Chapter 519 Extra: Lu Linlang and Chen Youlin (I)

Lu Yanshi felt a little worried when he thought about Lu Linlang, who was already 18 years old but had not yet chosen a husband.

This daughter is so absorbed in her business that she has no intention of getting married.

"Min Fei, as a mother, don't you know what kind of man Xiao Qi likes?" Lu Yanshi called Lu Linlang's biological mother An Miaoyi.

"I have mentioned it several times, but the child said that she doesn't like anyone. Then I can't force her to choose a prince consort." An Miaoyi sighed.

She was a little worried.

Normally, a girl would start looking for a husband when she was thirteen or fourteen years old, and could get married after she reached the age of marriage.

In recent years, since several princesses got married relatively late, it is not surprising for a woman to get married two years later.

But my daughter is already 18 years old and doesn't even have a man she likes. I'm afraid she will have to wait until she's in her twenties to get married.

Then she'd really be an old maid.

Seeing that she was really worried, Lu Yanshi didn't know what to say.

After all, he had promised his children that he would allow them to marry their own beloved ones, and as a father, he could not go back on his word and force a marriage on them.

He thought about it and suddenly an idea came to him:

"The Shangsi Festival will be here in a few days. Why don't we let Xiaoqi go to Yuanxi Temple? Maybe he can meet his ideal person there."

An Miaoyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, Yuanxi Temple is indeed a good place to go during the Shangsi Festival."

Yuanxi Temple is located near mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. During the Shangsi Festival, the peach blossoms there are in full bloom, and many unmarried men and women of marriageable age in the capital will go there to appreciate the peach blossoms.

Over time, it became a custom that Yuanxi Temple on the Shangsi Festival was the place where men and women met each other.

There are also exquisite teahouses and small courtyards in Taoyuan. Only pilgrims who have donated at least one thousand and two taels of silver can enter the small courtyard.

This directly helps people screen out unmarried men and women from wealthy families. Those who can get in are either rich or noble.

"I will tell Xiaoqi right now to make the trip during the Shangsi Festival." An Miaoyi smiled.

"Well, take Xiao Ba with you. Xiao Ba is sixteen years old now. Go and see if she has anyone she likes. I'm not urging her to find a husband, but just wait and see. She can settle down and get married in a few years. Otherwise, she will end up like Xiao Qi and drag it on until she's eighteen." Lu Yanshi reminded.

"Yes. I will send someone to talk to Concubine Lu and ask her to tell the Eighth Princess." An Miaoyi agreed.

…

When Lu Linlang heard that she was going to go on a blind date, she was overwhelmed.

"What's so good about men? They're not as good as gold. If I marry a prince consort, I have to support him. It's a big loss to have one more person to share my money with."

Lu Linlang muttered.

An Miaoyi felt helpless and began to wonder if she had taught her daughter wrongly over the years.

My daughter now feels that it doesn't matter whether she has a man or not.

"You can't say that. First of all, the prince consort has his own salary, so he doesn't need you to support him. The one you support is called a concubine."

"Secondly, the prince consort may not just share your money, he may even be able to earn you more money."

Hearing her mother say this, Lu Linlang still shook her head: "I don't believe there is anyone in this world who is better at making money than me."

"Besides, if they knew my identity, they would only come after my money. I don't want someone like that to be my consort."

An Miaoyi: ...

Being too rich is also a mistake.

My daughter doesn't want a man anymore.

"Mother, do I have to get married?" Lu Linlang looked at her pitifully.

"I can support myself, so it doesn't matter if I don't get married."

"This is not a question of whether I can afford to support you. Mother will grow old one day and leave you. Then you will be alone in the world and will be very lonely. How can mother feel at ease with you like this?" An Miaoyi sighed.

"Then stay with me a little longer." Lu Linlang held her mother's hand and acted coquettishly.

"Besides, I have so many brothers and sisters, they won't leave me alone."

"But they will have their own lives too. By then, the other sisters will be married and have their own children. How can they accompany you when you are alone?" An Miaoyi tried to convince her daughter.

"Besides, your father has ordered that you must go there on the Shangsi Festival. The Eighth Princess must go too."

Lu Linlang sighed: "Okay, it's not okay for me to go."

She thought about it and decided that living alone for the rest of her life was definitely not what she wanted.

"Let me make it clear first. If I go there and don't find anyone I like, you have to plead with my father and me and not marry me off to anyone else." Lu Linlang held her mother's hand tightly.

"Of course. Your father and I hope that you can have someone to accompany you and be happy. We don't want to force you to complete the task of getting married and having children." An Miaoyi smiled and patted her daughter's hand.

"Besides, we have the Ninth Princess. If your father forces you to get married, go find Xiaojiu. Xiaojiu will definitely find a way to convince him."

"That's right! I'll go find Xiaojiu!" Lu Linlang slapped his head and immediately went to find Lu Li.

With her ninth sister around, it would be much easier for her to choose a prince consort.

When the time comes, I’ll bring my ninth sister with me to catch those scumbags one by one and eliminate all the bad ones.

But when she went to Weiyang Palace, her dream was shattered.

"My father won't let me go. He said I'm still young and there's no rush to meet him. When I ascend the throne, I can choose my husband in the future." Lu Li pouted, looking very dissatisfied.

"Besides, I haven't finished the homework assigned by the Grand Tutor, so I can't go."

Lu Linlang looked at her with some sympathy.

Ninth sister used to be most afraid of doing homework, but now that she is the crown princess, she has endless homework to do every day.

It's so terrible.

"Okay, then you just finish your homework well and I'll bring you some delicious food." Lu Linlang touched her head.

"Thank you, Seventh Sister!" Upon hearing this, Lu Lixuan smiled brilliantly.

"But, can you do my sister a favor?" Lu Linlang smiled slightly.

"What help?" Lu Li asked curiously.

Lu Linlang lowered her voice, leaned close to her ear and whispered softly.

After listening to this, Lu Li patted his chest and assured, "It's a small matter. I'll take care of everything."

After hearing this, Lu Linlang happily returned to her palace.

On the day of Shangsi Festival, Lu Li asked his men to deliver a human skin mask.

Lu Linlang put on the mask according to the instructions given by Lu Li and sewed it on tightly.

She looked in the mirror and was very satisfied.

"Ninth Sister's products are indeed all top-notch."

Lu Xuanyi came to find her to go to Yuanxi Temple, but unexpectedly saw a strange face and was immediately startled.

"Who are you? Where is my seventh sister?"

"Eighth Princess, it's me." Lu Linlang smiled.

"Seventh sister, how did you become like this?" Lu Xuanyi was shocked.

"I just want to change my appearance so much that people in the capital won't be able to recognize who I am." Lu Linlang raised her chin proudly.

Those who went to the small courtyard of Yuanxi Temple today were all rich or noble people in the capital.

It was inevitable that someone would recognize her.

She didn't want anyone who was attracted by her status and money to be her consort.

"That makes sense." Lu Xuanyi nodded.

"But I didn't change my face. If they recognize me, they should be able to guess your identity, right?"

"So when we get to Yuanxi Temple, we'll act separately. Just pretend you don't know me, and we'll come back together after we're done." Lu Linlang patted her shoulder.

"Okay." Lu Xuanyi nodded obediently, her heart pounding.

She was still thinking about how to get the Seventh Princess out of the way today.

The two of them each had their own ideas, so they went to Ganxi Temple together.

When they arrived at the place, they separated.

Taoyuan was very lively, and blushing girls could be seen everywhere.

The blushes on the girls’ cheeks are more charming than the peach blossoms on the branches, and are the most beautiful scenery at this time.

The air seems to be filled with a sweet scent.

Lu Linlang and Lu Xuanyi entered the small courtyard in the corner of Taoyuan one after another.

Entering the small courtyard, you can clearly feel that there are fewer people here.

The courtyard was much quieter than outside, with only a few people admiring the peach blossoms.

Lu Linlang saw many familiar faces there.

The daughter of the Minister of War, the youngest daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites, the son of the Imperial Academy’s chief academic officer…

Tsk tsk tsk, it seems she is not the only one who is being urged to get married by her family.

Thinking of this, Lu Linlang felt much more balanced.

The human skin mask that Lu Li made for her was not particularly gorgeous, but it was pretty and gentle, with a kind of quiet beauty.

Soon someone came forward to inquire about her.

"I am Zhou Hui, the son of the Junior Official of the Honglu Temple. I am seventeen years old. May I ask your name, young lady, and where your residence is?"

"My last name is Lu. My family is a merchant family. I am the daughter of the owner of Lu's Rice Shop in the city." Lu Linlang answered slowly.

When Zhou Hui heard that she was a merchant's daughter, he immediately lost interest in her.

For a merchant's daughter, unless she is like the An family, the richest merchant in Da Xia, it is almost certain that she has Concubine Min as a connection in the palace.

This Lu Ji Rice Shop is not even a royal merchant, so he would never consider a woman with such a family background.

"Oh, Lu's Rice Shop. I've heard of it." He nodded perfunctorily.

"I guess your mother must have spent a lot of money to let you in, right?"