When Lu Mingyuan came out, he saw Lu Ziyan's bitter face, then looked at his youngest son's excited expression, and looked at Lu Zifeng curiously.
"What did you say that made them both look like that?"
Lu Zifeng smiled.
"Nothing much. I just plan to send them to Lushan Academy. There are many great scholars there, and the worst ones are officials who have passed the imperial examination. It will be very beneficial for their studies."
Lu Mingyuan was also very happy when he heard it, but then he said.
"Brother Feng, do you have such great prestige that you can really let your two younger brothers enter Lushan Academy?"
When Lu Zifeng heard his father ask this, he could only sigh and say that his father was really simple and honest.
"Father, you may not know that you bear a resemblance to the current Duke Dingguo. You don't know that if the two of them were to enter Lushan Academy, the Duke Dingguo would have three spots available."
Lu Zifeng knew that Lu Mingyuan had never thought of using this identity to seek any benefits, and before they were truly recognized as relatives, these things were really hard to say!
It was only after boarding the ship that Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo learned from their grandfather and father that their father was not their grandfather's biological son. This time they went to the capital to recognize their relatives.
Now after hearing what their eldest brother said, they realized that their father might be a brother of that Duke Dingguo. Even if they were ignorant, they knew what Duke Dingguo represented.
Then the Lu family members came out one after another. After taking a bath, they all washed away the fatigue of the past ten days.
Lu Zifeng glanced at Lu Chun, and Lu Chun went out. After a while, he came back with a dozen waiters carrying food boxes.
There were two tables in the courtyard for the servants and guards to eat.
After setting up a table in the house and the family sat down to eat, Lu Zifeng looked at the sky.
"Grandfather, Grandma, Father, Mother, if we hurry on this journey, we might not be able to enter the city after dark. It's better for us to stay here for one night and then leave for the capital tomorrow morning!"
Xu and Tan Yunniang were just women, and they would never express any opinions on such important matters. After discussing it, Lu Lancheng and Lu Mingyuan decided to stay here for one night.
That night, the Lu family stayed in Tong County for one night, while back in the capital, Madam Kang in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Yesterday, Feng Ge'er asked for leave and said he would go to Tong County Wharf to pick up someone, but the city gates were closed and he didn't see them come back. He didn't know what happened.
"Oh, my heart is in turmoil. Is something going to happen?"
Nanny Cheng knew that the old lady was worried about the second master's family coming to Beijing.
"Don't worry, old lady! The eldest young master has already gone to Tong County Wharf. You know that the eldest young master is very skilled in martial arts. If he goes to Tong County, everything will surely go smoothly. Don't worry!"
The study in the front yard of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
"Are you saying that Brother Feng went to Tongxian Wharf to pick someone up and hasn't returned yet?"
Lu Minghan's heart tightened when he heard this, and then he thought that maybe the ship arrived too late, and if he rushed back to the capital, he would probably be stuck outside the city.
"It's okay. Brother Feng will figure it out. Don't worry."
Cui felt relieved and thought about it.
"Duke, have you thought of any arrangements?"
Lu Minghan glanced at Cui and said
"I understand what you mean. Forget about adopting them. After all, the youngest of those two children is already thirteen. Forget about adopting them now. I've sent someone to secretly inquire about the two children. Let's not talk about Feng'er, he's very outstanding. The second child is named Lu Ziyan, he has a lively personality and doesn't like to study. The third child is literary, but he has no talent for martial arts. So I still prefer Feng'er. I've talked to the Empress Dowager and plan to let Feng'er take charge of both houses. The eldest grandson born will be registered under the name of our eldest house."
Cui thought about it and nodded.
"Well, Master has thought of it very carefully."
"Our family has another favor. The Emperor told me two days ago that he plans to confer the title of Marquis of Cheng'en on my second brother. This is a gift to the Empress's family, and this title can be inherited and passed down after three generations."
"Then the second young man will be able to be conferred the title of Marquis Cheng'en. Speaking of which, my father once went to the Emperor and asked him to give the title of Marquis Cheng'en to the third young man. However, the Emperor gave him a little face at the time and did not scold him. He just told me that the title of nobility in the Dayu Dynasty was so worthless that a mere bastard dared to covet the title of Marquis Cheng'en."
Upon hearing this, Cui opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief.
"Father, you're really out to think that! Even if he and a group of veteran officials did make great contributions when the Emperor ascended the throne, they can't be so ignorant of the rules and ask the Emperor for a title, right?"
"Yes, but our father did it, and our grandfather was still alive at that time?" The mockery in Lu Minghan's eyes was obvious.
When the emperor called him into the palace and told him about this matter, he was terrified at the time. The emperor said this to him only for the queen's sake, asking him to persuade his father not to do such a thing again!
When he returned home, he told his father about this matter. After that, he never went to the emperor to ask for a title for his youngest son again.
In fact, Lu Minghan also couldn't understand why his father thought he had the face to let the emperor confer a title on his illegitimate son.
Early the next morning, the Lu family got up, washed up, and then took a carriage to the capital.
Because it was February, the weather began to warm up, and there were more people on the road. It was difficult for the Lu family's carriage to drive too fast, so when they arrived in the capital, it was already noon. The line at the city gate was very long. Lu Zifeng saw that there were not many people, and it would take about ten minutes for his convoy to arrive, so he did not go forward to see. However, he did not know that the four brothers Situ Hao, Situ Yi, Situ Chen, and Situ Xun were waiting at the city gate!
Situ Xun had good eyesight. He saw at a glance that Lu Zifeng was talking to someone in a carriage.
"Come on, come on, I saw my cousin, let's go over there quickly."
As he said this, he took the lead and walked towards the convoy, and also talked to the guards beside him.
"Tell them to clear the city gate. My uncle is coming back to Beijing. Does he have to queue up at the city gate?"
Situ Chen slapped him on the back of the head.
"Nonsense! Do you think your uncle will be criticized just because he returned to Beijing?"
Situ Xun didn't dare to speak anymore. He realized that he seemed to have done something wrong and laughed.
"Got it, second brother, don't worry, I will never make the same mistake again!"
Situ Hao said from the side.
"Okay, stop joking. Brother Feng has seen us. Let's go over there!"
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