Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Gentleman's Revenge
Since the death of the Zhang family, the Wu family's business is getting worse and worse, the yamen went to check for three days, not to mention, the people were not willing to go, and gradually the life of the Wu family began to be difficult, the shops were closed one by one, and after a long time, the people of the Wu family also understood that this was Nan Huaifeng behind the scenes because of Zhang's death to make them angry, and they could only rely on their old books to sit and eat empty mountains and finally had to leave the capital.
In March, there was another incident in the capital that made the people laugh and talk after dinner - the wife of the Marquis Wuxuan's mansion was caught and raped in bed, and the adulterer turned out to be the housekeeper in the mansion.
This matter is making a lot of noise, most of the people in the capital are known to everyone, and even more good people have told what they have heard before, so it makes people understand.
This Mrs. Luhou used to use some inferior means to enter the Hou Mansion, and she was originally from a small family, and she was not as noble as Mrs. Xian. But since she entered the mansion, Mrs. Xian's body has become worse and worse, and even the body of the little marquis has also weakened.
Originally, before this farce, everyone didn't think about these two things together, but now the people feel that the current Mrs. Lu Hou is not a good person, and she may not be the victim of Mrs. Xian and the little marquis.
For a while, there were countless rumors in the capital, and one of the protagonists who was talked about was now recuperating in Jiang Yibai's small courtyard.
During the Chinese New Year, his health was not very good, and thanks to the people from the He family who gave him injections and medicines every day, he was not as weak as in previous years.
"You did this?" Nan Xun asked cautiously, they have been brothers for so many years, and they know that the current Mrs. Luhou is a thorn in his heart.
Lu Yiting didn't deny it, leaning on the railing and holding a bowl of hot tea in his hand: "Well, I've endured her for so long, and now it's finally clear." ”
Nan Xun sighed softly, Lu Yiting thought about it carefully, he still had to go to the palace, and he had to ask the prince for help in many things. Nan Xun didn't worry about going by himself, so he went with him.
Nan Huaifeng has been very busy in recent days, Nan Chenqing took Yuna out of Beijing a month ago to explore the people's situation, but in fact, he went to the mountains and rivers. The war in the northwest has also eased a lot, Jiang Yibai has won several battles as the commander, and Baili Lin has won several awards from the enemy in one fell swoop, and is very loved by the people in the northwest.
Finally idle, he was taking Jiang Ziyu to take a walk in the garden, and Nan Xun broke in in a hurry.
"The prince is also here, it just so happens that Yi Ting has something to look for you." Nan Xun scratched his head and said hello to the two of them, Jiang Ziyu looked indifferent, and the cloak on his body was replaced with a slightly thinner one.
"What's the matter?" Nan Huaifeng glanced at Lu Yiting, whose face was okay, his body was so bad that even he was worried, with Lu Yiting's intelligence, it would be a pity if he died early.
Lu Yiting greeted him respectfully, and then directly expressed his intention: "Yiting wants to borrow some people to spread some news in the capital." ”
Nan Huaifeng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, Nan Xun knew that Lu Yiting couldn't say too much in one breath, so he opened his mouth to tell him the ins and outs of the matter, and at the end Lu Yiting added: "I want to spread the news about her bullying me in the palace at the beginning, as well as the fact that she coerced me to frame the princess at the flower viewing banquet last year." ”
Jiang Ziyu remembered that the first time she held a flower appreciation banquet, it was to help Nan Huaifeng choose a woman to go to Beiyi and kiss, and that day was also the first time to see Lu Yiting, he knelt outside the pavilion and begged her to save her life, but he also reminded her euphemistically.
From the first time they met, Jiang Ziyu knew that Lu Yiting was very smart, and he also knew that he was very tolerant, and now he was able to endure it.
"Morning Star, go find Yuyang." Nan Huaifeng turned his head and ordered, and Chenxing, who was following behind, appeared to find Yuyang and asked him to do this.
Lu Yiting saluted and thanked him, Nan Huaifeng waved his hand, and then said: "It just so happens that the two of you are here, and you have nothing to do today, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks?" ”
Nan Xun was the first to jump high and shouted Okay, Jiang Ziyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked Zipo and Xingyu to prepare wine and food.
"Didn't Lu Hou investigate this matter in detail?" Nan Huaifeng asked in a low voice, in case this matter is not done cleanly, Lu Yiting is afraid that he will be burned.
Lu Yiting shook his head lightly, not hiding from the few people in front of him at all, and said lightly: "Even if he knows it's me, he won't do anything." Several concubines in the family are unsuccessful, and the reputation of the lady has been lost, in order to preserve the glory of the Hou Mansion, he will not turn against me. ”
Lu Hou naturally didn't dare to turn his face with him, no matter what the facts were, Mrs. Lu's reputation was gone, even if she told the frame, Mrs. Lu Hou still had no face in the capital.
"Besides, it's not a frame-up." Lu Yiting's indifferent words made Jiang Ziyu a little surprised, blinked his eyes, and asked: "You mean that Mrs. Lu Hou and that housekeeper are ...... in the first place?" ”
Lu Yiting bowed his head lightly, and he didn't feel any shame, after all, he never regarded that woman as a family member, or except for the people from his mother and mother's family, he never regarded the people in the Hou Mansion as relatives, otherwise he would not have moved out of the Hou Mansion.
"I'm just designing to make this matter public, and even if I look closely, I can't blame it." Lu Yiting has always done things without leakage, and he never returned to the Hou Mansion when he did this, and these were all arranged during the Chinese New Year.
No one would think that a person who had been away from home for two months could do this, even if he had the greatest motives.
Not long after, Zi Po came over with wine and wine cups, and because Lu Yiting was not in good health, he specially changed the tea for him.
Nan Xun drank happily, and when he saw that everyone didn't speak, he picked up the topic with a smile: "My second brother will get married next month, and he will marry the Li family who just entered Beijing last year. ”
King Kang and his wife don't pay attention to the official position of their in-laws, they only choose daughters-in-law with good character, not the kind of people who are calculating. The children of the Kang family, brothers and brothers, if they marry a person with bad conduct, won't the family be made into a miasma? This is not what the Kang couple want to see.
And several of their own children are sensible, and the girl she picked is more virtuous and quiet than the other, and all of them are knowledgeable, although they are not as noble as the high-ranking women, but they also have a beautiful demeanor all over their bodies, which makes Princess Kang like it when she looks at it.
"The invitation is still being prepared, my cousin and sister-in-law will go then, right?" Nan Xun rubbed his hands excitedly, he didn't want the princess to go to support his Kang family, but hoped that such a happy thing could be shared with them.
Nan Huaifeng shook his wine glass, and he didn't perfunctory him, and said directly: "I can't tell, if I have to go and congratulate him." ”
Nan Xun turned his eyes to look at Jiang Ziyu again, her sister-in-law should be fine, she is idle every day, she must have time.
Jiang Ziyu couldn't stand his dumb eyes, and immediately nodded in response. Looking at Nan Xun's undisguised smile, he shook his head slightly and smiled.
"Lord Wang, Lu Hou is here, I want to see Lord Lu." After Morning Star finished Yuyang's errand, when he came back, he happened to bump into Lu Hou who came to see him, and he knew that Lu Yiting was here.
Lu Yiting lowered his eyes slightly, then got up and said, "I'll take a look." ”
"Well, you don't have to be afraid of him in the palace." Nan Huaifeng's words are to make his position clear, let Lu Yiting do it freely, and he will support him.
Lu Yiting saluted gratefully, Nan Xun glanced at it with some unease, and Jiang Ziyu said in a cool voice: "You also go and take a look, in the dark." ”
Nan Xun hurriedly got up and went over, Jiang Ziyu slowly picked up the wine glass and took another sip.
"Very satisfied with Lu Yiting?"
Nan Huaifeng chuckled and brought her a piece of snack, he had won over Lu Yiting because he wanted to win over his own forces, but he had never interfered in Lu Yiting's family affairs.
"I really can't hide it from you at all."
Jiang Ziyu rolled his eyes silently when he heard him say this, Nan Huaifeng only regarded Lu Yiting as a subordinate before, and what he said just now showed that he regarded Lu Yiting as a friend, otherwise he would not have helped him suppress the field.
Nan Huaifeng really thinks that Ziyu is the most suitable person for him in this world, she can understand the meaning behind his words and deeds, she doesn't need too much communication, and she already knows each other well.
Compared with the quiet years in the backyard, the front hall can be said to be incompatible.
Lu Hou looked at his son who had always been weak with an ugly face, he didn't like him very much in the past, not only because he looked a little feminine and delicate, but also because his appearance was very similar to his mother.
"Does the family matter matter to you?" Lu Hou came here to ask for a word, he checked carefully at home, but he didn't ask anything, but he always felt that this matter was inseparable from Lu Yiting.
Lu Yiting smiled faintly, with a bit of alienation and ridicule in his eyes: "Is there any evidence for my father to say this?" My son hasn't been home for two months, so what can happen to me at home? ”
Lu Hou was silent, he couldn't understand this son more and more, didn't he obey everything before?
"Instead of questioning me here, my father should go back and deal with family affairs, do you want to protect the wealth of her grandson's family, or the face of the Hou Mansion, have you thought about it?"
Lu Yiting hates his father, which is different from his hatred of his stepmother. He hated his father for not being able to protect his mother, and he hated his father for not being able to protect his son, and the long-term hatred piled up together and eventually became disappointment.
"What the hell do you want to do?" Lu Hou had confirmed at this moment that this matter must have something to do with him, but he didn't understand why this kid would do such a thing? Hurting a thousand people and hurting eight hundred, what good is this thing for him?
"Have you thought about it, you are also a member of the Lu family, won't others laugh at you when they laugh at the Lu family?"
Lu Yiting looked at him sarcastically, sneering with a hint of bitterness: "Father, in the past days, there was not a day when I was not laughed at, as a little marquis, I was raised like a dog by that woman, why didn't you think about your face at that time?" ”
"In my heart, I am not from the Lu family."
Lu Hou frowned, he also knew that the Sun family was not good to Lu Yiting at the beginning, but he didn't expect that it would make him hold a grudge in his heart for so many years.
"Then why don't you learn from Meng Yuanren and ask yourself to leave the Lu family?"
A slight smile rose in Lu Yiting's beautiful eyes, and the corners of his mouth hooked a smile, and said, "What you owe me to my mother is not enough." This is just the beginning, how did that woman enter the Hou Mansion in the first place, I will let her climb out. The rest of the account, we will calculate it slowly. ”
Lu Yiting turned around and left the hall, and when he walked out, he glanced at Nan Xun who was eavesdropping behind the pillar, and said gently: "Let's go, the princess and princess are still waiting to eat and drink." ”
Nan Xun always felt that Lu Yiting was a little different at this time, but when he saw that he was not bullied, he laughed happily: "Okay, you wait for me." ”
Lu Hou stood in the front hall in a daze, and he still didn't understand why Lu Yiting was so angry in his heart.