Chapter 9 Make Her a Concubine
Lu Yunzheng turned his head and saw his furious father, but a dazed look appeared on his face.
He once saw his father fall down in the midst of thousands of soldiers and horses. Who could have thought that God would give him another chance and let them meet again?
Seeing Lu Yunzheng standing there in a daze, Bai Ji turned around, saluted General Lu again, and then left calmly.
In fact, she didn't want to leave, after all, she hadn't seen the excitement yet, but she had already delivered her message and had no right to stay.
When Lu Yunzheng saw Bai Ji stepping out of the main hall, he immediately came to his senses and wanted to stop him again.
"Don't leave! Who knows how you slandered Xizhi just now? I must keep you here to confront you face to face!"
"Asshole, you still think you haven't embarrassed yourself enough!"
General Lu could no longer suppress his anger, and took three or two steps forward. Looking at his furious look, he was actually going to teach Lu Yunzheng a lesson.
Mrs. Lu hurriedly chased out. Her face was pale and her steps were hurried. She suddenly stood in front of Lu Yunzheng.
"Husband, calm down. What you just said was just one-sided words from the little maid. Who knows if she is exaggerating? Why don't you listen to what Zheng Er has to say first?"
General Lu sneered when he heard this, "Okay, then I'll listen to what this evil creature has to say!"
Mrs. Lu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw this, and quickly turned around to grab Lu Yunzheng's hand, saying quickly:
"Zheng'er, please tell me what happened today. Wasn't the engagement with the Shen family already decided a long time ago? Why are you——"
Mrs. Lu actually disliked Shen Jiasui.
This future daughter-in-law is good at martial arts and has a flamboyant personality. She seems to be restless, and her family background is too high to be controlled. I am afraid that she may not respect her mother-in-law in the future.
But as long as she thought about the marriage between the two families, Zheng'er would be able to get support from General Dingguo's Mansion, she accepted it.
Who knew something like this would go wrong today.
Zheng'er was also confused. If he had already fallen in love with her, why didn't he come and discuss it with her in advance?
If she were to say, the right thing to do would be to marry Shen Jiasui first.
If Zheng'er really can't let go of Gu Xizhi, she is just an orphan. Since she also loves Zheng'er, she can discuss with the Shen family and find a day to take Gu Xizhi into the house. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
Mrs. Lu's thoughts raced, and she was just trying to find a way to have the best of both worlds when Lu Yunzheng pulled Gu Xizhi down to kneel and said sincerely:
"Dad, Mom, I broke the engagement today without your permission. I was wrong, but there are reasons for it. We need to find a quiet place to talk it over."
"Furthermore, my child and Xizhi love each other. Xizhi is gentle and kind. She is my soulmate and the one I am determined to spend my life with."
"Since the dissolution of the engagement with the Shen family is a foregone conclusion, please agree to let me marry Xizhi. We are all sincere!"
Gu Xizhi had just seen the furious General Lu and was filled with fear. Now that she saw that Lu Yunzheng had indeed kept his promise, she was moved and immediately bowed down with Lu Yunzheng.
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she couldn't help but feel anxious. Sure enough, the next moment, General Lu shouted, "Idiot!"
"You two are in love? You are sincere? It's obvious that you two are having an affair without a matchmaker!"
When Gu Xizhi heard this, her face turned pale and her whole body softened.
Seeing this, Lu Yunzheng quickly helped Gu Xizhi to steady herself, and anger arose in his heart.
Dad has always favored my second brother and has been dissatisfied with him a lot. Now he is even so ruthless to the beloved woman he brought back.
Seeing that Lu Yunzheng was still unconvinced, General Lu clenched and unclenched his fists under his sleeves, and finally took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said sternly:
"Lu Yunzheng, I have worked so hard to get you this marriage, but you are so ungrateful. How can I face General Shen in the future?"
"I don't care what your reasons are. You broke off the engagement today without permission. At the very least, it's a sign of personal dishonesty. At the most, it's a sign of betrayal. Who will trust you when you lead troops into battle in the future? Who will be willing to obey you?"
“If you still have a conscience, follow me to the general’s mansion now to make amends and seek forgiveness from General Shen and Sui Yatou!”
When Gu Xizhi heard this, she immediately grabbed Lu Yunzheng's hand tightly.
Lu Yunzheng shook his hand back without hesitation and retorted, "Dad, these are just family matters. How can they be linked to leading troops to fight in wars?"
"Besides, I have already completely offended the Shen family just now. Going there again this time will only bring humiliation upon myself. I don't want to kowtow to outsiders!"
When General Lu heard this, he almost laughed out of anger.
"Well, it seems that you have cut off your own retreat? I, Lu Yongzhu, have practiced loyalty and righteousness all my life, and I always keep my word, but I never expected to raise a rebellious son like you!"
"Don't you have to marry this woman? Then let me tell you that it was her father who was greedy for merit and reckless, and made mistakes and missed opportunities, which led to General Shen's defeat and the loss of his arm!"
"Her father's sins could never be redeemed by his death. General Shen was kind and righteous and took her in out of his heart. That's why she is where she is today."
"Now you two have been secretly giving each other things, and you want to marry her. If others knew about this, they would accuse you of being a heartless beast!"
When Gu Xizhi heard this, the color drained from her face and she didn't dare to move at all.
Lu Yunzheng couldn't stand anyone slandering Gu Xizhi, even if it was his own father!
"Dad, that's all in the past. Xizhi is innocent anyway. Why do you have to be so prejudiced against her? If you knew what kind of person Xizhi is, you wouldn't say that!"
Seeing that Lu Yunzheng repeatedly contradicted his father for Gu Xizhi, Mrs. Lu's disgust towards Gu Xizhi instantly reached its peak.
She hated it most when women pretended to be weak and acted in such a coquettish manner!
Does Gu Xizhi think that others are blind, deaf, and blind, and cannot see her dirty thoughts?
There was also a Zhou Fu in the backyard who was watching with eagerness, hoping that Zheng'er would make a mistake so that she could raise her illegitimate son.
I thought that after marrying into the Shen family, Zheng'er's future would be secure, but I didn't expect that Gu Xizhi would show up and ruin everything!
Thinking of this, Madam Lu looked unhappy and advised: "Zheng'er, if you really like this girl, it won't be too late to take her as a concubine when Miss Shen comes home. Why are you so impulsive and want to ruin the marriage between the two families?"
"Your father is right. You should go to the Shen family to apologize now. It's not too late!"
As a concubine? Make her a concubine?
Gu Xizhi's head was buzzing and she felt dizzy.
The next moment, she could no longer kneel and fell to the side.
Lu Yunzheng quickly hugged Gu Xizhi and shouted, "Xizhi!"
Gu Xizhi didn't dare to speak, but tears kept falling. She looked at Lu Yunzheng with affectionate and resentful eyes, as if saying:
"Yun Zheng, you just promised me that you would marry me."
Lu Yunzheng was panicking and promised hurriedly: "Xizhi, don't worry, I will never break my promise to you, otherwise I, Lu Yunzheng, will not be worthy of being a human being!"
Lu Yunzheng raised his head and looked directly at his parents, almost pleadingly:
"Dad and Mom, I will not marry anyone other than Xizhi in this life. Now that things have come to a conclusion, why don't you fulfill my wish?"
General Lu and Madam Lu both gasped when they saw that their son seemed to be possessed.
At this moment, a slightly gentle voice sounded:
"Oh, this girl is very clever. She has bewitched the young master so much that he has become disobedient to his elders."
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