Chapter 11 A Visit from a Distant Relative
Lu Ming watched Han County's order, and only when he disappeared from sight did he turn around and walk into his home.
But then, he was a little worried, since he was going to Shaoming Mansion, he would inevitably meet the children of the Lu family in Shaoming Mansion, which would be a little embarrassing.
At that time, the head of the Lu family in Shaoming Mansion ruthlessly drove Lu Ming's father Lu Hong out of the house, and every once in a while, some relatives from Lu Mansion would still come to visit Jiang County.
Every time they visited, they would show off themselves first, and then count Lu Hong, but Lu Hong turned a blind eye to those cynicisms, and still treated each other politely and never slackened.
It wasn't until after Lu Hong's death that those relatives gradually became estranged, and no relatives had visited them in recent years.
Therefore, when Lu Ming decided to go to Shaoming Mansion this time, he had to be mentally prepared so as not to start a conflict with them.
Because in Shaoming Mansion, the power of the Lu family is not small, and few people dare to offend.
And the most critical point is that there is also a branch of the Yan family in Shaoming Mansion, and Yan Weiqing's grandfather branched out again from that branch and came to settle in Jiang County.
"I almost let Yan Weiqing lose the number one case, which is equivalent to a grudge with the Yan family of Shaoming Mansion, they will definitely not give up easily!"
"And the Lu family ruthlessly expelled my father from the Lu Mansion and settled in Jiang County, without the slightest pity, he even fell into the well, repeatedly sarcastic my parents, I am even more reluctant to meet them!"
Thinking of this, Lu Ming's face was a little gloomy, and after a long time, he sighed helplessly.
"It's better to be prepared, sooner or later you will have to face it!"
Lu Ming took a deep breath, then began to clean the house, and after arranging this place, he was ready to go to Shaoming Mansion.
......
Two days later, a group of people came to Lu Ming's house with gifts, led by a young man in a scholar's uniform, folding a fan and shaking it gently, looking at the house in front of him.
"Oh, how many years have passed, and my poor cousin's home is still so dilapidated, his father has lost the face of our Lu family, and his son is even worse!"
Lu Wenjie shook his head helplessly, making a sympathetic and pathetic look.
"Young Master, we are the main disciples of the Lu family in Shaoming Mansion, why should we deign to come to visit this Lu Qiansour? Wouldn't it be a big laugh to spread it!", a family member behind him said dissatisfiedly.
"You don't understand this, the poor cousin was lucky to be named on the gold list this year, and he was a scholar, which can be regarded as fighting for the Lu family, no matter what, we have the blood of the Lu family on our bodies, how can we really regard him as an outsider?"
"The young master is right, or you have a lot of them!", the family said with a smile.
"Don't you really treat me as an outsider?"
Everyone turned their heads to look and saw Lu Ming walking out of the house wearing a white scholar's uniform, with a slight disgust on his face.
Lu Ming was just tidying up his things when he saw Lu Wenjie coming here with his family, and when he heard their unscrupulous words, he immediately walked out.
"Cousin Lu Ming, I haven't seen you for a long time!", Lu Wenjie said with a smile.
"yes, it's been a long time!"
Lu Ming put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Calculate carefully, I haven't seen you for almost four years." ”
Lu Wenjie laughed and said: "My cousin has a really good memory, after such a long time, I still remember my cousin." ”
Lu Ming sneered: "I will never forget how you sneered at me when you visited my house four years ago and threw my hard-earned part-time money into the stinky ditch outside!"
"Huh...... At that time, I was young and ignorant, and I did some excessive things, and I am really sorry! Look, didn't I come to make amends to you? It's over, cousin, just forgive me!"
Although Lu Wenjie said this, he did not have any apologetic look on his face, but held his head high and his toes high.
"Lu Ming, why don't you invite my young master in for a cup of tea? Is this your hospitality? We came with something!", one of the family members shouted sharply.
At this time, Lu Ming noticed that each family member was carrying a gift in his hand, and he was suddenly a little puzzled: "What do you mean by this?"
"I heard that you are on the gold list, of course we are here to congratulate, and by the way, to make up for my original mistakes, why are you not welcome?", Lu Wenjie said with a smile.
"Please!", Lu Ming made a gesture.
"Please!"
Lu Wenjie followed Lu Ming into the living room, while the other family members put the gifts on the table and stood behind Lu Wenjie.
Lu Ming personally poured tea for him, then sat down next to him and said, "Cousin Wenjie hasn't been here for four years, I'm afraid this time it's not just about congratulating, otherwise I won't bother you to make a trip!"
"Cousin, when did you become so smart? You used to be so stupid!"
Lu Wenjie's face changed for a moment, and then said: "It seems that you have indeed grown a little ability, I heard that when the county test list was released, your name was not on the gold list, why did the Zhenzhou University scholar come to your Jiang County, but then proposed to re-examine the test paper?"
Lu Ming replied: "The reason is very simple, Luo Xian ordered the random review of the test papers, deceived the saints, and intended to let me fall off the list, so on the day of the literary meeting, the scholars of Zhenzhou University killed him in public to set an example!"
"Good, good!"
Lu Wenjie nodded, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Luo County Ling really deserves to die, but I heard that you offended Yan Weiqing, the son of the Yan family, again, didn't you?"
"Cousin Wenjie, where does the word 'offend' begin? Yan Weiqing instructed Luo County to order me to review the test papers indiscriminately, so that I was defeated, who offended whom?", Lu Ming suddenly showed an inexplicable smile.
Lu Wenjie's tone suddenly became cold: "Lu Ming, you have simply eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard, and you are so presumptuous in your speech!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth, but since you call Yan Weiqing your son, what is your relationship?
"You ......"
Lu Wenjie's face was a little surprised, he didn't expect Lu Qiansan who was bullied by him back then to become so smart, if he was unscrupulous, I am afraid that he would miss a lot of things.
"Of course I don't know Yan Weiqing, but our Lu family also has a relationship with the Yan family in Shaoming Mansion, I ......"
"What are you talking about? You still have a friendship with the Yan family!"
Lu Ming's face changed in shock, and he said loudly: "Do you know who the Yan family's backer is!"
"When the head of the court, Lord Yan Kunyan, what's the matter? Do you want to climb this big tree too?"
The corners of Lu Wenjie's mouth rose slightly, very proud.
"When the head of the court is a traitor referred to by Qianfu, do you know it!"
"Of course I know!"
Lu Wenjie said again: "There is a good saying, those who know the times are Junjie, and now Yan Shoufu is in power, and all the civil and military officials are under his disciples, and my Lu family is just following the trend." ”
"Besides, we and the Yan family are just business friends, and we are not as inflammatory, after all, my Lu family also has dignity, and it is impossible to betray my family!"
Lu Ming was also a little relieved when he heard this, although his father was expelled from the Lu Mansion, but his body was covered with the blood of the Lu family, and he didn't want to see these relatives of his become the lackeys of the Yan family, so he himself felt ashamed.
"And what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Please go and apologize to Yan Weiqing!", Lu Wenjie said.
"Apologize to him? impossible!", Lu Ming directly refused.
"Really?"
Lu Wenjie snapped his fingers, and the family behind him immediately put a small box on the table, and when he opened it, it turned out to be one hundred taels of gold.
"As long as you go to Yan Weiqing to plead guilty, all the gold except these congratulatory gifts will be yours!"
Yan Weiqing spoke proudly, looking at Lu Ming with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, as if he had seen Lu Ming apologize in front of Yan Weiqing.
"Hehe......"
Lu Ming laughed, closed the box, and said, "Then I will also give you this box of gold, as long as you take your family back to Shaoming Mansion immediately, except for the gold, all these congratulatory gifts are yours." ”
"Presumptuous!"
Lu Wenjie slapped the table and shouted: "Lu Ming, I am your cousin, pay attention to the attitude you say, don't think that your title on the gold list is amazing, the Yan family is not something you can offend, I am saving you, do you know!"
"Thanks, but no!"
Lu Ming pointed to the door and said, "Bring your things, get out of me immediately, I don't want to see you!"
Lu Wenjie was a little unbelievable, he was the son of the dignified Lu family, and a poor sour man in Jiang County actually wanted to drive himself away?
"Do you have that qualification!", Lu Wenjie sneered.
"Bold Lu Ming, he didn't even take my young master in his eyes, brothers, beat him!"
The family members behind him were all gearing up, and they were almost about to make a move.
Lu Ming immediately took out a document from his arms and shouted: "Jiangxian University is here, who dares to make a mistake!"
"What is it?"
Lu Wenjie's face changed, he got up and looked at the documents, and then saw that there was still the seal of the Ministry of Culture and Culture of the Imperial Court under the documents.
"This ......"
Several family members were dumbfounded, staring at the document for a long time, and their faces turned blue with fright.
Although Jiangxian University is not an official, it is given by the imperial court, if he is beaten for no reason, it is like slapping the face of the imperial court's Ministry of Culture.
"Are you taking it now?"
Lu Ming glanced at everyone and shouted, "Don't get out yet!"
Lu Wenjie gritted his teeth in anger and shouted at his family: "The university is telling you to get out!
"Yes, yes!"
The family members jumped and hurried out.
Lu Wenjie immediately laughed and said: "Look at my family, they are simply a group of rice buckets, even college talents want to fight, I will definitely teach them a good lesson when I go back!"
"Really?", Lu Ming was gloomy.
"Cousin, don't be like this, we're cousins, there's something to say, since you have the title of the gold list, it must be a real talent and real learning, I have an upper link, please come out of the next link, what do you think?"
Lu Wenjie's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a mocking smile.
"Let's hear it!", Lu Ming's face softened.