Absent-minded

Lu Yaoyao stared at him silently for a long time.

"It's getting late. If Your Highness has nothing else to do, I will go back first."

King Jin smiled and nodded.

I'm quite happy, but I didn't reject it directly, right?

Soon, Lu Yaoyao got on the carriage again.

"Miss."

Just as Qiu Yu was about to ask something, Qiu Shuang next to her pulled her sleeve.

Lu Yaoyao seemed to have not heard Qiu Yu's voice. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.

It wasn't until she arrived at Lu's house that Qiu Shuang yelled several times before she came back to her senses.

At this time, in the main hall of the Lu family, Mr. Lu and others are still there. Today is the New Year, and the whole family has to stay up late.

However, the situation of staying up late this year is different from previous years.

In previous years, the whole family could only sit there and chat, and would start to feel sleepy after the second watch.

But this year is different. The mahjong created by Lu Yaoyao is simply a magical tool to keep the year old?

No, except for Mr. Lu, the other Lu family members gathered around three tables and were playing mahjong, talking and laughing.

"Yao Yao is back? Come over here and do it. Is it too cold?"

As soon as Lu Yaoyao walked in, Mr. Lu stood up with a smile and invited her to sit by the stove.

"Cousin, come here and I'll let you fight."

Lu Wenyuan also greeted Lu Yaoyao with a smile.

"No, you go ahead and play, I'll warm myself up first."

As she spoke, she walked to the seat next to Mr. Lu and sat down.

I was talking to Mr. Lu about something that happened at the palace banquet today.

Of course, not a single word was mentioned about those people who were causing trouble for her, as well as those guys like King Jin and Xirong.

After sitting for a while, Mr. Lu saw that she seemed a little distracted and said with a smile, "If you are tired, why don't you go back and rest first?"

"Then Grandpa, I will go back first."

She had something on her mind at this time, and she was really absent-minded while sitting here. She stood up and saluted the old man.

"Hey, why is my cousin gone?"

Lu Yiyi asked doubtfully.

"Your cousin is exhausted from attending the palace banquet."

"Oh oh oh."

Returning to the small courtyard where they were temporarily staying, Qiu Yu and Qiu Shuang went to prepare hot water and make beds respectively.

"You two, stop working so hard. Come and sit here for a while. I have something to ask you."

The two of them had followed Lu Yaoyao for many years, and they had never seen her as absent-minded as she was today, especially after meeting Prince Jin on the way back.

We all know that there must be something going on here, and it's not a big deal.

"Something happened at the banquet today."

While Lu Yaoyao was making tea, he recounted what happened at the banquet.

The eyes of the two people next to him were bright at first. King Jin actually openly proposed to marry him at the banquet, which made them very surprised.

Speaking of which, both of them had a pretty good impression of King Jin.

However, when they heard that Lu Yaoyao didn't agree, the two of them were still a little disappointed.

What happened next was Xirong, and their faces suddenly became extremely ugly.

Forget about Prince Jin, after all, he is a nice person and has a noble status, so he is worthy of their lady.

What kind of thing is this Xirong? In Cheng Lixue's words, they are just a group of monkeys that emerged from the wild mountains and forests of some unknown place.

However, as Lu Yaoyao narrated, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"This Xirong actually knows the lady's reputation. This is not a good thing."

In the past year, Lu Yaoyao did several major things for Dongzhou.

Being very famous is both a good thing and a bad thing.

"Why isn't it a good thing?"

Qiu Yu looked at Qiu Shuang in confusion.

"Xirong can come here to propose marriage, but what about other people, or other countries?"

Qiu Shuang asked back.

"What are you afraid of? Didn't His Majesty refuse?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shuang shook his head and continued: "The people from Xirong who came this time did not show enough sincerity, so what if the people who come next time show enough sincerity?"

"Now Miss has indeed helped Dongzhou do a lot of things."

"But there will always be a price. If the person who comes next time offers more sincerity than this price, do you think His Majesty will still refuse?"

I have to say that Qiu Shuang's brain is indeed much better than Qiu Yu's.

Lu Yaoyao also saw this very clearly. She never thought that she could get Emperor Hongwen's unreserved support.

As Qiu Shuang said, she actually has a price tag. Once the person who comes next time shows enough sincerity or even exceeds her value, will Emperor Hongwen support her unreservedly like this time?

The answer is definitely not necessarily.

"What should we do?"

After hearing this, Qiu Yu immediately became nervous.

"Miss, what do you think?"

Qiu Shuang turned to look at Lu Yaoyao.

"Prince Jin just told me a way."

Then, she briefly explained what Prince Jin had said.

"This is a good idea, miss. I think Prince Jin is pretty good."

Qiu Yu immediately touched her hands and became excited.

"The method is good, but is it so easy to achieve it?"

Today at the banquet, when King Jin proposed marriage, although she was shocked and felt very unhappy, she still noticed the reactions of some people present.

In particular, she saw the reactions of both the emperor and the empress, and the queen did not say anything. It can be seen from her blocking of Prince Jin in the past that she has always been on guard against Prince Jin.

Let's just talk about Emperor Hongwen. At that time, he seemed to be asking her opinion with a smile, but in fact he was still hesitating in his heart.

Otherwise, King Jin would not have immediately resigned after she refused.

"Although it's not easy, I think this is a pretty good idea."

Judging from the current situation, since Xirong has already made plans, it means that Lu Yaoyao's reputation has spread.

There are a lot of benefits to be gained by asking to marry her. If you are really courageous, you will even get her at any cost.

Although Xirong was rejected, what about Northern Chu and Southern Xinjiang?

Even though Beichu and Dongzhou are feuding, if Beichu is willing to show enough sincerity, it's hard to tell from Dongzhou's side.

"Miss, I know that what bothers you most is the royal affairs."

"But judging from the current situation and what may happen in the future."

"Either you break up with Dongzhou, or you accept being abandoned by Dongzhou."

"If you choose the former, with the power we have, we can protect you, but the Lu family may be powerless."

"And if you choose the latter, you will definitely not be willing to accept it."

Along the way back, Lu Yaoyao himself had thought about the whole thing.

At this time, she had also considered all the things Qiu Shuang said.

The most ruthless emperor's family, this is not true at all, the things she would give to Emperor Hongwen before, to put it bluntly, it was just a transaction.

Use those things to regain your status and ensure the development of the Lu family.

As for talking about friendship or anything like that, she had no extravagant expectations.
Chapter completed!