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Just as Lu Songli had just arrived home and hadn’t had a chance to ask her mother about her father, her father arrived home.
“Father, did you run into Empress Dowager?”
“No, why do you ask?”
Lu Songli immediately told her father about what happened behind the Chang Le Palace.
After listening, Lu Desheng showed relief, wiped the nonexistent sweat on his forehead, and said, “Luckily, your old man runs fast.”
Lu Songli looked at her father suspiciously, saying that such words could easily be misunderstood. Firstly, Empress Dowager went to the Imperial Palace in a threatening manner to catch the adulterer, and then her father’s behavior seemed like that of the adulterer who sneaked away…
Before they could continue, Madam Jiang shouted loudly at them, “You two haven’t had dinner, are you not hungry?”
“Hungry!” the father and daughter said in unison. The two of them had been using a lot of energy in the palace, competing with the big boss, and were already very hungry.
“Mother, you must have been worried about us at home. Come, let’s eat together.” Lu Songli personally served her mother a large bowl of meat and rice porridge, which was just right for elderly people of their age, as eating too much at night would cause indigestion.
“Alright, I’ll eat with you.” With the safe return of the father and daughter, Madam Jiang’s heart finally relaxed.
After eating half full, Lu Desheng remembered the news brought back by Wei Zili from the Chang Le Palace in the Imperial Palace, and he lost his appetite a bit. He couldn’t help but ask his little daughter, “A Li, how did you find out the truth about your body?”
They clearly hadn’t told her, so was it from the Xie family’s side? Thinking of this possibility, his eyes turned cold.
Lu Desheng’s words shocked Madam Jiang. Did she think what he was thinking? She first looked at her husband, and seeing his serious expression, she looked at her daughter.
Seeing the seriousness of her parents, Lu Songli touched her stomach, put down her bowl helplessly, and said, “Are you talking about the fact that I couldn’t conceive due to being in the cold water for too long while saving Xie Zhan years ago?”
Madam Jiang quickly asked Lu Songli, “When did you find out? How did you find out?”
“I found out accidentally.”
Lu Desheng and Madam Jiang thought that she had overheard them talking about it.
Lu Desheng sighed, feeling very troubled, “You, knowing is one thing, but why bring it up as a weapon? Do you want us, as your parents, to be heartbroken?”
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang had a very bad premonition and quickly asked, “A Li’s father, what do you mean by that?”
“Why don’t you just tell the truth?”
Sensing that her dear father was not in a good mood, Lu Songli had to explain in detail what happened in the Chang Le Palace.
In the end, Lu Songli asked in surprise, “Dad, how did you know so clearly about what happened in Empress Dowager’s palace? And so timely, I haven’t even mentioned it since I came back.”
Lu Desheng gave her a look, “You heartless girl, when your old man was in the Imperial Palace worrying about you, the Emperor sent someone to listen to the news in the Chang Le Palace.”
“I see.”
At this time, Madam Jiang, who had come to her senses, slapped Lu Songli on the shoulder, saying angrily, “You unlucky child, why did you blurt out something so important about yourself?”
Lu Songli grimaced and begged, “Mother, go easy, your daughter is delicate and precious, she can’t withstand your iron sand palm.”
“Didn’t we agree before we left? We’ll just lose the marriage with the Xie family, anyway, we don’t want it too much.” Madam Jiang was really worried, once the matter of her daughter’s damaged body and inability to bear children came out, if they broke off the engagement with the Xie family, who would she marry? Should she still stick with the Xie family? Thinking about this, Madam Jiang looked at her daughter.
Lu Songli, as if oblivious, muttered, “If I didn’t say it then, Empress Dowager would have given a grand wedding to Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan.”
Madam Jiang was speechless.
“I’m so aggrieved. This is also the reason why the Xie family has been silent and allowed the Zhao family to do as they please, didn’t they calculate that our Lu family wouldn’t dare to reveal our hand, how could I let them get their way?”
“You’re injuring the enemy a thousand times, but harming yourself eight hundred.”
“But I think it’s worth it. Father, mother, the Xie family knows about my condition.” This was her deduction, otherwise, in the original novel, the original owner had been childless all along, and she had never been attacked by her husband’s family for this. It should be that the Xie family was also not in the right in this matter.
Lu Songli’s words left Lu Desheng and Madam Jiang speechless. Yes, Xie Zhan and his father knew about this, but it was unknown if Madam Xie knew about it.
Lu Songli felt that since this matter couldn’t be kept secret in the end, then she should use it to maximize her gains.
The fact that her body was damaged and she couldn’t bear children was a foregone conclusion, if they kept hiding it, she and the Lu family would have to bear the loss, it was not worth it. By speaking out, it would become a weapon to restrain the Xie and Zhao families. It could directly crush the sympathy points that Zhao Yutan had gained from her two suicides, and as long as Zhao Yutan finally married Xie Zhan, she would have to bear the shame. Unless she really died, but would Zhao Yutan be willing to do that?
Moreover, Lu Songli dared to be so confrontational because she had a backup plan for herself. She now possessed the family’s medical skills, cough, although her medical skills were not as good as her family’s regular medical practitioners in the future, but she was confident in treating her own extreme coldness and infertility. When the time was right, she would start to configure appropriate medicines to regulate her body.
With Lu Songli’s comfort, Madam Jiang also understood, but thinking about her future marriage being destined for difficulties, she felt troubled.
Lu Songli could understand her mother’s worry, but she couldn’t say that the illness was nothing, it was just that her medical skills were not yet known.
Seeing her daughter’s nonchalant attitude, not taking the matter seriously, Lu Desheng also felt relieved, alright, things have come to this, we’ll cross the bridge when we get to it.
“This Empress Dowager is also senile.” Madam Jiang muttered. Why would she interfere in this matter, knowing that the Xie and Lu families had been engaged for almost ten years.
Lu Desheng quickly said, “My dear, be careful what you say.”
Madam Jiang glared at him, she had already cleared out the servants, there were only the three of them in the room, otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to say such things.
“You two, what do you think happened to Empress Dowager leaving in a hurry in the end?” When it came to this result, Madam Jiang had all sorts of feelings in her heart, but mostly it was torment, the knife was hanging there, not falling, it was uncomfortable.
Lu Desheng touched his nose, “Maybe it has something to do with me.”
Madam Jiang and Lu Songli both looked at him.
Lu Desheng hesitated and didn’t say anything.
Lu Songli was naturally good at observing people’s expressions, at this time, she thoughtfully stood up and said, “Father, mother, I’m full, I’m going back to Xiaofeng Courtyard, you two eat slowly.”
“Alright, you’ve been tired today, go back and wash up and get some rest.”
She had used a lot of physical and mental energy today, after returning to her courtyard, Lu Songli took a bath and went to bed.