In the past few days when Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao were not at home, there were rumors in the house that Si Ning was missing.
The reason was that a little maid in Si Ning's yard went to the kitchen to get food, but was overtaken by the maid serving Li Xutang.
This kind of thing happened before when Li Xutang was in power.
But this kind of thing has never happened since Si Ning took over.
The little maid was so angry that she couldn't argue with the person opposite, but Li Xutang's personal maid actually beat him in public.
This matter has been brought to the old lady's side, and Li Xutang has been taking care of the old lady closely these days.
Regardless of looking at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, the old lady always favored Li Xutang and punished the maids in Sining Courtyard.
The little maid was beaten with ten big boards and thrown back into the yard half dead.
Qiu Ju wants to make the decision for the little maid, but she is also a servant. Which master can she attack?
I could only find the maid Li Xutang and give her a lesson.
Li Xutang found out about this matter again, and Li Xutang reported it to the old lady.
Not surprisingly, Qiu Ju was also punished.
Since both Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao were not here, the old lady was naturally in charge of the Ning'an Marquis Mansion.
When Qiu Ju was beaten, Li Xutang went to show off his power in front of her.
"Little girl, I'm afraid your master won't be able to come back and make decisions for you. If I were you, I should give up the secret and turn to the bright side and find a better master to have a future."
Li Xutang said this in front of everyone. Si Ning didn't come back for a few days, so speculation about her disappearance spread.
As for Lu Hanxiao's whereabouts, a general's whereabouts cannot be guessed by his subordinates.
Some people also said that Lu Hanxiao might have gone to find Si Ning. Anyway, they could say anything, but one thing that everyone firmly believed was that Si Ning was indeed missing.
The stewardship of the house fell back into the hands of Li Xutang. Li Xutang was in high spirits during happy events. He was no longer as quiet as before, and his thoughts were no longer focused on Lu Zhiyuan.
Occasionally, she would invite some of her former friends, and everyone was quite confused when she received a post from her claiming that she was the head of the Ning'an Marquis Mansion.
Isn't the housekeeper's power now in the hands of Si Ning? Why has it returned to Li Xutang's hands?
Everyone didn't know why, so they all agreed to come to explore the truth.
It turned out that Si Ning was not in the house. Li Xutang kept saying that Si Ning had gone somewhere and was afraid that he would not be able to come back for a while, so she had no choice but to take over the housekeeping rights.
I also heard from the servants in the house that Si Ning was missing.
This is a big deal!
When Lu Hanxiao came back, a banquet was being held at the house.
Everyone was surprised to see him and stood up to salute.
Lu Hanxiao asked coldly with a cold face, not looking at anyone, only focusing on Li Xutang.
"I wonder if my second sister-in-law is happy?"
The happy event is of course that the housekeeping power is back in her hands!
But Li Xutang didn't dare to say that. She was very afraid of this brother-in-law.
She chose some innocuous excuse, saying that she hadn't seen everyone for a long time and wanted to get together.
Just at this moment, Li An came back from outside and helped Li Xutang out of the siege.
"Third brother, it just so happens that eldest brother has something to do with you."
As a commoner, he should call Lu Hanxiao a general when he saw him.
Li An didn't realize it at all. He regarded himself as an elder. Lu Hanxiao was not angry when he saw it, but followed him to the back.
A group of ladies were frightened by Lu Hanxiao's aura just now. They were still frightened but couldn't say anything, so they just turned the topic to his marriage.
"I don't know what kind of girl General Lu likes, or who he has a sweetheart for."
Although the person was a bit intimidating, everyone had heard that the emperor intended to return the Ministry of War to Lu Hanxiao's hands, but Lu Hanxiao was reluctant to take over.
Although Lu Hanxiao rarely appeared in the court after waking up, everyone knew that even if he never went to court, he was still an important minister of the emperor.
Tens of thousands of troops still support Lu Hanxiao and only listen to his orders.
No one would want to cling to someone even the emperor is afraid of.
Li Xutang felt unhappy after hearing this, but he was doing Tai Chi calmly on his face.
"As a sister-in-law, I can't talk too much about the third house, but when it comes to marriage, my brother Hu is about to get married. If you have any suitable girls, please help me check them out."
Everyone responded with awkward expressions. Everyone present knew what Lu Baohu looked like.
The person they wanted to fawn over was Lu Hanxiao, not the paralyzed Lu Baohu.
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the other side.
Li An took Lu Hanxiao back to his yard. His yard was in the southeast corner, not far from the corner gate.
In the past, he always came back through the corner gate for convenience.
This time I walked to the main entrance because I had something to do, and I didn't want to run into Lu Hanxiao.
He wanted to inquire about information from him, so he called the person to his yard.
"Where did the third brother come back from?"
He still regarded himself as an elder, Lu Hanxiao glanced at him sideways and replied.
"Uncle Li, I am an official of the imperial court. Do you want to spy on the Holy Will by inquiring about my whereabouts like this?"
Li An's expression changed and he quickly denied it.
"Third brother, I'm just asking casually, why do you miss me so much?"
"Why is Uncle Li so excited? I just said it casually."
Li An smiled awkwardly and poured Lu Hanxiao a cup of tea to hide the turbulence in his heart.
He didn't dare to inquire rashly and turned the topic to Si Ning.
"I haven't seen the third young lady for a few days. My sister is in charge of everything in the house now. She has no sense of propriety. Third...General, it would be better for the lady to come back and take charge of the house as soon as possible."
Lu Hanxiao picked up the teacup on the table and turned it around, looking up at the person opposite with a half-smile.
"Uncle Li, you are really strange. Your son is alive and dead, but you still care about other people's affairs. Are you the stepfather?"
He put the tea cup on the table, stood up, looked at the person below and sneered.
"After collecting the bones, what do you want to collect this time?"
"Tongue, eyes, and ribs!"
Li An's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up from the chair.
"Lu Hanxiao, what do you mean? Please explain it clearly."
Lu Hanxiao raised his eyebrows lightly, with contempt in his eyes.
"Does Uncle Li really not understand, or is he just pretending not to understand, attacking a woman, and yet he doesn't understand when he comes to me?"
"If I were an uncle, I should think about it now, why would I expect my wife to return safely? Otherwise, do you think the two lives of you and your son are enough to compensate?"
"Lu Hanxiao!"
Li An stood up from his chair angrily, raised his hand and hit Lu Hanxiao.
Lu Hanxiao didn't even try to hide, but let him attack him.
Just as the palm was about to hit Lu Hanxiao's face, a figure appeared out of nowhere and knocked Li An away.
Li An fell to the ground and vomited a mouthful of blood, unwilling to raise his head to meet Lu Hanxiao's cold gaze.
