For the Lu Mansion, Lu Taiping is the heaven, and when a person dies, it means that the sky collapses.

But the only one who really cares about his life was a bad old man who had been a groom in the mansion for more than ten years.

This man used to be a refugee and fled to Shanyin County. Seeing that the family was about to starve to death, Lu Taiping came forward to rescue him and gave him a place to live.

I have been staying for eighteen years.

The old man's wife had long died and his son had a future, so he stayed in the Lu Mansion and did not leave.

In addition, he raised horses very well, so others really couldn't replace them, so no one drove them away.

Everyone, including Li Jinlian, is worried about whether their good days can continue.

So when the groom chose to kneel down and kowtow three times in the horse shed because he could not go to the mourning hall to worship, Lu Qian was discussing with his good mother how to take over the Lu family's huge family business.

Then how can we survive the attacks of the other two rooms and ensure our status.

The servants were worried. The only two people with the qualifications and entitlements were ambitiously arguing about how to divide the property.

As for an old man who is crying, no one cares.

The situation that Zhou Qingdou encountered was similar. The servants who were originally attentive had already left the yard where she lived, which made the country woman who had just lived a wealthy life a little unwilling.

But she also knew that Lu Taiping was dead, and the one who could make the decision now was Lu Qian, the slut fox.

Zhou Qingdou changed the clothes given by the Lu family, put on the worn-out clothes when she first came, stayed in the yard honestly, waiting for her son to come back, and then the two of them went back to the village together, no longer asking for any good days.

However, when Butler Zhao led Li Jinlian over, she was a little confused again.

The two of them have a better attitude than before, and they even have a hint of undetectable flattery in their words?

"Sister Zhou, why have you put on this outfit again? These damn servants can't do anything."

Li Jinlian patted her forehead and cursed: "It's my fault, I didn't explain it clearly to you in advance.

Those servants left because I changed a wave of people, and I was clumsy before and I couldn't serve people at all."

As she said, she patted her hands gently, and immediately a dozen handsome maids with beautiful eyes walked in.

Zhou Qingdou was surprised at what was happening in front of her. She couldn't figure out why Lu Taiping was already dead, not only did these two people not change at all, but were more careful to get closer?

Fortunately, this question did not bother Zhou Qingdou for long, and he was soon dispelled by Li Jinlian's words.

"Chen'er was in a big light today. There were so many young talents in our county town who did not win the hearts of the city lord's daughter. But he stood on the stage and said only a name, and he was directly attracted by it."

Li Jinlian took Zhou Qingdou's hand and said intimately: "He is a blessing. As elders, we cannot embarrass the child. Sister, please follow me to dress up. After the in-laws come to the door, you won't end up at a disadvantage."

"Is this true? Chen'er is really attracted by the city lord?"

Zhou Qingdou pinched herself hard, and the severe pain made her realize that this was not a dream.

But as others are curious, her mother, can't figure it out, and how could her son, who doesn't seem to be anything strange, be attracted by a noble person?

In a trance, Li Jinlian had already taken her into the room, combed Zhou Qingdou's hair personally, and then applied valuable rouge powder to her face.

This...isn't really dreaming?

...

The city lord's mansion is large and luxurious.

The land alone has occupied a small part of the total area of ​​Shanyin County.

If outsiders walk in without guidance, they will definitely be stunned by the twists and turns of the paths here and the buildings that are rising and falling.

Unlike in the past, today the people in the city lord's mansion are all trembling, fearing that they will make mistakes in their work and will lead to punishment.

This situation is rare because most of the time, the city lord Hou Zhen and his wife Sima Yun are very kind and never easily punish others.

What they are really afraid of is Li Ping, who always likes to talk to people with a smile, and he is called the Smiling Yan Luo behind his back.

But today, this Yan Luo stopped laughing, and replaced it with the two extremely gloomy faces of the city lord and his wife.

"Bang!"

Sima Yun slapped the table with a sudden palm, shocking Hou Zhen who was drinking tea, causing the tea to choke in his throat and let out a violent cough.

Ignoring her husband's resentful eyes, she cursed angrily: "It's so amazing. It's not good to marry anyone, but I just want to choose a farm boy with nothing. Lao Hou, look at your good daughter who disciplines you, and you have never felt worry-free when you grow up so old!"

Without your indulgence, could she become the same person she is today?

Hou Zhen beeped in his heart, but his face said with an innocent expression: "I have nothing to do, I can't help it. I'm so old. After she rejected so many marriages, we should be mentally prepared.

It’s still good now. It’s better to live with a man in the yard than to be an aunt in the future.”

"Old guy, is there anyone who says that?"

Sima Yun was furious: "Go and call that brat over quickly. I want to take a good look at it. Why does he fascinate our daughter?"

"This...isn't that good?"

Hou Zhen didn't want to meet Wang Lu at this time, because once the two sides met, they would have to give an explanation.

Even if it is procrastination, it is actually an answer. Only by maintaining the current situation can he arrange it calmly.

As Hou Zhen said, his daughter was not so easy to marry.

After the local position reaches a certain level, some external things are no longer so important, just like Hou Zhen at this time.

The most important thing in choosing a son-in-law is definitely not the family background of this person, which cannot play a decisive role at all.

What he is more interested in now is the future of a young man and the potential he shows.

Unfortunately, Wang Lu's identity is very embarrassing. He is just an ordinary rural child. He has never studied or has other advantages. The only elder is me and an ordinary village woman.

Even in the eyes of others, this bonus point is an absolute weakness for Hou Zhen.

He would rather Wang Lu be an ordinary country boy.

Now that Lu Taiping is dead, Wang Lu is getting married to the City Lord's Mansion at this time. What will others think? What will the Lu family do?

There were too many things inside, and Hou Zhen could not see the shining points on Wang Lu. If it weren't for his daughter's firm will, a person with such a status would not be as good as the servants of the City Lord's Mansion.

"What are you going to do? Tell me honestly!"

Sima Yun knew that her husband had many tricks, so he was too lazy to think about it.

"You said that with our family background, my daughter will definitely not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, but once she gets married and we get older, who will control him?"

Hou Zhen raised a very realistic question and pretended to try to keep it aside, but when he saw his wife's dangerous eyes, he immediately gave up the stupid idea of ​​being a different place.

He continued, "So no matter whether he has talent or not, or the rumors outside, the most important thing at the moment is to determine whether this guy is a person worth entrusting."

When Hou Zhen said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "You know that our good daughter's eyes have never been very good."

"Then what do you think should you do!"

Sima Yun rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, I can't let my daughter be sad, I don't care about the others."

"How could it be? We are also doing it for her own good, just say it."

Hou Zhen was full of confidence. He would not say anything directly that you two were inappropriate, because this was destined to backfire.

To disappoint one person with another, just expose its essence.

People always have bad habits, and Hou Zhen is full of confidence in this.

After the couple discussed it, the city lord of Shanyin County left the main hall with his head held high with his chest under the contemptuous gaze of his wife.

"Ah Ping, wouldn't it be too despicable for the master to do this?"

Sima Yun did not get up, but asked Li Ping who was waiting aside.

"When Madam, Master did this for the sake of the lady's good. She grew up under our wings and had never seen the ugly things outside. Therefore, she is a little naive and is inevitably deceived."

Well, in Li Ping's eyes, Wang Lu has become a liar full of lies.

"Oh, my silly girl."

Sima Yun murmured with heartache, but did not stop anything. Although she loved her daughter, she also knew that some things were something that she had to experience.

However, how could they have thought that there had been a soul under those two skins?

Under Hou Zhen's deliberate arrangement, Wang Lu did not reunite with Si Snake for long, so he was about to separate again.

The reason is that the two have not gotten married yet, so it should not be too close to each other, as it will cause people to gossip.

Wang Lu's attitude doesn't matter, but somehow, Sisai cares about this. Judging from her happy and stupid look, she probably is ready to marry her in a grand manner to make up for her shortcomings in the main world.

Wang Lu naturally knew these little thoughts, so he didn't say anything. He just said that he would say something to Zhou Qingdou when he went back and then took her over.

Hou Zhen felt very distressed when he looked at his daughter's wholehearted appearance, so he became more and more disliked Wang Lu.

Sorry, my daughter, it’s not that my father doesn’t love you, but because he loves you too much, he can’t let you be deceived.

With the determination as the old father, Hou Zhen launched the plan.

He was going to test Wang Lu from three aspects, first observe his nature, and then use some unsightly means to amplify his weaknesses.

Finally, he presented everything to his daughter and let him see what the person he liked was.

...

Wang Lu left the city lord's mansion and prepared to call a carriage to the Lu family.
To be continued...