Chapter 235 The Lu Family's Attitude
More and more people gathered around to watch, and all kinds of complicated eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian with different thoughts.
Prior to this, Prince Lin's name had long been famous in the capital, and countless people were curious about this figure who had never been masked but was always there.
Now, when Lin Jiangnian really appeared in front of everyone's sight, there was a sense of trance and unreality.
Why is Prince Lin so different from the description?
Such a handsome young man, with clear features, bright eyes and white teeth, has nothing to do with that vulgar southern barbarian.
Could it be a fake?
This is almost the first thought that comes to most people's minds.
Prince Lin was so good-looking, and they were unwilling to accept this fact from the bottom of their hearts.
At this time, the smug sneer on Gao Wenyang's face completely froze, and his eyes were full of horror. Even Zhou Huiguang, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, almost collapsed from the ground.
Lin, Prince Lin? !
This little-known person, whom he only thought was a small character brought by Xu Zhongshan, turned out to be Prince Lin? !
Zhou Huiguang didn't even care about the humiliation in front of the public. His eyes widened and he stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief. His voice trembled and he said in shock: "You, you are Prince Lin?!"
"What? Doesn't it look like it?"
Lin Jiangnian approached slowly, squatted in front of Zhou Huiguang, and gave him a harmless smile.
Zhou Huiguang was so shocked that he almost bit off his tongue. A chill ran down his back. He subconsciously took a few steps back and stared at Lin Jiangnian in horror.
Of course he didn't want to believe that the guy in front of him was the Prince Lin whom he had been mocking and belittling behind his back. He was even more unwilling to accept that he would be slapped in the face by Prince Lin, whom he despised.
More importantly...if the other party is really Prince Lin, then his loss today will be in vain.
And the fact that he was slapped in the face by Prince Lin in public will inevitably spread in the capital, just like Li Qianlin's mistakes, he became a laughing stock in the capital!
But the identity of the person in front of him was admitted by Li Qianlin himself, how could it be false?
Among those present, only Li Qianlin had gone to Linzhou half a year ago and met Prince Lin. It was also that time that Li Qianlin was beaten in public by Prince Lin and became a laughing stock in the capital.
Many people still remember this incident vividly.
Now, even if you can't believe what Li Qianlin said personally, you still have to believe it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Huiguang was shocked and angry: "What do you want to do?!"
"What do you want to do?"
Lin Jiang young smiled: "Shouldn't I ask you this?"
"You just stopped me from letting him go, and you want to hit me, right?"
Zhou Huiguang's face instantly turned pale, and his voice became a little trembling: "I, I..."
He wanted to refute, but couldn't say a word.
Because these are all facts...
Perhaps he was stunned by those slaps just now, or perhaps he was shocked by the identity of Prince Lin. When facing Lin Jiangnian, Zhou Huiguang looked subconsciously afraid, and even had the urge to escape in panic.
He no longer had half of his previous domineering momentum!
This scene fell on the surrounding crowd, and their expressions suddenly varied. Someone in the crowd seemed to sneer: "This week Huiguang has spoken ill of Prince Lin a lot before. He even threatened in public many times that when Prince Lin arrives in the capital, he will be humiliated and taught a lesson."
"Now Prince Lin is right in front of him, but he doesn't even dare to fart!"
"I'm afraid you've wet your pants because of the fright?"
"Who says it's not the case? I didn't expect him to be nothing more than a talkative loser."
"Not to mention, you see, Prince Lin's son is really good-looking. He looks like my favorite husband. I don't know if he is married..."
In the crowd, a few rich ladies who were watching the show were whispering.
"Not married."
"How do you know?"
"Stop being a nymphomaniac and use your brain more. What do you think Prince Lin is doing in the capital this time?"
"..."
When the atmosphere around him was frozen, Butler Lu, who had been dazed for a long time next to him, finally came back to his senses.
His expression changed quickly, and he whispered something to the nurse beside him, who left in a hurry.
Butler Lu collected his emotions, and the original expressionless look on his face disappeared, replaced by a slightly cautious smile on his old face.
"I don't know that this old servant is His Royal Highness, Prince Lin, who is arriving. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome him from afar!"
Butler Lu appeared next to Lin Jiangnian, bowing slightly.
The wrinkled and old face was filled with smiles, which was in sharp contrast to the one just now.
Lin Jiangnian looked back and chuckled: "You old guy, your face changes very quickly!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around him was surprised.
When Prince Lin opened his mouth to speak, he really showed no face at all!
Many people sneered in their hearts. He was indeed from the land of the Southern Barbarians. Even though he looked handsome, his speech and temperament still couldn't lose the vulgarity of the Southern Barbarians.
Butler Lu's expression also changed suddenly, but he soon returned to normal and said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here. I offended you just now. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way!"
Lin Jiangnian said interestingly: "What if I don't forgive you?"
As soon as these words came out, Butler Lu's expression changed even more.
It seems that he didn't expect that Prince Lin Wang would be so ignorant of compliments. He was just saying polite words, but he still held on to him?
Is it intentional?
Or is Prince Lin really that stupid?
A hint of displeasure flashed across Steward Lu’s face, but it quickly disappeared: “Your Highness, Prince Lin, what do you mean by that?”
Lin Jiangnian slowly stood up, glanced at Zhou Huiguang, who was lying on the ground with an embarrassed look on his face, and smiled: “Steward Lu should have heard it too… He personally admitted that he was the first to hit me, but Steward Lu didn’t even ask a question just now, and just wanted to arrest me to punish me…”
“Is Steward Lu looking down on others, or is the Lu family the same as them, colluding with them?”
Steward Lu’s face was completely embarrassed.
It seemed that he had never expected that the Prince Lin would say it in public, without giving the Lu family any face at all.
The Zhou family and the Lu family did have some dealings, and Steward Lu just saw that the young man in front of him was unfamiliar, so he wanted to give the Zhou family a favor. But he didn’t expect that this young man was the legendary Prince Lin.
He didn’t expect that the other party would hold on tightly!
Many people around changed their eyes!
The words of the Prince of Lin were tantamount to offending the Lu family in public.
Is he going to tear his face with the Lu family?
The people from the southern barbarian land are really fierce!
Facing Lin Jiangnian's questioning, Steward Lu's face was gloomy and embarrassed. He suddenly realized that the Prince of Lin was probably not playing dumb.
He, is coming for the Lu family? !
When this thought came to mind, Steward Lu immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Looking at the half-smiled look of the Prince of Lin in front of him, Steward Lu's face turned pale. He took a deep breath, lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Prince of Lin... misunderstood!"
"Today is the wedding day of my young master. I was afraid of ruining the young master's wedding, so I made some arbitrary decisions just now. I offended Your Highness, and it was my own fault, and it has nothing to do with the Lu family!"
"If Your Highness blames me, I am willing to take the responsibility alone. Please punish me!"
Steward Lu's words have already stopped all the responsibilities.
Lin Jiangnian smiled: "Steeler Lu, you are too serious. You are the steward of the Lu family. How can this prince have the right to punish you?"
As he said, Lin Jiangnian turned his head and swept his eyes through the crowd, chuckled: "Today is the wedding of the young master of the Lu family. This prince wanted to send his blessings. I didn't expect that the Lu family didn't seem to welcome this prince. In this case, I am sorry for disturbing you. Goodbye!"
After that, Lin Jiangnian turned around and walked towards the door.
After walking a few steps, he heard a steady voice behind him.
"Your Highness, Prince Lin, please stay!"
In the crowd, several figures were approaching quickly.
At the head of the crowd was a middle-aged man, with a steady breath, approaching quickly.
Lin Jiangnian stopped and glanced up.
The middle-aged man at the head was the head of the Lu family, the current Minister of Personnel.
Lu Fusheng.
Lu Fusheng scanned the crowd and soon fixed his eyes on Lin Jiangnian. He walked over quickly and said, "I guess it must be the Prince of Lin. I have heard of your name for a long time. Today, I see that you are indeed a handsome man with extraordinary bearing!"
"Minister Lu, you are too kind!"
Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "Junior greets you, Minister!"
Lu Fusheng waved his hands quickly, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite. I am so embarrassed!"
"I have heard that the Prince of Lin is about to enter the capital. Now I finally meet him in person. It is my honor that your Highness is willing to attend my son's wedding today!"
As he said this, Lu Fusheng paused and glanced back at the housekeeper Lu behind him, "It was Lu who did not discipline them strictly, and let a few servants who were not long-sighted offend your Highness. Please don't take it to heart."
"Minister Lu, don't worry, I will naturally not take such a small matter to heart." Lin Jiangnian said lightly.
"That's good!"
Lü Fusheng looked relieved, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has come to visit us, but I haven't had time to greet you. Please come into the inner palace, and let me entertain you!"
Lin Jiangnian stared at Lu Fusheng for a few seconds, then chuckled and said: "Since Minister Lu has invited you so warmly, I will be disrespectful to refuse!"
"Please!"
"..."
It was quiet all around.
Many people looked at this scene in amazement.
What's going on?
The Minister of Personnel actually came to receive the Crown Prince of Lin in person?
When did the Crown Prince of Lin have such a face?
What on earth is going on? !
The most embarrassed people were Li Qianlin, Gao Wenyang, Zhou Huiguang and others on the other side.
"Brother Li, what's going on?"
Gao Wenyang turned his head to look at Li Qianlin, his face full of disbelief: "No, it's not..."
Li Qianlin stared at Lin Jiangnian's departing back with gloomy eyes, gritting his teeth: "I don't know either."
Gao Wenyang looked in disbelief: "The Lu family, could it be that they want to curry favor with..."
"Impossible!"
Li Qianlin's eyes were gloomy, and I didn't know what he was thinking.
"I will never let him go for today's shame!"
Zhou Huiguang stared at Lin Jiangnian's departing back, gritting his teeth, his face full of gloom.
...
Inside the manor, it was very lively!
This banquet will last until late at night.
And the news that Prince Lin was still alive and appeared in the manor also spread quickly.
"Have you heard? Prince Lin is not dead, he is still alive!"
"It's true, I just confirmed it with Sister Yangyang!"
"I heard that Prince Lin is a handsome scholar, but he is so fierce that he confronted the housekeeper of the Lu family and showed his edge as soon as he appeared!"
"Lu Shangshu was not angry at all, and he warmly entertained Prince Lin..."
The news of the appearance of Prince Lin attracted almost everyone's attention. Especially the attitude of the Lu family surprised and shocked many people.
As a result, few people cared about the wedding of the son of the Lu family, which should have attracted attention.
At the same time.
In the manor, in the courtyard, in the private room on the third floor.
A faint sandalwood fragrance was floating in the air. On the private seat, a young man was sitting quietly on the futon, with a calm look. He looked out the window into the courtyard and could vaguely hear some discussions.
He was expressionless all the time.
After a while, Lu Fusheng's figure slowly appeared in the private room and walked in front of the young man.
"Third Prince."
Lu Fusheng slowly sat down on the other side.
The young man raised his eyes, and there seemed to be a haze flashing under his eyes, and then disappeared.
"I heard that Prince Lin is here?"
"The third prince also knows?"
"It's spreading outside the window." The third prince's voice was neither cold nor indifferent, as if he asked casually.
Lu Fusheng glanced at him, and nodded without hiding anything: "He is indeed here... I didn't expect that he is really not dead!"
The Third Prince paused for a while, and then said expressionlessly: "He will die."
Lu Fusheng glanced at him meaningfully: "The situation in the capital is turbulent now, the Third Prince must not be impulsive."
"I know what I am doing."
The Third Prince spoke slowly and asked: "Where is he?"
"I invited him to my house."
The Third Prince was silent and did not speak.
Lu Fusheng glanced at him: "The Third Prince wants to ask why I don't just drive him out?"
The Third Prince did not speak.
An indescribable smile appeared on Lu Fusheng's face: "His Royal Highness Prince Lin came from afar, and the first time he showed up was at my son's wedding. If I drive him away, I'm afraid the news will spread throughout the capital tomorrow..."
The third prince had a blank expression: "Is Minister Lu afraid of offending Lin Hengzhong?"
Lu Fusheng glanced at him: "What is the third prince worried about?"
The third prince tapped the table with his fingers and said lightly: "The situation in the capital has reached the most critical moment. Uncle Lu and I are both grasshoppers on the same rope. There is no way out."
"Keep him, there will be endless troubles!"
Hearing this, Lu Fusheng's pupils shrank suddenly: "Could the third prince want to take action today?"
"Uncle Lu is overthinking. Now that he is alive in the capital, it is not so easy to move him."
The third prince shook his head gently, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
To him, Prince Lin is just an old enemy, not to be feared.
But the previous provocation made him angry.
The third prince tapped the table lightly with his fingers and glanced out the window. He could still vaguely hear the discussion outside the window.
After a while, the third prince suddenly chuckled: "Now, everyone outside should know that Prince Lin is here, right?"
Lu Fusheng frowned slightly: "What do you mean, third prince?"
"In that case."
The third prince's fingers tapping the table suddenly stopped, and a meaningful sneer emerged.
"First meeting, give him a big gift!"
"..."