frightfiction Chapter 277 The Face is Poisonous
Chapter 277 The Face is Poisonous
"Mrs. Lu, Madam invites you to dine in the main courtyard."
Outside the door, the little maid was passing on the message.
"Madam called me?" Aunt Lu dropped the cup in her hand onto the table with a clatter. "I usually eat in my own courtyard. Why would Madam call me over today?"
Aunt Lu was trembling slightly.
The little maidservant said softly, "Madam said that a new gentleman was invited to the mansion today, and it's a good opportunity for you to go and meet him. In addition,"
The little maid stopped talking midway and smiled mysteriously.
"Also, there's an important guest coming to the mansion, and Madam said that Aunt Lu must go and meet him."
"What guest?"
"Auntie will know when she sees it."
After the little maid finished speaking, she knelt down and saluted, then turned aside to wait for Aunt Lu to set off together.
Aunt Lu hesitated for a long time before finally standing up. She almost stumbled and fell. Xiao Cui beside her hurried forward to help.
"Aunt, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. Maybe I'm just tired."
"Then Auntie, please go quickly. When you come back from eating, I will massage your shoulders for you."
Aunt Lu followed the little maid to the main courtyard with a heavy heart. As soon as she entered the door, she heard laughter and joyful chatter inside, it was so lively.
Su Li was sitting in the main seat, talking to a young man with a very gentle expression.
Hearing Aunt Lu coming in, Su Li greeted her with a smile:
"Mrs. Lu, come quickly, look who's here to see you?"
The crowd dispersed, revealing the young man in front of Su Li. The moment he turned his head, Aunt Lu felt a buzzing sound in her head as if something exploded.
"Sister!"
Tears flashed in the young man's eyes, and he rushed towards Aunt Lu while shouting.
"Chang'er?"
Aunt Lu couldn't believe her eyes. She stared at Lu Chang in front of her, grabbed his arm and asked:
"Why are you here? Aren't you studying at the Imperial College? You, you..."
"Sister, I don't want to study at the Imperial College anymore." Lu Chang said, "Sister, I told you I'm not cut out for studying. I couldn't understand the lessons at the Imperial College at all. Every day I was scolded by the teacher and bullied by my classmates. Thanks to Madam Pei, you rescued me from there and brought me to see you..."
"Snapped!"
Suddenly, Aunt Lu raised her hand and slapped Lu Chang in the face. The crisp sound startled Lu Chang so much that he froze in his tracks. Even the other people in the room were stunned. Only Su Li and Huan Ge'er sat there as if nothing had happened.
"Sister?!"
Lu Chang covered his face with his hands, and the smile of reunion on the corner of his mouth faded visibly.
"Why did you hit me?"
"Go back, go back now!"
Aunt Lu dragged Lu Chang out.
Lu Chang fell back, stopped his steps and shouted:
"Sister, I'm already seventeen, I know what I'm doing! Madam Pei said that if I'm willing, she'll let me learn business in her shop. Sister, from now on, my sister and I can be together often. Sister, isn't this a good thing?"
Aunt Lu closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Chang'er, Dad died young. My sister and I were disliked by the Lu family. I've been walking on thin ice in the palace all these years, so that you can study in the Imperial College. I was counting on you to pass the imperial examination and revive our family. How could you do this to me?"
"Sister, I'm dull and can't study at all. Besides, if I learn business and make a lot of money, I can still revive the Lu family."
"Chang'er, you don't understand!"
"Sister, you don't understand!" Lu Chang turned around stubbornly and walked to Su Li's side. "Sister, to tell you the truth, I have been in Lin'an Prefecture for a while. During this time, I have been learning how to do business in Madam's shop. I have never been so happy."
"Today is my birthday. Madam specially took me up the mountain to celebrate my birthday. Look, she even prepared such a large dinner for me. Sister, we must not let Madam down."
"When is your birthday?"
Only then did Aunt Lu remember that today was indeed her younger brother Lu Chang’s seventeenth birthday.
But why today?
The large round table in the center of the room was laden with delicious food. It was a packed table, a feast of unparalleled abundance. There was also a large bowl of longevity noodles, with a clear broth, emerald green vegetables, and two golden poached eggs.
But Aunt Lu was not in the mood. She felt that everything before her was extremely absurd.
"All right!"
Su Li, who had been sitting next to him, finally spoke.
"If you two have anything to say, we can talk about it another day. Today is Lu Chang's birthday, so stop standing and sit down."
Su Li waved her hand and the maids came forward to serve the dishes.
"Let's eat."
Lu Chang also pulled Aunt Lu to sit down.
"Sister, seeing that Madam treats you so well, I feel relieved. Sister, eat quickly."
Seeing Lu Chang picking up the bowl and about to put it to his mouth, Aunt Lu almost subconsciously reached out and snatched his food and pushed it aside.
"Sister!?"
Before Lu Chang could say anything, Aunt Lu had already pulled him down to kneel before Su Li.
"Madam, you celebrated Chang'er's birthday. I am deeply grateful. But Chang'er is naughty and doesn't know the rules. I am of low status, so it would be impolite for me to eat with you at the same table. I'd better take him back to his room. I dare not disturb you and the young masters and young ladies."
After saying that, without waiting for Su Li's consent, he pulled Lu Chang and walked out.
But after she had taken a few steps, she saw Wanwan Qianqian and the other one blocking her in the house. When she turned around, she saw that everyone in the house was looking at her with sharp eyes.
An ominous premonition arose in my heart.
Sure enough, before she could react, Su Li stood up holding Song Zhi's hand, and with a smile, she filled a small bowl of longevity noodles and walked over to Lu Chang personally.
"Lu Chang, your sister has a point. But I asked someone to carefully prepare this longevity noodle, so you should at least have a bite before you leave."
"Madam is right."
Lu Chang took the bowl of noodles respectfully, looked at his sister suspiciously who was really abnormal today, picked up the noodles and put them into his mouth.
"can not eat!"
"Bang!" The dishes were broken into pieces all over the floor.
"what!"
Lu Chang screamed and the noodle soup spilled all over him.
"Why can't you eat it?"
"Why can't you eat it?"
Su Li and Huan Ge'er asked the question at the same time.
Aunt Lu's face was pale, her body trembling. With a wave of his hand, Songzhi took Su Li to sit down. He gave Su Li a look, and Su Li understood.
Now that her son has grown up and can take care of himself, she, as a pregnant woman, should worry less.
Thinking of this, she sat down at the table and watched the show with peace of mind.
"Why can't you eat it?"
At this time, Lu Chang also turned his head and looked at his sister and asked.
"Because, because..."
Aunt Lu hesitated for a long time but couldn't make any clear explanation.
Huan Ge'er walked up to Aunt Lu, glanced at her calmly, and said to Lu Chang:
"Because it's poisonous."