Outside the Green Bamboo Residence, Lu Jinpei, the third daughter, and Lu Yuyi, the youngest son, had tears in their eyes. When they saw the Duke of Zhenguo come out, the two of them knelt down before him with a thud: "Father..."
The Duke of Zhenguo glanced at them and said, "Get up and come with me to the palace for the banquet."
Lu Jinpei was overjoyed and quickly stood up.
Lu Yuyi kowtowed heavily: "Father, Mother has made a grave mistake, and I know I shouldn't be begging you. But Mother has worked so hard these past few years, and her health is already poor. I beg you, Father, to consider that Mother bore you a child, and let me take the punishment in her place."
The Duke of Zhenguo was taken aback. His youngest son was only nine years old this year, yet he could say such things, which truly impressed him.
He stepped forward, personally helped Lu Yuyi up, and said softly, "Your mother should be punished for her mistake."
Lu Yuyi choked up and said, "Father, I know that Mother has done something wrong and should indeed be punished. But can we wait until Mother's cold has healed before punishing her? I will be punished together with Mother."
The Duke of Zhenguo sighed deeply, patted his youngest son's head, and said, "Yi'er, a person should be punished when they make a mistake, otherwise there would be no rules in this world, right? But she taught you to study hard, and I promise you, as long as she sincerely repents, I can reconsider."
Lu Yuyi bowed deeply to the Duke of Zhenguo: "Your son thanks you, Father."
The Duke of Zhenguo nodded with satisfaction and took his youngest son's hand: "Let's go."
Lu Jinpei followed behind the two, glaring angrily at her younger brother. It was one thing to fawn over their mother, but to put on such a show in front of their father was another.
Many court officials and their families had already arrived at the palace gates.
When the carriages from Prince An's residence and the Duke of Zhenguo's residence came to a stop, everyone's eyes turned to look in this direction.
When they saw "Lu Xiaoyun" being helped down from the carriage by the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, they were all stunned by the dazzling woman and then looked at each other in confusion.
Although the hairstyle she's wearing now isn't exactly a lady's attire, what married woman doesn't wear a traditional woman's hairstyle?
Several ladies even had a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes.
Oh, so Lu Xiaoyun has been divorced and sent home by His Highness Prince An?
It's been exactly one month since our wedding.
That's a quick break.
How dare she even attend the palace banquet?!
Lu Yuyan had also arrived by then.
Two or three women who had important business to attend to were already pointing and whispering at Zhu Yu.
"Tsk tsk, how shameless! She used such despicable means to get into Prince An's bed at the palace banquet, and it's only been a month, right? Has she already been divorced?"
"Look at her outfit, isn't she a clear sign of being divorced? Hey, ladies, have you heard? It's said that Lu Xiaoyun had an affair with one of the guards from the Prince An's mansion, and he beat her half to death."
"That person was too lenient. If you ask me, such a shameless slut should be beaten to death and drowned."
"Indeed, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo is a handsome and talented man. How could he possibly bring such a disgusting thing into the palace and to the palace banquet?"
Another woman covered her mouth and chuckled, "Maybe she's set her sights on some young master again and wants to try the same trick again. Look at how she's dressed, like a vixen. What else could she be doing but trying to seduce someone? Sigh, Madam Huang, you'd better take good care of your son. Make sure he doesn't fall for her tricks. Even His Highness Prince An has been tricked by her."
Madam Huang, whose name was mentioned, changed her expression and sneered, "My son wouldn't even look at this kind of woman. But Madam Song, your son likes beautiful women. This Lu Xiaoyun may not be anything special, but she is quite pretty."
Another lady stepped in to smooth things over: "Hmph, if you ask me, this kind of person should be given a white silk noose, so as not to corrupt the younger siblings in the family. Don't you all agree?"
The ladies all nodded in unison, automatically glossing over the incident where the guards of Prince An's mansion performed a show at the gate before the New Year, and Ren Yong'an personally admitted that she had drugged Prince An.
Lu Yucheng's face turned bright red as he listened to these words. Although he was the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and disdained the gossips of a few women, he was still furious.
Zhu Yu slowly straightened his clothes, pulled Lu Yucheng, who was about to go up and argue with them, and walked up to the three ladies. Before they could speak, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped each of them.
The crisp sound of a slap was extremely loud at the palace gate.
My right hand isn't fully healed yet, so I'm using my left, but the strength I'm using is by no means weak.
The original owner, Lu Xiaoyun, was tall and very thin, with her hands almost skin and bones. This slap was truly painful.
The three ladies were stunned by the slap, covering their faces and looking at Zhu Yu in disbelief: "Lu Xiaoyun, you bitch, what are you doing!"
Zhu Yu took the handkerchief that Li Feng handed him, wiped his hands with disgust, and threw the handkerchief away as if it were something filthy.
He said calmly, "I didn't do anything. I just saw that the ladies' mouths were rotten and smelly, so I fanned them to straighten them. That way, the food you eat won't turn into excrement in your mouths and stink up the whole hall."
"You, you, you, you slut, you whore, how dare you hit me, what do you think you are!" Madam Huang shouted as she raised her right hand high.
Zhu Yu looked up at Madam Huang with a cold and hard expression.
Lu Yucheng stepped forward, pulling Zhu Yu behind him to shield her, and said coldly, "Ladies, are you just bored? How dare you people make up stories about the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?!"
Madam Huang gritted her teeth and said, "Pah! The eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? Shameless slut! Don't you know how she climbed into Prince An's bed? Or don't you know that she was also causing trouble in Prince An's mansion, seducing Prince An's personal guards, and was beaten half to death by Consort Duan!"
Lu Yucheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, but Zhu Yu didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he looked at the three people in front of him with cold eyes.
The three ladies looked extremely uncomfortable under their gazes and took several steps back in unison.
Zhu Yu's gaze then fell on Liu Jiayun, the second daughter of Liu Wentao, the censor, behind Madam Huang.
Liu Jiayun shrank back in fright and waved her hands repeatedly: "It's none of my business, it's none of my business, I didn't say anything bad about you, I didn't say anything."
Zhu Yu gave her a cold glance, his gaze carrying a strong warning.
At this moment, more and more people arrived at the palace gate to attend the banquet. Upon hearing Madam Huang's words, they all showed disdain, wishing they could drown "Lu Xiaoyun" with their spit.
That's right, how could Lu Xiaoyun have the nerve to attend a palace banquet like today? Wasn't the show she put on for people two months ago enough? What kind of trouble is she going to cause today?
Lu Xiaoyun slowly raised her hand, saw the score had become - points, and smiled faintly.
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