After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

Chapter 42 Zhou Fang plots Lu Jiangnian's marriage

We have to mention here the follow-up to the incident where Jiang Suiyuan instigated Murong Ling to block someone at Qingfeng Tower on the Chinese Valentine's Day.

After the prince received the news from Xuanqing, he immediately sent someone to tell the King of Qin, and at the same time went to the palace to report the matter to the emperor.

Although the emperor was on guard against the King of Qin, he was his only biological brother after all, and his love for him was genuine.

In the past few years, Murong Ling has made a lot of jokes because of her infatuation with Lu Jiangnian. No matter how dissatisfied the emperor is, Murong Ling is a royal lady and cannot be fooled by others.

Jiang Suiyuan informed her to chase and intercept Lu Jiangnian, just to make fun of Lu Jiangnian. At the same time, didn't he also want to make fun of Murong Ling?

How could we know that Jiang Suiyuan was targeting Lu Jiangnian because Lu Song went to the North Camp for training?

The person who gave the order was the emperor. Does that mean that the Jiang family is dissatisfied with the emperor's order?

The emperor has been on the throne for a long time, so he has to think twice before doing anything.

Originally, the emperor had given the Jiang family some respect out of consideration for Madam Zhaohua, but who knew that the Jiang family still had resentment in their hearts?

Coincidentally, at this time, the King of Qin came to the palace and scolded the Jiang family as worthless, which made the emperor's anger grow stronger and stronger.

In a rage, the emperor dismissed Jiang Suiyuan from his insignificant official position, charged him with offending the royal family and instigating provocation, and gave him fifty lashes of the cane. He also issued an imperial decree that Jiang Suiyuan would never be reinstated.

Jiang Qiong, who was reflecting on his mistakes in seclusion, was charged with failing to manage his family properly and was demoted one level.

Over the years, Madam Zhaohua and Murong Jun have been in high spirits and their reputations have grown day by day.

Murong Jun is about to get married, and the fifth prince's wife comes from a good family, which adds to his strength.

During this period, Jiang Qiong was first ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, and then Jiang Suiyuan angered the emperor, which finally severely dampened their enthusiasm.

Lu Jiangnian stood up and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. If he could use Chen San to make the Chen family suffer a setback, Madam Zhaohua and her son would definitely be in a state of panic. Murong Jun would not be able to take care of the North Camp for the time being.

The prince was able to take advantage of this opportunity to seize the Northern Camp.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his cold and resolute eyebrows, and layers of halo emanated from all around him, making him look like a banished immortal.

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On July 13, the 18th year of Tianshun in the Dajing Dynasty, the emperor issued an edict to promote Lu Jiangnian, a fourth-rank Huaihua Zhonglang, to the third-rank Weiweiqing, in charge of the guards at the gates of the imperial palace to protect the palace.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and people came to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion to offer congratulations in an endless stream.

People feel refreshed when good things happen to them. Mrs. Lu immediately became energetic, put on a decent smile every day, and enjoyed the envious looks of others.

In such occasions, Zhou Fang had no choice but to come out and socialize.

Zhou Fang's parents' home, the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion is a relative of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, so of course they cannot be absent at this time.

Zhou Fang curled her lips and said, "Why did you send so many gifts, mother? The eldest wife is becoming more and more proud now, and the second wife is almost squeezed out of the house."

Shun'an Earl's wife, Lady Lu, nodded her head and said, "There's a wedding in the mansion. If your face is so stern, your son-in-law will see it and there will be another commotion."

"Besides, if they are honored, you will also benefit from it. Why can't you turn around?"

"Next year, Jiang Xun will take the exam. If he gets a good score, and then relies on the power of the Loyal and Brave Marquis and his son, then what you want may come true."

Zhou Fang suddenly perked up: "Mother went to the Deyang Marquis' Mansion to ask?"

Mrs. Lu nodded and said, "The Crown Princess is from the Deyang Marquisate. The Crown Prince's position is secure. If we can marry into the Deyang Marquisate, Jiang Xun's future career will surely be smooth sailing."

"The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has a close relationship with the Crown Prince. Jiang Xun is a man of great literary talent and outstanding character. He is a cousin of Lu Jiangnian. Now that Lu Jiangnian is married, it's natural that Jiang Xun has caught the eye of the Marquis of Deyang."

Zhou Fang was in a good mood. Finally, there was something worth being happy about, and all her planning was worthwhile.

At that time, her mother was well-informed and found out that the third daughter of the Deyang Marquis wanted to discuss marriage with Lu Jiangnian. Zhou Fang took the initiative to arrange for Yuan Wanru to marry Lu Jiangnian because she was worried that Lu Jiangnian would block her son's way.

"Great, then can I invite the official media to come to my house?"

Seeing Zhou Fang's anxiety, Madam Lu hurriedly pulled her aside and said, "Why are you so anxious? Do you think it's so easy to marry a girl from the Marquis of Deyang's mansion?"

The ancestors of the Tang family of Deyang Marquis Mansion were heroes in the founding of the country. They had three queens and two prime ministers. There were many promising sons and daughters in the family. The family had deep roots and the girls in their family were very precious.

"If you want to propose marriage, Jiang Xun needs to be more promising."

"How's Jiang Xun's studies been going lately?"

Zhou Fang immediately said proudly, "How could my child be any worse than the child of a warrior's daughter?"

"Don't worry, mother. Jiang Xun will be fine next year."

"Today, the old lady said that if Jiang Xun were to pass the high school entrance exam next year, she would be even happier than she is now."

Mrs. Lu also looked proud: "Your old lady is not confused. In terms of background, you are ten times better than your sister-in-law."

"The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has always been filial. If you can coax the old lady into giving all the good things she has, who else can she give them to if not to your second wife?"

Speaking of which, the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion has long been in decline, and now there are only a few people in the family serving as officials in the court.

But Lu came from the Changxing Marquis Mansion. Empress Dowager Sun’s biological mother was a girl from the Changxing Marquis Mansion. Lu’s father, Changxing Marquis, was the Empress Dowager’s cousin, so Lu was the Empress Dowager’s cousin.

With this relationship, Lu felt that he had benefited from the royal family and was superior to others.

Zhou Fang was even more so, and he often slandered Wang in private with Lu.

Wang Min's face was stiff from smiling these past two days, but she was naturally happy that her son had made progress.

She held a note in her hand and asked someone to invite Yuan Wanru over.

"The Crown Princess' birthday is coming up in a few days. She has specially sent you an invitation to attend the banquet at the East Palace."

Yuan Wanru frowned. This matter had been mentioned in the book.

Liang Yusong was plotted against at her birthday party, and Lu Jiangnian happened to rescue her, and the two began to have private contact.

In the book, because the original owner failed to clear the charge of slandering Liang Yusong, the old lady strongly opposed it and did not want her to bring shame upon herself.

The original owner also refused.

She was afraid of such scenes. She was worried that if she went to the East Palace, she would bring shame to Lu Jiangnian.

Yuan Wanru wanted to see what banquets in ancient upper-class society were like.

She reached out and took the post. Just that one post showed the royal style.

The snow-white paper is printed with a dark peony pattern, and the peony petals are sprinkled with gold, which is elegant and luxurious.

A faint fragrance wafts from the paper, like the scent of plum blossoms. The characters are in gold-plated regular script, and each one looks noble.

Lu Jiangnian happened to walk in and saw the post in her hand. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is it from the Crown Princess?"

Yuan Wanru nodded, and he asked casually, "Are you going?"

"Of course I will. The Crown Princess has invited me. If I don't go, it would be too arrogant."