Chapter 199 Also a Son
His throat felt like it was being clamped by an iron clamp. Due to the pain of suffocation, Lu Yunsheng's eyes bulged out and his face turned red.
His mouth opened slightly, but he did not beg for mercy, nor did he raise his hands to struggle or resist. Instead, he reached into his arms, took out a letter, and threw it hard in Lu Yunzheng's face.
Rage was boiling in his heart, and Lu Yunzheng's mind was in a mess. His sanity was shaky, and he almost had the urge to strangle Lu Yunsheng to death.
But when the envelope hit his face, the sharp corner scratched his cheek, and the slight stinging sensation almost brought him back to his senses.
Lu Yunzheng lowered his eyes and saw that Lu Yunsheng's face was blue and purple, and his eyes had rolled back, so he immediately let go.
Without the restraint, Lu Yunsheng instantly fell to the ground, curled up into a ball, and began to cough violently, one louder than the other.
Beads of sweat mixed with tears of pain rolled down his face, and Lu Yunsheng truly felt that he had been to the gates of hell.
When Lu Yunzheng saw Lu Yunsheng in such pain, he felt a sense of fear and regret in his heart.
If he had really accidentally killed Lu Yunsheng just now, he... couldn't imagine it.
Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Yunsheng had just scolded him so badly that he could not possibly apologize.
Looking down at Lu Yunsheng, Lu Yunzheng said coldly: "Before you show off your verbal skills, first see if you have the ability to get away with it. You are simply overestimating yourself!"
Lu Yunsheng looked up at Lu Yunzheng. He was still gasping for breath, but there was a fierceness in his eyes.
When he spoke again, his voice had become hoarse and labored.
"After all, we are of the same roots. If I don't tell you something, you will never realize how despicable you are!"
"you!"
Lu Yunzheng's face darkened again and he took another step forward.
At this moment, Lu Yunsheng raised his hand and pointed at Lu Yunzheng's feet.
Lu Yunzheng subconsciously looked down, and a few words on the envelope came into view -
A letter to Ziyun.
Lu Yunzheng's pupils suddenly shrank. This is...
Seeing Lu Yunzheng standing there stiffly, Lu Yunsheng endured the burning pain in his throat and said in a hoarse voice:
"You must recognize Dad's handwriting."
"Dad left a suicide note on his trip north this time. This is for you. I left it with my aunt and shouldn't have taken it out now."
"Before I left home, I asked my aunt for it without telling my father."
When Lu Yunsheng said this, he slowly stood up.
"There is no deep hatred between you and me, brothers. Since ancient times, the prosperity of a family depends on everyone in the family working together."
"Madam, you have hurt Yao'er. I cannot forgive you, and I will never forget it. Madam has been confined to her house and her power as the head of the family has been taken away. That is what she deserves!"
"But I am not as short-sighted as you. The honor and disgrace of the Lu family has always been related to the life and safety of everyone in my Lu family."
"For the rest of my aunt's life and Yao'er's happy marriage, I only hope that the Lu family will prosper and get better and better."
"I don't know why you have so much resentment towards Dad. This letter is the last thing I did against Dad's wishes. I think it contains Dad's heartfelt words."
"If you remain indifferent after today, then when you make mistakes and suffer in the future, I hope you will have the backbone and conscience to not bring trouble to the Lu family who gave birth to you and raised you!"
Having said this, Lu Yunsheng coughed rapidly again, his face turned pale and he bent over.
After catching his breath, Lu Yunsheng didn't listen to what Lu Yunzheng had to say, and turned away without looking back.
Lu Yunzheng stood in the pavilion in a daze, letting Lu Yunsheng leave, staring at the letter at his feet.
Lu Yunsheng asked why he had such a strong grudge against his father?
Because my father was cruel and heartless, he only thought about Aunt Zhou and her son until his death in his previous life, and he even did not hesitate to destroy him just to pave the way for Aunt Zhou and her son!
Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng gritted his teeth, stepped on the letter, and then left quickly!
One step, two steps... ten steps...
He had walked a long way, to the border between sunlight and shadow.
But he couldn't move any further.
All his life, he just wanted to get his father's approval, to see his father smile at him warmly, pat him on the shoulder, praise him and commend him, just like he did to Lu Yunsheng.
But he waited all his life, but never got to...
In fact, he had read his father's suicide note in his previous life, but that note was not written to him, but to Aunt Zhou and Lu Yunsheng.
Although we won a great victory in the war with the Mo Kingdom, my father died on the battlefield.
He was heartbroken and returned to the camp to sort out his father's belongings and send them back to the capital, but he found his father's suicide note in a box.
He had no idea that his father had left him a letter, and he opened it with tears in his eyes. But after reading it, his heart was completely broken.
The five full pages, in addition to concern for the country and loyalty to the emperor, were filled with three full pages of planning and arrangements for Aunt Zhou and her son.
He was written about, but it was intended to push him into an abyss of no return!
Before this great war, his father discovered that he had surrendered to Prince Xiang.
His father scolded him in the tent, saying that a general can only be loyal to his country and the emperor, and that taking sides in advance and intervening in the fight for the crown prince will only bring disaster to the whole family.
He knew that what he said made sense, and was about to explain the whole story to prove that he was not acting rashly and without consideration, but his father slapped him hard without giving him any explanation.
Then he even made a harsh statement, saying that the matter must be settled as soon as the war was over, otherwise he would be expelled from the army!
End it?
Now that he has boarded Prince Xiang's ship, what other way out is there for him except to do his utmost to help Prince Xiang ascend the throne? How to end it?
But my father was angry, so he had no choice but to agree at the time and think of a solution later.
A few days passed, before he and his father could sort out the matter, the war broke out, and his father died... under the enemy's spear.
In the suicide note, Dad mentioned his dealings with Prince Xiang without reservation, and even asked Aunt Zhou to give the letter to Shen Zhengsheng for a decision.
If it is really necessary, then just give him up and save the entire Lu family and them and their son!
Even when he thought about it now, Lu Yunzheng still felt a chill spreading from the depths of his heart, making him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
All the love, respect, admiration, grief and reluctance of the past were shattered at that moment, and the remnants pierced into his heart, causing him excruciating pain.
He just couldn't understand why his father disliked him and was so cruel to him even though they were both his father's sons!
Although it was his father who died in the battle, he felt that he was the one who was abandoned and heartbroken.
As Lu Yunzheng thought about this, his eyes became wet and he curled the corners of his mouth in self-mockery.
He laughed to himself. When he thought of the letter still lying on the ground, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope. He thought that maybe in this life, his father still had some feelings for him.
At this moment, Lu Yunzheng was caught in a vortex of conflict between his conscience and his desires. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were filled with pain and hesitation, and his lips trembled slightly.
The next moment, the hem of the black robe flew up.
Lu Yunzheng turned around and looked back.
At first, his steps were full of hesitation, but the closer he got to the pavilion, the faster and faster his steps became, filled with impatience.
When I stopped, I was only one step away from the letter, and I was filled with timidity and fear.
After a long time, he leaned forward slightly. It was obviously just a light letter, but the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.
"This is the last time... This is the last time..."
As Lu Yunzheng spoke, he tore open the seal with trembling hands.
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