After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Before going on a long journey, Lu also took Yingshu back to her parents' home.

Lu Jing was a little unsure about how to treat his granddaughter Yingshu - in the past, he would just see her at lunch, but now Yingshu had an official position and was serving as a deputy envoy of a country. As the Grand Chancellor, he shouldn't just treat Yingshu as a family member, but Lu Jing felt uncomfortable talking seriously about state affairs with a yellow-haired girl.

Lu took Yingshu directly to the outer house and still only sent Wang Dao to meet his father and brother.

Lu Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that only Wang Dao and his eldest son came to the tea room.

But he had to bring up the fact that Yingshu had been given an official position: "Your Majesty suddenly issued an order to appoint Di Xiu as Shangshu Lang. This... is not in line with the regulations for selecting officials. The court must use the local rank as the basis for appointing officials, but no woman has ever been qualified to participate in the selection."

Wang Dao is a little less respectful to his father-in-law Lu Jing.

He held grudges, especially remembering the "old hatred" that his father-in-law forced his wife to divorce him when Linyi Wang encountered setbacks seven years ago. He also did not forget that when he wanted to marry Yingshu to Pei Yu before the general election last year, his father-in-law even called him and his wife to remind him in a roundabout way that he could not go against the emperor's will. At this time, the "old hatred" and "new hatred" surged in his mind, and he said with a stern face: "I only have an empty title now, and I don't have any real work. I don't know the rules of reporting to the court. But I still remember that there has never been a woman appointed as an envoy in the past. This time, among the court officials who have been appointed by the Zhongzheng officials, no one can persuade the Northern Han to change their opinion and recommend themselves as envoys for the establishment of diplomatic relations?"

Lu Jing was choked.

The men were talking about something unpleasant, but the women were in a good mood. Old Lady Lu held Yingshu in one hand and Lu Wan in the other, sighing and laughing, "Wan'er is the elder sister, Dixiu is the younger sister. You two girls have been good friends since you were young. You two are going on a long journey one after the other. But Wan'er is marrying in Xiangyang this time, so it's not easy for her to come back to Jiankang. Although Dixiu is going further away, she will be back in half a year at most."

"It's my sister's wedding, and Ah Shu has already left." Lu Yan said with some regret: "If Ah Shu was here, it would be great. With Ah Shu's advice when my sister is putting on makeup, I guarantee that my brother-in-law will be stunned and amazed."

Lu Wan's face turned red and she lowered her head.

Zhou heard her mother-in-law compare Lu Wan's marriage with Ying Shu's mission, and thought Ying Shu was luckier than Lu Wan. She was worried that her sister-in-law might find it offensive, so she quickly changed her mind: "Wan'er only needs to travel by water to Xiangyang, which is much more convenient. But when Emperor Xiu went on a mission this time, he had to take the plank road through the Qinling Mountains when he arrived in Hanzhong. We only know that the Shu Road is dangerous, but we don't know exactly how dangerous it is. In short, Emperor Xiu had a hard time this time. Fortunately, His Majesty officially appointed you as the deputy envoy, with the official title of Shangshu Lang, and you have the Fifth Prince to escort you all the way. I told the Madam these details, and she is no longer worried."

Then he said to Lu Wan, "You kids should stop gathering here. We should talk more about personal matters today."

Yingshu understood her aunt's kindness and pulled Lu Wan along: "I want to go to Sister Wan's boudoir. I have prepared a dowry gift for her today."

Zhou glanced at her sister-in-law, and the second daughter of the Lu family understood. She talked about some household matters to divert the attention of her mother-in-law. Zhou took Lu's arm and walked a little further away, deliberately lowering her voice: "Ajia is in good health, but she is sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. People at home will not use things outside to make her worry. Ajia is not aware of the risks of the emperor's trip."

"Is mother becoming more and more forgetful?"

"Some time ago, she even forgot that Emperor Xiu had already entered the palace, and she kept complaining to us why Emperor Xiu didn't come to visit her. But not remembering things has its advantages. It won't always remind me of the regrets in my uncle's family and make me sad."

Lu's biological uncle and cousin both died in the war. Whenever Lu's mother thought of her brother and nephew, she would cry with sadness. However, in the past two years, she had forgotten a lot and still thought that her brother was safe and was guarding Xuzhou well.

"I don't know if my aunt's eye disease has improved." Lu asked.

"A few days ago, I received a letter from Xuzhou. My aunt's eye disease is unlikely to be cured. However, with the careful care of my cousin's wife and several concubines, her health has improved a lot compared to previous years. There is another happy event. Yi'er finally got married after mourning last year. Yi'er's wife gave birth to a son last month, and my aunt has a great-grandson. Now the affairs of the Xuzhou military camp are managed by my second cousin. His Majesty has not forgotten the contribution of my eldest cousin who sacrificed his life for the country. He decided to transfer Yi'er to Jiankang, select her into the palace guards, and grant her the position of Yulin Zhongwei. Although Yi'er's wife cannot come to Jiankang for the time being, she will definitely come to reunite with Yi'er next year when their eldest son turns one year old.

Father-in-law also thought this was a good thing, and he had already arranged to clean up Chengning Courtyard and let Yier live in our house. When Yier was little, she studied in our house for a few years. Ah Jia knew that Yier would come to live in our house for a long time this time, and was very happy. He even went to Chengning Courtyard in person to check if there was anything missing. He didn't remember that his uncle and eldest cousin were no longer in the world. He didn't mention this happy event today, and probably even forgot that Yier would come to Jiankang in the near future. "

Lu was also happy.

Her uncle, Yu Qiong, Duke of Xuzhou, was killed in the battle against Northern Zhao's attack on Xuzhou four years ago, along with his eldest son Yu Kun. However, the Yu family of Xuzhou finally received reinforcements and saved Xuzhou. Yu Yi is Yu Kun's eldest son. Although he is still young and cannot take on the responsibility of guarding Xuzhou, the Yulin Guards are the personal guards who protect the safety of the emperor. The Yulin Guards have always been composed of noble men and children who are deeply trusted by the emperor. It is certainly a good thing for the Yu family of Xuzhou that Yu Yi was awarded this title.

But what made Mrs. Lu even happier was another reason: "I have never met Yi'er's wife. I only know that she is a lady from the Yan family in Xuzhou. Even Yi'er, I haven't seen her for a long time."

Four years ago, the Wang family of Linyi had already declined, and they were not directly related by marriage to the Yu family of Xuzhou. It was inconvenient for the family of the Linyi Wang to go to Xuzhou to pay their respects, but Lu had always treated Yu Yi like her own nephew. When she heard that Yu Yi had become a father and that she would be able to see Yu Yi's wife and children in another year, she was of course happy.

Yingshu was taken to Lu Wan's boudoir by Lu Yan, and was now admiring Lu Wan's wedding dress. Dayu's wedding dresses were of various colors and styles, but the most traditional ones were still black and purple. Lu Wan's wedding dress was embroidered with silver phoenix patterns on the black dress, which was a change from the tradition. Yingshu clapped her hands and said, "What a coincidence, it just matches my pair of mermaid pearls and red ribbon skirt pendants as a gift."

Without the elders around, Lu Wan felt less restrained. She held Yingshu's hand and said, "I believe that Ah Shu will be able to return to Jiankang safely. However, by then, I will have already gone to Xiangyang. After today's separation, I don't know when I will be able to see you again."

Although Lu Wan was marrying far away, she was an old acquaintance of the groom, and she was not unfamiliar with her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She was not worried that she would be unhappy after marrying in Xiangyang, but she could not help feeling sad when she thought about saying goodbye to her relatives and friends in Jiankang.

"When I come back, I will pass by Xiangyang, and I will definitely have the opportunity to visit Awan's home. I have given her the dowry and gifts, and I must ask for a glass of wedding wine."

"I envy Ah Shu so much. Not only can she go to Xiangyang, but she can even see the scenery of the old capital of Chang'an. I'm afraid I don't even have the chance to leave Jiankang City."

Lu Wan glared at her sister and said, "It's Ah Shu who doesn't think you're being sarcastic. This trip is dangerous. If we were to encounter something like this, how could we have the interest to enjoy the scenery? Ah Shu is different from us after all. I believe Ah Shu will return safely."

"Don't worry, many people say that I'm blessed. A blessed person can certainly turn misfortune into fortune. Ah Yan, wait for me to come back. I will definitely tell you in detail about what I saw and heard during this mission to satisfy your curiosity."

Lu Yan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and suddenly she remembered something: "There's someone who also came to add makeup to my sister. You definitely can't imagine this person, Ah Shu."

"I didn't think of it at first, but now that you emphasize it, I think of it. But what about my fourth sister?"

Lu Yanyuan opened her mouth and asked, "Did Ah Shu learn the art of divination from Bai Chuan-jun after entering the palace?"

Exclaiming, Lu Yan continued, "She came with Lady Sha, and she was very proud of herself, calling Lady Sha aunt all the time. I've never seen her treat the ladies of the Yao family, her proper aunt, so intimately. I couldn't stand Wang Si Niang's fawning and flattering look, so I retorted to her, and ended up getting scolded by my mother. Is it possible that Wang Si Niang and I have incompatible horoscopes?"

"I see. You are standing up for me." Yingshu smiled and took Lu Yan's arm. "Pei Jiulang was expelled from the clan, and my grandfather did not intervene. Fourth sister will definitely hate me for stirring up trouble, causing her to be unable to enter the gate of Linyi Wang, let alone Yangxian Pei. During this period, she did not spread rumors to slander me outside. But, Ayan can't blame my aunt for treating Fourth sister politely."

"Why? Obviously, my aunt is our family member, and Yao Nujun is just my aunt's sister-in-law. Mother should be partial to her own niece, and shouldn't let Wang Si Niang into the family at all!" Lu Yan spoke bluntly.

"My grandfather is now the Grand Justice, and he cannot make enemies with Jiang Donghe for no reason. Lady Sha is Jiang Donghe's daughter-in-law, and is indeed my fourth sister's aunt. She brought my fourth sister to congratulate Awan on her wedding, so my aunt certainly cannot embarrass Lady Sha. Besides, rumors are just rumors, and they will fall apart on their own. My fourth sister has no real ability to make me suffer an injustice. I am now an official, but my fourth brother-in-law is still a commoner. My fourth sister should be jealous of me."

Wang Qing'e indeed made Yingshu jealous.

On this day, the unprecedentedly large delegation of the Dayu Dynasty had boarded the ship and set off. Wang Qing'e had originally rushed to Yongchang Ferry to "see them off" with a gloating mentality, but who would have thought that after witnessing with her own eyes the grand scene of even the crown prince, the second prince, He Ao and other nobles and important ministers seeing the envoys off with the utmost respect, not to mention the "flattering words" of the common people praising the prince and Wang Yingshu for their concern for the country, her gloating turned into burning jealousy. When she returned home, she ran directly to her sister-in-law Liu and made a fuss without even changing her clothes.

"How much intelligence can Wang Yingshu have? She is not even as smart as Jiu Niang's little finger. Your Majesty is really blind to let a mere female official, a slave, serve as a deputy envoy of a country and grant her an official position!"

Liu listened to Wang Qing'e's endless and increasingly arrogant angry words without saying a word, just smiling. One of her plans was now underway.

Yingsong accompanied Wang Qing'e on a trip today, but she did not follow Wang Qing'e into the inner house to chat with Liu. She had to be responsible for getting lunch and waiting for Wang Qing'e to return to the guest house for dinner after her jealousy had subsided. Liu was a pregnant woman, and pregnant women's diet was light, which was not in line with Wang Qing'e's taste for spicy food. But now Pei Yu and Wang Qing'e were living under someone else's roof, and Pei Yu was always at He Xiao's beck and call. Wang Qing'e did not have the privilege of asking the He family's kitchen to prepare meals at any time. If she did not go to the kitchen to get lunch on time, Wang Qing'e would go hungry for a while.

Keshi, the maid who was in charge of "deciding" the dishes in the kitchen, was always easy to talk to. Wang Qing'e had told her yesterday that she wanted to eat "stewed raw pounding" for lunch today. Yingsong followed her orders and greeted Keshi. Of course, although Wang Qing'e did not say anything, Yingsong took the initiative to stuff a small five-zhu coin into Keshi's purse. Keshi, as usual, smiled and handed the food box to Yingsong. Of course, Yingsong would not check whether there was a dish like "stewed raw pounding" in the food box in front of Keshi.

Wang Qing'e did not delay the meal.

When we got back to the guest house, we just happened to see Yingsong bringing back the food box. Wang Qing'e was still showing off: "Although the dish 'Stewed Raw Eel' is just a big eel as the main ingredient, it requires special cooking skills. The chefs of the Pei family didn't have this skill before. Only chefs from wealthy families like Jiang Donghe have this ability to stew ordinary eels to taste like sea cucumbers."

However, all the dishes in the lunch box were laid out, and there was not a single piece of shredded eel, let alone the stewed raw fish.

Wang Qing'e frowned.

Although Yingsong was Wang Qing'e's eldest maid, she was very self-aware. If there was any mistake in the job, Wang Qing'e would not tolerate it just because she was the eldest maid. Moreover, the mistress was not in a good mood today. Yingsong did not wait for Wang Qing'e to get angry and said quickly, "Perhaps the servant in the kitchen was careless and did not put the 'stewed raw pounding' into the food box. I will go to the kitchen to get it now."

Wang Qing'e managed to suppress her anger.

Yingsong is far less useful than Jiaozhu. What's hateful is that Jiaozhu has bad intentions and even has designs on Pei Yu. No matter how smart such a maid is, she can't tolerate it! The biggest advantage of marrying Pei Yu is that she can control Pei Yu to obey her. The Lu family can't tolerate concubines, so she is certainly not worse than Lu. What's even more hateful is that when she got married, the maids her grandmother selected for her were worse than the other, and Yingsong turned out to be the most useful one!

When Ke Shi heard that the "Dun Sheng Qiao" had disappeared, she was not so easy to talk to this time.

"You can't put the blame on me. I personally put the food and snacks into the lunch box for Wang Shaojun's three meals a day, waiting for you to come and take them over. The lady has already instructed you. Although Wang Shaojun is a guest here, the lady treats him as a family member. How dare we, the servants, neglect him? I clearly put the dishes that Wang Shaojun specifically asked the cook to cook into the lunch box earlier, but the maid Yingsong said that the lunch box didn't have this dish... I dare not be negligent!"

Yingsong was helpless. She knew that she couldn't argue with Keshi, so she had to take the blame this time.

When she got back, she knelt down and apologized: "It was my fault that I forgot to tell the guest lady to prepare the 'stewed raw croaker'."

It was such a trivial matter, but Wang Qing'e made Yingsong kneel for three hours as a punishment.

Liu was pregnant and when she heard about this, she smiled happily.

She knew that with Wang Qing'e's temper, she would not be so lenient and not punish Yingsong. Yingsong's good days were over. She could endure the suffering this time, but she couldn't suffer every day.