The Prodigal Son

In the afternoon, at the Lü family's residence.

After returning home, Lü Si did not go out again. He also instructed the servants in the mansion that if anyone came looking for him, they should say that he had gone to the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager.

Lu Si was determined not to let the Luo family find him.

Let's lay low for a while!

Let's talk about it after this is over!

To pass the time, Lü Si even started reading, which was quite unusual for him, leading the servants in the mansion to believe they had seen a ghost.

However, Lü Si was used to being a playboy and had no interest in settling down to read.

After watching for only a short while, Lü Si felt drowsy.

Just as Lü Si was about to take a nap, he suddenly felt a strong killing intent rushing towards him.

Lu Si was instantly wide awake.

Looking up, he saw Lü Chunqiu walking aggressively toward him.

In a daze, Lü Si seemed to see the raging fire burning on Lü Chunqiu's body.

Lu Si frowned secretly.

Could he be after me?

I didn't do anything to him, so why is he doing this...?

Is this crazy?

Despite his indignation, Lü Si immediately put down his book, stood up, and bowed, saying, "Your son greets you..."

However, as soon as Lü Sigang bent down, he felt a strong gust of wind coming towards him.

Lu Si felt a sense of foreboding and tried to dodge, but it was too late.

Bang!

Lü Chunqiu kicked Lü Si in the stomach.

"what!"

Lu Si screamed and stumbled to his feet. Just as he was about to ask a question, Lu Chunqiu's lightning-fast five-whip came crashing down on him.

"Aww..."

Lu Si screamed in agony as he was beaten, desperately trying to protect his head while wailing, "Father! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me, I know I was wrong..."

Ignoring everything else, Lü Chunqiu unleashed another barrage of punches and kicks on Lü Si until he collapsed to the ground, only then stopping, panting heavily.

"Tell me, where did you go wrong?"

Lu Chunqiu was panting heavily, like an angry bull.

What went wrong?

How the hell am I supposed to know what I did wrong?

Frustrated, Lü Si cleverly wailed, "Wherever Father says I went wrong, that's exactly where I went wrong!"

"I……"

Lu Chunqiu flew into a rage and kicked Lu Si twice more.

Amidst Lü Si's screams, his savior finally arrived.

Madam Lü rushed forward and frantically grabbed Lü Chunqiu, "Master, stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, you'll kill our son..."

"Good riddance!"

Enraged, Lü Chunqiu pointed at Lü Si and roared, "That damned bastard has utterly disgraced the Lü family!"

Madam Lü was taken aback, then anxiously questioned Lü Si, "What outrageous thing have you done this time? Apologize to your father right now!"

"I……"

Lu Si timidly revealed his unharmed face, wailing in a tearful voice, "I don't know either!"

"You still dare to say you don't know?"

Lu Chunqiu roared, "Did you coax and trick Luo Jianshan into writing that piece of bullshit debt agreement for that little beast Qin Yu?"

So that's what it was about!

Lu Si suddenly realized, and immediately retorted, "So what if I wrote it? That's Qin Yu's business with the Luo family, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Bullshit!"

Lu Chunqiu was furious.

"Mother, he insulted you!"

Lu Si quickly shouted to his mother.

"My lord, what have I done to offend you?"

Madam Lü retorted angrily, "I've borne you children and worked tirelessly to manage this household for you, and you take your anger out on me? I... I'd rather be dead!"

"I……"

Lu Chunqiu stomped his feet in anger, "That little beast Qin Yu has transferred all the debts owed to officials in the court to the Luo family!"

"This afternoon, I accompanied some court officials to the Luo family to collect a debt, and the Luo siblings told those officials about it on the spot!"

"Now the entire court is saying that Lü Chunqiu raised a stupid pig, and that I'm shameless for having such a terrible son who has brought so much suffering to the Luo family, yet I still have the nerve to go to the Luo family to collect debts..."

As Lü Chunqiu spoke, he grew angrier and angrier, and despite his wife's attempts to stop him, he kicked Lü Si hard.

The thought of the disdainful looks from those ministers in the court made him want to hang that scoundrel from the roof beam to dry in the wind.

You did such a stupid thing, you should at least have said something!

He was completely unaware of the situation and foolishly followed the court officials to the Luo family to demand repayment of the debt!

Those bastards in the court were mocking and ridiculing him right in front of his face.

It's obvious that this matter will spread quickly, and everyone will laugh at the Lü family for being both stupid and shameless!

Now, he's caught between wanting and not wanting those 88,000 taels of silver!

Hearing Lü Chunqiu's roar, Lü Si was momentarily stunned. After a long while, he roared in grief and anger, "Shameless! Qin Yu, that piece of trash, is utterly shameless!"

"waste?"

Upon hearing the term, Lü Chunqiu flew into a rage and launched into a tirade: "You dare call Qin Yu a piece of trash? You were completely fooled by a piece of trash, sold out and still counting the money for him. Aren't you even worse than trash?"

Lu Chunqiu was truly enraged this time.

This is so embarrassing!

He sent his eldest son to the army to "gild his resume," but instead of gaining any real prestige, his son lost his life.

He naturally doted on and indulged his youngest son.

As a result, this is the thing I raised!

Where does he get the audacity to say Qin Yu is useless?

Even if Qin Yu is useless, at least he knows how to dig a pit for himself!

That bastard, he just stupidly jumps into the pit!

He jumped into the pit, and then didn't even make a sound, causing himself to fall into the pit too!

"father!"

Upon hearing Lü Chunqiu's words, Lü Si immediately became indignant, "Comparing me to that good-for-nothing Qin Yu is an insult to me!"

"With your pig-like brain, do you even need to be insulted?"

Lu Chunqiu roared in exasperation, "Why didn't you tell me about something this important?"

What a glorious reputation!

This bastard ruined everything!

Lu Si winced in pain and stammered, "I...I'm too embarrassed to say..."

Meeting Lü Chunqiu's murderous gaze, Lü Si dared not hide it any longer and was forced to tell the story of what happened at the restaurant that day.

After hearing Lü Si's words, Lü Chunqiu almost couldn't catch his breath.

This time, Madam Lü did not show favoritism and gave Lü Si a good scolding.

"What are you embarrassed about in front of your family?"

"Everyone in the family knows what kind of awful person you are!"

"Haven't you done enough embarrassing things already?"

A man can bend and stretch!

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Lü Si begging for mercy under those circumstances.

On the contrary, she was quite pleased that Lu Si, a person who was so concerned about his reputation, was willing to swallow his pride and do this!

After scolding Lü Si, Lady Lü comforted Lü Chunqiu instead.

After Madam Lü's constant persuasion, Lü Chunqiu finally calmed down a bit, then warned Lü Si with a frosty expression: "If you ever dare to associate with Luo Qingyuan again, I'll break your legs!"

"Uh-huh!"

Lü Si nodded repeatedly.

He's trying to avoid Luo Qingyuan right now, so how could he dare to provoke her?

Lu Chunqiu glared fiercely at Lu Si before leaving with the help of Madam Lu.

They hadn't gone far when Lü Chunqiu, panting heavily, said to Madam Lü, "Keep looking around and see if there's a suitable woman..."

"You want to arrange a marriage for your adopted son?"

Madam Lü inquired.

"It's for me to take a concubine!"

Lu Chunqiu said, his anger still not subsided.

"what?"

Madam Lü was taken aback, then transformed into a tigress, glaring at Lü Chunqiu with eyes blazing with fury: "You try taking a concubine for me, and see what happens!"

If it weren't for his relationship with the Empress Dowager, would Lü Chunqiu be where he is today?

It would be good enough if they could find him two maids to serve him in his private quarters; he still wants to take concubines?

Do you really think I'm made of clay?

"Please don't be angry, madam. I don't intend to take a concubine."

Lu Chunqiu quickly stopped his wife, saying with a worried expression, "Our eldest son died young without leaving any offspring, and this good-for-nothing we raised is now completely useless! If I don't have another child while I'm still relatively young, who will our Lu family rely on in the future?"

"this……"

Madam Lü turned to look at her good-for-nothing son and gritted her teeth, saying, "Give birth! I'll give you one!"

Lu Chunqiu was taken aback and said worriedly, "Madam, isn't this inappropriate? You're already over forty..."

Madam Lü glared at her, "Do you think I'm too old, or do you think I can't have children anymore?"

"Isn't this because I'm thinking about your health?" Lü Chunqiu said innocently.

"I'm in excellent health!"

Madam Lü scoffed, "I think it's you who's no good!"

"nonsense!"

Lu Chunqiu was furious. "Let's go back to our rooms right now!"

Is it bearable, what is unbearable?

"Fine, I'll go!"

Madam Lü raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, if I can't have a baby, it's because you're incapable!"