"What did you say?"
Lu Yunxue's emotions instantly surged.
However, a cold, sharp look from the young eunuch instantly calmed Lu Yunxue down.
She is no longer the Marquis of Jin, and without her title and power, she has become a nobody in the capital.
Lu Yunxue suppressed her resentment and clasped her hands in greeting.
"Please explain, sir."
The young eunuch wore a half-smile on his face upon hearing this.
Lu Yunxue was taken aback at first, and then realized that the other party was asking for benefits.
Thinking of this, Lu Yunxue felt even more desolate.
There was a time when eunuchs like him would be too busy trying to curry favor with him to dare ask for favors.
But right now, he's the one everyone's pushing down, the one everyone's attacking.
He took a silver ingot from his waist and placed it in the little eunuch's hand.
The young eunuch weighed the money in his hand and found that it was only three taels of silver, so he couldn't help but let out a sneer.
After disdainfully accepting the silver, the young eunuch raised his head and walked on.
"It will also let Commander Lu know that Pei Jianzhi has now been demoted to a commoner."
"If His Majesty had not spared his life, considering that he had once rendered some service to the Great Li, how could he have been spared?"
After saying this, the little eunuch turned and left, leaving Lu Yunxue standing there dumbfounded.
It's not hard to understand why Pei Jianzhi was demoted to a commoner.
After all, the reason Xiao Yu hadn't dealt with him before was because the Pei family was mediating behind the scenes.
However, at the poetry gathering on the painted boat not long ago, Pei Shaoji was driven mad by Mu Zian.
Although this had nothing to do with Pei Jianzhi, the Pei family couldn't vent their anger on Mu Zian, so they could only transfer it to Pei Jianzhi, the scapegoat.
Without the Pei family's connections and support in the court, how could he, a mere member of a branch family, possibly reverse the fact that three thousand elite soldiers died because of his incompetence?
Therefore, it is reasonable for Xiao Yu to wait until now to settle accounts.
As the young eunuch approached the Lu family's gate, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
"I forgot to tell Lieutenant Lu that His Majesty recently issued a decree that the Duke of Zhenguo and the Ninth Princess will soon be married."
As he spoke, the little eunuch even feigned a regretful expression.
"When Lieutenant Lu publicly humiliated the Duke of Zhenguo in the street, did he ever imagine this day would come?"
The mocking voice of the young eunuch echoed over the Lu family mansion.
At this moment, Grandmother Lu felt a tightness in her chest and shortness of breath. She pointed at Lu Yunxue and cursed loudly.
"If you hadn't insisted on your own way back then, would my Lu family have ended up like this?"
"Mu Zian, whom you look down on now, has become a Duke! He is also a powerful general of the fourth rank. He is not only brave and invincible on the battlefield, but also has outstanding literary talent."
"And look at the man you chose? He's been demoted to a commoner! He's utterly useless! Bah! He's even worse than useless!"
"I really don't know which eye of yours is blind enough to be attracted to someone like that?"
Grandmother Lu's breathing became increasingly rapid.
Back when Lu Yunxue and Mu Zian were engaged, who in the entire capital dared to disrespect the Lu family?
Now even a lowly eunuch dares to ridicule the bribes they are asked to accept; this is an immense disgrace!
Not only that, the house where the Lu family lives will also be taken back.
What was once a glorious place instantly turned into a homeless dog.
How could the Lu family, who were used to a good life, accept this so easily?
How will she ever be able to hold her head high in the capital again?
The more Grandmother Lu thought about it, the angrier she became. She pointed at Lu Yunxue with a trembling hand and said...
"All the hard-earned merits from three years of fighting have been lost in one day!"
“In this capital city, the lowest rank you can get is a seventh-rank official. Your eighth-rank official position is less than a sesame seed or a mung bean.”
"My monthly salary isn't even enough to rent a doghouse in this capital city!"
"That Pei Jianzhi?! What kind of bullshit Pei family is he? I thought he was so powerful? In the end, he just became a stray dog on the street!"
"In my opinion, he's a jinx! Nothing good has happened since you got together with him!"
"If you still consider me your grandmother, then you must sever all ties with this good-for-nothing right now!"
At this moment, the grandmother of the Lu family was so angry that she was about to burst out.
How carefree I was back then! The Lu family was thriving, just one step away from becoming one of the top families in the Great Li!
However, ever since Lu Yunxue and Mu Zian separated, the Lu family has been declining!
Now it has become a laughing stock in Beijing!
Some things we only learn to cherish after we lose them.
At this moment, Lu Yunxue couldn't hear her grandmother's insults at all.
Because the words the little eunuch had just said were still echoing in her mind.
Is Mu Zi'an really going to marry the Ninth Princess?
Why? By what right?!
Was it really wrong of me to pursue my love from the very beginning?
Seeing that Lu Yunxue was still in a daze, Lu's grandmother roared angrily.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and beg Mu Zi'an to help us!"
"Do you really want to see our whole family sleeping on the streets?"
Although Lu Yunxue had been stripped of her title of Marquis of Heroine, her inherent pride prevented her from bowing her head.
"You want me to beg him? That's impossible!"
"Bamboo can be burned but its joints cannot be destroyed; jade can be broken but its whiteness cannot be altered!"
"Even if I, Lu Yunxue, starve to death! Die outside! I would never beg Mu Zian for anything!"
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