Xie Qing reached out and pinched her cheek, smiling, "Don't worry, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War are already drawing up plans for the rewards, and the emperor is still considering the rewards. However, Marquis Pingyang did a good job this time, and the emperor is still considering how to reward him."

How to award rewards?

Lu Yan broke into the mansion of Marquis Xuanwu at night. Who wanted to reward him?

They were both generous in not giving him a beating.

Qin Wan and Xie Qing exchanged a glance, and a thought struck her: "Isn't the Fifth Miss of the Lu family a queen in the palace?"

Xie Qing remembered that Lu Linglong was hidden in the Eastern Palace by the Fourth Prince. He wanted to disgust himself, but ended up disgusting his father, who gave her the title of a royal attendant without a rank. Especially now, she seemed to be still in the Qingshuang Pavilion of Li Zhaoyi.

"Miss Lu Wu... is a wonderful person." Xie Qing couldn't say anything too vicious to a woman, but calling Lu Linglong "a wonderful person" seemed very appropriate.

Qin Wan looked at him: "Do you have any ideas?"

"Yes." Xie Qing nodded and gave her a brief introduction to the current situation in the palace: "Although Concubine Li has no children, she is the most favored. Concubine Ru is now seriously ill and has withdrawn from the circle of vying for favor."

In fact, they both knew it very well. Not only did they withdraw from the circle of competing for favor, but they also estimated that after the two of them got married, Rupin would die of illness.

Xie Qing continued to talk about the favorite concubines, and finally focused on the mothers of several princes: "They are all old, and the methods they use to compete for favor are different from those of younger concubines. Moreover, the younger concubines are seeking the emperor's favor and offspring, while they are just trying to fight for a future for their children."

Qin Wan nodded slightly: "So, by supporting Lu Wu, you are going to make enemies for them? Is Lu Wu's brain okay?"

Xie Qing said, "She doesn't need to compete for favor. If she were to be released, she would disgust many people."

Qin Wan looked at Xie Qing with sparkling eyes: "She has done a lot of things in the palace recently?"

"It's okay. It made Concubine Li very angry." Xie Qing mentioned several things that Lu Linglong had done.

Qin Wan was stunned, then smiled after a moment, "That seems like something she could do. But if she were to be promoted, she'd achieved nothing, so what rank could she possibly achieve?"

Xie Qing touched his chin and said, "I need to think about this carefully."

Qin Wan nodded. She had no say in the matter of rewarding the concubines in the palace, not to mention that with her current status, it was not easy for her to say anything.

but……

Qin Wan's eyes flickered as she told him about the Lu family. Xie Qing said he also knew about it: "I see that the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion is very happy with this marriage."

Qin Wan didn't quite understand: "Marquis Pingyang is busy taking care of himself now, how could the Wei family still be interested in the Lu family?"

Xie Qing was surprised by Qin Wan's perspective: "Why mention the Wei family? As long as the Marquis of Chang'an is happy."

Qin Wan raised her eyebrows. Yes, it was useless for the Wei family to object. The decision was made by the Marquis of Chang'an. If the Marquis of Chang'an was unwilling, then it would be useless for the Wei family to make a fuss.

She thought of something, and as her eyes flickered, a hint of danger approached Xie Qing: "You said, we are husband and wife from now on, so who will listen to whom?"

Xie Qing's heart was filled with alarm, and his mind was working faster than ever before. Even when facing his father's questioning, his mind had never worked so fast: "Of course I will listen to you. From now on, I will listen to you in all matters concerning the Eastern Palace. From now on, I will listen to you in all matters concerning the harem!"

Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan's smile and quickly added, "If I don't participate in the selection, there won't be any messy people in the harem to bother you, so I'll listen to you in everything!"

Qin Wan's eyebrows curved. Although she couldn't be sure about this without the talent show, it was very comforting to say it out loud: "Okay."

Xie Qing saw that he had passed the test and breathed a sigh of relief.

The engaged couple was happy, but another couple who were about to become engaged were unhappy, especially Lu Lingjiao.

She looked at Old Lady Lu and listened to the news she brought back. She was completely stunned: "What? That day, that was the Third Young Master? Not the Second Young Master? This is impossible!"

Old Lady Lu glared at Lu Lingjiao with a cold face: "The marriage has been decided. You will get married in half a month. Officially, the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion will give you 22 loads of betrothal gifts. When you marry, these 22 loads of betrothal gifts must be returned to them."

"Also, the dowry also requires 22 bearers, plus the betrothal gifts, for a total of 44 bearers. And because 44 bearers doesn't sound good, the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion asked us to add four more bearers, making a total of 48 bearers of dowry."

At this point, Old Lady Lu no longer paid attention to Lu Lingjiao, who looked reluctant, and turned to look at Bai Wanyi: "As the sister-in-law, you should also contribute to these four dowries."

Although Bai Wanyi was reluctant, she had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, she was in this era and knew that there were real and fake dowries. She nodded in agreement and said, "Eighth sister has two sisters-in-law. I can't take the lion's share. How about this? I will carry two pieces myself and my younger sister will carry two pieces. What do you think, Grandmother?"

Wu Ziya has been back to her parents' home for several days and is still living in the Wu family.

Old Lady Lu had not originally thought of inviting her, but now the family needed money and there was a wedding to arrange, so she, the mistress of the house, had to come back.

You can't let Lu Linglin, an unmarried girl, arrange your sister's wedding, right?

Old Lady Lu could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll have Yan'er go to the Wu family to pick her up."

Lu Linglin sat aside, watching everything, as if it had nothing to do with her.

Lu Lingjiao was filled with dissatisfaction, but she couldn't get angry at the old lady or Bai Wanyi. Turning around and seeing Lu Linglin, she was furious and started to curse, "Sixth sister, are you happy to see me like this? No wonder you didn't come with us that day. It turns out you were hiding because you knew their temperaments!"

Lu Linglin looked at the frantic Lu Lingjiao in confusion: "Sister, what do you mean by that? If you don't want to go, no one can invite you. And if you want to go, I can't stop you even if I pull you, right?"

"Then tell me what should I do now!" Lu Lingjiao was unwilling to do anything. "It was clearly the Second Young Master who bullied me, how did the Third Young Master become the one who bullied me?"

Old Lady Lu snorted coldly, "What can I do? If you don't want to marry, then learn from the Ninth Girl. Either swallow gold or hang yourself! If you want to be alive, you must marry me! No matter if he's the Second Young Master or the Third Young Master, the Chang'an Marquisate is willing to acknowledge this matter now, and I begged for it at the cost of my reputation! You're still being picky! Come, keep an eye on the Eighth Miss! No accidents are allowed. There can't be any more accidents in our Lu family!"

"yes."

Several maids gathered around in an instant and took Lu Lingjiao back to her yard. There were four maids in total, two following her closely and two at the door, to ensure that no matter where she went, there would always be at least one person following her.

Just as Lu Yan was being chased for debt by Xie Qing, he received news from home saying that his grandmother asked him to go to the Wu family to pick up Wu Ziya and take her home.

Lu Yan instantly lost the desire to go to work. He dropped what he was doing and strolled around the street.

Passing by Shuangxi Tea House, Lu Yan looked up and met a familiar pair of eyes. He frowned and subconsciously wanted to leave, but he was stopped by someone as soon as he raised his foot.

Chu Yun looked at Lu Yan with a smile: "My Lord, why don't you come in and take a look at our shop when you pass by?"