Chapter 122 A hard slap, the father's kindness and the son's filial piety are gone
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Lu Zhao stood in front of the imperial prison and paced back and forth. The bright spring sun had begun to become scorching, and the light falling on his face was extremely dazzling. He couldn't help but squint his eyes to look at the gate of the imperial prison against the light.
After a while, the gate of the imperial prison opened wide. Seeing Lu Zhinian staggering out, supported by someone, Lu Zhao hurried forward.
"Saburo!"
"Father……"
When Lu Zhinian saw his father, he felt like he had found support. He couldn't help but shout out, and tears appeared in his eyes.
Seeing his miserable state, Lu Zhao felt sorry for him. He patted him and said, "Get in the carriage first, and we'll talk when we get back."
"Wait."
Wu Kui, who had followed behind, suddenly spoke up to stop him: "Lu Langling, although the matter of Lu Sanlangjun has been clarified for the time being, he can go back first. However, Lu Langling still needs to remind him not to go to places he shouldn't go next time, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."
Lu Zhao's face darkened: "You don't need to say more!"
Wu Kui shrugged. "I'm just being kind. If Lu Langling doesn't want to hear it, that's fine. But I still want to remind you."
"Lord Lu San is still a criminal. Our governor, mindful of Secretary Lu's age and frailty, and his generous compensation to the Yiyang County Lady, has temporarily agreed to allow him to return home. However, until the Song family case is resolved, he remains a suspect. Therefore, during this period, Lord Lu San must attend the Privy Council every three days and is not allowed to leave the capital without permission."
"The Governor has shown mercy by releasing him from prison. I hope the Lu family will not break the rules."
Lu Zhao's face turned extremely ugly when he heard this. Just as he was about to say something, Wu Kui bowed to him and said, "The Privy Council has important matters to attend to. I will not speak to you any more. I will take my leave now."
Without waiting for Lu Zhao to reply, Wu Kui turned around and left. The way he rubbed his armor and placed one hand on the scabbard made the Lu family members look pale.
"These Black Armor Guards are simply despicable." Lu Rong endured it again and again, but finally shouted angrily, "They are just mere lieutenants, worthless people, and they dare to treat you with such disrespect!!"
Discuss official rank and background.
Who the hell is this Wu Kui? How dare he act so arrogantly in front of the Lu family's headmaster?!
Lu Zhao's eyes were filled with coldness: "He is hateful, but what is even more hateful is their master."
A group of mad dogs followed a despicable and vicious person, and then they became successful and rampant.
If Xiao Yan hadn't backed them up, how could these black-armored guards dare to do this!
Lu Zhao felt extremely humiliated and even more resentful towards Xiao Yan. He was just angry that he didn't kill him outside the capital that day.
He took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart. Turning around, he saw Lu Zhinian's face was pale, his lips were chapped, and he looked very weak. He suppressed his anger and said, "Get in the car first and go back home."
The Lu family's carriage stopped in front of the imperial prison. Lu Zhinian had injuries from being beaten with a stick, so a thick layer of cushions was laid on the carriage.
Only when Lu Rong helped him get into the carriage and he leaned on the cushion did Lu Zhinian truly feel that he had come out of prison. The swaying carriage beneath him did not make him feel comfortable, but compared to the dark and damp imperial prison, the outside world felt better everywhere.
Lu Zhinian leaned back on the cushions and adjusted his posture. He suddenly remembered Song Mo, who had been captured with him. He asked, "Father, where is Song Mo? Did you rescue him?"
"Do you still have time to care about him?"
Lu Zhao's face darkened: "Why don't you ask how your grandfather is doing and how things are going in the mansion?"
Seeing Lu Zhinian looking bewildered and somewhat uneasy, Lu Zhaocai said coldly:
"Song Mo is not dead. He served you for many years and should have been very cautious. However, he didn't stop you from doing foolish things, allowing you to get into such a terrible disaster. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't say anything he shouldn't have said after you were arrested and that he at least knew how to protect his master, your grandfather would have beaten him to death long ago with his temper."
"I ordered the person to be sent to the farm, and he doesn't have to stay by your side to serve you in the future." Such a servant is not worthy of staying in the Lu family!
"Father……"
Lu Zhinian opened his mouth to plead for Song Mo, wanting to say that he was the one who wanted to go to Duke Song's mansion that night, that he had a fever and his head was confused by dreams, and that Song Mo had tried to stop him but couldn't persuade him, so he had to accompany him.
But before he could open his mouth, Lu Zhao said, "You still have time to care about Song Mo? Do you know how big a disaster you've caused this time?"
"Because of your sudden imprisonment, the Lu family was completely defeated by the Song daughter and Xiao Yan. We once had a chance to negotiate, but now we have completely lost the upper hand. Your grandfather was humiliated, and the Lu family suffered heavy losses in trying to resolve the matter. Even the Queen was reprimanded by His Majesty."
He had wanted to ask Lu Zhinian for a long time, but now he could no longer hold back.
"Sanlang, what on earth did you go to the Duke of Song's mansion for that night?"
Lu Zhinian's face turned pale: "I..."
He wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips he didn't know how to start.
To outsiders, that dream was ridiculous. Even he could only verify its authenticity because of that abandoned yard and that dead tree he had never seen before. But if he told anyone else about it, who would believe it? Even his father would probably think he was crazy, or even think he was a monster.
He couldn't tell his father and the people of the Lu family that he went to the Duke of Song's Mansion because he had a dream that needed to be verified. Or he had to tell them that he dreamed of how he betrayed Song Tangning, how he broke his engagement and fell in love with someone else, how he and Song Shulan robbed Tangning of her things and handed over the position of the Lu family's matriarch to a bitch of unknown origin, and even harmed Song Tangning to the point where she was half human and half ghost?
Seeing that he remained silent, Lu Zhao lowered his gaze and said, "What are you talking about? Speak up! Did you discover something about the Song family, or did you know something about Song Tangning? You were so anxious to get to the Duke of Song's mansion that you let your guard down and got caught."
Lu Zhinian's face turned pale when he heard this. He grabbed the mattress under him and avoided Lu Zhao's eyes. "No, I was sick that night and confused. I thought Tang Ning was still at the Song family. I wanted to go find Tang Ning and ask for her forgiveness, but I didn't expect to run into the Black Armor Guards..."
"Say that again?!"
Lu Zhao's eyes were filled with shock, and even Lu Rong beside him was stunned.
Even though they thought of countless possibilities, and even considered that maybe Lu Zhinian wanted to go to the Song family to do something and was caught unintentionally, they never thought that Lu Zhinian was doing this.
Lu Zhinian was shocked: "I just thought that if Tang Ning forgave me, the Lu family's affairs would be resolved. I was just confused for a moment..."
“Snap—”
Lu Zhao was so angry that he slapped Lu Zhinian in the face, his hands shaking as he pointed at him: "Are you sick and confused? I think you're so sick that you've lost your mind!"
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