After seeing the Wang brothers and sisters walk away, Lu Bingzhen stood in place for a long time, and did not come back to his senses until Cutting Ice came out to find her.

Cutting Bing asked with concern, "Nine Niangzi, why have you been standing here?" There are many small insects under the shade, so beware of being bitten. Go back to Liuchunwu, I'm really tired of you today. ”

In Liuchunwu, Li looked at his daughter in front of him tenderly and lovingly, while Lu Bingzhen changed into homely clothes after freshening up.

Thinking of the events at today's birthday banquet, the Li family couldn't help but sigh, how good it would be if his daughter's engagement partner was not the prince of the East Palace, but the seventh lang of the Wang family.

Wang Qilang himself is a good man, and his sisters and mothers are also reasonable, and they are also from the same family. Li also heard her husband Lu Qi say that A Rui even had a life-saving kindness to Wang Jian when she was a child. With these layers, it is difficult for Ah Rui to be uncomfortable in the second half of her life.

However, Li is not a person who is immersed in missing things, and he instantly became excited and began to plan for his daughter's future, wanting to make her daughter's life in the East Palace better in the future.

"Ah Rui, since you have returned to the capital, you should go out to socialize more in the future. If nothing else, how many handkerchiefs should there be before marriage? I think the little ladies of the Wang family are all good, reasonable and from a high-ranking family, you can have more dealings with them in the future. ”

Lu Bingzhen did not refute her mother's words, and today's events also made her see that she was alone in this capital after all. Although she is not used to this situation because she has been outside Beijing for a long time (when she was released with her parents, she was the first to be sought after by the children of local officials), but in the future, she will have to live in Beijing for a long time, and she still has to get used to these things when dealing with people.

She bowed slightly, in agreement.

Seeing that her daughter was so obedient, a shallow smile also appeared on Li's face, "Do you remember your uncle's daughter, the daughter of the Wang family, the fourth lady of the Li family." ”

Lu Bingzhen took a little time to find out the elegant sister from his memory. She is the youngest daughter of her uncle Wang, and the most noble little lady in the main branch of the Li family in Longxi.

"I remember my mother, when my aunt sent me a birthday gift a while ago, she mentioned the sister of the Li family, saying that she was close to the ceremony and it was inconvenient to go out to the banquet, so she could only miss my birthday banquet."

Li stroked his daughter's sideburns lovingly, "That's true, her birthday is close to yours, just in mid-April." When the time comes, you will go with me in her courtesy. ”

The Li family wants to take Lu Bingzhen to participate in the ceremony of the four ladies of the Li family, naturally it is not just as simple as going to the banquet, and now Lu Bingzhen does not have many familiar little ladies in Beijing. Many young ladies in powerful families are reluctant to make friends with Lu Bingzhen, and if they want to open up their social circles, they naturally have to start with familiar people.

And Fanyang Lu and Longxi Li have always been in the same spirit, and they have been married to each other for many generations, and they are the maiden family of Lu Bingzhen's mother Li, so they are naturally the best candidates to open the social circle in Beijing.

The mother and daughter were laughing and talking about all kinds of household things, when suddenly the servants outside the door became noisy.

Li Shi frowned and asked the agate beside him, "Are there any rules, why are you so noisy all of a sudden?" Onyx heard the song and knew what it meant, and when he lifted the curtain and went out to ask what was going on.

Unexpectedly, when the usually steady Onyx came back, he already had an unbelievable expression on his face.

"Madam, the old patriarch sent someone to send a message, saying that he has selected a mother-in-law for the fifth lady, so that you can prepare for the marriage of the fifth lady as soon as possible, and be sure to let the fifth lady marry before the wedding of His Royal Highness the Prince."

Li Shi was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine why he suddenly decided to marry the fifth lady.

"Onyx, you heard it right. These days, I have not seen anyone for the five ladies at all, nor have I heard of the two uncles and grandmothers going out to meet guests. Where did this come from? ”

Onyx was also confused, but she insisted that she had heard correctly. Li thought about it, so he let his daughter rest in the house, and he took Onyx to Yuanshan Hall together.

Arriving at the gate of Yuanshan Hall, Li noticed the unusual solemnity and silence in Yuanshan Hall today. She wanted to take a step forward, but out of nowhere, a sergeant in armor suddenly jumped out.

The man raised his knife out of the sheath, and the sharp snow light was enough to illuminate the figure of the Li family, and he barely maintained a polite tone in his mouth, "Mrs. Lu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is currently discussing with Lord Lu and Lord Lu, and I ask you to avoid it for a while." ”

Li could only give up, and after returning to the main courtyard, she was very puzzled why her father-in-law suddenly decided the marriage of the fifth lady.

After Lu Qi came back, Li asked the doubts in his heart. Lu Qi's performance was also at a loss, "Speaking of which, this matter is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Wu Niangzi to be tied up to go to Yuanshan Hall, saying that Wu Niangzi collided with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and intended to discredit the future Crown Princess, that is, our family's Ah Rui." ”

Thinking of the temperament that the fifth lady can't screw up to now, the Li family didn't feel strange for a while. If this is the case, it is not impossible for the father-in-law to insist on overturning the fifth lady immediately and marrying far away.

It's just that the fifth lady knows very little about A Rui, what did she smear?

The Li family has not been immersed in such regrets for too long, and the marriage of the little ladies in the family has always been cumbersome. And Fan Yang Lu's family is going to marry two little ladies within a year, which makes the Li family even more busy.

Under such busyness, Li didn't notice her husband's increasingly gloomy face in the past few days.

It wasn't until on top of the four ladies of the Li family that a lady with ill intentions seemed to be sorry but actually gloated and said to her, "The ninth lady is really a pity, I thought I had climbed the big tree of the East Palace, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be about to drive for his father." Tut-tut, how dangerous the battlefield is, I don't know when the time comes······"

The unfinished meaning of this lady was understood by everyone present. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is surrounded by heavy guards, it may not be able to guarantee the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unfortunately dies, then the future Crown Princess will become a flower in the mirror. When the time comes, Lu Bingzhen may have to watch for His Royal Highness the Prince.

The husband's family in front of him is His Majesty's close Zhongshu Ling, and only in this way can this lady dare to say it so confidently in front of the public when the news has not yet spread.

Looking at this lady who was still desperately boasting about her son in front of her and wanted to hire A Rui as her daughter-in-law, she is now so maliciously speculating about A Rui's future.

Li only felt that the roots of his teeth were tense with anger, but Li was not polite, "This lady, you don't have to worry about the future of my family's Jiuniang." If you have this leisure, it is better to find a marriage for your son, and save Lang from being more than 19 years old and not getting married, wouldn't it be you and Lang Jun hugging their grandson. ”

At this moment, Wang came out and beckoned everyone to go to the family temple to watch the ceremony.

Today's four ladies of the Li family, there is no gorgeous dress, just a simple deep coat, first to thank the guests.

Today's Zhengbin is the eldest princess of Huyang, although she was not born into a family, but because of her temperament and generosity, she also has a good reputation in the family.

Yousi is the half-sister of the fourth lady of the Li family, who is two years younger than Lu Bingzhen, and it is thought that the uncle Wang wants this little daughter to start showing her face in the social circle.

However, what surprised Lu Bingzhen the most was that the candidate for the praiser was actually the fourth lady of the Wang family who was a little familiar with her. Even Fang Hai winked mischievously at Lu Bingzhen.

The sound of ritual music gradually rose, and Lu Bingzhen watched his uncle and aunt lead the guests to the family temple together, and arranged for everyone to sit down in turn. Li and Lu Bingzhen, as the aunts and future princesses of the four ladies of the Li family, naturally sat forward.

The lady of the Li family changed into a simple collection of clothes in the east wing, and came out to salute in the family temple, and the four ladies of the Wang family stepped forward to comb her hair in a bun, and the eldest princess of Huyang inserted a hairpin.

After that, Zhengbin spoke loudly, and his uncle and aunt also said a few words. At this point, the ceremony is over.

Seeing that the ceremony was over, Li wanted to say goodbye to his brother and sister-in-law in a hurry. was persuaded by his brother, "An Niang, you are the mother of the future crown princess, the more unclear the situation of His Royal Highness the Prince, the more you must calm down, otherwise people will think that His Royal Highness the Prince's Yue family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in chaos." ”

Li had a deep friendship with this brother when he was in the boudoir, and he had always believed in his words, and he felt that his words were reasonable. "Yes, I shouldn't be messing up, in vain I have been taught by my father and brother for many years, but I forgot about it at this time."

"Rui, come to my uncle." Lu Bingzhen looked up at his uncle, his eyes were still dazed, after all, the news just now was so shocking.

Ever since the lady heard the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to drive the expedition for his father, the big stone in Lu Bingzhen's heart suddenly fell to the ground during this period of time. The unfortunate premonition came true, and Lu Bingzhen was shocked for a long time.

When he heard his uncle's shout, Lu Bingzhen came back to his senses, "Uncle, what's wrong?" ”

Uncle Li didn't know about this beforehand, but now he knew that he had to stabilize his sister and niece, "It's rare to come to your uncle's house once, your fourth cousin may not have seen you for a long time, why don't you two go to the garden and talk for a while." ”

He could understand Lee's mood very well. His daughter Siniangzi has already been married, and if the future son-in-law suddenly worries about his life, he can only barely restrain his panic.

In the garden, the four ladies of the Li family and the four ladies of the Wang family are all cheerful little ladies, and there is a little ignorant and ignorant The fourth lady of the Li family is the same mother and sister Sixth Niangzi, talking and laughing, which gradually made Lu Bingzhen relax.

After today's banquet, the Li family's uncle and aunt did not leave the Li mother and daughter behind, and even arranged a carriage to escort the Li mother and daughter home.

Lu Qi naturally heard about today's banquet, and saw that his uncle sent someone to send his wife and daughter back, so he hurriedly stepped forward to thank him and welcomed Li and Lu Bingzhen into the courtyard.