The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 429 Depressed Lu Jinkang ([-])

"Okay, you've been busy all day today, go down and rest earlier, and just let Bai Zhi take care of you." Su Yunduo glanced at Zi Su lightly, but Su Yunduo's voice was gentle.

Zisu answered "Yes", blessed Su Yunduo, and retreated obediently.

This day, Su Yunduo was busy in the study room until almost three o'clock before going back to the bedroom to rest. On the second day, he still got up early, just like in the past, he played Wu Qinxi first and sweated a little before going back to the bathroom to wash and put on a thick jacket. Putting on a warm fox fur cloak, he took the small copper stove handed over by Zisu, and took Zisu to the main courtyard to have breakfast with his parents and younger brothers.

Seeing that the winter moon has entered, there is still no snow in the capital, and the cold and damp wind blows on the body, but it makes people feel pain in the bones.

It was only after arriving at the main courtyard that I learned from Su Zechen's twitter that Lu Jinkang did not return to the Zhen Guogong's mansion yesterday, but rested in the guest room in the outer courtyard, and went directly from Dongmingfang to work in the palace early this morning.

From this point of view, the troubles in the Zhen Guogong's mansion should not be small, no wonder Lu Jinkang's face is so ugly, and he is so annoyed that he looks like he is about to catch fire.

Sending off the errands and the students, Ning and Su Yunduo will go to He'antang to greet Mrs. Lu.

Now that the weather is getting colder, the old lady spared Su Zerui from going to the Antang every day to say hello, and today let Nanny Lin take Su Zerui to play in the main courtyard with peace of mind as usual.

Ning Shi and Su Yunduo felt that the atmosphere in He'antang was a bit abnormal when they first entered He'antang. Although the maids performed their duties, they were all silent. This kind of atmosphere is extremely rare in He'antang.

What made Su Yunduo even more surprised was that Madam Wu, who had always been by Mrs. Lu's side, stood by the entrance of the banquet hall despite the severe cold. There were guests coming this early in the morning?

Seeing Ning's mother and daughter approaching, Mother Wu motioned for the eldest maid, Cui Zhu, to take them to the side hall of He'an Hall first.

"Mother has a visitor?" Ning asked casually.

Cuizhu nodded slightly: "It's Mrs. Zhen Guogong."

Su Yunduo was thoughtful, Lu Jinkang avoided yesterday and did not return, and the wife of the Duke of Zhen came to Dongming Square early this morning.

Ning wanted to ask again, but Su Yunduo shook her head lightly to stop her.

Although Mrs. Ning is Mrs. Lu's daughter-in-law, she shouldn't interfere with Mrs. Lu's natal affairs. Unless Mrs. Lu herself tells them, it's better for them to keep their mouths shut.

It's just that the side hall of He'an Hall is not far from the banquet hall, and some movement in the banquet hall can be vaguely heard.

Su Yunduo's hearing is very good, and she listened for a while, but unexpectedly let her hear Mrs. Zhen Guo's sobbing voice and Mrs. Lu's low-pitched comfort. As a junior, it is better to avoid it.

Just as the time for board meeting is approaching, Su Yunduo whispered a few words in Ning's ear.

Ning frowned slightly and shook her head first, then nodded reluctantly under Su Yunduo's low persuasion.

Su Yunduo waved to Cui Zhu, who had been waiting in the side hall, and whispered when Cui Zhu approached, "Since grandma has guests, my mother and I will go to the council hall first. Please wait for the guests to leave." Sister Cuizhu said hello to grandma."

Cui Zhu nodded again and again, and respectfully sent Ning and Su Yunduo out of He'an Hall, then heaved a sigh of relief, returned to the banquet hall and made gestures with Madam Wu, Mama Wu nodded, with a smile on her face Satisfied smile.

Early this morning, the old lady was still washing, and the wife of Lord Zhen Guo arrived. Her eyes were red when she saw the old lady. It can be seen that there was a lot of trouble in the mansion because of the return of the eldest son.

Originally, he wanted to send someone to the main courtyard to ask the wife and the girl to go to the council first, but he didn't expect the wife and the girl to arrive before the person was sent out, so they had to be let into the side hall.

I was thinking about how to get my wife and girl out of the He'an Hall first, but I didn't expect that she hadn't found a good excuse yet, but the wife and the girl found an excuse to leave the He'an Hall by themselves.

In this way, she can rest assured that Mrs. Zhen Guogong's wife will not be uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Madam Wu felt more and more that this girl who had just recognized her ancestors was very discerning.

She knew that although Ning Shi had some sharp eyesight, she was not that clever. If she came here alone to say hello today, she would probably sit and wait in the side hall, and the girl had both eyesight and cleverness, so she would take Ning Shi away early And Antang, save possible embarrassment.

It took half an hour for Ning to sort out all the matters of the day with Su Yunduo's assistance and send the ladies in charge out.

The old lady Lu just sent Cuizhu to pass the message, saying that she needs to go to the Zhen Guogong's mansion. If there is anything in the mansion, let their mother and daughter deal with it. If there is anything that can't be dealt with, let's go Leave it alone until she comes back.

The old lady Lu didn't return home until Shenchu ​​the next day, when Ning heard the news, she hurriedly took Su Yunduo to He Antang to pay her respects to the old lady, but she saw that the old lady looked tired as if she hadn't rested all night.

"Mother, you haven't closed your eyes all night?" Ning reached out to take the hot handkerchief from Madam Wu's hand, and personally waited for Old Madam Lu to wash up. Seeing the old lady's bloodshot eyes, she was extremely surprised.

Old Madam Lu closed her eyes, enjoying Ning's careful care, before she sighed after a while and said, "I only slept for less than two hours."

"Mother, let's wait for grandma to calm down if you have anything to do. After drinking this cup of blood swallow porridge, grandma will rest first." Seeing that Ning was waiting to ask, Su Yunduo quickly took the blood swallow porridge from Cui Zhu Step forward.

Ning hurriedly took a step back, nodded repeatedly and said in agreement: "Yes, yes, mother has eaten blood swallow porridge, so let's rest first and calm down."

The old lady Lu shook her head, took the blood swallow porridge from Su Yunduo's hand, and signaled Ning Shi and Su Yunduo to sit down next to her. Since this matter has something to do with Su Yunduo, they cannot let their mother and daughter take it from someone else's mouth. heard the news.

Besides, I don't know what the news will be like when the news is passed on by others, so it's better for her to tell them in person.

After taking two mouthfuls of blood swallow porridge, old lady Lu put down the big bowl and gave Mammy Wu a look.

Nanny Wu immediately retreated with the maids and women, and Nanny Wu stood guard in front of the banquet hall just like yesterday morning.

Ning was a little dull, although she said that Mrs. Bai Lu had something confidential to say to their mother and daughter, but she didn't think there was anything wrong.

Su Yunduo's heart skipped a beat, the Duke of Zhen's mansion really caused a lot of trouble, and the Old Madam Lu could be so prudent about her affairs despite her fatigue that all the waiters had to step down. This matter might have something to do with him.

Is it because the Prince of Zhen Guo objected to his doing business with Lu Jinkang, or did the little Xu family really want to join hands with Lu Jinkang's ways of making money, as Lu Yuhua privately said?
If this really annoyed Lu Jinkang, it would be reasonable, but such a thing should not make Mrs. Zhenguo cry sadly, so why don't you come to Dongming Square to cry to Mrs. Lu.

Besides, if this is the case, when Lu Jinkang came over the day before yesterday, he shouldn't have talked for so long about the business cooperation as if nothing had happened.

Su Yunduo was a little confused, but because she knew that Mrs. Lu would soon reveal the answer, she slowly settled down, and she just quietly waited for Mrs. Lu to speak.

(End of this chapter)