On this day, Xu Chunjun took a car and came to the Marquis Chengyi Mansion to visit Mrs. Lu.
Mother Ye quickly greeted Xu Chunjun and accompanied her to the upper room.
Xu Chunjun smiled and asked Mother Ye how he was, and then asked how old his grandson was.
"It's hard for grandma to still remember our family's affairs," Mother Ye said with a smile, "It's been five months, and she has to be hugged when she wakes up, like a living monkey."
"You are now an old prince with many children and grandchildren," Xu Chunjun said, "more blessings are yet to come!"
"That's really a blessing from grandma!" Mother Ye said, "I met Mother Cheng last month. How come this old sister has aged so well in the past two years?
Thinking back to when you first entered the capital, she didn’t even have a few white hairs!
It only took three or four years of hard work, but it was all in vain."
"Dad Cheng died of illness last spring, and Mama Cheng was more than half broken." Xu Chunjun couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned this, "Mother Cheng only has one son, not as many as you.
There are not many people around who can give her advice, and since she has not been in good health these past few years, she is inevitably worried."
"Otherwise, people have to live a smooth life when they get old!" Mother Ye sighed, "I even advised her to move around more that day and not stay alone in the house.
Look, the weather is getting warmer. If you come out to relax and walk your legs, you will be more energetic."
"Mom, you're right, people can't always be locked in a room." Xu Chunjun said.
"Madam has been talking about you, grandma, for the past two days, saying that I haven't seen you for half a month." Mother Ye said as she walked, "My former uncle came here, but he left only for a moment. He said he was from the Yamen.
Things are not over yet.
Our wife said, you couldn’t see him when you didn’t have your heart in the past, but now that you have your heart, you still can’t see him.”
"Ling Li should have come to visit my aunt a long time ago, but there are always things going on in the house these days, and it has been postponed until now." Xu Chunjun said with a smile, "How is your aunt lately?"
"Everything is fine, madam. She is just busy saying goodbye to the eldest young master." Mother Ye lowered her voice and told Xu Chunjun.
"Yu Zhidu is nineteen years old, it's time to discuss marriage." Xu Chunjun smiled.
Mrs. Lu's eldest son, Lu Yuzhi, had already entered school last year, and it was time to start planning his marriage.
When I got to the main room, I heard Mrs. Lu say: "But is Chunjun here? I just want to tease you!"
The maid had already closed the curtain, and Xu Chunjun walked in with a smile on her face and said, "I was late, and I made my aunt worried."
Mrs. Lu smiled broadly, took Xu Chunjun's hand and said, "We two have a close bond! I really miss you after not seeing you for a few days."
He also asked the old lady at home and his wife if they were okay, and asked Zheng Wuji if he had made Xu Chunjun angry.
"Everything is going well at home, and the old lady often misses my aunt. She knew I was here today, and she specifically let me talk.
She said that if you are not busy, you must go back to your parents' house often, and she also wants to talk to you!" Xu Chunjun said.
"If I wasn't busy, I would have gone back a long time ago." Mrs. Lu said, "Aren't you too busy to marry me? This child really doesn't let me worry.
Tell me, I don’t want anyone from an imperial business background, and I don’t want anyone from a military general background.
I was so angry that I said to him, who do you think you are? People may look down on you!"
"It is normal to meet a young brother who is young and energetic. What's more, he is smart and handsome. He has a good background and is willing to make progress. He does have the capital to be energetic." Xu Chunjun said.
"Don't let these words reach his ears, otherwise we won't know how happy he will be!" Although Mrs. Lu blamed her son, she still laughed very happily because of Xu Chunjun's words just now.
"I wonder if my aunt has anyone in mind?" Xu Chunjun asked.
"Let's choose! There are two of them." Mrs. Lu and Xu Chunjun had nothing to hide. "One is the second daughter of the Changze Hou family, Xue Ningzhen. The other is the youngest daughter of the Yining Duke's family, Xu Yoshi."
"I have seen both of these ladies," Xu Chunjun said after hearing this. "Although they are not familiar, they do look good."
"Actually, this member of the Xu family is more outstanding," Mrs. Lu said, "but since the family is a government official, they may not be willing to give their daughter to us.
Secondly, although I have a good relationship with Mrs. Yining, there was a slight disagreement between my Marquis and his father-in-law in the early years. Although it was not a big deal, it was still a bit unpleasant."
As soon as Xu Chunjun heard what Mrs. Lu said, she knew that she was more interested in the youngest daughter of Mr. Yining's family.
"When you ask for a wife, you naturally have to seek it out carefully." Xu Chunjun said with a smile, "After all, it depends on the person!"
"I agree with what you said," Mrs. Lu nodded and said, "I heard that Duke Yining had a beloved concubine who died, and he cried so much that he couldn't even go to court.
Moreover, people were not allowed to be buried, and they held the dead body in their arms and refused to let go, no matter how many people tried to persuade them, it was of no use.
I even told Mr. Marquis this morning to ask him to go over and visit and persuade me, which can be regarded as a service.
Even if it’s not for the marriage of our children, we can still bridge our relationship.”
"The concubine of Duke Yining is the beauty named Zhuang?" Xu Chunjun asked.
"That's her. She's young, but unfortunately she's not lucky enough to be beautiful." Mrs. Lu said, "We met her twice before when we went to his house.
Although she was just a concubine, she was rare in being dignified and sensible. Not to mention that the father-in-law doted on her, even the Duke and Mrs. Yi Ning and the old lady in his family also looked up to her.
It's a pity that the beauty was so unlucky that she died when she was only in her twenties."
"No matter how reluctant I am to let you go, you can't be resurrected after death!" Xu Chunjun said, "Why are you still not allowed to be buried?"
"Who says it's not the case! Even though the person has died, he still holds on to her and doesn't let go." Mrs. Lu looked helpless, "I'm not afraid of bad luck."
"I didn't expect that this old man is still a lover." Xu Chunjun couldn't help but smile.
"That's the kind of virtue a man has," Mrs. Lu said. "The man in my family is not like that. He works with pens, inks and inkstones all day long and doesn't even bother to eat!"
"Aunt, I do have a way." Xu Chunjun said, "I just don't know if it will work."
"Oh, my dear Lord Chun! You are a famous female Zhuge!
If you have any idea, tell your aunt quickly. This will be a great help to us." When Mrs. Lu heard that Xu Chunjun said she had an idea, she rushed over to ask.
"I foolishly thought that the reason why Duke Yi Ning held the dead man in his arms was just because he couldn't let go of this beloved concubine." Xu Chunjun said, "I was afraid that if I let go, I would never see her again.
It's better to use other objects to lure him here, so that he can empathize and the dead can be buried in peace."
"This truth is true, but the key is what to exchange for it? Firstly, there is no one who looks exactly like that beloved concubine, and secondly, how can he take care of other things?"
"This thing must make him think about it and express his love." Xu Chunjun said, "Fortunately, I have met Aunt Zhuang, so why not embroider a portrait of her.
As long as the embroidery is done beautifully, I don't have to worry about my husband not being sympathetic."
