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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 236: 

 Retribution

"Old Madam, from now on, please don't shout like this when Master comes. If you keep yelling, he'll be even less willing to visit you in the future," sighed Nanny Yan, seeming deeply saddened for Old Madam Lu, although she didn't bother to look at her.

She continued lamenting by the bedside, "This Mistress Ge really has some means. First, she coerces and lures the people around you one by one, and before you know it, you're paralyzed. Even the doctors can't figure out the cause."

"You suspect one servant, and Master comes and dismisses one after another. After dealing with three or five, even Master gets annoyed. Now there are hardly any people left in the courtyard to serve you."

"In my opinion, you shouldn't struggle anymore. Actually, life isn't bad like this. With me serving you, Mistress Ge only comes a few times a month. You might as well just stay quiet and make things easier for everyone."

Old Madam Lu couldn't comprehend and kept crying out, "Why... why... have you also betrayed me? Why do you listen to that harlot!"

"I have no choice, Old Madam," Yan Mama's expression was bitter. "Now, what in the Lu family isn't dependent on the Duke's household? The future of my son and daughter-in-law is in Mistress Ge's hands. At my age, if I don't think for my children and grandchildren, what can I do?"

"Why... why..." Old Madam Lu repeated weakly.

Yan Mama recalled the events of the past few years and coldly remarked, "Didn't you force me to poison Madam and Mistress Ge in the past? I advised against it, but you wouldn't listen."

"Now..."

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"Only because Mistress Ge has come to you now, it's tit for tat. Why don't you understand?" Old Madam Lu choked up.

Suddenly, she burst into tears, calling out, "Yunwan, Yunwan, Yunwan, come back... come back, Yunwan."

"Old Madam, it's too late for regrets now, what's the use?" Yan Mama said. "Even now, I understand that Miss Lin Yunwan, the legitimate daughter, was always upright and honorable. No matter how wronged she was, Madam would never resort to the low methods of Mistress Ge."

"Since the day Madam passed away, the Wu Ding Marquis Manor has fallen apart. Just look at it now, what a mess!" Yan Mama truly missed the days when Lin Yunwan was alive.

She couldn't help but shed a few tears. "I had no choice either. Everyone went their separate ways, and I could only follow suit."

Old Madam Lu cried with closed eyes, murmuring, "Yunwan, Yunwan, Yunwan..."

After composing herself, Yan Mama tucked the thin blanket around the Old Madam and said impatiently, "Don't wet the bed again tonight, the smell is unbearable!"

As she was leaving, she suddenly remembered to ask, "Old Madam, there's something I don't understand. Why are you so displeased with the Eldest Master? How has he harmed you? He hasn't, has he? The Eldest Master and the Lu family are inseparable; he wouldn't harm the Lu family. I don't know what you're talking about!"

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Old Madam Lu didn't react much.

Yan Mama didn't dwell on it either. After all, the Old Madam had been mad for so long that it was possible for fake madness to turn real.

Fortunately, Mistress Ge had provided a substantial amount of silver, and she treated her son's wife well.

As for treating Old Madam in such a manner, she didn't want to, but she felt helpless too.

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"Zhengliu, don't fret over the Old Madam's ramblings," 

Afraid that Chang Gong might be affected, Lu Zhengliu first spoke to reassure him after they left Yu Shou Tang.

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"I'm not worried," Zhengliu said.

Lu Zhengliu nodded in satisfaction but felt somewhat melancholic. "The Old Madam's madness is getting worse."

Chang Gong lowered his head slightly and didn't say much.

Lu Zhengliu couldn't help but speak his mind to his eldest son, "Chang Gong."

"Father?"

Chang Gong felt that Lu Zhengliu's call was sudden.

Lu Zhengliu hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but clench his fist and say, "I... I went to Chi Xiang Temple today."

Lu Chang Gong was briefly surprised by this, he asked calmly, "Did you go to pray?"

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhengliu replied, "No."

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Although he knew Lu Chang Gong still asked Lu Zhengliu, "Then why did you go to Chi Xiang Temple?"

In his heart, he was thinking that they probably didn't go at the same time. Otherwise, if Lu Zhengliu knew he had also gone to Chi Xiang Temple, he would definitely ask about it.

Lu Zhengliu indeed showed no suspicion. He sighed deeply and said with a hint of embarrassment, "I wanted to go see if I could meet that... lady again..."

Fearing his eldest son might not remember, he added, "The one I told you about, who resembles your mother. No, she looks very much like her. Very much!" The more Lu Zhengliu reminisced, the more convinced he became.

Lu Chang Gong remained silent.

As they passed by Lu Chang Zong's courtyard, they heard laughter from inside, sounding like he was joking around with the maidservants, who giggled coquettishly.

They both acted as if they hadn't heard anything.

Lu Zhengliu said coldly, "Wasn't he supposed to be at Mingshan Academy today?"

"I've already moved back home from the academy. I am not aware," Lu Chang Gong replied.

The laughter continued from the courtyard.

Lu Zhengliu quickened his pace, no longer interested in listening.

He recognized the maid called Xiaoxuan, who was said to be skilled at seducing Qing'er. Ge Bao'er looked frantic, unable to deal with her. If they moved against the maid, Qing'er would fall ill again, and Ge Bao'er was at his wit's end.

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He cautioned Lu Chang Gong, "Don't follow in Lu Chang Zong's footsteps."

Lu Zhengliu patted Lu Chang Gong's shoulder, speaking earnestly, "You were raised by your mother herself. I know you have her integrity. We can't rely on that scoundrel in the future; we can only rely on you."

"Chang Gong, study hard and enter the civil service. You are the hope of the Wu Ding Marquis's mansion!"

Lu Chang Gong bowed respectfully, "I understand, Father."

Lu Zhengliu smiled contentedly.

As they were about to part ways, Lu Chang Gong suddenly said, "Father, you don't need to go to the Chi Xiang Temple anymore."

“Why?” Lu Zhengliu didn't understand.

Lu Chang Gong seemed even more puzzled than him. "Mother has already passed away."

Lu Zhengliu was stunned.

“She's gone…”

His wife had already passed away. Even if that woman resembled Yunwan, she wasn't his Yunwan anymore.

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Lu Zhengliu felt a pang in his heart.

He sighed bitterly. "Yes. She's gone. I saw her body with my own eyes. Why would I still think she could reappear before me..."

It took Lu Zhengliu a while to recover, then he said to Lu Chang Gong, "There will be a banquet at the Xingguo Duke's Mansion in a few days. Do you want to go?"

"I won't go since I have exams coming up," Lu Changgong refused calmly.

He never interacted with people from the side of Ge Bao'er.

Lu Zhengliu nodded. "That's fine. But I need to make an appearance. The Duke of Xingguo's Mansion has invited Prince Huan and Princess Huan. They've only recently returned to the capital, and there are many visitors seeking to pay their respects. If I don't attend the banquet, I might miss the chance to meet them."

This involved political matters, and he didn't want to discuss them with a teenager for the time being.

"Chang Gong, you may go back."

"Father, I'll take my leave," Lu Chang Gong replied.

Lu Zhengliu returned to the Chui Si Tang with a heavy heart.

"I wonder what kind of person Princess Huan is."

It seems he won't be able to establish connections with Prince Huan, so he'll have to rely on building relationships within the inner circle. 

Unfortunately, Jiangqian is too distant. There's absolutely no interaction between the Lu family and the Huan family.

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