He was just a second son of the Li family, and he married the daughter of a fifth-rank editor. His own family and his wife’s family were both so weak, who could he rely on? In her previous life, she had truly exerted all her effort to help Li Wenxun rise in status. Thankfully, in this life, she wouldn’t have to go through that hardship and effort. Her good sister had spent a lot of effort trying to steal her marriage, so let her have that blessing. Thinking about it, Lu Lingyun felt a sense of relief. This reborn life was quite comfortable. She pulled Wang Jiluo along and sincerely burned incense for the Buddha, donated some offerings, and ate a vegetarian lunch at Xiangji Temple before leisurely returning home. As soon as she returned to the Houfu, she received a message from the Li family.
“Young Madam, the Li family sent an invitation, saying that if you have time recently, you should visit the Li family. The second Miss has just discovered she’s pregnant and wants to chat with you.” An Momo said.
Lu Lingyun smiled upon hearing this. Li Wenxun was indeed quick with his actions.
“Okay, I’ll go tomorrow.” Since they had come to invite her, how could Lu Lingyun refuse? After all, this was her nominally close sister.
The next day, she had people prepare gifts and rode in a carriage to visit the Li family.
The Li residence. The scale of the Li family was similar to that of the Lu family, but because Li老爷 (Li Ye) was a genuine sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites, he had real power and had hope for future promotion. However, the Lu family’s fifth-rank Hanlin editor was a completely powerless civil servant, so the two families were incomparable. In addition, the Li family’s eldest son had married the only daughter of a fourth-rank official in the capital, Wei Huifeng, so the Li family still held a considerable position in the capital. Many people felt that the Li family would rise in the future, and Li Wenze’s future prospects were excellent.
Lu Lingyun looked at this familiar doorway, got off the carriage, and two young servants stepped forward, “Who are you? What are you here for?”
This was quite rude. When someone came to visit, the first thing they would do was to inform the gatekeepers and tell them to keep an eye out so as not to offend the guests. However, with Lu Lingyun’s status as the young madam of the Houfu, they still dared to question her. This could only mean one thing.
Li Er and Lu Hanyi had invited her but hadn’t told the higher-ups in the Li family. This was definitely their little scheme, hoping to use Lu Lingyun’s identity to suppress the current mistress of the house, Wei Huifeng. They wanted to make her take the blame and admit her mistake.
Lu Lingyun immediately saw through the Li family’s little schemes, but she had suffered a lot from Wei Huifeng in her previous life, so she willingly accepted their plan.
She gave Wan Momo a look.
Wan Momo immediately shouted, “You’ve gone blind! The elder sister of the second Madam of your house, the Young Madam of the Ningyang Houfu, you don’t even recognize her!”
The elder sister of the second Madam of the house was unimportant, but the Young Madam of the Ningyang Houfu was the key. She was a genuine madam of a noble family, and even though the Li family was on the rise, they wouldn’t dare to look down on her.
“This lowly one is blind, quick, quick, quick, go and invite the Madam out!” The gatekeepers immediately bowed and scraped.
After a while, a young lady in her twenties wearing a dark blue袄裙 (Aozhun, a type of dress) rushed out. Upon seeing Lu Lingyun dressed in a dark gold short jacket embroidered with auspicious clouds, a lake-blue Sichuan brocade (a type of silk) and wearing a simple but truly expensive jade hairpin, she immediately put on a warm and apologetic smile.
“So it’s the Young Madam of the Ningyang Houfu who has come to visit. Madam, please don’t be angry, I’m really busy and confused today!” Wei Huifeng said with a smile.
She swallowed this loss. After all, even if she told Lu Lingyun that she didn’t know about this beforehand, Lu Lingyun wouldn’t believe her and would only say that the Li family was bullying her. If this impression were to spread to Lu Lingyun, and Lu Hanyi were to complain a bit more, there would be nothing she could say.
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