My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 5: The True Colors of the Chu Family Through Collusion and Frame-Up

When Chu Lengyu found Lüyun...

She was carrying a long bench and chasing someone outside the plum garden.

He chased after them frantically, cursing all the while.

Yes, lively and energetic, that's good.

Chu Lengyu touched her nose, remembering that Lüyun was able to stay by her side not because she was clever and sensible, but because she was different from the weak servants raised at home. She was willing to go all out and dared to fight and make trouble.

When Lüyun got tired of chasing, she simply stood the bench up and leaned on it to rest, muttering curses all the while.

"Come on, catch me! Weren't you going to teach me a lesson? Why aren't you coming over here?"

"You cowardly dog, you bark louder than anyone else when you're bullying others, but now you run away faster than anyone else!"

"You're all rotten to the core, ungrateful and treacherous. Don't you even think about how this plum garden came to be? Who did the master build it for in the first place? That old plum tree inside was personally delivered by Master Lin of Xuanzhen Temple as a birthday gift for the young lady!"

"Don't even mention picking a few plum blossoms. Even if the young lady takes a dislike to this place one day and orders all the plum trees to be cut down, the second master has no choice but to do as she pleases!"

Green Bamboo cursed for a long time, which showed that she had been holding back her anger for a long time.

Seeing that the old women and servants ahead of her had stopped running because they were tired, she quickly grabbed a long bench and was about to chase after them again.

Chu Lengyu quickly called out to her, "Lvyun, stop hitting her."

Green Bamboo stood there, holding the stool, stunned. When she saw that it really was Miss Green Bamboo, she hurriedly put the stool down.

Before Chu Lengyu could speak, she stepped forward and asked, "Hey, Miss, why did you come out? They're keeping me here. Did the Second Miss go and make things difficult for you again?"

Chu Lengyu looked at Lüyun's face and hands, which were red from the cold, and felt a pang of heartache.

She said softly, "I feel better, so I came out for a walk. As for my second sister, I saw her fall on the path when I came, and it was quite bad."

"Oh." Lvyun nodded.

She also felt that the young lady looked good today, and her voice sounded strong. It was as if her previous illness had suddenly disappeared, and she had even become more beautiful and calmer.

Thank God that the spirit of the deceased is watching over us from heaven.

……

"What's wrong with Wen'er? What happened?"

Chu Wenchen, the second master of the Chu family, rushed home as soon as he received the news. He had just crossed the threshold and arrived at Jinfangyuan, where his daughter lived.

His wife, Song, was so anxious that she could neither sit still nor stand still, pacing back and forth at the door.

Upon seeing her husband return, she finally found her pillar of support and hurriedly asked her maid to help her over.

Chu Wenchen asked, "Madam, what happened? A messenger came from home saying that Wen'er fell, but where did she fall?"

He only had one son and one daughter, whom he loved dearly and never wanted anything to happen to them.

"Wen'er tripped and fell on the path, and her face... her face was injured," Song said, choking back tears.

Chu Wenchen immediately pressed her for details: "This! She was perfectly fine this morning, Wen'er... Did you call a doctor? What did the doctor say?"

"He examined it and said it was a superficial injury that can heal, but he couldn't say for sure whether Wen'er would have a scar..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, and in the end, Song started sobbing again.

Her crying made Chu Wenchen's heart sink.

He knew all too well what it would mean for an unmarried girl if her appearance were damaged.

Moreover, Wen'er has always been proud and cares a lot about her appearance. Now that she has injured her face, it is undoubtedly a huge blow to her.

He didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went inside.

Chu Wen'er was sitting on the edge of the bed, her face wrapped in layers of white gauze.

Her eyes were red, and tears were about to fall; she looked terribly pitiful.

When she saw her parents come in, she pursed her lips and remained silent, avoiding their gaze, looking extremely aggrieved.

Seeing his daughter like this, Chu Wenchen felt a pang of pain in his heart. He asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?!"

The maid, Arou, was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, her voice trembling as she sobbed, "Today, Miss was taking a walk in the back garden when she happened to meet the eldest young lady. They exchanged a few words, and as soon as she turned her head, Miss fell down..."

Chu Wenchen hadn't expected this to be related to Chu Lengyu. He frowned and asked, "Did Wen'er fall on her own, or was she pushed?"

Arou glanced at Madam Song and said, "At the time, we all turned around and didn't see how Miss fell. But, but Miss's expression was very strange, and when she saw Miss fall, she left in a hurry."

Chu Wenchen had been experienced in the officialdom of Shenjing for many years and was not a dull person.

He could tell the truth or falsehood in the maid's words just by looking at Arou's darting eyes.

He was aware of his daughter's dissatisfaction with Chu Lengyu and tacitly approved of her little whims and tricks in the backyard, but he had his own judgment in the face of such blatant slander.

Chu Wenchen took in everyone's expressions, sighed, sat down in the armchair, and slowly said, "Is Wen'er's facial injury really that serious? Should I go and ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

"Don't call the imperial physician!" Madam Song was a little anxious, her eyes flickering as she hurriedly explained, "If word gets out and outsiders know that Wen'er's face is injured, how will she ever be able to stand in the capital again!"

Chu Wen'er nodded with red eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Wenchen understood that the mother and daughter were conspiring to put on a show to deceive him.

He knew that if her face was really that badly injured, his daughter wouldn't be so quiet.

So he waved his hand, dismissing all the servants, leaving only the three of them in the room.

He said in a low voice, "You two, mother and daughter, are always so impatient. How many times have I told you, family matters should not be made public. Your father's position is not yet secure. If this matter causes a great uproar, wouldn't we be asking for trouble? Wait a couple of years, when the time is right, before dealing with Yu'er."

Seeing this, Madam Song knew that her husband had seen through their scheme, so she stopped hiding it and told the story in detail about the strange incident in which Wen'er and the maids and servants fell one after another.

Her voice carried a hint of indignation: "Husband, it's really not that I deliberately made the maid lie, it's just that this matter is too suspicious."

Chu Wen'er, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted, "There wasn't a drop of snow on the road at the time, how could I have fallen for no reason? Besides, it wasn't just me, Arou and the others all fell like that. What a coincidence! Father, if you still don't believe me, I have nothing more to say!"

Chu Wenchen was slightly surprised upon hearing this, but had no other reaction.

He said calmly, "In the end, Wen'er has no evidence to show that Yu'er pushed you. Besides, Yu'er is a calm and even-tempered girl, and I believe she wouldn't do such a thing."

"Father! Why are you always siding with her!" Chu Wen'er exclaimed, both shocked and angry, as she stood up. "I am your biological daughter!"

"Wen'er." Chu Wenchen glanced at her with some displeasure.

Chu Wen'er sat back down on the edge of the bed and remained silent.

Song said sarcastically, "How dare you speak to your father like that? Don't you know he loves you the most? How could he not stand up for you when you've been wronged!"

Chu Wen'er was immediately calmed down and looked at him expectantly.

Chu Wenchen had no choice but to sit down and say to Madam Song, "Yu'er is about to come of age, and her three-year mourning period is almost over. Why don't you find her a suitable marriage? As long as it's respectable enough."

Upon hearing this, Madam Song and Chu Wen'er were indeed satisfied and smiled.

Madam Song had long planned to marry Chu Lengyu off so that she wouldn't be an eyesore in the mansion.

How could an adopted daughter with an unknown background be superior to her Wen'er?

Chu Wen'er's thoughts were even darker.

Back when the old man was still alive, everyone said that Chu Lengyu would definitely have a good marriage.

At that time, Chu Wen'er was secretly watching Chu Lengyu.

She was unwilling to accept this. She believed that she was far superior to Chu Lengyu, that bastard, and that she would definitely marry a better man than Chu Lengyu.

Unexpectedly, fortunes change every thirty years. Now, Chu Lengyu has lost her backer and can only be manipulated by the mother and daughter.

She will definitely find her a good husband, instead of being tormented in the inner quarters for the rest of her life!