The two talked about other courtyard layouts, and as they talked, they talked about Lu Bingzhen's recent homework. When talking about familiarity, Lu Bingzhen half-seriously complained about the four nuns' lessons.
"Years ago, my mother began to teach me all kinds of things about hosting a meal, including various utensils, recipes, seating arrangements, and even the intricate relationships between various families in the capital. Now the things my mothers taught me are more complicated than what my mother taught me. This is much more troublesome than running a school for disaster relief.”
When the words "disaster relief and running schools" came out of his mouth, Lu Bingzhen's heart tightened and he immediately realized that this was not what a noble daughter of a noble family should do, and she could not say it in front of the prince.
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have known about this for a long time, and did not show the slightest surprise. Instead, he comforted her with a faint smile.
"A'rui, you can handle these things once or twice. After entering the palace, there will naturally be various people willing to help you deal with these things. You just need to choose the one who suits your eyes." His Highness the Crown Prince did not explain. Yes, he had already helped her identify candidates to handle these matters, and he only had to wait for her to select candidates after entering the palace and bestow favors on these people.
When he came back from Leyouyuan on the Shangsi Festival that day, His Highness the Crown Prince, who had fulfilled his long-cherished wish for many years, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Finally, he just put on his clothes and got up to arrange all kinds of things for Lu Bingzhen in the East Palace in the future, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to confidants, until the sky appeared. Only then did Yudu Bai finally calm down.
Naturally, Lu Bingzhen did not believe this completely. The dangers in the East Palace will not be much less than those in the Harem. When the time comes, Fan Yang and Lu's family will be far outside the palace, out of reach, and the only thing she can rely on is herself.
When the sun went down today, Lu Bingzhen felt that he and His Highness had become familiar with each other unknowingly.
Before leaving, Lu Bingzhen asked Xiao Min curiously why Pei Jian was not with him today. Xiao Min didn't want Lu Bingzhen to know Pei Jian's previous words and deeds, so he just said lightly, "I have other things to ask him to do" and passed the matter away.
When His Royal Highness sent Lu Bingzhen to the carriage, he seemed to have remembered something and suddenly said, "A Rui, you are still the daughter of a boudoir, and you have just been given a marriage. I don't know how many pairs of eyes in the capital are staring at you. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient. If there is anything you want to do, you can ask Aunt Feng to send a message to me. It will be more convenient for you to do things in the East Palace."
Lu Bingzhen nodded and asked uncertainly, "Your Highness, what kind of things can I inform you about?" Xiao Min smiled slightly and said, "Gu's promise to Ah Rui is naturally everything."
I don’t know if Lu Bingzhen believed it, but Grandma Feng didn’t receive the summons from Lu Bingzhen.
Since that day, His Highness the Crown Prince has never sent anyone to pick her up. Even on the day of his birthday, he only sent someone to deliver birthday gifts that complied with etiquette.
Suddenly, there was a rumor in the capital that His Highness the Crown Prince had no intention of marrying the Ninth Lady of the Lu family, but it was only because of the Emperor's headbutt that he got married. All the previous concerns were just for the emperor and empress to see. Now that the marriage has been granted less than a month ago, His Royal Highness can no longer pretend.
As soon as this rumor came out, many people in Beijing secretly laughed at Lu Bingzhen.
Once upon a time, Lu Bingzhen was a leading figure among the ladies of aristocratic families. Most of the noble ladies in the powerful circles questioned her for seeking fame and reputation. The representative figure was Chi Weiyan, the daughter of the eldest princess of Ruyang. She relied on her mother to be the only sibling sister of His Majesty today, and she was also obsessed with the cousin of His Highness the Crown Prince. After many years, Lu Bingzhen usurped her position as crown princess within half a year of returning to Beijing.
Having lost both the title of Crown Princess and her beloved cousin, how could Chi Weiyan, the Lord of Rongde County, not hate Lu Bingzhen. Seeing that Lu Bingzhen was rejected by the prince's cousin before she got married, how could she miss the birthday party, a good opportunity to laugh at Lu Bingzhen in person.
As for other people who are also noble daughters of aristocratic families, many of them dislike Lu Bingzhen. Some people feel that Lu Bingzhen is not worthy of her position and is not worthy of being called a leader of a noble family. Some people couldn't stand Lu Bingzhen's marriage to the royal family despite being a daughter of a noble family. They felt that this was a servile act to the royal family and that she had lost the dignity of a daughter of a noble family.
Of course, there are also women with a neutral attitude toward Lu Bingzhen, who neither hate her nor like her, but they will not offend others for Lu Bingzhen among the many boudoir girls who hate her.
Therefore, the atmosphere of this birthday banquet was not very lively at the beginning. Not many people even went to talk to today's protagonist Lu Bingzhen. Only the fifth lady, sixth lady and seventh lady of the Lu family were with Lu Bingzhen. During the process, the fifth lady of the Lu family I also excused myself to feed the fish in the pavilion.
It wasn't until the ladies from the Wang family in Taiyuan came to congratulate Lu Bingzhen on his birthday that this scene was broken.
The marriage between Lu Bingzhen and Wang Jian came to nothing before it was announced to the public. Lu Bingzhen always felt a little embarrassed when facing the ladies of the Wang family, especially the fifth lady of the Wang family, Wang Jian's sister. However, the upbringing of a daughter of aristocratic family made her smile. Yan Yan entertained the other party calmly.
The fifth wife of the Wang family didn't seem to have so many grudges. She took Lu Bingzhen's arm affectionately, congratulated her on her happy birthday in a soft voice, and gave her the birthday gift she had prepared. Lu Bingzhen was a little surprised by her familiar and close attitude. After all, the two of them had not even had much contact before.
Lu Bingzhen originally wanted to take the ladies and ladies present to the garden for a walk, but he didn't expect Rongde County Jun Chi Weiyan to be so uncontrollable that she taunted her, "I don't want to go see the garden of Fan Yang's Lu family." , I’m used to seeing even the Royal Garden.”
"What Mr. Rongde County is saying is that you have grown up in the palace since you were a child. You have not even seen the garden of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. How can you appreciate the garden of Fan Yanglu's family." What the fifth lady of the Wang family seemed to say was Echoing, in fact, it is a satire that Chi Weiyan, the king of Rongde County, is so devoted to the royal family that she does not even look down on the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion where her late father lived. It is also a satire that Chi Weiyan is just an empty pretentious county king with no support from her father's family.
Hearing this, Rongde County Jun Chi Weiyan's face turned green and white, "You..." She looked at the fifth wife of the Wang family and wanted to attack. She usually hated people mentioning her father's early death, but she didn't expect that a group of powerful people and daughters from aristocratic families would speak for the fifth lady of the Wang family, which instantly reduced her momentum by half.
"Who doesn't know what you are thinking? Why are you pretending to be good people here?" Chi Weiyan glanced at the group of noble ladies in front of her with hatred, knowing that they all fell in love with Wang Jian, the brother of the fifth wife of the Wang family, so she The fifth lady of the Wang family spoke.
Wang Jian, like His Highness the Crown Prince, is the dream man of countless boudoir girls in the capital. Even because of Wang Jian's gentle temperament and friendly manner, many young ladies regard him as a wishful man. At present, Wang Jian has never made a marriage arrangement. These ladies all feel that they still have a chance. How can they offend the fifth wife of the Wang family at this time.
With the fifth lady of the Wang family coming to the rescue, the ensuing birthday party went much more smoothly. Even if it was for the sake of the fifth lady of the Wang family, the ladies were at least willing to participate in various activities organized by Lu Bingzhen. The sixth lady of the Lu family and the seventh lady of the Lu family helped Lu Bingzhen, and at the end they at least made it clear. The host and guest get along well with each other.
After the banquet was over, all the ladies took their leave one after another. However, the fifth lady of the Wang family acted coquettishly and asked Lu Bingzhen to see her off. Thinking of the fifth lady of the Wang family standing up for her at the banquet today, Lu Bingzhen sent someone to send the sixth lady of the Lu family and the seventh lady of the Lu family back to the house first.
Lu Bingzhen and the fifth lady of the Wang family walked through the handwriting corridor and walked out the door. The two of them walked around the corridor. Lu Bingzhen saw a familiar figure outside the second door, and heard the fifth wife of the Wang family beside him calling cheerfully, "Seventh brother."
Hearing this, the seventh son of the Wang family raised his handsome and elegant face and said, "Fifth sister, I'll help you." Lu Bingzhen realized then that the fifth lady of the Wang family didn't want her to see her off, she clearly wanted to create an opportunity for her and Wang Jian Meet.
At this time in the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was looking at the memorial in his hand uneasily. The power of the East Palace that has been secretly developed over the years has long made His Royal Highness the Prince's hands and eyes in the capital. How could he not know the various ridicules Lu Bingzhen has been subjected to recently, especially today is Lu Bingzhen's birthday.
Even though His Highness the Crown Prince is the heir apparent, everyone knows that "a son of a rich man cannot sit in the throne room", but His Highness the Crown Prince did not even show his face during the future Crown Princess's birthday party, which was enough for the future Crown Princess to be secretly laughed at by everyone in the capital for many years.
After the last military stick incident, Pei Jian had long known the status of the Crown Princess in His Highness's heart, so he also ended the estrangement between the two. At present, Pei Jian saw that His Highness the Crown Prince was uneasy, so he suggested, "Your Highness, why don't you go to the Lu family."
Wen Zheng on the side seemed as if he had not heard this sentence, but in fact he had already secretly raised his head and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince calmly. His Highness the Crown Prince said in a cold tone, "No need, just let them misunderstand that Gu only chose the ninth lady of the Lu family as the crown princess for the sake of the prestige and power of the Fan Yang Lu family."
Pei Jian was at a loss, but Wen Zheng heard a hint of danger in these words, "Your Highness, was there something unexpected in the previous dynasty?"
"What happened?" Xiao Min twitched his lips and sneered when he heard this, "According to the news from Yangxin Palace, His Majesty seems to intend to let Gu go to lead the expedition in person."
What!
Pei Jian and Wen Zheng were both shocked. The country was not stable now, and rebellions occurred from time to time. This was all because the founding emperor died prematurely, and because His Majesty ascended the throne at a young age and could not convince others.
There is a precedent for His Majesty to personally conduct a military expedition. His Majesty had been on the throne for several years at that time. In order to restore the prestige of the royal family and to establish a firm foothold in the court, His Majesty chose the most risky approach when the barbarians in the west were in chaos, which was to conquer personally.
If His Majesty succeeded in that personal expedition, he might really be able to shock the world and win a few years of stability for Ji Dynasty. It's a pity that a personal expedition is a big gamble, and His Majesty is not the lucky winner.
