"How could you do this! Is winning first place in a piano competition more important than the Lu family's reputation?! Lu Yan, I've watched you grow up! You've always been a well-mannered child! How could you do this! You've really disappointed me!"

Faced with the old lady's accusation, Lu Yan calmly explained, "Aunt Zhou, it is precisely because I am well-mannered that I know that family rules cannot be abused."

Upon hearing this, the old lady, addressed as Aunt Zhou, was taken aback, then angrily retorted, "What do you mean! Abusing family discipline? As a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, she was so rude to the Lu family, why can't we use family discipline?"

“Aunt Zhou, I remember that the Lu family has an ancestral rule that if someone is bullied, they must fight back. So, with so many of us from the Lu family here so aggressively questioning Qin Yajing, doesn’t that count as bullying? If so, then there’s nothing wrong with her fighting back; on the contrary, it’s in line with the Lu family’s ancestral rule. So, how can we use family discipline on her?”

Lu Yan's words almost made the old lady roll her eyes in anger.

She said, "So many people in the Lu family bullied her! Lu Yan, Lu Yan! How could you say that! If she hadn't done such a despicable thing, would we be so aggressively confronting her?"

After the old lady said that, the other members of the Lu family immediately echoed her sentiments.

"Yes! She was wrong first! And it was a huge mistake! A mistake that will bring shame to the entire Lu family! If the ancestors of the Lu family knew this in the afterlife, they would probably be so angry that the coffin lid would burst open!"

"Lu Yan, what you're saying is completely wrong. She did something wrong and we're asking her for an explanation. Is that considered bullying? Are we just going to let her tarnish the Lu family's reputation?"

“............”

Faced with the Lu family's renewed and aggressive questioning, Lu Yan simply retorted, "Gentlemen, how can you be so certain that Qin Yajing did such a thing?"

This question surprised everyone.

Lu Yan continued, "Just based on the paper scattered at the door? I've also read the words on those papers, but that can't be used as evidence. After all, anyone can fabricate such words."

"How could the prestigious Lu family judge a woman's character based on fabricated words? The Lu family would never do such a thing! Nor would any of you do such a thing!"

“............”

Lu Yan's words made the Lu family members blush and turn pale.

Not refuting it seems wrong.

Arguing against it seems wrong.

After a few seconds of silence, the old lady called Aunt Zhou, unable to save face, said directly, "Lu Yan, you're right. Of course, the prestigious Lu family can't just conclude that Qin Yajing really did such a thing based on these words alone. But you should know that Qin Yajing had some messy affairs with that pianist before, and your son won first place in the piano competition!"

"So, does this mean we can conclude that Qin Yajing did this?" Lu Yan said, "Aunt Zhou, rumors are not credible. It would be too hasty to make a judgment based solely on rumors, on Chengcheng winning first place in the piano competition, and on this piece of paper that appeared out of nowhere."

"So Qin Yajing avoided meeting them before because she felt it was absurd for the Lu family to conclude that she had done such a thing and come to question her based solely on this. But as a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, she didn't want to have a conflict with them, which is why she delayed coming out."

"She came out now because she was forced to, but she is also a person, especially as a woman. She naturally cannot accept being slandered like this. She will definitely refute it, and she will definitely say things she shouldn't have said or even offending things in the heat of the moment. I think I can understand that."

“............”

Lu Yan's words stunned Qin Yajing.

She didn't expect that Lu Yan would stand up for her in such a situation.

Even her nominal husband couldn't withstand the pressure and hesitated whether to take a whip and punish her according to family rules. That's when Lu Yan stepped forward.

This is not easy.

Although Lu Yan holds a decent position in the Lu family, he is not like Old Master Lu, a man whose word carries immense weight.

He has elders above him.

Therefore, when the Lu family was indignant, his ability to stand up and oppose them was something that not everyone could do.

What Qin Yajing didn't expect was that every word Lu Yan said resonated with her.

She clearly didn't say anything to Lu Yan.

But Lu Yan seemed to have figured her out.

Every word she uttered reflected her true inner thoughts.

At first, they thought the Lu family members were utterly absurd, believing such fabricated stories, and came to confront her.

But she was also afraid of avoiding conflict.

It wasn't for Lu Shen's sake, but for Old Master Lu's sake.

So she hid in the bedroom, avoiding seeing him.

Because she knew that since these people had come to hold her accountable, it was definitely not something she could explain away in just a few words.

After all, she doesn't have any concrete evidence right now.

She couldn't convince these people.

And she has a temper that makes her unable to swallow her anger.

She couldn't predict what hurtful things she might say if a conflict arose.

That's why she hid in her bedroom and chanted Buddhist prayers to calm her mind.

The first reason for remaining calm is to wait for the right opportunity to catch the murderer.

Secondly, we must not be influenced by the Lu family members who are coming to hold us accountable.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shen came and forced her to leave.

She had no way to avoid it.

But when she faced the Lu family, their angry faces and the increasingly harsh words they uttered were unbearable for her.

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