"Madam, are you looking for me?"
Lu Jing subconsciously looked at Madam Lu, the words just now still lingering in his ears. No matter how tactless he was, he didn't dare to lose face in front of the old lady at this time.
So he smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandma, look?"
Old Madam Lu raised her hand, and Nanny Xue beside her immediately stepped forward to support her, then helped her walk slowly over.
"Since Ruoyan is looking for you, I'll go with you."
The little girl leading the way hadn't expected that her invitation would bring two masters. Though surprised, she didn't show it. She simply lowered her head and led the way, answering questions from her masters and remaining silent unless asked.
Madam Lu lowered her eyes slightly and took note.
Unconsciously, the servants in the mistress's courtyard and those in other courtyards had become like the Chu River and Han River.
The most intuitive thing is the maids who serve.
The women in the concubine's courtyard love to gossip. Where women gather together, gossip abounds. Few can hold back.
Even those who lived in her yard couldn't help but talk behind her back.
In the past, there were the most people on Shen Ruoyan’s side, but I don’t know when it started, but gradually, there were fewer and fewer faces who loved to gossip.
Later on, everyone from the old maid to the cleaning girl kept their mouths shut.
Even when he occasionally gathered with servants from other courtyards, he never revealed any news about the mistress, and he didn't even tell anyone the gossip about the servants in the courtyard.
No matter how much I ask, I still don’t know. No matter how much I inquire, I still don’t know - be very cautious!
All of this is thanks to Shen Ruoyan.
"Grandma, what brings you here? I thought the Marquis would be at the mansion today, so I asked Yan'er and Changchuan to come over after class to say hello to Father. I didn't expect that even Grandma would come along. It's such a great honor to this humble place!"
Madam Lu's gaze paused on her, then fell on the two little guys beside her.
Shen Ruoyan smiled and stood back, and Lu Yan brought Lu Changchuan forward and saluted respectfully to Madam Lu.
"Meet Grandma."
After Lu Changchuan finished his greeting, he didn't even raise his head. It wasn't until Mrs. Lu smiled and said "good" that he raised his head properly. However, he still didn't look the elder in the eye, but stood quietly to the side, neither arrogant nor impatient.
"It's been a long time since we last met. Changchuan seems to have grown a lot more mature."
There was admiration in Mrs. Lu's tone, but there were two children who came to pay their respects, and she didn't even mention Lu Yan.
I'm so biased that I don't even bother to hide it.
Lu Yan remained calm and didn't feel bad about his grandmother's neglect. His mother once said, "If someone doesn't love you, no matter how good you are, they won't like you any more."
Instead of letting these people affect your mood.
It would be better to use this time to read one more book and gain some knowledge.
"Grandmother, you are too kind. Changchuan has only recently behaved a lot better, and it's all thanks to the Marquis who sent him to the Imperial College!" Shen Ruoyan smiled softly, covering her lips, as if she didn't notice the old lady's displeasure at all. "Changchuan, Yan'er, why don't you come and thank your father."
"Thank you, father."
Lu Changchuan began to salute in a proper manner again, but Lu Jing didn't dare to accept this salute.
He had just been spanked by his grandmother!
"Alright, alright, just be sensible." Lu Jing coughed awkwardly a few times, feeling uncomfortable even with his toes standing there.
"Since I've seen it, grandma, I'll leave first?" He didn't even look at Shen Ruoyan, but looked at Madam Lu fearfully, afraid that she would ask him to stay.
Then, he was left behind!
"Why are you leaving? Are you busy?" Madam Lu glanced at him without giving him any face. "Right here. Anyway, you haven't been to Ruoyan's place for a long time. It's just right that we are all here today, so let's get together."
What are you gathering for?
Lu Jing was helpless and even wanted to cry out to the sky - Grandma, can you please look at the expression on your face when you say this?
I almost want to eat me!
But he only dared to think about it in his heart, and did not even dare to blink. "Grandma is right. I suddenly remembered it, and it seems that nothing has happened."
Seeing this, Shen Ruoyan smiled and asked someone to serve tea. However, when preparing tea for Madam Lu, it was a mild pear soup.
When Madam Lu took it, she didn't drink it. Instead, she looked at Shen Ruoyan and explained with a smile: "It's getting late. I'm afraid that if grandma drinks the tea, she won't be able to rest later."
"You are a careful person."
Mrs. Lu took a sip of the pear soup. It was slightly moist, sweet but not greasy, and the temperature was neither cold nor hot, just the right warmth.
Could it be that it is kept warm all the time?
Did she know I would come?
Madam Lu became more alert, and when she looked at Shen Ruoyan again, she no longer had the contempt she had before.
"Ruoyan, I can understand that you want Changchuan to enter the Imperial College. But Yan'er, I'm afraid it's not very convenient, right?" Old Madam Lu put down the cup. The crisp sound struck Lu Yan's heart, shattering all his protective shells.
Grandma...is here after all.
Shen Ruoyan looked at her son. This was his favorite grandmother. In Lu Yan's heart, she was the relative who loved him the most.
She thought she would see heartbreak or loss in her child.
But what surprised Shen Ruoyan was that this time, Lu Yan not only did not show any dissatisfaction, he didn't even hide behind her like before.
His little body was right there.
He neither dodged nor avoided, and no matter whether it was wind or rain coming from the opposite side, he would not retreat.
"Grandma, it's because of Yan'er's behavior that I want him to leave." The smile on Shen Ruoyan's face gradually faded. She knew that her purpose had been discovered.
After all, she is an old lady in this mansion. Lu Jing is naive but that doesn’t mean he can fool the old lady.
She was ambitious, and her son was ambitious too—but, so what?
Now Lu Ankang has been sent to the manor by her. As long as Madam Lu still wants to maintain her reputation, Fang Rou's identity will never be exposed in her lifetime.
Then Lu Ankang was destined to be a nameless and unprivileged wild child.
Even if she brought him home when he grew up, he would just be an adopted son. How could he be compared with her legitimate son?
"Ruoyan, don't forget what you promised me before."
Lu Yan, you absolutely cannot be the crown prince!
Even if he is a concubine's son, it is better than a mute!
Shen Ruoyan, you clearly know it!
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Lu Yan himself had not been moved when facing Mrs. Lu's ridicule. But now he carefully held Shen Ruoyan's hand. That soft and tender little hand was not flexible enough to hold a pen, but he held her hand firmly, wanting to give her strength.
Shen Ruoyan slowly raised his head, his clear eyes gradually becoming sharp.
She looked at Madam Lu, and for the first time, she looked at her directly with equal eyes.
At this moment, she is not Shen Ruoyan, nor the mistress of the Lu family - but the Empress Dowager De'an, Lu Hua, who has experienced many ups and downs!
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