Early in the morning, a young woman and an old man walked out of the Prince's mansion on Mount Qing Liang. Both of them had a deep relationship with the Xu family.
The old man was called Wang Linquan. He was a lackey of the old Prince Liang in the early years. He was even very familiar with Lin Doufang and the others. Therefore, this time his daughter did not become the Princess of Beiliang and refused the position of Deputy Supervisor of North City.
At this time, Wang Linquan was taking a walk with Queen Chu Dong by the Tidehark Lake. Looking at his daughter who was still carefree, the old man was both relieved and worried. He was relieved that his daughter would not be bullied here, but he was worried that her identity would change in the future. No matter how easy it was to get along with her in-laws, after a long time, it was inevitable that there would be unexpected bumps and bruises. His daughter was so simple, how could she scheme against others and compete for favor? What's more, Wang Linquan had always disliked the woman surnamed Lu who came from Qingzhou. He had long despised the famous scholar Lu Dongjiang. To be honest, Wang Linquan had never hit the Lu Family when they were down. But Wang Linquan also knew that his son-in-law hoped that he could get along well with the Lu Family, and even help the Lu Family in some things. But Wang Linquan had never thought that he was a perfect person. He would not be a bad person, nor would he do good deeds that would harm his opponents. Fortunately, the young Lord had never forced Wang Linquan to do anything. So Wang Linquan was happy to play dumb and watch the Lu Family disgracing themselves.
Wang Linquan stopped and looked around quickly. Then, he said softly, "My daughter, you'll be married soon. Father and Mother don't want you to run back to your parents' home if you're wronged. No matter how close you are to your parents' home, it's not good. It's just that … but if you're really wronged, you still have to tell Father and Mother. A married daughter is like spilled water. Don't take it seriously."
Listening to her father's contradictory words, Wang Chudong grinned.
Wang Linquan hurriedly reminded her, "My dear daughter, how many times has your mother told me to smile without showing my teeth?"
Wang Chudong made a lively and naughty face.
Wang Linquan said helplessly, "You never grow up. How can we be assured that you will get married?"
Wang Chudong smiled and said, "If you can't bear to, then I won't get married."
Wang Linquan raised his hand and pretended to hit her. But as a father who was famous in Qingzhou for spoiling his daughter, he could not bear to hit her. He was not even willing to scold her, let alone hit her.
Wang Chudong's hands twisted behind his back as he looked up and said in a soft voice, "Father, actually I know that even if big sister Lu doesn't become the legal princess, it won't be my turn. It should be that West Chu woman surnamed Jiang. The woman his highness can't let go of the most is her, but she isn't suited to be the Northern Liang Princess. So it is not easy for Sister Lu. Father, I know you're afraid that I'll be angry, but I'm not angry, nor am I unhappy. Every time His Highness returns to Mount Qing Liang, he'll take the time to ask Daughter about the plot lines in 'The First Snow'. He even said that when he's truly free, he'll personally watch me write a novel about his three travels through Jianghu. He said that I should write about him as a hero. I told His Highness that it wouldn't be a problem to write about him as chivalrous and soul-stirring, but the Jianghu heroine he likes must be surnamed Wang, and she must be an outstanding beauty.
Wang Linquan was speechless.
Young people these days, he really did not understand.
Wang Chudong narrowed her eyes and smiled like crescent moons, "Father, if you have time, you should drink more tea with that Mister Lu. Father, didn't you like to pretend to be cultured? Sitting at the same table as the famous Lu Jiao, you will have a lot of face, right?"
Wang Linquan said with a stern face, "His threshold is high. Your father is old and cannot cross it."
Wang Chudong shook Wang Linquan's arm.
Wang Linquan's face was heavy, "Did King Lu tell you to do this? He wants me to take the initiative to be friendly with the Lu Family? "
Wang Chudong shook her head and said seriously, "Father, no."
Wang Linquan looked into his daughter's eyes and stared for a moment before finally nodding, "I believe in my daughter, and I also believe in the Great General's son."
Wang Chudong wrinkled her nose and said, "Wrong, wrong. Believing in our Beiliang's King also means believing in your son-in-law!"
Wang Linquan did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said helplessly, "Father will listen to you."
Wang Chudong suddenly said carefully, "Father, can we really treat the Lu Family as relatives in the future? The kind that is neither close nor far, the kind that is just icing on the cake? "
Wang Linquan sighed and rubbed his daughter's head. "I know, I'll take care of it. Heh, I'm afraid that Lu Jiao won't appreciate my good intentions and might even misunderstand that I have ulterior motives. Forget it, forget it. Father also knows that being on good terms with the Lu Family, in the end, is for my daughter to be here.
It is better to be friends here. It's just that in the past, I always felt that there was something stuck in my heart. Father is too narrow-minded. "
Wang Chudong lowered her head, "Father, it is your daughter who has wronged you."
Wang Linquan smiled happily, "Silly daughter. Unless it is a girl who is not sensible at all, there is no daughter in the world who can let father be wronged. Who says that daughters will always side with outsiders when they grow up? Our family is not like that! Father is very happy, really! "
Wang Chudong smiled brightly.
Wang Linquan said in a low voice, "Daughter, your mother is right. Between women, if there is no competition, there is a big competition."
Wang Chudong smiled like a little fox who had just cultivated in the deep mountains and forests, "Father, what did you say? I didn't hear you."
Wang Linquan laughed and did not say anything else.
— —
The Lu Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. It was reasonable, but definitely unexpected, to welcome a rare guest.
Lu Chengyan was the future Beiliang's Princess Consort with a simple carriage and simple entourage.
The servants of the Lu Mansion, who did not share the surname of the Lu Family, kept this woman's indifferent relationship with the Beiliang's officialdom a secret. Even the arrogant Lu Family members no longer regarded this cruel and merciless woman as part of their family. They were all afraid and resentful, and their feelings were complicated.
In the first year of the Auspicious Talisman, the Lu Family was still well-off in Beiliang. The second year of the Auspicious Talisman was more difficult, but things took a turn for the better after autumn. This year, at the beginning of spring, there was a joyous occasion.
As for Lu Chengyan's return to the family, the Lu Family members, who were much stronger than last year, actually had some strange remarks. Oh, didn't you say that you would no longer care about the life and death of the Lu Family? What, you just heard that your father is about to become the Provincial Governor of Liangzhou, and now you remember that you have such a family? Don't you feel ashamed? You rushed here at the beginning of the first month to give your father a New Year's greeting? Could it be that you are not as comfortable in Mount Qingliang as the outside world said? Lu Chengyan went straight to Lu Dongjiang's small courtyard under the lead of the Lu Family's old steward, who bowed and bent his knees.
At this time, Lu Dongjiang was indeed in the courtyard writing characters with a broom dipped in water.
When the current Master of the Lu Family saw his daughter appear at the courtyard door, he did not immediately put down the special broom. He waited until the small bucket was completely empty before he handed the broom to a young servant girl with a graceful figure. Then he took a handkerchief and wiped his hands. He turned around leisurely and smiled. "Chengyan, you are here."
Lu Dongjiang's thoughts about this daughter, who was valued by the old Master of the Lu Family, were actually more complicated than the other Lu Family members.
This daughter, who had not been close to him since she was young, had too much of the old Master Lu Feichi's imprint on her.
Many people even believed that if Lu Chengyan was not a girl, the position of Master of the Lu Family would not have been given to Lu Dongjiang.
Lu Dongjiang knew that this was not absurd. That night at the gate of Qingzhou, if Lu Chengyan was not a daughter but his son, then he would not have been able to take the inconspicuous bamboo lantern from the old ancestor's hand.
Lu Dongjiang hoped more than anyone that the Lu Family could achieve great success in Beiliang. He hoped more than anyone that the old ancestor would be glad that he was the one who gave the lantern to him!
Lu Chengyan said expressionlessly, "Do you know why the Lu Family can have a Provincial Governor?"
Lu Dongjiang was stunned and sneered. "Even if there are many reasons, at least it is not because of your pillow talk, Chengyan."
Lu Chengyan twitched the corner of her mouth. "Looking at the current Provincial Governors of Beiliang, Yang Guangdou of Liuzhou, Chen Xiliang. Chang Sui of Lingzhou, Song Yan. As for Youzhou, the position of Provincial Governor has been vacant for two years. There is only Provincial Governor Hu Kui. "
Lu Dongjiang answered with confidence and smiled. "Now Liangzhou, which is one level higher than the other three provinces, has also been vacant for a long time. The Provincial Governor of Liangzhou, Tian Peifang, and the Deputy Administrator, Song Dongming, have a good relationship with your father. Although there is no drinking and drinking, the friendship between gentlemen is as clear as water …"
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