Chapter 164 Magic defeats magic
After the provincial examination, Lu Yanshu became obviously busy.
Classmates compete with each other every day and prepare for the exam in February next year.
As the end of the year approaches, the weather gets colder.
The fourth prince gained some spiritual energy from Lu Chaochao and was gradually able to return to normal life.
Already entered the Imperial College.
Proton Xuanjichuan was still guarding Lu Chaochao conscientiously.
"Chaochao...Chaochao..." Rong Che lay on the wall and called Lu Chaochao in a low voice.
"Chaochao, would you please put the hairpin on your mother's bedside for me?" Rong Che personally made a hairpin for Mrs. Xu and handed it over carefully.
Lu Chaochao put his hands behind his back: "Uncle Rong!"
"That's Wo Qin's mother! Am I the one who would betray my mother?" Lu Chaochao was about to turn two years old and his speech became clearer.
Rong Che gave her a speechless look.
He took out a greased paper bun from his pocket and said, "This is the roasted mutton bun that my uncle bought for you. It's freshly baked and sizzling with oil."
Lu Chaochao swallowed.
"This, this is not a matter of eating or not. Wo can't betray his mother..." Lu Chaochao looked straight at the oil paper.
It smells so good.
Rong Che took out another oil paper. This time, the scent was more intense and domineering.
Lu Chaochao took a deep breath, it smelled so good.
"Roast leg of lamb, tender and juicy, freshly baked..."
Lu Chaochao drooled, coughed slightly, and took the baked buns and roasted leg of lamb with both hands.
"It won't happen next time."
"Wo is not betraying my mother, but giving her more choices." Lu Chaochao nodded heavily.
"Uncle Rong, don't worry." Lu Chaochao waved his hand.
Rong Che eagerly sent her away.
As soon as Lu Chaochao entered the door with the hairpin, he heard Dengzhi coming in to report.
"Madam, the Zhongyong Hou Mansion said that the old lady was dying. She was holding on for her last breath and wanted to see the children..." Mrs. Pei had just come to report the news in person.
Xu frowned.
"Seriously? Can you ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" Xu asked suspiciously.
Although the children have been expelled from the family tree and have been divorced. But if the old lady really dies, the children will inevitably die.
Otherwise, the world will poke you in the back.
"I heard that the imperial doctor was invited. Mrs. Pei said that if the young masters are too late to return to the Marquis Mansion, they can ask Chao Chao to go there first." Dengzhi replied carefully.
Mrs. Xu frowned, she did not want the children to return to the Marquis Mansion.
"Chaochao? No!" Xu refused immediately.
But if the old lady really passes away, as a former grandchild, she will not even see her for the last time, for fear that she will be criticized by thousands of people.
The world is so unfair.
Tuosheng was born in the Marquis Mansion, and even though the relationship was severed, the final farewell was unavoidable.
"I won't be able to die peacefully." Xu cursed secretly.
Lu Chaochao vaguely heard that his grandmother was dying.
Then he handed the hairpin to Yuqin.
She secretly went out with the jade book.
"Mother is too busy. Chaochao has to help her with things."
Lu Chaochao carefully took out the silver and found the coffin shop.
"Uncle, Wo wants to buy a coffin. My grandmother is dead..."
"I want the biggest and best one..." She handed over the money.
Yushu moved his mouth, and after only a moment of hesitation, the shopkeeper had already collected the money.
"The most expensive coffin costs three hundred and sixty taels. Which house should I send it to?"
"Zhongyong Hou Mansion." Lu Chaochao said with red eyes.
"Grandma left in a hurry, and there was no coffin in the house." The little guy said seriously.
The manager invited four people to carry the coffin and follow Lu Chaochao.
Lu Chaochao led the way.
"Little girl, where are you going?" someone asked along the way.
"My grandmother is dead." The little guy replied one by one.
"Princess Zhaoyang, where are you going?" A courtier happened to be passing by and stepped forward to greet her and asked.
Lu Chaochao replied with a sweet voice: "Grandma is dead. Let's go to Chaochao to see her off."
The courtiers were shocked.
"really?"
"It's true, Mrs. Pei came personally to report the letter." Lu Chaochao replied seriously. She heard with her own ears that her grandmother was dying!
Yushu stood far away and didn't hear it at all. But she knew that Mrs. Pei was waiting at the door.
"Mrs. Pei is indeed waiting at the door of Lu's house."
"Oh, why is the funeral announced so suddenly?" The courtier was shocked.
Although the Zhongyong Marquis Lu Yuanze was not very prominent in the court, the old Zhongyong Marquis was a serious founding hero.
Everyone looked down on Lu Yuanze, but for the sake of the old marquis, if the old lady died, his colleagues would also go there to pay their respects.
The courtiers immediately left in a hurry.
He turned around and spread the news.
The old lady of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion is dying.
Everyone has prepared everything and is ready to come to express condolences.
As soon as Lu Yuanze left the palace, he heard his colleagues exhorting with grief on their faces: "My condolences, Mr. Lu..."
Lu Yuanze? ?
Seeing that he was confused, his colleagues said: "The old lady is gone."
"Now everyone is going to the Hou Mansion to express condolences and prepare to send the old lady off."
Lu Yuanze's expression changed drastically and his body trembled. If the boy hadn't helped him quickly, he would have fallen down on the spot.
"Mom, are you gone?"
Lu Yuanze's eyes were red. He immediately thanked his colleagues tremblingly and hurried back to the Hou Mansion with red eyes.
The coffin Lu Chaochao bought had just been carried to the gate of the Hou Mansion.
Then he met the ministers who were offering their condolences.
There was also Marquis Zhongyong who came home crying.
"Mother, mother... you haven't enjoyed the blessings in your life yet, why did you leave so early..." Lu Yuanze cried and shouted before he entered the door.
The concierge heard the noise and saw a crowd of people outside the door, and his face turned pale with fright.
"Hou...Mr. Hou, what..." The concierge shivered secretly as he thought of the situation in the house.
Lu Yuanze didn't pay attention to the concierge's pale face at all, and just staggered into the house.
The mourners paid their respects to Princess Zhaoyang and then entered the gate.
Open the door of Deshan Hall.
"Mom, you're leaving..." Lu Yuanze's crying stopped abruptly.
He stayed directly in front of the door.
"The coffin has arrived, please give way."
The young man carrying the coffin directly knocked open the courtyard door.
Carrying a heavy coffin into Deshan Hall.
"Excuse me, where is the old lady of the Hou Mansion? She needs to be put into the coffin earlier." The young man wiped his sweat and asked the old lady in front of him.
As soon as he said this, the old lady pointed at him and shivered for a long time, speechless.
The servants in the mansion were already stunned, looking at this ridiculous scene.
"Mom, you're not dead?" Lu Yuanze's voice was a bit sharp.
In this situation, the old lady...
Might as well be dead.
When the old lady saw a large crowd of people in front of her, all holding condolences in their hands, she gasped suddenly and almost sent her away directly.
"In the morning, Mrs. Pei came to the house and said that you were dead. Do you want to come over?" Lu Chaochao replied in a sweet voice.
"Chaochao used the New Year's money to buy a big coffin for my grandmother."
"Isn't Chaochao the most filial cub?" Lu Chaochao patted himself, looking proud.
The old lady pointed at Lu Chaochao with trembling fingers, too angry to say a word.
Everyone saw the old lady sitting upright in the courtyard, looking at each other.
"What kind of mourning does Mr. Pei have? You are still alive and well!" Lu Yuanze was furious.
The old lady pursed her lips tightly, her eyelids drooped, and her expression was gloomy.
She originally pretended to be seriously ill and planned to trick Lu Chaochao into coming over and using her personal belongings to help the Xue family survive.
But how could she say it?
"Grandma, do you want to lie down in it and try it? See if it fits?" Lu Chaochao pointed to the coffin. (End of chapter)
