Denghuaxiao

Chapter 6 Mrs. Ke

Lu Zhen followed the servants of the Ke family into the house, while Yin Zheng stayed outside.

 As soon as you enter the door, you are faced with a peony table. The garden of the Ke family house is very large, and the flowers are in bloom. When you walk in, it is like walking into a flower bush, and the whole courtyard is filled with fragrance.

 Lu Xu lowered his eyes.

Lu Rou is allergic to pollen. Whenever she comes near fresh flowers, she will get rashes on her face and body. There is never a trace of a flower in the Lu family. However, Lu Rou liked flowers very much, so her mother tied many fake flowers with rags and put them in porcelain vases to add a bit of color.

 But the Ke family seems to have no such concerns, and the flowers are blooming and blooming.

When we arrived at the main hall, there was an elderly woman sitting on a rosewood chair. She had a long face, sharp and droopy eyes, and thin lips covered with lipstick. Wearing a lychee-red long mandarin with intertwined branches and grape patterns, and heavy golden gourd pendants in her ears, she looked extraordinarily wealthy, but at first glance, she looked a little mean.

After a moment, Lu Huo gently saluted Mrs. Ke: "The little queen Yingying has met the old lady."

Mrs. Ke didn't say anything and looked at Lu Zhuo condescendingly.

This is a young girl, wearing a light brown Geyi that has been washed white, and has an inconspicuous patch on her elbow. She is very shabby. Mrs. Ke's eyes fell on the white gauze on Lu Yan's face, she frowned slightly and said, "Why are you wearing a veil?"

“Yingying contracted an emergency on her way to Beijing, and the rash on her face has not gone away.” Lu Zhuo said softly, “I don’t dare to stain the old lady’s eyes.”

Mrs. Ke saw that there were indeed traces of red rash on her exposed neck. Her heart moved and she waved her hand: "Then stay away." Her tone was unceremonious.

Lu Xu followed his words and took two steps back.

Nanny Li beside her smiled. While rubbing Mrs. Ke's shoulders, she asked Lu Huo: "Where is Miss Yingying from?"

 Lu Zhen replied: "My little girl is from southern Jiangsu."

 “Su Nan?” Madam Ke looked her over, “I’ve never heard of any relatives of the Lu family in Su Nan.”

"Sister Rou's mother is Yingying's cousin. Yingying went to southern Jiangsu with her parents when she was young. At that time, her mother was weak and her father was seriously ill. Her cousin once mentioned that she would treat Yingying as her own daughter. If you are in trouble, go to Changwu County for help." At this point, Lu Zhuo's voice had just the right hint of sadness, "Now that my parents have passed away, Yingying finally made it to Changwu, only to find out that my aunt has..."

Mrs. Ke breathed a sigh of relief. As Granny Li said, Wang Yingying was just a broken-down householder who came to beat the autumn wind. Probably trying to get some money here.

Thinking of this, she lost her patience and said: "Since you are here to see Mrs. Lu, you know that Mrs. Lu has died of illness a long time ago, and there is no such person in the Ke family now. Besides," she said with a sly smile: "You said that Mrs. Lu You and I are as close as sisters, but I have never heard Mrs. Lu mention such a person in the past, who knows whether what you are saying is true or not?"

"Old madam, don't worry. Yingying once lived in Changwu County for a while, and everyone in the neighborhood knows it. Old madam, you can ask people to go to Changwu County to inquire, and you will know the truth and falsehood once you ask."

Mrs. Ke choked, and Nanny Li next to her immediately spoke: "Girl, the late Madam has gone. Even if you want to defect, now the uncle has already married a bride, and the fate with the Lu family is over. One of them has not left the cabinet. If your daughter stays in the Ke family, if this is unclear and spreads outside, it will also damage your reputation." She thought that what she said was very reasonable, what girl doesn't care about her reputation? Even if you want to enjoy the autumn breeze, you still have to weigh whether it is worth it.

Lu Zong's eyes flashed slightly.

  Bride…

 Lu Rou had only passed away for a year, but Ke Chengxing had already remarried.

The fingers in her sleeves were slightly clenched, but a soft smile appeared on her face: "Yingying knew that her status was embarrassing, so naturally she did not dare to stay in the Ke family. She had just told the concierge that this trip was Came to take away my cousin’s dowry.”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the room.

After a long while, Mrs. Ke spoke slowly: "What did you say?" As if he didn't notice her sinister gaze, Lu Zhuo spoke in a soft voice: "My cousin once wanted to raise Yingying under her name, and Yingying is also included. Half of the Lu family. Since my relationship with my cousin has ended, we have become strangers. My cousin has never given birth to any children, so the dowry should naturally be returned to the Lu family, and Yingying can take care of it on my behalf."

"When a wife dies of illness, the husband's family should return the deceased wife's dowry." Lu Zhu raised his eyes, pretending to be surprised, "With such a rich family, the Ke family wouldn't be reluctant to part with my cousin's dowry, right?"

Her voice was neither fast nor slow, and her posture was gentle and gentle, but it was like a ladle of hot oil being poured down, instantly arousing Mrs. Ke's anger.

Mrs. Ke slapped the table: "Dowry? What dowry does she have? For a poor scholar's daughter to marry into our family, she has reached a high position! If my son didn't like it, how could our Ke family have formed such an in-law? It’s a joke to everyone around me! It’s just that I have a foxy face, if it weren’t for..."

Nanny Li next to her coughed.

Mrs. Ke suddenly stopped talking. When she met Lu Zhuo's eyes, she suddenly sneered: "You keep saying that you are close to your sister, why don't you go and find out who your sister is?"

 Lu Zong looked at her calmly.

"Mr. Lu entered my Ke family and did not follow the rules of a woman. She openly seduced the young master of Grand Master Qi in the shop because of her beauty. She didn't even look at how much she weighed. How could Mr. Qi value a woman like her? . She was shameless. She was rejected by the Grand Master and ran out disheveled. Only after the incident had happened did she realize that she had no shame. She couldn't bear it and jumped into the pool. But calling me the Ke family became a joke in the capital! "

When she said this, she became more and more excited: "No one in the Lu family is good. Her younger brother is restless. After entering Beijing, he was caught by the government for stealing money and committing adultery. What a scholar. No one in the family is a good person! They deserve to die!"

Mrs. Ke pointed at the peony table outside the door: "If she hadn't jumped into the pond and ruined the feng shui of my new house, why would I have spent so much money to fill the pond and plant peonies instead. It's a pity that my newly bloomed red peony... She pointed at Lu Huan again, and her voice was a bit sharp, "If you want to find a dowry, go to your sister for it. She, Mrs. Lu, came in empty-handed. My Ke family has done the utmost in providing food and clothing for her. Even if you sue the government." Yamen, I’m not afraid either. Let’s see if the official believes in your family of men stealing things from women who are prostitutes, or in our Ke family!”

 The woman finished speaking in one breath, her chest heaving violently, and Grandma Li hurriedly stepped forward to pat her on the back. She took two more sips of fragrant tea, and then she regained her breath. She glared at Lu Yu and said, "What else do you want to do? Why don't you leave quickly? Do you plan to stay in the Ke family in shame?"

Lu Xu lowered his eyes and said, "Yingying understands." He turned around and walked out of the hall.

Perhaps the noise was too loud. As soon as Lu Zhuo walked into the hall, he bumped into a young woman. This woman has a pretty oval face, she is painted very white with makeup, her eyebrows are pointed and raised, she is wearing a emerald blue horse-faced skirt, and she looks a bit fierce. Her voice was also slightly high-pitched. Her eyes turned suspiciously on Lu Huan and then looked into the hall: "Mother, this is..."

Mother…

Lu Zhen's heart moved. Mrs. Ke only had one son, Ke Chengxing. This woman... was Ke Chengxing's newly married wife.

Mrs. Ke coughed lightly: "Just a distant relative."

Lu Zong's eyes lingered on the hairpin in the woman's hair for a moment, then quickly moved away, no longer paying attention to what was behind him, and walked out of the hall without looking back.

Outside the door of Ke's house, Yin Zheng was pacing back and forth uneasily. When she saw Lu Zhu coming out, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and asked, "Girl, how are you?"

Lu Zhen didn’t say anything, and only urged: “Let’s go.”

Yin Zheng didn't know why, so she glanced at the door of Ke's house and left in a hurry with Lu Shun.

After passing through the alley below Fengle, Lu Zhuo suddenly stopped and took off the white gauze on his face, revealing his face covered in rashes.

"Girl," Yin Zheng looked at her expression carefully, "do you want to ask someone again..."

"No need to ask." Lu Chen said coldly, "My sister was killed."

 (End of this chapter)