Chapter 116: You Are a Loyal Minister
The car was quiet again. Lu Zhongzhi had already made plans before he came, if these two children didn't plan to recognize him, even if they were forced, they would have to force people back, and they couldn't say anything to let the Lu family's blood continue to flow outside, although the trick of putting the elders on the shelf might be counterproductive, but in his opinion, it was the most effective.
But he never expected that Lu Zhi would look at him with a faint smile on his face, not afraid of the fierce cold light emanating from his eagle eyes, and he did not show any timidity.
The longer the two pairs of eyes are handed over, the more surprised Lu Zhongzhi is in his heart, he is naturally very clear about his momentum, many years of martial arts, thirty years of officialdom and more than ten years of running around the rivers and lakes, although a pair of eyes does not make people dare to look directly, but in the case of deliberate pressure, few people can withstand it.
After investigation, he thought that this eldest grandson was a long-sleeved and good dancer, and no matter how deep his scheming was, he was only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, but he didn't expect that this child didn't show any fear, but the faint smile fell in his eyes, and it became more and more "sarcastic".
"Humph!" Seeing that the atmosphere was deadlocked, Lu Zhongzhi couldn't help but snort coldly, don't look at it as just a syllable. However, the humming sound mixed with internal force was like a muffled thunder that hit the hearts of the other three people in the carriage.
Lu Zhi finally broke the gong, his brows trembled suddenly, and the relict jade, who was lowering his head and running away, was directly shocked by this sudden sound, and the Lu family was also frightened at first, but after all, she was familiar with her father's temperament, and when she saw the appearance of the relict jade, she suddenly became angry, put her arm around her daughter with one hand, turned her head and opened her mouth to Daddy Lu, who was still releasing cold air, and shouted:
"You can't talk well and scare the child into doing anything!"
If it is in normal times, who dares to speak to Old Man Lu like this, it is definitely a long life, but this person is Lu Shi, Lu Zhongzhi She roared like this, moved her eyes from Lu Zhi's body to Lu Shi's arms, and from the moment she entered the car, Yu Yu drooped her head, the old man didn't see this granddaughter very clearly, but the fright just now brought Yu back to her senses in shock, and saw her mother going crazy, and she was busy pulling Lu's clothes with her little face.
There are two chandeliers hanging in the car, although they are not as bright as in the daytime, they can also see the faces clearly, and when Yi Yu looked up, Old Man Lu's eyes suddenly widened when his anger had not yet dissipated, staring at her little face.
"Yu'er, are you scared?" Lu Shi stretched out his hand and patted Yi Yu's back gently, and his tone was very soft. I'm afraid that the old man will make something wrong with his daughter just now.
"It's okay, mother." Yi Yu noticed the hairy eyes staring at his body, and his gaze fell on the gray-haired old man.
Lu Zhongzhi looked at her little face without blinking, the two pairs of eyes were in one place, and Yi Yu was not frightened by the pair of loose eyelids but sharp eyes, but there was some curiosity in his eyes.
This is her mother's father, her grandfather, there is no such person in her known history, but there is such a living person in this world, after entering the country to go to school, she has rummaged through some books, although the information is blocked, but some major events are still easy to find.
Lu Zhongzhi, one of the three founding fathers of the dynasty, Huaiguo Gong, the crown prince Taibao, was a first-class member of the dynasty who was in the limelight for a while, but because he showed the eight major crimes of King An to the former emperor, he was cut three poles in a row by the first emperor, and then resigned and left Beijing, and then disappeared.
This person was known to her before she found out that Fang Xuanling was her father, and at that time she just silently wrote down this figure who was not in history. After all, a lot of information is incomplete, and there is no record that the Fang family and Lu Zhongzhi are in-laws, so after she learned the identity of the dead ghost's father four days ago, she didn't think about connecting the two together.
Although she vaguely realized that there was something wrong with the incident thirteen years ago, she didn't think about it deeply, just now she heard Lu Zhongzhi explain the original situation clearly, and her mind became confused for a while.
Speaking of which, Lu Zhongzhi didn't know about Fang Xuanling's behavior of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife in the inner house, and the Lu family's tragic fate was not directly caused by the Lu family, so she only complained about the Lu family's maiden family and had no hatred now.
Besides, Lu Zhongzhi stared at Yu Yu for a while, his eyes became softer and softer, and he asked her softly, "Child, are you Yu'er?" ”
Even Lu Zhi was a little surprised when he opened his mouth, the old man had always been serious and serious since they entered the car, and his tone of voice was also very dignified, but at this time, it made people obviously feel the kindness of his attitude.
"Hmm." Yi Yu nodded at him very generously, although this old man looked a little fierce, but she didn't have much bad feelings.
"It's, it's so similar." Lu Zhongzhi still had half a minute of anger on his face at this time, and he stretched out his hand to touch her head.
A light cough made his hand stretch out halfway and pause in mid-air, and Old Man Lu, who realized that he was out of shape, quickly took his hand back. After taking a deep look at Yi Yu, he returned to a serious look, and turned his head to Lu Zhidao:
"Anyway, you are all the blood and blood of the Lu family, since my grandfather is looking for you, it is certain that you will recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, and there is no possibility of letting you continue to be outcast, grandpa knows that you are dissatisfied with what happened back then, and everything that should be explained has been explained to you, child, you are not stupid, think carefully about what kind of choice is best for your mother and younger siblings."
Old Man Lu spoke, but Lu Zhi's eyes did not leave the Lu family and Yiyu, and as soon as his voice fell, he looked back at him and replied directly: "Don't think about it, we don't plan to go back for the time being." ”
Lu Zhongzhi's eyes narrowed, and his voice became cold, "Give the old man a reason." ”
Lu Zhi snorted lightly, "Reason? You keep saying that it is for our family, have you ever thought that if we recognize each other, then our identities will inevitably be exposed in front of everyone. Are you old and confused, forgetting that we escaped from that man's house back then, my mother is still the man's wife in name, and the original names of me and Lu Jun are probably still in their family tree. ”
As soon as these words came out, Yi Yu obviously felt that the body of the Lu family holding her trembled, and she was also shocked in her heart, yes, this is not a matter of whether you want to admit it, but whether you can admit it. The Lu family also confiscated the letter of resignation that year, which can be regarded as an escape, not only with a pregnancy in his belly. simply abducted the two sons of the family, if this husband's family is investigated, the crime will be big.
Lu Zhongzhi showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "You don't have to worry about this, the old man met the saint the day before yesterday, and soon His Majesty will tell the world that Lu has returned to the court, and there is an old man, who dares to touch your mother and son!" ”
What he said was very confident, Lu Shi and Yi Yu looked at the old man's sudden momentum, and their eyes changed, but Lu Zhi still looked unmoved, "Since you have investigated the matter in Beijing back then, you know why my mother fled with us." ”
Seeing Lu Zhongzhi's expression stiffened, Lu Zhicai continued, "Don't forget, I still have a human life on my back, do you think that after thirteen years, no one will remember this matter, recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors?" To put it lightly, after we met each other, my mother became a fugitive, and I was a murderer. ”
He bit the last three words very hard, Lu's face turned pale, and the jade breath stagnated, and they remembered that Lu Zhi had killed the concubine of Fang Xuanling back then, and he was still a pregnant concubine, although the real murderer was unknown, but many people who visited the garden witnessed this incident that day, and in the future, it was really turned out by someone with a heart, and Lu Zhi's reputation was completely ruined!
Lu Zhongzhi's eyes flashed, and his voice was still firm, "Child, the Grandfather will protect you." ”
Hearing his words, Lu Zhi actually chuckled twice. A pair of clear eyes looked directly at Lu Zhongzhi, and slowly spit out four words, "I don't believe you." ”
As soon as these simple four words came out, Lu Zhongzhi's body shook slightly, and he forcibly held his composure, and asked, "Why don't you believe in grandpa?" ”
Lu Zhi moved his eyes to the chandelier hanging in the corner of the car that emitted a dim glow, and said softly: "Because you are a loyal minister, the most important thing in the heart of a loyal minister is the person you are loyal to, although you had no intention of causing my mother to fall, but you can't deny that you did treat my mother as a tool in your calculations, and chose to abandon us between loyalty and family affection, for people like you, I can't believe it." ”
Listening to his words, several emotions flashed in Lu Zhongzhi's eyes, regret, chagrin, helplessness and regret, Lu Shi bowed his head and wept, and Yu Yu gently hugged her mother, and her heart was also sour.
The "you" in Lu Zhi's mouth refers not only to Lu Zhongzhi, but also to the father of the three brothers and sisters, one in order to ensure the succession of the current emperor, he sold his property and abandoned the high-ranking official Houlu to leave Beijing, and the other was willing to go deep into the enemy camp to be the renegade villain in order to investigate the enemy's situation, they are indeed great loyal ministers, but it is this kind of loyalty that hurts Lu's mother and son fiercely.
"Alas," Lu Zhongzhi sighed lightly, he didn't know how much harm he had caused to the children back then, just because Lu successfully recognized him, he was a little self-deceived, and now it is no intention to say more, "Child, what do you think in your heart, you have to let your grandfather watch you go home before you lose your breath." ”
"Daddy!" Lu Shi was still angry with the old man just now, and was touched by Lu Zhi's words, and was secretly crying, suddenly hearing him say this, his expression panicked for a while, in the end, the eighteen-year father-daughter friendship is still there.
Lu Zhongzhi stretched out a hand to interrupt her words, looking at Lu Zhi's expression was completely like a kind old man.
Lu Zhi turned his gaze from the chandelier, and his face softened slightly, "You have a place to live in Beijing, let's talk about it in another place." ”
Lu Zhongzhi nodded lightly, and shouted outside through the curtain: "Lu Yao, go back to Chengyuanlou." ”
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