Chapter 855 Pressure
"I have never met Uncle Futu from the demon tribe. He did not tie me up or try to kill me. I came back on my own."
"Yes, that's right. I haven't seen him and I don't know him." Cancan carefully recited what Futu taught her.
Lu Cancan's words made people look at each other in surprise.
Xu Shiyun shook her head gently at Wen Ning, walked forward and took Cancan’s hand and said, “Our Cancan is so lucky that he came back on his own. He’s really amazing.”
"Look at this little cat. Has he been through a lot these past few days?"
"Dengzhi, ask the maid to prepare some grapefruit juice for our Cancan to get rid of the bad luck."
Cancan hooked her grandmother's fingers tenderly and affectionately: "Grandma, Cancan misses you so much."
Xu Shiyun and Wen Ning personally washed her hair and bathed her. They were afraid that this would leave a shadow on the child and kept comforting her. Fortunately, she is a tough person and didn't suffer much along the way, so it's not that bad.
When the men in the Lu family heard that Cancan had returned home, they left their official duties behind and hurried home.
Lu Yanshu held her on his knees and asked softly, "Can Cancan tell uncle about what happened in the ancient battlefield?"
Outside the door, Xu Shiyun quietly watched the happy atmosphere in the house.
She came to the ancestral hall again and quietly wiped the wordless spirit tablet enshrined in the hall.
In these six years, she didn't ask Lu Chaochao a single question.
No one said anything, and they didn't seem to think there was anything wrong.
No, maybe everyone understands.
Yunniang placed her cheek against the cold memorial tablet and whispered, "Chao Chao, where are you? Why don't you come into my dreams to see me?"
"Do you have enough clothes to wear for all four seasons? Are you lonely over there? Come back to see us if you miss home... Mother, I miss you so much." Xu Shiyun cried silently, and did not walk out of the ancestral hall until she calmed down.
Outside the courtyard gate, Dengzhi waited quietly without asking her what she was doing in the ancestral hall.
She is like a taboo in the Lu family, who cannot be mentioned or touched.
Once touched, the area where the scab has not yet formed will be torn open and exposed to the eyes.
On the second day, many people came to visit the Lu family.
Liu Yuanjun also looked at the person in the bronze mirror with a blushing face and shyness. She would be fourteen in a new year, and the marriage that she had arranged when she was young should be put on the agenda.
My father was originally worried that his family was on par with the Zhou family in the past.
This time when he returned to Beijing, my father was promoted twice.
But the young master of the Zhou family, to whom she was engaged, now has spiritual roots and has entered the Chaoyang Sect to practice, and she has been extremely uneasy about this.
But I just returned to Beijing last night, and this morning, the Zhou family came to visit me.
Although she was naive, she had been in charge of the household for many years and managed everything in an orderly manner and was polite to guests.
By the time Lu Chaochao found out, Mrs. Zhou had already carried several large boxes to the Liu family's gate.
Liu Yuanjun frowned slightly, asked someone to prepare delicious food for Chaochao, and then went out to meet Madam Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou, who had a very good relationship with her mother in the past, is not as kind as she used to be. Although she has a smile on her face, it lacks some sincerity.
"Yuanjun has just returned to Beijing, and was just about to tidy up his house before visiting my aunt. Why bother my aunt to come in person? It was Yuanjun's fault..." Yuanjun stepped forward and greeted Madam Zhou. Seeing the alienation in Madam Zhou's eyes, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
Mrs. Zhou smiled, helped her up, and patted the back of her hand.
"Knowing that you're back in Beijing, how can I sit still? Your mother passed away early, so I naturally have to protect you. There's no need for us to be so formal. I haven't seen you for many years, and I miss you. When you left Beijing, you were so small and soft. You cried in my arms, unwilling to leave the capital."
"I haven't seen you for many years. Yuanjun looks exactly like your mother and has grown into a big girl." Mrs. Zhou looked at her in a daze, as if she was looking at her, but also as if she was looking at someone else through her face.
"Although Aunt Zhou is not my mother's biological daughter, she is better than my biological daughter. With you taking care of Yuanjun, my mother will rest in peace in her nine springs." She affectionately pulled Madam Zhou to sit down.
Mrs. Zhou took a sip of tea, frowned slightly, and exuded a bit of coldness for no reason.
"I have always treated you as my own daughter, and Brother Cen also treats you as his own sister." Mrs. Zhou smiled and patted her hands.
As soon as these words were spoken, the Liu family's house suddenly became quiet.
The maids and servants all looked at Madam Zhou, but Madam Zhou smiled as if she didn't hear anything.
The smile on Liu Yuanjun's face faded a little: "Aunt Zhou, you are joking. Yuanjun and Brother Cen have already been engaged, so there is no need to talk about a sister. If outsiders hear this, they will laugh at it. How can a brother marry a sister?"
Even the engagement was carried out in a formal manner.
I'm not just saying this for fun.
Mrs. Zhou said nothing. She picked up the teacup, drank it, put it down gently, and then spoke slowly again.
If Liu Yuanjun had a weaker character, he would have been shocked by this silence.
"Silly child, would your aunt harm you? Your aunt only regrets not having a daughter, and has always treated you as her own. You are even more affectionate to me than Brother Cen."
"Your mother and I are close friends, how can your aunt harm you?"
Mrs. Zhou sighed deeply.
"Every family has its own problems. In this case, it's the Zhou family that delayed you."
“I think you also know that Brother Cen was a nerd who only knew how to study when he was young. Now he has been tested to have dual spiritual roots, but because he spent too long in the mortal world, he was not tested until he was fourteen years old. Compared with others, he is still a step behind. Now he dare not waste any more time, so he went to Chaoyang Sect early.” He said humble words, but the pride in his eyes was almost overflowing.
"Other children start practicing at the age of three. He started practicing at the age of fourteen, which makes him shorter than others. He has been burdened with a lot of things these years and has no desire to get married."
Madam Zhou paused...
"Besides, he is now a cultivator, and he can stay in seclusion for several years at a time. I heard that the higher the cultivation level, the longer the seclusion time."
"Yuanjun, at your age, your aunt is unwilling to let you stay alone in an empty room."
"This is a great time that has been wasted because of him."
"It would be great if you were Zhou's biological sister." Mrs. Zhou clapped her hands.
"Brother Cen treats you as his own sister, and you grew up together. When you get married in the future, no one will dare to look down on you. Don't you think this is true?" Mrs. Zhou said this with great righteousness. The maid behind Liu Yuanjun was impatient and responded immediately.
"Madam, what you said is interesting. It's obvious that the Zhou family wants to cancel the engagement, but it's as if our girl is getting such an advantage. It's clearly the Zhou family's fault..." She wants to build a chastity archway even after becoming a whore. I didn't expect that the Zhou family is so shameless.
Mrs. Zhou was so angry at these words that her face changed and she stood up suddenly.
"Yuanjun, your mother passed away early, so the maids in this mansion must be well disciplined. Otherwise, they will cause a big disaster and offend the nobles one day." Madam Zhou's words were sharp, and it seemed that she was forcing Liu Yuanjun to punish the maids.
If it was Liu Yuanjun before she was cheated, perhaps she would have punished him according to her wishes.
But after being deceived by her wet nurse and Lanzhi, she became a little wary of people. At this moment, he said calmly: "Whether the Liu family servants are wrong or not, someone will take care of it. Madam, just take care of yourself."
"Break the engagement, and let him do it himself."
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