After dinner at the Lu Mansion, Zhou Tong, under Chen's arrangement, took a group of servants to continue preparing for tomorrow's birthday banquet.
The whole house was busy, lively and festive.
The most lively courtyard is Lantingxuan.
The married young ladies from each branch of the Lu family, along with their husbands-in-law and children, arrived at the Lu Mansion's villa at 3 p.m., and now everyone was flocking into Lantingxuan.
Su Ningjie was surrounded by many cousins, brothers-in-law, and nephews older than him. He was a little scared at first and hid behind Lu Yuan.
Oh my god!
How come he has so many cousins and brothers-in-law? !
The young ladies from each branch of the Lu family were very surprised by the sudden appearance of their little cousin.
This year, Lu Shiyuan will celebrate his birthday without a big banquet. Their married daughters can just send birthday gifts.
Something like this happened to the Lu family a few days ago, and they decided to come together to cheer up their grandfather.
They never expected that their little cousin Lu Yao’s madness had been cured and that her little cousin was still alive.
The daughters of the second and fourth branches of the Lu family came to Xishui County with another purpose: they wanted to plead with Lu Yuan to spare their mother's death sentence.
They all knew Lu Yuan's temper. Lu Yuan had been good to them over the years and gave them a generous dowry when they got married.
They didn't have much hope at first, but now that they have seen their little cousin, they feel there is still hope.
After receiving a round of gifts, Su Ningjie became bolder.
In the future, he will be the pillar of the eldest house and even support the entire Lu family.
He can't hide behind his elder sister, he can't be timid, he can't be afraid!
After figuring it out, the shy look on his body disappeared instantly and he took on the look of a little adult.
"Cousins, I like the gifts you gave me. If your brothers-in-law ever wrong you in the future, you can come back to the Lu family. I will definitely support you and help you vent your anger!"
The little person spoke in a sonorous and powerful tone of an adult, making the cousins feel pampered instantly.
This made all the cousins' husbands tremble in their hearts. Even though the brother-in-law is small now, he will not be able to be provoked in the future.
The way he looked at Su Ningjie was no longer the same as looking at a child.
They had the illusion that the person in front of them was more mature than their own children.
Lu Yuan glanced at the sky and said, "Sisters, you've been traveling all day. I've arranged for someone to clean up the side rooms. You can't miss grandfather's birthday party tomorrow."
Lu Xin, the eldest daughter of the second room, looked at the sisters of the first and fourth rooms and said, "Eldest sister, we will go downstairs and rest first. We sisters will have a good talk tomorrow."
Lu Yuan had a faint smile on her face. She could roughly guess what Lu Xin and the others wanted to say to her. "Tomorrow is Grandpa's birthday. We sisters should talk to him and make him happy."
Lu Xin suddenly felt something was wrong. Her elder sister didn't want to talk to her. At this time, Chen entered the yard. "What are you all doing around Jie? Aren't you afraid of scaring your little cousin? Go away."
Chen was now the only female elder in the family, and her words carried some weight, so everyone was led away from Lantingxuan by the servants one after another.
"Brother Jie, you should also go to bed early. Tomorrow you should invite your parents, brothers, sisters and grandchildren to the Lu Mansion early."
Su Ningjie nodded: "I understand, Third Aunt."
When Lu Xin left, she looked back and saw Chen talking to Su Ningjie with a kind look.
It seems that Chen's help in pleading for mercy is needed, and there is some hope.
Half an incense stick later, Chen met Lu Xin and Lu Jiao, the eldest daughter of the fourth room, in Fanghua Garden.
Chen frowned. "It's so late. What's the matter with you sisters coming to see me?"
Lu Xin and Lu Jiao exchanged a glance, and Lu Xin spoke carefully, "...I would also like Third Aunt to ask for help in pleading with our respective mothers and eldest sister..."
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"Second Miss." Nuan Yu knocked lightly and entered the room. "You are so wise. They went to the Third Madam's courtyard and wanted her to help plead with the eldest Miss to save the Second and Fourth Madams from death."
A hint of coldness flashed in Lu Yao's eyes, and she sneered, "It's not impossible to spare the death penalty. Then they can just find a way to bring my mother and second brother back to life."
Nuan Yu said indignantly, "They will definitely accuse our eldest wife of forcing others to do what they want."
"They were the ones who made things difficult for us first. Killing someone means paying with your life. How dare they beg for mercy?!"
Lu Yao became more emotional as she spoke, her voice rising a few notches and her chest heaving.
"It was their mother who caused my sister to be childless and now has to take care of a madman like me. Their mother was so cruel that she poisoned me to death. How dare they... How dare they come to beg for mercy!"
Seeing Lu Yaoyao's sudden loss of control, Nuan Yu was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward to pat her back and calm her down. "Second Miss, they don't dare to come and beg for mercy. They don't have the face to do so. Even if they did, we wouldn't agree. It's not worth getting yourself upset over this. You've just recovered. If you get angry and your illness relapses, the eldest lady and the young master will be worried about you."
right!
Her madness must not relapse!
She couldn't let her sister, brother and grandfather worry about her anymore.
Lu Yao leaned in Nuan Yu's arms and her emotions gradually calmed down.
Nuan Yu quickly poured her a cup of calming tea and said, "Second Miss, don't worry. The eldest lady won't care."
Lu Yuan wanted to beat the second and fourth wives to death at that time, so how could he be soft-hearted?
Even if the eldest lady was soft-hearted, she would not agree.
She and Nanxiang have seen how much the eldest lady has suffered over the years.
Fortunately, her uncle is a good one, otherwise... she couldn't even imagine it.
Lu Yao drank three cups of calming tea in a row, and her emotions completely calmed down.
"Arrange someone to watch them tomorrow and try not to let them get close to Grandpa and my older brother alone."
"good."
"Also, if they want to see me tomorrow, they should tell them that I've just recovered from my madness and need some quiet time, otherwise it will relapse."
It's late at night and the moon is above the willow trees.
Chen lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Seeing this, Lu Zexu was a little annoyed. "What's wrong? Are you worried about something going wrong at the family banquet tomorrow?"
"I'm not worried, but Lu Xin and Lu Jiao came to me this evening and wanted me to help their mother intercede with Yuan'er."
Lu Zexu was surprised and asked, "You didn't agree, did you?"
"How could I dare to agree to that? The government has already pronounced the verdict. I can't plead for them and save them from the death penalty."
Lu Zexu breathed a sigh of relief. "Wife, it's a good thing you're not confused. Yuan'er is very angry. If I hadn't stopped her that day, Yuan'er would have beaten my second sister-in-law and my fourth brother's wife to death. My godson even got whipped..."
Lu Zexu described the situation that day in detail.
Upon hearing this, Chen sighed and said, "It's a pity for my brother-in-law, Kun."
Lu Zexu said, "If Yuan'er were a boy, this wouldn't have happened."
“Hmm…”
"So you mean it's Yuan'er's fault? Are you still her third uncle?!"
Lu Zexu rubbed his aching arm and said, "That's not what I meant."
"That's clearly what you mean. You still have the nerve to say that? Don't you know how many daughters you've given birth to? If you have the ability, you could give birth to a son..."
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