Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 199 Also a Son

His throat felt like it was being clamped by an iron clamp. Due to the pain of suffocation, Lu Yunsheng's eyes bulged out and his face turned red.

His mouth opened slightly, but he did not beg for mercy, nor did he raise his hands to struggle or resist. Instead, he reached into his arms, took out a letter, and threw it hard in Lu Yunzheng's face.

Anger was surging in his heart. Lu Yunzheng's mind was in chaos and his rationality was shaky. He almost had the urge to strangle Lu Yunsheng to death.

But when the envelope hit his face, the sharp corner scratched his cheek, and the slight stinging sensation almost brought him back to his senses.

Lu Yunzheng lowered his eyes and saw that Lu Yunsheng's face was blue and purple, and his eyes had rolled back, so he immediately let go.

Without the restraint, Lu Yunsheng instantly collapsed to the ground, curled up into a ball, and began to cough violently, one louder than the other.

Beads of sweat the size of beans mixed with tears of pain rolled down his face. Lu Yunsheng truly felt that he had walked on the edge of hell.

When Lu Yunzheng saw Lu Yunsheng in such pain, he felt a sense of fear and regret in his heart.

If he had really accidentally killed Lu Yunsheng just now, he... couldn't imagine it.

Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Yunsheng had just scolded him so badly that he could not possibly apologize.

Looking down at Lu Yunsheng from above, Lu Yunzheng said coldly, "Before you try to show off your power with words, first see if you have the ability to escape unscathed. You are simply overestimating yourself!"

Lu Yunsheng looked up at Lu Yunzheng. He was still gasping for breath, but there was a fierceness in his eyes.

When he spoke again, his voice had become hoarse and strained.

"After all, we are of the same roots. If I don't tell you something, you will never realize how unbearable you are!"

"you!"

Lu Yunzheng's face darkened again and he took another step forward.

At this moment, Lu Yunsheng raised his hand and pointed at Lu Yunzheng's feet.

Lu Yunzheng subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the words on the envelope.

Write a letter to Ziyun.

Lu Yunzheng's pupils suddenly shrank. This is...

Seeing Lu Yunzheng standing there stiffly, Lu Yunsheng endured the burning pain in his throat and said in a hoarse voice:

"You must recognize Dad's handwriting."

"Dad left a suicide note on his journey north. This is for you. He left it with my aunt and shouldn't have taken it out now."

"Before I left home, I asked my aunt for it without telling my father."

When Lu Yunsheng said this, he slowly stood up.

"There's no deep hatred between you and me, brothers. Since ancient times, the prosperity of a family has always relied on everyone working together."

"Madam, you've hurt Yao'er. I can't forgive you, and I'll never forget it. Madam, you've been confined and stripped of your power as head of the household. That's what she deserves!"

"But I'm not as short-sighted as you. The honor and disgrace of the Lu family has always been related to the life and safety of everyone in my Lu family."

"For the rest of my aunt's life and for Yao'er's happy marriage, I only hope that the Lu family will prosper and get better and better."

"I don't know why you hold so much resentment towards Dad. This letter is the last thing I wrote against Dad's wishes. I think it contains Dad's heartfelt words."

"If you remain indifferent after today, then when you make mistakes and suffer in the future, I hope you will have the backbone and conscience to not bring trouble to the Lu family who gave birth to you and raised you!"

Having said this, Lu Yunsheng coughed rapidly again, his face turned pale and he bent over.

After catching his breath, Lu Yunsheng turned around and left without looking back without listening to what Lu Yunzheng had to say.

Lu Yunzheng stood in the pavilion in a daze, letting Lu Yunsheng leave, staring at the letter at his feet.

Lu Yunsheng asked why he had such a strong grudge against his father?

Because my father was cruel and heartless, he only thought about Aunt Zhou and her son until his death in his previous life, and he even destroyed him just to pave the way for Aunt Zhou and her son!

Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng gritted his teeth, stepped on the letter, and then left quickly!

One step, two steps... ten steps...

He had walked a long way, to the junction of sunlight and shadow.

But he could no longer move.

All his life, he just wanted to get his father's approval, wanted to see his father smile at him warmly like he did to Lu Yunsheng, pat him on the shoulder, praise him, and approve of him.

But he waited his whole life, but never got to see...

In fact, he had read his father's suicide note in his previous life, but that letter was not written to him, but to Aunt Zhou and Lu Yunsheng.

Although we won a great victory in the war with the Mo Kingdom, my father died on the battlefield.

He was heartbroken and returned to the camp to sort out his father's belongings and send them back to the capital, but he found his father's suicide note in a box.

He had no idea that his father had left him a letter, and he opened it with tears in his eyes. But after reading it, his heart was completely broken.

The five full pages, in addition to concern for the country and loyalty to the emperor, were filled with three full pages of planning and arrangements for Aunt Zhou and her son.

He was written about, but it was intended to push him into an irretrievable situation!

Before this great battle, his father discovered that he had surrendered to Prince Xiang.

His father scolded him in the tent, saying that soldiers can only be loyal to their country and the emperor. Taking sides in advance and intervening in the fight for the crown prince will only bring disaster to the whole family.

He knew that what he said made sense, and was about to explain the whole story to prove that he was not acting rashly and without consideration, but his father slapped him hard without saying a word.

He then made a harsh statement, saying that this matter must be settled as soon as the battle was over, otherwise he would be expelled from the army!

Ended?

Now that he had boarded Prince Xiang's ship, he had no choice but to devote all his energy to helping Prince Xiang ascend the throne. How could he retreat? How should he end this?

But my father was angry, so he had no choice but to agree at the time and think of a solution later.

A few days later, before he and his father could figure out the matter, the war broke out, and his father died... under the enemy's spear.

In the suicide note, Dad mentioned his dealings with Prince Xiang without reservation, and even asked Aunt Zhou to give the letter to Shen Zhengsheng for a decision.

If it is really necessary, then just give him up and save the entire Lu family and them, mother and son!

Even when he thought about it now, Lu Yunzheng still felt a chill spreading from the depths of his heart, making him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

All the love, respect, admiration, grief and reluctance of the past were shattered at that moment, and the remnants pierced his heart, causing him excruciating pain.

He just couldn't understand why his father disliked him and was so cruel to him even though they were both his father's sons!

Even though it was his father who died in the battle, he felt that he was the one who was abandoned and heartbroken.

As Lu Yunzheng thought about this, his eyes became wet and he curled his lips in self-mockery.

He laughed at himself. When he thought of the letter still lying on the ground, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope, thinking that maybe in this life, his father still had some feelings for him.

At this moment, Lu Yunzheng was caught in a vortex of conflict between his conscience and his desires. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were filled with pain and hesitation, and his lips trembled slightly.

The next moment, the hem of the black robe flew up.

Lu Yunzheng turned around and looked back.

At first, his steps were full of hesitation, but the closer he got to the pavilion, the faster and faster his steps became, filled with impatience.

When I stopped, I was only one step away from the letter, and I was filled with timidity and fear.

After a long time, he leaned forward slightly. It was obviously just a light letter, but the veins on the back of his hand were bulging due to the tension.

"This is the last time... This is the last time..."

As Lu Yunzheng spoke, he tore open the seal with trembling hands.