Chapter 42 Zhou Fang plots Lu Jiangnian's marriage

We have to mention here the follow-up of the incident in which Jiang Suiyuan instigated Murong Ling to block someone at Qingfeng Tower on the Chinese Valentine's Day.

After the prince received the news from Xuanqing, he immediately sent someone to tell the King of Qin, and at the same time went to the palace to report the matter to the emperor.

Although the Emperor was on guard against the King of Qin, he was his only brother after all, and his love for him was genuine.

In the past few years, Murong Ling has made many jokes because of her infatuation with Lu Jiangnian. No matter how dissatisfied the emperor is, Murong Ling is a royal lady and cannot be fooled by others.

Jiang Suiyuan informed her to chase and intercept Lu Jiangnian, just to make fun of Lu Jiangnian. At the same time, didn't he also want to make fun of Murong Ling?

How could we know that Jiang Suiyuan targeted Lu Jiangnian because of Lu Song’s training at the North Camp?

The person who gave the order was the emperor. Does that mean that the Jiang family is dissatisfied with the emperor's order?

The emperor has been on the throne for a long time, so he has to think twice before doing anything.

Originally, the emperor had given the Jiang family some respect out of consideration for Madam Zhaohua, but who knew that the Jiang family still had resentment in their hearts?

Coincidentally, at this time, Prince Qin came to the palace and scolded the Jiang family as worthless, which made the emperor more and more angry.

The emperor was so angry that he dismissed Jiang Suiyuan from his insignificant official position, charged him with offending the royal family and instigating provocations, and gave him fifty lashes of the cane. He also issued an edict that Jiang Suiyuan would never be reinstated.

Jiang Qiong, who was reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors, was charged with failing to manage his household properly and was demoted one level.

Over the years, Madam Zhaohua and Murong Jun have been in high spirits and their reputations have been growing day by day.

Murong Jun is about to get married, and the Fifth Prince's wife comes from a distinguished family, which adds to his strength.

During this period, first Jiang Qiong was ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, and then Jiang Suiyuan angered the emperor, which finally severely dampened their enthusiasm.

Lu Jiangnian stood up and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. If he could use Chen San to make the Chen family suffer a setback, Madam Zhaohua and her son would definitely be in a state of panic. As for the North Camp, Murong Jun would not be able to take care of it for the time being.

The prince was able to take advantage of this opportunity to seize the Northern Camp.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his cold and resolute eyebrows, and layers of halos emanated from around him, making him look like a banished immortal.

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On July 13, the eighteenth year of Tianshun in the reign of Dajing, the emperor issued an edict to promote Lu Jiangnian, a fourth-rank Zhonglang of Huaihua, to the third-rank Weiweiqing, in order to command the guards at the gates of the imperial palace and protect the palace.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and people came to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's residence to congratulate him in an endless stream.

People feel refreshed when good things happen to them. Mrs. Lu immediately became energetic, put on a decent smile every day, and enjoyed the envious looks of others.

In such occasions, Zhou Fang had no choice but to come out and socialize.

Zhou Fang's parents' home, the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion is a relative of the Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion, so of course they cannot be absent at this time.

Zhou Fang pouted and said, "Why did you send so many gifts, mother? The first wife is getting more and more proud now, and the second wife is almost squeezed out of the house."

Shun'an Earl's wife, Mrs. Lu, nodded her head and said, "There's a wedding in the mansion. If your face is so stern, if the son-in-law sees it, there will be another commotion."

"Besides, if they are honored, you can also benefit from it. Why can't you turn around?"

"Next year, Jiang Xun will take the exam and get a good score. Then, relying on the power of the Loyal Marquis and his son, your dream may come true."

Zhou Fang immediately perked up: "Mother went to the Deyang Marquis's mansion to ask?"

Mrs. Lu nodded: "The Crown Princess is from the Deyang Marquis's Mansion, and the Crown Prince's position is stable. If we can marry into the Deyang Marquis's Mansion, Jiang Xun's future career will definitely be smooth."

"The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has a close relationship with the Crown Prince. Jiang Xun is a man of great literary talent and outstanding character. He is a cousin of Lu Jiangnian. Now that Lu Jiangnian is married, Jiang Xun will naturally be in the eyes of the Marquis of Deyang."

Zhou Fang was in a good mood. Finally, there was something worth being happy about, and all her planning was worthwhile.

At that time, her mother was well-informed and found out that the third daughter of the Deyang Marquis wanted to discuss marriage with Lu Jiangnian. Zhou Fang took the initiative to arrange for Yuan Wanru to marry Lu Jiangnian because she was worried that Lu Jiangnian would block her son's way.

"Great, then can I invite the official media to come to my house?"

Seeing Zhou Fang was anxious, Mrs. Lu hurriedly pulled her aside and said, "Why are you so anxious? Do you think it's so easy to marry a girl from the Marquis of Deyang Mansion?"

The ancestors of the Tang family of Deyang Marquis Mansion were heroes in the founding of the country. They had three queens and two prime ministers. There were many promising sons and daughters in the family. The family had deep roots and the girls in their family were extremely precious.

"If you want to propose marriage, Jiang Xun needs to be more promising."

"How's Jiang Xun's study going these days?"

Zhou Fang immediately said proudly: "How could my child be worse than the child of a warrior's daughter?"

"Don't worry, mother. Jiang Xun will be fine next year."

"Today the old lady also said that if Jiang Xun was admitted to high school next year, she would be even happier than she is now."

Mrs. Lu also looked proud: "Your old lady is not confused. In terms of family background, you are ten times better than your sister-in-law."

"Loyal and Brave Marquis has always been filial. You have coaxed the old lady. If she doesn't give the good things in her hands to you, who else can she give them to?"

Speaking of which, the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion has long been in decline, and now there are only a few people in the family serving as officials in the court.

But Lu came from the Changxing Marquis Mansion. Empress Dowager Sun’s biological mother was a girl from the Changxing Marquis Mansion. Lu’s father, Changxing Marquis, was the Empress Dowager’s cousin, so Lu was the Empress Dowager’s niece.

With this relationship, Lu felt that he was benefiting from the royal family and was superior to others.

Zhou Fang was even more so, and he often slandered Wang in private with Lu.

Wang Min's face was stiff from smiling these past two days, but she was naturally happy that her son had made progress.

She held a note in her hand and asked someone to invite Yuan Wanru over.

"The Crown Princess' birthday is coming up in a few days. She has specially sent you an invitation to attend the banquet at the East Palace."

Yuan Wanru frowned. This matter had been mentioned in the book.

Liang Yusong was plotted against at her birthday party, and Lu Jiangnian happened to help her out, and the two began to have private contact.

In the book, because the original owner failed to clear the charge of slandering Liang Yusong, the old lady strongly opposed it and did not want her to bring shame upon herself.

The original owner also refused.

She was afraid of such scenes. She was worried that if she went to the East Palace, she would bring shame to Lu Jiangnian.

Yuan Wanru wanted to see what banquets in ancient upper-class society were like.

She reached out and took the post. Just this one post showed the royal style.

The snow-white paper is printed with a peony pattern, and the peony petals are sprinkled with gold, which looks elegant and luxurious.

A faint fragrance wafts from the paper, like the scent of plum blossoms. The characters are in gold-plated regular script, and each one exudes elegance.

Lu Jiangnian happened to walk in and saw the post in her hand. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "A post from the Crown Princess?"

Yuan Wanru nodded, and he asked casually, "Are you going?"

"Of course I will. The Crown Princess has invited me. If I don't go, I will be too arrogant."