Su Yujiao lowered the steel cable and taught her to wrap the rope around her waist, then attach the hook to the iron ring.
After securing the rope, Lu Jingming pulled the person up, and then quickly lowered the rope down to rescue Lu Ziqian.
The two sat on the ground, soaking wet. Zhou was sobbing uncontrollably. Seeing that her son had already come up, she even wanted to jump again.
After such a disgraceful incident, she was too ashamed to face her husband and children, and even more ashamed to live.
"Mother, let's go inside."
Su Yujiao gave Lu Ziwei a look, signaling her to help the person back to the room first.
Mo Shu whispered to Lu Ziqian, as if the person had been caught.
Lu Jingming's face was grim, and he remained silent, seemingly unsure how to face Zhou Shi.
"Father, please go to the front yard to greet the guests. This matter should not be publicized."
"I'll ask what happened. Mother must have been framed."
"She would never do anything to betray you!"
"Think about Weiwei, and then think about Mother. The second branch of the family is definitely involved."
Lu Jingming's face remained gloomy as he left without a word.
"Mother, what exactly happened? Who...who is that person?"
Zhou cried and sobbed, "I never expected things to turn out this way."
"I'm sorry to your father, and I'm sorry to the Lu family..."
“That man is my cousin. I was engaged to him when I was young.”
"The year we got engaged was also the time when the imperial court was conscripting soldiers. He and your father joined the army in the same year."
"My younger brother was with them at the time."
"Three years later, your father became a centurion, but he became lame while saving my brother."
“When my father found out that he was lame, he immorally went to his house to break off the engagement, and then made me marry your father.”
"He didn't marry for many years because of this, until he was thirty years old."
"I feel very guilty about this. I feel like I've delayed things, and I also feel like my family went back on their word. I'm sorry to him."
"Besides, he injured his leg while saving my brother..."
"In addition, after he became lame, he was indeed a useless person. He couldn't work or farm. His family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat. His wife and children were often sick, so I often helped him out."
"Later, when your father found out that I had been engaged to him, he was very bothered by it and forbade me to have any contact with him."
“We haven’t seen each other for many years and haven’t been in contact with each other at all.”
"He suddenly appeared in the mansion today, saying that his wife had died, his eldest son had also died of illness, and his youngest son was now seriously ill. He wanted to borrow some money from me."
“I know your father is very concerned about my association with him and doesn’t want people to see me with a strange man, so he sent the maid away to avoid trouble.”
“I wanted to give him some money to hurry up and leave, but he said he hadn’t eaten for three days and three nights and asked if he could beg for a meal.”
"I couldn't bear to refuse, so I personally served him a bowl of noodles."
"As he ate his noodles, he told me about his experiences over the years. Before I knew it, I felt weak all over, as if I couldn't even stand up anymore..."
"By the time I realized something was wrong, it was too late. He carried me to the bed, tore at my clothes, and even took off his own..."
At this point, Zhou was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Lu Ziwei's face was pale, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Did he...did he do that kind of thing?"
She knew she shouldn't ask such a question as a daughter, but she really found it hard to accept.
How could such a kind person as my mother be defiled by such a thief?
Zhou shook her head, trying her best to explain, "No, he hasn't had time yet..."
But her clothes were torn open, and the man kissed and touched her, but he didn't go all the way, so she was still not innocent.
She has wronged her husband!
These were words that Zhou found difficult to say, yet she couldn't get over them in her heart, and they gradually became a source of anxiety for her.
After the banquet ended and the guests left, the members of the first and second branches of the family gathered in Zhou's courtyard, seemingly waiting for the outcome of the proceedings.
The Zhou family has committed such a huge scandal, they certainly won't pretend nothing happened.
The first to jump out and shout were Old Zhu and the old man.
"That shameless Zhou woman has even cheated on her husband in her own home. She's really gone too far."
"Does this mean there's no one left in the Lu family?"
"Boss, what do you think we should do about this? Should we divorce her or drown her in a pig cage?"
"In short, this shameless old whore must not be allowed to stay any longer."
Su Yujiao trembled with anger upon seeing this scene.
The Zhou family now is just like she was back then—wronged, desperate, and helpless.
Without Old Zhu's help, that cripple named Zhou Shengchang would never have been able to get in.
This is the general's mansion, and the other party is a cripple with limited mobility. How could he possibly sneak in so easily?
Old Zhu really seems to enjoy using such despicable tactics.
He doesn't know any other tricks, only how to smear women, but this trick is deadly to women and never fails.
Last time, when he framed Weiwei, Gu Heng saved him.
This time, however, Zhou unfortunately fell victim to the virus.
Zhou knelt on the ground like a sinner, her head bowed in shame, listening to the insults, slander, and abuse from Old Zhu and Wang.
He suddenly became furious and rammed his head into the artificial hill, breaking his head and bleeding profusely.
This is why Su Yujiao dared not leave.
Zhou's emotions were very unstable. She could not accept that such a sordid thing had happened to her and was at risk of committing suicide at any moment.
Now, Old Zhu and Wang are still verbally provoking her...
A flurry of activity ensued in the hospital. Su Yujiao managed to provide timely treatment, but Zhou was bleeding profusely and had to be carried to her own operating room.
Old Zhu, however, quickly blocked the door, refusing to let him leave, and insisted that Lu Jingming give a result.
Lu Jingming's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and he roared, "Mother, are you trying to force me to my death?"
Old Madam Zhu refused to back down: "Divorce her. This kind of person is not worthy of being my Lu family's daughter-in-law."
"Get out of the way."
"If you dare take one step, I'll kill myself."
Old Zhu suddenly produced a knife from somewhere and held it to her own neck, blocking the doorway and refusing to let anyone leave.
Lu Jingming roared, "What exactly do you want?"
"Hand over the stewardship and the storeroom keys; this kind of person doesn't deserve to be a steward."
"Aren't you afraid she'll steal all the money from the house to support other men?"
"She cheated on you, and you still care whether she lives or dies? You're such a spineless bastard."
Old Zhu's true colors have been revealed, and his appearance is repulsive.
Su Yu stomped her feet in frustration, feeling incredibly unlucky to have such an immoral old man.
Where on earth did Lu Ziqian go? He wasn't there at the crucial moment.
Lu Jingming was very filial, and it was precisely because of his filial piety that Old Madam Zhu continued to act arrogantly and domineeringly.
If Lu Ziqian were here, he wouldn't have indulged her at all. He'd let her die if she wanted, or get lost if she didn't.
"Father, Mother is dying. Give her whatever the old hag wants."
Lu Ziwei shouted anxiously, watching as Zhou's bleeding increased, and even though Su Yujiao secretly took out hemostatic medicine and bandages, it couldn't stop the bleeding.
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