Chapter 22 No Regrets
Wang Er was thrown to the ground. Only at this moment did he suddenly feel fear. His mouth was blocked and he kept making "Mmmmm" sounds. He struggled and twisted his body like a stink bug, and his slender eyes were full of fear.
Butler Du responded respectfully, ignoring Wang Er's struggle, raised his hand to call for a few guards from the mansion to take the man away.
Lu Xiang looked at the terrified Wang Er and curled his lips indifferently. He could not feel the slightest sympathy for this man who was used by Liu and Lu Mingzhu to slander his innocence in his previous life.
No matter what role Wang Er played in this matter, this outcome was doomed from the moment he slandered Miss Lu.
No matter how much the old lady disliked Lu Mingzhu, she would never joke about the innocence of all the young ladies in the Lu family. If Wang Er was released, the Lu family would be in danger. Besides, would keeping Wang Er alive allow the Liu family to turn things around? When her son returned home, once Wang Er died, Liu and Lu Mingzhu would not be able to explain themselves even if they had a hundred mouths.
Humph, since you dare to have evil intentions and plot against her beloved, don't blame her for being cruel.
You want evidence?
Her old woman's sixth sense is the evidence, and her dislike for Liu is the evidence.
If I didn't want to hurt the mother-son relationship between her and Youping, I would have just killed Liu and Lu Mingzhu.
The old lady's ruthless methods shocked Liu and Lu Mingzhu.
"Madam, are you trying to force me to confess? Even if you want to punish me, you have to wait until the master comes back to convict me...ah..."
Mother Wen suddenly slapped Liu in the face and said, "Who do you think you are? How dare you shout and act so rudely in front of the old lady." It would have been fine if Liu didn't mention the master, but she brought him up, and her words were full of a warning like "I am the master and I truly love the old lady, you can't touch me."
Bah, I’ve spoiled you.
Liu was stunned by the beating. Mother Wen gave a look and someone immediately came up and took Liu out.
He didn't do it secretly either, but right in the front yard, in front of everyone in the Lu Mansion.
Lu Mingzhu was carried out of the house by three maids, crying and begging for mercy, her face covered with tears and snot, looking very embarrassed. "Grandma, please don't, Grandma, I am innocent, innocent..."
When the board fell, her shrill scream was heard instantly.
Lu Xiang listened to the screams of the two people outside, with a hint of smile in his eyes, like a Shura in the dark night, full of dangerous aura.
This is your own fault. You dug your own grave. You can't blame others.
This is just the beginning. Are you and your daughter ready for the long days ahead?
By the time the servants had finished beating her, Lu Mingzhu's back was already soaked with blood, her neatly combed hair was now disheveled, her delicate little face was a mixture of tears and sweat, without a trace of blood, and she looked like she was barely breathing and was on the verge of death.
Liu was beaten more often, no better than Lu Mingzhu.
The old lady just looked at them coldly, waved her hand, and asked someone to send Liu and Lu Mingzhu back to the Heyuan.
"I asked you to come here today, not just to watch the fun..." The old lady suddenly looked at the servants in front of her, stood up from the chair, her eyes stern and solemn. Under such a majestic gaze, the servants were all silent and their hearts were tense.
After a quick glance, the old lady continued, "Although Lu Mingzhu's affair with a man outside her family did not lead to any consequences, her words and deeds were flawed, which is a family disgrace. As servants of the Lu family, you should remember the family rules and regulations and never do anything to discredit the Lu family. You know what happened today. I don't care how it spreads in the mansion, but if I hear even the slightest rumor spread outside, I don't mind killing you and making you pay for the taste of a life worse than death."
"If you want to betray the Lu family for a little benefit, consider whether you have the life to enjoy it before accepting it."
"Don't be optimistic. As the prefect of Yangning, the master handles countless cases every year and has never had an unjust case. The Lu family is simple in population, so it is too easy to investigate one person."
"Did you hear everything clearly?"
The old lady's voice was like thunder that struck everyone's heart, or like a giant hand tightly grasping their hearts, making them feel suffocated.
"I will follow the old lady's orders!"
Everyone was busy showing their loyalty.
"Let's all go." said the old lady.
These servants have worked in the Lu family for many years. Those with bad intentions were driven out or sold by her and Bai in the early years. Those who stayed were not only kind-hearted, but the most important requirement was loyalty.
This incident with Lu Mingzhu had already happened and she couldn't hide it at Hua'an Temple, so the old lady didn't hide it anymore.
And giving them a warning will prevent them from taking it lightly.
As for the maids and servants that Liu and Lu Mingzhu brought back home, it was Lu Mingzhu who was in trouble now. They, mother and daughter, wanted to preserve their reputation more than anyone else, so they would only be more careful and keep a closer eye on the people around them.
"Xiangxiang, follow grandma." The old lady said to Lu Xiang.
Lu Xiang responded and asked Yunzha and Wuyue to go back to the yard first, and he followed the old lady to Fuyuan Hall.
As soon as they entered the house, the old lady asked Mother Wen to take the servants in the yard away. It was obvious that what she said next must not be known to a third person.
The door was closed, and the old lady asked Lu Xiang, "Tell me the truth, Grandmother. Did Liu and her daughter want to destroy your innocence and shoot themselves in the foot? How did you see through it?"
Although Lu Xiang was prepared that his grandmother would guess this, he was still shocked when he heard her say it.
"Yes." She bit her lip and suddenly knelt down in front of the old lady. Her peach-like face showed a stubborn look. "My granddaughter is guilty. After I discovered Lu Mingzhu's trick, I didn't report it to my grandmother in time. Instead, I made a big fuss and hurt the Lu family's reputation. I am willing to be punished, but my granddaughter has no regrets. Even if it happens again, I will still give Lu Mingzhu's hairpin to Wang Er."
"If the Liu family fails to destroy my reputation once, they will definitely come back a second time. Instead of being on guard every day, it is better to scare them once and for all."
"Lu Mingzhu saw my jade pendant and wanted it. I was reluctant to give it to her because it was my mother's heirloom, but I couldn't bear to disappoint her, so I made a similar one and engraved her name on it. In the temple, Lu Mingzhu gave me a pearl hairpin as a gift. I saw that the hairpin was precious, so I gave her the jade pendant in return. However, Lu Mingzhu has never given me anything since she entered the mansion. Moreover, I was rude to Liu not long ago. Lu Mingzhu gave me the precious thing that her father had just given her. I thought it was strange, so I kept it to myself and didn't tell her that her name was engraved on the jade pendant. Then I asked Wu Yue to follow Hua Mei, just to be on the safe side, but I didn't expect Hua Mei to ask Wang Er to take my jade pendant and falsely accuse me of having an affair with me this morning to destroy my innocence."
Lu Xiang didn't want to lie to the old lady, but the idea of rebirth was too absurd, so she had to keep this secret for the rest of her life.
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