The moon was high and the wind was dark. A young man was standing outside Xiangguo Temple.

The monk from Xiangguo Temple stopped the man outside and said, "Donor! It's late now, you should go back!"

"Master, please let me in! I really have something important to discuss with the second son of the Lu family." The young man begged bitterly. He was the old man Cao's son, Cao Ren.

The monk looked him over and asked suspiciously, "Are you a servant of the Lu family?"

"Yes, my wife sent me here specifically to talk to the Second Young Master about something."

"Okay! Follow me."

The two walked to a remote and quiet wing of the temple, only to see four burly men standing at the door, all with stern expressions, ready for battle.

Inside the house, the man's painful groans could be heard continuously.

When Cao Ren approached, he was immediately stopped by a strong man, "Who are you?"

"I am a handyman in Madam's courtyard. Madam has something to tell the Second Young Master."

The burly man looked at him suspiciously, "Madam, if you need anything, the maids or nannies can come. Why did you come?"

"Because I'm a fast runner! The master was furious, and I sneaked out. I'm going back quickly after I finish speaking."

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his arms. After the burly man confirmed that it was Chen Mei'e's personal belongings, he stopped trying to stop him.

After entering the room, I saw Lu Yangbu lying on the bed wailing, his legs tied with heavy cloth, but still stained with blood. But even so, there was no one around him to serve him, as if they wanted to starve him to death in Xiangguo Temple and leave him to fend for himself.

"Second son."

Lu Yangbu finally heard the voice and hurriedly shouted, "Hurry, help me change the cloth."

Because of excessive blood loss, he felt double in front of his eyes.

Cao Ren did not despise him and immediately helped him change the cloth and applied medicine on his wound.

With the control of medication, the pain in my legs subsided instantly.

Lu Yangbu also gradually saw the person in front of him clearly, "Who are you? I haven't seen you in the mother's courtyard."

"Master, I'm Cao Ren, the horse keeper in your yard!"

He introduced himself excitedly, not worrying at all that Lu Yangbu would doubt his identity.

As expected, Lu Yangbu naturally replied, "Oh! I remember now, but why did you say you were from my mother's courtyard?"

There were many servants in Lu Yangbu's yard, so how could he know who was who? He just wanted to know that this person had medicine that could make him feel comfortable.

"Master, if I hadn't said this, I wouldn't have been able to come in and see you!"

He lowered his head, wiped away his bitter tears, and cried, "Master, the master has dismissed all the servants in your courtyard and won't let anyone give you medicine. I used all my savings to buy some golden wound medicine. Please don't despise it."

Lu Yangbu was shocked: "You said my father didn't allow me to take the medicine?"

He never thought that these were actually orders from his respected father, and he foolishly believed that the servants were taking advantage of his injury to bully his master and deliberately torture him.

"Yes! The master said that you have caused a great disaster this time. Rather than letting you bring trouble to the family, it is better to deal with you personally and pretend that you are not his son."

Lu Yangbu's face was filled with disbelief. "Impossible! My father wouldn't do this to me."

He held onto Cao Ren tightly. "Where's Wanru? Did my sister and mother plead for me?"

Cao Ren showed a look of pity on his face. "Madam has always listened to the master. How dare she refute the master's decision? As for the second young lady..."

"What's up with her?"

"The Second Young Lady didn't ask about your affairs at all. As soon as you left the house, she went to the Second Prince's house and said she was going to apologize to the Second Prince for you."

"for me?"

Lu Yangbu's face was grim, and he snorted coldly, "This was all her idea. Now that my leg is broken, she's become the good guy."

"Second Young Master, I know you are innocent. I happened to hear some of what the Second Young Lady said to you."

Cao Ren glanced at the door warily, then leaned over to Lu Yangbu's ear and whispered, "The Second Miss told the maid that if you can handle this well, you'll still be her beloved Second Brother. If not, she'll just put the blame on you. You've always looked down on the Eldest Miss, so just say you framed her on purpose, and no one will doubt it."

"She...had planned everything long ago?"

Cao Ren nodded. "So, Second Young Master, I truly feel sorry for you! You've done so much for the Second Young Miss, and yet, in the end, you've been deserted by everyone. You and the Eldest Young Miss are siblings, and the Eldest Young Miss didn't do anything to upset you when she returned home. If the Second Young Miss hadn't complained to you, why would you have meddled in her affairs and become enemies with the Eldest Young Miss?"

Lu Yangbu fell into deep thought, thinking about everything that happened after he returned home. Yan Wanwan clearly didn't want to bother with them. If it weren't for what Lu Wanru said in front of him, he and Yan Wanwan would have kept to themselves, and he would never risk his life to frame her.

Seeing that he had taken his words to heart, Cao Ren placed the medicine in his hand next to him.

"Second Young Master, I can't stay here for too long. I left some medicine for you. Apply it when they're least prepared. This leg...will heal faster."

Lu Yangbu watched Cao Ren leave. The moment the door closed, he felt like he was abandoned by everyone.

He is the second son of the Shangshu Mansion, why should he suffer this?

"It's Lu Wanru. Everything is caused by Lu Wanru. I will never let her go."

On the barren mountain, Yan Wanwan leaned against a big tree, listening leisurely to Lu Yangbu's angry roar.

"So stirring up trouble is so enjoyable. No wonder Bai Lianhua loves to talk behind people's backs."

With a sneer on her face, she sneered, "Look! Just a few words can make one person hate another. How easy is that?"

The branches rubbed against her side, as if to comfort her and make her happy.

"Yeah, I know you are the best to me and will never betray me."

Yan Wanwan closed her eyes, the atmosphere around her became depressing, and she thought of something she wanted to forget.

She looked down at the pile of gold in front of her, a delighted smile on her lips, and without looking down on it, she simply picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, biting it again and again.

"Although there are many impurities, it is still real gold. With these, I will have working capital for future turnover."

Although she had looted a lot of things from the Lu family, the business expanded so much in an instant that the money she earned was spent like water without even a sound.

She was just worrying about where to get the money when she got such a big surprise.

After gathering all the steel together and hiding the gold again, he patted the tree and said, "Alright, see if you can fill up those big holes. Just get some soil from somewhere else and fill them up."

The big tree lit up its branches, and she gently placed her hand on the trunk. Suddenly, a powerful green energy poured into the trunk like a surging wave.

I saw that the originally emerald green leaves seemed to be injected with the nectar of life, the color became more and more vivid, and the green was so lush that it seemed as if it was about to flow out.

"I'll have to work hard for you later. I will come to see you often."

After saying goodbye to the big tree, she went down the mountain in high spirits, but the moment she left the barren mountain, a loud "boom" sound came from the mountain.

She looked back in surprise, her eyelids twitching violently. The barren mountain was actually shorter.

The big treasure on the mountain is indeed capable of doing great things.

The housekeeper heard the noise and rushed over. "Miss, what was that noise just now?"

"Oh! It's thundering."

"is it?"

The housekeeper looked up the mountain in confusion, "Miss, do you think the mountain behind has become shorter?"

"Really? You're seeing things. How can a mountain be short?"

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