After Lu Xingyue left, Lu Jingzhi felt much more at ease.
She quickly came to the bedside and asked in a low voice: "Third sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? If you were fine yesterday, how could it be so sudden?"
Shen Lansui was moved to see that she was really worried, "I'm fine, don't worry, it's just menstruation."
Guan Chun followed him in to pour tea. Shen Lansui gave her a look, and Guan Chun immediately moved a chair over.
Lu Jingzhi sat down and breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "So it's menstruation. Is it stomachache?"
"Um."
"I also had a stomachache earlier, and it took me a while to get better." Lu Jingzhi said to Guanchun, "Go to my yard to find Zhishu and ask her to bring my little painted hand stove."
"yes."
Guan Chun went out and closed the door behind him. Lu Jingzhi held Shen Lansui's hand and frowned, "It's really cold."
Shen Lansui smiled and shook his head, "How did you know that I asked the doctor? The news spread so quickly?"
"No." Lu Jingzhi said, "I came here to see you. On the way, I saw the doctor coming out of Pinglan Hospital, and after asking about it, I found out that it was you who transmitted it."
"Huh? Are you coming to play with me?" Shen Lansui looked at her jokingly.
Thinking of something, Lu Jingzhi looked back. No one came in, so she lowered her voice and said, "It was about the chrysanthemum viewing banquet yesterday."
Shen Lansui sat up slightly and asked, "What should I say?"
Lu Jingzhi said fearfully: "Yesterday, as soon as my eldest brother and I came back, my father called us to the study. As soon as I went in and saw my mother there, I knew something was wrong."
She held Shen Lansui's hand and said in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, you guessed it right. Yesterday was obviously a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, but in fact it was a concubine selection banquet."
The guess was verified, Shen Lansui thought as expected, "What did the Duke and the First Lady say?"
"Dad asked me if I had seen the prince and if he had spoken to me. I said that I would stay with you the whole time. Someone did look at me during the dinner, but I ignored him. Dad breathed a sigh of relief and praised me for doing a good job. He asked me if I had gone up to perform, and I said no, and he asked me to come out.”
Lu Jingzhi patted his heart in fear and said, "When I got back, I thought, if I hadn't listened to you at that time and had gone my own way, the marriage decree would have been issued by now, right?"
Shen Lansui's eyes flickered, "You mean someone has received the imperial edict of marriage?"
"Yes!" Lu Jingzhi came closer and said, "Just one. Cui Han, the second daughter of the Cui family, was appointed to the fourth prince as the main concubine. There is no movement on the others. I'm afraid they are still discussing."
Shen Lan is thoughtful.
The Cui family has been a famous family since ancient times, with strict rules and regulations. Their ancestors disdain marriage with the royal family. The standards for marrying wives and daughters are very strict, and they usually only choose from well-matched and well-matched families.
But in recent years, the Cui family has gradually declined, and is finally willing to let go of her status and let her daughter marry outside.
However, even in decline, the Cui family's position among the elite literati is still unshakable, with a huge root system. Although Cui's father has a low official position, with such a mother family, it is still more than enough to match the fourth prince.
Shen Lansui suddenly asked: "I remember that the mother-concubine of His Highness the Fourth Highness is Concubine Shu?"
Lu Jingzhi nodded, "Exactly. Concubine Shu has kept a low profile in recent years, and she was well-loved back then. Her mother's family and the Cui family are somewhat related, so this marriage was facilitated. "
Shen Lan smiled and said, "Concubine Shu is a smart person."
The second daughter of the Cui family is not as noble as the eldest daughter, but she has her back to the Cui family. She is low-key but not humble. In the future, the fourth prince will have many backers, but she will not be too public and make people jealous.
"Yes, you can see that although she is not as popular as the imperial concubine and Lan Bin, she can still speak in front of His Majesty."
Lu Jingzhi straightened up and wrapped his handkerchief around his head and said, "Now that we are a couple, the others still don't know what their plans are. I am always in a state of anxiety."
Shen Lansui picked up the tea and handed it to her, "If the minister is unwilling, Your Majesty cannot insist on it. Marriage is different from government affairs, and there is no reason to force it."
"Yes." Lu Jingzhi was comforted. She took the tea and was about to drink it when she suddenly remembered something, "That's right!"
She met Shen Lansui's puzzled gaze and whispered: "I heard that yesterday not only did they choose a concubine for the prince, but they also intended to choose a consort for the princess!"
"Which princess?" Shen Lansui was surprised, "It can't be Princess Rong Zhao, right?"
"I don't know, it could be Princess Jiale, but these are the only two princesses who are currently marriageable. Anyone is possible."
Lu Jingzhi muttered: "I wonder who can pick these two pearls..."
Shen Lansui's thoughts moved, and a deep and tough face immediately appeared in his mind.
"Jing Zhi, do you know General Liang?"
"General Liang?" Lu Jingzhi paused, "Which General Liang are you talking about? The one who just returned to the capital?"
"Yes, I took a look at him at the banquet yesterday. I saw that he had an extraordinary bearing and was young, so I was very curious."
Shen Lansui did not dare to tell him about his secret meeting with the princess.
Fortunately, Lu Jingzhi didn't think too much. She smiled and said, "His name is Liang Ci. He is indeed quite powerful."
Liang Ci was the only son of the Northern General Liang Wanguan. Liang Wanguan was deeply trusted by His Majesty and he was on his own at a young age. Unfortunately, he was jealous of talents. In a war, he and his wife both died, leaving only his young wife. Thirteen-year-old Liang Ci.
His Majesty wanted to call him back to Yangdu to take good care of him, but Liang Ci refused to accept it. He guarded the general's palace alone, put down the rebellion, subdued the border troops, killed countless enemies, made great military exploits, and took his father's military power from a villain. recapture.
At the age of fifteen, he defeated the foreign enemies, and at the age of eighteen, he chased them thousands of miles away, making the small border countries dare not do it again.
He returned to the court at the age of twenty and was granted a title. The son inherited his father's legacy and became a new generation of war god in the north. He also received the title of Marquis of Dingbian, eclipsing all the Yangdu princes.
"...But this time he came back not only to be granted a title, but I heard that he was seriously injured on the battlefield. He came back to recuperate this time and will not be returning to the northern border town in the short term."
Lu Jingzhi finished speaking in one breath and quickly drank tea to moisten his throat.
Shen Lansui was stunned when she heard that there were many young generals in history, but she just glanced at them and passed them by without any real sense.
Now that she saw the real person, she realized that what she said was true.
If anyone can match someone as noble and beautiful as Princess Rong Zhao, Liang Ci is a good choice. A beauty deserves to be matched with a hero.
"What are you thinking about, sister-in-law? Liang Ci?"
Lu Xingyue, who had just walked to the door, happened to hear this sentence.
He paused, and Guanchun, who was hurried back, saw this and asked in confusion: "Why is the young master standing at the door?"
Shen Lansui and Lu Jingzhi in the room looked at each other.
Lu Jingzhi covered his lips and laughed, winked at Shen Lansui and said, "I'm afraid the third brother is here to rush me. Why didn't I find him so clingy before?"
She put down the teacup and stood up, "Sister-in-law, please rest more if you feel uncomfortable. I'll go back first and come to see you another day."
Shen Lansui smiled helplessly: "Okay."
As soon as Lu Jingzhi opened the door, he met Lu Xingyue's expressionless face and couldn't help laughing: "Third brother, I haven't stayed too long, right?"
Lu Xingyue: Ha
(End of chapter)
