Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Chapter 4 Changing Uncle's fate

《 全家偷听我心声杀疯了,我负责吃奶 》

Listening to my thoughts made the whole family go crazy, now all I need to do is eat.


 


Chapter 4 Changing Uncle's fate


"Our Lu family has been waiting for a daughter. Let's name her Lu Chaochao since she was born in the morning. Morning symbolizes hope."

The redness in Xu's eyes was evident when she lowered her head.

Her fingers went white when she heard this name.

Her heart seemed tightly gripped.

She visited Lu Yuanze's study earlier.

An enormous number of names were written on white paper in the study.

One can see that Lu Jingyao, Gao Shan Jingxing, and Yao Hua Qi Shu are beautiful, intelligent, and devoted to one another.

Knowledgeable and well-mannered Yuan Fei Yu Yue. Lu Zhiyuan.

Names were carefully selected, and he bestowed all his blessings and expectations on them.

Likewise, her daughter...

It was only Chaoyang.

The three children's names did not appeal to her. This time she won't make the same mistake.

Her words were interrupted by cheerful babbling.

With all her strength, she babbled. She called out, [Chao Chao, Lu Chao Chao...]

Ticking her name, Xu sighed lightly.

"It's so nice to see her happy, let's call her Chao Chao." Her daughter grabbed her finger tightly, and she tickled her nose.

She barely fits five fingers on her index finger.

She places the index finger on the soft cheek. [I guarantee you'll be safe with Chao Chao. Don’t cry, mama.]

Apparently showing off, a little girl exclaimed: [Chao Chao is awesome.]

Tears still gathered in Xu's eyes.

Hearing this, she couldn't help but curl her lips.

Lu Yuanze looked guilty, and he said, "Yunniang, you have worked hard. There are a lot of things going on in the court, and I will probably be very busy this month." Lu Yuanze replied. His expressions would prompt Xu to advise him to take the overall picture into account and not be influenced by emotion.

She never would have guessed he would spend all his time with his mistress.

Virtue was the knife that stabbed her in the back.

"As husbands and wives, I can't really blame you, but Chaochao has been wronged." Xu closed her eyes.

Lu Yuanze's attention was caught by Lu Chaochao in the cradle.

Comparison was inevitable.

Yesterday, Lu Chaochao and Lu Jingyao were both born.

As a newborn, Jingyao had red skin, wrinkled skin, and cried like a kitten because she had not yet grown up.

As a newborn, Lu Chaochao had white, plump skin, thick and long eyebrows and eyelashes, and skin that glowed like snow.

She had a sparkle in her eyes, and she was not afraid of strangers. She resembled the girl under Guanyin's seat in beauty.

After a glance, Lu Yuanze turned away.

Jingyao was special.

His heart beat faster.

"Daddy will give Chaochao the hot spring villa as an apology." Lu Yuanze smiled and hugged her.

A frown appeared on Lu Yuanze's face when Xu said, "Daddy is generous, and everything belongs to you."

His intention was only to give Lu ChaoChao the hot spring villa, not the lands around it.

Xu's statement was not refuted.

This hot spring villa was originally given to Jingyao, and it appears that he will need to change it.

[ I am amazed at how rich this resentful father is. ]

After a moment of daze, Lu Yuanze felt a damp heat.

His face froze as he stared at the baby in his arms with wide eyes, grinning at him with a toothless smile.

The child was taken away by Yingxue. "The young lady peed. She peed." she exclaimed.

His eyebrows darkened as he held his breath, unable to argue with the newborn.

Xu hid a smile beneath her eyebrows.

"My Lord, change your clothes."

After Lu Yuanze left, Xu gently patted Lu Chaochao's butt. "Naughty."

[He has no love for such a beautiful mom. He deserves it. He cannot bully my mother!]

After changing clothes and coming out, Lu Yuanze sat for a while before getting up and leaving.

There was a noticeable droop in Xu's eyebrows.

"I'd like you to find out where the Marquis goes."

Juexia is intelligent and Yingxue is honest. They followed him after putting the child down.

When they returned, they reported: "We went to Deshan Hall." Deshan Hall is the old lady's residence.

"When the Marquis left, the old lady gave him Buddhist beads. She seemed very happy to give them to him."

Xu's heart was heavy. Given the lady's poor health, Juexia advised: "Most likely, the Marquis will leave these Buddhist beads to the eldest young master.".

A taboo exists in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

The lady had three sons and a daughter.

Lu Yanshu, the family's eldest son, was born smart. During those years, Lu Yuanze had some real feelings for him.

A fall into the water at age eight caused mental retardation in the eldest son.

As a result, he can't care for himself even in the mansion. Thus, he has become a taboo and a reverse scale.

In response to Xu's request for Buddhist beads, the old lady said that Yanshu had sealed his fate.

She knelt for three days and three nights without success.

A Buddhist bead string was presented to the old lady by Huguo Temple's abbot.

There are approximately 1,808 beads in this Buddhist string.

Each bead has extraordinary value.

Huguo Temple has always been respected throughout the capital. In view of the Mansion's status, how could they obtain such valuable items?

Nevertheless, one year, the old abbot only looked at her and said their descendants would have nobles with good character from the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion.

His Buddhist bead string was given to her.

The old lady usually treasured it.

She gave it away earlier today.

Xu felt uncomfortable in the situation.

Dengzhi returned home in the evening.

Dengzhi's hands were shaking when she pushed open the door, showing that she was feeling fearful.

When Dengzhi entered, she knelt on the floor and said, "Madam...".

She trembled and removed the small wooden sculpture.

[Isn't this the same witchcraft that killed my uncle? ] Xiao Chaochao spit bubbles and refused to sleep.

Xu's hand trembled as she held the sculpture.

There are people guarding the door, Madam." Dengzhi replied.

After discovering this item, her legs became weak.

If this is discovered, the Xu family would end.

A clue would likely make His Majesty suspicious if it came from the Xu family.

Currently, the Grand Tutor is the master of the Xu family, and His Majesty is afraid of him, so he retired and went home.

It was hard to eradicate His Majesty's vigilance. Should it be provoked again, I fear the Xu family will have to prove their innocence through blood.

Currently, the eldest brother holds a third-ranking government position. Due to his father's influence, the Xu family is respected in the court.

It also explains why the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion requested her engagement!

Xu examined the carving carefully. An eerie breath emitted from the carving, as if it were soaked in blood. Further shocking was the carving's multiple knife wounds.

The back of the wood carving bears His Majesty's birth date.

Xu pursed her lips tightly and clenched her teeth as blood flowed from her mouth.

Having grown up in the Xu family, Dengzhi recognized the handwriting of Lord Xu, Eldest Young Master of Xu family.

Xu exclaimed, "No, it's mine!"

Goose bumps covered Xu's body as she trembled with fear...

Thankfully.

In the family, she was the youngest. The eldest brother raised her and taught her handwriting.

After she married into the mansion of the loyal and brave man, Lu Yuanze praised her excellent handwriting and asked her to teach him.

What about her?

Due to his dislike of her natal family, Lu Yuanze broke off contact with them after her marriage.