How to Deal with Having the Villainous Tyrant’s Child Chapter 35

Chapter 35

When he realized this matter, the first thought that came to his mind was to tell his second brother.

If the Eldest Prince wanted to bear this burden alone, that would be absolutely unacceptable. His second brother was a man, and he didn’t want him to become a scumbag!

Since he happened to be in the capital, he thought he might as well return home while he was at it.

So, he didn’t go to Prince An’s residence. Instead, he quickly said goodbye to Prince An and was about to take a carriage back home.

But he was stopped by Yuwen Min, who said, “What’s this? After I helped you with something, you’re just going to leave me aside?” After speaking, his narrow phoenix eyes glanced at him, filled with displeasure.

Lu Hanzhi, with a vein throbbing on his forehead, stopped and replied, “No… I just suddenly remembered something and wanted to tell second brother.”

Yuwen Min thought for a moment and said, “Are you going to tell Second Brother Lu about County Princess Zhaoyun?”

Lu Hanzhi didn’t hide it from him and directly said, “I think… this matter shouldn’t be borne by the Second Prince alone. After all, it involves both of them. Your Highness… are you going to stop me?”

Yuwen Min walked over to him and said, “No, I think you’re right.”

Lu Hanzhi: “Huh?”

Yuwen Min picked up Ah Chan again and said, “I’ll go with you. By the way, I’ll also give the sword in your hand to Lord Lu.”

Looking down at the scholarly sword with a sky-blue tassel hanging from his hand, Lu Hanzhi smiled awkwardly.

If he brought it back and his plastic father saw it, the meaning of the gift would probably be lost.

Lu Hanzhi nodded and said, “Thank you, Your Highness.”

Yuwen Min didn’t say anything, simply climbing into his carriage.

A grown man, getting into a Xiao Langjun’s carriage, wasn’t he feeling any pressure?

Wasn’t he just uncomfortable even sleeping in my bed before? What’s the difference between sharing a carriage and sharing a bed?

But Lu Hanzhi didn’t dare say anything like that. After all, he was now his wife, so he had to swallow his words and just watch him holding the tray with little Ah Chan.

To be honest, the dishes on that tray were very meaty.

Clearing his throat, Lu Hanzhi said to Yuwen Min, “Your Highness, how about… I teach you how to hold a child?”

Yuwen Min, holding Ah Chan, stared at him with wide eyes. After a moment, he thoughtfully said, “There’s no need for that. I think he likes it this way.”

Lu Hanzhi: …

This strange child really wasn’t like the others.

Lu Hanzhi said, “I’m just worried that… you might drop him.” Seeing Yuwen Min holding his chubby Ah Chan, he couldn’t help but worry.

Ah Chan was still a little kid, and if he fell, it wouldn’t be a joke.

Yuwen Min gave him a sideways glance and said, “I think if you were to raise him, he’d turn out just like you. A man should be decisive and ruthless, not like some Langjuns.”

Lu Hanzhi looked at the little guy, exuding such imposing air, and said, “That’s not the case. A Xiao Langjun like him would be a waste.”

Though still small, Ah Chan already showed signs of being quite handsome.

If he were a delicate and neat child, it might be okay.

Moreover, he was somewhat averse to raising a normal boy to be a reproduction machine. He himself was a victim—how could he let his child follow in his footsteps?

The two of them didn’t talk much on the way. Yuwen Min was never one for many words, and Lu Hanzhi easily felt sleepy as soon as he got in the carriage.

Luckily, with Yuwen Min holding Ah Chan for him, he could take a short nap.

The carriage stopped in front of the Lu residence. When the doorman saw the Third Young Master had returned, he immediately came up to take the horse and help the Third Young Master down.

Things had changed. Now, even his treatment when returning home was different.

Before, he would’ve had to use the backdoor to enter, but who would dare make Prince An’s Wang Fei use the backdoor now?

Yuwen Min was the first to jump out of the carriage, holding Ah Chan in one hand and effortlessly lifting Lu Hanzhi down with the other.

As expected, a man who could casually wield a heavy sword could easily carry over a hundred pounds without a second thought.

At this moment, Lu Hanzhi woke up. He yawned, took Ah Chan from Yuwen Min’s hand, and was about to doze off again.

Ah Chan grumbled and snuggled into Lu Hanzhi’s arms, yawning again, and laid his little bottom on his neck.

Yuwen Min took the scholarly sword from Lu Hanzhi’s hand, and they entered the residence, one ahead of the other.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Su Wan’ning, who had just returned from administering medicine.

When had these two become so affectionate?

Clearly, Yuwen Min had never had any good feelings for Lu Hanzhi before, and he had always believed that Lu Hanzhi would marry into the Crown Prince’s house.

Now, seeing them share a carriage and the usually distant Yuwen Min even helping him hold the child, Su Wan’ning couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy.

Did he already know that the child was his own?

Why had her plans been failing one by one recently?

Could it be that her powers had worn off?

Impossible. If her powers were ineffective, why did they still work on everyone else, but not on Madam Lu?

Right now, Madam Lu had started to guard herself against her. When she first stayed at the Lu residence, she had been so unwilling.

Wasn’t it because she was afraid that she would affect her son’s future?

Now that her son had married into a prestigious family, she no longer had to worry about that, but as an outsider staying with the Lu family, she would always be treated as inferior.

She had worked hard these days, and it should’ve been smooth sailing by now, but now everything seemed to be working against her. She didn’t know what to do.

Without the Lu family as a foundation, the road ahead would surely be much more difficult.

But unless absolutely necessary, she didn’t want to give up this support from the Lu family.

Fortunately, she still had Old Madam Lu to rely on, and Lu Siwei was still under her control.

She had to take advantage of the fact that Lu Siwei was still manageable and do one more crucial thing.

She wanted to take control of all the medicine shops in the Lu family. Only with enough herbs could she proceed with what she had planned.

With this thought in mind, she stopped hesitating and quickly bypassed the front hall to enter the main hall.

Lu Siwei was hosting Yuwen Min, while Lu Hanzhi had gone to the courtyard of his second brother, Yuxu.

It was dusk, and Lu Xuzhi had also returned from the Hanlin Academy.

Recently, he had been responding to morning summons daily and hadn’t let the Lu family’s growing power and favor make him feel overly important.

However, for some reason, the past few days, Prince Chu had been avoiding meeting him. He had tried to visit several times, but Prince Chu had always refused, saying there were urgent matters to attend to.

Even last night, when he went to Prince Chu’s residence personally, he was told that Prince Chu had gone to the palace.

But he knew for certain that Prince Chu had not entered the palace that night. Imperial Concubine Rong had received a summons, and there was no way Prince Chu would have had time to entertain him.

What’s going on with Ah Jue? If he keeps avoiding me, I’ll just climb over the wall tonight.

He had done something like sneaking into Prince Chu’s residence before.

That night, he had missed him terribly, but Prince Chu had been distant and indifferent, which had driven him to break into his residence at midnight.

It was that night when they stopped hiding their feelings and gave themselves to each other completely.

With that thought, Lu Xuzhi no longer hesitated. He pulled out his night clothes from the bottom of the chest, preparing to climb over his lover’s wall again that night.

As he was inspecting the night clothes, Lu Hanzhi came rushing into his courtyard, holding Ah Chan. Without waiting for the servant to announce him, he barged into his second brother’s room, shouting.

“Second brother, second brother, you’re back, right? I have something to tell you!”

Lu Hanzhi was someone who could never keep secrets. Once he decided to share something, he couldn’t wait until the next day.

Not to mention waiting until tomorrow; he couldn’t even wait through a meal.

Lu Xuzhi was startled by his brother’s sudden intrusion. He hadn’t even had time to hide his night clothes, and his brother caught him right in the act.

Lu Xuzhi took a deep breath and said, “Hanzhi, could you at least announce yourself before barging in?”

Lu Hanzhi, holding Ah Chan, said, “Second brother, I’m so eager to tell you something. I just came back from Second Sister-in-law’s place.”

As soon as he mentioned Second Sister-in-law, Lu Xuzhi immediately closed the trunk he was packing and asked, “What? You went to Prince Chu’s residence? He’s there, right?”

Lu Hanzhi said, “Yes, I asked him for a favor. But that’s not important. Second brother, have you seen Second Sister-in-law recently?”

Lu Xuzhi shook his head in disappointment and said, “He’s been avoiding me, using excuses that he’s busy. When I go to find him, he says he’s gone to the palace.”

Lu Hanzhi asked, “Oh… Second brother, were you just fiddling with your night clothes? Are you planning to sneak into Second Sister-in-law’s residence tonight?”

Lu Xuzhi cleared his throat and whispered, “Don’t tell Father and Mother.”

Lu Hanzhi chuckled and said, “I won’t. Ah… I almost forgot. Second brother, do you know the Emperor plans to arrange a marriage between Prince Chu and County Princess Zhaoyun?”

Upon hearing Lu Hanzhi’s words, Lu Xuzhi immediately frowned and asked, “County Princess Zhaoyun? The daughter of Princess Mingxi and Prince Zhenbei?”

Lu Hanzhi nodded and said, “Yes, they say it’s to compensate Prince Chu for the grievances he suffered during his imprisonment. The Emperor wants to bring County Princess Zhaoyun back to the capital and marry her to Prince Chu.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuzhi immediately became restless and turned to rush out the door.

Lu Hanzhi grabbed his rushing brother and said, “Brother, are you going to find Second Sister-in-law? Wait, let me finish what I have to say.”

Lu Xuzhi, anxious, said, “What else is there to say? He’s deliberately hiding this from me. Does he want to handle it alone? Now that we’ve reached this point, it’s no longer something he can solve on his own. Hanzhi, I won’t let Second Sister-in-law handle this alone. No matter how difficult it is, even if it means going against the Emperor’s will, even if I end up in the Great Zhao Prison, I won’t stand by and watch him deal with the Emperor on his own.”

Lu Hanzhi said, “I know, Brother. I’m not stopping you from facing this with Second Sister-in-law. I just want to say, Brother, don’t act impulsively. There could be unexpected consequences.”

Lu Xuzhi frowned and asked, “What consequences?”

Lu Hanzhi hesitated, unsure how to explain, afraid that it might scare Lu Xuzhi. He decided to approach the matter gradually. “Brother, is it possible that Second Sister-in-law… took the sacred medicine?”

Upon hearing Lu Hanzhi’s words, Lu Xuzhi was momentarily stunned, then slowly nodded.

Lu Hanzhi sighed inwardly, relieved to be right, and said, “Then, Brother, you should know the side effects of taking the sacred medicine.”

Lu Xuzhi’s expression became uneasy, a mix of guilt and concern. “It was Second Sister-in-law who secretly took it without telling me. He sought out Doctor Lin to ensure nothing would go wrong. But it was still a risk. I feel guilty for not being there for him.”

Lu Hanzhi thought, You’re such a fool, Brother. How have you still not understood?

He became anxious and said, “No, Brother… sigh, Brother, do you see what I’m holding?”

Lu Xuzhi glanced at Ah Chan and said, “Hen’er Lingxi.”

Lu Hanzhi nodded and said, “Yes, yes. Brother, I think I might also have a Hen’er soon.”

Lu Xuzhi furrowed his brows. When he realized what Lu Hanzhi meant, he no longer listened to anything else his brother said. He turned and rushed out of the door.

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