Mu Zian walked calmly into the Lu family mansion.
Zhao Dahu behind him had a look of schadenfreude on his face.
Mu Zian glanced around and saw that everyone who should be there and everyone who shouldn't be there were there; not a single one was missing.
Lu Yunxue said to Mu Zian with an icy expression.
"Mu Zi'an, I gave you a way out back then, but you wouldn't take it. Now you want to beg me? Too late! Unless you kneel down and apologize to my elder brother right now, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life."
Seeing this, Grandmother Lu immediately straightened her back. What's the point of pretending to be indifferent? In the end, she'll still have to come and apologize.
"Hmph! Kneeling down and admitting his mistake isn't enough. He almost ruined the future of our entire Lu family. In my opinion, he should kowtow at least ten times, otherwise I won't be able to get over this."
"Mu Zian, how come I never realized you were such a despicable person? Isn't it just jealousy that's causing this? You actually wanted to ruin my older brother's future."
"I must have been blind to like you before! According to my grandmother, you should kneel down and kowtow to my elder brother ten times right now, and I might forgive you for the sake of the past. Otherwise, I will never see you again in my life."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was overjoyed, and his previously limping leg even felt much better.
"Kowtowing ten times isn't enough! He broke one of my legs, so I have to break his leg too!"
Mu Zian frowned upon hearing this. Had this family all lost their minds?
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunxue slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
"Mu Zi'an, what kind of attitude is this! Is this how an apology should be? I'm only giving you this one chance, don't make me say it a second time."
Mu Zian sneered.
"The word 'apology' doesn't exist in my dictionary, let alone apologize to you. You don't even deserve it!"
Mu Zian's words were like daggers to the heart.
Zhao Dahu, who was following behind, crossed his arms and said coldly.
"Pah! What a bunch of bastards they are!"
Lu Yunxue's face turned pale and then red, clearly angered by Mu Zi'an.
"Since you're not here to apologize, then the Lu family doesn't welcome you!"
Mu Zian's expression remained calm.
"Do you think I came here willingly? I've come today to take my father's Heaven-Shaking Bow."
Lu Ming rebuked him angrily upon hearing this.
"Our Lu family has nothing to do with you! Get out!"
Mu Zian frowned, which startled Lu Ming so much that he immediately hid behind Lu Yunxue.
"Take the bow?"
Lu Yunxue's expression was complicated. She had originally thought that Mu Zian had come to apologize, but now it seemed that Mu Zian was determined to sever all ties with her.
For a moment, Lu Yunxue felt a sense of panic and couldn't help but feel anxious.
Although Mu Zi is now a commoner, she still has connections within the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and her influence in the military is considerable.
The current Grand Secretary and Prime Minister, as well as the General of Martial Might, have all received favors from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Just as Lu Yunxue was at a loss, Lu's grandmother stepped forward with her hands on her hips and said.
"What do you mean 'your family's property'! Let me tell you, once it enters my Lu family mansion, it belongs to the Lu family! If you want to take that so-called Heaven-Shaking Bow, you must agree to my three conditions."
"First, pay the Lu family 500,000 taels of silver for safekeeping. Second, have Li Jiuxuan personally visit and take my grandson back into his family. Third, provide another 300,000 taels to continue building the Marquis's Mansion for my Xue'er."
"For the sake of the old feelings you still have for my Xue'er, don't say I didn't give you a chance."
When people are speechless to the extreme, they can actually laugh.
Mu Zian had seen many scoundrels, but he had never seen scoundrels like the Lu family before.
Over the years, Mu Zian has invested at least eight million taels of silver into the Lu family. How can he really treat himself like an ATM?
Mu Zian's face was icy cold.
"Utterly shameless."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunxue, who had initially felt a little guilty, immediately became indignant.
"Mu Zi'an, what do you mean? Do you really think the Lu family is after your little bit of money? We just wanted an attitude. I didn't expect you to be such a petty person. You have disappointed me greatly."
"I'll only ask you once! Are you giving me the things or not?!"
Mu Zi'an was already getting impatient.
Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Let me tell you! This is the Lu family mansion, and my sister is a marquis personally appointed by the current emperor. If you dare to cause trouble, the emperor will not spare you!"
Grandmother Lu scoffed.
"Do you still think you're the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? You're nothing but a commoner now. So what if I don't give you the Heaven-Shaking Bow? I'm telling you straight up: if you don't agree to these three conditions, I'd rather burn the Heaven-Shaking Bow than give it to you!"
In the eyes of the Lu family grandmother, without the status of the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, Mu Zian was utterly insignificant.
His own granddaughter was a marquis personally appointed by the current emperor, a title that was unique in the world.
The future of Dali will depend on my granddaughter. What can Mu Zian, a down-on-his-luck prince, do to me?
Mu Zian clenched his fists. Since he couldn't understand human language, he would let his fists tell him the answer.
However, at that moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
The next moment, a shrill voice rang out.
"Imperial edict has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, the entire Lu residence instantly erupted in excitement!
Grandma Lu was visibly excited!
"It must be His Majesty's reward! Xue'er, hurry and go borrow the imperial decree!"
"Do you see how much His Majesty favors my Lu family? In the future, my Lu family will be the number one family in Dali! Your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion should be swept into the trash heap as soon as possible."
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