Chapter 230: Gold and jade aside
However, Lu Jilian smiled at him and Ye Wanqing and bowed gently and politely: "It's been a long time since we last met. Are the princess and the prince all right?"

Ye Wanqing said calmly: "Everything is fine, thank you Lord Lu for your concern."

Seeing Lu Jilian's bright and gentle appearance, Chu Anlan smiled brightly: "It's such a coincidence that Lu Bandu came this time!
Qing'er and I came here to discuss holding a family reunion banquet with Xinrou.

Lord Lu is so busy, he must have never had a banquet in Lin'an City, right?
Tonight, let's go to my house for a feast. This is my first time adopting a son, so I have to make it a great occasion!"

Family recognition party?
Ye Wanqing and Lu Xinrou looked at each other.

Lu Xinrou had been panicking for almost half an hour, but finally she calmed down completely, stroking her chest and letting out a breath.

Lu Jilian's face was calm, his glassy eyes expressionless: "Excuse me, but I would like to ask, who is the adopted son that the prince has adopted?"

"Ah?" Chu Anlan pretended to be surprised: "Didn't Xinrou tell you? This prince has already adopted her son Ling Fengnian as his adopted son."

"Is that so?" Lu Jilian's thin lips moved slightly, and his glassy eyes looked at Ye Wanqing with mist.

Chu Anlan took a step forward and blocked Ye Wanqing behind him: "Speaking of which, Lord Lu is working in the Imperial Academy, why did he come to Lin'an?"

Lu Jilian lowered his eyes and said, "I am busy with government affairs, so it is inconvenient to tell you."

"Oh..." Chu Anlan stretched out his voice: "Are you here to visit Xinrou and Xiao Fengnian also because of government affairs?"

Lu Jilian looked calm and said, "Ling Huan was a tribute student in this year's spring examination. If nothing had happened to him, he would be a colleague in the Hanlin Academy today.

I am here to visit Mr. Ling's widow, on the orders of the Hanlin scholar."

that is it?

Chu Anlan was about to speak when Lu Jilian spoke again: "When I first met Xiao Fengnian, I felt that I had a connection with him. So, I want to bring this child back to the Lu family."

Finally, he stated his purpose.

Chu Anlan laughed angrily: "Master Lu, what you said is so unreasonable! Xiao Fengnian is following his mother well, and you can just take him away if you want?

What do you think he is? A cat or a dog?

You are a busy person, can you take good care of a baby who is still breastfeeding?
Lord Lu, do you really think that your Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is such a good place that everyone wants to live in it?"

Lu Jilian said coldly, "The Lu family is a family of virtuous parents and filial children. You don't need to worry about raising the child. I will definitely take the person away."

Chu Anlan gritted his teeth and laughed: "You dare!"

Lu Jilian curved his lips, but his eyes were cold as ice. He turned his gaze to Ye Wanqing, who had never spoken, and said, "Your Highness, why don't you ask the princess if I dare."

Of course he dares.

After all, this child is the last bond between him and her in this life.

But, what’s the point of this?

Ye Wanqing took two steps forward and stared at Lu Jilian: "Master Lu cannot take this child away."

Lu Jilian frowned, and the mist in his eyes deepened.

Ye Wanqing looked at him and said, "Ling Fengnian, you can't take him away."

She deliberately emphasized the word "Ling" to remind Lu Jilian that the Phoenix Year in this life belonged to his biological mother.

Lu Jilian's expression was gloomy: "Do you think that if we leave him here, he will live better than in the Lu family?"

"Lord Lu, do you think he will be happy in the Ling family?" Ye Wanqing did not give in at all.

In his previous life, both of his biological sons, as Lu Jilian wished, passed the imperial examinations, became officials in the court, and held important positions.

After studying at the Imperial College for a few years, Lu Fengnian, the adopted son, traveled for many years.

Compared with the intrigues in the court and the hypocrisy among the aristocratic families in the capital, he prefers to make friends with the common people who are kind-hearted and gentle.

Lu Jilian once had a long talk with him all night long.

Ye Wanqing didn't know what the two talked about, but not long after, Fengnian left Beijing to travel.

Since then, he has seldom returned home.

Everyday letters are just greetings.

If Fengnian was not in the capital during the New Year holidays, he would ask someone to send some gifts back to the Lu family in advance. He was well-versed in human relations and was praised by others.

When others mentioned him, they only regretted that he did not enter the government. Therefore, Lu Jilian never disciplined him again.

……

Lu Jilian glanced at the baby who was sleeping soundly in the cradle.

He couldn't connect the little baby with Lu Fengnian in his previous life.

Even when looking at the child, he did not feel any other strong emotion except wanting to take him away.

He bears the title of "father", but he has never given Lu Fengnian the love that a father should have.

The tenuous relationship between the two of them is more like that of guests living under the same roof than that of father and son.

Of course he knew that Ye Wanqing in her previous life loved that child very much.

No, she loves all of her children.

It was he who personally took the children she loved away from her one by one and nurtured them into the shape he and the Lu family needed...

It was he who destroyed all the ties between them.

Therefore, he must take this child named Fengnian away!

Lu Jilian moved his body, and the osmanthus branches above his head trembled, dropping golden osmanthus rain.

In the sweet-scented osmanthus rain, his eyes were cold: "The Hanlin Academy has submitted a memorial to the emperor, Ling Huan's widow and orphans will be raised by the Hanlin Academy, and the emperor agreed.

As for me, I am here to take care of them on behalf of the Imperial Academy and the court."

After saying this, his eyes fell on Lu Xinrou's face.

Lu Xinrou's face was pale with a hint of grayish green, her eyes were at a loss, and her purple lips had faded a little, with a hint of white.

She moved her lips: "My husband..."

Lu Jilian said slowly, "He is well-read and defeated thousands of candidates on his own to become a tribute student this spring. He certainly doesn't want to see his orphan lying in the dust among the people, doing nothing."

Lu Xinrou's face became increasingly ugly.

Chu Anlan looked at her expression and said "not good" inwardly.

Is this a sign of rebellion?

Chu Anlan cleared his throat forcefully: "Who has been desecrated by the people? Who has nothing to do?

Could it be that Lord Lu relies on the fact that he was born into an aristocratic family to take advantage of others and looks down on the common people?

The rice you eat and the clothes you wear, which one doesn't come from the common people?"

Lu Jilian's eyes turned colder, and his cheeks twitched slightly: "Prince Dun..."

“Hey, hey, hey…” Chu Anlan raised his voice: “Is Lord Lu going to get angry out of shame?
If I said anything wrong, I will apologize in advance, but please don't do anything!"

Lu Jilian's thin lips moved slightly: "Your Highness, what you said makes a lot of sense. Why don't you say a few more words?"

Say a few more words?

Chu Anlan raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Is there such a good thing?

He calmly blocked Ye Wanqing for a while, and then continued, “Master Ling Huan, you have passed the examination with your own strength.

His son should be better than his father.

Lin'an City, um... is a place of great natural beauty and talented people... The beautiful mountains and rivers can nurture excellent, kind, and pure people.

If you keep him in such a troubled place like the capital, you never know when someone might shoot him in the back or assassinate him.

Lord Lu, what do you think? "

Chu Anlan looked at Lu Xinrou and said, "Don't be fooled by the luxurious life of the aristocratic families. In fact, they are just glittering on the outside but rotten on the inside!
They seem affectionate and affectionate on the surface, but they turn around and want to twist your head off!

If you don't like someone, it's easier to kill him than to step on an ant!"

After saying this, he glanced sideways and said, "Right, Qing'er?"