C4 Blame

"I've been busy with your mother's funeral these past few days, so I've neglected you slightly. I'll get the housekeeper to call a doctor to take a look at the wound on your head, don't leave any scars."

It was Zuo Shaoqing's first time hearing Zuo Yunwen speak to him in such a gentle tone. He was surprised, but after the surprise, his heart became colder.

What do you mean, "Your mother is busy with her funeral"? In this mansion, besides him and the servants his mother brought over, who else had shed a single tear for her? Even her first seven was set up in a small yard on the west side.

Even so, as soon as the funeral was over, Mrs. Xue sealed the small courtyard with the title of "The Unlucky Courtyard of the Dead". She didn't even give Zuo Shaoqing anything that Lady Ruan left behind.

He had to find a chance to get back what his mother had left him.

Zuo Yunwen didn't know what he was thinking. He patted his son's thin shoulder and said softly, "Let's go in first. It's cold outside."

With Zuo Yunwen leading the way, Zuo Shaoqing walked into the main house in a dignified manner. He looked around and saw the maidservants in the room surrounded by a pleasant aroma. Mrs. Xue was sitting in the main seat expressionlessly with an indifferent expression.

That's right, Mrs. Xue was the daughter of a second rank imperial teacher. She was once the daughter of a noble, renowned throughout the capital.

After the death of the old emperor, the crown prince that Tutor Zuo supported did not succeed in his position. On the contrary, the infamous third prince had ascended to the throne, and his Zuo Family had instantly dropped from the ranks of the powerful nobles of the imperial court.

The new emperor didn't dare to kill Tutor Zuo and Li Man for their sake, so he just gave a random accusation and chased them out of the capital.

Tutor Zuo had no choice but to bring his family back to his hometown. However, he was already old and suffered a blow to his heart. He died on the way back.

Fortunately, the old mistress had some skill, and her Zuo Family was the largest clan in the entire town.

When his Zuo Family suffered such a huge change, the one who he couldn't accept the most was his foreign wife, Mrs. Xue. Initially, he thought that he had married into a good family, but after a few days, he had turned into a wild chicken and followed Master Zuo into the Youuxi Town.

If he was husband and wife, it would be fine. However, Master Zuo didn't like Mrs. Xue, who was a lady from a noble family. He only loved a girl as gentle as water, and he had quite a number of concubines.

Zuo Yunwen was used to Mrs. Xue's cold attitude as he sat down at the head of the table and took the hot tea from the maidservant. Not only did he not drink it, he threw it on the table and asked, "Yu Xiang just left, and you started tormenting Shao Qing using the same method. Do you not have any of the magnanimity and benevolence of a woman?"

Everyone in the room was shocked, including Zuo Shaoqing. This was the first time Zuo Yunwen challenged Mrs. Xue and her son. In his memory, this father never dared to offend Mrs. Xue.

After all, Mrs. Xue's father was still the Prefect of the State of Yue. Although her position had been reduced, she was still an official family, and was much more popular than those with Zuo Family.

If he could recover his Zuo Family, he would need to rely on the Xue Clan in many places.

He pinched the handkerchief and stood up, pointing it at Zuo Yunwen while trembling in anger, "I've worked so hard for so many years, giving birth to your Zuo Family and taking care of household chores. If you want a concubine, I'll bring her in without a second word, but now you're actually blaming me for a mere child!"

Hearing her words, Zuo Shaoqing knew it was going to be bad. Mrs. Xue had an unshakable position in this family. If he got angry at them, he definitely wouldn't have a good ending. Plus, he would be unreasonable.

He stood up, bowed deeply, and passionately advised: "Father, you are blaming your mother. Your son was unfilial and took the initiative to ask for forgiveness because he did something wrong. If you are blaming your mother like this, won't you be making your son feel ashamed?"

Don't be so kind, he doesn't expect his father to change anything. It would be great if he didn't stand on Mrs. Xue's side and make things difficult for him.

After Zuo Yunwen finished speaking, he regretted it. Now that he heard Zuo Shaoqing admit his mistake, he went down the slope and said, "Cough, I also saw this child kowtowing in front of the door and kowtowing in such a cold manner. His forehead is broken. It's just a pity that his mother just died."

"Humph!" "Master, you must be feeling sorry for his dead mother, right?" Mrs. Xue's heart felt as if it was pierced by over a dozen needles. Her heart was filled with resentment. This damned Mrs. Ruan, he was not even clean even after death.

Zuo Shaoqing saw that he had nothing else to do, so he applied to leave. If he stayed any longer, he might get burned again.

He had just taken two steps out of the courtyard when he heard someone call out from behind him: "Third Brother, please hold your steps!"

Zuo Shaoqing staggered and his eyes turned cold, as if he was trying to freeze everything around him. He only turned around with a harmless face when a hand touched his shoulder.

Suppressing the bone-piercing hatred, Zuo Shaoqing asked calmly: "Is Brother busy?"

Zuo Shaoyan took out a porcelain bottle and threw it to him, "This is the best medicine. Wipe it when you go back. There's no need to go to the academy today. I will send someone to take the leave of absence for you."

Zuo Shaoqing's breath was a bit unstable and his eyes were burning with passion. He was such a big brother, he would always make you think that he was truly being nice to you, but it was a pity that all of this was just an illusion. Once the opportunity came, he would take advantage of it.

In his previous life, he was also like this, stupidly brought into Jiang's Mansion by Yun Che. He thought Yun Che was just taking care of his younger brother and bringing him out to have a look, but who knew …

Zuo Shaoqing swallowed his anger which was about to burst out. He cupped his hands and bowed, "Thank you, Big Brother!"

As he ran back to the yard, Zuo Shaoqing kicked open the door and smashed himself onto the bed. His chest rose and fell violently and his face turned purple.

He gripped the white porcelain bottle and said to himself: Wait a bit longer. Step by step, he will make all those who have wronged him pay the price.

In his previous life, he had taken their lives, and he would never do this again. He would nibble away at their willpower, take away the things they cared about the most, and let them experience the feeling of being humiliated once again.

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