Seeing the old lady falling headfirst, at the critical moment, Si Ning picked up the pole on the side and put it on the old lady's belly.
The old lady stopped in mid-air in a strange posture, looking funny and funny.
"Si Ning!"
Li Xutang and Lu Zhiyuan hurried over and helped the old lady up.
"Aning, how could you hit your mother?"
Li Xutang complained first, with unconcealable sarcasm in his eyes.
If Si Ning dared to treat the old woman like this, he would be skinned even if he died, but it would save her hands from being dirty.
Si Ning asked calmly, "What did the second sister-in-law say? My mother accidentally fell down, but you were indifferent. I helped my mother out of kindness, so why did she hit her?"
"When did you see me taking action? My legs and feet are inconvenient and I can't run over and use it as a meat mat for my mother. Isn't it okay to use something nearby to help me when I'm in a hurry?"
"Second sister-in-law, why are you only talking about me? You only injured your hand, not your leg. Why didn't you just run over to save your mother?"
Sentence after sentence, Li Xutang was speechless.
The old lady threw away the two people beside her, furious.
"With your glib tongue, it's not your turn to make the decision in the Marquis of Ning'an Mansion!"
She gave orders to her servants.
"Go report it to the police. Si Ning is unfilial and beats me as my mother-in-law. This time I don't have to worry about the family scandal being publicized. I will settle the matter in one go!"
Li Xutang and Lu Zhiyuan behind them looked at each other, and Lu Zhiyuan nodded towards her.
Such a trivial matter would only alarm the government office. Mr. Li in the government office was his colleague and they usually had a good relationship. Si Ning might not get any good out of the trouble this time.
Things have turned out like this, so it would be better to solve Si Ning once and for all to avoid future troubles.
He made up his mind and glanced at his confidant, who then retreated knowingly.
After a while, his confidant hurried back.
Lu Zhiyuan was puzzled. Just as he was about to ask what he was about to ask, the servants walked in with a few palace servants wearing official uniforms.
The leader was Eunuch Zhou, the eunuch in charge of the emperor. He held the imperial edict in his hand and said in a sharp voice when he saw everyone.
"There is an imperial edict, please accept it."
Lu Zhiyuan's expression changed, he didn't understand how there could be an imperial edict at this time?
He looked at his confidant, who secretly shook his head.
Li Xutang was also puzzled. He reached out and tugged at Lu Zhiyuan's robe, wanting to ask what happened.
But at this time, they couldn't help but think too much. Eunuch Zhou took out the imperial edict and stood in front of it and read it out.
Seeing this, everyone knelt down and listened.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict saying that the third wife of the Marquis of Ning'an, Si Ning, has contributed to rescuing General Lu and suppressing the bandits. She will be rewarded with a special reward of 10,000 taels of gold and the title of county lord. I admire this."
After the edict was read out, everyone was shocked and speechless.
The old lady even forgot to accept the order, and only felt a bright thunder striking down.
She felt as if she understood the meaning of the imperial edict, but she didn't seem to understand it.
Behind them, Li Xutang and Lu Zhiyuan both changed their expressions, and they both thought of the same sentence in their minds.
Lu Hanxiao actually woke up?
When did it happen?
Why don't they know?
The two of them couldn't wait to rush to the third-bedroom house to check the situation and make sure it was true.
"Old madam, why don't you accept the order?"
The old lady stood up tremblingly, hesitated for a moment, and then said.
"Father-in-law, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Although Eunuch Zhou has lived in the palace for a long time, he has also heard about the affairs of the Lu family.
Eunuch Song was his apprentice, so he naturally knew what he saw and heard when Eunuch Song came to the Lu family last time to announce his decree.
He had heard a lot about the dirty things in the big house, but this was the first time he saw such a bunch of idiots in the Lu family jumping up and down for joy.
His face darkened a bit and his tone became serious.
"Is the old lady trying to resist the decree?"
The old lady was startled, shook her head hurriedly, and reluctantly accepted the imperial edict to please the emperor.
"My father-in-law is happy and angry, and I am also too excited. Since it is the decree given by the Holy One himself, our Ning'an Marquis Mansion is naturally grateful. How about this, let my two sons follow the father-in-law into the palace to face the Holy One in person and thank the Holy One for his kindness. "
This was a plan to let Lu Zhiyuan show his face in front of the emperor. It was a good plan.
Eunuch Zhou listened and glanced at Lu Zhiyuan who was standing aside. Lu Zhiyuan nervously pinched his fingers, waiting for Eunuch Zhou's answer.
Seeing Eunuch Zhou nodding, Lu Zhiyuan's heart beat faster instantly.
"Thank you, father-in-law, sir..."
"Master Lu, the emperor has indeed announced your entry into the palace."
"real?"
Eunuch Zhou said with a smile, "Of course, the emperor said that some of the bandits this time confessed that they had a relationship with Mr. Lu, so he would like to invite Mr. Lu and the Za family to come over."
boom!
Five thunder strikes!
Lu Zhiyuan's face turned pale and he looked at Eunuch Zhou in disbelief.
Eunuch Zhou had already ordered people to detain Lu Zhiyuan and take him out.
The old lady and Li Xutang reacted and rushed out, grabbing Lu Zhiyuan's sleeves and pleading with Eunuch Zhou for mercy.
"Father-in-law, my husband will not collude with those rebels. You must be mistaken."
"Yes, Eunuch Zhou, please show mercy. If you have anything to say, don't take my son into the palace, otherwise my son will be doomed!"
Eunuch Zhou looked displeased, "Are you saying that the Holy One is not wise enough and that the palace is a scourge?"
The two were startled. Before they could react, Eunuch Zhou turned to Si Ning, who was standing aside and said nothing, and smiled.
"Third Young Mistress, the Emperor has said that when you feel better, you will follow the general into the palace."
Si Ning was about to stand up, but Eunuch Zhou stopped him.
"Third Young Mistress, you don't have to be polite. The Hua Za family has arrived. You can have a good rest and take care of the general for the Za family."
"Okay, thank you Eunuch Zhou."
Eunuch Zhou nodded with a kind face, "You stay."
With that said, he turned around and left.
When the matter was over, Si Ning asked Qiu Ju to push her back to the room, but the way was blocked by Li Xutang and the old lady who came back.
"Si Ning, tell me, what happened? Did you harm the second child? Was it you who instigated the emperor?"
Si Ning raised his eyebrows and his voice was a bit cold.
"Mom, look for the reasons for everything within yourself. Have you accumulated good deeds and done good deeds over the years? Don't blame others for everything. After all, not everyone in this world is taken advantage of!"
"Si Ning, you..."
"Madam, the Yamen has brought someone here. This..."
Si Ning smiled and said, "Mom, since the Yamen is here, it's time to throw dirty water and blame others. If it doesn't work, just complain. It's better than letting people go all the way in vain. "
"Si Ning!"
Si Ning smiled and waved his hand, turning around and leaving without paying attention to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were jumping up and down in anger.
She felt that after this time, the old lady and Li Xutang could calm down for a while.
Unexpectedly, at night, the old lady and Li Xutang came to the door again, followed by a group of servants, all holding sticks in their hands, trying to fight Si Ning.
