How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Chapter 132 Picking up people

Lu Peijun didn't want to wait a moment longer. He stormed out of the house, hailed a rickshaw on the street, and headed to the Song family's house.

Having no other choice, Qingru found a little beggar at the door, gave him some money, and told him to go find Guo Zixing. He then quickly hailed a car and followed Lü Peijun.

On the Song family's side, Master Song had already sent out Song Fu as a spy, but Song Fu had been making his move slowly and hadn't been able to get close to Warden Cheng Ping, so he didn't know that Lü Peijun had been released from prison.

When Lü Peijun came to the Song family's door, Master Song was still completely unaware.

"Stop right there, who are you looking for?"

"Lu Peijun, come and see your master, Song Wenqu." Lu Peijun stood with his hands behind his back, his face as cold as frost.

The gatekeeper, oblivious to Lu Peijun's refined appearance in his long robe, assumed he was there to freeload and arrogantly retorted, "Who do you think you are, to call our master by his name?"

"You'd better let me in now, or I can't guarantee what the consequences will be." Although Lu Peijun was dressed like a scholar, his eyes were sharp and he had a dignified and upright air. When he got angry, he was just as intimidating.

The gatekeeper took two steps back and stammered, "Who...who are you? You think you can just see us whenever you want? Do you think our Song family is a charity?"

Lu Peijun took another step closer, saying, "I said... move aside."

The coldness of his tone made the gatekeeper shiver.

Fortunately, Qingru arrived just in time. She grabbed Lü Peijun and said to the gatekeeper, "Go tell your master that Lü Qingru from the police station is requesting an audience."

The gatekeeper remembered Qingru, since she had come with Guo Zixing last time, so his attitude was better. "Miss Lü, what brings you here?"

"This is my father, an old friend of your master. He has come to discuss important matters. Please inform him."

Lu Peijun was still furious, but Qingru pulled him aside and advised, "Dad, please don't be anxious. After all, the Song family took care of Yanru for us when they were in trouble."

Perhaps Yanru felt that you couldn't get out of prison and couldn't find me, so she went to Young Master Song for support. Your actions... I'm afraid you've hurt her feelings. How will Yanru face herself afterward?

Qingru calmly analyzed the situation and meticulously explained the reasons to Lü Peijun, every word of which made sense.

Fortunately, Lu Peijun was not an impulsive person, and he quickly calmed down after the initial anger subsided.

"I understand, you're right."

Although Lu Peijun's voice was still cold and hard, at least she was no longer impulsive.

Meanwhile, on Master Song's side, Lu Peijun's visit shocked him greatly, as he had not received a single word of news about it.

"Master... what?" The butler was also caught off guard.

"Go and greet him first, but don't let the rest of the household know."

"Yes." The butler quickly went to make the arrangements, and Master Song, along with Song Ren and Song Yi, came out to greet them.

"Brother Lü."

From afar, Master Song strode over and stopped in front of Lü Peijun, bowing firmly. "Please, the gatekeeper was blind and didn't recognize you. He's been rude to you. Come and rest at my place first, and then we can talk about what you've seen and heard these past few days."

Lu Peijun returned the greeting and followed Master Song into the sedan chair. The Song family's place was large; walking alone would probably exhaust a person.

Lu Peijun wondered when Song Wenqu had become so polite and why he needed to bow to him.

Upon arriving at the main courtyard, the butler had already prepared tea.

"Please, Miss Lü, have a seat."

Master Song politely invited the two to sit down. Qingru and her father exchanged a glance, suppressed their doubts, and sat down as well.

Lu Peijun cut to the chase, "Where is my daughter?"

Master Song paused in his tea-pouring, then said, "Have some tea first. Yanru is doing very well here with me, so don't worry, there's no rush."

Lu Peijun said, “Tea can be drunk anytime, but I haven’t seen my daughter for a long time and I really miss her. Please understand, Brother Song. Thank you for taking care of me these days. I will present the generous gift of thanks another day. Today, I just want to see my daughter as soon as possible so that the family can be reunited.”

Master Song took a sip of tea, knowing that this matter couldn't be hidden any longer. Now that Lü Peijun had come out, he would find out sooner or later. Rather than deceiving him, it was better to face it head-on.

Therefore, Master Song changed his expression. "You don't know this, but back then you were in prison, and your two daughters were wanted throughout the city. Yan Ru stumbled and staggered to my door. A frail woman, threatened by powerful soldiers, she was very pitiful. You don't know, she went back to the Lü family, but was accidentally discovered by the police, who chased her all the way to the river, almost killing her..."

At this point, Master Song was quite moved, but the two members of the Lü family did not respond, and listened quietly to each other's recollections.

Seeing that the two were not responding, Master Song had no choice but to continue, "Later, I rescued her, but she was often sick and weak, and then... she felt helpless and alone, and she became my sixth concubine."

"what?!"

"what?!"

Two voices rang out at the same time. Lü Peijun and Qingru could not believe it. They were so shocked that they did not even notice when they stood up and spilled the tea.

The scalding tea splashed on them, but the two seemed oblivious.

"Say it again," Lü Peijun gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.

Master Song also stood up and unleashed his full power, showing no sign of yielding.

“I said, she is already my sixth concubine.”

The two locked eyes; one was calm and composed, the other's eyes were bloodshot.

Lu Peijun clenched her fists so tightly that her fingernails dug into her flesh, drawing blood.

"Song Wenqu, I entrusted my daughter to you, and this is how you treat her?"

“I treat her very well. You can ask anyone in the Song family. Who wouldn’t say that Sixth Concubine is my most beloved person now?”

No father would tolerate his best friend having an affair with his daughter, especially since Master Song was over forty years old, had countless wives and concubines, and was taking advantage of her vulnerability with despicable means.

Even honest people can lose their temper. It's even more reasonable that Master Song is really going too far. He only asked him to take care of his daughter, but he dragged her into the backyard.

"Ah!" Lu Peijun punched Master Song in the face with great force. Although he was prepared, Lu Peijun's punch came so fast and hard that even the butler couldn't stop him in time.

A punch landed squarely on Master Song's face, causing blood to gush from his nose. Master Song's vision flashed with golden light, and he almost lost his balance.

The butler quickly helped him up, but Master Song waved him away, saying, "No need."

Wiping the blood from his face, Master Song insisted, "So what if you punch me a few more times, Father-in-law?"

This was blatant provocation. Lü Peijun glared at Master Song with hatred. "Hmph, I have seen what kind of person you are today. I, Lü, will avenge the insult to my daughter."

He turned and walked toward the backyard, but Master Song stepped forward and grabbed him. "What are you doing?"

Lu Peijun slapped his hand away and said coldly, "Take my daughter home. Marriage is a matter for parents to decide. I don't agree to it. What you say is useless."

Master Song stepped forward to stop her, saying, "She is now my woman. At worst, I will make up for the betrothal gifts and do a good job. From now on, she can be treated as Mrs. Song in the Song family."

“No need. The poor will not accept charity. No matter how rich you are, I, Lü Peijun, will never be related to a treacherous person like you by marriage.”

"Qingru, let's go pick up your sister and take her home."

At this moment, the steward led his men to surround the two women from the Lü family.

Master Song said, "Brother Lü, this is the Song family home. If you accept this arrangement, I'll reluctantly call you 'Father-in-law,' and from then on, we'll both be fine, and you can roam freely in this city. If you don't accept it..."

"How are you going?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, I just want to invite you and your sister-in-law to stay at the Song residence together."

Lu Peijun turned around, furious, clenching his fists and rolling up his sleeves, but he still had Qingru with him, so he couldn't act impulsively.

The Song family members surrounded the area, with some even carrying weapons. It seemed that Master Song was about to force Lü Peijun to agree.

But Lü Peijun was inherently proud, and it was probably impossible to make him submit.

Just as tensions were about to rise, Guo Zixing's voice pierced through the air.

"Master Song, you're really putting on a show of power! What are you trying to do?"

Qingru looked over in surprise and saw Guo Zixing leading a group of armed men, forcibly breaking into the Song residence.