Although King Ying is not the enemy of Xiao Erfang, he can be regarded as the enemy of Xiao Erfang because he helped Xiao Changfang escape responsibility. If Lu Dashou just stole the owner's property and sold it for money, for the sake of Lu's mother's loyalty, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family could still be lightly punished, but if he was in a relationship with the enemy of the small second room, it would be unbearable for any owner to eat inside and out.

Lu Changxiu and Lu Ma both know this clearly.

Mother Lu fell to her knees with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "Old lady Mingcha, that child ...... No matter how foolish that kid is, he can't do such a thing. Besides, who is King Ying? How could you look down on him? Maybe he sold things to the store outside, and someone else bought a kang screen from the store and gave it to King Ying? ”

Lu Changxiu also knelt beside his wife silently, but straightened his waist and lowered his head without speaking.

Zhao Wei looked at him: "What does Uncle Lu think?" Do you think it's a coincidence? ”

The look of surprise in Lu Changxiu's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly lowered his head: "I don't know if it's small...... So which green onion is that kid? Where can the people of the palace look down on him? Take 10,000 steps back and say, if he really has something to do with the palace, what can he do? He looked at the house in the capital for five years, and he didn't know anything about the family, and the things in the old lady's treasury were nothing less except for the kang screen. Could it be that he went to the palace just to send a kang screen? It really doesn't make sense. ”

Zhao Wei smiled slightly: "It really doesn't make sense, but if what he wants to talk about is not Yingwangfu, but Xiao Changfang, it may not make sense." ”

Lu's mother only felt a thunderbolt from the sky: "What?!" Lu Changxiu's face turned even paler: "This ...... This...... Is this what the son of evil said? ”

Zhang said lightly: "He didn't confess to us. Instead, he leaked his mouth when talking to his daughter-in-law in private. His daughter-in-law was frightened and did not want to live with him, so she asked me for grace. I asked her to go back to her mother's house, and told me everything he said. Although I don't know when he was attracted by Xiao Changfang, Xiao Changfang wanted to give gifts to Princess Ying, and I inquired about her love of objects made of jade, and I was shy in my pocket, so I didn't know where to buy it, and I saw that our ancestors and grandchildren had not returned to the capital for several years. When we snatched things away, we saw a few jade carvings in our storeroom, which were worth some silver. He bought Dashou and smuggled the kang screen out. I heard that the gift of the small long room was quite face-saving in King Ying's mansion, and I was happy for a while. also generously rewarded a high-class seal for his birthday. promised that when Xiao Changfang re-entered the Nanhou Mansion in the future, he would remove his status as an official slave and give him a sum of money to settle down. ”

Mother Lu's face changed, and she glanced at her husband in disbelief. Lu Changxiu's face was very ugly, and he didn't dare to move when he lowered his head.

Zhao Wei finally showed a little anger on his face: "Uncle Lu, why does Da Shou have such a thought?!" Your family is in our house, who has wronged you? Your son wants to get rid of his status as an official slave every day, and he will not hesitate to betray his master for this?! It is not our family that has turned you into slaves. Isn't that the sin of your ancestors?! When the Qing soldiers invaded the capital, it was just to save their lives. had to surrender the Qing troops, and Emperor Taizu would not be embarrassed afterwards, at most he would let people return to his hometown. Only those who aided the abuse and helped the Qing soldiers to harm their own people will be demoted to official slaves. With such an identity, you still eat and dress well in the Zhao family, read and write, and no one scolds you, except for when you were kicked out of the house by Xiao Changfang that year, your son suffered a little, and his food and clothing are not worse than the children of well-off families outside, how much dissatisfaction does he have, can he forget the suffering he suffered back then, and forget the master's grace for many years? ! ”

If Lu Dashou betrayed the master for other reasons, it can be said that he was a teenager who lacked parental upbringing, and wanted to make a mistake for a while, but because of his background, he was resentful, and Lu Changxiu, as a father, had an unshirkable responsibility. Moreover, when Lu Dashou whispered to his wife, he boasted about his ancestors' lintels, and he was a great official of the previous dynasty a few decades ago, and he was a eunuch for generations. Lu Dashou has listened to his father Lu Changxiu talk about the scenery of his ancestors since he was a child, and the biggest wish of the father and son in this life is to get rid of the status of officials and slaves and become decent gentry children, at least they must be a cultivator. Because of this, he will have no resistance to the conditions proposed by Xiao Changfang, and no matter how important they are in Xiao Erfang, they are still official slaves, far less attractive than the status of good people and rich households.

In the face of Zhao Wei's questioning, Lu Changxiu remained silent, and Lu's mother saw this, and her body became more and more shaky. is an old husband and wife for more than 20 years, even if Lu Changxiu used to be very careful to cover herself in front of her, after the children were born one after another, there were many fewer taboos, so she knew very well in her heart that her husband really missed the glory of his ancestors, and he looked forward to one day getting rid of the status of official slaves and reviving the lintel, so he was very strict with the upbringing of his sons, as if he was cultivating scholars seriously, asking them to learn the Four Books and Five Classics from an early age, even if the children could only be scholars for the young master, he would not relax his requirements. Sometimes there was a quarrel between husband and wife, and when he didn't choose what to say, he also belittled her status as a girl.

But this qiē is just lip service!

Lu's mother knew in her heart that it was impossible for her husband to become a good citizen, and when she was willing to marry him, she had already given up the possibility of being a good person. But she never expected that he would instill such an idea in his eldest son in private, what about Bilian? What about Xiaoman? Did he teach them the same thing? Da Shou is in collusion with Xiao Changfang, does he really not know?!

Looking at Lu's mother's reaction, Zhang's mood was also very complicated, she regretted that she married her henchman to Lu Changxiu back then. At that time, she saw that Lu Changxiu was literate, smart, gentle in temperament, quite upright and delicate, and her henchmen liked it in her heart, and she took the initiative to ask for it, and she fulfilled them, where would she have thought that Lu Changxiu had always had such an idea in her heart?

Lu's mother is a peasant girl who sold herself to the Zhang family as a maid, grew up with her since she was a child, and married into the Jiannan Hou Mansion with her, and is the first proud person around her. In terms of identity and status, they are far higher than Lu Changxiu, who is an official slave. When they were married, many people said that Lu's mother was married. Zhang also believes that fulfilling him and Lu's mother is a grace to him. But today, it seems that Lu Changxiu's family was ruined when he was a child and was demoted to slavery, maybe he still remembers the wealth when he was a child, since he has not forgotten the scenery of his ancestors, has he really not disliked Lu's mother? After marrying Lu's mother. He soon became the little steward in the Hou Mansion, and then went up step by step. He asked for this marriage, did he also mean to use Lu's mother?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Changxiu. He moved uneasily, suddenly bent down, and kowtowed: "Old lady, Uncle Wei." Girl. It's all a small fault. Small...... I have never forgotten that the ancestor Shangyuan is also a scholarly eunuch, although he knows in his heart that he will never be able to get rid of the identity of this official slave, but there is always a trace of extravagance in his heart, and he will ...... it whenever he wants" He raised his sleeves and wiped his eyes lightly, as if he shed tears: "The little one who reads and writes, and can write and count, so he is valued by the old lady." He has also been strict with several children. Let them study carefully and learn the rules. When they couldn't hold it anymore, they asked the little one why he had to learn so many things as a slave, and the little one taught them the deeds of their ancestors, so that they would not insult their ancestors. Xiao Yixin just wanted to urge them to improve, but he never expected that the child in Dashou would go down the wrong path......"

He lowered his sleeves, revealing clear tears on his face, and seemed to be just holding back his sadness: "I don't dare to hide it from the old lady, when the young went to Beijing to transport things, Da Shou mentioned that Xiao Changfang was wooing him, and the small one fell to him, he responded at the time, and the small one thought that he would not mention it again, where did he think of it...... Knowing this, the young man should have reported this matter to the old lady, and he didn't want to hide his selfishness for a while, and he would lead to such a result, which would not only harm the master's family, but also harm the longevity......"

He said it sadly, and his words were quite sincere, after Zhang and Zhao Wei heard it, their faces softened a lot, and after thinking about it carefully, they felt that what he said might be the truth. After Lu Changxiu is an official eunuch, it is normal to be unwilling, but he has been loyal to his duties in Xiao Changfang for many years, if he has colluded with Xiao Changfang, then Xiao Erfang has no secrets in front of Xiao Changfang for a long time. For the sake of his son, it is also human nature to hide the events of the year. As long as his husband and wife are not traitors, it is easy to say.

Unlike the reactions of his grandmother and brother, Zhao Xiu was shocked from beginning to end, but at this time, he stared at Lu Changxiu and looked at Lu's mother's reaction.

Lu's mother was also looking at her husband, there was an indescribable look in her eyes, and she seemed to be very sad, but she didn't refute her husband's words. Somehow, Zhao Xiu always felt that she didn't seem to believe what Lu Changxiu said.

Zhao Xiu frowned slightly, whether it was Lu Changxiu or Lu's mother, they were all Zhang's and her right-hand men. Xiao Erfang has returned to her hometown for many years, and most of the family affairs are carried out with the help of their husband and wife, grandmother and brother went to the capital for a few months, Zhao Xiu is the housekeeper, and they also have a lot of help, and then she has a few plans, which need to rely on them to implement it, but now it seems that the plan is still a little better.

Mother Lu is naturally credible, but other Lu family members may not. Lu Dashou is the first to be unreliable, his wife doesn't need to be mentioned, Lu Changxiu seems to have his own thoughts, Bilian and Xiaoman...... They are all people around Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu, if they have bad intentions, the consequences are really unimaginable. Zhao Xiu can understand their unwillingness to accept their fate as official slaves, but if they want to regain their free body, they must betray and betray their masters who are good to them? After the so-called scholarly eunuch, if you don't even want the minimum morality of being a person, what face does you have to say that you want to restore the glory of your ancestors? What glory? Is it the glory of being a traitor?

Zhao Xiu glanced at the Zhang family, and wondered in his heart, should he persuade his grandmother, and cultivate a few loyal and capable good housekeepers, at least, Lu Changxiu can no longer be allowed to take charge of the second house.

Lu Changxiu admitted her mistake, and Lu's mother was so sad, and Zhang's heart softened for her sake. She finally relented and asked them to take her son back, as for the daughter-in-law, let them reconcile and leave, the horizontal and vertical things have come to this point, and the husband and wife can't do it. Lu Dashou made a big mistake, it is impossible to arrange an errand for him again, and the monthly money must be deducted, so that he can reflect on his life at home for a year or two.

Lu Changxiu and Lu's mother both kowtowed to Zhang's and thanked for the grace, before they led their son home tremblingly. Lu Dashou suffered a lot along the way, and the whole person lost weight, Lu's mother felt a little distressed when she saw it, but when she thought of what her son had done, she slapped her with hatred: "You did a good thing!" Daddy's face has been lost by you! ”

Lu Dashou saw his parents and heard that he could go home, so he was relieved, and he was slapped in the face, and he was stunned: "Mother, you should listen to my defense!" ”

"What else is there to argue?!" Lu's mother smacked him, "You did that kind of ugly thing, can you still be justified?!" ”

"Alright, don't make any noise." Lu Changxiu scolded his wife and children coldly, and glanced around vigilantly, "Are you still afraid that other people's jokes will be seen less?!" ”

Lu's mother glanced at him, stopped talking, grabbed her son's ear, and pulled it home, so painful that Lu Dashou called all the way: "Mother! Mother! Loosen up, release quickly! Ears are going to fall out! ”

When I got home, I closed the door, and as soon as Lu's mother let go, Lu Dashou jumped away: "Mother, you are reasonable!" If you break my ears and I become a waste, who will raise you in the future?! He also asked his father, "Father, you can help me too!" ”

It was Lu Changxiu who answered him with an even louder slap: "Brute, what are you talking nonsense?!" (To be continued......)