Long County Government Office, Bingzhou Prefecture.
Lu Ziyan, sweating profusely, put away his spear and placed it back on the rack. He took the towel from the servant and wiped it, then looked up at the sun that was almost overhead and muttered to himself.
"Oh, it's so hot. It's almost autumn, why is it still so hot?"
The servant Shoujian beside him said with a smile.
"My Lord, you should know that even though autumn has arrived, there is still a saying about the "autumn tiger." Isn't it normal for the weather to be so hot these days?"
Lu Ziyan glared at Shou Jian and said, "Hmph, if you say anything more, I'll have you deliver the letter to the capital in his place."
Shoujian immediately made a bitter face and begged for mercy.
"Oh, my Lord, please spare my life. I will never dare to do that again."
Lu Ziyan knew that the servant was just teasing him, so he turned around and went to the study. This study was prepared for him by his father so that he could read more books when he had nothing to do. His father also found a lot of military books for him. After reading them, Lu Ziyan shook his head. These military books were not as good as the ones his elder brother gave him. However, he did not dare to say anything, otherwise his father would immediately send him back to the capital.
Who knew that just as I sat down, I heard Shi Jian walk in.
"My Lord, a letter has been sent from the capital. It's in the hands of the Marquis now. Would you like to go and see what it is?"
When Lu Ziyan heard that there was a letter from the capital, he hurriedly got up and walked towards the study in the front yard. However, he was stopped by Shi Jian after taking just two steps.
"Oh, my prince, don't worry. The Marquis is not in the study in the front yard now, but in the front yamen."
Lu Ziyan then glared at Shi Jian and walked towards the front yamen. The place where they were living now was where the officials' families lived behind the county yamen. They had to pass through a small door to reach the county yamen.
Lu Ziyan arrived at the front office study and reported first before going inside. Seeing the smile on his father's face, Lu Ziyan knew it must be a happy event.
"Father, is there any good news from home?"
Lu Mingyuan was in a good mood and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He handed the letter in his hand to Lu Ziyan and said, "Read it yourself. When you're done, put the letter down and go back to read."
Lu Ziyan glanced at Lu Mingyuan, and seeing that he was not looking at her, she curled her lips secretly and picked up the letter to read.
Seeing this, he immediately became happy and smiled.
"Haha, I became an uncle for the second time. I didn't expect that my sister-in-law gave birth to another son."
Lu Mingyuan didn't want to see his silly look, so he scolded him with a smile.
"Get back and don't go out and fool around, or I'll ask your eldest brother to come and take you back to the capital. If you want to stay here, then you better study and practice martial arts."
Lu Ziyan nodded repeatedly and promised that he would not go out to fool around, then returned to his study in the backyard.
Thinking about what my eldest brother said in the letter, the second child was born in mid-May. Now it is the end of June. Should I go back to see my little nephew?
Lu Zifeng in the capital was unaware of the dilemma faced by Lu Ziyan in Bingzhou Prefecture, and even if he knew, he would not make a big deal about it.
He is now busy naming the child, oh, of course, a nickname, because the emperor has taken away the right to name the full name, so the youngest son's full name is Lu Yunhao. At that time, he remembered that the eldest son's name was Lu Yunhui, so this youngest son was named Lu Yunhao.
After struggling for a month, Lu Zifeng still couldn't come up with a good nickname for his son. Finally, he followed his mother's suggestion and named him Hao Ge'er.
Xu looked at Lu Zifeng's conflicted look and laughed continuously, but Lu Zifeng and the others did not notice the longing in Xu's eyes.
Lying in bed at night, Xu secretly shed tears. When Lu Lancheng found out, he sighed helplessly.
"I know you're thinking about the third and fourth children. Over the years, I've regretted my impulsiveness back then. But, you have to know that the third and fourth children were like blinded by their own blindness. They refused to listen to our advice as parents. Moreover, what they did was a disgrace to our ancestors. If I hadn't expelled them from the family, I'm afraid they would have died. Not to mention the family rules, even the county magistrate at the time probably wouldn't have spared them."
Xu turned around and said softly.
"It's all because we, as parents, didn't teach them well. Now we don't know where they are. We went from Bingzhou Prefecture to Luzhou Prefecture, and then to the capital. I don't know if I will be able to see them again in this life."
Lu Lancheng embraced his old wife and patted her back gently. "Let's not think about it anymore. If they are smart, going to a place where no one knows them and starting over is not a bad idea. They can always live a peaceful life. But the premise is that they can live an honest life. We don't want to see them again in this lifetime. Now they are no longer members of our Lu family. I told them when I sent them away that the Lu family would never recognize them again, and they should not come back. No matter where they go, they can be their own ancestors and rebuild a family."
After hearing what Lu Lancheng said, Xu felt much better. She murmured, "Where did they get the courage to do such a thing?"
Lu Lancheng smiled helplessly.
"I thought I was a pretty good person, and that the sons I'd raised wouldn't be bad. When my eldest brother told me about this, I didn't believe him. I wondered if they were mistaken. How could my sons do something that harmed the country and the people? But when I saw them meet those people with my own eyes, I realized what a failure I was. I actually raised two such shameless sons."
After a pause, Lu Lancheng continued.
"Old woman, do you know? If I hadn't expelled them from the family, then when the incident happened, it would have been a disaster for our entire Lu family. If people knew what they did, our entire Lu family would have been executed. I can't let the entire Lu family go to hell with them. Otherwise, I would be the sinner of the Lu family. How would I have the face to see my father in the underworld then?"
Lu Zifeng knew through his mental power that the people the old couple were talking about were their third uncle and fourth uncle. Third uncle Lu Mingjiang had been killed by him, but fourth uncle Lu Minghai's family and third uncle's wife and children were nowhere to be found. It seemed that he should take some time to ask his father why his third and fourth uncles were expelled from the family. However, through the conversation between his grandparents, Lu Zifeng had roughly guessed some things, but he still needed to listen to what his father said.
Lu Zifeng really didn't intend to eavesdrop on the old couple's conversation, but he happened to hear it when he inadvertently used his mental power to cover the entire mansion. Only then did he listen to it and learned some of the truth.
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