Inside and outside Xuanyang Gate, there was a lot of excitement. Many vehicles, ceremonial guards, and bodyguards came from the palace, as well as Luoyang's most prestigious officials gathered around. The Lu family was also nearby, watching the scene of welcoming Empress Dowager Guo's vehicle.
But she was reduced to following the crowd of people and watching, and could only spy on the scene at the center of power from a distance.
Vaguely, she seemed to see Qin Zhongming, who was bowing to the ministers and talking and laughing happily.
Qin Zhongming has become a prominent figure in Luoyang, and is praised as the savior of the Wei Dynasty and the hero who defends Luoyang! It is conceivable that in the eyes of the ladies of Luoyang, his wife is naturally a noble person with noble virtues and respected status.
Madam, I don’t know how many people will praise and compliment me.
And all of this should have been Lu's! She could have gotten it all just by doing nothing and just letting nature take its course. Alas!
The honor guard crowd left the city gate one after another and walked along Tuoling Street towards the palace. Only then did Lu leave in a carriage with the crowd of onlookers.
Returning to the door of He Mansion and looking at the deserted appearance at the door, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but sigh to herself: What a fate!
In the past, when Qin Liang was gradually becoming famous in Luoyang, the He family's family status was not low. At that time, Lu's heart was not too unbalanced. Now that they are compared, she must be lying if she wants to say that she has no regrets.
What's the use of regretting it now?
Mrs. Lu felt an inexplicable resentment in her heart, but she didn't know who to blame. She could only blame fate or God.
Returning to the inner house, Mrs. Lu met Princess Jinxiang and her son. Princess Jinxiang urged her to go to Qin Zhongming to plead for mercy. There was a look of humiliation in He Jun's eyes, but he did not say a word to persuade her to stay.
Mrs. Lu understood his thoughts. He Jun just felt that it was unbearable in appearance. After all, he was a wife, but he had no regrets about Mrs. Lu himself. He had long been tired of it. In He Jun's heart, Mrs. Lu was not a pure and innocent person.
, completely inferior to his mother, Princess Jinxiang.
Mrs. Lu was very angry. If it weren't for Asheng, Ms. Lu would have wanted to go straight back to her parents' home!
A few days ago, Princess Jinxiang asked her to go find Qin Liang. She did not agree because she was angry and did not want to lose her reputation. But now Princess Jinxiang urged her again, and she finally calmed down after being extremely reluctant.
Come down and re-evaluate and decide to compromise.
The reason is simple. The He family is no longer viable. The only thing they can rely on in the future is Princess Jinxiang's royal status. However, the Lu family has a husband and a son and cannot return to her natal family. She has no place in her natal family, so she can only obey Jinxiang's instructions.
Arrangement. My future livelihood will depend on Jinxiang.
Seeing that Lu agreed, Princess Jinxiang told her to change her mourning clothes.
After He Yan's death, his filial son He Jun ate meat and drank alcohol every day, and even molested prostitutes because He Jun was taking Wu Shi Powder. Even the eldest son behaved in that way, and Mrs. Lu really had nothing to attach to mourning clothes.
After she changed out of her mourning clothes, she dressed up in front of the bronze mirror and applied rouge and gouache. Thinking of He Jun's humiliated look, she put on her curtain hat in advance before taking the car out.
It is easy to find out that after Qin Liang returned to Beijing, he lived in the Wang family's residence. Mrs. Lu was embarrassed to only tell her family name, but still wrote a slip: old friend of Taixue.
Unexpectedly, Qin Liang was not in the mansion at this time, and the servant asked her to wait in the mansion. Ms. Lu declined and only stayed in the carriage outside the mansion.
Although it was spring, the sun was shining and it was very hot inside the carriage. After waiting for a long time, Mrs. Lu and her accompanying maids suffered a lot before the servants of the Wang family went out to inform them that General Qin had invited them.
Soon she met Qin Liang in the side room next to the front hall.
After Mrs. Lu entered the door, she looked sideways and saw the servant leaving, so she took off the curtain hat on her head and bowed to Qin Liang.
Qin Liang suddenly smiled because he saw the rouge on her face, and he said politely: "Mrs. Lu, long time no see."
Mrs. Lu felt her cheeks turning red. She raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Qin Liang. She saw that he was standing tall and handsome, but his face was no longer as gloomy as before.
"General Qin, you are well." Mrs. Lu greeted. She had no choice but to ask casually and flatteringly, "When will Mrs. Wang return to Luoyang?"
Qin Liang said: "It will be a while. Madam, please take a seat."
The two of them took their seats at the banquet respectively. Qin Liang immediately asked: "Does He Boyun know that Madam came to see me? Why doesn't he come?"
Lu felt very wronged in her heart, but she could only endure it and whispered in a flattering tone: "I know. My husband and General Qin are also old friends. There were some misunderstandings in the past."
"Misunderstanding?" Qin Liang suddenly laughed, then looked at the floor, recalling something, and said after a moment, "I have said before that I will not slander him quietly behind his back, as if I am inferior to him, so
After all these years, have I kept my word?"
He then sneered: "He is not my enemy or opponent. If I want revenge, I will only deal with him openly and make him cry bitterly, afraid of being upset, and regretting it!"
It had been so long that Mrs. Lu couldn't remember exactly what Qin Liang said, so she asked, "What will General Qin do?"
Qin Liang said: "We have no grievances and we are classmates of Taixue, but He Jun not only doesn't care about our friendship, but he insists on getting along with me! Forget those things at ordinary times, he also plots against the Wang family, don't think I don't know about him
What do you want to do?" He looked thoughtful, "I've been too busy recently and haven't had time to pay attention to this matter. I have to think about what I can do to get rid of the bad breath in my heart."
Mrs. Lu thought to herself: Someone else's first wife came to your door for you to sleep with. Isn't it insulting enough? You can't vent your anger?
Now Princess Jinxiang and He Jun have hinted that the main person to be humiliated is not her, but her husband He Jun.
When Mrs. Lu thought of this, she quietly looked at Qin Liang. Seeing his handsome, simple face and tall figure, Ms. Lu still didn't have much resistance. When she was in Taixue, Qin Liang had nothing. She just liked Qin Liang's appearance.
?Furthermore, Mrs. Lu still vaguely remembered that his body was indeed different from ordinary people, but she didn't understand it very well at first.
She thought of Qin Liang's reputation as a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty and a hero who eradicated rebellion, so she secretly summoned up the courage to hint: "What can I do for General Qin?" Qin Liang glanced at her, but said in deep thought: "
It's been so long, and I've long since forgotten everything." He glanced at the door and whispered, "I've forgotten everything I learned in Taixue. Madam, you can't blame me, because at that time I was...
I want to be responsible. My wife chose He Jun herself, so I am the one who is abandoned."
Lu said quietly: "General Qin is a reliable person. After so many years, no one else knows about him."
Qin Liang nodded and said: "Madam, please come back. There is no need to involve Madam in the matter between He Jun and I. If you stay here for a long time, it will not be good for your reputation."
Having said this, Mrs. Lu immediately stood up with a blushing face and hurriedly bowed to Qin Liang and said goodbye.
She came to the door and was declined! The humiliation that Lu felt was no better than being pushed down on the couch by Qin Liang. At this moment, she not only felt ashamed, but also felt abandoned. She almost cried. She used to be in Tai
The days when Xue was sought after by many people are gone forever, and now I have become so unbearable.
Qin Liang seemed to be aware of her feelings, and even comforted her: "So many people saw Mrs. Lu entering this courtyard. If something really happened today, Mrs. Lu is a married woman. Aren't you afraid of rumors?
?”
Mrs. Lu didn't want to hear more from him, but she wanted to hate her, but couldn't, because Qin Liang really didn't regret her. In the past, she was worried that Qin Liang would tell old secrets, so she hoped that Qin Liang would die in Qinchuan and never come back.
!Unexpectedly, not only did he not tell her, he never even threatened her with it.
Her heart was in a mess, she lowered her head and turned to leave.
At this moment, the smile on Qin Liang's face disappeared. He suddenly remembered something and said, "I would like to pay homage to Her Royal Highness Princess Jinxiang. I would also like to ask Mrs. Lu to convey the message and ask the princess if she is willing to be summoned."
Lu was stunned for a moment. But she came back to her senses immediately. The person He Jun cared about the most was indeed his mother, Princess Jinxiang. I don’t know when Qin Liang saw the clues and found He Jun’s weakness.
The hatred of seizing his wife cannot hurt He Jun, and at most he will be laughed at. Only when Princess Jinxiang is humiliated will He Jun be tortured from the bottom of his heart.
Moreover, although Princess Jinxiang is already in her thirties and nearly forty, she is indeed very beautiful. It is said that she closely resembles Mrs. Du's appearance back then.
Mrs. Lu knew very well that in the eyes of these nobles, young and beautiful girls were not rare at all. Age was not a problem at all, but status was rare and exciting. Just like the woman He Jun and Deng Yang slept with before, Zang Ai's aunt
, no younger than Princess Jinxiang, they still enjoy it.
But the thing is really ridiculous, Lu can't compare to Agu, who is more than ten years older.
She felt helpless, glanced at Qin Liang meaningfully, bent her knees slightly and said, "I will bring General Qin's wishes to you."
Qin Liang shouted: "Come, let's see you off."
The maid led Mrs. Lu out of the gate. The meeting lasted only a short time, and they talked for a while, as the groom and the accompanying maid could testify. Mrs. Lu quickly got on the carriage and just wanted to escape back to He Mansion.
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(Thank you to the leader of the book friend "Little Two Has Tea".)