The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 238 Let You Come Back to Be the Mistress

He anticipated the possible questions that might arise and how to respond when Concubine Shu asked questions.

However, they never expected that after waiting outside the palace for an hour, the father and daughter were still turned away.

"The Imperial Concubine is currently accompanying His Majesty to appreciate the flowers. She is unable to spare the time. Please return, both of you."

Said the eunuch who delivered the message.

Lu Tingen looked up at the sky.

The sun was setting and it was almost time for dinner.

The Emperor always has dinner only with the Empress. It seems that what Concubine Shu said is an attempt to refuse and she doesn't want to see them!

Lu Tingen felt a chill in his heart.

Could it be that Concubine Shu already knew his purpose today?

She refuses to see me. Does that mean she doesn't want to help me?

"Sir, could you please pass on the message again? I really have something urgent to do!"

As Lu Tingen spoke, he took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into the eunuch's sleeve.

The young eunuch pretended to be calm and accepted the gold, then said: "Lord Lu, please go back, Concubine Shu will not see you.

In addition, Concubine Shu also asked me to tell you that Prince Rui has saved your face in front of the emperor, and this matter will not involve you, the Marquis, so you should be content. "

After hearing this, Lu Tingen staggered two steps.

What does it mean to show mercy to him?

What does it mean to be content?

It turned out that King Rui had completed all the procedures without him seeing.

"But……"

Before Lu Tingen could say anything else, the young eunuch had already turned around and walked into the palace.

"Grudge!"

Lu Tingen cursed angrily.

Lu Zhiyi advised from the side: "Dad, since Concubine Shu has spoken, let's go back and wait for news."

Compared with the old lady's comfort, Lu Zhiyi cared more about Concubine Shu's attitude.

Lu Tingen was in a heavy mood.

Although she was unwilling to accept it, since Concubine Shu had already said so, it meant that she would not interfere.

The road to seeking help from above has been blocked, and Lu Tingen now has only one way to go, which is to go to King Rui to plead for mercy.

But if you want to plead with King Rui, you must show sincerity.

His mansion looked magnificent, but in reality, it had long since become an empty shell.

Now that Leng Qingyu is unwilling to help, I can only ask Yu'er.

Lu Tingen first sent Lu Zhiyi back to the mansion, and then he took a carriage to Yongning Lane.

"My Lord, why are you back again? Have you resolved the issue with the old lady?"

Ning Yuer asked in surprise when she saw Lu Tingen coming back.

Lu Tingen dragged his tired body into the house, shaking his head as he walked, "No!"

"No?"

Ning Yuer suddenly had a very bad feeling.

"Didn't the hairpins accept it? If they accept it, won't they do the work for you?"

She asked with concern.

"Mrs. Song said that she can ensure that mother eats well and sleeps well in there, but she can't help with anything else."

"what?"

Ning Yuer never expected that throwing such a valuable hairpin in would only bring her such a small benefit.

This is such a disadvantage!

"Since Madam Song won't do anything for me, how can she have the nerve to accept such an expensive gift!" She rolled her eyes, feeling so distressed.

Lu Tingen continued: "Although Madam Song didn't care, she also gave me a piece of news."

"what news?"

"She said that the Ministry of Justice has the maid's confession, and there is both evidence. I'm afraid it will be difficult to overturn the old lady's murder of the prince of Rui Palace."

"What? The old lady?"

Ning Yuer never expected it to be such a charge.

"This must be a mistake. How could the old lady do such a thing? Besides, there is no grudge between the Marquis of Jing'an and the Prince of Rui. How is this possible?"

Lu Tingen felt a little guilty.

But he still said stubbornly: "Yes, it was a mistake. So now I am going to the Rui Palace to ask the Rui King for mercy."

"But, King Rui, will he be willing to see you?"

Ning Yuer was a little worried.

"We should have a meeting. Concubine Shu said that when Prince Rui complained to the Emperor, he specifically mentioned not to involve me. I think Prince Rui is still willing to give me some face."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Ning Yuer patted her chest and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for the old lady to get out of this matter."

"Everything depends on human effort. As long as we can calm down King Rui, this matter will be easy to handle."

"But how can we calm King Rui down?"

Ning Yuer was confused.

"Although Prince Rui is a military commander, he likes to appreciate paintings. Take out your painting of mountains and rivers, and I will go to the prince to plead for mercy."

"no!"

Ning Yuer refused without even thinking about it.

The map of mountains and rivers in her hand is a treasure passed down from her ancestors.

It is also the most valuable thing in her house.

When our ancestors were the poorest, they never thought of using the Map of Mountains and Rivers to repay their debts. In their Ning family, the Map of Mountains and Rivers is a treasure that protects the house and is an auspicious object. How could they give it away?

"Yu'er!"

Lu Tingen also guessed that she would not agree easily, and coaxed her, "I know that the Mountain and River Map is very important to you, but think about it, if this matter cannot be resolved today, then our Marquis' Mansion and Rui Wang Mansion will become enemies. When you return to the Marquis' Mansion and become a lady, how will you deal with Rui Wang Mansion in the future?"

Lu Tingen deliberately sounded concerned, as if he was worried about Ning Yuer.

Ning Yuer also heard the most important words from his long speech: return to the Marquis's Mansion and become a lady.

Yes, she will return to the Marquis's Mansion to be a lady in the future.

"But this map of mountains and rivers was handed down from our ancestors. It is said that as long as the map is there, the people will be there.

Even though I am a woman, I cannot go against the rules of my ancestors."

Ning Yuer still disagreed, but her tone was not as firm anymore.

"Don't forget, you are from my Jing'an Marquis Mansion. You must abide by the rules of my Marquis Mansion in the future."

Lu Tingen held Ning Yuer in his arms, holding her body tightly against him.

"Oh, don't do that!"

Ning Yuer twisted her body and punched Lu Tingen in the chest with her pink fist.

"It will be bad if Xiao Ning comes back and sees this."

Lu Tingen leaned close to Ning Yuer's ear and whispered softly, "It's still early. He won't be back."

"Master Hou!"

Ning Yuer blushed, and she looked like she wanted to refuse but was actually willing, which made the Marquis feel itchy.

"I will stay here today. Tomorrow morning, you must bring me the map of mountains and rivers."

He didn't forget to speak while he was doing it all over.

Ning Yu'er was already a little overwhelmed, and panted slightly and said, "Then my lord, please remember what you said today, you must take us back as soon as possible!"

Lu Tingen nodded, "Haven't we already agreed on this? When Xiaoning graduates from high school, I will welcome you back openly."

They had decided on this time long ago.

According to the original plan, Leng Qingyu should have been unconscious by now.

However, Leng Qingyu's current state not only shows no signs of insanity, but he is even more astute than before.

While Lu Tingen was teasing Ning Yuer, he was thinking, "I'm afraid this matter will have to be postponed for a while!"

The two were in love and almost at the last step when the door suddenly opened with a bang.

"What are you doing?"

The young man's voice sounded at the door.

Lu Tingen suddenly softened.

When they looked back, they saw Lu Changning standing at the door, looking at them angrily.

Ning Yuer hurriedly put the fallen clothes on her body and said to Lu Changning in a flattering tone, "Xiao Ning, why did you come back so early today?"

Lu Changning looked at his mother and replied unhappily: "The teacher has something to do today, so let's

Come back early.

Can't you two just go back to the bedroom?"

Lu Tingen finally recovered. He looked at Lu Changning with displeasure and scolded him, "You knew there were people in the room, but you barged in so rashly. Is this how your teacher taught you the rules?"

Lu Changning looked unconvinced.

"Our Master taught us propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, but never taught us to indulge in promiscuity in broad daylight."

"You bastard!"

Lu Tingen was furious and picked up the vase on the table to hit him, but was stopped by Ning Yuer.

"My Lord, Xiao Ning can't speak, so don't bother with him. Xiao Ning, come and apologize to your father!"

Lu Changning stood up straight and said angrily, "Mom, last time he watched you being bullied and didn't say a word, you forgot so quickly!"

Although Ning Yuer had coaxed him many times, Lu Changning felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart when he saw his mother still defending this man.

"Xiao Ning, don't forget how your father treated you over the years!"

Ning Yuer was really angry.

"He is your biological father after all!"

"Since you are defending him so much, don't complain to me anymore."

Lu Changning hated her for having no ambition and turned around and left the room.

He returned to his study and wanted to read, but he couldn't calm down.

My mother has forgotten the pain now that the wound has healed, but how can he forget it?

The incident was seen by several classmates, who still mock him today by calling him a mistress.

How innocent he is!

It’s all the Leng family’s fault!

If Leng had died earlier, if the young master of the Lu family had died earlier, he would now be the eldest son of the Marquis's family and the future Marquis.

See who dares to bully him!

Thinking of this, Lu Changning suppressed his hatred for Lu Tingen.

Now is not the time to offend Lu Tingen. We have to wait until everything is settled before we can take revenge.

That night, Lu Tingen stayed in Yongning Lane.

The next morning, he took Ning Yuer's heirloom to Prince Rui's Mansion.

The butler stopped him at the door.

"Lord Lu, my prince does not see guests."

"Please ask the butler to tell him that Lu Tingen has a famous painting and would like His Majesty to appreciate it."

"Lord Lu, my prince has already said that no one from the Lu family will be seen."

As the two were talking, a voice came from the yard:

"Who said that we won't see any members of the Lu family? His daughter, Lu Xinran, can come and see him anytime."

Lu Tingen looked up and saw King Rui walking out of the yard.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please let my mother go for the sake of my father, who once fought alongside you!"

Prince Rui took the reins handed over by the servant, jumped on the horse, looked at Lu Tingen with disdain and said: "If it weren't for your father's face, would you still be able to talk to me properly now?

The palace has already made the biggest concession. If you really feel sorry for your mother, you can take the blame for poisoning the prince!"

"I……"

Lu Tingen's words of plea were stuck in his throat.

How could he be charged with such a crime?

The Marquis' Mansion is now supported by him. If he collapses, what will happen to the others?

"Thank you for your leniency, Your Highness. Here is a landscape painting by Wen Shangchun. Please accept it."

He still didn't give up.

Wen Shangchun's landscape paintings are treasures in the eyes of scholars. As long as the prince is interested, there will be hope for the rest.

Unexpectedly, the prince didn't even look at it, and just said:

"My eyes have seen a lot, but what I hate most is a dirty word. Take it away!"

As the voice fell, the prince tightened the reins, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and rushed forward.

The horse might have been frightened, or perhaps it felt the prince's anger, for it shook its tail vigorously and raised its hooves high as it rushed out.

The flying ponytail hit Lu Tingen's eyes. The pain made Lu Tingen immediately close his eyes and subconsciously protected his head with both hands.

When the sound of horse hooves faded away and Lu Tingen came to his senses, he found that the wooden box containing the landscape painting had fallen to the ground, a corner of the box was crushed, and the drawing paper inside was also slightly torn.

"My picture, my picture!"

Lu Tingen bent down to pick up the painting distressedly. The housekeeper saw it and said coldly, "Lord Lu, I saw it clearly just now. You threw the painting on the ground by yourself, and it happened to fall under the hoof of my horse. This matter has nothing to do with our prince."

Lu Tingen was furious, but he still gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile, "The housekeeper is right, I did this all by myself, it has nothing to do with the prince."

"Okay, in that case, my prince has also left, Lord Lu, I won't see you off."

As the butler said this, he returned to the palace and slammed the door shut.

Lu Tingen tightly grasped the painting in his hand, veins popping out on the back of his hand. He wished he could grind everyone to ashes, but there was nothing he could do now.

When Lu Tingen returned to Yongning Lane in a daze, Ning Yuer knew something was wrong as soon as she saw him.

"My Lord, what's wrong with you?"

She stared at Lu Tingen's red cheek and asked.

"It's okay, I just bumped into it accidentally."

"Did the prince confiscate this painting?"

After hearing Lu Tingen say that everything was fine, Ning Yuer immediately focused all her attention on the painting.

It’s really good that I didn’t send it out.

Now she had an explanation to her ancestors.

Ning Yuer reached out to take the painting, but collapsed the moment she saw the front.

"My Lord, this painting, what's wrong with this painting?"

All the broken wood chips had fallen off, revealing a hole where it had been stepped on.

Through the hole, you can see a broken corner of the scroll.

"I have treasured this painting for more than ten years. How come it has become like this as soon as I left it?"

Ning Yuer burst into tears.

"Cry, cry, cry, just cry. It's just a broken painting. Is it worth making such a fuss?"

Lu Tingen was full of anger, and now he finally found a place to vent his anger.

"At worst, I can draw you a better one later!"

"Master Hou!"

Ning Yuer never expected Lu Tingen to say such a thing.