CHAPTER 31

Song Yuanzhi and Lu Shaoyou returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion with a bunch of crabs and saw Madam Qin trying to catch fish by the pavilion.

Lu Shaoyou’s mouth twitched when he saw it, and he complained mercilessly: “There are koi carp in the lake, and it’s auspicious; even if you catch it, you won’t be able to eat it; why bother them?”

Madam Qin curled her lips and stared at the fishing rod with disgust on her face. “Don’t scare away my fish by talking nonsense. What can you know about catching fish?”

Lu Shaoyou sneered, “You sound like you can catch fish.”

“Are you itchy for a beating?” Mrs. Qin threw the fishing rod aside and rolled up her sleeves to come over to deal with Lu Shaoyou. This brat! How dare he question her fishing skills? How disgusting!

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Lu Shaoyou snatched the crab basket from the servant behind him and stuffed it into Madam Qin’s hand, then disappeared quickly.

Song Yuanzhi was dumbfounded. She never expected that the way this mother and son got along would be like this.

Looking at the unfazed expressions of the servants around her, one can tell that it should be normal for Lu Shaoyou to be chased and beaten by Madam Qin when he troubles like this.

But Song Yuanzhi still felt a little dazed. Think about Lu Shaoyou’s aura. He was the God of War in the Rong Dynasty, a young feudal prince, and the guardian of the people of the Rong Dynasty. He was just about to be put on the altar to be worshiped, but his character was so … so naughty?

Anyone who looked at it would be in a daze…

Madam Qin seemed to have noticed Song Yuanzhi’s shock, and she felt a little guilty for some reason. After coughing a few times, she suddenly changed the subject: “Did you meet Imperial Xuanyuan Guifei when you entered the palace today? She loves to show off, so she sent some mooncakes and crabs over earlier. How can our Marquis Mansion be short of this?”

Song Yuanzhi raised her eyebrows in surprise. Did Imperial Xuanyuan Guifei send something to the Marquis Mansion? Why does this sound so surprising?

Madam Qin didn’t care at all. “If she likes to give it, let her do it. Just let the kitchen add some extra meals for the stewards.”

This was an arrogant and authorative statement. Song Yuanzhi thought that if Xuanyuan Guifei heard this, she would be so angry that she’d faint on the spot.

However, Song Yuanzhi herself is not a well-behaved person, and she also has a bit of a flamboyant and willful temperament. She doesn’t have a good impression of Xuanyuan Guifei. When she heard Madam Qin’s words, Song Yuanzhi not only did not say anything but also nodded in agreement with Madam Qin, “The stewards in the mansion are very lucky. The people on the stove have a hard job. If you give them a little bit, they will be grateful to mother.”

“You don’t need to say it. Don’t worry; they know it in their hearts. You will be going back tomorrow; why not take some of those crabs back?”

Song Yuanzhi almost laughed out loud. Madam Qin was really revengeful; giving these crabs, which are also assigned to the steward by the Marquis Mansion, to Song Yan will make him lose face.

Madam Qin saw that Song Yuanzhi’s expression was quite strange and felt that it was inappropriate. She was afraid that Song Yuanzhi would misunderstand that she was trying to undermine Song Yuanzhi by belittling the Song family, so she quickly explained, “I just want to vent your anger.”

Song Yuanzhi nodded with a smile. “Mom, I know it in my heart. This is because my mother loves me!”

Madam Qin became happy and said to Song Yuanzhi with joy, “Your father and stepmother must not dare to say anything. After all, it was the imperial concubine who sent it. If it weren’t for your relationship, they wouldn’t be able to taste it even if they wanted to.”

Song Yuanzhi nodded silently, saying in her heart that she understood it. She could still say that this was the other person’s blessing while she stabbed them with her sweet words!!

However, Song Yan deserves it all; look at all the bullshit he has done before!

If she didn’t want to lose the face of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, Song Yuanzhi would have really wanted to take nothing back with her.

Contrary to Song Yuanzhi’s indifference, the Song family paid special attention to Song Yuanzhi’s return. Especially now that Song Yan has lost his official position, he is eagerly hoping that Lu Shaoyou can put in a few good words for him in front of Emperor Yongkang so that he can be reinstated.

Although Madam Liu doesn’t like Song Yuanzhi, she is in a better mood than others. Song Lilan is not married yet, Song Yan has lost his official position, and Song Yuanzhi, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei, is still there to support her. At certain times, she can still be a tiger in sheep’s skin.

Song Yuanzhi had guessed their attitude a long time ago. When she returned home, she saw Song Yan leading Madam Liu, Song Lilan, and Song Yuan while waiting at the gate. Song Yuanzhi didn’t feel any fluctuation in her heart. She snorted coldly, “What a weakling. ”

They always troubled Song Yuanzhi when she was weak, but now that she has power, they are bowing to her. Bowing your head now is nothing more than making people laugh.

Lu Shaoyou chuckled, held Song Yuanzhi’s hand, and said with a smile, “Why are you angry over them? Look, there is a rare visitor standing behind them.”

Song Yuanzhi looked up; her eyes sharpened instantly, standing beside Song Lilan. The arrogant idiot next to Lilan, who can it be if it isn’t Xuanyuan Yu who kidnapped her in when she first came?

Song Yuanzhi immediately turned cold, and Lu Shaoyou’s eyes were also cold, and his tone was also as cold and sharp as a blade. “Wait, I will avenge you!”

Song Yuanzhi thought about Xuanyuan Yu’s injury, and the anger in her heart disappeared a lot. But she didn’t stop Lu Shaoyou either. For what Xuanyuan Yu did back then, it was unreasonable not to teach him a lesson.

Xuanyuan Yu, who was standing next to Song Lilan, felt an inexplicable coldness on his back. He raised his head and met Lu Shaoyou’s unabashed cold gaze. He took several deep breaths before he suppressed the urge to confront Lu Shaoyou and squeezed out a twisted smile.

Lu Shaoyou helped Song Yuanzhi out of the carriage. After seeing her standing firmly, he glanced at Xuanyuan Yu. His tone didn’t have any emotion or anger: ” Xuanyuan Shizi.”

Song Yan quickly explained, ” Xuanyuan Shizi knew that you were coming back today, so he came here specially to welcome you. We are all a family, and us in-laws should have good relationships. Yuan’er and Lan’er were also happy.”

Song Lilan had already received Xuanyuan Yu’s instructions. Hearing this, she immediately smiled at Song Yuanzhi and said in a light tone, “That’s natural!! After not seeing each other for a few days, my sister is getting better and better. It seems that brother-in-law is taking good care of her.”

When Lu Shaoyou heard the word “brother-in-law,” the smile on his face became a bit real. When he looked at Xuanyuan Yu, who was swallowing his anger, Lu Shaoyou felt something; already having some guesses, he led Song Yuanzhi into the main house.

During this period, Song Yan and Madam Liu naturally lowered their stature to cater to Lu Shaoyou. The usual censure that a son-in-law would receive after returning home did not exist with Lu Shaoyou. Instead, it was the father-in-law who was trying to please his son-in-law.

Song Yuanzhi’s etiquette here was also different from the etiquette of ordinary people returning home. Logically speaking, after returning home, the bride usually whispers to her mother, especially discussing things that cannot be discussed in detail, so that the mother can impart some experience to her daughter. However, Song Yuanzhi and Madam Liu dislike each other. Even if Madam Liu wants to be a loving mother, Song Yuanzhi does not want to force herself to cooperate with her.

This was all the result of Lu Shaoyou and Madam Qin’s pampering.

Seeing this, Lu Shaoyou raised his eyebrows slightly, changed his posture, and leaned lazily on the chair, and said to Xuanyuan Yu casually, “I heard that Xuanyuan Shizi’s kung fu is very good. I wonder if I can ask for advice today.”

Xuanyuan Yu’s expression changed, and he stiffened for a moment. What is competing with Lu Shaoyou? Isn’t it like delivering himself as a meat to meat cutter?

However, he and Song Yuanzhi had a deep feud. Seeing Lu Shaoyou acting like this, he probably knew what he had done to Song Yuanzhi. Xuanyuan Yu knew in his heart that Lu Shaoyou was going to vent his anger on him openly.

Knowing that this was a trap, Xuanyuan Yu had no choice but to jump out, clasping his fists and saying, “Then I would really appreciate it if you could practice with me.”

Song Yuanzhi’s eyes suddenly lit up. She had never seen Lu Shaoyou in action before! The God of War who knows every weapon by the back of his hand, but she never saw how elegant he is when he uses his hands.

Soon, Song Yuanzhi saw the grace of the God of War.

The Song family was a civil servant, and there was no martial arts field in it, so Lu Shaoyou and Xuanyuan Yu sparred in the small garden outside the main hall.

Song Yuanzhi took a look and said, “Good, this practice looks like one-sided beating show.” There is no doubt that the person who was beaten was Xuanyuan Yu. Before he could stand still, he was kicked eight feet away by Lu Shaoyou. When he got up again, Lu Shaoyou twisted his arm and spun twice in the air before landing on his face.

After repeated defeats and battles, the scene was very hearttouching.

Song Yuanzhi’s sharp eyes had already seen that Lu Shaoyou had been picking out key points to attack. He attacked at the points whenever the beating would hurt the most. Even though Xuanyuan Yu didn’t have any injuries on his face and hands, his clothes were dusty, wrinkled, and he had a little embarrassed face, but Song Yuanzhi was willing to bet that this guy was definitely in pain.

Song Lilan’s face on the side was very ugly. She never expected that Lu Shaoyou would dare to treat Xuanyuan Yu like this. After enduring it for a long time, she still couldn’t hold it back. She gritted his teeth and glared at Song Yuanzhi and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: “Is the emperor’s favorite, the imperial concubine’s nephew, someone that can be beaten whenever you want?”

Song Yuanzhi was surprised. “Isn’t it because Xuanyuan Shizi wants to compete with the Marquis?”

Song Lilan was furious and was about to scold when she saw that she had only acted lightly, but Lu Shaoyou’s offensive suddenly became fierce, and his movements were so fast that afterimages appeared. Before Song Lilan had time to see their movements clearly, she saw Xuanyuan Yu flying out again, hitting the ground hard, and struggling for a long time before he swayed and fell down again.

Song Lilan’s scream almost broke her throat, but she suppressed it under Xuanyuan Yu’s stern eyes. Her eyes were filled with tears. She looked at Song Yuanzhi glaring, lowered her head, and said word by word, “Sister What a blessing! My brother-in-law is a young hero. Shizi is far inferior to his brother-in-law.” Seeing Song Lilan hate her so much but having to bow down to her and say all the good things.

Song Yuanzhi felt relieved and said lightly, “That’s natural.”

It is natural that Xuanyuan Yu is inferior to Lu Shaoyou; just like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west every day, it is an eternal truth.

After hearing this, Song Lilan and Xuanyuan Yu experienced the feeling of myocardial infarction in advance, and it took them a while to swallow their breath. Lu Shaoyou was in a good mood, and he beat Xuanyuan Yu with more tricks. He almost wanted to turn this competition into his personal show and show Song Yuanzhi all the 108 ways to kill Xuanyuan Yu.

Song Yuanzhi only regretted that she didn’t have a handful of melon seeds in her hand at this moment. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be double happiness to watch Xuanyuan Yu being tortured while eating melon seeds?

Song Yan really didn’t expect that the relationship between his two sons-in-law could be so bad. At this moment, he was dumbfounded, and his voice was lost. His lips moved for a long time, but he didn’t make a sound.

When Song Yuanzhi and Lu Shaoyou were going to return home, Xuanyuan Yu, who had changed his clothes, had no longer any traces of being beaten. He sent off Lu Shaoyou and Song Yuanzhi into the carriage with a smile and then calmly returned to the Nan’an Marquis Mansion.

It is said that the Nan’an Marquis Mansion invited an imperial doctor who was best at treating bruises and injuries to come for a consultation that day.

Xuanyuan Yu is also a talented person. After being severely beaten, he acted like a normal person and smiled as he asked people to deliver gifts to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

If Lu Shaoyou hadn’t rejected his invitation, Xuanyuan Yu would have been a guest at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion the next day, fearing the rumors of him being beaten would spread. Even so, there are vague rumors in the capital that the brother-in-laws, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the Xuanyuan Shizi are really close. The Marquis of Zhenbei is full of praise for the son of the Marquis of Nan’an and has personally taught him martial arts.

When Song Yuanzhi heard the rumors, she didn’t know how to react ? ?.

Lu Shaoyou is full of praise for Xuanyuan Yu? It would be more reasonable to want to kill him and silence him. It is true that he taught him martial arts. But the question is, does Xuanyuan Yu dare to let Lu Shaoyou teach him martial arts even once?

But this rumor… She is afraid it may influence the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Lu Shaoyou smiled lazily and put his arms around Song Yuanzhi. “Don’t worry; if he wants to drag the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion into the water, he should worry about whether he will drown first.”