Happy Spring Every Year

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunyao knew that the time had finally come.

She raised her sleeve to wipe her tears, nodded to Aunt Zhou, and then ran to the main house.

Madam Lu frowned. Death was imminent, what tricks did Zhou Fu want to play?

"master--"

Mrs. Lu just opened her mouth, but Aunt Zhou no longer gave her a chance.

"General, a while ago, because of the eldest young master's broken engagement with the Shen family, Sheng'er and Young Master Shen had a misunderstanding at the Imperial College. Sheng'er got punched in the nose by Young Master Shen."

Aunt Zhou tilted her head back. Although her eyes were red and her hair was disheveled, her brows were firm.

"Miss Shen is very considerate. She sent her personal maid to come and explain the matter afterwards. Madam is also aware of this matter."

When Mrs. Lu heard Aunt Zhou bringing up the old matter again, she thought that she was desperate and was going to bring up Zheng'er again. She was about to scold her, but was stunned when she heard this.

That's... true. Shen Jiasui made her very angry that day.

But why did Zhou Fu say this?

As soon as General Lu saw Mrs. Lu's expression, he knew that what Aunt Zhou said was true. He frowned slightly. He had never heard Afu and Yun Sheng mention this matter to him.

Aunt Zhou naturally knew the person beside her, and then she said:

"It was originally a misunderstanding between the younger generation. At that time, the general was also worried about the affairs of the eldest young master. I did not want to cause him more worries, so I put it aside."

"In fact, that day, Miss Shen was worried that the maid was not eloquent, so she wrote a letter."

"I consider myself humble and dare not neglect Miss Shen, so I asked Yao'er to write a polite reply to Miss Shen."

"Who would have thought that Miss Shen would be so fond of Yao'er that she even sent someone to write to her. After a few exchanges, she and Yao'er became close friends."

"Some time ago, perhaps Miss Shen mentioned this matter to Young Master Shen, and Young Master Shen was also concerned and even sent a letter specifically."

"That letter was delivered by Miss Shen, and I received it. It was all done in public with the permission of my elders. How can it be said that it was a private exchange?"

At this time, Aunt Zhou raised her chin again and pointed at the two letters on the ground.

"This is indeed Yao'er's reply to Miss Shen and Young Master Shen. She wrote it word for word in front of me, without a single word that goes beyond the pale. How can she be shameless?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, her eyes widened.

Zhou Fu really lied without blinking an eye. She knew the origins of these two letters very well.

"Zhou Fu, you still dare to quibble. If that's what you're saying, why don't you take out the letter from Shen Jiasui and his brother?"

Zhou Fu was waiting for these words. She immediately turned her head to look at the door and saw Lu Yunyao running towards her in a hurry, holding a pile of letters in her hands.

"father."

Lu Yunyao handed the letter over with both hands.

General Lu picked up a letter at random, opened it and saw that the signature at the end of the letter was "Shen Jiasui".

Mrs. Lu hurried over. She didn't recognize Shen Jiansui's handwriting, so she immediately concluded that the letter was forged by Aunt Zhou!

After all, Shen Jiasui is the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. Looking across the entire capital, no legitimate daughter would lower herself to have such a close relationship with a concubine.

Especially since she was a concubine from Beppu, they were completely unrelated.

As far as she knew, Shen Jiasui had only met Aunt Zhou once or twice when she came to the Lu Mansion, and the two of them probably had never even spoken to each other.

It seems that it was the idiot Lu Yunyao who failed to hide the truth from Zhou Fu, causing Zhou Fu to guess that it was her who did it and even retaliate.

But Zhou Fu's methods were really poor. How could she possibly imitate Shen Jiansui's handwriting? This "evidence" was simply too fragile!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu asserted on the spot: "General, these letters are all fake!"

"Zhou Fu must have discovered that I had intercepted the letter and realized her affair had been exposed, so she hastily came up with this plan."

"But how could she possibly imitate Shen Jiasui's handwriting? It's so flawed!"

Aunt Zhou didn't even look at Madam Lu, but instead looked at General Lu, with a somewhat dejected look on her face, and said in a sad voice:

"At first, I saw that the general was upset because the eldest young master had broken off the engagement, so I desperately seized the opportunity of Miss Shen's letter and worked hard to repair the relationship between the two families."

"General, if you want to punish me, you can punish me for being ungrateful and acting on my own initiative. As for the rest, I won't acknowledge a single word!"

Having said this, Aunt Zhou finally looked at Madam Lu beside her, her eyes were cold, no longer respectful as before.

"Madam, when I first entered the house, the general made it clear to me that the mistress was a good steward of the household and had never made any mistakes. I should never think of going beyond her in my life."

"I will take this as my guiding principle. I have always been fully aware of your hostility towards me, but over the years, I have respected my mistress and fulfilled my duties, never overstepping the bounds."

"But even so, you still can't tolerate me. You want to beat me, scold me, and punish me. I dare not even utter a word of complaint. But why do you point the finger at Yao'er?"

"In order to deal with me, Madam didn't hesitate to ruin Yao'er's reputation and even made the general bear the stigma of being a bad parent."

"Today, there are so many people watching. If this matter gets out, how will the general, who is already being criticized for the eldest young master's cancellation of the engagement, cope with it? In the future, who will dare to marry their daughter into our general's mansion?"

"Or, has Madam already decided on Gu Xizhi as her daughter-in-law? She indulges the young master's youth and ignorance, rashly ruining the rest of his life and cutting off his path to success!"

"These underhanded tactics and cruel heart are chilling. Is this the tolerance and vision that a mistress of the household should possess?"

Aunt Zhou spoke righteously, her chest heaving as she spoke, glaring at Madam Lu. Even though she was tied up and kneeling on the ground, her imposing manner did not lose a bit.

Mrs. Lu was forced to take a step back by Aunt Zhou's questioning, her face turning pale.

Lu Yunyao, who was standing aside, stared blankly at her aunt. At this moment, she felt respect, admiration and great shock.

A light flickered in her eyes, and she seemed to have gained some enlightenment and found her own confidence and role model.

"Zhou Fu, you...you are telling lies all the time!"

Mrs. Lu opened her mouth, but was at a loss for words. Compared to Aunt Zhou, her scheming was far inferior.

Fortunately, she did not forget that the basis of all these long speeches were in the letters in General Lu's hands.

These letters are all fake!

Even if Aunt Zhou said a lot of things, it couldn't change the fact that Lu Yunyao was having an affair with someone!

Thinking of this, she hurriedly looked at General Lu. Seeing that General Lu's brows were gloomy, it seemed that he had already believed what Aunt Zhou said. He was so anxious that he immediately grabbed the letter and said quickly:

"Master, Zhou Fu is a silver-tongued woman, and all she said was lies! These letters are irrefutable evidence. Zhou Fu—"

At this time, there was a sudden noise outside Ningxiang Courtyard, as if someone was coming.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Lu Yunzheng walking in.