Walking out of the Handan Hall, the gentle smile on Lu Youxin's face faded instantly.
Her pace suddenly quickened, and the two nuns Deng and Huang who were following her looked at each other and hurriedly followed them. They walked north along the corridor and arrived at the Wutong Garden where Lu Youxin lives now. All the servants and servants saluted, but they didn't dare to say a word. They all lowered their heads and didn't move. In this way, Lu Youxin led Deng and Huang into the main room, and Lu Youxin turned around. Sitting on the main seat, he said neatly, "Say."
Deng and Huang saluted first, and Huang Momo stepped forward and said, "Miss, these two slaves and servants have been watching all the way for the past few days, and found that the princess is not much different from the rumors. Not only that, His Highness loves the princess very much." , has reached the point of pampering."
There was no smile on Lu Youxin's face, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Be more detailed."
Huang Momo said casually, "Your Highness doesn't like slaves and maidservants to serve you, and she is very protective of the princess. Although the princess was tired on the road with her highness, her highness went out early to do errands, but the princess could sleep until noon. This is because her highness personally ordered not to be called the princess. When they got up, the Xunniang and his wife made meals according to the taste of the princess. The slaves heard from Xunniang that before the two of them got married, His Royal Highness brought the princess to meet in private. It is true that the princess is good at medicine, Your Highness One of the guards under his hand almost died at the beginning, and it was the princess who rescued him. In short, His Royal Highness values the princess more than we imagined. Hua reads the book, is on the road now, and can't do anything else. The servants and servants dare not rush in these few days to offend His Highness, so they can only use the time to pay attention to the princess, and find that she treats the servants very well, although she is a bit unruly , but seems to be a benevolent one."
Lu Youxin narrowed his eyes, "Is there nothing else?"
Deng and Huang glanced at each other, and Madam Deng stepped forward and said, "Although the concubine's life experience is a bit rough, you can see that her appearance is not bad, but in the past few days, I have never heard her talk about the capital city. Hou Mansion, it seems that I didn’t mention it on purpose.”
Lu Youxin frowned, "Now there is no Zhongyong Hou Mansion. If she doesn't mention it, I'm afraid she will feel very uneasy. After all, she is also responsible for the current end of the Hou Mansion. It's just that if she just follows Chi'er away like this, she will The Hou Mansion has completely forgotten about it, and it is conceivable that he is also an ungrateful person."
Deng and Huang couldn't help nodding their heads, Huang Nanny said, "That's true, what does the young lady plan to do?"
Lu Youxin raised his chin slightly, "Don't worry, anyway, Chi'er will stay here for a long time, even during the Chinese New Year. We have plenty of time." After saying this, Lu Youxin sighed, "Chi'er is gone now It's a dangerous road, if the people closest to you have bad intentions, when he arrives in Shuoxi, what kind of troubles will happen."
Lu Youxin rubbed the center of his brows, with a very obvious tiredness on his face, Huang Momo saw this and said, "Miss, can the matter in Jianzhou be resolved?"
It's okay if you don't ask this question, but when you ask this question, a bit of anger rises on Lu Youxin's face.
"Solution? How can it be so easy to solve! Seeing that I have never recruited a son-in-law all these years, don't I know the thoughts of those old people? Not to mention them, even a few small ones, who has a pure mind? This The incident in Jianzhou once caused a lot of trouble, but my elders and nephews! They all came here to take advantage of the fire!"
The Lu family has lived away from the world for many years, but they have a large number of people, and their family has a great career. Even if they really escape from the world, they must have a foundation for the world. Therefore, the Lu family has set up a family school in Lanzhou for a hundred years and has taught many children from poor families. The family business of the family has not been delayed, and it has long been the first-class wealthy family in the south of the Yanjiang River, and such a large family business now falls on Lu Youxin's shoulders, and the burden lasts for more than ten years.
Lu's family business involves silk, restaurants and inns, gold and silver shops, Wenwan calligraphy and painting, mines and many other fields. Now the family business is so big that ordinary people can't imagine, but Lu Youxin has no brothers, and she has never recruited If she is a son-in-law, it is difficult for her to have her own children. For a while, her seat was stared at by countless people from the clan.
And just two months ago, Lu's Fifth House suddenly had a mining accident in the mine in the west of Jianzhou.
On that day, a shaft suddenly collapsed, and none of the more than 20 people who went down the shaft could come out. After ten days of the incident, the family members of the victims made a fuss at the mine. More than 20 people died, and the people who were in charge of the fifth room had lost their rules, so they informed Lu Youxin, and the correspondence was delayed for a few days, half a month had passed since Lu Youxin knew about it, and there was a mine disaster at that time The family members of the victim reported the matter to the government. In this way, they immediately attracted the pickets of the Jianzhou magistrate's yamen and the Yantie department's yamen. Lu's head.
Not only did the Lu family have to pay a large sum of money and silver, but the boss of the mine was also sent to prison, and all the mines in the Lu family were in danger of being taken back by the Yantie Division. Originally, the prefect of Jianzhou wanted to arrest them. Thanks to Lu Youxin's insight into the crisis and rushing to Jianzhou, the members of Lu's fifth house saved Lu's own family from being imprisoned, but they didn't expect that after this, the people in the other houses would follow the news and follow them. Not to mention the denunciation of Wufang, they even wanted to use this matter to blame Lu Youxin, insisting on forcing her to choose one of the juniors to adopt under her name, and make that person the next head of the Lu family...
Lu Youxin has been worrying about this for a month. Seeing the anger in Lu Youxin's eyes, Huang Momo felt distressed, "Miss, don't get angry, there is always a solution, the worst is to pay more money. As long as you are a good person, you will be fine."
Lu Youxin sneered when he heard the words, "The people in Yantiesi's yamen don't know how much they have benefited from the Lu family. This time, they didn't show any kindness at all. Earlier, they insisted on arresting Brother Wu and going to jail, but later I told him everything Say no, and then say to report the matter to the imperial court, once reported, our family's mining business for several lifetimes will be over!"
All the mining industry in Dazhou is nominally controlled by the government, and in some places, it is even directly mined by the government’s salt and iron yamen. However, mining is a very laborious task. Later, the yamen gradually contracted out the mining industry. If the rich folks want to mine, Not only that, but also under the supervision of the inspectors sent by the Yantie Department's Yamen, and they have to pay a lot of taxes every year. Due to the heavy taxes, they usually have insufficient financial resources or are not sure whether the mine veins are rich. People like the Lu family don't dare to buy the mining industry easily. If the Lu family has a huge family business and is good at it, they have just acquired Lanzhou, Jianzhou, and Qianzhou from the government decades ago. There are a large number of mining industries in other places, although the annual taxes are staggering, but because there are so many mining craftsmen under his command, mining has always been a huge income for the Lu family.
Therefore, this time, the patrol envoy of the Yantie Division wanted to report to the court, which shocked the Lu family.
If these mines were really lost, Lu Youxin, the head of the family, could hardly absolve himself of the blame.
Grandma Huang was startled when she heard this, but she couldn't bear it when she wanted to say something. Because her young lady has not been married for many years, not only has she been talked about by outsiders, but even her own family members have never let her young lady go. There is only the young lady alone, but the second, third, and fourth bedrooms all have children. These people became daring, thinking every day that their young lady can adopt their children so that their children can inherit this huge family business. Although it was Wufang who committed the crime, Wufang has always had a close relationship with the lady. At the beginning, the mining industry was handed over to Wufang by his lady despite all the arguments. Now that something went wrong, how could those people let their lady go
Huang Momo sighed deeply, "I didn't expect the matter to be so serious when I left. The inspector of the Yantie Yamen used to be easy to talk, why is he so unforgiving this time? Miss, Your Highness is here now, Your Highness is most proficient in court affairs, do you want to..."
"No!" Lu Youxin categorically denied, "Who is he? What time is it now? How can you let him get stuck because of this kind of thing?"
Huang Momo's eyes drooped slightly, and she knew that she had said something she shouldn't have said, "Your maidservant said something wrong, don't be annoyed, miss, this servant will never let His Highness know about it, it's just... Now that the masters of the house are here, they insist on Forcing Miss, what can Miss do?"
Lu Youxin took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them again, his eyes could not help but show a bit of ruthlessness, "They don't want to push me into a hurry?! How many storms have I seen in these years? Now my own people are in the back of my heart Stabbed, but they forgot, I have never been a soft-hearted person!"
Huang Momo straightened her back, "What does the miss want to do, tell the maidservant to do it."
Lu Youxin waved his hand, "There's no need to do anything now, Chi'er is here, let's delay this first, and today I asked someone to send 5,000 taels of silver to Jianzhou, I think I can stop their mouths, Chi'er is going to be here After the year, there are only twenty days left, and I will deal with them one by one after he leaves!"
Lu Youxin uttered a few words of anger, and now took a deep breath to calm himself down, "Okay, there is no need to say more about this in advance, go and see if dinner is ready in the kitchen."
Huang Momo nodded immediately when she heard the words. She had come from here before, and she often accompanied Lu Youxin over these years, so she went to the kitchen by familiar way. Lu Youxin sat for a while, then suddenly looked at Deng Momo, "You Along the way, it can be seen that the Qin family girl was afraid of resentment?"
Mother Deng shook her head, "No, the concubine in front of people is very calm and calm, she often smiles, and is kind and tolerant to those around her. When she is with His Highness, she is also very polite. Although His Highness loves her very much, But she's not frivolous or extravagant."
Lu Youxin narrowed her eyes and nodded, "I saw her today, and I don't think she belongs to Meng Lang, not a coquettish girl."
"However..." Lu Youxin hesitated for a moment and said, "For me, I can't see her through. It stands to reason that she is a young lady of the Hou Mansion and was later canonized as the princess. It is the most honorable time to marry Chi'er. On the surface, it looks like a good marriage, but such an incident happened on the night of the wedding, and in the next month, it is equivalent to fleeing. If such a thing happened when I just married into my husband's family, I'm afraid I will blame me to death That husband-in-law!"
Mother Deng pondered for a moment, and said with certainty, "The princess is indeed not afraid. When she was in Yanzhou, His Highness and the guards around her went out, and the slaves and servants were worried that something happened, and whether someone in the city would recognize her. Your highness is coming down, but the princess is very calm, she can read a book all afternoon, the princess is gentle and polite to everyone, but... But on the day when they first met, the two slaves and servants wanted to serve the princess and His Highness for dinner, but Being pushed back by His Highness, at that time the princess said a few words to give the servant and servant a step, and at that time, the servant faintly felt that the princess's temperament was not as demure as it appeared on the surface."
Lu Youxin sneered, "Aren't you talking nonsense? All these years, you have taught these incompetent people in the clan, but you have taught yourself to be incompetent? If she hadn't a strong personality, how could she have traveled so smoothly? She followed Chi'er southward. Ordinary people would be scared to death if they found out that they were being accused of treason. They would still be able to travel leisurely all the way. She must have known the news about the capital. Her uncle The title of Marquis has been deposed, but she is not in a hurry, if she is soft-tempered, she will either complain about Chier, or feel sorry for herself, which is not what you see."
Mother Deng seemed to have gotten used to Lu Youxin's way of speaking, and she just smiled and nodded, "Yes, miss is right, it's because the slave girl didn't think carefully."
Lu Youxin waved her hand, "Forget it, she's not a vixen, but she has thoughts, but I don't know if her thoughts are good or bad."
Mother Deng couldn't give an answer when she heard the words, so she had to keep her mouth shut.
Not long after, Madam Huang returned and said that dinner was ready.
Lu Youxin immediately sent Nanny Huang to invite Yan Chi and Qin Wan to Wutong Garden for dinner.
…
There are two entrances to Han's Hall, and two small courtyards are added. In this way, Qin Wan and Yan Chi live in the upper room of the second entrance, and the courtyards on the left and right are the residences of Fan Xin, Bai Feng and others. So they lived together very comfortably. Although they left the capital in a hurry at that time, because Yan Chi had made preparations in advance, the things they brought were not too small. In addition, they bought things along the way. It took some time to respond to the object.
Fu Ling didn't go with Xunniang and the others to regulate, first waited for Qin and Wan to freshen up, and then made tea for them.
When we reached Bailuzhou, it was already getting late, and now it was even darker. The lights in the house were lit, and the ground dragon had already been burned. It was as warm as spring in March. Yan Chi drank tea while Talk to Qin Wan, "What do you think of Auntie?"
Qin Wan tilted his head and said, "What my father said, it is true that the character is not inferior to that of a man."
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Wan. Qin Wan put down the teacup and looked away for a moment, as if recalling the scene when he saw Lu Youxin just now.
"My aunt is dressed in fine clothes, and her makeup is exquisite and meticulous. Needless to say, her appearance, I guess she should be very similar to that of the concubine mother. I still remember the portrait I saw in the palace... Her eyes are very sharp, only two eyes She must have taken a good look at me. I was really immature and weak in front of her. Not to mention restraining me as a little girl, no matter how big the scene is, I would like to come to my aunt to walk around in the courtyard. …”
"I know my aunt's life experience, and know her current position in the Lu family. Naturally, I can feel the attitude of a superior person in her bones. However, I also feel sorry for my aunt. The burden on my aunt's shoulders must be heavy. Today Her posture further shows that it is not easy for her to hold on for so many years, and... I guess my aunt must have encountered a difficult problem recently, not only difficult, but I am afraid that it will not be able to solve it for a while."
Hearing this, Yan Chi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He squinted his eyes and thought about the scene when he saw Lu Youxin just now, but he only remembered Lu Youxin's kind smile in his memory, although he could see that not all of the kindness towards Qin Wan was It was from the bottom of my heart, but I really didn't see that she was in trouble.
Previously, Madam Huang said that Lu Youxin came to build the state to deal with the affairs of the family, but it is not surprising that there are some troubles in a family as big as the Lu family.
Qin Wan said with a thin smile, "Although my aunt's makeup is exquisite, I can still see that her complexion is a bit unsightly. She used a lot of pearl powder in her makeup today, but the blackness under her eyes still can't be covered, and the pupils of her eyes are quite bloodshot. It can be seen that her sleep has been extremely poor recently, and her hands are cold, her lips are dark purple, and her shortness of breath and weak voice between words, this is a sign of insufficient yin deficiency, fire, qi and blood. Not only has my aunt slept extremely poorly recently, but also Difficult to eat, restless and irritable, we said earlier that my aunt is determined not to lose to a man, and that being the case, what made my aunt so anxious to get angry but came to Jianzhou for many days and hasn't dealt with it yet?"
Qin Wan is the best doctor in Dazhou, so he is better than Yan Chi by a lot. Hearing what she said, Yan Chi also remembered some clues. Qin Wan said again, "Aunt said that there are some juniors living in Dongyuan. "Although our identities don't require the juniors of the Lu family to come to see us, but when my aunt talked about them, her tone was rather blunt. I guess the difficulties she encountered may have something to do with the people living in Dongyuan."
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, "Come here—"
Bai Feng walked in from the outside, Yan Chi said, "Don't disturb Auntie, go to Dongyuan to have a look, come back quickly and tell me."
Bai Feng led away, and Yan Chi smiled and looked at Qin Wan, "On the one hand, you can see a lot."
Qin Wan raised her lips and said, "I didn't dare to be careless when facing my aunt, so I took some care."
Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand and said, "Auntie...Auntie's temper is actually very tough. She has had a hard time these years, and she wouldn't be able to survive otherwise. Although she is not close to my father, she is very good to me." Yes, you don't have to worry, she will know what kind of person you are after a few days of getting along, if you don't want to live here, I will take you to live in Jianzhou City... "
Qin Wan quickly shook her head, "It's okay, I understand her thoughts a little bit, and I can understand her, and I can handle it myself. She treats you with kindness, how can we go out and live?"
Yan Chi said casually, "Yao Zhiyuan, the prefect of Jianzhou, and your third wife of the Qin family are in-laws. Although there was an unpleasant quarrel later, your sister-in-law is now in Jianzhou City. Do you want to see her?"
Qin Wan secretly thought about this, thinking that Yan Chi would probably not be able to remember because of other incidents, but he didn't expect him to remember it all in his heart.
Qin Wan shook his head, "Don't worry, it's not easy for us to show up now, maybe she'll be better off without me." After a pause, Qin Wan said, "I remember as early as last year, I said that the prefect of Jianzhou was going to be promoted to the capital , why are you still staying in Jianzhou?"
Yan Chi said, "I was going to be promoted, but Yao Zhiyuan himself was transferred to stay in the post. He was originally from Jianzhou."
Qin Wan thought for a while, "Could it be because of my sister-in-law? After we left, the prefect Yao went to Jinzhou to pick up my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law grew up in Jianzhou and lost her mother early. If she went to the capital, she must be uncomfortable."
Yan Chi nodded and didn't say much, soon, Bai Feng came back!
Bai Feng said, "When I went down to Dongyuan, I saw that the lights in Dongyuan were brilliant, but it was not like what the second lady said, there were only a few juniors living there, and my subordinate just squatted on the roof for a look, then I saw two masters eating wine, and two young men talking. In the courtyard to the north of Dongyuan, there was a couple living there. I don't know who the subordinates are, but they seem to be some elders of the Lu family. I guess That said, they should also belong to the concubine's generation, these people are all dressed in brocade clothes, surrounded by dozens of servants and servants, they are definitely not ordinary elders."
Yan Chi's brows suddenly frowned, it was clear that the elders of the Lu family were still here, why did Aunt Lu mention it so lightly
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, knowing that what Qin Wan said was right!
"Looks like I'm going to have a good chat with my aunt later."
Lu Youxin didn't say it clearly, and Yan Chi couldn't let Bai Feng explore too privately and carefully. If something really happened, it's better to ask Lu Youxin herself.
After waiting for a while, Grandma Huang brought people over and asked them to go to Wutong Garden. Along the way, Grandma Huang explained the layout of the garden to the two of them, with a respectful tone and a thin smile on her face, as if there was nothing in peace. Two, however, when she was not speaking, she frowned subconsciously, and seemed to be a little troubled.
It was already dark, and Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand, noticing the unusual behavior of Huang Nai, the two couldn't help but glanced at each other, and walked all the way to Wutong Garden, Huang Nai had already introduced the whole garden to them After reading it again, seeing Yan Chi and Qin Wan coming, Lu Youxin warmly greeted them again!
"Chi'er, Guan'er, come in quickly..."
A banquet had already been set up in the main hall of Wutong Garden, but it seemed a little empty with only three people sitting on the huge round table.
Yan Chi sat down and glanced at the Indus Garden, only to see that although the courtyard was spacious and exquisite, the room seemed deserted.
Lu Youxin sat in the main seat, while Yan Chi and Qin Wan sat on the left and right. Lu Youxin looked at Yan Chi and said, "The last time I saw you was four years ago when my sister died. I have been wanting to see you for the past few years, but you have been in Shuoxi, go Sui heard that you had gone south after returning to the capital, so I wanted to contact you at that time, but I learned that you were here on business with the emperor's order, so forget it. I was going to go to Beijing when I learned that your father had an accident. Going to be entangled in the affairs of the clan again."
Lu Youxin asked Nanny Huang to pour wine for them, and personally served Yan Chi and Qin Guan dishes, "I know about your wedding, and you also wanted to come to Beijing at that time, but you also know the relationship between the Lu family and Prince Rui's residence, You are safe and sound, and Lu will not show his face at the palace."
Yan Chi smiled softly when he heard the words, "Of course I know what my aunt is thinking. I have received the gift that my aunt ordered."
Lu Youxin smiled and looked around, "Although your father and king are gone, but now that you have got such a princess, and the friendship between you two is very strong, I am finally relieved. You are going back to Shuoxi this time. If there is anything you need , you just talk to me."
Yan Chi raised his glass, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will make my own decisions about these matters, we husband and wife will toast to Auntie first."
Qin Wan also raised his glass and said, "Respect Auntie."
Lu Youxin smiled, drank the wine in his glass and said, "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, and it's finally here. Seeing that your husband and wife are so harmonious, I think your father and mother are also happy in the spirit of heaven. Once married, it will be different from before, you two must be of one heart and one mind."
Lu Youxin is an elder, so Yan Chi and Yan Chi will follow her teachings. It is true that she is happy today, and the wine glass has never stopped. Looking at the courtyard, she can't help but talk about the past with Yan Chi's mother and concubine, "Then One year, when I was eleven years old, I came to Bailuzhou with my elder sister and mother. We came here in autumn and lived in winter. In autumn, there are fiery red maple forests beside Moon Lake, a large area, My sister asked the servants to let the white deer out of the garden. It was also strange. Those white deer listened to my sister very much. My sister liked Bai, and she had a group of white deer by her side. She was like a fairy. At that time, my mother said , I don’t know what kind of family my sister will marry in the future, I never thought that my sister would marry your father later..."
Lu Youxin blamed and laughed at the same time, "The Lu family doesn't want to have anything to do with the royal family. The rules have been handed down for so many years, and it's not just talk. Later... Later, it made a big fuss. However, the affection for Shi has faded, if everything goes well in the future, it will be fine, but...my sister has only been married for a few years, and then she died, and what can I say, the royal family has nothing to do with it. "
Lu Youxin's eyes were really filled with resentment at this moment, Yan Chi smiled wryly when he heard this, and for a moment didn't know how to answer.
Lu Youxin didn't need Yan Chi to say anything, he hadn't seen Yan Chi for a long time, coupled with years of resentment, now that Yan Chi's parents have passed away, these words can be said in such a half-drunk manner, " Your mother and concubine have the most docile temperament. When she was born that year, her father and mother invited the best teacher in Lanzhou to teach her. It can be said that they had high hopes for her. Mother did not give birth to brothers for us. But she was lucky enough to go to the capital, hey, after so many years, I want to blame her when I think about it, if our two sisters stayed in Lanzhou, I wouldn't have such a hard time."
Lu Youxin raised his head and drank the wine in his glass, "Her name is Shouxin, and mine is Youxin. This was calculated by the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest said that if we want our sisters to have a smooth life, we must make us two like us." She lives like that, but... I am the opposite of her. The person she should keep her heart, never kept it, and died early in the end. The person I should hold my heart, was framed, and now... Oh, what a fate. people… "
Lu Youxin seemed to have drank a little too much, and his words became more and more rambling. Huang Nanny was a little anxious to listen, while watching the expressions of Yan Chi and Qin Wan, she let out a breath when she saw that the two were not angry. After a while, Lu Youxin said again, "I really want to blame your father again, but I can't bear it. My sister and your father really loved each other back then. It's not a debt to your father to treat your sister, but..."
Shaking his head, Lu Youxin sighed, "Fate is tricking people!"
Lu Youxin sighed, and then laughed again, "It's all the past, I'm talking too much."
Yan Chi said casually, "Even if Auntie says yes, Concubine Mother left early, I don't know many things about her."
With such a word, Lu Youxin's sense of melancholy faded away. She smiled loudly, "Sister, she is very talented. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is extremely talented. Back then, the Lu family in Lanzhou was well-known. The people who want to marry her have to line up from Lanzhou to Jianzhou. My parents are reluctant, so they keep her. At that time, our Lu family established many ethnology studies in Lanzhou, and later it became the famous Yunlan Academy. At that time, the academy was full of male students, but my sister encouraged us to dress up as men and go to Yunlan Academy to study. The academics of the academy knew our identities, and they didn't stop us when they saw that we were not messing around. We lived in the academy for two months..."
Lu Youxin laughed heartily, "My sister is talented in writing, you don't know, the academy doesn't send talents from other places, but no one can surpass my sister in parallel prose and poetry. At that time, our little ones followed my sister , I want to regard my sister as a god, that is where my sister met your father."
Lu Youxin looked at Yan Chi for a moment, with two resentments in his eyes, "Your father was still young at that time. Although he had been on the battlefield, he hadn't yet led the Shuoxi Army. After returning from the battlefield, I heard that he wanted to go to the battlefield again but was rejected by the late emperor, so he had no choice but to go out for a tour. This tour brought him to our academy. At that time, no one knew his identity. They only thought that he was a rich boy from the capital. At that time, there were quite a few people from the capital in our academy, and most of them admired the great Confucianists in the academy and the noble name of our Lu family. In the case of Bingjia, he was not outstanding in terms of knowledge. Although he was born quite handsome, he was not so outstanding compared to other students who often wrote thousand-character parallel essays. The literary and martial arts exams of the society are held every three years in the imperial court, and in the academy, there is also a three-year exam. Under normal circumstances, the literary exam is valued by everyone, and the martial arts exam is just a random competition for everyone. After the exam in the academy , the imperial examination is approaching, so let everyone practice their hands first."
Lu Youxin squinted his eyes, and his voice was distant, as if he saw the high spirits of the young men and women back then.
"In the literary examination that year, several of the gentlemen's children came to participate. Although the examination in the academy could not help everyone to become an official, once they won, their reputation would go out. Several great Confucians also donated many unique calligraphy and painting works. You are lucky, so there is no one who does not work hard. When it comes time for the exam, your father is not good in the literary test, but he has no opponent in the military test. Not only is his martial arts superb, but he is also outstanding in military strategy. So the instructors of the martial arts test were stunned. The martial arts test was like this, and there was a big change in the literary test. The students who were the most valued by the pedants never took the first place, because... my sister also went to the literary test !"
Lu Youxin's eyes brightened and said, "My sister was just going to join in the fun, but for some reason, she happened to get the first place by chance. Back then, the questions posed by the pedants were not easy. My sister has outstanding literary talents and good luck. Putting everyone behind, we were disguised as men at the time, and we were not very conspicuous in class on weekdays, and others would not come to investigate us, but my sister suddenly appeared and took the first place, which immediately attracted everyone Some people sensed something was wrong with our eyes, and after such investigations, my sister and our identities could not be concealed. At first, not many people saw that we were women, and others only thought that we were the young masters of the Lu family. However, your father's eyes are vicious, and he saw the body of his sister's daughter. He didn't know what method he used, and immediately knew that his sister was Miss Lu. At that time, your father took a fancy to her, and then you My father stayed in the academy for a few more months. My father found out about my elder sister and I going to the academy, so he was naturally punished. During that time, my elder sister often sneaked out. It was during that time that your father made a love affair with her. …”
Yan Chi never knew how his father and mother concubine made love back then. Hearing Lu Youxin's words now, it was the first time he clearly understood what happened back then. The concubine and mother are so acquainted, Lu Youxin's words and paintings are vivid scenes, he seems to have seen the spectacular scene of the civil and martial arts test back then, when the father and the concubine were both dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses Both of them are outstanding in age, so they attracted each other and fell in love with each other. Even though it was difficult, the mother and concubine married the father and king. If the mother and concubine can live, this story can be passed down as a good story!
"Sister is too smart, and a person who is too smart can come up with all kinds of strange ways to achieve what he wants. Father, mother, and I can't stop her from marrying your father. At that time, she even forgot what Taoist priests said. Afterwards, father and mother compromised, and only then did you have you."
Lu Youxin said a lot, and sighed at this moment, "Although you don't have much impression of your concubine mother, you should remember that your concubine mother is a very kind and beautiful person. In my opinion, there is no better concubine than your concubine mother in the world." She passed away early, but God was jealous of her beauty."
Yan Chi nodded slowly, "Thank you Auntie for telling me this, no one has ever told me about it before."
Lu Youxin laughed, "Your father is the most dull and old-fashioned, so naturally he wouldn't tell you this. Back then... your father was just a martial artist in my opinion, and I don't know what my sister likes about him. Others I don’t know what happened back then, so naturally I won’t tell you about it.”
Having said so much, the meal was a joy for the guests and the host. Seeing that Lu Youxin was drunk, Yan Chi hurriedly asked, "Auntie, you said that there are a few juniors living in the garden, but they are members of the Lu family? I also heard Huang Momo say that you came to Jianzhou this time to deal with the trivial matters of the clan, so I wonder if you can handle them properly?"
After asking this question, Lu Youxin said without changing his face, "Those juniors are all from the side branch of the Lu family. As for the matters that need to be dealt with when they come to Jianzhou, they will naturally be handled properly. Don't worry, you are coming to Jianzhou. It's for the overall situation, just do what you want, don't worry about Mrs. Lu."
Yan Chi and Qin Wan looked at each other, seeing Lu Youxin looking at him with a smile, Yan Chi could only say, "If Auntie has any difficulties, just tell me, even though my status is inconvenient, it's not that I can't help you. "
Lu Youxin nodded, seeing that it was getting late outside, he said, "Okay, I said it was for you, but I let you listen to me talking so much... I will send you back to rest, it is too late, and you are tired, wait until tomorrow I'll show you around the garden again."
It was indeed late, Yan Chi and Qin Wan got up to bid farewell to Lu Youxin, and did not let her see them off.
When Yan Chi and the others left, the smile on Lu Youxin's face slowly dissipated. She stood in a daze for a moment, then sat back in the distance, staring at the table full of delicious food and wine, in a daze.
Huang Nanny sent Yan Chi and Qin Wan back. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Lu Youxin's disappointed expression, and she couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Miss is drunk? Is the servant sending Miss in to rest?"
Lu Youxin came back to his senses, shook his head, got up, and staggered towards the Nuan Pavilion, "I still have accounts to check, don't worry."
Huang Momo hesitated to speak, and quickly followed up to serve, while other maids came in to clean up the leftovers.
When they arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, Lu Youxin sat in front of the desk and was a little dazed again. Huang Momo sighed and said, "Miss, do you miss Eldest Miss?"
When she asked this question, Lu Youxin couldn't help but smiled wryly, but her eyes were a little moist. She blinked and sighed, "It's all fate, even if the Taoist priest gave the order early, so what, my sister and I still live according to the original number of lives, so For many years, it is impossible to say that I don't blame her, but she left early, but I can still live well, what do I blame her for?"
After Lu Youxin finished speaking, her eyes fell on the pile of account books piled up in front of her.
Everyone in the world knows that the Lu family is noble, but who knows that after so many years, the Lu family has been covered with the Confucian skin of the aristocrats of the previous dynasty, but on the inside, it has long been no different from merchants. , but now the second Miss Lu is submerged in the pile of money and bank accounts all day long. These sufferings are not enough for outsiders to understand...
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On the way back to Han's House, neither Yan Chi nor Qin Wan spoke.
Just now Lu Youxin said so much, they were all old things, and this was the first time Yan Chi heard about these things, he walked all the way and thought about them all the way, the deepest thoughts of his deceased parents deepened in his heart, Qin Wan held Yan Chi tightly. Chi's hand and didn't say much, when Lu Youxin said those things, she also thought of the past between Prince Rui Yanli and Miss Lu Shouxin, and after thinking about it, she thought of her mother and father.