Chapter 182: Strange
"Who is not a saint or a sage? You are young and ignorant, and you are not reproached by others. Cui said.
Just hearing her say this, Lu Xuan was so angry that she knew that after she persuaded Lu Qingmeng, she turned around and acted as a lobbyist for her in front of her:
"Ah Xuan, you don't have to worry about Qingmeng anymore, she didn't mean it before, didn't you see her remorse?"
Lu Xuan couldn't believe his ears, and turned to look at Cui Shi and retorted: "Remorse? I can't believe her, but A-Niang, didn't you see with your own eyes all kinds of evil deeds that she colluded with her to frame her descendants for injustice?
After a pause, Lu Xuan put on his inherent attitude again: "That's it, whatever A-Niang thinks, I will never forgive her anyway." ”
With that, Lu Xuan immediately turned around and went back to his courtyard angrily.
Cui Shi looked at Lu Qingmeng at this time, although he didn't want to offend Lu Xuan, but he still said to the person in front of him, "Stay." ”
Lu Qingmeng got the advantage and pretended to be empathetic and asked the Cui family, "What about the brother?" ”
Cui Shi shook his head: "You can live back in your original courtyard with peace of mind, and I will try my best to persuade Ah Xuan." ”
"But......" Lu Qingmeng still hesitated.
"Well, it's nothing, since I promised your mother to take care of you, I will never allow you to do anything stupid."
After speaking, Cui Shi didn't think about it and took Lu Qingmeng back to the original courtyard.
"The furnishings have always been as you had before, and no one has come in since you left." Cui Shi explained to Lu Qingmeng.
It seems that she has always reserved a place in the Lu Mansion for Lu Qingmeng in her heart, and maybe she has been looking forward to her coming back for a long time.
The corners of Lu Qingmeng's mouth rose slightly, and when he turned to look at Cui's, he instantly changed into a grateful expression.
"Qingmeng is not filial, Aunt Lao is so worried, everything in the past is really Qingmeng is too simple, in the future, she will definitely be more guarded, and she will never cause trouble to Lu Fu and her brother again."
Seeing Lu Qingmeng's promise to himself, Cui's completely eliminated the suspicion between her and the last incident, and immediately ordered the maid next to her to stay and clean up for her, and he went to comfort Lu Xuan.
After sending the Cui clan away, Lu Qingmeng easily drove away all the subordinates he sent, and the smug smile on his face became more and more arbitrary:
Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan, you did everything possible to drive me out of the Lu Mansion, and this time I won't be able to come back effortlessly? You relied on your identity as the eldest son of the Lu family to oppress me in every way, and I will find you sooner or later for this hatred.
A gloomy smile appeared on Lu Qingmeng's face, and the pair of ink eyes became more and more fierce, eager to cramp and peel Lu Xuan's bones immediately.
On the other side, Lu Xuan was angry, on the one hand, he was disturbed by Lu Qingmeng's sudden appearance, and on the other hand, he hated Cui's for not knowing how to learn a lesson, and still dared to lure the wolf into the room like this.
At that time, Cui's looked for this side, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Lu Xuan sitting alone at the head of the bed sulking, and his face was flushed.
Seeing this, Cui Shi hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand on Lu Xuan's thin back: "Ah Xuan, you have always been magnanimous, and you have never had a quarrel with anyone even in political affairs, but why are you so harsh on Qingmeng?" ”
Lu Xuan sneered when he heard this: "Harsh? Was it because I was harsh on her, or was she unrepentant? Why is A-Niang so soft-hearted, does she really have to wait for her to have nothing to do with the Lu family's descendants before she is willing? ”
Cui Shi simply felt that Lu Xuan's words were too trivial, how could Lu Qingmeng, a weak woman with the strength of her abdominal muscles, have the ability to overthrow the foundation of Lu Mansion for hundreds of years?
But Lu Qingmeng really has this ability, fighting with Lu Xuan may not be her forte, but demagoguery and winning sympathy are her consistent means.
Lu Xuan's previous life was based on her ability, but Cui Shi didn't know about it.
"So, is A-Niang planning to write off the previous things and let her live back again?" Lu Xuan asked Cui Shi angrily.
She then nodded: "I have ordered someone to go and clean up Qingmeng's room." ”
Lu Xuan was so anxious when she heard this, but in the face of Cui's stubbornness, she really didn't know how to advise.
Trying her best to calm down, Lu Xuan remembered the question that had bothered her just now, and then asked Cui Shi again: "Isn't A-Niang curious?" Where did Lu Qingmeng go for so long? ”
When Cui Shi heard this, he naively repeated Lu Qingmeng's words to Lu Xuan:
"Didn't Qingmeng say that she was living in the temple of Qinghe Mountain these days? She is also a sister who grew up with you since childhood, do you really want to watch her ruin her good years at a young age? ”
It's a good year, Lu Xuan just doesn't know what kind of good years a person like Lu Qingmeng who can only teach others to do some crooked things will have to be protected.
But right now, Cui's just doesn't shed tears when she doesn't see the coffin, and Lu Xuan has nothing to say, in short, she doesn't believe half a word of what Lu Qingmeng said.
Choi insisted on keeping her by his side, so that he could take the opportunity to spy on the enemy and find out why she chose to come back at this time.
"That's it, Lu Mansion is now Ah Niang's decision, if Ah Niang insists on staying, let her stay, but don't blame me for saying ugly things in front, if she does anything unfavorable to Yan Zhi next time, it will be Ah Niang to protect her, and I must also be driven out of Lu Mansion, and I will never step into the threshold of Lu Mansion for half a step."
Seeing that Lu Xuan finally gave in, Cui Shi didn't even have time to think for a while, and hurriedly nodded and agreed to her, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and leave from here.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan was the only one left in the room, and she tried to connect the recent events one after another.
Lu Xuan had just gone to intercept the case of Huxichang on the front foot, and someone on the back foot followed up and reported what she had done to Wang Yong.
Previously, she had always thought that it was someone from the household department who inadvertently slipped her mouth.
But when I went back that day and thought about it, the household department was ordered by Shangshu to make a special trip to retrieve the stolen quinine, in this case, the people below would not associate the trial power of this case with Lu Xuan.
It's just that she's fashionable and can't figure out who else was present that day, except for Tobe, who would reveal her whereabouts.
It wasn't until he heard Lu Qingmeng mention the Qingheshan Temple that Lu Xuan came back to his senses, and the Qingheshan Temple was not far east of Li County.
"Could it be that it was Lu Qingmeng who stabbed what I did to the ears of the commander of the West Factory that day?" Lu Xuan secretly speculated.
As for why Lu Qingmeng didn't directly report her whereabouts to Xichang before Lu Xuan successfully handled the case, this is her cleverness-
Lu Xuan was not appointed by the imperial court to take over the case of the loss of quinine, so even if her trial of the case did not go well, no one would know about it, let alone punish her.
On the contrary, if Lu Xuan successfully completes the case, he will inevitably be hated by Wang Yong, the commander of the West Factory.
In this way, Lu Xuan has not officially entered the ranks of high-ranking officials, and he has to make countless enemies.
Thinking about it, with Wang Yong's stinginess, if he started to come, Lu Xuan would definitely feel better.
Following the speculation of the intention in this way, Lu Xuan was almost certain that the events of that day would inevitably have nothing to do with Lu Qingmeng.
But the past has passed, and the most important thing in front of Lu Xuan now is the purpose of Lu Qingmeng's return from this trip.
And Lu Xuan didn't even know when Lu Qingmeng and Li Ce met, so he had to be more wary of her, so as not to be caught off guard when he was in battle.
Lu Xuan was worried about this, but there was an arrogant shout outside the door-"Lu Qingmeng, come out for me!" ”
Listening to this voice like a ruffian, Lu Xuan knew without thinking about it that it must be his second uncle Lu Xilong.
There seems to be a chorus of chattering around him, and it seems that the problem of Shuzhi who likes to drag his family with his mouth can't be changed.
Lu Xuan had a splitting headache, but she still didn't want to leave the matter to Cui Shi to solve, so she immediately went outside to stop everyone before Cui Shi was disturbed.
"Yo, isn't this the second uncle? What is the wind that is blowing you? I heard that when I went down to Jiangnan before, wasn't my second uncle served very well in the prison of the Criminal Department? ”
Lu Xuan didn't open any pot, and deliberately sprinkled a handful of salt on Lu Xilong's wound, in front of all the people in the Shuzhi, which really made Lu Xilong lose face.
But now that Lu Xuan has been promoted one after another, and is protected by Gu Huanli and Shen Xixu, the two big shots at the same time, Lu Xilong has great courage, and he doesn't dare to snub her like before.
He immediately showed a kind smile towards Lu Xuan: "It turns out that Ah Xuan is in the house!" At this time, you should take care of your official duties in the household department. ”
This was as if their family was deliberately looking at the time when Lu Xuan was away.
Lu Xuan raised his lips and smiled: "I was just called out by the county lord of Pingchuan and His Royal Highness the Fierce King to discuss important matters, and I ended early, so I came back early." ”
Lu Xuan knew that because she was transferred to the household department, it was now rumored that Gu Huanli had abandoned her.
Externally, although Lu Xuan is unwilling to cling to Gu Huanli's relationship, in the face of a villain like Lu Xilong, who bullies the weak and is afraid of the hard, he really has to use this method.
Hearing this, Lu Xilong's face really had a trace of panic, and his attitude towards Lu Xuan became more and more respectful, and he paused for a moment before asking her: "I don't know if Lu Qingmeng is in the house?" ”
Lu Xuan couldn't help but be stunned, Lu Qingmeng had just entered the door with his front foot, but in the time of half a cup of tea, he rushed over to ask for someone, and this time was stuck as if the two sides had colluded in advance.
This had to make Lu Xuan wonder if there was any collusion between Lu Qingmeng and Shu Zhi.
After hesitating for a while, Lu Xuan nodded: "Lu Qingmeng is indeed here, and A-Niang arranged for her to live in another courtyard." ”
Hearing this, Lu Xilong's face instantly ignited with a burst of displeasure, and then without saying a word, he rushed towards the direction of Lu Qingmeng's courtyard.