Chapter 235 Flower Viewing Banquet
No matter how unwilling Concubine Wen was, she had to endure it.
After Prince Duan left, Lu Wenxue asked what had just happened. After Concubine Wen finished speaking, Lu Wenxue was stunned.
"How come Father suddenly got enlightened? Where did he hear all this?"
Concubine Wen's face was filled with worry: "From now on, it will be difficult for us to make a living in the palace... Your marriage is already in the hands of the princess. Judging from your father's attitude, he doesn't want to intervene..."
Lu Wenxue immediately felt despair: "How can that be possible? I have rarely paid my respects to the princess in recent years. I know she hates me and will definitely not find me a perfect husband in the future..."
Concubine Wen comforted her, "You are at least a county lady. For the sake of her own reputation and the face of the royal family, she will not let you marry too badly in the future."
Lu Wenxue thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case.
"But your brother is different. Who knows what kind of bride the princess will marry him. I'm afraid not only will she not have any support from her family, but she'll also hinder your brother..."
Concubine Wen became more and more worried as she spoke, as if she had already seen Lu Ennan marrying a useless bride who had ruined Lu Ennan's future.
Lu Wenxue also became nervous: "What should I do? My brother can't marry a bride like this!"
Concubine Wen sighed, "What else can we do? Now that the prince is wholeheartedly on the princess' side, what else can we do?"
Lu Wenxue bit her lip, a trace of unwillingness flashed in her eyes: "Mom, we can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to find a way to change all this."
Concubine Wen looked at Lu Wenxue in surprise: "What do you want to do?"
A glint of determination flashed in Lu Wenxue's eyes. "I'm going to find the princess. I'm going to personally plead guilty to her and ask her to show mercy and let my brother go."
Concubine Wen hesitated: "Is this...will this work?"
Lu Wenxue stood up and said, "No matter what, I have to give it a try. I can't just watch my brother jump into the fire pit."
When Lu Wenxue appeared in front of the princess, she looked at her fearless expression and thought something big had happened.
"Are you here just to kneel down for me?" asked the princess.
Lu Wenxue tremblingly expressed her request, and the princess felt puzzled.
"You and your mother seem to be ill..."
The princess felt that she had tried very hard to restrain herself and not kick her out.
Lu Wenxue told the princess some of the things that Prince Duan said after he left, and the princess felt a headache again.
"Go tell your mother that I'm not in the mood to show off my status by manipulating your and your brother's marriage, nor do I want to bother arranging your wedding. If she can persuade your father to help you, I have no objection, as long as your brother doesn't dwell on the Mo family's daughters, and you don't dwell on the Mo family's sons. I treat Concubine Feng the same, unless you come to me for help, I think I can help."
After the princess finished speaking, Lu Wenxue was a little dumbfounded.
"Why, you don't believe it?"
The princess asked, looking a little impatient.
Lu Wenxue said hurriedly: "Of course not, it's just that the outside world's reputation about me has been..."
The princess said, "That's your business. I don't bother to intervene. After all, it hasn't affected my son's reputation. Fortunately, you don't have the honor to let my son rise and fall with you. Your father's absurd behavior over the years has actually protected our reputation. As for how much your father can help you, you have to fight for it yourself. I haven't stopped him all these years, and I won't stop him in the future."
After leaving the princess, Lu Wenxue didn't know whether her request was successful or failed.
After she told Concubine Wen, Concubine Wen also said that she didn't understand.
This princess has been pretending to be dead for so many years. If she really doesn't care about what happened in the past, why would Prince Duan take it so seriously?
"Alright, just listen to what people like her say. It's normal for her to dislike us. Anyway, I will do my best to secure your marriage."
After Concubine Wen finished speaking, she suppressed all the uneasiness in her heart and ignored it.
This time, the Ye family did not receive an invitation.
After all, someone in their family had just died, so it wouldn't be auspicious for them to go straight to the flower-viewing banquet.
Moreover, the flower viewing banquet is for women. Ye Lingyue is already married, and if Pan takes Qin Kerou and Shang Hongmian with her, they may not feel comfortable going there.
On the contrary, the Zhou family, although they received the invitation, were in a dilemma about whether Zhou Qinzhu should attend.
There are rumors about her everywhere now, and because of Lu Wenxue, some people dare not refute them.
Lu Wenxue will obviously be present this time. If Zhou Qinzhu goes, she might further shift the blame to Zhou Qinzhu, and Zhou Qinzhu will not be able to cope with it.
But Ye Lanxin felt that if Zhou Qinzhu did not attend, Lu Wenxue would also shirk responsibility during the meal, and Zhou Qinzhu who did not show up would naturally be considered to be afraid to go because of fear of punishment.
Whenever Zhou Qinzhu thought about this, he felt conflicted.
Over the years, she thought she had Lu Wenxue under her control, but in fact, she was just a thing used for entertainment.
In the end, it was Zhou Qinzhu herself who suggested that she should enter the palace, after all, the Queen Mother had already sent the invitation.
After entering the palace, if she met Lu Wenxue, she would have a way to escape unscathed.
Seeing her determined expression, the Zhou family reluctantly agreed.
"Qinzhu, although I can let you go this time, you have to be careful not to be wrongly accused. The people attending this flower viewing banquet are all well-known people from various families. Your future mother-in-law might be among them."
Zhou Zhili still reminded her that now their Zhou family has completely lost Gu Ruanci and only has this one daughter.
Zhou Yuzhi specially made a sachet for her, saying that the smell could clear one's mind and it was made from medicinal herbs.
The elders will definitely like the smell of this sachet.
Zhou Qinzhu took the sachet and felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Fortunately, even at this time, the second brother is still willing to treat her well.
She secretly vowed that she would not only escape the flower viewing banquet unscathed, but also let those who looked down on her know that Zhou Qinzhu was no ordinary person.
Finally, the day of the flower viewing banquet arrived. The Gu family sent a luxurious carriage, in which sat Zhuang Hefeng, Wu Yixian, and Gu Ruanci. Of course, each of them brought two maids.
When they signed in at the palace, they happened to meet the eldest princess.
Lu Shuyi finally came out, and when she saw Wu Yixuan, she had already learned to control her emotions.
"Isn't this the Duke's wife and her daughter-in-law? What a heartwarming scene! I envy her."
Zhuang Hefeng said with a forced smile, "The eldest princess is still young. Even if you have wasted your youth in the past, there will always be a happy marriage waiting for you."
Lu Shuyi also agreed formally: "Then I'll take advantage of the Duke's wife's good wishes. I hope Madam will not forget to come and have a drink at the wedding."
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