Phoenix Hairpin

Children (1) – Shanghai Fantasy

9-11 minutes

Lu Mingyu was overwhelmed with anger, and kicked him: “Get out! Talk nonsense again, I’ll tear your mouth off.”

Lu Xuan was agile and quick, and he was the best among youngsters of his age. Even in front of Lu Mingyu, he still had the power to fight back.

It was just that the siblings were used to playing around daily, and he was also a cheap guy who always liked to provoke Lu Mingyu when he had nothing to do. It was common to be punched and kicked a few times.

Lu Xuan dodged quickly, grinning, and said, “I’m not the only one who thinks this way. My adoptive father, elder sister, and second brother all think so.”

Lu Mingyu smiled and stared at him.

Indeed, when they all gathered for dinner in the evening, Lu Lin thought he was being very subtle as he advised Lu Mingyu, “Mingyu, your wedding date with the Second Prince has already been set. It’s just half a year away, not too short but not too long either. Time flies, and it will be here before you know it.”

Don’t worry, just wait a little longer.

Lu Mingyu heard the meaning behind the words, and couldn’t laugh or cry: “Father, you misunderstood. I did spend an afternoon alone with him. However, he was drunk and slept on the bed. I stayed by the side and felt a little tired, so I curled up and fell asleep on a chair.”

Sleeping means sleeping, but each of them fell asleep without touching a single finger, the pure ones couldn’t be more pure.

Don’t think too much about it, okay?

Lu Lin nodded to express his understanding: “Father is from the past, so he understands everything.”

Back then, after he and Miss Xiao got engaged, and a few days before their marriage, they secretly met each other.

Lu Mingfang and Zheng Zhong, this pair of husband and wife looked at each other and smiled sweetly, wondering if they thought of the time before they got married.

Lu Fei was full of imagination and smiled like a fool.

Lu Minghua didn’t know what she thought of, her pretty face flushed like pink peach blossoms.

Lu Mingyue and Lu Xuan were young and not in love, they winked at Lu Mingyu together.

Lu Mingyu: “…”

Flip the table! This day was really unbearable!

…

Li Jing hurried back to the palace before dark and went to the Jiaofang Hall first.

Empress Qiao looked at her radiant son, feeling a little sour in her heart. Before the daughter-in-law got married, the son’s heart was already on Lu Mingyu.

“I should come back after lunch on the wedding date day. Why are you only returning to the palace now?” Empress Qiao joked with a smile: “Look at you, you haven’t gotten married yet, so you can’t wait to stay at your in-law’s house.”

On this happy day, Li Hao came back the earliest and returned to the palace after lunch. The fourth prince stayed in the Marquis Puyang’s Mansion until the afternoon. However, it was not as good as Li Jing, and he almost had to stay in Lu’s mansion for dinner before returning to the palace.

Li Jing raised his eyebrows and smiled: “I was drunk at noon, so I came back after resting at Lu’s house for two hours.”

There was indeed a strong smell of alcohol on his body, which wafted into her nostrils.

Empress Qiao frowned slightly: “You know that you don’t hold a lot of alcohol, why are you still drunk? Did the Lu family make you drunk on purpose? Be careful, you’ll drink too much.”

Inside and outside the words, they were protecting the future in-law’s family.

Even though Empress Qiao felt a little unhappy, it was inconvenient to say more, and she urged with a smile: “You smell of alcohol, go take a bath and change clothes first, and I will ask people to prepare hangover soup and send it to you. I will set up a room for you to rest in the Jiaofang Palace at night. Don’t be late.”

Li Jing smiled and nodded.

The three sons were all engaged, and the wedding dates were also fixed one by one. Emperor Yongjia was very happy and asked Empress Qiao to prepare a palace banquet.

Speaking of which, the descendants of the Royal family were considered prosperous. Emperor Yongjia had five sons and two daughters. Princess Hui’an and the Eldest Prince were married, and the remaining princes were about to marry one by one.

At the palace banquet, Emperor Yongjia was full of spirits, raised his glass and smiled, and said, “There are many happy events this year, and next year, the three daughters-in-law will come in one after another. I am very pleased in my heart, and I hope that you will spread your branches and leaves as soon as possible, and pass on the heirs to the Li family.”

The Princes and Princesses toasted together.

There were only a few brothers, they are not married, and of course, they had no children. The Eldest Prince had been married for more than two years, and the Eldest Huángzi fēi[1]wife of a prince has not yet had good news.

Consciously or unintentionally, everyone’s eyes drifted toward the Eldest Prince and Eldest Huángzi fēi.

The Eldest Prince can still hold on, but the face of the Eldest Huángzi fēi was a little pale.

Princess Hui’an has been married for a longer time and has never been pregnant. But who in the fùmǎ’s[2]husband of a Royal Princess family would dare to urge her? Not to mention there was no concubine’s room.

She was the daughter-in-law of the Royal family, and she cannot be compared with Princess Hui’an. Concubine Meng Gui had said it several times, both openly and secretly. If there was no more good news, she will accept a side concubine for the Eldest Prince.

The Eldest Huángzi fēi lowered her eyes, her heart was full of bitterness.

After hearing these words, Princess Hui’an was not very happy.

She said coquettishly: “On the day of great joy, the father wants to spoil his daughter’s interest. The matter of heirs depends entirely on God’s will. It’s not that the daughter is unwilling to have children.”

Emperor Yongjia was strict with his sons, but he was lenient with his two daughters and much more indulgent. Hearing this, he said with a smile: “Yes, yes, what I said just now was wrong. I will punish myself.”

Then Princess Hui’an turned her anger into a smile and then turned to ask Fùmǎ Wu next to her: “We have been married for nearly three years, and I have never had any good news. Is Fùmǎ in a hurry?”

The handsome and gentle Fùmǎ Wu had long been accustomed to Princess Hui’an’s savage temper, and replied with a smile: “We are so young, so don’t worry about the children for now.”

Wu’s grandfather was the Minister of Rites.

Three years ago, Fùmǎ Wu won the first prize and was recruited by Emperor Yongjia. The Wu family was also happy to have provided a fùmǎ to the Royal Family.

The status of civil officials in the Great Wei Dynasty was low, and Wu Shangshu, the Minister of Rites, was only a fifth-rank scholar in politics back then. The family had risen in the past few years exactly because of this.

Princess Hui’an was the Eldest Princess and a di daughter. The Wu family was very happy to have their most outstanding grandson as Princess Hui’an’s fùmǎ.

What was even more interesting was that in the previous dynasty, it was customary for fùmǎ to not hold actual government positions. However, in the current Great Wei Dynasty, there was no such rule.

Emperor Yongjia admired and loved Fùmǎ Wu very much, so he made him work in the Ministry of Officials. The official position was not high, he was a fifth-rank Langzhong. However, those with bright eyes knew that Fùmǎ Wu had a bright future, who would offend Fùmǎ Wu without opening his eyes?

Fùmǎ Wu’s official career was going well, and he got along well with Princess Hui’an.

It was all because Fùmǎ Wu had two principles in doing things. First, everything Princess Hui An said was correct. The second rule was, if what the Princess said was wrong, please refer to the first rule.

In short, giving way everywhere, coaxing gently and carelessly, the relationship between the husband and wife was really good.

Fùmǎ Wu’s words coaxed Princess Hui’an to relax and smile.

Emperor Yongjia saw it in his eyes and was quite satisfied with his fùmǎ. Then, Emperor Yongjia’s eyes flicked to the Eldest daughter-in-law who bowed her head and said nothing.

Princess Hui’an didn’t have any good news, but she was in no hurry, anyway, the Wu family had no shortage of heirs.

The Eldest Huángzi fēi had been in the door for more than two years, but she has not been pregnant, and the Eldest Prince’s knees were empty. He often comforted Concubine Meng Gui in his mouth, but he was actually dissatisfied in his heart.

It was just that, for the sake of General Liang’s loyalty, he wanted to save some face for the Eldest Huángzi fēi.

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