Lu Shiming had been silent all the time. He thought that after the death of the old lady, their third branch would face separation. However, the funeral had just been held, and everyone had not yet recovered from their grief. Yet, Madam Liu and Madam Wang were already echoing each other and wanted to separate.
"Sister-in-law, you know that the Lu family is different from before. Only when our three families are together can we help each other. Separation is not good for you." Lu Shiming persuaded.
"Third brother, don't be too full of yourself. Isn't it because of the support of your third branch that we have become like this now? Come on, let's go back to our own bridge in the future. I only have two sons, and Yanzhi has already been harmed like that. Do you want to harm another one? " Madam Liu wiped her tears and cried. She thought that she could enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of her life. She thought that as long as the old lady died, she could be the master of the family. Her daughter was an imperial concubine, and her son was a marquis. Who could she be afraid of?
But everything was different now. If it weren't for the appearance of Lu Yaoyao, how could the emperor have fallen in love with someone else?
Mrs. Liu had forgotten the stupid things she had done and blamed all the troubles on Ye Zhen's head.
Lu Shiming looked at Lu Shixun, who had not spoken, "Second brother, do you also agree with the separation?"
"Since mother is gone, the eldest sister-in-law is the eldest sister-in-law in the family now. We all listen to her." Lu Shixun said. His words also made it clear that he wanted to separate.
"In that case, let's separate." Lu Shiming said lightly.
Madam Wang immediately said, "Separation is separation. Third sister-in-law, how much private property has the old lady handed over to you? You should explain it first."
"Well, let the housekeeper bring the account book." Madam Pei said with a cold face, "I have been the housekeeper for the past year. Every income and expenditure on the account book is clearly recorded. Now, how much private property does the Lu family have? In addition to the mansion here, there are several farms in the old home, as well as the land …"
Before Madam Pei finished her words, Madam Wang had already jumped up. "Impossible! The Lu Family has bought so many private properties over the years, how can there only be one big mansion left in the capital? Pei Shi, don't take away what everyone deserves, everyone is a sensible person. "
"I have never thought of embezzling a single cent from the Mo family. If you have any objections to the private property of the family, then go and investigate it yourself." Pei shi looked at them openly. She sat upright and did not fear their suspicions.
The housekeeper brought the family's account books over, and Pei Shi asked him to hand them over to the Wang Consortium for inspection.
Lu Shixun said, "While Uncle and the other elders are still in the capital, let's ask them to help us divide the family."
"This … How could the Lu Clan only have so little left? Pei Shi, what have you done for the past year?" When Madam Wang saw that what was left of the Lu Family was different from what she had imagined, she immediately shouted without caring about her image.
The Liu Matriarch snatched the account book and flipped to the last page. Her expression became sinister. "Your third branch is really black-hearted. Where did you spend the Lu Family's silver and property?"
Lu Tingzhi and Lu Zanzhi both looked pained. They did not want to see their parents fall out with Third Uncle and Third Aunt like this. They had seen for themselves that Third Uncle and Third Aunt had done their best to maintain the status of the family. They were not like what they had said, that they would embezzle the family's silver.
After today's incident, their relationship with Third Uncle and Third Aunt would probably become even more distant.
To think that the Lu Family would have such a day.
Pei shi looked at Madam Wang expressionlessly as she shouted. She insisted on accusing Madam Wang of embezzling the family's silver. They had divided the family for the sake of the Lu Family's private property. Now that the Lu Family's remaining property was placed in front of everyone, they could do whatever they wanted.
"I don't believe it. There must be a problem," Madam Wang shouted. "Pei shi, how much did Old Madam give you?"
Lu Shiming said lightly, "Second Sister-in-law, this was what Old Madam gave Pei shi in the end."
Old Madam was worried that the rest of the Lu Family would not have a good life in the future. She hoped that the third branch would help them, which was why she handed over the Lu Family's power to Pei shi. However, no one appreciated her kindness. Since that was the case, he could only let Old Madam down.
Madam Wang and Lu Shixun looked at each other. They both felt that the third branch must have secretly changed the account books. The Lu Family was almost the wealthiest family in the Capital City back then. Even if their business in Jinkou City was not doing well, they still had a lot of money saved up.
"Let's ask Uncle and the others to come," Lu Shixun said. "We have to clear up the accounts one by one."
Lu Shiming said lightly, "If we really do clear up the accounts, Second Brother will not benefit from it."
"What do you mean by that? Are you threatening us?" Madam Wang shouted.
"Then let's ask Uncle and the others," Pei shi said. Since they were going to fall out with each other, there was no need to show mercy.
Lu Shixun immediately sent someone to invite his two uncles, who were staying in the guest room. They were Old Madam Lu's younger brothers and had come to attend the funeral when they found out that Old Madam Lu had passed away. When they entered the hall and heard that the three brothers were going to separate from the family, they were so angry that they scolded Lu Shixun.
"… Do you want to know why your Lu Family only has so little money left?" Uncle Chen looked at Lu Shixun and asked coldly. "That's because your Old Madam asked someone to sell the rest of the Lu Family's property in order to pay off your debts. Think about how much money you owe in Jinkou City!"
Lu Shixun's expression changed drastically. Old Madam was paying off his debts?
"Then … then this is all that's left of the Lu Family?" Madam Wang asked in a daze. She suddenly felt despair. These things were divided among the three branches. What was left?
Madam Liu said, "We still have to separate from the family."
"Have you all thought about it?" Uncle Chen asked with a frown. He came to the capital when Old Madam Lu fell ill. He was also the one who sold the property and asked someone to pay off Lu Shixun's debts. He thought that this second son would know how to reflect on his actions, but he didn't expect that right after their mother's funeral, he was already making a fuss about separating from the family.
No wonder Eldest Sister said that the entire Lu Family could only rely on the third branch.
Lu Shixun actually didn't want to separate from the family anymore. How was he going to make a comeback with just these few things?
"Uncle, we won't split this house anymore. We'll just take some of Old Madam Lu's dowry as a token of remembrance. Let Sister-in-law and Second Brother divide the rest," Lu Shiming said calmly. Now, even if the others didn't want to separate from the family, he would still move out of this big house.
"Third Brother, this … actually, it's pretty good for everyone to live together," Lu Shixun said awkwardly.
Lu Shiming smiled. "Since we already had the intention to separate from the family, there's no point in forcing us to live together."
"Separate from the family! We want to separate from the family! "When Madam Liu heard that Lu Shiming didn't want to fight with them for this big house, she immediately wanted to separate from the family.
Uncle Chen shook his head and sighed. "Then I'll make the decision for you. Separate from the family!"
Hearing this, Ye Rou finally pursed her lips into a smile.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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