Chapter 361 Saying farewell to the old and welcoming the new
Autumn passed and winter solstice came, and the New Year came with the sound of firecrackers. On this year's crackling New Year's Eve, one more person came to Lu Hanjiang's house to ask for red envelopes.
After giving out the money in a hurry, Lu Hanjiang came to his senses and asked Lao Qian: "Old Qian, do we still have the custom of husbands giving new year's money to their wives?"
"Celebrate the New Year, celebrate the New Year, don't worry about it..." Old Qian smiled and the matter was over.
Except for accompanying Princess Yongle into the palace to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Hanjiang was basically as usual in the next few days, living in seclusion, not often showing his face in front of others, and tinkering with things in his study.
Fortunately, Yongle didn't like liveliness either, and a handful of her close friends either came to visit or sent letters to greet her, so she basically stayed at the house with Shangluo at other times.
The external performance is naturally that Lu Zhen Fu Rong is not surprised, and Princess Yongle takes care of her and cultivates her character, which is an enviable sight.
During this New Year's Day, there are many people who rush to Lu Mansion to become familiar with each other. Seeing that the abandoned son of the clan suddenly became a celebrity in front of His Majesty the Emperor, many people came to him just because of his reputation as the current prince-in-law.
To show goodwill.
At this time, Lu Hanjiang was glad that he had invited Yang Zhiyuan to stir up trouble. Since the threshold of Lu Mansion was high, people could not find any reason to come to the house for no reason, so they all set their sights on the young master, who was slightly less difficult.
Lu Hanjiang thinks this is good. If he really has the ability to find people who want to find him, he will not be unable to get in. And those who can't get in but want to establish a relationship can just be left to Yang Zhiyuan to deal with. He is happy with it.
Leisure.
It had been so relaxing for ten days in a row, until the fifteenth day was about to pass, but an uninvited guest was about to come to the door. When he saw the greeting card, Lu Hanjiang was really puzzled as to why he was here...
In the evening, after dinner, under the reassuring gazes of the female officials, Lu Hanjiang and Yongle returned to the room together. After nearly a year of marriage, the prince-in-law rested with the princess every day in the mansion, and he didn't even have a common room.
This indeed made the maids who were a little worried before breathe a sigh of relief.
Before they got married, they heard rumors that the prince-in-law liked the brothel Chu House the most. He often visited the brothel before it collapsed. Everyone was originally worried that the prince-in-law and princess would fall out because of this, but now it seems that their worries are unfounded.
Already.
The person who spread the gossip in the first place must be a shady villain. What an upright person this Lu Ma is, how could he like to go to a place with fireworks like that.
Lu Hanjiang was a little surprised by the gratifying looks of Grandma Sun and the female officials, but he didn't care. After returning to the room with the princess, he asked, "Princess, how is your relationship with His Highness the Sixth Prince?"
"Brother Sixth Emperor?"
Yongle did not expect that Lu Hanjiang would ask about this. She blinked at Lu Hanjiang with a little curiosity, and then said: "Brother Sixth Emperor will occasionally come to the palace to see me. If he goes out to bring gifts on weekdays, among the brothers and sisters,
It won’t fall into my trap, it’s just that we are not as close to him as the Seventh Emperor Brother.”
After finishing speaking, Yongle asked again: "Why did the prince-in-law suddenly ask about Brother Sixth Emperor?"
Lu Hanjiang hummed, and then took out the greeting card sent by the Sixth Prince: "His Highness the Sixth Prince sent you the greeting card today. He will come to visit you two days later. He said that he has not seen you for a long time and misses you a little."
Yongle's pair of beautiful brows were slightly squeezed together. She glanced at the greeting card and said bluntly: "Brother Sixth Emperor and I don't have that good of a relationship. Our relationship is almost the same as that of several other imperial sisters.
Is he coming here to find me?"
It's not Yongle's malicious speculation, but based on the facts. Before Yongle got married, several princesses got married, and now there are several couples living in Beijing, but the sixth prince has never been heard of visiting her.
When Yongle celebrated the New Year in the palace in previous years, he saw several sisters who returned to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and he never heard them mention that the sixth prince had visited. The seventh prince did visit occasionally, but two of the three visits were for his confidante.
, he did it several times, and the princesses just didn’t like him very much.
"I see."
Lu Hanjiang understood and had a plan in mind. When the sixth prince came to the door two days later, he took the initiative to push Yongle out and asked her to greet her brother.
Yongle was naturally reluctant to be pushed out. As she walked, she stomped on the floor to vent her anger. She also complained: "I have already said that my relationship with the emperor brother is not the same. Why are you still?"
If you ask me to entertain him, it will be very embarrassing if I have nothing to say for a while."
Lu Hanjiang pulled Yongle forward and said as he walked: "He insists on using your name to talk about things, so I just go with the flow. You brothers and sisters can just catch up on old times. Don't worry about what he says. In the past, you were in the palace
Just come today as you came."
Yongle didn't look good. She glared at Lu Hanjiang and asked, "You don't want to see him that much?"
Lu Hanjiang touched his chin and said seriously: "To be precise, except for Jin Yiwei, I am not happy to see anyone from Beijing come to visit."
Yongle curled his lips, tidied up the corners of his clothes that were slightly scattered along the way, and raised his face: "Okay, for the sake of remembering to take me with you when you go out to play, I will block it for you this time.
"
Lu Hanjiang gave a thumbs up and showed his big white teeth of approval to the princess. Yongle gave him a slap on the back of the head and strode to the main hall.
The Sixth Prince was waiting and was just welcomed in by Lao Qian from the outside. Although he did not see the master's family in person, he did not look annoyed at being neglected. It was not until he saw Princess Yongle in the main hall that his expression became slightly calmer.
unnatural.
But he quickly packed up and came forward with a kind smile on his face, just like he always did in front of his brothers and sisters.
"We haven't seen her for a long time, and the imperial sister is more radiant than before. It seems that this consort of Lu knows how to love people." The sixth prince came up and praised her without hesitation.
A few of them felt that His Highness was too direct in what he said, and blushed slightly. Nanny Sun, who was beside her, frowned slightly, disapproving of His Highness's too directness.
If they were close siblings, talking like this would be just a joke, but considering the friendship between the Sixth Prince and Yongle, this statement was a bit frivolous and disrespectful.
However, Yongle's reaction was indifferent. She just replied calmly: "Brother Sixth Emperor is joking."
This reaction made the Sixth Prince's heart sink slightly. Could it be that he had offended Princess Yongle at some point?
However, in fact, he thought too much. Princess Yongle's reaction was purely because...she didn't understand what the sixth prince meant.
"Brother Emperor, why are you here today?" Yongle came up and got straight to the point.
The Sixth Prince's heart sank again, but he still kept a smile on his face and chatted with Yongle about some household matters here and there. Until he saw that the other party had no intention of inviting Lu Hanjiang out, he sighed secretly.
Based on his understanding of Lu Zhenfu, it was impossible for the other party not to know his purpose of coming. The invitation to reminisce with the princess was definitely a pretense. He didn't believe that the other party would not know.
It's just that Lu Hanjiang hasn't shown up yet, leaving Princess Yongle to chat with him. It seems that this time he will return in vain.
After three or two cups of tea, when he saw that the other party really had no intention of showing up, the Sixth Prince left without stopping and left directly. However, before leaving, he was still unwilling to give up, so he had to take the initiative to put down his reserve and express his intention to come.
After the Sixth Prince left, Yongle ran directly to the study and said to Lu Hanjiang: "Brother Sixth Prince said that he wants to join forces with you to deal with Meihua Academy."