After the rebirth of the Marquis's mistress, she smiled at the scumbag's family

Seeing Xiao Yunxi leave so abruptly, the old lady was really angry. Lu Ze and Lu Yuan also knew that they were in trouble. They were so scared that their faces turned pale and they leaned tightly against Ruan.

Ruan looked at the pitiful appearance of her grandchildren and dared to complain to the old lady: "Mother, Yun Xi is really too unreasonable. I think she is partial to Ze and Yuan."

The old lady was so angry that she smashed the teacup and scolded: "What did Yunxi say wrong? What would you do if Jing'an and Jingxian did the same thing?"

Ruan thought about it and thought that if the two illegitimate sons dared to go to the table to eat before her and be disrespectful to the prince, punishing them by making them kneel in the ancestral hall would be the lightest punishment... maybe they would even have to be beaten with a stick.

But he still said stubbornly: "They are illegitimate children, while Ze Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er are legitimate children, how can they be the same?"

"Have you forgotten how they got the title of legitimate children? Yun Xi admits that they are the legitimate children!"

The old lady took a deep breath and continued, "You and Jing Ting tried every means to get them into the mansion to be Yun Xi's legitimate sons and daughters. Isn't it because you want to give them a good future? If Yun Xi doesn't recognize them, what's the point?"

"What future can they have if they follow you or their lowly maidservant mother?! Yun Xi is of noble birth, and her etiquette and knowledge are excellent. She originally wanted to teach the child well. What if she really doesn't care about you anymore after what you did today?"

"They don't respect their mother, they don't honor their brother, their words and deeds are rude. If this gets out, they will be drowned by spit!"

The old lady was also feeling suffocated. Jing Ting had been humiliated everywhere these past two days and couldn't even hire a decent gentleman. The title of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion was useless, and she would definitely have to rely on Xiao Yunxi and the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion in the future.

No matter how stupid Ruan was or how much she disliked Xiao Yunxi, she knew the seriousness of the matter, "Mother, what should we do now?"

"Don't ask me! Take your precious grandchildren back to the yard!" The old lady really didn't want to see these miserable three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

“Yes…” Ruan saw the impatience in the old lady’s eyes, so she had to leave first and think of a solution after her son came back.

When Xiao Yunxi returned to Feiyu Pavilion, she saw Lu Zhan sitting on a chair with worry on his face.

The little maid stepped forward and reported softly: "Princess, Master Zhan has been waiting here."

Xiao Yunxi thought to herself that this child was thoughtful. She had originally thought that by choosing this child to enter the palace, she could, on the one hand, ensure that he had enough food and clothing, and on the other hand, help him to succeed in life so that he could smoothly take over the palace in the future. Although her original intention was to use him to get rid of the Lu family, it was not considered unfair to him.

What's more, once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of ropes for ten years. She doesn't want to repeat the same mistake. For this child, she only asks to do her best in everything, without asking for deep feelings. It is most appropriate to keep a distance and not too close.

"Mother!" Lu Zhan looked up and saw Xiao Yunxi standing at the door. He immediately stood up to greet her, "Are you... okay?"

Seeing the child's obvious concern, Xiao Yunxi's heart was still slightly moved, and she gently replied, "Mother is fine."

"That's good. Then my son will go back to his room to study and practice calligraphy."

"Wait a minute, mother is free now, go get the homework from the past few days and let me take a look."

Lu Zhan didn't expect that Xiao Yunxi would personally test his homework, and was stunned for a moment.

Chunxiao said with a smile: "Brother Zhan, what are you daydreaming about? Go quickly."

"Yeah!" Lu Zhan nodded shyly, turned around and ran out.

Xiao Yunxi had just sat down after washing her hands when she saw Lu Zhan running in breathlessly with a pile of books and papers in his arms.

Xiao Yunxi looked at him and smiled. What a cute child.

Lu Jingting walked down the street in a depressed manner, feeling very confused. Today, he visited several gentlemen again, but couldn't even get in the door.

He didn't know what to do. Why was everything different from what he thought? He was the prince of the royal family, and these people actually looked down on him so much...

Xie Junyao, who was drinking tea in the private room of Fumanlou, saw the distraught Lu Jingting outside the window and told Xiao Linzi in a low voice, "Go and ask Master Lu to come up."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xiao Linzi immediately bowed and went out.

When Lu Jingting heard Xiao Linzi say that Prince Duan wanted to see him, he was very surprised, because he had never had any intersection with this Prince Duan.

Although he was puzzled, Lu Jingting did not dare to offend the most favored prince, and immediately followed Xiao Linzi upstairs to pay his respects.

"Your Highness Lu Jingting pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Duan!"

Xie Junyao glanced at him and said, "No need to be polite."

"I heard that Master Lu has been looking for teachers to come to his mansion to teach his offspring in recent days. Which teacher did he invite?"

Lu Jingting stammered, "I haven't invited anyone yet..."

"Oh?" Xie Junyao was very curious, "Are they just too ignorant and uneducated, or is it that Master Lu's requirements are too high?"

Lu Jingting calmed down his expression that was about to collapse, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you are joking. These gentlemen are well-known and have both virtue and talent... It is my incompetence that I cannot invite them..."

Xie Junyao didn't comment, tapping the table with his index finger from time to time, and chuckled twice, "Your Highness has lived in the border for a long time, I'm afraid he hasn't heard of Princess Changle's talent."

Hearing this, Lu Jingting looked surprised, "Talent and fame?"

"Changle is my cousin. Her talent has been praised by many scholars in the Imperial Academy. She can compete with the top three and second place. She is also a good calligrapher with exquisite calligraphy skills. Even I am ashamed of myself."

"I am really curious. Although those gentlemen have some talent, they are far inferior to Changle. Why did Prince Lu choose the faraway place instead of the near one?"

"Could it be that Changle is lazy and unwilling to teach? This shouldn't be the case. She has a gentle and submissive temperament. She has always been the most disciplined and the most pleasing to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. How could she be so ignorant?"

The corners of Lu Jingting's eyes twitched, and his expression changed from unnatural to extremely unnatural... He lowered his head and stammered, "The princess... is busy with chores... I... can't bear to see the princess work so hard."

"So it's Master Lu who's afraid that Changle will work too hard. Are they really a loving couple?" Xie Junyao leaned back with a meaningful smile on his face.

Lu Jingting choked and was speechless for a moment.

"If Your Highness has no other instructions, I will take my leave."

Xie Junyao waved his hand casually, "Well, go ahead."

He watched Lu Jingting hurriedly ride away on his horse, and thought of the internal affairs of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion that the secret guards had found out, and a flash of coldness passed through his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I see that Master Lu is very angry. Will he make things difficult for Princess Changle when he returns home?" Xiao Linzi asked worriedly.

"If it was a few days ago, he would have definitely blamed Changle, but now, he is powerless and even more courageous." Xie Junyao's eyes were full of contempt, "The rejection of the door in the past two days is a lesson she gave to the Zhennan Palace and Lu Jingting, intentionally to put pressure on them."

Changle, oh Changle, please don't let me down.