The clear stream meanders through the rockery.

The afternoon sun was a little dark, but today's weather was excellent, the sky was free of dust, and the sun wheel hung in the sky.

Ning Qiang, who always looked a little far-fetched, didn't lift her spirit slightly until she saw Lu Jing coming, and bowed her head towards Lu Jing who was walking from the boulevard.

Lin Rongdong on the side probably saw Ning Qiang's strange appearance, and a look of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she also looked at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing's face was calm, and he came all the way to Qingliu Pavilion.

He was not rude and saluted the crowd.

Lu Qiong stood up and said to Lu Jing with a radiant expression: "Brother Jing, you came just in time, today I don't care about any martial arts or schoolwork, just concentrate on writing poems and lyrics, and do some elegance." ”

"It just so happened that I met my cousin and Miss Honeysuckle in this north courtyard, so I invited them to come with me, and you happened to sharpen your ink and pen here, and record our poems, if these poems can become famous in the future, you can also mention a word or two more about your name."

Lu Qiong has never liked to practice martial arts, nor does he like to read, but he is very fond of poetry, and Lu Qiong has read the classics of "Asking Poems" in the four books thousands of times.

On the side, Lu Jiang was silent, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the landing scene in silence.

When Lu Qiong spoke, the others in the Qingliu Pavilion were also silent.

But there was a strange flash in the eyes of the two maids behind Lu Qiong and Lu Jiang, Xi Qiu and Xue Liu.

These two maids are Lu Qiong and Lu Jiang's personal maids respectively.

On weekdays, she is responsible for the washing, changing, making and warming of the bed of the two young masters, such a girl has a very high status in the house, and she does not need to work except to serve the young master on weekdays, so naturally there are helpers and maids to prepare everything.

This can be seen from the clothes on these two maids alone.

Lu Jiang's maid Xue Liu was wearing a yellow Biluo shirt and a mahogany pearl hairpin on her head, and the pearls on the hairpin alone were worth a lot of money, but I was afraid that it would cost hundreds of taels of silver.

It is the young lady of ordinary businessmen, and there are very few such hairpins, which shows Lu Jiang's love for snow willow.

And Lu Qiong's maid Xi Qiu has a much more beautiful appearance, with shaved shoulders and a thin waist, a long figure, and a duck egg face, which is a rare beauty.

Xi Qiu's status in the Lu Mansion is naturally higher than that of Xue Liu, because his master is Lu Qiong, the eldest son of the Lu family's mansion.

When Lu Shenyuan grows old in the future, Lu Qiong will inherit the lord of Shenxiao who has sprouted from the Lu family.

In addition, Mrs. Ning has always been very fond of Lu Qiong, and Xi Qiu's status has risen, and she is the chief steward of the mansion, and she has to sell her a lot of face.

So not to mention the clothes on Xi Qiu's body, she is wearing a pink frysa skirt and holding a soft yarn in her hand, just the materials are from Sanghuai Mansion in Jiangnan Province, which can be called first-class.

The ornaments on her body are also extremely precious, even the snow willow next to her can only be dwarfed by her.

The reason why there was a different color flashing in their eyes was probably because they felt that they were all young masters of the Lu Mansion, but their circumstances were different.

Lu Jiang was protected by his mother, and he practiced martial arts diligently, and his status in the second province was quite high.

Lu Qiong needless to say, among the young masters and young ladies in the house, there is no one with a higher status than him, and there is no one who is more favored by Mrs. Ning than him.

On the other hand, the land scene in front of me......

"This Lu Jing was not favored in the house, but now he has become a son-in-law, making the Lu family a laughing stock...... It's his appearance Xiao Mu, which can be called a jade tree in the wind, but this ...... What's the use? ”

Xi Qiu couldn't help but turn his head and glance at his own Young Master Qiong.

"In terms of appearance, Young Master Qiong is not weaker than him, and he also writes good poems, if it comes to status, it is even more incomparable."

The maid muttered to herself.

She only dared to say these words to herself in her heart, and never dared to say it openly.

In any case, even if this Lu Jing is already a son-in-law and his status in the mansion is not high, but before Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong have spoken, this young man has always been surnamed Lu.

Since his surname is Lu, he is the master of the house, and there are people who acquiesce in how to do some deductible deeds behind the scenes, and if they are rude in person, they will naturally be investigated.

This is not for Lu Jing, but for the authority of the surname Lu.

Just when Xi Qiu was speculating in his heart, Xue Liu, who was not far away, was sympathetic to Qingyue behind Lu Jing.

In the Qingliu Pavilion here, counting Qingyue, there are a total of seven maids.

In addition to Xueliu and Xi Qiu, as well as Ning Qiang and Lin Honeysuckle's girls, there are also two escorts who are waiting, serving tea and water, and preparing snacks.

This is the luxury of Shanglu Mansion on Ten Mile Changning Street.

A few masters drank tea, and there were seven attendants next to them, one subordinate, if it weren't for the fact that this Qingliu Pavilion was big enough, I was afraid that it wouldn't be able to accommodate many people here.

But among the seven maids, Qingyue's appearance is the most shabby.

The clothes on his body are old, and even faded in many places, and the accessories on his body are lackluster, except for the wooden hairpin on his head, there is nothing to be noticed.

"This person named Qingyue is really unlucky, he is so beautiful but has such a master, I'm afraid that on weekdays, I can't even eat decent snacks."

When Xue Liu thought of this, she thought of another girl who had a very good relationship with her.

"Fortunately, eight or nine years ago, Sister Xiang asked Liu to intercede, otherwise those who are following Lu Jing now are afraid that Sister Xiang is here, how can they follow Young Master Lu Feng."

"At the very least, my master will not be forced to be a scholar, and he will not suffer this humiliation."

The two maids had a lot of thoughts.

Ning Qiang on the side also frowned slightly, she thought about it, stood up and said to Lu Jing: "Cousin, you sit down first, I am a little tired today, and I don't want to write poems and lyrics anymore, and it's good to say something homely." ”

Lu Qiong was stunned for a moment, but when she saw the fatigue between Ning Qiang's eyebrows, she also made a mistake with affection, and hurriedly said, "Cousin is tired?" Then I'll ask the dining room to cook you some decoction to relieve your fatigue? ”

Ning Qiang said: "Thank you, cousin, it doesn't have to be like this, I'll just rest for a while." ”

Lu Jing's well-defined face, who had never spoken, also showed a little concern, and said, "Cousin, since you are tired, why don't you go back and rest?" ”

This concern is not a gesture.

It's just that in this Lu Mansion, there has never been anyone who cares about Lu Jing.

- Except for Ning Qiang, who came to Lu Mansion last year because of the disaster at home.

Maybe it's because Ning Qiang's life is miserable, and she has a little resonance with Lu Jing, who is also wronged and sad.

On weekdays, Ning Qiang often sent people to send some meat to Lu Jing to subsidize Lu Jing, so that Lu Jing and Qingyue would not have a hard time.

A gentleman repays virtue with virtue and repays grievances with straightforwardness.

Lu Jing inherited the memory of the original body, and there was a ruler in his heart to measure good and evil, so he was naturally grateful to Ning Qiang.

Lu Jing opened his mouth, Ning Qiang, who had always looked sad, smiled rarely, and urged Lu Jing again: "Cousin, hurry up and take a seat, let them pour you a cup of tea, it is autumn now, although the weather is not cold, but the autumn wind is in the bones, drinking a cup of hot tea can also prevent a cold." ”

Lin Rongdong, who was next to Ning Qiang, looked at Ning Qiang with some surprise.

She knew that her friend had been worried all the time since the disaster in her home, and she rarely saw a smile on her face.

I didn't expect this Lu Jing in front of me to make Ning Qiang smile.

Although this smile is still a bit far-fetched, it is not easy.

When Lu Jiang saw this scene, his expression suddenly became much gloomy.

"Lu Jing, my cousin tells you to sit down, you will sit down, and when the old lady comes back in a few days, if you want to sit on this chair, I am afraid that it will be impossible."

He suddenly spoke up, causing several masters present to look at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing smiled casually, immediately sat down, and said to Lu Jiang: "Fifth cousin, is he in a better mood?" It's a pity that such a good horse suddenly went crazy and died. ”

Lu Jiang's expression was even more gloomy, he glanced at Lu Jing coldly, and drank all the tea in the purple sand teacup in front of him: "Lu Jing, you secretly practice martial arts, you know that the punishment in the clan is heavy, but you can kill people." ”

Lu Jing raised his eyebrows slightly: "Fifth cousin, have you forgotten, I am about to get married, presumably Mrs. Ning and her mother will not hand over a cripple to the Nanguo Mansion." ”

Everyone present was stunned.

Lu Qiong, Ning Qiang, and Lin Honeysuckle didn't know what Lu Jiang and Lu Jing were talking about.

But he can also clearly perceive the tension between the two.

What they didn't expect was that Lu Jing was already able to calmly say that he went to the Nanguo Mansion as a son-in-law at this time, and he was not shy about it, and he was quite frank.

After Lu Jiang was stunned, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Lu Jing, you have become a son-in-law...... Is it something to be proud of? ”

Lu Jing smiled: "In adversity, there are needles and medicine stones all over your body, and you don't realize it!" Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, what is the use of complaining and giving up all the time? Rather than this, it is better to turn shame into dependence and protect yourself, fifth cousin, am I right? ”

There was a sudden silence in the Qingliu Pavilion.

The gloom on Lu Jiang's face disappeared, but instead became a little more solemn, staring at the landing scene.

Xi Qiu and Xue Liu didn't know the deep meaning of Lu Jing's words, but they just felt that this Lu Jing was bold and dared to go toe-to-toe with Young Master Jiang.

Lin Rongdong felt more and more that this imposing young man was a little extraordinary......

The one who touched the most was Ning Qiang.

"In adversity, there are needles and medicine stones all over the body, and you don't realize it."

"Being in adversity is like being under a serious illness, pricking needles and applying medicine all over the body, you can unconsciously hone your will and cultivate a noble parallel ......"

"That's how my cousin saw his difficult fate......"

Ning Qiang thought deeply, probably thinking of herself.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Finally, Lu Qiong was a little impatient, and he said: "I won't talk about anything else in this Qingliu Pavilion today, Lu Jing, I know that you have learned very well in your schoolwork, but I have always been annoyed by these trivial truths, and you don't have to mention them again."

By the way, if you study the Four Books and the Five Classics weekdays, you should also have read "Ask Poems", so it is better to compose a poem for us to appreciate. ”

Lu Jing did not hesitate, shook his head and refused: "Brother, I usually read well, but in poetry, I don't have much talent or attainments. “

Lu Jiang suddenly smiled: "Lu Jing, then you have chosen the wrong one, you are in a lowly family, what is the use of reading the other four books and five classics no matter how good you are?" If you can't participate in the imperial examination, you can't get into the official career, so why bother doing useless work.

It's better to study poetry, and in the future, you can be elegant, participate in a few poetry meetings, and you can also claim to be a scholar outside. ”

When he said this, he seemed to suddenly realize again.

"I think this is the reason why you practice martial arts, you are already at a dead end, so you want to break the situation with martial arts?"

Lu Jiang's tall body sat on the stone bench, his eyes were sharp, and he said in a low tone: "It's just a pity, if I remember correctly, you are already sixteen or seventeen years old."

How easy is it to cast bones at the age of sixteen or seventeen? ”