When the prime minister came to visit, not to mention that the concierge dared not be disrespectful, even the steward Qin welcomed him in respectfully. Moreover, Prime Minister Lu is not only the prime minister, but also the biological father of their concubine, and the servants in the palace have to confess no matter what.
Ananda soon got the news, and took a few maids and nuns to the hall, but saw the prime minister's father looking like he couldn't sit still, circling around in the hall, fortunately those servants stood outside the door and waited Come on, otherwise, Prime Minister Lu's appearance is not a joke for others.
"Father, why are you here suddenly? Have you had your lunch yet? Do you want me to have lunch prepared? My daughter hasn't had dinner with you for a long time." Ananda greeted him while talking, and saw that Prime Minister Lu was still there. Wearing an official uniform, I think he came directly after the court, and he has not returned to the residence. Ananda looked again, tea and snacks were prepared on the table, he felt a little satisfied, knowing that the servants of the palace would not dare to treat Prime Minister Lu Lu.
When Prime Minister Lu saw his daughter, his expression softened, and he said lovingly, "No need, Dad is not hungry, just go back home and eat later. Ananda, come and show Dad."
Ananda obediently stood in front of Prime Minister Lu and looked him over carefully.
Prime Minister Lu looked over and saw that his daughter's face was rosy, and she still looked sweet and glutinous. Not to mention how sweet she was, knowing that her daughter had a good life since she got married, he felt relieved.
Recently, Prime Minister Lu also feels a lot of pressure!
Let’s not talk about the war that will be fought soon—every year, North Vietnam and Dachu will have such a war of plundering border materials. They officials are already numb. For those who are far away in the capital, they don't feel any difference, they live the same life. However, now he has a son-in-law who is about to go to the frontier. This son-in-law is still very powerful. Even he, who is the prime minister, has to be given a bit of a face. How can he not worry about him? Moreover, there are frequent wars on the frontier, and Tongcheng is a military fortress. The war against North Vietnam for a hundred years is almost a small battle in two days and a big battle in five days. Be careful that his daughter becomes a widow
Secondly, the accidental death of a court lady in Su Wang's mansion caused a great disturbance in the capital. Not only Su Wang's mansion was once again paid attention to and secretly ridiculed, but even the people in the prime minister's mansion were affected by the aftermath—after all, Princess Su is now the prime minister's mansion. The little lady who came out. Prime Minister Lu is angry when he thinks about it now, a servant dies as soon as he dies, so what does it matter to his daughter? The group of people who were so idle all opened their eyes wide to see when his daughter would be killed, so they even made a bet that his Ananda might not survive this winter. There are even some talented people who are betting that the fate of his wife, Ananda, is also hard, and she may not be killed, but she will have no children in the future—this is not to curse his family, Ananda, to die without children in the future what
When Prime Minister Lu heard about the bet, he almost lost his temper and took someone to put the bettor in jail. It was the prime minister's wife who tried to calm him down.
For this reason, Prime Minister Lu even had a verbal battle with Xin Yushi, the official censor of the dynasty, because Xin Yushi was not forgiving. Shi Dagai has been a censor for a long time, and he loves to expose people's scars. Princess Nasu was bet on "when will all kinds of deaths" mock Prime Minister Lu. Although Xin Yushi said it very cryptically, everyone knows it The fact that Ananda was forced to marry Su Wang was a heartache of Prime Minister Lu. When Xin Yushi said this, didn't this poke Prime Minister Lu's heart? If there were not some officials who stopped it at that time, it is estimated that the next day, all the civil and military officials in the court would know that the prime minister rolled up his sleeves and beat people...
"Father, what's the matter? Could it be that you just came to see your daughter in a daze?" Ananda asked strangely. Earlier, she received a report from a servant saying that Prime Minister Lu was in a hurry, which made her think that something happened and came over immediately. Who knew that the prime minister's father would just stare at her in a daze when he arrived, and his face turned green and red, making her worry whether he was feeling unwell.
Prime Minister Lu put those careless things aside, and first asked Ananda about his coldness. Although it was very long-winded, Ananda was not impatient with his concern, and instead answered them carefully. When Prime Minister Lu finally felt satisfied, he hesitated to speak to Ananda.
"Father~" Ananda took Prime Minister Lu's hand and said angrily, "Just tell me if you have anything to do. Seeing you like this, my daughter is really worried."
Ananda's acting like a baby made Prime Minister Lu feel good for a while, he loved the youngest of his four daughters the most. It's not because the youngest daughter's mother is beautiful, nor is it because the youngest daughter is a concubine or her youngest daughter, but because the youngest daughter has been well-behaved, caring and worry-free since she was a child, unlike the three unfilial daughters who have a big temper He is also assertive, although they are also his pride, but the daughter is not coquettish or submissive to her father, which really makes the father feel that he cannot feel the joy of raising his daughter. Therefore, the little daughter made him experience the joy of raising a daughter, which made him love her even more. Moreover, Prime Minister Lu thought in his heart that Ananda's sweet and glutinous appearance, his sweet smile made people feel sweet, and no one would think that Ananda was bad.
"Ananda, the prince will leave Beijing in the future, you know that?" Prime Minister Lu asked.
"So fast?" Ananda was taken aback, it was only two days, so hasty, she was afraid that she would not have enough time to prepare the luggage for King Su.
"Not so fast, it's already mid-October now, maybe when the North Vietnamese will go south to plunder the people on our border." Prime Minister Lu first turned over his concern for the country and the people, looked at Ananda with a look of embarrassment, and said: "Ah Difficult, King Su is doing great things, you... you won't... "
"What?" Ananda listened anxiously, so hesitant, how could she know what he wanted to express? Doesn't the prime minister's father know that she has a small brain, so she won't understand unless she speaks clearly
Lu Cheng didn't have much demand for Ananda's IQ, so he simply put his old face aside, and said plainly: "I heard from many people that you have to follow the example of the lady of the Chu family, and use her as an example to marry a chicken as a chicken, and marry a dog as you want." Representative of the dog?"
Ananda was puzzled, and asked, "Miss Chu's family, who is it?" Seeing Prime Minister Lu's sullen expression, he thought he minded the rumor that she was a jealous woman—God knows how wronged Ananda was, it was clearly Chu Baning It means that she is the only one who bears the consequences—Ananda quickly explained: "Father, don't worry, my daughter is not a frivolous person. Since she is married to the prince, she will naturally respect the prince and will definitely not do anything to lose you." It's a matter of face. Those rumors outside are unbelievable, so calm down..."
Lu Cheng sighed at Ananda, wondering why such a naive daughter was taken away by a man with bad luck
"Ananda, you forgot, the lady of the Chu family is the wife of Master He, the guardian of Tongcheng City..." Prime Minister Lu nodded, and seeing his daughter blinking at him with cat-like eyes, he knew that he was talking for nothing. . That's right, my daughter has always been a well-behaved daughter since she was a child. The prime minister's wife has managed the prime minister's mansion in an orderly manner, and no one dares to talk about gossip in front of the young lady of the prime minister's family who has not left the cabinet. It is because of Ananda's affairs Really not very clear.
Seeing Prime Minister Lu's strange expression, Ananda boasted, "Father, you are very well informed..." Even the wife of a certain adult in Tongcheng knew about it.
Prime Minister Lu was smothered in his heart by his second-rate daughter. The daughter is a second-rate daughter. She is really the caring little padded jacket in his father's heart, a sweet burden!
"Ananda, you won't follow the prince to Tongcheng like Mrs. Chu, right? I heard people say that you want to go to Tongcheng with the prince, why do you have such an idea?" Prime Minister Lu simply wiped his old face and asked, concerned The matter of marrying a daughter. It is said that the water thrown by the married daughter, the daughter is married and obeys the husband, the mother's family has no reason to take care of the daughter's affairs, so Prime Minister Lu really wiped his old face and came to the door. After all, this matter is a big deal.
Prime Minister Lu also just found out about this. Just after leaving the palace gate, Prime Minister Lu was sitting in the carriage of the prime minister's mansion and passed a restaurant. The lady of the Chu family, who learned ten years ago, followed her husband to the border town to guard the city despite her in-laws' objections. This matter is also a joke in the Great Chu Dynasty. Ten years ago, when the wife of the Chu family had just married into the He family, it was the time when Yan Er was newly married, and the eldest son of the He family happened to be moved by the new emperor to be the city guard of Tongcheng, and he was about to take office. At that time, the old lady of the He family wanted to keep her new daughter-in-law by her side to serve her, so she arranged for her son to take her as a concubine with two powerful maids. Who knew that the lady of the Chu family was a tough one, and she was dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's new marriage. Serving the Serbian to her husband, and letting the two concubines follow her to serve her, isn't that a face to her as a regular wife? So I packed my luggage and went to Tongcheng with my husband, where I lived for ten years. At that time, this incident became a joke in the capital, and the Chu family became famous at that time.
Prime Minister Lu persuaded him earnestly: "Ananda, Tongcheng is just a small border city. There is a lot of wind and sand, the weather is extremely cold and dry, and the North Vietnamese barbarians invade from time to time. It is not a good place! Women are waiting there... "The word death is too unlucky, so Prime Minister Lu swallowed it down.
Ananda was taken aback, and quickly shook his head to interrupt Prime Minister Lu, "Father, why do you think so? The prince is going to do something big, why would I follow?" She has already had rumors of a jealous woman, so she followed , I don’t know how those people passed on her.
Prime Minister Lu stared at her, then sighed and said: "Maybe you don't know, the emperor not only ordered the prince to escort the army there, but also ordered the prince to stay there with the army and not come back until the end of this year. King Su's trip is of great significance. The urgent need to protect those troops is to garrison there on behalf of the royal family to appease the people." Prime Minister Lu understood Emperor Chongde's move. Due to the severe disasters at home and abroad this year, the grain harvest was not good, making winter grain the hearts of all countries. Big trouble. Because of that plague, North Vietnam was more severely affected than Dachu. It was not yet winter, and it was said that people there had starved to death. In order to alleviate the disaster and the war-weariness of the people, the North Vietnamese royal court is expected to go south to plunder soon. Maybe this winter they will fight the Great Chu Dynasty to the end.
This time the war will not be stopped because of the severe winter cold, it is estimated to be a long-term war of resistance. Emperor Chongde was also very concerned about the people's army on the border, so he sent King Su to sit in the battle, which was a reassurance for the local people that the court would never abandon them.
To put it bluntly, this is a way to buy people's hearts. Although it is well known, it is very useful.
Ananda was completely stunned. She originally thought that she would come back just to deliver food. Calculated by the distance, it would take more than a month to go back and forth, or a month would be enough. However, her prince actually wanted to stay there until years ago before returning...
Fuck, they're just newly married, and the honeymoon period hasn't even passed, so they're about to separate, it's so unreasonable!
At this moment, Ananda quite understood what the wife of the Chu family did. They would be separated only after they got married, and no matter how deep their relationship was, it would be worn out by time. In addition, their relationship was not very deep when they were newly married, so it was easy for a third party to take the opportunity As for entering, even a woman can't bear it...
Although Ananda was thinking wildly, he patiently comforted Prime Minister Lu, promising that he would not imitate the wife of the Chu family, and then sent him out of the palace.
Prime Minister Lu actually understood Ananda's worry, because he was afraid that she would be "gripped" to death by her prince. After all, Su Wang's fate of overcoming his wife and son is too tough, and the death of the poetic girl a few days ago made people think that if Su Wang might marry the right person, he would not kill Su Wang's concubine. Su Wang's ominous fate. Prime Minister Lu was also worried that Ananda would follow him to Tongcheng, what should he do if something unexpected happens in such a place where the living conditions are not good? Wouldn't it be true that Ananda was "broken" to death
Ananda really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was touched by Prime Minister Lu's kind fatherly heart, making her feel warm.
Ananda thought wildly for a while, and immediately went to Lai'an, told her that the prince was going to Tongcheng in two days, and asked her to help pack the luggage and medicine. After all, Nanny An has been serving Chu Baning for so many years, and she is well prepared in this regard. She just needs to take a look and see if there are any omissions.
After Nanny An left, Ananda sat restlessly in the room, feeling very depressed.
She found herself reluctant to part with that man.
She is used to sleeping in his arms at night, used to attracting his focused and caring gaze when she sneezes, used to having meals with him, used to being held by him for a walk in the yard after meals, used to His strong caring...
Ananda didn't know how long she sat there until Rulan and Rucui came in. Rulan said to Ananda, "Princess, Miss Six, Miss Eight, and Miss Nine are here, and they are waiting outside the mansion. Don't see them."
"Eh?" Ananda was stunned for a moment, unable to react. After digesting Ru Lan's words, Ananda remembered that the so-called "Miss Six, Miss Eight, and Miss Ninth" were her cousins from Ningcheng, namely Lu Feiting, Lu Fian, and Lu Feiya.
Ananda asked in surprise, "What are they doing here? I don't have such a good relationship with them, do I?"
Ru Lan pouted secretly, but did not answer.
Rucui rolled her eyes, and said with a smile: "It must be that they want to come and see you after knowing that you are married well~~ I remember that Miss Six once said that you are worthless, and you can only marry someone in the future." The small family lives a shabby life. Miss, I actually think that Miss Six is feeling sour. You are not as beautiful as her and you have no qualifications, but you have become a princess, and she can only be in the four families of Ningcheng. If you choose someone to marry, everyone will be in balance~~"
Ananda gouged her out with resentment, wouldn't she feel at ease if this bastard didn't run on her
Seeing that the master and servant had the urge to quarrel again, Ru Lan immediately interjected, "Princess, some young ladies are still waiting for you to meet outside the mansion. Although they are your sisters, they didn't post a post for you, and It's not some Madam Madam, the concierge didn't let them in."
Ananda understands that this is the custom of this society. After becoming a princess, I really feel how strict the hierarchy of this world is. Yipin's fate is different from those girls who just come from small cities. In the final analysis, although they are descendants of the Lu family and had a higher status than her before they got married, they are still far behind the princess who is now a princess. Without her consent, they would not even be able to enter the palace. Not to mention seeing her.