Uncle Lu immediately reached out to grab the ginseng slices when he saw them. "Great! You still have such a good thing hidden away! Why didn't you take it out and exchange it for silver earlier? This way, we wouldn't have to live on coarse food during this period."
Aunt Qi held the box tightly, not letting Second Uncle Lu snatch it away: "These are just some ginseng roots. They are used to keep people alive, how can they be worth silver? Old Lady, please take care of Second Uncle."
Old Lady Lu was brought back to her senses by Aunt Qi's cry, and she quickly sent someone to stop Second Uncle Lu: "What are you doing? Yan'er is so badly injured, and you, as his uncle, are treating him like this!"
Uncle Lu said confidently, "Our family is so poor that we can barely afford to eat, and this little bastard is still hiding ginseng slices!"
Aunt Qi stood in front of Lu Yan, straightened her back and said, "Second Uncle, my husband is fighting for his life on the battlefield, and the old lady is in poor health. I am saving these ginseng slices to save your life, not to eat or drink. If you feel that life is difficult, you can pawn your ring on your hand and sell the jade crown on your head. I can't say that you can live a luxurious life, but at least it is much better than the lives of ordinary people."
"Now that our Qin family has been defeated, and now that our Lu family has been defeated, we must all work together to overcome this difficulty, rather than arguing here like Second Uncle. Now that my husband is in this state, Second Uncle is still clamoring for money. Wasn't the money confiscated by His Majesty during the confiscation of our property? If you have the ability, ask His Majesty for it."
Second Uncle Lu glared, "Your Majesty took it, that was His Majesty who took it. I don't believe that Lu Yan didn't secretly save something. I don't ask for much, I just want the silver I deserve!"
Lu Yan woke up from the quarrel. He raised his head with great effort and said to Second Uncle Lu, "I'm sorry, Second Uncle really doesn't have much money."
At this moment, Lu Yan no longer cared about his dignity. He had no dignity left. He said, "Second Uncle, you also know that my Lu family relies on the current Crown Princess Qin for support in the front, and on the Bai family for support in the back. In between, there is also the money from the Wu family to fill the hole. Where does the Lu family have any money?"
Second Uncle Lu didn't believe it. He rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't have money, then take out your villa. Either sell it and we brothers will share it, or give it to us so that we can move in. This small house is too small for one family, let alone a large family like ours. It wouldn't be suitable to live like this, right? You have several villas, so take them all out."
Old Lady Lu wouldn't accept that. The Lu family had lost everything, but those houses had to be saved. She glared at Second Uncle Lu and said, "That house is Yan'er's private property. It was left to him by his mother. What qualifications do you have to take it? Well, since you want the money, then let's divide the family! Divide the family! We have the account books for how much property the Lu family has. Divide the family!"
Because the Lu family had Old Lady Lu and it was a marquisate, no one had ever thought of splitting up. After all, when it came to children's marriages, there was a huge difference between the children of the marquisate and those of the side branches.
Now that the Lu family has been stripped of its title, Second Uncle Lu is no longer so opposed to the division of the family. What's more, he is still thinking about checking the accounts to see how much money the Lu family still has.
Patriarch Lu and the elders of the clan were called over. The Lu family was stripped of their title, which had a great impact on them, especially the clan's business, which was hit hard. They have been busy with this these days.
It’s not that they don’t want to come, but they are mainly afraid that if they come, Lu Yan and the others will ask for money, and they will not give it to them or not.
But now that Old Lady Lu has said she wants to split the family business, they are determined to come no matter what.
Old Lady Lu took inventory of the family's property and various deeds that had been preserved overnight. The next day, the elders did not come, but the government officials came and took away most of the Lu family's servants. Their deeds were taken away when their house was searched, so these people were naturally fined and confiscated by the government, and no one knew how to deal with them.
When the Lu clan elders arrived, they first asked about Lu Yan's condition, and they were polite: "How is Brother Yan?"
There is no need to hide the matter of the beating in court, as everyone knows about it. Lu Yan is lucky to be able to keep his life.
Old Lady Lu took out a small box and said, "He's asleep. His legs are broken and his body is injured, but he's still alive. I asked you to come here to witness the division of the family property. These are the things left after the property was confiscated. This is the account book."
There are not many account books, only a few.
Uncle Lu didn't believe that these were all that was left: "There must be more, you guys hid it!"
Old Lady Lu slammed the table and shouted angrily, "If you don't believe me, go to the government! The account books have been confiscated and taken away. Go and get them back. I'll reconcile them for you!"
Uncle Lu just shouted, but he didn't dare to go there.
In the end, Uncle Lu was kicked out of the house without getting a penny.
The rest of the Lu family who got married, whether it was Uncle Lu's generation or Lu Yan's generation, were all separated and kicked out of the family.
They didn't get a penny.
Because, when the Marquis of Pingyang's house was ransacked, the only things left in the box were the deeds of a few slaves and a few acres of sacrificial land.
The sacrificial fields are used by the clan to worship their ancestors. They will not be taken away even if the property is confiscated or the clan is exterminated, so naturally they will not be included in the division of the family.
Slaves? If I can’t even support myself, how can I afford to keep extra servants?
Old Lady Lu looked at her house, which had suddenly become empty, and then at the remaining grandchildren who had not yet married. She said to Patriarch Lu and the others, "I will support all of them. If they can get married, I will marry them off. This will mean that I have completed my mission."
"That's good. We have something else to do, so we'll leave first." Seeing that everything was fine, Patriarch Lu couldn't wait to leave, for fear that he would be stopped and ask Old Lady Lu to borrow money.
"When people leave, the tea gets cold. The tea has already gotten cold before the people even leave." Old Lady Lu stood up and looked at the backs of Patriarch Lu and others. She whispered a few words, swayed, and fell down.
"Old lady! Call the doctor!"
A shrill cry came from behind. When Chief Lu heard it, he ran out faster. He didn't hear it, he didn't hear it.
As the only person who can make decisions in the family, Aunt Qi is in charge of everything in the family.
When she was a maid, she could ride in a carriage when she first came in, but now she can only walk by herself.
Aunt Qi followed the doctor to get medicine, and met Qin Chan on the way out.
Aunt Qi greeted her politely: "Miss Qin."
Qin Chan looked at Aunt Qi twice more out of curiosity: "I've never seen you before, do you recognize me?"
"I am a concubine of the Lu family." Aunt Qi said.
"Oh." Qin Chan reacted, glanced at Aunt Qi who was dressed simply and nodded. Just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by someone.
Prince Du didn't even see Concubine Qi. All he had eyes for was Qin Chan. "Your sister will be crowned empress in a few days. Are you going?"
Qin Chan glared at him angrily: "That was also the coronation ceremony of His Majesty. I was just an assistant teacher at the Imperial College. I could only watch from outside. You are an official from the Ministry of War. You were not free that day."
(The Lu family has been explained here. Whether there will be a sequel will depend on the situation. The coronation ceremony will follow.)
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