After officially dealing with Zhong Yan and Zhu Qingjia at Shunchang Hou Mansion, Lu Qing received a post from Prince Heng Mansion a few days after returning.
Ji Qin put the post in Lu Qing's hand, and she asked: "Master, are you going?"
Lu Qing said without hesitation: "Go, why not go."
It was obvious that they all wanted to make friends with her, and Lu Qing had no reason not to give them face.
When Yan Fuguang heard that they were going to meet again, he was surprised that Lu Qing was not as lazy as in previous years and didn't want to go out when winter came.
"How good-tempered are the fourth brother's and fifth brother's princesses?"
"Not bad."
Lu Qing didn't know why he asked.
Yan Fuguang said, "I don't know what the temperament of the fourth brother's princess is, but I heard that the fifth brother's princess is not a good-tempered one."
Lu Qing is going to Prince Heng's Mansion in the next two days.
When she thought of Zhu Qingjia's soft and frail appearance, how could it be like what Yan Qinghuai described? She said: "I see that Princess Heng is not such a person. She seems to have a good temper."
Yan Fuguang raised his eyebrows. Didn't Yan Qinghuai say that his princess always beat and scolded him? Moreover, he had just returned from Xili and was driven to the study room where he slept for several nights. All these things were clear to the brothers.
Lu Qing still believed her eyes. She felt that Yan Qinghuai must have deliberately discredited Zhu Qingjia.
She was invited to be a guest at Prince Heng's Mansion, but she didn't expect that Zhu Qingjia only invited her.
Lu Qing asked by the way: "Why am I the only one?"
Zhu Qingjia smiled brightly and said: "I have met the others many times. I just want to meet Concubine Wei alone. Let's talk and get to know each other, and we can make an appointment to go out together in the future."
She was bored staying in the yard. Yan Qinghuai didn't have any concubines to live with, and there was no one to quarrel or cause trouble, so she thought of Lu Qing. In addition, Yan Fuguang is the prince, and Yan Qinghuai will have to make a living under his third brother now and in the future. Zhu Qingjia naturally wants to have a good relationship with the female family members of the prince's house.
In particular, Lu Qing, the concubine, seemed to have a very different status with Prince Yan Fuguang. Zhu Qingjia became very interested in Lu Qing after observing her in the Marquis Mansion a few days ago.
Zhu Qingjia smiled apologetically: "I was a little abrupt, please forgive me."
Lu Qing was indeed a little uncomfortable, being alone with people she didn't know well, and couldn't find anything to say. However, Zhu Qingjia meant no harm, so she just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's just idle time in the house anyway."
Zhu Qingjia attached great importance to this meeting. She asked the small kitchen to prepare sumptuous banquets and precious wines in advance. After a brief chat, she personally poured the wine for Lu Qing.
"Here, have a drink!"
The sudden heroism made Lu Qing unable to change from the perception of her as a weak beauty for a long time. Lu Qing looked at the full glass of wine and calmed down before holding it.
She has a habit of drinking before noon...
Zhu Qingjia clinked the wine glass with Lu Qing. Lu Qing took a sip and then looked up to see Zhu Qingjia finish the drink.
She silently told herself that he was so sincere and she couldn't be too disappointed.
The raised arm was blocked. Lu Qing looked at him in confusion. Zhu Qingjia said considerately: "I usually like to drink. You and I have different habits. If you can't drink so much, just drink less. You're welcome."
Lu Qing watched helplessly as she filled up another large glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"..." What a huge amount!
Zhui Zhu Qingjia pursed her lips and smiled shyly: "Since I became Princess Heng, no one has drank with me so happily. Concubine Wei won't dislike me, right?"
"No, no, I was just surprised by your drinking capacity! You are really good, I have never seen you drinking like this." Lu Qing asked sincerely, "Aren't you drunk?"
Zhu Qingjia swayed the remaining wine in the flask with her eyebrows and eyes, and with a little arrogance, she said proudly: "It's not a big deal!"
People should not be judged by their appearance, this sentence came to Lu Qing's mind.
The atmosphere was not as awkward as she imagined. Zhu Qingjia didn't say much, but her purpose was very simple, as if she really just invited Lu Qing to have dinner, drink and chat, so Lu Qing relaxed.
After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Zhu Qingjia remembered Mrs. Cui's disappointed look after Prince Yan Fuguang picked up Lu Qing that day. She thought of reminding Lu Qing: "The Shungang Hou Mansion may have impure intentions. Mrs. Cui's granddaughter , just in the prime of life..."
As soon as he started talking, Lu Qing understood.
But she couldn't figure out what it had to do with Mrs. Cui's invitation to attend the birthday banquet.
"You don't understand?" Zhu Qingjia explained carefully, "They mainly look at whether you are a good person, and they are afraid that her granddaughter will not be able to compete for favor..."
Lu Qing: "..."
Everyone looked up to her. In fact, if Yan Fuguang nodded and agreed to Zhao Ruoling's entry into the house, it would not be his turn to look at her character.
Worried that she would be unhappy, Zhu Qingjia quickly added: "But I think they should give up. The prince only has eyes for you and no one else."
Yan Fuguang didn't even glance at Zhao Ruoling that day, but Lu Qing could see clearly.
She raised the corners of her lips, took a sip of wine and said, "To say the least, I wouldn't be afraid if she really entered the house, because Mrs. Cui's granddaughter is too naive. The situation in our house is complicated and there is no room for such naivety. .”
Not only that, the more she gets along with Yan Fuguang, the more Lu Qing feels that he is not the kind of person to be impulsive for emotions. He is always calm and rational, because his responsibilities are more important to him than love. Perhaps, in Yan Fuguang's life, love would not exist at all.
Zhu Qingjia found it funny. Is this how the authorities are obsessed with bystanders? Lu Qing actually analyzed whether Zhao Ruoling could survive in their house under such circumstances, instead of why Yan Fuguang didn't look at others more.
Before the birthday banquet at the Hou Mansion, she thought that the relationship between Lu Qing and Yan Fuguang was no different from that of other masters' favored concubines. If they were favored again, they couldn't be more favored than the head wives, right? But when she saw Yan Fuguang's eyes staring at Lu Qing, she completely overturned her previous thoughts.
Yan Fuguang took great care of her and was careful in everything. He didn't treat Luqing as a plaything at all. She was his treasure.
Zhu Qingjia believed that people who saw the scene of Yan Fuguang holding an umbrella would definitely have a new understanding of the concubine Wei in front of her, just like her.
She covered her lips and snickered evilly. Who would have thought that the prince's doting concubine, Concubine Wei, had three children, but she still didn't receive the prince's love at all! Everyone thought it was Concubine Wei who tried her best to win the prince's heart, but what if it turns out that the prince tried his best to make Concubine Wei accept his love?
Zhu Qingjia felt that she had accidentally peeped into some secret. She was very much looking forward to the next progress of Lu Qing and Yan Fuguang, so before Lu Qing left, she took her hand and told her: "We will drink wine and eat meat." Friends, come and visit often!"
It was hard to reject the hospitality, so Lu Qing had no choice but to agree: "I will definitely do it."
What she didn't know was that Zhu Qingjia not only liked drinking, but also liked writing storybooks.
