Lu Shanchang returned to Lu's mansion from the yamen, and he was restless all the way.

Ruan Jingnian's words made him feel very uneasy. What's going on? How could the descendants of his Lu family have something to do with the Ruan family in Changzhou?

But Ruan Jingnian said that the younger generation of the Lu family is young and talented, and the boy’s test for the small and medium-sized Sanyuan doesn’t seem to be aimless. This really makes him confused. Before he can figure out the situation, what can he ask?

It took half an hour to ride a carriage from Yingtian to Jiangning. When Lu Shanchang arrived at Jiangning Lu Mansion, it was getting darker.

He returned to the back house, and his sons Lu Jian and Lu Chen were stopped outside the yard when they came to pay their respects. Lu Shanchang went to the study and called the old butler Hong Quan to his side, and told Hong Quan about what happened in the yamen today, saying:

"Hong Quan'er, you basically manage this family. You know the big and small matters of the family best. Tell me, what's going on? Does any of the outer or side branches of our Lu family have children in Changzhou Prefecture?"

Hong Quan is in his early fifties. He is not tall and thin in life. His eyes are very sharp. He frowned and pondered carefully, saying, "Old Master, no, our Lu family members have not been wandered to Changzhou. This should be no mistake. I, Lu family, have established a ancestral hall genealogy. I really couldn't imagine that there would be an outstanding Lu family member in Changzhou Prefecture..."

Lu Shanchang's face suddenly became gloomy and he said angrily: "That's a hell! Is it still Lord Shangshu who made a mistake? The Lord said it very clearly that his treasure Sunzi's county exam and the government exam are the best, but in the hospital exam, I was suppressed by my Lu family's children. Now you tell me that I have no children in Changzhou?"

Hong Quan was dug on the spot, sweating was only on his forehead, his mind was running rapidly, and suddenly he stomped his feet and said, "By the way, old man, it's not Changzhou Prefecture, but Yangzhou Prefecture... Zhang family in Yangzhou Prefecture... that..."

Hong Quan mentioned the Zhang family in Yangzhou, but then he thought about it, it seemed unlikely. Lu Zheng, the concubine of the second wife, was sent to the Zhang family, because the second wife could not tolerate anyone. Lu Zheng probably had already died at this time. How could he still get a small three yuan?

Lu Zheng's child, Hong Quan, had seen him. He had just been sent to his home school for a few years and had a few words to recognize. How could he be a talented man? This is completely unreliable.

"Why... Yangzhou?" Lu Shanchang raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands and said, "By the way, I'm really confused. The hospital examination over there is a combination of three palaces. Are you talking about the child from the second family?"

Hong Quan nodded and said, "The old slave can think of him. Otherwise, if such a big deal, we will definitely receive the good news from the sidelines. However, Lu Zheng doesn't seem to be like him. He has only been to Yangzhou for more than a year!"

Lu Shanchang snorted coldly and said, "Yes or not, you will know if you ask me? If you go out, I guess the second brother and the others should come to pay their respects. Just let the third brother and fourth brother go back and let the second brother come to see me!"

Lu Qian, the second son of the Lu family, is handsome and upright. He was granted the same Jinshi as a Juren, and he was Lu Zheng's biological father.

Lu Zheng won a small three-yuan prize in Yangzhou. The Zhang family did not publicly report the good news, but Zhang's mother gave her a letter to her daughter. In the Lu family, Mrs. Zhang has been thinking about how to deal with this matter recently!

She didn't tell her husband Lu Qian the truth, so Lu Qian was still kept in the dark.

Lu Qian entered his father's study and was about to kneel down to pay his respects. Lu Shan had nostrils facing the sky and snorted coldly, saying, "What's going on? We can't raise our own children, so do we still have to send them to someone else's house? You sent them to Yangzhou for a year or two. Is there any news about you, a father?"

"Ah..." Lu Qian exclaimed. He never expected that Lu Shanchang would suddenly ask this question. Lu Qian was concerned about the major affairs of Yingtian Jiangning all day long, the overall situation of the court, and he didn't care much about family affairs at all.

Not to mention Lu Zheng, he didn't care much about his legitimate son Lu Jun! Lu Jun caused trouble some time ago. After Lu Qian heard about it, he beat Lu Jun hard, and even the old lady was alarmed. After that, Lu Jun hid when he saw his father, and Lu Qian had no intention of caring about him.

Lu Zheng is just a concubine son born to a maid. Mrs. Zhang said that this son was blessed and wanted to send him to Yangzhou for a few years. He didn't ask about it. As for how Lu Zheng was doing in Yangzhou, he didn't know!

Now Lu Shanchang suddenly asked, where could he answer? He stood there on the spot and couldn't speak. Seeing Lu Qian's appearance, Lu Shanchang was even more angry and said coldly:

"How do you manage this family? The girl from the Zhang family sent the concubine back to her parents' home. What was her intention? Are you completely brainless?

The lintel of my Lu family, whether the legitimate son or illegitimate son, is the blood of the Lu family. When you enter my Lu family, you must keep this in mind. Take care of the people in your family and don’t forget this!”

Lu Qian nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, father, I must strictly control it! Father, is this bad boy causing trouble in Yangzhou?"

Lu Shanchang looked complicated and said coldly: "Who knows?"

The father and son said this, just at this moment, Hong Quan came in again and said, "Old Master, congratulations, I just watched the boy test list of the thirteen prefectures in Zhili. Young Master Lu Zheng won three consecutive cases, got the little three yuan, became famous in Yangzhou, and was greatly appreciated by Lord Su Qingsu. It is said that three-year-old boys in Yangzhou have heard of the name of a boy!"

"ah?"

As soon as Hong Quan said this, Lu Shanchang and his son exclaimed, especially Lu Qian, who was completely stupid and could not believe his ears.

Lu Qian is the concubine son born to the maid Qi Qiuyue. Qi Qiuyue is a little stubborn and has a very bad relationship with the master in the back home. Lu Qian is also a little disliked, so he never cared about the Qi family's mother and daughter.

When he asked Lu Zheng about his situation, he had asked the people around him that the answers he received were all stupid, naughty, and difficult to achieve success. Now... Such a loser now actually took the boy exam in Yangzhou, and even got a little three yuan?

It is unusual for boys to try Xiao Sanyuan. It is extremely important for scholars to become famous. For young people, what is faster than Xiao Sanyuan?

The county exam is the first, the government exam is the first, the road exam is the first, and the college exam is the banquet sit next to the academic and political adults. This honor is unimaginable for a young student.

The Lu family has produced so many talents, but no one has ever enjoyed such glory! Now Lu Zheng has earned a small three-yuan family in Yangzhou? And what's funny is that the Lu family doesn't know about such a big thing?

Lu Qian's face was a little uneasy, and Lu Shanchang was so angry that he smoked. He pointed at Lu Qian and said, "You...you are ashamed of being a father! You are the most unfilial. No one in the family knows about such a big thing. If it weren't for outsiders to tell us, we would be in the dark!

Tomorrow, our Lu family will come to know the Yuan Dynasty. The whole family may not know it alone. Is this a joke like that?"

Lu Shanchang was really angry. He was so ashamed to think about what happened during the day today. If such a thing happened, what would Ruan Shangshu think of him?

He kept praising Ruan Shangshu's grandson for being powerful, but his powerful grandson was compared by the juniors of the Lu family. Can Shangshu feel comfortable?

In Lu Shanchang's view, all this was caused by Lu Qian. For big families, the most important thing is talents. The children of big families are talent first. In order to absorb talents, each family will pay a huge price for it.

According to the rules of the Lu family, any person who adds a student must report to the family as soon as possible. The juniors must report to the family for admission, the subject of the science exam, marriage, etc., and the family will have special people to register and record.

As long as good seedlings appear among the Lu family, they will definitely get the attention of the family as soon as possible. The family will formulate a training plan based on their qualifications and characteristics. It is precisely because of this that the Lu family can still maintain a strong influence for nearly a hundred years.

And this time, the grandson of the Lu family’s disciple, the clan leader Lu Shanchang, made such a big mistake. If other side branches of the family knew about this, they would probably laugh out loud!

Lu Shanchang scolded him, and Lu Qian was scolded so hard that he was so scolded.

After coming out of Lu Shanchang's study, Lu Qian returned to the second room yard and called Mrs. Zhang over. A wave of evil fire vented on his wife.

Mrs. Zhang didn't understand what was going on at first, but she felt very wronged. Later, Lu Qian shook out the story of Lu Zheng's little Sanyuan in Yangzhou, and said that her father was furious because of this incident. Mrs. Zhang was immediately panicked.

She never expected this to happen so soon. She wanted to cover herself and find another way. Now that she is ready, her plan is useless.

She felt extremely regretful, but Lu Qian was unreasonable. The couple had a big quarrel in the yard. Mrs. Zhang finally gave up and said with tears in her eyes:

"It's all my mistress who committed the death penalty! Don't you think about it, Lu Zheng, who is that virtue. If my Zhang family hadn't trained him carefully and taken care of him, would he have such a future?

Everyone said that my legitimate mother was not good, so she sent the illegitimate son to her in-laws' house, but have those who are gossiping about it? If it weren't for my legitimate mother, she could teach the boy to try out the little Sanyuan?" Mrs. Zhang took the initiative and took all the credit on herself.

When Mrs. Zhang started scolding, Lu Qian was at a loss. He usually didn't care about the house and didn't know anything about the family.

It is said that Mrs. Zhang, the second wife, could not tolerate a concubine's son, and he also knew something about it, but when he heard Mrs. Zhang's words, he vaguely felt that it made sense.
Chapter completed!