Danruo asked the jailer to pass the food box in his hand to Wang Sanniang.
When Wang Sanniang heard the jailer say that it was a reward from the daughter of Marquis Xuanping, she happily took it and ate it in a corner.
Mrs. Gu had a black footprint on her face and was swallowing her saliva as she looked at the other food box in Danruo's hand.
Dan Ruo slowly opened the food box, and the rich aroma of meat wafted out. She handed a plate of food to Mrs. Gu through the railing. Her hand shook seemingly inadvertently, and all the food spilled onto the ground.
The delicious food was right in front of her, but Mrs. Gu's stomach was churning and she hesitated when she reached out her hand.
I turned her from a rich lady into a maid who was beaten and scolded at will. She hated myself so much that I couldn't bear to give her food.
Dan Ruo kindly reminded: "Madam Gu, this is poisonous. You can choose not to eat it."
When Lady Xuanping Hou saw Madam Gu's miserable condition, she finally felt a little relieved.
Otherwise, who would pay the price for her sleepless nights for thirteen years and the countless times she was deceived by false news?
When Mrs. Gu saw Wang Sanniang eating with such relish, she couldn't control her saliva. Wang Sanniang waved her fist to warn her.
Wang Sanniang would definitely not share her food, so all that was left was what was on the ground in front of her. She was so hungry that she felt dizzy and grabbed the vegetables covered in dirt on the ground and stuffed them into her mouth.
She had no idea when Danruo and Lady Xuanping Hou left. After dinner, she felt a stomachache and was scared, so she shouted loudly.
It is said that someone murdered her.
The guard asked a doctor to check her out and said that she had overeaten.
Mrs. Gu was severely punished for causing trouble.
But on the second and third day, she felt more and more pain in her internal organs, but there was no doctor to see her anymore. She knew that she was really poisoned.
She felt like she was living in torment every moment.
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Qiao Guangzhi returned to the Lu family, opened a clan temple and recorded the family tree for Lu Guangzhi.
Because Qiao had been serving Old Madam Lu wholeheartedly recently, Old Madam Lu agreed to help Lu Guangzhi find a husband. After all, Lu Guangzhi was already 22 years old.
However, Lu Guangzhi was born into a marital family and had a pregnant concubine before he got married, so he couldn't marry into a good family.
Looking at the marriage proposal book provided by Old Lady Lu, Lu Guangzhi's face turned green. They were all concubines' daughters of fifth- and sixth-rank officials, and even daughters of merchants.
He is the son of a general, and he will inherit the general's mansion in the future, so he has to marry a lady from a noble family.
Old Madam Lu said it was impossible, and only if the noble lady had a flaw would she marry Lu Guangzhi.
When Lu Guangzhi heard this, he remembered the youngest daughter of Marquis Xuanping who had just been found recently. She had a high status and was deeply loved by the emperor and empress. She had no brothers and could get the strong support and even the family property of Marquis Xuanping.
Although she had been a maid for many years and was not very good at etiquette, calligraphy and painting, he did not mind it.
What's more, when he was caught cheating that night, the maid was also there, and was eventually sent back by Princess Yan Yang.
He heard Gu Wanru say that she wanted to send a maid to the Gu Mansion to keep for Lu Xiuyuan, and he thought that she might not be a virgin anymore, so he would be able to control her even more.
He told Madam Lu that he was going to the Marquis Xuanping's mansion to find a wife for him.
Old Madam Lu was ill at the time and didn't know about leaving a descendant for Lu Xiuyuan, so she just thought that the legitimate daughter of Marquis Xuanping was from a high-class family and might look down on Lu Guangzhi.
Lu Guangzhi said frankly that he knew Danruo before and had something on her, so he could definitely arrange the marriage.
Seeing that there was indeed no suitable candidate, Mrs. Lu left it to Lu Guangzhi and planned to choose a good day to take Lu Guangzhi to the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion to propose marriage.
--Marquis Xuanping's Mansion--
When Lady Xuanping Hou received the news that Old Lady Lu had come to visit, she was somewhat puzzled.
But thinking that she was Lu Xiuyuan's grandmother after all, General Lu had sacrificed his life for his country, his wife should naturally respect him. Seeing that someone of his age had already arrived at the door, he hurried out to greet her.
He smiled politely and said, "Next time, Madam, please send a visiting card in advance so that I can prepare a good reception for you. I hope you will forgive me for any shortcomings today."
Old Madam Lu looked embarrassed for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Qiao who was supporting her. She had asked Qiao to write a visiting card a few days ago, but Qiao had not even done it.
She is not as sensible as the maids under Princess Yan Yang.
Qiao smiled flatteringly. These days, Princess Yan Yang was suppressing the business competition of the Lu family.
She was in a panic, thinking that the shop owners were all promoted by Princess Yan Yang and must be traitors, so she drove them all away.
The shop was very busy and people came to ask her for advice on everything, so she naturally had no time to write a visiting card which she thought was insignificant.
When they arrived at the flower hall, Mrs. Lu introduced Qiao and Lu Guangzhi who came with them.
The wife of Marquis Xuanping maintained a faint smile on her face. Old Madam Lu was getting worse and worse, and she even went out with a concubine, Qiao.
As for Lu Guangzhi, she took a look at his face and saw that he had too much white in his eyes and was cunning, which made her very dislike him.
It is far inferior to the refreshing and cheerful Lu Xiuyuan.
She had seen Lu Xiuyuan from afar a few times at palace banquets a few years ago. At that time, she just thought the young man was handsome and didn't pay much attention to him. She didn't expect that they would become a family after all these years.
After a few small talk, Madam Lu got to the point. "I came here today to shamelessly ask for your daughter to marry my grandson."
The wife of Marquis Xuanping refused as usual. She had finally found her daughter and wanted her to stay with her for a while longer. Besides, Lu Xiuyuan was still fighting the enemy at the border. It would not be too late to talk about marriage after Lu Xiuyuan came back and the two children had seen each other.
Madam Lu looked dazed and said hesitantly, "I'm asking for the hand in marriage of another grandson of the Lu family, Lu Guangzhi."
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