Chapter 98 Lu Jing refused to accept the request of the old lady
The cold air brought by yesterday's rain has not completely dissipated.
Even if the sun is still hanging in the sky, it still can't hide the chill.
Along with the air-conditioning, there is also a lot of fresh air.
Lu Jing was walking in the Lu Mansion, and under the Daxue Mountain Zhenxuan Breathing Method, he felt that the breath in his chest was much more relaxed.
The clear stream flows through the top of the green mountain, and the empty water is clear and full of autumn colors.
After the autumn rain, the scenery of many gardens in Lu Mansion became much more beautiful.
Especially before Chunze Zhai, many precious autumn green plants are even greener, and a clear stream with a rockery bridge looks even more beautiful.
But Lu Jing was not interested in watching the scenery.
He entered Chunze Zhai and found that his desk was still lined up in front of the door, and the note on the desk did not say "Third Master of the Lu Family" this time.
Instead, it is just four words: "大富鲁景".
Lu Jing naturally didn't care about this.
When he sat down, picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of tea, many people's eyes were already on him.
At this time, many young masters and ladies had already arrived. Mrs. Ning was the host, but they did not dare to come late for fear of being scolded by their elders.
Lu Qiong, Lu Yi... Even Lin Rendong, who was not a descendant of the Lu family, was sitting next to Ning Qiang, nodding towards Lu Ding from a distance.
Today I came to meet my elders. Lin Lingdong's long silver-white hair was tied up in a bun and neatly taken care of. She looked less girlish and therefore had a bit more charm.
Lu Jing also nodded towards them from a distance, his face as calm as ever.
In addition to these many people, Lu Jing also sensed a look with a somewhat deathly look, looking at him from a distance.
Lu Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even look at where his eyes were coming from.
He had already seen the owner of this look when he entered the door.
There are many people in the Lu family who hate him and despise him, but most of these people don't want to pay attention to him and just pretend that he doesn't exist.
Only Mrs. Zhou, Lu Jiang's biological mother, would hate him so much.
Lu Jiang's biological mother was sitting on a seat not far below the main seat opposite her. At this moment, her eyes were completely focused on Lu Jing.
Mrs. Lu, who usually attaches great importance to dressing up and decorating, had no makeup on her face at this time, and there were still many bloodshot eyes clearly visible.
There was no trace of blood on his pale face, which made him look quite scary.
She was like a ghost, staring at the scene from afar.
Many young masters and ladies present also noticed that Mrs. Zhou was strange, and some were timid and did not even dare to look at Mrs. Zhou.
But Lu Jing, who endured such resentful glances, remained calm, still tasting the fruits on the table, and taking a sip of tea from time to time, as if he didn't care.
For Mrs. Zhou, Lu Jing's actions almost overflowed with resentment in her heart.
When she remembered that her son was still lying on the bed at this moment, he could only stare at the beams with his eyes open, but could not speak, let alone lift a finger, she became even more angry.
Lu Jiang is her god and her support in the future.
Lu Chongshan has no attachment to the Lu family, and the only one he loves is Lu Yi.
In this wealthy compound, if there are no heirs, how will a concubine like her survive when she is old?
Lu Jing crippled Lu Jiang, which actually completely cut off Mrs. Zhou's thoughts. How could she not resent Lu Jing?
In fact, to this day, it's not just Lu Jing that Mrs. Zhou resents.
He also resented Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong for suppressing the matter due to Princess Chongan, Duke Nanguo and many other reasons.
Lu Jing committed crimes in the Lu family, but he never received the punishment he deserved. Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong never had the slightest pity for Lu Jiang, a member of the second family.
What they see in their eyes are only their own interests.
They did not dare to lose face in front of Princess Chong'an, nor did they dare to punish Lu Jing severely, because Lu Jing was the key to the previous deal.
It's just that in the Mainland Mansion, Mrs. Zhou didn't dare to take revenge on Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong. The only one who could think about it was Lu Jing, a concubine.
Because of this, Mrs. Zhou has endured these many days... until today!
Many thoughts were turbulent and swirling in Mrs. Zhou's mind.
Time passed moment by moment.
It wasn't until noon that Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Zhong and Mrs. Zhu walked out of the room.
Mrs. Ning looked a little sad. Mrs. Zhu even cried once and her eyes were red. Only Mrs. Zhong of Dafu remained so graceful and dignified.
The three of them were seated.
Mrs. Ning sighed, waved her hands and said: "Let's start the banquet quickly! The two main hosts of this banquet have already left the house, so what's the point of the farewell banquet?"
After hearing Mrs. Ning's words, many young masters and ladies in Chunze Zhai had strange looks in their eyes.
Only then did they realize that Lu Chongshan and Lu Feng had left the house at some unknown time. The expressions in their eyes were curious and puzzled, but not reluctant or worried.
Only Lu Yi lowered his head and looked at the jade patterns on the table carefully, wondering what he was thinking.
The two principals had left, and many meals for the banquet had been prepared, so the banquet was still held.
Mrs. Ning seemed to be reluctant to leave Lu Chongshan and sighed repeatedly. She probably felt that it was a sad thing that she was already old and did not have a son to serve her.
Lu Qiong sat next to her, obediently picking up vegetables for Mrs. Ning.
Mrs. Ning saw that Lu Qiong was so considerate to her, and the sadness in her eyes dissipated a lot.
Mrs. Zhu's eyes turned red from crying.
Lu Jing guessed that she was probably not crying for Lu Chongshan.
Lu Chongshan has not been in the Lu Mansion for a long time. When he came back recently, he stayed in the bamboo house on the foggy forest slope all day long. Even Mrs. Zhu had never seen him a few times.
But Lu Feng is Madam Zhu's flesh and blood, and has been growing up beside Madam Zhu since she was a child. Now that Lu Feng has left, how can she not be worried? How can she let go?
On the other hand, Mrs. Zhong just lowered her head and tasted the feast in small bites.
Seeing this situation, Lu Jing couldn't help but smile in his heart.
This little Chunzezhai!
There are so many hundreds of kinds of human hearts!
Most of the young masters and ladies of the second house in the house only care about eating, drinking and having fun, and are indifferent to family ties. The departure of Lu Chongshan and Lu Feng cannot affect their emotions at all. Maybe they are more comfortable without Lu Feng, the legitimate son of the second house, to control the house.
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Mrs. Zhu was reluctant to leave and worried.
Mrs. Zhou was bent on revenge on Lu Jing, and her resentment was not hidden.
Mrs. Ning was still disheartened because of Lu Zhongshan's departure.
Although Mrs. Zhong was extremely restrained, Lu Jing could see in her eyes... that she was extremely happy at the moment.
The day Lu Chongshan returned home, Mrs. Zhong wanted to use Lu Jing to show off his power to Lu Jiang. She usually had to be wary of Lu Jing, a bastard and son-in-law, and didn't want to see Lu Jing being better than Lu Qiong.
Mrs. Zhong didn't know how wary she was of Lu Feng, the legitimate son of the second house who was quite talented in martial arts and was a calm man.
Now that Lu Chongshan and Lu Feng are both gone, Mrs. Zhong is afraid that a huge mountain has been lifted from her heart!
How could she be unhappy?
At this time, Lu Jing was in a calm mood. While drinking tea, he observed the reactions of many people in Chunze Zhai and felt that the Lu family seemed to be terminally ill.
"No wonder Lu Feng took such a desperate risk, he even lowered his face and begged me to take care of the Lu family if I ever got ahead..."
Lu Jing thought to himself.
Mrs. Zhong's eyes fell on Lu Jing.
Then, her voice came: "Lu Jing."
Mrs. Zhong spoke calmly and called out Lu Jing's name.
The eyes of Ning Qiang, Lin Rendong, Lu Qiong, Lu Yi, and many young masters and ladies immediately fell on Lu Jing following the voice.
Mrs. Zhou's eyes were brewing with such pleasure.
Only Mrs. Zhu, who knew many things, was still immersed in the reluctance of Lu Feng's departure and seemed unwilling to pay attention to the trivial matters in Chunze Zhai.
The elders of the Lu family usually don't want to pay attention to Lu Jing!
At this moment, Mrs. Zhong was calling Lu Jing during the banquet, fearing that Lu Jing would not do anything good.
Looking back at Lu Jing, Mrs. Zhong was holding up the cup and wanted to drink tea when she was talking.
Mrs. Zhong called him, and many eyes fell on him. Lu Jing's hand holding the tea cup remained very steady, without shaking at all, and even the movement of his hand never stopped. He took a sip of tea and carefully placed the tea cup on the table.
On the case, he slowly stood up.
He came to the hall and saluted Mrs. Zhong, his movements were meticulous and without any panic.
Mrs. Zhong looked at Lu Jing and felt that Lu Jing was getting better and better. No other concubine would have been able to develop such a calm spirit.
Seeing Lu Jing like this, Mrs. Zhong felt agitated for no reason.
She frowned and asked: "I heard that you didn't come back the night before. When you came back early yesterday morning, you still smelled of alcohol. How long had you been in that library? How did you get into this habit of drinking all night and not coming back? If you were passed by
If the noble people know about it, they will only say that I have no rules in the Lu family."
Ning Qiang and Lin Rendong looked at each other, both a little surprised.
Especially Mrs. Ning, perhaps because she was upset about Lu Chongshan, when she heard Mrs. Zhong’s question, she immediately snorted coldly!
Mrs. Ning has great prestige in the Lu Mansion.
With a cold snort from her, even the sound of moving chopsticks disappeared in Chunze Zhai, and there was silence.
Mrs. Zhou was also a little surprised. She didn't know that Lu Jing was so ignorant of the rules and dared to drink all night long!
Now that I have made Mrs. Ning angry, I am afraid that a moderate punishment will be inevitable!
Ning Qiang was also a little worried.
But Lu Qiong found it strange, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Brother Jing, where did you go drinking the night before? Why don't you take me with you, grandma, drinking and singing is an elegant thing..."
Before Lu Qiong finished speaking, Mrs. Zhong glanced over at her. He was immediately frightened and lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.
At this time, Mrs. Ning patted Lu Qiong's hand, but looked at Lu Jing with a cold face: "Don't you know your identity? You didn't come home after drinking late at night. If the Duke of Nanguo finds out, they will blame us for not following the rules.
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There was a coldness in her cloudy eyes.
Many young masters and ladies present saw Mrs. Ning's harsh tone and piercing eyes, and they did not dare to meet Mrs. Ning's gaze. They just felt that Lu Jing in front of them was about to be beaten.
But when they peeked at Lu Jing.
However, he saw that Lu Jing's face was still calm and tense, and there was no trace of fear in his eyebrows. He slowly said: "Old lady, mother, there is a reason for this. I am invited by an adult..."
"My lord? What lord?" Mrs. Zhong frowned even more when she heard what Lu Jing said: "You are only seventeen years old, how can you stay up all night and drink late at night? What kind of adult can invite you?
Are you drinking late at night?"
Mrs. Zhong asked a series of questions, and Mrs. Ning on the side also said slowly: "Even if someone invites you, you just refuse, how expensive can the adults you hang out with be? My Jiuhu Lu family has also been doing this for many years.
Your mansion..."
"I was invited by the doctor of the Ministry of War."
Lu Jing interrupted Mrs. Ning's words and spoke in a calmer voice: "Old Mrs., please forgive my grandson for interrupting. Many things were said during the banquet, but I offended that gentleman for nothing."
As soon as this statement came out.
The expressions of many people at the banquet suddenly changed.
Even Mrs. Zhong’s expression froze slightly!
Doctor of the Department of War of the Central Government?
When did Lu Jing meet such a court official?
Mrs. Ning was about to get angry when she was interrupted by Lu Jing, but she heard Lu Jing's words.
She frowned and thought for a moment, then said angrily: "The post of doctor in the Ministry of War has been vacant for more than a month, who are you talking about?"
"Besides, although the director of the Ministry of War is an official with real power, I, the Lu Mansion, inherited the title of Count Shenxiao, and your father is a general! A fifth-grade official is not worthy of you interrupting me? You have fallen into the title of the Lu Mansion in vain.
title!"
When she said this, her expression became a little brighter!
Although the Lu family is weak, they still have the actual military position of General Shenxiao in the court. Lu Shenyuan's martial arts cultivation is by no means weak. His reputation as a young man with great energy is still remembered by some people to this day.
There is also the lintel of Uncle Shen Xiao, who is even more wealthy in this ten-mile Changning Street!
With such a background in the Lu family, Lu Jing just called a fifth-grade Minister of War, Sir, in front of the old lady, and even interrupted the old lady Ning because of it. This made everyone in the court confused.
Jing went to the library, why haven't he seen a bit of the world?
"Old lady, this doctor of the Ministry of War was recommended by Sheng Cifu and personally conferred the title of Holy Lord. He was also worshiped as the eighth-level honorary officer and became the captain of Qingchao. This old lady has also met this person before. He is none other than An Huai.
Know your destiny."
Lu Jing's words ended here.
The expressions of Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong changed first.
"Is this happening?"
The high-flying look on Mrs. Ning's face disappeared, and there was some unnatural color in her eyes. She said with emotion: "Mr. Yu Bai has just become an official, and he can get both a distinguished officer and a practical position. His future is limitless."
Mrs. Zhong also hesitated: "Is it really Mr. Zhong who invited you?"
Lu Jing's expression did not change and he just said: "Mr. Yu Bai sent me to the library and made good friends with me. Now that he has become an official, he invited me to drink three or two drinks. I couldn't refuse, so I had to go."
Afterwards, Lu Jing drank a few glasses of wine, became a little tipsy, and wandered around with a disciple of the library, which wasted time."
"If this breaks the rules, I will refuse outright when Mr. Yu Bai invites me next time..."
"This... is not necessary."
Mrs. Ning shook her head and said: "Now that Shen Yuan has not come back, I, the Lu Mansion, don't know about many things in the court. Since Mr. Yu Bai has made good friends with you, in the future, based on our relationship, the Ministry of War will also know some rhetoric."
"He invited you to have a drink. Just go. Now that you are still in the Lu Mansion, I can still be your master."
At this point in her words, another light flashed in her eyes, and her tone became softer: "Or, we can also find a day when Mr. Yu Bai invites Mr. Yu Bai to come to the Lu Mansion, and I will be the host."
Many young masters and ladies in Chunze Zhai were a little envious that Lu Jing knew such an adult.
Now when the old lady spoke to him, her tone was a bit softer than the previous harshness.
If Lu Jing could really invite the famous An Huai to know his fate, maybe the old lady's impression of Lu Jing would be much better.
He would be much better off in this Lu Mansion.
Mrs. Zhong seemed to have the same idea as Mrs. Ning. She couldn't help but glance at Lu Qiong, wondering what she was thinking.
However, what surprised many people standing there was...
Mrs. Ning just finished speaking.
Lu Jing shook his head bluntly and said: "Old lady, this matter... I'm sorry that Lu Jing can't agree to it."