Chapter 486: Lu Zhou Was Angry
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The day after she moved back to her new house.
On the way back from the vegetable field, she heard from the villagers that a sedan chair came to Lu Daming’s house early in the morning to fetch Lu Wei away.
“Hey, Aunts, what’s regarding the sedan chair you were talking about just now?”
Lu Sheng listened for a while before asking.
“It’s Lu Sheng?”
One of the aunts said in a low voice, “Three days ago, didn’t Lu Chuan fall into a pit in the middle of the night when he was drunk and break his leg?”
Lu Sheng nodded. She knew about this.
The aunt continued, “The medical hall needed one hundred taels of silver to treat his leg. In order to save Lu Chuan, your uncle sold Lu Wei to a county magistrate in town as his concubine and exchanged her for fifty taels of silver.”
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“Minister Shi?”
This was the first time Lu Sheng heard his name.
“We don’t know who that Minister Shi is either, but we heard from Mdm Ma that Minister Shi is already fifty years old. He’s even older than your uncle.”
After speaking, the woman sighed and shook her head. “Lu Wei’s life is ruined.”
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “How did Mdm Ma know about this person?”
She was not too interested in Lu Wei’s future.
“Minister Shi’s youngest daughter is the same age as you. It’s said that she follows Duan Zhen around every day. Minister Shi even wants Duan Zhen to marry into their family.”
So that was the case!
Lu Wei had always wanted to marry into a rich family. Now, her wish was fulfilled.
Lu Sheng smiled faintly. After thanking the two aunts, she left.
“Lu Sheng, I have something to say to you.”
When Lu Sheng passed by the Liang family, she was pulled into the courtyard by Aunt Yu.
“Aunt Yu, what’s wrong?”
Aunt Yu glanced outside the door. Seeing that no one had passed by, she asked Lu Sheng in a low voice, “Have you heard about your uncle’s family matter?”
“Aunt, are you referring to Lu Wei being Minister Shi’s concubine?”
Aunt Yu nodded. “Yes.”
Lu Sheng smiled faintly and said, “If that’s the case, yes.”
“I didn’t want to tell you this.”
Aunt Yu said in a low voice, “It was said that Lu Wei was unwilling to marry over and caused a scene. However, Lu Daming and Mdm Zheng sent her up the bridal sedan chair. When I was passing by, I heard Lu Wei cursing you.”
“Curse me?” Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “What did she curse?”
“She said that you used your power to bully others. She said that you must have said something to Lord Chu to make her marry an old man.”
Aunt Yu sighed softly and continued, “Although no one believes these words, it’s inevitable that the gossipmongers will exaggerate. Now, a few people are secretly saying that you got Lu Wei to marry that Minister Shi.”
“What has that got to do with me?”
Lu Sheng frowned. “Can I still persuade her parents to sell her to the old man? Aunt, you don’t have to worry about this.”
Everyone in the village should know that she did not get along with Lu Daming’s family.
“Yes, but…” Aunt Yu said worriedly, “I heard that the people from the Chu Mansion are coming in a few days. What if someone deliberately exaggerates and tells this to the Chu Mansion? What should we do? ”
Those rich families had a lot of rules. She was also afraid that Lu Sheng would suffer.
Lu Sheng smiled gratefully. “Don’t worry, Aunt Yu. As long as Lord trusts me, everything will be fine.”
When Lu Sheng reached home, she did not take this to heart.
Three days later was the day the Chu Mansion came to propose marriage.
The people carrying the betrothal gifts lined up from the Lu family to the entrance of the village. When they saw them being carried into the Lu family one after another, the onlookers were dumbfounded.
Some people were envious and some were jealous. After all, it was their first time seeing such sky-high betrothal gifts.
Not to mention others, but Mdm Zheng’s eyes reddened with jealousy as she watched from the side.
She had thought that getting fifty taels from marrying her daughter away was already a sky-high price.
After all, most of the girls in the village only received three to five taels of betrothal gifts, at most ten.
The price of these in front of her was probably not what she could estimate.
Mdm Ma watched from the side and felt sour in her heart.
She did not expect Lu Sheng, this little b*tch, to have such a good life. She was valued even after marrying into a rich family.
“So many betrothal gifts. They must cost at least a thousand taels, right?”
Someone mumbled.
When Tao Jia, who had just walked out of the Lu family, heard this, he immediately smiled and said, “Did you see those boxes previously? They contained two hundred thousand strings of cash.”
“Two hundred thousand strings of cash?” That person was shocked.
One string of cash was one tael of silver. With two hundred thousand strings of cash, wouldn’t that be two hundred thousand taels?
“Oh my!” The person exclaimed.
Tao Jia smiled. “Two hundred thousand taels is only a small amount. In addition to the other betrothal gifts, I’m afraid it will be more than ten million taels.”
“Ten… Ten million taels?”
This time, more than one person was surprised. Even the people beside them were shocked.
Mdm Zheng and Mdm Ma widened their eyes in shock.
Duan Zhen had a complicated expression.
The girl he wanted to shake off back then was now someone else’s treasure.
Even if their family spent all their money, they would not be able to fork out ten million taels.
Tao Jia looked up at him and smiled faintly before leaving.
Mdm Zheng was so jealous that she was going crazy. She thought that these items would only add up to a thousand taels at most. She did not expect them to be ten million taels.
Ten million taels. That was a number she could only hear about.
In this lifetime, she might not be able to earn a few hundred taels even if she spent her entire life working. As for Lu Sheng, she had received ten million taels just from the betrothal gifts.
On what basis?
Her daughter was not bad either. Why could she only be a concubine to an official?
“Even those rich families can’t fork out ten million yuan as a gift, right?”
“The Chu Mansion has trading companies all over the country. Do you think it’s a joke?”
“Ten million taels at once. Lord Chu must be determined to marry Lu Sheng, right?”
“If only I could have such a son-in-law!”
“I’m afraid you can’t even realize your daydream in your next life.”
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Instantly, the villagers gathered and discussed the betrothal gifts worth ten million taels.
Not to mention them, even Lu Ran himself was shocked.
Amazing. With so much money, if they were exchanged for Grandpa Mao, there would be at least tens of millions, right?
He swallowed his saliva and sat obediently beside Lu Zhou.
The villagers who came over to join in the fun initially thought that the He family or Lu Ran would sit at the head of the table since Lu Dahua was not around.
Unexpectedly, the person sitting at the head of the table was actually Lu Sheng’s ‘helper’ in the vegetable field.
Not many people knew Lu Zhou’s identity. In the entire village, besides the Tao and Liang families, no one knew his real identity.
Hence, everyone was very curious when they saw him sitting at the main seat.
What made them most curious was that the arrogant and despotic Housekeeper Chu who came to welcome the bride back then actually stood obediently at the side and did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Even Old Master Chu and Mdm Chu seemed to be afraid of him.
The people in the room kept talking, but no one dared to get too close, so they could not hear what they were saying.
“Are they here?”
Lu Zhou asked Chu Sihan faintly.
Chu Sihan nodded. “They should be here soon.”
Old Master Chu and Mdm Chu looked at Chu Sihan suspiciously.
“Are we still waiting for someone?” Mdm Chu looked puzzled.
Matriarch Chu, who was standing at the side, was also very puzzled.
Chu Sihan said coldly, “The Villa Master and Mdm of Snowfall Villa.”
When Old Master Chu and Matriarch Chu heard that, their expressions changed drastically.
The duo looked at Chu Sihan at the same time, seemingly wondering when he knew about his background.
Mdm Chu frowned. She did not understand why her son had to wait for someone else when he came to propose marriage.
At this moment, a carriage slowly stopped outside the Lu family.
“They’re here.”
Lu Zhou blew at the tea in his cup and said lightly, “Disciple, go and fetch him with Young Master Han.”
“Yes!”
Lu Sheng agreed and stood up, walking out with Chu Sihan.
The King of Hades and Lu Ying happened to alight from the carriage. When they saw the two of them, they hurried forward with a smile. “You must be anxious from waiting, right?”
Lu Sheng smiled and shook her head. “No, you came at the right time!”
“Please come in!”
Chu Sihan stood at the side and gestured at the two of them.
The King of Hades patted his shoulder and said lightly, “You’ll be an adult from now on.”
Chu Sihan smiled and nodded.
After the two of them left, he and Lu Sheng followed them.
After the two of them entered, Lu Sheng hurriedly brought two chairs over and placed them beside Lu Zhou.
Her actions puzzled the Chu family.
Especially Old Master Chu and Matriarch Chu.
“Since everyone is here, serve the dishes.”
They thought Lu Zhou would say something, but he only said this.
Mdm Chu was stunned when the King of Hades and Lu Ying entered.
Her gaze scanned Chu Sihan and the King of Hades. The more she looked, the more shocked she became.
Be it their eyebrows or facial features, these two people seemed to be carved from the same mold. No matter how one looked at them, they looked like father and son.
However, Chu Sihan was obviously the son she gave birth to after carrying him for ten months. There was definitely no mistake!
Could all of this be a coincidence?
Old Master Chu nodded at the two of them, but he was concerned about Chu Siyun.
As for Matriarch Chu, this was also the first time she saw Chu Sihan’s biological parents. She could not help but sigh.
When she did not know Chu Sihan’s background in the past, she felt that his aura was incompatible with the Chu family.
Now that she saw his parents, she finally understood that some things were inherited from the family.
Look at the person opposite her. One was gentle and moving, while the other had an otherworldly aura. No wonder they had such an outstanding child.
On the other hand, looking at her son, although he was a good person, he had already lost half of his aura when he sat in front of them.
“Old Master, you… know them?”
Mdm Chu could not suppress her curiosity. Hence, when the dishes were served, she could not help but ask Old Master Chu softly.
Old Master Chu glanced at her and said softly, “I’ll tell you about this in the future.”
What he was puzzled about now was that the Third Prince seemed to know Villa Master Yan, and their relationship seemed to be quite deep.
Without getting an answer, Mdm Chu felt uneasy.
For some reason, she had an ominous feeling ever since that couple appeared.
Ever since Mdm Jiang returned from Lin Jiang Mansion, she became more obedient.
She only dared to sit obediently beside Chu Hongqing and did not even dare to breathe heavily.
However, she kept looking at the King of Hades and Chu Sihan.
The two of them looked so similar that she could not help but wonder if Chu Sihan was that person’s child.
If that was the case…
She had finally suppressed her desire to settle down, but now, she was tempted.
The Chu Mansion had a big house and business. They could not fall into the hands of an outsider.
“The Third Prince has also looked through the list of betrothal gifts. Is there anything you’re unsatisfied with?”
Matriarch Chu asked with a smile.
Initially, Mdm Chu did not intend to give them so much.
She thought that Lu Sheng was just a farm girl and could be fooled easily.
However, Chu Hongzhong said that the Third Prince was in the Lu family. Moreover, Chu Sihan would not agree to her actions.
In the end, these betrothal gifts were personally arranged by the Matriarch.
Her heart ached when she saw those items.
Even when she married into the Chu Mansion back then, there was not such a big scene.
As for Lu Sheng, she was just a small farm girl. How could she not be jealous after seeing such a big scene?
Until now, she still did not like Lu Sheng, even though she knew that she was not an ordinary farm girl.
“Matriarch, you must be joking.”
Lu Zhou smiled faintly and said, “Money is just a worldly possession. It’s up to you to decide how much you want to give. I don’t want anything else but to ask you to treat my disciple well.”
He could not help but sigh.
He had painstakingly raised her. Seeing that she was about to become someone else’s, he felt uncomfortable.
“Of course!”
Matriarch Chu looked at Lu Sheng kindly and smiled. “Lu Sheng is such a good girl. We can’t wait to dote on her.”
Lu Zhou turned his head and glanced at Lu Sheng. He smiled faintly. “Matriarch’s words are enough.”
Matriarch Chu smiled and nodded.
Old Master Chu mumbled for a while before saying, “We plan to set the date for next month. What do you think, Third Prince?”
“Next month?”
Lu Zhou frowned. He looked at the King of Hades and narrowed his eyes.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
The King of Hades felt puzzled. He did not do anything.
“Who… decided on this date?” he asked coldly.
Chu Sihan coughed lightly and lowered his head to drink his tea silently.
Seeing Lu Zhou’s sudden anger, Lu Sheng was puzzled.
When the Chu Mansion saw this, their hearts skipped a beat.
They did not agree to set the date next month. As it was the Ghost Month, it was inauspicious.
However, Chu Sihan insisted on it being next month. No matter how they persuaded him, he insisted on it. They had no choice!
After all, although the Chu Mansion seemed to be managed by Chu Hongzhong and Mdm Chu on the surface, the person with the true authority was actually Chu Sihan.
Lu Ying looked at her son and seemed to understand something. She could not help but sigh softly.
She looked at Lu Zhou and smiled. “Junior Brother, Husband and I have something to say to you. Let’s talk outside first.”
Her call of ‘Junior Brother’ shocked the Chu family present.
Old Master Chu did not expect Villa Master Yan’s wife to have such a relationship with the Third Prince.
Lu Zhou looked at Chu Sihan solemnly and stood up under Lu Sheng’s confused gaze.
“Matriarch, please excuse me!”
Even though Lu Zhou was angry, he did not dare to get angry at Lu Ying.
Lu Ying pulled up the King of Hades, who was still in a daze, and stood up. She smiled and apologized to everyone before leaving with Lu Zhou and the rest.
Chu Sihan looked at Lu Sheng and said, “Sheng Sheng, stay here and accompany Grandmother and Father. I’ll go over.”
“Oh, alright!”
Lu Sheng nodded blankly.