Wang Xiu and Lu Yunhong looked up and were stunned for a moment.
"Fifth brother, why are you here!!"
Wang Xiu exclaimed and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Wang Man jumped off his horse and walked quickly to his sister: "As I said, hurry up and hurry up, we will finally arrive on the Lantern Festival."
"You don't even know how tired I am on this journey. I didn't enjoy any fun at all, including water travel, land travel, and other sightseeing tours."
"If I hadn't come to see you earlier, I wouldn't have arrived in Wuxi until early March."
Wang Xiu was very happy. It could be seen that there were blood blisters on the palms of his hands. He immediately said distressedly: "I will ask Rongrong to apply some medicine on you later."
"Let's go inside first, eat something and have a good sleep."
Wang Manchao glanced behind him and called his entourage: "You can help the eldest lady count before you go in. I'm going to take a rest first, but I'm exhausted."
Seeing this, Lu Yunhong quickly stepped forward to lead the way.
Wang Man said: "Why are you being polite to me? Go take care of my sister."
After saying that, Rongrong took the lead and went in first.
Wang Xiu couldn't name the fifth brother's entourage, and was stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, the other party quickly said: "Miss, I am Qian Liangcai, the son of steward Qian. I was ordered by the master to give the eldest daughter a New Year's gift together with the fifth master. This is the letter from the master to the eldest daughter."
As he said that, he quickly took out the letter and the gift sheet from his pocket.
Wang Xiu took it over to look at it, but Qian Liangcai said: "In addition to the annual gifts from our house, there are also those from the eldest princess's house and the East Palace. The master said that it is a good thing for the Lu family to build an academy. He is willing to sponsor 10,000 taels, and the banknotes will also be given to the younger ones."
Brought it."
"Ten thousand taels? Honey, the Lu family has sent another gift."
"Shh, stop talking, haven't the Lu family always been rich?"
"You don't know this, right? The Lu family has been ransacked. Wherever the money comes from, it all belongs to the Wang family."
"The person who just entered is the fifth master of the Wang family. I heard that he is also an official. Why did he come to our small place? He won't be demoted too, right?"
The people in the village began to discuss in low voices. Wang Xiuxuan glanced at them, and soon the surroundings were quiet except for the sound of the wind.
"We have guests at home, and it's not convenient for us to go to the banquet. Please forgive me, aunts!"
"Where is it? Let's eat together next time if we have a chance!"
They were a little scared of Wang Xiu and quickly pushed him away, but they didn't go far and kept looking back.
Upon seeing this, Wang Xiu handed the letter and the banknote to Lu Yunhong.
"It's better for my husband to keep it. This is also my father's wish."
Lu Yunhong knew that she was giving him face in front of outsiders, so he accepted it.
There are more than ten cars of gifts. Twelve cars belong to the Wang family, and among the other three cars, two cars belong to the eldest princess's palace and one car belongs to the East Palace.
Qian Liangcai also took out Yu Deshui's reply letter, and Wang Xiu was immediately overjoyed.
Lu Yunhong looked at the gift list in the East Palace. It didn't look like it was prepared by the prince. He also saw that Yu Deshui had written a letter, so he asked, "Did you give Yu Deshui a gift alone?"
Wang Xiudao: "Yes, but I asked the eldest princess to hand it over, and I didn't bother dad and eldest brother."
Lu Yunhong said: "That's not what I meant. You should read the letter first."
Wang Xiu nodded, took the letter and went into the house.
Lu Yunhong handed the gift list to Butler Qin and followed him up.
Wang Xiu was so immersed in the letter that she didn't notice Lu Yunhong coming in with her.
Yu Deshui didn't say anything, just thanked her in the letter, but gave her a tactful mention. The prince knew that she had given the gift alone, and later asked about the return gift, for fear that he would not prepare it properly and make the final decision.
Two big items.
Wang Xiu secretly guessed that Yu Deshui wanted to tell her to prepare a gift for the prince next time.
But will the prince appreciate the gift she prepared?
Wang Xiu originally wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Yu Deshui so that he could inquire about things in the East Palace, but now it seems that Yu Deshui is worthy of becoming a great eunuch, and he is too cautious.
After listening to Wang Xiu's inner words, Lu Yunhong suddenly remembered that the prince would be involved in the witchcraft case, and frowned for a moment.
Wang Man was drinking tea. When he saw his sister and brother-in-law coming in, he said, "Dad is worried and insists that I come and take a look."
"Now I see that you are doing well, and I will be able to do business when I go back."
Wang Xiu put away the letter and asked, "Does Yu Deshui know that Fifth Brother is coming?"
Wang Mandao: "I know."
Wang Xiudao: "Then what didn't he say?"
Wang Man shook his head and said with a smile: "What can he say as a little eunuch? As for you, don't prepare gifts for him next time. In the East Palace, he can't afford such kindness from you."
"On the contrary, it is Hua Zimo, a close confidant of the prince. You need to be more polite when you meet him in the future. He is the chief steward of the East Palace."
Wang Xiu nodded, she knew that Hua Zimo, later the prince died, and he also died.
There is less than a year left before the witchcraft case. The difficulty of this matter is that the opponent is King An.
Although King An had been planning for a long time, the actual implementation was only in the last few days, so she had no substantial evidence, and slandering the prince was a serious crime.
For now, the witchcraft case is like a forbidden spell that has been sealed in the dust. The reason why Emperor Shunyuan believed and doubted the prince was because Emperor Shunyuan was seriously ill at that time and was already a bit crazy.
Emperor Shunyuan was also seriously injured because of this, and he passed away not long after.
Wang Xiu seemed to have suddenly caught some useful news, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
She kept grasping the fact that the prince was framed, but she forgot that the only person who could really change the whole thing was Emperor Shunyuan.
If he was not sick, or if he was sane at the time, he would definitely not deny the prince a chance to defend himself. So for now, she still has to gain more trust from the prince and the eldest princess.
Only in this way can she be able to help later. If anything happens and history cannot be changed, she still has Lu Yunhong and the entire Lu family.
Wang Xiu composed himself and subconsciously looked at Lu Yunhong.
But after seeing it, she was a little confused, as if she was already relying on him invisibly.
However, at the moment when she was stunned, Lu Yunhong gently pursed his lips and smiled.
What he wants, isn't her subconscious intimacy and dependence? What does this feel like? Only he knows it.
Lu Yunhong put his hand on Wang Xiu's shoulder and said gently: "Father and mother will be back soon. You go and order the kitchen to cook some delicious food. I will have a few drinks with Fifth Brother later."
Wang Xiu nodded and went to the kitchen.
Wang Man looked at his sister's figure and said to Lu Yunhong: "It is your luck and the Lu family's luck that you can marry my sister."
Lu Yunhong smiled and said, "Isn't it a great blessing for your Wang family to have her?"
At least, fate has changed.
Having said this, Wang Man said happily: "Before, I thought she was quite willful and liked to complain. I didn't even dare to expect her to be as sensible as she is today."
"But...she has changed a lot since she married you."
"If I don't say anything else, let's just say that she is determined to advance and retreat with your Lu family. This not only impresses us, but also impresses the emperor and the prince. No, the emperor is very happy, and she is fine."
"When she was released from prison and rescued the eldest princess, it would be a great help to our Wang family. I won't hide it from you now. My father was trusted by the prince at first, but he could never catch the eyes of the eldest princess.
But since Axiu rescued the eldest princess, the eldest princess has sent gifts to our Wang family many times, and my father now walks sideways in the East Palace."
Lu Yunhong said: "That's why I say that your Wang family is lucky to have her."