It's winter again, and it's already mid-winter. A heavy snow fell a few days ago, and it took several days for the snow to melt away. Lu Zifeng came out of the study, stood in the yard, and looked at the gloomy sky. He sighed in his heart: I have been in this world for thirty years, and I am now in my forties. I already have three strands of beard under my chin. I now have three sons and one daughter, and two grandchildren. It can be said that my life is perfect.
Now both grandfathers and grandmothers have passed away for many years. Grandfather Lu Lanqing passed away in the third year of Jingrui, and grandmother Kang passed away half a year later. The death of two elders in the Lu family within a year was a big blow to my uncle Lu Minghan. Less than two years later, my uncle also passed away. Since then, Lu Zifeng has taken over the title of Duke Dingguo and became the new Duke Dingguo. It was also that year that Lu Zifeng was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
In the sixth year of Jingrui, Grandpa Lu Lancheng and Grandma Xu died one after another in Luzhou Prefecture. Lu Zifeng, his second brother Lu Ziyan, his third brother Lu Zimo and his father Lu Mingyuan returned to Luzhou Prefecture to attend the funeral. His father Lu Mingyuan even observed mourning for three years before returning to the court and reappointed as the prefect of Ganzhou Prefecture. However, his father has retired now and is living at home with his mother. He also wrote a letter to resign from the title of Marquis of Cheng'en and passed the throne to Lu Ziyan.
My second brother Lu Ziyan has been serving in the army in the past few years. After several wars, he was named a third-rank general by the late emperor. After his father resigned the title, he inherited the title of Cheng'en Marquis. However, he has been fighting against the Tatars in the northern border for the past two years. Last winter, the Tatars invaded the border again, and Lu Ziyan was ordered to lead his troops to attack the Tatars. It has been a year now, and the war has not stopped, but there are continuous good news. It seems that this war is about to end.
My third brother Lu Zimo passed the imperial examination perfectly a few years ago and became a Jinshi. He was arranged by the late emperor to be the county magistrate in a county of Suzhou Prefecture. Through years of hard work, he has become the prefect of a prefecture.
Younger sister Lu Zixuan married Nan Shaoqing when she was seventeen. Lu Zifeng said that he never thought that his younger sister would end up marrying Nan Shaoqing. There is a six or seven year age difference between them. But looking at his younger sister who is happy now, Lu Zifeng is also very comforted.
While he was in a daze, he heard some children laughing. The corners of Lu Zifeng's mouth curled up slightly. It was his three grandsons coming over.
Among these three grandsons, the eldest grandson Lu Zhengran is the eldest son of the old man Lu Yunhui, and the second and third grandsons are the twin sons of the second son Lu Yunhao, namely Lu Zhengting and Lu Zhengxuan.
Speaking of his sons, the elder Lu Yunhui is now the eldest son of Duke Dingguo and is working in the Ministry of War with a fifth-rank position. The second son, Lu Yunhao, followed his second uncle to the battlefield and served as a lieutenant general. The third son is the youngest. He is the fourth child in the family and is only twenty years old now. He also went to the battlefield with his second uncle, but the third son has the surname Cheng. The main reason is that the original owner was adopted by his adoptive father and grew up safely. Moreover, the adoptive father had no children to pass on his bloodline. Therefore, Lu Zifeng gave his youngest son the surname of his adoptive father, so that his adoptive father could rest in peace if he knew about it.
The youngest son is named Cheng Yunzhi, and his marriage has already been arranged. We are just waiting for that boy to come back and then hold the wedding for them.
My daughter Lu Yunxi is 22 years old this year. Since she married Situ Yi's son, she has given birth to two grandchildren in three years. This makes Situ Yi very happy and he shows off every time he sees her.
Speaking of Situ Yi, during the reign of the previous emperor, he was conferred the title of Prince Cheng and was also granted a royal palace, so this kid has lived a very comfortable life over the years. His eldest son, Prince Cheng's son-in-law Situ Cheng, is Lu Zifeng's son-in-law.
Lu Zifeng walked out of the yard, looked at his grandchildren who were laughing and making noises, smiled and then walked into the main courtyard. Situ Yao was looking at the account books in the mansion. When she saw Lu Zifeng coming in, she stood up and said.
"The weather is getting colder. I wonder if those two brats are cold following their uncle along the northern border."
Lu Zifeng took the cloth for wiping his hands and said as he wiped his hands.
"They are all men, how could they be afraid of this little bit of cold? Besides, it was they who wanted to go to the border to fight. My husband was only sixteen or seventeen when he went to the battlefield. They are in their twenties now, how could they not take care of themselves?"
Situ Yao rolled her eyes at Lu Zifeng. "How can that be the same? Even though your sons have all learned your martial arts, none of them can reach your level. Even Second Uncle, who is now over 40, is no match for you."
Lu Zifeng was speechless. That was not martial arts at all, that was a superpower. His superpower had not improved much over the years. He only had five levels of cultivation techniques. After reaching the fifth level, he had no more techniques and could not continue to cultivate. But even so, in this world, he was already quite powerful. After all, he had been here for thirty years and had never met an opponent.
The three sons all learned their own martial arts, but they did not have their own special abilities. However, even so, it was basically difficult for them to encounter opponents in the entire Dayu Dynasty.
Situ Yao put down the cloth and looked at the sky outside. "It's been snowing here every other day lately. I wonder what's happening in the north, too. If it snows, who knows how long this war will last."
Lu Zifeng knew that his wife was thinking about their sons. Of their three sons, only one was with him. The second and third sons had gone to the battlefield. As a mother, if she said she was not worried, even an outsider would probably not believe it. He stood up and walked to Situ Yao, helped her sit down and said.
"Don't worry, my sons will all live long. Don't worry about them. This can also be considered as a training! After all, our Lu family was founded by military merit. Learning martial arts and going to the battlefield is the responsibility that every generation of Lu family descendants must bear."
Situ Yao knew the rules of the Lu family. She had never regretted marrying Lu Zifeng in her life. The Lu family's rules stipulated that Lu family descendants were not allowed to take concubines. Even her mother would often praise this because she knew how her mother had lived over the years. Although her father respected her mother very much, he still had to take in many concubines.
When they heard footsteps, they turned around and saw that it was Lu Yunhui, the prince of Dingguo, who walked in. Behind him was Lu Yunhui's wife, Situ Jing, who was also the daughter of Prince Jing Situ Hao.
"Meet father and mother."
Lu Zifeng didn't say anything, but Situ Yao beside him smiled and said.
"You two actually came together, come and sit down!"
Lu Yunhui and Situ Jing thanked him and then sat down below.
"Jing'er, where is your second brother and sister-in-law?"
Situ Jing stood up and said.
"Mother, my second brother's wife said she had caught a cold this morning. Later, my daughter-in-law sent for the imperial physician to come and take a look. It's not a serious problem. She just needs to take some medicine and rest for a few days and she'll be fine."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com