Married Thrice to Salted Fish

The one who came from the palace was Eunuch Feng from Fengyi Palace.Eunuch Feng was ordered by the queen to send a Mid-Autumn Festival reward to Nan'an Houfu.

The queen is no more than other visible and invisible relatives. Once the decree comes, whether it is Lu Wancheng or Liang's Lu Qiaosong, they will all receive the decree when they are sick.

Having not seen Mrs. Liang for many days, Lin Qingyu looked at her as if she had aged ten years, and her makeup could hardly hide her sickness and vicissitudes.Lu Qiaosong's eyes were sunken, his footsteps were sloppy, and he knew at a glance that he had been hollowed out.Compared with the two of them, Lu Wancheng has been sick for a longer time, but he still maintains his demeanor.This is thanks to the medicine Lin Qingyu prescribed for him, and it is also inseparable from his good mentality.

As the only person in Nan'an Hou's mansion who is related to the queen by blood, Lu Wancheng's reward is undoubtedly the most precious.In addition to jewelry and jade, tonics and medicinal materials, there are also two fox fur tributes from the north, dozens of silk tributes from the south of the Yangtze River, and several boxes of desserts for the imperial court, which are said to be given to the young master and his wife.In contrast, other people's rewards were obviously just for a formality.

After everyone received their thanks one by one, Mr. Feng said: "Your Majesty has always been thinking about the little duke, and specially asked the servants to ask about the little dude—how is the little duke?"

Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Madam, everything is fine."

Eunuch Feng turned his gaze to Lin Qingyu: "This is Shaojun Lin. Speaking of which, the marriage between Young Master and Shaojun was decided by the empress, but the empress has never met Lin Shaojun."

Lu Wancheng heard the meaning behind Feng Gonggong's words, and the corner of his mouth smiled slightly.The Marquis of Nan'an also heard what Eunuch Feng meant, and winked at Mrs. Liang.Since Liang's illness, she has been in a trance, but now she is in a daze with a dazed expression.The Marquis of Nan'an had no choice but to speak by himself: "After the festival, I ordered to enter the palace to pay my respects to the queen. At that time, I will let my wife and her family enter the palace to thank the queen."

Eunuch Feng nodded in satisfaction: "That's very good. Then the servant will not disturb the reunion of Lord Hou's family."

Marquis Nan'an said politely, "Eunuch, go slowly."

Everyone returned to the yard with their rewards.Lin Qingyu asked Hualu to pack up the things.It was the first time for Hua Lu to see tribute silk, and she could not put it down as soon as she held it in her hand: "I have never seen such a light material, and it must be very cool to wear in summer. I will go to the tailor in the house tomorrow and let them Use this material to cut new clothes for the young master and young gentleman."

Lu Wancheng said: "Just give it to Shaojun, I don't need it."

"Hey, why—"

Huantong slapped Hualu with the back of her hand, Hualu realized something, and closed her mouth embarrassingly.

Lin Qingyu said: "You all step back."

After being interrupted by Eunuch Feng, neither of them had the interest to continue admiring the moon.Lu Wancheng always talked a lot and always smiled. Once he calmed down, even if he didn't say a word, people could feel that he was a little upset at the moment.

Lin Qingyu didn't know what he was annoyed with, he was also very annoyed.Although he regards Lu Wancheng as a confidant, it doesn't mean that he can forgive this marriage.He did not forget that it was the queen who facilitated his marriage with Lu Wancheng.Because of this, he may never have a good impression of the queen, even if she really cares about Lu Wancheng.

After a long silence, Lu Wancheng said: "Qingyu, I...I don't want you to enter the palace."

Lin Qingyu was puzzled: "Why?"

Lu Wancheng murmured in a low voice: "I just... don't want to."

Lin Qingyu frowned: "I don't want to enter the palace to meet any queen. But, as long as I am admitted to the imperial medical office, sooner or later I will enter the palace."

Lu Wancheng seemed to be woken up, hesitantly said: "Then can you not join the Imperial Medical Office?"

Lin Qingyu remained silent for a while, then said in a slightly cold tone, "Are you serious?"

If this was Lu Wancheng's sincere words, they would have known each other for nothing.

Lu Wancheng smiled wryly, and said, "You should pretend I didn't say anything."

On the other side of the mansion, the Marquis of Nan'an severely reprimanded Mrs. Liang in front of his servants.Lu Niantao stood guard at the door, waiting for Marquis Nan'an to come out of the room, thinking of saying something nice for Mrs. Liang.Nan'an Hou Leng said: "You'd better persuade your mother to act like Mrs. Hou. Otherwise... hum."

Lu Niantao's heart sank immediately.

It is reasonable for the Marquis of Nan'an to be so dissatisfied.His son had accidents one after another, and as a father, he was naturally heartbroken.But life has to go on, and the glory of the Lu family depends on him.Mrs. Liang is his official wife, and she has an imperial order.He can leave the housework to his concubine and his daughter-in-law, but outside, he still needs Mrs. Liang to support him.

Lu Niantao knew this truth, she tried her best to persuade Liang Shi to cheer up, but Liang Shi was disheartened: "I only have a son like Qiao Song, now that he is dead, what else can I expect."

"But brother, isn't that also the last child? Whether those aunts will give birth to the child, or the father will adopt the child from the clan, you will still be the aunt, so there is no hope."

Liang said sadly: "What's the use of a auntie! All these years, haven't I been good enough to Lu Wancheng, isn't he still turning his face and refusing to recognize anyone!"

Lu Niantao said urgently: "Then you still have my daughter!"

"Daughter..." Liang said with a wry smile, "Sooner or later my daughter will get married, so there's no way she can be trusted."

"That depends on who you are marrying." Lu Niantao's eyes flashed a bit of calculation, "Have you ever heard two lines of poems: 'Sisters and brothers are all poor, poor and glorious families. It makes the parents of the world feel happy, Don’t give birth to a boy but give birth to a daughter.’ If a daughter is married well, it’s not a matter of honoring the ancestors—you see, isn’t the current queen just an example.”

Liang was in a daze with tears in his eyes.The Queen... She has always dared to be angry with the Queen.The queen's younger sister is the original spouse of Marquis Nan'an, so naturally she doesn't pay much attention to her successor, even her two children are not taken seriously.As far as the reward given today, it can't even compare to one tenth of Lu Wancheng's reward.For so many years, she has been holding a breath in her heart.But her family is the queen of the Central Palace, and her mother's family is Wen Guogong, who is in the sky, so she can only try to please her forever.

"You're right." Mrs. Liang straightened her back, "I can't go on like this. Mother wants to find a good marriage for you. Let's see who dares to look down on us mother and son!"

Lu Niantao had already reached the age of marriage, and Mrs. Liang had been helping her to keep an eye on her for the past two years.Most of the high schools in Beijing and China are related by marriage, and the wives are ordered to know each other.If she wanted to find a good family for Lu Niantao, she could no longer lock herself in the mansion, she had to move around, and entering the palace to thank the queen might be a chance.

The next day, Liang's illness was "cured".She handed over the post to enter the palace, and after getting the queen's permission, she sent someone to Lanfeng Pavilion to get Lin Qingyu ready to enter the palace with her.

Lin Qingyu just found it ridiculous: "It's unprecedented for a man like me to be able to enter and leave the harem."

"You can't say that." Lu Wancheng, who was lying on the bed, said, "Those imperial doctors who treat concubines can also enter and leave the harem."

Lin Qingyu glanced at him: "You can really talk."

Lu Wancheng said quietly: "Qingyu, I want to go with you."

Lin Qingyu thought he wanted to see his aunt, and said, "In the future... there will be a chance."

The master in the palace is so honorable, people who are sick are not allowed to enter the palace, lest they bring sickness into the palace.

Lin Qingyu usually dresses plainly, but when entering the palace, Xie En must wear a fine attire.Lu Wancheng watched Huantong tie the jade belt around his waist, and felt that he could hold it with two hands on his waist—of course it was his original hand.

After Lin Qingyu was dressed, the grand Chinese clothes didn't look bloated at all on him, on the contrary, he felt a bit untouched by the world.The more Lu Wancheng looked at him, the more uneasy he felt.When Lin Qingyu was about to go out, he couldn't help blurting out: "Qingyu, why don't you go. Just say that you have a sudden illness..."

"I have no objection, but can you give me a reason." Lin Qingyu always knew that Lu Wancheng was hiding something from himself.

Lu Wancheng paused, and said, "I don't want the crown prince to see you."

"Why."

After hesitant to speak for a while, Lu Wancheng pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's not because you are so good-looking, I am afraid that you will be attracted by the greasy man of the prince. Oh, besides the prince, the emperor should also be careful. Old men like young and beautiful..."

Lin Qingyu: "..."

Seeing Lin Qingyu's expression of "I believe you a ghost", Lu Wancheng smiled lightly and said, "Qingyu, I'm really scared."

Lin Qingyu was quiet for a while, and said patiently: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be the royal autumn. Now the crown prince and all the princes should be driving in the paddock, and I will not run into them."

Hearing this, Lu Wancheng felt relieved: "Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Every autumn, his father would accompany him, and he remembered it very clearly.

Lu Wancheng breathed a sigh of relief: "Then you go, try to show your favor in front of the queen, and then come back early."

Lin Qingyu and Liang's mother and daughter entered the palace together in a carriage.It was not difficult to see that both Liang Shi and Lu Niantao had carefully dressed up.Liang's past decadence was gone, she was dressed in imperial court clothes, graceful and elegant; Lu Niantao wore a water-blue smoky skirt, like a lotus emerging from water, fresh and moving.

The carriage had to stop at the gate of the palace, and the rest of the road had to be walked.Lin Qingyu looked up at the tall plaque in front of the palace gate—a year ago, he would never have imagined that the first time he entered the palace was as the husband and wife of the Hou family.

The three of them followed the eunuch leading the way to Fengyi Palace, and Eunuch Feng greeted them with a whisk in his hand: "Madam, Young Master, Miss is here. Please go in with the slave."

In the main hall of Fengyi Palace, Lin Qingyu met the current mother of Dayu, Empress Wen.

Empress Wen and Liang's age are about the same age, and they will not age as soon as possible, but as the mother of the country, no one else can match her domineering aura.She gave the three of them seats, exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Liang, and then focused on Lin Qingyu.

With such a good looks and demeanor, even though he was born in an ordinary way, he was still worthy of her sister's only son.

Empress Wen said: "I heard that since you married into the Hou's mansion, Wan Cheng's body has improved a lot. It's not in vain for the Japanese palace to ask the emperor to give you a marriage."

It seems to be a great gift.

Lin Qingyu was disgusted in his heart, and he also knew that the palace was not the same as the Marquis's House, so now he can only bear it in front of the queen.

Empress Wen said again: "Wan Cheng's body is being taken care of by you now?"

Lin Qingyu smelled the special incense made by Fengyi Palace, and said, "Yes."

Empress Wen nodded approvingly: "As expected of being the son of Lin Yuan."

Empress Wen's three words were inseparable from Lu Wancheng, except for the initial politeness, she never said a word to Liang's mother and daughter.The mother and daughter were neglected, but they had to wear a respectful smile on their faces.

Several people were talking, and Eunuch Feng came in and told: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is coming in the direction of Fengyi Palace, and he should come to greet you."

Lin Qingyu frowned slightly—why did the prince appear in Fengyi Palace at this time?

Empress Wen also had the same question: "Didn't the prince follow the emperor to the autumn?"

Eunuch Feng said: "The Emperor accidentally contracted a cold, so he returned to Luan early."

Although the crown prince was descended from Concubine Chen Gui, the queen is the aunt after all.When he returned from going out, he would first come to Fengyi Palace to pay his respects.

Lin Qingyu wasn't afraid of seeing any prince, but Lu Wancheng didn't want him to see him, so he just didn't see him.

Lin Qingyu got up and said: "Since the prince has arrived, I will take my leave first."

Lu Niantao opened her mouth, as if to say something.Empress Wen nodded in agreement, and asked Eunuch Feng to send them out of Fengyi Palace.

Lin Qingyu came out of Fengyi Palace, and saw a young man wearing a jade crown and a Chilong Xuanpao approaching from a distance, and immediately quickened his pace.Lu Niantao, who was walking with him, said: "My sister-in-law is in such a hurry to leave. The crown prince is ahead, if we don't go to salute and say hello, wouldn't it be a breach of etiquette?"

Lin Qingyu said coldly: "You, a girl who has not left the court, take the initiative to greet the prince, is it polite?"

Lu Niantao was speechless, her face was flushed red, but her feet seemed to have taken root, and she was unwilling to take another step.After being so delayed by her, the crown prince had already arrived in front of them, so Lin Qingyu could only salute with Eunuch Feng: "See His Highness the crown prince."

The crown prince was good-looking, handsome and romantic, and he was the crown prince of a country with a noble status. It was no wonder that Lu Niantao had such thoughts.

The crown prince looked down at several people, his eyes passed over Liang Shi and Lu Niantao, and fell on Lin Qingyu: "Who are you, how can you enter and leave the harem."

Feng Gonggong said: "Your Highness, this person is the Young Lord of Nan'an Mansion, the Lin family, the son of the Lin court judge."

"Young Master," the prince narrowed his eyes, "that male wife?"

"Exactly."

The prince said with great interest: "Raise your head."

Lin Qingyu: "..."

"Didn't you hear Gu talking to you?"

Can't hear you, go away.

Lin Qingyu took a deep breath, lowered his eyelashes, and slowly raised his head.

The prince saw the tear mole in the corner of his eye, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his breathing became rapid.

Eunuch Feng has been immersed in the palace for many years, and he is used to observing words and expressions, reminding him in a low voice: "Prince, Your Majesty is still waiting for you inside."

The prince just woke up like a dream.He realized his gaffe, but his eyes were still firmly locked on Lin Qingyu: "What's your name?"

"...Lin Qingyu."

"Lin Qingyu." The crown prince hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a half-smile, "I remember you alone." After finishing speaking, he turned and entered Fengyi Palace.

Lin Qingyu suddenly felt that there was nothing greasy about Lu Wancheng's sentence "Qingyu is all my lust".

Back in the mansion, Lin Qingyu changed out of his fine clothes and found Lu Wancheng in the bedroom.Lu Wancheng seemed to be enduring sleepiness for a long time, and yawned, "You're back? Hey, why did you change your clothes? I haven't seen enough..."

"I saw the prince in the palace today."

Lu Wancheng was taken aback for a moment, and his sleepiness faded away: "How could it be?"

Lin Qingyu told everything about Fengyi Palace.Lu Wancheng listened, his eyes gradually became cloudy, leaned back, and said in a low voice: "...Fuck."

Lin Qingyu's eyebrows gathered together: "Is there any problem? The prince..."

Lu Wancheng pondered for a long time and asked, "Is it greasy?"

Lin Qingyu nodded: "A little bit."

Lu Wancheng smiled as usual: "We've seen each other, there's nothing we can do. Doctor Lin just do what he wants to do, and let others worry about the rest."

At night, Lin Qingyu heard a low cough in his light sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the candlelight shining behind the screen.He got off the soft couch, walked around the screen, and saw Lu Wancheng sitting at the table in pajamas and a coat, coughing and writing something.Seeing him coming, he said, "Woke you up? Sorry, I couldn't hold back...cough."

Lin Qingyu poured him a glass of warm water: "It's so late, what are you doing if you don't sleep?"

Lu Wancheng stopped writing, put his fist against his lips and coughed twice, and said, "I'm thinking about something."

Lin Qingyu looked down, and saw several names and two strange symbols written on the rice paper: [Northern Territory], Xiao Cheng & Shen Huaizhi (?), Xiao Jie & Little Eunuch, Xiao Li (X) & Empress.

"Xiao Cheng, Xiao Jie, and Xiao Li are the names of the three princes." Lin Qingyu lowered his voice, "Wan Cheng, what are you thinking?"

Seeing Lin Qingyu's solemn expression, Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "Write whatever you want, don't worry about it." Then, he folded the rice paper in half and burned it on the candle.

Intuition told Lin Qingyu that Lu Wancheng was not as simple as just writing casually, he...was thinking of some princes.

why.

Lu Wancheng didn't step out of the gate, even though the queen was his own aunt, he never had any entanglements with the forces in the palace.Could it be for Nan'an Hou Mansion?

The Marquis of Nan'an was an important minister in the former court, and because he never participated in party struggles, he was highly regarded by the Holy One.As long as he keeps himself safe, is loyal to the sage, and will be loyal to the crown prince in the future, the Nan'an Marquis Mansion can continue its glory.Lu Wancheng didn't need to do anything at all.

That's for...

Lin Qingyu asked softly: "—Is it for me?"

Lu Wancheng was silent for a moment, then half-truthfully said: "Yeah, you see how kind I am to you, I'm almost cold and I don't forget to worry about you one last time." He dragged his cheek with one hand, and turned his hand unconsciously Started to write, looked at Lin Qingyu in the glowing candlelight and smiled, "So this autumn, you have to be gentle with me and stop being fierce, okay?"

Stains of ink swirl and fly from the nib.Lin Qingyu looked at the dots of darkness falling on his pajamas, and couldn't tell what it was like.