Chapter 106 Wang Fengyi is here

It was late autumn when Lu Ji finished his southern tour and returned to the capital with Qin Xiaoning.

After being away for two whole months, the little girl had a lot of fun without any restraint. When she returned to the mansion, she seemed to be unable to control herself.

You have to collect it even if you can't.

There are many rules in the mansions of wealthy families. If you want to live comfortably, you have to be careful in your words and actions, and be gentle and dutiful.

Lu Ji started his busy life again and rarely saw anyone all day.

The sage received information about Lu Ji's southern tour and had a plan in mind. Without giving any sign to King Dongyang, he immediately sent a large army to attack the border.

Zhou Jing, who had made great contributions in the battle to suppress the King of Qin, was appointed as the commander-in-chief and led an army of 300,000 to suppress the King of Dongyang.

With the previous experiences of King Qin and King Xuanchen, King Dongyang naturally knew that the sage was determined to withdraw the fiefdoms, and that no matter whether they fought or surrendered, they would not be able to escape this catastrophic disaster.

Taking the risk of a life-and-death struggle, the King of Dongyang finally decided to mobilize the entire country to fight the war.

All men over the age of thirteen in Jiangdong were drafted into the army, and even the iron pots used for cooking in every household were confiscated to make weapons.

In this battle, Jiangdong was determined to fight to the death.

In terms of military strength, King Dongyang was far inferior to King Qin and King Xuancheng. The sage destroyed the two great vassal kings, but he did not take King Dongyang seriously.

After sending Zhou Jing to the battle, the sage's mind turned to the harem.

The position of Queen has not been decided, the position of Crown Prince is still vacant, the Imperial Concubine has fallen, Prince Ning has been executed, and the only ones who have the ability to compete for the supreme throne are Concubine Shu of the Lu Mansion and Concubine Duan of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After Lu Ji returned from his southern tour and met the emperor, he went to the inner palace.

After witnessing the tragic end of Concubine Chen, Concubine Shu became more calm than before.

"I never thought the saint was so cruel. He spoiled Concubine Chen and her son so much, but he actually wanted to wipe out their entire family. Concubine Chen was also stupid. She actually believed him all along."

As he said this, he could not help but feel grief for the lost: "It's not just the concubine who is stupid. I used to love him wholeheartedly."

Lu Ji listened to his elder sister's chatter for a while, then asked, "How does His Majesty treat my elder sister and Pan Er now?"

When this was mentioned, Concubine Shu's face immediately became filled with worry.

"Since the fall of Concubine Chen, His Majesty has started to warm up to us mother and son. He stays at my place eight out of ten days a week and always praises Pan'er for his diligence and hard work. He hints to me that he wants to make Pan'er the crown prince."

Then he sighed heavily and said, "Tell me if it's scary or not."

Lu Ji smiled and asked, "Didn't you always want His Majesty to value you and your son? Now that your wish has finally come true, why are you so worried?"

"Brother..." Concubine Shu called Lu Ji heavily, "You still have the mind to joke with me."

As she spoke, she frowned, "What do you think His Majesty is up to? He is treating me the same way he treated the Concubine Chen. Oh! Are you planning to take over our mansion? You are so capable, and the Saint is a suspicious person, so he will naturally be wary of you."

Lu Ji sneered: "Sister, you see it clearly."

"What should we do?" Concubine Shu was so shocked that she could no longer sit still in her chair. She stood up and came to Lu Ji: "Brother, you have to think of a solution."

As he spoke, he stroked his chest and said, "Thinking about the fate of the Concubine Chen, I am so scared that I can't sleep."

"You should eat when you need to eat and sleep when you need to sleep." Lu Ji glared at his elder sister and said in a deep voice, "Some things are useless to worry about. What is going to happen will happen sooner or later." Hearing this, Concubine Shu became even more anxious. She was about to speak again, but Lu Ji raised his hand to stop her. He asked, "What is His Majesty's attitude towards Concubine Duan?"

Concubine Shu replied truthfully: "They are not warm to me, but they are not bad either. Last month, they conferred an official title on the eldest prince. I heard that they will allow the eldest prince to attend court in a while. Now the power in the palace is equally divided between Concubine Duan and me."

Lu Ji glanced at Concubine Shu: "It's the same old routine. Let's fight the Jiang family."

Concubine Shu frowned and echoed, "Defeat one and then promote another?"

Lu Ji did not express his opinion. Before leaving, he comforted Concubine Shu and said, "One hundred of you cannot outsmart one Zhao Che. You should just eat and sleep and take good care of yourself and Pan Er."

Zhao Che is the name of a saint.

Concubine Shu held back Lu Ji who was standing up and said, "Should I be careful about Concubine Duan?"

Lu Ji said, "How can you be careful? If she wants to plot against you, you can't defend yourself. Well, you don't have to worry too much. It won't be long before there is a big storm. When the time comes, we will fight back with soldiers and cover up with earth."

Concubine Shu knew Lu Ji's abilities.

After hearing what her brother said, her heart finally settled down, and she smiled with a relaxed look: "I understand. Anyway, you have returned to Beijing now, and we mother and son will always have someone to rely on for everything."

Winter came in a flash, and the mansion welcomed several distinguished guests.

Relatives from the lady’s family: Wang Zhaoji, the eldest son of the Wang family of Langya, his wife Chen, and his younger sister Wang Fengyi.

Qin Xiaoning had also met these three people.

When she was on a southern tour with Lu Ji and stayed at a mansion in Pucheng, the eldest son of the Wang family came to visit Lu Ji with his wife and sister.

At present, Wang Zhaoji has come to Beijing to serve as an official and is the head of the Hanlin Academy.

The Wang family had their own mansion in the capital, but most of the Wang family members of the past two generations were officials in Nanjing and rarely came to Beijing. The old lady disliked the fact that the house had been vacant for a long time and lacked popularity, so she let her nephews and grandchildren live in the mansion.

The lady who was born in the eldest branch of Wang family of Langya was already over seventy years old, but she was still in good health. Upon hearing that her nephews and grandchildren were going to come to Beijing, she ordered her two daughters-in-law, the wife of the Duke and the second wife, to make good arrangements.

After the lady-in-waiting spoke, the two ladies did not dare to slack off at all and carefully arranged the best house and servants for the Wang family.

On the day when the distinguished guest came, a grand banquet was held in the mansion.

The eldest son of the Wang family is over thirty years old and has a handsome appearance. He is a Jinshi graduate and originally served as the governor of Nanjing. Because of his outstanding political achievements, he was transferred to the capital to serve as an official. His wife is the daughter of the Jiang family of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion in the capital. Because their parents have passed away and the third daughter of the Wang family has not yet married, the couple came to the capital and brought their younger sister with them.

The lady looked at her nephews and nieces and was in a good mood. She pulled Wang Fengyi over and looked her up and down: "This third girl is beautiful. I see that she is prettier than the eldest and second girls."

Back then, the lady had intended to marry the second daughter of the Wang family to her grandson Lu Ji, and both families had already verbally agreed on the marriage. However, less than half a year later, the second daughter of the Wang family passed away due to illness.

The lady was sad for a long time because of this.

Hearing the old lady mention the second daughter of the Wang family again, the second wife was worried that it would bring up the old lady's sad memories, so she quickly interrupted and said, "Now that Feng'er is here, mother can see her every day. With such a good person, mother will not be so fond of her that she will forget the fifth and sixth daughters in the future."

The lady said jokingly, "How can that be possible? I have always been fair."

As he spoke, he held Wang Fengyi's hand, looked up at his children and grandchildren, and asked, "Where's Ji'er? There are so many distinguished guests today, why don't you see him?"

(End of this chapter)