Chapter 86 Pei was sent away
Lu Yuzheng came back dejectedly, and the loud shouting and yelling made him feel even more distressed.
When the three children saw their father, they rushed over together, pulled up his sleeves and searched his pockets.
"Daddy, I'm so hungry."
Pei Wu was like a bandit with a sweet mouth but a bitter heart, smiling while flipping through the books fiercely.
Lu Yu's pockets were cleaner than his face, and he angrily pushed them away: "Your mother didn't cook? Why are you looking for me when you're hungry?"
Pei came over and heard it, and she suppressed her temper and said with a smile: "My husband is back? Go and pay your respects to the old lady."
Lu Yu couldn't help feeling sad when he looked at Pei Xi, after all, he loved her.
"I've wronged you these days."
Although Pei Xi felt resentful in her heart, she continued to act virtuous on the outside: "What are you talking about, my husband? Husband and wife should stick together through thick and thin."
Lu Yu felt more and more upset, knowing that the more virtuous Pei Xi was, the more painful it would be for him.
When Madam Hou and Yuan heard that Lu Yu had returned, they stopped arguing.
Especially Yuanshi, who was afraid that Lu Yu would know that she was targeting Pei Xi.
Now, no one knows where her husband Lu Zhao has gone.
I have to live my life alone, and if Lu Yu loses his temper with me, I will suffer a great loss.
Now Lu Yu came to see me, and as soon as Mrs. Hou saw him, she started crying and scolding him.
"Look at what we've become now. It's all your fault."
Lu Yu calmed himself down and asked everyone around him to leave.
"Don't worry, mother. The difficulties are temporary and may even be over soon."
The old lady of the Marquisate trembled, her eyes lighting up. "Is the Emperor going to help us? I was just thinking, you've been accompanying the Emperor on his journey, and even if you haven't done anything great, you've certainly worked hard. With just one word from the Emperor, our Marquisate will be revitalized."
Lu Yu nodded: "Mother is right, the emperor did give us a chance, but..."
Madam Hou hurriedly asked, "But what?"
Lu Yu sighed and said, "The Emperor has a harsh condition."
Madam Hou glared and warned, "Agree to any conditions, even if it means my death. It is your responsibility to ensure the prosperity of the Guanyang Marquisate for generations to come. Do you understand?"
Lu Yu's eyes were filled with tears. "The Emperor has learned that Pei Xi killed a surrendered soldier on the frontier, and the surrendered soldier's family has already come to the capital to file a complaint. The Emperor wants Pei Xi to be handed over."
Madam Hou listened in a daze, then waved her hand decisively: "Hand it over and do as the emperor commands."
The old lady, who was determined to revitalize the Marquisate, seemed particularly cold and ruthless: "She has brought this upon herself. Hand her over quietly and quickly to avoid any more trouble."
Lu Yu was already in tears, and the old lady angrily scolded him, "You useless thing! No wonder the mansion has fallen into ruin in your hands. Look at how useless you are. If you don't hand it over and the emperor doesn't help, how will you be able to pay the usury? Are you going to let me live in this slum for my old age?"
Lu Yu hurriedly wiped his tears and comforted her: "Don't misunderstand, mother. I am thinking about you after all, you have given birth to three children."
Madam Hou's face darkened again. "If the child needs to be handed over, he must be handed over along with you. Stop talking and go get Mrs. Pei."
Lu Yu's hesitation was disliked by the old lady, who sent a personal nanny to call Pei over.
When Pei heard that she was going to be given to the families of the surrendered soldiers, she was frightened and burst into tears.
"How can this be? I killed the enemy but didn't get any merit, so I was convicted?"
Madam Hou sighed, "Whatever the Emperor says is true. No need to waste time on nonsense."
Pei Xi wept and said, "I was filial to my mother-in-law and gave birth to children, and is this the end?"
Madam Hou couldn't help but feel angry. "Is all this my fault? Didn't you do something that gave the emperor a handle? Princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as common people, let alone you. So pack up your things and leave."
Seeing this, Pei ran back to Lu Yu and cried bitterly: "Why don't you just kill me and take my head to the emperor? Wouldn't it be even more painful if it fell into the hands of the enemy?"
The three children ran in and hugged Lu Yu's thighs and cried.
The old lady's maid came over quietly and told Yuanshi the whole story.
When Yuan heard this, she was furious and ran to the old lady and said, "Mother-in-law, please don't be soft-hearted. We can't offend the emperor."
Because Pei was going to be sent away, the old lady would only have Yuan as her daughter-in-law in the future.
Therefore, her attitude towards Yuan Shi became more favorable: "Of course I know that I cannot offend the Emperor, and the Emperor will not let Pei Shi go. It would be best if the Emperor sent someone to take Pei Shi away and deal with her. I'm afraid relying on Lu Yu won't work."
As expected, no one knows a son better than his mother. Lu Yu was indeed soft-hearted.
He had already planned to secretly send Pei away tonight.
So he asked a servant to arrange a carriage, but the servant was stopped by Yuanshi.
After she forced out the truth, she grabbed the servant's ear and went to the old lady to complain.
The old lady was so angry that she came over to question Pei in person.
Lu Yu was also present. Seeing that the matter had been exposed, he was angry and sad, but he was powerless to change the situation.
The old lady scolded him and Pei and ordered Lu Yu to send Pei to where she deserved.
Lu Yu begged on his knees with tears in his eyes: "Let her spend this night with me. This is the only night."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant came in from outside and reported: "A high-ranking official has arrived, and he has brought soldiers with him."
The old lady hurriedly took him out, and the steward said he was ordered to bring someone out.
Lu Yu was quite shocked, and Pei hugged Lu Yu and burst into tears.
At this moment, Lu Yu behaved like a man.
"I'll deliver it myself tomorrow morning, so you won't have to bother."
The officer was amused and said, "Don't make things difficult for us, my Lord. We are only following orders."
When Lu Yu heard this, he knelt down and begged: "I beg you all."
The official said helplessly: "You'd better go and ask the emperor for help before your wife is sent out of the city."
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked someone to take Pei away.
For a moment, the three children cried loudly, and the scene was chaotic like hell on earth.
Lu Yu couldn't stop him, so he had to come to the emperor to beg him the next day.
As a result, he couldn't even see Xie Changsheng, but he continued to wait without changing his mind.
How could Xie Changsheng care about such a trivial matter? He was originally a cruel and tyrannical emperor.
If there is anyone who can make him soften his heart, besides his cousin, it is Fu Danjun.
Although he would not admit it, he was obsessed with the dead woman.
But after returning to the palace, he never turned over the cards, and even refused to eat and only drank.
He even shed tears after drinking. Eunuch Chang Le could not bear to see this and advised him: "Your Majesty is the son and grandson of the emperor. Tears are the source of grace for all the people. You cannot shed them carelessly."
Xie Changsheng looked at him strangely when he heard this: "Did I shed tears? Which eye did you see it with?"
Eunuch Chang was so frightened that he knelt down and apologized: "Old slave, slap your mouth, old slave, slap your mouth."
Xie Changsheng closed his eyes and waved his hands: "Get out!"
As time went on, the officials below became concerned about the emperor's health.
He is in the prime of his youth and should spend more time with the harem and give birth to a little prince as soon as possible.
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