A blue line extends straight from the wrist to the elbow.
When they saw this thing, the two girls from the Lu and Pei families' faces changed.
"You two, get out of here!"
Mrs. Lu scolded Pei Liuniang and Pei Shiniang.
Pei Liuniang is the daughter of the second wife, and Pei Shiniang is the daughter of the third wife.
Although the two girls were also panicked and curious, they did not dare to hesitate when they heard the order from their mistress.
They immediately protected each other and quickly retreated.
After everyone else had left, Lu grabbed Pei Jingzhe's arm and shouted in fear, "Da Lang, when did this happen?"
"How could you possibly have one too!?"
“What the hell is going on!?”
Pei Jingzhe spoke calmly, "My son was originally far away in the frontier. I heard from my father that this green thread suddenly appeared on all the sons in the family five years ago. I was the only one who was not at home at the time, so I thought I had escaped this disaster."
"But I've only been back home for a few months now, you see..."
Lu's legs went limp.
"T-How is this possible?"
Pei Jingzhe held her in his arms and continued, "Mother, this is witchcraft."
"It will also destroy our entire Pei Mansion."
Duke Pei also slowly pulled up his sleeves, revealing the blue line on his arm.
“Five years ago, when this thing appeared, no one knew whether it was a conspiracy or a coincidence.”
"It wasn't until these past two years that everyone figured out that all the men in the Pei family possessed this item."
"Although there's no pain or itching, and no symptoms, has the Pei family had any newborns in the past two years?"
"When I realized this, I secretly searched all over the country for someone to look at it. In the end, they said it was probably some kind of Miao witchcraft."
"Even with all my precautions, I still couldn't prevent Jingzhe..."
"Da Lang, your parents are sorry for you. Even after you came back, they still couldn't protect you!"
Mrs. Lu's face was ashen, she hugged her eldest son and cried heartbrokenly.
"How could this happen...didn't Jingzhe escape?"
"Then what should we do? And what do you think? Could Li Qingluo be the one who saved our Pei family?"
Pei Jingzhe hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Mother, when the news of Grandfather's death reached us, there wasn't even a body, and Sanlang was nowhere to be found."
"Have you never thought about what they went through and where they went?"
Mrs. Lu's mouth opened and closed, and she could only look at Pei Bu.
Pei Bu waved his hand, "She only knows about the things going on in the backyard all day long. Has she ever worried about the lifeblood of the entire Pei family? Has she ever worried about when I will die?"
Pei Jingzhe shook his head: "This matter is too strange, and it's not my mother's fault."
"Although you have some clues about Grandfather's actions over the years, haven't you never pursued the truth?"
"Besides being afraid that the truth is something the entire Pei family cannot bear, I also want to wait for my grandfather to succeed in his plan and allow the entire Peiguo Mansion to rise again."
"But how can you succeed in everything if you plan everything?"
"I'm afraid that my grandfather's plan has already been calculated by others."
"However, my son was tricked by my grandfather and implicated by the Crown Prince. Although I felt resentful at the time, now I think... I'm afraid it was just a trick my grandfather used to protect me."
Mrs. Lu was shocked and speechless before she suddenly understood.
"Everything your grandfather did was for our Peiguo Mansion?"
Pei Jingzhe: "Yes and no."
"However, just half a month after my son returned to Beijing, he received a secret letter."
"Judging from the handwriting, it was sent back secretly by Sanlang."
“Sanlang only said that he would no longer be the Sanlang of the Pei family, but he would atone for the sins of the Pei family for the rest of his life.”
"As for the Pei family's curse, only the legitimate daughter of the Li family can find a way to break it and save the family."
"Otherwise, the whole family will be destroyed!"
"Sanlang's letter also detailed that all the Pei family's sons, thirty years of age and older, would not live more than seven years from the day they were infected."
"Those who are thirty or younger will not live past thirty."
"All the sons of the Pei family cannot produce offspring without the ability to cure this poison."
"What Sanlang said must be true."
"He has been working for my grandfather for many years, and that witch happened to disappear five years ago."
Pei Jingzhe stared at his mother and said earnestly, "Mother, our Pei family's time is running out."
Mrs. Lu sat down on the ground completely limp.
Her face showed despair and sorrow.
He could only stare at Duke Pei and his eldest son in silence.
By this calculation, it has been almost six years since Pei Bu was poisoned.
And her eldest son Pei Jingzhe is nearly twenty-seven years old!
After all, Mrs. Lu and the two girls were not sent back to Jinling.
But when they went to the front hall to pay homage to Emperor Yan and the Empress, Lu's eyes were obviously swollen like two walnuts.
When the ladies at the side asked her about it, she only forced a smile and said, "I didn't sleep well last night, and today I accidentally drank some green plum tea. I just took a nap, but I don't know how I ended up like this."
"I'm afraid this appearance might offend His Majesty. I'm filled with trepidation and anxiety."
The ladies smiled and said, "You are missing the noble lady, right? Don't worry, you will see her soon."
There was a look of eager anticipation on Mrs. Lu's face.
If Xuan'er knew the situation at home... wouldn't there be a way to save her father and brother?
Just based on that Li Qingluo... When Mrs. Lu thought of what her son said, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
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