After a long while, Prince Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Minghan open his eyes.
"Oh my mother, you are finally okay. If anything happens to you here, will you let me live? Not to mention anything else, the emperor and the queen will not forgive me."
Lu Minghan sneered.
"Tell me, are you going to get married or not? If not, I'll leave now." Lu Minghan said as he made a gesture to stand up.
Prince Zhong was so frightened that he quickly held Lu Minghan down.
"Ah, what's our relationship? We've been brothers since childhood. There's no reason this marriage can't happen. I agree. It's almost Chinese New Year now. After the New Year, you and your sister-in-law can come over and propose!"
After hearing what Prince Zhong said, Lu Minghan sat up straight, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Well, your tea is good. Give me some so I can take it back when I leave."
Prince Zhong looked at Lu Minghan, who was now fine, and wanted to say no, but when he thought of his appearance just now, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Okay, you're the boss, I'm convinced. How can I not plunder things when you come here? You know I'm very poor. Tell me what treasures you are willing to exchange with me. You should know that these teas of mine are all picked from the mother trees, and the taste is the most mellow."
Lu Minghan didn't even look at Prince Zhong. "I heard that my nephew went to my second brother's house today?"
Prince Zhong immediately realized something and laughed.
"Haha, I'll have someone pack some tea for you right away."
Prince Zhong said this with gritted teeth, but there was nothing he could do. He had to bear the consequences of the trouble his stupid son had brought upon him.
Lu Minghan left Prince Zhong's mansion contentedly. He knew that Prince Zhong would definitely scold him in the mansion after he left, but he didn't care at all.
Lu Zifeng learned that his marriage was settled during dinner in the evening. He would start the process after the New Year, and the first step was to propose marriage in person.
However, his father also said that he didn't need to worry about these things, and all matters related to his marriage would be handled by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. As for the betrothal gifts, Lu Minghan meant that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would pay for it all, and the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion would pay a corresponding amount, because Lu Zifeng would inherit the Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the future.
Lu Zifeng didn't understand these things, so he didn't interrupt.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost New Year. The two mansions were busy preparing for the New Year.
Speaking of which, the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Duke of Dingguo had already sent people to Lujia Village in Luzhou Prefecture to deliver New Year gifts just as the twelfth lunar month began. They used more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages, and it was said that even the Lu family's own merchant ship was filled to the brim.
When Lu Zifeng woke up early in the morning, Lu Qiu told him that it was snowing, and it seemed to be snowing quite heavily. When Lu Zifeng got up and took a look, it was indeed snowing quite heavily.
"Sir, a message just came from the Duke's Mansion, saying that you are the Duke's Prince. Starting today, you will be living in the Duke's Mansion. Oh, and today, the old lady will also be accompanying you back to the Duke's Mansion."
Lu Zifeng nodded after hearing this. His uncle had already told him about this a few days ago.
"Okay, I understand. You guys just stay in the yard and guard it. Lu Chun and the other two will be there to serve. If you have anything, just come to the Duke's Mansion to find me."
"Yes, Prince."
After breakfast, Lu Zifeng accompanied the old lady back to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. The old lady had been living in the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion for some time, but since it was the New Year, she had to go back to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.
Because of the snow, the road was slippery and the carriage was not moving fast. Lu Zifeng sat in the carriage with his grandmother. In fact, he was riding a horse at first, but the old lady loved her grandson and insisted that Lu Zifeng get in and sit in the carriage. Lu Zifeng had no choice but to get in.
The grandfather and grandson were talking when the carriage suddenly stopped. Lu Zifeng was lucky because he had martial arts skills. The old lady might have fallen forward. If Lu Zifeng had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed, and had directly embraced the old lady, the old lady would have been injured. Lu Zifeng hurriedly comforted her.
"Grandma, are you okay? Are you scared?"
The old lady smiled and waved her hand.
"It's okay. Grandma is already in her sixties. There's no need to scare her."
Seeing that the old lady was fine, Lu Zifeng felt relieved and said softly.
"Grandma, please sit down. I'll go down and take a look."
After Lu Zifeng finished speaking, he lifted the curtain and looked outside. He saw a carriage parked in the middle of the road not far ahead. The driver of the opposite vehicle was pointing at his own driver and cursing some unpleasant words. Lu Zifeng's eyes became fierce, and he jumped off the carriage and walked over.
"What's going on?"
The driver saw that it was his own prince and said hurriedly.
"My Lord, this carriage from the Prince's Palace rushed towards us recklessly. Fortunately, I pulled the reins, otherwise it would have crashed into our carriage."
"But he actually scolded me, saying that I couldn't drive a carriage."
The driver spoke as if he had suffered a great injustice. Lu Zifeng looked at the carriage opposite and found that it was a young man in his twenties. He thought it was one of the sons of King Li, but it shouldn't be Situ Yan. That guy was probably still lying at home.
"I wonder if you are the young master from Prince Li's Mansion, could you please come out and see me? I am Lu Zifeng from the Duke of Ding's Mansion."
Situ Liang glanced through the door curtain at Lu Zifeng standing outside. He was angry, but also a little helpless. His actions today were not intentional. He had to go out of the city for urgent matters, so he asked the coachman to drive faster. But who knew that he would offend Lu Zifeng of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.
In fact, his third brother had his leg broken some time ago, and the entire Li Wang Mansion knew that it was Lu Zifeng who did it, but they had no evidence, so the matter could only be left unresolved.
Situ Liang was actually very happy that Lu Zifeng broke Situ Yan's leg. His father had no legitimate son, so now there were only himself, his second brother Situ Peng, and his third brother Situ Yan. Now his third brother had become a cripple and would never have a chance to be king in this life. Lu Zifeng's actions were to remove an obstacle for him. Thinking of this, Situ Liang lifted the curtain and walked out.
He got off the carriage and clasped his fists.
"Haha, it turns out to be Master Lu. Situ Liang, please forgive me for my poor eyesight and for not recognizing Master Lu. I hope you can forgive me."
When Lu Zifeng saw Situ Liang clearly, he knew that this person was very hypocritical, but if he didn't come to provoke him, he would not bother to pay attention to him.
"Oh, so it's the eldest son of the Li Palace! I've heard a lot about you. What do you think of today's events?"
Situ Liang knew that Lu Zifeng was giving him a way out, so he smiled even more happily.
"It's my fault as the driver. I will punish him severely when I get back. I will visit Master Lu another day and apologize to the old lady."
Lu Zifeng sneered in his heart and was about to say something when he heard his grandmother speaking in the carriage.
"Haha, I received the eldest young master's apology. It's snowing today, so let's not linger on the street. Brother Feng, let's go back too!"
When Lu Zifeng heard what his grandmother said, he stopped talking and looked at Situ Liang before turning around and getting on the carriage.
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