April 17th was a sunny and windy day.

Yesterday, the Grand Commander had a high-profile wedding with drums and gongs, which caused a sensation in most of the capital. But today, when the people learned that his bride was actually Meng Qianqian, the whole city was in an uproar.

In the teahouse, the storyteller stopped talking about the book and focused on talking about the new wife of the Governor's Mansion.

"Meng Qianqian? Is this the Meng Qianqian I know?"

A young man dressed like a scholar asked. Although he was dressed like a scholar, it was obvious that he didn't like studying and he had been hanging out in the teahouse for the whole morning.

The nobleman at the side said, "What else? There are many people with this name in the capital?"

"No..." the scholar said doubtfully, "Why did I hear that she was married and divorced?"

"It's a righteous separation!" The nobleman corrected him, "It was ordered by the emperor himself."

The scholar said, "Even if they were divorced, they were still married. The Grand Commander is a powerful figure, so why would he marry a woman who has been married twice?"

Another guest said, "Yes, I remember that the Grand Commander's fiancée was a daughter of the Miao people!"

"What's wrong with marrying for the second time? Your family has sisters and daughters who have never been married. Do you think the Grand Commander would like them?"

"Hey - how do you talk like that, kid?"

"This is how I always speak!"

"Who are you to her?"

"I'm her little brother!"

The young master was none other than Han Lin, who recognized Yu Li as his elder brother.

Han Lin spent the whole morning in the teahouse, arguing with those who questioned Meng Qianqian. He never won a fight, but he never lost an argument.

The news spread to every corner of the capital, and by the time it reached the palace, it was already noon.

Concubine Li has been in high spirits recently. Her son is getting married soon and the queen is her niece from her mother's family.

At that time, the emperor can start ruling the country on the grounds that he has become an adult.

Naturally, it was impossible for Lu Yuan to give up the political power in his hands so easily, but human arrogance has its limits. No matter how powerful Lu Yuan is and no matter how much he doesn't want to give up power, he cannot ignore the ancestral system.

Eunuch Wang hurried in and bowed to her: "Your Majesty!"

Concubine Li was sitting on the chaise longue, asking a little palace maid to paint her nails with cardamom.

She likes the color of the new cardamom.

"Miss."

Seeing Concubine Li immersed in the beauty of cardamom, Eunuch Wang called out again.

"I heard."

Concubine Li admired the painted nails on her left hand and said, "Can't you see I'm busy?"

Eunuch Wang said, "Madam, something terrible has happened."

Concubine Li said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just that Lu Yuan didn't come to court? He is newly married, so isn't it normal for him to indulge in the land of tenderness? The more he indulges in beauty, the more beneficial it is to me and Your Majesty."

Eunuch Wang said anxiously: "The Grand Commander did not marry a daughter from Miaojiang. There are no daughters from Miaojiang at all!"

Concubine Li frowned and asked, "Who did he marry?"

Eunuch Wang said with a stiff upper lip: "Meng Xiaojiu."

When Concubine Li moved her hand, the maid accidentally stained her fingertips with cardamom. She was so scared that she knelt down and begged for mercy.

Eunuch Wang glared at the young palace maid and said, "Get out of here! Are you bothering the Empress by staying here?"

"Yes Yes!"

The young palace maid quickly retreated.

Concubine Li said coldly: "Are you sure?"

Eunuch Wang said, "It can't be wrong! The ministers said it themselves when they went to court today! The wedding yesterday was a grand affair, with eight people carrying the sedan chair to bring the bride home. The people who carried the sedan chair were Zhang Feihu and his men, and each of them was a general who had made great contributions!"

Concubine Li was furious, really furious!

Lu Yuan stole her son's wedding day, and she thought it was done by that crazy sister, so she gave up without saying a word.

Lu Yuan...Lu Yuan was taking revenge on me and wanted to make Meng Qianqian his concubine!

What a good trick it was. First he played tricks to make people believe that he married the daughter of Miaojiang, and then he married Meng Qianqian before the wedding of the emperor and empress. When she found out, it was too late!

She can ask her son to issue an edict to make Meng Qianqian his concubine, but she cannot snatch the wife of a minister!

She even sent such a valuable gift.

"Damn you Lu Yuan... How dare you tease me like this!"

When people found out that Lu Yuan's new wife was Meng Qianqian, some people were angry, but naturally some were happy.

For example, Mrs. Wang and several others.

Lu Yuan sent invitations to the Wang and Zhou families, but Mrs. Wang thought that Lu Yuan was going to marry a girl from the Miao region, and she refused to go to congratulate them, and even forbade Censor Wang to go.

Although Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Lin did not restrain their own men, they, like Mrs. Wang, had the same backbone as to refuse the invitation to the banquet.

At night, the three ladies learned the truth and regretted not attending the banquet and missing it.

At dawn the next day, the three of them went to Mrs. Wang's house without any prior arrangement and told her the good news that Meng Qianqian was getting married.

Mrs. Wang said helplessly, "I knew it a long time ago. I scolded Wang Daniu all night long."

Mrs. Xing asked in confusion, "Why are you scolding him?"

Madam Wang sighed, "He is a grown man, but he has no opinion of his own. The husband is the leader of the wife, and as a woman, why should he listen to me? If he didn't listen to me and insisted on dragging me to the banquet, wouldn't I have missed Qianqian's wedding?"

Three people: "..."

At the Zhou family, Zhou Nanyan also heard that the bride was Sister Meng, and she suddenly realized, "So that's it."

"Why is that so?"

Zhou Ye walked towards her with a smile on his face.

Zhou Nanyan, who was sitting in the corridor, turned around and asked in surprise: "Second brother? Are you on vacation?"

Zhou Ye is studying at the Imperial College, and today is not a day off.

Zhou Ye said: "The Imperial College will be closed for three days."

Is the sudden holiday to celebrate the Governor’s wedding?

When Zhou Nanyan thought of this, she nodded in sudden enlightenment.

Zhou Ye said with a smile: "I've been watching you for a while. Did you comprehend something important in life? You look like you've just had an epiphany?"

Zhou Nanyan was so excited that she was about to explode if she didn't find someone to talk to.

She looked around, pulled Zhou Ye aside and whispered, "Second brother, His Majesty's second pot of peonies was actually sent to Sister Meng's house."

Zhou Ye was shocked: "What did you say? Your Majesty wants to take Meng Xiaojiu as a concubine?"

Zhou Nanyan quickly covered his mouth: "Shh! Second brother, keep your voice down! Don't let anyone hear it! I promised Sister Meng that I would never tell anyone! I didn't even tell mother!"

Zhou Ye took her hand away and nodded in sudden realization, just like Zhou Nanyan: "No wonder the Grand Commander is in a hurry to get married. After the Emperor and Empress get married, they will officially take a concubine. When an imperial decree comes down, if Meng Xiaojiu doesn't enter the palace, it will be considered as disobeying the imperial decree."

In fact, Zhou Ye hoped that his sister could also meet a man who could disobey the imperial order and snatch a bride for her, so that his sister would not have to enter the palace.

It’s a pity that such a man is hard to find in the world.

In the past, he had deep prejudices against the Grand Commander and had many misunderstandings, but after this incident, he realized that Lu Yuan was an excellent man.

Governor's Mansion.

Lu Yuan's parents are not at home, so the bride is not required to offer tea to her daughter-in-law today.

Unexpectedly, the old lady wanted to see Lu Yuan as soon as she got up: "Where is my great-grandson-in-law? Hurry up and call him to serve me tea!"

The servants looked at the old lady in horror. How dare you order the commander-in-chief to serve you tea? Are you trying to kill yourself?

But who knew that Lu Yuan really came.

Meng Qianqian was practicing walking with Baoshu in the yard and was very surprised to see him: "Grand Commander, why are you here?"

Lu Yuan said calmly: "Didn't you ask me to come here?"

Meng Qianqian: “Hmm?”

"Why don't you catch up?"

"Oh."

Meng Qianqian handed Baoshu to Qingshuang and followed Lu Yuan into the main hall of Tinglan Garden.

The old lady happily sat in the main seat: "Hurry up! Great-grandson-in-law, I want some tea!"

Meng Qianqian: "Great-grandmother..."

The maid brought a teacup, Lu Yuan took it and served a cup of tea to the old lady: "Great-grandmother, please have some tea."

Meng Qianqian looked at him in great surprise.

The old lady smiled from ear to ear: "Great, great! The tea served by my great-grandson-in-law is delicious! Qianqian, it's your turn!"

Meng Qianqian took the teacup handed over by the maid and walked forward slowly: "Great-grandmother, please have some tea."

The old lady smiled and said, "No problem, no problem."

After drinking the tea, the old lady gave each of them a heavy red envelope, and then took their hands and put them together: "From now on, the incense of the Meng family depends on you. You must expand the Meng family as soon as possible, understand?"

Lu Yuan said calmly, "I understand, great-grandmother."

Meng Qianqian looked at him with wide eyes.

"go Go!"

The old lady said happily.

Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian stood up and left the main room together.

As soon as their hands loosened, the old lady jumped off the chair, put their hands together again, and said in a very serious tone: "Hold them!"

Meng Qianqian: “…”

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