"Grandma, why don't you let me hold the Spring Festival Banquet?"
Madam Lu was just about to rest, and before she could even express her joy at seeing her grandson, she was stunned by this barrage of questions. Then, her face darkened, "Did Ruoyan come to you to complain?"
"No, I only found out about this after I asked her." Lu Jing thought for a moment and told the truth, "She listened to my grandmother and decided not to do it for me."
Madam Lu snorted coldly, "She is sensible."
sensible?
So sensible again!
From childhood to adulthood, Lu Jing was driven by these two words. When he was young, his grandmother would say, "Everything will be fine when he grows up." But when he grew up, the same two words were still waiting for him.
Even his wife and favorite concubine had to follow these two rules!
He's had enough!
"It's just a banquet, what's the big deal?" Lu Jing rarely lost his temper in front of Old Madam Lu, and Madam Xue was so frightened that she hurried forward, "My Lord, how dare you yell in front of the old lady?"
"Get out of here! Are you the master or am I the master? It's your turn to lecture me here?" The anger that had been pent up in my heart for too long, the imbalance that had existed for so many years, all burst out at this moment: "Do you even regard me, the Marquis, as your own?!"
Nanny Xue fell to her knees and kowtowed to the ground, "My Lord, please calm down!"
"Enough!" Madam Lu shouted angrily and slowly stood up. "Lu Jing, have you forgotten all the rules?!"
The grandson before her was already several heads taller than her. The shadow of a young boy gradually blurred, replaced by the fortitude and sternness of an adult. The old marquis passed away early, and Lu Jing's parents also lost their lives on the battlefield. She didn't know how much effort she had put into ensuring that her grandson would inherit the marquisate.
She protected and raised the child, but now he was looking at her with such defensive eyes.
The old lady's heart was deeply broken.
But Lu Jing was completely oblivious and continued to stab her in the heart, "Grandma, I'm married now and the owner of this mansion. Ruoyan was ignorant before and made you work so hard. Now she's sensible, so let her take charge of the household from now on."
"What did you say?" Old Madam Lu covered her chest with her hands, unable to believe that such heartless words came out of her grandson's mouth!
"Head of the family? Yes, you are the Marquis now, not the child who used to follow me around and call me grandma..."
Madam Lu looked at him disappointedly, "Jing'er, you have indeed grown up."
I already understand how to fight for power with my grandmother.
Lu Jing was stung by this look and subconsciously shrank back. But then he thought, he had done nothing wrong? Why should he retreat?
He didn't want to have to rely on his grandmother's approval for everything he did in the mansion. His grandmother cared about him, but she valued the mansion's reputation even more. Since he was already the Marquis of Changning, what was wrong with letting his wife manage the household?
In this way, who will care whether he holds a spring banquet or an autumn banquet?
"Grandma, if you have no objection, I will let Ruoyan continue to prepare for the Spring Banquet?" Lu Jing asked tentatively.
At this moment, an anxious female voice suddenly sounded outside, "No!"
Lu Jing frowned and turned around, only to be surprised to see Fang Rou hurried in with a bowl of soup. She saluted first, then, after meeting his gaze, looked away guiltily, whispering, "Excuse me, Madam. I thought the weather has been dry lately, so I made a bowl of warming sweet soup myself to moisten your lungs."
Madam Lu raised her eyebrows, and said meaningfully, "You are thoughtful."
Fang Rou lowered her eyes, looking like a beautiful girl from a small family. She then looked towards Lu Jing and said, "My Lord, I heard that the family's expenses have been tight lately. In my opinion, it is not a good idea to hold this Spring Festival Banquet."
Lu Jing laughed in anger, "Oh? I didn't know that the mansion couldn't even afford to hold a banquet!"
Even Madam Lu raised her eyebrows, "Where did you hear that rumor from? Stop talking nonsense!"
Nanny Xue, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled a little, but soon returned to normal. Fortunately, no one present noticed it.
A trace of panic flashed across Fang Rou's face, but she still said, "It was my fault for being reckless. I was just too concerned."
She raised her head as she did before, her watery eyes filled with dependence and affection. However, this time, Lu Jing avoided her.
"It's not your turn to interfere in the affairs of the mansion. Be aware of your status."
Lu Jing had complicated feelings towards Fang Rou. Often, whenever he felt upset in the Marquis' Mansion, he would find comfort and warmth in Fang Rou. In his mind, no matter what happened, Fang Rou would stand by him unconditionally.
Fang Rou is his confidant who understands him even though he is misunderstood by the world.
But today, this flower of eloquence did not bloom.
Moreover, he stood on the opposite side.
"Forget it. I'm old and can't take care of you anymore. Just do what you want." Finally, Mrs. Lu gave in.
Lu Jing got what he wanted and left without looking back. Even Fang Rou stumbled after him but didn't even get a glance from him.
Fang Rou panicked!
She didn't understand why this happened. The old lady obviously didn't want to hold a spring banquet, so why didn't she get any praise from the old lady even though she came out to stop it?
And Lord Hou, does he really want to see those two bitches perform?!
This turmoil reached Shen Ruoyan's ears early the next morning. In addition, there was also a token representing the housekeeper.
Chunxi was overjoyed. Finally, she had waited for this day!
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