My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Fu Zhiyi pulled Lu Zhenzhen into his arms, kissed her twice, and then said righteously, "How could it be so easy to find a son-in-law from the list? They had already picked out the candidate in advance, and they had a tacit understanding. That's why they did this, and it was also meant to be a good start."

"Otherwise, if you really like one, you'll just snatch her away from the street? What do you call that? Robbery of an official appointed by the imperial court? What if she already has a wife? What then?"

Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. How could she not know? Wasn't she deliberately teasing Fu Zhiyi?

What's wrong with a little romance between husband and wife?

You have to be so straight, right?

"Besides, everyone in the capital knows that this third place winner has long been the husband of Princess Le'an. Who would be so tactless as to compete with Princess Le'an for her husband? You can rest assured, your husband cannot be snatched away!" Fu Zhiyi assured Lu Zhenzhen.

Seeing that she couldn't continue the joke, Lu Zhenzhen simply got down to business.

"My eldest sister-in-law has just given birth to a boy, and Madam has already sent over some gifts. But Madam and I have heard from the old lady that the boy's third birthday celebration and your wedding banquet for winning the third place in the imperial examination will be held together."

Fu Zhiyi didn't take it seriously: "Let them go! We won't be staying in the mansion for long anyway."

Lu Zhenzhen thought Fu Zhiyi meant that he would be sent out soon, so she didn't say anything more.

The couple rested.

The next morning, Fu Zhiyi went out early to attend the banquet.

After Lu Zhenzhen greeted everyone, she had breakfast with Lan before leaving.

When we arrived at the teahouse reserved by the Lan family, the Lan family had already arrived.

The servants who stayed downstairs saw the carriage from the Ningping Marquis's Mansion and hurried over to help the people get off the carriage. "Old lady, Madam, and the grandmothers are here, waiting for the old lady and the grandmothers upstairs!"

Lu Zhenzhen helped Lan upstairs.

Several grandmothers from the Lan family were already waiting at the stairs.

Everyone chatted and laughed as they entered the private room.

This private room is really big, divided into two rooms, inner and outer, so it doesn't seem crowded even if there are many people.

First, congratulations were given to Lan and Lu Zhenzhen. Both Lan's mother and Madam Lan were filled with relief and joy.

We hadn't seen each other for many days and were chatting warmly when we heard that the next door was also getting lively.

Lu Zhenzhen seemed to hear a few familiar voices.

Just as I was wondering, I heard someone knocking on the door, saying that it was the women from the private room next door in the Prince of Shu's mansion.

Everyone looked at each other. Isn't this a coincidence?

He hurriedly opened the door and saw the Prince of Shu's wife with Princess Qingning, Guan and several other girls from the palace.

After greeting each other, the Shu Prince's wife signaled Guan to take the other young princesses in the palace to go next door first.

The three county ladies were still somewhat reluctant, but after being glared at by Princess Qingning, they became obedient.

Guan smiled at Lu Zhenzhen and led her people over.

As soon as everyone left, the Shu Prince's wife and Princess Qingning came over affectionately and held Lu Zhenzhen tightly.

First, I thanked her for the dried meat and then congratulated her.

There were so many affectionate words to say.

The Shu Prince's wife was still very tactful. After saying a few words, she started to greet Lan's mother and Madam Lan again.

Princess Qingning kept pestering Lu Zhenzhen and whispering that Lu Zhenzhen hadn't been to the palace for a while, and she and the Fourth Princess missed her very much.

Secondly, they quietly told Lu Zhenzhen that they came here today to accompany the Third County Lady to see if there was anyone among the new Jinshi who could catch the Third County Lady's eye.

According to the Third County Lady's mother, Madam Wu, it was time for the Third County Lady to look for a husband. Many people had recommended her to a lot of men before, but either Madam Wu or the Third County Lady looked down on them.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity today to see if the Third County Lady can find someone she likes? As long as the person is willing to make progress, it would be fine for the Third County Lady to marry him at a lower level. After all, with the support of the Shu Palace, his future career will definitely not be too bad. Moreover, with the Shu Palace's pressure from above, as long as this person wants to continue to climb the court, he will have to support the Third County Lady for the rest of his life.

These words persuaded the King of Shu, who originally wanted the Crown Princess to bring the three county ladies out alone.

It was the Princess of Shu who spoke up, saying that even if Madam Wu and her daughter had this intention, they couldn't just bring the Third County Lady out alone. Wouldn't that be too obvious? People would think the girls in the Shu Palace were eager to get married.

It would be better to bring out a few older county ladies, just to let the children get some fresh air.

That's why they came out together.

After saying this, he winked at Lu Zhenzhen and whispered, "I've inquired about all the candidates in this imperial examination. The top three and third place winners are all married. With Third Sister's eyesight, I don't know what will happen to the rest! It's just one-sided wishful thinking on the part of Madam Wu. I think Third Sister has very high standards!"

Lu Zhenzhen sighed that Madam Wu was indeed scheming and was really thinking about the Third County Lady, so she wanted her to marry down.

It depends on whether the Third County Lady can understand Madam Wu’s good intentions.

After saying a few words, the Princess of Shu was still worried about the county ladies, so she said goodbye and left.

Princess Qingning stayed here because she didn't like staying with those sisters.

The Shu Prince's wife followed her lead.

Princess Qingning was young and lively. After a while, she asked the window to be opened and leaned over to look down.

A lot of young girls and wives had gradually gathered on the roadside below.

There are also many small vendors selling sachets and flowers along the way.

In this warm spring, the winter jasmine is in full bloom and the apricot blossoms are also in full bloom.

Some people picked forsythia, apricot blossoms, and late-blooming plum blossoms, tied them into small bouquets, and sold them on the streets.

Many young girls and wives would buy it as long as they have some spare money.

Seeing that the bouquet was quite nicely arranged and Princess Qingning looking at it eagerly, Lu Zhenzhen hurriedly asked someone to buy a small basket.

Princess Qingning was sitting by the window, holding the basket of flowers and gesturing.

Soon, there was a commotion in the distance on the street.

They are on the second floor, standing high and seeing far.

You can see the sound of gongs and drums at the Imperial Examination Hall, and then the newly-appointed scholars are all wearing bright red official robes, riding tall horses, and slowly following the people in front of them, walking towards this side.

Princess Qingning was sharp-eyed and jumped up when she saw it: "Hurry up, hurry up, it's started, it's started, cousin, you stand here——"

As he said that, he dragged Lu Zhenzhen over.

Several grandmothers from the Lan family also came over and leaned out of the windows. They saw that the windows of the shops or teahouses along the way were all open, and many women were sticking their heads out from inside.

Slowly, the parade team came over, and the first one was naturally the top scorer, followed by the second, third, and so on.

The young girls and wives on both sides of the road were very enthusiastic. They took off the sachets, flowers in their hands, and the velvet flowers on their heads and threw them madly at the top scholar and others.

The top scholar and the others were so elated that they rode their horses at full speed, with smiles on their faces. They sat high on their horses and nodded to everyone around them.