It had been said that it had been sixteen years since Lu Yunying traveled to this world, but it had only been ten years since she really started to come into contact with the people and things in this world. It was not a lie when other people in the house said that the third lady was timid and dull.
I don't know if it was because of time travel, but Lu Yunying was in a state of confusion when she was first born, as if she was separated from the world. This situation gradually improved until she was six years old.
However, because of the fierce fighting between wives and concubines in the house, and Aunt Zhang's character of a dodder who neither fights nor grabs, Lu Yunying felt that there was nothing wrong with her being dull and honest, so she has been living it up till now. .
Now she felt a little regretful. Although she could not intervene in the affairs of the house, it would be good to train a few more people. They could be used at this time. But when she thought of the money in her pocket, the idea died down again.
Doesn't it cost money to train a confidant? According to her financial situation, raising a few more people would drag her to death.
Just when she was thinking this, Yu Duo hurriedly came in from the outside. Lu Yunying said that his wife would help, but Yu Duo couldn't believe it. Now she just felt that her young lady was so miserable. There were wolves in the front and tigers in the back, and they all wanted to take care of their family. The lady pushed into the fire pit.
Feeling anxious and panicking if she didn't do something, Yu Duo went out to inquire about the news. No, something really happened.
"Miss, Aunt Qin sent someone to invite the master to come over, but now, the master was intercepted by the madam's people and is now in the madam's yard."
Speaking of this, she lowered her voice and said:
"You said Madam will help us, is this...?"
Hearing this, Lu Yunying's eyes lit up, she nodded suddenly, and smiled. Her color was already very outstanding, but after taking off the disguise of Mu Leng, her whole person seemed to come to life. She was completely different. Yuduo looked at this The little maid who has been with her all year round has her cheeks feeling warm.
As Lu Yunying expected, in order to prevent his wife from causing any trouble, and knowing that it would be unreasonable for her own aunt to interfere in the marriage of a young lady in the house, Aunt Qin planned to make a quick decision and settle Lu Yunying's matter as soon as possible.
In this way, if the master gets any benefits from this matter, or his career progresses further, wouldn't it be all due to her?
But Aunt Qin didn't expect that Madam would take action so quickly. She looked gloomy and sent people to guard not far from the main courtyard to check for news.
The atmosphere in the main courtyard was not good.
Mrs. Hu and Aunt Qin had a fierce fight before, with each other going back and forth, which made Lu Feng unbearable and got angry. From then on, nothing serious happened.
Today Madam forcefully pulled him away from Aunt Qin. He thought Madam Hu was having a solid state, so naturally he was very unhappy.
But as soon as I walked in, I felt something was wrong. After all, if I were to invite a favor, how could I bring both my daughters here?
"Master, sit down quickly."
Mrs. Hu seemed not to notice Lu Feng's ugly face and said with a smile:
"I was feeling unwell a few days ago, so Yun Qi came to take care of me. Now that I'm finally feeling better, Yun Qi is going back, so I thought about having a casual meal together."
"Yunqi is going back? Then arrange a family dinner to reunite together. Why is it so simple?"
"I'm in Beijing, why do I need to be so polite? Besides, the eldest brother and the second brother are both studying. It would be bad to delay them."
Lu Yunqi stepped forward and brought a tea bowl to Lu Feng with her own hands.
Lu Feng also liked this eldest daughter with a gentle personality. Hearing that she was doing well now and that she was respected and liked by the Wang family, he was even more satisfied, and his dissatisfaction with Mrs. Hu disappeared.
Indeed, his daughter was leaving, so it was okay to have a meal, but he was too worried.
I felt a little guilty in my heart, and coupled with the special efforts of Mrs. Hu, mother and daughter to maintain their relationship, this meal was quite satisfying.
But at this moment, the main event came. First, Lu Yunqi, the eldest married daughter, spoke in a caring tone for her sister:
"Yunluo Seventeen is almost eighteen. The son of the Zheng family has completed his filial piety. Is the marriage ready to be arranged?"
Like Lu Yunqi, Lu Yunluo, who is also Mrs. Hu's daughter, had a lot of choices in her marriage, but she was not very lucky. Shortly after she made an engagement with Master Zheng, his old lady went there, and then came the old master of the Zheng family. , this delay has been delayed until now.
Lu Yunluo smiled shyly. Mrs. Hu naturally greeted her daughters first. Mother and daughter had the same idea. Aunt Qin was already arrogant in the house, how could she increase her capital because of Lu Yunying's marriage?
What's more, after all, Aunt Zhang is theirs. The third lady, Lu Yunying, is naturally closer to the madam. How about taking advantage of their people? Just dream.
"Oh, you know how to tease your sister."
"Are you just joking? This is a serious and important matter for the girl's family. What's more, the people sitting here are all family members, so it's okay to ask."
"Can....."
"Well, as an older sister, it's not wrong for her to care about her younger sister."
Lu Feng liked this kind of family happiness very much. A family should care about each other and be harmonious.
"Look, my father agrees with me."
"Well, I will also send someone to inquire about it then. The Zheng family has delayed our Yunluo."
"Father still cares about my sister, right."
Lu Yunqi smiled, as if casually:
"The third sister is about fifteen or sixteen years old. She is getting haircut, and her marriage has to be arranged. The mother also has to work more for the third sister. There is no difference between the third sister and the second sister here."
"Okay, you are making out with your third sister. You are bossing me around because of your third sister. Why don't I care?"
At this point, Mrs. Hu glanced at Lu Feng, who immediately felt guilty. Mrs. Hu looked away and sighed again:
"I originally wanted to marry your third sister to your cousin Wenda. They are about the same age, and they are from my natal family. She is marrying low, so she will not be bullied."
"That's good, why..."
"Ahem."
Lu Feng coughed twice and wanted to change the subject. The Hu family was indeed good, but money and career, of course career was better.
It's a pity that Mrs. Hu, mother and daughter came here just for this, so how could they let it go so easily:
"I just heard the fourth sister say yesterday..."
At this moment, the second young lady Lu Yunluo started to elaborate on what happened yesterday:
"I thought she was talking nonsense. There is no room for her to interfere in my sister's marriage. What's more, the adult is already over thirty years old and my daughter is my handkerchief. Could it be... I am embarrassed to go and talk to him again?" She moved."
The surprised look from his beloved biological daughter made Hu Feng feel uneasy. He wanted to say that his fourth daughter was talking nonsense, but he really planned to do so, and was speechless for a moment.
The silence at this moment was so abrupt.
Mrs. Hu seemed to have discovered something and said:
"Okay, okay, after all, your sister is the master's biological daughter. He will naturally consider her marriage, and you have no right to speak."
"Mother Qian, give me the Pu'er I got last time to make a pot of. I said last time that this tea tastes good."
Mrs. Hu's words relieved the embarrassment, but the atmosphere in the room was not as good as before.
His own daughter had the same attitude towards marrying the third girl to that adult, but what about the others? Do you think you are selling your daughter for glory? On the one hand, he did it, but he also didn't want to be criticized.
This question deeply rooted in Lu Feng's heart. He prided himself on being honest, and his face was also very important.
So until he went to Aunt Qin's courtyard the next day and listened to her hints that the third girl's matter should be settled as soon as possible, Lu Feng did not let go.
After such a delay, Lu Yunying and Mrs. Hu knew that her marriage might have turned around.
A few days later, it happened to be a holiday. Not only Lu Feng, but also the two young masters Lu Qi and Lu Lin who were studying abroad also came back. Plus Lu Qingtang and the three of them happened to be in the study together to accept Lu Feng. private guidance.
Lu Feng's inner courtyard was a mess, but his literary talent was quite good. He was also a second-class Jinshi, and he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a clerk. Unfortunately, he was mediocre in his work, and in the end he only went to the Imperial Academy to be an assistant professor of the Imperial Academy.
As for his two sons, they are not as good as him.
The eldest son, Lu Qi, was born to his wife. He had mediocre literary talents and mediocre character, because he was the eldest son and went to the Imperial College to study under the grace of his father.
The second son, Lu Lin, was born to Aunt Qin, and his literary talent was better than that of Lu Qi. Unfortunately, there was only one person in the family who could rely on his kindness to go to the Imperial Academy. He and Lu Qingtang are now studying at Shangqing Academy outside the capital. This matter This actually made him, who was already narrow-minded, even more dissatisfied with his elder brother.
The wives and concubines of the Lu family were at odds with each other, and the brothers were also at odds with each other. Lu Qingtang, an outsider, could see that the family was restless, but it was hard for him to say anything.
However, looking at Lu Feng who was talking to his eldest son Lu Qi, Lu Qingtang couldn't help but wonder, did he really not notice it at all?
Lu Qingtang lived in the Lu Mansion because his family was in embarrassment. Nowadays, studying is a luxury. If you can save it, save it. Secondly, it is because Lu Feng has good literary talent and can give him a lot of help in his studies.
Not to mention other things, Lu Feng treated him and his two sons equally in academics. For this reason, the difficulties faced by Lu Qingtang from the rest of the Lu family were nothing. In his heart, he was actually grateful to the patriarch.
Time flew by, and it was time to rest in the evening. After the eldest and second young masters asked him questions about his studies, Lu Qingtang stepped forward to ask. His questions today were a bit off-topic, so he wasted a long time. A little bit.
Lu Feng asked his two sons to go back and rest first. The eldest son was relieved and left quickly. The second son looked at Lu Qingtang with a hint of jealousy in his eyes, and finally left.
Lu Feng and Lu Qingtang started talking about the sky full of red clouds and ending with the shining stars. Lu Feng felt happy and melancholy at the same time when he saw the talent in front of him, his nephew who far surpassed his two sons in academics.
He was happy because he had another talented person in his family, but he was sad because this talent was not his son, otherwise he wouldn't need to worry. Speaking of worrying, he thought of the things he had been worrying about recently.
How did you know that the marriage of a concubine would be so troublesome? Why.
After he sighed, Lu Qingtang naturally couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it, so he asked:
"What is uncle worried about?"
Lu Feng is the eldest son of the Lu family, so it's not a problem for Lu Qingtang to call him uncle.
"I......"
It was naturally impossible for Lu Feng to talk to his juniors about this kind of thing, but because it was really private and there was really no one to talk to, he could only say vaguely:
"I am just sighing that time flies by and life is not easy. When I was young like you, although studying was hard, my heart was peaceful. Now that I am older and have a family and a career, I still suffer from it."
When he said this, Lu Qingtang understood something about the recent rumors in the house.
It was really hard for him to get involved in this kind of thing, but thinking about his third cousin who had warmly comforted him to take care of herself not long ago, and not being able to bear to see her suffer, after thinking about it for a while, Lu Qingtang smiled and said:
"My nephew is in the clan and has been hearing about your deeds since he was a child. Fortunately, he is somewhat talented in studies. Now that he can stand here and get your guidance, it is something he never thought of. Now I hear you say this, Although I can't alleviate your pain, I feel a little closer to you in my heart."
"Oh? Because of my sorrow?"
"After all, you are considered, no, not just within our clan, but also a famous figure in our county."
"Hahahaha, Qingtang, you can also say these flattering words."
"It's okay to say something to make the elders happy, but I'm not lying about your reputation. Your Jinshi Memorial Arch is something we students must admire every time we go to Gongyuan."
Direct admission only made Lu Qingtang appear more sincere. Lu Feng actually knew that what Lu Qingtang said was true. Although their small county was in the south of the Yangtze River, it was indeed remote. A person like him who was a Beijing official was not a big shot. The students went to pay their respects before the exam and were happy. Not surprising either.
It's just that he's famous...famous, famous. After sighing, Lu Feng felt that he might have made a decision.
However, on the next day, he was no longer needed to make a decision. The Queen Mother Yi decreed that all daughters of the right age born in official families would be selected, including daughters from his own family.
