There is always a rival who wants to attack me 2

Marquis Lu shouldn't be in Mrs. Jihou's courtyard at this time.Because Li Xi's words in the garden in the afternoon brought back memories, so it was inevitable that I felt a little disappointed.

After ordering the two young masters to be sent away, he went back to the study and wanted to be alone for a while.Unexpectedly, at dinner time, a gu of delicious pigeon soup suddenly dilutes his longing for his first wife, and even his slightly revived conscience is fed to the dog to turn into guilt towards Mrs. Jihou.

When the first wife had just passed away, Mrs. Jihou was also a new widow.

He was supposed to avoid suspicion, but Mrs. Ji Hou saw that he was getting thinner and thinner, under all kinds of worries, she even ignored the most important honor of a woman, and made pigeon soup herself every day and brought it to him to drink.In order not to make him sad, he took off his filial piety clothes during her husband's funeral, and put on a gentle and graceful attire, and spoke softly to help him soothe him, so that he was able to get through that period of heartbreak smoothly.

It is embarrassing to recall the past now.

The past is gone and cannot be recovered.Since you have already failed the old person and cannot make up for it, you can't wrong the person next to you now.

Sighing, Lu Hou temporarily put aside his guilt towards his wife, and ordered someone to take his dinner to Mrs. Jihou's place.Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the yard, he found that Mrs. Jihou's dress had changed drastically.

Different from Mrs. Xianhou's gentle and elegant appearance, Mrs. Jihou's beauty has a trace of Xiaojiabiyu's grace.Light and heavy makeup are all very suitable.Although she had changed her usual elegant and dignified formal attire with light makeup and plain skirts, she was still extremely beautiful.Even the teardrops in the corners of the eyes are also a little sad.

Looking closely at the few pieces of jewelry on her head, although the workmanship is fine, it is made of plain silver, and it is actually a concubine's dress.

"This...why do you bother?" Lu Hou didn't know what to say for a while. The guilt he felt for his wife, mother and son was all because Mrs. Jihou made a move to retreat and disappeared completely, leaving only his wife. Her pity.

"On the day of the original spouse's death, it's a rule for the second wife to concubine. It should have been like this a long time ago, but at that moment, I was afraid that Master Hou would be hurt by the scene, and he would inevitably break his body. Second, Yunxi, the child was not at home, and he was worried that there would be too much trouble. It's not good for Lord Hou's official reputation, and it's not good for the child's reputation. After all, there are so many eyes in the capital, and Yunxi is the only legitimate son. He doesn't go home on the death day of his biological mother. Either he is unfilial or you have something tricky. It was originally a good intention, but today Yunxi's reaction woke me up. In the past, I was too worried, hurt the child's heart, and mistakenly thought that we didn't care. But you know, Lord Hou, me and His mother is a sister, and she has been suppressed for so many years, although it is not as sad as yours, but in the end, it is also..."

Madam Jihou choked up as she spoke, and Lu Hou also sighed and hugged her in his arms: "I have wronged you."

In Lu Hou's eyes, his stepwife is indeed having a hard time.

The second-married girl had a bad reputation, and there were many dignitaries in the Hou Mansion, so it was not easy for her to mediate among the female relatives.What's more, I miss my body.

For a moment, Lu Hou had mixed feelings, he even forgot all about Lu Weiyao's unscrupulous words in the garden, and felt that Li Xi was meddling and not considerate enough.

Seeing his expression, Mrs. Jihou knew what was going on in his heart, and she became more and more compliant.The two are like glue, and the sweetness is strong.

And the rough envoy maid who ran out from Lixi Courtyard ran into it at this juncture.

The good thing was interrupted, Lu Hou was naturally upset, and the maid's ambiguity made him even more angry.

"This evil is getting more and more outrageous!" At this moment, Lu Hou has completely forgotten the guilt he felt half an hour ago.

"Master Hou, don't be angry, maybe the people below are not good, let's ask first." Mrs. Jihou pretended to comfort her, but there was a vicious look in her eyes.

Nanny Liu is doing beautifully, as expected of someone she specially arranged, and just now when she entered the mansion, Lu Yunxi, a bastard, made trouble.Originally, she wanted to coax Lu Hou well before designing Lu Yunxi's gaffe, but unexpectedly there was such a coincidence, it seemed that even God couldn't tolerate him: "Don't cry, tell me what's wrong."

"I don't know why, but the Second Young Master said that he wanted to kill all the people in our yard." The servant girl was not very old, but she was shocked by Lu Hou's angry appearance, and she didn't know how to reply.Tossing and turning, sobbing and sobbing, it was Li Xi who went crazy and wanted to kill someone.

"Needless to say, I'll go to Hanzhang Pavilion to have a look in person. This evil obstacle is about to turn the sky upside down!" Lu Hou's anger was at its peak, so he simply waved away the maid and led someone to check it himself.

Mrs. Ji Hou was naturally with him, and while Lu Hou was not paying attention, she hinted at the personal maid beside her with her eyes.

The maid got the order, quickly grabbed an empty space, took a step ahead along the path, and ran into the night.

This time she went, one was to report the letter, and the other was to set up a bureau, which could ruin Li Xi's reputation in an instant.

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Lu Hou and his party were extremely fast, and they left the main courtyard, but after a few detours, they arrived outside Hanzhang Pavilion.

Now it's time to light the lamps, but Hanzhang Pavilion is completely dark.The location at the junction of the inner and outer courtyards was a bit desolate, and the servant who was kneeling on the ground made the atmosphere so oppressive that it was impossible to breathe.

It's spring, and the nights are only slightly cool.Wearing thin jackets, those maids and boys would be fine if they knelt for a while, but they were all shivering from the cold.

Lu Hou frowned, and looked at the light of the lantern in the hands of the attendant in front of him, unexpectedly found that the bluestone slabs in the garden were very damp, even mixed with fine ice slag, and the clothes on the knees of the maids were completely gone. Soaked in icy water, coupled with the occasional night wind, it was inevitable that he would not be able to hold on.

A few of them with poor physiques were already pale and crumbling from the cold.The stronger ones also had purple lips.

Looking at the inside of the house, it was even more tragic like hell on earth.The shelves of Duobao Pavilion are empty, and the ground is full of broken porcelain fragments.

The most conspicuous thing is the jade pot.Although it has been damaged, the warm jade quality is still very eye-catching.

A few servant girls knelt in this mess, their bodies still faintly smelling of blood.Her hair was disheveled, her cheeks were red and swollen, as if she had been lynched.

As for the Shuang'er book boy who was side by side with Liu Mama, it was equally miserable, her white forehead was red and swollen, and there were scalded blisters on her neck.The clothes with ink patterns on his body were also stained with dark tea, and there were tea stalks hanging on his cheeks.

"Liu Nanny, what's the matter?" Mrs. Ji Hou pretended to go up to ask, and at the same time exchanged a clever look with Liu Nanny.

"It's the servants who didn't serve well and offended the second young master, so they were punished." Nanny Liu replied calmly.But the maidservants behind her were not as calm as her, and shed tears of grievance.As for Mo Shu, even when she wanted to speak several times, she was suppressed by Nanny Liu.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ji Hou quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty to Lu Hou: "It's my fault, I can't even train a servant well, and the child I recruited, Yunxi, will be angry as soon as he comes back."

"It's not Madam's fault!" Mo Shu broke free from Nanny Liu's hand, and loudly complained to Lu Hou: "The servants just said that they had served Madam, but the second son turned his face on the servant and smashed the servant's face. He licked the residue on the ground like a dog. He said that if he didn't satisfy him, he would kill the servant's family. Even the sisters and mothers in the garden were also implicated."

Mo Shu burst into tears as he spoke, and bowed his head one after another: "Master Hou is the master. Although the servants are lowly, they still have some dignity in serving the wife in the past. It depends on the master when beating a dog. Pass……"

What Mo Shu said made Lu Hou even more angry.Seeing Mrs. Jihou weeping silently made her feel even more distressed: "Don't cry, I will punish him for you."

"No, no, it's all due to the poor health of the concubine, and even a few servants are not smart enough to be an eyesore everywhere."

"What's wrong with teaching, it's clear that he intentionally made you look bad!" Mrs. Ji Hou forbeared and gave in everywhere, making Lu Hou even more angry: "Where's that wicked person?"

"In the inner room, the servants are all being punished right now, and there is no one to wait on them. I'm afraid they don't know that Lord Marquis is here." Madam Liu said in a calm tone.

"It's better if I don't know, I want to see what this bastard is doing every day!" Lu Hou snorted coldly and walked into the room.

Nanny Liu and the others got up quickly to lead the way for Marquis Lu.

Different from the courtyards of other masters in the Hou Mansion, the Hanzhang Pavilion is huge, bypassing the triple carved door, and passing through a section of corridor, only to see the faint light coming from the innermost bedroom.

"Maybe I'm asleep. Anyway, I'm tired all the way, let's talk about it tomorrow. Yunxi is also a child with a plan in his heart, so he won't be so careless." Seeing that Lu Hou's anger seemed to be relieved by this long journey , Mrs. Ji Hou hurriedly pretended to dissuade, so as to stir up Lu Hou's emotions again.

"It's not going to make things difficult for you." Seeing her extremely wronged appearance, Lu Hou stroked Mrs. Jihou's forehead hair, and then strode into the bedroom.

Different from the grandeur of the outer hall, the layout of the bedroom is extremely simple.But there is nothing else but a set of small bookcases connected to tables and desks, and a soft couch separated by light gauze curtains separated by bamboo curtains.

At this moment, Li Xi was sitting in front of the desk in a daze.The inkstone in the inkstone at hand is half dry, and several brushes of different sizes are placed in the brush wash.

Different from the miserable state of the servants in the front hall, Li Xi's appearance was extremely calm, even with a hint of nostalgia.

"Evil!" Lu Hou was the first to speak out, interrupting Li Xi's thoughts.

"Father, why are you here?" Li Xi stood up, pretending to be surprised.

After making a fuss in the front hall, he knew that Marquis Lu would come.Now all around are the eyeliner put down by Mrs. Ji Hou, if there is nothing to do, she wants to make a mistake, so how can she let go of this golden opportunity?It's a pity that Mrs. Jihou thinks she has a plan, but she always falls into the trap set by him.

Li Xi thought about it, and glanced at Mrs. Jihou without a trace, her cold eyes seemed to see through everything, which made Mrs. Jihou feel a little more uneasy involuntarily.But after receiving the hint that Liu Mama was safe, she settled down again.

Lu Yunxi is just a wild seedling who grew up outside, even if he is a little clever, he can't play the conspiracy in the back house.

The cryptic confrontation between the two did not attract Lu Hou's attention. He scolded himself: "If I don't come, I'm afraid this Hou's mansion will be bloody!"

"Father, what does this mean?" Li Xi pretended to be puzzled.

"The front yard!" Thinking that he wanted to shirk, Lu Hou simply called Mo Shu to the front, and asked straight to the point: "I just ask you, what did he do, you want to kill his whole family?"

The Mo Shu in front of him is quite different from the appearance of Li Xi when he left the front hall.Although he fined Mo Shu, he didn't hit him.Then this injury...

The corners of his eyes slid across Mrs. Jihou's face, Li Xi understood, pursed his lips, and defended in a dry tone: "It's not a son."

"It's not you?" Lu Hou was angrily laughed: "Then according to you, all the servants in the courtyard have united to wrong the master?"

"That's right!" Li Xi nodded, with a contemptuous tone: "The housekeeper's intentions are not righteous, and a slave is naturally a generation of thieves. The birth of a concubine means that her name is not right, and the people around her don't understand the difference between superiority and inferiority." Courtesy and integrity."

"You!" Mrs. Ji Hou's eyes widened in surprise, she couldn't imagine what she heard.After all, no matter what Li Xi thinks in his heart, she is his stepmother in name, who would have thought that he would be so bold, disregarding filial piety, and dare to mock her face to face.

"Shut up! You still haven't apologized to your mother!" Lu Hou was also half-dead from anger at these words, before he had time to think about the deep meaning of the words, he strode to the table and raised his hand to teach him a lesson.

"No!" Li Xi refused, and stood still, without any dodge.He stared at Lu Hou, the hatred in his eyes gradually permeated, and said in a harsh voice: "This kind of bitch is not worthy of being my mother!"

Lu Hou was shocked by the determination in his words, his mouth was half open and he was speechless.

The boy in front of him seemed calm, but his lower lip was already bloodshot.The straight back refused to bend, but the sadness in the eyes was already extremely sad.

Although there was no trace of moisture, it was precisely this that made people feel his helplessness even more.

It's like a helpless young animal in a desperate situation, and there is no other way to protect itself except to use its sharp teeth to bluff.

Facing Li Xi like this, Hou Lu couldn't beat him no matter what.And the painting on the table made him unable to even open his mouth to scold him.

It turned out that before Lu Hou came, Li Xi was not just in a daze, but was painting.

As if to commemorate his birth mother, the scene in the painting is the scene of him playing in the garden with Mrs. Xianhou and Luhou when he was young.

The young Lu Yunxi snuggled in the arms of his biological mother and smiled happily, and the way Lu Hou held his hand was also gentle and loving.

But now, after more than ten years, Lu Yunxi standing in front of the desk has grown up.Inheriting the good looks of her parents, she is dignified and elegant, just like the dew of the morning sun and the light of the bright moon.But lost the carefree childhood.

This child, before he knew it, had grown so big.

The blood-linked warmth calmed Lu Hou's angry heart a little. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, he was also shy and reticent but loved to act like a baby. When did he become so sharp and hurtful?

"That's all." Lu Hou sighed softly: "You have grown up and have your own thoughts, and you can't control you as a father. As for punishing a few slaves, it is really not a big deal. You are dissatisfied, and I know the reason very well. But there is only one thing. What happened back then has nothing to do with your current mother. Her marriage into the Marquis Mansion was also the order of your biological mother before she died. Anyway, after reading sage books for more than ten years, you should know the truth. Don’t fall for your biological mother. reputation."

"So you think I did this for my own selfish desire?" Li Xi's voice raised a little when he said something about his biological mother's heartache.

"Isn't it?" Lu Hou asked back.

"Of course not." Li Xi's voice was extremely low, and it was very difficult to utter every word.As if recalling some humiliating scene, he tightly clenched his fingers hanging in his sleeves, and opened and closed his lips a few times before he managed to say a word.

But it was this sentence that made everyone, including Mrs. Jihou, change their faces instantly...