Phi-Fic Chapter 630 Big Trouble!
Chapter 630 Big Trouble!
The fact that there was no cure for Madam Lu's poison naturally alarmed everyone in the Lu household.
Lu Shaofeng was on his way back, and some of the Lu family's relatives from collateral branches naturally came to visit. The second wife of the Lu family also came early to keep watch, and even Lu Shaohong, who had been following Duanmu Chuze, was given leave by the prince and returned to the Lu residence.
As a result, the Lu residence naturally became lively. The main area that became lively was the outer courtyard. In the inner courtyard, all those who came in were ladies and young women. Naturally, it was not appropriate to speak loudly about such matters and provoke anger.
Meanwhile, in the outer courtyard, the gentlemen and young masters were mainly discussing how to punish the real culprit.
Since learning that his mother was beyond medical help, Lu Shaohua had stayed by her bedside, personally feeding her medicine and meals.
Although Zhao Zihe felt it was useless, he still prescribed a few doses of medicine, hoping it could help Madam Lu live a couple more days.
"Husband, you should go back and rest. Your second aunt and I will take care of things here. Your elder brother and sister-in-law should be back today. You probably have other things to discuss, so don't tire yourself out."
He Xiangling's gentleness made Lu Shaohua's face contort with pain. If he hadn't been so easily swayed, his mother wouldn't have received such a letter from the Yang family, and she wouldn't have been poisoned.
Although he didn't know exactly what was written in the letter, he could guess some of it.
He knew something about how his mother and Yang had conspired against his sister-in-law, and he should have stopped them then. Now, disaster was imminent, and he regretted his actions.
"I'm fine, but you're pregnant now, I can't let you get too tired."
"Husband, I'm feeling much better now. Besides, I'm just here taking care of Mother, so I'll be fine. Isn't Second Aunt here too?"
Madam Lu nodded. "Shaohua, listen to Xiangling, go back and rest for a while. There's still a lot to do. Your mother only has two sons, so there are some things you brothers need to discuss. Listen to me, go back and rest. If anything comes up, I'll have someone call you."
Lu Shaohua hesitated for a moment, glanced at his mother on the bed again, and nodded, "Alright. Thank you for your hard work, Second Aunt."
"Silly child, we're all family, what nonsense are you talking about? Look at how haggard you look. Go and wash up, get some sleep. Didn't the Princess and Young Master Zhao go to discuss whether there's any way to detoxify? Maybe when you wake up, there will be good news."
Lu Shaohua nodded. In fact, he knew that his second aunt was just trying to comfort him.
If there really were a solution, Zhao Zihe wouldn't have said that medicine was ineffective.
A bitter feeling welled up in my heart. My mother came from a high-class family. After marrying my father, they always treated each other with respect. Especially after giving birth to my two sons, her position in the household was always unshakable.
If my mother hadn't conspired with Yang to murder my sister-in-law, perhaps this tragedy wouldn't have happened.
Now that his mother is in this state, he, as her son, is completely helpless. It's as if all those books he read by the sages have been wasted!
He Xiangling could see some of the deep self-reproach in Lu Shaohua's heart, but at this point, anything she said would probably be of no use. Lu Shaohua still harbored some resentment about what had happened before.
Of course, he was concerned about his own unwise actions back then, not about his mother's cruelty.
Lu Shaohua went back and quickly washed up before lying heavily on the bed.
Looking up at Cheng Chen above her, she wondered what she, a grown man, had ever done for the Lu family, and for her mother.
Not only has he never done anything worthwhile, but he also almost caused his elder brother to lose his sister-in-law. Is he really just a good-for-nothing?
Although I've made some progress in my studies, how can I compare to my older brother?
Did your mother even force your eldest brother to give up his chance to enter officialdom, just to force him to divorce your sister-in-law? Of course not!
He knew that his mother, deep down, was somewhat biased towards him, her youngest son.
Because he spent a long time with his mother, even though he started his formal education later, he remained in the inner courtyard until he was nine years old, when he moved to the outer courtyard. As a result, his relationship with his mother was deeper than that of his older brother.
Thinking about his mother lying on her deathbed now, Lu Shaohua feels a sharp pain in his heart.
He turned over, sighed deeply, and knew he wasn't a doctor and couldn't really help in this regard. Besides, he had been by the bedside for two days and one night, so he was naturally exhausted. Soon, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Lu Shaohua didn't sleep soundly; he only slept for less than two hours before waking up again.
She got up, washed her face, and was about to leave when she felt a sudden, sharp movement, and her body froze on the spot. Turning her head again, she saw a throwing knife nailed to the wall. A letter was also nailed to it.
Having learned from his mother's experience, Lu Shaohua was very careful this time. He took a clean handkerchief, folded it twice, and placed it in his hand before pulling out the throwing knife.
Perhaps because they knew Lu Shaohua was a scholar, the throwing knife was not driven too deep and was pulled out with a little force.
Lu Shaohua carefully used a handkerchief as a pad to take out the letter inside.
After quickly scanning the letter, Lu Shaohua's expression changed. He looked around, found a clean handkerchief, wrapped the letter in it, put it in his pocket, and hurriedly left.
At the same time, Lu Shaofeng and his family of three were heading towards Yanzhou.
Lu Shaofeng originally intended to go ahead, but he considered that it would be inconvenient for his wife to take care of their young child. In addition, since his mother had been poisoned, and his younger siblings had also been affected, he couldn't help but suspect that someone might also harm his wife and child.
It must be said that Lu Shaofeng's decision this time was absolutely brilliant.
They encountered a group of bandits not far from Yu County.
Fortunately, Lu Shaofeng had a large number of men with him, and although there were some casualties, they managed to get through this safely.
Lu Shaofeng realized that these people were not just simple robbers. He immediately sent one person back to Yu County with a large number of men to take the bodies back and deal with the matter when he had more time.
They thought they would be safe along the way, but unexpectedly, they encountered trouble again just before reaching Yanzhou.
And this time, it's a real problem.
Lu Shaofeng looked at the dozens of men in black who surrounded them, each exuding a murderous aura, clearly true trained assassins. The men he had brought were just some yamen runners; they probably had no chance of winning against these people.