Why do you think Lu Gong is so excited?

It was probably because a distinguished guest came to his house today and asked him to give his daughter to Lu Ze as a concubine.

What made him happy was not the fact that he was going to have another concubine in his family, but the attitude of the powerful people in Xianyang City towards his Lu family.

"My son, our Lu family has finally made it into the ranks of wealthy and prestigious families. Our future will only get better, haha..."

Lu Gong stroked his carefully groomed beard and laughed heartily.

Lu Ze on the side was thinking with disapproval, and looked at Lu Zhi who was sitting opposite him.

"Father, there might be something fishy about this matter. I think it's better to shirk responsibility."

Lu Gong nodded and agreed without hesitation, "Of course I have to refuse. Our family is what it is today thanks to the favor of the Imperial Master. Now that the Master fully supports the girls to enter the officialdom, how can we take a concubine and embarrass the Imperial Master's Mansion?"

He looked at his daughter on his left with some complacency, and continued with a smile, "Chi'er, this is a critical moment. We must take the lead in speaking up for the girls."

Hearing this, Lü Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you, father, for planning this for me."

Thinking of Han Yanran's recent actions, she couldn't help feeling a sense of crisis.

After all, the Han family was once the top noble family in a country, and a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Even though his country was destroyed and his family was ruined, and he was forced to move his entire clan to Xianyang City, his family's background was not comparable to that of the Lu family, a small county merchant family.

"Father, the news of Han Yanran's appointment will be announced in the next two days. It will also be the position of assistant."

Lu Gong, who was in high spirits, suddenly lowered his lip and frowned at Lu Zhi, "Are you sure? Same as you said last year?"

Lü Zhi nodded her head solemnly, and said in a serious tone, "It's confirmed. The Imperial Master said it himself."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall became stagnant.

“This is indeed difficult.”

Lu Ze sighed softly and leaned forward involuntarily, thinking about the difficulties here.

"The Han family has become increasingly active over the past year, and seems to be making a comeback."

Lu Zhi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

She worked in the Imperial Master's Mansion and often interacted with girls from various families, learning more from their conversations.

"More than that."

Lü Zhi helplessly supported herself on the armrest of the chair with her right hand, shifted the center of gravity of her body, leaned forward, and spoke softly in a very low voice.

"There are too many people in the west. We killed a group last year, but some are still not honest. We can't kill them all, right?"

Between her glances, Lü Zhi had already made it clear, "Master Imperial Master is kind and benevolent. Now he wants to establish the Han family and lead those people to submit."

In this way, Han Yanran will definitely be reused.

Lu Gong became even more anxious, regretting that he had a weak foundation and could not help Lu Zhi soar to success.

"Pheasant, you must be careful. Your father is afraid they might do something malicious, so he pushed you out of the way."

However, Lu Zhi was not afraid of this.

"They wouldn't dare. Even if they did, it would only benefit me."

Lu Ze nodded in understanding. The Imperial Master's Mansion was a place with an iron wall. Anyone who dared to use shady means would be caught.

However, he still gave a few reminders, "Second sister, please be careful. If anything happens, please come back home at any time. We will definitely support you."

Before Han Yanran even entered the Imperial Master's Mansion, she had already caused waves everywhere.

There was an even bigger sensation on the day the imperial decree was issued.

Early in the morning, several magpies chirped and wandered around outside the Han family's door.

The old servant guarding the door saw it, gathered his cloak indifferently, and continued to take a nap inside the door.

"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the door.

The old servant rubbed his eyes and looked outside, "Who is it?"

This sight frightened him so much that his legs and feet went weak.

"Is Han Yanran here? His Majesty has issued an order."

"Yes, yes, butler, come in quickly."

The old servant tried hard to prop up his weak legs, hunched over, and kept bending over to show the messenger the way.

How could it be a herald?

How long has it been since the messenger came from the west?

The last time was last year when he came to the west to take people away to be beheaded.

He dragged his limp old legs all the way inside. Seeing the passing servant, he quickly waved and said, "Go and tell the master of the house that the herald has come to deliver a message to the fourth girl."

The young servant was still cowering and hiding in a corner, but upon hearing this he immediately turned around and ran inside.

"Master, something big has happened, Master!"

He shouted so loudly and ran all the way to the courtyard where the master of the house was, and everyone knew about it.

The attendants were unaware of the situation and were in a state of panic.

However, the masters' eyes were shining with excitement. They packed their luggage very quickly and rushed to the meeting hall.

"Girl, fourth girl, hurry up and tidy up your appearance. A messenger has arrived and wants you by name."

From a distance, Han Yanran heard shouting coming from outside the yard.

She jumped up from the dressing table.

"hiss……"

She got up too quickly, and the servant who was combing her hair behind her failed to stop in time, causing her scalp to hurt violently. However, she didn't care about that and stared straight out the door.

As a maid in blue entered the room and explained the matter again, Han Yanran finally felt certain and her heartbeat quickened.

The maids rushed over and quickly helped her tidy up her clothes.

Everyone walked quickly towards the meeting hall together.

In the meeting hall, other family members also arrived one after another, found a seat and sat down, talking in low voices.

The moment Han Yanran walked into the meeting hall, everyone's eyes turned to her, with confusion, expectation, and worry.

"Head of the family, hello uncles, father."

After greeting everyone one by one, the head of the Han family waved his hand and told her not to be polite.

Just at this moment, the herald walked into the meeting hall accompanied by Han Xiao, and everyone stood up and saluted.

The messenger read out the imperial edict with a gentle expression. The gist of it was that Han Yanran was extremely talented and trusted by the Imperial Master, so he was appointed the Imperial Master's assistant. He hoped that she would be selfless and dedicated to her work in the future and go to the Imperial Master's Mansion to serve as a director.

After the imperial edict was read, there was joy in the meeting hall. Everyone clenched their fists excitedly and looked at each other.

"Master Han, please accept the order quickly."

Han Yanran knelt on the ground, took the imperial edict with both hands, and expressed her gratitude repeatedly.

Soon, the messenger was sent away again by Han Xiao with his sleeves full of gifts.

The tribesmen immediately rushed to Han Yanran's side and praised loudly.

"Our Yanran is determined to do her best and will soon gain the trust of the Imperial Master."

"That's right, I said at the beginning that Yanran would be able to succeed."

"Haha, let's see who dares to bully us now. Just look at how quickly the Lu family was able to gain a foothold in Xianyang City. You'll know how popular the position of assistant is."

Everyone was discussing the matter heatedly.

The head of the family sitting at the top also had a smile in his eyes and looked at everyone with indulgence.

Their Han family hasn't been so lively for many years.

Even when Han Xiao surrendered last time, no messenger came.

Such a happy event is naturally worthy of everyone's celebration.

"Ahem, okay, everyone, sit down. We still have things to discuss."

After waiting for a while, until Han Xiao returned, the head of the Han family cleared his throat and reminded his clansmen.

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