The Lu family stayed in the spring dock.

Lu Bingzhen, who was in the center of all this whirlpool, was unaware of all this at this time, she was rarely given a vacation by her mother Li today, and she was now looking at the newspaper in Beijing in the past few years.

Cutting Bing offered a cup of tea, "Nine Niangzi, please use tea." Lu Bingzhen only cared about the newspaper in his hand, and didn't even raise his head, only motioned to cut Bing and put the tea aside. At this moment, Melting Snow hurriedly walked in.

The sound of the bead curtains hitting each other made Lu Bingzhen subconsciously look up at the melting snow.

Cutting Ice and Melting Snow are maids who have followed and served Lu Bingzhen since childhood, and both have their own strengths. Bingbing is bold and clever, and often follows Lu Bingzhen around as a guest to banquets to deal with all kinds of emergencies. However, Rongxue has an introverted but unforgettable personality, mainly helping Lu Bingzhen take care of all kinds of jewelry, silk, toys, ornaments, etc.

Now that the snow is melting, I am afraid that there will be some waves at home.

The two people in the room heard Rong Xue panting and said, "Nine Niangzi, dress up quickly, Your Majesty will personally crown you as the king of Qingning County." Now the angel who gave the message had arrived in the street in front of the door. “

Along with this sentence, there is also a group of maids and grandmothers in Hula Hula, Li is worried that the maids around her daughter are young and ignorant, so she specially sent the maids and grandmothers who she relied on by her side to come to the town.

It was Onyx who took the lead, "Hurry up, change the dress prepared by the lady to the nine lady." Cut the ice, go and open the makeup box and dress up the nine girls. Melt the snow, clean up the set of ruby head jewelry, and the jade pendant is not missing. ”

The well-trained maid was busy taking care of everything, and after a while, before the angel arrived, Lu Bingzhen had already cleaned up, and was sitting on the embroidery pier in front of the table quietly listening to the various etiquettes that would be ordered later.

"The ninth daughter of Fan Yang Lu's Lu Qi, Yu Lingsenhui, Shude Kemao, soft and graceful, Su Yong Chengde. Shen Xi's good name, Feng Qingning County Jun. “

Lu Bingzhen bowed down, "Courtier, Your Majesty Longen." ”

The angel hurriedly helped Lu Bingzhen up, this Fan Yang Lu family's daughter's bow is a salute, he doesn't dare to really accept this salute. "Qingning County, please hurry up."

Lu Qi and Li on the side looked at each other and hurriedly greeted the angel, ordering someone to prepare a banquet, but the angel refused, bluntly saying that he would go back to the palace to inform His Majesty. Lu Qi could only order someone to prepare a generous gift and send him out politely.

When he got out of the door of the Lu family, the angel Zhao Dehuai couldn't help but sigh, "The Fanyang Lu family, which is worthy of being a century-old family, can't see the slightest flaw even when dealing with eunuchs like me." There is neither contempt nor flattery, it only makes people feel like a spring breeze. No wonder His Majesty hates the pretense of the family and relies on Lord Lu. ”

This decree to canonize the county monarch can be said to be a great joy for all.

The emperor was very satisfied, and he felt that he could let Lu Qi continue to work hard just by giving a false name to a county monarch who had no food. Lu Qi and the Li family are also very satisfied, with the title of county monarch, even if they are half a royal person, going to the palace for a banquet on the Laba Festival will not cause too much attention, let alone any other hints.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the house, and Lu Qi and the Li family didn't take this matter to heart, but they only dared to exclaim when the servants in the house didn't know that Jiuniang was canonized as a county monarch in advance, and the angel left at this moment.

But when the husband and wife carefully looked at their daughter's outfit today, and sighed that their daughter was already a big girl in the blink of an eye, the noise outside the house had not stopped, but became louder and louder.

Li sent Onyx to see what was going on, and saw Onyx come back with a tense face. "Onyx, what's wrong?" Onyx replied, "Lady, it's the fifth lady who is crying outside, she said, she said ......"

It seemed that what she was going to say, Onyx herself could hardly believe it, and she hesitated and didn't know how to speak.

Hearing the words "Five Ladies", Lu Qi thought of the weaving of gold makeup and satin and the palace banquet, and her brows furrowed faintly, "Onyx, what did she say, you just have to tell me." ”

"Wu Niangzi said that this county gentleman should be hers, and it was Jiu Niangzi who robbed her of her dignity. The fifth lady also said that Lang Jun'an enjoyed the glory of the family in a stable manner, but her father was a loyal martyr of the country, who sacrificed his life for the country and died on the border. Wu Niangzi said that her father made you bear her father's exploits for the sake of the family's face, and now she is left as an orphan and widow to be bullied. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people present became extremely ugly. Those who are familiar with the inside story of the old things have a look of resentment.

Lu Qi shook his sleeves and snorted coldly, "Joke, I enjoy the glory of the family? Her father died at the border? It turns out that I have been out for many years, and my family has passed on me like this. I want to see where this is coming from. ”

After finishing speaking, Lu Qi ordered someone to help Lu Wuniang together, and took his wife and daughter to go to the Yuanshan Hall where his father Lu Zhi was located.

In the quiet Yuanshan Hall, which is quiet, it is now full of people standing in the dark.

Lu Zhi, who sat on the throne, had white hair, but he was in good spirits and his eyes were bright. He stroked the beauty under his chin unhurriedly, "Qi'er, I brought so many people to find my father, but what's the matter?" ”

Lu Qi respectfully saluted his father, "The child is not filial, and he bothers his father today." It's just that the five nieces said, the child really can't bear it. He also asked the father to make the decision for the child and explain the rights and wrongs of the border affairs back then. “

Hearing this, Lu Zhi was surprised, and he didn't understand why the eldest son suddenly mentioned this old incident a few years ago, and today is obviously the day of great joy for his granddaughter to be canonized as the county king.

Lu Binghui suddenly broke free from the two servant women who forcibly supported her, and threw herself in front of Lu Zhi crying and begging her grandfather to make decisions for herself.

"Grandfather, grandfather, take a look at Hui'er. Hui'er's widow is not as valuable as her ninth sister Jin Zunyu, but Hui'er's father also died for the country's loyalty. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Binghui seemed to be afraid of Lu Qi, and she didn't dare to continue.

Lu Zhi was not fooled by Lu Binghui's meaningful performance, he said with a smile, "When the old thing happened, Wu Niang was still a child, and some elder in the family must have told you these words." You were so convinced of this that you dared to say it in front of your grandfather, who must have been the one you trusted so much. “

Lu Qi, who thought it was just a niece's dizzy moment, came to her senses. Yes, the old thing was a few years ago, why is Wu Niang's junior so sure. After thinking about it, Lu Zhi had already smiled and asked people to invite the Li family, the fifth lady and the ninth lady together.

For a while, in the Yuanshan Hall, only the father and son were left.

"Come on, go and invite the old lady to come to Yuanshan Hall, and say that I have something to ask her."

Suddenly raising his head, Lu Qi looked at his father in disbelief, but only met his father's sighing eyes. "Qi'er, it's my father who didn't restrain the family. I told your mother all the truth, but your mother could not accept the fact that her favorite young son had escaped and was shot to death. I told her the truth over and over again, and she seemed to believe it, but she didn't mention it anymore. Later, she took the five ladies to her side to raise, and I only thought she had a new concern. ”

Speaking of this, this old man, who has been through ups and downs all his life, couldn't help but sigh for a long time, "Alas, I also learned today that she didn't let go of this matter, nor did she believe my words." She just chose to tell what she thought was the truth to someone who wouldn't contradict her at all. ”

As for who this person is, both father and son now know it.

Old Madam Lu was still a little proud when she walked into Yuanshan Hall, "Where is my Hui'er?" Boss, you can't be mean to your niece when you return to Beijing now. She is an orphan girl, if you, who are an uncle, don't support her, you can only be bullied. ”

Lu Qi, who used to hear this, would always suppress his dissatisfaction with his younger brother's behavior back then, and then promised to take good care of his niece, his face was tense at the moment and he didn't say a word.

Seeing that her son, who had always been filial, did not answer, Mrs. Lu became more and more dissatisfied, "Qi'er, what is your reaction?" ”

Lu Zhi stopped his old wife's aggressiveness in time, "I asked you to come today, to tell you what Wu Niang and her father did for the last time." He abandoned the city and fled by himself, and he was ordered to be shot by the soldiers defending the city. It was Qi'er who cleaned up the mess for all this back then, and it was Qi'er who risked her life to protect the reputation of the soldiers and the people of a city and the century-old Fanyang Lu family. “

These words seemed to have stepped on Mrs. Lu's sore feet, and she trembled and screamed, "You talk nonsense, you talk nonsense." My Oi will not do such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous thing. My son is the best boy in the world. ”

Old Madam Lu kept screaming and repeating these words, and finally fainted.

Lu Qi was shocked, "Mother, mother", he rushed over to catch his mother in shock, "Mother, don't scare me." Lu Zhi also realized that the old wife did not seem to be ordinary stubborn, but seemed to have hysteria.

The servants and doctors poured into the Yuanshan Hall like water, and the servants placed Mrs. Lu on the bed in the back room, while the doctor pricked the pulse and prescribed a prescription to decoction the medicine.

Seeing her mother lying dying like this, Lu Qi blamed herself, "I knew that my mother was unwell, and my son was wronged. Today is the son who is not filial, and he disturbs his father and mother one after another. ”

Lu Zhi was calm, and even comforted Lu Qi a few words, "It's not your fault that your mother is like this, if you want to say whose fault, it's Oi'er's fault." It's also that I, a father, didn't teach him well, if he had been guarding the city gate that day, maybe there would have been a glimmer of life to wait for reinforcements. But since he dared to abandon the city and flee, even if he was not shot by the soldiers, his father would personally clean the door. ”

The cold ruthlessness and decisiveness in these words made Lu Qi shudder.

Lu Qi raised his head and looked at his father Lu Zhi, and only felt that in his father's eyes, the Lu family, which had been heirloom for a hundred years, was the most important, whether it was his wife and children or even his father himself, it was not as important as the Lu family. The younger brother's words and deeds tarnished the reputation of the Fan Yang Lu family, so no one in the inner house dared to mention the younger brother for several years, as if a living person disappeared after the beacon fire that night.

If one day, he, or his wife and children, want to give in for the future and reputation of the Fanyang Lu family, Lu Qi only thinks that there will be no luck at that time. Thinking of the plans in the palace, Lu Qi even tightened his teeth.