Prince Situ Rui looked at Lu Zifeng's expression and really couldn't tell whether Lu Zifeng knew it or not, so he stopped talking about this topic.
This was the first time that Situ Rui and Situ Cong met Lu Zifeng today, but they also learned some information from their conversation, that is, Lu Zifeng's martial arts skills were very high, so high that he had basically no rivals, which made the two of them very envious of Lu Zifeng.
The two brothers went home after spending only half an hour with the prince and others.
"Brother, the prince is also our cousin. Is he the eldest aunt's child?"
"Well, the eldest aunt is the current queen, the second aunt is Princess Jing, who is also Situ Chen's mother. Our second aunt has a cousin named Situ Xun, who seems to be about the same age as you. I heard that he has a very lively personality. I guess you two can still play together in the future!"
When the two brothers returned home, Lu Lancheng and Xu had already gone back to rest. Only Lu Mingyuan and Tan Yunniang were still waiting for them. Seeing them come back, Lu Mingyuan said.
"Why are you back so late?"
Lu Zifeng said, "Grandmother insisted that we stay there for dinner. On the way back from dinner, we ran into His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several princes, so we were delayed for a while."
After hearing Lu Zifeng's explanation, Lu Mingyuan understood and said nothing more.
"Go and rest quickly!" After saying that, he took Tan Yunniang back to his yard to rest.
"Brother, I'm going back to sleep too."
Lu Ziyan got up early the next morning. He listened to the conversation in the restaurant yesterday. He knew that no matter how hard he tried, he could not catch up with his elder brother, but he could always become better if he practiced hard.
Lu Zifeng already knew it when Lu Ziyan got up. After all, the house was not very big, and the three brothers' yards were just the front and back yards. Lu Ziyan's yard was just behind Lu Zifeng's yard.
Lu Zifeng stood on the rooftop and watched Lu Ziyan practicing his spear. It looked like he hadn't slacked off during this time, and his spear skills had become even more proficient. After watching for a while, Lu Zifeng realized that Lu Zimo hadn't gotten up to practice martial arts.
However, Lu Zifeng did not plan to call him to practice martial arts. After all, Lu Zimo was relatively obedient, and he had no talent in martial arts. Lu Zifeng did not have high expectations for him, as long as he could protect himself.
The time came to the third day of March.
The gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion was extremely crowded. Today was the day when Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan sent out invitations to the dignitaries and officials in the capital, because today was the day when Duke Dingguo wanted to introduce his younger brother, who had been lost since childhood, to all the officials and families in the capital.
Not long ago, many officials in the capital heard that Duke Dingguo had found his younger brother who had been missing since childhood. Now, more than thirty years have passed, and his younger brother has already married and had children. It is said that the eldest son is already seventeen years old...
Many officials entered the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan personally greeted the guests at the gate.
At the beginning of noon, Lu Minghan stood in the front hall and said.
"Everyone, welcome to the banquet. I would like to thank you all!"
"Everyone may still remember what happened back then. My younger brother was lost when he was young, but now he's finally found. The reason for holding this banquet today is to introduce everyone to my younger brother, and also to take this opportunity for everyone to get together."
Lu Mingyuan brought the three Lu Zifeng brothers to the front hall. All the officials and noble families were looking at Lu Mingyuan and his son. Only then did they realize how similar Lu Mingyuan and Lu Minghan were. Even his son bore some resemblance to Lu Minghan. They couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Just based on this face, no one would doubt that they are a family. They are so similar."
After meeting, Lu Minghan was about to toast with Lu Mingyuan and others when he heard a voice coming from outside the door.
"The imperial edict has arrived."
Lu Minghan knew what this meant, and hurriedly called Lu Mingyuan and his son to walk towards the front yard.
As soon as I walked to the front yard, I met Eunuch Liang who had already walked in. Eunuch Liang walked in with the imperial edict in his hand.
"Lu Mingyuan of the Lu family accepted the order."
Suddenly, not only all the members of the Lu family knelt down, but even everyone who came to the banquet knelt down.
When Eunuch Liang saw that everyone had knelt down, he began to read the imperial edict in a loud voice.
Lu Zifeng actually didn't understand, as the classical Chinese was really difficult to understand, but he still understood what it meant, which was that his father, as the Empress's younger brother, was given the title of Marquis of Cheng'en, and Lu Ziyan was given the title of Marquis of Cheng'en's son, a title that had been passed down for three generations. He himself was given the title of Duke of Dingguo's son, and his third brother Lu Zimo was given the title of Light Cavalry Commander.
This imperial edict immediately surprised all the officials who came to attend the banquet. It was really unexpected that all five men in the Lu family had titles. However, they were all thinking in their hearts that the three boys of the Lu family, the eldest one was now of marriageable age, and the two younger ones would probably only have two years to go. It seemed that they had to go home to see if there were any suitable girls in their family. It was rare for the Lu family to have two titles, at least this was the first time since the founding of the Dayu Dynasty.
After seeing off all the guests at 5 p.m., the Lu family finally sat down.
"Second brother, today's imperial edict also stated that you will be the Marquis of Cheng'en from now on. The emperor has also granted you a mansion. It is just west of our Duke Dingguo Mansion, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk there."
"Now Feng'er is the heir of our Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Yan'er is the heir of the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion, and Mo'er also has a title. Our Lu family also has a bloodline inheritance. Even if I go to the underworld, I will have the face to see my grandfather!"
“Brother…”
When Lu Mingyuan heard Lu Minghan say this, he wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to say it. Unexpectedly, Lu Minghan waved his hand.
"Okay, it's been so many years, and I've already come to terms with it. If I hadn't been poisoned and had difficulty having children, I probably wouldn't be alive today. You know, they let me live because I couldn't have children. Now that you've returned, our Lu family has three children, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief about the bloodline inheritance."
After Lu Minghan finished speaking, he looked behind the screen and said.
"Sister Lian, come out! There are no outsiders for now. This is your uncle and brothers."
As soon as Lu Minghan finished speaking, he saw a young woman in her twenties walking out.
Lu Minghan laughed.
"Second brother, this is my daughter. She married into the Dingnan Marquisate a few years ago and has given birth to a son. Lian'er, did you meet Second Aunt and my sister in the backyard today?"
"In reply to father, I have already met my second aunt and sister in the backyard today."
"Come, meet your second uncle and three younger brothers. Dad is getting old, and you will need your brothers to support you in the future."
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