Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Concubine Yao smiled mischievously: "Your Majesty, it's better not to know! Otherwise, Your Majesty will be disappointed."

"Why? My beloved, why don't you tell me quickly?" Emperor Qian's curiosity was aroused, and he grabbed her rebellious little hand.

Lady Yao giggled: "Because, this fairy-like beauty... is... is Princess Yaoguang, your niece, hehe... Your Majesty, are you very disappointed!"

It was indeed disappointing that such a beauty was my niece.

When Emperor Qian saw Concubine Yao’s naughty smile, he chuckled and stood up, then pressed her under him, and the room was filled with romance!

However, the next day, Emperor Qian went to the Queen's place for breakfast.

Upon learning that Princess Yaoguang came to ask the Queen for a marriage, the Queen was very worried: "If Yaoguang hadn't entered the palace yesterday, I wouldn't have known that Yaoguang was already seventeen years old. But Yaoguang is a princess after all. Even if her parents are dead, she is still of noble status. I don't know how to choose a husband for her. His status and background can't be too low, and his appearance and character can't be too bad... I'm in a dilemma..."

Emperor Qian's eyes lit up: "I have a good candidate here."

"Oh?" The queen was surprised.

"The eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo, Lu Zhanyan, is a talented and handsome top scholar. Didn't he break off the engagement a while ago? He is a perfect match for Yaoguang."

The more Emperor Qian thought about it, the more he felt that Yaoguang was a perfect match for Lu Zhanyan.

Yaoguang's parents are both dead and she has no help. If she marries Lu Zhanyan, she won't have to worry about him marrying into other powerful families. Not only can it solve Yaoguang's marriage problem, but it can also weaken the support of the Anguo Mansion. It's really killing two birds with one stone!

Early in the morning, the Duke Anguo's Mansion received three imperial edicts.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict came with the Emperor Qian's order and reward. He sang in a shrill voice: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Lu Zhanyan, the eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo, has made outstanding contributions in locust relief in Yizhou and has made outstanding achievements in government. He is hereby promoted to the rank of Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, fourth rank. This is my decree!"

Jumping three levels from the sixth rank is a meteoric rise with a bright future!

Of course, perhaps there was also compensation from His Majesty to the Anguo Mansion. After all, His Majesty had just dismissed Lu Jin from his position some time ago.

All the members of the Anguo Mansion knelt down to express their gratitude, and Lu Zhanyan respectfully accepted the order and expressed his thanks.

Before everyone could react, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict took out another imperial edict: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Lu Zhanyan, the eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo, is talented and handsome... He is hereby appointed as the Crown Prince and the heir to the title of the Duke of Anguo... This is decreed!"

Lu Zhanyan was excited that the emperor finally agreed to let him inherit the throne.

Lu Zhanxing, who was kneeling behind, was also very happy. As expected, after his father abdicated, His Majesty no longer dared to suppress him.

After all, my brother is now a civil servant, so there is no need to be too defensive.

Then, another imperial decree was issued: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo, Lu Zhanyan, is both talented and handsome, and has an outstanding character. The Empress and I are very pleased to hear of this... Princess Yaoguang, the daughter of Prince Jin, is skillful, generous, kind, honest, and has an outstanding character. You are a match made in heaven for Prince Lu. You are betrothed to Prince Lu as his consort. All the ceremonies will be handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory. Choose an auspicious date for the wedding. This is my decree!"

After the three imperial edicts were read out in succession, the eunuch who delivered them congratulated him again and again: "Congratulations to Prince Lu, congratulations to Prince Lu, you have been promoted to a higher position and given a higher rank, and you have also found a beautiful woman. These are the three great joys in life, three joys coming together, congratulations!!"

After receiving the imperial edict and expressing his gratitude, Lu Zhanyan said calmly, "Thank you very much!"

Chief Steward Yu hurriedly said, "Thank you, eunuch. Please come to the Anguo Mansion for a cup of tea!"

"No need to drink tea, we still have to go back to the palace to report!"

Hearing this, Manager Yu quickly put the big red envelope he had prepared into the father-in-law's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work, this is the wedding money for tea!"

The eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch pinched it and found that although it was light, it was thick. It should be a banknote or something like that. The smile on his face became more sincere: "Thank you very much. I will also share in your happiness. I have to go back to the palace to report the imperial edict. I will take my leave first!"

"Father-in-law, walk slowly!"

Everyone sent the person who delivered the imperial edict away, and others expressed their gratitude.

Manager Yu smiled and said, "Today is a great day. The Duke has already ordered that everyone in the palace be rewarded with three months' salary. Go to the account office to collect it."

It was originally planned to be one month, but this was a triple celebration, so he changed it to three months. With such a big happy event, the Duke would only be happier.

"Thank you, Duke. Congratulations to the Crown Prince on his triple happiness... The Crown Prince is so mighty..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the mansion thanked him excitedly and happily, and kept saying good things.

Lu Xihua and the others also congratulated him: "Congratulations to Ayan for having three happy events."

"Thank you, eldest sister, second sister, and third sister." He thanked with a smile.

Mrs. Luo also laughed and said, "Today is a big happy event, our family must set up a good table, Ayan, what do you think?"

"It's all up to Second Aunt!"

Lu Zhanyan no longer has any estrangement towards his second uncle's family. Instead, he loves your whole family because of you, Lu Zhanxing.

The entire Anguo Mansion was filled with joy, it was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Lu Zhanyan looked at Lu Zhanxing and saw that she was smiling brightly at him and even winking at him mischievously. Lu Zhanyan couldn't help but lower his eyes and chuckled, and said to her: "Let's go and see grandfather!"

Lu Zhanxing nodded happily and put her arm on her brother's shoulder, looking like a good brother. However, she was half a head shorter than her brother, and her whole body was hanging on Lu Zhanyan, which made her look useless.

Luo, who was standing behind him, saw this and her mouth twitched. She wanted to pull her son's hand away. It was really disrespectful.

Seeing that his son had a good relationship with his eldest nephew, Lu Jin nodded with satisfaction. He believed that his youngest son would have a good life in the future only if he had a good relationship with the future head of the family.

After everyone left, the three sisters and Su Xianye and others discussed what gift to give to Ayan to congratulate him.

Moyuntang

When the old Duke learned about the three happy events, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling and kept saying "good, good ...

The more he looked at his two grandsons, the more satisfied he became. Although there were only two grandsons in their Anguo Mansion, both of them were outstanding people, and he was already very satisfied.

"Yan'er, your brother has been really tired these days, you must treat her well in the future!"

Now, the old Duke was worried that his little grandson would have no one to protect him.

In order to make room for the eldest grandson, the younger grandson even removed his father's position. If the younger grandson did not want to help the eldest grandson, he would not have changed the account books, but hidden them.

It can be seen that the younger grandson really wants to help the eldest grandson.

Among these three joys, Lu Zhanxing made the greatest contribution. If Lu Zhanxing had not reminded of the locust plague in Yizhou in advance, Changsun would not have been able to make arrangements so early and be mentioned in the court.

If it weren't for the little grandson, the position of crown prince would not have been decided so quickly.

There was also the matter of arranged marriage, which was also planned by the little grandson.

Really a great contribution!

Judging from his performance these days, the younger grandson is definitely no worse than the eldest grandson.

Lu Zhanyan looked at Lu Zhanxing with gentle eyes, and then replied: "Grandfather, don't worry, my grandson will not let down my brother's efforts."

Yeah, you guys are very smart!

You should treat me well in the future. I have paid too much. It depends on you whether you can let me be an idle person who just sits back and waits for death.

Afterwards, Lu Zhanyan talked about his trip to Yizhou, including the assassination attempt.

The old Duke was furious: "Fourth Prince, are you bullying me because there is no one in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?"

Lu Zhanyan quickly comforted him: "Grandfather, don't be angry. I have already remembered this grudge. One day, I will repay him."

Lu Zhanxing's eyes flickered slightly. Actually, she now had a way to make the Fourth Prince fall out of favor, but it was not enough. She had to wait until Emperor Qian was completely disappointed with the Fourth Prince and then strike him hard, so as to achieve a better effect and prevent the Fourth Prince from ever turning over.

Thinking of the cousin who was rescued by the Fourth Prince, a hint of coldness flashed across Lu Zhanxing's slightly restrained expression.

She must not let that cousin succeed in marrying into a family. She must find a way to stop it...