kingnovel Chapter 230 The Lu Family Girl
Chapter 230 The Lu Family Girl
"Cousin Lu?"
Who is it?
Su Li couldn't think of it no matter how hard she tried. It wasn't her intention. The original owner was a very arrogant and domineering person. She didn't care about those poor relatives, so Su Li naturally didn't remember them.
Besides, this character is not mentioned in the original book!
Well, maybe it was mentioned, but she had no recollection of it.
"She is the Marquis's distant cousin. Her husband is an editor in the Hanlin Academy, a seventh-rank official." It took Li Ma Ma a while to remember this person.
"However, the Madam and Miss Lu have never interacted with you, Madam. What happened today? Why did they come to pay New Year's greetings?"
Nanny Li muttered.
Su Li smiled secretly. One day, a relative who she didn't usually interact with came to visit, either to ask for money or to request something. She couldn't avoid these two things.
However, during the Chinese New Year, everyone who comes to the door is a guest.
"Since you're here, have someone bring you in."
Let’s talk about Mrs. Lu and her daughter Lu Xuan. Ever since they returned from the Marquis’ Mansion that day after receiving Xu Jing’s advice, they have been planning how to visit the Marquis every day.
Today, I came here openly under the pretext of paying New Year's greetings.
As soon as I got off the carriage at the general's mansion, I was shocked by the spacious gate and the tall lintel.
"Oh my goodness! This general's mansion is too big!"
Mrs. Lu was shocked on the spot.
Lu Xuan'er was also very shocked, but she concealed it very well. She even pulled her mother's sleeve, reminding her not to embarrass herself by being surprised.
After waiting at the gatehouse for a long time, a maid finally came out to lead the way. The maid was wearing gold and silver jewelry, and her jacket looked like it was made of silk, and the color was even more beautiful than Lu Xuan'er's clothes.
Lu Xuan'er silently tugged at her sleeves.
This was her best outfit, and she had saved it for today's visit to the General's Mansion. But who knew that it couldn't even match the appearance of a little maid? She was really embarrassed.
However, she also became more determined and decided to find a way to stay today.
The little maid led the mother and daughter through the corridor. When they reached the inner house, another maid came to lead the way.
The maid looked more noble than the little maid, and her clothes were more luxurious than those of ordinary concubines.
"Madam is pregnant and doesn't like strong scents. Madam Lu, Miss Lu, please take off the sachets around your waists."
The maid brought them to a stop outside the door and pointed at the fragrant yet somewhat inferior sachet on their waists.
"Oh! Oh, okay, okay."
Mrs. Lu quickly took it off, then turned around and pulled off the sachet from her daughter's waist and placed it on a tray held by a maid at the door.
"The doctor has instructed that Madam needs to rest. Please refrain from speaking loudly later."
"Yes!"
Mrs. Lu nodded in agreement, and looked at her daughter, thinking that this general's wife had so many rules!
The maid gave some further instructions before going in to pass the message.
Mrs. Lu and Lu Xuan'er had been dazzled and frightened all the way. Now, the mother and daughter were drooling over the wealth of the general's mansion. They wanted to seduce Pei Heng immediately and become his concubine.
Hearing the call from inside, the mother and daughter entered the house.
The charcoal fire in the room was burning brightly, and there was not a trace of coldness. Just taking a few steps made people feel as warm as if they were bathed in the spring breeze.
I was even more amazed in my heart.
In the winter, the Lu family would worry about charcoal fire. During the day, they would light a pot of charcoal and the whole family would huddle in one room to keep warm. At night, there was no charcoal fire in the room, so when it was cold, they would burn a few hot water bottles to warm their feet and beds.
This general's mansion is really spacious. There are four pots of charcoal burning in the four corners of the huge room.
The furnishings in the room were even more luxurious. I looked around and couldn't name any of them. The only calligraphy and painting I had seen in the Marquis' Mansion years ago.
"This is a painting by Wu Daozi."
Lu Xuaner blurted out.
Su Li, who was sitting on the warm couch, heard this and said with a smile, "Oh? Miss Lu also knows painting?"
Lu Xuan'er blushed.
She didn't know anything about painting. She just happened to see this painting when she went to the Marquis's mansion to visit him that day. But she wouldn't say she didn't know. She just blushed and said:
"Cousin, I only know a little bit, but I can't say I understand it."
Mrs. Lu saw her daughter and Su Li were chatting, and she said happily, "Ah Li, you don't know, your cousin loves reading and writing the most. She likes to draw pictures and write poems on weekdays. She and Jing'er are very close. She agreed to go to a poetry reading with her on the Lantern Festival!"
Su Li smiled. No wonder she felt that Lu Xuan'er looked familiar at first sight. It turned out that she imitated Xu Jing!
Lu Xuan'er had just reached the age of marriage, her face adorned with a youthful innocence and youthfulness, and her attire befitted her aura as a young lady from a seventh-rank official family. Her eyes were pure and innocent, and ever since she entered the room, she had been gazing around like a curious little mouse.
Here, Su Li was secretly observing Lu Xuan'er, and Lu Xuan'er was also secretly looking at Su Li.
She had often heard her mother talk about this cousin since she was little. She was arrogant and domineering, looking down on everyone. She was always causing chaos in the Marquis's mansion. She also relied on her status as the Marquis's daughter to often bully her cousin Xu Jing.
Later, she heard that she had married Pei Heng, who was paralyzed in bed. She and her mother even laughed at her behind her back, saying that she had finally gotten her comeuppance by marrying a useless man to bring good luck, and would soon become a widow.
But who knew she would have such a good life.
She managed to get into the current situation with such a bad hand.
Look, after not seeing her for a year, cousin Su Li has become even more beautiful. Her skin is smooth, fair, and rosy, her hair is black and shiny, and she wears jewelry and hairpins that she has only seen in the Treasure House and has never been allowed to touch. She has such an aura that it is no exaggeration to say that she is a concubine in the palace.
And there are servants all over the room waiting on him!
It’s really unfair!
When she seduces Pei Heng and enters the general's mansion in the future, she will take away her wealth and ruin her luck. Everything she wears, what she lives in, and everything in the general's mansion will belong to her, Lu Xuan'er.
Ambition and desire were all suppressed in her eyes, Lu Xuan'er blushed and smiled innocently.
"Cousin, don't listen to mother's nonsense. Cousin Xu Jing and I are not familiar with each other." As he said this, he secretly kicked Mrs. Lu in a place where no one could see.
Cousin Jing and Su Li have been at odds since childhood. Did mother get kicked in the head by a donkey? She brings up things that are not relevant to the topic!
Mrs. Lu received her daughter's warning and said with a wry smile:
"Ah, yes, not very well. I just said that casually."
Lu Xuan'er moved closer to Su Li affectionately, opened her big curious eyes, pointed at Su Li's belly and said:
"Cousin, is there really a baby in your belly?"
She asked in a very childish way, and her sweet and sticky voice was very pleasing.
Su Li didn't understand her purpose for a moment, so he smiled and said:
"Yes."
"Cousin, they say pregnancy is very hard. Can I massage your feet?"