Chapter 157: Beat the Dog When It’s Down
"My Lord, my Lord, Master Li Yuan is here!"
"My Lord, the young master has won the first prize!"
Lu Yuanze was drinking with his colleagues in a restaurant when suddenly, a maid from the mansion came to announce the good news.
As soon as the official entered the gate of the marquis's mansion, she hurried out to announce the good news and prepare to ask for money.
Lu Yuanze stood up suddenly: "Really?"
As soon as Lu Yuanze finished speaking, he saw fireworks lit in the direction of the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis' Mansion.
The sounds of bang, bang, bang resounded through the sky.
"It's true, it's absolutely true. The mansion has already set off fireworks to announce the good news. The maids and servants are all throwing money to celebrate..." The maid smiled and waited to ask for money.
Lu Yuanze was full of joy: "Good, good, you are worthy of being a son of the Lu family! Jing Huai is great!"
Several colleagues beside him immediately stood up to congratulate: "Congratulations, Lord Lu, congratulations, Lord Lu, the Lord has a successor."
Lu Yuanze walked with a lightness in his voice. The Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis was finally going to produce a top scholar.
"Congratulations, everyone."
Lu Yuanze replied immediately, looking proud of it.
"Jing Huai has been a very sensible child since he was young. He was already reciting the Three Character Classic when he was still young and couldn't even walk."
"I knew that he would bring honor to the Marquis' Mansion."
He did not make the wrong choice.
Lord Lu was enjoying the compliments from everyone, looking proud and blushing.
Then someone shouted, "You are wrong. It was the former Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's legitimate son. Not the current one..."
"It was Master Lu Yanshu. Master Lu Yanshu won the title of Jieyuan. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery made a mistake."
The little beggar at the door shouted.
The ecstasy on Lu Yuanze's face slowly faded.
"Who? Who won the title of Jieyuan?" Lu Yuanze opened his mouth, his ears buzzing.
The little beggar laughed and said, "Lu Yanshu, Lu Yanshu!"
"The son you kicked out."
"The one who was expelled from the family tree." The little beggar said this and ran away.
Lu Yuanze’s eyes went dark, and he swayed and almost fell to the ground.
Colleagues were embarrassed and said one after another: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Even though it was a mistake, Yanshu is still your son and the bloodline of the Marquisate."
"Pa!" Lu Yuanze slapped the maid on the face.
The maid's cheeks suddenly became swollen.
"What good news? Have you figured it out? Just report the good news!" Lu Yuanze was so angry that his scalp numbed.
He could hear the sound of firecrackers from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion from several streets away.
Oh my god, what a huge mistake!
"My lord, we are all of the Marquis's bloodline, so it's okay." The colleague advised with a smile.
Lu Yuanze felt extremely distressed, but he had already expelled the person from the Marquis' Mansion!
Even his name in the family tree was crossed out, and he even wrote a letter of severance of ties.
People kept congratulating Lu Yuanze, but Lu Yuanze had a stern face.
Lu Yuanze only felt that the congratulations and cheers beside him were particularly harsh.
It seems extremely ironic.
"Where is Jing Huai? What place did Jing Huai get?" Lu Yuanze hurriedly said goodbye to his colleagues, without noticing the sarcastic smile in their eyes.
The boy who was checking the list just ran out, sweating profusely.
He only took a look at the list, how come there was a rumor that the young man had won the top prize?
The servant said, "Young Master is stuck at the last place. He is not among the top three."
After saying that, he hurriedly said, "At that time, the young master happened to be assigned to the shit number. When he came out, he vomited a lot, which probably affected his performance."
Lu Yuanze looked horrified.
But now, the whole city is talking about how the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery won the title of Jieyuan! !
He could hardly lift his head.
"Where is the young master?" Lu Yuanze asked word by word.
"The young master went out early in the morning and has not returned home yet." Lu Yuanze rushed back home angrily.
As soon as I got off the carriage, I saw a large amount of firecracker paper scraps at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.
Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.
Such a misunderstanding caused a huge uproar in the city and became known to everyone.
Veins popped out on Lu Yuanze's forehead and he clenched his teeth tightly.
"Where's the lady?"
"The lady fainted, and the doctor was giving her acupuncture. The old lady is crying loudly in the Buddhist temple..."
As soon as Lu Yuanze walked to the door of the Buddhist hall, he heard the old lady crying.
"Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, why don't you bless the Marquis' Mansion?"
"I sincerely worship Buddha every day, why don't you protect the Marquis' Mansion and let this little bastard Lu Yanshu pass the imperial examination!"
"Anyone can do it, but he can't!" The Marquis' Mansion kicked him out personally. The Marquis' Mansion will be laughed at.
The old lady reached out her trembling hands and picked up the Buddha statue.
As soon as she got the Buddha statue, the old lady's expression froze.
She slowly lowered her head, and found that her Buddha statue had been replaced by a rag doll without her knowing.
The rag doll was scented with a strong Buddhist incense. I wonder how long she had been worshipping.
"this……"
"Who the hell replaced my Buddha statue?!" the old lady yelled angrily.
"Damn it, God..." Is it true that what she worships every day is just a rag doll? ?
Who did it? ! !
The rag doll was thrown at Lu Yuanze's feet.
The old lady cried and howled, cursing "damn it".
Lu Yuanze felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was very oppressive, and he ignored the old lady's scolding and went to find Pei immediately.
Pei was lying on the bed: "Why didn't Jing Huai win?"
"Jing Huai is obviously a genius, why did he end up at the bottom of the list and why didn't he win the first place?"
When Marquis Zhongyong entered the room, he heard Pei's nagging.
"Look at the evil creature you raised. He caused the Marquis' Mansion to lose such a great person!"
"Do you have any shame? You haven't even heard my name, and you're setting off firecrackers and giving out wedding money. Don't you think you've lost enough shame?" Lu Yuanze pointed at Pei and cursed loudly.
Pei burst into tears: "It's all the fault of the official for not explaining clearly."
"You didn't make it clear what you were doing with the fireworks? What you were giving out as wedding money? You made it known to everyone. When can you be as calm and composed as Xu Shiyun?" Lu Yuanze almost gritted his teeth.
It has never been so embarrassing.
He had driven Lu Yanshu out of the Marquis' Mansion, and now he was given a loud slap in the face.
"My Lord, Jing Huai was very sick in the examination room, and he didn't perform well. There is still the examination, and there is still the examination. He will definitely perform well."
"Jing Huai is very famous. He is the last disciple of Jinghong Academy."
With a clang.
Lu Yuanze rushed out.
Pei sat on the ground and cried bitterly: "Xu? You clearly despised Xu as a piece of wood back then!"
Lu Jingyao stood quietly at the door.
There was a flash of disdain in his eyes, only to quickly turn into worry.
"Mom, Daddy was just saying that in anger..." She walked forward and hugged Pei.
Pei hugged her and burst into tears: "Jingyao, you are the only one I have."
"Mom, don't worry, Jingyao will help you."
Not to mention the mess in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, at this moment Lu Chaochao was secretly hiding under the table.
"Did you do it? Leading the officials to the residence of Marquis Zhongyong?" Xu asked.
Lu Chaochao secretly glanced at Xu's face and said, "It's cold. It was done by the wind."
The fat dog looked at her innocently.
Xu said faintly: "You did a great job, so..."
"I decided to reward Zhuifeng with a chicken drumstick!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chaochao fell to his feet.
"Liang, it's Wo, it's Wo! Wo did it! I showed me the way myself!" Lu Chaochao raised her little hand high.
"Where's the chicken leg? It's cold..." The little guy looked like he was asking for a reward.
Xu sighed softly.
Children are naughty, but...
It really makes me feel relieved! !
"Chao Chao, get out of here... Let's make Pei fulfill their promise!"
There was a dazzling light flashing in Xu's eyes.
It feels good to kick a man who is down and add insult to injury!
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