The Mute Wife Who Brings Prosperity-Chapter 643 - 606: Settled (Second Update)

Lu Pingzhou looked at Song Wei, "Mr. Song, could I have a look at the letter in your hand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Xiao Liu walked over, took the letter from Song Wei’s hand again, and handed it to Lu Pingzhou.

Lu Pingzhou carefully read the letter, then remained silent.

The Duke also entered the room from outside, and the women all curtsied to greet him. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Su Yi saw Duke Lu and clutched at him like a lifeline, "Father, please look at the letter in Song Wei’s hand, how could it possibly be written over twenty years ago?"

There was absolutely no such thing as what Song Wei said happened over twenty years ago; it’s all fabricated lies!

She thought her plan was tight enough. How did Song Wei manage to pull it off? That letter, and the whole story...

Recalling how she almost became Lu Xingzhou’s real wife back then, Su Yi was so angry that her eyes turned red.

Mrs. Ruan had heard that Duke Lu was well-versed in antiques and calligraphy and could generally determine the time period of an item, so she said, "Things have progressed to this point, since everyone hopes for it, I ask that Lord Duke uphold justice."

Duke Lu wasn’t stupid; he immediately realized Mrs. Ruan wanted him to identify the handwriting and period of that letter.

The letter was still in Lu Pingzhou’s hand, and he stated truthfully, "It is indeed Second Brother’s handwriting."

These words undoubtedly shattered Su Yi’s last hope. She screamed, "Impossible, impossible! Over twenty years ago, Zhao Xunyin clearly was..."

"Clearly was what?" Lu Pingzhou looked at her, his eyes deep, his smile almost cruel.

"My lord, believe me, I didn’t do it, those assassins weren’t arranged by me... Song Wei is lying..."

Knowing how terrifying her man’s methods were in private, Su Yi no longer cared about the many outsiders present, crying with reddened eyes, pleading with him.

Lu Pingzhou remained unmoved, glanced at the Miao women, "Did you bring them here?"

"No!" Despite the paleness on her face, Su Yi reflexively denied it first and continued crying, "My lord, I was implicated, I’m innocent..."

In fact, after Wang Xiaolang left the inn several months ago, Su Yi had someone kidnap him, then pretended to be people from Song Wei, severely injuring him, and sent a message to Miao, residing in West City Alley.

Upon learning that her man not only didn’t get any money but was beaten, Miao was furious.

At this point, Su Yi’s people began to plot for her, saying that in a few months it would be the Lu family’s old master’s birthday banquet, and the Song Wei couple would definitely attend. If she came to the Lu family in advance, she could not only rescue her husband but also ruin the Song Wei couple’s reputation and avenge her husband.

Blinded by hatred, and given fifty taels of silver by the other party, Miao didn’t think twice and followed along.

Fifty taels! She had never seen so much silver in her life!

After arriving at the Lu family, Miao mingled among the servants, doing miscellaneous tasks every day. Everything else was arranged by the man who brought her in.

She didn’t know who the man was, only heard he was a gardener in the mansion.

From start to finish, Su Yi had never met these rural women face to face; the one working for her was Qi Hai, Su Yi’s former lover placed to care for the plants in Lu Mansion by Lu Pingzhou.

Listening to Su Yi claiming innocence, Lu Pingzhou showed a sarcastic smile. Certain matters shouldn’t be handled in front of outsiders; he quickly moved his gaze away from Su Yi and said to Duke Lu, "Father, I’ve exchanged letters with Second Brother over the years, and I can confirm this trustee letter is indeed from his hand, so..."

His gaze turned to Wen Wan.

Wen Wan had stopped crying, but her eyes were still a bit red. When Lu Pingzhou looked over, she was stunned, seemingly at a loss, and raised her eyes to look at Song Wei.

Song Wei nodded to her.

Wen Wan opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.

Duke Lu took a deep breath, "Since the truth is already out, I ask all the ladies to leave first; this mansion still has some private matters to handle."

Judging by the Duke’s tone, was he planning to accept Mrs. Song’s identity as a granddaughter of the Lu family?

The crowd looked at each other, understanding that the following matters were indeed family affairs that they should not be involved in. So, led by Mrs. Ruan, a group of women left in threes and twos, and before leaving, they discussed, mainly talking about Su Yi, the Heir’s wife.

How dare she secretly arrange people to assassinate the Eldest Princess and now cause such a scene at her father-in-law’s birthday feast.

No doubt, her end would be tragic.

Mrs. Xiao Liu went out to see the guests off.

Lu Pingzhou arranged for those rural women to be settled well, then sent the servants away.

Now the hall only had the Duke’s father and son, Su Yi, Song Wei, Wen Wan, Song Jiao, and Jinbao left.

Sitting in the main seat, the Duke’s gaze at Wen Wan was mixed with many emotions.

He didn’t look at the letter, because he trusted his eldest son wouldn’t lie to him and believed his student wouldn’t deceive him.

In the past, he had heard that Mrs. Song looked very similar to Princess Changping, but the two had nothing in common except for appearance, making it difficult for the Duke to connect them just by looks alone.

Now that the truth was out, confirming her resemblance to the Eldest Princess wasn’t by chance but because they were biological mother and daughter, the Duke couldn’t describe the feeling, only guilt towards this girl.

Had it not been for him back then, the Empress Dowager wouldn’t have turned her love into hatred and targeted the Lu family everywhere, nor would she have obstructed the Eldest Princess and his second son, leading to so many subsequent events.

Lu Pingzhou folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope, saying to Wen Wan, "Wan, I apologize for the grievance caused earlier."

Wen Wan pressed her lips and remained silent, unsure how to respond.

She had actually known long ago that Duke Lu was her grandfather and Young Master Lu Pingzhou was her first uncle, but now that the truth was exposed and they faced each other openly, she found it strange and awkward instead.

After a long time, Wen Wan asked Song Wei, "Husband, what is going on?"

Why was the story Song Wei told different from what her mother had told her?

And why did they all say her mother had entrusted her to Song Wei when she was three years old, yet she had no memory of it? Were they lying, or had she missed something?

Confused thoughts rose in her mind, and Wen Wan’s eyes, wet with tears, became more bewildered.

Song Wei said gently, "I’ll explain everything to you in detail when we get home."

He then looked at Lu Pingzhou and Duke Lu, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll take Wanwan back to the mansion first; she’s had quite a scare today."

Duke Lu wanted to keep her and ask a few questions, but since the Second Brother’s family had been expelled from the clan, his position as a "grandfather" was somewhat awkward, so he had to nod in agreement to let Song Wei take her away.

"Wanwan, let’s go home."

Wen Wan was still lost in thought when she heard the familiar voice of the man beside her, instinctively relaxing her body and mind, holding Jinbao’s hand to stand, bringing Song Jiao with them, and they quickly walked out of the inner courtyard.

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After Song Wei’s group left, Duke Lu left word for Lu Pingzhou to handle things himself and went to the old lady’s courtyard.

When only the couple was left in the hall, Lu Pingzhou’s previously smiling face instantly turned cold, instructing, "Fetch Qi Hai!"

Su Yi’s heart clenched, her lips trembling slightly, "My lord..."

Since there were no outsiders, Lu Pingzhou spoke directly, "They’ve been in Ningzhou for so many years, and yet you still can’t let it go. Is Qi Hai not enough for you?"

His words were too blunt, too cruel.

Su Yi shivered almost instinctively.

To wait for the day when Zhao Xunyin and her daughter would be disgraced, Su Yi calculated everything, planning to go all out, who knew things would take a sudden turn, and a trustee letter fell from the sky, disrupting all her plans.

Now that her man detected her meddling, Su Yi couldn’t even imagine what Lu Pingzhou would do to her.

Qi Hai was soon brought in; as soon as he entered, he knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe loudly, much less look up at the two masters.

Lu Pingzhou waved the attendants away, his gaze mocking as he looked at Qi Hai, "Given the opportunity right by your side, yet she still thinks of others all day long; a man, to live to where you are, might as well bash your head in."

Qi Hai trembled with fear, "I don’t know why my lord has summoned me?"

Lu Pingzhou withdrew the mockery from his eyes, lowering his voice, "In recent days, what has the lady asked you to do?"

Qi Hai hurriedly shook his head, "Young Master, please understand, since I entered the mansion, I’ve cut off contact with the lady, how could I have run errands for her?"