Not to mention that Mrs. Lan was stunned, even Lu Zhenzhen couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the Third Master after hearing these words.

This man's mind will really be much clearer when he stops being lustful.

The third master nowadays is like a tough guy who can act like a rogue and can also be reasonable.

Even Fu Zhiyi couldn't help but look at the Third Master again without saying a word.

Lu Zhenzhen knew that Fu Zhiyi had tacitly agreed to the Third Master's treatment of the Marquis' Mansion.

By this calculation, this family is full of vengeful and petty people.

Lan holds a grudge, so she still refuses to forgive the third master.

Fu Zhiyi holds a grudge, so he refuses to forgive the old marquis and the third master.

He also held a grudge, so he broke with the Lu family.

The third master also holds a grudge.

It's true that people from the same family are similar.

Well, no one needs to say anything about anyone else.

Seeing that Fu Zhiyi and Lan were silent, the Third Master put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "My daughter-in-law, keep these things for the three children. Don't worry about what others say. Anyway, we have the things, so we should just take advantage of them."

"Those who say sour things are just sour grapes because they can't eat them. If they get the upper hand, they will definitely be more proud than us!"

After saying that, he walked away leisurely.

After leaving three people behind, Lu Zhenzhen took a long time to react. Was she being taught a lesson by the Third Master?

She was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and was about to chase him out to argue.

Fu Zhiyi hugged her and winked at her.

Lan finally reacted and chased after him with a feather duster. "Fu Heyin, explain to me clearly, what do you mean I don't understand?"

Then, not long after, the sound of the third master jumping and screaming was heard from the front yard.

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

The third master has been a little bit arrogant lately, so he needs to be kept under control by the Lan family.

A filial son and daughter-in-law walked into the inner room hand in hand, and Lu Zhenzhen asked Fu Zhiyi about his visit to the palace today.

Fu Zhiyi said a few words roughly.

Lu Zhenzhen asked again whether the emperor had arranged any tasks for Fu Zhiyi when he returned to Beijing this time.

Fu Zhiyi shook his head, hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Lu Zhenzhen's ear and whispered, "From what I heard from His Majesty, he's planning to go to war with the foreign Tartars and needs me to transfer food and supplies, so I'm very likely to join the Ministry of Revenue as a transport envoy."

Lu Zhenzhen frowned. "Ministry of Revenue? Aren't you afraid of suspicion about your relationship with your adoptive father? And I'm afraid the Transport Commissioner will be sent away again? He just returned to the capital and—"

She didn't say the rest.

Fu Zhiyi lowered his voice and said, "If war really breaks out, it will probably be in the autumn and winter. Every year, the foreign Tartars come to plunder our dynasty when they run out of food. If Your Majesty had this intention long ago, you would have already been slowly gathering food and fodder over the past two years and shipping it to the northwest."

"If I really am the transport envoy, I should be sent out after the summer."

Seeing Lu Zhenzhen about to speak, Fu Zhiyi stopped her: "This is just my guess. Everything still awaits the judgment of His Majesty."

Lu Zhenzhen decisively shut up.

Fu Zhiyi changed the topic and talked about Prince Jin.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Prince Jin has become much more mature and stable.

In the past five years, he has completely transformed from a free-spirited prince into a prince who gets things done and has accumulated great prestige.

The Princess of Jin gave birth to two legitimate sons for him, and his concubines also gave birth to three sons and two daughters.

Now he has many descendants.

Speaking of Prince Jin, one naturally has to talk about the recent open and secret struggles among the princes. He naturally cannot take sides openly.

This happened today in the palace, under the emperor's nose, in front of the prince.

Although it cannot dispel everyone's doubts about their relationship, at least he has made his position clear in front of the emperor, and that is enough.

After thinking for a while, he reminded Lu Zhenzhen: "When you go to the palace tomorrow, you might run into Princess Jin again. If so—"

Before she finished speaking, Lu Zhenzhen laughed: "Don't worry about that. If you deliberately avoid suspicion, it won't be that serious. On the contrary, it will seem deliberate."

"My relationship with the Imperial Concubine and the Fourth Princess is well known. If I were to be cold towards Princess Jin, wouldn't that arouse suspicion?"

"I'll just treat it as normal. I've heard that Princess Jin is also very smart and knows how to handle things better than I do. Why should I worry?"

Fu Zhiyi has always known that Lu Zhenzhen is very sensitive in this regard. Seeing that she knows what is going on, he did not explain it in detail.

I just remembered that I can't go to the Lan family tomorrow, so I have to go and report the news so that they won't be waiting for me.

He had originally planned to find time to meet with Prince Jin in private, but after thinking about it, he realized that he had just returned to the capital, and who knows how many eyes were staring at him, so it would be better for him to stay at home.

After the couple finished talking, the three children changed their clothes and came over.

When Chengzi saw Fu Zhiyi, he pounced on him with his short legs: "Dad——"

Fu Zhiyi quickly squatted down and grabbed the orange in his arms.

Doubao and Tangyuan also came over.

Fu Zhiyi touched their heads, then sat aside holding Chengzi, and the father and daughter started asking and answering each other.

One asked Fu Zhiyi if he had eaten lunch, and the other answered that he had, and told Chengzi what he had eaten at noon in the palace.

Fu Zhiyi was extremely patient with Chengzi and explained every dish clearly.

Little foodie Orange couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Orange wants to eat too."

Fu Zhiyi smiled and said, "You can eat it tomorrow when Chengzi, your mother, and your two brothers come to the palace together."

Doubao, Tangyuan, and Chengzi's eyes lit up: "Are we going to the palace to see the very beautiful imperial concubine and the aunt who always gives us gifts?"

Lu Zhenzhen nodded.

The three little kids looked at each other, and Orange twisted his body to get out of Fu Zhiyi's arms.

"Dad, put me down. I need to prepare gifts for my mother and aunt."

As soon as Fu Zhiyi let go, Chengzi slipped down, grabbed his two brothers, and went aside to discuss gifts.

We discussed it until the evening but still couldn't come to a conclusion.

Even dinner was a little distracted.

Lan wanted to ask, but Lu Zhenzhen waved her hand, signaling her not to ask, and pulled her aside to speak quietly.

Lan didn't care anymore.

I don’t know how the three siblings discussed it, but they finally made up their mind before going to bed.

The three of them each chose a gift, and packed it in a small box or a small lotus, wrapping it tightly and not letting anyone see it.

Even when Lu Zhenzhen wanted to see it, he refused to let her see it, saying it was a secret.

After the three siblings fell asleep, Lu Zhenzhen gave them a look and the maid and nanny who served them obediently took out all the gifts prepared for the three little ancestors.

Lu Zhenzhen didn't think there was anything taboo about it, so she let it go.

After waking up from a sleep, she had to dress up because she was going to the palace to pay a visit, which was different from the usual.

Although she didn't need to wear heavy makeup according to her rank, she was dressed more formally than usual and had a few more gold hairpins on her head.

She was dressed so elegantly.

Doubao and Tangyuan are boys, so they just need to dress more extravagantly than usual.

Orange was surrounded by a group of people and was being dressed up. Her hair was combed into a flower bud and wrapped with a circle of furry balls for decoration. A red mole was dotted on her forehead with rouge, making her look even more like the jade girl sitting under Guanyin.

The mother and her two children dressed up, had breakfast, and were escorted to the palace gate by Fu Zhiyi, bringing gifts for the palace.

The guards at the palace gate did not dare to be negligent. They had received the news yesterday and politely invited the person in.

As soon as I entered the palace gate and took a few steps, the eunuchs from the imperial concubine's palace had already been waiting for a long time with the sedan chair.

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