Chapter 2 Wang Qiluo
After coming out of the house, Lu Hanyi led a group of people to stand in front of Lu Lingyun.
She glanced at Lu Lingyun with a meaningful smile on her lips, "Sister is going to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, and mother has given you a lot of good things."
"Does sister like it?" Lu Lingyun didn't show it on her face. She looked at her with a sweet smile, as if she would give it to her if she liked it.
Seeing that she was the same as usual, Lu Hanyi's eyes looked even more proud.
Humph, it turns out that only a person with destiny like her can be reborn.
In this life, everything that Lu Lingyun has will be hers!
"No need, then you can keep this little thing for yourself. It can be used as some money when you don't have enough food in the mansion in the future."
"Why do you say that, sister? The Marquis's Mansion is rich and powerful, how could they let me go hungry?" Lu Lingjun smiled, looking puzzled.
Seeing her like this, Lu Hanyi was even more proud. She glared at Lu Lingyun and said, "The secret must not be revealed. Just marry Cheng Yunshuo obediently. You don't have to think too much, because no matter what, this is your fate."
After saying this, Lu Hanyi took his people away.
Lu Lingyun: "......"
Looking at her arrogant back, Lu Lingjun smiled silently.
Her simple-minded sister hasn't made any progress even after starting over again.
It's all fate. Well, she is waiting to see what Lu Hanyi's fate will be like.
It all depends on whether she, who knows the secrets of heaven so well, can get past the Li residence first.
Lu Lingyun returned to her own courtyard.
These days, she has been busy in her small yard.
The maids who taught her manners, the matchmaker and the embroiderer came in and out, taught her etiquette, took her measurements and made clothes for her, preparing for the wedding.
Because I married into a marquis's mansion in this life, all the regulations are one level higher than those in the previous life.
In her previous life, Lu Lingyun was granted an imperial decree and had visited the palace to pay her respects. She had learned the etiquette and manners early on, and the teaching nanny only gave her instructions once, and she nodded repeatedly, feeling extremely satisfied.
Lu Lingyun was very good at handling things. She just praised the nanny for her good teaching and ordered someone to give her a big red envelope.
The teaching nanny was sent by the Marquis's Mansion. After receiving the red envelope, she went back and reported to the Marquis's wife that Lu Lingyun was very intelligent and had the demeanor of a noble lady in her every move, and was born to be a mistress.
Before they even got married, the lady already had an increased fondness for Lu Lingyun.
In her previous life, Lu Hanyi never managed to grasp this initial goodwill, all because of Mrs. Cheng's debt to her daughter-in-law.
Lu Lingyun's instruction was soon over, and she had a few days of leisure early on. While she was packing her dowry and collecting the deeds to her property and her personal money in the house, someone came up to her.
"Miss, the lady from the General's Mansion is here to see you."
When Lu Lingyun, who was taking notes, heard this, the tip of his pen suddenly paused and he raised his head, "Hurry up, please!"
At this moment, a young woman in a yellow shirt and long skirt was brought in.
"Lingjun! Has your sister bullied you again? Why did she ask you to marry that playboy Cheng Yunshuo?" A crisp voice rang out.
The person who came was Wang Qiluo.
Wang Qiluo was a close friend of Lu Lingyun, and her mother was also a close friend of Wang Qiluo's. After Lu Lingyun's mother passed away, she was taken to live directly in the Wang family for a period of time. Wang Qiluo's mother treated her as half a daughter.
It was a pity that Wang Qiluo's mother came to visit her stepmother later, so it was not convenient for Wang Qiluo's mother to have much contact with her. She only asked Wang Qiluo to come to the Lu family to see her and help Lu Lingjun spend some time in the Lu family.
In the previous life, one year after Lu Lingyun married into the Li family, Wang Qiluo also got married. She married the son of the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. After the marriage, she heard that the Shaoqing's son was not a human being and beat Wang Qiluo day and night. General Wang was wronged at that time and encountered major events in the officialdom. He had no time to take care of his daughter. Within half a year, Wang Qiluo was beaten to death.
At that time, Lu Lingyun was in Jiangnan and could do nothing. By the time she returned to Beijing and had the power to protect some people, the Wang family had already fallen and Mrs. Wang had passed away a few years ago.
This incident is Lu Lingyun's lifelong regret.
When Lu Lingyun saw her, tears welled up in his eyes and he hugged her as if he had been there for years. "Qiluo?"
"Don't cry! Just tell me, my parents were furious when they heard that you were going to marry that playboy Cheng Yunshuo. They told me that if you are not willing at all, our General's Mansion will reject this marriage for you!"
Lu Lingjun burst into laughter after listening to Wang Qiluo's words. She hugged Wang Qiluo tightly without saying a word, just looking at her with wet eyes.
Wang Qiluo felt even more nervous when she looked at her. "Don't look at me anymore. Tell me the truth. Was it your vicious stepmother and your sister who did this? I remember that it was the Li family who chose you. My mother even said that the Li family was a good match for you!"
"If you don't tell me, I'll go right now! Do you really think you have no one to support you?"
Lu Lingjun let go of Wang Qiluo, held her, and finally spoke, "I am willing."
"Lingyun, you have had a soft temper since childhood." Wang Qiluo looked unconvinced.
"Really." Lu Lingyun smiled even more happily.
It feels really warm to have someone standing by my side.
She held Wang Qiluo's hand tightly and took her to sit down. "The Marquis's Mansion is a wealthy and high-ranking family. The Marquis's wife and master are both kind and generous. They will definitely be kind to their daughter-in-law. How can this not be a good marriage?"
"Cheng Yunshuo is a playboy! The story of him keeping prostitutes has spread all over the capital. My father even said that he is obsessed with women and there is no cure for him."
"How many men in this world don't have three wives and four concubines? Even your father and his auntie are in perfect harmony, and he has two concubines in the backyard."
Wang Qiluo was speechless for a moment.
Indeed, even her father had two concubines.
Her mother gave birth to her, a daughter, but then she injured her body and could not have any more children. In order to prevent the family from becoming extinct, her mother-in-law forced her to take two concubines to expand the family line.
"But... I remember that you were favored by the Li family at that time. Now it's someone else. It must have been snatched away by your sister."
"How can the Li family compare to the Marquisate?" Lu Lingyun smiled. "Li Wenxun is the second child in the family. He has a capable brother. He married the second daughter of a minister. When he entered the mansion, he was in charge of the family's financial affairs. Cheng Yunshuo is the only son in the family. When I entered the mansion, I was the only daughter-in-law. How can the Li family compare to the Marquisate?"
Wang Qiluo nodded, not quite understanding.
It seems to make sense.
I didn't expect that Lu Lingyun had already seen this level. In terms of family background alone, the Li family is really no match for the Marquis' Mansion.
but......
"You really don't mind that Cheng Yunshuo already has a concubine?"
Her father had a concubine because of the desire for offspring, and he could not disobey the orders of his elders, but it was not common for a man from a normal family to take a concubine before marriage.
Making such a fuss, isn't this humiliating the bride?
Lu Lingyun held up the teacup and said, "It is a great blessing for a couple in this world to be able to treat each other with respect. I just want to treat him with respect."
After hearing this, Wang Qiluo no longer had any objections. She looked at Lu Lingyun, who was calm and unhurried, and changed her mind.
"I can tell you, his concubine is not an ordinary person. My brother told me that he heard her singing in the brothel. The tunes she sang were all novel and her behavior was bold and outspoken. In the brothel, she talked about gender equality and that people are born free. All the men who met her said she was a wonderful woman."