kvmb Chapter 37 Are you trying to trick me into risking my life for you?
Chapter 37 Are you trying to trick me into risking my life for you?
Practice martial arts?
Lu Yangyang looked at Duke Sheng in surprise. Of course she wanted to learn martial arts!
She is indeed very strong, and after so many years of practice, her control over her strength has reached a level of perfection, but she really doesn't know martial arts.
The few tricks she learned were all honed by facing wild animals while hunting in the mountains. In addition, she had a deep understanding of the human body, so she knew how to kill with a single blow.
He also learned some basic fist and foot techniques from those bodyguards, but it was by no means a martial arts training.
She would certainly like to learn if given the opportunity.
However, she had originally thought that the Duke of Sheng had summoned her to ask about what happened at the polo field and punish her, but he hadn't mentioned it at all? He even asked her if she wanted to learn martial arts?
Lu Yangyang felt something was amiss.
A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken is definitely up to no good.
At this moment, Lu Yangyang's mind was still working quickly. She quickly realized what was going on and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
Lu Yangyang thought to herself, "Could it be that he sees her talent and wants to train her to do some shady things for him?"
Lu Yangyang's overly direct gaze made the Duke of Sheng extremely uncomfortable.
Of his four sons, only the fifth one was a bit mischievous, but none of them were as wild and untamed as Lu Yangyang.
"If you want to establish yourself in the Duke's mansion, you must prove your worth. I'm giving you a chance; you can accept it or not. But in the future, if you lack the ability, don't blame the world for being unfair to you. I've already told you, your mediocre skills are nothing in the capital. If you have no ability, don't cause trouble. If you continue to act so recklessly, I won't hesitate to find another place to properly discipline you," the Duke of Sheng said coldly.
"You're making it sound so high-sounding, aren't you just trying to trick me into risking my life for you?" Lu Yangyang didn't believe that if something really happened to her, the Duke of Sheng could protect her.
All he said was to tell her that she needed to prove herself useful in order to earn a place in the Duke's mansion.
In other words, she had to prove herself useful in order to work for the Duke's mansion.
What a beautiful thought.
"Lu Yangyang, I can let you into the Duke's mansion, and I can also kick you out." No one had ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of Duke Sheng, and Duke Sheng's face darkened completely.
"Who are you asking to get out? You might as well let me get out with you!" The study door was suddenly pushed open, and Madam Lan, supported by Granny Hui, stared at Duke Sheng with her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief: "So this is how you treat my daughter behind my back!"
Granny Hui helped Madam Lan through the door and walked to Lu Yangyang's side. She reached out and pulled Lu Yangyang behind her, stubbornly glaring at Duke Sheng: "Let me tell you, from today onwards, Yangyang is my daughter alone. She doesn't need your care, your Duke Sheng's mansion's care, or your Duke Sheng's care! So, can you let her go now?"
Duke Sheng was always assertive, but he was always somewhat helpless when facing his first wife.
"Can you stop being so ridiculous?" Duke Sheng stood up with a headache. Looking at her weak and swaying appearance, his face was also very ugly. He knew that Lan had been keeping a close eye on Lu Yangyang recently, but today, he had only called her over for half an hour, and she insisted on coming over despite her illness. What was she trying to protect him from?
Duke Sheng was genuinely annoyed, but he couldn't say anything harsh to Lady Lan.
"I'm being unreasonable? In your eyes, protecting my daughter is being unreasonable? Sheng Qishen, I've never interfered with what you've done all these years, and now I don't have much time left to live. I just want my daughter to stay safe and healthy by my side. Is that an eyesore to you?" Lady Lan stared at the Duke of Sheng with bloodshot eyes. She truly didn't understand why her husband, who had always treated her with gentleness and kindness, would treat her daughter this way all these years.
She has already wronged her daughter so much, and now all she wants is for her daughter to stay by her side. Why does he have to go against her?
"Are you done yet? Get out!" Duke Sheng never expected that his usually gentle and kind wife would be so stubborn about this girl. Last time she made a scene about wanting a divorce, and now she's throwing a tantrum and arguing with him in front of the children and servants. It's simply unreasonable! If word gets out, what face will the Duke's mansion have left!
Duke Sheng's face was as black as could be. He glanced at Madam Lan and looked at Granny Hui.
Granny Hui was so frightened that her legs trembled. She knew that the Duke of Sheng was blaming her for not stopping the lady.
Although Lu Yangyang didn't have a good impression of her blind parents, she wasn't a blockhead and wouldn't condemn them all just because of what happened in her dream.
She wasn't entirely unmoved by the fact that Lady Lan was arguing with the Duke of Sheng over her sake.
He immediately retorted, "So the dignified Duke of Sheng is nothing more than a coward who only knows how to get angry at his wife!"
"You bastard!" Duke Sheng was furious and grabbed the paperweight on the table, ready to smash it at Lu Yangyang.
Madam Lan spread her arms and blocked Lu Yangyang's way: "Go ahead and smash me, what's wrong with what Yangyang said? You, the Duke of Sheng, are you only good at throwing your weight around in front of your wife and daughter? If you ever want to lay a finger on her again, you'll have to kill me first and step over my dead body!"
No matter how irrational the Duke of Sheng was, he would never actually throw the paperweight in his hand at his wife.
He couldn't help but regret it. Should he really not have brought Lu Yangyang back?
Is this his nemesis?
He had just started planning how to train her and make her a useful pawn when he encountered Lan Shi, this roadblock. After so many years of marriage, he was used to Lan Shi's gentle and considerate nature, but since Lu Yangyang came back, this was the first time he had seen her be so unreasonable and stubborn!
"You..." Duke Sheng was furious, but before he could finish speaking, Lady Lan swayed as if she had been greatly shocked, and then bent over and vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Madam!" Granny Hui was so frightened that she hurriedly helped Lan Shi up.
The Duke of Sheng was also frightened and hurriedly walked around from behind the table. He quickly took Lan Shi from Hui Mama's arms, picked her up horizontally, and shouted, "Quickly, fetch a doctor!"
He turned around and quickly settled Lan Shi on the soft couch in the study.
Lady Lan leaned weakly against the couch and slapped Duke Sheng across the face.
Duke Sheng looked at her in disbelief, gritting his teeth: "Are you crazy?"
Lan was out of breath, but she still glared at the Duke of Sheng with hatred: "Let me tell you, even if I die, even if I become a ghost, I will keep an eye on you. If you harm Yangyang in the slightest, I will haunt you as a ghost!"
Even with his good temper, the Duke of Sheng was driven half to death by Lady Lan. When did he ever say he wanted to harm Lu Yangyang?
What is this and what?
"You are simply unreasonable!" the Duke of Sheng roared.
Duke Sheng stood up angrily, but Lady Lan didn't even look at him. She just reached out to Lu Yangyang and said, "Yangyang, come here."
Lu Yangyang obediently walked over, and after thinking for a moment, she still offered her hand.
As soon as Lan Shi grasped Lu Yangyang's hand, tears streamed down her face.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not protecting you properly and for making you suffer."
Duke Sheng's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water. He just couldn't understand it. He hadn't hit her, nor had he scolded her. What had she done to deserve this? Why was she, a noblewoman, making such a scene with him?