Mrs. Xiao watched Mrs. Tao limping away, only helplessness and pity remained in her eyes.
"The old lady has a kind heart." Ruan Nanny just sighed, if it was someone else, it would be good if they didn't make trouble, why would they still help the Tao family.
Mrs. Xiao smiled helplessly, "Forget it, for my mother's sake, I really can't bear to destroy her. Without the right and wrong of the Tao family, it's better to live a normal life."
Saying that, Mrs. Xiao glanced at the little maid, "Go and deliver a letter to Master Xiang."
"Yes, servant girl is going now."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Right was silent for a while, then glanced at the servant again, "Pass a letter to Marquis Zhao, he will know how to do it!"
Zhao Zun heard that the corners of his mouth twitched, he thought for a moment, and narrowed his eyes.
"Master, Prefect Lu and Xiao's Second Household are very close to each other. According to the report from the spies, these two people probably want to cause trouble for the Lord." Zhao Qi said.
Zhao Zun sneered, "According to the days, there are still seven days left. When King An enters the capital, he will still be caught in the urn. As for the Lu family, the reason why Miss Lu is so arrogant and domineering is all learned from Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu Madame is not a character to be trifled with..."
Zhao Zun suddenly chuckled, "The Lu family has only been in the capital for half a year. Except for Dafang, the rest are in their hometown. The prefect Lu is very filial. If something happens to the old lady of the Lu family, the prefect Lu will take care back."
Zhao Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately understood Zhao Zun's meaning, "This subordinate understands, and this subordinate will do it now."
Zhao Qi was extremely efficient in his work, and the Lu family received a letter early the next morning.
As soon as Prefect Lu walked out of the door, a servant hurried over, "My lord, it's not good, something happened to the old lady. The old lady fell ill last night. She even recruited dozens of doctors to no avail. She is now unconscious. There is a personnel matter, the second master specially sent the younger one over, and wants the elder master to go back."
Lu Zhifu's heart sank, and he couldn't believe his ears, "How could someone who is so good be so sick suddenly, so serious?"
"Returning to the old man, the old lady is suffering from a sudden emergency. The doctor said, try to let the children and grandchildren watch over her."
The servant didn't dare to curse Mrs. Lu, halfway through speaking, Zhifu Lu turned pale, turned his head and walked back.
"Ill?" Mrs. Lu looked at Prefect Lu suspiciously. Mrs. Lu didn't have a good impression of this mother-in-law. When they lived together in the past, they always favored the second room.
Now that I finally moved out, it's really unlucky to be involved in this kind of thing again!
Mrs. Lu cleared her throat, "My lord, now is the most critical time for the court, and I have finally been promoted. Once I leave and come back, I may not be able to squeeze into the capital."
Lu Zhifu knew it well, but he was only thinking about his mother at home, and said with a serious face, "Could it be possible that I just watched my mother linger in the sick bed, and I, a son, didn't care about it at all?"
"Husband, I don't mean that by being a concubine." Mrs. Lu quickly waved her hands, "Even if my husband goes back, I won't be able to help you much. I'm afraid that the queen mother will think too much about it."
Prefect Lu was silent for a while, then sighed deeply, "Forget it, I'll go to court first, let's discuss it when I come back."
Prefect Lu entered the palace full of worries all the way, a little hesitant.
On the way, Prefect Lu met several other officials and asked, "Master Lu is here to resign?"
Prefect Lu was confused, and looked at the minister who was speaking in confusion, only to hear the minister sigh, "It is common for people to be born, old, sick and die. Mrs. Lu is critically ill. If you are a son of man, if you don't wait at the bedside, you will be a son of man in vain."
"Before, there was a minister who concealed the illness of his old father at home. He didn't want Ding You to delay his future. He kept it a secret for three full years. After being exposed, the emperor ransacked his house in a rage and exiled him. He was not filial to his parents. How can he be a good parent official?"
Prefect Lu turned pale when he heard this, "How did the two adults know?"
This obviously happened half an hour ago, and he just found out about it, so why did it spread
One of the ministers smiled, "Now that the capital city is locked down, it is not easy to enter the city. After some interrogation, Master Zhao of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs read the letter from Prefect Lu."
After hearing the words, Prefect Lu understood that it would be up to him to make a choice. Many people had already known about this matter, and it was impossible to hide it from the emperor.
Instead of being forced to step down helplessly, it is better to gain a good reputation and take the initiative to speak up.
It's just that this feeling of being forced and helpless made Lu Zhifu very uncomfortable. He ran into Xiao Tan on the road, "Master Xiao, have you heard about the Lu family?"
Xiao Tan nodded, "Forget it, Governor Lu can go there with peace of mind, there is no other way, we can't leave the mother alone."
As soon as Xiao Qin learned about this, he felt that something was wrong. At this critical moment, something happened to the Lu family. The prefect Lu, who could be overwhelmed by the word filial piety, was helpless.
But it happened to be Prefect Lu, and Xiao Tan suspected that it was not a coincidence.
Prefect Lu nodded in resignation, entered the hall dejectedly, and directly asked Emperor Dongming to resign and return to his hometown. Emperor Dongming gave a few words of symbolic care, and then granted Prefect Lu a three-month deadline.
On that day, Zhifu Lu's position was replaced by another person, and Zhifu Lu's face turned green, and he moved his lips feeling very uncomfortable.
Mrs. Lu was ill, and as a descendant of the direct line, she had to go back to take care of her, so the prefect Lu took his family to return home.
The Tao family heaved a sigh of relief after learning about this, and Mrs. Tao said a few words, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you."
Tao Fangfei tightly held the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes were rather unwilling, how could it be such a coincidence, if something happened to the Lu family yesterday, wouldn't the Tao family have escaped a catastrophe.
"Mother, the Lu family is leaving the capital soon..."
Mrs. Tao glanced at Tao Fangfei when she heard the words, and said angrily, "Do you think this is a coincidence within a day? Fangfei, without the Lu family, there will be the Li family and the Zhang family in the future. If you are still lucky, the Tao family will not I've spent time with you, so you can stay in Kyoto alone."
Tao Fangfei smiled coyly, "Mother, I just said it casually, I didn't mean it that way, let's go, let's go, and calm down when we leave, if the Lu family returns to the capital, the Tao family will still not be able to get rid of the Lu family."
Perhaps it was because the Lu family gave Tao Fangfei a bad impression, especially Madam Li, who looked arrogant and defiant, and didn't take the Tao family seriously at all.
Tao Fangfei lacks confidence, she is not the opponent of the Lu family at all, she can only be a dumb man who suffers from eating Huanglian.
But what Tao Fangfei couldn't think about was why the Xiangfu still had the ability to ignore the Tao family. If the Xiangfu was protecting the Tao family, he was just a small magistrate, how could he dare to bully the Tao family
To put it bluntly, if you are not close, you can promote your son-in-law, why can't you promote your aunt's family? The more Tao Fangfei thinks about it, the more uncomfortable she feels.
Mrs. Tao saw through Tao Fangfei's thoughts at a glance, and said earnestly, "Fang Fei, the Prime Minister doesn't owe the Tao family anything. Over the years, the Prime Minister has always promoted the Tao family, otherwise those uncles of the Tao family would have taken over the Tao family. It is not a matter of course for a person to be grateful to the Tao family, if your aunt and mother hadn't visited the Tao family, do you think that the Tao family's property would fall into the hands of our orphans and widows?"
Tao Fangfei's face was flushed with shame after being exposed, "Mother, my daughter knows her mistake."
"Your aunt is one-sided. Once she speaks, she will never soften her heart. Sister Ying and Ruo are examples. No matter how hard you are, as long as your aunt doesn't let go, you won't lose face."
Mrs. Tao knows Mrs. Xiao well, and it will definitely be the last time she can help the Tao family. If she doesn't grasp it this time, even if the Tao family perishes, Mrs. Xiao will not say a word.
Mrs. Xiao is a protector, she doesn't make any sense with you, as long as she protects, she can tolerate even mistakes, but it touches the bottom line, no matter how close you are, you are like a stranger, with a clear distinction between love and hate.
Tao Fangfei moved her lips, but she didn't dare to speak again. Looking at Tao Fangfei's appearance, Mrs. Tao knew that Tao Fangfei would not give up if she didn't leave the capital for a day.
"Go and pack your things!"
Mrs. Tao's face was gloomy, and Tao Fangfei didn't dare to refute, so she had to bite the bullet and clean up.
In the afternoon, the imperial decree came from the palace, the Tao family donated all the family property of the court, the emperor gave a plaque, and allowed the Tao family to leave Beijing immediately.
The speed was staggering, Tao Fangfei was stunned, "Why so fast?"
"It was the old lady who wrote a letter, saying that the Tao family was unable to become an imperial merchant because of homesickness, and begged the emperor to let the Tao family go. At that time, Lord Zhao Hou also said a few words, and the emperor agreed." The servant girl bowed her head. soundtrack.
Donating the entire family property, Tao Fangfei originally thought it was just talking, but unexpectedly it was true, the emperor really wanted to take the Tao family.
A little maid outside the door said, "Madam, the old lady told you to clean up quickly so that you can get out of the city before the city gate is locked."
Tao Fangfei was full of grievances and had nowhere to vent, and she actually left like this. Mrs. Tao was worried, so she asked four maids to help clean up. Tao Fangfei had no choice but to turn a blind eye and let the maids clean up.
An hour later, Mrs. Tao got into the carriage and only took away the belongings of the two carriages, all of which were daily necessities, and did not take the rest.
It wasn't until after leaving the city gate that Mrs. Tao was completely relieved, and the tight string was also loosened.
In fact, just before leaving, the Xiao family sent someone to give Mrs. Tao a jade pendant. The Xiao family also has many shops, so it is not difficult to make a comeback.
Mrs. Tao was moved to tears on the spot, but she didn't say a word.
As soon as Tao's family left, Xiao Qin verified his thoughts. The matter between Lu's and Tao's family must be caused by Xiang Fu's behind the scenes, breaking down the assistance of the second room.
"Husband, father is due to arrive in the capital in six days. It's so annoying that Lord Zhao is still staying in the Hou's mansion."
Princess Chaoren's injuries are almost healed, and the person she hates the most in this life is Zhao Zun. These days, Xiao Tan avoids her and finds excuses to prevaricate himself many times.
I would rather sleep in the study alone than open up with Princess Chaoren. To put it bluntly, I still mind the matter of Princess Chaoren being imprisoned.
Xiao Qin squinted his eyes tightly, and before he could speak, he heard Xiao Wu walk in, "Father, who is this Lord Zhao Hou? Get sick."
When mentioning the disease, Xiao Qin sneered, "What kind of disease is just a cover, this disease can't kill people at all, those who died before were all because of tuberculosis, or people who were already seriously ill and didn't live long. "
Kyoto is a big game. It is not the Empress Dowager Lian and Emperor Dongming who play chess, but Emperor Dongming and the Prime Minister. Even the Empress Dowager is just a pawn on the chessboard.
Xiao Tan believed that the right minister would resume his official position in a few days and lead the officials again.
Princess Chaoren was surprised, "How is this possible? There are so many imperial physicians in the court, but they can't even see the disease?"
Xiao Wu couldn't believe it either, who would benefit from such a big disturbance
Xiao Qin glanced at the two of them, "It's better for you not to inquire, just do your own job well, and don't worry about the rest."
Whoever dares to tell the truth from the imperial physicians in Kyoto, the imperial physicians will say what Emperor Dong Ming said, and the fish caught in this net are enough for Emperor Dong Ming to arrange everything with all his efforts.
Xiao Qin left Xiao's house with a few perfunctory words, unwilling to even look at Princess Chaoren again, angrily grabbed the teacup on the ground and threw it hard, almost crying out of anger.
"It's all a good thing caused by this Marquis Zhao. It's unreasonable. It's too much. The princess will never let this account go!"
Xiao Wu's expression flickered, and she said in a low voice, "Mother, calm down, my daughter will go to see who this Marquis Zhao is tomorrow, this bad breath, my daughter must help mother get rid of it."