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Chapter 217 Two Brothers
Including Miao, everyone present was confused by Lu Qing's behavior. They stood there in a daze, and their eyes subconsciously looked at Pang Yuzhen.

Although, as Zhu Yu was a concubine's daughter of the Miao family, there was nothing wrong with Lu Qing respectfully addressing her as "Mother-in-law".

However, when people talk about the palace on weekdays, it seems that everyone is used to the fact that apart from Zhu Cheng, the most noble person in this family is Pang Yuzhen. No matter what good things are, they must be sent to her. Only things she doesn't want will never pass through her and fall into the hands of others.

There was a hint of nervousness in Miao's eyes, but when she saw Lu Qing handing the thing to her so respectfully, she subconsciously reached out to take it. She didn't dare to be too ostentatious in front of Pang Yuzhen, so she could only smile at Lu Qing lovingly and nodded.

"These outfits were specially made by the best tailor in the capital city by Madam. They were tailored according to your figure. If you don't mind, you can wear them at will." Lu Qing said to Miao. As he spoke, he glanced at Miao's somewhat worn clothes, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhu Cheng turned his head and looked in the direction he was looking. Normally, he almost ignored Miao and never thought there was anything wrong with it. But today, when everyone was gathered in Li Yuan's classroom, he realized that Miao's clothes did seem a little old.

Looking at her face which was filled with both surprise and fear, Zhu Cheng sighed and said to Miao: "Since it is a gift from my daughter, you can keep it and wear it."

Zhu Yu stood there calmly, silently admiring Lu Qing for being such a thoughtful person.

He had mentioned Miao to him once before, seemingly unintentionally, but he didn't say much. He just casually asked who Zhu Yusheng looked more like.

At that time, she said that she looked very similar to Miao, not only in appearance but also in body shape. After that, Lu Qing never mentioned it again. Unexpectedly, he secretly prepared a gift for Miao and gave it away in his own name.

I have to say that this was indeed the right thing to do. Not only did it secretly reduce Pang Yuzhen's prestige, making me feel secretly happy, it also prevented Pang Yuzhen from caring too much.

After all, it was unreasonable for a daughter to buy a few sets of clothes for her mother. As the legitimate mother, how Pang Yuzhen treated the concubine's daughter in the family was well known to Zhu Cheng and the servants.

In addition, Zhu Yu is now a princess of the first rank, so Pang Yuzhen cannot argue with her in any way.

"My dear son-in-law and Zhu Yu are back and will stay for a few days. If you have anything you want to reminisce about, there's no need to rush. It's getting late today, and I've gathered you all here because I have something to inform you of." Zhu Cheng cleared his throat, looked around, and said to everyone present, "They came back quietly this time mainly to help us build a canal and bring water here in our country.

The canal construction is closely related to the people of Shuodi. It can benefit the people here and there must be no mistakes.

Therefore, from today onwards, none of the female members of the family, including the young children, are allowed to go out, whether to attend appointments or do anything else. They are not allowed to exchange letters with outsiders, and they are not allowed to tell outsiders that they have returned.

Zhu Jie and Zhu Feng can go out if necessary, but they are not allowed to tell anyone that your second sister and her husband have returned.

This is a serious matter. If anyone pretends to obey but secretly disobeys and causes any trouble, I will use your blood to feed my precious swords!" Zhu Cheng was usually a carefree person. Although he had a rough temperament, he rarely said anything harsh to the women and children in his family. This was the first time in all these years that he had given the whole family such a serious warning, even adding a threat to his words.

Everyone looked at each other, and a few concubines glanced timidly at Pang Yuzhen.

Pang Yuzhen's face looked extremely ugly just now, but when she heard that Zhu Yu and Lu Qing had come back to help Shuo Kingdom solve the water shortage problem that had existed for so many years, she was stunned for a moment. But when she heard Zhu Cheng's harsh words, her expression calmed down.

After Zhu Cheng finished speaking, she calmly changed her posture, glanced at the others, put on the attitude of a mistress, and then said: "Did you all hear what the prince said clearly?
This is such a big thing, if someone were to cause trouble at this critical moment, not to mention that the prince would punish them, even if I caught them, I would punish them and would not show any mercy. "

Zhu Ning, who was kneeling beside, was so anxious when she heard that she was going to be locked up in the mansion and couldn't go anywhere, and she had just agreed to attend the poetry meeting of her younger sisters. She kept winking at Pang Yuzhen.

If it were any other day, Pang Yuzhen might have spoken for her and tried to see if she could make an exception for her, but this time, Pang Yuzhen knew very well how important the canal construction was to the Shuo Kingdom. Although she was also surprised that the King Xiaoyao, who was rumored to have a bad reputation and no power, could accomplish such a big thing, at this critical juncture, she could not cause trouble for Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Ning had been spoiled by her since she was a child, and as her mother, she knew very well how loose her mouth was.

So Pang Yuzhen glared at Zhu Ning and signaled her to stop messing around.

Zhu Ning had no choice but to lower her head in disappointment, unhappy but helpless.

"Father, building a canal is a serious matter, involving many aspects. It is not safe to leave it all to outsiders to arrange. I am willing to help you share the burden and supervise the canal construction!" Zhu Jie stood up, glanced at Lu Qing, raised his chin slightly, clasped his fists and said loudly to Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Feng also stood up and said, "Father, building the canal is a great thing that will benefit the people. I am willing to do my best and contribute more to promote this benefit that will benefit future generations."

Zhu Cheng was very satisfied with the reactions of his two sons. Although Zhu Jie started talking about "outsiders" and "non-outsiders" as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Zhu Cheng subconsciously steal a glance at Lu Qing's reaction, he was relieved to see that his two sons were so positive: "Okay, okay, my sons are willing to contribute to the people. This is a good thing. Then you can go and help.

But remember what I reminded you tonight."

Zhu Jie and Zhu Cheng quickly answered yes.

Lu Qing stood there with a calm expression on his face. While Zhu Cheng was concentrating on giving instructions to his two sons, he quietly looked Zhu Jie up and down. Then, when Zhu Jie finished talking to Zhu Cheng and sat down again, he looked away as if nothing had happened, without letting anyone notice.

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