Chapter 61: Face Saint
In front of so many people, being ridiculed by Shi Yu so unscrupulously, Su Xiaoman suddenly felt that his cheeks were hot, and he was at a loss for what to do.
The panicked Su Xiaoman looked at Pearl, she was the only person in the room who could help her, but Pearl knelt on the ground, not daring to get up at all, let alone help herself.
Thinking that this stone jade should be some great person in the capital, otherwise the pearl would not be so afraid.
Thinking of this, Xiao Man was even more overwhelmed.
At this moment, Shi Yu got up and walked in front of Xiao Man, and she stretched out her index finger to hook Xiao Man's chin, forcing her to raise her head.
"Su Xiaoman, right?"
Su Xiaoman looked at Shi Yu's eyes, even though he was a little scared in his heart, his face was still neither humble nor arrogant: "Yes, what's wrong?" ”
Shi Yu snorted coldly and didn't speak, but her hand hooking Su Xiaoman's chin suddenly changed direction, up along Xiaoman's cheek, and the cold and sharp nails crossed Xiaoman's face, and she subconsciously trembled.
When Lu Li left Beijing, Shi Yu was only a teenager, but she had already had a deep love for Lu Li, if she wasn't young at the time, I was afraid that she would leave with Lu Li.
She waited for so many years, and finally waited for the news that Lu Li was coming back, but she didn't want to, it was not only Lu Li who was waiting to come back, but also Mrs. Lu.
Where can Shi Yu endure this breath.
A wild girl, also worthy of being left on the land?
Shi Yu's hand suddenly increased its strength, and Su Xiaoman screamed, she heard the other party's scream, and suddenly felt better in her heart, so Shi Yu's hand was heavier, she pinched Xiaoman's face with her bright red nails, and watched the bright red nails gradually sink into the tender white skin, she couldn't help but smile proudly.
But the laugh didn't last long, and Shi Yu was pushed away by Su Xiaoman.
"Bang-"
Shi Yu didn't expect it, she was pushed to the ground heavily, full of astonishment.
Everyone in the room was even more panicked, some came forward to ask about it, some hurriedly ran out to find the imperial doctor, and some even stood aside to watch the joke.
Su Xiaoman rubbed his cheeks, a little resentful: "I have no grievances with Miss Shi, why are you doing this to me?" Joke about my name, what are you doing for no reason? ”
"You!" Shi Yu's face flushed with anger, her chest rose and fell violently, since she was born until now, no one dared to do this to her!
A wild girl from the countryside is not worthy of being her maidservant, and now she dares to teach her a lesson?
Where did Shi Yu swallow this breath, she rolled up her sleeves regardless of everyone's obstruction, and it was clear that she was going to fight with Su Xiaoman.
Pearl knelt on the ground, and she didn't dare to gasp in a hurry, she hurriedly dissuaded: "Miss Shi, Mrs. Lu will face the saint with General Lu tomorrow, if you beat her today and leave a wound, the emperor will definitely ask if he sees it tomorrow!" Don't let this little thing hurt your dignity! ”
The people next to him also dissuaded: "Yes, this girl is right, Miss Shi, even if you want to teach this person who doesn't know the rules, don't do it today." ”
What everyone said was reasonable, and Shi Yu stopped because of this, she wanted the other party to kneel down and admit her mistake, but when Shi Yu looked over, she was aroused by Su Xiaoman.
I saw Su Xiaoman standing straight in place, not moving at all, her eyes were still looking straight at herself, obviously not afraid of her at all.
Shi Yu reluctantly got up again, "What is your attitude as a wild girl, you speak against each other and push with your hands, it's good that I didn't let you kneel down and admit your mistakes, what are you still staring at me for?" Do you really think I'm a bully? ”
As soon as the words fell, a low male voice suddenly sounded at the door: "Who is so bullying?" ”
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they didn't care about supporting Shi Yu, everyone knelt down one after another, not daring to raise their heads, and not daring to breathe. Pearl also hurriedly pulled Su Xiaoman to kneel, "This is the emperor, kneel down quickly, don't talk nonsense later!" ”
Su Xiaoman secretly thought: It's time to go to face the saint tomorrow, but the emperor is actually here now? Is this an emphasis on Lu Li, or is it ......
Just thinking about it, Su Xiaoman's narrow vision suddenly had a pair of black boots, and when he looked up, he could only see the ink-colored robe, and nothing else.
Everyone shouted long live our emperor, Xiaoman also hurriedly shouted, hearing that the emperor allowed everyone to get up, Pearl was busy helping her to get up, Su Xiaoman was able to see that Lu Li and Wei Xiuyuan were following behind the emperor.
She was overjoyed and was about to step forward, but she was signaled by Lu Li's eyes not to act rashly, so Su Xiaoman had to stand there obediently.
"What did you just say?" The emperor sat down on the throne and said in a deep voice.
No matter how arrogant Shi Yu is, he is only in front of people who are lower than his own status, once he sees the emperor, he has already been frightened by the threat of the Son of Heaven, where do he dare to reply.
Everyone didn't dare to offend Shi Yu is true, but they didn't dare to offend the emperor even more, and they didn't dare to speak out if they had a lot to do with Shi Yu, but those who didn't like Shi Yu in the past had already stood up and told everything about Fang Cai.
The emperor snorted lowly, looking at Shi Yu's eyes with a little disdain, but because of Shi Yu's grandfather's identity and the fact that there were so many people on the spot, he didn't say anything, but coughed lightly twice and changed the topic.
Most of its content is to let everyone treat Xiao Man well, and warn everyone openly and secretly, so that Lu Li can be relieved to lead troops outside, after saying this, the time is not early, and the emperor left in a hurry.
Thinking about it, the emperor came here to give Lu Li some face, so that Su Xiaoman would not be bullied in the future.
Once the emperor left, the atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed, Xiao Man hurriedly ran to Lu Li, looking at each other with bright eyes, as if waiting for the other party to praise him.
Lu Li smiled, "You look good today." ”
Su Xiaoman's face turned red, and he couldn't help but bow his head shyly.
Shi Yu, who was watching the sweet interaction between the two in the corner, became more and more annoyed, she angrily took the maid forward, and immediately changed her appearance after seeing Lu Li staring at her, and said coquettishly: "Brother Lu, after many years, are you okay?" ”
Lu Li frowned, "You are?" ”
Shi Yudeng's face darkened, but he still pretended to laugh, "Brother Lu said that he was laughing, I am Shi Yu, the granddaughter of the squire, don't you remember me?" ”
"I don't remember, sorry." said that he was sorry, but Lu Li didn't have the slightest look of guilt on his face, but he didn't even look at Shi Yu, which can be said to be a solid slap on her face.
There were countless ladies in the house, and there must have been at least seven or eight of them who hated Shi Yu, and they couldn't help but let out a low laugh when they saw her being humiliated like this.
Shi Yu couldn't get over it, so he had to take the maid away with the excuse of a headache, and he didn't even tell the master, which was really rude.
But when she left, everyone was happier and more relaxed, so no one stopped her, but the girls who were good friends with Shi Yu on weekdays left, for fear that Shi Yu would be angry with them afterwards.
Most of the people in the house left, leaving behind all Lu Li's old friends, everyone was familiar with each other, so the atmosphere was more relaxed than Fang Cai, and Su Xiaoman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Lu Li talked to his friends, Xiao Man took advantage of the situation to find Xia Wanrou to inquire, after all, Shi Yu mocked her for no reason, and even did something to her, and he flattered Lu Li in every way behind him, according to a woman's intuition, Xiao Man always felt that something was wrong.
Xia Wanrou couldn't help pursing her lips and smiling when she heard what she said, "This Shi Yu is the granddaughter of the Jingzhong Shilang, this Shi Shilang is quite favored by the emperor on weekdays, and Shi Yu is the only granddaughter of Shi Shilang, who has been pampered since she was a child, and her temper is also poor." But this Shi Yu has been favored by Lu Li since he was a child, if it weren't for Lu Li's resignation after repelling the barbarians, I'm afraid this Shi Yu would have been making a fuss about marrying Lu Li. ”
After listening, Su Xiaoman nodded lightly, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Xia Wanrou was afraid that Xiao Man would be too distracted, so she was busy explaining: "But Lu Li doesn't have a good impression of Shi Yu, you just saw it, Lu Li doesn't remember her at all, don't think about it." ”
"I know, I know Lu Li's person." Xiao Man looked at Xia Wanrou with a firm look in his eyes, completely dispelling Xia Wanrou's concerns.
Shangjing is prosperous, there are officials everywhere, and a random person from the road may have a remarkable identity, this truth Su Xiaoman knows better than anyone else, and it is precisely because of this that she is careful everywhere, for fear of causing trouble to Lu Li.
But fortunately, there is a pearl to accompany her, this girl is clever, and she has served Xia Wanrou for many years, if it weren't for her persuasion when Shi Yu wanted to do it, Su Xiaoman must have already fought with Shi Yu at this time.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the guests in the house said goodbye one after another, Xia Wanrou told Su Xiaoman some things that the face saint needed to pay attention to, and then they went back to the house separately to sleep.
Probably because he had already met the emperor today, coupled with the fatigue of the whole day, Xiao Man actually fell asleep when he lay down, and Lu Li was secretly relieved to see that she slept sweetly.
The next morning, I had to go to the face of the saint early, and I also needed to pay attention to dress, but Lu Li was informal, and still wore dark clothes, while Xiaoman was tossed by pearls for a long time before he could go out.
The two took a carriage to the gate of the palace, and entered the palace gate under the guidance of the eunuch.
She followed Lu Li, her palms were covered with cold sweat, for fear of making a wrong step.
"Don't worry, it's just a matter of talking." Lu Li noticed the abnormality of the woman, hurriedly held the other party's hand, and quietly approached to comfort him while others were not paying attention.
Su Xiaoman nodded, swallowed his saliva, and grabbed Lu Li's hand.
The eunuch stopped, bent down and pointed to the palace in front of him, "General Lu, Mrs. Lu, the emperor is waiting in the imperial study, you two can go in." ”
"Got it." Lu Li said in a deep voice.
The two entered the main hall, saluted to the emperor who was high above, and was given a seat by the emperor.
"Su, I heard that you are just a farmer's daughter, and you also intended to elope with someone before, but is there such a thing?"