Unknown origin refers to the fact that Lv Xuer was born out of wedlock, not recognized by the authentic Lv family and not listed in the family tree, which means she is an illegitimate child. This statement is very heartbreaking. No matter how thick-skinned Lv Xuer is, she can't stand the man she admires saying this about her. This statement has a great impact on the arrogant Lv Xuer, enough to turn her love for Sima Hong into hatred.
However, if Lu Xuer was smart or had some shamelessness, she should have covered her face and cried like most other girls, and maybe she could get some sympathy. But she was not an ordinary girl. After a moment of blankness, she was extremely embarrassed and angry. She was the daughter of Commander Lu, so how could she be inferior to others
During this period, she had been humble and gentle, always restraining her temper. It was exhausting and hard work, but in the end, she was slapped in the face! Under Lu's protection, Lu Xuer had been walking sideways for so many years. After being scolded by Sima Hong, Lu Xuer did not run away. Instead, she crossed the broken wine jar and cried loudly with angry accusations: "How can you say that to me? How can you say that to me? How am I inferior to others? You...
She originally wanted to say, "Are you blind?", but then she wisely shut up.
Seeing that Lu Xuer's finger was about to point at his chest, Sima Hong's gloomy face almost squeezed water out of it. He could tolerate Lu Xuer so much just for Lu's sake. Now Lu had given up most of his power in the army and might be recalled to the capital to retire in a few days. If Lu Xuer was smart, she should keep a low profile, but it was obvious that the spoiled Lu Xuer didn't have that brains.
Baihao, Lin Hui and others hurriedly stepped forward to hold Lu Xuer, smiling and trying to smooth things over, "We are just arguing over what we are talking about! We are all straightforward people, why should we be so fussy! It's so late, and the Marquis has drunk too much. I'll take Miss Lu home to rest!"
Lu Xuer made a "Pooh" sound, and all the new and old hatreds surged up. She forcefully shook off Bai Hao and Lin Hui who tried to pull her away, and did not hide the contempt on her face. In the past, she only lowered her status and was willing to associate with this group of low-status and rough men just to get close to Sima Hong. Now it's already this time, and they still want to pull her away? Don't you even look in the mirror to see if you are worthy of them!
"Get out of here!" Lu Xuer snorted, "Just you guys? You are worthy... Before she could finish her words, Sima Hong stood up and pushed away Lin Hui who was blocking Lu Xuer. He looked at Lu Xuer coldly. His eyes were as cold as a knife. Lu Xuer felt numb with fear. Others might not know his methods, but Lu Xuer had heard of them.
"I'll go back first..." She wanted to say, but before she could finish her words, Sima Hong kicked her hard. She flew back two or three meters before falling to the ground. She let out a shrill scream, then covered her kicked thigh and burst into tears. This time she really cried, it hurt.
Bai Hao and the others were stunned. Lu Xuer's words and actions just now were too hurtful. She lay on the ground crying and no one came to help her, leaving her lying there.
Sima Hong stared coldly at Lü Xuer, who was crying breathlessly on the ground. He spoke with a hint of gnashing teeth, "Who do you think you are? How dare you be so arrogant to my brothers? Go ask Lü, ask him, as the commander, if he dares to say anything disrespectful to my brothers? If I find out about it again, I will hang you up and beat you! Didn't you boast that your father was very powerful? Then let's see if he dares to come and beg for mercy for you!"
Let’s put aside the matter of framing Mingyu. Baihao and Lin Hui are all brothers who have been through life and death with him on the battlefield. He is just a clay man and will never tolerate anyone humiliating them like this.
Baihao and the others dared not to breathe, knowing that he was very angry. Sima Hong had a bad temper, but he never beat or killed women. Even when he captured Tartar women on the battlefield, he released them all except for female spies. This beating of Lu Xuer was probably the first time Sima Hong had ever hit a woman.
Lu Xuer felt like her legs were about to break. Sima Hong was such a powerful man that he could kick her leg so far away, which showed that he had used a lot of strength.
"I..." Lu Xuer cried, covering her legs, unable to speak clearly because of the pain, "My legs are going to break, and you... you won't be okay either!"
Sima Hong sneered, as if he was listening to a joke, and walked past the crowd towards Lu Xuer, nodding and saying, "Miss Lu, you reminded me that if your leg is broken, it will be my fault, Sima Hong. This way, we can blame our Sima family for the rest of our lives, right?"
As he said that, he walked to Lu Xuer's side, squatted down, and looked at her with a smile, but there was a cold light in his eyes.
Lu Xuer was really scared. She always felt that because of her father, she was different from others in front of Sima Hong. Sima Hong didn't spoil her much, but at least he looked up to her. But now it seemed that this was not the case at all.
"No." Lu Xuer shook her head with tears in her eyes, "Really not..." Even if there was, she wouldn't dare to do it now.
Sima Hong smiled and shook his head, saying, "That won't do. If your leg gets hurt, it will be my fault. Although I, Sima Hong, am not a good person, I still have the courage to take responsibility for my actions."
Sima Hong's voice was exceptionally gentle, but when Lu Xuer heard it, she could sense a creepy tone.
Her natural ability to distinguish good from bad still remained, and Lu Xuer hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, I'm fine."
"How can that be?" Sima Hong laughed. Under Lu Xuer's horrified gaze, he took out a dagger from his boot and pulled it out. The sharp dagger flashed a cold white light in the dark night. "Where did I kick you just now? Was it here?" Sima Hong gently pressed Lu Xuer's leg with the dagger.
Lu Xuer was so frightened that her whole body was shaking like a sieve. She stared at Sima Hong with wide eyes, "What do you want to do? My father... my father..." She wanted to use the banner of Lu to intimidate Sima Hong, but Lu was far away in Xi'an Prefecture, and no one could stop Sima Hong when he went crazy. Sima Hong, who had always seemed to her to have advantages, was undoubtedly like a death-prone god.
"Be responsible." Sima Hong said in a normal tone, and tapped Lu Xuer's leg with the tip of the dagger. "This piece, right? I'll cut off the meat that was injured by my kick. I, Sima Hong, feel bad for this piece of meat. I'll offer incense to it and it will stay in our Sima family forever. What do you think?"
What a fart! Lu Xuer wanted to curse, but she couldn't even utter a word. Sima Hong looked as if he wanted to cut a piece of flesh from her. The cold wind was blowing in the winter night. Lu Xuer stared at the gleaming dagger, regretting it so much that her intestines turned green.
"Don't kill me..." She whimpered and curled up in fear on the ground. Even if she didn't die from the pain after her flesh was cut, she would not last more than a few days and would die after suffering endless pain and torture. She had seen the wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield.
Seeing that Sima Hong had almost finished teaching his lesson, Bai Hao walked over and whispered to Sima Hong, "Master..." He did not say the next words clearly, he just came to remind Sima Hong that if he made too much trouble, Lu would lose face and would definitely find ways to cause trouble. Lu would then leave, so it was better to have less trouble than more.
Sima Hong stood up, glanced at Lu Xu'er curled up on the ground, put the dagger back into his boot, and said to Bai Hao: "Take him away and ask him who told him those dirty words."
"What if... Miss Lu refuses to say it?" Bai Hao asked hesitantly in Sima Hong's ear.
Sima Hong sneered and turned his head to look at Bai Hao. "Just as you asked people to speak before, you should treat Miss Lu one by one. Miss Lu calls herself a heroine, so I think it will be no problem for her to survive three or four of them."
Bai Hao nodded in agreement. Lu Xuer had a special identity and was not a spy sent by the Tartars. The interrogation methods might not be used on Lu Xuer, but if Sima Hong nodded, he would have nothing to worry about. Commander Lu was nothing in his eyes. He only listened to the Marquis.
However, when he bent down, before his hands touched Lu Xuer's clothes, Lu Xuer screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and shouted in horror: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" Even the strong and tough Tartar men like bears could not withstand the tortures of the interrogation, let alone a weak woman like her
"Who?" Sima Hong asked immediately, his eyes gloomy and his fists clenched.
Lu Xuer didn't dare to hide it, "Xu Si's wife told me!"
Xu Si's wife? I haven't heard that she has a grudge against Mingyu! Sima Hong frowned, and suddenly glared at Lu Xuer and shouted: "Nonsense! I was almost fooled by you! Xu Si is from the south and has never been to the capital. How did his wife know this nonsense?" Then he took out a dagger and pretended to stab Lu Xuer's leg.
Lu Xuer cried so hard that her tears and snot became a mess. She covered her legs and kicked back desperately, trying to get away from Sima Hong. She shook her head and cried, "It was really her. On the day of the moving party, there was a woman next to her. I didn't recognize her. She said she had something to hold against Xu Mingyu, so I knew it."
Originally, she wanted to say that she overheard it accidentally, so as to alleviate her guilt in Sima Hong's mind. But she changed her mind and thought that if Sima Hong found Xu Si's wife and confessed her affair sooner or later, she might as well tell the truth.
Sima Hong stood there in silence for a long time. The night wind was getting colder and colder. Lu Xuer was shivering on the cold and hard ground, but she didn't dare to stand up. Her maid was also tied up by two strong servants led by Sister Liu. There was no one to help her.
"Master, what should we do about this?" Baihao stepped forward and asked tentatively.