Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo are not young anymore, so they naturally understand their father. Although they did not show it on the surface, they were holding a grudge in their hearts, otherwise they would not have come back for such a long time. Apart from the first time they visited Lu Lanqing, they also went today to celebrate Lu Lanqing's birthday.
Kang also knew that what his eldest grandson said was right, and he sighed in his heart.
"It's all your grandfather's fault, that bastard. Now, neither of his two sons respects him. How about this? Send someone to the Marquis' Mansion to bring your mother and sister to the Duke's Mansion to stay for a while! Oh, and don't forget to bring your grandmother over too. We haven't had a good chat since I came back last winter."
Lu Zifeng nodded.
"Don't worry, Grandma! I'll make the arrangements right away."
As he said that, he called on Lu Chun and others to send his uncle to his aunt's yard, and sent his father to the yard in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion specially prepared for Lu Mingyuan and his wife.
"Second brother, go back to the mansion now and fetch grandma, mother, and little sister!"
Lu Zifeng nodded and went out on horseback.
When Tan Yunniang and Xu arrived, Lu Zifeng was called to the palace by the emperor.
The imperial study in the palace.
Emperor Situ Yong looked at Lu Zifeng and said.
"You really don't want to go?"
Lu Zifeng looked at the emperor helplessly.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I won't go, but it's inappropriate for me to go. If people find out about this, it won't be good for Miss Lin's reputation!"
Situ Yong glanced at Lu Zifeng and said, "Let me tell you, it was Miss Lin who told you to go."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zifeng opened his eyes wide in surprise and waved his hands quickly.
"Your Majesty, this is no joke. You know, our Lu family has family rules. I can't take a concubine, not even a concubine like that merchant likes to play with!"
When Situ Yong heard Lu Zifeng say this, he immediately became furious and picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it at him. Lu Zifeng reached out to catch the inkstone and walked forward to put it on the dragon table.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. For this matter, the most suitable person to go is a member of the royal family, such as Situ Hao, Situ Yi, Situ Heng, or my cousin the Crown Prince, or my cousin the Prince of Qin!"
Only then did Situ Yong look at Lu Zifeng.
"Okay, get out of here!"
Seeing that the emperor had ordered everyone to leave, Lu Zifeng quickly turned around and left the imperial study. After he had walked a long way away, he turned back to look at the imperial study and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Alas, the emperor is really bold. Is this something I can do?"
After thinking about it, he turned around and went to Kunyuan Palace in the harem.
Queen Lu Mingshuang was listening to the palace maids reporting something. When she heard that Lu Zifeng was coming, she was still very confused.
"What's this kid doing here at this hour? Let him in!"
As soon as Lu Zifeng entered Kunyuan Palace, he bowed to the Queen.
"Come on, we're aunt and niece, so just say whatever you want to say."
Lu Zifeng then repeated to the queen what the emperor had just said to him.
After hearing this, the queen also laughed playfully.
"Brother Feng, the emperor's intentions are still unclear. He just wants you to accompany the child to Yandang Mountain, not to marry her. What are you afraid of?"
Lu Zifeng had a bitter face.
"Aunt, this matter depends mainly on the Emperor's opinion. Furthermore, Miss Lin and my nephew's first meeting didn't seem very pleasant, and when we met again later, it wasn't like we were eyes or noses. Do you think she would be interested in me? Furthermore, the Emperor's intentions are unclear, but if I ruin Miss Lin's reputation, then my nephew would be guilty of a serious crime. Should I marry her or not? Furthermore, our Lu family's rules don't allow my nephew to take more than one wife, do they?"
"Speaking of Miss Lin's background, no matter what, she is a princess. At the very least, she can't be a concubine. How will she and Yao'er get along then?"
"So my nephew suggests that we let someone from the royal family go, such as my cousins or Situ Yi, Situ Hao, Situ Heng, etc. Anyone can go. After all, they are brother and sister, right?"
The Queen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I understand what you mean. I'll take care of the rest. You can go back now!"
Lu Zifeng hurried out of the palace. As soon as he reached the palace gate, he met his elder brother-in-law, Prince Zhong, Situ Heng, who was also out of the palace.
"Brother, did you just enter the palace to meet the emperor?"
Situ Heng snorted coldly. "How dare you say that? If you hadn't rejected the Emperor, would I have been assigned such an errand?"
After hearing this, Lu Zifeng was confused and laughed.
"Brother, this isn't my fault. Think about it, if I went there and people saw me accompanying Miss Lin, who would be the one who would be so sad when rumors started spreading? Do you know?"
Situ Heng was also stunned when he heard this. He didn't think too much about it. After hearing Lu Zifeng's words, he immediately looked up to Lu Zifeng.
"Good brother-in-law, I accept your kindness and thank you for your thoughts on my sister."
Situ Heng patted Lu Zifeng's shoulder happily, and Lu Zifeng smiled.
"Look at what you said, brother. Yao'er is my wife. Respecting your wife is the most basic principle for a man. Besides, I'm sure you've heard of our Lu family's rules!"
Situ Heng nodded, "Indeed I have heard of it," and looked at Lu Zifeng with sympathy.
"Brother-in-law, to be honest, I feel quite sorry for you. Look, if you want to have women on both sides, it will be difficult for you to have them in your lifetime!"
After saying that, he walked away shaking his head, leaving Lu Zifeng with his mouth twitching wildly: "Damn it, if anyone says my brother-in-law is simple and a good person again, I will break off all ties with him. Is this something a brother-in-law can say? It's so damn insidious. This brother-in-law is not an honest man!"
Lu Zifeng returned to the Duke's Mansion full of anger and happened to meet Lu Ziyan who was about to go out.
"It's so late, curfew is almost here, what are you going out for?"
Because he was angry, Lu Zifeng's tone was very harsh, which frightened Lu Ziyan. He looked at Lu Zifeng and stammered, but didn't explain clearly why he was going out.
Seeing this, Lu Zifeng knew that this kid was planning to go out and fool around, so he kicked him into the door.
"Get back! If you dare to leave this door, I'll break your legs."
Lu Zifeng's tone was so harsh that Lu Ziyan didn't dare to speak. He got up and limped back to his yard with the help of the servant.
Lu Zifeng frowned as he watched Lu Ziyan leave. As soon as he got busy, this kid would start to act up.
"Lu Dong, from today on, you will follow Lao Er. If this kid dares to do anything out of line, report it to me immediately."
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