Chapter 512: Coaxing People Away
Lu Xiang thought about it and followed the maid.
The time had not yet arrived, she was not familiar with the Song family, and could not expect Song Zhenzhen to entertain her warmly.
Unexpectedly, Duke Anguo also prepared a separate boudoir for her in the Song family.
The three of them went to the attic together. As soon as they entered the room, Lu Xiang found that the furnishings inside were all brand new. There was a dressing table inlaid with tortoise shells, on which was placed a diamond-shaped bronze mirror covered with a brocade cover and a jewelry box with red lacquer carved plum blossoms. The three rooms were separated by a person-high landscape embroidered screen. The bright sunlight shone through the flower window, shining on the smooth marble floor. On the pearwood desk were various celebrity calligraphy, various pen holders and wolf-hair brushes. On the piano stand next to it was a guqin. Several blue and white porcelain vases with peonies in full bloom were placed in various places in the room, which was very pleasant.
"There are still peonies at this time of year?" Lu Qiao couldn't help but exclaimed.
The maid smiled and explained, "These peonies were planted by the eldest lady. Because it was freezing cold, she built a greenhouse to keep them alive. But many of them died. Normally, they are not allowed to be touched. Today is a good day for the second lady, so the eldest lady picked these peonies from the greenhouse and placed them in the house. This shows how much she cares about the second lady."
Careful?
Song Zhenzhen was willing to spend a lot of money to maintain her image in front of Duke Anguo.
With so many peonies, I’m afraid she doesn’t know how to ask her to return them.
Lu Xiang stood beside the table, reached out and touched the peony flowers that were still covered with dew, and smiled so gently that the little maid beside him couldn't help but stare at him in a daze.
Oh!
The second young lady is so beautiful.
The eldest lady always holds banquets and invites noble ladies from the capital, all of whom are either rich or noble. Naturally, there are many with outstanding looks among them, but today I discovered that the looks of those ladies are far inferior to that of the second lady.
Anyway, among all the noble ladies she had met so far, none was more beautiful than the Second Young Lady.
To be honest, these ladies naturally include her eldest daughter.
She was illiterate and could not describe the Second Young Miss's appearance. In any case, compared to the stunning beauty that others often praised, her appearance was no more than this.
"You step back first. I'll take a look around." Lu Xiang suddenly said.
When the little maid heard this, she quickly came back to her senses. She seemed to realize that she was extremely rude by staring at her master just now. She lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "Then I will wait outside. If the Second Miss has anything to say, just tell me."
Lu Xiang nodded: "Okay."
The little maid bowed, turned around and walked out.
Qiao Jingru and the others went out, and then walked to Lu Xiang's side, lowering her voice and saying, "Song Zhenzhen is here with bad intentions. With just a few words, she has made that so-called aunt extremely dissatisfied with you. It seems that she wants to stop Anguo from recognizing you. If you let that old lady continue to make trouble, Xiangxiang, the situation will be bad."
Although Song Zhenzhen spoke for Lu Xiang in every sentence, every word she said touched upon the old lady's anger point. It was clear that she wanted to use the old lady to disrupt today's recognition ceremony.
He remained calm and composed, which was really very scheming.
Lu Qiao glanced at the blooming peonies and nodded in agreement: "She is obviously full of hostility towards you, Third Sister, but she pretends to be generous and picks her most precious peony for you to decorate. She has lived in the Song family for so many years and is a master recognized by the Song family. Third Sister, you are new here, and you will fall into her trap if you are not careful."
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
No matter how smart the third sister is, she is not as familiar with the Song family as Song Zhenzhen.
Lu Xiang looked at the worried expressions of the two people and felt a little warm in his heart.
"Don't be afraid. No matter how sinister Song Zhenzhen is, I am not a fool. If the Duke of Anguo can be easily influenced by others, how can he manage such a large family like the Song family?"
What's more, it was the Queen Mother who suggested that An Guogong recognize her as his adopted daughter.
Chu Jinyan is also involved behind the scenes.
Others don't know the inside story, and since Duke Anguo has agreed, he won't go back on his word.
Lu Xiang was not worried that the old lady would interfere.
Song Zhenzhen did this not only to use the old lady's hand to make Duke Anguo give up the idea of recognizing her, but also to make her so angry that she would die of anger.
She doesn't have to worry about Song Zhenzhen.
But to others, how stupid must one be to speak rudely to an old lady in the Song family.
Song Zhenzhen's idea is too naive.
Well, it’s a white lotus, who doesn’t know how to do that?
Let’s see who gets the better of whom.
On the other side, the old lady staggered to where the Duke of Anguo was. She had just exchanged a few words of greeting when she suddenly heard the voice of a servant reporting from outside.
"My Lord, the Queen has sent someone here."
When Song Zhenzhen heard this, her expression suddenly froze.
The Queen Mother actually sent someone here at this time. Is she supporting Lu Xiang?
Damn it, what's so good about Lu Xiang that the Queen would protect him like this.
Song Zhenzhen just felt that the jealousy in her heart was growing wildly like a vine, and she was almost unable to control her emotions.
Duke Anguo: "Please come in."
Soon, Shaohua and Yunlu walked in together.
The two of them bowed to the Duke of Anguo, and then Shaohua walked to the side of the old lady and said with a respectful smile: "This servant greets the old lady, and I wish you good luck. The queen asked this servant to greet you. Is the old lady in good health?"
When the old lady heard Shaohua's words, she couldn't help but reveal a deep sense of pride on her face: "Okay, okay, I'm fine, thank you for your concern, madam."
If it had a tail behind it, it would probably be shaking up to the sky.
Look, although her niece-granddaughter is the queen, she is always thinking about her.
Even if the family she married into was ordinary and had no power, so what? Her Song family had a queen, and she was her niece's granddaughter, so they respected her as an old woman.
Shaohua half bent over and flattered the old lady calmly with a gentle voice, which made the old lady laugh so hard.
Of course she liked Song Zhenzhen.
But how can it compare to the greetings from the Queen?
Although Shaohua is a palace maid, she represents the Empress Dowager when she is outside the palace. The old lady can no longer rely on others at this time and only wishes Shaohua would praise her to the sky.
"Madam, before the Queen left the palace, she told me that if I saw Madam at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, I must ask me to invite you to the palace for a chat. The Queen is busy and it is not easy for her to leave the palace. It is also inconvenient for you to travel and you cannot visit her often. She misses her very much. Madam, for the Queen's filial piety, can you please go to the palace and let her see her?"
Shaohua coaxed with a smile.
The old lady smiled from ear to ear, holding Shaohua's hand and nodding hurriedly: "Okay, okay, it's my blessing that the queen thinks of me. I will go to the palace to pay my respects to the queen now."
"I'll help you, please go slow, Madam." Shaohua winked at Yunlu quietly, then said goodbye to An Guogong and coaxed the old lady away.
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