Chapter 82: Knocking
The room suddenly became quiet. The old lady rubbed her forehead tiredly and said with a heavy heart, "It's late. Let's all go back to bed. Ask the doctor to stay in the mansion to be ready to deal with Mingzhu's emergency at any time."
"Mother, you should go back and rest early. Your son will stay here to take care of you." Lu Youping said.
Liu lowered her eyes and bowed to the old lady: "I am sorry to have troubled you, old lady. It is my fault."
The old lady cast a sharp warning look at Liu and said, "Liu, Fang and Lu Yue have already received the punishment they deserved. You must not harbor any more resentment. When Mingzhu wakes up, you should comfort her. You can always find a way to heal her scars. Besides, she has caught the eye of Concubine Shu and has Concubine Zhen as her lover. She will only have a prosperous life. You should teach Mingzhu well and don't let her follow in Fang's footsteps."
"I will follow the old lady's teachings and will not dare to complain. I will also teach my daughter well." Liu replied.
She was very angry. Mingzhu had suffered so much, but the old woman was still busy criticizing her. She knew that the Lu family would rely on her daughter for support and honor in the future, but she still put on airs for her.
Everyone left one after another.
Lu Xiang told the old lady that if Xia Qing returned to Lanyuan now, he would definitely be retaliated by Aunt Fang, so the old lady placed him somewhere else to recuperate.
In just one night, Lu Yue was sent to a nunnery to become a nun and was expelled from the Lu Mansion. Aunt Fang committed suicide, and Furong was shot dead.
From now on, there will no longer be Aunt Fang and Fifth Miss in the Lu Mansion...
"Is the Fifth Miss crazy? She doesn't want to live a good life anymore and goes to set fires."
"Seeing that the master has been promoted and will soon go to the capital, the fifth young lady's status will also rise in the future..."
"Don't mention the Fifth Miss, the master has already expelled her from the family tree and kicked her out of the Lu family. She is no longer the Fifth Miss of the Lu family."
"It's really scary that someone so young can be so cruel and ruthless."
"In the end, it's all Aunt Fang's fault. If she hadn't given Miss the wrong guidance, how could Miss be so vicious? This is the first time I've seen the master get so angry."
“…”
The next morning, Lu Mingzhu woke up slowly.
She moved her body and tried to get up, but she felt a cool and burning pain on her back. The memories of last night came flooding back like a tide, the sudden fire, and the feeling of being crushed under a pillar and on the verge of death. Thinking about it now made her feel a lingering fear.
Fortunately, I am still alive!
"Huamei... cough..." Lu Mingzhu started coughing violently as soon as she spoke. Her hoarse voice sounded like sandpaper rubbing against a table, rough and unpleasant.
Hearing the sound, Liu hurried in from the outer room.
"Mingzhu, my son, you finally woke up."
Liu rushed to the bed, reached out and touched Lu Mingzhu's pale face, crying with joy, and then poured a glass of water: "Drink some water quickly, you choked on too much smoke last night, the doctor said your throat will be a little hoarse for a while, but you will be fine if you rest well."
Lu Mingzhu raised her body slightly and took a few big sips, only then did she feel her throat felt a little better.
After taking a deep breath, Lu Mingzhu's voice was much clearer when she spoke again: "Aunt, I thought I would never see you again, wuwuwu..."
"Silly child, you are a very blessed person. God will definitely bless you. The culprit of the arson has been found, and your father punished him severely last night."
Lu Mingzhu was stunned: "Did someone set the fire on purpose? Who was it?"
"Lu Yue, that little bitch, but don't worry, your father expelled her from the family tree and sent her to a nunnery to become a nun. From now on, there will be no Lu Yue in the Lu Mansion. Fang's bitch will not have a good end either. Who knows if she was the one who instigated Lu Yue to set the fire behind the scenes? Your father has already asked her to end her life on her own. She made a fuss all night and refused to die, so she was directly forced to drink poisoned wine."
Lu Mingzhu immediately revealed a sinister look: "Damn it, Lu Yue actually dared to set fire to me, why didn't Dad execute her, she deserves to die."
"Don't be angry, my dear daughter. You are still injured. In fact, there is nothing wrong in letting Lu Yue live. She has lost her identity as the fifth daughter of the Lu family and she has been sent to a nunnery for committing a serious mistake. After Fang's death, she has no one to rely on. She can only survive from now on. It's a life worse than death." Liu comforted.
Lu Mingzhu hummed a few times, but she tacitly agreed with Liu's statement in her heart. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Aunt, is the injury on my back serious? And the gauze wrapped around my forehead, is it also injured? Can you bring me a mirror to see it?"
Liu's expression froze: "Yes, I got a little injured, but it's not serious. I will recover if I take good care of myself."
Lu Mingzhu narrowed her eyes suspiciously, and was sensitive to Liu's strangeness. She had an ominous premonition in her heart for no reason, so she said excitedly: "Aunt, are you lying to me? I want to hear the truth..."
“Pearl…”
"Where's the mirror? Bring me a mirror..." Lu Mingzhu suddenly collapsed and shouted, she lifted the quilt and struggled to get up. Every movement pulled the wound on her back, causing her to grimace in pain.
Liu felt distressed and quickly calmed her down: "Mingzhu, Mingzhu, don't get excited, I'll take it, I'll take it this way."
Lu Mingzhu lay on the edge of the bed, her pale little face like a little white flower swaying in the cold wind.
As soon as Liu brought the bronze mirror, she snatched it away.
He roughly lifted the gauze on his forehead, revealing a wound in front of her eyes.
The wound was not big, but it was very shocking on Lu Mingzhu's smooth and white forehead.
"Ah..." Lu Mingzhu threw the bronze mirror in her hand away, holding her head and roaring like a wounded beast: "My face... Auntie, what happened to my face?"
"It's okay, it's just a minor wound. It will heal after applying medicine." Liu was at a loss for words to comfort him.
Lu Mingzhu yelled in disbelief, her voice sharp and piercing: "You lied to me, my face is ruined, and the wound on my back will also leave a scar... Ahhhh, I will cut Lu Yue into pieces, a thousand pieces."
Looking at Lu Mingzhu who was almost going crazy, Liu hugged her tightly and said, "Mingzhu, calm down."
"How can you tell me to calm down?" Lu Mingzhu yelled like crazy: "What should I do in the future? What do you want me to do?"
Her appearance was what she was most proud of, but now she had scars and her face was disfigured. Would Xiao Muheng still look at her even once?
At this moment, Lu Mingzhu's hatred towards Lu Yue was like a raging flood.
She was told that life was worse than death, and even scratching Lu Yue's face could not relieve her hatred.
Liu looked at Lu Mingzhu who was almost collapsed, and cried with heartache: "Your father said that the doctors in Yangning City are mediocre. We are going to the capital soon. The imperial doctors in the palace are very skilled. You have caught the eye of Concubine Shu and are loved by Concubine Zhen. When the time comes, ask the Empress to invite the imperial doctors to treat you. The wound on your forehead is not big, there will be no problem."
Her daughter's appearance had always been her greatest pride. She was more heartbroken than anyone else when it was ruined. Liu had been hoping that her daughter would marry into a wealthy family.
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