Noble Lady

"Lu Shuwen, what are you hesitating about?!" Before Mr. Lu could say anything, an old lady with equally gray hair came out from the back hall and pulled him up angrily.

The person who came was Mr. Lu’s first wife, Mrs. Qi.

"You always say that you have to look closely when recruiting students. I like this kid very much."

"I didn't ask you to accept it. I just wanted you to see if you have the talent for studying. If you refuse even that, you're really stingy."

Mr. Lu was grabbed by the arm and said with an embarrassed look, "Madam, I have a distinguished guest here."

Although he said so, he did not dare to struggle.

"I know he's an honored guest." Madam Qi slowed down her voice, then raised her voice again, "But no matter how honored the guest is, he shouldn't interfere with the students' studies. Isn't that what you always say?"

"Why, have you forgotten your principles now that you have a distinguished guest? Or have you forgotten your principles now that you are old?"

"Madam..." Mr. Lu felt a little embarrassed to be exposed in front of others like this.

Seeing that his wife was not someone who could be persuaded with just a few words, he awkwardly cupped his fists and smiled at everyone, "Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment. Please do as you please, my dear guests."

After saying that, he coaxed and pulled Madam Qi into the back hall.

The prince and Chen Mingxuan looked at each other, and Chen Mingxuan then lowered his head and pretended to drink tea.

Situ Zhen played with his fan and said playfully, "Everyone said Mr. Lu was henpecked. I didn't expect it to be true."

When he said this, his eyes looked towards Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu's heart inexplicably skipped a beat again, and she looked away uncomfortably.

"Madam, I have so many distinguished guests here, why don't you give me some face? Didn't you say it yourself? In front of outsiders, it will definitely make me look more like the head of the family."

"Of course I know you have a distinguished guest here and I want to give you face, but you are so stubborn. The young lady and the younger brother have said everything good and bad, but you just won't listen to a word. I am so anxious. How can I care about giving you face?"

Everyone could hear clearly what Mr. Lu and his wife said in the back hall.

Then, everyone in the main hall looked at each other in confusion.

Neither does laughter.

Not smiling either.

"That kid speaks his mind directly, without beating around the bush. I really like that personality. You should focus on training him later. Haven't you always regretted not taking on a last-minute disciple before you retired? Maybe you can even produce another top-ranking scholar."

"But I haven't agreed yet." Mr. Lu's words were full of distress.

Mrs. Qi was immediately displeased. "Don't you teach everyone and have many students all over the world? This beautiful girl has begged you so much, and you didn't force her to accept you. You just wanted to see if she has any talent for studying. You can't be so stingy, right? You won't accept her even if I test her homework?"

"You're someone's grandfather, and you can't even offer a little favor? That's really unbecoming of an elder."

Mr. Lu was choked. After thinking for a while, he finally managed to say something, "But sister, didn't you promise not to be mean to me?"

The tone was so aggrieved that even Xue Chenyu, an outsider, would blush upon hearing it.

She couldn't help but put herself in the scene of Mr. Lu and Mrs. Qi quarreling in her mind.

The person opposite turned into Situ Zhen's face.

The way he looked at her was misty, his eyes were slightly red, and his lips were slightly pursed because of grievance.

When this thought flashed through Xue Chenyu's mind, she felt like she was struck by lightning.

She shuddered secretly and looked at Situ Zhen unconsciously.

But she found that he was also looking at her.

There was a smile in her eyes, but her lips were pursed, revealing an inexplicable sense of grievance and pity.

It was exactly the same thought that had just flashed through my mind.

At this moment, she was stunned and couldn't tell whether she had offended the prince or she was offended.

"Do you want to accept Xue Huai as your student today?"

In the back hall, Madam Qi was so shocked that she was speechless for a long time. However, she was a person who refused to admit defeat. After a while, she came to her senses and grabbed Mr. Lu to ask him questions.

Mr. Lu has his own concerns. Now that he has retired, he doesn't want to accept any students easily. The main reason is that he doesn't want to be involved in the complicated relationships with the court.

He just wanted to teach and educate people simply without getting involved in conflicts of interest.

Mrs. Qi said to him, "What are you talking about? How can there be no interests in life? You have been naive since you were young, and you are still naive at this age."

"I'm just checking the homework and accepting a student. How did you get involved in profit? You're just overthinking things."

Mr. Lu was unhappy about being criticized, so he retorted.

The couple became angrier and angrier as they talked, and were about to start a quarrel when they heard a group of maids and servants rushing in to try to stop the fight.

He said a lot of words to smooth things over, and while persuading the person, he pulled him away. Later, he walked further and further away, and his voice could no longer be heard clearly.

I could only vaguely hear the other party still bickering.

Now, everyone in the main hall was even more at a loss.

Xue Huai approached Xue Chenyu and said in a voice that only they could hear, "Dad and Mom will be like this when they grow old."

Xue Chenyu could only perfunctorily say, "That's probably the case."

I didn't even dare to look him in the face, and couldn't help cursing myself in my heart.

You clearly insisted on accompanying A Niang and Xue Xiaohuai because you were afraid of any accidents, but at this critical moment, how could you be so distracted?

It's a critical moment concerning the future of the Marquis's Mansion, and you're still fantasizing about men.

Xue Chenyu, are you crazy?

After cursing himself in his heart, Xue Chenyu felt the heat on his face subside a lot.

After a while, Mr. Lu also hurried out from the back hall.

Judging from his expression, it seemed that they failed to reach an agreement; it also seemed that he was suppressed.

"I'm sorry, everyone. My wife got a little mad and made you laugh." Mr. Lu's age and seniority were obvious, so he just bowed, which was a sign of great respect.

Hear the words.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Situ Zhen, Chen Mingxuan and the other three also quickly stood up to return the greeting.

Lian Dao didn't dare.

Then, Mr. Lu looked at the three people from the Xue family.

He had been in there for so long, and those who should have been kneeling were still kneeling, and those who had been standing were still standing.

They did not neglect their etiquette at all because the old man was no longer around. They acted one way in public and another behind people's backs. It was really rare.

"Madam Xue, you have come from afar, and I am not ungrateful. However, I am still unclear about your son's current level of education and what he has learned. I cannot rashly offer to accept him as my student, for fear of misleading him."

Mrs. Xue was very nervous.

Then he was heard saying, "How about this? I'll ask Master Xue to follow me into my study. If he can answer the questions I ask, I'll keep him. How about that?"

"Really?!" Xue Huai was so overjoyed that he almost jumped up.

Mrs. Xue hesitated, "I don't know if I should say something."

"Hmph!" Mr. Lu shook his sleeves and turned his back.

In Mr. Lu's view, Mrs. Xue's hesitation was equivalent to him just changing his mind and being willing to give them a chance, but they changed their minds!

Isn't this just making fun of the old man?