Jiuyun Lane was "happy and happy", but the Lu family's side was in chaos.
Looking at the gloomy Lu Zhinian, Mrs. Lu slapped the table hard.
"Bastard, that bastard!!"
It was obvious that she had sent those things herself in the past, trying to please them in every possible way to integrate into the Lu family. Now she actually dared to clear these foreign objects with them. She even dared to take off his grandson's clothes in public and throw him away from the Tang Mansion. When he came out, the entire Lu family became a joke.
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she was shaking all over: "How dare Song Tangning humiliate Sanlang like this and let those servants humiliate the Lu family? Does she still want to marry into our Lu family?!"
"If she really wanted to, how could she break up with us?"
Lu Chongyuan's words made several people in the hall suddenly look up, while he pinched the bead string on his wrist. Thinking of the words that were widely circulated outside, he looked coldly: "Then the Song family daughter may have given birth to annulled marriage a long time ago. my thoughts.”
At least she had no intention of continuing with Lu Zhinian.
"How could..." Mrs. Lu was shocked.
No one knows better than her how much Song Tangning relies on Lu Zhinian. She is all about Lu Zhinian, and every bone in her body is docile to her. The Lu family said that she dare not do the right thing, so how could she suddenly become rebellious?
Lu Zhao stood aside and looked at the box of things placed in the hall. He didn't care whether Song Tangning was rebellious, but he just remembered that the servant from Jiuyun Lane was standing in front of the house, reading the items in the box in front of everyone. How embarrassing.
"In March of the eleventh year of Yong'an, Lu Langjun gave me a wooden hairpin, and the girl returned the gift with a pure mud jade inkstone, three sets of red gold pearls inlaid with rubies for her head and face."
"In April of the 11th year of Yong'an, the girl presented a painting of spring dawn in Lin'an to Mr. Feng He, a great scholar from the former dynasty, and two volumes of old chapters from Lanting. Mrs. Lu returned the gift with a string of coral beads."
"In January of the twelfth year of Yong'an, I gave Mrs. Lu an exquisite water-centred vase and a set of Songhe and red sandalwood screens..."
Lu Zhao looked at what was written on the scroll.
It would be fine if it was just something belonging to the Lu family, but those people in Jiuyun Lane were saying "gifts from the Lu family" in front of the door, and then added "things sent by Song Tangning".
All the things Song Tangning sent to the Lu family were treasures, but the "return gifts" given by the Lu family were almost all random and meaningless things, and Song Tangning took things from Song Tangning five or six times before returning them once. In comparison, The stingy face of the Lu family was clearly revealed.
Lu Zhao felt suffocated whenever he thought of the weird looks in the eyes of those outside the door.
"Mother, after all, Song Tangning has been engaged to the house for many years. Our Lu family is not short of gold and silver. In the past, you gave more than this to your relatives and juniors. Why are you so stingy to Song Tangning?"
Lu Zhao looked at the records on the scroll and said with embarrassment:
"In the past, Song Tangning sent big and big things to the house. I just regarded it as a courtesy exchange between the house and her. But how could you think that you just gave her these things? After ten years of engagement, you can't even fill a box. Do you know? We know what people outside say about us, and I was so embarrassed by what they just said."
Everyone said that the Lu family was greedy for an orphan girl's things, and the family's face was completely stripped.
Mrs. Lu's face turned green and pale after being told by her biological son.
Lu Zhinian also pursed his lips and looked down at the objects in the box.
He has long been accustomed to Song Tangning's existence. He knows that she likes him and relies on him. No matter how cold-faced he is, the little girl will always call him "Brother Lu" in a soft voice and follow him step by step.
Sometimes when he was in a good mood, or when he was impatient with her, he would give her some small things with just one finger. Those were things he never cared about, but no matter what they were, the little girl would happily give them to her. collection.
The wooden hairpin that Lu Zhao mentioned was something he saw interestingly carved by a small vendor on the roadside when he was bored, so he bought it casually.
That day, Song Tangning came to see him crying after being wronged. He thought her tears were disturbing, so he gave her the wooden hairpin. She just thought that he had carved it for her with his own hands, and she raised her misty eyes while holding the hairpin. With a smile in his eyes he said, "Brother Lu is so nice",
For a long time after that, even if Song Tangning was wearing a brocade skirt and an exquisite bun, she would always have that simple wooden hairpin stuck in her black hair. Even if she was laughed at, she would not care. Happy and happy.
Lu Zhinian remembered the way the little girl sweetly called him "Brother Lu", and it felt as if someone had squeezed his heart tightly, suffocating him in pain.
Lu Chongyuan raised his eyes and looked at Lu Zhinian: "Sanlang, what do you think?"
"What else can you think of? It's natural to break off the engagement. Our Lu family can't tolerate this giant Buddha..." The second uncle of the Lu family said angrily from the side.
Lu Zhinian suddenly said, "I will not cancel the engagement."
The second uncle of the Lu family turned his head and said with anger: "Sanlang, the Song family's daughter has stepped on your face to the ground. What else do you want to do if you don't break off the engagement?!"
Lu Zhinian pursed his pale lips, remembering what Song Tangning had said to him in Jiuyun Lane before, and he felt unwilling to do so. He liked Song Tangning, even though he did feel pity for Song Shulan at the beginning, but in his heart, the future Mrs. Lu Only Song Tangning.
The second uncle of the Lu family frowned: "Brother, do you still want that Song girl as your daughter-in-law?"
"The Song Dynasty Duke's Palace is gone now. I'm afraid Song Hong won't have a chance to come out again after being imprisoned this time. The Song family's daughter harmed the whole family of the Song Kingdom Duke's Palace, completely disregarding the family ties. How can such a cruel and vicious woman be worthy of marrying into the Lu family? ? Besides, he has humiliated Sanlang like this. If the Lu family accepts her again, how will others see us in the future?"
Lu Zhao also disliked Song Tangning's cruelty. He turned to look at Lu Chongyuan: "Father, why don't we just let this marriage go..."
"Can't give up!"
Mrs. Lu suddenly spoke up.
Several people in the hall suddenly turned their heads to look up. Mrs. Lu held the hand in her sleeve and her lips turned pale: "This marriage was decided by the Queen. It is not only for the Duke of Song Dynasty, but also for the needs of the Fourth Highness." Those connections left behind by the Rong family."
"Besides, there is a lot of commotion outside right now. If the Lu family really breaks off their engagement with Song Tangning, wouldn't it mean that the Lu family has treated Song Tangning badly? It will also make people think that the Lu family is cold and unfeeling, and abandoned the engagement when the Duke of Song Dynasty declined. .”
Lu Zhao and the second eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Qin, both frowned, while Lu Chongyuan stared intently at Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Lu forced her face: "Although Rong Qian'an is dead, there are many people who remember him in the court. Those who have received favors from the Rong family will never see his bloodline being bullied. Previously, the Duke of Song Dynasty The reason why it failed so quickly was because of those people who contributed to it."
"Sanlang's career has just started, and the fourth prince is also at the critical moment of seizing the throne. There is absolutely no way the Queen will agree to allow the two families to cancel their engagement..."
