Red makeup against the world

Chapter 233
Zhongguo Gong Wulie glanced at the old wife's eyes, and sighed in his heart.

After so many years, Yi Ren has passed away.But from the moment she knew the truth about her death, it became a knot between the couple and an abyss that could not be overcome.

He couldn't forgive Chen's actions. Chen caused her to die in pain, and tortured and abused the little child she left behind again and again.

What he couldn't forgive even more was his own ignorance about this matter!
At that time, Emperor Qinglong had just ascended the throne, and his foundation was not stable, so he was busy in the court hall and military camp every day.

Under Chen's management, the Duke's Mansion was so orderly, it never brought him any worries.Serve parents-in-law at the top, make friends with sisters-in-law at the bottom, give birth to a son-in-law and raise a son-in-law.Who in Beijing doesn't praise Zhongguo Duke's Mansion as a model of family management?
No matter how late, as long as he returns to the mansion, Mrs. Chen will prepare a bowl of hot soup for him and serve him to bed with her own hands.No matter how early he got up, she would get up one step earlier than him, prepare a delicious breakfast for him, and watch him go out.

How lucky he was to marry such a good wife.

However, the truth is so bloody.

I still remember that summer afternoon, when I was still the son of the Duke of Zhong, I was ordered by the emperor to train troops in the Xishan camp.The emperor sent someone here and arranged a temporary errand to leave for Fengxiang mansion immediately.

With the scorching sun in the sky, Xia Chan crouched on the tree and kept clamoring. He set off from the camp by himself and hurried back home.

The errand is not complicated, it only needs to go for a few days.

He didn't send the chief to report back to the mansion first, and ordered the soldiers who followed him to stand by at the city gate. He returned to the mansion alone, said goodbye to his wife briefly, packed a few luggage and left.

Unexpectedly, just as he stepped into the gate of the courtyard, he saw a scene that made his eyes tear apart.

Wu Zhengxiang, who was only four years old, was kneeling on a hot blue brick in the courtyard.The scorching sun made him crumbling, sweating profusely but his face was pale.

What Wu Lie couldn't believe was that the youngest son's upper body was exposed, and there were two fresh welt marks on his back, with fresh blood dripping from it.

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his eyesight is astonishing.As soon as he focused his eyes, he saw that Wu Zhengxiang's exposed skin was covered with deep and shallow scars.Looking at the marks, there are whips, burns, stab wounds, abrasions, and even burns, extending from the back to the lower waist.

These scars can be seen as man-made.

He couldn't believe his eyes, he thought he was on his way in the dog days, and the weather was too hot, which made his vision go wrong.

Gathering his mind, he rubbed his eyes, and looked again, but the scene in front of him remained unchanged.

how come? !Who hurt his youngest son?How can such a small child be able to do it? !
Ever since Yun Qing died of illness, he was overwhelmed by affairs in the court, so he entrusted the whole family to his wife.Especially the child left behind by Yun Qing, who lost his mother when he was only two years old, he was worried that he would be bullied in this mansion.

What did Qinglan say at the time?

Under the candlelight, she smiled so softly: "Husband, I will treat Brother Xiang as my own son just like Brother Dai Sheng. In this mansion, I will never dare to be bullied by others."

The words are still in my ears, so what is going on in the scene in front of me?

Wu Lie was stunned for a moment in front of the courtyard gate, his footsteps were light and far away, and the people in the corridor didn't even notice.

He quickly turned a few thoughts in his mind, it turned out that Brother Xiang was subjected to such torture and abuse in a place that he didn't know.I just blamed myself for being too careless. When I met him once in a weekday, he would only look at me from a distance, and didn't approach him to get close, and his temper was not very lively.

He just thought it was because his mother died young, so his temperament was not as innocent as ordinary children.Looking at it now, it's not just that, how blind I am!

Since we happened to meet today, we must find out what happened.In fact, he already vaguely had the answer in his heart.In this Duke's mansion, in this courtyard, apart from his wife, Chen Qinglan, who would dare to publicly whip the second son of the Duke of Zhong's mansion?Even if it is a bastard, it is also a master.

But when he thought of his wife's gentle smiling face, her filial piety in front of her in-laws, and her kindness in holding brother Sheng, he didn't dare, and didn't want to believe that all of this came from her behest.

Wu Lie's heart ached, he dodged out of the courtyard gate, jumped onto the roof from another path, sneaked to the eaves of the main house in the courtyard and lay down, wanting to see for himself what happened.

He was on the top, looking down from the top, all he could see was Brother Xiang kneeling, big beads of sweat dripping down his cheeks, but his eyes were full of stubbornness.

In front of him was Brother Sheng with outstretched arms, and his voice was eager: "Mother! Don't hit brother again!"

Brother Sheng is carrying a schoolbag, but shouldn't he be listening to the teacher's lecture in the front yard now? How could he appear here?
Wu Lie's very familiar voice came from the corridor: "Brother Sheng, this bastard has done it for himself! It's none of your business, go back and study." The harshness in the voice shocked Wu Lie's heart. Never thought that such vicious words would be uttered from the mouth of his always gentle wife.

After a moment of silence, Nanny Wang beside his wife said, "My lord, just listen to your mother, huh?"

Wu Lie saw Brother Sheng shook his head with firm eyes.

Nanny Wang walked out of the corridor, stretched out her hand to pull him, and said, "Eldest Young Master, your mother is angry, so don't make her angry anymore."

At this time, Wu Sheng was already a 12-year-old boy. Since he was four years old, he has been taught martial arts by Mr. Zhong Guogong himself, and his muscles and bones have been stretched.Standing like this, he is as tall and powerful as a pine and cypress, how could a housekeeper be able to pull him?
Seeing that he was unmoved and still wanted to protect the concubine behind him, his wife's voice became a little sharp: "Are you still my son! Turn your elbows all the way out."

On one side is the mother, who has the grace of childbearing, and filial piety is greater than the sky; on the other side is the young brother who has no power to resist, whose blood is thicker than water.Such a dilemma made the 12-year-old boy extremely painful.

Under the teaching of his grandfather, Wu Sheng understood from an early age that, as the eldest son, the burden of the Duke of Zhongguo would be entrusted to him sooner or later.Seeing his father traveling around for many years for this family, he became more and more diligent in learning martial arts and studying in order to lighten the burden on his father's shoulders.

However, his mother's hatred, like a boulder, is always pressed in his heart.

This is not the first time something like this has happened.

As a result, he had to place an eyeliner next to his mother, and told his mother to report to him as soon as possible if she did anything to Brother Xiang.Therefore, he, who was supposed to listen to his husband's lecture in the front yard, had to rush back here immediately.

Wu Sheng looked pained, and his voice was suppressed: "Mother! He is only four years old. You are so angry at me, why bother to make things difficult for him?"

Only the sound of the teacup breaking, followed by the sound of a bamboo chair falling to the ground and the sound of dresses rubbing against each other, the graceful figure of his wife Chen Qinglan walked out of the cool corridor and came to the courtyard exposed to the scorching sun.

Wu Lie only saw her back, but could also feel the anger in her chest.She walked a few steps quickly, came to Wu Sheng, and ordered: "Get out of the way!"

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