Chapter 72 The Tang Family Shouldn't Be Without Melons
The next morning, after learning that the two sisters were going to the Tang Mansion, Lu Xintong and Lu Xinling wanted to go, but were afraid that their desire to see the excitement would be too obvious.
They could only watch the car go away, hoping that someone would come back so they could eat some expired melon.
It was not the first time that Lu Xinran walked in the streets of the capital. The scenery outside the window had lost its initial novelty. The people around her also made her no longer feel precarious. She leaned on the soft cushion and looked through the general information of the Tang family through the system.
The Tang family is not a famous or wealthy family.
Tang Quyan's father passed the imperial examination when he was over 30 years old. That year, the Dali Temple happened to be in need of staff, so he entered the temple and became a minor official.
The Tang family also moved to the capital that year.
Tang's father was just an ordinary minor official with a low salary, and the Dali Temple was not a place with abundant money, so the family did not live well.
Many times, Tang Quyan and his two younger brothers had to take turns to deliver lunch to Tang's father.
Therefore, Tang Quyan grew up in the Dali Temple and was very familiar with the various situations there.
This was also the reason why he was able to rise to the position of Junior Nine Ministers in the shortest possible time after graduating from high school.
His wife, Liu, was the youngest daughter of Liu Dongquan, the previous Minister of Dali Temple. When Liu married him, it was definitely a marriage of downgrade.
[From this perspective, Lord Tang is very much like the grassroots male protagonist in male TV series, who fights back all the way, rises to a high position of power, and then reaches the pinnacle of life with a beautiful wife and concubines. ]
[That's not right, Master Tang doesn't seem to have a concubine! ]
She was amazed in her heart, this was the first man she met since she came to this time and space who did not have a concubine!
There were many pedestrians and carriages on the road in the morning. The carriage was not moving very fast. It took nearly half an hour to travel from Lu Mansion to Tang Mansion.
As soon as they got off the carriage, Tang Wanrou came out with her servants to greet them.
"I have long wanted to invite you to my house as guests, and today I finally have the chance."
"We are the ones who bothered you."
Lu Xinlan walked forward and exchanged a few polite words, and the three of them went straight to the courtyard of the old lady of the Tang family after entering the door.
When they came as guests, they naturally had to pay their respects to the elders in the mansion.
Tang Quyan's father, Tang Nianjiu, overworked in his early years and damaged his health. He died two years later.
When a blood relative of an official of the Great Chu passed away, there was no need to carry the coffin back to the hometown to observe mourning and wait until the mourning period was over before returning to the capital.
So after Tang Nianjiu passed away, Tang Quyan only took a few days of mourning leave before returning to the Dali Temple.
It was just a coincidence that both Tang Chongli and Tang Wanrou, as well as the youngsters from the other two families, had reached the age for marriage.
The nearly three-year mourning period kept Tang Wanrou until she was almost eighteen years old, while Tang Chongli was already over twenty years old.
Originally, Pei was attracted by the family tradition of the Tang family and wanted to ask Tang Wanrou to marry Lu Yuanheng, but so many things have happened recently that Pei has lost interest in this matter, and Liu may have changed her mind as well.
Lu Xinran walked beside the two of them, flipping through the booklet.
It’s just that Tang Wanrou was obsessed with needlework and locked herself in her room every day. Apart from the embroidery that filled the room, Lu Xinran didn’t get to eat anything for the first time.
[Mrs. Tang actually protected her so well.]
[Mrs. Tang is truly a good mother who fulfills her duties and responsibilities. Sister Tang is truly blessed.]
Hearing the sighs, Tang Wanrou's smile deepened. Her mother was of course the best.
If she didn't have confidence in her family, she wouldn't have invited them to her house.
Old Madam Tang, Mrs. Ji, was wearing a brand new ochre dress, a headband of the same color, and a string of honey-colored Buddhist beads on her wrist that gave off a warm glow.
When he saw them come in, a kind smile immediately appeared on the corners of his lips. After Lu Xinran and her sister greeted him, he hurriedly asked them to sit down nearby.
"They are two beautiful girls, great, great."
Ji looked at the two sisters gently, and the more she looked, the more kindly her smile became.
"Wanrou likes to stay in her room and do needlework every day. Fortunately, you don't mind her being dumb, and she still has you two to keep her company."
"Grandma~"
Tang Wanrou acted coquettishly and dissatisfiedly. She was not as bad as her grandmother said.
"Grandma is wrong. Whoever can marry our Wanrou in the future will be blessed."
"grandmother!"
Tang Wanrou felt even more embarrassed, and her cheeks were flushed.
Liu had changed her mind and no longer wanted to marry her into the Lu family, but she didn't know this as she was busy doing needlework every day.
She just thought that Lu Xinlan and Lu Xinran would be her sisters-in-law in the future, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look up at them.
Liu's face was also full of smiles, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and there was a hint of sigh in her heart.
As soon as Lu Xinran entered the room, he secretly opened the booklet belonging to Liu. Now he saw her smiling a little sadly, and then saw the information given by the system, he also sighed.
[Since my sister's family background was not good enough for Song Junyan, the emperor changed the candidate for daughter-in-law to Tang Wanrou? ]
[Well, Song Junyan is in Shuntian Prefecture, and Tang Quyan is in Dali Temple. They do have some interactions.]
[However, what is the emperor thinking? He chose wives of high birth for his sons. Is he trying to see if these powerful officials want to take sides?]
[But Song Junyan... Tang Wanrou's personality is just like her name. Won't she be bullied to death by Song Junyan's concubines in the future? ]
The sudden voice in her heart sounded in the ears of the smiling Ji. She was a little stunned. When her eyes swept over her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, she realized that they had heard this voice a long time ago.
Although she didn't understand why she heard all this, when the other party talked about her precious granddaughter, she wanted to hear what else she would say.
But after waiting for a long time, the voice in my heart did not appear again.
Tang Wanrou looked at Liu in shock, wanting to know if what Lu Xinran said was true.
She doesn't really want to marry into the royal family and marry the fourth prince, does she?
Liu gave her daughter a look that said she would talk about it later and comforted her worried daughter.
"Grandma, Aunt, Wanrou..."
Before anyone even entered the room, a gentle voice came in.
Lu Xinran looked outside the door curiously, and saw a graceful goose-yellow figure appear in the yard.
When Tang Wanrou saw the person coming, she immediately rolled her eyes in disgust.
Her behavior made Lu Xinran even more curious, and the word "eat melon" sparkled in his eyes.
"Why are you here, Sijia? Didn't you say that you are well again and need to rest for a few more days?"
Ji smiled and had someone bring a soft stool and place it next to Tang Wanrou, then introduced her to Lu Xinran and the others.
"This is Wanrou's cousin, my sister's granddaughter."
Lu Xinlan brought Lu Xinran and greeted Luo Sijia with a smile. Lu Xinran was very sensitive about cousins.
He flipped through Luo Sijia's identity as quickly as possible, and then opened her booklet.
[Sure enough, I told you, cousins are the ones most likely to get into trouble.]
[Even if you don't mean it, you can't help but be missed by others. 】
[This Luo Sijia’s mother really won’t give up. 】