After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 112 This is the last time I will help him

She threw away Lou Jingxu's hand, sat on the ground with her butt tilted, and howled: "You cruel girl, I worked so hard to raise you, and now your wings are strong and you can fly, and you are enjoying the good life and don't care about the lives of us!"

Lou Jing's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

He didn't mention the Lou family in a single sentence, but his words were implicitly saying that they were greedy for profit and forget their principles.

This is a veiled attack.

He bent down again, trying to help the man up, "Let's talk inside."

"Don't worry about it!" Madam Lu shook him off and continued to shout towards the mansion, "If I had known you would become like this, I would have thrown you away in the back mountain instead of raising such an ungrateful person who comes to tear my heart out every day!"

Seeing no movement from inside, she raised her voice and continued to shout, "Think carefully about your own conscience, how have I ever treated you unfairly?

I have worked hard to raise the four of you by living frugally, and now look at how you repay me."

A woman nearby covered her mouth and laughed mercilessly, mocking her: "How dare you say such things? Don't you know who the money is spent on?"

But just as she finished saying this, the clan leader stopped her with a look.

The woman snorted coldly, stood back and said nothing more.

The fourth room is so arrogant, isn't it just because they rely on that loser?

If the people from their eldest branch were still alive, how could it be their turn to be in charge?

She is used to bullying others in her family and wants everyone to do things according to her ideas.

It's ridiculously stupid.

The Lou family is a powerful family, so they let her make a fuss, but they are just too lazy to care about it for the sake of their in-laws.

Do you really think that if you marry a daughter, you can let her control you?

People who don’t know the truth would think that Lu Nian is a golden phoenix that fell from the sky.

However, it would be a shame not to watch such a wonderful play.

Madam Lu turned around and glared at her fiercely, then continued to cry, "Mom, please, please help Kang'er, just this once...

He is the only hope of the Lu family. Without him, my mother will not be able to survive!"

The miserable cries echoed throughout the street. She beat her chest over and over again, as if she was going to cry until she was hoarse.

In the alley leading to the backyard, a green dress fluttered.

A few suppressed sobs could be heard faintly, but they were drowned out by the noise outside and could not be heard clearly.

Mrs. Lu said these heart-breaking words in public, and Lu Nian felt so upset that he almost fainted from tears.

She didn't understand. She had always been the most obedient among her sisters since she was a child. She followed her mother's instructions in everything, fearing that she would make her angry.

"Why……"

"Because she only has her son in her eyes. No matter how much you do, she won't care about you unless you can bring her benefits." The girl in the coarse cloth skirt behind her frowned and gave her a look of disapproval. "When something happens, you can only hide and cry. What's the use?"

When Lu Nian heard this, she couldn't hold back her tears again, "Third sister..."

"Okay, I don't want to hear you complain," Lu Si interrupted her, "Let me ask you, do you still want to live a good life with your brother-in-law?"

Lu Nian nodded quickly. She naturally didn't want to lose her husband, but she also didn't want to disappoint her mother.

That's why she was in such a dilemma. She didn't dare to go out and could only hide here.

"Then you can't interfere in this matter. Not only that, you have to persuade your brother-in-law to put the overall situation first.

Do you know how serious the crime that kid committed? Who in this area has not been bullied by him? Do you still expect your brother-in-law and his family to confront so many people for you?

What's more, even the prefect has come to investigate the case. People should not fight against officials. My mother is confused. You can't make trouble with her, otherwise don't blame me for not reminding you."

Her two elder sisters were usually nice to her and would always rush to do any work, rarely letting her get involved behind her back.

The eldest sister was trapped in the backyard all day and gradually became dazed. The magistrate was afraid of being embarrassed, so he never let the eldest sister return to her parents' home.

Now it is difficult for the sisters to even see each other.

Only the second sister with a weak temper is left.

She thought that saving as many people as possible was better than watching them fall into the mud.

She stretched out her hand to Lu Nian, "Would you like to come out with me, or stay here?"

Lu Nian took a look outside, then turned back into the alley, grabbed her sleeve and said, "Third sister, please help my second sister..."

Lu Si knew what she wanted to say.

I have to save the face of my brother-in-law's family and fulfill my mother's wish.

But is there any good thing in the world that you can have the best of both worlds?

She looked at her sister who looked depressed and sighed, "I can't guarantee this, I can only try my best to persuade mother to go home."

In fact, she wasn't sure.

Either the mother gives up on saving Jiankang, or Jiankang repents and confesses his crime, thus stopping the mother's intention, or the Lou family disregards the law and justice.

But my mother was too stubborn, and she was the one who hurt her most. She would take any scrape as a death sentence.

All three are impossible.

This matter has been a dead knot from the beginning, and no one can solve it.

The second sister is caught in the middle and will definitely face the choice between her own family and her husband’s family in the future.

Such a strong eldest sister was almost forced to collapse. Looking at the second sister's current condition, she was really afraid that she would go crazy.

"Since you don't want to go out, then go home and don't listen to anything she says." Lu Si comforted her.

Mrs. Lu was waiting for her second daughter to appear, but when the girl in the cloth skirt came over, she shut her mouth and looked back past her with a sullen face.

Lu Si ignored her and said to the clan leader, "Are you just going to let her do what she wants?

Is there anything that can't be discussed in private? Why do we have to cause a rift between the two families?"

The clan leader then raised his head, banged his cane on the ground a few times, and sighed, "There's nothing I can do about it..."

Kang'er is the only direct descendant of their Lu family. If they don't protect him, the Lu family will be extinct.

Mrs. Lu stopped pretending to be sick and immediately stood up from the steps, pointing at Lu Si's nose and cursing: "It's you again, little bitch. You were born to be my nemesis. I might as well have killed you in the first place--"

Lu Si blocked his mother's raised hand and interrupted her: "Throw him to the back hill to feed the wolves?"

She had heard these words countless times and thought she no longer cared about them, but now, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

Little bitch...

Throw it to the wolves...

Listen, this is a mother's attitude towards her own daughter.

She raised her head and tried hard to hold back her tears.

What to do? She doesn't want to care anymore.

She wanted her son to get the retribution he deserved, and she wanted to see a look of despair on her face.

Just like my cousin’s family who were kicked out of the house.

"Mother..." Lu Si approached her step by step and spoke in a hoarse voice, "If that's the case, then why did you give birth to us and only keep a son? Isn't it better for you two to live with him?"

Madam Lu pouted and said, "If it weren't for your short-lived father, who would be willing to support you, a bunch of scoundrels!"

Lu Si loosened his hand and slowly stepped back, his eyes sweeping across everyone's faces.

"I won't care about him anymore," she looked at Madam Lu steadily, with an expression that was hard to tell whether she was happy or sad. "Jiankang is still my brother after all. This is the last time I will help him."

She bowed to Lou Jing, turned around, squeezed through the crowd, and left without looking back.

Mrs. Lu took a few steps back in panic.

She had never seen such a look before, so cold that it felt like she was standing in the dead of winter.

But on second thought, no matter how arrogant this little bitch is, she was the one who gave birth to her after ten months of pregnancy. How could she still bully her?

She sneered, then focused her mind on saving her son, and acted as if she would fight to the death if her son-in-law didn't agree.

However, Lou Jing had no intention of inviting her into the house again.