Chapter 554: It's a Great Honor to Dad
"Please forgive me, Lord Lu. I still have to go to the palace to report. Next time, I will hold a banquet and invite Lord Lu to join us." Lord Yang said with a smile, feeling jealous and envious.
They are both Shangshu, so why doesn’t his daughter have such a good life?
Subconsciously, he glanced at the graceful girl standing there. She had a beautiful face, and even though she was dressed simply, she gave people a feeling of nobility, elegance, and brightness.
Well, his daughter is far superior in terms of appearance alone. It would be hard to find another Miss Lu with such beauty in the whole capital.
Lu Youping had no idea what the Minister of Rites was thinking, so after hearing what he said, he did not force it.
Chu Jinyan wanted to stay, but seeing the Lu family's dumbfounded expressions, he thought about it and left.
Anyway, she is already his fiancée, so he can come to the Lu family to see her openly instead of doing it secretly.
"Old Madam, Lord Lu, goodbye." Chu Jinyan clasped his fists and said.
"Your Highness, take care." After the initial shock, Lu Youping had now recovered and at least looked calm on the surface.
After respectfully seeing Chu Jinyan off, Lu Youping looked at the betrothal gifts piled at the door and let out a long sigh.
When my sister first entered the palace, it was not as shocking as it is today.
The old lady asked someone to move the betrothal gifts to the warehouse and put them away, then placed the imperial edict in the ancestral hall for worship, burned incense and prayed to comfort the ancestors, and then returned to Fuyuan Hall.
The servants in the entire mansion all felt like they were floating in the clouds. They never expected that their own Third Young Miss would make such a big splash. When they go out in the future, they will be the Imperial Concubine's family.
Ahhh, even if they are slaves, they inexplicably feel that they are superior to other people's slaves.
The old lady took a sip of tea and suddenly felt her heart drop back into her stomach.
"The Eighth Prince loves you deeply and has asked the Emperor to grant you a marriage. Seeing that you have found a good match, I finally have no regrets. Although I am an experienced person, the royal family is not like ordinary people, so I have nothing to say. You two will always find a way to get along with each other, but no matter what, the most important thing for the two of you to live together is sincerity."
"Granddaughter knows." Lu Xiang responded softly.
When Lu Youping heard the old lady's words, he suddenly widened his eyes and asked, "Mother, have you known about Xiangxiang and the Eighth Prince for a long time?"
The old lady looked at her son who was whining and glanced at him with disdain: "You are almost a grandfather, it's not too early for you to be more stable."
"So you also know that the Eighth Prince is here to propose marriage today?" Lu Youping raised his voice again, not caring about his mother's disdain.
"I knew that the Emperor would grant the marriage, but I didn't know it would be today." The old lady answered truthfully.
Xiangxiang had told her about it, but she hadn't mentioned it. No one in the palace had leaked the news out, so it would be better if fewer people knew about it, lest the news leak out and make the emperor think that the Lu family was being too complacent.
"You knew it but you didn't tell your son, and he has been kept in the dark the whole time." Lu Youping was so aggrieved that his face was about to deform. His resentful eyes kept scanning back and forth between Lu Xiang and the old lady's faces.
Is he still the head of this family?
It’s too much that you didn’t even tell him.
The old lady glared at him unhappily and said, "I'm telling you, you can talk about royal family matters at will. If something that has not been implemented gets out, have you ever thought about Xiangxiang's reputation?"
"Does my son seem so unreliable?" Lu Youping couldn't help but mutter.
"If you are reliable, then restrain yourself. Don't get too cocky and cause trouble. Our Lu family is in the spotlight right now, and there are so many eyes watching us. The wedding is only half a year away. Although the Ministry of Rites will take care of it, you as a father still have to make preparations."
The old lady said with dignity.
"Yes, son knows." Lu Youping immediately said seriously.
Being in the imperial court, he understood this arranged marriage better than the old lady. The Lu family was clearly on the side of the Eighth Prince, and the Duke of Anguo, as his adoptive father, naturally stood behind the Eighth Prince. With such clear positions, the fight would only become more intense.
But my daughter is the Eighth Imperial Concubine...
"My dear daughter, you have made your father proud." Thinking of the dignity of a legitimate daughter, Lu Youping couldn't help but show off, grinning so hard that even his teeth were exposed.
The prince’s wife.
He is the prince who is most likely to become the crown prince. If he succeeds, his daughter will become the crown prince. In time, the emperor...
Just thinking about it, Lu Youping felt a surge of blood rushing to his head, almost making him choke from excitement.
Can’t think about it anymore, can’t think about it anymore.
So exciting.
Everything is still unknown, so right now the priority is to be the Eighth Imperial Concubine.
Everyone didn't know that Lu Youping had already thought of countless possibilities in his mind in just a short while, but the old lady glared at him warningly.
Even if she was not the worm in her son's stomach, she knew more about how many children he had than others. She could guess a thing just by looking at his excited eyes.
"You too, the more you need to stay calm at this time." The old lady then looked at Qiao Jingru and Lu Qiao and said, "Jingru, teach all the servants in the mansion a lesson, don't let anything weird happen at this time. You just got pregnant and I really shouldn't ask you to work so hard, but Xiangxiang's mother passed away early, and there is no mistress in the mansion, so you have to worry about her dowry. Ask Qiao'er to assist you. She is thirteen years old, and it's time for her to learn how to manage the household. If you have any questions, just come to me."
Sister Qiao bowed and said, "Don't worry, grandma. Your granddaughter-in-law will keep the family stable and arrange the marriage for the third sister. The sixth sister has been learning from us about household affairs and can also help."
"My granddaughter will definitely help my sister-in-law wholeheartedly." Lu Qiaoyi bowed obediently.
The old lady gave further detailed instructions, and then everyone left.
After they left Fuyuan Hall, Qiao Jingru grabbed Lu Xiang's hand and said, "Xiang Xiang, pinch me, am I dreaming?"
Lu Xiang couldn't help but laugh: "You are a double now, what if you pinch my nephew?"
"I never thought in my life that I would have a sister-in-law who was a prince's consort. I wasn't even this shocked when I learned that my aunt was the emperor's concubine."
After all, the emperor has many women. Although the position of concubine is a legitimate master, the emperor also has several concubines. It is better to say that the Lu family relies on the aunt to move up, rather than to say that the aunt is using the power of the Lu family to gain a place in the harem.
It is said that my aunt is very favored, but in fact, the emperor does not dislike anyone as long as they are not domineering.
Without the throne of a concubine, she cannot be considered to be truly superior, otherwise my aunt would not have wanted to rely on Concubine Shu.
But Lu Xiang is different. She is the prince’s wife and her status is extremely noble.
"I am the younger sister of the future Eighth Princess. Does that mean my identity has changed?" Lu Qiao covered her chest with both hands and looked at Lu Xiang in amazement.
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