Chapter 276 (2/2)
”If I hadn't been able to see the assassin's face with ht His Majesty was the one antedflat on the bed
Chen Lu closed the box aggressively pa
”Who beat you up like this?” Lady Xu continued, ”They didn't bother to kill you but wasted efforts to do so like this? What an idiot”
”I-I'm not sure” Chen Lu replied
”You don't know So does that mean we'll sit around at home and wait for death?”
Chen Lu lowered his voice ”Why don't you return back to the Xu Estate?”
Lady Xu's eyebrows turned vertical Just as she was about to explode, her facial expression loosened She wordlessly stared at Chen Lu
”The capital is about to turn into ais over, I'll come pick you up If for soood care ofXiaoyao sniffed Chen Lu's words made her feel so sad
On the contrary, Lady Xu reacted the opposite She endured the pain and sat upright as she slapped Chen Lu across the face
”AiiXiaoyao subconsciously held onto her face
”My lady,” Chen Lu was beaten up again He knew his face was even ently gazed at his wife ”This is not the tiryPack up and I'll think of a way to send you back to the Xu Estate”
”Is Xie Wenyuan your biological father?” Lady Xu icily blasted
”What do you yin!”
”If he's not your biological dad, why are you trying so hard to throay your life for hi
”You're a subject You should be loyal to the monarch Why are you so loyal to the Grand Preceptor? If the current eent ruler, then fine But General, do you think His Majesty is a fatuous ruler?”
Ning Xiaoyao secretly clenched her fists If Chen Lu dares to call her a fatuous ruler, she will definitely go down and beat hihed and shook his head ”Of course not”
”Then why must you follow Xie Wenyuan until death? Oh? Perhaps after Grand Preceptor Xie gets rid of me, you can find another wohua!” Chen Lu screain with, his words sounded like howl
Lady Xu's body trembled from the sound
”I already told you! If we can't have children, we could always adopt one in the future Aren't there children we can adopt within our clans? I don't have another wo e between us last night!” Chen Lu raged
”Fine Last night, soe between us How about today?”
Lady Xu's question instantly dissipated Chen Lu's anger
”When great catastrophe approaches, each respectfully flies off on their own” Lady Xu suess that line is true”
”I already said after everything is over, I'll co hoere How are we flying off individually?” Chen Lu patiently expressed
”What if you die?”
”The Xu Clan will…”
”I would be an une from my parents' home?” Lady Xu's volume increased substantially
”Father-in-laouldn't…”
”I am part of the Chen Clan now Yet, you want me to return to the Xu Clan for the latter half of my life Chen Lu, do you want me to become a joke?” Lady Xu's tears rolled down her face
Lady Xu's tears caused Chen Lu's heart to be in a disarray He wanted to hold his wife in his arms and wipe her tears away, but he couldn't move So, he could only rush his words ”No, of course not! I'm just worried the elders will bully you if I' Xiaoyao on the roof ”A married woe Xiaoyao understood now Lady Xu's temper was probably the result of her treat her cries But hearing how Chen Lu was afraid she would be mistreated by the elders, she burst into real tears
”Don't cry! I'll give you all my fine, soft valuables to take with you That way, you won't be freeloading” Chen Lu soothed
”Go join His Majesty's side” Lady Xu wiped away her tears ”I don't want to be a rich or brokeIf you die, I'll die too If you're in the underworld, I'll definitely catch up to you”
Chen Lu was speechless
”This is so touching” Ning Xiaoyao whi the scene before her, while Lou Zigui was observing Ning Xiaoyao He lifted his hand and lightly rearranged Ning Xiaoyao's disheveled hair at the front
”Grand Preceptor Xie…” After a long pause, Chen Lu struggled to speak ”Grand Preceptor's plan is well thought out As for His Majesty…”
”I have already decided” Lady Xu cut Chen Lu off She didn't have etXie Wenyuan”
”W-what are you going to tell your father?” Chen Lu stuttered
”Xie Wenyuan wants to kill us” Lady Xu made direct eye contact with Chen Lu ”After we're dead, Xie Wenyuan will slaughter the Xu Clan”
”For what reason?”
”One of the ladies from the Xie Clan fell for you You didn't want to be a heartless person and divorce me So we have to die” explained Lady Xu ”Besides, now that Tao Chen is dead, Xie Wenyuan wants our military power They want soers Camp”
Chen Lu: …
”Is it really ok to say so ui Would General Xu believe this?