After saying this, Jinhua stood up and left, leaving Lu alone in the room.
The more Lu thought about it, the angrier she became.
She was so angry that she didn't even have lunch. Later that evening, she heard the maids whispering outside her door:
"Have you all heard? The Third Young Master is going to be promoted!"
"There's a lot of blood and gore out there right now. The Eldest Young Master and the Fifth Young Master haven't even settled their issues yet, so how come the Third Young Master has gotten lucky?"
"Maybe it's because the Third Young Master is a good official?"
"What do you mean by being good? He's obviously too weak to please the Ninth Prince, and that's how he got this luck. Our eldest son's talent and literary talent far surpass his, but it's a pity that he's too proud to bow to the Ninth Prince, otherwise he wouldn't be so bored at home all this time."
Mrs. Lu in the room heard their discussion and was so shocked that she quickly got out of bed and asked:
"Who's getting promoted? What kind of promotion?"
When the maids saw her, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
"Madam, you're awake." The leading maid said cautiously, "It's because we were talking too loudly that we disturbed you..."
"I'm asking you who's going to be promoted!" Lu said angrily.
The maids dared not hide it any longer:
"Madam, the rumor is circulating in the Marquisate right now. It's said that the Ninth Prince sent someone to deliver a congratulatory letter to the Marquis, congratulating the Third Young Master on his upcoming promotion to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Justice, a fifth-rank official."
Hearing this, Lu's eyes sparkled and she almost fainted from anger.
Jinhua, who was not far away, saw this scene and raised the corner of her mouth slightly.
She had been with Mrs. Lu for so long and was very clear about this lady's character.
For Lu, what others gain is what she loses.
The illegitimate sons of the second wife were all promoted, but her precious son, the eldest grandson, was still under house arrest. This was not only a slap in her face, but also a threat to her life!
This anger made Lu finally make up his mind.
If she doesn't make plans for her son, she might even have a servant in the mansion stepping on her and her son in the future!
Mrs. Lu called Jinhua into the house and whispered,
"Since you are the spy sent by Prince Zhan to the Marquis Wenning's mansion, you should know how to arrange our meeting without being discovered by the Jiang family. I'll leave this matter to you. If you do well, I will also benefit from you in the future. Even if it means marrying you to the eldest son as a concubine, that is also possible."
She said this to calm the girl down and make her truly think about her daughter Jinyan.
Because in her opinion, the most important thing in a woman's life is to get married.
There is hope only after marrying the right person. Even if Jinhua works for Prince Zhan, being a spy cannot compare to the happiness of marrying into the marquis's mansion and becoming a concubine, right?
Moreover, a person like her son is worthy of being a princess. How could Jinhua, a lowly maid, not be full of admiration and love for him?
Even if Jinhua was made a concubine, that would be flattering for this girl, not to mention making her a concubine with a formal status.
As expected, Jinhua was flattered when she heard this. "Thank you very much, Madam, for your kindness. I will definitely not let you down."
But when Jinhua turned around, the look of surprise on her face completely faded, leaving only a hint of sarcasm.
She left the mansion in the evening under the pretext of going shopping for Lu. After making sure no one was following her, she turned into a small alley nearby and got on an inconspicuous carriage.
In the carriage, Jiang Xiancao was resting with his eyes closed.
Hearing Jinhua coming, she opened her eyes and smiled at Jinhua, "You're here."
"Ninth Prince, the fish has taken the bait."
Jinhua is a female spy secretly trained by the Imperial City Bureau. She has been sneaking into the Wen Ning Marquis Mansion for three years. Because of her intelligence, she has always been regarded as a confidant by the Lu family.
In the past, Shen Yubai only let her follow Lu and quietly collect intelligence, and did not use her to do anything.
She had waited for so long, and finally the time came when she could be of great use.
However, Shen Yubai handed her command to the Ninth Prince.
At first, she was a little prejudiced against the Ninth Prince because she had seen how stupid he was when he was deceived by Jiang Huaizhu.
But after she learned that the current Ninth Prince was actually the Second Miss, she only had respect for the Ninth Prince and obeyed his every word.
This time, the plan to win over the Lu family was Jiang Xiancao's idea.
"Did Mrs. Lu agree to meet?" Jiang Xiancao leaned on the cushion, holding a black box in his hand.
Jinhua nodded. "She agreed. She asked her subordinates to arrange a meeting. But I think she still has some doubts. I'm afraid she will break the appointment or betray me and report this to Marquis Wenning."
Jiang Xiancao handed the wooden box to Jinhua:
"When you return, put the things here in Lu's room. With this, she will truly be under our control. Then, there will be no need for that so-called guard to show up, and she will obey our orders."
Meeting someone was not part of her plan.
The reason why Jinhua told Lu that was, firstly, to plant the seeds of dissatisfaction and hatred towards Marquis Wen Ning and the old lady in Lu's heart, and secondly, to confuse Lu and make her think that as long as she didn't meet with Prince Zhan's people, she wouldn't be considered on this pirate ship.
But in fact, once Lu took Jinhua's words to heart, she could no longer escape.
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