Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 134 The most direct way to deal with Lu Xinyan

Plop plop, 20 people knelt on the ground in unison, "Master, forgive me! It's not that this subordinate doesn't want to say it, but... really don't know what to say?"

"Last time, one or two, couldn't they all be eloquent? Why is it that the brain is broken or the tongue is broken, and I don't know what to say?"

The voice behind the screen was soft and gentle like the wind, but it made everyone feel chilly, and the cold air rushed from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

Kneeling at the very front, the person bit the bullet and said: "The subordinates are incompetent, they underestimated the abilities of Lu Xinyan and the people around her."

At Lu Xinyan's age, she definitely wouldn't have such a good method, there must be capable people around her to guide her!
When he said this, the people behind all pleaded guilty: "The subordinate is incompetent, please calm down, master!"

After a few breaths, the man's tone became much more normal, and he said: "Get up, think about the countermeasures carefully, express your own opinions, no matter whether the proposal is good or bad, I will not blame you! But if you continue to talk nonsense and talk about wars on paper, I will never forgive you! I have The ability to lift you to your current position can also make you fall into the abyss at any time!"

It was only then that everyone realized that the master had underestimated the enemy before blaming them, so that he suffered a crushing defeat in the battle of Liang Xing!
These people used to be middle-level businessmen from all walks of life. Five years ago, they were favored by men and secretly provided all kinds of favorable information to seize the opportunity. Only then did they develop into the leaders of all walks of life today.

Of course, the price of all this is that they have to rely on men. In the era when the rich and powerful were in power, most outstanding businessmen had to rely on the powerful to keep their property, so these people agreed without any hesitation.

In the first one or two years, they suddenly had a smooth sailing, and they once thought about breaking free from the shackles of men, or obtaining the qualification to be equal to men.

As a result, after they witnessed a high-spirited man refuse the man's order face to face, and end up with the end of his family being hacked and dead on the street the next day, they all shuddered and put out the idea!
In the past five years, they have never seen the man's face. They only know that the voice is a young man, but every time they hear his voice, they will not consciously think about the end of the rebellious person. They are covered in cold sweat and cannot give birth. The fear of rebellion or irreverence runs deep into the bones.

A brown-faced man said cautiously: "Since Lu Xinyan has made all the backbones of the grain bank sign the anti-acquisition agreement, my subordinates think that all the backbones of all the shops in other industries under her name have also signed the agreement. As long as we carry out the acquisition plan, we will all end up The same fate as the grain store! Therefore, the subordinates believe that our original acquisition plan must change the strategy."

Although what everyone said was nonsense that everyone knew, in order to encourage everyone to speak up, the man still praised: "Fu Sheng is right! You can speak freely if you have any opinions."

The tone of his voice has returned to the gentleness before. After the oppression and coldness were gone, the businessmen in the room were greatly relieved, and the atmosphere gradually eased.

Someone said: "My subordinates suggest to buy some hooligans and go to the shop under the name of Lu Xinyan to make trouble. When the business of the shop drops and cannot maintain its operation, it will naturally sell the shop. At that time, we will reap the benefits of the fisherman."

This kind of low-handed method was originally hated by all businessmen. If someone in the industry finds that someone uses this method, everyone will hate and cast aside it.

So even if someone uses it, it is done secretly in private. How dare you show it to the public and say it openly?

But at this moment, most of these so-called successful businessmen who are as frightened as a bird have already ignored the basic ethics of businessmen and expressed their agreement.

After hearing this, the man calmly asked, "What do other people think?"

Someone whispered: "This move seems feasible, but the other party is not the one who is passively beaten. If the other party uses the same method to retaliate back, both sides will suffer in the end, and it will only benefit others."

Someone echoed: "What Master Yu said is that his subordinates agree with Master Yu, and buying people to make trouble won't work."

The man hummed, "Continue to talk."

There was a blue-clothed man in his 30s on the far side. He stood up and said, "My subordinate has a proposal."

Seats are arranged according to seniority, the higher the front, the older the seniority, the richer the experience, the richer the net worth, and the more valued by men, and the further back, the opposite is true.

The man in blue who spoke at this time was newly recruited in the past two years. He had participated in several meetings and had always been taciturn and rarely spoke.

This sound made people focus on him.

Seeing this, many people understood.

This person's name is Xu Dongcai. He is a new fur retailer who has emerged in recent years. He started from scratch, with ruthless methods, fierce actions, and domineering style. He soon made his mark in the fur industry.

It was later discovered by the man's subordinates and brought him in.

To be able to go from being a white man to a wealthy family within a few years is not only due to luck, but also to courage and ruthlessness!

But this time, for Xu Dongcai, it is a great opportunity for a carp to jump into the dragon's gate. If he can hit Lu Xinyan, he will surely be able to leap from an unknown person to a famous man around men.

Xu Dongcai used to be a hunter, and the hunter's instinct made him smell a man's ambition, which made his whole body bleed!
So this time, he wants to seize this rare opportunity to pave the way for future prosperity.

"Say."

"My subordinates suggest that we treat him in his own way." Xu Dongcai said: "The key to Lu Xinyan's victory in the food supply battle this time is to occupy the food source first, so that the shop under the name of Wan Dang's family has no food. It can be sold, so I have to sell the shop at a low price! The subordinates think that we can adopt the same method. The subordinates in other industries believe that Lu Xinyan has signed an agreement with the supplier. Sign the supply agreement!"

"Which line?"

"Fur goods!" Xu Dongcai said: "Our fur goods industry is different from other industries, because the largest leather goods wholesaler, Uberco, used to be a bandit in the north. At this time, sell to whoever is pleasing to the eye, pay the money and deliver the goods, and no one will give face! He has hundreds of heroes under him, and he has friendship with the north and south green forests, so no businessman dares to offend him, so he can only Trying my best to find out his whereabouts, trying my best to please him, hoping that his uncle will be in a good mood and can buy some good leathers from him! This year, the northern part will be snowed heavily in August, and the mountains will be closed early, so there is a shortage of leather goods, and the prices are skyrocketing! Many subordinates After inquiring, I found out that Uber will bring goods to the capital in a few days, and my subordinates think this is the best opportunity to attack Lu Xinyan!"

The man behind the screen leaned forward slightly, indicating that he was interested, "Continue to talk."

"Lu Xinyan has ten leather goods stores in the capital. The shopkeepers who are in charge of contacting Uber customers are Wang and Zhang. If these two big shopkeepers have to ask for leave due to family problems, Lu Xinyan can be forced to do it in person. ! With the abilities of her and her staff, the subordinates think that it is very likely that they will connect with Uber and get a large number of leather goods orders from him! If before that, we secretly send someone to monitor Lu Xinyan's whereabouts. After Uberke negotiated an agreement, before the two parties delivered the goods, cut Uberke off, let her work in vain, and let the leather goods store in her hand have no goods for the next few months!"

The man's finger on the grand master's chair began to tap unconsciously, which was a sign that he was thinking about the feasibility.

As a result, no one else in the room made a sound.

Xu Dongcai is very confident in his proposal!

He knew very well that the master could afford to lose those grain stores and silver, but losing to a sixteen-year-old girl, losing face and losing face, was the main reason for the real anger of the master.

And the suggestion he put forward is to treat the person in the same way as the person. Although there is no way to get all of Lu Xinyan's fur shops, as long as he can get some of them, or let Lu Xinyan go to great lengths to get Uber customers After the approval, the bamboo basket fetched water in vain, and the joy in vain, which will surely ease the master's anger.

Sure enough, as Xu Dongcai expected, the man thought for a while, and then praised: "That's a great idea!"

This is compared to the consolation and perfunctory praise of the brown-faced man at the beginning, this time the praise is a real one.

Xu Dongcai was overjoyed, "Thank you for the compliment, master, and my subordinates are willing to do the work of dogs and horses for master!"

"Very good! This time, I will personally participate!"

After everyone left, a figure suddenly appeared from behind the bookshelf in the room. He was tall and handsome. A landscape painting.

"Actually, there is another most effective and direct way to deal with Lu Xinyan."

"any solution?"

"Marry her."

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"Miss, can I wear this set of clothes when I go to the Kong family's other courtyard tomorrow?" Xiao He stood at the door, holding a set of new light green dresses in her hands.

After her 13th birthday, Xiao He is obviously more beautiful than before.

In the past, when Xiao He saw the new clothes designed by Lu Xinyan, she always clamored for a set. Most of it was because she thought it looked good, but most of it was because she wanted to win favor, which showed that the young lady loved her the most.

It's different now, every day I secretly look in the mirror, pick and choose from the pile of clothes, ask people everywhere which outfit she looks better in, and even become interested in the rouge and gouache Lu Xinyan uses.

Seeing Xiao He like this, Lu Xinyan suddenly had a feeling in her heart that there was a young girl in my family.

"Nice!" She nodded with a smile.

Xiao He frowned in confusion, "But Sister Qingtong said, I look better in that pink one!"

Lu Xinyan saw through her disguise, "Why don't you bring me two sets and show me how to wear them, and I'll help you choose."

"Is it really possible? Will it disturb Miss too much?" Xiao He asked with a smile on her face, her expression clearly made up this idea early in the morning, just waiting for Lu Xinyan to take the initiative to say.

"Okay, don't bother," Lu Xinyan said in a drawn-out tone, "Go."

"Miss Xie!" Xiao He left happily, and closed the door for Lu Xinyan intimately.

At this moment, Sou Yun's helpless voice came from outside the door, "Young Master Tian, ​​Lueyue said that he felt a little uncomfortable. He just wanted to rest and didn't want to see anyone."

Uncle Tian said nervously: "What's wrong with her, did you invite a doctor?"

Shu Yun sighed in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, "With Sister Baizhi here, Luaoyue will be fine, Mr. Tian, ​​you don't have to worry."

Uncle Tian left disappointed.

Looking at the lonely back, Shu Yun finally couldn't bear to hand out the hairpin she held in her palm.

When Uncle Tian went to Lu Xinyan's door, Shu Yun turned around and went back to the room, put the hairpin on the table, holding back his anger and said: "Luoyue, don't let me meddle in the matter between you and Mr. Tian! This hairpin needs to be Pay it back yourself, don't let me show up again!"

Lueyue, who was sitting beside the bed sewing clothes, stopped what she was doing at this moment, and stared blankly at the hairpin on the table in a daze.

But in a few days, the already small face became thinner again, and it became more and more pitiful. In the autumn water that was eager to speak but still ashamed, there was a sad expression shining from time to time.

Looking at Lueyue like this, Shu Yun was angry and distressed, "Why do you say you are like this? If you like it, you can stay with them, and if you don't like it, you can tell them clearly. What do you mean if you are so unclear and procrastinating?" mean?"

Ever since the eighteenth day, Shu Yun began to feel that something was wrong with Lueyue. She stared at the hairpin in a daze day and night, and held it in her arms while sleeping. Deep sadness that I understand.

Uncle Tian came twice to see Lueyue, and Shu Yun saw that the moment she heard that Uncle Tian was coming, a light flashed in her eyes, but the next moment she was suddenly sad and indifferent.

This time it was even more extreme, he handed the hairpin directly to Shu Yun and asked her to return it to Uncle Tian.

Shu Yun knew the hairpin, what kind of expectations Uncle Tian had in sending it over, and also knew what kind of mood Liaoyue had in accepting it. Now that he wants to return the hairpin, doesn't it mean that he wants to break up with Uncle Tian?

Shu Yun pressed Liaoyue to ask what was going on, but Liaoyue kept her mouth tightly shut, refusing to say a word, her stubborn appearance made people feel distressed.

Lueyue's face turned pale, and her red lips trembled slightly, "I see, I will find a time to make it clear to Young Master Tian that I am not worthy of him, please ask him to find another lover."

"Is that what I mean?" Shu Yun sat up angrily, "Mr. Tian is very clear about our backgrounds, he doesn't dislike us at all, there is nothing worthy of him! Besides, he is an old bachelor, You are a beautiful little girl, how can you not be worthy of him? It is clear that he has earned it!"

Shu Yun didn't mean to look down on Uncle Tian at all, she said this on purpose, just to dispel Lue Yue's worries about her unworthiness.

But Shu Yun didn't know what Lueyue was thinking at all, so his words had no effect at all, "Shu Yun, I'm tired and want to rest."

Lueyue put the clothes in her hand aside, lay down on the bed, shrunk herself into a ball, and turned her back to Shuyun.

Seeing that she used this trick to evade again, Shu Yun waved his fist angrily, and slammed the door out.

After the loud sound of closing the door, Lueyue got up from the bed, tightly grasped the hairpin on the table in his palm, and couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of his eyes.

Uncle Tian just saw Xiaohe talking to Lu Xinyan, so he planned to meet Lueyue first. After being rejected by Lueyue, he had to pack up his mood and report to Lu Xinyan.

Lu Xinyan has heard a little about Lueyue's change in attitude towards Uncle Tian, ​​but she is most afraid of other people's interference in emotional matters, so although she is worried for Uncle Tian in her heart, she can only pretend that she doesn't know anything about it.

"Miss, there is an emergency in the hometown of Wang Da, the shopkeeper of the leather goods store in Beijing. He wants to ask for leave to go back to his hometown and come back in the next year."

"Why do you have to report this to me?" Lu Xinyan said in surprise, a big shopkeeper asked for leave, just arrange the work below, she is not an unreasonable person.

"The profit-making months for fur shops are mainly in the two months before the previous year. Around mid-October each year, Uber, the largest fur wholesaler in the north, comes to the capital. This year, because the snow fell early in the north, the roads are difficult. , Uber is half a month later than in previous years. Uber was born in the green forest, he hates rules, he does whatever he wants, and only sells leather to people he likes. After finding out his temperament, the supply of leather materials is not lacking. This year, there is a shortage of leather materials in the northern snowstorm. Shopkeeper Wang is worried that if he leaves, this shopkeeper will not be able to talk to Uber customers alone, which will lead to the supply of leather materials. No, the store has nothing to sell, and the clerks and old customers have all run away. But his hometown heard that something happened to his old mother, and the shopkeeper Wang Da is a dutiful son, so he had to go back, so he asked the young lady for leave."

Most of the valuable furs, such as fox fur, tiger fur and wolf fur, come from fur wholesalers in the north, and they sell to wealthy households in central and central Beijing. Without these goods, the business cannot sustain itself.

"I see, let Shopkeeper Wang go back with peace of mind. I will personally follow up on this matter, and guarantee that when he comes back in the next year, the old customers and fellows will be there." Lu Xinyan said: "Let shopkeeper Zhang come over in two days. "

"Yes, Miss." Uncle Tian said, "Xing Luoxia knows how many ladies can use it smoothly?"

"It's not bad for now." Lu Xinyan said, "How is Linlang Pavilion running now?"

"It's basically straightened out, and I've already started handing over some unimportant things to them for investigation."

"Well, you arrange our people to investigate Uber's whereabouts and hobbies, and don't use any power of Tianji Pavilion." Lu Xinyan said: "I want to see where our current capabilities are."

"Got it, miss."

After Uncle Tian left, Nanny Lu came, "Miss, Madam asked you to come over."

"Did you say what happened?"

"About going to the other courtyard of the Confucian Mansion tomorrow, the old lady is afraid that the ladies in the mansion will be rude, so she wants to tell her face to face."

When Lu Xinyan took Qingtong to go, Lu Xinwan and Lu Xinhan had already arrived.

Standing beside Lu Xinwan, Lu Xinhan smiled and talked to Lu Xinwan, as if she had completely lost all grievances about Lu Xinwan asking her to marry her instead.

Because of this matter, Lu Xinwan felt somewhat guilty, and it was rare for her to agree with Lu Xinhan humbly. It seemed that she had a deep sisterly love.

Xiao Gao smiled and said, "Auntie, Xinwan looks like a big sister! Unlike some people, asking so many of us to wait for her is really big enough."

As soon as the words fell, some people in her mouth were walking briskly, lifting the curtain and entering.

Xiao Gao snorted and turned his head to one side.

"Meet grandma."

Gao's eyelids slightly raised, "Sit down and talk."

Lu Xinyan sat down calmly, glanced at the disapproving little Gao, and smiled lightly: "Aunt Gao, where have you learned the rules of your aunt?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Gao changed from a aunt to an aunt for no reason, and she was already annoyed, but now that Lu Xinyan accused her of being unruly, she immediately became annoyed.

"Auntie in this mansion, who doesn't need to salute when she meets a serious master?" Lu Xinyan said with a half smile but not a smile: "Only you, you turned a blind eye when you saw me, the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, did I say you have no rules, did you make a mistake?"

Logically speaking, Lu Xinyan was right. Even Aunt Liu had to politely salute her own daughter and call her Miss San, but her little Gao family was not a real concubine, so how could she really treat her as a concubine? As the mistress of the house, salute to the lady in the house?

But Xiao Gao couldn't stand up in front of Lu Xinyan, so she could only ask Gao, "Aunt~"

Mrs. Gao was about to speak, but Lu Xinyan smiled faintly, "Aunt Gao, your status in front of me was approved by my father. If you don't follow my father's order, what majesty will my father have in this house in the future?"

Xiao Gao's weight is naturally not as heavy as that of his own son!Gao's eyelids drooped, "A-Ning, Cong Yuan is your husband, you should do what he says!"

Xiao Gao was so angry, but he couldn't get angry again, so he blushed, stood up and saluted perfunctorily, "I've seen Missy."

Lu Xinyan smiled and said: "That's right, although I didn't learn the posture of asking for peace well, but it's a little strange because Aunt Gao hasn't saluted me for a long time, so let's forget it this time, Aunt Gao, please remember this rule in the future."

Then he glanced at Lu Xinwan and Lu Xinhan, "Remember to teach your daughter how to behave."

Xiao Gao was stabbed by her, and couldn't help but get angry at Lu Xinwan and Lu Xinhan, "Your big sister is here, don't you know how to call someone?"

Lu Xinwan stood up unwillingly and called out, "Big sister."

Lu Xinhan seemed to be more willing, and said with a smile: "Big sister."

Lu Xinyan smiled with satisfaction, "You two sisters don't need to be too polite, Aunt Gao should also sit down and talk."

Xiao Gao gritted his teeth and sat down.

There was nothing wrong with Lu Xinyan's behavior just now, no matter how dissatisfied Gao was with her putting on a show here, she couldn't blame her, so she said something serious, "Xinyan, Xinwan, Xinhan, I'm calling you tonight, it's about going to the Confucian Mansion tomorrow. Regarding the banquet in the other courtyard, the Confucian Mansion is the family home of Concubine Kong Shu and the Fourth Prince..."

Miss Kong Er's post did not limit the number of ladies who would go to Ankangbo Mansion. In addition to Lu Xinyan, Lu Xinwan and Lu Xinhan, Ankangbo Mansion also had two more than twelve ladies. Lu Xinyun's face was injured, and she was secretly engaged to Shen Qingzhu Mrs. Gao will definitely not let her go. The other one is the fifth lady from the second house, 13-year-old Lu Xinyu. Lu Xinyu is introverted. Just dislike the second wife who came from a concubine, so naturally he won't give their children any chance.

Originally, the Gao family didn't even want Lu Xinyan to go, but it's a pity that Miss Kong Er sent a private post to Lu Xinyan, so she had to go.

Lu Xinyan absent-mindedly listened to Gao's talk about the rules of the so-called high-ranking family. In her opinion, those rules were probably based on hearsay, but they were actually useless at all.

"Have you heard everything?" Gao finally asked.

Lu Xinwan and Lu Xinhan hurriedly said, "I heard it."

Lu Xinyan also lazily replied, "I heard it."

The tone was obviously perfunctory, and Gao naturally heard it, but Lu Xinyan had been in the palace, met the empress dowager and the princess, and heard that with the help of the old lady, she was also appreciated by the empress dowager and princess. Her Gao family is no worse than her Gao family.

Mrs. Gao gave Lu Xinyan a sneaky look, and said: "Let's go, rest early, don't embarrass our uncle's house tomorrow!"

"Got it, grandma!"

Huanxi Garden and Jinse Garden are in the same direction, Xiao Gao didn't want to be with Lu Xinyan, so she stayed to talk with Gao.

"Auntie, the niece has already been selected, please come here in the name of Ziyi." Xiao Gao said.

Gao nodded, "I think Ziyi has lost weight after going out this time. You arrange the kitchen and let him make up for it alone."

Lu Ziyi works in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. She is the ninth-rank ambassador and often goes out on business to supervise the progress. This time, she was on a business trip ten days before Lu Xinyan came back, and she just came back today.

"My niece has already made arrangements." Speaking of her only son, Lu Ziyi, Xiao Gao said distressedly: "Auntie, this time you have to persuade Ziyi, he is seventeen or eighteen, and he should stay in Beijing to talk about a good marriage , looking for a daughter-in-law who will benefit the future successor."

Mrs. Gao rolled her eyes, "Marry a daughter from a high family, but marry a woman from a low family! Do you want to marry a daughter-in-law of a high family background and come back to worship as a Bodhisattva?"

Xiao Gao stood in the way and couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "If it wasn't for the master to marry Lin Ruyue, how could he have wronged Ziyi's good-looking son-in-law to become a foster son, and now his status is embarrassing, and his official career, marriage and title are all hindered."

It was Gao who asked Xiao Gao to give birth to the child at the beginning, and it was Gao who proposed to take Lu Ziyi back to the house in the name of adopted son. Because of this, Gao felt a little guilty for Lu Ziyi, so no matter how good the 14-year-old second grandson Lu Zili is, Gao All of them let the position of the son of the world be vacant.

But what she owed was Lu Ziyi, not Xiao Gao. At that time, Xiao Gao and Lu Congyuan secretly crossed Chencang under her nose and got pregnant before marriage. She was so angry that she almost fainted. One was her own son and the other was her niece. Yes, it was his own grandson and grandnephew. Gao was furious and had to find a way to preserve the reputation of several people and cover up this scandal.

Now that Mrs. Gao said this, she felt that she was a villain in vain, and Mrs. Gao was not happy, "Ah Ning, the scandals you caused back then were all wiped out by me. If it weren't for you not being able to control yourself, If you spread your legs casually, what will happen next?"

These words were extremely vulgar, Xiao Gao's face was burning hot, and he dared not say any more.

"Go back and see if there is anything missing from Ziyi."

"Yes, aunt." Xiao Gao blushed angrily and left.

Coming out of Ankang Courtyard, to go back to Huanxi Courtyard, one must first pass Jinse Courtyard. Xiao Gao didn't want to stay with Lu Xinyan on purpose, and Lu Xinyan also didn't want to go with her, nor did she want to run into Lu Congyuan, so she chose to take a detour.

The Bo mansion is very big. Ever since Lin Ruyue passed away and Lu Xinyan married into the Guangping Marquis's mansion, the Bo man's life has become more and more difficult day by day. At night, lights should be lit everywhere. In order to save money, there are only a few main roads Lanterns are hung up and blown out at midnight.

Lu Xinyan's detour was on the side of the road, there was no light on, the moon was not bright, the stars were not bright, it was dim, but she could barely see the road under her feet.

Halfway through, suddenly there was a light shining in the forest not far away, and the sparks sometimes flew in the air, and sometimes fell to the ground.

"The forest shouldn't be on fire, right?" Qingtong asked.

The dry weather in autumn and winter is the most prone to fires.

"Go and see."

As soon as they walked to the edge of the forest, they saw a tall man with his back facing them. There was a candle in front of him, holding an ingot for worship in his hand. After lighting it, he threw it into the air, and the sparks flew away.

It turned out that someone worshiped here.

Generally speaking, private worship is not allowed in the mansion, but Lu Xinyan has no feelings for the uncle's mansion and is too lazy to care about it.

When I turned to leave, I suddenly remembered something and stood still.

"Miss, what's the matter?" Qingtong asked in a low voice.

This sound startled the man, "Who is over there?"

The voice is clear, it is a young man.

When Lu Xinyan turned around, the man turned around at the same time, and when he saw Lu Xinyan's appearance clearly by the candlelight, he said in a daze, "It's you?"

"Lu Ziyi, are you paying homage to my mother?" Lu Xinyan stared at him and asked.

The man was Lu Ziyi. He also inherited the good looks of the Lu family, with bright eyes, tall and handsome. Because of his status, he was sensible earlier. He was also 17 years old, and he looked much more mature and stable than Li Yu.

It was also because he and Lu Congyuan were so similar in birth that aroused Lin Ruyue's suspicion that he knew Lu Ziyi's true identity a long time ago.

From then on, the original owner Lu Xinyan no longer called his brother in private, but directly called him Lu Ziyi.

The moment she turned around just now, Lu Xinyan suddenly remembered that today was her mother Lin Ruyue's birthday.

She asked suddenly, Lu Ziyi panicked for a moment, lowered her eyes, and hummed.

Lu Xinyan stepped forward, and Lu Ziyi took two steps back, and suddenly stood in front of the worshiping white candle, stretched out her arms, and said in an almost begging tone: "Big sister, since you know that today is your mother's birthday sacrifice, why don't you give up?" Stop making trouble, you can treat me whatever you want tomorrow, okay?"

Lu Xinyan was stunned, "I forgot that today is my mother's birthday, and I wanted to ask if you have any more candles and ingots. I'll take them back to Huanxiyuan to worship."

Lu Ziyi seemed a little disbelieving, and looked at her suspiciously several times.

Lu Xinyan spread her arms, "Really, I've grown up, I'm not what I used to be."

In the past, every time Lu Xinyan was bullied by Lu Xinwan and the others, she would vent her anger on Lu Ziyi. Lu Ziyi was also surprised that no matter how much she bullied her, she would not fight back!

Lu Xinyan looked at Lu Ziyi's arm with a guilty conscience. She remembered that the original owner had bitten him before, and he was bleeding several times. Lu Ziyi was afraid that Xiao Gao would find out and make things worse, so she didn't dare to see a doctor. She just secretly applied some medicine It's over.

Recalling the past, Lu Xinyan felt a stagnation in her chest for no reason, as if something was stuck there, she couldn't help frowning.

Seeing what she said, Lu Ziyi looked at her for a while, and said cautiously: "Then you stand there and don't move, I'll bring it to you."

He bent down and picked up a bundle from the ground, and handed it to Lu Xinyan, "Take it."

It is full of ingot candles, enough to worship several times.

Lu Xinyan whispered, "Thank you."

"Well...you're welcome." Lu Ziyi obviously wasn't used to such a Lu Xinyan.

"I heard that you were supposed to come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Did you rush all night to worship my mother?" Lu Xinyan asked suddenly.

"Uh...not..." He spoke vaguely, obviously because he couldn't think of a good excuse when he was asked suddenly.

Lu Xinyan asked again: "You know that there is no tablet for my mother in the ancestral hall, so you can't go in to worship, so you secretly worship here, right?"

Lu Ziyi opened her mouth wide, "You... how do you know?"

Realizing that I said something wrong, I quickly said: "I... I am just the adopted son of the uncle's house, and I am not qualified to enter the ancestral hall. Your mother treated me well before, so I am here to worship her, really!"

Before Lin Ruyue found out Lu Ziyi's identity, she was really good to Lu Ziyi, as if she were her own son, and Lu Ziyi was probably the type of good bamboo shoots from bad bamboos, completely without Lu Congyuan's indifference and the selfishness of the big and small Gaos. She was sensible and well-behaved at the time, and Lin Ruyue liked her very much.

At that time, Xiao Gao was afraid that Lin Ruyue would discover Lu Ziyi's true identity, so she didn't dare to get too close to Lu Ziyi, so when she was a child, Lu Ziyi almost believed that Lin Ruyue was his mother. Since the exposure of her life, not only Lin Ruyue and the original owner Lu Xinyan were injured , and Lu Ziyi, since then, Lu Ziyi has been even more taciturn.

Lu Xinyan smiled ironically and left without saying a word.

Lu Ziyi's background is not something he can choose. Since childhood, Lu Ziyi has never been sorry for their mother and daughter, and even defended them openly and secretly many times.

Lu Xinyan's ironic smile before leaving was not aimed at Lu Ziyi, but other people in Ankangbo Mansion.

However, Lu Ziyi, who was standing in front of Baizhu, whose figure was stretched, looked at the back of Lu Xinyan who was going away, and thought of the ridicule, but unconsciously clenched her hands.

Back in Huanxi Courtyard, Lu Xinyan asked Nanny Lu to carry it on the desk and put it in the middle of the courtyard. White candles were placed on both sides of the desk, and an incense burner, fruit and sake were placed in the middle.

Lu Xinyan lit three incense sticks, held them in both hands, knelt on the ground and bowed three times, then inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner.

Looking at the little sparks and the curling green smoke, Lu Xinyan said silently in her heart: Auntie, I have taken over your daughter's body and received your property. From now on, you will be my mother!I will live a good life for your daughter, I will guard the legacy you have devoted so much to her, I will let you enter the Lu family ancestral hall, and then take you away in a fair manner, away from this ugly and dirty place!
As soon as Lu Ziyi returned to Tingtao Garden, she heard Xiao Gao's voice asking someone to change this quilt, "This quilt is too thin, you want to freeze to death, young master! Change to a thicker one! Use that quilt with a magpie on a branch." , good intentions!"

"The tea in this teapot is cold, do you want the young master to drink it and have diarrhea? Why don't you change the teapot for a hot one?"

"Why do you work as errands? You don't even know where the young master has gone? If you don't do your best, you will be sold out tomorrow, and you can buy some more obedient ones!"

"I'm sorry madam, it's the young master..."

"Mother, it's my son who wants to go out for a walk alone." Lu Ziyi interrupted the servant, "It has nothing to do with them, it's my son who doesn't let them follow."

The servants glanced at Lu Ziyi gratefully, but Xiao Gao glared at them, "It must be that they are not serving you well, so you go out and walk around alone, and you don't want them to follow you!"

"Mother," Lu Ziyi went up to take Xiao Gao's arm. His life experience is well known in the mansion, and in private, mother and child have already been matched. "Sit down and have a cup of tea with your son, chat, and talk about the things in the mansion Interesting."

Facing the words of her only precious son, Xiao Gao was still very obedient, although she knew that he wanted to divert her attention from punishing those servants.

Xiao Gao sat down with a smile on her face, "Recently, a lot of things have happened in the mansion..."

The servants tactfully left.

Xiao Gao's topic always revolves around the people she cares about, such as Lu Congyuan, Lu Xinwan, or people she hates. Lu Ziyi didn't hear anything about Lu Xinyan, but felt relieved, because this It means that Lu Xinyan has not suffered a loss since she came back.

"After coming back this time, can I stay in the mansion for a longer time?" At the end, Xiao Gao asked expectantly.

"My son works in the Ministry of Industry. Whether he stays in the capital or goes out is arranged by the superior. The son has no control over it." Seeing Xiao Gao's eyes darken, Lu Ziyi continued: "But my son will try his best to apply to stay in Beijing."

Since Lin Ruyue passed away three years ago and Lu Xinyan married into the Guangping Marquis's Mansion, Lu Ziyi was rarely in Beijing. In the past two years, she joined the Ministry of Industry, and often went out to work, sometimes for several months in a row.

Only then did Xiao Gao feel happy, "By the way, Xinwan and Xinhan will go to the other courtyard of the Confucian Mansion to enjoy the flowers tomorrow, how about you pick them up in the afternoon?"

The female guests hosted by Miss Kong Er are all the ladies of the officials' families above the fourth grade. Mrs. Gao wanted to ask Lu Ziyi to pick them up and show her face by the way. What if someone caught her eye?Although Mrs. Gao is unwilling to marry a young lady from the high family, Mrs. Gao doesn't think so. For the sake of her son's future, she can let go of her mother-in-law's face.

Lu Ziyi naturally understood Xiao Gao's careful thinking, and he did not refuse, "Got it, Mommy."

(End of this chapter)