Twin Brocade

Chapter 347

When I got closer, I found a person standing under the magnolia tree.

He is slender, with a ray scarf on his head, and a cloud blue satin robe with folded branches of small sunflowers.Standing with hands behind his back like that, looking up at the magnolia tree, the air around him seemed to be quiet.

Hearing someone coming, he turned around slightly, saw a few girls who looked like flowers, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I was the one who overran and ran into the girls."

This is the backyard, and as an in-law of the Qiao family, it's not a violation of the rules for him to appear here.After paying homage to Mrs. Qiao, he was about to go straight out to the front yard, but he was attracted by the magnolia tree, so he stopped to admire the flowers.

This is a middle-aged man about 30 years old, with calm eyebrows and neat temples, gentle and elegant.His eyes are full of vicissitudes of life that young people don't have, and they are extremely charming.

However, none of the three had seen him before.

Fang Jinhui came to his senses, stopped and saluted, "It's us who disturbed you, so don't blame him." Judging from his age, he was more than twice as old as the others, so he didn't know his identity, but he deserved a respectful title.

There are people coming and going at the Qiao family's wedding, and it's not uncommon to run into a foreigner, just retreat calmly.

Fang Jinshu followed the eldest sister after the ceremony, and knew the identity of this man well.He was born in a side branch of the Lu family, so he was not valued in the family.Because of the late emperor's cleansing of the family, none of the direct members of the Lu family dared to go to Beijing, so he was given the opportunity to make his mark.

His name was Lu Yuanji, he had achieved fame since he was a teenager, and even became the representative of the Lu family in Beijing a few years later.It was precisely because of his mediation that the Lu family turned to King Qi, and gained a lot of benefits after Emperor Yanping ascended the throne.

In her previous life, she had contacted him as Empress Cao and reached a cooperation with the Lu family.Right now, his reputation is not obvious.This will appear in the Qiao family. In addition to the in-law relationship, it should also be a new round of consensus on the exchange of interests between the two families.

The daughter of the Lu family is just a bond.

Seeing the man suddenly, Chen Wansu jumped out of her calm mood, glanced at him curiously, and hurriedly bowed her head in salute.

Seeing this, the servant girls of Qiao's family, who followed everyone, hurriedly stepped forward to introduce the two parties, saying: "This is Lu Wuye, Master Lu. This is the eldest lady, fourth lady, and Miss Chen of the Fang family."

Knowing each other's identities, the two met Li again, and the situation was not as embarrassing as before.

Lu Yuanji cupped his hands and said, "It's my honor to meet the girl of the Fang family. She really deserves her reputation. I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." In the inner house, as a foreigner, he always avoids her.

Before leaving, his gaze stayed on Chen Wansu for a while, and then he let it go.

Chen Wansu's face was reddened by him, she lowered her eyes to look at her toes, she didn't know how to let her hands and feet go.Chen Jiayang is full of vigor, and she grew up under the care of her father and brother when she was young, so she is very familiar with such a mature man.

However, this Lu Wuye's temperament is completely different from that of the Chen family man.There is a kind of calmness and elegance that comes from the bones.

It's a long story, the three of them and Lu Yuanji just had a face-to-face meeting, and then he left.The few people didn't take this matter to heart, admired the magnolia flowers for a while, walked around the garden, and then returned to the guest room.

Although it was a continuation, the wedding banquet was lively enough.Qiao and Lu have a wide network of contacts, and there are many congratulatory guests. It was a full day of excitement before the curtain came to an end.

Next, the most eye-catching event in the capital is the general election in the palace.

Various aristocratic families are gearing up one after another to send the ladies who have already prepared into the palace.This is the third year of Emperor Qinglong's ascension to the throne. For the balance of power, he will not neglect the family like the first emperor.

Among them, the Li family's daughter is outstanding in talent and is particularly eye-catching.

On the day of the general election, before dawn, Fang Jinju was carried in the small sedan chair of the Fang family into the flow of people heading for Duanmen.This is only a primary election, if not selected, then dismissed on the spot.

Those who pass the primary election will live in the palace for a month.During this period, he may be dismissed, may be canonized directly, or may be rewarded to the prince and grandson.

It will be a month before the dust settles on this general election.

Needless to say, the hustle and bustle of the general election and the scheming involved.The ladies sitting in the sedan chair each have their own thoughts: some are apprehensive about the future, some are bound to win with the family on their shoulders, some go with the flow and let nature take its course, and some are full of unwilling panic.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Wu Wanqing was full of uneasiness and confusion.

In this general election, she was not supposed to come.The Wu family has long made a decision to send the eldest daughter Wu Wanling into the palace.For this reason, Wu Wanling has reached the age where she wants to meet for marriage, and the Wu family has remained silent, because she has a conspiracy.

But just a few days ago, after Wu Wanling came back from going out, she developed a high fever inexplicably.The high fever frightened everyone in the Wu family, and they invited the imperial physician to see him overnight.

Fortunately, there was no serious problem, but Wu Wanling developed a rash all over her body.How could she enter the palace draft again like this?

In desperation, Wu Shangshu had no choice but to write a letter to express his feelings, and temporarily replaced the candidate for the palace with Wu Wanqing.

In this haste, Wu Wanqing was unprepared.All along, the Wu family knew that Wu Wanling would enter the palace in the future, and they spared no effort to cultivate her.

But this matter suddenly fell on Wu Wanqing's head, which made her a little dazed.Mrs. Wu talked to her a lot impromptu, but she went in one ear and out the other, and her mind was just a mess.

Before leaving, Wu Shangshu looked at her and sighed, "It's really not possible, just come back properly."

Wu Wanqing is young and kind-hearted, but has a stunning face.For her like this, the deep palace is extremely dangerous for her.Although Wu Shangshu wanted to send his daughter into the palace to compete for favor, he never thought that Wu Wanqing would be able to do it.

There were so many contestants, the sedan chair moved very slowly, almost moving forward step by step.

Wu Wanqing's mind became more and more tense with the ups and downs of the sedan chair.

It can't go on like this.

She told herself this in her heart, took a deep breath, took out a red pill from her sleeve pocket, looked at it for a while, and finally calmed down.

Just yesterday, Fang Jinshu went to Wu's house and asked her if she didn't want to stay in the palace before leaving it to her.

Wu Wanqing remembered that she was a little surprised at the time, and asked, "Sister Shu, what is this?"

Fang Jinshu said: "It's just a pill that smooths the Qi and clears the heart. However, it has a side effect, which can make you hiccup. Take it before entering the palace for inspection, it should have this effect."

Hiccup during the primary election, if nothing else happens, no matter how beautiful Wu Wanqing is, she will be dismissed.The primary election was presided over by Empress Cao, and there was no need to risk disrespect in front of the palace, which was the safest for Wu Wanqing.

"If you regret it and still want to go to the palace to try, just throw away this pill." After Fang Mudi's incident, Fang Jinshu became very cautious, and put the final decision back into Wu Wanqing's hands.

(End of this chapter)