The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 281 5 Big Board

Everyone in the yard was shocked.

Guan Zhong said to himself: "We agreed to meet tomorrow, why are you here today?"

Ning Yuer's face showed joy.

The day has finally come!

She glared at Leng Qingyu and said softly, "You will be allowed to kneel down and clean my shoes later."

After saying that, he pulled Lu Changning and walked quickly towards the door.

Seeing the eunuch who came to deliver the letter, she bowed and saluted, saying delicately, "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. I am sorry for not coming to greet you from afar!"

The eunuch who read the imperial edict glanced at her sideways, "Are you Leng? Is this Lu Changqing?"

It’s no wonder that he asked an extra question. The Leng family’s financial strength is well-known in the capital.

As the daughter of the Leng family and the mistress of the Marquis's mansion,

Why are you dressed so simply and look so petty?

Ning Yu'er was stunned for a moment, and said in a daze: "In reply to your question, sir, I am not from the Leng family, but from the Ning family! This is the Marquis' biological son, named Lu Changning!"

Eunuch Li looked unhappy: "Ning? Which Ning? Why are you, a concubine, here to join in the fun? Why don't you ask your mistress Lu to come out and receive the order?"

"Your servant Lu comes to receive your order!"

Leng Qingyu came over from behind and knelt in the middle of the yard with Lu Changqing in an orderly manner. The servants who were able to move also knelt down.

The mother and son stood out in the crowd. They lowered their heads but kept their backs straight, humble but not servile.

Leng Qingyu looked calm on the surface, but his heart was already in turmoil.

She had never expected that the imperial edict would come so soon.

I originally thought there was room for reversal, but now that the imperial edict has been issued, it would be harder than climbing to heaven to get the emperor to take back his order!

Eunuch Li looked at Leng Qingyu and asked, "Are you from the Leng family?"

"I am Leng!" Leng Qingyu replied, "Next to me is Lu Changqing, the eldest son of the Marquis's family."

Eunuch Li nodded in satisfaction, then opened the imperial edict and read out:

The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict, saying that the Lu family has a son named Lu Changqing, who sympathizes with the people and cares about people's livelihood. He made farm tools such as threshers to alleviate the suffering of the people and increase farmland yields. This is a great blessing for our Daliang. Now I reward the Lu family with one thousand taels of silver, ten pearl and agate ornaments, ten jade ruyi pieces... and a hundred acres of fertile land!

Leng Qingyu lost consciousness the moment she heard Eunuch Li talk about sympathizing with the people.

She almost didn't hear the reward that came after that.

How is this going?

Didn't he say that he would help Lu Changning take the throne? When did the emperor change his mind?

Could it be that King Rui had already made arrangements with the king?

"Thank you for your grace, sir. I will obey your order!"

Leng Qingyu and Lu Changqing said this in trembling voices, but they heard Eunuch Li continue, "Don't worry, Madam Lu, our imperial edict has not been read out yet."

He then read out, "Because of Lu Changqing's outstanding contributions, I now confer the title of Lu Changqing, the eldest son of the Lu family, to serve the Daliang Dynasty. I hope that he will continue to care about the people and consider the people's livelihood in the future!"

"Qin, Qin Wang?"

Leng Qingyu raised his head suddenly and looked at Eunuch Li in disbelief.

Lu Changqing was completely at a loss of his mind. Serving the king, Your Majesty?

He became a prince in such a confused way?

Seeing that the mother and son were still in a daze, Eunuch Li smiled and reminded them, "Mr. Lu, Madam Lu, accept the order!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

Leng Qingyu and Lu Tingen kowtowed and accepted the imperial edict with many thanks.

Lead Eunuch Li to the main hall for tea.

Ning Yuer and Lu Changning were even more dumbfounded.

Ning Yuer looked at Guan Zhong and asked anxiously, "Master Guan, what's going on? Isn't it Changning who inherited the title? Is there something wrong with the imperial edict?"

Guan Zhong did not expect things to turn out like this.

But to him, it didn’t matter who inherited the title, since he was just an official.

But Ning Yuer's words made him feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Why dare you suspect the emperor?

"Shut up!"

Guanzhong almost went up and covered Ning Yuer's mouth.

But Ning Yuer's words were still heard by Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li stopped and turned to look at Ning Yu'er, then turned back to look at Leng Qingyu: "Who is this person?"

Leng Qingyu glanced at Ning Yu'er with contempt, "The Ministry of Justice insisted on sending her to my house, saying that she was the concubine that the Marquis had kept outside during his lifetime."

"How can a concubine be so arrogant? Madam Lu, please forgive me for saying so much, but you are not strict in managing your household!"

Leng Qingyu understood what he meant, and turned back to the housekeeper and said, "Housekeeper, this mother and son disturbed the father-in-law, so they tied us up and threw us into the ancestral hall. Each of us will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane. After that, we will copy the Buddhist scriptures fifty times."

"Yes!"

The butler wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, waved to the servants, and limped over.

Ning Yuer took a step back in fright and bumped into Guan Zhong.

She turned back suddenly and begged Guan Zhong, "My lord, my lord, please help me. Lord Song has verified that Changning is Ting'en's son. Our Changning will inherit the title!"

Guanzhong stepped back and made way.

He dodged Ning Yuer's hand that was trying to grab him.

Ning Yuer was terrified, and continued to beg, "Sir, you can't abandon us mother and son. If we are really beaten with fifty sticks, we will not survive!

I want to find the Third Prince, I want to ask for mercy from the Third Prince!"

Guanzhong was already unhappy that she had just involved Lord Song with him. He was thinking about getting away quickly and going back to report to Lord Song, but he didn't expect that this woman was so stupid that she dared to involve the Third Prince!

"You don't want to live anymore?"

He closed his mouth and squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

Ning Yuer was also frightened by his expression, and immediately stammered and dared not say a word.

Lu Changning pulled at her clothes and whispered, "Mom, don't cause trouble for the adults. Let him leave quickly. The adults will go back and find a solution!"

Ning Yuer suddenly realized what was going on and quickly said, "Please, sir, please, sir, you must find a way to save us mother and son!"

Guan Zhong's face turned as black as charcoal, but Gao Wenqiao had been watching the show from the side. Seeing him like this, an ambiguous smile appeared on his face.

Guan Zhong turned around to leave, but suddenly he heard the eunuch calling him again: "Sir, what is your name? I have to go back and report today's incident to the emperor. If I can't tell you your identity, I will be embarrassed."

Guan Zhong's expression changed several times.

Although his position was not high, the eunuchs in the palace were all very shrewd and knew everyone in the yamen very well.

Eunuch Li said this deliberately to humiliate him for being nameless and without a surname.

He was annoyed in his heart, but he still forced a smile on his face and said, "So that you know, my name is Guan Mingzhong, and I am a minister in the Ministry of Justice."

"It turned out to be Lord Guan! My apologies. I will remember this and report everything to the Emperor when I return."