He rubbed his sore eyes, no longer looking at Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Yu, but knelt down straight before the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother, I was out of line just now."
The Empress Dowager sighed softly and personally helped him up: "Alright, it's alright now. I didn't want them to leave Shengjing either, but what Yu'er said is also true."
...
On the eighth day of the month, the imperial decree bestowing a marriage upon Marquis Yongyi and Princess Ruoling was delivered to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence.
For a time, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was the most prominent.
Almost everyone in Shengjing was talking about how the Emperor trusted the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion too much.
The heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion commands nearly 200,000 troops in the Xishan military camp and has married the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Nanyang. Miss Lu has been betrothed to Prince An again, and the second young master of Lu is to marry Princess Ruoling. In addition, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is a first-rank duke's mansion.
In the entire capital city, apart from the imperial family, no other family could surpass the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
As a result, Lu Jinpei, the third young lady of the Lu family who was not yet engaged, became the object of many suitors from various prominent families.
Lu Jinpei was so annoyed that she didn't dare to go out anymore.
However, during this time, some people heard that Lu Jinmi, who had been removed from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion by imperial decree and sent to the Xie Mansion, was living a life worse than death.
Lu Yucheng's servant Luo Wang heard some news and hurried over to report it to him.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yucheng frowned slightly, waved for him to leave, and instructed him not to mention these sordid matters to the young mistress or the other two young ladies in the mansion, and also told him not to tell him about this matter in the future.
Lu Jinmi is no longer a member of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Zhu Yu, who was inside the room, had already overheard their conversation. There was nothing he could do; his martial arts skills were high and his hearing was excellent. A mocking smile appeared on his lips as he casually picked up the betrothal gift list that Lu Xiaoyun had just sent over and began to read it.
Li Feng looked at her young mistress curiously. What was that expression on her young mistress's face? Was she dissatisfied with the betrothal gifts sent by the prince? No way, with such a thick book, she suspected that the prince had emptied the Anwang Mansion.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Zhu Yu closed the list and handed it to Li Feng: "It's nothing. Just send this to Jiang Chuan and tell him that the preparations are good and that's how it should be done."
"Oh." Then why did you do that just now?
After Li Feng left, Zhu Yu looked out the window. He had heard Luo Wang's words clearly: Lu Jinmi's scheme against him at the Third Princess's residence failed, and she was instead slept with by Xie Yun.
Xie Yun may have discovered something newer and more fun than eating. Ever since Lu Jinmi was sent to his side, she has been tormented by him day and night.
Xie Yun was quite stout, while Lu Jinmi, having been carefully nurtured by the Fang family for over a decade, was slender. How could she withstand such torment from a man who lacked any sense of adulthood?
...
The Ministry of Rites was busy preparing for the wedding of two members of the royal family, working day and night.
The Prince An's residence not only had to prepare betrothal gifts for Prince An, but also for Lu Yuyan.
The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was also busy with weddings and marriages, keeping both families extremely busy.
The busy days passed by extremely quickly.
At the end of March, Qi Wanting gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Qi Wanting suffered greatly while pregnant with this child. The entire household was busy with the marriages of her son and daughter, but they also kept a close eye on the young mistress's health.
In the days leading up to the due date, not only was Lu Yucheng sweating profusely with nervousness, but Zhu Yu was also extremely nervous.
That morning, Qi Wanting had just gotten up when she suddenly felt a heat in her lower body, and a warm flow came out.
Qi Wanting stood there, too afraid to move. Lu Yucheng didn't know what was going on at first, but after taking the food from the servant, he came to help Qi Wanting up.
As a result, I saw her standing there nervously, with a puddle of water below her.
Lu Yucheng panicked immediately: "Wanwan, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm going into labor, my husband, I'm going into labor."
Lu Yucheng rushed out immediately, but turned back just as he reached the door: "Quick, quick, get the midwife here. Go, go and inform Ayan, hurry!"
The midwife had already been invited to the mansion, and Ayan had been staying at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for the past few days, so the group arrived quickly.
As soon as the midwife arrived, she kicked Lu Yucheng out.
Zhu Yu rushed over after hearing the news.
Seeing his sister pacing anxiously, Lu Yucheng comforted her, "It's alright, with Ayan here, your sister-in-law will be fine."
Zhu Yu nodded haphazardly. He knew everything would be alright, but the key was that it was the first time he had seen someone around him give birth, and he also remembered that he had already boasted that he would be responsible for having the baby after the wedding.
His face turned pale: "I, I know, brother, don't be nervous, it's okay, it's okay. I'm just, I'm just, brother, I'm scared..."
Lu Yucheng rubbed his little head: "Don't be afraid, with Ayan here, you're not afraid."
The two men, both extremely nervous and terrified, comforted each other.
The screams from the delivery room grew louder and louder, making Zhu Yu's face turn even paler. He had never been this nervous before, even when facing the swords and cavalry of the Northern Qi army on the Northwest battlefield.
Before the two could even feel the tension, they heard a loud baby cry.
The two looked at each other, momentarily stunned. Wasn't it said that childbirth for the first child takes at least four or five hours, and sometimes one or two days?
How could she give birth in just two hours?
The midwife, beaming, brought the baby over and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, it's a baby boy. Mother and child are safe and sound."
Lu Yucheng rushed into the delivery room without even looking at the baby.
Zhu Yu was still in a daze when he looked at the little bundle of flesh in the midwife's arms. So ugly! Oh my god, will his future children be this ugly too?
Wrinkled and smudged, the older brother and sister-in-law are so good-looking, why is this child so ugly?
"Is childbirth really that easy?" Zhu Yu asked the midwife, blinking his eyes.
The midwife knew that this Miss Lu was about to get married, so she didn't dare to scare him. She smiled and said, "Yes, yes, isn't childbirth just laying an egg? Some ladies give birth quickly, some in half an hour."
Zhu Yu was relieved.
During the postpartum period, Zhu Yu often came to visit. The little dumpling slept most of the day, doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and pooping. She grew bigger and bigger every day and became more and more beautiful.
Zhu Yu found it incredibly amazing.
The wedding date has been set. Lu Xiaoyun looked at the jade thumb ring on her hand; she still had four thousand points left.
Now she no longer needs to climb over walls or through windows to enter the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. She can enter through the main gate without anyone leading her and goes directly to Tongjia Courtyard to find Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu was looking at the dowry list his brother had sent when he looked up and saw Lu Xiaoyun. His face immediately lit up with a smile.
When Zhu Yu was Prince An, commanding 200,000 Northern Army soldiers, he never smiled. He had long forgotten what a smile was like. Even when facing Ren Yong'an, his eyes would soften at most.
The first time he was pulled back from the brink of death by Ayan, he saw Lu Xiaoyun looking at him with a worried expression. He tried to force a smile and thank her, but his lips were stiff and he couldn't smile.
But things are different now. His smile is bright and cheerful. When he smiles, his eyebrows and eyes curve together, and he has two shallow dimples on both sides. He looks so handsome.
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