Chapter 43: Ten Years
The Lu family's carriage quickly drove out of the Fuhua Gate in the west of the city, all the way to the south.
Looking back at the capital, Lu Qingrong was a little reluctant in his heart.
Here, the mother had a new beginning, and she herself felt the peace that she had never had since coming to the Great Qi Dynasty in the Lu family.
Lu Qingrong admits that she has never been a person with lofty ambitions, and the experience of relying on her father in her previous life made her greatest wish in this life to have a warm and complete family. And it was this small wish that finally saw some light after many twists and turns.
Looking at Lu Chengjie, who took out a book of Analects in the car and looked at it seriously, as well as Lu Fangyu, who was sitting on the side, and Lu Qianyu, who was scurrying around and taking turns to lift the curtains on the left and right sides and had a lot of fun, Lu Qingrong unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, full of expectations for the days to come.
The moment she left the capital, Lu Qingrong thought that they would come back in a few years, but she didn't expect that the truth would take much longer than she imagined.
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Ten years later.
The thirtieth year of Daqi Jingxi, April.
Eleven-year-old Lu Qingrong finally got into the carriage to the capital again, along with Lu Fangyu and Lu Qianyu.
At this time, they were already the family members of the governor of Huguang.
Lu Yiduo went to Henan for six years, opening warehouses for disaster relief, relocating displaced people, and resuming production, and worked conscientiously and with remarkable results in the past six years. When the matter of repairing the river came to an end, I thought that I could return to Beijing to report on my work, but I did not expect that the promotion appointment of the imperial court was directly sent to Henan, and Lu Yiduo was promoted to the governor of Huguang, and immediately went to Wuchang to take office to assist the governor of Yunnan in dealing with the Tusi rebellion.
Lu Qingrong and the others moved from Kaifeng to Wuchang with Lu Yiduo, and they lived for another four years.
It was not until the beginning of this year that the Tusi rebellion was completely suppressed, and several main culprits led by him were all arrested, and Lu Yiduo and the governor of Yunnan received a holy decree ordering them to return to Beijing to report on their work.
During this period, Lu Yiduo went to the capital several times because of official business in the court, but he came and went in a hurry and did not bring his family.
Therefore, at this time, the three sisters in the car were all excited and cheerful on the way back to the capital.
Lu Chengjie, who has reached the age of sixteen, did not share the car with them this time, but sat in a carriage with his younger brother Lu Chengxu.
Lu Chengxu, Yin Pingru was born in Wuchang three years ago, and she is also the only child she had with Lu Yiduo.
In this regard, Lu Qingrong felt that it was normal, and she was really happy for her mother and father.
The same is true of the eldest brother Lu Chengjie.
But Lu Fangyu and the others don't seem to think so. Since Yin Pingru gave birth to Lu Chengxu, they have never been very warm with Lu Qingrong, and they have gradually become close to her.
No matter what the reason for this change, Lu Qingrong is still quite satisfied with the current situation.
At the beginning, when they first arrived in Kaifeng, Henan, although Lu Fangyu was extremely polite to her, and often expressed her due concern as the eldest sister, Lu Qingrong could always feel a trace of resistance and alienation from it.
Just looking at her usual head and face when she counts Lu Qianyu, she is ruthless, but on the other hand, she is too polite to herself.
And Lu Qianyu has been taught by her eldest sister since she was a child, and she habitually looks at Lu Fangyu as the head, so she is also relatively cold to Lu Qingrong.
At that time, the closest person to Lu Qingrong was only Jiang Yunpei, the daughter of Xixi Jiang Shenzhi. The two read and read together, learned embroidery together, and tried to play the piano together, and their relationship became deeper and deeper, but it only lasted for three years.
When Jingxi was twenty-three years old, Jiang Shenzhi went north to catch the exam, won the championship in one fell swoop, and was appointed as the champion by the emperor in the palace examination.
Fortunately, after that, he released the Xianning County Order as the champion, and after three years, he was promoted to the prefect of Wuchang, which was the year when Lu Yiduo was the governor of Huguang in Wuchang.
This made the two families interact frequently.
At this time, Lu Qingrong was sitting in the car, still thinking about Jiang Yunpei, who stayed in Wuchang, and her brother Jiang Ling, who was well-read and wide-ranging, but was not good at eight shares.
On the side, Lu Qianyu suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"Big sister! Eldest sister! Tell me, among the husbands that your mother gave you as an alternative, is there a Jiang Gongzi? ”
This Jiang Gongzi is talking about Jiang Ling.
Lu Fangyu's face was instantly covered with red clouds, and the color of the rose-red makeup gown on her body faded.
"What are you talking nonsense, what kind of girl can say casually!" Lu Fangyu said angrily: "It's a shame that you, the second sister, are not as stable as the fourth sister." ”
Lu Qingrong couldn't hold back her laughter when she heard this, and she was also very curious at this time. Lu Fangyu happened to be in time this year, and Yin Pingru was indeed busy with her Zhang Luo's marriage.
Lu Qianyu disagreed when she heard this, and continued to ask: "Eldest sister, don't interrupt, I am not as stable as the fourth sister, I admit this." Then you also admit it, is there a Jiang Gongzi? ”
Seeing that she was still holding on, Lu Fangyu pretended to be angry and said: "There is nothing at all, you are talking nonsense here!" ”
Lu Qianyu still knows this eldest sister very well, and when she saw that she was not really angry, she directly debunked it: "I'm not talking nonsense, when I went to my mother's place that day, I heard my mother discuss marriage with you, and said that I want to hear your opinion on these people." It's a pity that I didn't listen to all of them when I went late, and I don't know who 'these people' are! ”
After saying this, Lu Fangyu's face became more and more red, and she insisted on denying it.
Lu Qingrong absolutely believes that Lu Qianyu is telling the truth, firstly, she will never be so arrogant when she lies, and secondly, this is indeed in line with Yin Pingru's style of acting.
Yin Pingru was once bitten by a snake, and now she is extremely cautious about the marriage of her children, especially when she regards the two sisters Lu Fangyu as her own, and it is normal to discuss this fact with Lu Fangyu.
But at this moment, Lu Fangyu just refused to admit it, and said, "If you don't believe it, you can ask your mother yourself!" And he answered no more.
"Just ask, I'll ask when I get to Tongzhou Station in a while!" Lu Qianyu is also more serious today.
Seeing that she was so persistent, Lu Qingrong was also a little puzzled, on weekdays, Lu Fangyu could bluff her with a casual glance......
Soon the carriage stopped in front of the Tongzhou Post Station, and everyone got off the bus to rest.
They stayed in Langfang yesterday and arrived in Tongzhou early this morning, and did not plan to stay longer, so that they could arrive in the capital before sunset.
Everyone simply used snacks, and after a short rest, they boarded the carriage again and headed for the capital.
As soon as Lu Qianyu got in the car, she came to Lu Qingrong's side and said mysteriously: "I asked my mother just now, is there really Gongzi Jiang!" ”
Lu Qingrong had been staying with her just now, even in the clean room, so he naturally knew that she was lying, but he didn't expose it.
"Really?" Lu Qingrong pretended to be surprised.
"Of course!" Lu Qianyu glanced at Lu Fangyu very proudly.
Lu Fangyu was no longer squirming, and asked curiously: "I have asked about Jiang Gongzi several times, but you yourself have taken a fancy to others?" ”
Lu Qianyu was speechless for a moment.
Just now, Lu Fangyu was too shy for a while, but now that she is normal, Lu Qianyu will not be an opponent immediately......
Lu Qingrong and Lu Fangyu looked at each other and smiled, the laughter was mixed with Lu Qianyu's coquettish voice, and the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became cheerful.
As the carriage got closer and closer to the capital, Lu Qingrong hoped that the future days would be as carefree as now......
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