Yijia Yishi

Chapter 229 The Lobbyist
Wu Shi sighed, and the brows were stained with sadness.

"So, tomorrow I have to let my father go to An's house in person." Lu Shuyi analyzed seriously: "Think about it, if my father goes tomorrow, the An's house will definitely not be able to hand over anyone, so it is bound to tear up the face with my father and make a big fuss." One scene. What people are most afraid of is rioting, once all the filth is exposed, all the embarrassment will be exposed. At that time, all the shameful things of the An family will be exposed, how can father feel ashamed of them? "

Wu murmured: "Once you are innocent, let it go."

Lu Shuyi nodded, and said eloquently: "Actually, father and you don't owe Aunt An anything at all, let alone An's family. When Aunt An was still in the house, she often sent good things from our Lu family to An's family... ..."

Wu Shi pursed her lips and remained silent, because what Lu Shuyi said was the truth.

Ever since she got well and took over the second room, she discovered that Aunt An's old account book had many deficiencies or accounts whose whereabouts were unknown.

As for why there is a deficit in the account and why there are unaccounted accounts, these are all obvious things.

And the reason why she didn't expose the matter at that time was just to save Aunt An the last trace of decency. As a mother of several children, Lu Wenru might not be able to bear it if she exposed these things.

The night is cold as water.

Wu Shi finally nodded, and whispered: "Maybe... what you said is right." She raised her hand to stroke Lu Shuyi's hair, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "You have really grown up, so, You won't be so worried about marrying a mother in the future."

Lu Shuyi smiled lightly, took a jujube and stuffed it into Wu's mouth familiarly: "Is it sweet?"

Wu Shi nodded and smiled with crow's feet: "Sweet."

Lu Shuyi took advantage of the opportunity to snuggle into Wu's arms, and said coquettishly: "Mom, actually I came to see you so late, I have something to ask you..."

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Wu raised her hand and took a cup of tea to drink.

Lu Shuyi said honestly: "Tomorrow... Tomorrow I want to go to Daci Temple..."

Before the words finished, Wu Shi put down the teacup with a heavy bang, and said with a deep frown, "Why is it Daci Temple again? How many times have you been to Daci Temple this winter?"

Lu Shuyi's forehead twitched, she hurriedly turned around and handed over the teacup respectfully again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let me finish the sentence, okay?"

Wu's expression was still dignified, and it took a long time before he reached out to take the tea bowl, retracted his fingers, and said in a deep voice: "You tell me, but I can tell you, this time I will never indulge you again."

Lu Shuyi stuck out her tongue, looked up at Wu Shi secretly, and said slowly: "Didn't grandma want to recognize Mo Ju as a righteous daughter last time? I said at that time that Mo Ju recognized Mr. Bai as her elder brother, but you actually knew Yes, Mr. Bai did not recognize Mo Ju."

Mrs. Wu thought for a while and said, "You mean, your going to Daci Temple tomorrow has something to do with this matter?"

Lu Shuyi nodded immediately, and said with a smile: "Yes, you guessed right. Mr. Bai stayed in Daci Temple for the New Year, and he invited me to come over tomorrow. By the way, I also want to take care of Mo Ju's recognition of him as a righteous brother." Okay, do you think it's okay?"

"Mr. Bai invited you?" Mrs. Wu blinked her eyes and thought about this sentence carefully, then put down the teacup and said, "How did he invite you? Who did he entrust?"

She still felt that something was wrong with Lu Shuyi.

Although it was true that Mr. Bai had saved her life, even so, there was a difference between men and women, and she still couldn't accept meeting her daughter over and over again.

"This..." Lu Shuyi let out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to expose Li Pingan, so she could only perfunctoryly say: "Anyway, just let me go once, okay? Just this time, okay?"

"No." Wu's answer was categorical, without any room for negotiation, she said seriously: "Even if you are doing it for Mo Ju's benefit, I still don't think it's appropriate."

"What's wrong?"

"You will marry Ji next year, and after you do, you will discuss marriage. However, you always go out and wander around like this, what if someone with a heart spreads it and damages your reputation, what should you do?" Mrs. Wu was determined not to let Lu Shuyi go out.

Regardless of Mr. Bai and Mr. Hei, it is wrong to meet her daughter in private, and she will never allow it.

"But mother, it's also for the good of Mo Ju..." Lu Shuyi didn't give up.

Wu said: "Even if Mo Ju is not Mr. Bai's adopted sister, your grandmother will not dislike her. You don't have to worry about it. Your grandmother will never treat her badly when she marries."

"But... But I promised Mr. Bai, you can't let your daughter break her promise, right?" Lu Shuyi was also a little anxious, she bit her lower lip and looked at Wu Shi.

She must not break her promise with Mr. Bai, but she is unwilling to hurt her mother.

She just bit her lip and looked at Wu shi for a moment, her eyes full of pleading.

Under the light, the pleading eyes swept towards Wu Shi with a gloomy look.

"You taught us three siblings to treat others with integrity since childhood, and now my daughter has promised Mr. Bai, but you...do you really want her to break her promise?"

Wu shi squeezed the handkerchief tightly, she really couldn't bear it under Lu Shuyi's gloomy gaze.

After a long time, she sighed, and reluctantly said: "Forget it, I, my mother, will compromise one last time, you can go tomorrow, but you still need to bring a few more people with you, so I can rest assured." : "As for your grandmother, I'll just go back, you don't have to worry about it."

Lu Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief, and threw herself into Wu's arms happily: "I knew it, you are the best for me."

Wu stroked her hair and said meaningfully: "I hope you won't let me down in the future..."

These meaningful words shocked Lu Shuyi's heart. With the experience of two lifetimes, she could naturally understand what Wu Shi said, but she didn't know how to answer, so she could only hug Wu Shi tightly, Haven't let go for a long time...

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The moon shadow is slanting to the west, and it is almost midnight.

However, the sound of firecrackers on the corner of the street never stops, and the children who watch the age are still playing around.

After a family dinner in the Lu family, each room returned to its own territory.

Mrs. Lu left Master Lu Liu Liu Yunmao to speak in the banquet room.

Lu Yunmao was only thirty years old, with a tall and straight figure, and his facial features were very similar to the old lady Lu, especially his pair of red phoenix eyes, which were even more similar.He was wearing a long black cotton robe, and a brocade belt of the same color was tied around his waist. Five huge pearls were adorned on the belt, and a ruby ​​of excellent quality was embedded in the middle, which was very luxurious.

Lu Yunmao was very good at talking, and he always picked nice things to make Mrs. Lu happy, and Mrs. Lu was always smiling.

When Lu Yunmao talked about the Qian family, he said cautiously: "Actually, Wenchang had already approached me when he went to Beijing a few days ago, and he really didn't mean anything about the matter with the third girl last time. It was just that he was too anxious at the time, I hope It can make a good relationship... Who knows, good intentions actually did something bad, caused a catastrophe for a while, and now I can't regret it..."

"He told you to say these words?" Mrs. Lu looked at Lu Yunmao, and said lazily, "Does he want to come to the Lu family?"

Lu Yunmao nodded and smiled apologetically: "Nothing can escape your old eyes. As you said, Wenchang wanted to bring Juan girl back to celebrate the New Year, but he was so embarrassed to face his second brother that he was hesitant to leave."

He took a sip of tea and said, "Sister-in-law must also miss Juan very much, but after something like that happened, Juan didn't have the face to go home."

"It's right not to dare to come back." The old lady Lu snorted softly, and said, "I turned a blind eye to what happened last time, if I hadn't suppressed it, would your second brother have let the Qian family go so easily? "

At that time, Qian Wenchang's method was really despicable, he actually used the drug of the Western Regions in the green plum, and this method was used to deal with the Lu family, the old lady Lu and the old lady Lu could never forget this incident.

How can you trust someone who can do such a cruel thing to his own family?
"But mother, girl Juan is our Lu family after all, do you really have the heart to let her stay in the Qian family for the rest of her life?"

"What's wrong with this? The water splashed by married girls has been like this since ancient times." Mrs. Lu's words were cold, as if they had grown out of an ice cellar. She said lightly: "If you let them come back, you How can I face your second brother?"

Lu Yunmao pursed his lips and remained silent.

This time, Qian Wenchang did him a lot of favors. He gave him the skinny horse he bought from Yangzhou, gave him two shops, and promised to introduce him to Huainan King Liu Su. How could he give up on such a good thing? ?

Lu Yunmao rolled his eyes and immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Then you mean that if my second brother doesn't mind this matter, you will let Wenchang and girl Juan come back for the New Year?"

The old lady Lu got a little impatient, rolled up her sleeves and said, "Why do you meddle in this matter? Do you know the purpose of Qian Wenchang's visit to our house last time?"

"I know, he wants to cooperate with his father to open the salt well." Lu Yunmao replied frankly, he said: "Wen Chang told me about this matter and his plan. I think this is a good thing."

"A good thing is a good thing." Mrs. Lu did not deny that it was a good thing. She frowned and said, "But if you think about it, he can even attack the third girl. Just for this, how can your father and I trust him?"

The most fearful thing in doing business is someone stabbing you in the back, especially this kind of close person, it is hard to guard against.

Neither Mrs. Lu nor Mrs. Lu could trust Qian Wenchang.

After hearing this, Lu Yunmao laughed, and while getting up to pour tea for Mrs. Lu, he said, "You're thinking too much, how can the matters of the third girl be confused with business matters?"

He persuaded: "Think about it, what a fat piece of meat it is to open a salt well. There is a lot of salt in the south, but there has been a shortage of salt in the north since ancient times, and our sage has not explicitly restricted merchants from opening salt wells. As long as we don't sell them privately to hostile countries, The national tax was paid on time, and the formalities were complete, so we can sell the salt well we want, what a wonderful thing, how can you disagree?"

"You have to think about the benefits. You can make more money selling salt than ironware."

"Furthermore, when encountering a salt shortage, it is a good time to make a fortune..."

Lu Yunmao understood old lady Lu's thoughts best, and used every word to lure her.

"There is one more thing you may not know." Lu Yunmao looked around, lowered his voice and whispered: "I also heard from Wen Chang that Huainan King also bought shares in these salt wells, so that it will be easier to sell the salt after the opening is completed. I went out. Moreover, the situation in the court is turbulent and unstable, and King Huainan is also the mainstay of the power, so you have to think about it carefully."

After hearing this, Old Madam Lu's eyes lit up immediately, she stretched her neck and said, "The King of Huainan has also invested in the shares? You mean that Qian Wenchang and the King of Huainan know each other?"

This was the most beneficial little hook that Lu Yunmao threw out.

The Lu family has never found a strong backer since Mrs. Lu's generation. Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu always have a feeling of being precarious.

King Huainan is the uncle of the current emperor, a serious relative of the emperor.

If the Lu family gets involved with King Huainan in the future, are they afraid that they will not have a good future?
The old lady Lu was very moved immediately, but she didn't immediately agree to Lu Yunmao's words, she just tapped on the edge of the teacup and said, "I can't make a decision as a woman, you can have a good talk with your father tomorrow."

Lu Yunmao heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately said with a smile: "That's fine, I'll talk to my father tomorrow." Then he said: "Tomorrow, I have to find my second brother and have a good talk with him. Let's see if we can resolve the misunderstanding between him and Wenchang, after all, we are a family, so stalemate like this is not an option, right?"

Old lady Lu still had reservations about Qian Wenchang, she just drank tea and never spoke again.

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A good night's sleep.

Lu Shuyi went to Daci Temple early the next morning.

This time, she brought Mo Ju, Dongmei, Dongqing and Pan'er with her, and asked Li Pingan to drive and escort them.

For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, it's no fun to detain them in the mansion, it's better to come out to get some air.

The carriage drove all the way, and there was a strong atmosphere of the New Year everywhere.

Children chased and frolicked, and the sound of firecrackers soared into the sky. Thousands of households were reunited and happy.

Lu Shuyi leaned on the cushion, ate a piece of orange, and said, "We will separate when we get to the temple."

The girls were taken aback and asked quickly.

"How to act separately?"

"Separate action means that after getting off the carriage, those who are willing to go with me can go to the temple with me, and those who want to go elsewhere can go with Li Pingan, but... time must be grasped, two hours must be rushed What do you think about meeting in front of the main hall of the temple?"

Lu Shuyi raised her eyebrows and looked at Mo Ju and the others.

They have been serving her for a year, so it's time to go out and play.

"Really?" Dongmei's eyes sparkled and she looked excited when she heard that she could go outside to play.

"Why not? I say yes." Lu Shuyi took out a few red envelopes from her sleeve as she spoke, and handed them to Dongmei and the others proudly, and handed one to Li Pingan who was driving. She raised her chin and said, "One person Is ten taels of silver enough for you to play?"

Throughout the year, ten taels of silver is really nothing.

But Dongmei and the others were moved by this kind of heart, and they took red envelopes one by one to thank them.

"Just let them play, I will accompany you in." Mo Ju took the initiative to stay.

In this way, the only ones who went to see Huo Tianyou were Lu Shuyi and Mo Ju.

(End of this chapter)