allonlinenovel Chapter 342 Let the girl die
Chapter 342 Let the girl die
"Aunt, you don't know, it's all over the place, everyone's saying that Zhiyun...she..."
The woman, ignoring the pain in her face, knelt on the ground and stammered for a long time without being able to say anything coherent.
"Just say it, don't beat around the bush," Old Madam Lu said coldly, glancing at her sideways.
“People outside say that Yun’er went to exile and must have suffered a lot, sleeping in the open and being exposed to the elements along the way. I’m afraid… I’m afraid her innocence is long gone.” The woman finished speaking and stole a glance at Old Madam Lu.
The old lady's face turned ashen.
She shuddered, gritted her teeth, and continued, "They also said that the place of exile is humid and plagued by miasma and diseases. If a delicate young woman lived there for many years, it might hinder the continuation of her family line..."
Madam Lu slammed her hand on the table and splashed a cup of tea in the woman's face.
"You worthless brat, your parents are old and you still went to exile. Your father died of illness on the way and you didn't care. Instead, you started gossiping about your niece. What good will it do you to ruin Zhiyun's reputation?"
"I didn't..." The woman's eyes were red, and she looked disheveled and aggrieved.
"Didn't you write a letter severing ties? What are you doing back here? What does the Lu family's business have to do with you?" Old Madam Lu was furious. She had long wanted to teach this unfilial daughter a lesson on behalf of her deceased brother-in-law.
The younger brother and sister-in-law only have this one daughter.
She was pampered and cherished since childhood, but when the Lu family encountered trouble, she actually sent a letter to her parents.
He declared that he was severing ties with the Lu family and would have no further connection with them.
It's a shame that her father was still talking about her on his deathbed.
The woman stood up, wiped the tea dregs from her face, and sneered, "Aunt, why are you so domineering? These words weren't said by me; they were clearly spread outside. I came back to tell you out of kindness, and you're taking it out on me! What kind of logic is that! Saying I don't care about my parents? Aunt, you can ask yourself honestly, wasn't it because of you, Uncle, that my parents were exiled? He was the one who killed my father."
These words really struck a nerve with Old Madam Lu, and she was so angry that she clutched her chest and couldn't breathe for a long time.
He pointed at the woman and cursed, "You ungrateful wretch! The Lu family raised you and provided you with a life of luxury, and in the end you say the Lu family dragged you down? Do you have no conscience at all?"
The old nanny glared at the woman and quickly tried to soothe the old lady, saying, "Grandma, don't be angry. It's not worth ruining your health over someone like that."
Jiang Miaomiao was startled and, imitating the old woman, tried to soothe her grandmother.
He kept his eyes glued to the woman.
The woman called her maternal grandmother "elder aunt," and her eyebrows and eyes bore a resemblance to her mother's.
It seems that this person is the only daughter of my uncle and aunt, and my mother's little cousin, Lu Wan!
Her mother never mentioned her, as if the Lu family didn't even have such a person.
Everyone in the Lu family kept silent about her.
This time when she came back, she made her grandmother furious. Every word she said was like a knife to her heart.
Losing one's innocence is said to hinder the continuation of one's lineage...
This is practically forcing people to die.
Lu Wan is the kind of woman who wouldn't spread rumors, right?
Jiang Miaomiao's previous life was ruined because she was slandered.
Therefore, she hates those who spread rumors.
The little girl slid off the stool, walked up to Lu Wan, put her hands on her hips, and shouted, "You, get out! Don't come to the Lu family again! Go away!"
Lu Wan lowered her eyes and saw a pretty little girl glaring at her with her head tilted back.
She's cute yet fierce, just like a little wildcat.
Does the Lu family have such a young and beautiful child?
Could she really be Lu Zhiyun's illegitimate daughter?
But the age doesn't match up.
"Where did this child come from? Take him away, he's in the way." After she finished speaking, she gestured to the maid behind her to take the child away.
Then he met Xi'er's sharp gaze.
Xi'er stood in front of her young mistress, glaring at Lu Wan and the maid: "Who dares to touch my young lady?"
He seemed to have a "I'll fight anyone who dares to come forward" attitude.
She even drew a dagger from her waist and pointed it at them, not caring who they were.
Based on what she just said, I wanted to stab her.
The person who speaks is despicable, and the person who spreads it is also despicable.
This has almost ruined the reputation of all the women in the Lu family; their intentions are extremely malicious.
"Wan'er..."
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, an old voice rang out from the doorway.
Madam Lu was helped into the house by Lu Qingyao.
The old lady looked at her daughter with heartache and said, "Wan'er, don't you know that what you just said will harm Zhiyun? Even a child understands this, how could you not? Although Zhiyun and you are aunt and niece, you're only a few years apart in age, and you've grown up together since you were little. How could you..."
“Mother, it really wasn’t me. I only heard it from those ladies.” Lu Wan held her mother’s hand tightly.
Without saying a word, she hugged her mother tightly and burst into tears.
“Mother, I was forced to write that letter of severance back then. It was Zhou Yu who threatened me. He said he would divorce me if I didn’t sever all ties with the Lu family. But my child is only two years old. He is still young and cannot live without his mother. I had no choice.”
After all, she was her own flesh and blood, and hearing her daughter's words, Madam Lu's heart softened.
He was heartbroken that his daughter was so heartless, not even seeing them one last time before she passed away, which caused his father to die with regret.
But then I realized that her situation was also difficult.
If the Zhou family really divorces her, then she will have to go into exile and will be unable to protect her young child.
Although they were heartbroken, they couldn't bear to separate their daughter and son.
Furthermore, Zhou Yu is the eldest son of the legitimate wife and will inherit the title in the future. At that time, Wan'er will be the wife of the Marquis. No matter how difficult it is, she will eventually become the mother-in-law.
She looked at her daughter and asked, "Are you doing well in the Zhou family?"
Lu Wan turned her head away, wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, which revealed the bruises on her arm.
Madam Lu grabbed her hand. "What happened to your hand? Did Zhou Yu hit you?"
"No, no."
"You bastard, how dare he hit you! I'm going to settle the score with him."
"Mother, don't go, he didn't hit me." Lu Wan held her mother's hand with a pitiful expression, as if she had suffered a great injustice and had many grievances.
Lu Qingyao: ...
The daughters of the Lu family all knew some martial arts skills.
Even Zhiyun, who has the most refined and elegant demeanor, knows some self-defense techniques.
Moreover, Lu Wan was forced to learn by her parents.
Zhou Yu dared to divorce her, but he wouldn't dare to hit her; he probably couldn't beat her anyway.
Jiang Miaomiao also threw herself into her mother's arms with a wronged look on her face, pointing at Lu Wan, "Mother, this woman was so fierce just now, fierce to Grandmother, and fierce to me too, she almost made Grandmother vomit blood."
"Cough cough cough..."
Madam Lu coughed a few times, clutching her chest, her brows furrowed.
Lu Qingyao: ...
When did this old man and young man become so in sync?
Lu Wan's face was greener than the green bamboo beside her. She was about to argue when Lu Qingyao interrupted her.
"So, it was your husband's idea to return to the Lu family today? Why didn't the Lu family come when they returned to the capital? Why are they only coming now? What did Zhou Yu send you here for? Why didn't you go and offer incense to your father first? Instead, you've come to upset my mother and stir up trouble for your niece?"
Lu Wan was speechless.
She sneered inwardly; her cousin was as arrogant as ever.
Even though she's divorced, she still acts so bossy.
……