Chapter 315: The Wealthy Family Is Like a Den of Thieves
Being entangled by this Lu Zheng's death, there was really no way, Xu Qian had to take a sedan chair to the Lu family, the mansion of the Marquis of Dongning occupies a large area, and there are not many nobles who can be hereditary to the Jiajing Dynasty, the Lu family is one of them, once the children of the family become adults, they are directly incorporated into the pro-army, and now the children of the Lu family are all over the twelve guards of the pro-army, and the old trees are entrenched, but they should not be underestimated.
Xu Qian got off the sedan chair, Lu Zheng was already riding a horse and followed, and first scolded the concierge: "The new aunt is here, what are you doing in a daze, don't go and inform the lady quickly, don't despise the distinguished guests." β
The door hurried in.
Lu Zheng then grabbed Xu Qian's arm enthusiastically and said with a smile: "The humble house is simple, let's go." β
Pulled Xu Qian through the gatehouse, Xu Qian in this mansion in the capital is considered to have seen a lot, but now he doesn't care, the Lu family is a martial arts family, so the mansion is quite a bit of the heroic and magnificent in the north, although it is chic and pleasant, but it is unique.
This Lu Zheng clearly regarded Xu Qian as his own family, and did not take Xu Qian to the front hall, but went directly to the flower hall.
When he arrived at the flower hall, Xu Qian was almost frightened down, there were already many people here, all dressed in military uniforms, surrounded by an old lady, the old lady was kind and kind-eyed, but she was gray-haired, and she looked at Xu Qian with a cane in her hand, and a pair of old eyes actually had a little brilliance, and looked Xu Qian's whole body up and down.
As for the old and young masters who surrounded him, they all held their breath one by one, and they didn't look at Xu Qian, but their eyes fell on the old lady.
If there is a flash at this time, then the old lady must be the focus.
As for Xu Qian, he was inexplicable, after being looked at by the old lady's eyes, the old lady coughed, and with a slight flick of her hand holding the cane, the cane left her hand. A young man on the side hurriedly caught the crutches, and the others were afraid that the old lady would fall, so they hurriedly stretched out their hands to help, and the old lady said angrily: "The old body has not yet reached the point where people can support it after walking a few steps, do you all hope that the old body can't move?" β
When the children heard this, they hurriedly took a step back in shame, and their faces were strange and silent.
The old lady's movements are actually very agile, where to see what is old, because next. She had already taken a few steps forward with her big feet, grabbed Xu Qian's shoulders, and said excitedly: "Good son-in-law!" β
When she screamed, Xu Qian's old face turned red, and he hadn't reacted yet. The whole hall suddenly became in a commotion, and everyone hurriedly surrounded Xu Qian, and this one bowed his hand and said: "Contemptible Lu Sheng, I have seen Brother Xu." β
"Contemptible Lu Shen, it's your second uncle, haha...... Wait until you're married. And ......"
Before the man could finish speaking, he was immediately silenced by other voices.
Xu Qian...... Stunned......
Think about it, an old lady looks at you with a scrutinizing gaze, and then suddenly says good son-in-law. After that, countless 'relatives' turned in front of Xu Qian, this one was called his brother, and that one was his uncle. The other claimed to be his cousin-in-law, and Xu Qian suddenly realized that his IQ was a little insufficient. It can be seen that these people are all on their backs, with a lot of beast armor, obviously they are all coming back from various military gates one by one, and they are now smiling and affectionate, Xu Qian wants to scold you for not being sick, but he doesn't have the courage, if he dares to say this sentence in his heart, then he is really sick, these people give him a punch to ensure that he will not be able to stand up for the rest of his life.
Xu Qian was embarrassed, and his expression was in the eyes of the old lady, the old lady turned her eyes, and said: "What are you doing, don't frighten the new aunt......" When the old lady was young, she must have been a great character, speaking with an undoubted pride, and there was no foot binding on her feet.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the old lady again.
The old lady had already warmly grabbed Xu Qian's hand, quickly restrained the majesty on her face, replaced it with an amiable smile, pulled Xu Qian and said: "Son-in-law, our Lu family is a martial arts family, these children are usually rude, you don't have to take it to heart, I didn't frighten you." β
Xu Qian wanted to tell her sincerely, he was already frightened, but he didn't say it after all, and said with a wry smile: "It's okay, it's okay!" β
The old lady pulled Xu Qian to sit down, and then sat down on her Taishi chair by herself, and said word by word: "Hey...... Things in this world, after all, can't escape a fate, if there is no Majesty XiΓ marriage, where can the old body find a knowledgeable grandson-in-law like you, but the old body said a heartfelt word, you have married the Gui family woman, come on, the old body and mind always feel that there is a pimple, but the king's order is difficult to violate, our Lu family is the family of martial arts, the most important thing is loyalty, so the old body thinks left and right, or feels that it is good not to violate the king's order, not to mention that the old body sees you for the first time, and feels cordial in my heart, you are different from these unscrupulous children, you are a scholar, well-informed, Although Wu Shutu is said to be a martial artist, our Lu family doesn't care about you, and you don't have to care about our Lu family. β
This sentence is both soft and hard, with thorns in the cotton, Xu Qian can be heard it, people have made up their minds, this marriage must be concluded.
Xu Qian was determined to delay, and said, "The old lady is right, but the student has just been on a business trip in the cabinet, so this ...... This ......"
The old lady was very reasonable and said, "You want to say, you don't want to be in a hurry to get married, do you?" It's okay, we are not unreasonable people, the Lu family has always been reasonable, it is better to choose an auspicious time next year, and then the old body will naturally go to the palace to handle the marriage. β
Xu Qian was dumbfounded, and was about to politely refuse.
Suddenly, someone reached out and patted him and said, "Young Master Xu, long time no see." β
Xu Qian looked sideways and turned around, but what he saw was a young man, this person was also dressed as a janitarian guard, Xu Qian vaguely remembered that he seemed to recognize him, but where had he seen it?
However, the young general smiled and said, "Does Xu Gongzi remember when he was in Hangzhou?" β
After he reminded him, Xu Qian remembered and said, "You are the guard general on the side of Hongxiu."
The young general looked a little arrogant, and said: "Xu Gongzi finally remembers that Xu Gongzi was just a student at that time, and he didn't expect that he was now the champion, and it was really fate to meet again in Nanjing today." β
Xu Qian now heard the word fate, his heart was very entangled, he saw this young general, he couldn't help but think of Hongxiu, thinking of sending Hongxiu on the ship that day, Hongxiu's last sentence to himself was a rolling word, he felt a little sour in his heart, and then came to Jingshi, but there was no news of Hongxiu, but I don't know how she is now. Now that he has finally found someone related to Hongxiu, he can't wait to ask Hongxiu's whereabouts, but he was silent for a while, but he dispelled this idea, and now in this situation, if he asks about the whereabouts of a girl in front of so many people, I believe they will not hesitate to dig a pit and bury themselves.
But now that he has a clue, Xu Qian is relieved, he first knows the contact information of this young general, and then asks later, he pretended to be very enthusiastic, and said: "It is really a happy event to meet an old man in a foreign country, yes, I haven't asked the general's name yet." β
The young man said: "My name is Lu Bing, and I am temporarily working in Jinyi Weizhong, but I am just a little general flag who runs errands, and I am afraid that I will be laughed at by Xu Gongzi." β
Lu Bing...... It's still a small role......
Xu Qian couldn't cry or laugh, but if you think about it carefully, although this Lu Bing used to be Jiajing's companion, it was still the early years of Jiajing after all, although Lu Bing's father had become a Jinyi guard, but Lu Bingren was still very immature.
Lu Jia......
Isn't Lu Bing from Anlu? How does it have anything to do with this Dongning Lu family?
He pondered it carefully, and immediately understood that Lu Bing must be a side branch of the Marquis of Dongning, otherwise how could he be mixed into the Jinyi Guards on business, and every once in a while, the imperial court will select some Jinyi Guards and eunuchs to be assigned to serve in various palaces...... Emperor Zhengde had no children, and many people in the court knew that the future emperor must be selected among the vassal kings, and if you count it, Jiajing, who was in Anlu at that time, was the closest side branch of the royal family at that time, as a wealthy family, it was natural to prepare early and invest in advance, so Lu Bing's father and son were transferred to Anlu under the operation of the Lu family.
The reason for this...... It seems to make sense.
The rise and fall of wealthy families all depend on the Son of Heaven, every change of emperor is a test for them, and now it seems that the Lu family has taken the right move, which is enough to ensure that they will toss for another few decades.
Xu Qian smiled slightly and said, "General Lu, since you and I are old people, we naturally can't have a share in the future, and I will invite you to eat and drink at that time, and I happen to have something to discuss with you." β
Seeing that Xu Qian was interested in Lu Bing, the old lady's eyes flashed, and she glanced at Lu Bing, Lu Bing pursed her lips and smiled, answered, and said, "I will definitely visit when the time comes." β
sat in the Lu family for half an hour, and then the banquet was opened, the population of the Lu family was too much, or the battle was too big when the old lady came forward, dozens of military attachΓ©s hurriedly came on duty, and they didn't even take off their armor, everyone went to change into regular clothes and came out to the banquet, Xu Qian had to pour a few cups during the banquet, Xu Qian felt that he had entered the thief's den, but he was helpless, he reluctantly ate the wine, he was a little drunk, his expression was sluggish, the old lady's eyes were gloomy, and Lu Zheng was called aside, and said: " Later, I will send the old son-in-law home with great fanfare...... Just let Lu Bing go, and let him visit Xu Baihu by the way, speaking of which, they are also colleagues, so they will go as late students, you know? β
Lu Zheng said: "Yes, my son will deal with it, I am afraid that the wife of the Gui family will not look good when she sees it." β
The old lady glanced at him and said earnestly: "The first time the face is not good-looking, what about the second and third time...... This is called habit becoming nature. β