"Yufeng! You're back! That's great! I'll come to see you tomorrow." Ji Fenglin stood there alone, grinning foolishly, imagining the scene of Lu Ailan's mixed feelings when she saw him.
Chang Sui Ji Huan, who was beside him, had been standing outside watching and did not dare to come in.
In fact, he also missed the mistress at that time, who was a good mistress who was clear about rewards and punishments and had a cold face but a warm heart. His mother was seriously ill and had no money for treatment, so it was the mistress who hired a doctor.
Later, he invited an imperial physician, and his mother's illness was completely cured. He remembered his mistress's kindness for the rest of his life.
Ever since Aunt Mei entered the mansion, there has been a subtle evil spirit in the mansion. When the mistress's yard caught fire, everyone said it started from inside the house, but he didn't believe it.
The mistress's maids and wet nurses were all serving her. That night, the Duke was tripped by the charming Concubine Mei, and the yard here caught fire.
The Duke seldom went to Aunt Mei's courtyard, not once for several months. But he went there that night, and something happened to the mistress.
Is it a coincidence?
How could there be so many coincidences in the world?
However, the old lady suppressed the matter, and the mistress's family was not strong enough, so no one came to help. The Lu family did make trouble a few times, but unfortunately they were merchants and could not get the upper hand, so in the end, nothing happened.
The Duke was devastated by the blow, and with the pressure from the Dowager, no one pursued the matter of the mistress anymore.
Now that she is back, she heard that Aunt Mei had a tooth knocked out.
You deserve it.
The mistress's methods have always been powerful, but she was not cruel enough, which is why she fell into the hands of Aunt Mei.
Ji Fenglin came out of the dilapidated yard and told Ji Huan: "Send someone to check tomorrow and make sure to find the whereabouts of the lady."
"Yes!" Ji Huan bowed and saluted, "Duke! Do you want to find someone to investigate the Lu family's affairs?"
"Let's find someone to investigate!" Ji Fenglin sighed with guilt, "I was negligent back then. The Lu family was framed and the entire family was killed. The person behind it was really cruel and ruthless. Let's focus on investigating the Yuan family of Haixin Marquis Mansion.
Are all the people we found back then doing okay? We’ve kept them for so many years, it’s time to put them to use.”
Ji Huan nodded: "Everything is fine. Does the Duke want them to come to the capital immediately?"
"Let's make arrangements! The Madam is gone, and Yufeng is back. It's time to settle the old scores." Ji Fenglin smiled bitterly, "This Duke is useless! He can't even protect his own wife."
"My Lord! The incident has passed, and my wife has returned. This is a happy event, a great happy event."
"Alas!" Ji Fenglin waved his hands and sighed, "It may not be a happy event. Once Madam makes a decision, it is difficult to change it. It can be seen from the fact that she didn't return home alive that year. I'm afraid we are really going to separate this time."
Ji Huan didn't know how to respond, so he didn't say anything. He sent Ji Fenglin to his own yard and turned around to do his work.
At this moment, Lu Ailan was waiting for Lu Qingsu to come back from work as usual, and the mother and son had dinner together. This habit had been developed over the years and had not changed even after coming to the capital.
The Chu family arranged people to serve them, but the mother and son were still happy to do everything themselves.
Only an old laundry woman and a cook were left; the rest were gone.
After the meal, the cook took away the dishes and chopsticks. Lu Qingsu poured a cup of tea for Lu Ailan and handed it to her: "Mom! Come, have some tea."
Lu Ailan looked at her son and told him to sit down: "Su'er! Mother has something to tell you about your life experience."
Lu Qingsu was stunned for a moment, said nothing, sat down quietly, and waited for his mother to speak.
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Ailan told her son everything about herself. She thought her son would be excited, confused, and resentful, but he was not at all and just sat there silently.
"Su'er! Why didn't you react at all? Is it any wonder that your mother took you away from the Duke Cheng's Mansion when you were young?"
Lu Qingsu shook his head: "No wonder. My son has thought about his life experience, but he didn't expect it to be the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion. Mother! What are you going to do next?"
"Mom wants a divorce." Lu Ailan looked at her son nervously and asked cautiously, "If Mom wants a divorce, will it affect your career?"
"My son's career is not important, as long as I am happy." Lu Qingsu looked up at his gray-haired mother, feeling sorry for her. "Mom! No matter what decision you make, I will support you."
"Mother doesn't want you to go back to the Chengguo Mansion. It's a quagmire, rotten from the inside out. Lian'er is kindhearted and innocent, so she's not suitable to live in a place like that. Mother went to look for her and talked about the divorce, and Lian'er didn't object."
Lu Qingsu smiled, "I didn't expect that before Lian'er got married, mother had handed over all the household affairs to her. I listen to you and will do whatever you say. No matter how good the Duke Cheng's Mansion is, I don't care about it."
"I'm relieved that you think this way." Lu Ailan smiled with relief, "Su'er! You are blessed by the ancestors of the Lu family for having a good wife in this world.
Although Lian'er is a girl from the Prince of Qin's mansion, she is well-educated and open-minded. Mother likes her very much."
Lu Qingsu nodded without hesitation: "My son likes her too. She is indeed different. Although she is a noble lady, she never looks down on anyone and is kind by nature."
"That's right. Mother has no other request but to hope that you two live in harmony. If you go back to Duke Cheng's mansion, you won't be able to live in harmony in the future. I heard that Ji Fenglin has a lot of concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters. It will be difficult for you to keep yourself clean if you are influenced by them."
"Mother! My surname is Lu, not Ji. I don't admit that I am from the Chengguo Mansion, and the Ji family can't do anything to me." Lu Qingsu really didn't think about returning to the Ji family.
He has an official position, even if it is not high, but he has worked hard to get it. He is about to get married, and his wife is a girl from the Qin Palace, with a noble family background, so why should he be tied to the Chengguo Mansion?
When the Chu family took a fancy to him, they had conditions when proposing marriage. If he agreed, he had to fulfill his promise.
The Chu family members' personalities are very compatible with his temper. The men in the Chu family have clean backyards and none of them have concubines. Why would he bring in some women with different thoughts to make trouble?
Look at what the Ji family did. His mother was the principal wife, but she was harmed by the concubine. So many years have passed, and no one has taken responsibility for this matter.
A human life! It was just passed without any mention, especially Ji Fenglin, who did nothing at all. It's chilling to think about it.
"Lu is the surname of my mother's maternal grandfather. When my mother was born, she was given her current name and was also included in the Lu family tree." Speaking of the past, Lu Ailan was worried, "You can see how much your maternal grandfather loved your mother. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on us, and the entire Lu family was wiped out."
"My son feels that this matter is strange and needs to be investigated slowly." Lu Qingsu clenched his fists, as if making up his mind, "The Lu family must have offended someone back then, otherwise they would not have been driven out of the capital."
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