Chapter 321: Clay Buddha Crossing the River
"Erlang's wife is here?" Wang, who was sorting out the accounts, saw Wang Zhihua, put down the account book in her hand, and said with a smile.
"Mother!" Wang Zhihua's tone was coquettish and intimate.
"How does Erlang treat you?" Wang asked.
Looking at the daughter-in-law she had chosen, Wang was very satisfied. She had a good family background and wealth, and her appearance was no worse than that of the girl from the Su family.
She is gentle and respectful, never showing off, unlike the girl from the Su family, who comes from a poor family but acts as if she is unattainable and noble. She is used to it!
Others flatter her, but Wang Shi won't! The daughter of a big family is sensible!
"Mother!" Wang Zhihua's face was full of shyness. "Erlang treats me very well!"
"That's good, mother can rest assured!" Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
Holding her daughter-in-law's hand, she said affectionately, "Mother is afraid that he will be stubborn and obsessed with the Su family girl! I've wronged you!"
Wang Zhihua's face froze and he said nothing.
It's no secret that the Lu family's cancellation of the engagement at the city gate caused a sensation in the city.
Later, when he went to the Wang family to propose marriage, there were all kinds of rumors, and Wang Zhihua was involved. This matter was like a thorn in his throat.
Wang Zhihua felt very uncomfortable when her mother-in-law said it so casually.
He was angry at his mother-in-law for not giving him face, and he hated the girl from the faraway Su family. He was innocently blamed, so what did their dispute have to do with him?
"What's the matter? Did Erlang neglect you?" Wang saw that her daughter-in-law looked unhappy.
"No!" Wang Zhihua shook his head.
Wang Zhihua's father was a seventh-rank inspector, a low-ranking official, but his family was prominent and the people he interacted with were all women from prominent families.
He never took Su Ying seriously, which annoyed his mother-in-law, who always brought Su Ying up to give him advice.
Always remind yourself that it was she who made it possible for you to marry into the Lu family, and you should always remember her great kindness.
Even the most generous favors couldn't withstand constant nagging. Moreover, Wang Zhihua came from a prominent family. If she didn't marry into the Lu family, she would marry into the Cui family, the Yang family, the Xie family, the Li family...
You are not from a poor family, do you need to be reminded of this kindness all the time?
"Madam, someone from the Wang family wants to see the second young master's wife!" A maid came from outside the door to deliver the message.
Wang glanced at her daughter-in-law.
Wang Zhihua asked the maid, "What's the matter?"
"Replying to the Second Young Master's wife, the man said there was an emergency at home!" The maid said nothing more.
Wang Zhihua glanced at her mother-in-law. What could be going on at home? "Call her in!"
Soon a young and strong servant came in and knelt on the ground when he saw me. "Girl, something big happened at home! Find a way to save the master!"
"What happened at home?" Wang Zhihua stood up suddenly, his heart pounding.
"The master has been exiled to Lingnan!" the servant replied, "I went to court today and angered the emperor! He banished the master to Lingnan, and you still say, you still say..."
"What else do you want to say? Hurry up and say it!" Wang Zhihua urged.
"He also said that we should learn more from the Su family and create a new situation in Lingnan!" said the servant.
"The Su family, the Su family!" Wang Zhihua sat down dejectedly.
"How did Lord Wang anger the emperor?" Wang was annoyed when she heard about the Su family. They were really haunting her!
"I don't know!" the servant replied. He was just a servant, so how could he be qualified to know such things?
"Mother, please find a way to save my father!" Wang Zhihua came to his senses and pulled Wang Shi to beg.
Didn’t my father send someone to deliver the letter, just to ask the Lu family to take action?
"Erlang's wife, don't be anxious, don't be anxious! Wait for your father to come back and ask what happened!" Wang comforted her, feeling a little confused.
"Mother, you must ask Aye to save the Wang family!" Wang Zhihua was restless, no longer as calm and composed as before.
Since I married into the Lu family, I don’t need to go with them, but I still have my mother, brothers and sisters at home.
Lingnan is a wild and desolate place filled with miasma. Aren't you just going there to die?
"Erlang's wife, please be patient, please be patient!" Wang tried to comfort her.
While she was crying, Minister Lu came in dazed.
"Husband, what happened in the court today? Why was the Wang family exiled to Lingnan?" Wang asked anxiously.
"What else? To kill the locusts! Censor Wang failed to impeach and was demoted instead!" Minister Lu sat down and gulped down a cup of tea.
"Kill the locusts? Who is so bold? Dare to offend the locust god? Oh my god! Aren't you afraid of divine punishment?" Wang blurts out.
"Be careful with your words!" Minister Lu suddenly shouted, "Do you think I'll go to Lingnan too?"
"Husband, I, I didn't mean that!" Wang said embarrassedly, "Didn't every shot hit the mark last year? Why has the tide turned today?"
"Su Bucheng is back! The whole city has posted locust extermination orders. There's a big commotion outside, but how would you women in the backyard know about it?"
Minister Lu lamented that women have long hair but little knowledge, and that people from aristocratic families are no more than this.
"Has His Majesty been deceived? Was he instigated to kill the locusts? Why didn't your husband stop it?" Wang was puzzled.
"Don't talk nonsense about court affairs!" Minister Lu regretted that he should not have let Wang interfere.
"My husband, does Censor Wang have to go to Lingnan? Can't he find someone to smooth things over? Or change the place?" Wang was dissatisfied.
"Do you think the court is your home and you can go wherever you want?" Minister Lu suddenly felt that the person next to him was extremely stupid and self-righteous.
"What do you mean, husband? You turn against me just because my Wang family is in trouble?" Wang was scolded by her husband in front of her daughter-in-law, and she felt embarrassed.
"If you continue to make trouble, it won't be long before my Lu family is the boss. Are you satisfied?" Minister Lu said angrily.
"Husband..." Wang was stunned, "What does this have to do with our Lu family?"
"Su Bucheng just came back yesterday and was appointed as the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Prefecture, in charge of the locust control in Guanzhong. Today, he was impeached by Censor Wang and demoted. Do you think I am far away?" Minister Lu smiled bitterly.
"Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture? How can a person from a humble family be worthy of holding such a high position?" Wang shrieked.
"Speak louder! Maybe tomorrow I can go to Lingnan with Wang Duanfang!" Minister Lu felt powerless.
"Husband!" Wang shut up, but her face was full of dissatisfaction and refusal to accept.
"I'm tired, let me rest for a while!" Minister Lu got up and left.
Today I wisely chose to keep my mouth shut, so the fire didn't burn me for the time being.
But I know clearly what I have done, and I think the emperor must have noticed what happened last year.
Now the reckoning has begun. Wang Duanfang is just the beginning. No one can escape after him. I don’t know whether I will be exiled or demoted?
"Mother, what should we do?" Wang Zhihua was full of hope and was counting on the Lu family to help!
"Erlang's wife, go back and have a rest! This matter..." Wang was confused and had no idea what to do.
"Mother!" Wang Zhihua was unwilling and tears streamed down her face.
"Alas, crying is useless! Erlang's wife, it's not that my Lu family is unwilling to help. You just heard it. The Lu family is in a difficult situation and can't even save themselves!"
Wang waved her hand and said, "No matter what, your father is an official after all, the chief official of a county, unlike that criminal official of the Su family who was exiled thousands of miles away."
My husband doesn’t even know what the outcome will be, so how can I care about others?
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