Chapter 13 A Chance
"Madam, I see that the Third Young Master has really learned well."
"I went back home yesterday and studied hard. I came to the courtyard to pay my respects early this morning and am going to the school now."
"You should feel more at ease." Dengzhi rubbed her eyebrows.
Mrs. Xu didn't say anything. Lu Yuanze came back last night.
The old lady was frightened after watching the execution and developed a high fever at night. Lu Yuanze came angrily to question Xu, and Xu couldn't help but ask him whether it was more important that Yuanxiao went astray or that he saved the old lady's face?
In a rage, Lu Yuanze took away her housekeeper rights.
He also scolded her for being disrespectful to her mother-in-law and made her reflect on her mistakes facing the wall in the yard.
Got grounded.
Early this morning, Lu Wanyi came to the door crying, saying that she didn't want the power of housekeeper and that her eldest brother was being unreasonable.
Only then did Xu coax her back.
He had not even finished reflecting on his mistakes for half an hour when the eunuchs from the palace came to his door.
"Madam, madam, someone has come from the palace. They want you to come in." Lu Yuanze came hurriedly to invite.
Dengzhi curled his lips, hahaha, what a slap in the face, after being confined to house arrest for half a day, the Marquis came in person to invite his wife.
Lu Yuanze's face didn't look good either, but he was thick-skinned after all.
"Yunniang, why do you want to go to the palace?" He went to ask just now, but the eunuch just glanced at him sideways and was unwilling to say anything.
Xu said calmly, "I am still under house arrest, so please go, my Lord."
Lu Yuanze's face froze.
At this moment, the father-in-law was waiting outside the door. He could only sigh and lower his posture and said, "Yun Niang, I am not blaming you. Mother is old and saw with her own eyes that the book boy who was sent out was beaten to death. Mother thought you hit her and scared her."
"My father fought in many battles when he was young, and my mother worked hard to raise us. After my father died, she supported the family alone. Can't you understand your mother? Yunniang, you are a considerate woman, how can you be so unfilial?"
"You and I are one as husband and wife, and I treat Yunniang as my own family. I hope Yunniang won't blame me for my careless words yesterday." Lu Yuanze does look good, and when he lowers himself, it seems as if you are the only one who is affectionate in his eyes.
In the past, the Xu family was particularly susceptible to this kind of thing.
today……
[Ha, your mother's suffering has nothing to do with my mother? Her suffering was not caused by my mother. It's really filial piety to outsource filial piety.] Xiao Chaochao spit out saliva.
After being PUA, Xu was instantly awakened.
What a fitting outsourcing of filial piety.
Isn’t it? When the old lady was seriously ill, she took care of her day and night, but in the end it was Lu Yuanze who gained the reputation.
"My parents worked hard to raise me, and now my whole family is in jail, but the Marquis wants me to distance myself from him. How can this be filial piety?" Xu couldn't help but choke back.
Lu Yuanze frowned slightly.
He looked at her suspiciously.
Xu seemed different.
But Xu's obedience over the past decade was not fake.
She worships herself as a god and everyone listens to her. She has been in a weird mood recently, and she must be angry at me for ignoring her.
Attract your own attention.
There was a hint of pride in Lu Yuanze's eyes. He had spent more than ten years training Xu, so how could she have second thoughts?
"I know you are angry. I will ask someone to take care of it tomorrow."
Xu didn't say anything either. She just washed up for a while and went out to receive the order.
Lu Yuanze wanted to follow, but the eunuch looked at him and said, "My lord, please wait outside the palace. You are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned." He glanced at the swaddling baby in Dengzhi's arms.
"Take the little girl from the Lu family with you. The princess has been talking about her for a long time and is worried about her."
Lu Yuanze's face suddenly turned dark. Even Lu Chaochao, who was only forty days old, was invited to the palace! !
[Wow, your scumbag dad deserves it] Xiao Chaochao grinned happily.
Xu thought to herself that maybe the blood letter she had placed under the crooked tree had taken effect.
Xu was welcomed into the palace.
"Please, eunuch, take care of Chaochao." Xu nodded to Dengzhi, and Dengzhi waited outside the door.
The atmosphere in the imperial study was depressing.
When Xu came in, she only caught a glimpse of her father and elder brother kneeling in the middle, and the majestic Ming Huang sitting in front of the hall. She lowered her head and crawled on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." After going through the whole process, Xu was already sweating all over.
Emperor Xuanping said nothing and just waved his hand gently.
The eunuch then presented the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and said in a sharp voice, "Please write a few words, Madam Loyal and Brave Marquis."
Xu's heart was pounding, but she was also a woman who had seen the world, and at this moment her face showed some calmness.
She raised her hand and picked up the pen. No one could see what she wrote, but the eunuch standing in front of her brows trembled slightly.
After a moment, Xu put down his pen and knelt down again.
The eunuch presented the writing brush and ink.
Emperor Xuanping saw the eight big words on the paper and was silent for a long time.
Old Master Xu had white hair and beard. Although he was a civil official, he had a strong character and knelt on the ground with his back straight.
He originally planned to die to prove his integrity.
But when he saw His Majesty inviting his daughter, Old Master Xu shed a turbid tear.
"Your Majesty, I admit my guilt..." He hadn't finished his confession yet.
Emperor Xuanping laughed heartily and clapped his hands: "Great! Great! Great peace and prosperity!"
"Okay!" Emperor Xuanping actually stood up from behind the table and walked straight down the white jade steps.
He stepped forward and personally helped Old Master Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
"Old Grand Tutor, I have wronged you. Your Xu family has been loyal to Beizhao for generations. Even the daughter in your family has dedicated everything to Beizhao." Emperor Xuanping was very emotional.
"The person who reported the Xu family is truly worthy of death!" There was a hint of murderous intent between Emperor Xuanping's brows.
The eunuch behind him presented a blood-written letter: "This is what was dug out from the Xu family."
Old Master Xu climbed up tremblingly, and was stunned as he read the words that were written with tears in his eyes.
There are Buddhist scriptures copied here with blood, which shows the piety of the author. And the sentence, I wish to use my thirty years of life to pray for peace and prosperity for the Northern Zhao Kingdom, and I wish Your Majesty peace, health, and a long and blessed life.
In the corner, the names of all the descendants of the Xu family were signed.
Each person's handwriting was very different, and each person's name was stamped with a bloody handprint.
"All the descendants of the Xu family are great." Emperor Xuanping nodded.
Old Master Xu's heart trembled.
In the whole family, only Xu Shiyun can read the handwriting of everyone in the family!
But it has never been publicized!
Xu Shiyun's palms were full of cold sweat.
Fortunately, she knew the handwriting of her entire family, and even Lu Yuanze never told him.
If she hadn't replaced the puppet in advance, the Xu family would have been dotted with blood today!
"Although I am a girl, my parents taught me since I was young that the Xu family's children should take serving the court as their duty! The entire Xu family believes in this."
"I live in the backyard and can only pray to God for your Majesty's blessings and longevity."
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty." Xu bowed her head.
The emperor laughed heartily.
"Lord Xu, you have raised a good daughter and good descendants. The entire Xu family is great!"
He helped Xu Yiting up again.
Xu Yiting is the eldest son of the Xu family and Xu Shiyun's elder brother.
"I'm sorry to have wronged you, my dear Lord Xu." The emperor seemed to be in a very good mood. Originally, the Xu family held a high position, and he was a little wary of them, but at this moment, his fear had unconsciously dissipated.
He patted Xu Yiting on the shoulder and said, "The Xu family is loyal to Beizhao, and heaven and earth can bear witness to this. Come on, grant your beloved Xu the position of Shangshu Ling, and take office today!"
Xu Yiting's brows were cold and his whole body was extremely calm. At this moment, he knelt down loudly: "Your Majesty, I will live up to your expectations!"
"Good!" The emperor's brows were full of joy.
"Although Xu is a lady in the boudoir, her heart is with Beizhao, so she is granted the third-rank imperial edict. Please draft an edict." The emperor was comforted by the sentence that thirty years of life could be exchanged for peace and health.
Lu Chaochao, who pricked up his ears outside the door, [Ahahaha, my scumbag dad has been in the mess for thirty-six years, and only got a fourth-rank official position relying on the influence of his ancestors. 】
[My mother is a third-rank official. She is going to piss off my scumbag father to death! 】
Xu Yiting's eyes in the imperial study were rarely confused.
Is he hallucinating?
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