Chapter 702: Want to Marry
Tian died, and the two children, Lu Xiao and Lu Dan, were very sad. Lu Zhiyuan didn't go anywhere after returning from the workshop recently, and just stayed with them.
That day, he had an appointment that he couldn't refuse, so he went.
The person who made the appointment was a young manager of Ji's Money House, named Song Ke, who came from the south.
Lu Zhiyuan rejected the proposal to visit the other party's home and chose to meet in a quiet restaurant in a busy city.
In the two years since the Pingzhou uprising, the children of the Qin and Lu families have been taught a lot about safety. His father had forced all three of his four siblings, except for his youngest, to attend the classes.
In addition to the three of them, members of the Qin family also attended the class. It was really awkward for these tall adults to sit among a group of little kids and attend the class.
One of the rules in the safety class is that you must always be on guard against others. If you don't visit someone you don't know easily, you may end up with nothing to show for it.
When we arrived at the private room on the third floor of the restaurant, the other party was already waiting there.
The other party's servant signaled Lu Zhiyuan's two followers to follow him.
At this time, Song Ke said, "Let's talk nicely today, brothers. Let the servants go to the side."
So, when his followers looked at him, Lu Zhiyuan nodded.
When the banquet started, the host wanted to serve the wine, but Lu Zhiyuan waved his hand and asked the waiter to take the wine away. After all, Tian had only been gone for a little over a month, so he still had to observe some etiquette.
Lu Zhiyuan couldn't hold his liquor well, having agreed not to drink at the start of the meal. But for some reason, by the end of the meal, he felt a bit dizzy.
During this time, a woman came in and Lu Zhiyuan recognized that she was the other party's sister.
The other party wanted to get close to him, but Lu Zhiyuan resisted and kept pushing him away.
When the woman wanted to take a step further, she suddenly heard the sound of dishes and teacups being swept to the ground from next door.
Then, the waiter's voice was heard asking something outside, and it was very loud.
Song Ke and his sister looked at each other and gave up some of their thoughts.
For the next half hour, the person in front of him kept opening and closing his mouth. Lu Zhiyuan felt dizzy and his ears were buzzing.
"Brother Lu, as the eldest son of the Lu family, you are so wasted on being a workshop manager. Sometimes I feel sorry for you. You should be the one who rightfully inherits the family business." Song Ke advised him.
Although Lu Zhiyuan was a little confused, when he heard this, he vaguely realized that he might have been tricked.
"Your Lu family's fortune might eventually be passed down to a little girl like Qin Xuan, and you're willing to accept that? This fortune should ultimately be passed down to your son, Lu Xiao."
Lu Zhiyuan shook his head like a rattle. Another person wanted to harm him!
"Brother Lu, as long as you have this intention, you can tell me that we will help you with other things as long as you don't need to do them."
Lu Zhiyuan rolled his eyes in his heart and thought, Tian was instigated by you in this way in the first place, right?
Seeing that he still refused to budge after talking for so long, Song Xiaomei angrily said, "Are you still a man? Don't you have any ambition? You're just going to give up the position of governor of Pingzhou like that?"
Lu Zhiyuan was almost laughing to death in his heart. If you don’t want to be the governor, you are not a man. Then there are no men in Pingzhou.
Song Ke stared at him, "Brother Lu, are you so afraid of your parents and your second sister? You don't even dare to fight for what belongs to you?"
Lu Zhiyuan remained unmoved. The Tian family's previous example was still fresh in his mind. Did they really think he would believe their provocation? Pingzhou didn't belong to him! What the hell was he fighting for?
"You are such a loser, a hopeless case." Song Xiaomei said this with a look of contempt and disgust.
Lu Zhiyuan nodded sympathetically and said with a thick tongue, "Yes, compared to my father and my younger sister, I am indeed a waste."
The Song brothers and sisters were speechless. They had never seen anyone like this. They were not ashamed of being called a waste, but were proud of it.
"But...but I'm lucky."
His father, his younger sister, and his second brother are dragging the Lu family at high speed. Even his son, if nothing unexpected happens, will achieve more than him.
He doesn't have high expectations for himself. It doesn't matter if he can't help, as long as he doesn't hold them back.
I think this is also what his family requires of him.
After saying this, Lu Zhiyuan pretended to be drunk and fell asleep on the table.
Pei Ji in the next box almost laughed out loud at Lu Zhiyuan's reaction.
Not long after he sent Gu Huaisheng away, someone arrived in the next room. At first, he didn't care about Song Ke, who was just a nobody. Later, Lu Zhiyuan arrived, and Pei Ji subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
Since you feel something is wrong, you should naturally pay more attention.
Outsiders don't know that their Pei family has already invested in the quiet Qingzhu Restaurant, so it is easy for Pei Ji to use some privileges.
As an outstanding son of the Pei family, one of Pei Ji's purposes of going to Pingzhou this time is to make friends with Pingzhou. If possible, it would be best if he could allow the outstanding sons of several families headed by the Pei family to serve as officials in Pingzhou.
In addition, he also had another task, which was to marry his sister to Lu Zhiyuan as a concubine.
The aristocratic families are optimistic about the development of Pingzhou, and marriage is one of the common methods used by the aristocratic families.
It’s a pity that the people in charge of the Qin and Lu families, such as Lu Songli, Qin Sheng, Qin Heng and others, are already married.
Otherwise, if they marry into a few of them, it would mean they have firmly embarked on the ship to Pingzhou, and their family can move here from Dali.
For the people of the Qin and Lu families, it was also a good thing that helped me soar to the sky.
What a pity, the most regrettable thing is that none of the men of the Qin and Lu families who are in their prime took concubines. I don’t know whether Lu Songli likes handsome men?
Looking at the protagonists from the Qin and Lu families, it is rare to see them keep themselves clean.
But it is understandable. After all, from the death of the previous emperor to the accession of the current emperor, the Qin family can be said to have fallen from the clouds into the quagmire, and the Lu family is also in danger because of its marriage with the Qin family and the death of the previous emperor.
The younger generations of the Qin and Lu families have been busy struggling to change their own circumstances. How could they have the time and energy to think about romantic matters?
As far as he knew, many elders in the aristocratic families admired the young people from the Qin and Lu families who could stand on their own. Especially Lu Songli and Qin Sheng, he knew that many people in the aristocratic families drooled over them.
If the identities of the other half of these two people were given to a noble family, it would be a big deal.
But because Lu Songli and Qin Sheng are husband and wife, neither of their families dared to act rashly.
What else could he do? Offer a handsome man to Governor Lu Songli? Or a beautiful woman to Qin Sheng, the Sixth Master? Wouldn't that be courting death?
But don't worry, people's hearts are fickle. Just because someone doesn't take concubines or handsome men now doesn't mean they won't take them in the future.
The Qin and Lu families had married couples, so they didn't plan to make plans for the time being. However, there were still two singles in the Qin and Lu families, such as Lu Zhiyuan from the Lu family and Su Jing, the wife of Qin Ming from the Qin family. They could fight for Lu Zhiyuan's position as a concubine and Su Jing's second husband's family.
It is risky to covet the main course, so it is okay for them to eat some leftovers. After all, those leftovers are luxurious leftovers that ordinary people cannot afford.
He also thinks the next generation of the Qin and Lu families are pretty good.
Therefore, as soon as Pei Ji realized that Lu Zhiyuan was being plotted against, he asked his servants to go to the government office.
He listened to the conversation next door through some secret passages. After listening, he almost couldn't help laughing. Lu Zhiyuan's reaction clearly demonstrated what it meant to "make empty promises. There is nothing you can do about a person who is giving up."
Next door box
Looking at the man sleeping like a pig, Song Xiaomei was angry, "Brother, this Lu Zhiyuan is such a coward!"
Song Ke remained silent. This was their last mission before withdrawing from Pingzhou.
Xie Zhan was born into a noble family and still believed in the saying "He who controls the noble family controls the world".
Xie Zhan knew very well that Dali could no longer engage in internal strife. It needed everyone to unite and work together to fight against Pingzhou.
But now, the aristocratic families are chasing Pingzhou.
Dali needed the support of the noble families, and he also needed to fight for a way out for himself. After all, the forces in Dali were all those who wanted him dead, which was a huge disadvantage for him.
The most important thing is that from the message sent back by the spy, Xie Zhan has realized that most of the spies arranged in Pingzhou have been exposed and then became Pingzhou's mouthpiece to deal with him.
It would be better to withdraw people, and before withdrawing, try to muddy the waters in Pingzhou.
At this time, the people sent by Pei Ji came back and brought back several yamen runners.
As soon as the yamen runner entered the restaurant, he was noticed by the Song brothers and sisters. They ignored Lu Zhiyuan and left through the back door.
Pei Ji's action was equivalent to scaring people away.
As soon as the Song brothers and sisters left, Lu Zhiyuan also struggled to go out and met Pei Ji at the door.
Pei Ji pretended to be surprised.
Lu Zhiyuan grabbed him and eagerly expressed his request, "Pei Ji? Can you arrange a carriage to take me back?" It took him a long time to express himself clearly.
"OK."
Lu Zhiyuan kept thanking him, and after going out, he asked the carriage to go straight to Qin's house, and then he made a report, "Little sister, there is still a fish that has slipped through the net!"
Lu Songli handed the matter over to Xian Feng.
Song Ke was very alert. At this time, the Song brothers and sisters' home was deserted.
Xian Feng took people to chase after him.
During the chase, the Song brothers and sisters' carriage accidentally fell off a cliff.
In the end, all the clues pointed to one thing: the Song brothers and sisters were from the Wang family of Langya.
Pei Ji used money to pave the way in Pingzhou, and he had a good relationship with people. In addition, Lu Zhiyuan was grateful for the help he extended that day, so he easily got the news from Lu Zhiyuan.
After hearing this, he couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't know who was so wicked. Wouldn't this make the relationship between the Wang family of Langya and Pingzhou even worse?
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