Chapter 224: Evil Swiftness, Lao Hou Dies!
Su Yuan solved Lu Shengling's confusion in the next second:
"Yan what, Yan Rao? The woman who plotted against you and wanted to marry you today?"
A trace of surprise appeared in Lu Shengling's eyes. He lowered his eyebrows and murmured:
"Marry me?"
Su Yuan's words made Lu Shengling suddenly realize that Yan Rao had come up with so many conspiracies just to marry him.
And this morning, his mother knocked him unconscious, probably because she was persuaded by Yan Rao. They knew that he would not agree to get married, so they teamed up to plot against him.
Then... Lu Shengling raised his eyes to look at the woman in front of him, and smiled with curved eyebrows.
Then Su Yuan robbed him, and this man had him in his heart.
Thinking of this, Lu Shengling raised the corners of his mouth, glanced at the woman meaningfully, and asked with a smile:
"The jade pendant and letter you mentioned were probably taken by Yan Rao. She kept the news a secret. I didn't even know I was getting married. How did you know about it?"
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows and replied:
"I met Lu Yanxin this morning when I just left the Imperial Examination Hall. She told me. As for Yan Rao's plot against you, humph!"
"It's all thanks to the two servants who changed your wedding clothes for you. If they hadn't said it themselves, I really wouldn't have known that there was such an ambitious person hiding by your side."
Lu Shengling's eyes darkened, and his hand under the quilt gently stroked his flat belly, his brows showing indifference.
His child, this was his and Su Yuan's child, and he almost died because of Yan Rao's conspiracy.
Think about this.
Lu Shengling's brows were filled with disgust. He slowly moved his body to half sit up, looked at Su Yuan and urged:
"Let's go back. We can't keep Yan Rao, this scourge, any longer. We must find a way to get rid of her."
Su Yuan chuckled, stretched out his long arms and pulled the man into his arms, letting him lean comfortably against his chest.
She gently stroked Lu Shengling's belly with her free hand, lowered her head close to the man's ear, and said slowly:
"No hurry. Why do you think I left you at the inn? If I return to the Su Mansion, I will have to explain to other people. I'm afraid it will delay what I need to do."
Lu Shengling's eyes turned slightly, and he asked in a hoarse voice:
"You killed her?"
Su Yuan's lips curled slightly but he didn't smile. He nodded and said in a roundabout way:
"Yes and no."
"When I arranged for you and rushed to Lin'an Street, there were already two waves of assassins on the scene. Alas! But they were too slow, and I didn't want to attract assassins for Yan Rao, so I stood on the roof and shot her with an arrow."
"As for the rest..."
Su Yuan sighed softly and said:
"But I just provoked them a little bit to keep them from getting away. Haha, I guess things are already in chaos outside now."
When she left, the city defense troops had already arrived. She believed that the imperial court would find out whether it was a human or a ghost, so she didn't need to worry about it at all.
Another thing is that Lu Shengling was the only one in the inn at that time. She was afraid of something unexpected happening so she didn't stay long and turned back immediately.
Tsk tsk, she would go and ask around later, she was also very curious about who wanted to kill people to silence them.
The most important thing is that one group of assassins rushed straight towards the sedan chair. If she hadn't kidnapped someone today, Lu Shengling would have been knocked unconscious and had no ability to protect himself, and he would probably have been chopped into a pulp.
What a cruel heart!
Lu Shengling stretched his body slightly, and frowned again when he thought of the assassin Su Yuan mentioned. He looked at her with concern:
"I don't know what's going on outside now. I want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion and tell my mother that the wedding procession was attacked. She must be worried."
Su Yuan nodded, "Okay, I'll take you back."
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In the evening, the setting sun intoxicated the sunset glow in the sky.
Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
As Su Yuan helped Lu Shengling down from the carriage, he saw mourning cloth hung high in front of the door and the servants were all wearing white linen clothes, as if the master had died.
Lu Shengling pursed his lips into a straight line, quickly walked up the stairs, grabbed a servant, and asked:
"Who died?"
The attendant was startled when he was suddenly grabbed. He glanced at Lu Shengling with a strange look and lamented:
"Alas! The old marquis and the marquis have passed away. Young master, you came here specially to ask about this. I guess he must be an old friend of the master. His Majesty has ordered that anyone can come to the mansion to pay homage. Do you think..."
"Hey, sir, why did you faint?"
The attendant had only said half of his words.
Lu Shengling couldn't bear the blow and took two steps back. His pale face showed great sadness. He closed his eyes and fell face up.
He was startled and quickly reached out to pull the person, but fortunately the person was taken away by the woman who was accompanying him.
Su Yuan picked up the man horizontally, glanced at the servant who was patting his chest to calm his fear, and without saying anything, he quickly walked towards the mansion.
The attendant behind him saw this and waved his hand:
"My lady, your husband is ill and you should go to the clinic. We are holding a funeral in the mansion and you cannot barge in!"
Seeing that Su Yuan kept walking and refused to listen to advice, the servant became very anxious.
He was the gatekeeper. If he rashly let a patient into the house, wouldn't Butler Lu blame him?
Just as he was about to catch up, the woman's words made him freeze in his tracks:
"This is your Marquis Wu'an, go and get the doctor."
The servant was so frightened that his mouth opened into an O shape. After he came to his senses, he did not immediately go outside the palace to call a doctor.
Instead, he turned around and ran towards the mansion, muttering:
"The Marquis is not dead. He is not dead."
"I'm going to tell Housekeeper Lu to ask her to identify the person. If it's true, then our Lu Mansion doesn't need to be disbanded, hehe."
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The moon shines like water, and it's late at night and the world is quiet.
Lingxiao Courtyard.
Lu Shengling, who was lying on the bed, had his eyelashes trembling a few times before he slowly opened his eyes. He regained consciousness and suddenly remembered what the servant had said before he fainted.
He turned his head and glanced around the room, catching a glimpse of Su Yuan and Lu Yanxin dozing at the head and foot of the bed.
Lu Shengling called out:
"Su Yuan, cousin."
Hearing the sound, Su Yuan woke up first.
She lowered her eyes to glance at the man who was struggling to get up from the bed, stepped forward and hugged him in her arms, saying with concern:
"How is it? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Lu Shengling shook his head, raised his head slightly, looked at the woman above with red eyes, and asked in an urgent tone:
"Su Yuan, my mother... is she really gone?"
Su Yuan pursed her lips tightly and was about to answer, but Lu Yanxin, who had woken up behind her, interrupted:
"My cousin, I am so sad. My aunt has indeed passed away."
She sighed deeply and continued:
"well--."
"I heard the bad news about you this afternoon, especially when I found out that Lu Hanyi had used me to harm you. I was so grief-stricken and self-blaming that I died before I could even catch my breath."
After truly confirming his mother's death, Lu Shengling closed his eyes in grief, gasped heavily a few times, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Cousin, please tell me what happened during the time I disappeared."
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