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Chapter 535 Madam? Showing him compassion? Have Brother Lu send someone over?

As Lu Ge'er left the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, a cold wind blew.

The crimson in his eyes faded somewhat, replaced by a deep, unfathomable stillness.

Back in his courtyard, he neither read nor rested, but simply sat quietly in a chair.

A moment later, he instructed the servant waiting outside the door: "Go and call over the spring peaches and summer lotus that the old lady sent."

Before long, two graceful maids entered. Seeing that Brother Lu's face was calm and no longer showed the anger from before, they were secretly pleased, thinking that the storm had passed.

The two men gave a gentle curtsy: "Young Master."

Lu Ge'er raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over their meticulously made-up faces, his tone so gentle that it betrayed no emotion.

"Grandfather has been working hard for the country and is quite tired lately. I've heard that you two are very skillful with your hands."

“I was thinking that you should go and take care of Grandfather, massage his shoulders and back, and that would be a way for me to show my filial piety.”

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Chun Tao and Xia He's faces froze instantly.

They were ordered by the Third Madam to seduce the Eldest Young Master, so why are they being sent to the Master's study in the blink of an eye?

The two were dumbfounded, almost thinking they had misheard.

Lu Ge'er didn't give them a chance to react, his voice still gentle, "Grandmother's kindness is appreciated, and you are all clever people, so you will surely be able to serve Grandfather well. This is your blessing."

He brought up the "grandmother" and then labeled it "filial piety," so even if the two maids had the greatest courage, they wouldn't dare to say a word "no."

Lu Ge'er then said to the servant outside the door, "Take them to Grandfather's study in a polite manner."

"It is said that Grandmother, out of consideration for Grandfather's hard work, specially ordered her grandson to send these two clever children over to relieve his fatigue."

"Yes, young master." The servant acknowledged the order and gestured for the two pale-faced maids to proceed.

Inside Master Gu's study, candlelight shone brightly.

He was frowning at a pile of official documents when he suddenly heard a servant announce his arrival outside the door.

"Master, the eldest young master has sent over two maids."

Without even looking up, Master Gu asked, "What brings this maid here?"

The servant bowed and repeated Lü Ge'er's words verbatim: "The eldest young master said that the old lady, out of consideration for the master's hard work, specially ordered him to send these two clever children here to relieve your fatigue."

Master Gu's pen, which was reviewing official documents, suddenly paused.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze sharp, and looked at the two slender maids at the door, who were hanging their heads and dared not speak.

Madam? Show him some compassion? Have Brother Lu bring someone over?

Having navigated the ups and downs of officialdom for many years, he grasped the key to it all in an instant.

An anger rose from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at the two maids meaningfully, his voice slow and unreadable: "Oh? Brother Lü, you do have such filial piety. Madam has also gone to great lengths."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the study suddenly became tense, as if a storm was brewing.

Master Gu waved to the two trembling maids, "You two, wait outside the door."

After the two men retreated as if they had been granted a pardon, his face instantly turned ashen.

"Go! Bring the lady here to me!"

Seeing her husband's unpleasant expression, Madam Gu asked, "My lord, what's wrong? Is something amiss with court affairs, that has upset you?"

"You still have the nerve to ask!"

Master Gu suddenly grabbed the teacup beside him and smashed it hard on the ground!

"Snapped!"

Porcelain shards flew everywhere, and tea spilled all over the floor.

"Let me ask you, how did the maid from Brother Lu's room end up here? And she even has the audacity to say that it was your idea to have Brother Lu send her here as a sign of filial piety!"

Madam Gu was startled, and a flash of panic crossed her eyes.

She immediately adopted a pitiful, tearful expression: "Master, please calm down! This, this must be because that child, Lü Ge'er, misunderstood my meaning!"

"I just think that he is getting older and has no one to take care of him. I thought that I would add someone to serve him and also arrange a marriage for him sooner."

She wiped her eyes with her sleeve, then changed the subject and began to sob, "I have the heart of a loving mother, but who knew he would misinterpret it like this and even dare to be so disrespectful, disturbing you, sir, with such a matter!"

"This child has really been spoiled by us!"

"A mother's heart?" Master Gu was so angry that he laughed, pointing at Madam Gu's nose, his hand trembling.

"Your maternal love is to stuff two seductive vixens into the room of an eleven-year-old child?"

"Do you think I'm dead or blind?!"

Just then, an announcement came from outside the study: "Master, Madam, people from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion request an audience."

Before the words were finished, a stern-looking stewardess walked in, followed by two burly old women.

The head housekeeper curtsied to Master Gu, without even glancing at Madam Gu, who was slumped on the ground, her voice clear and strong.

"By order of our mistress, we present the statement of Cuihuan, the maid of the third branch, to the third master for his review."

She presented a confession filled with writing, and then, in front of Master Gu, read it aloud word for word.

From how they outwardly complied but inwardly defied, and how they sowed discord between siblings with every word they uttered.

How to instigate Lan Jie'er to slap the servants and mistreat the old servant...

Madam Gu's vicious "praise to kill" tactics and her shady schemes were all exposed.

Every word was like a resounding slap across Madam Gu's face.

Her face drained of color instantly, her carefully woven lie was ruthlessly exposed, and she collapsed to the ground, trembling like a leaf.

The tide is gone.

After hearing the confession, Master Gu was so angry that he trembled all over.

He looked at his wife, who was lying on the ground in a disheveled state, his eyes filled with utter disappointment and disgust.

"My two perfectly healthy children, and the reputation of my Gu family, were almost ruined by a vicious woman like you!"