Chapter 1907

1907 The Lu clan

The head butler of the Duke Zhengguos mansion saw Lu Zheng and quickly went forward.This lowly one greets the Prince. The high Duke ordered this lowly one to wait for the Prince here. Its late at night and cold outside. Your Highness, you should go home!

Lu Zheng looked at the old man in front of him. He was older than his father and had followed his grandfather in the past. After his grandfather pa.s.sed away, he was sent to the manor by the Lin family.

The spy he had placed in the manor had mentioned that now that the Lin family had fallen, the country guarding Duke had summoned them back and punished the former Butler. This was to make him treat the people in the manor better for the sake of their past relations.h.i.+p.

The old Butler was a man of the late Duke Zhenguo. He had taken his main surname and was named Lu an. Lu Zheng had to call him uncle an.

Uncle an, its been a long time. How are you doing? Lu Zheng reached out to support the head butler.

The head butler was a little excited. Im very good. All these years, Your Highnesss people have been very good to me. I still have the energy to serve Your Highness!

Alright, lets go in then! Lu Zheng smiled and nodded. Have they all gone to rest?

The head butler followed beside Lu Zheng and answered, The high Duke and second master have not rested yet. They are waiting for you in the main hall.

Lu Zheng stopped in his tracks.

This is what they should do, the head butler said softly. Your Highness, you fought bravely in the West and protected the great Zhou. You returned victorious, so you should have waited for a long time!

Lu Zheng smiled and did not say anything. He walked slowly towards the main hall.

There were some changes in the Duke Zhengguos Manor. In his previous life, when he reappeared, it was a few years earlier than now. At that time, the Duke Zhengguos Manor was still a lively scene. But now, perhaps because of the Lin familys matter, the Duke Zhengguo did not want the manor to be high-profile!

The dozens of people in the house all looked over.

The Duke Zhengguos mansion was not separated, and the three branches lived together. The main branch was Lu Zhengs fathers branch, and they had inherited the t.i.tle of n.o.bility.

Other than the married Lu Xue, there was also Lu Zheng in the main branch, as well as the Lin familys two children, Lu Ming and Lu Suan, and the children of the country guarding Dukes two aunts. State Duke Zhenguo had two concubines. Concubine Jiang had given birth to a son and a daughter. His daughter, Lu Shuang, was already married. His son, Lu Yue, was 12 years old this year. Concubine Fang only had one daughter, Lu Lin, who was about the same age as Lu Suan and was at the age to propose marriage. However, due to the Lin familys matters two years ago, it had been delayed. She was 18 years old and had yet to marry into her family.

The Lin familys son, Lu Ming, was only one year younger than Lu Zheng. He was already 20 years old. When he got married, the Lin family had not been in trouble. He married Ying Qingqing, the legitimate daughter of the Ying family who guarded Jiangnan. They had a son, Lu Tingyun, who was already one year old. Lu Ming also had a concubine, who was his Lin familys cousin. The two were childhood sweethearts.

From this relations.h.i.+p, it could be seen that Ying Qingqing, who was born in a family of generals, did not have a good relations.h.i.+p with Lu Mings husband. She did not care much about matters.

The second son of the Lu family was the younger brother of the country guarding Duke, second master Lu, Lu Zhenyun. Second master Lu was currently the a.s.sistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and was a tactful person. Second Madam Lu, Qin s.h.i.+, was from the Qin family of tai Zhou. Because of her status as the youngest daughter of the first wife, she was very arrogant. In the past, because of the Lin family, she had been punished in front of Lin s.h.i.+ time and time again. When the Qin family fell, she was the happiest person in the whole country guarding Dukes mansion. She and second master Lu had three children. Lu Qin and Lu Zheng were the same age. Little Lu was already married and had children in his month. He married the niece of Empress Xues maternal family, which was also Xue Qianyus cousin. The child was already two years old and was a girl. The second branch had another son, Lu Feng, who was 11 years old and was currently studying at the Imperial College. In addition, the only girl in the second branch, Lu Wen, had been weak and sickly since she was young. At the age of 15, she rarely went out.