Chapter 269 How Embarrassing

The emperor was a little amused when he received the memorial from the prefect of Ansai.

He knew that Lu Jingzhou's wife Chang'an was capable, but he didn't expect her to be so capable.

Ansai was originally a dry place, and it was changed after Lu Jingzhou became the prefect.

Now that he is no longer there, it is only a matter of time before the water source dries up, and it is not Lu Jingzhou's fault.

The emperor and Tao Yuan were chatting in the imperial study. When talking about this, he sighed and said, "Lord Tao, what do you think can be done to make Chang'an take care of Ansai?"

The rice produced there is really good, not only is it fragrant, but the yield per mu is also quite high. The emperor does not want to give up that grain-producing area.

Tao Yuan stroked his beard and said, "I think it would be better to marry Chang'an's daughter to one of your grandsons, and then give Ansai Prefecture to the little grandson. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

The emperor laughed: "I have thought about it, but which grandson is more suitable to marry?"

Tao Yuan smiled and said, "This is your family affair, Your Majesty, I can't interfere."

Emperor:.

Back in the inner courtyard, the emperor and the queen discussed for a long time, and finally married the prince's third son to Chang'an's daughter Xiangxiang.

The child is three years older than Chang'an's daughter. This year, he is eleven years old. He is quiet and kind. He likes to study poetry and never competes with his brothers.

Such a sensible child will surely not pose a threat to those in high positions in the future.

So, a group of officials from the clan government rushed to Anding and issued an imperial decree to grant marriage to Lu Jingzhou and Chang'an.

Eight-year-old Lu Xiangxiang was married to the prince's third son Mingjin.

At the same time, Mingjin's birth date and engagement gift were also brought.

The imperial edict also said that Ming Jin was granted the title of Prince of Ansai, and his fiefdom was in Ansai Prefecture.

Chang'an was speechless.

His daughter was still a child, but the emperor hurriedly granted her marriage. Was this to let him continue to manage Ansai?

Sure enough, not long after, the twelve-year-old Ming Jin was enfeoffed in Ansai. The queen also issued an imperial edict to Chang'an, saying that Ming Jin was young, and asked Chang'an, the future mother-in-law, to take care of him from time to time.

Chang'an had no choice but to follow the imperial edict and take her daughter Xiangxiang and son Naonao to Ansai frequently.

Ansai is about 200 miles away from Anding, and it is not easy to go back and forth, so Chang'an only went there in neither cold nor hot weather.

When she first arrived at the Prince of Ansai Prefecture with her children, she saw a very thin little boy.

Fortunately, the boy looked good and treated people politely, which barely satisfied Chang'an.

Xiangxiang frowned and looked at him, feeling dissatisfied.

But A Niang said that this matter was granted by the emperor, and she could not disobey it, otherwise it would be disobedience and the whole family would be in trouble.

Ming Jin did not put on the airs of a prince, nor did he let Chang'an and Xiangxiang salute him, but politely invited them into the prince's mansion.

Chang'an and his mother were arranged to live in a courtyard, and the chief of the prince's mansion also arranged for several young palace maids to come and serve their food, clothing and daily life.

"Huh? Aren't you Lu Yun?" Xiangxiang saw that one of the palace maids looked very familiar, and couldn't help asking.

Lu Yun then raised her eyelids and smiled at Xiangxiang: "Yes, I am Lu Yun."

Xiangxiang was surprised: "Why are you here?"

"Of course, I was selected by the queen to serve the Ansai prince. What advice does Xiangxiang cousin have?" Lu Yun asked back without fear.

Xiangxiang saw her bad tone and frowned, saying, "We don't need you to serve us here, so don't come over here in the future."

"I am the prince's man, so I will naturally follow the master's arrangements. You can't come over just because you say so?" Lu Yun retorted without fear.

Xiangxiang widened her eyes and asked, "Are you Mingjin's man? Who?"

Lu Yun blushed and argued, "That's not what I meant. Don't talk nonsense!"

"Then what do you mean?" Chang'an came over and looked at Lu Yun.

At this time, Lu Yun should be twelve or thirteen years old, and she has grown up to be quite beautiful, making people forget the world when they see her.

Lu Yun lowered her head and whispered, "I said I was from the palace, not the prince's."

Chang'an smiled faintly: "Who is the palace? Master or servant? Since you are a servant, how dare you call me Xiangxiang?"

Lu Yun was startled and immediately knelt down to admit her mistake: "It was all my carelessness. I was so happy to see my aunt and Xiangxiang's cousin coming here that I lost my sense of proportion."

"Get up, although we are relatives, but now you are a palace servant, and you have to follow the rules of respect in the future." When Chang'an saw Lu Yun, he thought of Song Xiyue for no reason.

Lu Yun said yes and hurriedly left the house.

Back to the small house where she lived, Lu Yun became more and more depressed.

If it weren't for her mother's instructions, she would have wanted to quit.

A few years ago, she returned to the capital with her mother and really recognized her grandfather.

Although her grandfather was the son of the old Marquis of Chengyi, he did not take the imperial examination, but spent money to donate an eighth-rank official.

Later, when he was promoted from the eighth rank to the seventh rank, he became arrogant and embezzled tens of thousands of taels of silver in one go with others.

Later, the matter was exposed. Fortunately, the old sincere marquis came forward to settle it for him, otherwise he would have been in prison.

Later, men no longer served as officials, but went to various places to do business and travel around casually.

During his travels, he met countless confidantes and had children with many of them.

But he did not intend to take responsibility for those children, nor did he think of letting them recognize their ancestors.

Who knew that when he was old and could not walk and was ready to settle in the capital, he unexpectedly met a woman from the past.

Of course, it was not him who recognized Lao Zhao, but he was recognized by the white-haired Lao Zhao when he was eating wontons at the wonton stall.

After that, there was the story of Song Xiyue bringing her daughter to recognize her ancestors.

Unfortunately, Song Xiyue and her daughter did not get any wealth and glory, and they did not even enter the gate of Chengyi Marquis's Mansion.

Song Xiyue was disheartened, and happened to encounter the imperial palace selection, which was said to be for the selection of concubines for the princes.

She asked the old man to use his connections, hoping to send her daughter Lu Yun to the palace.

In the end, Lu Yun did enter the palace, but she did not enter the palace as a queen, but as a palace maid.

In the final analysis, it was because she was not the daughter of an official family. To put it bluntly, it was her father's status that determined her daughter's future.

Fortunately, after Lu Yun learned the rules in the palace, she was assigned to the Ansai County Prince's Mansion.

The Ansai County Prince was only twelve years old, just the same age as Lu Yun. If possible in the future, she wanted to seize the opportunity and become a concubine for the Ansai County Prince.

As long as she became a concubine and had another child, she would not worry about her life.

Who knew that the Ansai County Prince's fiancée was actually Xiangxiang, that dead girl! She was assigned to serve her!

At this moment, Lu Yun felt like the sky was falling.

"Why does God treat me like this? Am I going to be trampled under Xiangxiang's feet for the rest of my life?"

The more Lu Yun thought about it, the more bleak her future seemed.

If the Princess of Ansai County was anyone else, she wouldn't be sad, but why was it Xiangxiang?

She and she were cousins, and in the future she would be the Princess while she would be a slave. How could she feel?