Mrs. Liang hastily plastered a smile on her face and said, "My lord, the other day we truly owe it to your kindness for lifting your esteemed hand high and letting Shitou off with a light punishment. I suppose it was because you took a liking to the lad Shitou that you couldn't bear to be harsh, right?"
Lord Lu waved his hand and said, "Even if I hadn't dealt with it leniently at the time, Wang Shitou would have been released by now. After all, the Emperor has granted amnesty to all. There's no need to thank me." As for being lenient, it was purely out of compassion; he harbored not a shred of fondness for that boy in his heart.
Of course, he would never express that sentiment openly.
Mrs. Liang hastily said, "I knew Lord Lu must be kind and benevolent, or else how could you be an official who serves as the parent to the common people?"
Outside the door, Lu Qi peered inside and curled her lip, "Hypocrite."
Tianniu nodded vigorously, "Right!"
