Chapter 268: Lu Mansion Banquet
Zhao Shen said, "The matter concerning Prime Minister Lu will soon have a conclusion."
Ji Yunshu was stunned for a moment. There had been so many miscellaneous things going on recently that she almost forgot about this important person.
It can be seen that even though those people caused so many troubles, they did not really divert Zhao Shen's attention.
He did everything he should do.
"Lu Ningshuang's matter has something to do with him?"
Zhao Shen said, "How else could he not know what his own daughter was doing? It's just that he hid it so well before that there is no evidence at all."
"Now?"
Zhao Shen said: "There will be, just wait and see."
Since the beginning of this year, there have been constant troubles in the court, and the powerful people in the capital have all kept their necks down and dared not step forward.
Therefore, Lu Xiang’s birthday banquet was considered the most grand banquet in recent times.
The banquet gathered officials and dignitaries from the entire capital. When Ji Yunshu arrived with Yao, the Lu family was already overflowing with guests.
After following Yao inside to pay their respects to the elders, Ji Yunshu followed Madam Lu out to the reception room.
Mrs. Lu was also from a prominent family. Although she had not had much contact with Ji Yunshu in the past, she was not restrained. She greeted Ji Yunshu softly and praised Ji Yunshu's beautiful clothes and jewelry.
As they were talking, a young woman walked in. She looked at Ji Yunshu wantonly and asked, "Whose daughter-in-law is this? I've never seen her before."
Madam Lu quickly stepped forward and replied, "Princess, this is the wife of the Crown Prince of Changxing Marquisate."
When Ji Yunshu heard her call her princess, he suddenly remembered that this should be the eldest princess of the late emperor, Princess Rong'an, the emperor's sister.
She had met the princess once when she was a child. Later, when her aunt brought her into the palace, the princess had already been married to Jiangnan and had not returned to Beijing for many years.
I don't know when he will come back.
She had no choice but to follow Madam Lu's lead and bow: "Greetings, Princess."
Princess Rong'an waited until she finished her greetings before she smiled and said, "Hurry up! It's my fault that I didn't recognize my cousin from the Ji family."
"Thank you, Princess."
Ji Yunshu stood up.
The marriage relationships among these people in the capital are very complicated. When talking about the wife of the Marquis of Changxing, Ji Yunshu himself had to react. However, this princess who had been away from the capital for many years understood it in the blink of an eye.
Obviously he is very familiar with the affairs of the capital.
This didn't look like he was being shortsighted at all; it was clearly directed at her.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunshu began to ponder the matter of Princess Rong'an.
She was born to a palace maid. Her biological mother died early, and she was posthumously conferred the title of concubine.
Among the princes and princesses, this status is not really high, but the luck is good.
At that time, the late emperor needed to win over the nobles from all over the country, so he married her into the Yu family, the largest noble family in Jiangnan.
Her husband now seems to have become the head of the Yu family.
Judging from Zhang Yang's aura, he must have had a smooth life these years.
Princess Rong'an took Ji Yunshu's hand and sighed: "When I left Beijing, I was still a little girl, and now I'm married."
Ji Yunshu lowered her head in shame and said nothing.
Princess Rong'an laughed and joked, "You're already married, why are you still so shameless? I remember that you weren't even afraid of our father back then."
"Princess, you're joking. It's the late emperor's kindness."
Ji Yunshu didn't know what her sudden closeness meant, so she pretended to be gentle and submissive and replied.
"Isn't the Emperor kind to you, the Ji family?"
Princess Rong'an said quietly.
Ji Yunshu felt that this was not right and didn't know how to respond.
Several maids came in and invited the guests to the banquet hall.
Ji Yunshu took the opportunity to distance himself from Princess Rong'an.
Xiao Yue arrived at some point and approached Ji Yunshu and asked, "How come I don't know about your relationship with Princess Rong'an?"
Ji Yunshu glanced at her sideways: "There's so much you don't know, and you still have time to worry about me. Have you solved your own problems?"
They haven't seen each other for some time, and Ji Yunshu didn't pay much attention to it. I wonder how she and Lan Ting are doing?
However, she had not heard the Queen Mother mention her brother's marriage, so she thought Xiao Yue had not let go of Lan Ting yet.
In fact, she just said that casually at the time. Although their identities were quite suitable, Xiao Yue had someone hidden in her heart, and Ji Yunshu did not approve of her marrying someone else.
Xiao Yue's eyes dimmed: "I don't know whether it is solved now or not..."
Seeing that she was about to tell him her secrets, Ji Yunshu quickly stopped her and said, "It's better for you to know the truth about this matter. Let's talk about Princess Rong'an. Do you know when she returned to the capital and what she came back for?"
She felt that this matter was more important to her at the moment.
Xiao Yue put away the sadness on her face and rolled her eyes at her: "A few days ago, I heard my mother say that it seemed that they were here for the imperial examinations of several young masters of the Yu family."
This was the news that only Xiao Yue knew. Princess Rong'an had returned to the capital, and not many people were around. Apart from a few princely and princessly mansions, there were only relatives of the Yu family in the capital.
Ji Yunshu felt strange: "Isn't she the head lady of the Yu family now? Is she really needed for the young master of the Yu family to take the imperial examination?"
Xiao Yue was also puzzled: "Who knows? Maybe she's been away from Beijing for a long time and wants to come back to visit. After she came back, she lived in the Yu family's house in Beijing."
Ji Yunshu said "oh" and said nothing more.
When the two arrived at the banquet hall, most people had already arrived.
Ji Yunshu saw Yao and Princess Taining sitting together. They talked about this with an intimate look, as if nothing had happened before.
She walked over and sat down next to Yao.
Yao asked casually, "Where have you been? Why are you here so late?"
Ji Yunshu replied, "I ran into Princess Rong'an and exchanged a few words."
Yao nodded, but Princess Taining asked, "What did Rong'an say to you?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and replied, "It's nothing, it's just that in the blink of an eye I've grown up and married."
Princess Taining laughed and said, "Don't pay attention to her. She's so young, and yet she's saying these things. The rest of us should be buried in the ground."
As he was speaking, Ji Yunshu saw a middle-aged man walking in surrounded by a crowd of people.
It should be Lu Xiang.
Prime Minister Lu is a refined and handsome man with a smile on his face. He is a kind uncle.
He came from a humble family, but became the prime minister of a country in his forties.
Ji Yunshu felt that even in modern times, this would be a very difficult task.
Without saying much nonsense, he announced the start of the banquet.
Ji Yunshu knew that this banquet would not be peaceful, but when a maid suddenly rushed in and said that someone had died, her heart still skipped a beat.
The one who got into trouble was Mrs. Lu.
She claimed to be ill and did not appear at the banquet today. All the female guests at the banquet were received by the eldest young lady.
Everyone looked at the maid with blood on her hands and looked at each other in confusion.
Just as Prime Minister Lu was about to have the maid dragged out, someone from the Xia family stepped forward.
Master Xia shouted at the servants who wanted to pull people away, stared at Lu Xiang and said, "These days Lu Xiang has been saying that my sister is sick and needs to rest, and even the family members are not allowed to visit. Now that she is dead, you won't let me, the Xia family, see her?"
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