Mrs. Lu supported a beautiful girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old with her left hand, and on her right was a young lady with red eyes, followed by two young girls in young ladies' clothes, surrounded by a group of maids and nurses.
The old lady's youthful face was so gloomy that water dripped out, and she walked fast. Considering her age of over 60, she was really old and vigorous, not stagnant in the slightest.
When the old lady saw Lu Shaoling who was tied up like a cocoon under the hazel tree in the yard, she felt really distressed, and she immediately scolded the maids and nurses guarding the yard: "You damn people, each of you didn't grow up like a cocoon!" Eyes! Don’t you see that the young master is suffering? Hurry up and put him down!”
The maids and mothers looked at me and at you, but they didn't move. Although they were maidservants in the prime minister's mansion, Lu Shaoling's hanging there was an order issued by King Su himself, how could they dare to disobey? It wasn't until the old lady angrily knocked on the ground with her cane that one of the nuns boldly stood up, blessed herself, and said in a low voice: "Old lady, without the order of the prince, the slaves dare not make their own claims."
The old lady was taken aback, "You said this was an order from Lord Su?" The old lady heard Lu Shaocheng cry that they were being bullied, and her good grandson Lu Shaoling was hanged under a tree. She was furious for a while, Immediately, he dragged Lu Shaocheng over to save people regardless. If it wasn't for a beloved granddaughter beside her who comforted her in time, she wouldn't have come a step too late.
The old lady stayed in Ningcheng all her life, where the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the county magistrate always respected her when she saw her. The old lady is used to giving orders, and no one has ever dared to disobey her and say "no". How did she know that when she first came to the capital, her two beloved grandsons were bullied under her nose, as if they had slapped her face, how could she not be angry? Earlier, I heard from Lu Shaocheng that it was Lu Shaoqi, the only concubine of the third son, who made people hang up Lu Shaoling. The old lady gritted her teeth with hatred, and was furious in her heart. your guts.
The old lady hurried all the way here, and she had already decided that Lu Shaoqi had the audacity to bully her younger brother. She had already thought about how to deal with her, but now she was told that this was an order from King Su, which made her stunned .
"Mommy, are you sure it was the prince who gave the order?" the girl supporting the old lady asked gently and gracefully with her eyes as beautiful as autumn water.
The old lady was also in doubt, and looked at the nanny in front of her fiercely.
The nanny didn't dare to lie, the old lady's eyes were so sharp that she couldn't stand it, so she said quickly: "Fifth lady, the slaves dare not lie, it is indeed the order of the prince! The slaves are just obeying orders." The old lady is The prime minister's mother, the prime minister is a filial person, how dare they slaves disrespect the old lady.
The girl who asked the question was named Lu Feiting, she was the jewel in the palm of the Lu family, she was the fifth member of the family, she was sixteen years old, and she had just discussed a marriage. This Lu Feiting is very much loved by the old lady, so this time the old lady came to the capital to bring her to see her, and let her return to Ningcheng to be married in a few years.
Lu Feiting listened to Nanny's words, and softly comforted the old lady, telling her not to be too impulsive to convict, but to clarify the matter first. After all, the old lady loved Lu Feiting, and she could listen to her words. She calmed down five points of her anger, and her face returned to her usual kind look.
"Grandmother, brother ten has been crying, it must be very hard..." Lu Shaocheng wrinkled his face, with tears in his eyes, and looked at the old lady pitifully.
Seeing the boy's pitiful appearance, Lu Feiting made people feel distressed. She sneered in her heart, but she also looked worried on her face.
The old lady's hand on the crutches tightened, her originally cloudy eyes darkened, she pursed her lips, and she was determined not to look at the poor grandson, and walked through the corridor holding Lu Feiting's hand.
When we came to the main hall, except for Su Wang and his wife, everyone in the room was standing. And the girl sitting next to the solemn and graceful man was particularly eye-catching, no matter if it was the old lady or the girls beside her, they all stared at her involuntarily, feeling uncomfortable in every possible way.
Once upon a time, this concubine who was secretly ridiculed by them as a shame, only they sat and enjoyed her kneeling ceremony, could sit there high and let them go to bow to her.
Not to mention the young and energetic girls can't stand such a contrast, even Mrs. Lu, who fought hard in the house and became the supreme mistress of the Lu Mansion, couldn't accept it for a while, so she could only force herself to look away and lowered her eyes respectfully. King Su saluted.
"Old lady, you don't need to be too polite. You are Ananda's grandmother, and this king respects you." Chu Baning said flatly, and asked someone to show the old lady a seat.
The old lady was anxious, how could she care about these small details, she really wanted King Su to let Lu Shaoling go directly, but she was afraid that she would make King Su unhappy by speaking rashly, so she had to sit down when the boy brought the stool over. Down. Chu Baning looked at it, and asked people to show their seats to the elders present.
The old lady sorted out her thoughts, first exchanged a few words of kindness, and finally got to the point, "My lord, I wonder what Ling'er did to make you punish him like this? Since he is still young and ignorant, please Please forgive me and let him go!" The old lady said with a rare lowered posture.
Chu Baning's aura is so strong that even Prime Minister Lu, an extremely human minister, doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him, let alone an old woman who has been living in the inner house for many years? That's why the old lady didn't dare to show the tough attitude she had at the Lu family.
"Old madam, eleven years old is not too young! The king was only ten years old when he became king, and he was already helping the emperor's elder brother when he was ten years old. Could it be that Lu Shaoling only has the guts but no brains?" Chu Baning said solemnly .
The old lady choked on Chu Baning's words, thinking why did the prince's words poke people's lungs so hard? Only Ananda and Prime Minister Lu, who were in constant contact with him, knew that this was King Su's unique way of speaking. Sometimes it was very straight, so straight that it stabbed people's hearts so bloody, it made people feel so painful.
"This... my lord, you are offended by the old woman, and you came in a hurry, and I don't know what wrong Ling'er made?" The old lady decided to understand what happened first, and then make plans.
Chu Baning asked someone to change the warm tea, raised his eyes, and looked at the crowd below with a serious expression. Some timid people were looked down by his cold eyes.
"Nurse An, tell me!" Chu Baning handed over the narration to his personal nun.
Nanny An responded, and then narrated the previous incident in a flat voice.
The old lady was secretly angry that King Su didn't respect her as a grandmother—since Ananda married him, the old lady can be regarded as King Su's grandmother—and even let an old nanny come to support her. When did the old lady suffer this kind of anger? Slightly angry in my heart. But when she heard Mother An talking about Lu Shaoling's behavior of climbing up to the top of the wall and throwing a snake at Ananda, the old lady's face turned ashen, and she felt lucky in her heart. Layers of skin.
While Nanny An was narrating, Chu Baning was sitting upright drinking tea, and looked sideways at the girl beside her who was in high spirits, with a few smiles flashing across her eyes.
Ananda sat aside, ignoring the gazes of the girls on his body, pursing the corners of his lips slightly, trying to suppress the smile on his lips, not to make himself look too gloating, or he would be struck by lightning.
Ananda felt it was very strange that it was rare for the high-ranking grandmother to lower her figure and beg for help. She has no resentment towards the old lady. After all, every time they meet, the old lady has never done anything to abuse her other than looking at her with a shameful look and treating her coldly. Time is fine. It was the gorgeously dressed cousins around the old lady. Ananda lamented that the world was unpredictable. When she was young and ignorant, these cousins tripped her up and did some excessive things. Now everyone When I grow up, I have already learned to wear a mask to hide myself. When I meet each other, I can still greet each other with a smile. I look like a sister and friend, and I don’t have the contempt and gnashing of teeth when I get along.
And Ananda was dull, he just felt that although they were smiling, their eyes were too hot, but they didn't know all kinds of feelings in their hearts, and they were suffering.
After Madam An finished her narration, Chu Baning went on to say: "Madam, I don't care what happened before Ananda got married. Ananda is the daughter of the Lu family, so I don't care about her. But since Ananda has already Marry this king and become this king's concubine, this king will not allow anyone to be so rude to her. Husband and wife are one body, offending Ananda is also offending this king! Contempt for the royal family is a serious crime!"
Su Wang spoke seriously, but it made everyone tremble with fear. Only Prime Minister Lu had a gratified expression on his face, feeling that his family Ananda married the right man, and at the same time secretly angry at Lu Shaoling's behavior of bullying his good daughter.
Ananda's eyes widened, looking at the man's handsome profile, he suddenly felt warm in his heart. In this world, besides the prime minister's father, this is the first man who defends her like this, and he is also her husband. Although this man has many strange problems, he always loses his temper for no reason, is as serious as an old man, and always pokes people's lungs when he speaks... But he is really accommodating to her, and even willing to stand up for her.
Ananda's eyes were a little hot, and he couldn't help staring at the man's resolute and serious side face. At this time, this extremely serious appearance, the expression that made her feel extremely painful before, now made her feel very kind.
The old lady was blocked by Chu Baning's words, her complexion turned green and pale, and changed for a while, and finally gritted her teeth, swallowed the breath, and admitted her mistake: "My lord, this is the old woman's son who has no way to teach his son, please forgive me Linger's life!" The old lady said, looking at Lu Shaocheng who was standing obediently by the side, and shouted: "Chenger, come here, kneel down!"
Lu Shaocheng was taken aback, his cute bun face that hadn't grown up was frightened pale, his pitiful eyes like a puppy glanced at the old lady, seeing the old lady's gloomy expression, he finally came over obediently, knelt on the floor of Chu Ba In front of Ning.
"Cheng'er, was Ling'er with you when he committed the crime?" the old lady asked.
Lu Shaocheng glanced anxiously at the people present. After all, he was young and was already frightened by the atmosphere of the scene. At this time, when she saw that her grandmother, who had always been aloof, lowered her posture to a young man, she knew that she was doomed this time.
"Yes, yes..." Lu Shaocheng replied weakly.
"Shaocheng!" Upon hearing this, Uncle Lu was shocked and angry, with a distressed expression on his face. He thought it was caused by Lu Shaoling, but he didn't expect that it would involve his youngest son. His son has always been obedient. He has worried, how can this not make him feel sad
At this moment, Prime Minister Lu's family seemed like insignificant theatergoers. Knowing that this was not the time for them to talk, they were smart enough not to intervene.
Lu Shaocheng looked at his father and the old lady aggrievedly, and said in a low voice: "Grandmother, that snake is Brother Ten's pet, Xiaoqing, and it is not poisonous! Brother Ten has raised it for a long time, and has never seen it hurt anyone...Grandmother , Brother Ten originally said that he wanted to scare Seventh Sister, and didn't mean to hurt Seventh Sister... "
"Shut up! Are you trying to piss me off?" The old lady hurriedly interrupted the boy's further narration, and gasped for breath while touching her chest. There was also a meaning in this that she didn't want Lu Shaoling to reveal too much. What the other one said should not be said If the words, King Su was furious, the punishment for these children is not only hanging on the tree.
Lu Shaocheng lowered his head, not daring to look at Chu Baning's deep pupils. He always felt that those eyes could see through the soul, making people afraid to look directly at them.
Chu Baning looked at it for a while, and saw that the matter was almost done, and continued: "It's because you are the first offender, so I won't pursue it this time." Seeing a group of people overjoyed, Chu Baning smiled faintly, Then he said: "However, Ananda is your elder sister after all. The sages have said that 'filial piety is the beginning of virtue, and brotherhood is the sequence of virtue'. Filial piety is the first and second is brotherhood. If you don't even respect your own sister, what is brotherhood? Let alone what is filial piety? Therefore, we have to be punished."
With the hat of "filial piety" down, no one can speak confidently anymore. Some people lowered their heads in shame, while some stared blankly at the originally solemn and noble man, whose serious and resolute face was warmed by that smile, like a spring flower blooming, and the handsome face of a scholar could not hide, as if The sky beyond that day was as dazzling as the clouds.
People who never liked to laugh laughed, and one can imagine how amazing the effect was.
Even Prime Minister Lu, who can see Chu Baning every day, has to admit that in fact, King Su's appearance is very good, but he is too serious. He always has a solemn face, like Lao Tzu, who can't complain about his power, but why not The girl admires her, but only now has she taken away his baby, Ananda, after being a bachelor... ~)
Chu Baning quickly recovered his serious expression, looked at Ananda, "Princess, what do you want to do with them?"
Ananda was dumbfounded, and really wanted to ask the prince, did he vent his anger on her, or did he hate her