"Xiangzhi's back?" Lu Shixun's face was still swollen and his words were unclear.
"I heard that he's back and was called to the study by Third Brother." Wang Shi said, "Old Master, the rest of the clan only cares about currying favor with the third branch. In the past, they all tried to curry favor with us, but now they've turned their backs on us."
Lu Shixun touched his cheek. If he had known that the emperor had personally escorted Lu Yaoyao back, he wouldn't have scolded her in front of him, and he wouldn't have offended the third branch so thoroughly. How was she going to lower her head to her third son now? "Go to the mourning hall later and think of a way to ease your relationship with Third Daughter-in-law."
Wang Shi stared at him, "You want me to lower my head to Pei Clan?"
"Didn't you see that day? The Emperor personally sent Lu Yaoyao back. " Lu Shixun said. It was obvious that the Emperor still valued Yaoyao and might even make her the Empress.
Even if Lu Yaoyao couldn't become the Empress, she might become a concubine.
"Old Master, do you think Lu Yaoyao really has that kind of fortune?" Wang Shi sneered, "Even if the Emperor doesn't understand, it's a fact that she's a remnant of the Ye clan."
Lu Shixun frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Old Master, do you know how much private property the Lu clan has left?" Wang Shi asked softly.
Lu Shixun's eyes moved, "You know?"
"Is there a need to think about it? You know how much money the Lu clan has earned over the past few decades. Old Madam likes to have a backup plan. Wouldn't she have saved some money for emergencies? Now that she handed the Lu clan over to Pei Clan, who knows if Pei Clan would secretly keep the money. No one in the clan knows how much private property the old madam has. " Wang Shi said, but she was still cursing Old Madam for favoring the third branch and giving them all the benefits even before her death.
Lu Shixun frowned. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wang Shi's words made sense. There was no turning back for him and the third branch. Even if Lu Yaoyao really had some achievements in the future, she probably wouldn't be able to take care of the second branch. It was better to take advantage of the current situation.
"If we propose to split the clan, will Third Brother agree?" Lu Shixun asked.
"Even if he doesn't agree, we have to make them agree. We can't let them take advantage." Wang Shi snorted.
Lu Shixun nodded. "Go and talk to sister-in-law."
Wang shi immediately laughed: "Eldest sister-in-law only has one son to rely on now. It's impossible for her not to join us. The first branch and the third branch have old grudges."
"Go ahead," Lu Shixun said. He didn't want to go out and meet people in his current state.
"Master, are we really not going to the mourning hall?" Madam Wang asked softly.
Lu Shixun said unhappily, "How can I go out and meet people like this?"
"That ingrate from the third branch, he even hit his second uncle!" Madam Wang gritted her teeth and cursed.
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If the Lu family was still the Marquis's Mansion, many people would have come to mourn the death of Old Madame Lu. However, there were not many people who came to the Lu family to send gifts. Many people wanted to keep a distance from the Lu family. Not many people had been stripped of their titles and exiled to the Wilderness in just two months.
It was impossible for the Lu family to restore its former glory, especially after the news that Lu Yaoyao was a surviving member of the Ye family, let alone enter the palace in the future.
Old Madame Lu's funeral was relatively quiet. However, before the funeral, a decree came from the palace that Old Madame Lu was posthumously conferred the title of a third-rank Imperial Madame.
At the funeral, many people who did not come to send gifts before appeared. It could be regarded as a grand occasion.
Ye Zhen was still very grateful to Mo Rongzhan. At least he was willing to give her dignity after the death of Old Madame Lu.
However, after the funeral, many problems of the Lu family finally had to be faced. Ye Zhen did not expect that the first one to make trouble would be Madam Liu. She had not seen her since she came back. It was said that Madam Liu did not go out of the house after learning that Lu Lingzhi was exiled to the Wilderness. She seemed to have lost her spirit and could not listen to anyone. Although she was not crazy, she could not communicate like a normal person.
Therefore, it was quite surprising that she suddenly made a scene.
"… Don't bully my orphan and widowed mother. If you can't satisfy me today, then please ask the uncles in the family to come out and take charge." Madam Liu shouted loudly in the hall, as if she had been miserably treated in the Lu family.
Lu Shixun and Madam Wang sat aside, silently watching Madam Liu making a scene.
Lu Tingzhi couldn't stand it anymore. He walked over and pulled Madam Liu. "Niang, let's go back to the house. Don't quarrel here."
"Son, we are going to be driven out of the Lu family. If we don't fight for our things, we won't even have a place to stand in the future." Madam Liu cried, glaring fiercely at Madam Pei.
Madam Pei knew that Madam Liu came for her today. She didn't like Madam Liu. For so many years, she had never forgotten how Madam Liu betrayed Lu Shiming. "Sister-in-law, why don't you speak frankly?"
"I want to know how much private property the Lu family has now. Even if Old Madam Liu handed over the Lu family to you, it is not the private property." Madam Liu glanced at everyone in the hall. "I think, now that this family is no longer a family, why don't we separate?"
This was the reason why Madam Liu suddenly made a scene. Many of it must have been instigated by Madam Wang. Madam Pei said lightly, "Old Madam Liu just had her funeral, and you can't wait to separate. Sister-in-law, must our family become a joke in the capital?"
"Our Lu family has been a joke for a long time." Madam Wang said coldly, "First, Imperial Concubine was deposed, then her title was deposed, and now she is exiled to the Wilderness. Third Young Miss, who was conferred the title of Empress, left a letter and left. Only then did we know that she is not the flesh and blood of the Lu family. Third Sister-in-law, don't blame me for being too blunt. Everyone knows Yaoyao's background. Do you still remember the bloody scene at the Meridian Gate a year ago? How long has it been? Will His Majesty let the Ye family off? "
Ye Rou, who was standing behind Lu Xiangzhi, had a cold look in her eyes. She looked at Madam Wang and silently hoped that the separation would be successful. She didn't want Lu Shiming's family to have anything to do with these people.
When Madam Pei heard Madam Wang mention the Ye family, her face became even uglier. "Second Sister-in-law, so you can convict others on behalf of His Majesty? His Majesty hasn't said anything yet. How do you know what will happen to Yaoyao? "
Madam Wang had just moved her lips when she was immediately pulled by Lu Shixun. Lu Shixun didn't forget the consequences of saying the wrong thing in front of His Majesty. If today's words were spread to the palace, what would he do if His Majesty blamed him?
"When Old Madam Liu was alive, we couldn't separate. Now that Old Madam Liu is gone and the Lu family has fallen, do you still want to monopolize the Lu family's private property? One of you is a Hanlin and the other is a Tanhua. Why do you still want to fight with us common people? "Madam Liu asked in a sharp voice.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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