Lu Jinshu was arbitrarily placed in Xianglan Courtyard by the Grand Tutor's wife.
The attendant called the doctor.
The doctor quickly treated the multiple wounds on Lu Jinshu's body caused by broken porcelain pieces.
The attendant served Lu Jinshu again, took off his coarse linen clothes, and changed into the most fashionable brocade robe in the capital.
The attendant held a small mirror in front of Lu Jinshu's eyes and said with a smile, "Second Young Master... No, it's the eldest young master. Eldest young master, dressed like this, you really look like a fairy from heaven. You are completely different from when you first entered the mansion."
Lu Jinshu was speechless and just gave a faint smile to the attendant.
At this moment, someone knocked hard on the door from outside, and a round-faced servant shouted, "Jiufu, come out and help quickly, there's work in the utility room."
The attendant Jiufu quickly put down the bronze mirror in his hand and knelt down to greet Lu Jinshu. "My Lord, I will go over and do my work first. I will be back to serve you as soon as I finish my work over there."
Lu Jinshu watched Jiufu walk out of the house.
The round-faced attendant's playful laughter came from outside. "Jiufu, I really don't know what to say to you, you little fool. Everyone else is avoiding the Xianglan Courtyard door, hiding as far away as possible, fearing that they will be married into the Eastern Palace with that unlucky thing inside, and yet you rush in to serve them..."
The round-faced attendant was interrupted by Jiufu before he could finish his words, "Bafu, please keep your voice down. We are so close to the gate now. People inside can hear everything you say..."
Bafu laughed again, "What are you afraid of? If he heard it, then so be it. If the Second Young Master didn't want to get married, he would still be waiting to die on the farm. He's nothing but a piece of shit, not even as good as a servant. Let alone at the door, even if I scolded him to his face, what would happen?"
The footsteps of Bafu and Jiufu gradually faded away.
inside the house.
The smile on Lu Jinshu's face had long since disappeared. He picked up the bronze mirror on the table again and looked at himself in the mirror carefully.
He has the same face as Lu Jinan, but the lives they have led over the years are completely different.
Lu Jinan was a treasure held in the palm of his parents' hands, but he lived worse than the servants. When he was young, he was so hungry that he had to compete with wild dogs for food.
But why is this so?
Just because of what the old Taoist priest said back then, he had to face a hellish life since he was born.
Lu Jinshu gently stirred the teacup with his left index finger, and then he wrote three words on the table with his fingertips dipped in tea.
That was the name of the current Princess—"Ling Shumo".
Lu Jinshu stared at the name on the table, his eyes filled with endless viciousness.
He must win the favor of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and become the most favored man in the Eastern Palace.
Then, he wanted to kill the Grand Tutor and his wife, and then trample his good brother Lu Jinan into the mud.
He wanted them to wag their tails and beg for mercy at him like dogs.
He wanted them to experience firsthand how miserable his life had been, worse than that of pigs and dogs, over the years.
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East Palace.
Guangming Hall.
There was a pile of official lists in front of Ling Shumo. She read through the books from beginning to end. The more she read, the more disheartened she became, and the more she wanted to die.
The original owner was assigned by the emperor to work in the Ministry of Personnel, and it happened to be the end-of-year assessment. The promotion, transfer, reward and punishment assessments of officials at all levels had to go through her hands.
You know, promotions through the backdoor and buying official positions are not uncommon in all dynasties, but the original owner did it too obviously, with big loopholes, and it was almost as if the words "abuse of power for personal gain and abuse of power" were written on his face.
Before Ling Shumo could figure out what was going on, the chief lady-in-charge Shi Qi pushed the door open.
Shi Qi's expression turned a little ugly, "Your Highness, the people at the Lu Mansion said that the eldest son of the Lu family has an allergy and has lost his voice.
The Queen was extremely angry and said that Young Master Lu was now physically disabled and was not worthy of the position of the Crown Princess's concubine.
But the imperial decree granting the marriage had already been sent to the Lu family. Now, the Queen and His Majesty are having some unpleasantness over this matter.
The Queen insisted that His Majesty revoke the imperial decree granting the marriage.
But His Majesty said that although Grand Tutor Lu had no merits during his years in the court, he had worked hard. To cancel the engagement just like that was really an slap in the face of the Lu family.
The most important thing is that the eldest son of the Lu family was broken off from engagement by the Eastern Palace, and no one will dare to marry him in the future."
Ling Shumo's mind was still on the pile of official rosters. Without even looking up, she casually said, "I understand. If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
Shi Qi's voice rose a little. "The Queen and His Majesty have been arguing in the Imperial Study for an hour. Yingxi, the attendant to the Queen, came to me and told me to hurry to the palace to persuade them."
Ling Shumo finally came back to her senses at this moment. She looked at Shi Qi with a confused expression, "What did you just say? Why are the Queen Mother and the Queen Father arguing?"
Shi Qi repeated what he had just said.
Ling Shumo was still a little absent-minded.
The original owner's abuse of power and abuse of power must be covered up as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the political enemies catch hold of it and report it to the emperor, she doesn't know what kind of punishment she will suffer for the original owner. She hasn't had a few days of peace yet and really doesn't want to take the blame for the original owner.
Shi Qi stood quietly, waiting for the princess's instructions.
But she waited and waited, but Ling Shumo didn't say a word.
Shi Qi had no choice but to interrupt Ling Shumo again, "Your Highness, how should we deal with the matter of the eldest son of the Lu family?"
"The eldest son of the Lu family? What about the eldest son of the Lu family..." Ling Shumo stopped mid-sentence. She pressed her temples hard, and this time she was completely sober. "Since the Queen Mother feels that Lu Jinan is not worthy of the position of the Crown Princess's Consort, then demote his rank to a lower level and let him enter the Eastern Palace as a Third Rank Virtuous Lord."
Shi Qi immediately complimented him, "Your Highness is truly wise and valiant. This way, His Majesty doesn't have to withdraw the marriage decree, and the Queen can still be satisfied..."
Seeing that Shi Qi was about to start a long speech of flattery, Ling Shumo interrupted her in time, "I'm very busy, if you have nothing to do, go out, and stop talking nonsense in the future."
Shi Qi immediately replied "yes". Before she turned around, she took another look at the pile of books on the desk and couldn't help feeling curious.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has always been tired of dealing with official business. Twenty-nine days out of thirty days in a month are spent in romantic affairs with the Crown Princess and the Prince.
After His Highness jumped into the river, he not only ignored the Princess Royal and the Prince for almost half a month, but also became so diligent in his work. It was really like the sun rising from the west.
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