Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

"Madam is looking for me?"

Lu Jing subconsciously looked towards Old Madam Lu, the words just now still lingering in his ears. No matter how tactless he was, he didn't dare to lose face for the old lady at this time.

So he smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandma, look?"

Madam Lu raised her hand, and Nanny Xue beside her immediately stepped forward to support her, then helped her walk slowly over.

"Since Ruoyan is looking for you, I will go with you."

The little girl who led the way didn't expect that she would invite two masters to come over. Although she was surprised, she didn't show it on her face. She just lowered her head and led the way. She would answer the master's questions, and she wouldn't say a word if the master didn't ask.

Madam Lu lowered her eyes slightly and took note.

Unconsciously, the servants in this mistress's courtyard and those in other courtyards had become like the Chu River and Han River.

The most intuitive are the maids who serve.

The women in my aunt's courtyard love to gossip everywhere. Where women gather together, there are many gossips. Not many of them can hold back.

Even those who lived in her yard couldn't help but gossip behind her back.

In the past, there were the most people on Shen Ruoyan’s side, but I don’t know when it started, but slowly, those gossiping faces became less and less.

Later on, everyone, from the old maid to the cleaning girl, kept their mouths shut.

Even when they occasionally gathered together with servants from other courtyards, they never revealed any news about the mistress, and they didn't even tell anyone the gossip about the servants in the courtyard.

No matter what you ask, it's unclear. No matter how much you inquire, you still don't know - be very cautious!

All of this is thanks to Shen Ruoyan.

"Grandma, what brings you here? I thought that since the Marquis would be in the mansion today, I asked Yan'er and Changchuan to come over after class to greet their father. I didn't expect that even grandma would come along. It's really an honor for our humble home!"

Madam Lu's gaze paused on her, then fell on the two little guys next to her.

Shen Ruoyan smiled and stood back, and Lu Yan brought Lu Changchuan forward and saluted respectfully to Old Madam Lu.

"Met grandma."

After Lu Changchuan finished his greeting, he did not raise his head. It was not until Mrs. Lu smiled and said "OK" that he raised his head properly. However, he still did not look directly into the eyes of the elders, but stood quietly aside, neither arrogant nor impatient.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Changchuan has become much more sensible."

There was admiration in Madam Lu's tone, but there were two children who came to pay their respects, and she didn't even mention Lu Yan.

I'm so biased that I don't even bother to hide it.

Lu Yan was calm and didn't feel bad because of his grandmother's neglect. My mother said that if someone doesn't love you, no matter how well you perform, they won't like you any more.

Instead of letting these people affect your mood.

It would be better to use this time to read one more book and gain some knowledge.

"Grandmother, you are too kind. Changchuan has only recently behaved a lot better, and it's all thanks to the Marquis who sent him to the Imperial Academy!" Shen Ruoyan smiled softly, covering her lips with her hands, as if she didn't notice the old lady's displeasure at all, "Changchuan, Yan'er, why don't you come and thank your father."

"Thank you, father."

Lu Changchuan began to salute in a proper manner again, but Lu Jing didn't dare to accept this salute.

He had just been spanked by his grandmother!

"Alright, alright, just be sensible." Lu Jing coughed a few times awkwardly, feeling uncomfortable even on his toes standing here.

"Since I've seen it, grandma, I'll leave first?" He didn't even look at Shen Ruoyan. He looked at Madam Lu fearfully, afraid that she would ask him to stay.

Then, he was left behind!

"Why are you leaving? Are you busy?" Madam Lu glanced at him without giving him any face. "Right here. Anyway, you haven't been to Ruoyan's place for a long time. It's just right that we are all here today, so let's get together."

Why are we gathering together?

Lu Jing was helpless and even wanted to shout to the sky - Grandma, can you please look at the expression on your face when you say this?

I almost want to eat me!

But he only dared to think about it in his heart, and didn't even dare to blink, "Grandma is right, I suddenly remembered that it seems nothing happened."

Seeing this, Shen Ruoyan smiled and asked someone to serve tea. However, when she prepared tea for Madam Lu, it was a mild pear soup.

When Madam Lu received it, she did not drink it. Instead, she looked at Shen Ruoyan and smiled and explained, "It's getting late. I'm afraid that if grandma drinks the tea, she won't be able to rest well later."

"You are a careful person."

Madam Lu took a sip of the pear soup. It was slightly moist, sweet but not greasy. The temperature was neither cold nor hot, just the right warmth.

Could it be that it has been kept warm all the time?

Did she know I would come?

Old Madam Lu became more alert, and when she looked at Shen Ruoyan again, she no longer had the contempt she had before.

"Ruoyan, I can understand that you want Changchuan to enter the Imperial College. But Yan'er, I'm afraid it's not very convenient, right?" Old Madam Lu put down the cup. The crisp sound struck Lu Yan's heart, shattering all his protective shells.

Grandma...finally came.

Shen Ruoyan looked at her son. This was his favorite grandmother. In Lu Yan's heart, she was the relative who loved him the most.

She thought she would see heartbreak or loss in her child.

But to Shen Ruoyan's surprise, this time, Lu Yan not only did not show any dissatisfaction, he didn't even hide behind her like he did before.

His little body was just there.

He neither dodged nor evaded, and no matter whether it was wind or rain coming from the opposite side, he would never retreat.

"Grandma, it's because Yan'er is like this that I want him to leave." The smile on Shen Ruoyan's face gradually faded. She knew that her purpose had been discovered.

After all, she is an elder in this Marquis's Mansion. Lu Jing's naivety doesn't mean that he can fool the old lady.

She was ambitious, and so was her son—but, so what?

Now Lu Ankang has been sent to the manor by her. As long as Madam Lu still wants to maintain her reputation, Fang Rou's identity will never be exposed in her lifetime.

Then Lu Ankang was destined to be a nameless and unprivileged wild child.

Even if she brought him home when he grew up, he would just be an adopted son. How could he be compared with her own legitimate son?

"Ruoyan, don't forget what you promised me before."

Lu Yan, you absolutely cannot be the crown prince!

Even if he is a concubine's son, it is better than a mute!

Shen Ruoyan, you clearly know it!

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Lu Yan himself was not moved when facing the ridicule of Mrs. Lu. But now he carefully held Shen Ruoyan's hand. That soft and tender little hand was not flexible enough to hold a pen, but he held her hand firmly, wanting to give her strength.

Shen Ruoyan slowly raised her head, and her clear eyes gradually became sharp.

She looked at Madam Lu, and for the first time, she looked at her directly with equal eyes.

At this moment, she was not Shen Ruoyan, nor was she the mistress of the Lu family - but the Empress Dowager De'an, who had experienced many ups and downs, Lu Hua!