That night, Lu Qi wrote a letter back to his hometown of Fanyang, which was vaguely worded, only mentioning the two aunts and elders who had been widowed for many years, and said that he wanted to invite them to come to Beijing to share their family years ago.

Although the two aunts and elders who received the letter were a little puzzled, the Lu family in Jingzhong suddenly mentioned this matter, and acted in such a hurry. But thinking that Lu Qi had just returned to Beijing from other places to take up his post, the two aunts only thought that he was to take over his father's position as the patriarch and show favor to the clansmen and appease the hearts of the clan.

Going to Beijing is beneficial to future generations, and the two aunts are happy to get down, just pack up and set off.

At this point, the matter is over. Lu Binghui and Lu Bingzhen were both locked up by their elders, but Lu Bingzhen's confinement was more like a show.

Because tomorrow is the Laba Festival, she wants to follow Lu Qi and Li to the palace for a banquet.

The blessing of the canonization of the county monarch's will, the queen mother and the prince's intentions are almost unnoticed, and all parties only regard the canonization of the county monarch as the emperor's affirmation of Lu Qi's political achievements, after all, this matter is also common.

On the day of Laba Festival.

The dawn of winter always comes later, and the sky outside is still dark and dreary, so Lu Bingzhen is woken up by the melting snow. "Nine Niangzi, it's time to get up. You're going to have to dress according to the rank of the county gentleman today, which can take more time than usual. ”

Lu Bingzhen was helped up in a daze and changed his clothes, and he didn't wake up until he finished freshening up. Looking at the complicated makeup and layers of jewelry in the mirror, Lu Bingzhen couldn't help but bargain, "Rongxue, there's no need for so many jewelry, there weren't so many of them last time I went to the palace for a banquet." It's so heavy that my scalp hurts a bit. ”

Rongxue refused solemnly, "Nine Niangzi, these are not less. I've heard from Cutting Bing, the last time I went to the palace, it was because I was dressed too plainly that those people actually mistook your identity. What's more, now that you have a different identity, you have to dress up well. ”

As he was talking, Onyx opened the curtain and walked in, and when he heard Rongxue's words, it was rare to meet Lu Bingzhen's intentions, and only let Rongxue dress up the nine ladies according to the grade of the county monarch, and the rest were only a little decorated with one or two ornaments. This made Lu Bingzhen strange again.

In fact, this is because the Li family already knows the meaning of the queen mother and the crown prince, so naturally they will not let Lu Bingzhen dress up to attend on the occasion of meeting the two. And Lu Bingzhen, who doesn't know everything at the moment, naturally only thinks that her mother feels sorry for her, so she refers to the precedent of entering the palace for a banquet last time, and does not deliberately dress up ceremoniously.

The palace is already brightly lit at this moment, and everything is newly decorated.

Lu Qi, Li and Lu Bingzhen were led all the way to the Taihe Palace by the little eunuch. Today is a family banquet for the royal family, so regardless of whether men and women are seated, they are all seated in the Taihe Palace.

On top of such a palace banquet, Lu Qi's family is a new face. After Lu Qi and Li chatted with those royal children who had some friendships, they also sat down quietly and didn't say anything more. Lu Bingzhen noticed that on the day of the palace banquet, he was a little unhappy with the daughter of the eldest princess of Ruyang, Rongde County Jun Chi Weiyan.

Lu Bingzhen, who didn't care much about the canonization of the county monarch, suddenly felt a little grateful for this will. At least with a will, she doesn't have to salute Junchi Weiyan of Rongde County.

However, Chi Weiyan's Rongde County Jun is much stronger than Lu Bingzhen's empty shelf Qingning County Jun, and it can be seen from the title alone that the emperor still values this niece quite a lot, not to mention that she also has a real fiefdom. It is a cornucopia of grain, grass, gold and silver.

A moment later, the emperor and queen entered together, with the crown prince behind them, and then the concubines each leading their own children.

Everyone got up and knelt down, and shouted long live from their mouths. "Ministers/courtiers/courtiers visit Your Majesty, the Queen, and His Royal Highness the Prince, and all blessings will be safe." After the emperor led a group of royal people to sit down, everyone got up and sat down again.

From the moment he stepped into the main hall, Prince Xiao Min couldn't help but distract himself to observe Lu Bingzhen. Today, Lu Bingzhen is only dressed according to the grade of the county monarch, and the jewelry and clothing are far less gorgeous than Chi Weiyan, who is also the county monarch. The more he looked at it, the more his heart sank, the prince Xiao Min only thought that Lu Bingzhen knew his mind today and deliberately dressed simply, so as not to attract his attention.

Since Lu Bingzhen returned to Beijing, Xiao Min has inquired about Lu Bingzhen in many ways. Because of this, he knows a lot about Lu Bingzhen's affairs at home, and knows that she is the person who can influence the decisions of her parents and even the patriarch's grandfather in the family, and she is by no means an ordinary lady who can only listen to her parents' opinions. Then Lu Bingzhen's dress today is enough to explain her own attitude.

Xiao Min smiled bitterly in his heart, and secretly thought, "So for so many years, I have been alone in my own feelings?" When I entered the palace at a young age, am I the only one who remembers? Since that time, I have been the only one who can't be forgotten. ”

Lu Bingzhen was completely unaware of the bitterness in Xiao Min's heart at this time, and she was completely ignorant of the fact that the queen and the crown prince wanted her to be the crown princess. After all, she is still a little lady in the boudoir, and when her parents and family are determined to hide something from her, it is still difficult for her to notice.

The palace banquet after that was nothing more than singing and dancing, everyone toasting, and patting the emperor's ass.

And there are two things that surprised Lu Bingzhen. First, Chi Weiyan seems to have learned to be smart and no longer provoke her, although this county gentleman looked at her with a very unfriendly look throughout the whole process. This made Lu Bingzhen more and more grateful for the will to make her the king of Qingning County.

As for the other matter, it is from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is under one person and above ten thousand people. Prior to this, Lu Bingzhen's understanding of him was limited to the fact that he was born in the main palace, his name was justified, and Wen Taowu seemed to be good. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be paying attention to her frequently tonight. Lu Bingzhen silently recalled the content of the Di newspaper and attributed this matter to his father Lu Qi's recent political achievements.

After three rounds of drinking, the palace banquet finally ended in a hot wine of the royal family and the close ministers of the Son of Heaven.

Lu Bingzhen left the palace with her parents, and by the time the carriage staggered all the way to Lu's house, she was already drowsy. Li lovingly instructed the servants and maids to take her to rest, but Lu Bingzhen was so sleepy that he fell asleep when he went back, and when he woke up again, it was already the third day of the second day.

As soon as she woke up from her sleep, Rongxue beckoned a group of maids to surround Lu Bingzhen to freshen up and put on makeup. "Nine Niangzi, Madame has sent someone to send a reward from the queen's palace, so that you can go over there after you finish grooming, and you will use lunch with Madame in the main courtyard."

Lu Bingzhen, who was pulling her hair, subconsciously turned her head to look at the melting snow, but she was pulled by her hair, and there was a pain in her hair, which made her can't help but snort. The little girl hurriedly let go of her hand, knelt down and cried with a plop, "Nine Niangzi, the slave maid didn't mean it, ask the little lady for forgiveness." ”

Lu Bingzhen said indifferently, "It's okay, get up quickly." I don't blame you for the sudden turn of my head just now. Rongxue hurriedly asked people to help this little girl up, and said with some hatred, "You, you, how did Su Ri learn the rules, that is, Jiu Niangzi Kuanren doesn't care." If you change to another nobleman, it doesn't matter what your reason is, you will still be dragged out and beaten. ”

The little girl only responded, and didn't dare to talk back. didn't dare to ask her to comb Lu Bingzhen's hair, and was sent by the melting snow to water the flowers outside the house.

Half an hour later, Lu Bingzhen, who had cleaned up, sat in the main room of the main courtyard drinking cheese and listening to the Li family talk about today's reward.

"Today, these things are unusual, they are all things that are commonly used by young ladies' families. Look, it's all things you can use. ”

Lu Bingzhen didn't think about it, the things that Guy had always rewarded were supported by the word palace system, and the brocades were not as good as those produced by the family itself. Hearing Li's words, Lu Bingzhen became interested, leaned over to take a look, and was really a little surprised.

The things that were given today were not only exquisitely crafted and the brocade was gorgeous and delicate, but they were also unexpectedly very much in line with Lu Bingzhen's taste.

The vase alone has four kinds of vases: Ji blue glazed gall bottle, Ji red glazed small mouth plum bottle, blue glazed yarrow bottle and celadon jade pot spring bottle, all of which are to her liking, not to mention any incense burner, incense, toys and other colorful ornaments. The only thing that Lu Bingzhen didn't like was the six batches of woven gold satin with different patterns.

Lu Bingzhen doesn't like this kind of heavy and stiff material, it's really uncomfortable. Even if you dress up once in a while to wear it to a banquet, you will definitely not be able to wear it at home on weekdays, even if you participate in an ordinary banquet between families, you don't need to be so grand.

Li and Lu Bingzhen originally thought that this reward was just a regular reward from the queen mother to the royal family before the New Year's Festival. And these rewards are just in the name of the queen's mother's usual rewards, and everything in the meantime is collected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally according to Lu Bingzhen's preferences.

And the six batches of woven gold satin were because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw that day, Lu Wuniang, who was favored by the old patriarch and his wife, was wearing woven gold satin, while Lu Jiuniang, who had just returned to Beijing, could only wear Jiangnan splendid fabrics. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only thought that Lu Jiuniang was secretly stumbling at home by Lu Wuniang, so he was busy collecting all kinds of gold and satin to send them, lest his sweetheart be wronged in terms of use.

His Royal Highness the Prince, who was worried about chaos, did not think that with Lu Qi and his wife, no one could bully Lu Jiuniang even in the Lu family.

Two days before the New Year's Festival, the two uncles and grandmothers of Fan Yang's hometown finally arrived in the capital. Fortunately, Fan Yang's hometown is not far from the capital, and the Lu family has a lot of money, and the carriages and horses are unusual, so they can start in winter. Of course, the two uncles and grandmothers want to go to the capital as soon as possible, lest the patriarch's family regret it.

The children of these two uncles and grandmothers are all mediocre in their qualifications, but they are good at being down-to-earth and safe, and their character is pure. At present, the patriarch's family specially threw an olive branch, which naturally had to be firmly grasped.

People come from their hometowns, and they come with elders. The old patriarch and Lu Qi and his wife tacitly pressed the closure without mentioning it, and asked the fifth lady and the ninth lady to come out of the house to meet the two elders.

These two aunts are counted in terms of generation, one is the eighth uncle and grandmother, and the other is the eleventh uncle and grandmother. The eighth uncle and grandmother were a thin old man with some serious eyebrows. Eleventh uncles and grandmothers were more kind.

Lu Binghui and Lu Bingzhen were not subtle in their etiquette, and bowed down with a smile, "I have seen the eighth uncle and grandmother, and the eleventh uncle and grandmother." The two old men immediately asked the two little ladies to help them up, and each gave a meeting gift.

Considering that the two aunts were old after all, after introducing everyone in the family, Lu Qi invited the two aunts to rest, and only waited for the two aunts to pick up the wind and wash the dust at night.