Thirty-Three Kinds of Good and Evil

  Spring Residence lanterns shine brightly, in the mountain and water painting screen face of candlelight flicker, layered gauze face illuminated increasingly blurred.

  "Can't you change your temper?" After being silent for nearly half a beat, Lu Mozheng finally spoke up. He looked over thirty years old, with fair skin and a circle of whiskers, giving off an elegant air.

  Gu Yun looked at her husband with a hint of resentment, wanting to speak but remaining silent.

  The house was getting quieter and quieter, and the maids who lived in the outer rooms didn't even make a sound of coughing.

  Seeing her husband with his eyes closed, looking extremely annoyed, she hesitated for a moment. Gu Yun brought some hope and tried to make her tone sound more confident: "Even if I offend my sister-in-law, what can she do? She was never able to get the better of me back then, now she thinks she can turn things around? At least there's still my mother and second brother."

  Lu Mo couldn't help but glance at his wife, who was lying on the pillow with a scowl on her face. He sneered and said, "I understand your family's rules, your mother naturally dotes on you, and your second brother is indeed soft-hearted. But don't forget, even a clay figure has three parts of blood nature, if someone bullies him to the extreme, who knows when your second sister-in-law will explode? What do you plan to do then?"

  "Besides, don't forget her brother Wang Tingran. If it wasn't for him this time when I came back, could I have returned unscathed? It's all because you're so narrow-minded and insisted on getting your uncle to persuade my mother-in-law to ask Wang Tingran for help, making him do this thankless task. We schemed against others, but they actually helped us out without hesitation. How can I show my face?"

  Listening to this, Gu Yun felt unconvinced in her heart. She was very clear that although Lu Mo had a strong utilitarian mind, he also had a lot of the scholar's pedantic air. Thinking about her previous plans, she put on an expressionless face and asked him: "The past is already over, let's not mention it. But the grudges between me and your second aunt can't be easily settled, even if I'm willing to forgive, I'm afraid your second aunt won't believe me. Now we should focus on the present. You came back to report for duty, but wanting to stay in the capital still depends on the Examination Bureau, which is controlled by the Grand Council. Even if we want to find a way out, it's not possible, and the key is still relying on the Wang family. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have tried every means to make our Hanxuan marry your second aunt's daughter!

  "Are you still dissatisfied?!" Lu Mo was somewhat resentful: "Under the sky, there are many people who want to cling to the King's Taifu, but your family is strange! I won't say this anymore, as a son-in-law, it's not good for me to interfere, but since you know we have to rely on the Wang family, why do you still want to do such things? Now it's not too late, once that person finds your second brother, this matter will be blown out of proportion!"

  When Lu Mo mentioned this matter, Gu Yun's face really changed. She also remembered the incident that occurred in Nanfu and recalled Madam Gu's obvious attitude of rejection. In Madam Gu's heart, Wang Xiuying was indeed a thousand times worse, but she was an irreplaceable daughter-in-law candidate.

  Her heart was filled with anxiety, thinking of Gu Bo Qi's determined look, she felt a bit worried: "At that time didn't you also support me in making this happen? Now it's all good, and you're blaming me?"

  Lu Mo suddenly became impatient, turned over and said in a bad tone: "Sleep! Sleep!"

  No one was going to skin Lu Hanxuan alive, but he still felt uneasy and sat on the couch with a frosty face, staring blankly at the chessboard in front of him, which had become a mess.

  His personal servant carefully reminded him: "Young master, it's getting late, shouldn't you rest now?"

  Half a response without movement, the girl was somewhat afraid, but still went forward to collect the chessboard for him. Who knew that as soon as her hand touched the chessboard, Lu Hanxuan pressed her hand down and coldly said: "Did I say I wanted to rest?"

  Lu Hanxuan didn't smile, and his gentle and elegant appearance was somewhat intimidating. The girl was startled and hastily knelt down in front of him to beg for mercy.

  Lu Hanxuan's temper was unknown to outsiders, but these slaves born into the Lu family were all too aware of it. He was the most unpredictable, laughing one moment and exploding in anger the next. As a result, those who served Lu Hanxuan were extra cautious, not knowing what had gotten into their master today as he remained cold-faced from start to finish, making everyone tremble with fear.

  Lu Hanxuan didn't bother with what this little girl was thinking about, his mind was filled with Gu Man's eyes that were full of provocation and disgust.

  He didn't understand, really couldn't understand why such deep-seated disgust would appear in Gu Man's eyes towards him, was it just because of that sentence he said?

  But she was just an eight-year-old little girl, how could she have such deep thoughts.

  Or is it really as mother said, that among the noble ladies of Shengjing, there isn't one who is frugal?

  Mother said that this Gu Man is the daughter of Wang's family, and Wang's family has been a fool since childhood. This Gu Man can't be smart either. But tonight, whether it was a coincidence with what her mother said or Gu Man was lucky to have a protective mother, she really embarrassed herself in front of everyone.

  Moreover, at the end, Gu Man's mouth shape when comparing himself was clearly provocative.

  He tightly grasped several chess pieces until his hand was numb and aching, and only when they started to make a rustling sound due to friction did he fling them at the kneeling servant girl's face.

  The chess pieces were knocked over, and that girl was startled, her face showing a mixture of grievance and terror.

  Lu Hanxuan slowly stood up, not even looking at the person kneeling on the ground in a state of panic, and walked towards the bedroom, scattering chess pieces along the way - this was one of his hobbies, loving to play chess as well as messing with chess pieces.

  The night gradually fell, and Lu Mo, who had been quiet for a long time, turned over several times before sighing deeply. He turned to face the chess pieces and said softly, "Now that things have come to this, Liu Zhi-fu will not give up easily. We must make plans ahead of time."

  Gu Yun knew that Lu Mo had softened, and hastily brought a smile to his face: "Actually, there's no need to worry too much. Although it's impossible for Liu Zhi's daughter to become Er Ge's legitimate wife as promised, becoming a noble concubine is still acceptable. I'm sure my virtuous second sister-in-law won't object either."

  Lu Mo knew that Liu Zhi was not someone who could be easily placated, and thinking this way would still offend the Wang family. His heart sank and he couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to respond, so he simply stared blankly at the tree shadows outside the open window.

  Is it because I haven't been coming here recently? Or is my writing really slow to warm up...... Why does it seem like the data has been rising so slowly lately......

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