After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

In fact, Prime Minister Lu did not completely lie to Emperor Jingyou. He did discover that his daughter had someone in her heart. What he did not tell Emperor Jingyou was that he knew who this person was.

Ever since he discovered that his daughter had stolen and used the imperial jade pendant, he began to worry about which boy had seduced his daughter.

Fortunately, Lord Cao specifically told him where his jade token was used, which answered his questions.

However, this brat is still worthy of his attention. After all, he is the top scholar in the imperial examination. The children raised in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion will not be too bad.

That's why he brought his daughter with him on this summer vacation trip. He knew that Gu Huaizhi would definitely stay in Kyoto. The Ministry of Personnel had a lot of things to do, and few court officials could come with him. He deliberately wanted to keep his daughter away from that brat.

Coincidentally, this time Xu and Lu Xiang's wife Lu Zhiyao were assigned to the same courtyard.

Mrs. Xu has always been cheerful and sociable. Moreover, she has her eyes on Lu Zhiyao as a possible wife for her son and wants to find out about the child. She is very enthusiastic towards Mrs. Lu and Lu Zhiyao, and she would go to Mrs. Lu to chat and communicate whenever she has time.

He knew that Lu Zhiyao had been betrothed by her grandfather since she was a child, but the child was unlucky and died before she reached the age of 15. From then on, Lu Zhiyao was inexplicably labeled as a woman who would bring bad luck to her husband.

Although she is the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Lu, she is still burdened by such a reputation.

The branch of Lu Xiang is considered a branch of the Lu family in Yongzhou. If it were not for Lu Xiang's own intelligence and ambition, he would not have his current status.

The powerful people in Kyoto were so particular about these superstitious things. It was obvious that the child had been in poor health since childhood, and the doctors had determined that he would not live long. When he really died, it was his own bad luck, but they threw such dirty water on an innocent girl.

Although Lu Zhiyao was the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Lu, she was not immune to being criticized. When those powerful families were choosing a daughter-in-law, they heard that she had a reputation for being unlucky in marriage and shook their heads to refuse. This was why Lu Zhiyao had already reached the age of marriage but still had no marriage prospects.

When Xu heard Mrs. Lu say this, she was furious. "It's obviously that child who is unlucky, but those rotten-tongued people are trying to tarnish a woman's reputation!"

Seeing Madam Lu touching her face with sadness as she spoke, Xu's words churned in her heart, "Madam Lu, what do you think of my Huaizhi?"

She spared no effort to promote her son. "Although my son is only a fifth-rank official now, he is still young and will definitely have a good future. Although his appearance is not the best, he is also acceptable. As for his talent, after all, he is a top scholar, so he should be quite good. Our family has never had the rule of taking concubines. If Zhiyao marries into our family, I will definitely love her like my own daughter."

"Alas, I always wanted a daughter, but who knew I'd end up with a son? None of the three Gu families have daughters, except my sister-in-law who has a daughter, Qingqing. Oh, how sweet! Now, my eldest sister-in-law's daughter, Yuan'er, has An'an, but the one in my family only knows how to go to the government office all day! He doesn't have any romantic feelings in his head, he's just a blockhead!"

Xu was just thinking about praising her son, but she became more and more angry as she spoke.

He's already an eighteen-year-old boy, with good looks and talent. Why can't he find a good girl on his own? Why does he need her, his mother, to look for one for him? Is it that easy to find a good girl from a good family?

Thinking of this, Xu thought of Lu Zhiyao's good points. Why didn't she discover such a good girl earlier? Maybe she would have a grandson now.

Xu's mind was full of thoughts, but Madam Lu looked at her in surprise, "Madam Gu, are you serious?"

Her daughter's marriage has become a source of worry for her. She feels very distressed as she sees her daughter becoming more and more depressed due to the rumors.

Every time she saw her daughter's lost eyes, she would blame Mr. Lu in her heart for arranging the marriage for her daughter on his own initiative.

Xu came back to her senses and said seriously, "Of course I'm serious. Look at their two children, they are both good-looking. Their future children will definitely be beautiful too. Oh, I really wish my grandchildren were right here before my eyes."

Madam Lu smiled and said, "Young Master Gu is the envy of everyone in Kyoto, no matter his talent, character, learning, appearance or ability. Madam Third has such high expectations for Young Master Gu. With such excellence, even Princess Shang would be more than qualified."

It's not that she feels her daughter is not worthy of such an outstanding man, but she is afraid that her daughter's reputation will make her suffer in the Gu family. After all, Gu Huaizhi is such a good candidate for a son-in-law.

Mrs. Xu still looked down on her own son. "That's what you saw. Compared to Yuan'er from my eldest sister-in-law's family, he's much worse."

Mrs. Lu sighed. As expected, people are influenced by comparison. Who wouldn’t be jealous of a good man like Gu Tingyuan?

"Mrs. Lu, what do you think? I like Zhiyao very much. How about we become in-laws?" Xu looked at Mrs. Lu expectantly.

Mrs. Lu's eyes were as bright as stars, and she was very happy. If she could marry Gu Huaizhi, no one would dare to look down on her Yao'er. However, there seemed to be something wrong with the corner of Yao'er's mouth. She felt that this child had someone in her heart.

She hadn't gotten any results from her indirect attempts, and she didn't dare to make a decision for her daughter without authorization. "I still have to see what the two children think."

Just then, the maid came to report that the Prime Minister had arrived.

When Prime Minister Lu entered the main hall, he saw Madam Xu there. Madam Xu stood up and greeted him, "Greetings, Prime Minister Lu."

"Hello, Madam Gu San. Am I disturbing your conversation?"

Xu smiled and said, "Of course not. Madam Lu and I were just chatting about our two children. Is Prime Minister Lu not busy today?"

Originally, this courtyard was where Prime Minister Lu and his family lived. However, Emperor Jingyou ordered Prime Minister Lu to live with him in Yonghe Palace, so Xu was able to move in.

Lu Xiang's eyes lit up, "By the way, where's Yao'er?"

Madam Lu said, "He went out early in the morning. He should go play with Princess Chun'an and the others."

Mrs. Lu felt that this trip to Canghua Mountain was a good choice because her daughter was able to make friends to talk to here.

Prime Minister Lu nodded. "Madam just said she wanted to talk about the two children. Can I join in?"

Mrs. Lu looked at her husband in surprise. He never asked about these things before. What happened today?

Mrs. Xu was very happy. "Of course, of course. To be honest with you, Prime Minister Lu, I've taken a liking to your daughter Zhiyao and have been asking Madam Lu to introduce my daughter Huaizhi to you. I want to become your in-laws. I know it's a step up from your family, but I think the two children are a perfect match. Our family has a clean and honest tradition and a simple population, so we will definitely not let Zhiyao down. What do you think, Prime Minister Lu?"