Chapter 396 Punishment for Madam Lu

Madam Lu’s fingers were tightly clenched around the Buddhist beads, her knuckles turning a frightening bluish-white.

She raised her head suddenly, staring at Lu Jiangnian with her cloudy eyes: "Are you telling the truth? Did Liang Yusong really try to harm me from the beginning?"

"It is absolutely true."

Lu Jiangnian said in a steady voice: "Liang Shangjiong couldn't stand the torture in prison and confessed everything. There was a page in his confession about the Liang family's conspiracy against our Lu family."

"It clearly states that everything that happened to you when you encountered Liang Yusong on your way back to Beijing from Xu County was planned in advance by them."

The old lady stared at Lu Jiangnian with her eyes, and suddenly threw the teacup beside her to the ground: "That bitch!"

"I treat her like a treasure!"

"If she's not dead, I'll definitely ask her face to face, where's her face?"

Yuan Wanru said softly, "Grandma, calm down and take care of yourself."

"Just shut up!"

The old lady turned to Yuan Wanru suddenly, her eyes blazing with fire: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking! Are you laughing at me for being blind?"

Yuan Wanru lowered her eyes: I am blind to begin with, do I need her to make fun of me?

Lu Jiangnian frowned, looking unhappy: "Grandma, my wife means well, please don't misinterpret it."

"Since last year, you have been ill on and off, and many of these times were caused by evil people. You are already old, so your grandson advises you to rest and recuperate. All matters in the mansion..."

"how?"

The old lady interrupted sharply, "Now you don't even let me manage the affairs of the mansion? How much management power do I have left?"

"Isn't it your mother who takes care of most things?"

"I'm only in charge of the kitchen and the flowers and trees in the garden, and you still want me to give up my power?"

"Lu Jiangnian, are you hoping that I will die sooner so that you can make room for Yuan Shi?"

Lu Jiangnian's expression remained unchanged: "Grandson, I dare not. Grandma, you are really worried."

"Grandma, you can look in the mirror. You look really bad after being poisoned. I am just thinking about your health. The doctor also said that you need to rest."

The old lady suddenly sneered: "What a filial grandson!"

She turned to Yuan Wanru and said through gritted teeth, "It was all instigated by you, a vixen! Jiang Nian has become a different person since you came in!"

"I used to trust you a little bit, but now, where is the trace of me in your heart?"

Yuan Wanru curled her lips. She was not willing to take care of the affairs in the mansion.

However, she also didn't want to see Madam Lu get involved. Even if Zhou Fang was in charge, it would be better than letting Old Lady Lu take charge.

"Grandma misunderstood. My husband is worried about your health."

Madam Lu stared at Lu Jiangnian with her eyes fixed on him: "What if I don't hand it over?"

Lu Jiangnian said slowly, "It doesn't matter if you don't pay them. Nanny Cao and the others are careless and have caused Grandmother to be harmed by villains again and again. It is really not appropriate for them to stay with Grandmother."

"For the sake of grandma's safety, grandson will replace her with a group of smart people to serve her. What do you think?"

Madam Cao almost fell to her knees.

She... The prince is forcing the old lady to make a decision!

"Lu Jiangnian, you are really my good grandson!"

Old Madam Lu never expected that Lu Jiangnian could say such words. She gritted her teeth as she looked at this eldest grandson whom she was once proud of. The anger in her heart almost overwhelmed her.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

The old lady suddenly jumped up, grabbed the teapot on the table and smashed it to the ground. There was a loud "bang" and porcelain pieces flew everywhere.

"I won't care about anything anymore!"

Lu Jiangnian took two steps back while protecting Yuan Wanru, and said in a deep voice: "Grandma, please calm down. I'm not in a good mood today. I'll take my leave now."

With a loud "bang", the wooden door of Rongshou Hall closed heavily behind the two of them.

Through the door, one could still clearly hear Madam Lu's hysterical shouting: "Someone! Lock the door for me! No one is allowed to come in!"

A maid asked timidly: "Madam, when the second master comes to pay his respects later..."

"Let him go! Get out of here!" The old lady's hoarse voice was filled with tears. "They are all heartless people!"

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Walking out of Rongshou Hall, the night wind brushed across Yuan Wanru's temples. She sighed softly: "Husband, are we too direct?"

Lu Jiangnian wrapped his broad palm around her slightly cool fingertips, and said in a steady tone, "It's okay. Grandmother is old. She should put aside the trivial matters in the house so that she can rest and recuperate."

He rubbed his thumb gently on the back of her hand. "She'll always understand that we're thinking about her."

Yuan Wanru turned her head to look at him, her almond-shaped eyes filled with a mischievous smile under the moonlight.

This man lied without batting an eyelid. If she didn't know the inside story, she would have been fooled by his sincerity.

It was obvious that when he heard her talk about the incident with Aunt Shen just now, he learned that the old lady not only spoke ill of her but also hit his mother, so he decided to reduce the old lady's power.

From now on, the lady in Rongshoutang will be the most leisurely old lady in the mansion.

"What's wrong?" Lu Jiangnian suddenly leaned in, his warm breath brushing against her ears, "Madam, are you worried about your grandmother?"

Yuan Wanru rolled her eyes without any hesitation: "I feel really bad."

"If you ask me, grandma should go back to her hometown to rest. There are beautiful mountains and rivers, the least gossip, and it is the best place to spend her old age."

The corners of her mouth curled up in a sly arc, "What do you think, husband?"

Lu Jiangnian was stunned at first, then he laughed softly.

The laughter was particularly clear in the quiet courtyard, startling a pair of birds perched in a tree.

He loved her character of clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment.

When it comes to holding a grudge, she never compromises; but for those who are good to her, she is also generous in repaying others.

He is clear about gratitude and resentment, just like him.

"My lady, you are absolutely right."

Lu Jiangnian suddenly pulled her into his arms, and carefully traced her eyebrows and eyes in the moonlight, "I like you like this..."

He lowered his head and pecked her lips lightly, "Little fox."

Yuan Wanru blushed at his sudden intimacy and looked around. This place was quite remote and Liu Yan was already walking ahead with a lantern.

She was about to scold him, but she saw an indulgent smile in his eyes.

Her heart warmed up, so she simply stood on tiptoe and bit his chin: "The little fox is a vindictive person, are you afraid?"

"Why would you be afraid?"

Lu Jiangnian picked her up and frightened Yuan Wanru so much that she let out a low cry. He strode towards Lingshuiju with a voice full of joy: "I will wait and see how my wife will 'retaliate' against me."

The moonlight stretched the two figures very long and gradually merged them into one.

-

That night, Mrs. Lu claimed to be ill and closed the door to visitors.

She refused to see anyone who came to the mansion.

She asked Madam Cao to hand over all the cards in her hand. When Wang Min received them, she was a little surprised.

Old Madam Lu didn't even eat. She just lay quietly on the bed, staring at the bed curtains with lifeless eyes, in a daze.

Once upon a time, she was the mistress of the house who held the power of life and death in the Marquis's mansion. How come she is so destitute now?

She murmured to herself: "Liang Yusong... What a Liang Yusong... I am really blind..."

"Yuan Wanru, you are indeed my nemesis!"