freenovelworld Chapter 857 I don’t want to!
Chapter 857 I don’t want to!
Madam Lu's eyes widened. "How could that be? Why wouldn't Master agree?"
"Is that so? Since you think so, why don't you ask your husband about it tonight!"
After saying those few words, the old lady really didn't want to talk to her anymore.
It's okay for someone to be a little stupid, but the key is that they won't listen to others and insist on jumping into a pit of their own demise. Then there's nothing anyone can do about it.
It's just best not to implicate the entire Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
In fact, among everyone in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, only Madam Lu herself was clueless.
Although Madam He only had one daughter, she married into the Prince Su's household and is now the Prince Su's Crown Princess, which is already considered an honor for the Lu family.
For Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Xiaorou to marry into the Eastern Palace would be harder than climbing to heaven.
Even if the Crown Prince were willing, the Emperor wouldn't be pleased. Moreover, given that the sisters are Lady Lu's daughters, it's highly unlikely they'd be given the position of a concubine.
Being given the position of a concubine is already quite a good thing.
However, in doing so, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion would lose face immensely.
Sure enough, when Madam Lu shared her thoughts with the Duke of Dingguo, she was immediately scolded and berated. He scolded her for being audacious, saying that even the Empress couldn't make decisions about the Eastern Palace, so how dare she spout nonsense?
Madam Lu was a little annoyed. To be honest, the Crown Princess was pregnant and would not be able to serve the Emperor for at least two months after giving birth. How could she give up such a good opportunity?
Seeing her unwilling expression, the Duke of Dingguo immediately snorted coldly, "Let me tell you, don't think you're the only one who's smart. Do you really think others can't see through your little schemes? Didn't you always bring these two maids to the Prince of An's residence? Do you think the Empress didn't know? Even if the Crown Princess hasn't been in the capital for long and hasn't heard about it, what in this capital can be kept from the Emperor and Empress?"
Madam Lu was startled, her face paling slightly. After a long while, she finally found her voice, "Really? I was just taking them to visit each other, and I didn't mention marriage at all."
"You've never mentioned marriage, yet you keep bringing two beautiful young ladies to the Prince An's residence. Do you think everyone else is a fool?"
Madam Lu shuddered. "But isn't Prince An in trouble now?"
"So you've set your sights on the Crown Prince's Palace? Do you think the Empress would let you pick and choose between her sons and grandsons like this? Who do you think you are? Stop bringing up the fact that you saved the Empress's life back then! Let me tell you, if it weren't for that, do you think you could have married into the Duke of Dingguo's mansion?"
She was indeed a favorite of the Empress!
But which truly prestigious and established families would marry a servant girl as their wife? And a legitimate wife at that?
If it weren't for her past relationship with the Empress, the Duke of Dingguo would have been dissatisfied with her long ago.
However, the Duke of Dingguo was a man of principle. He knew that the position of the principal wife could not be easily changed. Therefore, although he took several concubines, each of them came from a higher social class than the principal wife.
Therefore, Madam Lu often felt that she had little say in the household.
She bore one son and two daughters for the Duke of Dingguo, but to this day, her son has not been named the heir of the Duke's mansion, which has always made her very uneasy.
That's why she thought of sending her daughter to the Eastern Palace. With the Eastern Palace's support, the title of Duke would naturally belong to her son in the future.
The Duke of Dingguo was probably aware of her little schemes.
That's why he felt even more disgusted with his wife!
No man wants a woman by his side who is so calculating.
Moreover, this concerns the succession of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and the prosperity of the entire Lu family, so he naturally cannot act so rashly.
There's nothing wrong with being the eldest son, except that he's a bit too honest.
Among the illegitimate sons, there were a few who were quite good.
However, as long as the eldest son doesn't make any major mistakes, the family business will naturally be inherited by him in the future.
But the eldest son hadn't done anything wrong; it was his wife who was a real handful.
The Duke of Dingguo glanced at her a few times, feeling a tightness in his chest. Without even changing his clothes, he went straight to his study.
Madam Lu was puzzled.
If her daughter could marry into the Eastern Palace, she would at least be a concubine once the Crown Prince ascended the throne. Why is it that from her mother-in-law to her husband, not a single person is willing to help her?
Madam Lu was a stubborn person.
Once she's made up her mind to do something, she's determined to do it and succeed at it.
Thinking to herself, "I didn't run into the Crown Prince this time, humph, I'll go again tomorrow!"
Of course, this time, she wouldn't be foolish enough to wait at the Crown Prince's residence.
Moreover, she had made up her mind to only take Lu Xiaoxiao with her when she went out tomorrow.
These two daughters cannot both marry into the Eastern Palace as concubines; one of them must marry as the principal wife.
Madam Lu had a well-thought-out plan: one daughter would become a concubine in the Eastern Palace, and the other would marry into a high-ranking family as the principal wife, eventually becoming the head mistress of the household. With the help of these two daughters, her son's position as heir apparent would naturally be secure.
The next day, as expected, Madam Lu took Lu Xiaoxiao out again.
When the old lady heard that she had only taken one person with her when she went out, she simply shook her head and ignored it.
Lu Xiaorou arrived at the Grand Madam's side very quickly, and upon seeing her, she immediately knelt down, crying.
"What's wrong? My dear granddaughter, get up quickly."
Although the old lady did not like her third daughter-in-law, she was quite fond of her granddaughter.
"Grandmother, please do me a favor."
"Get up first. What kind of behavior is this, a young lady of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion? Get up and speak."
"Grandmother, your granddaughter does not wish to marry into the Crown Prince's palace. Please grant my request."
The old lady was taken aback and exchanged a glance with Madam He, who was standing to the side. It seemed that this Lu Xiaorou was quite perceptive.
"Tell me, why are you unwilling?"
"Grandmother, firstly, it is common knowledge throughout the land that the Crown Prince dotes on the Crown Princess. I do not wish to be the villain and be ridiculed by others."
"What do you mean by that?"
“Grandmother, the Crown Princess has an excellent reputation in Yan, and now she is also highly regarded in the capital. As the daughter of the Duke of Dingguo, I really do not want to be enemies with the Crown Princess. Please understand, Grandmother.”
"That makes some sense. But are there any other reasons?"
"Grandmother, the Crown Prince dotes on the Crown Princess so much; if I were to marry into the Eastern Palace, I fear..."