Chapter 272 Marrying into the Xiao Mansion
The tenth day of May is the day when Lu Mingzhu gets married.
The weather was gloomy, with thick, turbid clouds filling the sky, making people feel dull and depressed.
In Mingjiao Courtyard, Lu Mingzhu was sitting in front of a bronze mirror in a rose-red dress embroidered with hibiscus flowers. She had her hair combed into a high bun and a red gold hairpin inlaid with gemstones. She wore two pairs of jade bracelets on her wrists. She had curved eyebrows and delicate makeup, which made her already outstanding facial features even more charming.
She was married as a concubine, so she was not qualified to wear a red wedding dress, and there would not be an eight-man sedan chair to carry her into the Xiao Mansion.
Although the yard was busy, there was an eerie quietness.
It was clearly a happy day, but there was no sense of joy in the entire Lu Mansion.
The old lady refused to see anyone. The Lu family had a daughter who became a concubine. Lu Youping wished that this daughter did not exist. He would not invite relatives and friends to come and congratulate him. It would be embarrassing.
The other masters in the mansion all stayed in their own courtyards. No one went to Mingjiao Courtyard to congratulate Lu Mingzhu. Even if they wanted to add some dowry, they just asked the maids to deliver it.
Zhao Qingya sat in Lu Xiang's room and learned embroidery from her.
Aunt Lin and Aunt Yao are old and have never been favored by Lu Youping. Now Zhao Qingya has become the new favorite. Without Liu's pressure on her, her life must be very comfortable.
The only drawback is that I can’t have children.
So she has to work harder to hold on to the Third Miss. Now the Eldest Young Master has been kicked out of the house by the master, and the Eldest Young Mistress has been taken back by the Qiao family. No one can predict what will become of the two in the future. If it really comes to the point of divorce, Zhao Qingran will not only have Lu Xiang as her support.
As for the old lady?
If I have a good relationship with the Third Miss, the old lady will only like me more.
Even if the Third Miss gets married in the future, given the Queen's love for her, she will definitely not marry for a low salary. Maybe the Lu family will have to rely on her for support.
Don’t you see that the master is now praising the third young lady?
"You don't want to be a good wife, but become someone's concubine. That's also too much. You don't even have someone to add to your dowry." Zhao Qingran said with a sarcastic smile.
Lu Xiang pointed out a spot and told her that it was wrong, then asked, "Did Auntie go and add more?"
Wanting her to add makeup to Lu Mingzhu is impossible in the next life or the next.
Aunt Lin and Aunt Yao sent their maids to deliver the gifts and left. As for what they delivered, one could tell without even looking at Lu Xiang that it was a perfunctory visit. Even Lu Qiao did not go to Ming Jiao Courtyard.
It is not difficult to tell from Dad's indifferent attitude that Lu Mingzhu has been abandoned. If the old lady hadn't asked Mother Wen to prepare Lu Mingzhu's dowry, today's scene would be even uglier.
Zhao Qingran snorted, "No, Liu Shi hurt me like this, and I'm still eager to go and add makeup to Lu Mingzhu. I'm sick."
She was kind-hearted enough not to step on him.
Hearing this, Lu Xiang laughed softly.
Mother Qin entered the room, looked at Lu Mingzhu who was dressed up, and said with a smile: "Fourth Miss, the auspicious time has arrived, and the sedan chair of the Xiao Mansion has stopped at the side door.
Not only was there no sedan chair carried by eight people, but people also did not enter or exit through the main gate.
Lu Mingzhu clenched her hands tightly on her knees, looked at the pretty face in the bronze mirror, and tried to raise a smile. Sooner or later, she would make those who looked down on her today kneel at her feet and beg for forgiveness.
Lu Mingzhu thought this was the beginning of her happy days, but she never expected that entering the Xiao Mansion would be the beginning of her troubled life.
"Has Brother Heng arrived?" Lu Mingzhu asked Mother Qin.
Mother Qin rolled her eyes in her heart. You are just a concubine, and you expect the groom to come and pick you up in person?
Oh, you’re not married yet, so you can’t be considered the groom.
"Miss, Mr. Xiao didn't come." Mother Qin replied with lowered eyebrows.
Lu Mingzhu curled her lips in grievance, and finally stood up unwillingly, holding Qin's mother's hand and went out.
If you are not wearing a wedding dress, there is naturally no need to wear a veil.
There were three mahogany boxes in the yard. The old lady refused any of the betrothal gifts Xiao Muheng sent, and asked Mother Wen to symbolically add one more box for Lu Mingzhu to take away as a dowry.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Mingzhu has Lu family blood, the old lady wouldn't even be willing to give her that extra bit.
As for the Xiao family's betrothal gift, no matter how poor the Lu family is, the old lady would not look down on it.
Lu Mingzhu looked at the three loads of shabby dowry in front of her, feeling angry and annoyed. Her eyes turned red and she almost cried.
Mother Qin whispered in her ear: "Miss, you can't cry on your wedding day, otherwise you will suffer bad luck."
As she spoke, she subconsciously looked up at the sky. This gloomy weather didn't seem like a good sign.
When Lu Mingzhu heard that she was going to have bad luck, she tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
Marrying Brother Heng was the beginning of her happiness, and she would not allow any bad luck to occur.
Humph, she doesn’t care that the old lady is going too far. The Xiao family is wealthy, and when she marries into the Xiao family, Brother Heng will give her more and better things. She doesn’t care about the Lu family’s things.
Lu Mingzhu kept comforting herself in her heart, but when her eyes fell on her dowry, she couldn't help feeling angry.
"Everyone is looking at me for how miserable I am today. Humph, don't ask me for help again in the future."
Lan Qiu had the same idea as Lu Mingzhu. Her eyes were blazing with anger as she thought to herself that the Fourth Young Lady must return home in glory in the future to avenge the humiliation she suffered today.
Huamei looked at the deserted Mingjiao Courtyard with a trace of uneasiness on her face. The fourth young lady entered the Xiao family as a concubine, and the Lu family was her support. If they embarrassed the young lady like this on her wedding day, would they still help her when she had problems in the future?
There were many maids in the courtyard, but not a single member of the Lu family came to congratulate the young lady.
Huamei's heart couldn't help but grow colder.
"I'm getting married today, and I should go and say goodbye to my father." Lu Mingzhu took a deep breath, smiled on her pretty face, and said softly.
Mother Qin said: "Miss, the auspicious time cannot be missed."
Fourth Miss, please calm down. The master didn't show up today, and didn't send anyone to deliver any messages. Isn't this obvious enough?
Lu Mingzhu couldn't understand the meaning of Qin's mother's words, so she raised her leg and walked towards Lu Youping's yard in the front yard.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Manager Du standing there. When he saw Lu Mingzhu, he bowed and said, "Good luck to the fourth young lady."
"Is Dad here? I wanted to come and say farewell before I leave." Lu Mingzhu said proudly with her chin slightly raised.
A quick flash of sarcasm flashed across Du's face, and he said calmly, "The master has ordered that Miss Four should leave the house immediately. There is no need to say goodbye. Miss chose her own husband, so please take good care of yourself."
The smile on Lu Mingzhu's face could hardly be maintained.
"Manager Du, are you telling lies about my father? I don't believe he would do this to me."
Even if Daddy was angry with her, did his love for her over the years count? She was about to get married, but Daddy didn't even want to see her?
Lu Mingzhu couldn't accept this fact.
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