RPAGF Chapter 219 It's good to have my brother back
Chapter 219 It's good to have my brother back
Lu Yan didn't want to go and see him.
She just found out about this today and almost cried.
"Grandma, the Minister of War looks like a mountain. How good can his grandson be? I don't want to go and see him." Lu Yan's eyes turned red with grievance.
If her mother hadn't been sick, she would definitely not have chosen such a marriage for her.
"You haven't even seen him, how do you know what he looks like? Besides, men don't care about appearance the most. You are too superficial." Madam Lu scolded.
Lu Yan stamped her feet and said, "I don't care. I just won't go."
"You are a rebellious person!" Master Lu said angrily, "Marriage is a matter of parents' decision. How can you just say no? That's the Gao family, the Minister of War! If you marry into the Gao family, it will only be helpful to our Duke's Mansion. You..."
"I'm not your pawn." Lu Yan cried.
Uncle Lu raised his hand to hit her.
"Just beat me to death. I'm a nuisance in the Duke's Mansion anyway." Lu Yan shouted.
"Don't just stand there and watch the show instead of trying to persuade her." Old Madam Lu glared at Shen Sui'an.
Shen Sui'an: "Sister Yan doesn't want to meet Young Master Gao, but don't we still have Sister Rong and Sister Yin?"
It was time for Lu Rong and Lu Yin to get married. Their aunts were gone, and the old lady didn't pay much attention to them, not to mention Master Lu.
"They...they are illegitimate children." Old Madam Lu finally remembered that she still had two granddaughters who had not been married off.
Uncle Lu's face also looked a little unhappy.
"You compare them with me?" Lu Yan's face darkened. She looked down on Young Master Gao's appearance, but it was not the turn of a concubine to snatch what she didn't want.
"Sister Rong and Sister Yin are also girls from the Lu family." Ruan said lightly.
She waved the fan in her hand as if it had nothing to do with her. "In our Ruan family, whether it is a legitimate or illegitimate daughter, they are all strictly educated from a young age. Does it mean that a illegitimate daughter cannot represent the reputation of the family when she goes out?"
"We all have the same blood, so how can we tell who is superior or inferior?"
If someone else said this, the old lady would definitely curse a few words.
But now everyone knows that Ruan is the legitimate daughter of the first family in the Southern Dynasty, and the left prime minister of the Southern Dynasty is still in the capital. How could she dare to treat Ruan with a bad face like she did at the beginning?
"How about this, tomorrow Suisui and I will take the three girls with us. Young Master Gao may not be interested in Sister Yan." Ruan said.
The tears on Lu Yan's face flowed even more violently.
"Aunt San, how could you humiliate me like this!"
Ruan: "How is this a humiliation? I am helping you. Don't you want to marry Young Master Gao?"
Lu Yan didn't want to marry an ugly guy, but she also didn't want Rong Jie'er and Yin Jie'er to marry into wealthy families. What if they would suppress her in the future?
"Then it's settled." The old lady thought that Ruan's suggestion was not bad.
Anyway, if one granddaughter doesn't like you, there are still two others.
Lu Yan felt extremely aggrieved. Her mother had said that she would choose the most noble husband for her. Although she did not say it explicitly, she knew that her mother was talking about the prince.
If worst comes to worst, there is still the cousin from the Bai family.
She returned to the house crying, feeling that her life was miserable. She was the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, but now her father didn't love her and her mother was not around. She didn't know what to do next.
"Girl, what happened?" Bingyue saw her girl crying and hurried forward to ask.
Lu Yan cried, "They want to marry me to the Gao family, but I don't want to marry."
Bingyue hugged Lu Yan's shoulders and soothed her softly, "Don't worry, young lady. The madam is here. Without the madam's consent, the Duke's Mansion will not easily decide on a marriage for you."
"My mother is sick, how can she take care of me?" Lu Yan cried.
"Then you also have the young master of the Bai family." Bingyue said.
"My cousin asked me to tell you that Master Hong has been harmed by the eldest young lady and is unable to leave Jingzhao Prefecture. I want you to go and ask the eldest young master for help."
Lu Yan was stunned, "What? What happened to cousin Hong?"
"Huang Lianghao molested the eldest young lady in public and also accused Young Master Hong, so the eldest young master locked them all up in Jingzhao Prefecture." Bingyue said, "Young Master Jie tried to persuade the government to release them for a long time, but failed."
"Why are you saying this now?" Lu Yan stood up and wiped the tears from her face.
Her two cousins loved her the most. How could she watch her cousin Hong being framed by Shen Suian?
"Miss, the eldest young master is in the study. You must speak nicely and don't irritate him." Bingyue said in a low voice.
Lu Yan pursed her lips. She used to look down on Lu Yuan the most and had never spoken a few words to him. Now that she was willing to condescend to treat him as her brother, he should be secretly delighted.
Passing by Zhiyuan Hall and looking at the lonely and deserted courtyard, Lu Yan's eyes were filled with a surge of enthusiasm.
If her brother was still at home, perhaps her mother would not be unconscious and she would not have to suffer like this.
"Girl, everything will be fine when the second young master comes back." Bingyue said in a low voice.
"Yes, it's good that my brother is back."
Lu Yan sniffed, raised her chin modestly and walked to Tanbo Courtyard, and said to the maid guarding the gate: "I want to see Lu Yuan!"
"Please wait a moment, Third Miss." The maid did not let Lu Yan in just like that. Instead, she bowed politely and asked the little maid to report back.
"Get out of the way." Lu Yan frowned. A servant actually dared to block her way.
"Third Miss, the eldest master is in the study. If you have something important to tell you, why don't you wait in the hall first?" said the maid.
Lu Yan said, "I need to see him for something. Take me to the study."
The maid smiled but did not move her feet. "Without the young master's order, no one can enter his study."
"You..." Lu Yan glared at her angrily.
"What happened?" Shen Sui'an, who had just returned from the third room, was a little surprised.
Why did Lu Yan, who was crying in the upper room just now, come to Danbo Courtyard now?
"You're here at the right time. I want to see Lu Yuan." Lu Yan shouted.
Shen Sui'an glanced at Lu Yan and said, "My wife sent you to the Bai family to learn the rules before. It seems that your etiquette will only last for a few days."
Lu Yan: "What do you mean?"
"Did you call Lu Yuan?" Shen Suian said indifferently.
"...I'm here to look for my eldest brother." Lu Yan thought of the words her grandmother had taught her and swallowed back her resentment.
Shen Suian raised his eyes and looked at Bingyue behind Lu Yan.
This maid was trained by the Bai family. She should have told Lu Yan about Bai Shaohong's affairs and asked Lu Yan to plead for him.
"If you are here for Bai Shaohong's matter, then there is no need to say anything." Shen Suian said.
Anger flashed across Lu Yan's face. "It's not enough that you caused him to be arrested by Jingzhao Prefecture. Do you want his life too?"
"Before you plead for him, you should first understand what he has done. But even if you know, you won't think it's his fault."
"Sister Yan, you are so nervous about Bai Shaohong, could it be that you have secretly developed feelings for him?" Shen Suian asked.
Shen Suian was just testing the waters, but he didn't expect to see Lu Yan's cheeks turn red. She glared at Shen Suian in shame and anger, then turned around and ran away.