Chapter 133 - Do Not Forget!!!
The next morning, Zuo Shaoqing Qiang forcefully pulled Lu Zheng to pay respects to the madame. When he saw the dubious looks in the eyes of the madame and the servants, Zuo Shaoqing was slightly regretful.
“I thought I didn't see you two this morning.” The madame teased him. Honestly speaking, it wasn't easy for his son to find the person he liked. He was almost in his twenties, yet he was single. There wasn't even a beautiful attendant or catamite male pet by his side.
He did not look like a minister with a strong army.
Zuo Shaoqing lowered his head, revealing his fair and red neck. Although he and Lu Zheng didn't do anything, they shared the same room and shared the same bed, which made it impossible for others not to think of them.
After accompanying the madame and having a good breakfast, Zuo Shaoqing immediately took his leave. If he continued to stay, those who didn't know anything about him would have confirmed the rumor that he was Master Lu and male pet.
As an important official of the imperial court, he should report to the Imperial Palace immediately after returning to the capital. However, because of Zuo Shaoqing's matter, he had to see Zhan Yuanfeng today.
The two of them went their separate ways at the entrance of the house. This time, Yinyi and the eight guards openly escorted Zuo Shaoqing back to Zuo Family, leaving behind the words “Master Lu ordered for this session to be safe”.
The Zuo's Mansion people had just finished waiting for Master to finish eating breakfast. Manager attendant, who went out to buy something, rushed in, and before Mrs. Xue could make a move, he knelt down and said: “Master, Madam, it's bad, something happened…”
Mrs. Xue slammed her silver chopsticks together and asked, “What's wrong?” No one would be happy to hear such a vexing phrase in the early morning.
The older steward kowtowed and said, “The servants just went out to buy and heard a lot of rumors on the street… Everyone is talking about our Zuo's Mansion.”
“What's that? Ever since we entered the capital, no one has criticized us? Make a fuss!” Zuo Yunwen said with a straight face on the side.
“Master… No, you don't know what they say, this… This…” Even if the steward wasn't afraid of the old master or his wife, he still wouldn't dare to speak of those heartless rumors.
“If you have something to say, say it. Why are you hesitating?” Seeing that the manager was hesitating, Zuo Yunwen knew it was probably something unpleasant. He asked anxiously: “Is it… Has the news of Eldest Miss spread?”
He just knew that this matter could not be concealed. The capital's waters were so deep, so it was not difficult for him to know about this matter.
The overseer nodded and shook his head. His face was ashen as he cautiously glanced at Mrs. Xue. He decided that if his wife didn't ask him, he wouldn't speak. It was impossible for those words to come out of his mouth.
But how could Mrs. Xue not ask? Her thoughts were obviously the same as Zuo Yunwen's. She waved her hand and left or right, “Manager Tong, tell me, what exactly is it that was passed down outside?”
Manager Tong wiped his palms that were drenched in sweat on the cotton garment and lowered his head to whisper, “Reporting to Madam, outside… It was said that Young Madame was only the daughter of a seventh-grade sesame official. How could a grandson have such a mother? Even if you have all six of them, you will definitely not live past one month…”
“Clang!” The two teacups fell to the ground at the same time. Mrs. Zuo and his wife had extremely ugly expressions that would cause others to be afraid just by looking at them, “Continue!”
Chief Steward Tong had to bite the bullet and continued, “He also said that Second Master used to be a… He was a tyrant in a market. He was unreasonable and bullying men and women. Later on, he reaped evil deeds… He had come back from an illness on Flower Street, but now… He's no different from a eunuch now…”
When he felt the cold air in the room, Manager Tong lowered his body and pressed his forehead against the cold floor tiles. “And… They also said…”
“What else?” Mrs. Xue gritted her teeth, her entire body trembling.
“There's someone else…” The young miss had long ago not been a virgin. At that time, the young miss loved vanity and plotted against her fiancé, forcing Cao Family to annul the engagement. In order to marry Master Lu, what a pity… It was a pity that Fifth Princess hated evil to the core and had her young mistress kidnapped. She had been missing all day and her clothes were messy when she found them. She had long since… It's too early…
Mrs. Xue clutched at her chest and took a few deep breaths. It was a pity that her chest was so stuffy that she couldn't even move a single inch. She fell straight into Madam Zhu's embrace.
Zuo Yunwen was also not much better than her. This elegant looking middle-aged scholar spat out a mouthful of blood and looked lifeless.
“Master… Madam…” Manager Tong quickly stood up and supported Zuo Yunwen. She exchanged a glance with Madam Zhu and sent him back to his room.
When Zuo Shaoyan received the news, both Zuo Yunwen and Mrs. Xue were lying on the ground in a daze with no focus in their eyes.
“What's going on?” He kicked Manager Tong's body and swept his eyes over him. “Manager Tong, what nonsense did you say to the Master and Madam just now that caused them to become like this? What are you planning?”
Manager Tong knelt down and explained, “It is a misunderstanding. This servant has the guts to not harm the master and his wife… Yes… It's because the old master and his wife heard the rumors outside…”
“What rumor?” Zuo Shaoyan had a bad premonition.
Manager Tong knew the seriousness of the situation. These rumors would reach Zuo Family sooner or later. He repeated the news he just heard, “More than that…”
Facing Zuo Shaoyan's eyes that seemed like he was about to eat someone, Manager Tong said shakily, “There are others… Madam was too narrow-minded to accept concubines. Not only had she killed a few unborn young masters, but she had also… Even Lord Third's mother was killed by her…”
“Bastard!” Zuo Shaoyan kicked him over, “Where's the butler? Go check! We must find out who made this up!”
Who exactly was it that wanted to capture all of their Zuo's Mansion in one fell swoop? Zuo Shaoyan felt chills run down his spine.
Separating to look at this information was nothing, but if they all came out together, then there would be huge problems. Someone must be targeting Zuo Family.
“Who dares to anger Big Brother? I heard your voice from far away.” A clear voice came from outside the door. Everyone turned around and saw Zuo Shaoqing walk in with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
His complexion was rosy, and he was dressed in brocade clothes. Upon entering the room, everyone was stunned by what they saw.
Zuo Shaoqing smiled. His smile stunned everyone else, “Where are father and mother? As soon as little brother came back, he paid his respects to them. Why is there no one here?”
Zuo Shaoyan was also very excited by Zuo Shaoqing's look. His noble temperament was enough to send chills down one's spine.
He thought of the rumors outside, and then looked at the triumphant Zuo Shaoqing. “Shao Qing, you did what you did outside, didn't you?”
Apart from this, he could not think of anyone else who would meticulously design a small family clan that had just entered the capital.
“What is Big Bro talking about? Why can't I understand?” Zuo Shaoqing blinked innocently.
He walked forward a few steps and saw Mrs. Zuo and his wife lying side by side on the bed. He exclaimed, “Father, mother, what's wrong?”
He ran over and saw the expressions of the two clearly. He laughed in his heart and angrily asked, “What is going on? Where's the doctor? Are all of them dead?”
When did the servants of Zuo's Mansion see San Ye lose his temper? No matter what he did to Old Mrs Ma, the one who did it was Luo Xiaoliu.
For some reason, San Ye suddenly became taller, making it impossible for people to look down on him anymore.
Zuo Shaoyan sneered, walked over and grabbed Zuo Shaoqing's arm, “Stop being so hypocritical. Father and mother were provoked by the rumors outside. Aren't these your masterpieces? You unfilial son, how dare you be so unfilial!”
“Is big brother sick? Why are you blabbering like that?” Zuo Shaoqing shook off his hand, rubbed his aching arm and sneered. He went close to Zuo Shaoyan and whispered: “Yesterday, little brother was summoned by Ministry of Justice and was almost imprisoned. Isn't this also big brother's masterpiece?”
“You…” Zuo Shaoyan didn't want Zuo Shaoqing to find out what he was doing. With a grim expression, he shouted, “Men, bring San Ye back to his room and watch him. Such an unfilial person. Wait for Father and Mother to wake up!”
Zuo Shaoqing was not only unafraid, he even sat on the chair and flicked his clothes as he said: “Big brother, don't you dare wrongly accuse me. Who was it that was unfilial and unrighteous? Father and Mother were provoked by your shameful deeds!”
Hearing the order, the butler brought a few strong men like attendant in. He looked around and didn't know what to do.
If it was a month ago, he would have definitely listened to the boss. However, at this moment, Zuo Shaoqing had an aura of nobility and power that no one could ignore.
Zuo Shaoyan snapped with a dark face, “Butler, I can't order you around anymore?”
The steward's heart tightened. He opened his mouth and looked over the old man and his wife who were still unconscious on the bed. He slightly bent down and said, “Please forgive me, but I will have someone bring San Ye back to the room to take a look.”
He waved his hand, and the few strong attendant immediately walked towards Zuo Shaoqing.
Zuo Shaoqing still had a faint smile on his face. When those few people came closer, a strong gust of wind blew on them and each of them flew out like a paper doll.
Miserable screams rose and fell in succession in the room. Everyone only saw a flash in front of their eyes as a tall and valiant man stood in front of San Ye.
The man had a long and terrifying scar on his forehead. His eyes were like lightning.
“You… Who are you?” the butler asked Yinyi, pointing fearfully.
“How dare you!” Yinyi glanced at the attendant howling on the ground and whistled. Immediately, eight strong men rushed in and escorted the attendant out.
Although the crowd did not understand the origins of these people, it was not difficult to guess from their uniform and orderly movements that these people were the guards of some large family.
When the butler thought of which house San Ye spent the night yesterday, he was so scared that he started sweating profusely and retreated a few steps back.
Zuo Shaoyan had also thought of this. He knew about Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing earlier than the butler, so he was a little afraid.
He suppressed the discontent in his heart and said amiably, “Third Brother, what are you doing? How can I let outsiders casually hurt someone with Zuo Family?”
Zuo Shaoqing smiled good-naturedly, “Big Brother saw it just now, those servants that do not respect themselves actually want to use violence against little brother. Although little brother was born from a concubine, he is still the master of Zuo's Mansion, so he can't be so presumptuous!”
Zuo Shaoyan looked at his younger brother, who was sitting upright in front of him, and felt a little absent-minded. In just a few months, his younger brother had changed so much that no one would dare to recognize him.
But it had to be said that his luck was really good. His performance in the Conference Test examination was outstanding, and now he had gained the favor of Duke Zhen.
It was just that he did not expect that not only would he dare to scheme against the entire Zuo Family, he would even disregard his elders, “Third brother, don't forget that your surname is also Zuo!”
Zuo Shaoyan's face was extremely dark, “What good is it to you to spread such rumors? Could it be that Master Lu likes a person who tarnish the reputation of his family?”
“Big Bro, you really misunderstood. How could little brother do something so outrageous? But… If you want people to not know what to do but not know what to do, do not be afraid of what others will say.”
“You…” No matter how calm Zuo Shaoyan was, his lungs were still bursting with anger. He lowered his voice and warned, “Don't think that just because you have a backer now, everything will be fine. Do you think that Duke Zhen can be your backer for the rest of your life?”
To put it harshly, Zuo Shaoqing was just a disgraced male pet. What made him think that he could destroy his own family with Duke Zhen's power?
And he even shamelessly brought along the guards of Duke Zhen's residence to brag at home?
“Big brother has misunderstood again, Master Lu…” Zuo Shaoqing sighed in disappointment, as if he couldn't bear to look back.
Zuo Shaoyan saw this and thought of something. He sighed and said gently, “Third brother, why don't we brothers have a good talk?”
“Sure.” Zuo Shaoqing was extremely happy. He wanted to see what kind of tricks Zuo Shaoyan could play.
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