After the funeral of Mrs. Luo, the title of Dingguo Palace was taken away, and the plaque of Dingguo Palace was removed on the same day.
As soon as Jiang Wenmao became ill, he lost his former charm and became as thin as a rickety old man.
Jiang Kang no longer had the title of heir apparent, and was sent to Tai'an, Shandong Province to serve as the magistrate of the state. He was about to leave the country soon, so he could not stay.
Everyone in the Jiang family was busy packing his luggage. They wanted to find someone to ask about the situation in Shandong, but they couldn't find out at the critical moment.
It was Lu Yunhong and Song Muting who came to visit. One found a caravan from Shandong to escort Jiang Kang, and the other took the list of Shandong officials from the Ministry of Personnel, as well as their place of birth, family, etc., and handed them over to Jiang Kang and the master he brought with him.
Mrs. Jiang was extremely grateful, because she had worked too hard before and could not express her gratitude in person. She just felt guilty and asked Jiang Hua to kowtow to Lu Yunhong and Song Muting.
Jiang Hua, who is only eight years old, is ignorant, but his eyes are not as clear as before. He must have gone through great changes in his family, and he has become more sensible.
Lu Yunhong and Song Muting sent Jiang Kang to the city gate and told him to take good care of himself. The current predicament was only temporary.
However, Jiang Kang had already learned the truth about the Jiang family's defeat the night before. Although he was frightened, he also understood that it would be difficult for the Jiang family to be as prosperous as before.
However, his grandmother is gone and his father is ill. He knows that now the Jiang family can only rely on themselves. If he also fails, then the Jiang family will have no hope.
Before Jiang Kang left, he entrusted his younger brother Jiang Hua to the care of Lu Yunhong, hoping that Lu Yunhong could accept Jiang Hua as his student.
Lu Yunhong did not agree immediately. Firstly, Jiang Hua was not in good health. In addition, Mrs. Jiang valued Jiang Hua very much, and she was afraid that she would not be able to bear her youngest son going back and forth between the Jiang and Lu families every day.
Seeing Lu Yunhong's concerns, Jiang Kang did not force it, but before leaving, he still asked someone to send a letter home to express his position.
Soon, Jiang Kang and his entourage left the capital with the caravan.
Lu Yunhong and Song Muting also walked back along the street. Song Muting asked: "Is the eldest princess still in the palace?"
Lu Yunhong nodded and said in a low voice: "That person... has only been here for the past few days."
Song Muting was shocked, and she vaguely understood why the emperor was eager to take action against the Jiang family.
The summer sun made people's skin hot, so Song Muting ran to buy two bowls of sour plum soup. As soon as Lu Yunhong took it and took a sip, he heard Song Muting say: "How about you let me and my second sister get engaged first?"
Lu Yunhong: "..."
He glanced sideways at Song Muting, his eyes somewhat disgusting!
Song Muting blushed in shock and felt uncomfortable all over.
He was just worried that he could not discuss marriage during the national mourning for fear of something unexpected happening.
I didn't expect Lu Yunhong to agree, but Lu Yunhong took another sip of sour plum soup and said, "Bring two bowls back to your sister-in-law, she likes this."
Song Muting was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he started laughing stupidly.
Just listen to him shout loudly: "Okay!"
After saying this, he went to discuss with the boss and directly closed the stall and delivered the goods to Lu Mansion.
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Jiang Qing received Pei Shan's painting from Dafang Pawnshop the day after her eldest brother left the capital.
On the cover is the little girl in red she likes, and her big yellow cat.
But after opening it, the first picture that came into view was off-white.
The little girl stood under the big tree and looked into the distance. The vegetation was lush, and the leaves were falling...
The big yellow cat was next to her feet. They seemed so lonely, but they warmed each other.
This situation is just like the current situation of the Jiang family, trapped in another gray world.
But she believes that the Jiang family will eventually get out of the gloom, because at the end of the painting, there is a blue sky, white clouds, flying butterflies, and a lake under the sun, clear and sparkling.
And, the sea of roses seems to be rushing towards you.
When I turned that page, everything was fine again, as if the comfortable days had returned.
The difference is that this time she will bravely step out and will no longer be trapped in the deep boudoir.
After a long time, Jiang Qing closed the album and gently wiped away her tears.
In the future, she hopes that she can live like the life of the Lu family. When the famous Queen Xiuxia married Lu Yunhong, she only lived a peaceful life for a year before she met the Lu family and was imprisoned. After many twists and turns of life and death
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How could they predict the future at that time? They only relied on their indomitable will to survive together. At that time, the situation of the Lu family was much more difficult than that of the Jiang family now. However, they still survived.
And he also succeeded in impressing all the nobles in the capital.
Perhaps, it was precisely because the Lu family had been defeated before that everyone gave the Jiang family timely help. In any case, the Jiang family still kept this kindness in their hearts.
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When Lu Yunhong and Song Muting returned to the Lu family, Wang Xiu had already been taken into the palace by the eldest princess.
Song Muting was still a little worried, but Lu Yunhong said: "The eldest princess is here, it's okay."
After that, he asked Song Muting to find a decent matchmaker, and the two families decided to get married as soon as possible.
Song Muting didn't get what he asked for, so he quickly went out to make arrangements.
In the palace, the eldest princess looked a little haggard after taking care of Emperor Shunyuan for days.
She no longer wore the princess makeup, but wore a loose skirt, her hair was only tied up, and she wore a few plain hairpins. She didn't have any other gold hairpins or green hairpins. It was said to be more convenient when taking a nap.
When she saw Wang Xiulai, a smile appeared on her sad face, which showed that she was really bored in the palace these days.
She asked about the situation of the Jiang family, and Wang Xiudao said: "Don't worry, I asked Lu Yunhong to keep an eye on it. It's okay."
"When you get through this, you can go and take a look."
The eldest princess's eyes dimmed and she sighed softly: "I'm afraid that by then, they won't want to see me anymore."
Wang Xiu quickly comforted him: "Then they will know His Highness's painstaking efforts and will not complain."
The eldest princess nodded and took Wang Xiu in to check Emperor Shunyuan's pulse.
Emperor Shunyuan was lying down, his face sallow, but his eyes were still bright and sharp.
When Wang Xiu was prescribing the pulse, Emperor Shunyuan looked at her focused look and asked, "Did Lu Yunhong say anything when he went back?"
Wang Xiu looked up with a look of astonishment on his face: "What did you say?"
Emperor Shunyuan smiled and coughed continuously.
The eldest princess felt distressed and stepped forward to help him calm down, saying angrily: "Just stop talking and have a good rest, can't you?"
However, Emperor Shunyuan still waited for his breath to subside, and then asked: "Girl of the Wang family, what kind of person do you think your husband-in-law is?"
Wang Xiu raised his head, thought for a while, and said casually: "Lu Yunhong, you are a narrow-minded villain!"
After hearing this, Emperor Shunyuan burst into laughter, his expression became obviously much more relaxed, and he quickly asked them all to go out.
The eldest princess held Wang Xiu's hand and said, "This is what the old man is like. He is sick and confused."
Wang Xiudao: "No, I really think that Lu Yunhong is not a good person?"
"Of course, he's not bad either!"
"If you have to compare, he doesn't have the world in his heart, so I say he is selfish."
After hearing this, the eldest princess looked at Wang Xiu in surprise and remained silent for a long time.
In a daze, she belatedly understood the profound meaning of what her father had just asked. But she didn't even react at that time, but Axiu's answer was too concise, which also dispelled her father's doubts.
Otherwise...she really didn't dare to think about the consequences.