Chapter 38: The Reverse Scale Moved
Lu Chaochao was held tightly in Xu's arms.
The little guy raised his hand clumsily and touched his mother's hair: "No...don't be afraid...it's cold, no...afraid."
Mrs. Xu cried even harder.
"Madam, the Marquis is outside the door." Dengzhi said in a low voice.
Xu said viciously: "Let him go! Get out!"
There was a hint of murderous intent in Xu's eyes. How deeply she had loved him in the past, how fiercely she hated him now.
He actually, actually dared to attack Chao Chao!
Lu Yuanze outside the door also heard Xu's voice and felt quite unhappy.
Mrs. Xu has been really confused these days. He has been doting on her too much! Make her unable to see her position!
Jiaojiao is so gentle and considerate, Jingyao is so smart and caring.
Lu Yuanze suppressed his anger and said, "Yunniang, the fire was not my intention. I will move back to the Marquis' Mansion during this period of time and take good care of you and your daughter."
It’s strange. We clearly agreed to burn Tingfeng Garden, so why did Mingde Garden catch fire?
After saying that, he left the courtyard.
The arsonist was caught last night.
It was a servant from the inner courtyard kitchen who said that Xu had punished him and he was holding a grudge against her.
[Humph, the second uncle’s son of that servant’s wife is Lu Jinghuai’s servant. 】
[Wow, burn big brother to death, there will be no evidence to prove that he plagiarized. 】
Xu's eyes lit up slightly.
"Chao Chao, was it Big Brother who protected you last night?"
Lu Chaochao nodded with a smile.
"Okay...big pot...go...go!" She pointed in the direction of her eldest brother.
Mingdeyuan was burned down, so he moved into Tingfengyuan last night.
Lu Chaochao's face was full of heartache. Her elder brother had to hold on to the wall last night to stand up and walk a few steps, and his hands were all burned and had blisters.
"Yanshu, he is actually willing to protect you." Xu was happy, but also sad to see her son suffering.
Since the accident, the eldest son has become extremely indifferent and irritable, and does not allow anyone to get close to him.
She carried Chaochao and went next door.
There were a lot of things taken out from Mingdeyuan piled up next door.
Small wooden horses can be seen everywhere, as well as items commonly used by children.
"Are these all taken out from Mingdeyuan?" Xu's face was full of surprise.
The maid nodded: "Most of them are the young lady's things."
Xu was quite surprised: "Chao Chao, do you come to see my brother often?"
Chao Chao nodded his little head.
When she saw Lu Yanshu, Xu was even more shocked.
The eldest son, who was originally skinny, has now gained weight. If he were not still sitting in a wheelchair, he would not look like a patient at all.
“Bao…big pot…pot, Bao Bao…” Before Xu could stand firmly, Lu Chaochao flew over.
"Oh!" Xu was startled.
Her son was paralyzed and unable to move, so how could Yanshu hug him!
Xu was shocked.
But what shocked her even more was...
The son who was diagnosed with paralysis by countless imperial doctors actually raised his hands and caught his little daughter.
The little girl nestled in her eldest brother's arms, and Xu...
I was so shocked that I couldn't recover.
“How…how…how could this happen? Yanshu, Yanshu, are you getting better?!” Xu’s tears fell, and she trembled as she approached her son.
She hasn't been near her son for many years.
Since becoming paralyzed, Lu Yanshu has refused visits from anyone and does not want to see the despair and sorrow in the eyes of his loved ones.
She hadn't seen her eldest son so peaceful for a long time.
"Mother, you've worked hard." Lu Yanshu's voice was gentle, and his eyes were a little moist as he looked at his mother.
I thought my parents were in harmony, but I didn't expect...
His mother was living in deception, how could he bear to let her face it alone!
He raised his hand, which was wrapped in gauze as he had been burned last night.
I lifted my legs gently and gradually regained my strength.
It will probably take another half a year to get back to its former level.
Lu Yuanxiao secretly drank rice wine last night and slept until dawn. At this moment, he walked forward with his head down and took his sister away, allowing his mother and brother to reminisce about the past.
"I'll never drink it again." Woo woo woo, my sister almost got burned to death.
Lu Yanshu and Xu closed the door, and from time to time Xu's suppressed crying could be heard from the room.
“Mmm…” Lu Chaochao pointed at the door.
[Eavesdropping, eavesdropping, eavesdropping!] 】
Lu Yuanxiao shook his head: "A real man wouldn't eavesdrop!"
After a while, he hugged his sister and leaned against the door with his ear close to hers.
From inside the house, the eldest brother's voice could be faintly heard.
"Mother, the more he cares about something, the more we should destroy it!"
"Not only that, we have to get out of this unscathed."
"I hope mother can keep the news of Yanshu's improvement a secret. A disabled person has no use to him. Only then can we get out of this!"
"He should never, ever, touch Chao Chao! They wanted to burn Chao Chao to death, and their mother was heartbroken, so they could adopt Lu Jingyao!" Lu Yanshu's face was gloomy.
"As for what we heard, we must keep it secret and protect her." Lu Yanshu looked extremely serious. He discovered that he and his mother could actually hear Chaochao's thoughts!
[Wow, how did big brother and mother know that my scumbag father had a mistress? 】
[Big brother and mother are really smart...]
[Big brother is mighty, big brother is domineering, I am for big brother... Ouch...] Xu suddenly opened the door, and the two little guys fell on their faces to the ground, falling flat on their faces.
[Oh no, I’ve been caught eavesdropping…] Xiao Chaochao raised his head innocently and pointed at his third brother.
It was my third brother who held me and did it...
Lu Yuanxiao bared his teeth, and looked at his sister Chaochao who was destroying the bridge after crossing it!
[However, what did they hear? What are you protecting? Let me eat all the melons! 】Lu Chaochao looked depressed.
Xu and Lu Yanshu looked at each other, then at Lu Yuanxiao, guessing in their hearts that he might have heard it too.
Sure enough, after dinner, Lu Yanshu called Yuanxiao into the room.
The family felt relieved only after Lu Yanshu strictly forbade them to reveal Chaochao's true feelings.
The second day.
Xu did not inform the Marquis's Mansion and went to the government office alone to report the matter.
Xu was a third-rank official, and the prefect attached great importance to him, even meeting him in person.
At noon, in front of the students of Jinghong Academy, Lu Jinghuai's servant was taken away in public.
The young man in the bright moonlight frowned slightly at this moment: "Excuse me, sir, what is going on? What has my servant done wrong?" He is now a scholar and does not bow when he sees an official.
He was also a famous young genius in the capital, and the officials also gave him great respect.
It was lunch time and people were coming and going at the gate.
"The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion reported that your servant, Mr. Lu, ordered someone to set fire to the eldest son of the mansion. We are going to take him in for questioning." He paused after saying this.
"Then, maybe Mr. Lu will be summoned for questioning. I hope Mr. Lu will cooperate."
Lu Jinghuai clenched his fist slightly: "Is this true?"
"Then I, Lu, will definitely cooperate." Lu Jinghuai's expression showed nothing, but the classmate next to him spoke.
"The eldest son of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion? Is he the genius of the Lu family who was so amazing eight years ago?"
"Come to think of it, you both have the surname Lu, and your writing styles are extremely similar. You even got the title of Little Master Lu back then. Maybe you are related?" Master Zhou at the side said jokingly.
But Lu Jinghuai's face darkened, and he turned and left.
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