Chapter 34 The daughter of the emperor plots to settle accounts one by one
Seeing that Lu Yong was silent for a while, Lu Qiaoxiao also pursed her lips and smiled without saying anything.
Just wait for him to speak.
Lu Qiaoxiao has lived two lives, so she naturally understands her father's temperament.
If you give him a way out, he will really pretend to be stupid and get out of it.
Ignoring the somewhat melancholy look, he drank his tea as if nothing had happened.
She knew very well that Lu Yong did not want to take his mother back.
Because once my mother comes back, the betrothal gift that Shen Yuheng just sent will be immediately transferred to my mother's name.
After half a cup of tea, Lu Yong sighed and said, "Well, after I take care of your third sister's problem, I'll bring your mother back."
Feeling the sharp gaze sweeping towards him, he added guiltily, "I'm going to Prince Ding'an's mansion tomorrow, and I'll send someone to deliver the visiting card today."
Lu Qiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction: "Daddy, you have worked hard. Prime Minister Shen told me last night that His Royal Highness Prince Ding'an has that intention towards my third sister."
In his previous life, although Wei Yan obeyed Concubine Li's wishes and took Lu Qingyue into the palace as a princess, he also had inexplicable feelings for Lu Xiuzhu in his heart.
After Lu Qingyue got married, she would sometimes bring her younger sister to stay at her house for a while. As her brother-in-law, Prince Ding'an would naturally greet her younger sister politely a few times.
After a few interactions, Prince Ding'an began to like this silly beauty Lu Xiuzhu.
Although it seems more appropriate to describe this idiot as stupid and short-sighted.
This is also why Lu Qiaoxiao's design of Guanglin Temple went so smoothly.
Lu Yong's eyes lit up slightly, "Really? If Prime Minister Shen also said so, then it must be true."
He got a headache whenever he thought of that useless thing.
He doesn't want to be the prince of the Duke's Mansion, but insists on rushing into the dangerous and dangerous place.
Originally, if Yue'er entered Prince Ding'an's Mansion, she would be more helpful to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion than the idiot Lu Xiuzhu.
Speaking of Yue'er, Lu Yong sighed again. "Your second sister is really sad this time."
Lu Qiaoxiao heard the hidden meaning in her father's words, and she said caringly: "Don't worry, Daddy, I will find a chance to enlighten my second sister."
She thought to herself: I must find a way out for her.
In her previous life, she colluded with Lin Miaofu and conspired to murder her.
Then in this life, she will definitely be punished for her own calculations.
Oh, and there’s Lin Miaofu.
Lu Qiaoxiao's eyes darkened, and suddenly a strange thing came to his mind.
In the previous life, Minister Pei and his wife were clearly in their prime, but they were nearly forty years old, and their health condition was not optimistic.
A month before her death, the Shangshu's wife died of a severe cold due to her frail health.
Minister Pei even suffered a stroke and could not even take care of himself, so all matters in the mansion were left to Pei Jinxuan to take care of.
As the mistress of the harem, she was not favored and had no right to take care of the affairs in the harem, so naturally, the power fell on Lin Miaofu.
Her life was going smoothly.
If the illness of Minister Pei and his wife was related to Lin Miaofu, she, a woman in the harem, would not have such great ability.
There must be someone helping her.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiaoxiao took a deep breath. There were too many things in his previous life that he could clearly feel but was powerless to do anything about.
In this life, I must make up for the regrets of my previous life.
Lu Qiaoxiao sighed softly, and after finishing his meal, he returned to Xiaoxiang Courtyard and called Bai Zhi over.
"Bai Zhi, go out quietly and find the owner of Yumo Bank. Tell him to keep an eye on Miss Lin, who is being kept by the second son of the Pei Mansion."
"If she goes out, make sure to record where she goes."
Bai Zhi nodded, her eyes full of seriousness.
She grew up with the young lady, and whatever the young lady thought was what Baizhi thought in her heart.
She only knew that she had to protect the young lady.
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Pei Mansion:
Pei Jinxuan came back with a gloomy face. He thought he could control his emotions well.
But when he saw Shen Yuheng wearing a bright red official uniform and riding a tall horse to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion with great fanfare, he still collapsed.
Early in the morning, servants in the mansion were chattering about how impressive Prime Minister Shen's betrothal procession was.
He went to see it, and it was indeed very impressive, many times more than the betrothal gift his Pei family was willing to offer at that time.
Shen Yuheng is usually a low-key person and never wears such bright colors to court.
But today, he seemed like he was going to welcome a bride, being as extravagant and high-profile as possible.
With the situation today, I'm afraid even the emperor would frown if he saw it.
He remembered that when the Pei Mansion proposed marriage to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, he went there wearing plain clothes, and the betrothal gift was just a sedan chair.
When he went to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion to propose marriage, Lu Qiaoxiao was waiting for him in a red dress, her face full of joy. She took his hand and said, "Ah Xuan, why are you here dressed so plainly? Look, this outfit of mine is newly made, isn't it?"
At that time, he just frowned and answered her: "It's just an engagement, why dress like you're getting married?"
Lu Qiaoxiao snorted a few times and shook his arm somewhat dissatisfiedly.
That kind of little girl's behavior is really memorable.
But, did she treat Shen Yuheng the same way today?
Pei Jinxuan gritted his teeth, feeling increasingly irritated. After much thought, he decided to ask his servant to inquire about the engagement at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion today.
His thoughts were in a mess, and he walked unconsciously to the Bamboo Courtyard, which was the small garden he had sent for Lin Miaofu to rest.
After walking around the yard and seeing no one around, he felt a little depressed. He usually asked Lin Miaofu to go out less, after all, she had no official status.
It would be bad if someone saw us outside.
"Brother Xuan." A soft and gentle voice came.
Pei Jinxuan looked up and saw Lin Miaofu walking towards him with a basket. Her hair was a little messy today, with a few strands of black hair hanging softly beside her ears.
"You went out?" Pei Jinxuan looked a little unhappy.
Lin Miaofu put down the basket and took his arm: "Brother Xuan, I ran out of lip balm, so I went out to buy some."
"Let the servants handle these matters. It would be bad if you ran out and were seen by others."
For some reason, whenever Pei Jinxuan heard Lin Miaofu talking about lip balm, he would always think of the day when he went to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage.
This was the first time Lu Qiaoxiao put on bright red lip balm in front of him.
She was beautiful, and the bright red color made her complexion even more beautiful, even more gorgeous than the gorgeous peonies in the imperial garden.
Now, when Shen Yuheng went to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage, did she, Lu Qiaoxiao, also put on bright red lipstick to greet him?
Pei Jinxuan's face darkened, and he gripped Lin Miaofu's hand a little harder.
A trace of hatred flashed in Lin Miaofu's eyes, but she still pinched Pei Jinxuan's shoulders and comforted him with a few kind words.
He raised his hand as if possessed, wanting to touch the woman's delicate red lips with his fingertips.
Suddenly, a servant came running over hurriedly, as if he had something to say.
Pei Jinxuan withdrew his fingers, and his tone softened. He said, "Fuer, I have something else to do. I'll go first and come see you in the evening."
Lin Ruofu nodded obediently and watched Pei Jinxuan walk out of the Bamboo Courtyard, only then did a hint of coldness appear in her eyes.
Recently, Minister Pei and his wife's attitude towards her has become increasingly bad. Verbal humiliation is commonplace, and sometimes it even escalates to family discipline.
She is not a dog raised by their Pei family.
Lin Miaofu looked at Pei Jinxuan's departing direction with sharp eyes, and raised her hand to wipe off the bright lip balm.
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