When Mrs. Wu learned of the result of the prince's choice of a side concubine, she was both disappointed and delighted.

Happily, the county lord of Kangning, who she had always wanted to marry Jiang Ke, was really as she wished and was defeated.

disappointed that Lu Manyu was actually selected.

But after thinking about it, Mrs. Wu quickly felt a little relieved.

Even if that Lu Manyu becomes the prince's side concubine, she will one day become the master of the first palace of the harem in the future, but that will be for the future.

Now that the emperor is in the prime of life, if he wants to wait for the day when Lu Manyu can help the Lu family, the days will still be long, not to mention what benefits Jiang Xuan can get from this. What's more, he may have ...... by then

Thinking of this, the corners of Mrs. Wu's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and she instantly recovered her expression and looked at Mother Lu beside her.

"Since the county lord of Kangning can't enter the East Palace anymore, let's not be idle." Mrs. Wu smiled and said to Mother Lu: "You go back and send someone to invite the second lady of the Chengping Marquis Mansion!" ”

Mother Lu naturally understood the meaning of her words.

This is going to officially go to Princess Chengyang's mansion to propose.

The relationship between Mother Lu and Mrs. Wu was extraordinary, and at this time, there were only the two of them present in the house, so she reminded without any scruples: "Madame will invite someone to the princess's mansion to propose marriage now, isn't it faster?" ”

"Is this fast?" Mrs. Wu disagreed: "I have mentioned this matter to Princess Chengyang for a few months, and I was delayed by the prince's selection of a side concubine, but now that it has finally settled, I don't want any more complications." ”

"That's right." Mother Lu persuaded: "It's just that the front foot of the county lord of Kangning has just been defeated, and we will go to propose marriage on the back foot...... You also know Princess Chengyang's temperament, don't rush to her anger! ”

"You don't need to worry about this, of course I know her temper." Mrs. Wu said with great certainty: "Princess Chengyang has not always been as popular as she is now, I think she was not liked by the first emperor at the beginning, it was nothing more than that after her mother became the queen mother, she could be proud in the Great Qi Dynasty." ”

Lu's mother was a little puzzled, and she couldn't think of anything to do with this matter.

"As long as this person has endured, he will definitely be able to learn to weigh the gains and losses." Mrs. Wu continued: "It is already a fact that the county lord of Kangning cannot enter the East Palace, the princess must be wholeheartedly trying to find a good family for her, and looking at the Great Qi Dynasty, how many people of the right age can compare with Ke'er?" What's more, Ke'er is not a thing in the pool, and she will not always bear ......the name of the second master of the Hou Mansion."

But Princess Chengyang may not be able to think so long-term!

Mother Lu said secretly in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it, so she had to nod yes and send someone to invite the second lady of the Chengping Marquis Mansion.

Mrs. Wu nodded with satisfaction.

"I know, you think I'm too anxious this time, right?" Mrs. Wu's tone was obviously much soothed.

Lu's mother didn't answer directly, as if she was acquiescing to this statement.

"I actually understand it myself, but there is really no other way." Mrs. Wu sighed and put on a look of wanting to open her heart.

Lu's mother had no choice but to ask, "What did Madam say about this?" ”

"I really regret it now, why did I have to marry that Lu family in the first place." Mrs. Wu told the truth, "The Lu family married into the Hou Mansion, and instead of developing according to our expectations, the situation is getting farther and farther away!" ”

Mother Lu lowered her head silently, not knowing how to persuade her.

But Mrs. Wu couldn't help but start complaining.

"Since the Lu clan entered the Yu Courtyard, although the prince has also gone out occasionally, it is obviously not as frequent as before. Originally, I thought he was fascinated by the Lu family, but I didn't expect that after a few months, his body had also improved greatly, and he even got the second prince's errand again! How can I still endure this? Could it be that I really found a blessed person for him to rejoice? ”

The more Mrs. Wu spoke, the more angry she became.

"Madame's meaning, slave maid understands." Mother Lu hurriedly answered: "You want to hurry up and handle the second master's family affairs, so that you can focus on the Yuyuan ...... in a down-to-earth manner."

"That's right!" Mrs. Wu smiled again, "The Lu family said very right last time, if the Yuyuan is too chaotic, it will not be beneficial to Ke'er's relatives. After Ke'er gets married, she can't be allowed to continue to be so proud alone! ”

Mother Lu nodded in agreement.

After some talking, Mrs. Wu was also much happier.

And Lu Qingrong on the side of Yuyuan didn't know their plans at this time.

When she and Jiang Xuan were having breakfast, Lu Qingrong was inevitably surprised when they heard the news that the holy decree had come down.

"So fast!" Lu Qingrong sighed.

"You finally believe it!" Jiang Xuan saw her incredulous look yesterday.

Lu Qingrong was a little embarrassed, and quickly turned to ask: "Aren't you okay today, then are we going to go over in the afternoon to say goodbye?" It's different from ordinary people's family affairs, and I don't know much about ......."

"I'm afraid it's late in the afternoon!" Jiang Xuan said directly: "This kind of thing has always spread the fastest, and it is related to the royal family, usually after listening to the letter, they will go to say goodbye, I think we will go after breakfast!" ”

Lu Qingrong nodded, and suddenly thought, "Then don't you have to go to the study to write?" ”

"I woke up early today, and I'm done." Jiang Xuan replied casually.

Lu Qingrong couldn't help but start thinking, did he know that he was going to Lu Mansion in the morning......

The two quickly had breakfast and went to the Lu Mansion together.

As soon as he entered Jinglin Hutong, Jiang Xuan's words were confirmed.

At this time, the front of the Lu Mansion was already crowded, and many people rushed in front of them.

Geng originally wanted to take this opportunity to have a good time, raise her eyebrows and exhale a little, but it was useless for Lu Yizhong to persuade her.

But fortunately, Mrs. Tai and Lu Yiduo are both understanding people, and they know that the more times like this, the more low-key they must be, so they arranged for Lu Yizhong to take the housekeeper to thank everyone in the concierge, and did not invite them into the house. As soon as you receive a congratulatory gift, you will refuse to accept it if you can refuse it, and if you can't refuse, you will accept it first, and then send someone to prepare a return gift of the same value to send it over.

As a result, almost all the people who came to say hello were blocked from the door.

Of course, Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan were not among them.

As soon as the subordinates at the door saw the carriage of the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion, they hurriedly welcomed them in.

This time, there was no time to go to the East Courtyard first, and the two were directly invited to the main courtyard.

When he entered the flower hall in the main courtyard, Lu Qingrong found that not only those people outside had come earlier than them, but even the relatives of the Lu family had already gathered.

Uncle Yin Qinghua couldn't do anything important because of the Hanlin Academy, and only his aunt and cousin were here at this time.

Lu Fangyu's husband Di Qian is also there.

Everyone had a smile on their faces, as if it were not for this, they would not be able to express their gratitude to the emperor.

Among them, the most gratifying is, of course, Geng's even greater.

Today, she finally got her wish and was the focus of everyone.

At the beginning, whether it was Lu Yizhong's title on the gold list, or later promotion, he was suppressed by Lu Yiduo more than one head every time, and her son Lu Chengxi was far inferior to Lu Chengjie in all aspects, so that she was originally the best in the limelight and could not have a good time from beginning to end, and now she can finally get her wish by virtue of her daughter's election as a side concubine.

"The prince and the lady are here!" Geng couldn't wait for others to say goodbye, so he opened his mouth first.

"I heard that the third sister was selected as the prince's side concubine, I really want to congratulate the second aunt!" Lu Qingrong hurriedly said.

"There's nothing to congratulate! It's just a side concubine. Geng's tone didn't hear a sense of modesty.

Lu Qingrong smiled in his heart.

This second aunt Geng's family, she still knows it very well.

At this time, these words seem to be modest, not just to make a high profile, but to hope that others will praise a few words.

"The second aunt's words are wrong." Lu Qingrong smiled and cooperated with her, "How can you say 'just a side concubine', the identity of the prince is incomparable to others, and if you can enter the East Palace, it is something that many people can't ask for, and now maybe how many people are envious of the second aunt!" ”

Before the words fell, Lu Qingrong felt that this funny remark seemed to be a bit excessive, and even she herself felt goosebumps.

She could also see that Jiang Xuan beside her at this time looked like she was smiling and struggling.

Geng was so useful that he couldn't even close his mouth with joy.

"Mrs. Shizi is really good at laughing! Who would envy me! Geng covered his mouth with a rose-red silk handkerchief in his hand and smiled.

Lu Qingrong didn't plan to continue to cooperate with her, looked around the hall, saw that only Di Qian and not Lu Fangyu, and then asked Mrs. Tai and Yin Pingru, "Why didn't you see the eldest sister?" ”

"Your eldest sister and second sister are both on your third sister's side in the West Courtyard, and they just went." Yin Pingru smiled and said, "Do you want to go over and find them too?" ”

Lu Qingrong first glanced sideways at Jiang Xuan, and then nodded at Yin Pingru.

"Then let your sister-in-law take you there!" Yin Pingru turned her head to look at a young woman in purple with a well-proportioned figure and a fair face next to her, who nodded hurriedly and walked over to Lu Qingrong's side.

"Then there is Sister-in-law Lao!" Lu Qingrong was very polite to Fan, just because Fan married Lu Chengjie after she got married, so the two had little contact and were inevitably unfamiliar.

Lu Qingrong followed Fan's farewell to the elders in the house, and then walked out of the main courtyard together and went to the west courtyard.

Lu Qingrong realized that even before he got married, he rarely came to the West Courtyard.

At that time, every time I met with Lu Manyu, it was either at Mrs. Tai in the main courtyard, or Lu Manyu came to Wisteria Pavilion.

If it weren't for Fan's guidance today, she might not be able to find Lu Manyu's boudoir.

When he entered the West Courtyard and saw that Lu Manyu's boudoir was in front of him, Fan suddenly stopped.

Lu Qingrong saw that she was staring at her head at this time.

"What's wrong?" Lu Qingrong asked suspiciously.

"This red hairpin on the head of Mrs. Shizi ......" Fan was inevitably a little stumbling. RS