If You Can’t Be a Son-in-law, You Have To Be Sanctified

The interior of the banquet hall is connected with the outside world. Under the sunlight, you can see the needles on the ancient pine trees, which still have a little greenness.

Many people present have not seen so many smiles on Old Madam Ning's face for a long time.

Old Madam Ning sat at the head, with Lu Qiong and Ning Qiang beside her.

At the table a little below her, Lu Chongshan and Mrs. Zhu were at the same table. Mrs. Zhu still had tears in her eyes, and looked at Lu Chongshan frequently.

In addition to Lu Feng and Lu Jiang, there are many young masters and ladies from the Second Mansion below. They looked at Lu Chongshan with a lot of embarrassment and curiosity.

Lu Chongshan has devoted himself to practicing Buddhism for ten years, and the last time he returned to Lu Mansion from Jokhang Temple was six years ago.

In the past six years, although many people present were his close relatives, they had never seen Lu Chongshan.

It is also because of this that Old Madam Ning is so happy when Lu Chongshan returns to his residence.

Feast up.

All kinds of luxurious delicacies were brought up by the accompanying maids one by one.

Each of the small jade plates was filled with ingredients that Lu Jingjian had never seen before. The aroma was tangy and the dishes were beautiful, like exquisite handicrafts.

Qingyue opened her eyes wide, she had never seen such a beautiful food.

Unexpectedly, her expression was seen by many maids, who hid their faces and laughed.

Lu Jing didn't change his face, and whispered to Qing Yue: "When the banquet is over, we will take the food back, otherwise it will be a waste."

Qingyue nodded slightly. Many masters of the Lu family were here. She was a maid who couldn't speak, but she also agreed with Lu Jing's decision.

"Food should not be wasted."

Lu Jing whispered softly in his heart, but he was not in a hurry, and tasted slowly.

The old lady in front of the Gaotai jade case always had a smile on her face.

Lu Qiong looked very good, showing her toothy smile in front of the old lady, which made the old lady even happier.

The old lady touched Ning Qiang's long hair from time to time, and looked at Lu Chongshan not far away, her eyes filled with happiness.

This host, lasted a full hour.

At this time, a gust of autumn wind blew through and entered the banquet hall, and yellow leaves fell from many spring trees outside the garden, which probably brought old Madam Ning's melancholy thoughts.

The smile on her face disappeared suddenly, and she sighed: "On this Mid-Autumn Festival, we should reunite and enjoy the moon tonight, but Shenyuan is still on the way to Taixuanjing.

And my poor girl..."

When Mrs. Ning said this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Ning Qiang next to her not only covered her face and wept, the poor girl that Mrs. Ning said was Ning Qiang's biological mother who died in the disaster of the great demon!

Ning Qiang's eyes were blurred with tears, while Lin Rendong patted her on the back lightly.

Ning Qiang cried for a while, then remembered the poem Lu Jing wrote to her that day, and couldn't help but look at Lu Jing.

At this time, Lu Jing was sitting at the end of many desks, with the usual demeanor, and even smiled at Qingyue.

"Cousin Lu Jing has also suffered a lot. His mother has long since left him. The head of the family regards him as nothing, and the aunt also hates him a lot. Even the seat in the clan is ranked last. The other cousins ​​laugh at him, but he But still calm..."

"Those who abandon me should not stay in yesterday's day, and those who disturb my mind will worry about today's day..."

Thinking of Lu Jing and the poem that Lu Jing copied for her, Ning Qiang felt much more at ease for some reason.

Right now.

At such a banquet, Mrs. Zhong, who had never said much, suddenly rolled up her long sleeves lightly, and said to Mrs. Ning, "Mr. Madam, it is rare that many people gather today. It is a good time to maintain the rules in the family."

The old matriarch was depressed, and when he heard Mrs. Zhong's words, he waved his hands slightly and said, "The rules of the family are naturally important, and they should not be neglected. You are also in charge of the affairs of the house on weekdays, so you can ask them."

Mrs. Zhong is graceful and graceful, wearing a blue Guiyue gown, a long hairpin with fragrant beads and a little rouge on her head, making her look luxurious and solemn.

She got what the old matriarch said, and her eyes wandered, falling on many young masters and ladies.

Many young masters and ladies all lowered their heads, and there was fear in their eyes, lest Mrs. Zhong's gaze would fall on them.

The next moment, Mrs. Zhong said: "Lu Jiang, Lu Jing!"

Ning Qiang and Lin Rendong's expressions changed, Lu Feng and many other young masters and ladies looked up at Lu Jing and Lu Jiang.

Lu Chongshan on the high platform still bowed his head, as if he had never heard the name of his concubine.

Lu Jiang stood up, glanced sideways at Lu Jing, and moved forward with his head held high.

Lu Jing, on the other hand, drank the wine in his glass safely, turned his head and gave Qing Yue a look, signaling him to rest assured, and then slowly got up.

Many young masters, maidservants, etc. focused their eyes on Lu Jing...Because Lu Jing's status in the Lu family has always been low and weak, many young nobles don't even have much affection for Lu Jing except for their status as "husband-in-law". impression.

But today, Mrs. Zhong's tone was serious, and she said that she wanted to enforce the rules in the house, and suddenly named Lu Jing, which made them quite curious.

"Lu Jiang, you lured people into the mansion without notification, and swaggered through the court on horseback. Do you know that you are wrong?"

Mrs. Zhong's voice was cold, her eyes focused on Lu Jiang.

Her voice was not very harsh, but Lu Jiang knelt down without hesitation, bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Auntie, Lu Jiang knows that he is presumptuous, please punish him!"

Lu Jiang's voice just fell.

Another woman came up in a hurry from the hall. The woman was also wearing gold and silver, and her robes were precious. Madame and I were punished together, in order to enforce the rules of the mansion."

This woman is Lu Jiang's biological mother Mrs. Zhou, Lu Chongshan's concubine!

There was no sound in the hall, but no one felt that what Lu Jiang and Mrs. Zhou had done was overdone, because...in Lu's mansion, Mrs. Zhong's prestige was far-reaching, and no one dared to challenge her power!

Even Mrs. Zhu, the mistress of the Second Mansion, stood up at this moment, saluted Mrs. Zhong, and said, "It's because I don't manage the family strictly, and I let my sister worry about it."

Madam Zhong showed a smile on her originally calm face, she first smiled at Madam Zhu and said, "My sister is serious, why should you be polite between sisters-in-law? Lu Jiang is the young master of the Second House. It's okay to be punished a little. The important thing is that the second mansion should be vigilant on weekdays. Now that the head of the family is about to return, I don't know how many people in Changning Street are staring at Lu's mansion. Don't let people think that my Lu manor's family rules don't exist. Presumptuousness is what it is."

Mrs. Zhu glanced at Lu Chongsheng lightly, and found that Lu Chongshan hadn't looked up from the beginning to the end, as if he didn't care about the affairs of the mansion at all.

So she saluted to Mrs. Zhong again: "What my sister taught me is that my sister can save me."

Only then did Madam Zhong look at Lu Jiang and said, "Lu Jiang, you are the young master of the Second Mansion, the master and wife of the Second Mansion naturally have face, I can't punish you too severely.

But the mansion must not be too casual, since the things you have committed are not serious, and you know that you have made mistakes, so you go to the Houshan Huangyuan to think about it for a month, and the monthly rate will be halved for the next year. "

Mrs. Zhong spoke softly, but the hall was still silent.

Lu Jiang kowtowed and said in a deep voice, "Thank you auntie, Lu Jiang understands."

Mrs. Zhong's eyes fell on Lu Jing who was on the side again, and her eyes changed instantly, becoming much colder.

"Lu Jing, do you know your mistake?" Mrs. Zhong asked again.

Her voice was extremely soft, but her tone was extremely severe. The young master and lady who had been looking at the center of the banquet hall, when she heard Mrs. Zhong's question, couldn't help lowering her head suddenly, not daring to look up again.

Ning Qiang and Lin Rendong looked at each other, Ning Qiang's eyes were also very worried, even the little girl Lu Yi wrinkled her nose, and said in her heart: "Lu Jing...is going to suffer this time, quickly admit his mistake, and the punishment will be light Some."

Everyone thought that Lu Jing would also admit his mistake.

But the next moment...

"Mother, Lu Jing... I don't know what mistake he made."

Lu Jing saluted Mrs. Zhong, but the words in his mouth were astonishing, which made everyone's eyes freeze suddenly!

Ning Qiang said anxiously: "Why did my cousin answer like this? The mistress asked, no matter whether she made a mistake or not, she must admit her mistake. Only in this way can she not refute the face of the mistress. After all, in this hall, all the people from the whole family are gathered. Surname, in front of so many people, what should I do if I lose face to my aunt?"

Lin Rendong was also a little surprised, her impression of Lu Jing was indeed not so unwise!

Some people are worried, and naturally some are happy.

Although Lu Jiang, who had already returned to his original position, did not understand Lu Jing's answer, there was a flash of joy in his eyes!

Mrs. Zhong never expected Lu Jing to answer like this.

But her face was still calm, she stood up and walked down the high platform step by step.

"It's a rule in the house, you can't practice martial arts outside the house without the consent of the elders!"

"My Lu family belongs to a family of martial arts, and the rules of martial arts are especially strict. If you know the rules and break them, you will be more guilty!"

Mrs. Zhong's words became heavier and her tone became more severe!

"Lu Jing, you are the young master of my mansion. Your mother died young, so you should be disciplined by me. How did I ever teach you to break the rules of the mansion?"

"Lu Jing, you know that you are wrong, but my aunt asked you, but she asked me... Do you think that if you are going to leave the house, I, the mistress of the Lu family... will not be able to punish you?"

Mrs. Zhong seemed to be questioning Lu Jing every word.

But many wives in the second mansion all changed their faces.

Because they knew that Mrs. Zhong's many words seemed to be reprimanding Lu Jing, but in fact she was using Lu Jing to build her prestige, saying it to Master Chongshan and Mrs. Zhu who had just returned from the Second Mansion!

The implication is... Even if Master Zhongshan returns to the residence and Marquis Shenxiao is not around, then Mrs. Zhong is still the mistress of the Lu residence!

Lu Jing and Lu Jiang are just pawns of Mrs. Zhong today.

In the case of Lu Jiang, he was asked to be blamed and given a lighter punishment, which is to show his forgiveness!

And Lu Jing is used to stand up!

Seeing this scene, Qingyue had tears in her eyes and was at a loss.

Ning Qiang felt sour for no reason, and thought of herself again.

"My cousin's situation is the same as mine. Lu Jiang made a mistake. His biological mother interceded and his aunt shared the burden."

"But my cousin made a mistake, but no one speaks for him. If I make a mistake in the future, who will intercede for me?"

Ning Qiang took a deep breath, and was about to beg the old lady Ning beside her.

But I heard Lu Jing whispering: "My lord, there are such rules in the clan, but why did I make a mistake?"

With a calm expression and no fear on his face, he said eloquently: "I once saw an old man in black fishing by the Xishui Pool in the West Courtyard. He said he was the martial arts teacher of the Lu family. Teach me martial arts."

"Please, elder, Lu Jing didn't dare to resign, so he agreed. My martial arts cultivation is also because of this. Could it be... I was tricked by that old man, isn't he from the Lu family?"

When Lu Jing said this, he paused slightly, and said, "The elder said that his name is... Wu Beisi."

Mrs. Zhong frowned abruptly.

Even Mrs. Ning, who was lying on the lady's chair leaning on her hands and seemed to be ignoring the world, suddenly opened her eyes!