Chapter 043: Fighting
Mrs. Lu's 60th birthday came soon, Lu Delin invited many friends to come over to congratulate the old lady on her birthday, and Lu Tang also sent invitations to many colleagues. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
With Lu Tang's face, Mrs. Lu's birthday is naturally very lively, and the house began to open up before dawn, and the maid was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground, and even Lu Jinyi got up early in the morning, ran to the old lady's room, and helped her wrap up red.
The old lady was wearing a dark red Wufu holding a birthday gown, her hair was meticulously combed, and she was very happy to look energetic, "The house has not been so lively for many years." ”
She sighed with Lu Jinyi and He Jiawan, who were helping the next person, that the recent happy event in the house, in addition to Lu Tang's promotion, was the birth of Brother Cheng...... Brother Cheng didn't go to the family tree, and he didn't even hold a full moon banquet, let alone someone came to congratulate him.
It is true that there have been no happy events in the house for many years.
"Several cousins are about to reach the age of marrying wives, and happy events in the house will follow one after another." He Jiawan smiled and said to the old lady, "I'm afraid that my aunt and grandmother won't be able to be busy." ”
Mrs. Lu thought of those grandchildren, and it was indeed time to marry a wife, so she smiled and said, "I forgot about them." Speaking of which, your eldest brother has also been back for a few days, why hasn't the paperwork come down yet? ”
She is talking about Lu Jinglin, the young master of Lu, who is twenty-two years old this year, and because he was transferred to other places to do county orders in his early years, his family has never been able to take care of marrying him.
Lu Jinyi put the sealed red seal in the basket aside, shook her head and said, "I haven't seen my eldest brother these days, maybe I have other official business entrusted to him." ”
After all, he was awarded the Jinshi, and he worked as a county magistrate in the field for three years, so his future should not be bad.
The old lady looked a little worried, "The matter of the transfer of officials has always been in the hands of the Ministry of Officials, and I heard that the Ministry of Officials has never dealt with your fifth uncle, and I don't know if he will do anything about your eldest brother's appointment......
The official who did not deal with Lu Tang was still ...... Isn't that Fu Shaotang?
Lu Jinyi's heart jumped, remembering the situation when she met him in Jingu Garden a while ago, after so many years, he could actually call out the name Du Jiao...... It shows that he should still remember her.
I just don't know, what he remembers...... Do you remember the Du family's affection for him in the past, or do you remember the Du family's later harm to his father.
If it was the former, Lu Jinyi dared to assure Mrs. Lu that he should not be too embarrassed about Lu Jinglin's transfer.
But if it is the latter, it means that he is a person who holds grudges, and it is very likely that he will be angry with Lu Jinglin because of Lu Tang and hinder his transfer.
Although Lu Jinglin is not the eldest brother of Lu Jinyi's mother, he is also Lu Delin's eldest son...... Lu Delin has become a rich idler because of his leg disease.
Her other brothers don't have such a good reading talent as Lu Jinglin, so whether they can win the lift in the future has to be said separately...... Lu Jinyi didn't want Lu Jinglin to ruin his good future because of Lu Tang's relationship.
Lu Jinyi secretly thought that if she had the opportunity to see Fu Shaotang again, she would definitely go to find out his tone.
At least for his eldest brother, he has to find a better future...... Otherwise, the Lu family's room would have to live in the shadow of Lu Tang for the rest of their lives, and they would not be able to raise their heads.
Mrs. Lu also knew that their daughters didn't know anything about the court, so they just said it casually, not wanting to get any answers from them.
When the things were almost ready, Mrs. Lu Su came over to invite the old lady to the main hall, saying that the guests who had come to congratulate the old lady on her birthday had arrived.
The old lady tidied up her makeup, and went out with the Su family, Lu Jinyi didn't like to join in this kind of excitement, thinking that there would be fewer people, and then she would go to the old lady to pay a birthday greeting and give a birthday gift.
He Jiawan coincided with her, and took advantage of the old lady's visit, and the two made an appointment to go to the garden to see who came.
The banquet was held in the West Cross Courtyard, and Lu Delin and Lu Tang stood in the Cross Courtyard to pick up the guests, most of them came to find Lu Tang.
She hadn't paid attention to these people in the court for some years, but she still saw a few familiar figures from them, several adults who had quarrels with her father Du Shiyong in the past, all of them were a little older, but standing in front of Lu Tang, they were still respectful.
It's really a book of the household, and even the pomp is different.
Lu Jinyi secretly thought, He Jiawan saw her looking at the pile of officials in official uniforms, and pulled her sleeves: "Do you recognize those people?" ”
Lu Jinyi shook her head, all she knew was those faces, but she didn't know what they were at all.
He Jiawan felt strange, "I don't recognize them, why do you keep staring at them?" ”
Lu Jinyi was a little stumped by her, frowned and thought for a while, before saying, "I'm just curious about which adults are close to us." ”
Those who can come to Lu Mansion are, of course, some friends with Lu Tang.
He Jiawan no longer asked, but said, "My mother will also come over today, and you will meet me in a while." She's been thinking about you for a long time. ”
Lu Jinyi just wanted to nod, but saw a person wearing an official robe of the same color as Lu Tang walking in, followed by a tall woman, and when he came in, the entire courtyard was quiet.
Everyone's eyes were on him...... It was Fu Shaotang, and the woman behind him, Lu Jinyi, didn't know.
When Lu Tang saw him, his face also changed, and an official who couldn't bear it stood directly in front of Fu Shaotang and asked him, "What are you doing here?" ”
Fu Shaotang didn't seem to care about his attitude, and said with a slight smile: "Naturally, I came to give Mrs. Lu a birthday gift." ”
He waved his hand, and after a while, two guards came over with a mahogany box tied with red silk, "A red coral, not a tribute." ”
"Fu Shaotang, today is Mrs. Lu's sixtieth birthday, please don't come to make trouble!" The official said with a little anger, who in the court didn't know that Fu Shaotang and Lu Tang were mortal enemies, and he came to give congratulatory gifts so rashly, obviously because the person who came was not good.
Fu Shaotang didn't care about the official's black face at all, but looked at Lu Tang with a light smile, "Lord Lu thinks that the official's birthday gift is too light?" ”
His look that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, in the eyes of others, became a provocation...... He Jiawan couldn't help but hold her breath when she looked at it, and whispered to Lu Jinyi: "I have long heard that this Fu Shangshu is your fifth uncle's rival in the court, but I didn't expect to be so young...... It's just that this situation doesn't look quite right. ”
What's not right, Fu Shaotang made it clear that he was here to block Lu Tang.
It's just the woman behind him...... Before she could think about it, a voice behind her told her the answer.
"That's Liu Can's niece Liu Huaizhu."