After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 107 Grandfather and grandson meet

She is the noble lady from Beijing!

Lu Jiankang was so scared that he nearly bit his tongue. He stopped cursing and tried to look furtively with his swollen and blue eyes, but met Yuan Qing's smiling eyes.

All his previous confidence was gone, and he quickly knelt down and crawled in front of her and said, "Sister, I just said the wrong thing when I was angry. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against your brother.

If you are still angry, you can just slap me hard a few times..."

He spoke quickly and gave in quickly, as if the person who had just made the unbearable insults was not him.

He called sister and brother so smoothly without any hesitation.

Yuan Qing avoided his touch, glared at him and said, "Your crime will be judged by the law. What does it have to do with me?"

This didn't leave him any chance at all. Lu Jiankang fell to the ground, looking as if he had lost his parents.

Lou Jing protected Yuan Qing by his side and bowed to the people, saying, "Lü Jiankang has been causing harm in Jiangzhou for many years, and it is indeed the fault of my Lou family.

Today I swear a solemn oath here that if there is solid evidence of his guilt, I will kill him myself and give you an explanation!"

The door opened again, and this time Fang Shuo came out with Lou Haiping.

"This is our new prefect of Jiangzhou, Lord Fang."

The people knelt down and kowtowed.

The Lou family intentionally avoided the limelight, so they gave him the opportunity and deliberately created momentum for him. Fang Shuo knew this very well, but he could not refuse.

He had just arrived in Jiangzhou and had not yet established a firm foothold, so he urgently needed to do something good to win the hearts of the people.

This was Lou Haiping's proactive attempt to show goodwill to him. Regardless of whether he had other intentions, it was at least beneficial to him, so he accepted the kindness.

"Please stand up quickly," Fang Shuo lifted his robe and walked down the stairs, supporting the old man in the middle, and said, "I know what you are worried about. Please go back today and prepare all the evidence. I will go to court in three days to judge the case. I will not let this evil thief go unpunished!"

The guards had already sharpened their knives. Upon receiving the prefect's order, they immediately carried Lu Jiankang to the yamen.

With the guarantee from Lord Lou and Prefect Fang, the case against the evil bully Lu was basically settled, and everyone went back in groups of two or three to prepare.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and Yuan Qing looked back at the woman, "Do you want someone to take you home?"

"No...no need." The woman shrank behind her, not daring to look up for a moment.

Fang Shuo caught a glimpse of the dodging figure from the corner of his eye, and was so angry that his beard was crooked, but he couldn't say anything because he was in front of others.

He knew Yuan Qing's identity and wanted to go up to him to pay his respects, but there were so many people on the street and everyone was talking, so he had to keep it to himself for the time being.

Lou Haiping eased the atmosphere at the right time and said, "It's inconvenient to talk outside the door, let's go inside first."

Several people walked into the hall, and Fang Shuo bowed to Yuan Qing, "Your servant Fang Shuo pays homage to the Queen Mother Qing."

Yuan Qing walked over and supported him. "Master Fang, there is no need to be so polite. Jiangzhou is far away from the capital. I am recuperating here and have no intention of revealing my identity. I hope Master Fang will keep it a secret for me."

"Yes."

Fang Shuo walked past her and gave the woman a serious look.

The woman knew she couldn't escape, so she took small steps and timidly called out, "Dad..."

Yuan Qing also looked at her in surprise.

This is actually Fang Shuo’s daughter?

"Why don't you come over and thank the queen?" Fang Shuo called her over. "If the queen hadn't been here today, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to save your life."

The relationship between father and daughter seemed very strange, and even the usual caring tone seemed stiff.

Miss Fang was frightened and didn't dare to look at anyone. She saluted awkwardly, "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Dowager Concubine."

"Miss Fang, please stand up," Yuan Qing said with a smile, "I just happened to pass by today. It was all thanks to Miss Fang's maid who was not afraid of power and loyally protected her master that we were able to resolve today's crisis."

She seemed to be very afraid of her father and had been hiding since Fang Shuo appeared.

"Come here," Yuan Qing called the maid, "Take Miss Fang and her maids down to wash up, change into clean clothes, and serve them well."

Miss Fang bowed and followed the maid out.

After watching her leave, Fang Shuo retracted his gaze and said apologetically, "My daughter was raised in the countryside since she was young and only returned home a year ago, so I am a little rude. Please forgive me, Madam Concubine."

"No problem," Yuan Qing shook his head, then looked at Lou Haiping and said, "My two uncles have something to discuss with Lord Fang, so I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."

Madam Qi had long ago sent a maid to the front yard to inquire about the news. After a long time without seeing the person who brought the news come back, she kept looking at the door.

Old Madam Lou picked up her walking stick and poked her with it. "If you want to know, just go out and see. Why do you have to show yourself in front of me? It's annoying."

The old man didn't mean what he said. The two daughters-in-law looked at each other and smiled with their handkerchiefs covering their mouths.

"Yes, yes, it's the eldest sister-in-law who is anxious," Second Madam Yuan raised her hand and pushed Qi, "Didn't you hear that the old lady is annoyed? Why don't you go and bring the person in and make the old lady happy?"

Qi snorted, "You are the only one in the whole mansion who is lazy. Why don't you go?"

Yuan leaned delicately on the old lady's shoulder, glanced at her and said, "My whole body aches, I can't move."

When she gave birth to her second and third children, she screamed louder than thunder, but now she is acting like a spoiled child in front of her. It is obvious that she is lazy and is taking advantage of the old lady to act like a spoiled child.

Childish trick, tsk.

"Old Madam, First Madam, Second Madam, our cousin is here!" The maid who brought the news ran back from outside the yard, her voice even higher.

Qi walked around the screen and asked, "Do you know where Qing'er went?"

Bicao opened the curtain and went into the house and replied, "The main courtyard is not too far from here. I guess we should be there soon."

The old lady stopped twisting her Buddhist beads with her fingers, her eyes filled with uncontrollable joy. She turned around and asked her second daughter-in-law, "Is Qing'er really back?"

"Yes, I'm back." Yuan helped the old lady up, "Qing'er sent a message a few days ago saying that she wanted to come back, so I brought you back from the manor.

We all know that you have been looking forward to this day. Now that the person is almost here, why don't you believe it? "

She turned her head and ordered, "Qingju, bring the old lady's walking stick."

Qingju took out the walking stick and supported the old lady on the other side.

The old lady actually has some memory loss.

She never stopped talking, always thinking about her daughter and granddaughter who were far away in the capital. Even having her children and grandchildren around her could not reduce her longing for them in the slightest.

The two daughters-in-law saw it all and felt sad, but no one dared to mention anything about the capital in front of the old lady.

Although Ayin didn't come back with us, it's good to make the old lady happy for a while.

Yuan Qing took off her veil halfway and handed it to Mu Xiaoxiao. When she walked into the yard, she saw a person standing in front of the door, so she quickened her pace.

"Qing'er," Qi had seen her in the corridor a long time ago, "Why are you here just now?"

Yuan Qing put his hand into Qi's and said with a smile, "I was delayed for a while and kept my grandmother and two aunts waiting for a long time."

"It's the perfect time," Qi rubbed her hands again and again, "Why are your hands so cold? Are you still sick?"

Yuan Qing moved the pouch on his waist and said, "It's a cold fragrance. It can keep away the heat if you carry it with you."

Hearing the sound of the bamboo curtain hitting the door frame, the old lady's hand on the crutch trembled slightly.

Yuan Qing stepped forward to help her across the screen, but when he looked up, he saw that her eyes were already wet, "Grandma..."