Chapter 199: The young one comes to the old one
Seeing Li Yaoguang being so humble, Lu Fang realized that he had lost his composure, so he waved his hand and hurriedly arranged for servants to serve tea. Everyone dispersed and moved, and immediately discovered the two gentlemen behind the crowd.

"Sir."

"Fifth Master."

"Why are you two here?"

Didn't they close the gate to listen to the story? How did these two gods get in?
The people in the courtyard looked at each other.

Lu Yao waved his hand to send the servants away, and went forward with his hands behind his back to look for his second brother who was sitting in the front with a big sword. Lu Qing was not willing to be outdone, so he hurriedly followed him to settle the score with his second brother.

The elder brother looked at Lu Fang and smiled without saying a word, while the younger brother looked at him panting. Lu Fang was stupid not to know how angry his older and younger brothers were at the moment. He begged for mercy and diligently pulled his eldest brother to his seat to settle him. Seeing that the younger brother was even angrier, Lu Fang hurriedly called Shuqi, Biwu and other servants to bring a chair to quickly settle the unfortunate younger brother.

By the time Li Yaoguang, who had drunk some water to quench his thirst and solved his physiological problems, returned to the flower corridor again, not only had the one-person throne directly opposite him become a three-person private seat, but the group of people listening behind him had also grown a bit.

Li Yaoguang sat down resignedly and slammed the gavel. He kept talking and before he knew it, it was already noon. It should have been time for lunch, but it was strange that no one felt hungry.

The three brothers in the private room were not so worried. After all, they were listening, drinking tea and eating, so it was normal that they were not hungry.

But what about the servants who were watching? They were not moved at all. Could it be that they were cultivating immortals?
The miserable Li Yaoguang could only continue, but he didn't know that in the Chaoxu Courtyard in the backyard of Cheng'en Mansion, Lu Yao's wife He was running around anxiously.

"How is it, has the prince come back?"

I don't know how many times I have asked the maid today, but unfortunately, all I get is a shake of head.

"Madam, maybe the prince is delayed by something and can't come back for a while, please don't worry."

How could she not be anxious? He shook her head and sighed, "The prince is honest. He told me yesterday that he would return early if there was nothing to do at the government office today. He is nowhere to be seen at this hour, and the world outside is in chaos. I am really afraid that something will happen."

The maid who came with the dowry couldn't bear to see her master looking so sad, so she was busy trying to comfort her.

"Miss, you are overthinking. I heard some people in the outer courtyard talking about the Second Master being unusual today. The matter will be reported to Madam. Given the character of our prince, he might have been delayed when he returned to the mansion to pay his respects to Madam."

When He thought about it, she could no longer sit still. She ordered the wet nurse to bring her son Can'er over, and she took her son and the maidservants straight to the Ronghua Courtyard of her mother-in-law, the wife of Duke Cheng'en.

When they arrived, lunch was being served at Ronghua Courtyard. Seeing their daughter-in-law coming with her grandson, Lady Fang, the wife of Duke Cheng'en, happily greeted her daughter-in-law and grandson.

"Wanniang, why are you here?"

He Wanniang bowed and took her seat. She looked around but couldn't see her husband or her brothers-in-law. She was still wondering, "Mother, why are you alone?"

Fang was surprised. She teased her grandson and raised her eyebrows with a teasing smile, "Why, it's not enough for an old woman like me to accompany you and your son for dinner. How many people does your daughter-in-law want to accompany you?"

Fang was obviously joking, but He Wanniang, the daughter-in-law, was terrified and hurriedly stood up to beg for mercy: "I dare not, I spoke nonsense, mother, please forgive me."

"Alright, alright. We don't have to be so polite. I've said it since the day you came into my family. I only have three sons in my life, and I'm not destined to have a daughter. You marry in as my daughter-in-law. As long as you treat your husband well, I will treat you as my own daughter."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was sincere in what she said, and thinking about the comfortable and smooth life she had lived after getting married, He Wanniang felt deeply ashamed. She stopped being shy and went straight to the point.

"Mother, please forgive me. It's my fault. I was just too worried. The prince told me yesterday that he would come back early today, but at this time, I haven't seen him yet. I thought you kept him here because of my second brother's matter. I didn't expect that I didn't see him when I came. That's why I panicked. I said something without thinking. I hope you won't blame me."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Fang nodded, indicating that she understood. She let go of her grandson's chubby hand and handed it to the wet nurse, waving her hand to send her off to serve her well. Then she reached out and took He Wanniang's hand and patted it gently: "I thought it was nothing, silly child, you are too concerned. As for Yao'er, he is so old, how can he be lost?"

"Mother!" "Okay, okay, stop acting like a spoiled brat. I thought you were Chan Ge'er!"

Fang smiled dotingly and nodded at her daughter-in-law, but in her heart she was thinking about what she had heard just now about her second son's misconduct.

No one knows a son better than his mother. Fang, who had not taken the housekeeper's report seriously from the beginning, no longer had the idea of ​​going along with him and waved to her personal nanny to give her the order.

"Madame Sun, please go and send someone to the government office to ask if the prince has left the government office."

Nanny Sun acted quickly.

Fang then called her maid and ordered, "Shishu, go to the courtyards of your Second Master and Fifth Master and check if the two boys are still here. If they are not out of the house, call them to come to my place for dinner."

The head maid also hurriedly took the order and left.

Here, Fang instructed another maid to go to the kitchen and ask for a few more dishes so that she could have a good meal when her sons arrived. At the same time, Nanny Sun and the maid, who had been sent out to do some work, came back one after another, one looking anxious and the other looking surprised.

Fang asked, "What's the matter?"

Relying on her seniority, Nanny Sun hurried forward to reply.

"Madam, I just ordered someone to look for the prince, and a servant came to report that the prince returned home early today and did not leave the house. I dare not delay and hurried to report."

He Wanniang became anxious when she heard this, but was interrupted by her mother-in-law's calming look.

He Wanniang could only suppress her anxiety and listened to her mother-in-law nodding calmly, then grunting and looking at the secretary.

"Shishu, what about you? What's going on over there? Didn't I ask you to invite the second and fifth brothers to have dinner? Where are they?"

The maid, who was somewhat thoughtful, first glanced at Nanny Sun who was ordered to find the prince, and then told her about how she had failed in her search for the Fifth Master, and how she had gone to Canghui Courtyard and found something strange inside, and how she had found her three masters together. At the end, the maid did not forget to add her own conjecture.

"Madam, I have seen the prince. He is in the Second Master's Canghui Courtyard. Not only the prince, but also the Fifth Master is there. It's just that..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that the masters are very strange, as if they were possessed by a demon. Not only them, but everyone in Canghui Courtyard, including the prince and the fifth master's entourage, stood in the yard motionless as if they were possessed by a demon. Even when I went to see them, they didn't notice. I felt that something was fishy, ​​but I didn't dare to go deeper, so I hurried back to report. Madam, don't you think there is some kind of enchanting evil thing causing trouble in Canghui Courtyard?"

When Fang heard this, her expression suddenly changed.

During the previous emperor's time, there was a technique called "Yan Sheng" (meaning to exorcise evil spirits) that caused the crown prince to die suddenly as a result of it. This allowed the current emperor to take advantage of the opportunity, and the sister-in-law has achieved her current status.

When Fang thought of this, she was terrified. She excitedly hit the table and stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to Canghui Courtyard. I want to see which ruffian dares to go to my Cheng'en Mansion and make trouble!"

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was also about to follow, and seeing her grandson beside her, Fang didn't want her grandson to take risks, so she ordered her daughter-in-law to stay and take care of the younger one. He Wanniang was worried about her husband and insisted on following. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quickly settled Can Ge'er and both rushed to Zanghuiyuan.

When the two arrived, Li Yaoguang was just getting excited about his speech.

In front, Lu Yao asked his men to open the courtyard door through which the secretary had entered and exited. The door was now wide open, and thunderous applause was coming from inside.

Upon hearing this, Fang's eyebrows raised, and she waved her hand to signal the people she brought with her to disperse quickly and to impose martial law. She then charged in with her daughter-in-law who insisted on following her.