Chapter 107 Because You Deserve to Fight
After reciting the Sutra of Rebirth devoutly, Lu Zhiran returned to his room for a rest.
Coincidentally, the person living next door to them happened to be an old acquaintance.
Chu Yunqing was helping Jiang walk to the door, with a young man following behind them.
The young man was handsome, but he was dressed in a greasy manner, with dark circles under his eyes, and his whole body exuded the emptiness of being hollowed out by alcohol and sex.
He is Jiang's nephew, Jiang Xingyi.
Jiang Xingyi looks like a decent human being, but he is nothing.
During the three years that Chu Yian was away on a military expedition, Jiang Xingyi frequently went to the Marquis' Mansion and was even bold enough to attempt to do something inappropriate to Lu Zhiran right there.
If she hadn't fought back hard and kicked him, he would have succeeded.
Jiang Xingyi had obviously come to the temple with the Jiang family to worship Buddha, and he was holding the packages for the two of them.
Lu Zhiran's eyes darkened, as if he hadn't seen it, and he walked back to his room.
Chu Yunqing's feelings towards Lu Zhiran are very complicated. She hopes that she can still be her sister-in-law and be open and honest to her as before, so that she can have endless gold and silver to spend. But the last time Lu Zhiran refused to pay her for the hair ornaments, she was extremely jealous!
When I saw Lu Zhiran again, I didn't expect her to have such an arrogant attitude, and I immediately got furious.
"Stop!"
Lu Zhiran ignored him and went straight back to the room.
"Mom, look at her! She's so arrogant!"
Jiang gnashed her teeth, "Once she's in power, she's so arrogant! I'm waiting for the day she falls!"
Jiang Xingyi's eyes rolled around and a greasy smile appeared on his face.
"Aunt, cousin, calm down. Don't look at her being so flamboyant now. Once she gets married, I guarantee she'll be educated and behave herself."
This made Jiang's heart swell, "I never saw her being so honest in the Marquis' Mansion before!"
"That's because An Ge'er was away at the battle and wasn't properly disciplined. Someone will definitely discipline her for you in the future."
Chu Yunqing snorted coldly, "She's a second-time bride, which man would dare to marry her?"
Jiang Xingyi chuckled twice, without saying anything, but kept glancing towards the room, with a hint of greed and covetousness in his eyes.
After returning to the room, Lu Zhiran did not rest, but took out the Buddhist scriptures, calmed down, and copied them carefully.
In this life, her hands are destined to be stained with blood.
She didn't regret it, but she felt a sense of being rootless and adrift in her heart.
When my mother was alive, she liked to read Buddhist scriptures. She didn't understand their meaning at first, but when she actually started reading them herself, she realized the profoundness of Buddhist principles.
"Avalokitesvara, while practicing the profound Prajnaparamita, saw that the five aggregates are empty and transcended all suffering. Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form..."
She was so absorbed in copying that her handwriting became more fluent and graceful, and her originally restless mind gradually calmed down.
Cui Fu and Dan Yan packed up their things quietly, not daring to make any noise.
Just then, there was a noise outside.
Fang's mother and daughter are back.
Chu Yunqing exaggerated and repeated what had just happened.
At the end, he snorted coldly, "A mere county lady dares to be so arrogant. If you don't know her, you'd think she's a princess! Madam Lu, you must discipline her properly, otherwise, with her behavior, she will sooner or later bring disaster to the Lu family!"
The door creaked open and Lu Zhiran stood there, his eyes fixed on Chu Yunqing with a chilling look.
Chu Yunqing shuddered inexplicably, but still held on with his neck stiff.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not wrong. You're just a small county lady. What's there to be proud of?"
Lu Zhiran sneered, "I am indeed just a small county lady, so what are you? Oh, you are a poor young lady from a ruined marquisate whose succession to the title is about to end. How disrespectful."
This sentence made Chu Yunqing's face turn pale and blue, and he felt extremely embarrassed.
Jiang was so angry that she had a heart attack, "You, you, you..."
Fang stepped forward quickly, "Sister Ran, what are you doing? Even if you've already divorced the Marquis' Mansion, the friendship we once had still remains. Why are you being so aggressive? If someone sees you, they'll probably say you're being domineering and intolerant."
Lu Zhiran didn't buy it at all. "The mouth is on someone else's body. How can I control what they say? Mother, don't you think so?"
Fang: ...
Lu Yingxi said, "Sister, this is a Buddhist holy land. Please forgive me when you can. You offered a longevity tablet to Madam today, but you are causing trouble in Buddhist grounds. Isn't that a lack of sincerity? If the Buddha knew, I'm afraid he would blame Madam."
Lu Zhiran glanced at her, a cold light in his eyes, and slapped Lu Yingxi in the face.
"Bang!" A crisp sound stunned Lu Yingxi. Fang was so frightened that her voice changed.
"How could you hit someone?"
"Since my sister said I was looking for trouble, I'll show her what it means to be provocative."
Lu Yingxi covered her face with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes, hiding a deep resentment.
"Sister, you and I are sisters after all, why would you be so ruthless to me?"
"I showed no mercy to your men because you deserved it. You absolutely shouldn't have mentioned my mother. My mother was kind to everyone and never harmed anyone. Instead, she helped many ordinary people. Her merits are unmatched by any of you. Even if the Buddha wants to blame me for what I did, it can't be my mother. You dare to curse her like this, and you deserve the beating you get."
Lu Zhiran spoke in a stern voice, and Lu Yingxi's face turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly, with anger and hatred burning in her heart.
Fang's chest heaved with anger. "Sister Ran, Xi'er just sliped up in the moment. How could you just start a fight over a disagreement? You're being way too arrogant and domineering!"
Lu Zhiran sneered, "If my sister was just a slip of the tongue, then I was also a slip of the tongue. I hope mother will forgive me."
"you……"
Lu Zhiran looked at them coldly, "My mother is my Achilles' heel. If anyone dares to disrespect her, don't blame me for being rude!"
Fang was frightened by her cold gaze and cold sweat broke out on her palms.
Why did she see murderous intent in Lu Zhiran's eyes?
Could it be that she knew what I had done to the Luo family?
No, that's impossible. How could she have known all that at that time? I must be overthinking it.
Not wanting to waste words, Lu Zhiran turned and walked into the house, leaving only his back to everyone.
Chu Yunqing was upset with Lu Zhiran, so he took it out on Lu Yingxi. "You didn't even dare to fight back after being hit. How shameful."
Lu Yingxi's face distorted again.
Jiang also said sarcastically, "Madam Lu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but as a stepmother, you should behave like one. It's really inappropriate to be suppressed by a stepdaughter."
After they finished their ridicule, they turned and entered the side room. With a loud "bang", the door seemed to slam hard on the faces of Fang's mother and daughter.
Fang was so angry that her face turned green.
Lu Yingxi felt even more humiliated and angry, with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Mom, Lu Zhiran is such a bully!"
Fang was extremely angry, but she had to comfort her.
"Xi'er has been wronged. Soon, we will be able to vent our anger."
Lu Yingxi thought of their plan, took a deep breath, and then suppressed the hatred in her heart.
"You're right!"
Lu Zhiran may be able to show off her power now, but she doesn't know that all of this will come back to haunt her in the future.
Tonight, just wait and see the show.
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