Chapter 26 I didn't expect that Master Lu was a hypocrite
Lu Ze said, "You believe what a three-year-old kid said? Lingling is talking nonsense. The princess doesn't want to marry me yet, so don't propose to her."
Princess Pingrou was overjoyed for nothing and said, "This courtyard should be renovated. Your place is too small and shabby. Since the wedding date is not urgent, you can renovate it slowly and connect the courtyard next door. When Yuning marries here in the future, she will have a more spacious place to live."
Lu Ze said helplessly: "You knew this place was in a shabby state, why didn't you renovate it before?"
Princess Pingrou asked, "Can you be the same as Yuning?"
"Sir, I found this hairpin on your bed..."
Princess Pingrou saw the hairpin the servant brought over, looked at it and said, "Isn't this Yuning's hairpin? Why is it on your bed?"
Lu Ze took the hairpin and said, "I found it. I will return it to the princess right away."
Lingling slept for a long nap today. When she woke up, she was in a bad mood for a while and cried for her mom and dad to hold her.
Just when Qi Yuning was wondering whether to go to the Dali Temple to find Lu Ze, a maid happened to come and tell Lu Ze that he wanted to see her, and Qi Yuning let Lu Ze in.
Seeing Lingling whimpering in Qi Yuning's arms, Lu Ze hurriedly asked, "Is Lingling feeling uncomfortable?"
"Mrs. Guyu said that children get mad when they wake up. Lingling must be mad because of waking up."
"Daddy." Lingling threw herself into Lu Ze's arms aggrievedly.
Qi Yuning felt relieved as there was no weight in his arms.
Lu Ze returned the hairpin to Qi Yuning with one hand and said, "Princess, this is your hairpin."
Qi Yuning took the hairpin and said, "Master Lu is finally willing to return it?"
Lu Ze said, "I forgot about it before."
Qi Yuning handed the hairpin to Lichun who was standing beside her and asked, "I heard from the maid today that the princess went to prepare the betrothal gifts with great fanfare. Who is she going to propose to?"
There are two sons and one daughter in the princess's mansion. Lu Yun, that little bald man, is still eating coarse food in Xianglin Temple, and the princess probably won't propose a marriage to Lu Yun at this time, so the only option is Lu Ze.
Lu Ze said, "Lingling told my mother that we had promised her a brother or sister. My mother misunderstood and wanted to propose marriage. I have stopped her."
Qi Yuning nodded calmly, "Yeah."
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In the Guan Mansion.
Guan Zhiwei angrily shouted at Guan Zhiyi who was standing in the hall: "You have always been smart, why are you so stupid this time? Madam Lu verbally arranged the marriage and you started to make a fuss about it. Now our Guan family has become a laughing stock in Shengjing City!"
Guan Zhiyi lowered her head and said, "If I don't shout it out, I really won't have a chance to enter the Lu family. Only if I shout it out, the Lu family will be concerned about their reputation, and Master Lu will be concerned about filial piety, so there is still a glimmer of hope."
Guan Zhiwei said angrily: "What hope? Today, Her Royal Highness the Princess said that the daughter-in-law she wants to marry is not you. Do you really want to destroy the reputation that my sisters have worked so hard to earn? My brother was just discussing marriage with the granddaughter of the Taifu family, and now you are here..."
Guan Zhiyi said: "If I hadn't wanted to marry Prince Lu, would my elder brother have been able to discuss marriage with the granddaughter of the Song family?
Although Old Master Song has passed away, the Song family is still a family that our Guan family cannot reach. If it weren't for my marriage with Lu Ze, would the Song family even look at us?"
Guan Zhiyi clenched her hands and said, "Sister has been treated well by my mother-in-law recently. She has not been bullied by her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law. Isn't it because I am going to marry Lu Ze? Now sister is here to scold me."
Guan Zhiwei was so angry that she frowned and said, "If you want to get close to someone of high status, you have to know your limits. Who is Lu Ze? He is a child of destiny that even my sisters-in-law in the Xue family dare not dream of. His Crown Princess is not a princess or a relative of the emperor, but she must be a noble lady from a top family. You should give up your thoughts on Lu Ze as soon as possible and look for someone else."
Guan Zhiyi was not willing to accept this. "No, since the first time I saw Lu Ze..."
Guan Zhiwei said unhappily: "Then you have to be reborn again, into a top family, and as the daughter of the first wife!"
After hearing what Guan Zhiwei said, Guan Zhiyi returned to her room in great grief and anger, and burst into tears while lying on the desk.
Just because she is the daughter of a minor official born out of wedlock, is she destined to never marry a rich and powerful man?
Apart from her background, how is she inferior to those noble ladies from aristocratic families?
Aunt Zhu walked into the room and said to Guan Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, it's all because of mother's uselessness. If mother were not a concubine, you wouldn't be said like this by the eldest lady."
Guan Zhiyi hugged Aunt Zhu and said, "Mother, I can't accept this. I really can't accept this. I like Master Lu so much..."
Aunt Zhu patted Guan Zhiyi's head and said, "Child, accept your fate. The Lu family is really too high, too high."
Guan Zhiyi said unwillingly: "I want to meet Master Lu. I am not willing to give up."
Guan Zhiyi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and planned to meet Lu Ze. She believed that a gentleman like Lu Ze would never embarrass her.
The ninth day of the ninth month is the Double Ninth Festival, which is a traditional day for people to climb high places.
The Dali Temple is closed today, and it is also Lingling's birthday. Lu Ze made an appointment with Lingling yesterday that he would take Lingling to climb the mountain today to enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery of the mountains and forests.
But before leaving the Princess's Mansion, she received news from the Duke's Mansion that Old Madam Lu also wanted to take her grandchildren to climb the mountain and enjoy the autumn scenery today.
Lu Ze didn't want Lingling to feel disappointed, so he went to the Duke's Mansion and Madam Lu to confess his crime.
As soon as Lu Ze entered the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, he saw a short, round-faced girl wearing an eggplant green skirt, which made Old Madam Lu very amused.
Guan Zhiyi looked at the young man coming in through the courtyard gate, her heart beating fast. She walked up to Lu Ze and bowed, saying, "Zhiyi has met Master Lu."
Madam Lu said to the second wife of the Lu family, "Look, what a perfect match these two children are."
Mrs. Lu Er didn't agree with this in her heart. She really couldn't see how they were a good match.
Lu Ze looked at Guan Zhiyi with disdain, took out a scarlet coral bracelet, bowed to Madam Lu and said, "Grandma, today is Lingling's birthday. I am unfilial and cannot spend the Double Ninth Festival with you. This is the coral bracelet. Consider it my apology."
Old Madam Lu frowned, looking at the red coral bracelet and felt it was so dazzling.
Seeing that Old Madam Lu looked unhappy, Lu Ze sighed softly and bowed to take his leave, "Grandson will leave first."
Guan Zhiyi thought about the scene when she and Lu Ze first met many times. She was afraid that she was not pretty enough, but she also fantasized that Master Lu would like her petite and blessed appearance.
She thought about how Prince Lu was very polite when she spoke to Lu Ze for the first time.
But she didn't expect that Lu Ze disliked her when he saw her for the first time.
He even didn't bother to say a word to himself.
Guan Zhiyi felt extremely distressed, her eyes slightly reddened, "Madam, Zhiyi will take her leave first."
Old Madam Lu was so angry that Lu Ze turned around and left that she no longer wanted to keep Guan Zhiyi.
Lu Ze went to Prince Qi's mansion, but just as he arrived at the gate, he heard Guan Zhiyi calling him from behind, "Prince Lu."
Lu Ze turned around and looked at Guan Zhiyi and asked, "What's the matter?"
Guan Zhiyi pursed her lips and said, "Master Lu, Zhiyi has always heard that you are a bandit gentleman. Do you only care about family background, birth, and bloodline like the rest of the world?"
Guan Zhiyi's eyes were filled with tears, and she said very pitifully: "You said to cancel the engagement, so cancel it. You know that for a daughter of the Guan family, canceling the engagement means that she can no longer live. These past few days, I have been extremely disliked by my elder sister and mother!"
Guan Zhiyi bit her lip and said, "How can you betray me like this? Is it just because I am just the daughter of a minor official, and she, Qi Yuning, is the Princess of Prince Qi?"
Lu Ze said: "No, it's because Princess Qi is an open-minded person."
Guan Zhiyi pursed her lips and said in a trembling voice: "Master Lu, do you know that if you cancel the engagement, I will lose my reputation and have no choice but to die?"
Lu Ze said coldly: "Miss Guan's life or death only concerns you, not me."
Guan Zhiyi burst into tears, and everything in front of her eyes was blurry. "Prince, do you really not care about my life or death at all?"
Lu Ze ignored Guan Zhiyi and knocked on the gate of Prince Qi's mansion. The servant opened the side door and let Lu Ze in.
Guan Zhiyi only felt a little wetness on her hands, and when she looked up, she saw raindrops dripping from the sky.
After Lu Ze entered the palace, the door slammed shut. Guan Zhiyi fell powerlessly in front of the vermilion door of Prince Qi's palace.
She overestimated Lu Ze. She didn't expect that the dignified Master Lu was actually a cold-hearted hypocrite who regarded human life as worthless.
Guan Zhiyi returned to the Guan family in the rain.
As soon as they entered the Guan family, Mrs. Guan hurried forward and asked, "Zhiyi, why are you wet by the rain? Where is the maid beside you?
Mother has great news for you. Madam Qin is here to arrange a marriage for you and Master Qin. Master Qin is the nephew of the Queen Mother and the cousin of Master Lu. This marriage is truly a godsend!"
(End of this chapter)
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