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Chapter 1359: Side Story: Follow-up of the Lu Family (1)

Lu Deyin was not in a hurry to avenge her parents. Having already waited for so many years, so what if she waited a little longer?

Since she had just married into the Qi family, not only did she have to get used to her husband, but she also had to build a good relationship with her mother-in-law. Since she knew that her younger brother was someplace safe, she wasn’t in a hurry.

But even though she was not in a hurry, Eldest Master Lu was!

He was dying to know why his Fourth Brother was investigating him and how much he’d found out. He was anxious to get rid of the people who knew about this. He was also anxious to control Lu Jiashu and prevent Lu Deyin, who had married into a wealthy family, from escaping his control.

When one was anxious, mistakes were inevitable. Lu Deyin had only returned home for two days before a huge scandal broke out in the Lu family.

Eldest Master Lu failed to poison Fourth Master Lu, giving the latter a hold over him.

Lu Deyin walked out without thinking. Qi Wenjin happened to come back from the government office. When he saw her, he quickly stopped her. “Aren’t you giving others a chance to gossip about you by leaving so rashly? Why don’t you get Jiashu to pick you up?”

With a smile, Qi Wenjin said, “I’ll make some arrangements. If you are the one exposing certain things, others will blame you even if they believe you. However, if it comes from another person’s mouth or if the perpetrator takes the initiative to act, you’ll be the victim.”

Lu Deyin felt a lump in her throat. She turned her head and blinked away her tears before turning back to her husband. “I have some trusted servants. Since no one knows that they’re from our second branch, it’s best if they step in. However, I have to redeem them after this.”

Qi Wenjin nodded and said, “You’re now the Princess Consort of King Rong’s estate. Wouldn’t it be easy for you to ask the Lu family for a few servants? You don’t have to worry about them gossiping.”

Qi Wenjin thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go with you and wait for you in the carriage. If you can’t handle it, I’ll go in and pick you up.”

Lu Deyin nodded gratefully. She’d never been the crybaby sort and it was rare for her to cry once a year in the past. However, ever since she met Qi Wenjin, it seemed like all those tears saved up from the past ran back all at once, making her feel like crying at the slightest provocation.

Lu Deyin took the initiative to hold her husband’s hand and gazed at his side profile gently.

Qi Wenjin tried his best to walk forward with a straight face, but he could not help but tighten his grip on his wife’s hand. He must have no idea that the corners of his lips were curled up.

Despite the poisoning incident, the Lu family did not report it to the authorities. They only invited the various family heads and elders of the clan to uphold justice. After all, this was a scandal. They could make a fuss in private or spread the news to pressure the other party. However, they could not report it to the authorities to confirm the matter, lest they lose face and give the Imperial Court an excuse to demote those in the clan with an official post.

Qi Wenjin looked down on this bad habit of the Lu clan. His parents had taught him since he was young that all crimes should be reported to the authorities, and that civilians did not have the right to judge a case in private.

He sat in the carriage while Lu Deyin entered with Jiashu, who had rushed back from the academy.

Lu Deyin was already a married daughter, and family scandals should not be aired in public. In addition, this was a matter between the first and fourth branches. Therefore, the servants wanted to stop her from entering.

However, the Qi family’s servants were not to be trifled with. The strong maidservants protected the Princess Consort as they walked forward, making Lu Deyin unstoppable. The Lu family servants could only shout to stop them from entering so that the masters inside would know that they had tried their best.

There was a commotion in the central room. Fourth Master Lu was lying on a chair with his hand on his chest, hiis clothes covered in blood. He was vomiting blood as he pointed at Eldest Master Lu and scolded, “…You’re crazy. Not only did you harm Second Brother, but you also want to harm me!”

These words were like a fuse. Eldest Brother Lu, who was originally sitting on the chair with a dark but righteous expression, seemed to have been stepped on. An icy glint flashed across his eyes, and he glared fiercely at Fourth Master Lu. “Fourth Brother, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t spout nonsense. Second Brother and I had a deep brotherly relationship. When have I ever harmed him? After he passed away, I worked hard to raise Deyin and Jiashu, never once mistreating them.”

“Pfft, you’re only pretending on the surface, but you’re good to them? Sister-in-law has been treating the two children shabbily for so long and I’ve never seen you speak up for them.”

This time, it was Eldest Madam Lu’s turn to refute. She shouted, “Fourth Brother, be careful with your words. When have I treated the two children shabbily?”

Fourth Madam Lu sneered. “You’ve never done that? How many sets of clothes do your precious daughters get to tailor in a season? How many sets do you give Deyin in a year? From food to other essentials, in which area have you not mistreated them?”

Fourth Master Lu sneered at his wife and said, “You’re wrong. Why would they need to depend on the first branch financially when the second branch has its own family assets? Back then, when Father split up the family assets, because Second Brother was disabled and his wife was deceased, and Jiashu was a fool, Father gave him a few more plots of land. In fact, the second branch received the most family assets. But look at the dowry for Deyin’s marriage and the lives of the siblings over the past few years. I don’t think you’re just mistreating them because you covet their money. Instead, you’ve already treated them as dead people and their family assets as your own!”

At this point, Fourth Master Lu’s heart skipped a beat. “Perhaps you were the ones who sent the mountain bandits that the siblings encountered when they returned from paying respects to Buddha. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence when it’s so hard to even encounter bandits in the suburbs of the capital? Not only did the siblings encounter mountain bandits who dared to sneak there, but those bandits even coincidentally wanted to murder them?”

Eldest Master Lu’s expression changed. He pointed at his nose and scolded, “Stop slandering others.”

“Whether it’s slander or not, we’ll know once we begin interrogation. The servant who poisoned me this time has already been caught. It’s not like there’s no trace of you harming Second Brother back then. Don’t even think about hiding it from everyone!”

Lu Deyin held Lu Jiashu’s hand and stood outside the door in a daze. After a while, she asked, “Uncle, is what Fourth Uncle said true? Did you really harm my father?”

Only then did the noisy crowd notice Lu Deyin and her brother. Even though the servants were shouting loudly outside, the 20-odd people in the room were making a din among themselves and did not hear the voices outside.

Eldest Master Lu’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly went forward and said, “Deyin, don’t be taken in by your Fourth Uncle’s instigation.” He took a deep breath and said, “Since you’re finally back after such a long time, why don’t you let your eldest aunt bring you to the backyard to sit down. Alternatively, you can take a look at your boudoir and have a nice chat with your sisters?”

Eldest Madam Lu hurried forward with a smile. “That’s right, Deyin. I’ll bring you to meet your second cousin. After you married, she’s been feeling bored and refused to come out of her room.”

Fourth Master Lu sneered. “Big Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law must be feeling guilty. Coincidentally, I hold some evidence related to Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law’s murder. Deyin, don’t you want to know how your parents died?”

Livid, Eldest Master Lu turned around and glared at Fourth Master Lu. He said word by word, “Listen, Second Brother died of illness, and Sister-in-law died because of difficult labor. Don’t sow discord here.”

Fourth Master Lu sneered and looked back at him. He also said word by word, “Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law died because of you. Back then, you hired those mountain bandits to kill them. You were afraid. You feared that the position of the clan head would be passed down to Second Brother and not to you, right? That’s why you came up with such a vicious method.”

He sneered and said, “Do you think everything will be fine just because you destroyed all the evidence back then? Those servants you killed left a lot of things behind.”

This time, not only Eldest Master Lu, but even the expressions of the others in the clan changed. An elder couldn’t help but go forward and ask, “Fourth, do you really have evidence?”

Fourth Master Lu revealed a mysterious smile.

This time, the way everyone looked at Eldest Master Lu changed. If that was the case, this person was really ruthless. He actually wanted to exterminate the second branch?

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