AWB Chapter 141 Madam Lu is Seriously Ill
Chapter 141 Madam Lu is Seriously Ill
Wen Chengxuan didn't stay in the brothel for long. After having fun, he returned to his own house.
The attendant followed him closely, "Master, this matter has spread all over the palace, it must be true, do you want to..."
Wen Chengxuan glared at him, "Do you want to harm me? Go and tell them to shut their mouths tightly and not say a single word. Otherwise, if they ruin the reputation of my Prince Xuan's Mansion, I will skin them alive!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll do it right away." The follower crawled out of the mansion.
Wen Chengxuan had no intention of resting and turned to go to the study.
He thought of the last banquet for all officials.
There was chaos in the palace, the empress dowager and the emperor were both seriously ill, and the government was in jeopardy. He secretly summoned troops to the capital, intending to seize the throne during the chaos.
But who would have thought that it was actually a trap. Fortunately, he reacted in time and killed the woman who bewitched him in public, thus ensuring the safety of the entire mansion.
Thinking about it now, I’m really scared.
A chill rose up behind Wen Chengxuan.
If it weren't for Fourth Brother's previous instructions, based on his previous temperament, he would have been unable to hold back and would have started contacting his aides and plotting to seize the throne.
Oh, that was a close call, I almost took the bait again.
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When Yuan Qing rushed to the capital, a disaster was lurking in Jiangzhou.
The official document regarding Lü Jiankang's execution had not yet arrived, so Lü Jiankang, Lü Si and other prisoners were all imprisoned, awaiting punishment from the court.
Lu Jiankang's crimes were exposed and he was unanimously despised by the Lu family. Moreover, Lu's eldest grandson had now returned home, and the patriarch no longer had any reason to continue to protect Lu Jiankang.
Mrs. Lu is now in a desperate situation.
Now she is the only one left at home. After much thought, she decided to go to the Lou family for another try.
Since her previous plea had failed, she thought that perhaps the Lou family was too embarrassed to protect Kang'er in front of everyone at that time, so they did not protect Kang'er.
This time when she went to the Lou family, she should dress miserable and humble herself to beg for mercy. For the sake of that dead girl, they would most likely agree.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this possibility was very high.
She seemed to have seen the day when Lu Jiankang would be released.
The gloom that had been weighing on Mrs. Lu's heart for days dissipated, and even her steps became much faster.
"Hey, have you heard? It seems that Mr. Lou is leaving."
"Really? He is the heir to the Lou family's fortune. Where can he go?"
"I don't know. I just heard it from others."
Mrs. Lu was afraid of being recognized by acquaintances, so she kept walking close to the wall.
After hearing what the two women in front of her said, she didn't care about hiding anymore and hurried over to ask, "Is what you just said true?"
"You are sick. You actually eavesdropped on other people's conversations!"
One of the old women didn't want to pay any attention to her because she was dressed in rags, so she pulled the other woman away.
Mrs. Lu was frightened and forgot to scold her back. She refused to let the old woman go and pulled her aside and asked, "Where did you hear this news?"
The old woman was annoyed by her pestering and shook her hand away, saying unhappily, "I'm not sure either. Just go to the Lou family and ask them yourself."
Mrs. Lu was overwhelmed by the news.
Her only hope now is Lou Jing. If even he leaves Jiangzhou, Kang'er will really be hopeless.
She walked to the back door of the mansion in a daze. She didn't dare to look up. She just knocked on the door and waited for the person inside to come out.
"Who is it?" a voice came from the door.
Madam Lu lowered her head, stuffed some silver coins into the hand of the maid who opened the door, and whispered, "Please tell your eldest young lady that Madam Lu is seriously ill and wants to see her again. I hope the young lady can help with this."
The maid opened the door halfway, and then she saw an old woman with disheveled hair and dirty face standing outside.
The Lou family was in a time of trouble, and the maid didn't dare to talk to strangers casually, but she was afraid of delaying the eldest young master's wife's important business, so she asked, "Who are you?"
Madam Lu took out the fake identity she had prepared and said, "I am a servant of the Lu family. I am here to deliver a message to the second young lady, entrusted by Madam Lu. Here, this is a token of trust."
She took out the little rabbit that Lu Nian had made out of straw and gave it to the maid.
The straw rabbit was in a very bad shape. Mrs. Lu had searched hard in the room where Lu Nian lived when she got married before she dug out this tattered thing.
With a give-it-a-give attitude, she packed up many things that Lu Nian might care about, thinking that one of them would come in handy.
The maid took the things and nodded, saying, "You go back first. The eldest young lady's wife is busy right now and is not in the mansion. I will give it to her for you when she comes back."
"Hey, thank you." Mrs. Lu's smile was a little forced.
Lu Nian followed her mother-in-law Qi to the shop to check the accounts and returned in the evening.
Before Lou Jing came back, Lu Nian coaxed his son to sleep and moved the account book to his own room.
Someone knocked on the door. Lu Nian looked up from the account book and said, "Come in."
The maid who opened the door during the day bowed and said, "Madam, the eldest young master."
Lu Nian nodded and said, "What are you doing here?"
The maid handed the straw rabbit over with both hands, "Today an old lady said that she was entrusted by Madam Lu to give this thing to you."