My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

"Why is Xingcheng crying like this for no reason? Could it be that he felt wronged after being beaten a few times? A real man should not be so weak! Quick, dry your tears and show them to your mother..."

Wen Qiqi walked in from outside, followed by Die Jiu and Xinyi.

Aunt Mei was startled and cursed inwardly: "You didn't come when you were supposed to, but you came when you weren't supposed to. Really... I don't know if she heard what the doctor said just now?"

Of course, he couldn't tell Wen Qiqi that his son had this strange disease.

If she turned against him and refused to support Xingcheng, and instead chose one of the children from the third and fourth rooms, all of Xingcheng's efforts over the years would be in vain.

"Madam, please sit down! Xingcheng is not feeling wronged, he is extremely guilty. He said that he is not good at martial arts and brought shame to his mother... Xingcheng only has you, his mother, in his heart!"

Aunt Mei quickly stood up to smooth things over, and then signaled the doctor to leave first.

"Mother……"

Lu Xingcheng's cheeks twitched, and he looked at Wen Qiqi in panic: "Mother, my son didn't behave well today, but he also participated in the Youth Martial Arts Competition as requested by your mother... Mother, have you calmed down from before? Can your son continue to stay by your side and accompany you filially?"

What a filial piety this child has!

In Wen Qiqi's previous life, the person she trusted the most was Lu Xingcheng's little mouth.

After all, compared to other people in the Lu Mansion, Xingcheng is just a child in Wen Qiqi's eyes...

"Well, participation is what matters. You are still my son."

Wen Qiqi curled the corners of her mouth and reached out to touch the bruises on Lu Xingcheng's face.

Too light!

Compared with Xiaoliang's life, the frame-up and public beheading of the women of the Wen family, these injuries are as light as a feather...

"Does it hurt?"

Wen Qiqi asked.

Lu Xingcheng shook his head: "It doesn't hurt. As long as my mother is happy, my son won't feel any pain at all."

Mother Lu watched this scene with an unhappy expression on her face, and said bluntly: "Qiqi, look at how sensible Xingcheng is. Your brother Wen Xiaoliang went too far. He relied on the fact that he had practiced martial arts since he was a child to beat our Xingcheng like this! As a sister, you should have scolded your brother properly."

Wen Qiqi was not angry and just smiled faintly.

"Mother, this martial arts competition for young people was requested by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and supervised by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes! My Xiaoliang has won the first place in martial arts twice...How come in your mouth, he is always wrong? Could it be that mother cannot stand the behavior of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager...and thinks that this martial arts competition should be just for show?"

"No! Of course not!"

Lu Zhanyao understood how serious this was and quickly retorted, "Mom just feels sorry for Xingcheng!"

"I feel bad... Indeed, if a child of a certain family suffers a loss, everyone will feel bad!"

Wen Qiqi looked at Lu Zhanyao indifferently: "It's just that Xingcheng's pain is only physical pain! If it was his head that was lost, or his life... then his relatives would be heartbroken."

What does she mean by that?

How could he lose his head and life out of nowhere?

Lu Zhanyao couldn't help but swallow twice and turned his head away.

Wen Qiqi didn't stay long. She knew that the mother and son of the Lu family would definitely spend a lot of time figuring out how to conceal Lu Xingcheng's shameful problem.

"I'm tired today, so I'll go back and rest first."

Wen Qiqi waved the palm-leaf fan in her hand and left with Die Jiuhe and Xinyi.

Lu Xingcheng frowned. He vaguely remembered that day when he put the written article on the table, Die Jiu came in and brought him some fruit.

But I am not a fool!

I read the article again when I put it in my pocket...

At night, the doors of the house were locked tightly so outsiders could not come in.

Seeing Wen Qiqi and the maid walking away, Aunt Mei sat down, holding her forehead and crying.

"Why is Xingcheng's life so miserable... Woohoo, mother, Zhanyao, you must think of a way to help Xingcheng!"

Of course Lu Zhanyao would not ignore Lu Xingcheng.

Not to mention that among all his concubines, he had the best relationship with Aunt Mei.

Among all the children, Lu Xingcheng is the best at studying and the one most like himself.

The children of the third and fourth rooms are too young, the oldest is only five years old. By the time they grow up, I’m afraid the vegetables will be cold.

"Don't worry, even if Xingcheng's disease can't be cured, I have a way to conceal it!"

Lu Zhanyao narrowed his eyes slightly and said fiercely: "As long as Xingcheng's future woman doesn't tell others about this kind of thing, no one will know."

At worst, I can find a young lady from a family whose social status is slightly lower than our Lu family, and then give her a dowry...

"But what if the girl tells others? This concerns the reputation of our Xingcheng!"

Aunt Mei was still worried. In ancient times, people valued offspring more than their own lives. If Lu Xingcheng's disease really could not be cured, this would be a secret he would have to keep hidden for the rest of his life.

Madam Lu's old eyebrows twisted into two knots, and she said fiercely: "Mei'er, don't worry about this! If the news leaks out, the person died in the Lu family, the news must not be leaked!"

Aunt Mei nodded repeatedly: "Mom is right, this matter cannot be taken lightly."

"Things are not as simple as you think."

Lu Zhanyao paused, looking at his mother and Aunt Mei: "It's easy to keep it secret. We can scare him after he gets married, but what about the offspring... The doctor just went out and told me that Xingcheng might have difficulty having offspring. In this case, we can only wait for his brothers to grow up and give the children to him. This requires the consent of his first wife..."

The more they thought about it, the more complicated it became, as if Lu Xingcheng was going to have his wedding night tomorrow.

He was still young and didn't know the severity of the disease. He said softly, "If I get married in the future... I like my mother's niece, Qin Yu."

Qin Yu is the third daughter of Wen Qiqi's second sister, and is about the same age as Lu Xingcheng.

In the past, Wen Qiqi treated Lu Xingcheng as her own son. On Wen's mother's birthday, she took him back to the Wen Mansion to attend her mother's birthday party.

Wen Qiqi never dreamed that Lu Xingcheng would fall in love with his second sister's niece Qin Yu at first sight at Wen's mother's birthday party...

In her previous life, Wen Qiqi was completely unprepared.

She also felt that Xingcheng was studious and sensible. Although the Lu family was a little poor, she was the mistress of the Lu family after all. It would be even better for Qin Yu to marry Xingcheng!

She even went to talk about this marriage in person with her second sister. Her second sister had originally looked down on the Lu family, but after hearing Qiqi praising Xingcheng all the time, she became interested!

Qin Yu married into the Lu family two years later.

She was beautiful and had a noble temperament. The emperor originally wanted Qin Yu to enter the palace to be the crown princess...

But Qin Yu believed in her aunt Wen Qiqi and only wanted to be her aunt's daughter-in-law.

Wen Qiqi never dreamed that she, as an aunt, would ruin her niece Qin Yu's lifelong happiness with her own hands.