Ji Fenglin said that Qian Yumei's two sons didn't dare to visit her after they knew what she had done.
"If you two sympathize with your mother, go with her. This duke doesn't mind losing a son."
How could they really dare to leave? Even the Haixin Marquisate didn't want their mother anymore, so who would they go to find?
The Loyalty Earl's Mansion might take in their mother, but not them.
It’s better to stay at home!
If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. They can still survive without their mother, but without the Chengguo Mansion, they are nothing.
Duke Chengguo didn't want to see Qian Yumei's two sons hanging around at home all day, so he sent the eldest to study at the academy and the second to the army to suffer.
He hadn't disciplined them much over the years. Every time he opened his mouth to say something, Qian Yumei would stop him. As time went on, he was too lazy to say anything, so as not to cause himself trouble.
Qian Yumei was divorced, and the responsibility of educating the two sons naturally fell on him.
Just send them all away, out of sight, out of mind.
Following Heitantou's instructions, Lu Qingsu went out from the north gate and walked forward. After about an hour, he finally found his way to Beiwangzhuang.
As soon as he entered the village gate, he heard a quarrel from a family and got off the carriage quickly.
"Hello, father-in-law! Do you know how to get to Lu Maoyuan's house?"
"Are you looking for Maoyuan?" The old man looked at Lu Qingsu, then pointed at the noisy family in the village, "Look! Do you see it? That's the family. His adoptive father died, and there is no money to bury him. Several uncles in his family want to use the two rooms he lives in to pay for the funeral expenses."
"Thank you for telling me, old man."
Lu Qingsu bowed and saluted, then ran towards the house where the noisy scene was happening.
Before I got close, I heard a lot of chatter.
"Your last name is not Wang, so why should we lend you money? You can bury your adoptive father, but give us these two rooms and move out."
"Lu Maoyuan! You have to understand clearly that your last name is Lu, and you are not a descendant of my Wang family. When your adoptive father was alive, he protected you, and we had no objection. Now that your adoptive father is dead, who can protect you?"
"These two rooms were built by your adoptive father. They have nothing to do with you. Leave Beiwangzhuang immediately. Get out! We brothers will take care of your adoptive father's funeral."
A young man shouted angrily, "How could you do this? I have lived in the village with my adoptive father for so many years, how could you drive me out?
My last name is Lu, not Wang, so I am also my adoptive father’s son, and it is clearly written in the household registration.”
"What's the point of having your household registration clearly written down? You are not listed in our family tree. If you are not listed in our family tree, you cannot be considered your adoptive father's son. You are a foreigner and have nothing to do with our family."
"Yes, you are not one of our tribesmen and have no right to live in Beiwangzhuang."
"Okay, don't go too far. You just want two rooms from Wang Laoliu's house, right? Why are you saying so much? Lu Maoyuan's household registration is in our village. He is from Beiwangzhuang."
"Yes! Our ancestors also came from other places, but they became people of Beiwangzhuang."
"There are many outsiders in Beiwangzhuang, so we don't care about just one Duo Lu Maoyuan."
Pushing through the crowd, Lu Qingsu squeezed in and saw a young man on the ground being held down by several middle-aged men, who were preventing him from entering the house.
The young man knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the dead man lying on the door panel in the room, and called him "adoptive father".
"You can't be so excessive. My adoptive father's body is still warm and he hasn't even been buried yet. Why are you still thinking about the house that my father and I worked so hard to build? You are really going too far. Are you still my adoptive father's brothers?"
"Lu Maoyuan!"
Lu Qingsu called out tentatively, and the young man raised his head and looked at him with red eyes: "I am Lu Maoyuan, who are you?"
"I'm your brother. Brother! I'm here to take you home." Lu Qingsu was a little excited. With trembling hands, he helped Lu Maoyuan, who had just been released, up. "I finally found you. Brother! Do you know who you are?"
"My foster father once told me that I am from the capital, and my hometown is Taizhou." Lu Maoyuan stood up from the ground, tears streaming down his face, and looked at Lu Qingsu in surprise, "Are you really my brother? Aren't all of our Lu family extinct?"
"My mother is still alive and well. You will know when you come back with me."
The Wang family members who had originally stopped Lu Maoyuan and wanted to drive him out were suddenly frightened. Seeing Lu Qingsu's noble demeanor, they were scared to death.
Several people looked at each other, lowered their heads together, and whispered.
"Brother! Look at this Mr. Lu, he has an extraordinary status and is from the capital. We can't afford to offend him!"
"It's better not to go too far. We can't beat him. If we anger this young master, we will definitely suffer the consequences."
"Yes, did you see his horse? It's very strong and tall, not something that ordinary people can have. And the guards who followed him, all of them have swords hanging on their waists."
"That look makes me panic. Before he died, Lao Liu said that these two rooms were for that bastard. We should not occupy them. I don't want to get into trouble."
After the discussion, several people looked at the imposing Lu Qingsu and the guards standing behind him with fear, and then dispersed.
An older man came over and smiled flatteringly: "Maoyuan! I have discussed this with your eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle. Considering that you are our brother's adopted son, these two rooms will be left for you to live in!"
The other one smiled and said, "Second uncle was just joking with you, but I didn't expect you to cry. Your brother is here, please come and sit at home!"
"Yes, yes, you have worked hard on the journey. Your godfather is still lying on the door. Don't be sad."
Lu Maoyuan turned around and looked at the uncles behind him, ignored them, and pulled Lu Qingsu into the house. The guards who followed him naturally had to stay with him, fearing any accidents.
This is their son-in-law. If anything happens to him, they will not be able to face the prince.
The dead are the greatest. Lu Qingsu lit three incense sticks and bowed to Wang Laoliu's body.
He was the benefactor of the Lu family, but unfortunately he came a step too late and was unable to repay his benefactor for his kindness to the Lu family.
He took out a fifty-liang silver note from his purse and handed it to Lu Maoyuan: "Go buy a good coffin and bury your adoptive father with honor, then come home with me."
This banknote was secretly handed to him by Chu Lianlian before he came. There were two banknotes in total, weighing one hundred taels. He only took out fifty taels and would use the rest to buy something else.
"Thank you, brother!" Lu Maoyuan took the banknote, walked to the village chief, and bowed. "My foster father worked hard all his life, and he can't take anything with him. Please help me buy a better coffin. I will let you arrange my foster father's funeral. As for the cemetery, I will bury him in these two rooms.
This is what my adoptive father worked so hard to build. Let's leave it to him as a blessed place. After burying my adoptive father, I will go home. Maoyuan is not from Beiwangzhuang and will not stay here forever. "
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