Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

Without waiting for Wu to finish, Li Shuangwan smiled lightly, "What are you afraid of? If others want to misunderstand us, they will think so whether we go or not. Even people with ulterior motives may think the opposite, thinking that Your Highness is trying to cover up something. Instead of doing that, it is better to be open and honest, and they will not say anything. Your Highness, do you think this is the truth?"

Ling Heng frowned slightly and said nothing.

Li Shuangwan: "Your Highness, rest assured. I will only attend the banquet. I know what to say and what not to say, and I will not have a close relationship with other ladies."

Ling Heng snorted in his heart, women are nothing more than that.

"In that case, Ah Wan should go and come back early."

"Okay, I'll be back as soon as the banquet is over."

……

On the afternoon of the next day, Li Shuangwan packed up, asked Roman to take the shabby jade Guanyin, and then went to the gate of Lu Mansion.

At this time, the main gate of the Lu Mansion was wide open, and the Minister of Works Lu Ziqi and his eldest son were personally welcoming them at the gate.

Seeing Li Shuangwan coming over, he was obviously surprised, and he bowed and said, "I didn't know that Princess Heng would come. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."

Li Shuangwan took the box from Roman's hand with a faint smile and handed it to Lu Ziqi: "Master Lu, you are too polite. Today is Madam Lu's birthday. As a junior, I should come to congratulate her."

The maids in the mansion took Li Shuangwan and others to the female relatives.

When Li Shuang arrived late, several wives of officials in Shengjing had already arrived with their daughters or granddaughters.

When meeting her, one might show insincere affection, genuine affection, or just give a perfunctory greeting.

Li Shuangwan smiled and told everyone not to be polite.

Princess Lingying is the elder sister of Emperor Jingzhang. She is also here today. She married the Marquis of Cheng'en and has two sons and one daughter. Both sons have married, and the daughter was born when she was 38 years old. She is considered an old girl. She is 15 years old this year and is very doted on. She was named Princess Jianing when she was five years old. She is here with her today.

Li Shuangwan: "Greetings to the Princess."

The princess nodded slightly: "Why is Princess Heng here? I remember that the fourth prince never likes to attend this kind of banquet."

"Your Highness is currently on duty at the Ministry of Rites and cannot leave, so he sent me here to congratulate Madam Lu on her birthday." Then he turned to Madam Lu and said, "I wish Madam Lu good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as great as the Southern Mountains."

Madam Lu had not expected Li Shuang to come so she hurriedly said, "I am very happy that Princess Heng is here. Thank you for your kind words. Please take a seat."

Princess Jianing snorted coldly, looking arrogant: "Fourth brother's Hengwang Mansion is very poor, I wonder what gifts you, the Hengwang Consort, brought today? Or is it something you paid for from the Zhenguo General's Mansion?"

Just a spoiled little girl, Li Shuangwan replied: "Although the gift is small, the affection is enough."

Princess Jianing rolled her eyes. "Poor is poor, don't use nice words to describe it. Hey, Li Shuangwan, if I were to say so, you are at least the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. How can you only look at the face when choosing a husband? You are so superficial. If you hadn't married Ling Heng, I would have thought more of you. But now, well, whatever."

Princess Jianing's words were quite direct, except for saying what shameless things she had done in order to marry Ling Heng.

After hearing this, several ladies smiled secretly.

Some even whispered, "Miss Li used all means to successfully marry His Royal Highness Prince Heng. Wherever Prince Heng appears, there must be Miss Li's shadow. Now she has finally gotten what she wanted."

"Isn't it? If General Li hadn't sent two maids to follow her closely, she would have planned to give herself to Prince Heng a long time ago. How could it have been delayed until now?"

"It's not much better now, is it? She ran away on her own, which is really a disgrace to us women."

"Alas, the hundred-year reputation of the General's Mansion was ruined by her alone. The Li Mansion still has two girls, one legitimate and one illegitimate, who are not married yet. With an elder sister like her, it will be difficult for them to find a good family. I wonder if the ancestors of the Li family know about this and whether they can hold the coffin lid down."

"After all, I grew up in the northwest and never learned the "Female Virtues" or "Female Commandments", so my words are a bit crude."

Old Madam Lu sat quietly by the side drinking tea, neither stopping the whispers nor interfering.

Although these sounds are low, every word is audible.

Li Shuangwan endured it silently. She deserved it. She was shameless. She was the one who dragged the entire General's Mansion into hell.

Even she wanted to slap herself a few times.

The eldest son coughed lightly, and everyone fell silent.

Madam Lu then stood up with the help of the maid and said, "The garden has invited the Lotus Troupe to perform today. Please move over, ladies."

Everyone was attracted by the three words "Lotus Class". One lady said, "It is very difficult to invite a member of the Lotus Class. Madam Lu was able to invite one. It shows that your good fortune is still to come."

"Isn't it? A few days ago, I spent a lot of money to invite them to sing a song for my mother-in-law, but was rejected. I didn't expect that they would be invited by Old Madam Lu. I heard that there is an actor named Cai Lin who is a pillar of the opera. Her voice is so beautiful."

Madam Lu was wearing a navy blue jacket today, and her hair was meticulously combed with a few strands of silver. She smiled and said, "Excuse me, ladies. My son is filial and invited the Lotus Troupe to our house a few days ago. The actor you mentioned is also here. They will stay until the Lantern Festival next year. If you are free, you can come anytime."

Everyone followed Madam Lu in groups of two or three, laughing and chatting, leaving only Li Shuangwan behind.

Yizhu and Luoman couldn't help but look at their master with concern.

The princess was taken to the northwest by the general and his wife when she was five years old. When other girls were still lying in bed, she had already been doing horse stance for an hour.

While other girls were holding embroidery needles, this girl was already dancing with swords to perfection.

While other girls gathered together to attend various banquets, this girl was fighting with the Northern Qi soldiers, driving the Northern Qi cavalry who attempted to invade the border of Northern Jin back to the grassland.

While other girls were discussing which perfume was better for their skin and smelled better, this girl had all kinds of scars on her body and she always applied only ointment.

What qualifications do they have to look down on the princess here!

However, the two knew that the princess would not waste words with them. She lived in the inner courtyard of the backyard all the time, and all they could see was the small square space in front of them.

After a while, everyone arrived and the stage had already been set up in the garden.

Madam Lu gave the list to the eldest princess first and asked her to choose the play.

The princess smiled and said, "You are the birthday girl today, old lady, so you should perform this play."

Madam Lu did not refuse and ordered a few plays. She then sent the order list to the other ladies, and they all ordered plays.