117. Visit my grandfather
"Who is Fu Hongguang? Which relatives of my uncle's family? Su Xi grabbed a piece of white chopped chicken and asked, this restaurant is worthy of being called "the first floor in the capital", and the taste is outstanding.
"It's my grandfather,"
In Lu Youzhen's memory, he has almost no impression of his grandfather Fu Hongguang, and he has never seen his grandfather say a little bit over the years, but after Lu Youzhen has his own livelihood, he will give a gift to the Fu family every New Year's Day.
"Since you are your grandfather, why did the second prince tell you to be careful of him? Was my grandfather very difficult to get along with? Su Xi was puzzled.
Lu Youzhen shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it, and I haven't exchanged any letters, I only know that my uncle will move out of the Shilang Mansion to live alone, just because he has a bad relationship with his grandfather, he doesn't even want to mention it." ”
As for why the relationship is not good, the uncle refuses to say, Lu Youzhen vaguely guesses that it is probably related to his grandfather's sending his mother and several aunts to others as concubines.
Lu Youzhen had heard about Fu Hongguang's rumors in Beijing, and he had also heard that his uncle had a big quarrel with his grandfather because of this, but Lu Youzhen felt that his uncle still had a deeper secret in his heart.
"I'll make a post to the Shilang Mansion for me in a while, and I'll say I'll visit my grandfather tomorrow." Lu Youzhen still decided to meet this grandfather first, after all, he was his mother's father, and his blood was thicker than water, so he didn't want to doubt it casually.
"I'll accompany you, how can I not meet my elder's granddaughter-in-law," Su Xi said with a smile.
"Xi'er ......" He exhaled in a low voice, seeing Su Xi's expression firm, he couldn't say anything if he refused, and after thinking about such a formal visit, even if his grandfather really didn't like him, he shouldn't do anything to Su Xi, so he nodded in agreement.
The two did not waste the food on this table, ate very happily, and returned to their residence when they were full of wine and food.
As soon as he returned to the Lu house, Su Xi wrote a letter of worship, called Bao'er, the youngest son of the Li Sijia who was guarding the door, and asked him to send the post to Fu Shilang's house.
Only then did he start to pack up a lot of things he bought back today with Pandan Vanilla, and suddenly remembered one thing when he put it away, shouted "Ah", picked up the skirt and ran to the study.
"Ah Zhen," Su Xi said with a slight gasp, "Wu Ming...... Wu Ming is the elder brother of the original Wu Governor's Mansion, isn't he? ”
Lu Youzhen recalled a little and found that it was true, "No wonder his eyes always look at us with a cold light." ”
"He is the second prince's person, and the second prince also believes in him like that, will he ......" Su Xi was a little worried about whether the two princes had a deeper purpose.
"If I am the second prince and I want to win over someone to achieve a certain goal, I will definitely not do anything that will disgust the other party before the goal is achieved," Lu Youzhen said with emotion:
"His grandiose placement of Wu Ming in front of us is not a show of goodwill, but it makes me not doubt his intentions."
"What if he does the opposite?" Su Xi was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Lu Youzhen is a little perfunctory, and he is always willing to trust the friends he recognizes in his heart.
Su Xi threw himself into his arms and whispered, "I just want you to be safe." ”
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In the afternoon of the next day, Su Xi and Lu Youzhen, who had taken a nap, went to the Shilang Mansion with gifts, and the housekeeper who came out of the house to greet him was a housekeeper named Fu Yu, the only one who had worked in the Fu family for more than ten years.
The old housekeeper brought the two into the main hall, and instructed the maid to serve them tea, before he said: "The master has not yet gone to the office, and it is estimated that it is almost time, please sit down with the second son and the young lady for a while and have some refreshments." ”
Lu Youzhen bowed slightly, and glanced at Su Xi before talking to the housekeeper: "I have been living in Sifang City before, and I have not been able to visit my grandfather, I feel very guilty, I don't know if my grandfather's body is still healthy?" ”
"Second Young Master Lao is worried, the master is in good health, and the master has been hindered by the one above over the years, so he doesn't dare to contact you, but the old slave knows that the master is always thinking about you in his heart, and I don't know how happy I am to hear the news that you came to the capital."
The old housekeeper squinted his eyelids and looked at Lu Youzhen with his small eyes as he spoke, as if he saw the eldest lady and the second lady who had been deceased for many years and called him "Grandpa Yu" with a smile.
He has come to the Fu family since the old lady's generation, and he has been in the Fu family for fifty years, and he has witnessed too many things in this family.
Lu You really wanted to say something to get to know this grandfather who had never met before, so he saw a charming woman who came in for Tingting.
Lu Youzhen's face was a little strange, as far as he knew, it had been more than ten years since his grandmother passed away, could this bewitching woman be his grandfather's concubine? Dare to come out to meet guests without permission, is it the kind that is very favored?
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Su Xi's expression, which seemed to have the same shock as him.
I only heard the woman point to the housekeeper and said, "The housekeeper you are really, the master is not here, you should find someone to invite me here, how can there be a reason to hang the guests here." ”
Her voice has a sense of delicate and glutinous, quite charming, but Su Xi obviously felt that the old housekeeper lowered his head and shook goosebumps, and couldn't help but feel that his grandfather's taste was really heavy.
The woman didn't care what the old housekeeper thought, turned to look at Su Xi and Lu Youzhen, and said with an exaggerated smile: "This is Ah Zhen and your daughter-in-law, I hear that Ming Xia often talks about you." ”
Tomorrow summer? Uncle? What's going on? Before the two of them could think about it, the woman introduced herself ostentatiously: "Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Bai Lian, and I am Ming Xia's wife, you should call me Uncle Sheng according to your generation." ”
After she finished speaking, she stared at Lu Youzhen, with undisguised anticipation in her eyes.
Lu Youzhen and Su Xi's shock is indescribable, it is difficult for the two to imagine how the serious uncle and the charming Bai Lian are connected, and they have never heard from the uncle that he is married.
Lu Youzhen looked to the side, trying to get some answers from the old butler, but the old butler just stood aside silently with his hands down, not even giving him a look.
Bai Lian restrained her smile, she was not satisfied with Lu Youzhen and Su Xi's performance at all, so she crossed her waist and said proudly: "Mingxia's only son was born to me, can't you still be your aunt?" ”
Su Xi and Lu Youzhen's faces were wonderful, and they were thinking about what attitude to use to treat the ...... in front of them The person who suspected his aunt heard a voice at the door:
"Bai Shi, what are you doing when you come out, go back to your yard."
As soon as Bai Lian saw someone coming, she suddenly lost her momentum and slipped out of the main hall. Lu Youzhen, Su Xi, and even the old housekeeper all breathed a sigh of relief.
The person who came was dressed in the official uniform of a third-grade official, and sat straight on the main seat of the main hall, and the old housekeeper stepped forward and pointed to Lu Youzhen and the two introduced: "Master, this is the second son and the young lady of the Lu family." ”
He also said to Lu Youzhen that the first person was the head of the Fu family, the head of the household and the head of the household, Fu Hongguang, their maternal grandfather. Lu Youzhen took Su Xi to kowtow, and Fu Hongguang said lightly: "Get up." ”
Su Xi took advantage of the moment when he got up, and secretly raised his eyes to see that Fu Hongguang's face was serious and unsmiling, and he was just another uncle, but he had a lot more wrinkles than his uncle.