The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1533: fear
Chapter 1533 Fear
Taiwei Lu has always known that although his eldest son knows that he is not capable of taking over his current position, he also knows that he has decided to promote Lu Jin to the position and will fully support him, but he wants to make the Lu family a big tree with deep roots and luxuriant branches and leaves in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so… Lu Jinxian would say something to him at this time, and Yuan Peng and King Gaoyi both have words in their hearts to make each other a good match.
General Lu felt that his son had been wrong from the very beginning. If he did not correct his mistake, the situation would continue to develop naturally and would be out of control in the future.
Under Lu Yuanpeng’s anxious and passionate gaze, Taiwei Lu calmed himself down and asked an irrelevant question: “Are your two brothers and Yuanqing and other children here?”
“My two younger brothers are here, but Yuanqing is on duty and hasn’t returned yet…” said Lu Jinxian.
Taiwei Lu said nothing, threw the feather duster in his hand aside, looked at Lu Yuanpeng who was hiding behind Lu Jinxian and said, “If you like a girl from an ordinary family, even if she is from a poor family, or even a girl who makes a living on the farm, if you want to marry her, the old man will agree to it, but not King Gaoyi!”
“Wang Weng is worried that if I marry the young master of the Bai family… Prince Gaoyi, I will become the prince’s husband. Will that bring disgrace to our Lu family?” Lu Yuanpeng was a little anxious. He had thought about this problem before, and he felt that the biggest obstacle for him and Bai Jinzhi to be together was that Bai Jinzhi was now Prince Gaoyi.
Moreover, even Sima Ping had said that whoever married Bai Jinzhi in the future would certainly be called the husband of King Gaoyi, just like a woman being called… the wife of so-and-so after getting married. What kind of family is the Lu family? It’s the Taiwei family… It always feels a bit strange that the grandson of the Taiwei becomes the husband of a king.
However, a man who marries a princess of the current dynasty will be called the princess’s consort in the future, not to mention… Bai Jinzhi is the Prince Gaoyi of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When Bai Jinzhi gets married, she will have to set up her own residence, and her husband will have to live with Bai Jinzhi in Prince Gaoyi’s residence. To put it bluntly… this is no different from marrying into the wife’s family.
Seeing that his father-in-law didn’t say anything, Lu Yuanpeng was more certain that it was because of this matter, and hurriedly said: “Father-in-law, but I really like King Gao Yi. We always have little quarrels in the Bai family army. Yuanpeng really wants to marry Bai Jinzhi! Please help me!”
As he said this, Lu Yuanpeng knelt down again and kowtowed repeatedly.
Taiwei Lu felt distressed when he saw his grandson like this, but he still hardened his heart. He calmed down, helped Lu Yuanpeng up, and said, “The Lu family has never counted on you to support the family, so… I don’t have high expectations of you. I’m very happy that you can occupy a place in the Bai family army on your own! But… the only thing I can’t agree to is King Gao Yi’s matter!”
“Weng Weng?!” Lu Yuanpeng’s face turned pale. “Why is this happening?”
Taiwei Lu gently patted his grandson’s hand and said earnestly, “But you have indeed reached the age to discuss marriage. It is not a good idea to delay you like this! Grandpa has already found a marriage for you. As long as the woman nods, the matter will be settled, so that you can rest assured.”
General Lu did not tell everyone that the girl betrothed to Lu Yuanpeng was the legitimate daughter of Wei Bugong. After all, the girl had not given her consent yet. If he said it rashly and it didn’t work out in the end… it would ruin the girl’s reputation.
Lu Yuanpeng’s face became more and more ugly. No wonder Sima Ping asked him to come back to see his father-in-law as soon as possible. Sima Ping never speaks without a purpose. He must have heard something.
Lv Yuanpeng was shocked and knelt down again: “Wang Weng! I don’t want anyone else except Bai Jinzhi!”
Seeing this, Lu Jinxian also said: “Father, why not ask the third wife of the Bai family what she thinks? If Prince Gaoyi and Xiaoliu are really in love with each other…”
“Shut up!” This was the first time that General Lu got so angry.
Seeing that his father was really angry, Lu Jinxian also knelt down and said, “Father, calm down!”
Taiwei Lu couldn’t teach his son a lesson in front of the younger generation, so he looked at Lu Yuanpeng and shouted, “Come here! Take the Sixth Young Master to the ancestral hall and make him kneel down. No one is allowed to let him out without my order, and no one is allowed to give him food or even a sip of water!”
It is right to lock up Lu Yuanpeng at this time. Lu Yuanpeng is impulsive. If he finds that begging him is useless, he will go to the gate of Bai Mansion and ask for marriage. At that time, there will be no room for maneuver.
Those guarding the door of General Lu’s study were all the best masters in the mansion. Lu Yuanpeng’s skills were no match for them and he was quickly captured and dragged away by Wang Wai.
“Weng Weng! Weng Weng… Weng Weng, please, I am sincere to King Gao Yi!”
General Lu didn’t even look at Lu Yuanpeng, and soon Lu Yuanpeng’s shouting disappeared outside the study.
Taiwei Lu lowered his eyes and looked at Lu Jinxian who was kneeling on the ground and said, “Jinxian, I know… since you understood that I stepped down, you could not sit in my position… you knew that I would fully support Lu Jin, and you had no complaints and helped me to promote Lu Jin! You also listened to me when I said that the daughters of our Lu family should not marry high! You have never disobeyed me, but in fact, you are not convinced in your heart. Do you agree with what I said?”
Originally, both the father and the son knew the truth about this matter, but they just didn’t reveal it. On the surface, the father and the son were still loving and filial, and the son would obey whatever the father said.
Lu Jinxian’s face was not looking good either. He looked up at his father as if he had made up his mind. “Father, I am not fighting for power for myself. I am thinking about the future of our Lu family and our Lu clan. Father, our Lu family is now flourishing because of you. You said that as long as our sons are as outstanding as Yuanqing, our Lu family will not worry about decline. But father, our Lu family also has descendants who are not as good as Yuanqing. Should we just ignore it? Do we, as elders, really only live for our own lives? We still live for our children and grandchildren, so that the Lu family can flourish!”
Taiwei Lu looked at his son quietly, without refuting his son’s words, but just looked at him quietly…
“I am sorry to say that my son is unfilial. Now my father is the Grand Marshal of the dynasty. Your position could have paved a better way for your descendants. However, you ruined the future of your descendants in order to let His Majesty see you as a lone loyal minister like the King of Zhenguo, Bai Weiting. I think my father is too selfish. Even the King of Zhenguo did not force his descendants to marry into a rich family!”
“Not to mention, the current emperor is not as narrow-minded as the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. His Majesty will never be jealous of our Lu family because of who we marry! Xiaoliu… the grandson of the Grand Marshal, is a perfect match for your Majesty’s cousin. How can they not be a good match?”