"Brother, the official..."

"You don't have to cover up for him. We both know what he did."

Zhou Ningshu lowered her head in shame, but at this moment, a charming voice came, "We have a distinguished guest. Why didn't you send someone to inform your sister?"

Zhou Ningshu's expression changed suddenly, and Lu Hengbai looked up and saw that the girl was extremely delicate and charming, with all kinds of alluring makeup on her pretty face, and her brows and eyes were full of amorous feelings.

Lu Hengbai immediately looked away, and Zhou Ningshu said sternly: "Presumptuous!"

"What's wrong with sister? But what did sister do wrong? Sister, please don't be angry. Sister knows her mistake."

As she spoke, a few tears fell from her eyes, and she cried like a pear blossom with rain in her eyes.

Lu Hengbai was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time he saw such a delicate and artificial person.

"Are you Hengdong Xina's concubine?" Lu Hengbai asked.

"Exactly! The little girl Xu Menghan has met the distinguished guest."

Zhou Ningshu couldn't bear it any longer and slammed the table directly, angrily yelling: "How outrageous! This is the official's brother, the eldest son of Duke Ning, and the fifth-rank censor Zhongcheng."

Xu Menghan was dumbfounded now, "Menghan knows his mistake, please punish him."

"Do you think Hengdong has fallen in love with someone like you? I think you often make trouble in front of Hengdong."

"Shizi Mingjian, I don't have..."

"Why don't you retreat?" Zhou Ningshu scolded.

Xu Menghan could only do as he was told and endure the anger for the time being.

Lu Hengbai waited here for a full hour before Lu Hengdong came back. He was helped back by people from left to right.

Seeing this, Lu Hengbai ordered: "Let him go."

"Yes!"

After the two boys let go, Lu Hengdong fell directly to the ground, but he was still asleep.

Lu Hengbai covered his mouth and nose. He smelled of alcohol. How much alcohol had he drank?

So disheveled and so ridiculous.

It's not easy to get close to Zhou Ningshu. She's still pregnant and can't smell alcohol.

Lu Hengbai ordered: "Bring a basin of cold water."

After hearing this, Zhou Ningshu said, "Brother! It's almost winter now, and the officials will catch a cold."

"That's right, it's cold. It's time for him to wake up."

Soon the maid brought a basin of cold water. After Lu Hengbai took it, she poured it directly on him without any hesitation. Lu Hengdong was awakened by the cold water.

After waking up, he felt the chill on his body and said angrily: "Who dares to throw cold water on me?"

Lu Hengdong woke up instantly and saw clearly who the person in front of him was, with a look of shock on his face, "Brother!"

After being helped up, Lu Hengbai smiled and said: "You are really the eldest brother. What gust of wind brought eldest brother here?"

"Go back!"

"Yes!" Except for Zhou Ningshu, everyone else bowed and left.

"Look at what you look like now, do you know what you are doing?"

"Hmph! Of course I know. Why do you need to be pretentious? Don't you just want to see my jokes?"

"How did you become like this?" Lu Hengbai asked.

Lu Hengdong was furious, pointed at his nose, and said, "It's not because of you that I am like this."

"Because of us? Lu Hengdong, tell your conscience, have we ever wronged you in these years? Grandma won't allow you to take the scientific examination, but ask yourself, with your ability, how many years will it take you to take the scientific examination?"

"You are now an eighth-rank official. Who gave you the title of Prime Minister of Xiangzhou County? How many people may not be able to get an eighth-rank official after high school. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Lu Hengdong is just not satisfied. He is only an eighth grader. Why should he be satisfied?

"Yes! I am not worthy, I am not worthy of the scientific examination. After high school, the eldest brother and the second brother reached the seventh rank. Now the eldest brother is in the fifth rank. He will inherit the title of Duke of Ningguo in the future and has a bright future. The second brother can take the position by virtue of his family's power. A very worthy minister, please enter the pavilion to pay homage to the Prime Minister."

"The third brother is even more powerful. He is deeply trusted by His Majesty. In the future, he will lead troops on expeditions. After making military exploits, he will definitely be awarded the title of general. He also has the title of the Marquis of Xiangyang. Even Hengyang, because of his status as a direct descendant, It will have a bright future.”

"Only me, the bastard, have nothing. Just because I am a bastard, I don't deserve any of this."

Lu Hengbai asked: "So, this is why you want to retaliate against us?"

"More than that, how did my aunt and third sister die? It has nothing to do with you."

Speaking of Liu's mother and daughter, Lu Hengbai did not feel any guilt. If he had been the one to deal with the two of them that day, he would have made the same decision as his father and executed them without hesitation.

"Liu and Yanru, they died unjustly. It was they who brought it upon themselves, and they brought it upon themselves. You were sensible at the time, didn't you know the crime they had committed? Lu Yanru and the prince of Qi acted in an unjust way, and almost corrupted Fan Yang The reputation of all the female relatives of the Lu family. Do you know what our family would have faced if this matter had been spread?"

"Wanxi Yanhua can't participate in the draft, and she won't be able to find a good family in the future. She may even throw herself into a river because of it. This will affect the career of my father's second uncle, and the careers of all our descendants of the Fan Yang Lu family."

"Do you still think they are worthy of death?"

Lu Hengdong persisted in realizing that she was his aunt, the sister of the same mother. Even if they made unforgivable mistakes, in his heart, they were always the closest and dearest people to him.

"But they are my aunt and sister. If it were the eldest sister that day, would the eldest brother also let his uncle execute her?"

Lu Hengbai used all his strength and slapped him hard.

"Official!"

The slap was so loud that Lu Hengsong couldn't even stand firm, so Zhou Ningshu stepped forward to support him.

"Brother, what are you doing? Why are you doing this?"

Lu Hengbai felt his hands were numb and realized how cruel he had just been.

Lu Hengdong sneered, with a nonchalant look on his face. Blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth, and Lu Hengdong just stretched out his hand to wipe it away.

"Stubborn! Lu Hengdong, I think you are really crazy!"

"Yes! I'm just crazy. Since you don't care about me so much and don't even treat me as a family member, then there is no need for me to treat you as a family member. Don't you value Fan Yanglu's reputation the most? Then I will destroy it with my own hands. The thing you cherish most will make you feel the pain of heartbreak."

"You're dreaming! What do you think Fan Yang Lu's success depends on? Just you, want to shake the reputation accumulated over generations?" Lu Hengbai had a firm look on his face and a burning gaze.

Lu Hengdong seemed to realize something. Thinking of the third sister, did they want to repeat the same trick again.

"How dare you? If I die in Xiangzhou, how will you explain to the court?"

"Do you think the imperial court will care about the death of a mere county magistrate like you? In Xiangzhou, under the banner of Fan Yanglu's family, you acted recklessly, met a group of powerful people, and quickly established a foothold. But now, you are digging your own grave. Destroy your own future with your own hands, and even destroy the family that cultivated you with your own hands. Lu Hengdong! Do you still have a conscience? "

"Whether you admit it or not, your background as a descendant of the Fan Yang Lu family has brought you so much glory and glory, but now you want to destroy it with your own hands?"

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