Chu Baning handed over the right to dispose of it to Ananda, and the people present had different expressions after hearing this, some were surprised, some were envious, and some were relieved.
Surprise and envy are easy to understand, and those who are relieved are those who understand Ananda's superficial character, think that Ananda is docile and has no temper, and just ask her to beg, why don't they lightly expose the matter? And since King Su entrusted the matter to Ananda, no matter what Ananda did, he should not regret it.
Right now, Mrs. Lu and Uncle Lu are holding this kind of thinking.
Ananda really wants to have people light candles and use leather whips to whip these tender-skinned young masters, let them taste the taste of s and m invented by a certain top island country, and see if they dare to bully others in the future , thinking that he is the sky, superior to others, and does not pay attention to human dignity!
However, Ananda knew that this kind of thing can only be kept in her mind for a while, if she really did this, her reputation would be ruined.
Just like now, she obviously wants to blow these two little kids away, but a group of people are watching, even the old lady is staring at her with a kind of eager eyes that she would never use before, her family has never looked directly at her But her second uncle is also full of expectations, Lu Chengxiang and his wife and her three brothers and sisters are watching from the sidelines...
For the sake of her future reputation, she can only be a virtuous woman, and said in a shy tone: "It's all up to the prince, and the concubine has no objection."
When the people in Lu's mansion heard this, they thought they were just a concubine, she had no opinion! But this is better, easier to handle...
Chu Baning glanced at the crowd lightly, took a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, pondered for a while, and said: "Since the princess is kind and can't bear to criticize them harshly, then let the old lady be the master!"
The old lady's heart sank, and she had a bad premonition.
"Old lady, how do you think these two people should be dealt with?" Chu Baning held the tea cup in one hand, gently scraped the scattered tea leaves in the cup with the lid, and threw the question to the old lady.
When the old lady heard this, she knew that this matter could not be handled properly, and their Lu family was going to offend the most powerful prince in the dynasty. The old lady is in a difficult situation, she should deal with it hard, she loves her two grandsons; if the treatment should be taken lightly, she is afraid that the prince will be angry, it is really a dilemma now. The old lady couldn't make up her mind anymore, so she had to look at her third son, secretly thinking that the third son was the prime minister, if he spoke up, King Su would probably give him face.
Prime Minister Lu received the anxious eyes of his mother and brothers, and knew that it was time for him to come out. He coughed lightly and said, "My lord, why don't we just punish them to kneel in the ancestral hall for ten days! Shaoling and Shaocheng have no intention of doing so." If you hurt people, you should teach them a lesson, lest they be young and arrogant, and do some stupid things without knowing the heights of the world."
Prime Minister Lu felt that this punishment was really too light. What's the point of kneeling in an ancestral hall? In Ningcheng, Ananda of his family knelt a lot, and even knelt once until his knees were black and purple. But at that time, it was the old lady's order, and he was too big a man to interfere in the affairs of the inner house, so he could only send some good plasters to his daughter afterwards, which made him, a father, feel distressed for a long time. Now, let these two boys who bullied his Ananda have a taste of it.
Although Prime Minister Lu felt that the punishment was light, he couldn't ignore his mother. The old lady was old, if the punishment was too severe, the old lady couldn't accept it for a while, what if she got angry and sick.
When Lu Shaocheng heard that he was going to kneel in the ancestral hall for ten days, his face was pale, and he knelt there for a moment with a frightened and sad expression on his face, and turned his head to look at his relatives, hoping that someone could intercede for him.
The old lady felt that her heart was broken. The two grandchildren she loved were punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. Two delicate young masters could not stay in such a dark and humid place. They would definitely get sick within a day. But she knew that it was most appropriate for her prime minister's son to say this, rather than King Su coming up with some troublesome way to make the two boys lose their skin without dying.
Chu Baning thought about it, nodded and agreed.
At this time, the young girl standing beside the old lady came out suddenly and bowed to King Su Yingying. The voice of Qingling was like pearls and jade, which was very pleasant to hear. She lowered her eyes and said respectfully: "My lord, please spare Brother Ling and Brother Cheng this time! Their bodies are weak and cannot withstand the dampness of the ancestral hall, and they will get sick."
Seeing someone pleading for him, Lu Shaocheng looked at his cousin with bright eyes, full of anticipation.
Chu Baning narrowed his eyes and didn't answer.
The girl summoned up her courage to glance at him, and was soon frightened by those deep, ink-like eyes, her hands and feet became cold, but she stubbornly did not move her eyes away.
Ananda frowned, feeling unhappy. Secretly wondered why Lu Feiting came here to join in the fun? And she is too bold, dare to directly look at a prince, and treat her as a dead person
"Liu girl, stand down!" The old lady shouted angrily, with anger in her eyes.
Lu Feiting trembled, bit her cherry-colored lips, and silently returned to her original position.
The three brothers and sisters of the prime minister's family and the two girls behind the old lady, Lu Fian and Lu Feiya, bent their lips at the same time, mocking Lu Feiting for being smart. Didn't you see that the treatment of these two people was proposed by their third uncle, the prime minister? She stood up to intercede for the two little ghosts. Although she could get a good reputation of being kind and caring for the younger brother, didn't this slap Prime Minister Lu? The old lady was also angry, thinking to herself that this granddaughter is usually very smart, why do stupid things at this time, King Su clearly wants to punish people, should this be the time for her, a junior, to stand up
The old lady was really exhausted at this time, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the boy hanging under the tree in the yard, and she was busy winking at her third son.
Prime Minister Lu could only bite the bullet and said: "Then... my lord, can you put Shaoling down first? I believe he has also been taught a lesson this time and will not do it again."
Chu Ba Ning seriously refused: "Father-in-law, I'm sorry, Lu Shaoling spoke rudely to this king, and it's for his own good that this king asked him to wake him up, so that he won't only have courage but not brains in the future."
It was said that most of the people in the room smoked.
This reason is high-sounding, but when such a serious person says it in such a serious tone, it makes people feel very funny, powerless and painful!
In the end, Lu Shaoling still had to be hung for an hour, and he could only be put down after the dinner party started. And Lu Shaocheng was also taken back by Lu Erbo first, and went to kneel in the ancestral hall after the dinner.
Soon, only Chu Baning, Ananda and a few maids were left in the main hall.
Chu Baning asked a group of maids to retreat to a distance, got up and said to Ananda, "I'm tired, let's go and rest for a while." Saying this, he walked towards the wing where Ananda lived.
Ananda followed Chu Baning. After walking for a while, he stretched out his hand and gently grabbed the corner of the man's wide sleeve, and whispered, "Thank you."
Chu Baning stopped, touched her head, and said nothing.
But this kind of silent action is more touching and touching.
Ananda wanted to cry, but also wanted to laugh, his expression was very strange. Chu Baning felt a little funny, and suddenly stretched out his hand to pinch her soft face, and found that the touch was very good, and couldn't help but pinch it a few more times, which made Ananda's heart full of emotion and was pinched to the point of pain. I want to glare and see if there is wood.
Seeing this, a group of maids and guards in the distance hurriedly looked at their noses and noses, trying their best to pretend that they didn't exist.
Chu Baning lightly stroked her pinched red face, regained her serious look, held her hand, and walked side by side with her.
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The dinner party arrived soon, and the banquet was placed in the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When Ananda and Chu Baning appeared together, the originally quiet hall became even quieter. There was an inexplicably stagnant atmosphere in the air, and the expressions of the Lu family members became very subtle. In the end, it was Prime Minister Lu who brought a group of people forward to salute, breaking the atmosphere and leading them to the seats.
Anan took a look, and found that Lu Shaoling, who had been put down, was not there, and Lu Shaocheng followed Lu Erbo obediently, without squinting.
After Ananda paid his respects to the elders, he sat down with the prime minister's wife in the seat where the female relatives were.
This dinner was originally intended to cleanse Mrs. Lu, but there was such a commotion today that no one was in the mood to enjoy it. However, everyone still pretended to be very happy, looking at the prince's serious face like an old man, silently filled his face, and complained to a certain prince: What are you doing here today? Are you intentionally embarrassing others
Ananda and a group of female relatives sat together, separated from the seats outside by a screen, separating the male and female seats.
Although the prime minister's wife is a famous first-class wife, Ananda is a princess who has entered the royal ancestral hall, so her status is still higher. But Ananda respected that the prime minister's wife was the aunt, and this was a family banquet, so she didn't pay attention to that status, so she didn't sit on the top seat, and sat with Lu Feirong.
On the other side of Ananda is Lu Feiting, followed by Lu Fian and Lu Feiya. They are about fifteen years old. Lu Fian is Uncle Lu's daughter, and Lu Feiya is from Uncle Lu's family. Because of his good looks and talent, he was brought by the old lady.
During the banquet, everyone was eating quietly, only the voices of men drinking and laughing outside could be heard, most of them were the voices of Uncle Lu. Uncle Lu is a businessman who has traveled far and wide, has seen a lot, and is especially good at talking about things. He is a well-rounded person, and an ordinary thing can make him say it wittily and fascinatingly. Even Chu Baning was fascinated by it, and couldn't help it Ask him many times about some places, and Lu Erbo has very unique insights.
The old lady only sat down for a while at the beginning of the banquet, and then asked the maids to help her back to rest on the grounds that she was old and busy with boats and cars. During the period, Lu Feiting wanted to help the old lady go back, but the old lady refused. The old lady patted the girl's hand, telling her to relax and spend more time with her sisters, so that she doesn't have to stay by her side. Lu Feiting was coquettish and teasing for a while, coaxing the old lady to smile, and finally shed the slightest unhappiness she had given her before.
Lu Feirong, Lu Fian, and Lu Feiya also teased the old lady, and even the prime minister's wife spoke soft words. The old lady finally showed a happy smile, and asked Chu Baning for instructions when she left, and finally went back to rest.
In fact, most of the people present understood that the old lady still couldn't accept that Lu Shaoling and Lu Shaocheng were punished to kneel down in the ancestral hall because of Ananda, and that Ananda's status changed too quickly, the old lady still couldn't accept it.
The old lady was not there, and the women's side suddenly became quiet, and the wives and ladies all ate quietly and elegantly.
Ananda was eating when he suddenly heard an exclamation, and found that Lu Feiting's chopsticks accidentally dropped, and one of them fell on her skirt.
Lu Feiting blushed, and hurriedly apologized to Ananda with shame and sadness on her face. It just stained her clothes, and it didn't bother her. Ananda smiled and comforted her. He was very kind and understanding, and didn't make things difficult for her.
Soon a maid brought a pair of clean chopsticks, Lu Feiting was still blushing and shy, and said softly to Ananda: "Seventh sister, you have a really good temper, it was my sister who did something foolish and ignorant before. My sister apologized to you here. Can you... can you forgive my sister? "
Anan was really surprised when he heard that, Lu Feiting, the old lady's eyeballs, the jewel in the palm of the Lu family, who doesn't hold the painful Miss Jiao, who has always had eyes above the top, and apologizes to her a concubine
Ananda looked at the figure outside the screen, and suddenly realized in his heart that he was married to a powerful husband—although this husband's fate is too hard to overcome his wife and son, and no one is optimistic about her as a princess, but he can't stop him from holding her. Heavy weight. Ananda felt that he had enlightened himself, thinking that people are animals with complicated thoughts, and what he looked down on before may now be flattering himself because of reality.
Ananda is a kind person. He used to live in a country that advocated equality and justice. When he became powerful, he didn't really want to trample people under his feet, treating their dignity like a shoe. Anan thought, anyway, Lu Feiting might find someone to marry in Ningcheng in the future, and they won't see each other again, so they don't mind anymore.
Seeing Ananda forgiving herself, Lu Feiting smiled sweetly, and started talking to Ananda in a low voice.
When Ananda finished dealing with the shy and friendly uncle's prostitute, he finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and ate in silence.
Lu Feiting looked at Ananda with very friendly and kind eyes, and wanted to say something. Seeing that Ananda was eating seriously, she knew that she didn't want to talk anymore, so she shut her mouth and looked around, and found that Lu Fian and Lu Feiya were also there. Talking about something in a low voice. Then she looked away, and happened to see Lu Feirong turn her face around, looking at herself with a smile that was not a smile, the mockery in her phoenix eyes was clear, giving Lu Feiting the illusion of being seen through, she couldn't help but bowed her head guiltily Eat in silence.
After the dinner, Chu Baning didn't say anything to ask Ananda to stay for a while, and Ananda pretended that he had never said it, and the two left the prime minister's mansion hand in hand.
Prime Minister Lu brought the whole family to the door to see them off, and the whole family felt happy and relaxed: finally sent this big Buddha away! Thank God thank you Buddha!
This time at the family banquet, Chu Baning thought it was a show of power, but no one dared to drink him, so he was not drunk, and Ananda didn't have to worry about facing a drunk. Ananda and Prime Minister Lu's family bid farewell one by one, and then boarded the chariot of King Su's mansion with Chu Baning.
Back at King Su's Mansion, Ananda and the others had just entered the mansion when they saw Butler Qin greet him with a solemn expression on his face. The girl is gone."
"..."
The expressions of the couple were exactly the same, they looked at the butler with a blank expression, wondering who this "poetic" girl with a very romantic name was. And Ananda, a person whose modern common sense still dominates his memory, obviously has one more question, what does "gone" mean
Butler Qin sighed inwardly, knowing that his lord really didn't care about such things, so he simply put it plainly, "My lord, my concubine, Miss Shiqing is one of the three girls bestowed by the empress dowager."