Chapter 258 Second Sister, You Say
After saying this, Lu Xinlan turned around and went back to the room to accompany the Pei family members.
Lu Xinran stood at the window and looked at her, always feeling that her words just now had a hidden meaning.
She glanced at Zhang Shui'er in confusion and saw that the other person's face also looked confused.
On such a happy day, the Emperor wouldn't really want to spoil the fun by trying to intimidate the Empress, right?
She was thinking about this matter in her mind, and when she entered the palace in the afternoon, she was still thinking about asking the system to download the other party's booklet as soon as she saw the queen.
Based on her understanding of Lu Xinlan, she definitely didn't say that casually, but she was still a little confused as to why he reminded her of this.
In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor narrowed his eyes again and again as he looked at the empress, who was still in her military uniform and had not had time to change back into her palace dress.
He glanced back and forth at the people behind the empress, and felt that these deputy generals had some intricate connection with the Zhang family.
He doesn't want to promote any of them.
But the army had just returned victoriously, and if he did not reward them, it would only discourage the soldiers.
He tilted his head to glance at Zhang Yongping, "Minister of War, how do you think I should reward you for this battle?"
Zhang Yongping lifted his skirt, bowed and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I think the reward should be based on military merit."
This is a consistent system in the military, and it is impossible to find any fault with it.
The emperor felt inexplicably dissatisfied with being criticized. His heart stagnated and his eyes suddenly turned cold.
"Queen, then tell me how to reward the lieutenants you brought back."
The ball was kicked to the queen's feet again, and the queen raised her eyes and looked back at her calmly.
"I think the rewards should be based on military merit."
The emperor's face turned extremely ugly due to the same words as Zhang Yongping's. He snorted in his heart but just said "hmm" in a neutral tone.
"In this case, the Minister of War will draft a reward edict based on the submitted memorials and reward the deputy generals."
The atmosphere in the palace was strange and bizarre. The several lieutenant generals who had happily followed the empress to the capital to seek rewards now all felt the unhappiness emanating from the emperor.
When their eyes met, they all held their breath, fearing that if they were not careful they would not get any benefit at all, not to mention incurring the emperor's displeasure.
The emperor had no time to pay attention to them at this moment. He waved his hands in annoyance and said, "You go down first. The queen stays."
Zhang Yongping bowed and stepped back, then walked out of the Wenhua Hall with several deputy generals.
The empress stood in the hall, still looking back at the emperor calmly. As long as the emperor did not ask any questions, she would just stand there quietly.
"I can't believe my Zi Tong is getting more powerful."
"Your Majesty, when you first met me at the border, I defeated the Rong and Di tribes. Now I am just riding my warhorse again, doing the same things as before."
"No difference..."
The emperor chewed on these four words and suddenly chuckled: "Yes, my Zi Tong has always been like this."
They are all "reckless men" who only know how to show off their power on the battlefield.
Back then, he needed to rely on the power of the Zhang family, so he had to marry the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, but now he has been in power for a long time and no longer needs to compromise himself.
Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest in saying anything more to the Queen, and waved his hand to signal her that she could leave.
"I don't want to see this ugly armor at the dinner."
The empress paused for a moment before leaving, and then strode away without even responding to the emperor's words.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at her departing back, feeling that this time the empress's departure seemed very different from before.
The celebration banquet was held in the square in front of the Fengtian Hall. When the officials entered the palace with their families, the square had already been decorated.
Lu Xinran and her sister each supported Pei on one side and followed the palace maid to where the Lu family was sitting.
This time, all the legitimate daughters and sons of the Lu family entered the palace.
When Lu Yuanheng saw Lu Xinran and her sister, he turned his head away with complicated emotions and didn't want to look at them any longer.
However, Lu Yuanting from the second house tried to talk to the sisters along the way.
Before Lu Xinran's system came into being, he was the melon-eating king in Beijing.
The most common thing that the students in the academy did was to exchange information with him using all kinds of treasures.
Now that he has a system that never makes mistakes, this know-it-all has lost his former good business, and the information he gets is no longer as effective as before.
He was not particularly gifted in studying, and his parents had given up the idea of letting him take the imperial examination and enter government.
The reason why he was allowed to go to the academy every day was simply because they were afraid that he would be led astray by others and become a playboy if he stayed in the mansion.
Being a playboy is not as fun as continuing to be a know-it-all. It was not convenient to go to the backyard to look for Lu Xinran before, but this time is a rare opportunity. Before the celebration banquet starts, I must ask him more about the big news that he has not been able to find out.
"Second sister, why do you think Lu Changhe of the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion is still unwilling to discuss marriage?"
【Lu Changhe? Let me see. 】
[Oh, I see. He is waiting for his cousin to come of age. His cousin will not come of age for another year and a half. Only after she comes of age can they discuss marriage, so he has been waiting.]
[Well, let me calculate how long he has been waiting! ]
Lu Xinran silently flicked his fingers in his sleeves, then took a breath of cool air.
[He actually waited for five or six years! Five or six years ago, his cousin was only seven or eight years old! ]
[He actually had feelings for a seven or eight year old girl. Does he have some shameful habit? ]
[She is seven or eight years old, her teeth haven’t grown in yet, she lost her teeth later, her front teeth haven’t even grown out yet… You have such thoughts about a little girl…]
She rubbed her arms in disgust, and Lu Xintong and Lu Xinling beside her followed her example and rubbed their arms in fear.
Lu Changhe smiled and glanced at his classmate who was standing not far away with a sullen look on his face, feeling secretly happy.
He said that Lu Changhe acted like a gentleman every day and looked like a hypocritical guy.
He has been thinking about my cousin since she was seven or eight years old. This seemingly righteous classmate of his must be a pedophile!
"Second sister, why do you think Cao Nian, the eldest son of Cao Wei, the Minister of Rites, has no children after getting married?"
[Cao Nian... He is a disabled person. His little chili pepper has not developed yet. It is not even as long as his little finger. How can he make his wife pregnant? His wife is still a virgin. ]
[His mother had already prepared to have his wife fake a pregnancy, and then go to the tribe to adopt a boy and pass him off as their child.]
The crowd that was watching quietly: "..."
It’s okay to be disabled!
Lu Xintong lowered his head and glanced at his little finger. Although he didn't understand what the little pepper was referring to, but... the second sister's tone seemed too thin and short, which definitely wouldn't do!
In the distance, Cao Nian, who had never expected that his most private parts would be exposed even at such a distance, felt dizzy when everyone was jokingly looking at his lower body. He fainted.
Lu Yuanting glanced at what was happening in the distance and saw that his cousin was still eating watermelon diligently, so he quickly said something else.
"Did Hu Xianlin, who was in the residence of Lord Hu from the Ministry of Personnel, redeem the virgin?"
[Yes, he redeemed the courtesan, but he did not redeem her to take her as his mistress, but to hand her over to his father. His father gave her to Tian Yu of Shangfeng, and she became his mistress.]
[The courtesan used all her tricks to make Tian Yu fall in love with her. He promised that if she could give him a son, he would take her back to his house to be his concubine.]
[The courtesan is now three months pregnant. He has been sending her supplies and clothing to her concubine every day, and he also gave her a shop on Suzaku Street.]