freenovelworld Chapter 432 What’s wrong?
Chapter 432 What’s wrong?
Faced with Lu Shaofeng's questioning, Lu Shaohua remained silent and could not utter a word.
He was right. He knew his wife's personality well. She was always the one bullying others; when had she ever let anyone take advantage of her? Today's events probably had little to do with Liu.
Turning his head to look at the contents of the box, he wished he could throw it all out!
"Look carefully, are these your young mistress's things?"
Under Master Lu's sharp gaze, the servants could only grit their teeth and admit it.
These things were collected long before the young lady got married. I don't know where the young lady heard the news from, but it is said that the fragrance made from these things can not only make her smell good, but also make her skin smoother. But this time, I didn't expect that she would be ruined by it!
Madam Lu was also somewhat bewildered. She naturally knew that Madam Yang had bullied Madam Liu before, but she really did not expect that Madam Yang would be so bold as to hide this in her own boudoir!
Perhaps she had been secretly tinkering with something these past few days, which was why she had harmed the child in her womb. And when questioned, it turned out to be true! Naturally, Madam Lu was furious with her for being so useless!
"How incredibly stupid! Knowing that pregnant women shouldn't use this, she still had the nerve to do it. Now look what's happened, the baby's gone!"
Master Lu's eyes darkened. When he saw Liu's pale face, he thought of the scene in the flower hall earlier. He was afraid that she had been frightened. He hoped that it would not have harmed the child in her womb.
"Alright, the matter is cleared up. Second brother, go and apologize to your sister-in-law. As for your wife, once she has recovered, have her personally go and kowtow to your sister-in-law to apologize. She made a mistake that harmed the descendants of my Lu family, and yet she dared to slander others. It's utterly disrespectful!"
Lu Shaohua was immediately stunned!
Why should I apologize to this woman of low birth?
Are you kidding me? I am the second young master of the Lu family! And soon I will inherit the Lu family's title. How can I apologize to a woman of such lowly birth?
Lu Shaohua looked helplessly at his mother beside him, his plea for help in his eyes was obvious.
Madam Lu gave an awkward laugh. "Sir, Shaohua was just too anxious. After all, it was his own child who was lost, so it's understandable that he acted impulsively. Why make him even more heartbroken?"
"Hmph! Impulsive? Disrespecting his elder sister-in-law is impulsive, but verbally abusing her or even threatening to fight her is also impulsive? Has all the education he's received over the years gone to waste? Or has he simply forgotten all about manners?"
Madam Lu was surprised that her husband would be so tough on her, and she was quite annoyed. She stood up straight and raised her chin slightly. After all, she was the aunt of the Xie family in the capital. When had she ever been treated like this?
"Master, are you blaming me for failing to raise our son properly?" Madam Lu's words, if listened closely, carried a hint of arrogance, which greatly angered Master Lu!
"I dare not! If a son is not properly taught, it is the father's fault! It is I, as the father, who has failed to teach him well, not your fault as a mere woman. Guards!"
As soon as Master Lu called out, the steward who was waiting outside rushed over. "What are your orders, Master?"
"Pass on my message: from this day forward, the Second Young Master shall be confined to the front courtyard and shall not be allowed to enter the inner quarters under any circumstances. Furthermore, all his expenses shall be halved. If he insists on not admitting his mistake, then all his expenses shall be cancelled except for three meals a day; nothing else shall be provided."
"Yes, sir." The butler glanced at the second young master and whispered, "Second young master, the master is only doing this for your own good. Why are you doing this? Just go over and apologize. It's nothing."
Lu Shaohua was completely stunned by his father's words!
Half the expenses? If you don't admit your mistake, you'll get nothing?
When has my father ever been so harsh on me? And this time, it was I who lost my child, so why is my father being so cold to me?
Upon hearing this, Madam Lu immediately became furious, her almond-shaped eyes widening. "Master, please explain yourself! The second son's wife has just lost her child, how can you punish him? Don't forget, she's still suffering inside. How can you be so unfair?"
"I'm being unfair? I'm the head of the household, how come I can't even manage these trivial matters? Besides, as a woman, you should know the virtues of womanhood! Your second daughter-in-law has always been disrespectful to her elder sister-in-law, why don't you teach her any lessons? Look at the state you've made of this once-prosperous Lu family!"
Madam Lu's face paled. When had her husband ever embarrassed her in front of so many people? He had never said a harsh word to her before.
"Lu Shaohua, let me tell you, you can admit your mistake or not, it doesn't matter. My Lu family disdains such ill-mannered and ignorant descendants!" These next words from Master Lu stunned Lu Shaohua even more!
Disdain for him? Does that mean they're kicking him out of the house?
How could this be? If he left the Lu family, what would he have left? Of those friends and brothers outside, how many came because of the Lu family's reputation, and how many genuinely came because of the name Lu Shaohua? He knew this to some extent.
Lu Shaofeng and Liu Shi had just begun to plead for him when Master Lu stopped them, saying, "If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. If you don't even have this much courage, what can you achieve in the future?"
After much deliberation, Lu Shaohua decided he would not risk his future. He bowed deeply to Liu Shi and said, "Sister-in-law, I was wrong just now. Please forgive me."
"Second brother, please don't bother. We're all family, I won't hold it against you."
Faced with Liu's magnanimity, Master Lu nodded in satisfaction. Meanwhile, Madam Lu, who was standing to the side, wished she could slap Liu a few more times. How dare she make her son bow down and admit his mistake? Did she really think she was some kind of noble lady?
“Liu, it’s not that I’m being picky as your mother-in-law, but what kind of attitude is this? You even covered your mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Do you look down on Shaohua, or do you think the air here is so polluted that your proud body can’t stand it?”
Hearing his wife's veiled sarcasm, Master Lu's face darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting! My eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant now, and there was once musk hidden in this house. What's wrong with her being careful?"
In his desperation, Master Lu blurted everything out, which terrified Madam Lu. How could she be pregnant? The tricks she had made to the incense sticks were clearly not supposed to make her pregnant!