Chapter 277 The Unfortunate One

Chapter 277 The Unfortunate One

Lu Lin was about to shake his head when Su Youyue stepped forward and said, "Uncle, if you know something, just say it. Otherwise, I'll ask my father."

Considering how Su Zhenyun always indulges Su Youyue, if she knows something is wrong and goes to ask him, he will surely tell her the truth. So Lu Lin decided not to hide anything.

"Shuangshuang, Su Rong is indeed not your father's blood. She was actually adopted by him years ago. She is also an unfortunate girl."

Lu Sen, listening to such a big secret, couldn't care less about who was right or wrong at that moment. He just stared wide-eyed, listening intently.

Su Youyue, slightly surprised, asked, "What exactly happened?"

Lu Lin gradually recalled the events of the past: "Fourteen years ago, when I went to Wen City to meet a friend, I accidentally met a poor girl. Her family treated girls very poorly, never considering them as human beings. They beat and scolded her daily. When I met her, she was only twelve, covered in bruises, almost beaten to death by her family, yet still sent to the mountains to dig for medicinal herbs to sell."

"On that day, while I was hiking in the mountains, I accidentally injured my leg. It started raining heavily, and we both took shelter under a pavilion. She used the herbs she had dug up to treat my injury.

I had lost my money pouch on the way and had no money to give her, but she treated my leg without asking for payment and shared her food with me. That heavy rain lasted two days, and if not for her, Uncle might have lost this left leg. During those two days, I learned some things about her family."

Seeing the two people in the room listening attentively, Lu Lin continued: "Later, my friend rescued me and brought me back. When I tried to find her again, she was gone. The next time I saw her was two years later, when she had been sold to Liao Dong and became Consort Rong's concubine. Life in the palace was hard for her; she wasn't favored and was eventually expelled."

"Is Rong'er the daughter of that girl and Consort Rong?" Su Youyue hesitated before asking.

Lu Lin shook his head: "No, it's her younger sister."

"When she was expelled from the palace, her two brothers in Wen City had already married their wives and could not tolerate her or her newborn sister Rong'er. They wanted to sell her to a brothel and sell Rong'er to a child trafficker. So she fled with one-month-old Rong'er."

"She originally wanted to raise Rong'er herself, but unexpectedly fell ill and was dying. On her deathbed, she met me again and entrusted Rong'er to Uncle."

Initially angry and indignant, Lu Sen fell silent upon hearing this.

Although his brother spoke calmly, he could sense the tragic life hidden behind these words.

"At that time, Wen City was suffering from floods. Uncle was tasked with flood control there and was extremely busy. I entrusted Rong'er to your father, who was also in Wen City at the time. But due to the floods, we missed each other, and your father took Rong'er back to Yanjing."

After finishing, Lu Lin patted his brother's shoulder: "I mentioned this matter several times to your sister-in-law in the mansion, saying I felt guilty towards that girl and Zhenyun. Perhaps a servant overheard and told Shuangshuang, which is how she found out."

Hearing this, Lu Sen understood everything.

If his daughter hadn't known something, why would she have called Su Rong a bastard?

So what Su Rong said today was true, and what Hongxiu said was false!

Although Lu Sen was a family man, deeply influenced by his father, he was a man of righteousness. He was now furious at his daughter and wanted to go back and scold her severely.

She had disgraced the family, and he wondered how he and her mother had raised her!

"Shuangshuang, today Uncle wronged Rong'er."

Knowing that Su Rong's older sister had once helped his brother, Lu Sen quickly apologized.

Su Youyue didn't expect that Su Rong's identity was indeed so complicated, and that she was not really her father's daughter.

She had always thought her father was too cold towards Su Rong, but now she realized that Su Rong had no real connection to her father. Adopting her and giving her the status of a daughter was already fulfilling his promise to Uncle to take care of Su Rong...

In her previous life, Su Rong was indeed an unfortunate person.

But not in this life.

"It's fine, Uncle was deceived. However, Shuangshuang, I must ask you and Uncle to ensure that Shuangshuang keeps this secret and never mentions it to Rong'er."

After learning the truth, Su Youyue hesitated for a moment.

But she ultimately decided to keep it from Su Rong for now.

Su Rong, having been neglected in the mansion, was very sensitive. If she knew she wasn't truly part of the Su family, she might become even more troubled.

It would be better to wait until she grew up and matured before telling her that someone once genuinely cared for her.

Moreover, if the news spread, it would harm Su Rong's reputation and situation. People would only see her as a bastard...

Lu Lin and Lu Sen naturally understood this. Lu Sen immediately said, "Shuangshuang, don't worry. Uncle will go back and scold her severely so she never dares mention it again!"

Su Youyue looked at her second uncle with a solemn gaze and nodded.

After she left, Lu Lin instructed his brother: "I see that Shuangshuang values Rong'er like a real sister. You must make sure Shuangshuang keeps this secret. If she mentions it again, Shuangshuang won't let it slide lightly and will personally punish her."

Lu Sen readily agreed, determined not to let his daughter mention it again. He wanted to scold her severely.

However, he didn't take his brother's warning about Shuangshuang punishing her seriously, thinking a little girl couldn't do much.

Before Lu Sen could visit his daughter, Su Youyue arrived.

"Cousin?" Lu Shuangshuang, still upset about being dragged into the incident with Su Rong, was taken aback when she saw Su Youyue.

Could it be that her cousin came to apologize for that bastard?

That bastard infuriated her. She was just a lowly girl, yet she acted as if she were equal to a noble lady!

Today, she exposed her identity privately, but one day, she would publicly humiliate her in front of the nobles of Yanjing!

Thinking that Su Youyue came to apologize, Lu Shuangshuang sat high on her bed, chin raised, waiting for Su Youyue's apology.

She had barely tolerated Su Youyue for a day and was now ready to assert her superiority and vent her anger.