C12
The water puddles on the street were splashed by the horse hooves. Qing Ying shook the reins, pulled the horse carriage and ran even harder.
Qing Ying thought about it with a bit of grievance, but he still couldn't hold it in, "Mistress, the punishment you mentioned, is definitely just a verbal punishment."
The carriage was covered in a fluffy blanket, Xiao Su leaned on it. The slight warmth caused a hint of blood to appear on his pale face.
"Qing Ying, when did I ever say 'forget it'? You should go back to the valley tomorrow to feed the snakes, and switch to Lan Yu. "
"Woo woo …" Qing Ying slapped his own mouth twice. Why can't he control his own mouth?
No matter how sorrowful his subordinate was inside, Xiao Su lowered his eyelids and pondered. After a while, he asked, "Qing Ying, what do you think of Lu Jinnian's people?"
"Mistress is asking about Lady Yi Nuan?" Qing Ying frowned, "From the martial arts point of view, it is not very strong, and the concealment technique is not good either. However, the qinggong is very outstanding, and its character is more flamboyant. It is not stable enough to be of much use."
"Mm, it's not stable enough. It won't be of much use. It looks like you don't have any objections to my decision."
Qing Ying realized that Xiao Su was evaluating him, and a bitter expression appeared on his face. "Does Mistress care about Miss Lu?"
"No."
Xiao Su closed his eyes and no longer said anything.
At the moment, the situation was very calm. Before he came, he wanted to interact more with this interesting girl, but he didn't expect that all the invitations would be rejected without mercy. Lu Jinnian was even more vigilant than he had imagined.
Since things were going to get chaotic in the end, so what if Dora went into the water by herself?
"..."
In front of Great General's residence, the red pillars of the door were washed brighter by the rain, but the clean steps were filled with crops such as garlic, radishes, sweet potatoes and so on.
An old man wearing a bamboo hat on his head threw his bag to the side. He sat at his waist, facing the main entrance of the Great General Manor and started talking.
Carrying the good tradition of respecting the elderly and cherishing the young, the servant of the Great General Manor held the fire and water stick and looked at the old man with a troubled expression, "Old man, our lady said that we don't have any peasant relatives in the Great General Manor. She told you to leave quickly, don't make things difficult for us, just find a place to take shelter while it's still early, okay?"
"What a fart!" The old man's voice was like a bell, his roar was like thunder, "Where's that bastard Lu Moting! "Get the hell out here right now."
The servants' faces turned ugly, "How dare you call Great General by his name!"
Old man, "... Is there something wrong with your brain? " Wasn't the main point the turtle grandson …
Lu Jinnian and Yi Nuan had just reached the entrance when they saw this scene. After staring at the old man for a long time, they finally recognized who he was. They ran over excitedly and shouted, "Grandfather!"
When the old man heard the sound, he looked over and also laughed excitedly, "Jiner, it's been a few years since we last met. You've already grown into a big girl."
Lu Jinnian didn't continue the conversation. Looking at the crops and the ferocious servants, she raised her eyebrows. "Grandpa, let's go in with your granddaughter. We can talk after we rest."
The old man curled his lips, "I'm afraid that the threshold of Great General's residence is too high. This old man has raised a good son for more than 30 years!"
"Grandfather, my father has been living in the army for more than a month. The one in charge is my aunt, Mrs Shen."
The old man harrumphed, "For an outsider to take charge, he's quite the ambitious person."
Lu Jinnian sighed, knowing that this was not the place to talk. She looked at the servants with unfriendly eyes. "Are you guys going to move aside, or not, or not."
The servants looked at each other in dismay. They stared at Lu Jinnian as they tightened their grip on the fire and water sticks in their hands. "Eldest Miss, madam said that we're not allowed in …"
"So that's how it is." Lu Jinnian's beautiful fox eyes narrowed as she stared at these people. "I'll remember your appearances. Yi Nuan, lead the way."
"Yes sir!"
Yi Nuan closed her umbrella and jumped up the stairs. Using her umbrella as a sword, she swept through the crowd. The servants were caught off guard and fell to the ground.
Lu Jinnian supported the old man as they walked towards the Great General Manor. In the end, she glanced back at the people who had fallen down and said in a relaxed tone, "I have a good memory. In the future, if you see me again, get lost.
When they entered their own courtyard, Lu Jinnian asked Yi Nuan to arrange for the old man to stay in the side room.
Although Lu Jinnian's yard wasn't as big as Mrs Shen's yard and it was decorated extravagantly, it still had all the things that should be there. There were many clean and empty rooms, so Lu Jinnian wasn't afraid of not having a place to stay.
"Jiner, look at you, a dignified direct descendant of Great General Manor. You can't even be compared to a concubine or a concubine like her in terms of food and clothing. Your father is such a vile person. How come I didn't beat him to death all those years ago?"
The corner of Lu Jinnian's mouth twitched. "Grandfather, that concubine is your granddaughter. My father is your own son, and he is an official appointed by the imperial government. If you beat him to death, you will be executed on the spot."
The old man angrily said, "This old man is the same! "The former court official!"
Lu Jinnian, "…"
Great General's father, Lu Jinnian's grandfather, Lu Jinghui, was the former Great General of Mingxuan. He was in his seventies and had been away from office for many years.
Great General's position was not inherited. Her father, Lu Moting, did not have any connections with Lu Jinghui and worked hard as a soldier in the barracks. Great General's absence was made up for by the departure of Lu Jinghui.
When it came to the generation of Lu Jinghui, they had to take care of themselves as they ran to the army camp and climbed onto Great General's seat, married a beautiful wife, and had two sons. From then on, Lu Family was broken from the legend of being a single child.
His eldest son, Lu Moting, followed his father's steps. His son, Great General, and his second son, Lu Mosheng, were very similar to Lu Jinghui's wife.
Lu Jinghui started to think highly of his eldest son, who had inherited his legacy, until Lu Moting silently took Mrs Shen as his concubine and ran away from home in anger.
However, even though the father and son duo broke off their relationship, Lu Jinghui still felt very proud of Lu Moting's performance.
After Lu Jinghui left, he refused his two sons' request for retirement and returned to his ancestral land to open up his garden and plant some crops. It was almost time to sow the seeds. Lu Jinnian was truly surprised to see him come over at this time.
"Speaking of which, why hasn't grandpa sent anyone to deliver a message? It's good to prepare a granddaughter in advance. "
Even if Lu Jinnian hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she had heard that Lu Jinghui had cut down a few of the great generals of the Huns when they were fighting in Rongsheng, but he had never taken a liking to the Huns.
Three years ago, when Mingxuan and the Huns had agreed to go back and forth to do business, they had gotten very angry.
Lu Jinghui stared at her, "I heard that your aunt is choosing your husband?"