After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

"Promote your rank within a year, and prove your ability, so that I can rest assured to entrust Wan'er to you. Wan'er has never suffered any hardship since she was born, and she can't live in poverty." Lu Xiang smiled slightly, "Is my request not too much?"

The Prime Minister Lu who said this was like a crouching smiling tiger, with his teeth not showing, but his imposing aura was overwhelming.

After hearing this, Li Jianzhang knew that Prime Minister Lu was deliberately making things difficult for him, wanting him to give up and not get close to Lu Wanqing again.

After all, Li Jianzhang was promoted to the fifth rank Dali Temple official just because of the assassination case on West Street. How could he be promoted to the next rank in just one year? !

Li Jianzhang smiled, but his smile was a little stiff. He couldn't lose. He must fight for the Lu family.

Li Jianzhang smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, only on his face, "Junior will work hard, thank you Prime Minister Lu for giving me the opportunity."

Lu Xiang's smile deepened, and he turned and left without even drinking the tea.

However, after Lu Xiang left, Li Jianzhang smashed the teacup.

The porcelain pieces of the teacup shattered and rolled to the ground.

Li Jianzhang was so angry that his chest kept heaving, but he gritted his teeth and sat beside the tea table, starting to boil water in the kettle. When the water in the kettle was boiling three times and waves were surging, he removed the kettle from the fire.

Li Jianzhang then warmed the cup, prepared the paste and boiled it all in one go.

He picked up the teacup in his hand and savored the tribute tea Ruiyun Xianglong carefully, then slowly narrowed his eyes.

The tea is in hand, and so are the people.

It's time to add some spice.

Li Jianzhang wrote a note on the spot and called out, and his servant came in.

"An Lu, find a chance to deliver this invitation to Madam Lu. Right now, the Lu Mansion's concierge can't deliver this invitation."

"Yes, little cicada."

When this post was handed to Lu Wanqing, it caused a huge wave.

"How could Dad do this?" Lu Wanqing was so angry that she dragged Qian Yao to her mother on the spot.

Mrs. Lu was embroidering a handkerchief. When she saw Lu Wanqing coming in with puffed cheeks and a huff, she put down the embroidery frame.

She held her daughter's hand and said softly, "Hey, what happened? Who made our Wan'er angry?"

"Who else could it be? It's Father. How could he do this?" Lu Wanqing raised her eyebrows, she was really angry.

"Did you reject Li's matchmaking? I didn't see you so angry at that time." Mrs. Lu said.

"No, mother, do you know? It would have been fine if he had just rejected Li Guanmei, but he actually went out of his way to humiliate Li Sizheng!" Lu Wanqing said angrily.

"No way, your father is not that kind of person." Mrs. Lu was a little unconvinced.

"Of course he wouldn't? He actually used the tea ceremony to humiliate Li Sizheng. He's like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh." Lu Wanqing felt sorry for Li Jianzhang.

"What Li Sizheng said about being unfit to be a match is just to give face to father. What father meant was to laugh at him for being a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. It's really too much!" Lu Wanqing stomped her feet, extremely angry.

"Okay, Wan'er, don't be angry." Mrs. Lu patted Lu Wanqing's shoulder and comforted her.

"Mother, you don't know." Lu Wanqing was about to continue accusing Lu Xiang.

But he heard a bass voice coming from the door, "She doesn't know what?"

Lu Wanqing was stunned. It was her father. Humph, he came just in time.

It was just like a pair facing each other.

Lu Wanqing said to Lu Xiang who walked into the room, "Mother, I didn't know you had made a request that was deliberately embarrassing!"

Lu Wanqing held Madam Lu's hand and said, "Mother, my father actually wants Li Sizheng to be promoted to the fourth rank within a year, and he also wants a betrothal gift of 180 pieces. He was born in a peasant family, and he has earned everything he has now through hard work. How can he have that much money?"

Lu Xiang snorted coldly, "Is this making things difficult for him?"

Lu Xiang continued, "But you can marry into a second-rank official's family, or even a marquis's family, so why do you want to marry a poor man like him?"

"Dad, your words are so harsh!" Lu Wanqing replied angrily.

Then Lu Wanqing said, "Li Sizheng is handsome, gentle, kind and upright. He once saved my life. How could you do this to him?"

Prime Minister Lu snorted heavily, "If he wants to marry my daughter, he must show sincerity. Besides, the Li family is not a good match for you. I do not agree to this marriage."

"But, I like Li Sizheng and I want to marry him." Lu Wanqing closed her eyes and said courageously.

"What?! Say it again." Lu Xiang said with a frown.

Lu Wanqing looked at Lu Xiang, stiffened her neck, and said again, "I like Li Sizheng, I want to marry him."

Prime Minister Lu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, pointing at Lu Wanqing and said to Madam Lu: "This is the good daughter you taught?!"

Mrs. Lu had never seen her well-behaved and sensible daughter like this. She was completely shocked. Facing her husband's questioning, she was speechless for a moment and couldn't say a word.

Prime Minister Lu said angrily, "You know, in the Great Qi Dynasty, the marriage of children is entirely decided by their parents. Marriage is based on the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. How can it be a joke?"

Then, seeing Lu Wanqing's expression, Lu Xiang couldn't help but soften his heart, "You have to believe that Dad is doing this for your own good."

Lu Wanqing pursed her lips, tears in her eyes, and said stubbornly: "Father, you just want to marry me to those noble families to consolidate your faction struggle in the court. What do you mean by for my own good?!"

Lu Wanqing pointed at Lu Xiang and said, "Father, you said you were doing this for my own good, but why, why don't you care about my wishes at all?"

When Prime Minister Lu heard this, his eyes widened in anger, he raised his right hand high, and with a "slap", he slapped Lu Wanqing in the face.

After the fight, Lu Xiang took a long time to retract his hand. He stared at Lu Wanqing in a daze.

How did this turn out?

Two lines of clear tears flowed from Lu Wanqing's eyes. Her nose was red and her nostrils were trembling slightly. She looked extremely aggrieved.

Lu Wanqing stared at Lu Xiang and asked, "You hit me?"

Lu Wanqing had never been hit by Lu Xiang since she was a child. This was the first time that Lu Xiang hit Lu Wanqing.

Lu Wanqing repeated in disbelief, "You actually hit me."

Lu Wanqing didn't know what she was thinking of, and she sneered, "Could it be that I was right? Are you feeling guilty?"

At this moment, Lu Wanqing felt like a huge joke.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Xiang asked angrily.

"How could I use you as a bargaining chip? You are the only daughter of your mother and me." Lu Xiang said immediately.

"You don't understand. This Li Jianzhang may have ulterior motives. Besides, if you go there, you will be his second wife. He has a concubine's eldest son in his family. Did you know that?" Prime Minister Lu sighed and advised patiently.

"You are still here to smear him. How could he have ulterior motives? He saved me, have you forgotten?" Lu Wanqing asked back.

"I haven't forgotten, but Li Jianzhang's deliberate approach to you makes it hard for me not to doubt his motives." Lu Xiang said.

It's possible that all this was his design, but Prime Minister Lu didn't say anything because he was afraid of causing his daughter to become overly excited.

"He was badly injured but he saved me. His blood was all over me. Do you know? How could he do that on purpose?" Lu Wanqing frowned and questioned.

Prime Minister Lu sighed, not wanting to argue with Lu Wanqing anymore, so he ordered his servants, "Take the young lady down to rest, keep an eye on her, and don't let her leave the Prime Minister's Mansion during this period."

"Why won't you let me go out? Why?" Lu Wanqing said this and was pulled away by the maid.

Lu Xiang rubbed his forehead, but the sounds of Lu Wanqing's struggle and screams continued to reach his ears.