After the palace banquet ended, Lu Xingzhou went directly to the Auspicious Palace.
Because there were no outsiders around, Lu Xingzhou spoke more casually.
"Didn't I agree with my mother? I will handle this matter myself. Why are you suddenly arranging the marriage today?" Lu Xingzhou said.
The Queen was unconcerned. "How long should we wait for news from you? How old are you? Ordinary men should have children by now, and you haven't married yet. If you're not anxious, your father and I are."
Lu Xingzhou said, "My brothers haven't married yet, so you should worry about them first."
The Queen rolled her eyes at Lu Xingzhou and said, "They have their own mother to worry about. I worry about them for no reason and they think I'm meddling. You are my child, so my concern for you is enough."
Lu Yun also hurried in and heard his brother and mother bickering, and stood aside feeling guilty.
Lu Xingzhou was sharp-eyed. Seeing Lu Yun, he turned to her and said, "It's all because of you that you were so nosy and told Father and Mother what happened. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened today."
Lu Yun felt aggrieved. Since a few years ago, his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen, had been urging Lu Xingzhou to get married, but Lu Xingzhou had always refused, saying that if he was going to marry, he had to marry the one he loved, otherwise he would simply not marry at all.
The emperor originally did not agree. Starting a family and building a career is a man's responsibility. How could he not get married? What's more, he is a prince and the emperor's most valued son. Although the crown prince has not yet been decided, the emperor secretly has his eyes on him. How can the emperor and empress not be anxious if he keeps dragging it out?
Finally, not long ago, when the Emperor's mother urged Lu Xingzhou to get married again, Lu Xingzhou finally admitted that he already had a woman he liked, but he refused to tell her who that woman was, saying that he did not want to use his royal status to pressure her and wanted to confirm the girl's intentions.
The emperor and empress had no choice but to ask Lu Yun.
What could Lu Yun do? She hadn't seen Lu Xingzhou with any other girls. Besides, Lu Xingzhou was always very concerned about anything related to Chen Liyue. The last time Lu Yun mentioned that Chen Liyue wanted to buy a servant, Lu Xingzhou had eagerly arranged for two skilled maids and sent them over under Lu Yun's name.
Lu Yun just said it. But she didn't know that her father and mother would do such a thing.
The Queen glanced at Lu Yun standing beside her and said to Lu Xingzhou, "Don't blame your sister. Your father and I are just worried. If you are not worried, then if the Shen family girl is snatched away by someone else, you won't even have time to cry."
Lu Xingzhou grinned: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
I'm watching, Lu Xingzhou thought.
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Ever since the palace banquet, Shen Liyue had been deliberately avoiding Lu Xingzhou, fearing embarrassment when seeing him.
Even when Lu Yun invited her, she declined by saying that it was almost the New Year and she had a lot of things to do, and there were still many things that needed to be taken care of.
This made Lu Yun unhappy, and she didn't treat Lu Xingzhou well for a while.
However, Shen Liyue was indeed busy during this period. As the New Year was approaching, Jiang wanted to train her on how to manage the household, so she gave her many things to do.
Originally, Jiang was not in a hurry. She and Chen Wangqiu both felt that if they were to marry their daughter off, they had to marry her to someone she was satisfied with. But when they heard that the emperor and the empress had the intention of granting the marriage, they began to get anxious.
I’m afraid that one day the emperor will really arrange a marriage, and it will be too late for Shen Liyue to learn how to manage the household.
However, Jiang also felt it was strange and secretly asked Shen Liyue how the emperor and empress could recognize her?
When asked, Shen Liyue shook her head and said she didn't know anything. Even she herself felt confused.
Finally everything was arranged, and Shen Liyue finally breathed a sigh of relief and took a break waiting for the Chinese New Year. Xu Qier sent her a message, saying that she had just returned to Wangjing and was not very familiar with the city. She wanted to go shopping today and asked Shen Liyue if she could go with her and buy some jewelry from her jewelry store to wear during the Chinese New Year.
Shen Liyue thought about how she had promised her before, and now that she had really come to her, it would be bad to refuse her, so she had no choice but to agree, packed up and went out.
Seeing Shen Liyue, Xu Qier came up to her enthusiastically and took Shen Liyue's arm.
Shen Liyue felt a little uncomfortable. After hearing about Xu Qier from Lu Yun, Shen Liyue always felt that Xu Qier was not as simple as she seemed.
So Shen Liyue avoided Xu Qier's outstretched hand by adjusting the hem of her skirt. Xu Qier didn't get angry, but smiled and said, "Thank goodness I have my sister here, otherwise I don't know who I can find to go out with me. I hope my sister doesn't find me annoying?"
Shen Liyue smiled, "No, what jewelry do you want to choose?"
Xu Qi'er touched the hairpin on her head, her eyes flickering as she said, "I haven't been back to Wangjing for a long time. I don't know what's going on in the capital anymore."
Chen Liyue looked in the direction of Xu Qier's hand and saw that the hairpin on her head was of ordinary style, but of very good quality. It can be seen that the family that can afford such a hairpin must be very wealthy.
Chen Liyue knew what she was thinking, but she didn't want to follow her words and continue to be polite with her. She just nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's go to the shop and see if there's anything you like."
The two of them entered the jewelry store one after the other and went straight to the third floor.
Chen Liyue guessed that Xu Qier would only be interested in the things on the third floor. Besides, she was a businesswoman, and business was business. It would be foolish not to make money.
Who knew that when I went up to the third floor, I saw Wei Rushu and her maid Bitao picking out jewelry.
Seeing Wei Rushu, Shen Liyue was also very happy, "Why didn't you let anyone know when you came to the jewelry store?"
Wei Rushu smiled and said, "I know you've been busy lately, so I didn't want to bother you. Besides, if you came with me, you definitely wouldn't ask for money. How can I always take your things?"
Shen Liyue said: "You and I are still talking about this."
Wei Rushu said, "You've come just in time. If I hadn't run into you today, I would have come looking for you another day." Wei Rushu turned around and asked Bi Tao to bring out a stack of paper, showing it to Chen Liyue: "Look, this is what I've been drawing these days. I want you to find someone skilled enough to make me a set of headgear."
Shen Liyue took the stack of papers, flipped through it roughly, and saw it at a glance.
"Are the jewelry you painted going to be used at your wedding?" Shen Liyue asked.
Wei Rushu blushed, "If you've figured it out, stop asking."
Chen Liyue knew that she was embarrassed, so she folded the paper and put it in her sleeve. "I will find the best craftsman in the shop to make it for you in a while, don't worry."
Chen Liyue was very happy for Wei Rushu. Seeing Wei Rushu personally drawing the wedding jewelry, she knew that Wei Rushu was very concerned and satisfied with the marriage. Wang Wentian was a man of good character and someone who could be trusted.
Wei Rushu smiled and was about to thank him, but a woman's voice came from behind Shen Liyue, "Whose family is this lady? The painting is so exquisite."
Wei Rushu had just been talking to Shen Liyue, and his attention was on the stack of papers. When he heard the voice, he realized that there was someone standing behind Shen Liyue.
Wei Rushu looked up and saw that it was Xu Qier.
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