"Changrong," Lu Zhan raised his hand, "Aunt Lin was disrespectful to the eldest son and broke the rules. According to the palace's family rules, how should she be dealt with?"

"Master, according to family rules, you should be caned twenty times."

"Lu Zhan, you dare!"

Lin Wan'er stared at Lu Zhan fiercely.

Lu Zhan walked back to his seat and continued copying Buddhist scriptures.

Chang Rong stepped forward and said, "Auntie Lin, do you want to go outside and lie down on the long bench, or should I ask the maids to help you?"

"Get out of here, you little dog slave, Lu Zhan, speak!"

"Oh," Chang Rong rolled up his sleeves, "Mrs. Lin, you are a humble concubine. In front of the young master, you are just a slave.

How could there be any reason for a master and his servant to quarrel?

Is it because you haven't eaten enough oil and water these days, and your brain is spinning?"

He waved his hand and ordered the two maids, "Please ask Aunt Lin to leave!"

Lu Ze stood in front of Lin Wan'er, "Lu Zhan, don't go too far!"

"That's right, my mother is my father's person and is your elder!" Lu Yuan also jumped out.

"Mother?" Lu Zhan snorted coldly, "How can a lowly concubine who is not even on the family tree be considered an elder?

Lu Ze, do you know that the son of a humble concubine cannot take the imperial examinations, cannot join the army, and cannot serve as an official in the court?

Lu Yuan, do you know that the daughters of lowly concubines cannot marry into official or scholar families? Even if they marry into merchant families, they are mostly concubines?"

When these words came out, not only Lu Ze, but also Lin Wan'er was stunned.

Lu Ze pursed his lips, with vigilance, regret and reluctance in his eyes.

Lin Wan'er looked at them nervously, "Ze'er, Yuan'er, don't listen to his nonsense! Mother... Mother will not always be a concubine!"

"The one you were plotting against before wasn't Xiao Yunxi, but me, right?"

Lu Ze lowered his head and asked softly.

"How is it possible? How could mother plot against you?!"

At this moment, how could Lin Wan'er dare to tell the truth, for fear that Lu Ze and Lu Yuan would hate her completely.

Lu Ze smiled self-deprecatingly. From the very beginning, his mother had been saying bad things about Xiao Yunxi in front of him and his sister, pretending to be pitiful, and even trying to sow discord between them.

He looked up at Lu Zhan, who was surrounded by maids, attendants, and servants...

Maybe Lu Yuan was frightened, and he was sobbing quietly in confusion.

Lu Zhan didn't want to hear them bring up the past anymore, so he gently told Chang Rong, "Buddhism is a quiet place, no noise is allowed. When you are caning, keep your mouth shut, don't disturb the Buddha."

"Yes, young master."

Changrong gave a look to the old woman beside him, and the old woman immediately took out a sweat-smelling handkerchief from her bosom, stuffed it into Lin Wan'er's mouth, and dragged her out.

Lu Ze clenched his fists tightly and did not look up.

"Lu Ze, Lu Yuan, you also made a mistake today, but considering that you are young, I will not pursue it and this will not happen again.

Go back to your room and reflect on what you should do next."

Chang Sheng bowed slightly and said, "Second Young Master, Miss Yuan, I will take you back to your rooms."

The brother and sister followed Changsheng away with their heads down, as if they were being escorted, and they didn't even dare to look at their mother who was being punished in the yard.

Lin Wan'er's eyes were red with anger, as if she didn't feel the blow falling on her body. She just looked at their backs with sadness.

How could her precious son and daughter be driven away like servants? !

After the caning, Lu Zhan walked up to her and motioned for the maid to take the handkerchief from her mouth, "Madam Lin seems unconvinced?"

"Lu Zhan, how can you say these things in front of them? He is obviously a child, but he is so scheming!"

Lu Zhan smiled and asked, "Did I say that wrong? Or do you think that if I don't say it, they won't know it at all?

There is a huge difference between being a legitimate son and being a concubine's son. They should have understood it long ago.

I heard that Lu Yuan wanted to stab you to death with a knife before?

Why do you think they are being so nice in front of you now?"

Lin Wan'er's heart was trembling...

No, her children are all good kids and would not be so heartless. They were instigated by Xiao Yunxi before.

"Auntie Lin, do you know? Even if mother is just a little nicer to them, they will laugh like fools, and even... they came to ask me what mother likes, trying to please her.

By the way, when their mother was sick before, they made a perpetual lamp and prayed for their mother.

Tsk tsk, he is really filial. I think he is the same to Aunt Lin, right?"

Lin Wan'er was sent back to the wing room by two maids in a state of despair. Her eyes were blank and her expression was dull. She muttered to herself, "No... No..."

Until the second half of the night, she suddenly woke up, pulled out the silver hairpin from her head, and scratched it on the table with all her might.

"Xiao Yunxi, Lu Zhan, you will both die miserably!"

As long as Lu Zhan dies, her son will be the eldest son!

I just poisoned an adopted orphan. What can the Zhennan Palace do to me? How dare they do anything to me?!

What's more, as long as Lu Zhan died, Xiao Yunxi would be heartbroken!

If she is unhappy, I will definitely be happy!

Changrong, who was hiding in the dark, felt cold watching her crying and laughing at the same time, and her crazy look.

I must find a way to recognize Wu'an Marquis Mansion. As long as I recognize Wu'an Marquis Mansion, who can do anything to me? !

What does it matter if the old man hides the jade pendant so well? It's just a dead object. If it exists, it exists. If it doesn't exist, it doesn't exist. I still have a birthmark on my body. This is unique!

After Lu Zhan finished copying the scriptures and stretched his wrists a few times, he saw Chang Rong walking in.

"how?"

"Master, Lin Wan'er is a lunatic, isn't she? She looks so creepy, crying and laughing at the same time. I am so scared that I don't dare to get married in the future!"

Lu Zhan: ...I’m only eight years old, what do I know about getting married!

Changsheng stepped forward and slapped Changrong, "What nonsense are you talking about! Did you find anything?"

Chang Sheng rubbed the back of his head. "She just limped over and took a few peeks. She even turned around and looked around. Now she is hiding behind the old tree at the door with a weird smile on her face..."

Lu Zhan smiled, the fish took the bait.

That's right, he did it on purpose today, deliberately provoking Lin Wan'er and making her kill him.

The twenty strokes of the cane just now were just a lot of noise with little result. Otherwise, she would have died long ago. How could she still be jumping around?

"Let's go. Let her observe carefully and remember what time I leave and what time you leave."

Chang Rong curled his lips, "Master, you really spared no effort to help her kill yourself."

Lu Zhan nodded. "There's nothing I can do. She's too stupid. I can only help her."

Chang Sheng muttered, "As expected of the princess's son... He's as cruel as the princess..."

Lu Zhan curled the corners of his mouth, just like his mother.

Lin Wan'er hid outside for several days to observe and record, and she would wait until the lights in Lu Zhan's room went out before going back every night. She had already figured out when Lu Zhan got up, when he rested, how long he copied scriptures in the Buddhist temple every day, and when Chang Rong and others were there and when they were not.

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