She also wanted to know who her biological mother was, but someone once told her that it was better to make herself happy than to worry about it. So over the years she didn't ask her father who her biological mother was, or even ask anything about her biological mother.
Lu Tianyun bowed and left the study.
The next day, Hua Fushu went to the Bao family as usual. Jun'er's condition had stabilized, and she came to tell Bao's father and Zhang that she had an urgent matter and would not be back for a long time. Bao's father and Zhang wanted her to stay with Jun'er for a few more days, but after hearing that it was an urgent matter, they were reluctant to ask her.
Hua Fushu discussed and revised Jun'er's upcoming treatment plan with Doctor Yi before leaving the Bao residence and heading to Xinglin Clinic. He explained to Doctor Li the reason for his temporary absence: "Those patients are seriously ill, and Master is too busy to handle them, so she asked me to help. I haven't seen Master in a while, so it's a good opportunity to see her. Those patients' illnesses are quite unique, and I'll learn a lot from her."
Doctor Li, keeping his patients first, agreed to her request: "Go ahead. You're always welcome in my clinic."
Hua Fushu thanked him and went to Sifang Pavilion to listen to books and drink tea. Before leaving, he packed a portion of lotus pastry and went to Lefeng Tower for dinner before returning home.
Not long after leaving Lefeng Tower, they were passing through a small alley when a few men suddenly appeared from the front. Hua Fushu knew at a glance that they were martial artists and that they had no good intentions. She had been very well-behaved recently and had not offended any thugs, so she asked, "Are you planning to rob me of my money or my woman?"
One of them said, "Of course, they take money from people and help them get rid of disasters."
A man came charging at him with a long stick. Hua Fushu didn't hide, but quickly rushed to the man's side, kicked him, and snatched the stick away. He looked at the other men and said with a smile, "Why don't we attack together?"
The men exchanged a glance and rushed forward. Hua Fushu hadn't exercised in a while, so she treated this as a chance to stretch her muscles. Six blows and three kicks knocked down several men, and they screamed in agony. Although their injuries weren't fatal, they were bruised and needed to lie down for a while before they could move. She asked, "Tell me, who sent you here?"
Several people kept silent.
However, Hua Fushu didn't want to wait for them to think it over. He stepped on one of their hands and crushed them. The man couldn't bear the pain and confessed everything: "We, we are from the Lu Mansion..."
Lu Mansion?
Hua Fushu was slightly startled, with some disbelief in her almond-shaped eyes, so she increased her strength to beat the man. The man still insisted on attacking the Lu Mansion. She felt quite disappointed and raised her foot.
Late at night, in the dim moonlight, a carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the Lu Mansion. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. The doorman, who had been asleep, shouted impatiently, "Who is it? It's the middle of the night!"
The servant, half-awake, walked out with a lantern. He saw a carriage under the dusk, and heard several voices shouting from inside. He bravely stepped forward, raised his lantern, and saw several people lying in a mess inside. They were the guards from the mansion: Niu Er, Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Wu, their faces covered in bruises. The servant hurriedly had them removed from the carriage, but found a piece of paper with a dozen large, crooked characters written on it.
The noble Lu family behaves like a villain, and we laugh at them!
The old servant trembled, only to wake up his sleeping master.
Several guards were brought in front of Lu Jin. Lu Jin looked at the big words on the paper again and again, and listened to them explain the whole process of the incident.
It turned out that Concubine Chen was summoned to the courtyard by Madam Huaping to question whether she had poisoned her with purslane. Concubine Chen refused to admit it, but Madam Huaping immediately identified her and gave her a mild punishment and a severe admonition. In fact, it was not surprising that Madam Huaping identified Chen. On the day of the Third Master Lu's wedding, if Madam Huaping had not sat in the hall due to abdominal pain, then Chen would have sat in the hall. However, Madam Huaping's abdominal pain was relieved by a doctor named Hua Fushu.
Afterwards, Chen was extremely angry and could not stand the ridicule of Aunt Li. She thought that it was the young lady of the Ye family who showed up out of nowhere and ruined her dream of sitting in the hall and watching her son worship heaven and earth. She was punished for no reason, so she blamed everything on the young lady of the Ye family and found someone to teach her a lesson.
Lu Tianyun heard about this and rushed over. Looking at the guards who had been severely punished by Hua Fushu, she said to her father, "Father, now you believe it, Fushu is not the kind of person who goes back on his word. She could have sent them to the City Patrol Division and let His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin handle it, but she sent them back to the mansion to avoid making this matter public. Fushu gave us a way out. I hope father can handle this properly and give an explanation to Fushu and the Ye family, and also to our Lu family."
Lu Jin was silent for a while, and only spoke after a long time, asking Lu Tianyun to go back to her room to rest, and he would handle the matter himself. After getting his father's response, Lu Tianyun returned to her room.
The next day, Lu Tianyun was woken up by someone. As soon as she woke up, Bisi told her something: "The master has confined Concubine Chen for three months and is not allowed to leave the courtyard. Originally, the master wanted to send Concubine Chen to Xuandu Temple for retreat, but it was the third young master who pleaded for her, and the master changed the confinement."
As Lu Tianyun combed her hair, she said, "Father confined Auntie because she had someone teach Fushu a lesson, or because she asked the kitchen to cook purslane."
Bisi said, "Girl, what's the difference?"
Lu Tianyun picked a crabapple hairpin from her makeup box and pinned it on Bisi. "I remember when I went to visit Mother on the ninth day of the lunar month, Aunt Li was there too. Mother mentioned eating purslane. My Aunt was preparing dishes for Third Brother's wedding banquet and was worried about finding the purslane. As luck would have it, purslane was delivered to Mother's table on the eleventh day. I think my father mentioned that Aunt Li had a father who used to grow medicinal herbs, so Aunt Li has learned some medical knowledge from him."
Bisi was slightly startled, then said, "Young lady, are you saying that this was done by Concubine Li? She framed Concubine Chen and caused her and the Madam to resent each other. Now that Concubine Chen is under house arrest and has lost the Master's favor, Concubine Li is the one who benefits the most."
Lu Tianyun smiled. "No one will ever believe a guess without evidence. Since my father wants to keep the matter quiet and doesn't want it to get out of hand, I have no choice but to let you bear the blame for murdering the mistress. However, this confinement is not really an injustice. With Fushu's personality, if it weren't for my sake, your confinement would be more than just a simple one."
After dressing up, Bisi helped Lu Tianyun to dress and wash. Afterwards, Lu Tianyun went to Chen's yard, but was stopped outside the yard by her third brother Lu Youqi, who scolded and mocked her with words such as "ungrateful" and "heartless". Seeing that he insisted on not letting her go, Lu Tianyun had to leave.
After the meal, Lu Jin had dozens of books delivered to Youlan Pavilion, all teaching how to cultivate one's character, distinguish right from wrong, and discern human nature. He also ordered them not to leave until they had finished reading them—essentially, a house arrest. Bisi and Xinyan were unaware, but Lu Tianyun knew her father didn't want her to have any further contact with Hua Fushu.
Ye Shiheng was shocked when he saw the letter left by Hua Fushu. He quickly ordered Wu Jing to send someone to find Hua Fushu. Wu Jing went out the door and then turned back: "General, did the young lady say where she was going?"
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