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Lu Lingzhi took the imperial edict to the Lu Clan's ancestral hall and worshipped it. Lu Shiming brought some people to put the bestowed items into the storeroom. These items were all registered in the palace, so they didn't dare to pile them up carelessly. It was a serious crime to destroy the items bestowed by the palace.
Even though Ye Zhen was inexplicably depressed at this time, she still accompanied the old lady back to the upper room with a smile.
Old Madam Lu and Pei shi were somewhat silent. This imperial edict caught them somewhat unprepared. This was too wrong … … Cheng GuGu had previously personally made a trip to the Lu family and indicated to Old Madam not to marry the princess to Marquis Jingning. Didn't His Majesty personally say that he wanted to marry Yao Yao as the Empress?
Back in the upper room, Old Madam Lu sent Lu Jing and others away, leaving only Ye Zhen by her side. Pei Shi sat in silence.
"Yao Yao, tell grandmother the truth. How did the emperor treat you along the way?" Old Madam Lu asked Ye Zhen in a low voice.
Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment, wondering why the old lady would ask such a question. "The emperor is very good to me. Grandmother, why do you ask this?"
Old Madam Lu and Madam Pei looked at each other. "Then … then did His Majesty meet any other women?"
They all knew! Ye Zhen was shocked. Both the Old Lady and Pei Shi knew the Emperor's feelings for her. Otherwise, they would never ask like this. How did they know? "No, grandmother, even if the emperor met another woman, what does it have to do with me?"
It seemed that Yaoyao still didn't know that the emperor had once wanted to make her the empress. This was also good. She wouldn't be disappointed if she didn't have any expectations. She would just treat it as a dream. "Nothing, I just wanted to ask if your father and eldest brother have arrived. Ask them to prepare dinner."
She didn't know how Old Madam Lu knew about Mo Rongzhan and her. Could it be that the guy came to the Lu family at night and was discovered? However, judging from Old Madam's reaction, it didn't seem like it.
In any case, now everyone can only pretend that they don't know anything. Ye Zhen was glad that Old Madam Lu didn't say anything before, so she can now retain her dignity.
She couldn't guess what Mo Rongzhan was thinking. Based on how much he cared about her on the road, she didn't think that he would really betroth her to someone else. She didn't know what kind of bad idea he was plotting.
Ye Zhen walked out of the inner room and saw Lu Fang and Lu Jing talking in the tea room next door.
Lu Fang-er was already dressed like a married woman. She had married Liang Chun several months ago and was now the wife of a marquis. Although she was just a second wife, after marrying over, she was already the master of the family. But looking at the sinister and murderous expression on her face, it could be imagined that her days in the Liang family weren't very good.
"Oh, third sister has come." Lu Fang-er's laughter was sharp. It was difficult for her to conceal her jealousy as she looked at her cousin who was growing more and more beautiful.
"Second sister, fourth sister." Ye Zhen smiled faintly and walked in.
Lu Jing looked at Ye Zhen's beautiful and moving appearance, and then thought of the rewards that she would never get in her lifetime. Those rare jewels were treasures that she would never get in her lifetime, but she, Lu Yaoyao, easily got them. She was so jealous that her heart was going crazy. "Sure enough, the same people have different fates. Third Sister secretly left the capital with someone else, but not only was the old madam not punished, but also received so many rewards from the palace. Third Sister, don't forget to support us sisters in the future."
Ye Zhen looked at her indifferently, "Fourth sister, how do you want me to support you? You might as well tell me."
"Third sister, say more good words for fourth sister in front of the empress dowager and the emperor. That is the support." Lu Fang-er said with a smile, "Tsk tsk, come and see second sister. Our third sister has gone out for a trip, but she has become more beautiful. I don't know who will benefit from this in the future."
"Humph." Lu Jing snorted coldly and gave Ye Zhen a disdainful look.
Lu Fang-er grabbed Ye Zhen's arm unconsciously. "If I were a man, I would also want to hide you in a golden house."
Ye Zhen pushed Lu Fang-er's hand away. "Second sister, it is not a good thing to hide a mistress in a golden house."
"A decent family will not want such a daughter-in-law. Isn't that asking for a crime?" Lu Jing curled her lips. People like Lu Yaoyao, like those demon concubines in the books, were not good things.
"Lu Jing, I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are even more shameless. Or do you keep saying things you shouldn't say?" Ye Zhen looked at Lu Jing coldly, her voice becoming stern.
A woman's jealousy is terrible. Whether it is a married woman or a girl who is yet to be married, Lu Fang-er's own life is not satisfactory, and she also hopes that others' lives are not satisfactory. Lu Jing, as always, is jealous of people who are more beautiful and better than her.
Lu Fang-er frowned and said, "Third sister, Jing 'er is your sister. How can you say such things?"
"It is because she is my younger sister that I teach her a lesson. If it were someone else, I would not say half a word." Ye Zhen said coldly.
"Second sister, she is a high and mighty princess. Naturally, she looks down on us. We'd better say less, lest we be blamed." Lu Jing took Lu Fang-er's hand and said.
Ye Zhen didn't have much affection for the two Lu sisters, so naturally, she didn't care about their attitude.
After waiting in the teahouse for less than a quarter of an hour, Lu Lingzhi and Lu Shiming came back. The maids arranged the tables and chairs, and the family banquet soon began.
"Fang 'er is here too." Lu Lingzhi saw Lu Fang-er and asked faintly. He didn't care much about this concubine's sister as an elder brother.
Lu Fang-er pulled out a smile at the corner of her mouth. She had been back home for most of the day, but Lu Lingzhi only found out now. "Yes, eldest brother, I was happy to hear that you and fourth sister came back, so I came to visit."
"How are you doing in the Liang family?" Lu Lingzhi asked casually, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Ye Zhen beside Old Madam Lu.
"It's … very good." Lu Fang-er smiled more reluctantly. She insisted on marrying Liang Chun in order to become the Marquis's wife. But after marrying into the Liang family, she learned the reason why Old Madam Lu didn't want this marriage.
She looked glorious on the surface, but who knew the grievances inside?
Lu Yaoyao knew Liang Chun's virtue long ago. Otherwise, she would not have rejected the Liang family's marriage proposal so strongly. Lu Fang-er simply became Lu Yaoyao's scapegoat.
Lu Fang-er hated Old Madam Lu and Ye Zhen in her heart, thinking that her current pain was inflicted by them.
She turned to look at Ye Zhen, suppressing the jealousy and hatred that was about to overflow in her heart.
When Ye Zhen heard Lu Fang-er's words, she just sighed in her heart. When Lu Fang-er insisted on marrying Liang Chun, she persuaded Old Madam Lu to stop her, but Lu Fang-er refused to listen.
Old Madam Lu had already said that Lu Fang-er's misfortune in the Liang family had nothing to do with others. Therefore, Lu Fang-er could only swallow the bitterness in her stomach now. She couldn't blame others.
Unfortunately, Lu Fang-er didn't think so.
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