In the East Palace, Yu Deshui conveyed Wang Xiu's words intact.
The prince was silent for a long time, so long that Yu Deshui began to wonder if he was angry.
But suddenly I heard the prince say: "She is angry."
Yu Deshui didn't dare to ask who it was. He just said: "I see, Madam Wang and the Lu family are all facing His Highness, and they will not hesitate to do anything."
The prince waved his hand, and Yu Deshui withdrew with a look.
The prince stood alone in front of the window, looking at the lights in front of the court, his eyes gradually becoming blurred.
This was the first time he met a person as frank and enthusiastic as Wang Xiu, and he felt helpless.
He thought of the time when something happened to the Lu family, when he had finally convinced himself to beg for mercy with a shameful face and wanted to spare her life. He felt that he had done his best to the Wang family.
But Wang Xiu did not choose to live an ignoble existence. She chose to advance and retreat with the Lu family. When she was released from prison openly, before she could even get home and have a hot meal, she heard that her eldest sister was having a difficult labor, so she rushed to the eldest princess's house overnight.
When she was in Wuxi, preparing to build a government school, and delivering prescriptions thousands of miles away, she once drew a pair of penetrating eyes and sent them to him generously, without any fear. At that time, he could feel her determination to go there. Even Lu Yunhong
, like idle clouds and wild cranes, originally did not want to interfere with the affairs of the court anymore, but when he saw Huang Shaoyu was in trouble, he still stepped forward.
The character of their couple, even if they are not involved in the situation, they have a chivalrous heart. Whenever it comes to the East Palace or other injustices, they never choose to stand by and watch.
Today's matter was due to his lack of thinking. Wang Xiu met Yu Deshui in person and said such words, as if he walked up to him openly and said it to him personally.
The prince sighed deeply, thinking that more than half of his wisdom was ruined today.
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Lu Shouchang and his wife from Wuxi set off as early as April to come to Beijing to prepare a full-moon banquet for their children.
Years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Lu Yunhong left in a hurry, leaving a few people behind to watch the door. We only found out about them after they left. It was neither a joke nor a curse.
This time the two elders came to Beijing without telling anyone. They just brought Pei Shan's grandfather with them.
Wang Xiu was born on April 26th, and they arrived in the capital on the first day of May.
Mrs. Yang was originally taking care of her daughter during confinement in the Lu family, but when her parents-in-law came, she went back to the Wang family.
Lu Shouchang and Mr. Chen were naturally tired after a bumpy journey, but when they saw their eldest grandson, they couldn't put it down. They just felt so comfortable all over their bodies that they didn't even hum.
But when I saw a pure gold Qilin lock sewn on the eldest grandson's quilt, I asked and found out that it was a gift from the emperor. I was overjoyed for a while.
In the palace, the emperor heard that Lu Shouchang was back, and often called him into the palace to play chess, wanting to know what his plans were.
Lu Shouchang said with a smile: "In the future, it will be enough to teach and educate people and amuse my grandchildren."
Emperor Shunyuan did not force him. He only said that when he left the capital, he could come to the palace library to pick out a batch of books and take them away.
Lu Shouchang quickly thanked him happily.
On May 28th, the Lu family held a full moon banquet for their children.
Except for people who were walking around on a daily basis, they did not send anyone to deliver invitations. They had prepared thirty tables, ten for male guests and twenty for female guests.
The seats for male guests are provided in the newly built Banqiao Hutong, which is now also called Banqiao Street because it is spacious and clean.
The female guests were prepared in Luzhai and Fumengyuan, and Mrs. Yang and a group of female relatives helped to greet them.
At chen shi in the morning, everyone close to me had already arrived.
At noon, there was an endless stream of guests, all of whom were related to the Wang family, or were the subordinates of the five princes of the Wang family, as well as Wang Wenbai's disciples and the family members of the East Palace ministers.
Later, I rushed to add 20 tables, but when it came time to apply, it was still not enough.
Qian Liangcai hurriedly came to report, saying that the ladies in the palace had sent palace servants to give gifts, and the ladies’ family members also came to give gifts. There were also officials and family members of the Six Ministries and the Hanlin Academy who had no place to sit down.
Woolen cloth.
Wang Xiu was stunned. He held the child in his arms and said, "Is that so much?"
Mrs. Yang took the child and hugged her, and said: "Your father-in-law returned to Beijing, and the emperor summoned him to speak again. Aren't all those old colleagues coming to celebrate? In addition to your five brothers, there are countless officials at the upper and lower levels. It's you again.
Dad’s disciples, etc., what’s the big deal?”
The eldest princess smiled at the side and said: "Your mother's family is too powerful, that's why there are so many guests."
"Don't worry, I'll call someone to help you."
After saying that, he said to Qian Liangcai: "Tell Aunt Lu to go out with you to make arrangements. If you need anything, go to the eldest princess's house to get it. Don't let your grandma lose face."
Wang Xiu quickly thanked them, and the eldest princess said: "Thank you for what? I was just guessing before, but I didn't know if they would come. I thought if I said no, I would be slapped in the face."
"Over on Banqiao Street, Lu Yunhong and your brothers will be able to handle it. Here, I will take those who have the honor to watch the theater, and you can clean up the rest of the rooms and invite them to drink tea and eat melon seeds first."
"There are so many people today. It's true that the host doesn't take good care of us. We all know the rules and no one will gossip."
The eldest princess thought to herself that if anyone told her, she would definitely remember it in her heart and she would definitely not invite guests to the next banquet.
None of the ladies present had any idea, so they immediately stood up and said they wanted to help. Soon everyone in the Lu family was enjoying themselves, everyone was chatting and having fun, and no one was deliberately looking for trouble.
After the banquet in the evening, a rough calculation showed that there were eighty-five tables.
The female family members dispersed one after another after using their seats. There were still some who stayed to listen to the play, most of them relatives.
On the male guests' side, the darker the night gets and the brighter the lights, the more excited they seem to be. The sound of punching can be heard from two streets away.
I also saw the same three-story high-rise buildings on both sides of Banqiao Street at the beginning of the lanterns.
The hanging lanterns are all the same, and behind the eaves, there is a prosperous scene.
At first, I didn’t know who saw it and shouted: “Oh my god, look!”
Everyone looked up and saw that the scene along the street was like a wall of a city. Both sides were extremely brilliant. They were both the same height and length. The fourth-story turrets were only found in the two buildings facing the street, so they stood like tall archways.
At the entrance.
Before, they jokingly said that the Lu family's Floating Dream Garden looked like a small city, but now when they saw Banqiao Street, they realized what the light of a city is, glowing like fire.
Seeing the crowd's amazement, Lu Yunhong came out with a drink and took the opportunity to say: "In the future, the shops here will be more engaged in the business of women's families, whether they are cloth or jewelry."
"It's a long street with stone lions blocking both ends. Not even carriages or sedans can get in. Corridors have been built under the shops to provide shelter from the wind and rain. If the women are tired, they can rest for a while before shopping."
"This is also to prevent them from being hit by a horse-drawn carriage on the street, or if they are worried about taking their children with them, then it would be no fun to walk around in a hurry."
The other ministers all agreed, thinking that Lu Yunhong Street was very well built, so they would not worry if their female relatives came out for a walk.
Lu Yunhong also said: "People will be asked to watch on both sides. If there are thieves or those who are provoking trouble, they will be turned over to the officials on the spot."
After saying that, someone called the adults from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division and Shuntian Mansion, drank a round of wine, and asked them to take care of him in the future.
Jiang Wenmao, Duke of Dingguo, even smiled and said: "Earlier, I thought he was going to build some kind of inn, and even my small building was demolished. If I had known that he was going to build this, what kind of money would I need? Why don't I want two shops?"
"
Everyone quickly said that he had lost money, and said that it was still too late to do it now.
Jiang Wenmao said: "I asked for money and then knocked on the door. Do you still want my face?"
Everyone laughed, feeling a little uncomfortable in their hearts. In the capital city where every inch of land is precious, Lu Yunhong holds a whole street of shops in his hands. How valuable is that?
Especially, if so many dignitaries and dignitaries are gathered here today, and everyone agrees, won’t those businessmen and common people come in droves tomorrow?
Sure enough, after dawn, this street had another resounding name.