Chapter 48 I will flatten all the mountains for you
Instead, it made her confirm the matter and made her even sadder.
No wonder she said she wouldn't leave when the marriage was just decided, even though she could have left. Now that I think about it, she probably knew that even if she left, she would come back for me sooner or later.
Aunt An blamed herself for being too stupid. If she had thought of this earlier, she would have been willing to take Lu Wanning away.
This is her only relative in this world, and the only blood of her sister and brother-in-law. She is willing to protect him even if she has to risk her life.
Having already made a mistake once, she naturally cannot continue to make the same mistake again. No matter what, she must not become the rope that ties Lu Wanning down.
Her eyes gradually became firm and her tone became deeper.
"You're right. If I put everything on the master, then my life is also tied to his hands. If he wants me to live, I live. If he wants me to die, I die. My life is not a big deal, but it's different now. At least, I can't drag you down."
Lu Wanning pursed her lips, "So what is my aunt going to do?"
"Now it seems that the Madam has fallen, but as long as the eldest son is still alive, she may still be able to stand up one day."
"When the eldest son passes the imperial examination, all he needs to do is say a few words in front of the master, and the lady will regain the master's favor. By then, there will be no place for me."
Lu Wanning felt something was wrong and frowned, "Did Master Chen say something to you?"
Luoluo's death must have made Master Chen realize that Lu Wanning was uncontrollable. He couldn't see Lu Wanning at any time to scold her, but he could vent his anger on Concubine Chao An.
No wonder the doorman seemed to have expected her coming today and let her in without asking any questions.
Mr. Chen probably thought that she came here today because Aunt An called her here specifically to scold her.
"Nothing," Aunt An quickly shook her head, not wanting her to worry about her. "I just felt that it was time to make some plans for myself."
Lu Wanning naturally didn't believe it, but she didn't point it out.
She changed the subject, "Aunt, do you remember the patrol officer that Madam Chen called that day?"
Aunt An nodded, "Of course I remember."
But her mind worked slowly and she didn't think much about it.
Now that Lu Wanning mentioned it again, she realized something was amiss and asked quietly, "What's going on?"
"Before she got married, Madam Chen had a mutual affection for a teacher. However, the Wu family firmly disagreed with their daughter marrying a powerless and impoverished teacher, so Madam Chen chose to elope with the teacher."
"But the Wu family is a wealthy family after all. Madam Chen has never suffered any hardship. After a while, Youqing couldn't stand the life of drinking water and having enough, so she returned to the Wu Mansion in disgrace."
Seeing Aunt An's eyes widen, Lu Wanning continued, "The Wu family kept this matter very secret. Later, when Madam Chen married into the Chen family, this matter was gradually forgotten."
Aunt An felt like she was bombarded with thoughts. She felt like her brain couldn't keep up and waved her hand, "Wait a minute."
After swallowing her saliva, Aunt An continued to ask, "So that patrol officer..."
Her eyes lit up instantly. If this Xun'er was the child born from Madam Chen's elopement with the teacher from that year, then Madam Chen would never be able to stand up in the Chen Mansion again.
Thinking of this, she wanted to get up immediately and find evidence.
Lu Wanning laughed and quickly pulled her back, "There's no need for Aunt to intervene. The two from the second and third rooms are much more desperate than Aunt. I'm afraid they've already uncovered everything about Madam Chen."
If her guess was correct, the person those two wanted to bring down was not just Mrs. Chen, but Chen Wenjian would also suffer.
Even white can be said to be black by those two people.
Aunt An clapped her hands and said, "No wonder the people from the second and third rooms haven't come to trouble me these days. It turns out they are busy with this."
If this had happened under normal circumstances, if Master Chen had handed over the reins of the household to a concubine like her, those two would have probably jumped up in anger.
Lu Wanning looked at her surprised expression and couldn't help laughing. "Aunt has been so worried these past few days, is it because of this?"
Aunt An glared at her and said, "You know my temper. When I encounter something, I always feel like I can't get over it."
Of course I know, after all, she was like this not long ago.
I feel that any suffering in this world is like a hill that is impossible to climb, but once I really stand up and start climbing, I find that it is just a small slope.
Lu Wanning moved closer to Aunt An and rested her head in her arms. "Aunt, even if there really is a mountain, I will flatten it for you."
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In the second lady's room, the third lady, with a blushing face, described to her what she had found out in the past few days.
"Didn't the Wu family say that the eldest sister-in-law was recuperating in a temple? Second sister-in-law, guess what happened back then."
The Second Madam also became excited. "I remember she stayed in the temple for almost two years. Could it be..."
The Third Madam clapped her hands. "Second sister-in-law is right. I've been looking for quite a few servants who used to work for the Wu family these past few days, and I've heard a lot of news from them. The Xun'er that eldest sister-in-law mentioned that day must be the child she gave birth to when she eloped with that teacher."
"Where is the child now?"
"I haven't found out yet, but it doesn't matter. After all, truth will come to light. If this really happened, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out about her."
The Third Madam took a sip of tea and curled her lips. "Over the years, all family matters, big and small, have been decided by my eldest brother and his family. We, the Second and Third Houses, don't have any power at all. The old lady is biased to the core, always thinking about Chen Wenjian passing the exam in the future so that she can win honor for the Chen family."
"This time, it's not certain whether the grandson that the old lady holds so dear to her heart is hers or not."
The two exchanged glances and burst into laughter. The Second Madam showed even more disdain. "Who made Big Brother do such an excessive thing? Old Madam is old and powerless. Now that Big Sister-in-law is in trouble, the power of the household should be handed over to you and me, but he would rather give it to the concubines than let you and me take over. It's really infuriating."
The Third Madam echoed, "I need to have someone hurry up and find that bastard that my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to. I heard that the Prime Minister's daughter has been meeting Wen Jian frequently lately. If he really does marry the Prime Minister's daughter, even if he's not my eldest brother's bloodline, I'm sure my eldest brother will acknowledge him even if he grits his teeth."
After all, who would kick the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion out?
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