freenovelworld Chapter 468 The Xie Family Makes a Move?
Chapter 468 The Xie Family Makes a Move?
With Xie Yilin in trouble, the entire Lu family was naturally filled with anxiety and panic.
Fortunately, when Lu Shaohua returned, he brought a letter from Xie San Gongzi, which put Master Lu and Lu Shaofeng at ease. Knowing that it wasn't Prince Chang Le who attacked Xie Yilin, but rather the Luo family of the capital, did this mean that the Prince wouldn't do anything to the Lu family?
After all, now that things have come to this, everyone knows that Xie Yilin was lured here by Madam Lu through her schemes. Her purpose was nothing less than to seduce Prince Chang Le and cause trouble for Princess Chang Le.
Now look what's happened! The princess has really been upset, and before the prince has even had a chance to retaliate, she's already in trouble! Who will the prince vent his anger on?
After spending so much time together, if Lu Shaofeng still thinks the prince is a good-natured person, then he is truly blind!
How could that be? Who is the prince? He may appear gentle on the surface, but in reality, once he gets going, his methods are as fierce as thunder. How could they possibly provoke him so easily?
And look at the preparations and appeasement work in Yan now, isn't everything done perfectly?
Isn't this all due to fear of the prince's authority? Although they are all busy working for the prosperity of Yan, how could the officials of Yan have become so united so quickly without the prince's tough measures?
Lu Shaofeng is not worried about the prince taking action against their family now. After all, he has been working with the prince almost every day recently, and he does not think that the prince is the kind of unreasonable person who cannot distinguish between public and private matters.
However, the problem is that the prince's view of the Lu family will inevitably be somewhat biased. Or rather, in the prince's eyes, his own mother must be extremely despicable at this moment. If his mother were to make a mistake in the future, the prince might deliberately make a big fuss about it, which would be troublesome.
What Master Lu was worried about was that his wife was so reckless that she had offended both the Chang Le Prince's Mansion and the Xie family in the capital. He wondered how the Lu family would fare in the future.
The father and his two sons all went to the study that evening, but no one uttered a sound for a long time. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it felt like they could hardly breathe.
“Father, the Prince doesn’t seem like the kind of person who can’t distinguish between public and private matters. Why don’t I have my wife prepare some gifts and go to the Prince’s residence? Maybe that can calm the Princess down. Once the Princess’s anger subsides, the Prince will naturally stop keeping such a close eye on our Lu residence.”
“Father, I also think my elder brother has a point. Doesn’t my sister-in-law have a good relationship with the Princess? Let her speak on her behalf; perhaps it will be effective.”
Master Lu sighed heavily. "Right now, the Prince won't do anything to the Lu family. What I'm worried about is that we've left the Xie family's daughter in the capital in a state of uncertainty about her fate, yet we're forced to publicly declare her dead. How can the Xie family let this go so easily?"
Old Master Lu suddenly seemed to have aged ten years, with even more white hair on his sides, and his expression had changed drastically.
"The Xie family? Father, Mother was also a member of the Xie family, couldn't it be?"
"It's precisely because she's a member of the Xie family that they haven't rushed to attack us this time. Otherwise, do you think we'd still be living so comfortably? I've already thought about it. The worst-case scenario is that your mother will be abandoned by the Xie family and they'll never acknowledge her again. But thankfully, you're all grown up now, so whether or not you have the Xie family as your maternal grandparents isn't that important. However, Xie Yilin's mother has always doted on this daughter, and I'm worried that she won't be willing to give up so easily."
"Father, now, the only thing we can do is to serve Prince Chang Le with all our might."
After pondering for a long time, Lu Shaofeng finally said something that made Lu Laoye and Lu Shaohua exchange a glance and then fell silent.
After a long silence, Lu Shaohua seemed to have made up his mind. He looked up and said, "Father, my elder brother is right. We can only rely on the Prince now. We will take the initiative to admit our mistakes and apologize in person. We don't ask for the Prince's forgiveness, but at least we won't make him resent us too much. Besides, my sister-in-law's father and my elder brother are both highly valued by the Prince. Father, let's find a new master for our Lu family."
The moment the words "choose a new master" were uttered, Master Lu was quite taken aback!
Choosing a new master?
Does this mean the Lu family will now be dependent on Prince Chang Le? And what about the Crown Prince? What if he blames them?
"Let's wait and see. We shouldn't take this route unless absolutely necessary; it's too dangerous."
"Yes, Father," the two brothers replied, then each retreated into deep thought.
A few days later, the Xie family in the capital sent a letter, which, apart from criticizing Madam Lu, contained no other extreme words.
The matter should have ended there, but unexpectedly, Madam Lu fell seriously ill not long after, and various treatments proved ineffective. In the end, Master Lu had no choice but to swallow his pride and ask the Prince of Chang Le's Mansion for help.
Mu Xin Nuan naturally wouldn't come to treat Madam Lu, but without her permission, Zhao Zi He couldn't go to the Lu residence either. After all, having learned that Xie Yi Lin had come to Yan at Madam Lu's behest, which led to her poisoning Mu Xin Nuan, Zhao Zi He clearly didn't have a good impression of Madam Lu.
If he hadn't known Mu Xin Nuan's intentions, he would have felt disgusted even to look at her.
Ultimately, the conclusions all pointed to the tonics sent from the capital.
Among them, several boxes of bird's nest were laced with a small amount of poison. This poison is colorless and odorless. If someone takes it for several days in a row, they will fall into a coma. If someone has a weak constitution, they may die directly.
What shocked Lu Shaofeng so much that he almost couldn't stand up straight was that these bird's nests were originally intended for his wife.
"Young Master Zhao, please tell me, what would happen if a pregnant woman ingested this?"
"She won't die, but she will definitely lose the child. If her constitution is even slightly off, she may never be able to have children again."
"How could this happen? Someone, quick, go check the kitchen to see if there's anything else that the Xie family sent over?"
"Yes, eldest son."
Master Lu panicked this time. He hadn't expected that the Xie family wouldn't abandon his wife, but instead would resort to such underhanded tactics! If it weren't for Young Master Zhao, what would have happened? Thinking of his eldest daughter-in-law, who had been maliciously drugged by his wife, if she lost this child, it would inevitably affect her future offspring. How could the Xie family be so ruthless?
Master Lu felt a chill run down his spine. He had only lost Xie Yilin, yet the Xie family had acted so ruthlessly.