The King of Qin was the first prince among the previous emperor's sons to be crowned king. His fiefdom was vast, monopolizing Qinhuai and was extremely wealthy. If his daughter married him, even if she was not favored by the King of Qin, she could still enjoy wealth and glory.
The Minister of the Chancellery did not like the Prince of Qin as his future son-in-law. He felt that his daughter was being wronged by Lu Tianyun marrying him. He said, "Queen Dowager, Yun'er is of humble origins and is not a good match for the Prince of Qin. I beg the Queen Dowager to bless Yun'er so that she does not bring disgrace upon the Prince of Qin."
The Queen Mother said, "Don't worry, my brother. Even if the daughter of my Lu family is not legitimate, the Prince of Qin cannot marry her. This marriage has wronged Yun'er. I will not treat Yun'er unfairly. I will confer the title of Princess Jiakang on Yun'er, with the same status as the Princess of the County. As long as I am here, I will not let the Prince of Qin bully Yun'er."
After receiving the Queen Mother's promise, the Minister of Chancellery left the palace satisfied.
The mountain air is beautiful at dusk, and the birds are flying back home. The game is over, and everyone goes home in high spirits.
Mu Qing told Qin Youran what he had inquired about. Except for the Qin Palace, the other palaces had not received the decree of granting marriage. At the same time, people from the Qin Palace in the palace also reported the inside story of the granted marriage.
Qin Youran was so angry that he almost threw the blue Junyao teacup in his hand. "Your Majesty can't marry a woman, but you want me to marry her. This old witch is clearly trying to drive a wedge between you and me and stir up hostility between you and me."
Guan Yu waved his feather fan and said, "Your Highness, this marriage was arranged by the Queen Mother and granted by His Majesty himself. We cannot be careless. What can you do?"
Qin Youran said unhappily, "Why should I worry about this? I have my own Cao Cao in the palace!"
Guan Yu said, "Your Highness, you can't say that. If you don't pay attention, it will be hard to say to the palace and the Lu family."
Qin Youran said coldly, "Get out!"
Mu Qing pulled Guan Yu out.
When Lu Tianyun learned that she was pointed out to King Qin, she was shocked and surprised, then she was delighted, and finally she covered her face with a handkerchief and burst into tears.
The maid Bisi chuckled and said playfully, "Congratulations, young lady! You finally got what you wanted. It's no wonder you've been so devoted to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin for ten years."
Bisi's teasing made Lu Tianyun's face turn red, and she said coquettishly, "You annoying bad girl."
Bisi giggled, and Lu Tianyun's face turned even redder.
Although Lu Tianyun was betrothed to the Prince of Qin, the Queen Mother did not send her out of the palace. Instead, she stayed in the palace and sent palace ladies to teach her etiquette. She would send her out of the palace when she was able to become a qualified princess.
The next day, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree, appointing Lu Tianyun as Princess Jiakang, and rewarding her with ten hu of pearls, twenty-four pieces of brocade, a pair of Ding kiln red porcelain vases, one thousand taels of silver, and several other rewards.
After the Double Ninth Festival, Ye Zelin went to the private school as usual, and Hua Fushu went to the clinic as usual. Yue Zheng was bored at home and begged his sister to take him out to play, so Hua Fushu had no choice but to take him to the clinic.
At noon that day, Mu Qing came to the clinic and said that Qin Youran was hosting a banquet at Sifang Pavilion and invited her over. Hua Fushu, who never turned down Qin Youran's invitation, took Yue Zheng with her and said, "Come on, I'll take you to have a good meal."
"Great!" Yue Zheng looked excited.
The brother and sister followed Mu Qing to the private room of Sifang Pavilion. Qin Youran was already waiting there, with a table full of delicious dishes.
Qin Youran's gaze fell on Yue Zheng. He said, "You came just like that, but you even brought a little kid along to eat for free. How dare you do that?"
"You are my elder brother. If I don't fleece you, who else should I fleece?" Hua Fushu smiled and sat down without being asked. He carried Yue Zheng to the wooden chair beside him and said, "Yue Zheng, call me brother."
"Brother." Yue Zheng called Qin Youran obediently.
"Yeah." Qin Youran responded, then asked, "Is he Ye Zelin's nephew?"
Hua Fushu didn't intend to hide Yue Zheng's background. "How can Ye Zelin be a nephew? Yue Zheng is my brother, my biological brother."
Qin Youran was surprised. "Your parents only gave birth to three siblings, so when did they give you a younger brother?"
Hua Fushu said: "Yue Zheng is not my mother's son."
Qin Youran said, "Could it be that he is your father's illegitimate child? No way. Does your father have a mistress?"
Hua Fushu glanced at Qin Youran helplessly, "Brother, have you ever met Yue Zheng? Did you forget? Yuezhou, Qingyun Mountain."
After Hua Fushu reminded her, Qin Youran finally remembered who Yue Zheng was. Pointing at Yue Zheng, she asked, "Isn't he the son of the head of Sai family? How did he become your brother?"
Hua Fushu said truthfully: "He is the son of my uncle and the head of Sai family."
Qin Youran was very surprised, "Isn't your uncle dead?"
Hua Fushu shook his head and said, "He's not dead. I knew about it not long ago. A few days ago, he entrusted Yue Zheng to me, saying that he had to go do something and it would be inconvenient to take Yue Zheng with him. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
Qin Youran was tactful and didn't ask any more questions.
Hua Fushu didn't want to say much, and Qin Youran wouldn't ask too many questions. Similarly, Hua Fushu wouldn't ask about anything he didn't want to say. This was the tacit understanding they had developed over the years of knowing each other.
Hua Fushu looked at the table full of delicious food, including her favorite roasted lamb. She picked up a piece and started eating it in big mouthfuls, praising it endlessly.
Qin Youran handed Hua Fushu a pot of peach blossom wine brewed exclusively by Qinzhou Fuyuan Winery, "Here, your favorite."
Hua Fushu was overjoyed, "Senior brother really understands me the best!"
Qin Youran said, "It's just a pot of wine. There are so many people in Qinzhou who like to drink it, and you're not the only one."
Hua Fushu took a few gulps, feeling very happy. She said, "Qin Youran, how much peach blossom wine do you have left in your house?"
Qin Youran looked at Hua Fushu's cunning smile and immediately became alert. "Don't try to trick me. I only have a few jars. If you want to drink, ask Cangshu to send a few jars to the capital."
Hua Fushu said flatteringly: "Senior Brother, Brother."
Qin Youran got goosebumps all over her body when she heard this. She was particularly disgusted by Hua Fushu's behavior. "Go away! Stop disgusting me."
Hua Fushu pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I have never tried to please anyone like this."
Qin Youran said, "No!"
Hua Fushu was discouraged, "You're so stingy! If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me!"
Qin Youran pretended to snort coldly, "I'm just stingy, what can you do to me?"
"I'm too lazy to argue with you." Hua Fushu said.
“Foodie!”
"Stingy!"
Mu Qing touched his nose and remained silent. This was not the first time the two siblings had quarreled. They often quarreled for no apparent reason and then made up for no apparent reason. He was used to it.
These two are obviously not biological siblings, but they look more like real siblings than some real siblings.
No wonder his master often said that he and Miss Fushu must have been siblings in their previous life.
"Alright, alright." Qin Youran said, "I'll give you a jar. I'll send it to the General's Mansion later."
Hua Fushu bowed and said, "Thank you, brother."
"Sister, I want to eat chicken legs." Yue Zheng pointed at the whole roasted chicken with chopsticks.
Hua Fushu broke off two chicken legs and put them on Yue Zheng's plate. "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Yue Zheng devoured the chicken leg with relish, her mouth full of oil, "Sister, the chicken leg is so delicious, so fragrant!"
Qin Youran smiled and said, "This kid is just like you, a foodie."
"Qin Youran, you are making personal attacks on others." A foodie should protect another foodie, especially since this is her brother.
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