to report the funeral, and Mrs. Jiang passed away two hours ago!"

What the?

Mrs. Lu and Lu Yiduo glanced at each other in surprise, and at the same time showed expressions of disbelief.

"A few days ago, Mrs. Jiang just came back from her hometown to worship her ancestors, and she also sent some earthen ceremonies to various prefectures at that time, why did she suddenly ......" Mrs. Lu always felt unbelievable.

"It's a sudden illness." Cuiyun replied.

Mrs. Lu was silent for a moment, and said to Lu Yiduo: "You can go to the Hou Mansion in person." ”

Lu Yiduo nodded yes.