Wangfu little dumb wife

Chapter 370
Song Wei was relieved and thought of another son, "I saw Yuan Bao when I entered the palace yesterday, and he told me that he wanted to end this year."

Wen Wan did the math, Qiu Wei hadn't been there for a few months, "He's only 14 years old and he's going to end, are you sure?"

"If you're not sure, let him experience it." Song Wei said: "With the first experience, at least many problems can be avoided when entering the examination room in the future."

At the beginning, it was because of his inexperience that the rain leaked from the roof of the dormitory during the exam, and it happened that he was seriously ill, so he passed the three exams in a daze, his ranking was at the bottom, and he almost failed.

Wen Wan asked, "Then will he be able to leave the palace after taking the imperial examination?"

Song Wei shook his head, "His Highness seems to want to wait for Yuan Bao to get married before releasing him."

"Then this child still has to suffer." Wen Wan suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Yuan Bao, "Sister-in-law is a special case, he only got married at the age of 28, although Yuan Bao doesn't have to be so late, but at least he can pass it? He is too young, I am afraid he is not mature enough , there is no way to be responsible for the girl's family, and the 14-year-old is not a short period of time."

"That's exactly what I mean." Song Wei agreed with an expression on his face, "I plan to wait for Yuan Bao before arranging a marriage for him."

Wen Wan said again: "It's four years later, and the official rank of Mr. Xianggong may be able to rise one more, which means that the range of choices for Yuanbao can be wider, otherwise he will look at a rich family, and people will still think that we are not well-known. wrong."

Song Wei took a tacit attitude towards these words.

Since ancient times, most marriages have paid attention to family status. It is not uncommon for the family to be wrong, but how many of them have good endings?
The drama is quite beautiful, but in reality, it is better to be more realistic.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Wan collected her needlework, called her sweaty son, and the family of three went back to the yard.

When I entered the room, I saw a lot of gift boxes on the table, looked at the man gently, and asked where they came from.

Song Wei said: "The emperor specially rewarded it."

Wen Wan opened her eyes and saw that most of them were supplements that were beneficial to her daughter's family, she was puzzled again.

The truth has been exposed, Song Wei did not hide it anymore, "The emperor knows about your existence."

Hearing this, Wen Wan suddenly realized why her family's father-in-law was rewarded heavily every time. The fertile land before and the mansion he lived in now were not rewarded just because of Song Wei's meritorious service.

More because of her status as "the emperor's niece".

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Song Wei didn't get the painting, so he went to Lu's house in person.

The concierge heard that he was Song Wei, a famous celebrity beside the emperor, and he was stunned for a while before he realized it, and hurriedly reported it inside.

Lu Laohou was out on business, and it was Lu Pingzhou who got the news.

Lu Pingzhou asked Song Wei to come in, and he went to meet him in person.

Front hall.

As soon as Song Wei entered the door, Lu Pingzhou followed him in. When he saw him, he put on a polite face, cupped his hands and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Song, who has admired his name for a long time."

Song Wei returned a salute in time, "Wan Sheng met Uncle Lu."

While speaking, Song Wei took a quick look at Lu Pingzhou. The other person's appearance was somewhat similar to Lu Xingzhou's. The difference was that Lu Xingzhou's facial features were deep and resolute, while Lu Pingzhou was more handsome and elegant.

After the politeness, Lu Pingzhou invited him to a seat.

There was nothing else to talk about when we met for the first time, so Lu Pingzhou cut to the chase, "My servant said that Mr. Song came here specially to find my father. Unfortunately, my father has something to go out, and I guess it will take a while before he comes back. If Mr. Song can wait , you might as well drink two more cups of tea at the house, if you have something important, just tell me, and I will tell him the old man will do the same."

The purpose of Song Wei's visit here involves Master's privacy, so it is inconvenient for him to reveal it, so he smiled and said, "Wansheng happens to be free today, so it's okay to wait."

Hearing this, Lu Pingzhou asked someone to refill Song Wei's tea.

He had heard some rumors about Song Wei, and when he saw people, he felt that it was quite different from what he imagined, "When he first entered the Imperial Academy, he had to be reused by the emperor to solve two major cases in a row. Mr. Song is indeed a young talent."

Song Wei's attitude was humble, "Your uncle, you're absurd. The reason why Wansheng was lucky enough to participate in the case was because it happened to happen in Wansheng's ancestral home, and the emperor needed Wansheng."

Lu Pingzhou doesn't think so, "Many times, luck is also a part of strength, Mr. Song doesn't have to be humble."

After that, Lu Pingzhou brought the topic to the Northwest War and asked him what he thought.

Song Wei said truthfully: "I was born as a civil servant, and I don't know much about the border wars. I only heard that General Chang Wei is brave and good at fighting. It's no problem to come to the Northwest to quell the chaos."

Hearing this, Lu Pingzhou suddenly laughed lowly, "If the second brother is still here, what can he do with Xu Guangfu?"

Song Wei understands that the "second brother" Lu Pingzhou refers to is his father-in-law, Lu Xingzhou, the god of war who terrified the enemy 20 years ago.

However, Lu Pingzhou took the initiative to mention "God of War" on the premise of not knowing his relationship with Lu Xingzhou's son-in-law. His intention was definitely not just a simple chat. Maybe the other party wanted to get Emperor Guangxi's current situation from him, a close official of the emperor. Attitude towards Lu Xingzhou.

Thinking of this, Song Wei deeply felt that Lu Pingzhou had a deep thought.

Come to think of it, how many heirs of big families are simple-minded?What's more, the one in front of him is still the eldest son.

Thinking clearly about the other party's intentions, Song Wei didn't jump into his trap, and scrambled to avoid the topic.

Not long after, someone from outside came to report that Lord Hou had returned to the mansion.

Lu Pingzhou glanced at Song Wei, and said to the servants: "Go and report to the old Hou Ye, just say that Lord Song is at the mansion, and ask him to come directly to meet the guests."

The servants quickly brought Master Lu to the front hall.

Lu Pingzhou got up and called respectfully, "Father."

Song Wei also stood up, there were other people present, he didn't address Master directly, and called out politely, "The younger generation has seen the old master."

Master Lu waved his hand to let Lu Pingzhou back down, saying that he had something important to talk to Mr. Song alone.

Lu Pingzhou didn't ask any more questions, and led his servants out of the front hall.

After everyone had finished walking, Old Master Lu looked at Song Wei, "You came here empty-handed, did you not get the painting?"

In the absence of his son, he changed his previous solemnity and returned to his demeanor as an old urchin.

Song Wei took it for granted, nodded his head and said: "Originally I gambled with the emperor, and the lottery was the painting. It was only after I won that I realized that it was the empress dowager's heart. Forget it, I came here to ask Master to apologise.”

Such a result was completely within the expectation of Old Master Lu, "She has been fighting with me secretly for decades, and she knows me better than I do. Shou'an Palace refuses to display antique calligraphy and paintings, but she just wants to keep a A thousand feet of snow is clearly waiting for me to come to ask for it."

Song Wei asked, "Will Master go?"

"Nowadays, there is no other way but to go to the palace to beg her." Old Master Lu said with emotion, "I know her too well, and this is the day I've been waiting for, but if I don't give her a satisfactory answer, she will never give up. Will hand over the painting easily."

For the four paintings, he searched for decades before he found that the last one was in her hands, but he only knew that it was in her hands, and he couldn't find out the exact location at all.

It can be seen that she has already left a hand waiting for him.

……

After Song Wei left, Mr. Lu Houye considered for a long time, and finally made up his mind to enter the palace himself.

Putting on his official robe, he got into a sedan chair and went straight to the imperial city.

Eunuch Jiang, the eunuch in charge of Shouan Palace, received the letter, and immediately came in to report, "Empress Dowager, Mr. Lu, please see me."

The Empress Dowager was paying respects to the Buddha, when she heard the words, she lowered her clasped hands, her eyelids trembled slightly, and she turned to look at Eunuch Jiang, "What did you say?"

Eunuch Jiang thought that the Queen Mother hadn't heard clearly, so he repeated again, "Mother, Lord Lu, please see me."

"After all these years, he is still here."

The queen mother smiled, her eyes full of self-deprecation.

Decades ago, she lost to a painting, and she changed from a childhood sweetheart with a bamboo horse to a deep palace concubine overnight.

Supported by hatred, she defeated many women to become the lord of the six palaces, the mother of the world, but after decades of waiting, she still couldn't wait for that explanation.

Who would have thought that decades later, she would lose to another painting.

Empress Dowager Renyi suddenly felt that her life was sad and ridiculous.

……

After a cup of tea, Old Master Lu appeared in Shou'an Palace, knelt down and saluted directly after entering.

The Empress Dowager did not let him lie down, her voice was cold, "If Aijia remembers correctly, Mr. Lu has not entered the palace for 43 years. It is rare that you are willing to condescend, but you came directly to Shouan Palace. Why, you are looking for Aijia Is something wrong?"

43 years ago, she was 17 years old, and in that year, he left Beijing overnight for a painting, and missed the day when he came to propose a marriage, so she had to be forced into the palace to become the late emperor's woman.

Old Lord Lu heard that she was mocking him, and never looked up to see how she would become after decades, and directly explained his purpose of coming, "The old minister has something to ask, and I hope the Queen Mother will fulfill it."

The Empress Dowager clenched her hands holding the teacup slightly, her eyes were sharp, "There are so many people who ask for something every day, and Aijia is not a Bodhisattva who saves all living beings. How can I take care of it?"

Knowing that the other party would not give it easily, Master Lu still said: "I heard that the Empress Dowager has a painting by Mr. Liu in her hand. I wonder if I can borrow it for a look?"

The smile on the corner of the queen mother's mouth became more and more indifferent and sarcastic, "If the old Hou Ye said so much, if the Ai family refuses to borrow it, wouldn't it seem unreasonable?"

Old Hou Ye Lu was silent for a while.

The queen mother waved her hand and asked Eunuch Jiang to take all the servants out.

After the door was closed, she looked at the person kneeling on the ground again, "This is the first time you have entered the palace in 43 years, except for that painting, do you have anything to tell Aijia?"

Lu Laohou didn't say a word, took out a scroll from his wide sleeve, stepped forward on his knees, held it up high and handed it to the queen mother, "It has been so many years, the old lady may not believe the old minister's explanation, you have read this, naturally I understand why the old minister suddenly left without saying goodbye."

The queen mother hesitated to take it, and opened it with trembling hands. After seeing what was inside, she fell silent and didn't speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)