Crown Prince Situ Jin looked at the unconscious leader of the gray-clothed men in front of him and gave Lu Zifeng a wry smile.
"It seems I should go out less in the future. Look, if I hadn't come here with Brother Feng today, there wouldn't be so many assassins here."
Lu Zifeng said as he paid attention to Lu Ziyan.
"The prince has said it before. No one wants to see such a thing. But we are not afraid of them coming. No matter how many come, we will kill them all."
Lu Zimo came out at this time and stood in front of Lu Zifeng. Lu Zifeng saw Lu Zimo coming.
"But you want to go up and fight?"
Lu Zimo shook his head repeatedly.
"Brother, I'd better forget it. My martial arts skills are too poor to compare with my second brother."
Lu Zifeng didn't force it, but a quarter of an hour later, all the gray-clothed men who came were killed by the guards. Lu Ziyan came back covered in blood, the big knife in his hand had bent the blade. He looked very weak.
After the assassination, the group didn't plan to stay here any longer, so they quickly went down the mountain and rode back to the capital.
The leader of the gray-clothed men was taken to the palace by Crown Prince Situ Jin, and Lu Zifeng did not inquire about the follow-up of the incident.
In the blink of an eye, it was May, and the wedding date of Lu Zifeng and Situ Yao was set, which was October 16th of this year.
The time came again to the sixth day of August. Lu Zifeng was called by Lu Chun early in the morning, because today was the day Lu Zifeng would go to Prince Zhong's Mansion to present the betrothal gifts.
Getting up, bathing, and getting dressed, Lu Zifeng was almost going crazy after all the busy work, but he didn't dare to say anything. His aunt had said that he had to obey her in everything today.
After breakfast, Lu Zifeng started to take all the servants from the two mansions and carried forty-eight sets of betrothal gifts to Prince Zhong’s Mansion to propose marriage.
Lu Zifeng had not yet arrived at Prince Zhong’s Mansion, but it was already bustling with activity.
Prince Zhong is the cousin of the current emperor and the closest cousin except for brothers with the same father, so the emperor also attaches great importance to the marriage of his niece.
Now, his cousin's daughter is marrying the queen's nephew, so they are a perfect match. Moreover, today is the day when the Duke Dingguo's Mansion presents the betrothal gifts to the Prince Zhong's Mansion, so many officials came to the Prince Zhong's Mansion to watch the ceremony for the sake of the emperor and the queen.
When Lu Zifeng arrived with his men, many officials and their families had already gathered in front of Prince Zhong's mansion.
This time, Lu Zifeng came to Prince Zhong's Mansion to present the betrothal gift, and there was also an elder with him, that is Princess Jing. Today, Princess Jing came to represent the Duke Dingguo Mansion, her own family, and she did not come as a royal princess.
In fact, Lu Zifeng had nothing to do. He was just like a puppet being led by his aunt Lu Mingxue.
After having lunch at Prince Zhong’s Mansion, Lu Mingxue took Lu Zifeng back to Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.
Now, there are only two months left before the wedding. During this period, the emperor did not assign any tasks to Lu Zifeng. He just let him wait for the wedding at home.
At the end of September, several old men from Luzhou Prefecture, accompanied by their children, arrived in the capital on Lu Zifeng's own merchant ship. Not only did they come, but also his uncle Lu Mingshan and his new wife, Lin, and his aunt Lu Minglan and her family.
The two brothers Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo went to Tong County Wharf to pick up the people. It took more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages to bring everyone to the capital and arrange them in the house that Lu Zifeng bought after he came to Beijing.
On the first day of October, Lu Minghan hosted a banquet in the Duke Dingguo's mansion to entertain these uncles.
As the eldest brother, Lu Lanchen first stood up and said some polite words, which roughly meant that he really didn't expect that his uncle would help the great grandfather to conquer the world and stay in the capital. He said that his old father still cared about his eldest brother.
Lu Minghan also said that his grandfather had thought of his younger brother in his later years. He said that after he became successful, he sent people back to Huzhou Prefecture to check on him, but he could not find any news about his younger brother, which was a pity.
The imperial palace.
"Queen, do you want to leave the palace and visit Duke Dingguo's mansion?"
Queen Lu Mingshuang smiled and shook her head.
"Forget it. Although those uncles are not close relatives, they are also descendants of my great-uncle and brothers with my grandfather. If I go back with my current status, I'm afraid they will not feel comfortable either."
Situ Yong also knew the queen's concerns, so he stopped trying to persuade her.
After the meal, the family sat in the yard and chatted. Although it was already October, the weather was not cold in the evening.
"Old Four, I don't think you're going back for the next one or two years, right?"
Hearing his elder brother's words, Lu Lancheng waved his hand and said, "Brother, I thought that while you guys are going back this time, I'd go back with you and stay for a while. I'll come back after the New Year."
"Besides, Minglan and Yuanshan are going back too. Even if I go back, I won't have to worry about no one taking care of me."
A few old brothers were chatting here, and in another courtyard, Lu Zifeng was also chatting with Qi Hao. He didn't see Qi Hao the last time he went back, but he heard that Qi Hao was a very good student and should be able to pass the Tongsheng exam in the spring of next year.
Looking at Lu Zifeng's current appearance and demeanor, Lu Minglan felt deeply moved.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you guys with this trip to Beijing."
Cui smiled when she heard this.
"You're talking nonsense! Let's not talk about the relationship we already have. Just because Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt adopted Second Brother and gave him a wife and children, our family is extremely grateful. You can see that the Duke is in poor health, and we only have this one daughter in this life. If it weren't for Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt raising Second Brother and having such a large family, our Dingguo Mansion would probably have lost its inheritance."
Lu Minglan already knew the situation in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the capital, and her sister-in-law was right.
Tan Yunniang had just arranged for the little girl Qi Yan to go to another courtyard with Lu Zixuan to rest, and then she walked in.
"Look at what his aunt said. Why doesn't our Marquis let our parents return home? He wants them to stay in the capital so that we can take good care of them for a few more years."
Cui also said
"Your second sister-in-law is right. If you miss your parents, you can definitely come to the capital to settle down. Can't our two families make arrangements for you?"
Lu Minglan knew the good intentions of her two sisters-in-law, but she still decided to attend Lu Zifeng's wedding banquet and then go back to Luzhou Prefecture. This is the capital, and there are dignitaries everywhere. Although the Duke of Ou Dingguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion are her backers, Lu Minglan still feels more comfortable returning to Luzhou Prefecture.
Cui and Tan Yunniang couldn't persuade him after seeing the physiognomy, so they had to let it go and started preparing for Lu Zifeng's marriage the next day.
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