Chapter 222: Theft of Articles Exposed
Pei was struck by lightning.
She stared at Lu Yuanze blankly, hearing his insults in her ears.
He once claimed to be in true love and drove away the unloved Xu.
Now, they have been fighting for only one year after their marriage and have officially fallen out.
"Mrs. Xu is dignified and virtuous, and the children she raised are upright and honest. And what about you?" Lu Yuanze pointed at Lu Jinghuai.
"He doesn't even have the courage to enter the examination room. He just hangs out all day. He's just like you!"
Pei seemed to be crying and laughing, hahaha, looking at him as if crazy.
"Like me? Like me? How ridiculous."
"Lu Yuanze, are you trying to shirk your responsibility now? It was you who had the mistress for eighteen years, and it was you who wanted to enjoy the happiness of having two wives!"
"You disliked Xu for being old-fashioned and boring, and disliked her for being like a puppet and not lively enough. Why, do you regret it now?"
"It's a pity that the Xu family doesn't want you anymore. The Xu family has General Rong, the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo. How could they be interested in you?" Pei scolded without hesitation.
Lu Yuanze was so angry that he was shaking all over. He gritted his teeth and whipped Pei.
Pei was trembling all over and wailing in pain.
"Now you only have Jing Huai as your son. Beat him to death, beat him to death, hahahaha. Beat him to death and you will die childless."
"Lu Yuanze, you're done. Don't think I don't know that you had a stroke and hurt the root of a man. You only have Jing Huai as your son!"
"Lu Yanshu, Lu Zhengyue, Lu Yuanxiao, and Lu Chaochao were all kicked out of the house by you, and were removed from the family tree. You only have Jing Huai, so beat him to death."
"Beat him to death, hahaha, let the loyal and brave mansion die out."
Pei was crying and laughing, with tears constantly falling.
Lu Yuanze felt such severe pain in his heart that he couldn't straighten his back.
The marquis's mansion used to be bright and beautiful.
He always kept himself clean, and whenever he returned home, Mrs. Xu would always leave a light on for him. Having both a son and a daughter, and enjoying the company of my parents, those times seemed like a dream.
Now, he is entangled in worldly affairs and it seems that he will never be able to break free from the shackles.
Ever since he left Xu, there had been one joke after another in the mansion, and it had almost become a laughing stock in the whole capital.
Lu Yuanze's hands lost strength and the whip fell to the ground.
How did life become like this?
"Why don't you want to take the exam?" Lu Yuanze said in a hoarse voice.
"You can't lose to Yanshu. You can lose to anyone, but you can't lose to Yanshu!" He seemed to have some kind of obsession.
For Lu Jinghuai's talent, he drove his paralyzed eldest son out of the house.
But now, Lu Jinghuai was being beaten by his paralyzed eldest son.
Doesn't it make him look stupid and ridiculous?
Lu Jinghuai fell to the ground, his eyelids so heavy that he couldn't open them.
The little maids were trembling with fear and didn't dare to approach. One of them was shaking like a sieve and didn't dare to look at Lu Jinghuai.
A maidservant suddenly shouted: "I know why he didn't take the exam!"
The little maid was originally a maid sweeping the floor in Xu's room, but she had to stay because she was indentured to the Marquis's mansion.
The maid who was sweeping the floor pointed at the girl who was shaking like a sieve.
"She is the maid who grinds ink in Master Yanshu's study. Her name is Mo'er."
"Back then, Master Yanshu was paralyzed and went crazy when he saw books. Master, you took the books away, and Madam Xu asked me to burn the manuscripts."
"She sent the servant away, and Miss Wanyi secretly moved Master Yanshu's manuscript out of the mansion and gave it to Master Jinghuai."
"I saw the manuscript of Master Jinghuai in his study a few days ago."
“They’re not burning at all!”
The maid swallowed and felt that the master's expression was particularly scary.
Before she finished her words, she heard Lu Jinghuai's hoarse voice saying, "I didn't plagiarize!"
"I didn't plagiarize!" His voice sounded like a trapped beast, quite terrifying.
"I won't plagiarize Lu Yanshu. Lu Yanshu is a paraplegic. He is not as good as me, not as good as me!"
Lu Yuanze took a deep breath and felt his heart beating violently.
As if it would jump out of my chest.
"Back then, you said you admired Yanshu's talent, and I gave you many books. Could it be that you..." Lu Yuanze didn't dare to think about it, he didn't dare to think about it at all.
He walked towards Lu Jinghuai's study with a sullen face.
"Don't come in, don't come in!" Lu Jinghuai struggled to get up and tried to stop Lu Yuanze.
But Lu Yuanze was so angry that he was not afraid of him.
He was kicked away, and he fell to the ground, holding his heart in pain, and curled up.
Lu Yuanze used all his strength in this kick.
He opened the door and rummaged around the study.
There is none on the table, bookshelf or bedside...
He thought about it, took a deep breath, and remembered that there was a secret compartment behind the wall.
Once the secret compartment is opened...
Lu Yuanze shuddered and saw a thick stack of yellowed papers in front of him. Suddenly he didn't have the courage to open it.
The paper is yellowed, showing that it is very old.
The handwriting above is extremely neat, and one can vaguely see its elegance.
This handwriting looked very familiar to him.
Lu Yanshu is a talented and extremely hardworking child. He started learning calligraphy at the age of three and practiced hard by lamplight at night. The little child sat at the table, but was unable to write because he was too short.
A custom-made desk is also needed for him to study.
Lu Yuanze was very familiar with his handwriting.
At this moment, he flipped through the manuscripts one after another.
They were all Lu Yanshu's handwriting, all of them were his past manuscripts. Later, many articles were named after Lu Jinghuai.
Lu Yuanze covered his heart.
I just felt so painful that I couldn't straighten my back.
Big drops of cold sweat fell from his forehead.
His hands were shaking badly, with one hand holding the table and the other holding the manuscript.
He vaguely recalled that when Yanshu became famous, Lu Jinghuai had never shown any talent. He always hid behind Pei timidly and seemed timid even when talking to him.
Occasionally, when he checked the articles, he stuttered and could not utter a few words.
When did the change begin?
The inkstone and the writing fell into the water accidentally.
After falling into the water, he said that he admired his elder brother's talent and wanted to see the books that his elder brother had used. At that time, he still had hope for Yanshu, so he only took Yanshu's former books.
Later, Yanshu wanted to burn the manuscript.
Yes, not long after Yanshu shouted that he wanted to burn the manuscript, Lu Jinghuai began to show his talent.
Lu Yuanze looked at the pile of manuscripts in front of him and understood everything.
"You plagiarized Yanshu's article!!"
Lu Yuanze carefully read the manuscript and found that Yanshu's talent was even more amazing than he showed.
The question he predicted helped Lu Jinghuai pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.
He flipped through the pages and was shocked.
"Yanshu is a genius, Yanshu is a true genius!!" He is more talented than he imagined.
He was capable enough to win the title of Jieyuan back then.
"You stole Yanshu's manuscript, and you relied on his talent to pass the examination to become a scholar! That's how you tricked me into giving up Yanshu!" Lu Yuanze spat out a mouthful of blood.
I just felt a numb pain in my heart and a fishy-sweet taste in my mouth.
The blood rushed to his head and he was so angry that he vomited blood!
He staggered, and the servant hurried forward to support him.
When Yanshu was paralyzed, he was devastated.
Just when Lu Jinghuai showed his talent, he placed all his hopes on Lu Jinghuai!
This is when the idea of letting him replace Yanshu and take over the Marquis' Mansion came into being!
But he never thought that Lu Jinghuai was a fake!
The article he stole from Yanshu is a fake!
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