Chapter 455
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Lu Shiming didn't want the Lu family's mansion, nor did he want the rest of the land. Although he was only a Hanlin, he had some savings from the border city. At least he could buy a small mansion. They only had a family of four anyway, so they didn't need a big mansion.
As the eldest branch, the Yun matriarch had the eldest son and grandson, so Uncle Chen gave the mansion to her and gave a portion of the land to the second branch. Before the distribution was complete, Madam Wang was immediately dissatisfied. "How can the Lu family's mansion only belong to the first branch? We have to split it in half."
"How do you want to split it?" the Yun matriarch glared.
"I don't care. This mansion can't belong to the first branch," Madam Wang said. "Build a wall in the garden. We'll each take one side and not offend each other." Madam Wang thought that since the third branch didn't want the mansion, she couldn't let the Yun matriarch take advantage of it.
The Yun matriarch said angrily, "We've already given you a large share of the land. What right do you have to take the mansion?"
Madam Wang snorted disdainfully. "It's just some rotten land. We can just redistribute it."
Uncle Chen looked at them and shook his head. He redistributed the land and allowed them to build a wall in the garden of the Lu Family and divide the land into two households. After the third branch signed the deed, the Lu Family was officially separated.
"Third Brother, where do you plan to stay?" Uncle Chen looked at Lu Shiming. He felt that this third nephew of the Lu family was the most promising one.
Lu Shiming said calmly, "I'll get someone to buy a new mansion outside."
Madam Wang glanced at him. "I hope you don't hide the Lu family's property."
Madam Pei was infuriated. She looked at him coldly. "What? Are you still not satisfied? Are you going to ask Uncle to redistribute the property again?"
"Hmph." Madam Wang snorted coldly. She was thinking about how to restart the business in the capital. She didn't believe that there was anything they couldn't do with their previous connections.
The Yun matriarch took the land and house deeds and happily pulled her son back into the house. She could finally be the master of the family in the future and didn't have to listen to that old woman anymore.
Lu Tingzhi avoided her hand. "Mother, I want to go back to the house to read."
"Hey, Tingzhi, Mother still has something to say to you!" Yun Shi yelled at her son's back.
Unfortunately, Lu Tingzhi turned a deaf ear to it. He was disheartened and felt despair towards his mother.
Uncle Chen shook his head and sighed. He patted Lu Shiming's shoulder. "If he becomes successful in the future, please take care of him for the sake of his blood brother."
Lu Shiming smiled faintly. "First Uncle, Second Uncle, stay and have a cup of wine."
"You're still in the mood to drink and drink? We're going back too. Take care," Uncle Chen said.
After sending off his two uncles, Lu Shiming returned to his room and saw that Madam Wang had brought her servants to look at their courtyard. She was already instructing the housekeeper on how to renovate it.
Lu Shiming's face darkened. It was clear that they were being chased out. He strode into the house, his chest heaving with anger.
Pei Shi poured him a cup of tea. "Why are you angry with those people? It's not like you don't know what kind of people they are. You might as well move out as soon as possible."
"In the end, you still want to be brothers." Lu Shiming sighed. "Even if we want to move out now, we can't. We haven't even bought a house yet."
"You see, in a few days, they won't be able to bear it and will drive us out." Pei Shi snorted coldly. She felt that there was no need to interact with the other two branches in the future. What brotherhood did they have? Each of them only saw benefits and didn't care about anything else.
Lu Shiming said, "I'll go outside and find a place to move out first."
"Father, mother, I have a place to go." Ye Zhen came in from the outside and looked at Lu Shiming and his wife with a smile. She was the happiest person to be able to separate from the family. Finally, she didn't have to face other Lu family members.
Pei Shi smiled and glanced at her. "Where do you want to go? Don't talk about the hot spring villa. The emperor took it back not long ago. "
"Yes … The house left by Ye Zhen has never been inhabited. I thought that if you don't want me as your daughter, I would live there. Anyway, we are going to move out, so it's better to move there first." She whispered, fearing that they would refuse to live there because of Ye Zhen.
Pei Shi looked at Lu Shiming hesitantly. This kind of thing was better for men to make decisions.
"It's not good for us to live for a long time. We can live there for a few days first and move out when we find a suitable house." Lu Shiming said. Since Yao Yao had already regarded Ye Zhen as her sister, they naturally couldn't mind.
Ye Zhen showed a cheerful smile. "Then I will tell them that we will move out today."
"Today?" Pei Shi looked at the sky outside. "It's almost dark. It will take half a day to pack up. How can we leave in the middle of the night? Let's pack up today and leave early tomorrow morning."
"I'm too impatient." Ye Zhen stuck out her tongue. She couldn't wait to leave.
Lu Xiangzhi came in from the outside. When he heard that they would move out tomorrow, he nodded. "It's good to leave. Just now, I saw Second Aunt outside ordering the wall to be built."
Ye Zhen curled her lips. The old lady in heaven would be sad to see the Lu family become like this.
"Yao Yao, the old lady was conferred the title of Lady of Nobility. Most likely, the empress dowager and the emperor did this for your sake. You don't have to worry about the affairs of the family. You can go to the palace one day to thank them." Lu Shiming whispered to her.
"I know." Ye Zhen nodded with a smile. She had no time to see Man Qin these days because of the death of the old lady. She had to see him quickly and let him take her to find her father.
Father … should be in the capital now, right?
Ye Zhen was inexplicably nervous. She didn't know what to say when she saw her father.
Lu Xiangzhi took Ye Zhen out of the house, and the brother and sister found a place where no one was around to talk. "Yao Yao, are you still going to see your biological father?"
"Yes." Ye Zhen nodded gently. "Brother, I have to see him before I can rest assured."
"Eldest brother, he …" Lu Xiangzhi glanced at her. "Do you still hate him in your heart?"
Ye Zhen knew that Lu Xiangzhi loved his eldest cousin the most, but now, she really couldn't say that she no longer hated Lu Lingzhi.
Seeing her silence, Lu Xiangzhi understood. He sighed. "He must have had a hard time in the wilderness. He has been punished."
"This is his retribution." Ye Zhen said softly. "Brother, don't talk about him. I don't want to talk about him."
Lu Xiangzhi smiled bitterly in his heart. "Well, don't mention him."
Ye Zhen asked with a smile, "Why don't you tell me how you are doing in Feng Wu City?"
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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