Chapter 170 Saint Lady
"Yuanze hasn't been back home recently. Thank you for your hard work. I will try to persuade him more..." The old lady nodded.
"Don't be too tired. Tomorrow there will be a birthday banquet at the Zhenguo Mansion. You must not be late."
Pei agreed with a smile.
After seeing the old lady off, Pei entered the Buddhist hall.
The maid closed the door and the room suddenly became dark.
The monk secretly pinched Pei's palm and said, "Jiaojiao, this trick of yours is really great. Our family can finally live together in peace and stability."
The man's rough hand stroked Pei's cheek.
Pei's cheeks felt numb.
She hated Lu Yuanze, who was extremely cold to her after marrying her. Nowadays, he doesn't return home for ten days or half a month and sleeps outside.
Made her a joke.
With revenge in mind, she brought the man into the house.
The two men were having a secret affair in front of the Buddha, separated from the old lady by a wall.
It was just dawn and Pei felt aches all over.
She forced herself to stand up with her weak legs: "Quickly pack up, don't let anyone notice anything unusual."
She dismissed the maid and returned to the main courtyard.
Lu Jinghuai was already standing in the yard.
"Mother, where are you coming from?" Lu Jinghuai looked at her with scrutiny, his eyes falling on the tip of her ear like a sharp blade.
Pei's heart was pounding and she suppressed her panic.
"Your grandmother asked me to go to Deshan Hall to pray and chant sutras. I chanted all night and just came back." Mrs. Pei put down her hand that was rubbing her waist.
She knew that Lu Jinghuai was extremely resistant to that man.
She will never be allowed to get involved with that man.
Pei deliberately avoided him, and he had never seen the monk's appearance to this day.
Lu Jinghuai withdrew his gaze, but there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"Brother Huai, have you become much colder towards Yun Jin recently?" Pei asked in a low voice.
"Father Jiang is already a second-rank official, which will be beneficial to your career in the future. You should also coax Yun Jin a little. Yun Jin likes you, so just coax her. Don't do that. Following Saint Lady Jing Li all day long... The Jiang family will not be happy."
Originally, Lu Jinghuai did not win the title of Jieyuan and lost to Lu Yanshu, which caused dissatisfaction among the Jiang family.
Lu Jinghuai frowned: "Did Jiang Yunjin complain to you?"
"Hmph, you just regretted it because you saw that Lu Yanshu had a promising future..." Lu Jinghuai sneered in his heart.
"Mom, don't worry. Jiang Yunjin is already my woman. She has no choice but to marry me." Lu Jinghuai said in a frivolous and disdainful tone.
"You must take care of yourself. You must not get sick again during the imperial examination. Mother is still waiting for you to take part in the palace examination and win the top three places."
"Otherwise, it will be difficult to report to your father." Pei advised earnestly.
"Mom's position is embarrassing. Jing Huai, you have to work hard and not lose to Xu's children." Pei openly and secretly compared herself with Xu.
She didn't want to lose to Xu.
Lu Jinghuai responded softly: "Today I will go with mother to attend the birthday banquet of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has an extraordinary status, and Saint Jingli will also go there.
After washing up, Pei took Lu Jinghuai and Lu Jingyao out.
When they arrived, the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was already full of carriages.
Lu Chaochao was riding his dog when he asked the doorman, "Where should I park my dog?"
The concierge looked confused: "Is your dog a pet? Or a mount?"
Lu Chaochao scratched his head. Yu Shu laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. He hurriedly carried Zhuifeng back to the carriage.
"Zhuifeng is growing fat and strong, be careful that he might be slaughtered and eaten."
Lu Chaochao patted her belly and said, "I always feel like Yu Shu is hinting at me." 】
Xu almost died of laughter.
As soon as Xu got off the carriage, Rong Che came out to greet her personally.
Xu's cheeks flushed slightly.
"Many girls come here for you today..." Xu looked at him and joked.
Rong Che glanced at her and said, "If you have someone you love, it's no use for you to go after me."
Xu family…………
As soon as Xu entered, he attracted a lot of attention.
"Greetings, Princess Zhaoyang." Everyone bowed deeply to Lu Chaochao.
After they stood up, everyone's eyes were on Rong Che and Xu.
It's strange that the general who guards the country has the worst attitude towards women.
Why is he so attentive in front of Xu?
The old lady of the Rong family took Xu's hand affectionately and said, "Yunniang is my benefactor, you can't treat Yunniang badly." The old lady immediately gave Xu a face.
Everyone suddenly realized that it was because Xu had saved the old lady.
Xu sat among the ladies, smiling.
"Mrs. Xu is very lucky. Her eldest son won the first place in the imperial examination. I'm afraid he will win the first place in the imperial examination as well."
Xu shook his head modestly, saying that nothing had been finalized yet and nothing could be said for sure.
"Oh, I don't know if Miss Jiang will regret it later."
Xu said calmly, "It's just that our children are not destined to be together."
Lu Chaochao said softly: "She is just unlucky in life..." Everyone was amazed at Princess Zhaoyang's directness.
"Children's words should be kept in mind." The old lady laughed. She just liked Chao Chao's mouth.
Relying on his young age, he choked people to death without any compensation.
Mrs. Jiang's face was slightly stiff, and she just lowered her head to drink tea.
Jiang Yunjin was embroidering her wedding dress at home waiting for her wedding and did not go out.
Madam Jiang only hated Lu Jinghuai for not living up to her expectations. He could lose to anyone, but not to Lu Yanshu! At this moment, I am smiling on the surface, but I am thinking MMP in my heart.
The smile on Xu's face was particularly annoying.
As for Pei's things, they were not presentable, and even her clothes were second-hand goods today.
Mrs. Jiang became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. The Jiang family had used up all their belongings to gamble with Lu Jinghuai, but they had lost everything. She wanted to vomit blood just thinking about it.
She lost all her private property.
Lu Chaochao sat next to her mother. Seeing Madam Jiang's impatience with Pei, she snickered and said, "The two families have already started to have a rift before they even got married." 】
[I’m afraid there will be trouble after the marriage.] 】
[Alas, in order to become the wife of the top scholar, Jiang Yunjin abandoned her elder brother and married Lu Jinghuai. How could she know that Lu Jinghuai plagiarized his elder brother’s article…】
[Hehe, when big brother becomes the top scholar, Jiang Yunjin will be so angry that he will die...]
banquet.
Everyone took their seats. Xu was a noblewoman with an imperial decree, and there were noble people of status around him.
"Madam Pei, you can't sit here. You were born in a humble family and don't know the rules of aristocratic families. Each seat here is ranked according to the rules." The eldest princess held her two children and looked at Madam Pei with a smile.
"Mrs. Xu's children fought hard for her and won her an imperial decree. Of course, she has to sit at the main table."
"You should sit at the table at the door."
Pei's face turned pale and she felt extremely humiliated.
When Lu Chaochao saw Lu Jinghuai leaving the table, she secretly left the table while Xu was not paying attention.
Yu Shu hurried to catch up with her.
"Shh... Wo will take you to see the big melon." Lu Chaozhao's eyes seemed to be flowing with stars, brilliant and dazzling.
Yu Shu shut up immediately.
This is the power of gossip.
The two men followed Lu Jinghuai with their backs hunched.
Lu Jinghuai was dressed particularly elegantly today. He avoided the servants and walked into the backyard of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
"I just heard that Saint Jingli was a little drunk and was resting in the backyard."
"We won't let him succeed, will we?" Yu Shu's eyes widened in shock.
"How dare he attack Saint Lady Jingli?"
Good god, no wonder he ignored Jiang Yunjin.
Lu Chaochao chuckled and said, "Take action?" ?
It’s so funny, I’m afraid this is Lu Jinghuai’s lifelong nightmare!
It seems that Lu Jinghuai has become quite familiar with Saint Jingli during this period of time. He used the token given by the saint to send the maid away.
He looked around warily and entered the room.
Yu Shu's heart was in her throat.
Lu Chaochao has short legs, so she can only lie down through the crack in the door and peek.
Sure enough, Saint Jingli fell on the bed with red cheeks, looking a little drunk.
"Saint, here I come..."
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