The imperial city of Shengjing is at the feet of the emperor.

At noon, on the nine streets and ten streets, pedestrians are busy going back and forth. All the commercial ports are open, wine flags and vendor signs are flying all over the streets. Performers and jugglers are arranging their postures in the streets and alleys, showing off their special skills.

, attracting passers-by to stop and stay.

The juggler stood still after a backflip, put his hands on his hips and breathed out fire. There was another person next to him who cracked his chest with a big stone during the performance.

After the busker's performance, the crowd of onlookers burst into applause. The people became excited and threw out handfuls of copper coins with a clanging sound. There were also many spectators who directly threw out silver ingots.

In the restaurant, there were rappers playing drums and singing songs. When they talked about the emotional parts, they burst into tears. When they talked about the happy parts, they danced, which attracted the guests in the hall to cheer loudly. The cheers spread out of the restaurant and filled the whole street.

Regardless of the war outside, the imperial city of Shengjing still displays its magnificent peace and prosperity.

On the main road, there are dozens of ox carts with the Lu family emblem printed on them. They are loaded with gift boxes and zippered. They beat gongs and drums all the way, and spread money generously, heading towards Linfu in the west of the city in a lively manner.

"This is the emblem of the Lu family, a first-class family. Looking at the bustling atmosphere, are you going to be hired by Beppu? Which company are you going to?" Pedestrians were walking around in a lively manner. Facing this endless line, you couldn't see the front of the car.

The betrothal gift made a sound of admiration.

"Just now I asked the guy who was delivering the cart in this team, he said that this betrothal gift is going to Lin Mansion in the west of the city."

"Lin Mansion? Lin Situ's Mansion?"

"That's it, have you seen this endless betrothal ceremony? This must be the posture that the Lu family's legitimate husband can have when he marries. Lin Situ's house happens to have a legitimate daughter who is waiting to be married. I heard that she is talented and beautiful.

"Shuangquan, Lin Situ has a daughter from old age. He usually treats her like a jewel in his palm. Today, the Lu family has hired her with such great courtesy." An old woman analyzed it confidently.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? The Lin family is a second-class family, which is far worse than the Lu family. If the Lu family's direct husband wants to get married, how can he marry the Lin family's daughter?"

The wine seller rolled her eyes when she heard this, obviously not recognizing the cleverness of the old woman.

The old woman smacked her mouth, feeling quite bored. She just felt that she had lost the battle. She rolled her eyes and thought of a way to refute this statement. She put her hands on her hips and retorted: "You must be ignorant now, a big man of Lu's generation."

Jun, I heard that some time ago, I accidentally frightened a horse while hunting, and my leg was trampled by the horse, which made me crippled. If Mr. Lu Dalang gets married, who will be willing to marry a good wife? If he does, say

Maybe she is the concubine she married."

"Huh? Didn't Mr. Lu Dalang get married a long time ago? Are they still very close?" the wine seller asked strangely.

"Do you think you are not as well-informed as I am? You still don't believe it! Last year, Lord Nalu divorced his first wife because he had nothing to do for many years."

"real?"

"That can be a lie. If you don't believe me, go and find out!" The old woman looked fierce, fluttering her sleeves and gossiping, almost as if she was giving up on me.

Lu Yundan didn't listen to the discussions on both sides of the street. He just sat quietly in the carriage on his way to the Lin Mansion and closed his eyes to meditate.

Attendant Chang Feng rode on horseback beside the carriage that Lu Yundan was riding in. Hearing the comments of the people around him, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

Lin Mansion.Backyard.

"Mother, the second husband of the Lu family came to the door in person to propose to the third lady." The old woman hurried into the main room in the backyard. Before she could stand still, she looked towards the woman who was leaning on the couch with a bright face.

Mrs. Zhong bowed and reported the news.

"Seriously?" Lin Zherui was nestling in Mrs. Zhong's arms and acting coquettishly. Suddenly, when she heard her mother-in-law coming to report the news, she immediately got out of Mrs. Zhong's arms, stood up straight, and asked impatiently, with a smile in her bright eyes.

Into the bright starlight.

When Mrs. Zhong saw her daughter like this, she smiled and patted her back with the fan in her hand, teasingly: "Look, whose shameless little girl is this? She's not even married yet, so she's so impatient."

I was so impatient that I ran away from my mother's arms."

The maids and servants serving in the house all covered their mouths and smiled at the scene.

Lin Zerui blushed with embarrassment at Zhong's words, stamped her feet and said, "Mother!"

"Hey, now I know how to call you mother. Mother, do you still think that the only person you care about is Mr. Lu Erlang?" Mrs. Zhong was obviously in a good mood at this time. She kept talking and fanned herself with a ball of goose feathers in her hand.

He opened his mouth and continued to tease and amuse his daughter.

"Mom!" Lin Zherui blushed till her neck, and plunged into Mrs. Zhong's arms, never showing her head again.

Mrs. Zhong lovingly stroked the head of her daughter in her arms: "Okay, I know you are thin-skinned, so I won't tease you anymore."

Mrs. Zhong asked the servant woman who ran in first to report, "Mr. Qi, where is Mr. Lu Erlang now?"

Po Qi narrowed her eyes with a smile, crossed her hands and said, "Mr. Lu Erlang was invited by the head of the family to play chess in the study."

Mrs. Zhong laughed again when she heard this, pulled Lin Zherui out of her arms, tapped the tip of her nose and said, "Very good, this is your father checking your husband."

Lin Zerui wrinkled her nose and said sweetly: "Brother Dan is both civil and military, dad will be satisfied with him."

"Yes, yes, yes! Your brother Dan can do everything, and there is nothing wrong with him!" Mrs. Zhong saw that her little daughter looked like she was in love for the first time and was full of joy. She couldn't hold it back and pinched her tender cheek again.

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"Mother!" Lin Zherui covered her face in pain. She was embarrassed again and plunged into Zhong's arms again, unable to come out.

Mrs. Zhong smiled brightly and reached out her hand to caress the head of her daughter in her arms lovingly. Her doting affection was beyond words. The servants and maids around her once again responded to the situation and congratulated Mrs. Zhong in unison for finding a good son-in-law for the third lady.

After Mrs. Zhong smiled, she generously opened the money box and gave generous rewards to the maids and servants around her. After receiving the reward, the maids and servants' congratulations became more and more real.

study.

An elder in blue and a young man in a smoky blue brocade robe were playing chess, and the chessboard had already lost momentum.

The elder in blue humbly allowed the gentle-faced young man to hold the white one while he held the black one. The two sat across from each other in front of the window lattice, divided the chess pieces, and started planning.

The elder in blue is none other than Lin Yangquan, the current head of the Lin family, and the handsome man with gentle eyebrows is none other than Lu Yundan, who went to the Lin Mansion to propose marriage today.

Just looking at the layout on the chessboard, you can see that both of them are masters of pattern scales. You come and I go back and forth, just like two evenly matched armies, each other's offense and defense are equal. Everyone has a chance of winning, and if you relax a little, you may lose.

Drop everything.

Lu Yundan held a white piece between his slender fingers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was calculating the number of pieces in his mind, deducing which step to make to open up a new situation for himself.

After just a few moves in the game, Lin Yangquan was surprised to find that although Lu Yundan was young, his chess skills were extraordinary. He had his own rules and tricks in the layout. He was very experienced. He even co-authored the art of war, looking ahead and surrounding and killing behind.

A sound from the east hits the west, a sound from the south hits the north.

After walking for more than ten seconds, Lin Yangquan did not dare to underestimate the enemy again. He used his best skills and calculated step by step. Finally, he dug out his own position in Lu Yundan's careful encirclement. At the end of the game, he won three eyes.

Half, a narrow victory.
Chapter completed!