Happy Spring Every Year

November 16th, General Zhaoyong’s Mansion.

At about 3 p.m., Mrs. Lu arrived outside General Lu's study, carrying a bowl of warm soup.

Lu Shiliu saw the person coming from afar and knocked on the door to report.

General Lu's low and cold voice came from the room: "No."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lu Shiliu's face when he heard this. When Madam Lu came closer, he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Madam, please go back."

Madam Lu seemed to have anticipated this and immediately said, "Master, I have something important to discuss with you. It involves Ningxiang Courtyard. Would you mind listening?"

The room remained silent. Just as Mrs. Lu opened her mouth to say something, General Lu's voice suddenly rang out: "Come in."

Although this was the result Mrs. Lu wanted, she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought that the general was willing to meet her because she mentioned Ningxiangyuan.

When I entered the study, General Lu was sitting behind the desk with a sullen face.

Madam Lu gathered her composure, placed the warm soup on the table, and said softly, "Master, I have ordered my servant to carefully stew this for over an hour. Please try it."

General Lu frowned slightly when he heard this and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Madam Lu paused slightly as she lifted the lid of the cup. She looked up and said, "Master, Zheng'er sent me a message yesterday, saying that he would return home after finishing his shift today to apologize to you."

"Then, can you give Zheng'er a chance and listen to what he has to say?"

After hearing this, General Lu finally looked up at Madam Lu, and the coldness on his face faded a little.

Based on the experience of fighting with the Mo Kingdom in previous years, they will definitely make some small moves in the early spring of next year.

After the morning court today, His Majesty specially asked him to stay to discuss this matter with General Shen, emphasizing that they should use this opportunity to hone new recruits in the army and cultivate rising talents.

At that time, he thought of Yun Zheng and wondered whether to send him out to hone his skills, but he was worried that Yun Zheng's temperament was not stable and might do something bad.

If Yun Zheng truly realized his mistakes and repented sincerely, since he was his son after all, he would shamelessly discuss it with General Shen and give Yun Zheng a chance...

Thinking of this, General Lu's heart softened.

Just thinking about how a loving mother often spoils her son, General Lu's expression remained cold and hard, not wanting Madam Lu to notice anything and inform Lu Yunzheng.

Mrs. Lu observed the expressions on her face and couldn't help but feel secretly relieved.

She knew that the master must still be angry with Zheng'er because of the impeachment.

Besides, the master has always been partial, especially since Lu Yunsheng just returned home yesterday. He must have put a lot of pressure on the master and suppressed Zheng'er openly or secretly.

Fortunately, she had a plan in mind, which paved the way for Zheng'er!

General Lu saw Madam Lu standing at the table in a daze, and he couldn't help but frowning. He was about to start sending her away when he suddenly heard Madam Lu say:

"Master, I know I don't deserve your affection, but I have been diligent in managing the household affairs over the years, without making any mistakes. Even if I don't have any merits, I can say I have worked hard, right?"

General Lu thought that Mrs. Lu was going to give another long speech in defense of Lu Yunzheng, and a hint of impatience appeared on his face.

But Madam Lu suddenly changed the subject: "When I asked to see you just now, I said that the matter involved Ningxiang Courtyard. You don't think this is an excuse for me to see you, do you?"

"Thanks to my strict management of the household, I was able to uncover this scandal. Otherwise, if the bitter consequences had occurred, it would not only bring disgrace to our general's house, but I would also never dare to go out and see people again."

General Lu frowned when he heard this. "What on earth do you want to say?"

Madam Lu raised her lips lightly, "Master, that Gu Xizhi is shameless enough to seduce Zheng'er. I know you are disgusted with such women."

"What if I say there is also a 'Gu Xizhi' in our mansion, and this person... is your most beloved daughter?"

General Lu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he became furious and stood up suddenly, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Madam Lu had anticipated General Lu's reaction. She sneered, "Not to mention the General, even when I first learned about it, I refused to believe it."

"I only gave birth to Zheng'er. When Concubine Zhou gave birth to Yao'er, I wanted to bring Yao'er to my side to raise her."

"But you refused to let me. Now look at what Yao'er has become because of Aunt Zhou."

Mrs. Lu took out two letters from her bosom and slammed them on the table, continuing to sarcastically say:

"You're trying to curry favor with the rich and powerful, you know, shameless, giving things away privately. Look at me, my lord, Yao'er hasn't missed a single one!"

When she said this, Mrs. Lu felt very happy.

Although this was planned by her, how could Lu Yunyao be fooled if she didn't have this intention?

It can be seen that I have not wronged her at all!

The only pity is that Lu Yunyao is too timid to say anything explicit in the letter.

She could have waited a little longer, exchanged a few more letters, and given some guidance, and she would have been able to nail Lu Yunyao down.

But it so happened that the impeachment incident happened, and Zheng'er urgently needed an opportunity to return home, so he couldn't wait.

However, just based on these two letters, Lu Yunyao is finished. Communicating with a man outside of her marriage via letters is a capital crime!

Here, General Lu raised his hand and picked up the two letters. The handwriting was extremely familiar and he recognized it at a glance. It was undoubtedly Yao'er's handwriting.

When General Lu saw the three words "Mr. Shen" written on the title, his head buzzed and he felt even more confused than when he first went to the battlefield.

Mr. Shen?

That is not...

Mrs. Lu found it very ironic to see that her master, a great general, had a pale face and trembling hands.

"Master, did you see that? Yao'er is so arrogant. She is just a concubine's daughter, yet she has no idea how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is, yet she is trying to seduce the young master of the Shen family."

"Perhaps she is counting on Zheng'er marrying Miss Shen back home so that she can become even closer to the young master of the Shen family?"

"Master Shen has come to our house more than once. I wonder when Yao'er started to have such thoughts."

"This is the first time I've managed to catch one. I don't know how frivolous and dissolute the letters from those I haven't caught are."

"It was Zheng'er's fault that caused our family to offend the Shen family. If General Shen knew that Yao'er had seduced the young master of the Shen family, I'm afraid our relationship with the Shen family would be over."

Of course, Mrs. Lu knew what General Lu cared about, so she deliberately hit his sore spot.

When General Lu heard this, his lips were tightly pursed into a line, the blue veins on his forehead bulged like mountains, and he clenched the letter tightly in his hand, making a clattering sound.

At this time, Madam Lu sighed again and said worriedly, "But Master, there is something I can't figure out."

"Yao'er has always been a very honest child. After much thought, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare take this step if no one else instigated me."

"Mrs. Zhou has always wanted to replace me and become the head of the Lu Mansion. I don't know if it was her idea, but in order to get to the top, she didn't hesitate to push her own daughter into the fire pit."

"Afu is not that kind of person!"

When General Lu heard this, his eyes were like sharp arrows, staring at Madam Lu and saying this with gritted teeth.

Mrs. Lu was stunned at first, then her heart turned cold, and then a surge of jealousy surged up and occupied her entire mind.

The master is still speaking for that bitch Zhou Fu!

She sneered repeatedly, and unexpectedly changed her usual timidity. She stepped forward to meet General Lu's anger, lifted General Lu's right hand that was holding the letter, and said in a sharp voice:

"Master, even with such irrefutable evidence, you're still trying to excuse Zhou Fu? You'd rather believe your daughter is despicable than doubt Zhou Fu?"

"Ah--"

"Since you have such confidence in Zhou Fu, why not go to Ningxiang Courtyard and ask them and see what they have to say!"

Before she came to the study, she had already asked Mother Zhao to take a group of maids to Ningxiang Courtyard to tie up Aunt Zhou and catch her off guard.

In other people's houses, concubines are just lowly slaves, and the mistress can beat them to death without any hesitation. But she has not been able to touch Zhou Fu for the past twenty years.

Now she finally found the opportunity and finally got her chance!

General Lu's chest heaved violently, his breathing hot and rapid. Upon hearing this, he suddenly shook off Mrs. Lu's hand, clutching the letter, and strode out.

Mrs. Lu was thrown off balance and stood up. She looked at General Lu's furious back, but curled her lips coldly.

go Go.

Now that the truth has been revealed, the only way to get Lu Yunyao out of this situation is to take the blame. Zhou Fu loves her daughter so much, she will surely take the blame without hesitation, right?

How could she miss such a good show?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu became full of energy and quickly chased after him.