Chapter 223 Fang's glimmer of hope
Many things really couldn't stand being talked about, and the next day, a piece of news was reported back to the capital.
Southern Fujian was attacked by pirates and the people were in danger. Fortunately, local officials worked together and led the navy to wipe out the pirates in one fell swoop. Among them, the first credit should be attributed to Fang Chengcai. He personally led his men out to sea to kill the bandits. His command was effective and the arrangements were well made. The people were grateful to him and presented him with an umbrella.
When this good news reached Emperor Defeng, he was very pleased and commended all the officials in southern Fujian with a stroke of his pen. Fang Chengchuan was promoted twice and would be transferred back to Beijing soon.
Cui Fu and Dan Yan couldn't help but look worried when they heard the news.
"The uncle of the Fang family has been promoted. I'm afraid his wife will come out again."
"Yes, for the sake of my uncle, the master will not lock up the lady anymore."
Both of them had worried expressions on their faces, but Lu Zhiran had a calm expression.
This was within her expectations, because in her previous life, at the same time, Fang Chengcai also made great contributions and was transferred back to Beijing.
In her previous life, Fang was not punished to go to the family temple. She was the undisputed mistress of the Lu family. Fang Chengcai's promotion made her position more stable.
In this life, Fang Chengcai still made contributions and was successfully promoted.
According to her father's opportunistic nature, even if he still hated Fang, he would still do her a favor.
Fang thought she had a chance of survival, but she didn't know that this was just another trap she had dug for herself.
Lu Zhiran raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing an ambiguous smile.
"Why are you panicking? Even if she comes back, she won't cause any trouble. Don't pay any attention to her. Just do your own thing."
When Cui Fu and Dan Yan saw this, their original worries were immediately swept away.
Since the lady said it's okay, then it's okay.
With the lady around, everything is under control.
Lu Guanxuan had naturally heard about Fang Chengcai's promotion a long time ago, and he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
He had worked diligently for so many years, but not only did he not get promoted, he was even demoted because of the Fang family.
Fang Chengcai unexpectedly got lucky, made great contributions, and was promoted twice.
In this way, his official position surpassed his own.
Lu Guanxuan was both angry and jealous.
However, once Fang Chengcai returns to Beijing, he will definitely ask about Fang's recent situation. If he wants to support Fang, it will be a troublesome matter.
But even if Fang was released like this, Lu Guanxuan would still feel unhappy.
It would be fine if the woman had committed an ordinary minor mistake, but she committed the serious crime of murdering her offspring!
If not for this, he would have had many children long ago.
Lu Guanxuan was thinking about this when Lu Yingxi arrived.
Her belly was already showing and the baby was already firmly seated, but her overall condition was not good. Her eyes were dark and her face looked a little sallow.
Last time, in order to get back her dowry, she completely broke off relations with the Jiang family.
Jiang Jinnian resented her for taking away his dowry and started to cause trouble for her every now and then.
Lu Yingxi has her child as a talisman, so Jiang Jinnian didn't dare to go too far and didn't really hurt her, but it was very annoying.
That bastard Jiang Xingyi would make her angry from time to time, so Lu Yingxi's life was naturally very unhappy.
As soon as Lu Guanxuan saw his daughter, he immediately guessed the purpose of her visit, and his expression couldn't help but pale a little.
Sure enough, the first thing Lu Yingxi said was to ask Lu Guanxuan to release Fang.
"Father, even if Mother did something wrong, she has been imprisoned for so long and has learned her lesson. Please forgive her this time."
Lu Guanxuan's expression was cold. "She plotted to murder the descendants of the Lu family. I should have kicked her out of the house or beaten her to death, but I only let her go to the family temple to reflect. This was already a mercy."
Lu Yingxi raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "Father, do you know what kind of life Mother led in the ancestral temple? Not only was the food devoid of any meat, it was sometimes rotten and smelly. Mother was starving and had to do her own laundry and chores, suffering the bullying of the servants. It was completely undignified. Father, Mother gave birth to your children. How could you bear to let her be bullied like this?"
Since Lu Yingxi sent people to visit Fang at the ancestral temple, what they saw was a mother who had been tortured to the point of being emaciated and completely changed.
There was no emotion in Lu Guanxuan's heart.
Men are like this. When they like someone, they love them deeply, but when they don’t like someone anymore, they can turn their backs on her without any mercy and show no regard for her at all.
"She deserves this."
Seeing him so ruthless, Lu Yingxi felt a chill in her heart.
"Father, my second uncle will be transferred back to Beijing soon. He has made great contributions this time and has been promoted twice. It's only a matter of time before the Fang family is revitalized. Please, for my second uncle's sake, show some leniency to Mother!"
As expected, Lu Yingxi brought up Fang Chengcai to put pressure on him, and Lu Guanxuan's face became even uglier.
"Why, you want to use him to pressure me? No matter how great his achievements are, Fang Chengcai is still a member of the Fang family. How can he be in charge of my Lu family's affairs?"
Lu Yingxi knew as soon as she heard it that she had said the wrong thing and she should never have brought up her uncle.
My father is very concerned about his reputation. Even if he is really afraid of my uncle, others cannot point it out, otherwise he will only become angry and embarrassed and will be even more unwilling to agree to this matter.
Lu Yingxi could only humble herself and beg for mercy.
Finally, she brought up Lu Juncheng, and Lu Guanxuan's attitude softened.
Lu Yingxi immediately saw hope, but this step wasn't enough. After a moment's thought, she could only say, "Sister, your marriage to Prince Jin will be finalized soon. If mother doesn't attend the wedding, how will others view you? I'm afraid they'll think you don't have a good relationship with your stepmother, mother, and that will damage your reputation."
This hit the nail on the head and gave Lu Guanxuan enough room to maneuver.
"This time, for Sister Ran's sake, I'll forgive her this time."
Hearing this, Lu Yingxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I only agreed to let her come back from the ancestral temple, but she shouldn't even think about the household affairs."
Lu Yingxi nodded repeatedly. "Mother is still a criminal, so she's naturally not qualified to be in charge of the household. As long as Mother can come back, she will definitely be grateful for your kindness and will behave herself from now on, never doing anything she shouldn't do again."
Upon hearing this, Lu Guanxuan nodded with reluctant satisfaction.
He frowned again and looked at Lu Yingxi, "In the future, don't come back too often unless you have anything to do. Stay at the Jiang family and take good care of your pregnancy. Don't bother with unnecessary things all day long."
Lu Yingxi agreed to all of them.
After the matter was done, she did not stay long and left quickly.
The moment she turned around, a hint of coldness appeared on her face.
Unexpectedly, my mother had to rely on Lu Zhiran to come back.
Just wait and see. As long as mother can come back from the ancestral temple, she will be able to free up her hands to deal with Zijuan, the treacherous maid, and then find an opportunity to pay Lu Zhiran back in full!
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