When he left, he had a faint smile on his face, and after seeing Ma Zemin's true face clearly, he really let go of the matter.

After Lu Yue left, Ma Zemin stood in place for a long time.

He moved his stiff body, but he only felt a loss of strength, and for the first time he wanted to lie down desperately.

However, the Ma family and the eldest prince are all burdens on his shoulders.

Lu Yue's rejection was expected by him, but he never expected that he would be rejected so sparingly.

From now on, he completely lost this great tree to rely on.

Ma Zemin looked stunned, not knowing what to do next.

Who else could he turn to?

After a while, the slave who had been watching not far away for a long time cautiously stepped forward, obviously having received Lu Yue's instructions when he left, and said thoughtfully: "Young Master Ma, the little young master is entertaining guests, let the slave come and send you out of the garden." ”

Hearing this, Ma Zemin smiled miserably, stumbled under his feet, and almost fell to the ground.

Lu Yue didn't want to leave him with this face, it seemed that the last request really angered him.

……

After returning to the table, Lu Yue sat back in his original position and smiled apologetically at everyone: "I'm really sorry, I delayed some time in dealing with private matters, so I punished myself with three glasses to apologize." ”

After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and seriously drank three glasses in a row to punish himself.

Qi Changrong had eaten a few skewers of skewers before and was rinsing his mouth with water.

Coincidentally, seeing Lu Yue's distinct posture, the seeming contemplation between her eyebrows had faded, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, knowing that she didn't say anything.

That Ma Zemin, I'm afraid it's going to be in vain.

Although everyone was a little curious about what he was doing, because it was a private matter, they didn't ask.

At this time, Yan Hanwen, whose face was painted with two flowers, complained: "Brother Lu, what kind of messy questions have you set up, do you want us to chant poems right?" I obviously want to see us make a fool of ourselves in public! ”

Lu Yue pretended to be innocent: "Brother Hanwen, what you said is not right, since it is a game, then you can only rely on your ability, if you are punished too many times, then you can only blame yourself for not being knowledgeable enough." ”

Hearing this, Lu Ruixian, who also had a flowery face, could see it openly, saved himself from laughing, and was in the mood to comfort others: "Yes, Brother Hanwen, but it's just two flowers on the face, and it's not unsightly?" ”

"Besides, you have to think about it, what is the difference between walking in a crowd with one flower on your face and two flowers on your head?"

Distinguish...... It's really not big, it's just the fate of being ridiculed.

Yan Hanwen sighed, shook his head again and again, and said, "With this appearance, when I return home, my mother will be nagging again." ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone agreed.

However, the punishment that should have been punished did not arouse anyone's sympathy.

After doing it for about half an hour, it was estimated that the time was not early, and everyone present got up to say goodbye, and specially said hello to Qi Changrong before leaving.

The latter smiled faintly, counting as a response.

Rao is that her attitude is not kind, and even with a plausible coldness, but it also flatters most people.

This rumored prince with a long appearance is better to get along with than they imagined.

At least, it won't be idle.

After getting into the carriage, Qi Changrong sat on the soft collapse and closed his eyes to recuperate, as if he was contemplating.

Seeing this, Shi Xia lit a plate of incense to calm the nerves and placed it in the corner of the carriage, allowing it to rise a hair-sized white smoke, slowly blending into the air, and finally disappearing.

Thinking back to Ma Zemin who he saw today, Shi Xia said: "Your Highness, do you need to continue to put pressure on the Ma family?" ”

As Yan Zheng's lackey, Ma Jia's perseverance is good, and it is surprising enough that he can persist until now.

Qi Changrong smelled the elegant fragrance in the carriage, and said with a soothing face: "How long has it been since the last pressure?" ”

"Three days."

"Wait." Qi Changrong pursed his lips, moved his legs, and sat down in a more comfortable position: "The Ma family has been pushed to the limit, we just need to wait, we don't have to do anything." ”

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the last grass that crushes the camel to appear." Qi Changrong leaned against the wall of the carriage and said such a sentence to the pair of expectant eyes in front of him.

After listening to Qi Changrong's words, Shi Xia shook her head as if she didn't understand, and when her eyes touched the actuarial calculation in Qi Changrong's eyes, her head suddenly crossed a spiritual light, and she suddenly understood His Royal Highness's plan.

For the Ma family, the back road of the Lu Guo Mansion has been cut off by His Royal Highness, if the Grand Prince's Mansion is completely abandoned......

Isn't that the straw that broke the camel's back?

"Your Highness has a good plan!" Shi Xia gave Qi Changrong a thumbs up: "Cut off the Ma family's way to ask for help, we only need to wait for the day when the Ma family asks for help." ”

The eldest prince was unwilling to help, and the Ma family had no way to save themselves, so they could only reach an agreement with those who secretly suppressed them.

In this way, it is possible to keep the whole clan safe,

Qi Changrong nodded slowly and said no more.

Seeing this, Shi Xia hurriedly shut up and directed the carriage to drive in the direction of Lanxin's mansion.

……

As Qi Changrong expected, the Ma family, who offended the nobles, finally couldn't hold on anymore, and when they gave up everything and begged Yan Zheng to help but were refused, the family property fell one after another, and was finally eaten up by Cheng An.

In less than a month, the Ma family, who had just been promoted to the upstart of the imperial court, fell from the high platform again, and was injured more seriously than before, completely becoming Yan Zheng's outcast.

The Ma family, who was hurting their muscles and bones, endured it silently and did not dare to make a mistake.

Even because Yan Zheng covered the sky with one hand in the court, he didn't dare to use the handle that he had worked hard for Yan Zheng to blackmail him.

Until another day passed, when even the descendants of the descendants were in danger, they finally bowed their heads to the hostile forces in shame.

The master of the Ma family was angry and spat blood, the blue tendons on his neck burst out, and his eyes patted the bed board with scarlet eyes and said, "Go!" When I contacted the man, he said that he would give everything he wanted, and that he would stop torturing us like this. ”

"Our Ma family, what kind of evil have we done?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was silent.

Looking back on what happened in the past few days, they realized what hell on earth was.

Everyone avoids the Ma family, and the former best friend is now eager for everyone to come up and step on it.

Not only was the grandfather bedridden by anger, but the rest of the Ma family was also too busy to take care of themselves.

The master of the Ma family took two breaths fiercely, and picked Ma Zemin among the children and grandchildren.

"Anyway, you are the only person in our family who has a relationship with the Lu Guo Mansion, and this matter will be handed over to you, if that person is unwilling to stop here, you will pretend to be a tiger once and use the Lu Guo Mansion to force it.

No matter what, I must keep the foundation of the Ma family, otherwise even if I die, I will have no shame to face my ancestors and ancestors. ”

While saying that, Mrs. Ma was a little choked.

If you lose the glory and wealth, you will lose it, and it is a big deal to start all over again.

What about being abandoned by the eldest prince? As long as you don't know people clearly, you can't press the wrong treasure, and from now on you will no longer be involved in royal affairs.

But if the people are gone, they are all gone.

If they had known that they would end up in such a field today, they should not have been deluded and put all their chips on the eldest prince.

Ma Zemin smiled bitterly: "Grandfather, I have already fallen out with Lu Yue, if he knows that I am shaking outside under his banner, the situation of the Ma family will be even worse." ”

If the Lu family is forced to be in a hurry, even if Lu Yue doesn't care, the other three men of the Lu family who can be the masters of the house are not easy to provoke.

Hearing Ma Zemin's words, Mrs. Ma was sad, and said with tears: "It's too much to deceive, it's too much to deceive!" ”

"My Ma family has been a cow and a horse for the eldest prince for many years, and I have offended him, and there are countless nobles in the court, but in the end it ended up to the point, what a joke."

Hearing this, everyone felt very uncomfortable, but the people in the room invariably remained silent, as if they had accepted their fate and no longer struggled.

Seeing this, Ma Zemin took a deep breath: "Grandfather, you don't have to be like this, although we don't know who is secretly dealing with the Ma family, but that person has forced us to such a point, it means that we must have what he wants, as long as we lure people out, I can try to negotiate a deal with him and let him let us go." ”

As for what the man would offer to trade, it was no longer out of his control.

Hearing this, Mrs. Ma nodded year after year: "You are right, the current Ma family, as long as the foundation is left, nothing else needs to be cared about, after this matter is understood, let's move out of Cheng'an as soon as possible, and don't mess around in this troubled water." ”

……

Lanyue Tower, Shi Xia couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, put the letter in his hand on the bookcase, knelt down and said, "Ma Zemin, I hope to see His Highness." ”

"Nope." Qi Changrong held the scroll, didn't look at it at all, and said lightly: "This kind of trivial matter, just let Xie Meng go." ”

Shi Xia hesitated: "She? I'm afraid she doesn't do things properly. ”

To put it bluntly, the mind is uncertain, and thinking about it is a play.

In the past half a month, under the banner of protecting His Royal Highness, he has been hanging around in Cheng'an all day long, fighting cocks and playing crickets, and he has almost gone to the house to uncover the tiles.

Where did she come to be a guard? It's clear that he's here to be the master!

Qi Changrong pulled a smile on his lips: "Don't underestimate her, force her to be anxious, she can at least do better than you." ”

Shi Xia frowned, not quite convinced: "How come?" Just by her? Does His Highness think too highly of her? ”

"Uh-huh." Qi Changrong chuckled lightly, and said leisurely with an unmoving expression: "You go and tell her that if you end Cheng'an's affairs as soon as possible, you can return to Beijing one day earlier." ”

“……”

Although he didn't know why His Highness would say such a thing, Shi Xia subconsciously chose to listen.

After a while, she completely conveyed Qi Changrong's meaning to Xie Meng, who was playing autumn breeze in the back kitchen of Lanxin Mansion.

In an instant, with a 'da', the duck leg in Xie Meng's hand fell to the ground, and she didn't even have time to pick it up, wash it and throw it to the guard dog to open meat, so she carefully lifted her skirt and ran to Lanyue Tower without a ladylike demeanor at all.

No matter how Shi Xia called behind him, he didn't see her stop and wait for a while.

Almost in less than a stick of incense, people appeared in the piano room on the second floor of Lanyue Building.