Chapter 145 The whole family has to take care of the old lady
Chapter 145 The whole family has to take care of the old lady
After all, Lu Chenxi was loved by Old Madam Lu since she was a child, so Old Madam Lu did not blame her.
She frowned as she saw so many people coming into her room and asked, "Why are you all here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Lu Chenxi was impatient and had no brains, so naturally he didn't know what Mrs. Lu had arranged.
So she pouted and said, "Grandma is ill, so we are here to take care of her."
Mrs. Lu glanced at Lu Chenxi and the others and said, "Okay, there's nothing important here. It's enough to have Lin here. You all go back first."
When the others heard what Old Lady Lu said, they all understood that the old lady was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Lin.
They were about to agree, but Lu Chenxi spoke again to express her filial piety: “Grandma, you are the elder, how can we go back to sleep if you are not feeling well.
When my mother was alive, she served my grandmother. Now that she is gone, let us serve you."
Lu Chenshuang was delighted to hear this. Lu Chenxi was indeed very filial and saved her a lot of trouble.
So I also joined in and said, "What the second sister said makes sense.
The old lady is sick, how can we sleep?
I just took the old lady's pulse and it seemed that she was depressed and had a heart attack due to anger, so she must take good care of herself, otherwise it would be a waste of time if she shortened her lifespan."
Old Mrs. Lu was secretly angry when she heard Lu Chenshuang talking nonsense. Lu Chenshuang just said that she was not sick, so how come she was sick now and even cursed her to shorten her life? She was really an ungrateful person.
But she couldn't argue in front of so many people.
As if Lu Chenshuang still felt that it was not enough, she glanced at Lu Zhan and Lu Chenguang and continued, "The old lady is ill, and as the only son of the old lady, Dad should personally provide her with medicine to show his filial piety.
And my second brother doesn’t have to go to school anymore.
Follow along and serve the old lady her medicine, so that you can learn how to be a filial son and serve your mother in the future."
Lu Chenshuang's words shocked Lu Zhan and Lu Chenguang.
What did Lu Chenshuang mean just now? Not allowing Lu Zhan to go to court and not allowing Lu Chenguang to go to school. How could that be possible?
The emperor has recently been rectifying the court administration, and Lu Zhan was promoted by the emperor himself. If he were to stay at home to take care of the illness at this time, the emperor would be very disappointed in him.
Besides, this is also the time to show your abilities.
And Lu Chenguang is going to take the exam this year. The teacher said that he has a good chance of passing the examination and becoming a scholar this year.
If he missed it this year, he would have to wait until next year, and he was unwilling to wait.
Old Mrs. Lu has seen the world over the years, so she naturally knows that Lu Zhan and Lu Chenguang cannot stay at home to take care of her.
So she slapped the bed hard and said, "Lu Chenshuang, if you don't want to serve me, an old woman, just say so. They are all men in the family, how can they serve me when I am sick?"
Lu Chenshuang glanced at Old Lady Lu and said, "My great Lin Dynasty governs the country with filial piety, so why can't they take care of the sick?
If this matter were to spread, they would only be praised for their kindness and filial piety, but even if it were reported to His Majesty, no one would be able to find fault with them."
What Lu Chenshuang said was correct, but it was a serious matter that would ruin her future.
She is not senile yet. Only when her children and grandchildren are well can her position as an old lady be secure.
Seeing that Old Lady Lu's chest was rising and falling with anger, Lu Zhan knew that Lu Chenshuang was trying to scare her, so he quickly stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "If mother is really seriously ill, she would stay at home to take care of her even if it means sacrificing her official position.
Of course, if the mother is just a little uncomfortable, just let the servants take good care of her.
If it doesn't work, I will go to the palace tomorrow to ask for the emperor's grace and see if I can invite an imperial physician back from the Imperial Hospital.
But I think there is no need to invite an imperial physician since Shuang'er is here. After all, even the emperor and the empress dowager praise Shuang'er's medical skills.
I also heard that there are several doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau who have always wanted to become Shuang'er's disciples.
Mother, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"
Mrs. Lu: . . . . .
Does she have any choice now?
Then Mrs. Lu sighed and said, "I feel much better now. Fortunately, I still have a few useful people around me. You can all go and do what you need to do."
Lu Chenshuang thought that Old Lady Lu had great abilities.
She had originally planned to treat her the same way she had treated the old lady, but who knew that she was so weak.
In that case, forget it.
Lu Chenshuang and Lin followed Lu Zhan and the others out of the yard.
After walking a few steps, Lu Chenxi stopped Lu Zhan and said, "Dad, now that my mom is gone, will you stop loving your daughter?"
Seeing Lu Chenxi's pitiful appearance, Lu Zhan said with some heartache: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are my father's daughter, how can I not love you?"
Lu Chenxi sniffed when she heard this, and then said with red eyes: "Then Dad should not let Lin arrange my marriage."
She spoke softly, but Lu Chenshuang and Lin still heard it.
Lin rolled her eyes speechlessly, thinking that he was willing to worry about her marriage.
She only hoped that Lu Chenshuang would not have to pay for the dowry when she got married.
Lu Zhan didn't seem to expect that Lu Chenxi would actually make such a request.
Since ancient times, the marriage of a concubine's daughter was naturally arranged by her stepmother, but when Han was alive, she was more respectable than Lin, the principal wife.
In addition, Lu Chenxi is relatively young, so Lu Zhan has never considered this issue.
If Han were alive, it would probably not be Lin's turn to arrange the wedding. But now that Han is dead, if Lin doesn't arrange it for her, who else can?
Seeing that Lu Zhan did not agree, Lu Chenxi immediately became anxious and said, "Dad, you know she has always been jealous of my mother's favor from you. Now that my mother is gone, she will definitely do something about my marriage.
Dad, you have loved me since I was a child, can you bear to watch her push me into the fire pit?"
Lu Chenxi said this loudly, so even if Lin wanted to pretend that she didn't hear it, she couldn't.
So she walked forward a few steps, stood in front of Lu Chenxi and looked at her directly.
Lu Chenxi thought that Lu Zhan wouldn't dare to do anything to her at Lin's, so she stiffened her neck and looked straight at Lin.
Unexpectedly, Lin slapped Lu Chenxi on the face.
This time, not only Lu Chenxi was confused, even Lu Chenshuang was a little overwhelmed.
When Lu Chenxi came to her senses, she lay in Lu Zhan's arms and began to cry bitterly: "Dad, did you see that? My mother just left, and she dared to beat me in front of you. I don't know how she will torture me when you are not at home."
At this time, Lu Zhan also came back to his senses and looked at Lin and said angrily: "Lin, why did you hit her? She just lost her mother, she is still a child, how can you be so vicious!"
When Lin heard the word "vicious", she just smiled sarcastically.
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