rich concubine

Chapter 1922

The prince and the eldest princess rarely ask about Zhaoyiyuan's affairs, but it doesn't mean that they really don't care, especially the prince. He has high hopes for his eldest son and has devoted all his efforts to the Jiang family. Naturally, he doesn't want his reputation to be ruined for the rest of his life. On a small matter.

This was the first time he had warned Rong Yi about this kind of official matter, and Rong Yi took it seriously and carefully into mind. Through this incident, the heavy feeling on her shoulders deepened.

When she returned to Changliu, the silence on her face had not dissipated. She looked up and saw Lu Ruyi standing at the door, waiting for her quietly.

Rong Yi was slightly startled, then hurried over and said, "Why are you here today?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her face paled, Rong Yi's eyes darkened, he pulled her into the inner room and asked everyone to retreat.

There was no color on Lu Ruyi's face. Due to her pregnancy, her chin was a bit rounder, but looking at her now, she didn't feel healthy at all.

She raised her eyes to look at Rong Yi, her eyes flickering and she seemed a little nervous. She picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip of hot water.

Rong Yi looked at her and whispered, "Do you have something to tell me?"

Lu Ruyi nodded, but did not dare to look at her. He just said: "I know that the Queen has left the Qiming Meeting to you. You are busy now. I shouldn't come to you, but I …I really have something I need to explain to you.”

Seeing her look like this, Rong Yi's heart became serious: "You just say it, there is no need to be burdened."

Lu Ruyi's eyes turned red. She raised her head and looked at Rong Yi and said, "I heard that a sum of money was sent to Xihe Village in Pingyang. I want to say that if anything is found there, it is related to the Lu family..." At this point, she choked and couldn't continue.

After hearing this, Rong Yi's heart sank. She asked, "Ruyi, don't be impatient or panic. Tell me, do you know anything?"

Lu Ruyi felt uncomfortable in her heart, and with tears in her eyes, she said: "I shouldn't have come to you, and I shouldn't have made these requests, but no matter what, this is the family that gave birth to me and raised me. We can’t just watch something happen.”

"Ruyi, if you don't want anything to happen, you have to tell me honestly, what exactly happened? What did the Lu family do?"

"I...I don't know the rest. I only know that as early as three years ago, or even longer, my family was nothing but an empty shell. My father and those relatives could not negotiate business, and they could not do business. The Lu family has been going downhill these years because of the poor business. I only know that after Shi Yi was betrothed to Cao County Magistrate by my father, the family began to warm up."

Lu Shiyi was promised to the county magistrate of Pingyang Cao two years ago. Rong Yi knew about this. She also heard that the magistrate was now 43 and his first wife died in childbirth when giving birth to their third son. Lu Shiyi As a stepmother, it is said that Magistrate Cao took a fancy to Lu Shiyi at that time. After understanding this idea first, the Lu family relaxed and accepted her.

At that time, Lu Ruyi cried in the capital for two nights and stayed in Pingyang for several days, but still could not stop the marriage.

Rong Yi remembered clearly that after Ruyi returned from Pingyang, she never returned to Pingyang. She even exchanged few letters, but sent many letters to the county magistrate's office.

Speaking of Lu Shiyi, Lu Ruyi felt even more depressed. She couldn't help crying. To others, her sister was not a good person and even deserved death. But to her, her sister was a miserable person. , she made a lot of mistakes, but she should not have been born into the Lu family, she should not have had such a mistress and an irresponsible father, and she should not have met her sister. If she had been born into an ordinary family, This life might be a lot smoother.

She couldn't hate this sister, she felt even more indebted, especially after she was betrothed to the county magistrate.Lu Ruyi said: "I don't know much about the outside world. I have heard a long time ago that the county magistrate is not clean. He has many things on his back and his hands are black. I can't guess what will happen after Shiyi marries him. How did the family situation get better? Is the money clean? I don’t know if the Lu family has done anything inappropriate in the past years following the Cao family. I’m just afraid that the Lu family has taken a detour and that they will fight. The idea of ​​this donation…”

In the officialdom, there are things that young people cannot change, and it is very difficult to stop them. Lu Ruyi really has no choice. She can't think of a better way except to come to Rong Yi.

She should have gone to find her aunt, the eldest princess, but she knew that if she did this, what if... what if she was aiding the tyrants, what if her aunt helped the Lu family, and if she was found in the future, she would be directly harmed. Jiang family.

The thing I was most worried about still happened. Whether it was in business or other matters, I was afraid of getting involved with my family.

Rong Yi suddenly thought of what the prince said just now. She also knew that after doing this for a long time, she would always encounter people who came to her door. Maybe she hoped that he could turn a blind eye to certain things and let others She went against her own wishes and original intentions.

But what Rong Yi didn't expect was that the first one to come to her would be Ruyi.

Rong Yi suddenly felt a lump in her throat and her mood was very complicated. After a while, she said, "You should go to the eldest princess for this matter."

No matter what the previous disagreements were between the eldest princess and the Lu family, after all, they were still members of the eldest princess's descendants' family, and she would not stand by and watch anything serious happen to the Lu family.

Lu Ruyi shook her head in panic and said: "No! No! I don't know how to tell you, but this is really the truest thought in my heart. If the Lu family really did something wrong, as their daughter, I will hate it I'm afraid, I know that if I do something wrong, I should be punished, and no one should be an exception. If I tell my aunt about this, my aunt may help me and cover it up, but I don't want that. I don't want to If you let your aunt get stained, you can't wash it off. If you are found out one day, the Jiang family will be doomed."

Hearing what she said, Rong Yi breathed a sigh of relief. At least, she didn't care about her mother's family. She could think of this, and she was still sensible.

but……

"You didn't go to the eldest princess, but you came to me. Do you want me to close my eyes on this matter?"

The panic on Lu Ruyi's face became even worse. She shook her head repeatedly. In the end, only loneliness remained on her face. She raised her hand and put the back of her hand on her forehead, saying: "I don't know what to say. I know that you have your own principles." , you can't make any mistakes. I came to see you today. To be honest, I didn't even think about what to do. I didn't want to leave the problem to you... I was just afraid. I was afraid that something would happen to the Lu family, but I It can't be changed. I can't even stop the poetic marriage. Rong Yi, do you know how painful it is in my heart? Just watching my home fall into the abyss step by step, I am really powerless."

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