freenovelworld Chapter 471 Encountering Talent Again!
Chapter 471 Encountering Talent Again!
Isn't the direct descendant of the Lu family the Lu family of Yanzhou?
“Anuan’s guess is correct! The Lu family of Yanzhou is indeed the main branch of the Lu family, the direct line of the Lu family. The Lu family’s grain is now controlled by Master Lu’s younger brother. He is currently in Jiangnan, but there are still Lu family granaries in Yanzhou. Before we came to Yanzhou this time, the Lu family donated 10,000 shi of grain, and also distributed porridge outside the city.”
"So that's it! This is the most important reason why you're so eager to subdue the Lu family?" Mu Xin Nuan raised an eyebrow at him, her eyes filled with warning and dissatisfaction.
Duanmu Chuze smiled somewhat awkwardly, knowing that his wife was angry with him. "Don't be upset. There are some things I don't want to tell you, but sometimes we have to be careful because walls have ears. Besides, I've been busy the other day and haven't had time to tell you, which is perfectly normal."
"Fine, I'll let you off this time. But if there's a next time, Duanmu Chuze, you'd better pray you still have a bed to sleep in."
Duanmu Chuze pointed his finger to the sky in a gesture of surrender, "Yes, my wife. I will never dare to do it again."
Mu Xin Nuan, who had been somewhat melancholy, finally smiled again. The knot between the two that hadn't yet been tied was directly untied by Duanmu Chu Ze.
Or rather, if Mu Xin Nuan hadn't asked the question indirectly, perhaps Duanmu Chu Ze wouldn't have noticed her worries. Now that they've had their conversation out in the open, their future interactions will naturally be more measured.
Because the Lu family completely submitted, Mu Xin Nuan became even more attentive to them.
Although the poison in Madam Lu's body was cured, she was left with a leg ailment. It wasn't that she couldn't walk, but she walked with a limp. Naturally, Madam Lu could no longer attend any social events outside.
This finally put her to rest.
The torment on her legs wasn't the worst thing for her. The worst thing was when she learned that the person who poisoned her was actually her most respected sister-in-law, which put her in a state of near madness.
Clearly, it's psychologically difficult to accept this fact. But there's nothing that can be done; a fact is a fact, and whether you accept it or not, it has already happened.
When Madam Lu learned that the Lu family had completely severed all ties with the Xie family, she felt an indescribable tightness and frustration in her chest. Everyone sitting in the room couldn't help but wonder what had caused all of this to happen.
Was it his own greed? Jealousy? Or the Xie family's ruthlessness?
Regardless, the relationship between the two families was already in this state, and it was naturally impossible to restore it to what it was before. After this incident, Madam Lu seemed to have a great awakening, and she no longer pointed fingers at Liu or made sarcastic remarks.
Now, because of her leg ailment, Madam Lu rarely leaves her own courtyard. However, Madam Liu comes to pay her respects every day and sits with her for a while to chat. As time goes by, Madam Liu's mother, Madam Liu, also often comes to visit.
Looking at the indifference in Madam Liu's eyes and the feeling that she had no attachment to anything, Madam Lu wanted to ask her several times if she really didn't care about that young master Lu from back then at all.
Fortunately, Madam Lu is much smarter now, and she didn't ask such an embarrassing question.
Not long after the Lu family was subdued, the second master of the Lu family, who was in charge of the Lu family's rice and grain, returned to Yanzhou with his family.
Of course, there is another important reason: with the New Year approaching, no one from any large family has the habit of spending the New Year alone away from home. Unless they are ordered by the emperor to leave, they will definitely return to their ancestral home for a family reunion.
As soon as Master Lu returned, Liu arranged for him to stay in the west wing.
Originally, the two old brothers had naturally separated their households, but since Master Lu only came back a few times a year and didn't stay for long each time, they stayed at the Lu residence every time they came back, which saved them the trouble of sending people over there to clean and settle in.
Master Lu Er returned to Yanzhou with his wife and children. The first thing he did was to go to the Prince Chang Le's mansion with his elder brother to pay his respects to the Prince Chang Le.
Mu Xin Nuan learned from Duanmu Chu Ze that this time, Master Lu Er returned with another matter: he wanted to leave his wife and daughter in Yanzhou, and only take his two sons to Jiangnan to continue to manage their business.
However, Mu Xin Nuan could tell that Duanmu Chu Ze had no intention of letting Lu Shao Xiang, the second son of Master Lu, go.
In his words, Lu Shaoxiang's talent is outstanding, in no way inferior to Lu Shaofeng's, but he is still young and needs further refinement.
When Master Lu learned of the prince's plan, he was completely dumbfounded!
If people could enter officialdom, who would want to go into business? If it weren't for his health condition that caused him to miss the provincial examination, would he have been willing to take over the Lu family's general affairs and become the master of the Lu family's rice and grain?
No matter how much money you have, what good is it? If you put it out in the open, no one will respect a businessman!
Now that his youngest son has been favored by the Prince, Master Lu is naturally overjoyed! That very night, he and Master Lu drank until nearly midnight before returning home. It is said that Master Lu's second son actually shed tears that night!
Mu Xin Nuan could somewhat understand Master Lu's feelings. After all, he himself had failed to enter officialdom for certain reasons, and now that his son had such an opportunity, he naturally couldn't miss it again.
However, what Mu Xin Nuan wanted to know was how Duanmu Chu Ze planned to make good use of this young Lu Shao Xiang.
"Lu Shaoxiang is a smart man. Tomorrow, I will summon him alone and hear what he has to say. I have also come up with a few specific plans, but I don't know if they will suit this young master's taste."
Hearing Duanmu Chuze's obviously teasing words, Mu Xin Nuan lightly poked him, "You're clearly overjoyed, thinking you've gained another genius. If we weren't indoors right now, you'd probably be flying to the sky! Yet you're pretending to be nonchalant, so hypocritical!"
Duanmu Chuze laughed heartily, not even bothering to refute Mu Xinnuan's words.
“Anuan, you don’t know, this Lu Shaoxiang is different from Lu Shaofeng. Lu Shaofeng is mainly outstanding in literature, but this Lu Shaoxiang is a guy who likes to take unconventional paths. Not only is he skilled in martial arts, but I heard that he is in charge of the security and arrangements for the Lu family’s grain supplies. Tell me, how could I bear to let such a talent go?”