Chapter 334 Marry a Lu Family Wife

On the day of the palace examination, all members of the Lu family went out. In the past few years, Lu Lingyun's half-sisters have reached marriageable age one after another. One of them got married two years ago, and now there are three left in the family. They all dressed up early and followed Liu to wait outside the palace.

The palace examination lasts one day and the results will be announced on the same day.

Lu Lingyun brought Cheng Siying and Cheng Hui who was resting at home and rushed over.

When she arrived, the Liu sisters were also there.

“Big sister!”

“Big sister!”

Liu Qingping and Liu Qingshuang came over and surrounded her.

"You guys are here too?"

"Um."

Liu Qingping turned around and glanced at the women of the Lu family, her eyes falling on Lu Lingyun's unmarried half-sister, "My eldest sister's family is so popular now! The girls in my eldest sister's family are even more popular!"

"Yes, nowadays, who doesn't praise the daughters of the Lu family? Big sister, you are a model of a mistress, and your reputation is well-known. Cousin Lu Kuan has won two prizes in a row and is expected to win the top prize. He has a bright future. Girls from your family are all being snatched up!"

"Oh?" Lu Lingjun followed Liu Qingping's gaze and saw that many noble ladies from the capital were surrounding Liu's side.

The results haven't been announced yet, Lu Kuan's ranking hasn't been released, but the Lu family has already been targeted by a group of people.

Lu Kuan had good grades, and not only was he popular, but the popularity of Lu's daughter also increased, and many people came to propose to her.

It was extremely rare in Liu's life to be courted by so many famous and wealthy families, who sent her engagement letters, all of which were seeking marriage.

All of them are wives of officials of the fourth and fifth ranks. Each of them has to have both family background and power. Those below the sixth rank are ashamed of their low social status and dare not come up!

The key point is that the one seeking marriage is a concubine's daughter in their family!

Of course, if Liu's biological son had not yet married, she could have found a good daughter-in-law for her two biological sons at this time, but her two biological sons got married a few years ago!

At that time, she was still thinking that she had to make early plans for her own son's major event and settle him down with a good family as soon as possible. Their Lu family was of average strength, and Father Lu had no real power in the Hanlin Academy. Many families looked down on the Lu family, which was a clean family.

Originally, marrying off a daughter was usually done by marrying up, and marrying a wife was usually done by marrying down.

At that time, she had benefited from Lu Lingyun's influence and arranged two civil servants of similar strength to marry into her two sons' families.

How could she have imagined that a few years later, their Lu family would rise again because of Lu Kuan!

Each family came to see their unmarried daughters, and each of them came from a very good family.

I don't care at all whether she is a concubine's daughter or a concubine's son!

Liu couldn't help but feel an indescribable depression in her heart.

How come among the Lu family's children, her three biological children married the worst?

Her own daughter Lu Hanyi married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official. The Li family originally thought that the family had a good future, but after the loan sharking case a few years ago, their prospects were completely bleak.

Li Wenxun himself is still a down-and-out seventh-rank county magistrate in Donghai County, and it seems that there is no hope for him to return to Beijing in this lifetime!

How can Lu Hanyi now compare with her elder sister Lu Lingyun who married into the Marquis' Mansion?

Even her concubine sisters can't compare to her!

Among all the families that come here to get married, which one is not stronger than the Li family!

At this moment, she didn't even dare to imagine what kind of family would want to recruit Lu Kuan as a son-in-law if he really graduated from high school!

She had a lot of little thoughts in her mind, but she had to put on a smile and deal with these enthusiastic ladies in front of her.

Liu even wondered what she was doing out today!

She might as well just pretend to be sick at home!

Lu Lingyun saw Liu's fake flattering smile across the crowd and couldn't help laughing. Liu must be more upset to see her illegitimate sons and daughters being so popular and having to marry into wealthy families than to have herself live a miserable life!

"Big sister, I think you've made a good start," Liu Qingping praised, "You've set a good example for all the children in the Lu family!"

"Yes, even if my second sister is not doing well, she can live in the Li family with her child and not go on official trips with my second brother-in-law. It won't affect your behavior! And with you around, her life in the Li family with her child will not be bad." Liu Qingshuang said.

When Lu Lingjun heard them talking about Lu Hanyi, she couldn't help but smile again, because Lu Hanyi had not appeared in front of her for a long time.

Lu Hanyi returned to Beijing six years ago and has never left since.

Father Lu didn't allow her to live in her parents' home, so she took her child back to the Li family.

She lived alone with her child in the Li family. Although there was no man by her side, she had her parents' home and Lu Lingyun by her side. The Li family was not a place where she could not make a living. In fact, it was even better than her accompanying Li Wenxun on his official tours in the local area!

Li Wenxun had three concubines. The most favored concubine, Xiangxue, took over the household and gave birth to three sons for Li Wenxun. The remaining two concubines were also deeply favored by Li Wenxun and were very smart.

If she were still in the East China Sea, being a mistress would be absolutely exhausting!

It’s better to raise the child alone!

But after she started raising the child alone, she became quiet and no longer compared herself with Lu Lingyun.

Whenever Lu Lingyun returned to the Lu family during the holidays, if she was there, she would just take the children and hide from her!

Never see her again!

While Lu Lingyun was thinking about Lu Hanyi, Liu Qingshuang suddenly mentioned another person, "By the way, do you still remember the incident I told you about last time where a maid who climbed into bed was beaten to death in Duke Liu's mansion?"

"Remember, I remember that was my elder sister's sister-in-law, from Miss Qin's courtyard, right?"

When Qin Shaojing's name was mentioned, Lu Lingyun hadn't said anything yet, but Cheng Hui's eyes lit up, "Is it that Qin Shaojing?"

"Yes." Liu Qingping and Liu Qingshuang naturally knew Cheng Hui. They had come to the Marquis' Mansion many times in the past few years.

"What happened to her?"

Liu Qingshuang looked at Cheng Hui and first told her about Qin Shaojing beating the maid to death. Then she said, "It's interesting to talk about it. My eldest sister-in-law told me that Qin from the second house left the Duke's Mansion after beating the maid to death. The second house's wife and the old man were very angry and said they would punish her severely and even wanted to divorce her. But after she returned to the Duke's Mansion some time ago, the second house suddenly became quiet and no one said they would beat her."

"Hmm?" Cheng Hui frowned.

She hadn't expected to come out and hear about Qin Shaojing's big gossip, which disappeared before it even broke out.

"Why?" she asked.

"I don't know about that." Liu Qingshuang shook her head. How could she know so much?

These are what her elder sister-in-law told her when she came back.

"Could it be that Qin is pregnant?" Liu Qingping suddenly asked.

Her words made everyone silent.

"Alright, stop guessing." Everyone was silent, and Lu Lingyun said, "Why are you guessing? If I'm wrong, you'll know in a few days."