The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

The more Hou thought about it, the more she felt that this matter had potential, so the next day she brought some gifts to the gate of Ping'an Marquis' Mansion.

"Hello, old lady." Hou smiled and bowed to her as a junior. "You may not recognize me. I am Hou from the Cheng'en Marquis family."

Qin, who was sitting beside her, smiled and introduced her to her mother-in-law. The old lady then showed a look of surprise. "So it's you, Siwei's sister-in-law. I haven't seen you for many years."

Hou's smile brightened when she heard this. "We've become estranged if we don't visit each other. I came here to thank you for my sister-in-law. She said you've helped her a lot. I hope you'll forgive my abruptness."

"No, I like Siwei. She's much better than the others in our family. I remember she and my Lingcong were in a relationship. What a pity."

Seeing that the old lady was about to repeat herself, Qin coughed.

"Who said it wasn't? This time I came here to ask the old lady to help me find out which family has a widower who is the same age as Siwei. My master and I have discussed remarrying her. After all, she is only in her early thirties. Does she have to stay together for the rest of her life?" Hou sighed, with a look of pity on her face.

The old lady was surprised at first, then happy. "Siwei is young, it's okay for her to get married again. If you say she's a widower, I——"

"There are many in the Imperial College where my daughter Song'er studied, such as the current Imperial College's chief academic officer, Lord Lu." Qin interrupted the old lady with a smile. She finally understood why Guan came to their house again and again.

After seeing Hou off, Qin's face immediately fell. Her brother-in-law really became a widower, and now it was her turn as a widow in her thirties. Qin spat at the door.

In a courtyard, a middle-aged man in armor was kneeling in the middle. He knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head. Broken porcelain pieces fell all over the ground beside him, and steam was coming out of his shoulders.

“I’m an incompetent official.”

"You are incompetent! So many people were killed in the raid, but you didn't get any key items and only killed a few insignificant people!" The anger of the person behind him could be felt even through the curtain.

"I'll give you one last chance. Bring back what Fang Dazhi has. Otherwise, we'll all die together."

After half a month of traveling, they finally returned to the hot spring villa. Seeing Dashou, who was still as plump as ever, Lu Yun went forward and hugged him tightly. There was no place like home. Lying in the hot spring pool, Lu Yun sighed in comfort.

The potatoes have finished flowering and will bear fruit in two months, which is just the right time to plant another crop in the spring.

After taking a bath, Lu Yun lay down on the bed and didn't want to move at all. Dashou was sitting at the desk, still fiddling with the building blocks he had someone make for her.

There are already quite a few in the room.

"My lord, Madam Guizhi said that the annual gifts for Princess Roujia's residence and Taoist Master Qingxu have all been delivered. Now the only thing left to be delivered is the one from the residence." Caihe came over to remind her young lady: "It will be too late if we don't send it now."

Lu Yun climbed up from the bed, took out the list and looked at it carefully. "Caihe, give this list to Madam Guizhi and ask her to prepare the things according to the list. I will go there in person tomorrow morning."

In addition, the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion must be informed of what happened in Luzhou and the situation of Lord Zhao. The situation in Luzhou is so chaotic, it must be inextricably linked to the officialdom in Kyoto. As the saying goes, it is good to lean against a big tree for shade.

Lu Yun thought of her eldest cousin. There was no one more suitable than her. She immediately told Zhou Boli about her idea, and Zhou Boli had no objection.

But the fire was not burning brightly enough just like that, so Zhou Boli asked someone to add some firewood.

Two letters were sent out from the Hot Spring Villa at the same time, one to the Third Prince's Mansion and the other to the Second House of the Dingyuan Earl's Mansion.

When they went out the next day, Zhou Boli walked side by side with her. "Princess, I'm going to collect the account books in the shop. I have to stay in the city tonight. You don't have to wait for me."

Lu Yun remembered that only half of her dividends were deducted, and challenged him to a fight, "How about we have a fight when Master Zhou comes back?" "I'll fight you till you're gone."

Zhou Boli laughed dryly, "It is an honor for me to learn from the princess, but I don't know when I can finish counting the accounts in the shop." After sending the man to the gate of the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion, Zhou Boli left immediately.

This time, Lu Yun went to Yannian Hall first, where a strange woman sat in the room. The old lady, still remembering the unpleasantness of the previous encounter, gave her a bland response and then ignored her. Qin was quite polite to her, serving her tea and snacks and exchanging a few pleasantries.

Lu Yun looked at the woman and asked, "Auntie, who is this?"

Qin curled her lips and whispered, "The widowed aunt of the Marquis of Cheng'en, Madam Guan."

The widowed aunt of the Marquis of Cheng'en? Although the people of the Qin Dynasty were open-minded, it wasn't to the point where a widow could visit early in the morning and be greeted with a smile. Besides, if she remembered correctly, the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Marquis of Ping'an had no dealings.

Guan Shi was also secretly sizing up Lu Yun. Knowing that this was the one the Empress Dowager Shangsheng had bestowed upon her and sent her abroad, she couldn't help but look down on her. She was just a young princess, easy to coax.

Lu Yun saw the lady give her a very strange smile. Is she okay? Lu Yun looked at her aunt, a puzzled look on her face.

"So you are Miss Lu San?" Guan smiled very gently.

"Aunt, this is the list of New Year gifts this year. Since mother is not here, please help her count and put them into the warehouse." Lu Yun gestured to Caihe to hand the list to Qin and ignored her.

Guan's smile froze on her face.

"How can you be so rude? This is how your mother taught you to meet elders." The old lady started scolding.

This sounded interesting. Lu Yun gave Mrs. Guan a strange look. "Is this an elder? How could you want to be my elder, old lady?"

The old lady's face turned pale. "She is the great-aunt of the Marquis of Cheng'en, the prince's aunt, and naturally she is also your elder."

Lu Yun said "Oh". The old lady always despised the poor and loved the rich. To put it bluntly, she was a snob. Although she had known this for a long time, she did not intend to indulge her. "According to what the old lady said, since you are my elder, you are also the elder of the prince. Old lady, remember this and you can act like an old lady in front of the prince in the future."

After successfully blocking her mouth, Lu Yun walked away with a smile.

Arriving at the west wing, Lu Yun met Yuan and Aunt Yao. She told them not to be polite and asked Cai He to take out the annual gifts for them. Every year, Lu Yun gave Aunt Yao one hundred taels of silver, and this year was no exception. As for Yuan, Lu Yun brought her a set of three peace lockets. Yuan's eyes were slightly red. "Princess, what is this?"

Lu Yun nodded at her without saying a word. Yuan forced back the tears in her eyes and showed her first sincere smile in a while. "Princess, why don't you have dinner at the mansion before leaving? My sister and I have learned a few new dishes and wanted to wait for Madam to come back to serve them to her. It's the same if we cook them for you now."

When Aunt Yao saw that Lu Yun had only given Yuan three seemingly worthless peace lockets, she was delighted. "That's right, you can stay at the mansion at noon today. Your brother is home too, and he hasn't been to your farm yet."