After Reincarnating, an Evil Consort Only Wants to Torture Scums

Chapter 2: Who Said Grandmother Didn’t Love Her?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

It was spring, and the temperature was warm. The sunlight outside the room shone through the lattice windows, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

When Lu Mingzhu walked out of Xixia Hall, Hua Mei, her personal maid, had anger on her face. “What did the Forth Miss mean by that? You went to see her out of kindness and even cut off your flesh to save her, but she had dared dismiss you in such a manner.”

Lu Mingzhu’s eyes flashed with viciousness and anger.

“That damned Lu Xiang. She said that we were close as real sisters, but today, she dared to throw a tantrum at me. I had done so much to please her in the two months that I had been in the manor. Was her friendliness in the past all an act?” she thought.

Suddenly, Lu Mingzhu saw a green shadow from the corner of her eye. She quickly calmed her facial expression and said to Hua Mei, “Don’t talk too much. Let’s go.”

Hua Mei followed Lu Mingzhu’s gaze and saw Wu Yue coming from the corner with a tray.

Yangning City was located in the south of the Great Wei country and was the richest town in the Nanjiang area. Although Lu Youping was a prefecture magistrate, he did not plunder the people wantonly. Therefore, even though the Lu family was the most powerful family in Yangning, they did not have a massive number of maids or servants in the residence. Other than the Old Madam, there were only two personal servants for each of the Young Master and Miss in the residence. The rest of the servants served the entire family as and when required.

Wu Yue naturally saw Lu Mingzhu and her maid. Her face immediately turned cold and she snorted as she entered the hall.

“Wu Yue, where did you go?” Yun Zhe asked when she saw Wu Yue.

Wu Yue: “I saw that Miss was awake, so I went to the kitchen to prepare food for her.”

When Yun Zhe heard this, her eyes lit up. She had the fan in her hands as she ran to Wu Yue. “Wu Yue, you’re the meticulous one. If Miss Mingzhu hadn’t reminded me, I wouldn’t have thought of preparing some food for Miss. It’s just that I have to brew medicine for Miss now and can’t leave the fire burning… Quickly bring it to Miss. She can have some food before drinking the medicine then.”

“Isn’t Miss’ medicine already done? Why are you still boiling it?”

Yun Zhe ran back to the stove and squatted down. “Miss said that the medicine just now was a little disgusting. She asked me to pour it away and to cook another batch.”

Wu Yue was confused, but she quickly looked at Yun Zhe with a serious expression. “Don’t call her Miss Mingzhu in such a cordial manner. Who knows what her motive was for getting close to our Miss.”

Yun Zhe: “…Uh, did you have any misunderstandings about Miss Mingzhu? She’s new here, so it’s normal for her to want to curry favor with Miss. Miss is the legitimate daughter of the magistrate. Who would dare to have any ill intentions towards her? Do not repeat what you said to Miss nor make things up about Miss Mingzhu in front of Miss in the future.”

Wu Yue was speechless and rolled her eyes. She was so angry that she was unwilling to waste another breath on Yun Zhe. She turned around and entered the house.

You should be careful, young lady!

However, although she was cursing in her heart, she kept her emotions in check before entering the house. With a smile, she walked in.

“Miss, you must be hungry. The kitchen made porridge and I brought a bowl over. The doctor said that you need to have a light diet for the next few days, but the freshly marinated cucumbers in the kitchen are pretty good. Miss, you can have a little of it.”

Lu Xiang looked at Wu Yue, who was smiling as she walked in. Her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.

In her previous life, Wu Yue had been hostile to Lu Mingzhu ever since she entered the manor. She had reminded her more than once that Lu Mingzhu harbored ill intentions, so she did not like this maid very much and had never been close to her. It was laughable that she, who prided herself on being smart, could not see things as clearly as a maid could.

After she was imprisoned, Wu Yue was sold to the lowest brothel in town by Lu Mingzhu…

Lu Xiang felt her throat tighten from the dryness. “Okay…”

After eating the porridge and drinking the medicine, Lu Xiang fell asleep again.

In her sleep, Xiao Muheng’s cold and emotionless face and Lu Mingzhu’s arrogant and smug look intertwined repeatedly. The heart-wrenching pain from the burning oil poured into her throat tortured Lu Xiang again.

“No… No…”

“Miss, wake up, Miss…”

“Ah…” Lu Xiang suddenly woke up. The fear in her eyes had yet to fade. The painful experience before her death was like a demon in her heart, constantly reminding her of everything she had suffered.

“Miss, did you have a nightmare?” Yun Zhe squatted by her bed and asked worriedly.

Lu Xiang took a deep breath and clenched her fists under the blanket. Her entire body was tense. After a long time, she slowly relaxed her fists, as if she had gone through a fierce struggle. Her palms were covered in cold sweat. “Yes, I had a nightmare. I’m fine.”

This was a nightmare from her previous life, and in this life, it would be someone else’s nightmare.

Yun Zhe poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Xiang. She stared at her without blinking and frowned slightly.

Miss didn’t look like she was fine.

Lu Xiang felt Yun Zhe’s concerned gaze and her heart warmed slightly. She did not explain and took a sip of the tea. “When I was asleep, I think I heard you talking to someone outside. Who was it?”

“Miss, it’s Nanny Wen. However, Miss was asleep at that time, so she didn’t wake you up. Old Madam asked her to send a ginseng to nourish Miss’s body.” As Yun Zhe spoke, she took the brocade box on the table and opened it for Lu Xiang to see.

When Lu Xiang heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she felt a little sad.

In her previous life, she helped the Xiao family to become the largest imperial business in Great Chu. She helped Xiao Muheng rise to the top step by step. She had seen all kinds of delicacies and precious medicinal herbs then, but none of them were as precious as this small ginseng in front of her.

The ginseng was not a hundred years old, but at this moment, Lu Xiang could truly feel the old lady’s love for her.

In the past, she didn’t understand. She thought that the Old Madam was cold and too strict. She was afraid of her grandmother, so she wasn’t close to her. Now that she thought about it, she could feel her grandmother’s kindness towards her in many details. She didn’t have to show it on her face.

Even Lu Mingzhu had said that her grandmother doted on her the most. Otherwise, Lu Mingzhu would not have pretended to be obedient to get close to her just to make her grandmother acknowledge her and her mother as part of the family.

But in the end, they even killed grandmother.

…

The next morning, Lu Xiang dressed up with Yun Zhe’s help.

She sat quietly in front of the bronze mirror with Yun Zhe’s chatty voice ringing in her ears. “Miss, you haven’t fully recovered from your illness. Old Madam won’t take it to heart if you do not pay your respects to her today.” On the day she fell into the water and fainted, the doctor said that Miss’s body was invaded by the cold temperature. It was hard to say if she could even survive then. She finally woke up yesterday and if she does not recuperate properly, what would happen if she fell ill again?

Lu Xiang said, “I know what to do. Don’t worry.”

In the past, she had never been filial to her grandmother. In her previous life, because she was afraid of her grandmother, she always had an air of unwillingness about her when she went to visit her. In the end, her grandmother said that there was no need for her to pay her respects every day. When her grandmother said this, she must have been heartbroken by her actions.

In her previous life, she had already missed the opportunity to be with her. She did not want to leave any regrets now.

Lu Xiang wore a cherry-colored long dress. She looked especially charming coupled with her snow-white face. She wore a simple purple jade hairpin on her head. The jewelry was not expensive, but it added a hint of charm to her eyebrows.