The Lu family had just received the New Year gift brought back by the eighth prince, and suddenly heard that the Empress had given her something, and she was a little confused for a moment. The three of them stood in the yard and looked at each other, and no one understood what was going on. It was Ge who asked first: "The Empress never seems to have no favor to our Lu family? Why did she suddenly deliver things?"

Lu Song frowned and did not speak, but Lu Yan said his thoughts: "It's nothing strange. The queen is the master of the harem, and her father is the prime minister of the previous dynasty. There is no one in our family in the palace. In the past, she naturally couldn't get in touch with the queen, so she couldn't come to curry favor with the prime minister. But now it's different. Her daughter and the eighth prince are also engaged. Now it's time to see that the emperor is going to give a marriage to himself. As the head of the central palace, the empress naturally needs to make some statements."

Lu Yan's analysis was reasonable. Ge agreed very much after hearing this and nodded repeatedly. Lu Song had nothing to say. In addition, the butler was urging people outside to wait, so he quickly arranged to welcome people in.

As soon as the door of the mansion opened, a bunch of palace maids and eunuchs came in outside, each holding something in his hands, including silk cloth and jewelry boxes. Seeing Lu Yan and Ge's eyes were straightened. This feeling suddenly made him feel like he had lost all his business and had no external source of income under the suppression of the Yao family.

If the impact of these good things cannot affect Lu Song, but the palace maid who brought the people to the head made Lu Song a little flattered. When he saw the visitor, even if he was the prime minister, he quickly walked forward and greeted him: "I don't expect that Aunt Fangyi came in person. The old minister has missed the welcome. I hope you don't blame me!" The so-called aunt is just a respectful title, not sorted by age. Lu Song must be much older than Fangyi, but everyone in the palace calls Fangyi aunt, so he also called this.

The person who led the team to give gifts was Fang Yi. When he saw Lu Song, he was also very enthusiastic. While smiling and saying that Lord Lu was too polite, he handed over a box he was holding in his hand. "The Empress told me to hand it over to Lord Lu Xiang himself. This thing was rewarded by the Emperor in the first few days, and the best tribute from outside. Only in the palace did he get these two boxes. The Emperor gave a box of Concubine Yun and a box of Empress."

Lu Song took it and opened it. There were a whole box of blood swallows inside, with twelve portions. These blood swallows were moderate in size and bright red in color, which was indeed a rare top-notch. Fang Yi said that there were two boxes in the palace. The queen must have given one for the palace, and the other for the concubine Yun. The status of concubine Yun in the emperor's heart is well known. It can be seen that the rareness of this thing is simply unimaginable, and it cannot be estimated with gold and silver.

"The Empress said that when she is old, it will be useless if she uses this good thing. It is better to send it to the Lu Mansion to the future Eighth Princess." Fang Yi smiled and said, "Prime Minister, please keep it quickly. Remember to let the kitchen stew a bowl for the lady every day. This thing cannot be kept for a long time, but you have to finish it tightly." She giggled while saying that, and looked at Lu Yan again, reminding her: "Miss, I'm afraid she hasn't met the Eighth Prince seriously yet? The Eighth Prince is coming back on the first day of the palace banquet. Before that, the lady must be well prepared and go to see the Eighth Prince beautifully."

After hearing this, Lu Yan was so embarrassed that her face turned red, but she was also excited. When she thought of seeing the Eighth Prince in a few days, her heart couldn't help but jump faster. Lu Song also thanked her repeatedly and asked Fangyi to sit in the hall to have a cup of tea. But Fangyi waved her hand and refused: "No, I have to go back to report to the Empress. The lord still comes with the lady. It's a serious matter to stew the blood swallows." After that, he said to Lu Yan: "I will congratulate the lady in advance."

Lu Yan quickly returned the gift, her face flushed, and she looked beautiful.

The other end of Ge had already arranged a servant to take all the things held by the palace maid and eunuch, and then took a cloth bag handed over by his maid, saying that he would put everything into Fangyi. Fangyi also took it, but just pinched the cloth bag, laughing in his heart. Since the Lu family had cut off their wealth by the Yao family, their life in the mansion was worrying. Is it probably the salary that Lu Song had just paid for not long?

She guessed right. The bag of silver was indeed Lu Song's salary this month. It was just paid yesterday. The Lu family had only left ten taels for their own use. Before the others could be distributed, they were stuffed into Fangyi's hands today. After Fangyi left, Ge was very distressed, but he also gritted his teeth and said, "Even if we live a hard life in our own house, we cannot lose our face today."

Lu Song nodded and agreed: "Yes, Fang Yi is the palace maid in charge of the Empress. She has sent so many more things. She can't afford any money. Unfortunately, our mansion can only take out so much now. When we turn over one day in the future, we have to remember the Queen's good intentions and take some care of the palace to pave the roads for Yan'er."

Ge also agreed, "Yes, the birth mother of the Eighth Highness has been demoted to a noble person. According to her temperament, she may have to cause any trouble. Maybe when the Eighth Highness makes a comeback, she will still be there or not. But the Empress of the Central Palace is different. She is majestic, and she has no son. No matter which prince succeeds to the throne in the future, she will be the Empress Dowager. Such a person must be flattered." As he said, he took Lu Yan's hand and said, "When the Emperor gave the marriage at the New Year's Palace banquet, you can walk around the palace more often in the future. The Empress should always go to the house to serve him. Of course, the Emperor Yuan should not be neglected. Don't listen to what his parents say, but after all, the Eighth Highness attaches great importance to the biological mother. Even for the Eighth Highness, we must not live with Yuan Yuan, do you know?"

Lu Yan nodded, "Don't worry, father and mother, my daughter has recorded it. No matter what, the nobleman Yuan will not be left alone. Even if her position has been reduced again and again, she is the biological mother of the Eighth Prince, and this will never change."

Lu Song and his wife were relieved when they listened to their daughter's sensible words. Lu Song handed the blood swallow to Ge, and Ge said that they would stew a bowl for Lu Yan to drink. The mother and daughter returned to the backyard with a chat and laugh. Lu Song was still standing in the yard, but gradually frowned.

He couldn't tell the reason, so he always felt uncomfortable. All of this was like an illusion, which made him unable to grasp the roots, fearing that a slight mistake would happen in any link.

The New Year is getting closer. Three days before New Year's Eve, Xu secretly came to the Princess's Mansion and gave Feng Yuheng some things. They were all small items, jewelry, and snacks she made by herself. She told Feng Yuheng: "I originally wanted to make you a few new clothes, but it was a bit too eye-catching. After all, there are no girls in our Yao Mansion who are of the same age as you. I am afraid that I will be seen through when I make clothes at a glance." She said as she turned her head and wiped her tears, then turned around and continued, "These jewelry were all made by me secretly, and the snacks were also made in the kitchen in my own yard. Don't worry, no one knows."

Xu sighed while talking. Feng Yuheng felt very uncomfortable when he looked at him, but the current situation was helpless. She could only tell Xu: "No matter how hard you bear it, everything will be temporary and will get better one day."

Xu did not give up too much hope, and she even said worriedly: "Will it get better? I heard your grandfather say that Qianrou was afraid she went to the south a few days ago. Ah Heng, don't blame me, Qianrou, I used to pity her, but now I have a grudge in my heart. I just can't understand, how could a mother be so cruel? Even if she has a estrangement from you, wouldn't she still have Zi Rui? She recognized the girl named Fu Ya, which made the people in the capital laugh. She called her daughter to others regardless of the matter, letting you get stung on the back, how could Zi Rui feel good?"

Speaking of Zi Rui, Feng Yuheng was helpless. As the New Year was about to be held, she had already sent people to Xiaozhou to pick her up. This time, many people were dispatched to Xuan Tianming, but she didn't send anyone around her. She calculated the days and it was time to go to Beijing in the next two days. But now in the situation in Beijing, she had not yet thought about how to tell the child that the child was young after all, and that the child was the biological flesh and blood of Yao, and his blood affection was much heavier than her. Can Zi Rui accept such a situation?

Xu also saw her helplessness and could only comfort her: "Don't think too much about it. Everyone around is like this. Zirui is a sensible child. My aunt thinks it is not difficult for him to accept this matter. After all, he knew what Qianrou did in the past. My aunt was just worried about you. You will be in the middle of April, and your marriage with Your Highness Ninth will be handled soon. But now you are a relative and unreliable person. How should you handle the marriage? My aunt thought about it. We will be overturned after the New Year. Ah Heng, don't bother worrying about others. Your grandfather and your three uncles also spoke. Our Yao family is not afraid of being implicated. We can't leave you alone. After the New Year, we will find a reason to get along with the two families as before, so that the family can handle the marriage for you."

When Xu heard this mention this, Feng Yuheng felt that time was a little nervous. She used to think that it was still early to divorce, but now it is the first month. In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, isn’t it her birthday? She really has to think about this matter. She can’t do it alone. She doesn’t want to fool the wedding at will. Thinking about it like this, she really needs the Yao family to help.

But... "Auntie, let me think about it again!" She was still worried that it would cause disaster for the Yao family, especially when the eighth prince was going to return to Beijing during the New Year. She didn't know how much storm would cause. Since Yao was put on medicine that year, she has been very careful about the people who had been with her, for fear that someone would be killed by her if she was not careful. At present, she really has to think about whether to have a good show with the Yao family again.

She secretly sent Xu back and promised that she would definitely give the Yao family an answer before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Xu was willing to leave.

Feng Yuheng was also confused, so he simply went to the medicine room to prevent outsiders from disturbing him. Then he went into the space and wanted to take a hot shower to relieve his fatigue, but he was suddenly stunned at the moment he came in.
Chapter completed!