Chapter 160: Marriage
First, it’s the Cui family.
This time, the Cui family sent a more important person, Cui Jun, the eldest son of Cui Yong and the future patriarch of the Cui family.
Cui Yong felt that Cui Jun and Lu Chenyang were of similar age, so he wanted Cui Jun and Lu Chenyang to build a good relationship. He also hoped that Cui Jun would see Lu Chenyang's abilities and learn something from him. This was a well-intentioned move.
But Cui Jun still felt a little embarrassed because Cui Yong asked him to propose a marriage with Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang was so capable in taking over Quzhou that his status was once again elevated, but he was unmarried.
Lu Chenyang has proven his worth. Now he is no longer just a person with potential, but a powerful force.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if Lu Chenyang rebels now, he is the most likely to succeed among all the forces today.
He is now a piece of delicious fat meat, and everyone wants to be Lu Chenyang's father-in-law.
His marriage was no longer a personal matter, but an alliance of various forces.
The Cui family was very sincere this time. The woman they sent was Cui Yong's niece, who was also a direct descendant of the Cui family and the daughter of Cui Yong's younger brother. She was considered the woman with the highest status in the Cui family.
Cui Yan accompanied Cui Jun to see Lu Chenyang. Cui Jun was twenty-five years old and, compared to Lu Chenyang, was more handsome, though anyone compared to Lord Lu could only be considered handsome. But he came from an aristocratic family, and his every move carried a calm demeanor.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Cui Jun blushed and began to talk about this matter. "My elders at home admire Lord Lu very much, otherwise they wouldn't have the audacity to bring this up. I really don't want to miss out on such an outstanding son-in-law as you. My second wife is gentle and virtuous, and it's really inconvenient for you, your status, to have no one to take care of your daily life. If you don't mind, I'd like to let my second wife stay by your side as a maid to take care of you. It would be a blessing for her."
That being said, who would dare to let Cui's legitimate daughter be a maid? But Cui didn't even dare to think about becoming the legal wife.
How could Lu Chenyang be so easily manipulated? If he wanted to rely on marriage, all those who wanted to be his father-in-law would line up, and even Emperor Qianyuan would probably have to get involved.
But having a good concubine is still acceptable. To be honest, this is still unfair to Miss Cui.
The concubine Cui of the King of Nanyang was just a daughter of a branch of the Cui family. Her status and position could not be compared with that of Cui Erniang.
Even so, Cui Jun was still worried that Lu Chenyang would think Cui was fooling him: "If I had a sister as talented as you, I would fight for her. It's a pity that I only have a brother and no sister. What a pity."
That's why he asked his uncle's daughter to come for marriage. It's not because he couldn't bear to part with the clan leader's daughter. Please don't misunderstand me.
Lu Chenyang rubbed his eyebrows, his face looking solemn.
Ji Ping is still in Ningzhou, but he has written several letters to Lu Chenyang, asking him to send officials there. He only knows how to fight wars, not how to govern the people.
The fact that Ningzhou is now under the control of Ji Ping with 50,000 troops is largely due to the Cui family's contribution. Cui Yong cooperated very well and suppressed the aristocratic families in the city.
Lu Chenyang was very grateful to Cui, so he was unwilling to destroy his cooperative relationship with Cui.
He treated Cui as a partner, and Cui wanted to be his father-in-law. Lu Chenyang thought this was a bit too much.
Lu Chenyang was rubbing his forehead when Zhao Xi came to bring him some tea and snacks.
Zhao Xi heard Cui Jun's words and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Cui. My master has no shortage of care."
Cui Jun: “…”
Cui Jun knew Zhao Xi. After all, he was well-known in the army. And after carefully looking through what Lu Chenyang did after arriving in Lingnan, he would find that Lu Chenyang’s success was inseparable from two people, one was Yan Xing and the other was Zhao Xi.
Zhao Xi's effect was even greater than Yan Xing's. Her prescription facilitated the peace talks among the Dongyi people, and it was also her prescription that made the people of Yanquan County gradually wealthy.
Therefore, no one dared to look down on this little maid, and they all knew how much Lu Chenyang valued her. It was a true love, and Lu Chenyang couldn't bear to eat meat himself, so he would give it to her.
Cui Jun opened his mouth and was about to say something when Lu Chenyang quickly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Cui. However, the country is in turmoil right now and the people are starving. I really don't have the heart to think about these things. I'm also worried that the girl will suffer if she follows me. I'm very grateful for the Cui family's help. How can I bear to neglect a girl from the Cui family? This would put me in an unfair position."
Cui Jun also knew that this matter was not that easy, otherwise Lu Chenyang would have had many wives and concubines. He planned to stay and slowly persuade Lu Chenyang.
After Cui Jun returned, he discussed countermeasures with Cui Yan.
Cui Yan said, "That Zhao Xi is really bold. How dare he speak in this situation?"
Cui Jun glanced at him and said, "That's the confidence Lord Lu gave her. Did Lord Lu ever scold her when you saw her speak?"
Cui Yan was speechless, and finally said: "Lord Lu is indeed very fond of this Zhao Xi. I think our Second Mother can't enter the house with her around."
Cui Jun was startled and immediately said, "Fifth Uncle, don't be confused. Lord Lu attaches great importance to Zhao Xi. If you attack her, it won't be a marriage, it will be an enemy."
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