The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Mrs. Lu's complexion today was so bad that even rouge couldn't cover it up. The rouge didn't match her complexion at all. She looked like a ghost with painted skin pasted on last night.

Lu Zhaoyue and Lu Zhaoyun are also here with her.

The two sisters have not fully recovered from their illness. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Zhaoyun and the second prince's engagement was made public, which gave them a little bit of the "happy news" spirit, they would have been ghosts.

The mother, her two daughters and the three of them were having breakfast together, talking about how they would urge Lu Zhaoling to find the marriage certificate today, when they heard Lu Zhaoling's voice.

"Eating? Let me see what you're eating."

Lu Zhaoling came over, peeked at the breakfast on their table with a sly look, then burst out laughing.

"Didn't you eat bird's nest soup before? You got tired of it, so you started eating steamed buns as side dishes?"

If only a few people were eating pickled vegetable buns, Lu Zhaoling would not laugh at them. Since the mother and daughter of the Lu family were eating, she could poke their hearts.

Lu Zhaoyue couldn't help her violent temper.

She slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying, "We can't afford bird's nest now, isn't it because of you? Because you have drained all our money!"

"Xiaoyue, don't be rude." Lu Zhaoyun pulled her hand.

"Sister, you are the eldest sister. When has she ever been polite to you? How many times has she hit you? Why are you still protecting her?"

Lu Zhaoyue stomped her feet, extremely angry.

When the eldest sister was mentioned again, Lu Zhaoyun glanced at Lu Zhaoling quickly, but saw that she had a half-smile on her face.

Lu Zhaoyun felt very guilty.

"No matter what, we are a family and we should get along well with each other." She avoided the topic of her eldest sister and did not dare to call Lu Zhaoling her second sister anymore.

"You want to treat her as a family member, but ask her if she treats us as a family member? How can a family be like this? They take all the money in the family and watch others suffer!"

Lu Zhaoyue has been very angry these past two days.

She wanted to eat the dim sum from Babaozhai. The dim sum from Babaozhai was very expensive, but her mother was willing to buy it for her in the past. Although they all knew that the family was not very rich, it seemed that they would not be short of money if they ate and drank so much.

These days, because of Lu Zhaoling, the family really feels short of money!

She wanted to eat the Eight Treasures Vegetarian dim sum, but her mother hesitated and said, "It's better not to eat it for now as it's too expensive."

When the eldest sister becomes the second prince's consort, she will definitely be taken to various banquets and parties hosted by noble ladies from aristocratic families. Now is the time for her to start making some beautiful and gorgeous clothes to suit her measurements, but mother said that the old clothes can still be worn!

Isn't this just being drained out of money by Lu Zhaoling?

"Okay Xiaoyue, stop making trouble."

If it were in the past, Mrs. Lu and Lu Zhaoyun would not care about Xiaoyue's fuss and would let her scold Lu Zhaoling. After all, what she wanted to say was what they wanted to say.

But that’s not possible now, they have to rely on Lu Zhaoling to find a marriage certificate.

Mrs. Lu stood up, pressed Lu Zhaoyue's shoulders and asked her to sit down, then forced a smile at Lu Zhaoyun.

She thought she had a good attitude.

"Zhao Ling..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Lu Zhaoling looked at her and called out a name.

"Jin Qiaozhen."

Mrs. Lu was stunned.

"You actually called my mother by her name!!!"

Lu Zhaoyue was so angry that she slammed the table again, stood up and yelled at Lu Zhaoling again.

She was so angry, but Lu Zhaoling was smiling so happily.

Oh my, Mrs. Lu is really Jin Qiaozhen.

The contract of sale was signed with a fingerprint, but it had not been registered with the government. However, as long as it was taken to the government...

"Hahaha!" Lu Zhaoling laughed out loud.

The three mother and daughter looked at her with strange expressions.

"Zhao Ling, are you okay?" Lu Zhaoyun expressed his concern.

"It's okay, I'm fine."

Lu Zhaoling confirmed the answer and turned away.

"You guys continue eating, I'll go find the marriage certificate."

Mrs. Lu was about to say something, but when she heard her words, she immediately swallowed them back.

This is business!

Lu Zhaoyun also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, if she can look for it with all her heart, she might really find it."

After Lu Zhaoling went out, the more he thought about it, the funnier it became.

Why did Mrs. Lu sign the indenture to sell herself back then?

Since there was no official record at that time, there must have been some kind of deal with Cui Liyue at that time? The two of them agreed on something, and the indenture was temporarily kept in Cui Liyue's hands.

However, no matter what deal Cui Liyue made with Mrs. Lu at that time, what does it have to do with her?

She didn't admit it.

"Qingyin, if we want to take the indenture contract to the government for record, should we take it to Lord Chen? If it was signed more than ten years ago, is it still useful now?"

Qingyin nodded. "It's useful, as long as there are fingerprints of the person himself on it. In the past, some people signed a contract to sell themselves as a guarantee to gain trust."

Anyway, the Great Zhou Dynasty recognized it. As long as the fingerprints were clear and verifiable, it would be fine. If there was a handwritten signature, it would be more reliable.

Qing Bao also said, "The government does not recognize the time when the contract of sale is signed, they only care about the content."

"That's good."

Lu Zhaoling was in a good mood and was now waiting for Chen Deshen to come back.

However, before that, she had to distance herself from Jin Qiaozhen and not have anything to do with her.

She was so happy that she walked around the mansion again, taking a walk under the pretext of looking for a marriage certificate, and at the same time looking for any fortune.

Lu Ming came back in the afternoon and hurried to find Lu Zhaoling.

"The Emperor summoned me to the Imperial Study today and asked about the marriage certificate!"

"Oh." Lu Zhaoling nodded to indicate that he heard it.

"Did you find it?"

"Haven't you been looking for it all along? If it was really that easy to find, would you have been looking for it for more than ten years?" Lu Zhaoling asked back.

Lu Ming was extremely anxious.

"The Emperor wants to see the marriage certificate! There were two copies of the marriage certificate at that time. Concubine Shu also had a copy, but Concubine Shu said that when she was sent to the cold palace, the marriage certificate was accidentally burned!"

Lu Ming had guessed long ago that Concubine Shu wished there was no engagement, and even if she still had the marriage certificate in her hand, she would never take it out.

"The Emperor said that we have to wait until we see the marriage certificate before we can make any decisions about this engagement."

Lu Zhaoling was a little curious, "The emperor didn't even reject it? He is the emperor. If he doesn't acknowledge it, there is nothing you, a small official, can do to him."

Well said, don’t say it next time!

Is it necessary to emphasize that he is a small official?

Lu Ming stared at her with a sullen face, "You don't have to worry about that. Don't forget, I've already given you one thousand taels. You should keep your word and find the marriage certificate."

In fact, Lu Ming suspected that the emperor was also hesitating whether the Second Prince and Zhao Yun were really compatible in fate, whether Zhao Yun could really bring him great luck, and whether their marriage would really allow the Second Prince to embark on a road paved with flowers.

After all, the crown prince now recognized by the entire court is the eldest prince Zhou Ze.

"I'm looking for it." Lu Zhaoling said leisurely.

"Miss, Qinglin wants to see you for something." Xiaoliu ran over.