Zhang Xiao entered the room with anxiety in her heart. Though she wasn't expecting to see Lu Shang already awaken but she wished to see such happen, to her the probability for such to happen was 1% out of 100%.
She looked around the room and met the room the same way she left it but the only change to the room was that it was now sparkling clean with no dirt seen even though it was a grain of sand. The room was dirt-free.
The guards and maids behind her also followed her into the room and met Lu Shang on the bed lying motionlessly but still breathing with his chest pumping properly. He was still in an unconscious state.
The two maids faced each other with a questioning expression on their faces. 'But we saw the eyes of Lu Shang opened, or are our eyes playing pranks on us?' Su Qing questioned her thoughts but she didn't voice it out for the hearing of the others.
Zhang Xiao observed the figure of Lu Shang from where she stood, seeing that Lu Shang was still in the state he was in for a year. Uncontrollably tears flow out of my eyes, 'When is the unexpected going to happen?' She questioned herself in her thoughts with her eyes red-blooded from the tears that escaped from her eyes.
The thought of cross-checking the motionless Lu Shang's body never surfaced in her mind. She was deeply in a sorrowful state that she couldn't think straight.
She turned to face Su Qing and Su Yan with a toxic gaze, with anger in her eyes. "You two fooled me into believing you... *sobs*" Zhang Xiao yelled at the two and then broke down in tears.
Su Qing and Su Qing were frightened by the angry voice of their madam, they felt a cold spine running down to their bone marrow at the sight of seeing her looking at them that way, like a hunter looking at her prey. In the years that they have been servicing Zhang Xiao, she has never raised her voice at them.
*Thud thud*
They immediately fell to their knees and then bowed their heads before placing their heads completely on the floor.
"Why am I the only mother who isn't happy living with my family? I managed to give birth to a boy child who was supposed to be the next heir after his father but who in the clan will allow my weak Lu Shang to take over and rule over the clan? *Sniff* Why is heaven so unfair to me….. Why me out of all people….. A-Am I destine to be sorrowful in all my life," She cried out in a painful voice, speaking out in a breaking tone.
~rumble~
A thunderclap echoed above the sky of the Lu clan, sending currents through the air causing everyone to stare at the sky. There is never a day that such a phenomenon had happened before, a sudden thunder occurring in the early hours of the day.
But soon everyone shifted the thought aside and continued with what they were doing.
Lu Shang who was pretending to be unconscious, was holding back the laughter that was trying to escape out of his throat.
He could loudly hear the crying voice of his beloved mother and she was questioning the heavens. Hearing the bittered voice and pain behind the voice of his mother made his heart surge with emotion.
'She deserves everything in the world, even when others have already given up on me, she still holds up hope for me. Despite the hatred and evil intentions of the clan, she still protected me. I will make her experience the beautiful wonders of the world, where there's happiness and no one to make her sad over anything' Lu Shang said within his heart bleeding with emotion for his mom. Apart from his mom, there was no one else that cared for him.
Even the workers of his own clan wanted him dead, though he knew that there must be someone in a higher position in the clan that ordered the maids to carry out the evil act.
He was surely going to investigate this when he had become powerful enough to cause dread in the hearts of everyone. But for now, he had to lay his head low like a helpless dog till that time.
He felt the urge to stand and embrace his mother in a tight hug for eternity but he forced himself to maintain the position he was in.
"M-Ma, we didn't speak to fool you, why would we play with such matters when we know you are going to be saddened by it… '' Su Qing cried out, with the two heads buried deep into the ground with tears seen in their eyes. They were feeling remorse for their actions, once this gets to the ear of the clan leader, they will not be able to predict the reaction of the clan leader because the clan leader doesn't dare play with his woman whether his woman was in the wrong or in the right.
The guards didn't dare make any funny move or else, it was not going to be child's play when the anger of the clan leader fell upon them.
The wailing voice of Zhang Xiao didn't stop even after a long time and was becoming louder with each passing time. Her eyes have become swollen and reddened after the long cry non-stop.
Lu Shang forced open his eyes and saw his mother in pain, he couldn't bear it seeing his precious mother in pain. Ever since he reincarnated in this world, he has always treated this woman with love and he had the opportunity to feel motherly love once again which he cherished with his heart. His mom was part of the inspiration for him to get powerful.
Zhang Xiao was wailing with her back facing Lu Shang, Su Qing, and Su Yan were on their knees with their heads bowed facing the ground. The guards were with their heads bowed.
Suddenly, Zhang Xiao felt a hand on her shoulder.