Chapter 388 The black-bellied second brother of the Luo family
Luo Yuanjia put the branches with flowers on them into a porcelain vase filled with water.
"Brother acts calmly and knows what to do. Mother, please relax for now."
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The Duke's wife sighed and glanced at her second son.
"This house is still too deserted."
"Mother went to the Xie Mansion yesterday and saw that the little grandson of the Xie family was fat and very cute."
When the Duke heard this, he put down the book in his hand, raised his head, and sang with his wife.
"Madam, as I said before, after the Chinese New Year, we will hold a blind date banquet at our house and invite more noble ladies from the capital."
Luo Yuanjia's hand stopped for a moment, and the red plum blossom branches were crooked.
No wonder his eldest brother asked Lin Dong to go to the academy to find him.
Co-authored, this is to let him come back and divert trouble to the east.
The Duke's wife smiled.
"Hold a blind date party? This is a very good suggestion."
"The two girls are getting married, and it's time for the two brats to get married too. When they get married and give birth to a grandson next year, the house will be lively."
As the Duke's wife spoke, she looked at Luo Yuanjia.
"Yuan Jia, do you think your father's proposal is good?"
Luo Yuanjia smiled bitterly.
"Mom, I'm not in a hurry. Besides, I have to attend the Spring Festival next year. Marrying a wife and having children too early will delay my future."
"On the contrary, eldest brother, he has now returned to the capital, and has reached the position of commander of the imperial army. He has become a favorite among the powerful people in the capital."
"According to my son's wish, there is no need to hold a blind date banquet. As long as the eldest brother tells me which girl he has chosen, and comes to propose marriage, they will definitely be willing to do so."
When the Duke heard this, he snorted.
"You have left yourself completely alone, haven't you heard? Get a family first and then start a career."
"If you have a wife to look after you, you will save your mother from having to worry about her every day."
"What's more, since ancient times, your eldest brother has been given opportunities by his parents' orders and matchmakers' words. It's him who hasn't found the right one."
"Now, how old are you two brothers? If you don't marry and have children, do you still have to wait until your mother and I are buried in the earth to get married?"
When Luo Yuanjia heard that his father was risking his life and said this without any scruples, he sighed helplessly.
"Father, my son didn't say he wouldn't get married, but the most important thing now is to find a suitable one for my eldest brother."
"In the past, my father and mother did not interfere in my eldest brother's marriage. That was because my eldest brother was always in the army with my father."
"Coupled with the turmoil on the border at that time, I don't know when we will go to war. I may have to shoulder the responsibility of the family and the title of the Duke alone."
"But now that the border is stable, my father has returned to Beijing, and my eldest brother is also walking around in front of the emperor, I can finally let go of this burden."
Luo Yuanjia said and looked at his parents.
"Today, since we have talked about this, my son also expressed his position. I will return the titles of the entire family and the future Duke to my eldest brother. As the legitimate son, he has the responsibility to shoulder this burden."
"Father and mother, please stop staring at me. As for my marriage, father and mother, don't be partial. You have given the eldest brother a chance to find a suitable woman on his own. You must treat everyone equally when he comes to me."
After saying this well-founded statement, not only the upright Duke was confused, but even the Duke's wife felt that what her second son said was reasonable.
Poor Luo Yuanliang, he originally wanted his brother to come back and divert misfortune to the east, but now, not only did he not succeed, he was also bought out by his scheming brother.
Luo Jiuli still didn't know that his scheming second brother had sold out his honest and silly elder brother.
After entering the mansion, under the guidance of the housekeeper, we went to the Nuan Pavilion.
"Jiu'er."
"Little sister."
In the Nuan Pavilion, the Duke and the three of them were really surprised and happy when they saw Luo Jiuli coming back.
Looking behind her again, she found that the Ninth Prince was still following her, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Everyone is free of charge."
Xiao Mingxuan waved his hand.
"Jiu'er, why are you back today?"
The Duke's wife happily took her daughter's hand.
"I miss my mother. I will come back to see you while the prince is taking a rest."
The mother and daughter were talking here, while on the other side, the Duke of Guo had already led Xiao Mingxuan to sit down, and Luo Yuanjia was making tea.
"Your Majesty, you have something important to do here today?"
Xiao Mingxuan glanced at the Duke with a complicated expression.
The Duke of Guo was baffled by what he saw.
It was Luo Yuanjia on the side.
"My lord, is it because of matters in the palace?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at Luo Yuanjia and remembered what Luo Jiuli said.
Her two elder brothers, Luo Yuanliang, looked very much like her father, with their cold and handsome faces.
Luo Yuanjia is very much like her mother, hiding her secrets and hiding her sharpness.
That seems to be the case now.
"Because of your elder brother's matter."
"My eldest brother?"
"Did something happen to Yuan Liang in the palace?"
"What's wrong with Yuan Liang?"
One sentence made the three people in the room suddenly nervous.
"Mother, father, second brother, it's not a serious matter."
Luo Jiuli hurriedly learned from the three people what happened in Jade Pavilion.
"What did you say? Your elder brother angered Princess Wen Ya because of Shen Miaoqing?"
The Duke of Guo seemed to still be stuck on the emperor's order for Luo Yuanliang to escort Princess Wen Ya out of the palace.
The Duke's wife gave her master a helpless look.
Luo Yuanjia also had a headache.
"Father, this is not the point. The point is that Princess Wen Ya has fallen in love with my eldest brother, and Shen Miaoqing still has feelings for my eldest brother. My eldest brother inexplicably angered Princess Wen Ya because of Shen Miaoqing."
The Duke of the country has a neck.
"So what? There is no way your eldest brother would like Princess Wenya."
The Duke's wife sighed.
What kind of evil have the children of her Luo family committed, and why are they so involved with the royal family?
"Yuanliang seems to be disapproving of it. What the prince and Jiu'er mean is that they are afraid that Princess Wenya will ask the emperor for marriage. Once the emperor makes such a statement, how can we, as ministers, refuse it."
"Besides, according to the laws of our dynasty, a consort who marries a princess cannot enter the dynasty and serve as an official. Isn't this going to ruin Yuan Liang's future forever?"
This is also the reason why Luo Jiuli and Xiao Mingxuan hurried back to the Duke's Mansion.
"The Emperor will not grant marriage to Princess Wen Ya and Yuan Liang."
The Duke of the country is categorical.
The emperor could give Luo Yuanliang the title of commander of the imperial army in order to prepare for the future sole control of the imperial power, to destroy the dissidents left by Hu Jue, to win over people's hearts, and to suppress the courtiers in the court who formed factions for personal gain.
Xiao Mingxuan naturally thought of what the Duke of Guo could think of, but he spoke indifferently.
"The emperor won't grant marriage, but that doesn't mean the queen mother won't."
When the Duke heard this, he looked over suddenly.
Xiao Mingxuan said again:
"Although the Hu Mansion has declined, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother of a country. The political Queen Mother of the previous dynasty cannot interfere, but it is not that difficult to grant a marriage to the princess."
One sentence brought the mood of the whole room to the bottom again.
The author has something to say: The two Luo brothers have very different personalities. Dear readers, do you like the eldest brother of the Luo family or the second brother of the Luo family?