Chapter 141 Nightmare
The old beggar was pinned to the ground.
He howled madly, as if he wanted to say something.
Lu Zhengyue felt a chill in his heart.
Uncle grandpa?
The old lady’s younger brother?
The old marquis and the old lady are both from Qingxi. The old lady’s surname is Pei, and she has three sisters and a younger brother.
In the Pei family, she was loved and pampered to the extreme.
This led him to become a thief and a master of none of the necessary skills. A few years ago, the old lady brought him to the capital and asked Xu to take good care of him and treat him as a proper master.
Who knew that he would cause trouble in the capital, and Xu had to worry about it.
"My uncle has been missing since my eldest brother fell into the water." The old lady has spent so much money over the years just to find him.
Thinking of his sister's thoughts and Lu Jinghuai's instigation to kill his elder brother, Lu Zhengyue's heart sank.
He was immediately taken back to the Lu family.
When Mrs. Xu heard the news, she was already waiting at the door, pacing back and forth anxiously.
[That’s who he is.] When the eldest brother rescued Jiang Yunjin, he was about to climb ashore. It was he who pressed the eldest brother's head and tried to drown him! 】
"Liang Qin, he harmed big brother, harmed big brother..." Lu Chaochao didn't know whether her family believed it or not, she said with tears streaming down her face.
"Mother believes you." Xu hugged Chaochao. The little guy never tells lies.
The maid lifted the old beggar's hair and Xu looked at him carefully.
"It's him, Pei Yaozu! The old lady's younger brother!" Back then, she even had to call him uncle.
The Pei family were peasants. In order to have a son, they gave birth to three daughters. Pei Yaozu was the youngest son.
He married a wife in Qingxi, but he was lustful and spent every day seeking pleasure outside. His wife became depressed and committed suicide by taking poison.
Old Mrs. Pei felt sorry for her brother's loss of his wife. She scolded her sister-in-law for being ignorant and took him back to the capital overnight.
Xu's face didn't look good.
Back then, he even wanted to peek at himself taking a bath, but was afraid that the matter would become a big deal, so he had to send more people to guard Tingfeng Garden strictly.
Xu's eyes turned red and her body was shaking with anger: "Did you harm Yanshu?"
The old beggar shrank back, his face showing fear.
He shook his head vigorously and stepped back in fear.
"How dare you hurt Yanshu, how dare you!!"
She slapped Pei Yaozu in the face.
"He called you Uncle Grandpa, he called you Uncle Grandpa! How could you have the heart to lay hands on a child?!"
Pa, pa, another slap.
"How did I ever treat you badly back then? How could you harm my Yanshu!" Xu was so angry that she only hated herself for being in love and bringing trouble to her child.
"You were cheating and deceiving people outside, and I humbled myself to save you. You were gambling outside and couldn't pay, so I, your nephew's wife, came to redeem you! How could you have the heart to harm my son?"
Lu Jinghuai, Pei Yaozu, how dare you! !
You eat my food and drink my drinks, yet you want to kill my eldest son? You have no conscience!
How old was Lu Jinghuai at that time? Do you dare to hire someone to kill someone?
Xu's body was covered with goose bumps.
She originally thought that Yanshu's drowning was a result of God's jealousy of his talent.
Now, it turned out to be a conspiracy.
She was the one who killed her son.
Xu fell ill.
After Lu Yanshu finished the first test of the Four Books, Xu forced herself to stand up, fearing that Lu Yanshu would notice something.
Lu Yanshu spent half a year recuperating and stayed in the Imperial Examination Hall for a few days. Apart from looking a bit awful, his complexion was generally fine.
"Let the doctor take a look, is there anything unusual?"
"Mom, my son is fine." The 1.80-meter-tall man curled up in the cell, only his sleep was a little poor.
Lu Yuanxiao chuckled.
"I saw Lu Jinghuai."
"He was carried out."
"He was assigned to the shit room. It was very hot and stuffy these days. I heard he even vomited once." The boy gloated.
Xu held Lu Yanshu's hand and looked at her eldest son with her eyes fixed.
When Lu Yanshu looked over, she immediately looked away, not daring to let her son see her red eyes.
"Where is Chaochao?" Lu Yanshu asked.
"Chao Chao is playing in the outer courtyard. You should go to bed early. You have the second exam tomorrow." Xu knew that he could eavesdrop on Chao Chao's thoughts, so she didn't dare let Chao Chao get close to her.
Lu Yanshu only rested in the mansion for one day, and on the second day he went to the examination hall to take the policy essay.
The third round is the most important and tests policy essays.
Time flies.
Lu Chaochao hasn't seen her elder brother in the past few days.
"Why don't you let Wo see Big Brother?" Lu Chaochao was so angry that he put his hands on his hips.
"After big brother finishes his three exams tomorrow, I'll let you see him enough." Lu Yuanxiao grinned. The whole family can eavesdrop on your thoughts. If you let him see big brother, wouldn't it be exposed?
Xuan Jichuan stood behind Lu Chaochao in a low profile.
He only lay in bed for one day before coming to serve him every morning.
Lu Chaochao didn't really treat him as a servant, but seeing that he was stubborn, she went with him.
Several people stood at the door of the restaurant.
There were crowds of people outside the Imperial Examination Hall, and Lu Chaochao also saw the old lady and Mrs. Pei.
"Mom, Jing Huai said that he did well in the Four Books exam and will definitely get first place."
"Mom, smoke is coming out of our Lu family's ancestral tomb."
"He will definitely bring you a top prize and bring honor to the Lu family." Pei supported the old lady, her face full of pride.
The old lady was also smiling.
"Yanshu is a paralytic. Why is he competing with Jinghuai? He's causing a lot of trouble. It will be so embarrassing if he loses to Jinghuai." The old lady said unhappily.
"It's not that I'm partial, it's just that Jing Huai is well-behaved and sensible."
Pei was her niece from her mother's side, and she had always favored Lu Jinghuai.
"It's out, it's out. The Imperial Examination Hall is open."
There was a shout at the door and everyone rushed forward.
After nine consecutive exams, the candidates were already pale, and some of the elderly candidates even fell to the ground.
"I saw the eldest master..." The servant squeezed in the crowd and helped Lu Yanshu avoid the crowd.
Lu Yanshu's complexion was slightly pale, but his spirit was very good.
A pair of eyes sparkling.
Seeing the eyes of everyone who wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, he pursed his lips and revealed a faint smile: "I have done my best to live up to your trust." He gave the most perfect answer.
After ten years of silence, the students in the capital will once again be shrouded in his glory.
[Lu Jinghuai came out.] 】Lu Chaochao looked towards the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
Seeing her son's face as pale as paper, Mrs. Pei felt so distressed: "Is the doctor here?"
When Lu Jinghuai raised his eyes, he saw Lu Yanshu looking at him from afar, even smiling at him.
The fear that was dominated by Lu Yanshu instantly knocked down his defenses.
He fell headfirst to the ground.
The old lady left crying and wailing, without even looking at Lu Yanshu.
We are both grandsons, so this is what they call impartiality?
Everyone returned home in a lively manner.
Xu no longer concealed her illness and cried loudly while holding Lu Yanshu's hand.
"Yanshu, it's all mother's fault that you were harmed!"
"You were actually pressed into the water by your uncle!"
Mrs. Xu hugged her son and cried inconsolably.
Now, she wished she could swallow Lu Yuanze's flesh and blood alive.
Lu Yanshu suddenly covered his head, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
The knock made his head buzz.
His vision suddenly became blurry and he was back in the nightmare.
The forgotten memories surge up again.
The sound of water splashing in his ears made it more difficult for him to breathe. He felt that he had touched the ground and was about to climb up when he was pressed down by a huge force.
Push him firmly into the water.
Through the blurry water surface, he could only vaguely see a pair of sinister and cruel eyes.
That person...
It’s my uncle!
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