Chapter 47 Lure the snake out of its hole
Chapter 47
The two ladies discussed this all afternoon, even having lunch at the Lu family's house. There was no other way; the Queen Mother had demanded they marry within two months, a tight timeframe. There were many things to prepare for the wedding, and some of the items they had prepared previously wouldn't be used. Furthermore, Madam Qin wasn't feeling well, so they had to finalize the overall plan and focus on the important matters; the rest could be delegated later.
Before the Qin mother and son left, Lu Songli found an opportunity to talk to Qin Sheng.
"Are you free tomorrow?" Lu Songli asked.
Qin Sheng gave her a questioning look.
"Come back tomorrow."
"Is there something?" Qin Sheng thought to himself. She was really rude and ordered him around right away.
Lu Songli said with a hint of deep meaning, "I'll take you to meet your future brother-in-law..."
Qin Sheng: I see. Wait, isn't his brother-in-law at his father-in-law's house? "Are you going to Ping'an Town?"
Lu Songli gave him an appreciative look.
Qin Sheng: ...
He had never seen anyone go to someone's parents-in-law's house just to see his brother-in-law.
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Early in the morning, two imperial decrees issued by the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace put an end to the farce after falling into the water.
Because the Qin family came to visit, the atmosphere at the Lu family was joyful. The other two families, the Zhao family and the Xie family, were also in good spirits.
The Zhao family was undoubtedly the happiest about these two imperial decrees. It was a complete reversal of events. Having felt deep despair the night before, the next morning, they were struck by a surprise that came out of nowhere. The Zhao family could only be described as ecstatic.
The Xie family was relatively peaceful.
Zhao Wenkuan immediately wanted to go to the Xie family to discuss the marriage between the two families. He asked the housekeeper to deliver an invitation to the Xie family first. The Xie family refused, saying that they had visitors in the afternoon and asked them to come tomorrow.
Zhao Wenkuan wondered, could this afternoon's visitor to the Xie family be from the Lu family? He felt his guess was correct. After all, Xie Zhan was burdened with the debt of Lu Songli's life-saving grace. Now that the engagement between the two families was no longer valid, this matter must be resolved, and an explanation must be given to the Lu family.
On this side, the Xie family turned down the invitation from the Zhao family and deliberately set aside the afternoon, waiting wholeheartedly for the Lu family to come. However, they waited and waited but no one showed up. Finally, when they were about to send someone to the Lu family to ask, they received a notice from the Lu family saying that the discussion time would be postponed to tomorrow morning.
What could the Xie family do? They could only accept it. Then they sent someone to the Lu family to inquire, only to find out that the Lu family was entertaining guests from the Qin family, and the two families were sitting together to discuss the marriage, in full swing.
It just feels a bit bad.
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The next day, before Lu Desheng and Jiang set off for the Xie Mansion, Lu Songli had a private discussion with them about how their Lu family would respond if the Xie family offered to compensate them.
"Just leave this matter to me and your father. Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to visit the Tian family? Don't pick a day, just go today, it's a good time to relax." After Jiang finished speaking, she gave orders in a swift and decisive manner, asking people to prepare a carriage and take the gifts she had prepared for the Tian family.
The child's engagement was broken off, and no matter whether he still had feelings for Xie Zhan or not, he was definitely unhappy.
Lu Songli: ...
In fact, what she wanted to tell her mother was that she had the same idea.
Jiang said, "You are just sad and need to go out to relax. No one can change your mind." Lu Songli was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. There was a kind of sadness that made her feel sad. Okay, her mother was rarely so strong.
"Okay, I'll leave for the Tian family right away. But wait until I get back to pick up something."
Zhao Mansion
Zhao Bin had originally planned to go to the Xie family with his parents to discuss the marriage. However, early that morning, someone from the Xie family arrived with a message, saying that the Lu family had changed the date yesterday, forcing them to reschedule their meeting to this morning. Therefore, the Xie and Zhao families' marriage discussions also had to be rescheduled.
Zhao Wenkuan remained silent.
Mrs. Luo was upset. "If the Xie family wanted to change the time, couldn't they have done it earlier? What would have happened if they had been notified yesterday?" She felt the Xie family was being neglectful, but she couldn't blame them. She could only blame the Lu family for not keeping their promise and going back on their word.
At this moment, Luo couldn't help but think of the good things about the Qin family. But she quickly stopped thinking about it.
Zhao Bin was also dissatisfied with the Xie family's neglect of this marriage, but he also knew that his eldest sister was extremely satisfied with this marriage. She had finally got what she wanted, so he didn't say anything.
Just then, the servant in his yard came to him and gave him a secret signal.
Zhao Bin's eyes flashed, "Dad and Mom, I'm going out for a while, so I won't accompany you to Xie's house." After saying that, he quickly walked towards the gate.
Luo looked at his impulsive appearance and couldn't help but ask him loudly, "Hey, where are you going?"
"Something's going on."
"Don't worry too much about what a man does outside," said Zhao Wenkuan.
Luo Madam responded helplessly. At this moment, she would never have thought that her good son would leave in a state of uprightness and come back in a state of sidewaysness.
After Zhao Bin left his parents' sight, he whispered to the servant, "Did she go to Ping'an Town?"
"Yes."
Zhao Bin thought to himself, it was really easy to get it!
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When Lu Songli went out today, his eyes fell on the northeast corner intentionally or unintentionally.
After she got on the carriage, Luo Tieniu immediately sat in the driver's seat and whispered, "Second Miss, there is indeed some unusual movement in the northeast corner."
Two days ago, Luo Tieniu came to report to her that someone outside the mansion seemed to be monitoring their Lu family.
Luo Tieniu, Chen Rong, and the others were among the six servants she had originally selected. They had earned rewards for their contributions on the very day they were chosen. Later, her mother, impressed by her ability to manage these servants, assigned them to her. Later, she purchased several more to fill their vacancies.
Lu Songli took over a few people and did not disobey. He took the silver and asked Chen, the housekeeper, to go to the most famous escort agency in Chang'an City to invite the most experienced old escort to come back and teach them some martial arts moves and tracking and counter-tracking techniques, etc.
The old escort wanted to refuse, but the Lu family offered him too much. They didn't even ask him to teach anyone the art of eating, just something useful. The Lu family was so easygoing that even the money he earned was a bit of a pang in his conscience. Furthermore, during his time at the Lu family, he was treated to excellent food and wine. So the old escort put his heart into teaching Luo Tieniu and the others.
Luo Tieniu and others had just started learning when they noticed something unusual outside the mansion in the past two days and told Lu Songli about it.
Lu Songli was very satisfied with the old escort's teaching results and felt that the money was well spent. So she decided to lure the snake out of its hole, wanting to see who was behind it and what their intentions were. In fact, at this time, she had a corresponding suspicion in her mind.
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When Qin Sheng rushed to the Lu family early in the morning, he was told that Lu Songli had already left for Ping'an Town.
Hearing this, Qin Sheng was stunned: What a liar, he said he would take him to see his brother-in-law, but in the end he didn't even wait for him!
At this time, the person left behind by Lu Songli handed him a note.
Qin Sheng opened it and frowned, then he turned around, mounted his horse, and drove it out of the city, heading towards Ping'an Town. During this time, he also called two good friends along the way.
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