Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 208
The Xuanzhi eunuch and Chu Ren left, leaving behind a housekeeper and ten guards.

The housekeeper's surname is Chu and his name is Wen. He is over forty years old, and he was the chief steward of Xiao Luo's palace before he ascended the throne.Xiao Luo became the emperor, and Chu Wen, who is both civil and military, should be able to achieve great success. Unexpectedly, Xiao Luo never promoted Chu Wen, and now he is sent to the residence of a commoner Marquis.

This decree has become a puzzle in the capital.All civil and military officials were full of curiosity about Lu Cheng, and they all hoped that he would come to Beijing quickly so that they could see how sacred he was. They knew in their hearts that Lu Cheng must have special strengths, otherwise, the emperor would not He will be named a Marquis all at once, is it so easy to be a Marquis?
It's just that before the truth came out, no matter how hard they racked their brains, they still couldn't figure it out.

Chu Wen was Xiao Luo's confidant, when he first got the assignment, he felt a little wronged in his heart, although he would faithfully fulfill the emperor's orders, until the emperor told him the great contribution of the Lu family, Chu Wen willingly accepted the job.

Sending guards to guard the Lu family's house, Chu Wen and Lu Cheng inquired about the uses of several houses in the Lu family, and then the master generally led Lu Cheng into the new house, West Room.Seeing that Lu Cheng was a little uncomfortable facing him, he smiled and persuaded: "Master Hou, don't be restrained, just call me Chu Wen."

Because he called Lord Marquis, Lu Cheng got goose bumps all over his body.

He is a farmer, a native farmer, never thought of being an official, but he can't stand this kind of title.

"My lord, you, do you know why the emperor named me an official?" Lu Cheng decided to first understand Chu Wen's position on Xiao Luo's side.

"Before Lord Hou entered the capital, in order to protect the nobles, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Apart from the emperor and the guards of Chu, I was the only person who knew about it. Don't worry, Lord Hou, you can ask me if you have any questions. "Chu Wen has a gentle temperament. Being in the farmhouse, he did not show any discomfort. Instead, he directly treated Lu Cheng as his master, as if Lu Cheng had always been Lord Marquis.

Lu Cheng understood. He looked at Chu Wen. He clutched the imperial decree in his hand, pondered for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Lord Chu, to tell the truth, I, Lu Cheng, are farmers. I don't want to be an official, and I can't be an official. It's not material to be an official at all. I have accepted the emperor's kindness, but he really doesn't need to make me an official, can you go back and tell the emperor that he really wants to reward me, just give me some money."

He has self-knowledge and doesn't know a few big characters, so he will definitely make a joke when he enters the capital.Between the carefree farmer and the Hou Ye who was treated as a laughing stock by the rich and powerful, Lu Cheng did not hesitate to choose the former.

Chu Wen looked at him and knew that Lu Cheng really didn't want to be an official, so he nodded approvingly, "Master Hou doesn't admire the rich and powerful, he can calm down quickly before he is overjoyed, and he knows what he wants most. It's admirable."

Lu Cheng was so anxious that he almost stomped his feet. He was discussing things here, who made him praise him?

Chu Wen was amused by his appearance, waved his hands, took two steps towards Lu Cheng, and asked in a low voice, "Master Hou, do you know why the emperor wants to give you such a generous seal?"

Lu Cheng shook his head, curious to know the reason, and didn't remind him to change his words.

"It's for the little master." Chu Wen cautiously did not mention Anan's name. Seeing Lu Cheng frown, Chu Wen simply reminded him: "The emperor was injured a few years ago, and I am afraid that something will happen to him in the future. The little master is young and helpless." , no cronies to back him up. No one can use the real mother clan of the little master, the emperor can only promote Lord Hou, do you understand now?"

Lu Cheng was horrified.

It turned out that the emperor granted him the award not for gratitude, but for the sake of Anan.

There was never a time when Lu Cheng realized that he was really a country man. He was still thinking about the present, and the emperor had already considered the future.

Anan is his son, this is what Lu Cheng has determined in his heart, even if Anan doesn't like him in the future, Lu Cheng will still silently regard Anan as his son.If he could help Anan, Lu Cheng would try his best to help his son, but...

Lu Cheng sighed, looked at the ground and said: "It is said that mud can't support the wall. Compared with your generations of officials, I am almost the same as mud. I have no knowledge and experience, and I can't help even if I want to."

Just like those incompetent people, let him be a general, can he lead troops to win battles?The name sounds good, but if you really want to use it, you can't count on it.

"No one is born to be an official. If the children of aristocratic families are not diligent and studious, they will still be useless when they grow up. As long as the poor people work hard and make progress, are there still few people who are enshrined as marquises and worshiped as ministers? To be disrespectful, our founding ancestor once asked Rice..." Chu Wen patted Lu Cheng on the shoulder and encouraged him sincerely, "Master Hou, don't worry, I will try my best to teach you how to be an official. If Master Hou is really difficult to become an official because of his late start, you still have a son , I promised the emperor before I came here that the two generations of the Lu family should gain a firm foothold in the capital. If the Marquis doesn’t believe in himself, you can give birth to a few more sons, and I will teach them for you.”

The words are not rough, but easy to understand.

Lu Cheng also saw that Chu Wen was not so unattainable because of these words, it seemed that everyone could indeed talk about it.

For the sake of Anan, he must become a marquis.

Accepted, Lu Cheng scratched his head, and said worriedly: "Then what do I have to study? It won't be like taking the number one scholar exam. I need to study and make a fuss?"

Chu Wenlang laughed, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Lord Hou. The principles in the book are dead, and what I want to teach you is alive. You can read more books when Lord Hou has time to cultivate his sentiments. Don't force it. I think Hou Grandpa is strong and healthy, but he can learn kung fu and get a lighter martial art in the future."

Lu Cheng heaved a sigh of relief.

"However..." Chu Wen changed the subject, pointing to a cage that had been brought in earlier: "It contains the genealogy and deeds of officials of all sizes in the capital, some from the previous dynasty, and some from only three generations. Before entering Beijing, I will explain in detail to Lord Hou, and if Lord Hou has memorized what he should memorize and read what he should read, he will be able to understand everything in the officialdom."

What do the various official positions do, and the connections between famous families are inextricably linked, and some people learn from them.

After the two got acquainted briefly, it was time for lunch.

Lu Cheng was busy with the guests, and only went to the east room to accompany his wife after dinner, and the couple whispered on the kang.

"Now you are happy. Anan has entered the palace. It is convenient for him to come out to see us, and it is also convenient for us to go in to see him." After explaining the reason why he had to go to Beijing, Lu Cheng didn't want his wife to worry too much about other trivial matters, so he specially picked someone to be the Marquis Tell your wife about the benefits.

Ning Xiang was indeed relieved a lot, otherwise she would have watched Anan being taken to the capital alone, and thinking of Anan secretly crying at night thinking about her mother, Ningxiang's whole body ached.

"This is our house." Chu Wen brought the structural diagram of the Zhongyihou Mansion, and Lu Cheng unfolded it for his wife to show, "It's so big, and there's a garden racecourse, and this is the lake... Our family lives in the middle, the second and third children and the others Live on both sides, and then discuss it with the second uncle, third uncle, and Xu Huai, and we will all move there."

Ningxiang smiled wryly, "Let's see, I might not be willing to go."

If it were her, she would definitely not go. The family lives well, so why move to a strange place?Moreover, there are many rules in the city, so the peasant family must have been uncomfortable in the past. Ning Xiang still remembers that when she first went to Pei's house to work as a maid, she was tied up and observed what others did first.

The news of the seal of the Lu family was so big that the villagers spread the word quickly. Lu Cheng asked his second uncle Lu Zhong'an to deliver the letter to his relatives.At dusk, all the relatives of the Lu family came, the Zhou family in the two-bedroom and three-bedroom town, the Xu family in Liuxi Village, the couple Lu Yan and Zhou Yu, and Yan Jing Xu Qiuer's family of three. It was very lively.

Chu Wen was sitting in the west room, listening to the voice from the east room, shaking his head amusingly.

In the east room, Lu Cheng enthusiastically invited his relatives to live in the capital together.

Everyone looked at each other, the third family of Lu family, Xu family, Zhou family, and Yan Jing couldn't say it. The reasons were almost the same. They lived comfortably at home and didn't want to go to the capital to be bound. The reason was the same as Lu Cheng's resistance when he received the imperial edict. .

Lu Cheng had more or less expected it, and turned to Lu Zhongan and Pan's couple, "Second uncle, second aunt, and fourth brother study, and if he passes the exam, he will definitely become an official. Come with us." Lu Kuo was already in the city at this time , Prepare for autumn.

Lu Zhongan and his wife had discussed it long ago, and Mrs. Pan came forward and said: "If your fourth brother wins the election this year, let him live with you in Beijing, and prepare for next year's spring, and we will not go. Boss, don't try to persuade me. You don't know what kind of temper your second uncle has."

Lu Cheng sighed.

Lu Yan coughed, and said bravely, "Brother, we won't go either. Let's drop by during the holidays and see the world." The elder brother has made meritorious service, and he should be an official. They are completely honored, Lu Yan I don't want to learn the rules of the capital, and I don't want to go there unprepared and embarrass my elder brother.

Before he opened his mouth, Lu Ding lowered his eyes and said, "I'm not going either. Brother is gone. Give me the orchard."

Lu Cheng shook the back of his head angrily.

"Speak well, why are you moving your hands?" Ning Xiang couldn't get used to it, and immediately complained.

Lu Chenggong stared.

Yan Jing suddenly said: "The Wu family always looked down on our third child, now that the third child has become Lord Hou's younger brother, he is also a person of status, you try again, the third child, that snobbish uncle Wu will definitely agree... No You don’t want to go, third child, and wait for them to take the initiative to send their daughter over. It’s okay if you don’t, the third child will go to the capital to marry a lady from an official family!”

Lu Ding glared at him quietly.

The topic naturally turned to Lu Ding's marriage.

Ning Xiang lay on the kang and asked him: "What do you think, third brother?" I really want to marry, so let's settle the marriage before their family enters Beijing.

Lu Ding had a headache and went out sullenly.

He wanted to propose a marriage, and he knew that the Wu family would definitely agree this time, but Lu Ding felt useless, and he would still be honored by his elder brother by marrying a wife.But if he doesn't go, will Wu Ting misunderstand that because his eldest brother is an official, he will look down on her?

There were still fruits in the orchard, and Lu Ding set off early the next day on a donkey, not wanting to deal with inquiries from relatives at home.

When I arrived at the orchard, I saw Wu Ting's master and servant standing in front of the garden gate. Seeing him, Wu Ting's maid walked away tactfully.

Lu Ding hurriedly jumped off the donkey and ran towards Wu Ting, "How long have you been waiting?"

Peach Blossom Eyes greedily stared at her sweetheart, and when she got closer, she found that the circles of Wu Ting's eyes were red.

"Are you crying?" Lu Ding was flustered and distressed. He opened the door first, grabbed Wu Ting's wrist and walked in, "Let's go in and talk."

Wu Ting pushed his hand away, turned her head and said: "No, I came here to tell you that I don't want to marry you, and you don't have to look for me again."

After speaking, he covered his mouth and ran back.

After hearing her ruthless words, Lu Ding's heart turned cold. He saw that she was crying in an instant, and immediately turned around. Knowing that she must have difficulties, he hurriedly chased after her.He grabbed her wrist and asked her why, Wu Tingguang was crying but could not speak, the tears kept falling, she was so pitiful.

Lu Ding asked for a long time but couldn't find anything. He became angry, bent down and carried her to his shoulders, and walked into the orchard like a sack.

"Put me down!" Wu Ting cried and patted his shoulder.

Without saying a word, Lu Ding closed the garden door with his backhand, his hands strangled the leg she was trying to kick in front of his chest, strode to the shed, and threw the unreasonable little girl into it rudely.Wu Ting fell to the wooden board, stretched her arms and ran to the other side. Lu Ding jumped on her without taking off her shoes, holding her wrists with both hands, and pressing her tightly with her body.

Wu Ting was frightened and looked at him with blurred eyes.

"Why didn't you marry?" Lu Ding asked with his teeth gritted out of breath.

If she didn't make it clear today, he asked her here to see who else she could marry.

(End of this chapter)