Chapter 182 Silly Son
Lu Xiang felt vaguely uneasy and hesitated for a long time. She locked herself in the study and drew the appearance of Lu Chao's mistress based on her memory of her previous life.
She was not sure whether Lu Chao's mistress was the same person from his previous life, because Liu was already dead.
But she didn't want to sit and wait for death, so she decided to give it a try first.
After finishing the painting, she called Ah Man and asked her to secretly look for someone in the capital.
"Miss, is the person in this portrait important? What should I do if I find him?"
"It's very important." Lu Xiang said seriously, "Don't make it public when you find it. Tell me where you live."
She had not yet figured out how to deal with the situation if her worries came true and Lu Chao had a mistress.
Since her rebirth, many things have strayed away from the trajectory of her previous life.
Liu died, but she had a new enemy in Aunt Yao. Aunt Lin also helped Aunt Yao. Lu Mingzhu was abandoned by her father, and Xiao Muheng has not yet thrived in the capital, so Lu Xiang could not guarantee that he could solve Lu Chao's problem perfectly.
After all, she couldn't control Lu Chao's thoughts.
"I understand." Ah Man folded the portrait and kept it close to her body.
"You should know this alone. Don't tell anyone else." Lu Xiang warned.
At least she couldn't let anyone else know until she was sure whether this woman existed, otherwise she would not be able to explain why she knew about it.
Ah Man nodded heavily: "Yes, I will keep my mouth shut."
"Miss, has anyone proposed to you today? Have you agreed? What about the Eighth Prince?" Ah Man suddenly asked.
Lu Xiang's mouth twitched slightly, and he refused to talk about this topic.
"Go find someone."
Ah Man: "Oh."
As soon as she left, Bizhu from the old lady's courtyard came to deliver a message.
"Miss San, the master is in the old lady's room, please go over."
"good."
Lu Xiang went to Fuyuan Hall, where Mother Wen was setting the table for dinner.
"Dad, you're looking for me?"
Lu Youping looked at Lu Xiang and smiled, "Xiangxiang, I went to inquire about Mr. Zhang San of the Jinyuan Marquis's mansion this afternoon. He is a man of both talent and beauty. Lord Wang also came to me to explain. The wife of the Jinyuan Marquis likes you very much. The reputation of the Jinyuan Marquis and his wife in the capital is also quite good. You don't have to worry about the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem after you marry him. I think this marriage is worth considering. How about matching the horoscopes first?"
Lu Xiang was shocked, but after getting over the shock, she felt that there was nothing strange about her father's reaction.
Her father was easily influenced, and the Zhang family deliberately concealed the truth and were good at maintaining appearances. Everyone said that the Jin Yuanbo couple were kind and humble, so her father believed it without a doubt.
"Dad, I want to postpone my marriage for two years." Lu Xiang frowned.
Lu Youping was stunned: "Why? If there is a suitable one, we can get engaged now and get married two years later."
"Although you are favored by the Queen now, our family is not very well-off. Those real noble families pay attention to matching each other. The Queen's preference for you is just one point in choosing a daughter-in-law for them, but it is not the most important point. Even the Jinyuan Marquis's Mansion is also too high for us to marry, but Madam Zhang has chosen you, which will be beneficial to you in the future."
Lu Xiang frowned and remained silent.
For Lu Youping, he came to the capital from a prefect of a city, and it was already a great honor for him that his daughter could marry into the earl's mansion.
At least he came to discuss it with her instead of making a forceful decision about the marriage.
Compared to those fathers who use their daughters to curry favor with the rich and powerful, Lu Youping is considered to have a conscience.
After a while, Lu Xiang looked up at Lu Youping and said, "Dad, how about I go to the palace and ask the Queen before making a decision?"
If there is no reasonable reason to refuse, her father will not give up, and the Zhang family will not give up either.
Seeing Lu Xiang give in, Lu Youping smiled and nodded: "Okay."
If the Queen Mother can agree on this marriage, it will prove that the Marquis Jinyuan's Mansion is really good.
Lu Xiang said that she was going to the palace to find the queen, but she had not shown any intention of going into the palace for several days. During these days, rumors were rife inside and outside the capital, and the subject of everyone's talk was the Jin Yuanbo Mansion.
Asking the Queen was just Lu Xiang's excuse.
Since the Zhang family is determined to drag her into the fire pit, don't blame her for taking the opportunity to step on them.
Qiao Jingru went to find the old lady in a hurry.
"Grandma, grandma, something happened."
Old lady: "What's wrong?"
"It's about the Marquis Jinyuan's mansion. Steward Du came to report to me that when I went out to buy things today, I heard people all over the street talking about how Marquis Jinyuan's legitimate son was a fool. I asked carefully and it turned out to be Zhang Xiaowen. The Zhang family kept it a secret, and no one in the capital knew about it."
Even those who know this secret are people the Zhang family can trust and will not spread it to others.
The old lady's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She stood up suddenly and looked at Qiao Jingru in disbelief: "Is this true?"
Qiao Jingru nodded hurriedly: "I asked the servants who were away from home, and it is absolutely true. Grandmother sent people to ask around on the street and found out everything."
The old lady was stunned and trembling with anger.
"What on earth is Madam Wang thinking? How dare she propose such a marriage to Xiangxiang? Is she thinking that our Lu family is easy to bully?"
Mrs. Wang, who was being cursed by the old lady in her heart, was now terrified and at a loss.
"Is Zhang Xiaowen really a fool? Isn't someone spreading rumors maliciously?"
The maid next to her also looked anxious. She nodded and said, "It's all spread out there. In my opinion, there's no smoke without fire. Madam, you've seen Marquis Jin Yuan and his son appear in the crowd over the years. We all know about the young master of the Zhang family from hearsay. Everyone says that Young Master Zhang San is good. Who would go and check what's going on?"
"What should I do? I even swore to be the matchmaker for Madam Lu, but Lady Jinyuan is trying to kill me." Madam Wang slapped her thigh and wailed.
The old woman said, "Madam, why don't we go to the Lu family to explain the reason? Lord Lu is an official in the same court as our Lord. If you marry his daughter to a fool, I'm afraid Lord Lu will hate our doctor in the future. What's more, Miss Lu is now favored by the Queen Mother. If she goes to the Queen Mother to cry and complain, this matter will be troublesome."
Mrs. Wang hesitated: "Let me think about it. Do you think it might be a rumor spread intentionally?"
After all, it would have been obvious earlier or later that Young Master Zhang San was a fool, but why was he suddenly exposed at this time?
Mrs. Wang didn't think that Lu Xiang was responsible for this, she just thought it was too strange.
Although the Lu family is not easy to offend, the Jinyuan Marquis' Mansion is not easy to mess with either.
How could she have gotten herself into such a troublesome matter? She thought that Lady Jin Yuanbo found her because she thought highly of her. If she had known this would happen, she would not have taken this thankless job.
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