Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

In the Lai Kingdom Palace.

After hearing the people's shouts, the guests at the banquet all had strange expressions on their faces.

They didn't know what the brothers Du He and Du Gou had done to cause such a big fuss.

Li Lizhi asked curiously, "Du He, did you also host a banquet for the people of Chang'an City?"

There are now hundreds of tables in the Duke of Lai's mansion, and the scale is already quite astonishing.

If a banquet is held outside the mansion, it would be a bit extravagant.

Du He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, because we just gave some wedding money to the people, the people are so happy that they shouted blessings."

Then, Du He recounted the entire story of the people blocking the road.

Li Lizhi shook her head and said, "Although the people block the road to ask for money to please others, if we don't exercise restraint, it will easily lead to a trend of extravagance and comparison."

She then turned to look at Li Chengqian and whispered something.

"Prince, as the crown prince, you should submit a memorial to your father."

"From now on, whether it's the royal family or the common people, weddings in our Tang Dynasty should be kept simple."

"Don't start being extravagant just after a few days of good life!"

After hearing Li Lizhi's words, Li Chengqian, who was originally smiling, paused slightly.

He saw that Du He's expression didn't change at all, so he nodded and said.

"My sister is right. I will definitely report this to my father."

Seeing that her brother's attitude was a bit perfunctory, Li Lizhi shook her head slightly and didn't say much.

More than an hour passed before the banquet ended.

The banquet was supposed to last about an hour, but because of the arrival of Prince Li Chengqian, it lasted nearly two hours.

Moreover, all the guests praised the food at Duke Lai's Mansion, and many of them even threatened to send the chefs in the mansion to learn cooking skills.

Cheng Yaojin once again displayed his bandit nature. He grabbed Du He's arm and asked him to send a cook to Duke Lu's mansion.

In the end, it was Li Chengqian who stepped in and drove the scoundrel back home.

After all the guests had left, only people from the Du and Lu families were left in the bustling Laiguo Mansion.

Lu Chengqing said drunkenly, "The Laiguo Mansion is still the most prestigious. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and a group of princesses are here, and most of the ministers in the court are here to celebrate."

"Our Lu family is also benefiting from you today!"

Even though the Fanyang Lu family is one of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats, if their legitimate son were to get married, they would not be able to invite so many important officials, especially those from the royal family.

In addition, aristocratic families such as the Qinghe Cui family, the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Lanling Xiao family all sent their core figures over.

This shows that these important officials and people from aristocratic families in the court are very optimistic about the future of the Duke's Mansion.

Lu Chengqing was very glad that his daughter, who had a bad temper and liked to play with guns and sticks, had found a husband with such a promising future.

Especially when he saw the prince's attitude towards Du He today, he completely regarded him as his right-hand man.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, with the relationship with Du He, the path of their Fanyang Lu family in officialdom will be smoother.

Du Gou said with a smile on his face: "My dear, this is an exaggeration!"

"The civil and military ministers, aren't you here for the sake of the Fanyang Lu family?"

While Du Gou and Lu Chengqing were boasting to each other, the newlyweds Du Aitong and Lu Ziying were sitting at the table, devouring their meal.

They had been busy all day and were already growling with hunger.

Du He saw that it was getting dark and everyone had drunk a lot of wine today, so he knew that there was no way to talk about business.

He held the sleeping Du Ping'an in his arms, walked up to the two of them and spoke.

"Brother, Minister Lu, Her Royal Highness the Princess and I will return to the Princess's Mansion first. We will have tea and chat together after we get off duty tomorrow."

The current main task is to help the third brother Du Aitong gain merit and get promoted, and by the way, talk about the future cooperation between the two families.

Lu Chengqing was waiting for Du He to say this, and he quickly clasped his fists and said.

"it is good!"

Du Gou tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Second brother, how about you stay at home with Her Royal Highness the Princess and Miss Linglong for a night?"

Du He said with a wicked smile: "Brother, if we stay here tonight, it will affect the performance of the third brother. Let's go back to the princess's mansion!"

"Especially Du Ping'an, who wakes up hungry every night and cries loudly. Don't let him ruin their fun."

Although the Duke of Lai's Mansion is not small, the master's residence in the backyard only has a few rooms that are connected to each other.

The walls made of wood and screens have very poor sound insulation, especially in the quiet night, any small movement will be very abrupt.

Hearing Du He's suggestive words, Du Aitong and Lu Ziying froze, then their faces turned red with embarrassment.

Although they had been together for a while, they had not yet officially gotten married, so they did not take the final step.

Not only the two of them, but also Li Yi, Linglong and Wen Shufen, their faces were blushing with shame at this moment.

Linglong muttered, "How shameless of you, my Prince Consort, to say such shameful words in public."

Du Gou, Lu Chengqing and Lu Chen all burst into laughter.

Lu Chengqing also winked and said, "What Minister Du said is very true. It seems that we have to return home earlier."

“I hope that by this time next year, I can become a grandfather!”

"It would be great if Ziying could be more successful and give birth to a baby as strong and chubby as Ping'an!"

Hey!

Although Lu Chengqing looks gentle and elegant, he is unexpectedly disrespectful.

However, this kid Du Ping'an is really lovable, and even Li Shimin dotes on him in every way.

"Crack~"

Lu Ziying slapped the table lightly and then said angrily.

"Dad, take my brother back home quickly and stop embarrassing me outside."

She finally realized that the most reliable people in the room were her eldest and second sister-in-law.

Even the second brother Du He, who was rumored by the people to be the incarnation of Wenquxing, seemed to be a frivolous person, just like his father.

"hey-hey."

Lu Chengqing smirked twice, then patted his son Lu Qian on the shoulder and said.

"Let's go. Your little sister already dislikes us."

Hearing what her father said, Lu Ziying rolled her eyes and didn't continue to pay attention to him. Instead, she lowered her head and ate the meat in big mouthfuls.

...

Compared with the successful and lively wedding banquet at the Duke of Lai's Mansion, the wedding banquet of the Jingzhao Du family was much quieter and also caused many big jokes.

Because the bride came back late, the banquet started half an hour later than usual.

And while they were eating, they heard loud noises from people outside the mansion.

No one knew how the Du family’s people handled the situation, but in the end they had an argument with the common people, and the two gangs cursed at each other across the wall.

Many guests only ate half of the meal and then went back early with a gloomy face.

After the banquet.

The clan leader Du Anshi was furious and said, "What a bunch of good-for-nothings! They have brought shame upon our Du clan!"