Zheng Jie frantically threw off the woman who shackled her, pulled Lu Changming in front of her, and stared at him with cold and bloodthirsty eyes.
As soon as he opened his mouth he began to accuse me with a cold and bone-chilling reproach.
"Why didn't you save your eldest brother and his wife? Huh? Why? You could have saved them? Why not? Don't you know your eldest brother can't swim?"
Lu Changming stared at Zheng Jie in disbelief. He could only be heard mumbling, "Mother, do you blame me?"
The coldness in Zheng Jie's eyes startled Lu Changming so much that he fell to the ground. Then he heard Zheng Jie say in a hateful voice:
"Of course, why can't I blame you? Ever since you were little, how many troubles have you gotten into? How many messes has your big brother cleaned up for you? How many messes has he cleaned up for you? And this is how you treat your big brother?"
"Whenever something happens, your eldest brother is always at the forefront. After your father passed away, he took on the responsibility of being a father, a brother, and a son, supporting the Lu family."
"What about you? You actually watched your eldest brother die? You actually abandoned your eldest brother and your eldest sister-in-law and fled for your life alone, Lu Changming, are you so afraid of death?"
With every word Zheng Jie said, Lu Changming became uglier, until his face lost all color, and he slapped himself repeatedly in grief and despair.
While beating him, he blamed himself and repented, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die! How could I be so afraid of death? I would rather die than let anything happen to my elder brother and sister-in-law. Mother, you are right, it's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Lu Changji went to stop Lu Changming's self-harming behavior, but Lu Changming seemed to be in a trance, repeating the whipping action woodenly and repeating the damn words in his mouth.
Jiang Hong and Tang Peng tried to stop him from self-harming, but to no avail.
Yunyu knelt down in front of Zheng Jie, blaming herself. "Madam, please don't blame the Second Young Master. It was me who dragged him away. It's my fault. Please don't blame the Second Young Master. Blame me instead!"
Zheng Jie didn't even glance at Yunyu in response to his words.
She was trapped in self-blame and pain, and she felt like the world was falling.
Lu Qiuling cried sadly. She tried to persuade Lu Changming, then came to coax Zheng Jie, but no one paid any attention to her.
She repeated this several times but no one could convince her.
Zheng Jie ignored her, and her second brother turned a deaf ear to her. The life and death of her eldest brother and sister-in-law were uncertain.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiuling cried sadly, and Shen Tingyun held her in his arms and comforted her softly.
Lu Qiuling seemed to have found support and cried out all the suppressed sadness. She sobbed and the tears in Shen Tingyun's eyes fell silently like a dam bursting.
But considering Lu Qiuling's grief, she finally hid her emotions.
At this moment, she couldn't cause more trouble. Lu Qiuling and Zheng Jie needed care, and she couldn't cause more trouble.
Shen Tingyun was worried that Lu Qiuling would cry out for good, so he comforted her softly. He glanced at Zheng Jie, worried that she couldn't bear it, and she was holding a heart pill in her palm.
Su Sijin taught her how to make the heart-saving pills. She tried several times before she succeeded. She was afraid that Zheng Jie could not withstand the blow and if something happened, the heart-saving pills would come in handy.
Lu Changming put all his strength into his hands, pumping them repeatedly. Zheng Jie seemed touched, her lips moved, and she finally spoke, "Lu Changming, you..."
"Mother, are you crazy?" Lu Changji suddenly interrupted Zheng Jie, trying to prevent her from saying something irreversible.
Lu Changming already felt guilty enough, and Zheng Jie's words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
The situation of the eldest brother and his wife is unclear, the second brother blames himself and wants to die, and the mother is heartbroken and unable to recover. He is the man of the Lu family, so he has to take responsibility and protect the family for his eldest brother.
Only when his elder brother and sister-in-law come back can he feel at peace with himself.
Therefore, the mother cannot be overwhelmed by sadness. The second brother is a straightforward person with a straight mind and is stubborn.
If they reached a dead end, he was afraid that Lu Changming would do something irreparable.
By then Zheng Jie will wake up and be shocked again, which may cause an even greater disaster.
Lu Changji held Zheng Jie in his arms and glanced at Lu Changming who was punishing him stubbornly.
Zheng Jie sobbed softly, feeling extremely upset about her confused mind. How could she possibly stab Erzi in the heart with a knife again?
He already blamed himself deeply for what happened to Gong'er. Lu Changming was just a simple and rough person. She knew that Erzi was kind and a good boy. How could she say such words?
Gong'er is his son, and so is Ming'er.
How could she say such hurtful words in her grief?
She wanted to apologize to Lu Changming, but her throat could no longer utter a word.
Whenever she thought about the possibility that Lu Changgong might... be buried at the bottom of the river, she felt so heartbroken that she couldn't spare any more space to think about anything else.
Losing her husband almost cost her her life. If she also lost her eldest son, what would be the point of living?
Lu Changji gently comforted Zheng Jie, and he could no longer care about Lu Changming at this moment.
Lu Changji looked at Huang Zichu and Xuan Yi silently. After receiving silent responses from them, he saw Xuan Yi retreat to Lu Changming calmly.
Lu Changji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With Xuan Yi around, he could rest assured about Lu Changming.
Lu Changji nodded gently at Shen Tingyun, “Miss Shen, please take a look at my mother.”
Although Shen Tingyun's medical skills are only half-baked, she has studied medical theory with Su Sijin for several months, so she can still treat common diseases.
Moreover, as far as he knew, Su Sijin had prepared a lot of pills for her. Her sister-in-law once said that it was for no other reason than to be on the safe side.
It has to be said that Su Sijin is very foresighted. Lu Changji once again sighed that her thoughts were too thorough.
He knew Su Sijin. If she was not sure, she would not teach Shen Tingyun the medical knowledge and pills. If she taught, she would make sure that Shen Tingyun mastered it completely.
It is most appropriate to let Shen Tingyun take care of Zheng Jie's body.
Just when Lu Changji thought that Zheng Jie's emotions had stabilized, Zheng Jie suddenly pushed Shen Tingyun away, and then pushed everyone away, and came to Huang Zichu, Tang Peng and others.
She bent her knees slightly, bent down, and pretended to kneel, but Huang Zichu quickly stopped her, "Aunt Zheng, what are you doing?"
Zheng Jie held Huang Zichu's hand tightly, "Prince... Zichu, I beg you, how about you send someone to rescue Chang Gong and A Jin?"
Huang Zichu helped the man up and said, "Aunt Zheng, this is what I should do. I have already arranged for people to search and rescue. Don't worry...my cousin will be fine."
Tang Peng also joined in the lobbying, "Mr. Huang and I have sent people to search and rescue. Everything will be fine, don't worry."
"Mrs. Lu, don't worry. I have also sent people to search and rescue. I believe that Su...the two of them are lucky people and will be fine." Jiang Hong also hurried to comfort her.
As soon as the wooden boat sank, he sent people out immediately, hoping that it would be in time and that Su Sijin was safe and sound.
Everyone present was comforting Zheng Jie, and everyone's thoughts were on Zheng Jie.
Little did they know that Lu Changming quietly left the group while no one was paying attention.
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