Chapter 139: The eldest princess is in mourning
"Poor old man!" Lu Xiyi sighed, his big eyes showing sentimentality and compassion.
However, in the eyes of Li Xiao and Liu Ji, Manager Lu is innocent.
On the same day, the body of Steward Jinglu was pulled to his house. Almost all of the people who came to see him off were big bureaucrats and relatives of the emperor. It was the emperor who also made a special inscription to send to his coffin.
Among the people who came to see him off, there was a special person, and that was the eldest princess. She had lived in seclusion in the nunnery for a long time, not asking about the affairs of the court, and now she suddenly came to see off Chief Manager Lu, which surprised everyone.
"In the past, it was the imperial uncle who went, and the eldest princess did not come to her funeral in person, could it be that in the eyes of the eldest princess, the imperial uncle is closer than Chief Manager Lu?"
"Some people say that the eldest princess didn't go out of the mountain for the sake of Manager Lu, but for other things."
"For what?"
"I don't know!"
Mrs. Lu and Lu Ruoling also came to attend Mr. Lu's funeral, knowing that Mr. Lu had a good relationship with the eldest princess, and Mr. Lu went, the eldest princess naturally felt uncomfortable.
"Ling'er, Lu Xiyi's affairs are all on the eldest princess!" Mrs. Lu winked at Lu Ruoling.
Lu Ruoling didn't understand her mother's words: "Why do you say that? ”
Mrs. Lu just smiled slightly, and then took Lu Ruoling over to salute the eldest princess. The eldest princess was wearing a blue-green robe, with a whisk in her hand, fresh and refined, as if she was an immortal who did not eat fireworks in the world.
"Eldest princess, I haven't seen her for many years, the princess fairy wind bones, there is no more vulgarity in the world, it is really enviable!" Mrs. Lu praised.
The eldest princess glanced at Mrs. Lu, and some people regarded her as the same thing, and the eldest princess was naturally very happy in her heart. It's just that this happiness can't be too visible on his face: "Isn't this Lu Mingde's wife?" I haven't seen you for a long time, but my wife is still as young and beautiful as before! ”
With this compliment, Mrs. Lu couldn't stop laughing: "Where is it, the eldest princess has won the award!" However, the eldest princess is not disturbed by mundane things, and she is still so young and moving. ”
The two of them complimented each other like this, and came to the pavilion behind Mr. Lu and sat down. After drinking a few cups of tea and greeting a few words, Mrs. Lu looked at the opportunity and said, "Eldest princess, I have a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”
"Please!" The eldest princess knew that Mrs. Lu would not praise her so much for no reason, either because she had something to ask her for, or because she wanted to harm others.
Mrs. Lu looked at the color of the eldest princess, her eyes were deep, as if they were a pool of water, and it was difficult to see her rippling: "Princess, do you know how Manager Lu died?" ”
The eldest princess never expected that what Mrs. Lu was going to say turned out to be about the cause of Chief Manager Lu's death. Her eyes flashed, meaning that she wanted Mrs. Lu to continue.
"Mr. Lu actually died because of you." Mrs. Lu said while observing the eldest princess.
The eldest princess's face turned red at first: This Mrs. Lu is so bold that she dares to slander that I killed Mr. Lu! I was practicing in the mountains, and I just came down today, where did I start from killing Mr. Lu? wanted to scold Mrs. Lu for a few words, but it suddenly occurred to me that Mrs. Lu must have something else to say this.
"Mrs. Lu, what do you say?" The eldest princess drank tea and glanced up at Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Lu's expression was very serious, as if it was her father who died: "Do you know why Mr. Lu went to open a wine shop opposite the Xiaoyao Wine Workshop?" ”
The eldest princess rolled her eyes and motioned for Mrs. Lu to continue.
"That's because the shopkeeper Lu of Xiaoyao Wine Shop forcibly seized your relatives' shop!" Mrs. Lu said indignantly, "The shop where Xiaoyao Wine Shop is located is your relatives, and Mr. Lu is angry, so he opened a free wine shop opposite, wanting to grab all the business, let Xiaoyao Wine Shop close, and then buy the shop and return it to your relatives." Helplessly, Lu Xiyi used despicable means to make Manager Lu roll down the stairs in anger, gone! ”
Mrs. Lu said, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and secretly looking at the expression of the eldest princess.
The person who came to sue the eldest princess was not just Mrs. Lu. Last time, the clerk also came to complain, and the two of them had a common goal, that is, the shopkeeper of Xiaoyao Wine Fang!
"This Lu Xiyi is so sacred, listening to you, it seems that the entire capital is her world!" The eldest princess stood up, her eyes deep looking at the scenery outside the pavilion.
Mrs. Lu saw a hint of coldness in the eyes of the eldest princess. All she wanted to see was this glimmer of coldness.
"Ahem!" Mrs. Lu coughed twice and walked to the eldest princess's side, "Presumably the eldest princess doesn't know yet, the tribute wine jade ice roast that the emperor asks for every month is brewed by Lu Xiyi." Lu Xiyi relied on the identity of the royal winemaker given to her by the emperor and bullied the good people everywhere. The current shop of Xiaoyao Wine House is that she used coercive means to let the princess's relatives vacate it. ”
In fact, it was the eldest princess's relatives who lost money gambling and sold it at a low price, Shen Sizhuo bought it, and then sold it to Lu Xiyi. Because Zhong Yiqing and Shen Sizhuo discussed, if this shop was handed over to Lu Xiyi, the eldest princess would ask about it sooner or later, and then it would be possible to create hatred between the eldest princess and Lu Xiyi.
This is also the reason why Shen Sizhuo did everything possible to want Lu Xiyi to accept the shop, but in fact, there was bad water in his stomach.
Bang! The eldest princess shook off the dust and struck the pillar of the pavilion with one hand. If the building staff complains about it by accident, then the matter of Mr. Lu should be inevitable! There must be something wrong with Lu Xiyi!
The eldest princess's eyes became more and more cold and deep. Isn't it just a winemaker, how difficult is it for her to kill Lu Xiyi? As long as she cries to the emperor, the emperor will definitely cut Lu Xiyi and behead her!
"Eldest Princess, what are you thinking?" Mrs. Lu knew that the eldest princess was very angry at this time, but she deliberately asked.
The eldest princess showed a hidden smile: "Madam, I don't want to worry too much about these earthly things. Buddhism has clouds, there must be a cause and effect, and there must be a cause and effect, and everything will not come out of thin air, nor will it go out of thin air. Madame, it's time for me to go back to the mountains! ”
The eldest princess's statement was beyond Mrs. Lu's expectations. She slammed her fist on the coffee table, her eyes sharp.
"Mother, I don't think this eldest princess has a temper, let's find another way to deal with Lu Xiyi." Lu Ruoling said.
Mrs. Lu thought for a while: "It seems that it can only be like this!" ”
The eldest princess came out of the Lu governor's mansion, but did not return to the nunnery, but ordered the coachman to rush to the palace. She wants to see the emperor, tell the emperor everything she heard, and in any case, persuade the emperor to kill this Lu Xiyi.
When Zhong Yihan appeared in Xiaoyao Wine, Lu Xiyi was happy, and two peach blossoms bloomed at the corners of his grinning mouth.
"Eldest Prince, you're here!" Lu Xiyi wanted to walk outside the door to greet him, but he was afraid of Liu Ji's jokes, so he stopped halfway and tore the handkerchief in his hand, looking very embarrassed.
However, Zhong Yihan's eyes were gray and slightly worried. He knew the relationship between Manager Lu and the eldest princess, and he also knew that the eldest princess had decided to go down the mountain because of something other than the building staff. If the eldest princess beats a drum in the emperor's ear, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Xiaoyao Wine Workshop.
But the Lu Xiyi he saw was alive and kicking, and he didn't know what it was like to be sad at all.
"You defeated Mr. Lu!" Zhong Yihan's voice was cold, and his eyes were also cold, as if what he wanted to express was not joy.