Luo Chengzhang clenched his fists as he listened. He stood there without saying a word, his teeth clenched.
Mother Zheng approached him step by step. "Madam treats you like this, how do you treat her? My wife was a pampered young lady when she was in Zhending. What happened after she married into your Luo family? She took care of the housework for you, served you every day, and even tolerated you taking a concubine. You even favored the concubine more than her! Do you live up to what you said before? You still blame Madam. Aren't you also a despicable person who was blinded by lust, marrying a skinny girl from Yangzhou as a concubine, and she got pregnant before marriage. You, Luo Chengzhang, are shameless!"
Luo Chengzhang was speechless. He had never imagined that Mother Zheng would dare to criticize him so pointedly. Moreover, every single one of the things he had done was shameful. Yes, what right did he have to accuse others!
"Later, Madam really gave up hope on you. I thought she was pregnant with the thief's child and asked her to have an abortion. But Madam refused to do so no matter what, saying that the child was so innocent! I didn't know why at the time..." Mother Zheng looked at the Duke of England.
Wei Ling had never heard Gu Minglan talk about this before, but now he understood what she had been wronged about and why she was so cold. He whispered, "It was my fault back then. Minglan can't be blamed."
Mother Zheng remembered what Gu Minglan had told her.
"...He's not a thief, he's a good man. Mother Zheng, you don't have to say anymore. I'm going to protect this child even if it costs me my life." Gu Minglan's eyes were filled with tears, but her expression was stubborn yet gentle. "I only regret that I married the wrong person... I don't want to hinder him, but I won't kill this child. Please stop trying to persuade me."
Mother Zheng said coldly, "Later, the Madam really hated you. She injured herself trying to save the child, and then, to save her sister... she asked me to give her a medicine."
If Gu Minglan were still alive, there would be a greater possibility that this matter would be exposed.
Gu Minglan didn't want to live in the first place, but for the sake of this child, he dragged his frail body to fight for it. He might as well just die like this, and leave this child with a good life.
Mother Zheng was completely powerless to dissuade her. She had never told anyone about this, but now she told Luo Chengzhang, "You've forced her into this state. How can you have the nerve to treat my sister like this? What qualifications do you have to drive my sister to Luming Hall? To be frank, when your Luo family was in trouble, it was the old man who did all the hard work to help you. Have you forgotten? Even if the wife is wrong, she has already given her life for you for my sister. What else do you want?"
Luo Chengzhang's body was tense and trembling constantly.
He originally thought he was the one who should be angry, but now looking at Mother Zheng's gaze, it was as if he was the most evil person in the world, a treacherous villain who deserved to go to the eighteenth level of hell! Even he himself had this absurd illusion.
Gu Minglan probably already disliked him. Luo Chengzhang looked at the Duke of England beside him and suddenly felt deeply timid. Compared to the Duke of England, he was nothing!
He really had no right to treat Luo Yining like this. He still hadn't been able to repay Gu Minglan for what he owed her.
Mother Zheng was so excited that she couldn't even stand. Luo Shenyuan didn't say a word, but just stepped forward to support her. Mother Zheng looked at Luo Chengzhang with a sad and resolute look: "Luo Chengzhang, give my sister to the Duke of England. My sister should have been the Duke of England's child... Everyone is wrong in this matter, but my sister is not! My sister Mei has been well-behaved since she was a child and respects you very much. Why do you treat her like this? If you don't want my sister, there will always be someone else who does!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Ling knew it was time to speak. This was his own child, one he had never loved, and she must not be allowed to remain in the Luo family and suffer injustice. He said calmly, "Lord Luo, my family, the Duke of Yingguo, has no daughter. I have come to take Yining back home, and I will definitely raise her in luxury. Lord Luo has raised my daughter for so many years, and I have prepared 50,000 taels of silver for you." Wei Ling gestured, and immediately his personal guard entered the door, holding a paulownia wood box with purple gold in its hands.
Wei Ling sat down and glanced at Luo Shenyuan who had been silent beside him.
He was determined to take the child back today, no matter what he did, even by coercion... Although this was not a good idea, that was why he gave in to Luo Chengzhang at the beginning. But now, there was no need to do that. Luo Chengzhang must have been quite upset after hearing what the mother said.
"Master Luo, please accept the money. Bring my daughter out. I will take her away from the Luo family today to spare you the trouble. From now on, please tell everyone that your seventh daughter died suddenly, and my daughter will be raised in your care. Because she is raised in the madam's room and rarely sees anyone, outsiders will not know about this. What do you think, Master Luo?"
Luo Chengzhang's lips were dry and moved slightly: "I... call Yining over, and you ask her."
He still couldn't ignore Mother Zheng's hateful gaze and stood there. He seemed to see Gu Minglan standing in front of him again, his eyes cold and distant, and there seemed to be some resentment...
Luo Chengzhang called someone in and said, "The Duke of Ying is being entertained at the mansion. Go and tell Aunt Qiao to set the meal in the flower hall."
Because the Duke of England had arrived, the kitchen was extremely busy. After Aunt Qiao had given her instructions, she sat in the side room, drinking tea and watching. Her personal maid hurried over and said, "Auntie, Madam Zheng has been invited back..."
Aunt Qiao picked up a little tea foam from the cup and said with a lazy smile, "He must be worried when he heard that Luo Yining was in trouble. Don't worry about her."
Now she doesn't take Luo Yining seriously at all, because it can't cause any trouble anyway.
The maid hesitated for a moment, then whispered in her ear, "Auntie, do you know why the Duke of England came back?"
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