Lu Shiming recalled the journey to Border City 16 years ago. At that time, Pei shi's health was still a little weak. They stopped to rest and didn't walk very fast. Once, they passed by a Guanyin temple that was filled with incense. The couple wanted to pray for peace, so they brought their son along to pray. When they were about to return, it suddenly started raining cats and dogs. They had no choice but to take shelter in the backyard of the Guanyin temple. The rain was heavy and didn't stop until midnight.
Yao Yao was brought back by Pei Shi. According to Pei Shi, she originally wanted to go to the toilet, but somehow she went to the front hall to offer incense. Then she found a girl still in swaddling clothes under the seat of the Bodhisattva. She asked for a long time, but no one knew whose child it was. Pei Shi could not bear to see the little girl become a nun, so she discussed with the abbot of the temple and adopted the little girl.
"… The child's swaddling clothes had her eight characters. The child smiled as soon as she saw me. At that time, I thought of Yao Yao, so I named her Yao Yao." Lu Shiming said, "Even to this day, we don't know who Yao Yao's biological parents are. But no matter who her parents are, it does not affect us. She is our daughter."
After listening to this, Lu Lingzhi could not tell whether he was disappointed or glad. What he feared most was that Yao Yao had some kind of relationship with Ye Zhen. If that happened, Yao Yao would hate him for the rest of her life.
"So, Third Uncle doesn't know Yao Yao's origin." Lu Lingzhi said softly. The first thing he did when he went to Border City was to find out Yao Yao's origin. If she really had any relationship with the Ye family, he would destroy the corpse no matter what price he had to pay. He would not let anyone know her origin.
"I don't know, but it doesn't matter to us." Lu Shiming said, "I don't want you to find out Yao Yao's origin."
Once Yao Yao's biological parents were found, wouldn't they lose their daughter? She was the precious daughter he held in the palm of his hand. How could he be willing to give her away like this?
Lu Lingzhi understood Lu Shiming's meaning. If he were to say that he liked Yaoyao now, he would probably be beaten up by his third uncle and scolded for being disrespectful. If it was in the past, Lu Lingzhi would not mind beating him up, but now, he could not do so. "Third uncle, I understand."
"Let's go and see if Old Madam has woken up. If she doesn't see you today, I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight." Lu Shiming said lightly. Now that he knew the reason why his nephew was stripped of his title, he was no longer worried. At least the Emperor didn't confiscate his family's property or sentence him to death. This was enough.
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The next day, the news of Lu Lingzhi being stripped of his title spread throughout the capital. Some people didn't believe it and sent servants to secretly inquire about the news. As expected, they saw that the Lu Clan was moving, and only then did they believe it.
What was going on? Wasn't it said that the third daughter of the Lu Family was born with a noble life and could resist all evil spirits? Why was it said that she had the fate of the mother of the country, and here, Lu Lingzhi was stripped of his title? Was the third daughter of the Lu Clan really as the abbot of the Hu Guo Temple said?
"Grandmother, let's go." Ye Zhen held Old Madam Lu's hand and walked out of the Lu family's mansion together.
Old Madam Lu looked back at the plaque on the lintel, her face showing reluctance. "I don't know if I will have the chance to come back in the future."
Ye Zhen was silent when she heard the words. She had heard from Pei Shi today that Lu Lingzhi was going to the border town today. Without Mo Rongzhan's decree, he could not come back.
This news was definitely good news for her.
The current state of the Lu Clan was more in line with her original intentions. Those who deserved to be punished had been punished. Old Madam Lu, Lu Shiming and his wife, while they could no longer stay in the Marquis's Residence, it did not affect them too much.
"Grandmother, we will come back." Lu Lingzhi came over and whispered.
Old Madam Lu nodded gently and turned to ask Lu Shiming, "Have you written to your second brother?"
"I have already sent a letter to Jinkou City this morning." Lu Shiming said.
"Is this an eventful year for our Lu family? How is the business in Jinkou City? " Old Madam Lu asked. Not long ago, she heard that the Lu family's business in Jinkou City had been hit hard and was no longer what it used to be.
Lu Shiming comforted the old madam, "Business inevitably has ups and downs. With second brother here, nothing will happen."
In fact, the Lu family's business in Jinkou City had not improved at all. Second brother did not have the breadth of mind and vision of his eldest brother. He was too headstrong, otherwise, he would not have made such a big mistake.
Ye Rou stood at the side with her eyes lowered. A year ago, she had ordered Man Qin and the others to destroy the Lu Family's business, as it was the Lu Family's last resort. Now that a year had passed, Lu Shixun had been making mistakes in his decisions, and there was no way to salvage the situation.
Lu Lingzhi went to the border town. Without the Lu family's business to support him with a steady stream of silver, he could not stand firm so quickly.
She did not intend to let Lu Lingzhi go like this.
"Grandmother, let's go." Lu Lingzhi whispered, holding Old Madam Lu's hand to get off the carriage.
The original place where the Lu family lived was relatively remote, unlike Hou Fu, which was densely populated with high-ranking officials and nobles. However, the house was not small. It was a large courtyard with five entrances. Yesterday, Lu Shiming had asked people to come back and clean it, so it did not look too bleak.
However, because it had not been inhabited for a long time, the house still had a damp smell.
"Everyone, go back to the house and rest first. We moved back in a hurry, so we will always be short of something. We will slowly make up for it in the future." Pei Shi said to everyone.
Liu Shi had been very quiet after Lu Lingzhi's words. Even though her eyes were still full of resentment when she looked at the third branch, she did not dare to go crazy again when she thought that the Lu family was like this because of her daughter.
Ye Zhen was about to accompany Old Madam Lu back to the house when a eunuch from the palace asked to see her. It turned out that the Empress Dowager wanted to see the princess and had specially sent someone to take her into the palace.
When Liu Shi, who had calmed down, heard Ye Zhen was still called a princess, she couldn't help but say sourly, "It seems that the Lu family's good luck has gone to one person. Everyone else is in trouble, but she is still the princess."
Old Madam Lu looked at her coldly. "Do you think you will be happy when everyone in the Lu family is out of luck?"
"Even if I want to be out of luck, I will not delay it." Liu Shi asked unwillingly.
"If sister-in-law doesn't like to live with us, then open another door in your courtyard. In the future, our two families will have less contact." Pei Shi said coldly. She no longer wanted to continue pretending to be polite in front of Liu Shi.
Liu Shi glared at Pei Shi. She expected Old Madam Lu to help her, but she heard the old madam say indifferently, "Let's do it."
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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