Chapter 518 I'm right! That's what my mother said!

Lu Ge'er stood at the door with a stern expression, and behind him followed a group of children with different expressions.

The leader was none other than the fat little man in brocade clothes, Wang Shuo, with a look of stubborn defiance on his face.

Behind them was Mei Zi, who was holding Xuan Ge'er with red eyes, and several maids with pale faces.

Xuan Ge'er lay on Mei Zi's shoulder, sobbing softly.

Mei Zi carefully held the injured little hand in her arms, but the glaring bloodstains could still be seen on it.

The laughter in the hall stopped abruptly.

Everyone's eyes were focused on these children, and the festive warmth in the air seemed to be instantly dispersed by this sudden scene.

The smile on Mrs. Gu San's face froze. Her heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself that something was wrong.

Today is her grandson's full moon party, how could such a thing happen!

She was about to open her mouth to scold him, but she saw Lu Ge'er walking in.

He walked straight through the crowd without looking around and came in front of Chu Ruohan.

"Aunt." Lu Ge'er bowed and saluted. His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard throughout the quiet flower hall.

Chu Ruohan's gaze had already shifted from him to Xuan Ge'er who was crying behind him.

When she saw the wound on the little hand, the gentle smile in her eyes instantly faded away and turned into a bottomless cold pool.

She didn't speak immediately, but stood up, walked slowly to Mei Zi, and took the still sobbing Xuan Ge'er from her arms.

When Xuan Ge'er saw her, he pursed his lips and cried out "wow", and his crying became even louder.

"Mom... wuwu... it hurts..."

Mei Zi fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her face.

"Madam, please forgive me! It was my fault that I didn't take good care of Master Xuan!"

"It was them, it was them who pushed the young master down, and they also said some disgusting nonsense!"

Chu Ruohan held Xuan Ge'er in her arms and patted his back gently. With her other hand, she gently lifted up the injured little hand and examined it carefully.

Her movements were very steady, without a trace of panic, but the more she did so, the more oppressive a sense of impending storm appeared to the people around her.

"Who pushed it?" Chu Ruohan raised her eyes and swept across the group of children with a cold gaze like lightning.

The fat little boy Wang Shuo in brocade clothes shuddered when he saw her and shrank back subconsciously.

Lu Ge'er spoke at this time. He turned around and faced the guests in the hall, his eyes finally fixed on Wang Shuo.

"Then I have to ask this Young Master Wang."

In the crowd, a woman in luxurious clothes suddenly changed her expression. She was the wife of the Minister of Personnel, Wang Shuo's mother.

She quickly stood up and forced a smile, "Madam Zhenguo, this is just children playing around. Bumps and bruises are common."

"Children are so outspoken. You are a magnanimous person, so please don't take it to heart."

As she spoke, she glared at her son fiercely: "Brother Shuo, why don't you come over and apologize to your brother Xuan!"

"I won't!" Wang Shuo stiffened his neck. Being scolded by his mother in public only aroused his rebellious heart.

"I'm right! That's what my mother said!"

"He was adopted. When the Duke's wife gives birth to a biological son, he will be kicked out!"

Children's words are harmless, but they can also be the most hurtful.

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.

The wife of the Minister of Personnel's wife's face turned pale and she almost fainted.

Mrs. Gu San's face was extremely ugly. She never expected that this child would dare to say such heartbreaking words in public.

This was not only a slap in the face of Chu Ruohan and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but also a slap in the face of the entire Gu family!

"How dare you!" Chu Ruohan shouted sternly. Her voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

Xuan Ge'er in her arms was so frightened that he trembled and stopped crying.

Chu Ruohan took a deep breath, shifting her gaze from Wang Shuo to his mother, who was almost unable to stand. "Madam Wang."

"Yes, yes, the Duke's wife is here." The wife of the Minister of Personnel replied in a trembling voice.

"According to the laws of this dynasty, adopted children are treated as one's own children, no different from biological children. They can be worshipped in the ancestral temple and included in the family tree."

Chu Ruohan spoke every word clearly.

"Brother Xuan is the eldest grandson of my Zhenguogong Mansion as recorded in the family tree, and my son, Chu Ruohan. Who dares to say he isn't? Who dares to say he wants to be kicked out?"

Her eyes slowly swept across the entire room, finally landing on Mrs. Wang's face, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Or does Madam Wang think that the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are not yours to interfere in? Are your family's rules more important than the laws of the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"

"I dare not, I dare not! I absolutely dare not!" Mrs. Wang was so frightened that her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground, kowtowing continuously.

"I'm a poor parent and I've spoken nonsense. I beg Madam Duke to forgive me, please forgive me!"

"You think you can let it go just because you say you're not a good parent?" Chu Ruohan sneered, "A child is a piece of white cloth. What color it becomes depends entirely on the person who holds the seal."

"He dared to say this to my son today. How many times have you, as his mother, said this behind his back?"

She turned to Lu Ge'er and said, "Lu Ge'er, you just said that someone else said something nonsense?"

Lu Ge'er stepped forward, pointed at the trembling maids, and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to Auntie, just now Xuan Ge'er was pushed down, and Sister Meizi argued with them. Not only did they not admit their fault, but they said...that Xuan Ge'er was a bastard without a father or a mother."

With a loud "boom", the flower hall was in complete chaos.

If the previous words were just childish ignorance, then these words were an endless humiliation!

Chu Ruohan's expression was so ugly that it could no longer be described. It was an expression of extreme calmness, but beneath the calmness was a rage that was enough to burn everything.

She handed Xuan'er in her arms to the maid beside her and ordered, "Go and ask Doctor Qian to come and bandage him carefully. Don't let the disease develop any further."

"Yes, ma'am."

After the maid carried Xuan Ge'er away, Chu Ruohan walked step by step to the maids who were lying limp on the ground.

"Look up."

The maids were trembling like sieves and didn't dare to look up.

Chu Ruohan didn't get angry either. She just said calmly to the housekeeper beside her: "Go, find out which family these servants belong to, prepare a letter, and send it along with them to the respective houses."

"Tell their master that I am from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion and I am precious."

"Even if you say something, you have to consider your own weight. If you can't teach the servants well, I will teach them for them."

She paused, her voice growing colder: "As for this child..."

Her gaze fell back on the frightened Wang Shuo, "And you, Madam Wang."

"Today, if you don't give me my son, give me a satisfactory explanation to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will personally take this imperial edict and knock on the door of the Ministry of Personnel to ask Minister Wang how his family is governed!"