Chapter 205: Sowing causes and results
After coming out of the restaurant, the three of them went back to their homes. Shang Wan drove an ox cart to the teahouse to pick up Lu Chengjing.
Master Chu invited Lu Chengjing to a teahouse to discuss painting.
When Shang Wan passed by, he found that Qiao Yu'an was there, and the three of them were still discussing in the box. Shang Wan stood at the door and looked away before going in. He raised his hand to the waiter and ordered a pot of tea. He sat in the lobby and watched people coming and going outside the window. , sipping tea slowly.
Half an hour later, Lu Chengjing and three others came down from upstairs.
"Chengjing, my brothers and sisters are here." Qiao Yu'an first saw Shang Wan sitting by the window and nudged Lu Chengjing with her elbow who was talking to Master Chu.
Lu Chengjing raised his eyes and saw Shang Wan smiling and raising his teacup.
The corners of Lu Chengjing's lips subconsciously raised and he walked over.
"Did you negotiate?" Shang Wan turned over the empty tea cup and poured Lu Chengjing a cup of tea.
Lu Chengjing picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said warmly: "I'll see Brother Chu off, please wait for me for a while."
"good."
After hearing the answer, Lu Chengjing put down his tea cup and walked back.
Shang Wan's eyes followed him and fell on the young man wearing a crescent white robe standing next to Qiao Yu'an.
This should be Master Chu.
He is about in his early twenties, and his appearance is not outstanding, but he looks very comfortable, and the smile at the corner of his mouth makes people feel like spring breeze.
Perhaps aware of Shang Wan's gaze, the young man turned to look at her, nodded politely to her, and then quickly took it back.
Shang Wan's ears moved slightly, catching all the conversation between the three of them.
Lu Chengjing came back after sending the people out, pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Shang Wan, "Thank you for waiting, Madam."
Shang Wan put down his tea cup and asked with a smile: "Have you had dinner?"
"No."
"What do you want to eat?"
"ravioli."
The two of them went to eat wontons together.
We were in the restaurant just now. After we finished talking, the food was already cold, and none of the three of them used their chopsticks.
The small shrimp-skin and fresh-meat wontons at the stall come in bite-size pieces, which are fresh and delicious.
Evening business includes eating and packing.
When you taste something delicious, of course you have to bring one to your family.
When Lu Chengjing was driving back, he never thought that he would be blocked at the gate of the city.
After asking, I found out that the Lu family's carriage was broken down and blocked in the middle of the road, unable to get in or out. It was repairing.
Shang Wan stood on the bullock cart and looked into the crowd, and immediately saw Mrs. Lu standing next to the cart supported by Mrs. Li.
Compared to the last time we saw her, Mrs. Lu looked much more haggard, and her appearance was also smaller.
Li's condition wasn't much better either. It looked like all her pride was gone.
What surprised Shang Wan was the person standing behind the two of them - Liu Yuzhi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Why is she here?
She became more and more curious about the relationship between Liu Yuzhi and the Lu family.
"Let's go through the east city gate." Shang Wan reached out and touched Lu Chengjing's shoulder. I don't know how long the traffic will be blocked here, so it would be faster to take a detour.
I don’t know if Lu Chengjing saw Mrs. Lu and his party, but he agreed softly, pulled the reins to turn the ox cart, and headed towards the east city gate.
But today it seemed that someone named Lu was stabbed. At the gate of the city, they bumped into Mr. Lu who had jumped in line to enter the city.
The two looked at each other, Lu Chengjing's face was expressionless, and Mr. Lu's face was ugly, and his eyes were sinister. The way he looked at Lu Chengjing didn't look like he was looking at his biological son, but rather like looking at the enemy who killed his father.
Neither of them said anything. Shang Wan looked around and resisted interrupting, but she didn't intend to waste time here. She reached out and poked Lu Chengjing's shoulder, "Let's go."
Lu Chengjing averted his eyes and drove the bullock cart past the carriage next to him.
A heavy cold snort came from behind, and Mr. Lu called out to Lu Chengjing.
"Are you satisfied with how things are now?"
Lu Chengjing didn't look back, and said in a cold voice, "You reap the consequences. You are responsible for your own fault."
"You traitor!" Mr. Lu cursed angrily in a deep voice, but Lu Chengjing ignored him and drove away in an ox cart.
Master Lu's angry curses came one after another from behind, but it was obvious that Lu Chengjing was prepared to ignore it to the end and never looked back. But Shang Wan couldn't bear to listen. Why should the fox she raised be scolded like a grandson?
For the sake of my biological father, I can just scold him once or twice, but this is not the end of it!
She turned her wrist and a pebble flew out, hitting Mr. Lu who was scolding happily in the forehead.
The stones had sharp edges and cut the skin and blood immediately appeared.
Mr. Lu covered his forehead and let out an ouch, then fell into the carriage, and the cursing suddenly stopped.
There was a commotion in the carriage, filled with the shouts of servants and maids.
Shang Wan clapped his hands with satisfaction, his ears finally returned to purity.
Lu Chengjing looked back at her, with a faint smile in his eyes.
Shang Wan gave him an annoyed look, "What are you looking at? Drive well."
She muttered: "Doing a door!"
Although the muttering was quiet, the two were so close that Lu Chengjing obviously heard it.
He promised gently: "It won't happen next time."
Shang Wan ignored him, closed his eyes and took a nap.
I don't know how long it took, but Shang Wan suddenly asked: "Are you sure?"
Lu Chengjing lifted the edge of the bamboo hat and turned around to look, "What?"
Shang Wan stared at him, "Keep pretending."
Lu Chengjing blinked innocently, "Madam, please make it clear."
Shang Wan: "..."
She put the bamboo hat back on her face in annoyance, and her voice came out through the bamboo hat, which was a bit muffled.
"As for the Lu family, you stopped me from dealing with Lu Chengyuan before. Did you use this to give the Lu family a way out?"
The word 'blood relationship' is the most unclear and unclear.
Lu Chengjing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then laughed out loud.
It was rare for him to smile like this. Shang Wan took off his bamboo hat and looked at him with surprise, "Why are you laughing?"
The smile in Lu Chengjing's eyes deepened, "In my wife's heart, my husband is so resourceful, how can it not be worthy of a smile?"
Shang Wan: "..."
"Don't be poor!"
She asked seriously: "Are you really not the one who figured it out?"
Lu Chengjing stopped laughing and shook his head slowly, "Even a man as clever and resourceful as Chao Fu today dare not claim to have a perfect plan. How can I be so capable?"
The Lu family can survive by cutting off their tails, but the result is the result.
Lu Shuhui was the cause, he was the cause, and the Wang family was also the cause. Various reasons led to this situation that can be called a coincidence.
However, in order to persuade Wang Langzhong to intervene in this matter, I don't know how much effort Lu Chengyuan put into it and what price he paid.
The young man's eyebrows were lowered, hiding the darkness in his eyes deep in his eyes so that no one could see them.
Shang Wan looked at him carefully. This fox had many criminal records, so she didn't blame her for being suspicious.
She is a typical example of someone who is once bitten by a snake and is afraid of well ropes for ten years.
It can be seen from the letter sent by Mr. Ri'an that the Lu family was in a certain death situation, but it was revived because of Wang Langzhong's intervention.
Even though the losses were heavy, as long as they survived this time and stayed patiently, the Lu family might be able to make a comeback in the future with the help of the Wang family.
The confidant who sent the letter also mentioned that Mr. An was about to go to the capital to meet the saint.
When the case is fully rolled out, I don’t know how many officials will be arrested.
Of course, Lord An's purpose of sending someone was not just to deliver a message, but also to get the elixir in Shang Wan's hand.
When he goes to Beijing this time, he will take his wife with him. If his wife falls ill on the way, it will be cheap to have the elixir at hand.
Shang Wan was very generous this time and gave him a whole bottle, which made his confidant beam with joy and kept thanking Shang Wan.
He wanted to give him money, but Shang Wan didn't accept it, and he still said it beautifully.
——The most difficult thing to repay is the debt of favor. As long as Mrs. An still needs the elixir, Mr. An will continue to owe this favor.