The slight inflection at the end of her question made Lou Lianxinâs face pale. âNo! I wonât go!â
She had already made Li Jingsheng displeased with her already so if he found out that she was inverting the truth again, she would definitely be hated by him.
She originally thought that Lou Qingwu would be as soft as ever so she thought if she just provoked her father a bit, heâd straight away start yelling at her, and maybe even start using family law on her.
But who thought that ⌠this Lou Qingwu could face fatherâs anger so calmly?
What went wrong?
Lou Qufengâs brows furrowed tightly, âExactly who is telling the truth here?â
âDaddy âŚâ Lou Lianxin anxiously gripped her motherâs clothes, second madam instantly got the hint and used her handkerchief to wipe away a tear.
She pulled Lou Lianxin in front of Lou Qufeng, showing her red face.
âLaoye, right now isnât the time to worry about that. Look at Lianâerâs face, what are we going to do about tonightâs banquet? Weâve already told the empress that Lianâer would personally wish the emperor a happy birthday âŚâ
With the second madamâs reminder, Lou Qufengâs attention was quickly diverted.
His eyebrows shaking from anger, glaring at Lou Qingwu, âEven if it was your sister who accidentally spilled it out, youâre the big sister, donât you know that you have to help her? And why did you hit her? In these three years in the countryside, did you just learn these dirty underhanded schemes?â
Lou Qingwu stayed calm but inside she was so angry that she started laughing.
Carelessly glancing over at Lou Lianxin who was covering her malicious glare with a handkerchief, she laughed coldly, âFather, I didnât hit her.â
âYouâre not admitting to it? Then would she have hit herself?â Lou Qufengâs got even angrier.
Lou Qingwu curled a mouth corner, he really was correct.
Wasnât it just her little sister hitting herself?
She lifted her head and spoke unfathomably, âFather, Iâm not left handed.â
âEn?â Lou Qingwu furrowed his brows, what did being left handed have to do with anything?
Lou Qufeng hadnât reacted but the second madam met Lou Qingwuâs mocking look and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
She viciously looked down and saw Lou Lianxinâs swollen left face, suddenly resenting Lou Lianxin for being so stupid.
Lou Lianxin froze, not understanding, why did mother look at her like that?
But the third and fourth madam faced each other and curled their mouth corners at Lou Lianxinâs right face, unable to resist giggling.
âLaoye, eldest miss saying that really would make it strange. Normally, when hitting other peopleâs faces, the swollen side should be the right side. That is ⌠unless the person who hit second miss was left handed?â
Lou Qufeng furrowed his brow and rubbed his face, then suddenly, his face darkened, âLianâer, what is this?â
Lou Lianxin hadnât thought of this originally and only after third madam spoke did she realise.
Her face changed, d.a.m.n it, how could she have missed such a big loophole?
Originally, she wanted her maidservant to hit her but that weak maidservant didnât dare to hit her.
So she could only hit herself but she actually forgot ⌠her hitting herself and someone else hitting her would be completely the opposite!
Being exposed, Lou Lianxin uncomfortably lifted up her head, weakly looking at Lou Qufeng, calling out, âDaddy âŚâ
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TL note:
Family law - carried down from generations, follows a clanâs rules. Normally itâs related to punishment, so when they implement family law, it means someoneâs broken a law somewhere and theyâll do a punishment like hitting them with wooden boards (heavy) or kneel and copy out scriptures or the girlâs guide (light but still kinda heavy because sometimes theyâll be shut in that room for days copying out stuff).
Lou Qufeng telling Lou Qingwu to help her sister - Heâs not stupid, heâs just incredibly selfish and will put his interests above anything else, including his daughterâs reputation and life. At this point, Lou Lianxin is more valuable because of the second madamâs background as well as her engagement to Li Jingsheng. So despite how pretty Lou Qingwu is, heâll back Lou Lianxin 100% even if sheâs wrong.
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