He paused for a moment, then said, “So that’s why Father and Mother. It’s only right that Miss Zuo was selected, given her excellence. I told you long ago that I have no interest in that Miss Zuo. Father and Mother, please don’t worry about it. Get some rest.”
Madam Lu was taken aback: "Do you really not like that Miss Zuo?"
"Of course it's true, how could it be false?" Lu Zhaofeng chuckled sheepishly.
"Do you have a girl you like?" Madam Lu's eyes lit up as she pressed for an answer.
"Oh dear, Mother, please don't ask anymore." Lu Zhaofeng said somewhat embarrassedly as he walked towards his bedroom.
"Why don't you ask? You're not getting any younger. You've been leading troops in battle for so long. You can't stay single forever."
"Oh, Mother." Lu Zhaofeng lowered his eyes as if deliberately avoiding something, and a blush silently crept onto his cheeks.
Seeing his shy expression, Madam Lu became even more certain: "What's there to be embarrassed about? If you really like a girl, have your father ask her what she thinks. If she has no objections, have your father ask the Emperor to grant you a marriage."
"No." Lu Zhaofeng was unwilling to continue speaking and turned to leave.
She had only taken two steps when she bumped into Lu Zhaolin, who was coming out of the inner room.
"Then let me guess, the girl my second brother likes." Lu Zhaolin smiled and patted Lu Zhaofeng's shoulder: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Xia Siqi, the eldest daughter of the Imperial Censor."
"Xia Siqi?" Madam Lu's eyes lit up: "If I remember correctly, this Lord Xia came to propose marriage when our daughter came back to visit her family."
General Lu thought about it seriously: "It seems that this is indeed the case."
"That's wonderful." Madam Lu's smile deepened. "Since the Xia family is willing to facilitate this marriage, and Feng'er likes it, tomorrow after the morning court session, you should go and talk to Lord Xia about this matter."
General Lu nodded.
"Mother, who said I like her?" Lu Zhaofeng's cheeks turned purple with embarrassment. He lowered his head and returned to his dormitory.
Madam Lu watched his departing back and smiled with satisfaction: "He always said that he would listen to me, his mother, when it came to marriage. But now that he's met a girl he likes, he's even getting shy."
“My son has met that Miss Xia; she certainly knows how to handle my second brother’s temperament,” Lu Zhaolin added.
"As long as they like each other, we parents can rest assured," Mrs. Lu said with relief.
General Lu suddenly remembered something and asked Lu Zhaolin, "By the way, what's the current situation regarding the palace examination?"
"Father, the matter of the leak of the last palace examination questions has been investigated and found to involve a total of nineteen officials. His Majesty has punished them in different ways: some have been imprisoned, some have been dismissed from their posts, and some have been demoted. The next round of palace examinations will have to wait until after the selection of the young ladies."
"How are the preparations going?" General Lu continued to ask.
"Father, please rest assured, everything is ready."
The next day.
The young women entered the palace one after another.
Zuo Qianrou, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, was arranged to live in Qingfeng Garden, sharing a palace with Consort Zhen.
"Greetings to Consort Zhen. I pay my respects to Consort Zhen." Zuo Qianrou brought some silk from her residence and went to Consort Zhen's residence first. "I heard that Consort Zhen is pregnant, so I specially brought some fine fabrics to make some bedding for the little prince."
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