Chapter 430: Settling Accounts with Her

Chapter 430: Confronting Her

When Lu Hanyi heard Li Shouye say he wanted to be Tong Nanyuan's son, she immediately blew up like a firecracker.

"What did you say? You want to be Tong Nanyuan's son! You've only known her for a short time, and you already want to call her mother! Have you no shame?"

"All I know is that on the day of the imperial exam, it was my aunt who pleaded with my uncle to help me, while you almost ruined me!"

Hearing Li Shouye bring up this old grievance, Lu Hanyi's anger immediately fizzled out. Her eyes shifted nervously, "Shouye, I know you resent me, but wasn't it all for your own good? Besides, in the end, nothing bad happened!"

Li Shouye looked at her with a cold smile.

"Shouye, let bygones be bygones. I promise, it won't happen again," Lu Hanyi reached out to pull her son.

Li Shouye shrugged her off and turned to walk into the house.

Seeing this, Lu Hanyi cried out in despair, "Shouye, I've sacrificed so much to raise you, you can't abandon me!"

"Open the door, open the door! Have you forgotten that I've raised you since you were a baby? When you were sick, it was me who took care of you! Tong Nanyuan only helped you once, how can you consider her your mother over something so trivial!"

She pounded on the wooden door repeatedly, but when there was no response, Lu Hanyi turned around.

"I knew it, I knew it!"

"That Tong woman must have pulled some strings! She can't have her own children, so she's trying to steal my son! I won't let her get away with this!"

After saying this, Lu Hanyi turned and rushed straight to Lu Kuan's house.

At this time.

Lu Lingyun was in Tong Nanyuan's courtyard.

She had been invited to meet Lu Kuan's four nephews.

"I think Jian Da is quite good. He's the youngest, and if we start raising him now, he'll surely grow close to us," Tong Nanyuan whispered in Lu Lingyun's ear.

Madam Liu had sent these four grandsons over, the youngest of whom, Jian Da, was already eight years old.

As she spoke, Tong Nanyuan gently called Jian Da over, "Jian Da, come here."

Jian Da walked over, "Aunt, Auntie."

"Such a good boy," Tong Nanyuan patted his head, "Your grandmother tells me you can already recite three hundred poems?"

"That's right, not only can I recite three hundred poems, but I can also recite the Twenty-Four Stories of Filial Piety. Since I was little, my parents and grandmother have taught me that one must always show filial piety!"

Hearing this, Tong Nanyuan was especially pleased. She looked at Lu Lingyun, "Cousin, Jian Da is not only smart but also filial. I think he resembles my husband the most."

Lu Lingyun blinked lightly and looked at the obedient Jian Da in front of her, "Jian Da, you say you can recite the Twenty-Four Stories of Filial Piety. Then let me test you: if you make it big in the future, how will you treat your parents?"

Jian Da answered without hesitation, "Naturally, I'll get them a big house to live in and buy lots of maids and servants to take care of them!"

Lu Lingyun continued, "If you're so filial, why would your parents be willing to let you come here as your uncle's adopted son?"

"What's the big deal? When I grow up, I'll just bring my parents here to live with me. My parents told me that it's such a waste for my uncle and aunt to live in such a big house all by themselves. It's ideal for me to be adopted here, and when I'm older, I can bring the whole family over to live here. It's just right!" Jian Da didn't see anything wrong with what he was saying.

His response was so filial, so fraternal and respectful.

But when Tong Nanyuan heard this, her face instantly turned ashen.

When considering adoption, the first thing to check is whether the child's parents are still alive. If they're not, adoption might be acceptable, but if they are, what's the point of adopting!

The child has his own parents, and naturally, filial duty goes to them first.

No matter how good the adoptive parents are, they can never surpass the child's birth parents!

Just as Tong Nanyuan's face turned ashen, a servant rushed in to report, "Madam! Second Aunt has stormed in!"

This was Lu Kuan's home, and Second Aunt was naturally his second sister, Lu Hanyi!

As they spoke, Lu Hanyi's furious shouts echoed from outside the courtyard, "You bitch, Tong Nanyuan, get out here!"

Tong Nanyuan and Lu Lingyun turned to see Lu Hanyi burst in, shoving aside the maids.

"You can't have kids, so you snatch someone else's son! How heartless can you be! If you can't have kids, just drop dead! Why are you stirring up trouble everywhere!"

"Lu Hanyi!" Hearing this, Lu Lingyun stepped in front of Tong Nanyuan and glared at her, "Have you lost your mind?"

"Lu Lingyun, you must be behind this!" Lu Hanyi, at this moment, turned her anger towards Lu Lingyun, "You saw how promising my son is and got jealous, so you instigated your barren cousin to adopt him, stealing my good son!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"Don't even try to deny it! I see right through you! You're just scared I might have a better life than you, so you're jealous and scheming against me relentlessly!"

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Lu Lingyun gave her a look full of mixed emotions.

Tong Nanyuan, at this point, angrily retorted, "Lu Hanyi, if your brain's fried, go see a doctor! My cousin, jealous of you? Scheming against you? In family status, my cousin is the lady of the Marquis's Mansion, while you married some lowly official in the capital with no voice at home!"

"In terms of children, my cousin has children surrounding her, all filial and loving, while you! You got lucky having Shou Ye, such a smart and good son, but you drove him away! He wants nothing to do with you!"

"Your son wants nothing to do with you, so you come here to make a scene! You have no shame! And you dare say we're jealous of you! In your state, even street dogs would avoid you! Who'd want to be near you? With a mom like you, Shou Ye can't even lift his head!"

Tong Nanyuan vented all her accumulated grievances against Lu Hanyi in one breath, finally releasing her pent-up anger.

Upon hearing this, Lu Hanyi's eyes gradually turned red, "You barren hen, I'll fight you!"

Like an enraged heifer, she charged headfirst towards Tong Nanyuan.

In the blink of an eye, seeing the completely out-of-control Lu Hanyi, Lu Lingyun didn't even have time to call for help. She quickly pulled Tong Nanyuan behind her, and Lu Hanyi crashed headfirst into the small wooden table in front of them with such force that it knocked over Jian Da, who had been sitting nearby, completely bewildered by the scene.

A pot of scalding tea spilled all over, splashing onto Lu Hanyi and Jian Da.

"Jian Da!"

Tong Nanyuan hurriedly went to pull Jian Da up, holding him as she fell to the ground herself.

"Nanyuan!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lu Hanyi let out a crisp thud as a heavy teapot hit her forehead, knocking her unconscious.

"Hanyi!"

At this moment, another voice came from the courtyard gate as Madam Liu arrived.