General Lu passed by the matchmaker and felt unhappy. He thought that even if Princess Yan Yang didn't want to live with him, he couldn't find another one.
But he didn't dare show it on his face and followed the old woman to see Princess Yan Yang.
Princess Yan Yang was well-maintained and had a rich dowry. When people saw that she had completely broken with the Lu family and her son was named Duke of Zhenguo, they all wanted to come to the Duke of Zhenguo's house and be his stepfather, even if it meant marrying into his wife's family.
Even Gu Wanru's biological father came to beg for marriage.
Gu Wanru gave Lu Guangzhi a drug that would kill him, so the Lu family sent Gu Wanru's body back and demanded an explanation.
Gu Wanru's biological father is now just a small official in the Ministry of War, and all his family's wealth has been spent on managing official circles.
As a minor official in the Ministry of War, he was under the order of Marquis Xuanping, and his job was very unstable. He was often blamed for something, and he could only pay money to settle the matter.
Now he has no money.
Even if she wanted to sell her daughter in exchange for some betrothal gifts, there was no hope, because Gu Wanru was so cruel that she dared to give her husband a sterilizing drug. Who would be willing to spend a lot of money to marry a girl from such a family, especially since the girl didn't have a dowry.
When the Lu family came to seek an explanation, the other branches of the Gu family removed Gu Wanru's family from the family tree and drove them out of the Gu family mansion.
Gu Wanru's father used his last bit of silver to ask a matchmaker to find him a wealthy widow, preferably Princess Yanyang, so that he could marry into the family.
After being driven out by Princess Yan Yang, Gu Wanru's father should have moved into a dilapidated temple, and Gu Wanru's other brothers and sisters have all gone their separate ways.
When they arrived at the place, General Lu couldn't take his eyes off the fat baby in Princess Yan Yang's arms, whose eyes and eyebrows were similar to Lu Xiuyuan's.
He pretended to be full of affection and knelt in front of Princess Yan Yang.
"I just saw the matchmaker. If you're still dating them at your age, it doesn't mean they really like you. They all have ulterior motives towards you. After all, I'm Xiuyuan's biological father. Can we reconcile?"
Princess Yan Yang had Dabao carried away, as she was afraid that the following scene would affect Dabao's physical and mental health.
She asked the nanny to take a pair of scissors and handed it to General Lu, mocking him:
"If you can castrate yourself, I will consider whether to forgive you or not."
General Lu's legs were shaking, and he thought of Sun Mohan's youthful appearance, and immediately made a choice:
"I know you wouldn't want me to get hurt. Sorry for disturbing you today. I'm going home now."
Princess Yanyang sneered, no longer nostalgic for the past, and threatened directly:
"If you dare to provoke me again next time, I will turn you into a eunuch."
General Lu jogged along with his legs tucked together. As for asking Lu Guangzhi for medicine, he naturally didn't dare to mention it again.
Lu Guangzhi waited at the door with eager eyes. When he saw General Lu returning home empty-handed and with a look of horror, he knew there was no hope.
General Lu chuckled twice, "You know, your father has offended Princess Yanyang and Lu Xiuyuan for you. Now they don't like me. If you go there, you will die. You can live well for the rest of your life by relying on the Lu family."
What General Lu meant was that the Lu family could afford to support a lazy person.
Seeing Lu Guangzhi's dejected expression, General Lu had something to hide, so he no longer detained him. After all, he was useless now and probably couldn't cause any big trouble.
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After the wedding, Danruo and Lu Xiuyuan moved to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, which was separated from the Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion by a wall.
A small door was opened between the two mansions, making travel very convenient.
After seeing the elegance of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, the women in the capital began to feel a desire to get closer to her.
They all sent visiting cards, hoping to ask for advice on how to quickly regain their figure and how to give birth to four children in one pregnancy.
Danruo is very friendly in her dealings with others, and her dressing style and parenting concepts are often popular among wealthy women.
That day, Mrs. Li, the Minister of Works who lived next door to the Lu Mansion, came to see Dan Ruo.
It was said that there was a new baby in the Lu Mansion, and General Lu held a low-key full-month banquet for the child. Everyone knew that Lu Guangzhi was given a sterile drug by his concubine, so it must be General Lu's child now.
He had a child in his old age, but he was so low-key. There must be something fishy.
Dan Ruo just laughed it off. She had the Lu Mansion's situation under control. Chunxiang was already the kitchen manager.
Seeing that Danruo was not curious, Mrs. Li smiled.
"That's right. The Lu family's affairs have long had nothing to do with the Duke of Zhenguo. Even if he has a little son, it won't have much impact on him."
Speaking of the Duke of Zhenguo, Madam Li enviously said, "A while ago, my husband said that the Duke of Zhenguo was unmoved by the beauty who came to his door, and was so angry that he broke off all ties with the person who sent her to him."
Danruo knew about this. When Lu Xiuyuan came back that day, he complained to her in a wronged manner, begging her to praise him and pestering her for half the night.
In the evening, Lu Xiuyuan came back and said he wanted to take Danruo somewhere.
When they arrived at the backyard of the gambling house, they saw Lu Guangzhi, who was missing a hand, being held in the backyard and howling loudly.
"I'm the legitimate son of the Lu family. I have plenty of money. Go to the Lu family and get some."
The gambling house's thugs slapped Lu Guangzhi twice without hesitation.
"Be quiet. I went to the Lu family a long time ago. General Lu said that there is no money, but your life is at your disposal."
Lu Guangzhi shook his head in disbelief, and then he thought of something. He wouldn't think that he could give up on himself just because he had that bastard.
If I had known, I wouldn't have brought that bastard out to disgust General Lu.
He was really anxious now: "I want to see my father. I am his only legitimate son, so he will definitely give me money."
At this time, Lu Xiuyuan, who was hiding in the dark, came out. Lu Guangzhi went crazy:
"You planned all this for me?"
Lu Xiuyuan shook his head: "You wanted to gamble on your own, I didn't force you to the gambling table."
When Lu Guangzhi thought about his luck along the way, he realized that he must have been tricked.
Lu Xiuyuan waved his hand and asked the steward to continue: "Don't think you can get away with bullying my wife while I'm away. Since the Lu family won't pay to redeem her, let's do it according to the rules."
The manager blindfolded Lu Guangzhi and sold him to an illegal mine. Less than three months later, Lu Guangzhi died in a mining accident.
Although Lu Guangzhi died, the Lu family could not get rid of the gambling debts they owed.
Looking at his shrunken property and his youngest son who was not even a year old, General Lu had no choice but to learn how to manage the property.
Time flies, the children are already three years old, at the age of being naughty, getting into trouble every now and then. Fortunately, they are protected by three elders, Princess Yanyang and Marquis Xuanping and his wife, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is very lively.
When Danruo complained to her sister the Queen, the Queen was full of envy. She only had one prince, and she longed for a soft and sweet princess.
"Send your two precious daughters to the palace to accompany me for a while, so that I can satisfy my daughter's desire. I have collected a lot of clothes and jewelry for little girls."
Dan Ruo laughed: "Okay, sister likes them, but if sister wants a daughter, you are so young, you can definitely have another one."
The Queen had actually been recuperating secretly for some time, but she had never told Dan Ruo about it. She nodded slightly and said, "Thanks for your good wishes, sister."
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