Chapter 79 Why are you talking nonsense?
Where did Aunt Wang get the face and confidence to put aside past grudges and be a good stepmother to her after annoying her for so many years?
Following her instruction, Aunt Xu hurried out again. There were intermittent cries and shouts coming from outside the courtyard, but finally it became completely quiet.
Lu Xinran's focus was on how Aunt Wang left the yard.
"Grandma, didn't Grandpa lock her up in the yard and not allow her to leave at will? How could she come to your place? And she is well-informed."
Haven’t the servants in the mansion been cleared out?
Pei came back to her senses from her anger and disgust and immediately realized this.
When Nanny Xu came back, she asked her to find out where Aunt Wang got the news from and how she left the courtyard.
The servant at the gatehouse who delivered the message to Aunt Wang and the maid who had been let go by Aunt Wang were brought to the mansion by Pei that day, had their tongues cut out and were sold.
When the cleanup was underway, many people were still waiting and watching, but now, after seeing the miserable plight of the two men, they all behaved themselves.
Lu Jinchuan received the news after returning home. He stood in the study in the front yard and struggled for half an hour before finally deciding to try his luck in the backyard.
Then, as expected, he was stopped by the servants in Pei's courtyard.
"Master, the lady said that she is willing to stay in the mansion for the sake of her children and grandchildren. If you bother her again, she will leave immediately with her dowry."
Lu Jinchuan hunched his back, looking at the closed gate. He seemed to have been drained of all his energy and spirit, and instantly looked a few years older.
It’s retribution, it’s all retribution.
He never thought that he would end up like this.
[Hey, he knows about Aunt Wang and Aunt Jin? How did he know? Such private matters have not been discovered for so many years, how come he suddenly discovered them?]
[Alas, it is rare for a person to be ignorant. As long as he pretends not to know, he can still wear the green hat and treat Aunt Wang as a treasure. He can also raise a son whose father he does not know and listen to the soft voice of Aunt Jin, who is so eloquent. ]
[He didn't like the two sons his grandmother gave birth to anyway, so why bother about blood relations?]
[After all, the previous things are there. Other people's sons are good when they are spoiled, but your own are just roadside grass, and you don't even want to look at them. ]
The complaints faded away. Lu Jinchuan watched the two sisters leave together and disappear from his sight, then he returned to the front yard dejectedly.
Lu Xinran always felt that something was wrong. She thought about it over and over again, and then she remembered that her grandmother's face had always been not very good in Zhaoyun Courtyard.
"Sister, do you still remember Pei Xiuzhuo from Dingkang Marquis Mansion who was at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet? Lu Kanghe's case has been judged, so that case should have been judged as well, right?"
Lu Kanghe was framed unintentionally, so he was sentenced to exile but was able to save his life. However, Pei Xiuzhuo deliberately killed someone and confessed in public, so he should not be able to save his life.
Lu Xinlan recalled the news in the city and replied to her uncertainly.
"It probably hasn't been judged yet. Dingkang Marquis's Mansion is different. Pei's ancestors fought with Emperor Gaozu to establish the country and received a red-lettered iron certificate from Emperor Gaozu. If they must save Pei Xiuzhuo's life, it should be possible."
In this way, the Dingkang Marquis Mansion will definitely be abandoned by the emperor.
Emperor Gaozu gave them the Red Book and Iron Certificate to fulfill their brotherhood, but even if Emperor Gaozu were still alive, he would not want to see them use this life-saving talisman.
Especially for such a person.
But, after all, this was related to Pei's brother and relatives, so they couldn't say much.
"You must mention this to your grandmother. Don't even think about it. Forget about it completely. Got it?"
This request was a bit strange, but Lu Xinran stared at her for a moment and nodded in agreement.
On the seventh day of September, the Lu family got ready early in the morning and gathered in the Pei courtyard, preparing to go out to the Duke's Mansion.
Zhao had been looking forward to this day, as she wanted to know how her biological mother died.
During these days, she would recall her childhood in her dreams every night.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that the past does not stand up to scrutiny, and the more I think about it, the more loopholes I find.
Lu Xinlan grabbed Lu Xinlan's arm tightly and asked her in a low voice: "Have you mentioned this to the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion? Is she willing to help?"
"As I mentioned, she will help arrange an appropriate opportunity."
Let one of Tang Quyan and Song Junyan be present.
"Okay, that's great. As long as I can get the truth, I'll be relieved."
While she was choking with sobs, Lu Xinran came in with her maid. She didn't know what was on her mind, but today she was dressed in goose yellow.
The bun on her head and the ornaments she wore were very similar to those of Roshkha on that day.
Lu Xinlan looked at her with great headache. If not everyone could hear her inner voice, with her current attire, Liu and Tang Wanrou would probably misunderstand her.
Although Zhao was still a little nervous, her expression changed immediately when she saw Lu Xinran's outfit.
"Where are the dress hairpins I sent you? Why aren't you wearing them?"
Lu Xinran rolled his eyes: "You give yours, I wear mine, I didn't ask you to send things to my hospital, and you have no right to ask me to do this or that."
"Lu Xinran!" Zhao was furious: "Do you really regard me as your mother?"
"you guess."
Lu Xinran is a bachelor, "I have never fulfilled my duties as a mother, so why should I fulfill my duties as a child to her?"
[If you have been kicked in the head by a donkey, go see a doctor as soon as possible. Don't just imitate the donkey's ugly cry and feel good about yourself, thinking that your voice is beautiful.]
Several people in the room lowered their heads and covered their faces with handkerchiefs, fearing that their raised lips would be seen by others.
Zhao was so angry that her chest heaved violently. This daughter must be born to be her unlucky!
Pei waved her hand, signaling Lu Xinran to help her up.
"Today's birthday party for the old lady is different from the Queen Mother's birthday party. The Duke's Mansion is packed with guests today. There will be many guests in the mansion. Don't wander around. Follow me and your elder sister closely."
Lu Xinran supported her and nodded with a smile, saying that it was good to have more people, as more people would allow them to eat more big melons and reach the end of a year's life sooner.
Pei helped her walk out, and when she passed by Zhao, she glared at her as a warning.
How can a mother be like this? No wonder her daughter doesn't want to acknowledge her. She will regret it in the future.
There was already a long queue outside the Duke's Mansion, and guests from various mansions who came to celebrate the birthday got off their cars in front of the door one by one.
Zhang Shui'er kept looking around in front of the door, and finally saw the carriage from the Lu Mansion. She rushed over in one step.
First, he helped Pei out of the carriage in a polite and dignified manner, and then he started to make eyes at Lu Xinran.
"Don't worry, I have prepared everything you told me to do. I can lead the Fourth Prince here at any time."
Lu Xinran: “???”
What Fourth Prince?
When did she say she wanted to bring the pervert over here?
She raised her hand and touched the other person's forehead. He didn't have a fever, so why was he talking nonsense?
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