"Can one wrong word save my father-in-law's life?!"
Si Chuyu looked at his half-dead appearance without a trace of sympathy, only disgust!
If possible, he would kill him right now to avenge his father-in-law!
"You must repent at my father-in-law's grave and die to atone for your sins!"
"Alright! I'll die as a token of my guilt, and I'll sever all ties with my clan!"
At this point, Lu Zeyi has no choice. Whether it is killing his brother or smuggling iron ore, it is a capital crime for him!
He cannot become the sinner of the Lu family!
He couldn't let his godson get involved anymore and couldn't let him know that his hands were stained with blood!
"But after the relationship is severed and the clan is exterminated, will the godson really not be implicated?"
He has been cut off from his family and the rest of the Lu family will not be implicated, but what about his son?
"I will only sever the relationship if my son is alive and well. If I am forced to do so, then Old Master Ayuan will definitely know that I killed my brother. I don't know what they will do then."
"You are so shameless!" Si Chujin wanted to punch him to death. Even when he was about to die, he still wanted to threaten others!
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. Evil deeds will always be discovered one day. I didn't think of your son when I killed him, but now I remember."
Lu Zeyi looked at Si Chuyu waiting for his reply, ignoring Si Chujin completely.
Si Chuyu looked at him, "Do you think I can save your son?"
“You must have it!”
"Then let me ask you, does your fourth uncle know about your brother's murder?"
"He doesn't know, I did it all by myself."
"What about the iron ore?"
"He knew something, but not much, but he was never involved in it."
Si Chuyu thought for a moment, "In addition to those twenty people, the profits from the smuggled iron ore over the years also include Fourth Uncle, right?"
"Of course. Fourth brother is quite clever. He just takes the money and doesn't do anything."
Si Chuyu smiled and said, "Although he wasn't involved, he knew about it but didn't report it. If the higher-ups investigate thoroughly, he'll be in big trouble. It's up to you to get Fourth Uncle to sever ties with you and expel you from the clan."
"That's all fine and good, but what about my son?"
"It's easy to protect him. It just depends on whether you are willing or not."
"Of course I would, as long as my son is alive!"
"Okay, adopting my brother as my fourth uncle's son will save his life! As for his knowledge of the iron ore smuggling, the higher-ups won't be able to find out unless you tell them."
Lu Zeyi's heart sank. In the end, his fourth brother got a great advantage!
"No! My fourth brother knows about the iron ore smuggling. If he doesn't report it, it will be a hidden danger sooner or later. If you want to adopt him, it should be my third brother. Otherwise, I won't agree! And after I die, the godson will be adopted back after the news has died down."
Bang!
Si Chujin slammed the table in anger, expressing his dissatisfaction!
A man who is about to die, yet dares to put forward so many conditions!
"You dare to push your luck? Do you believe I'll tell your son everything you've done? We want to keep it a secret. Do you think you'll have a chance to tell my sister-in-law and the old man? We can just ask the elders of the Lu family to come over. Do we really need your consent to sever ties with you and expel you from the clan? What you've done is enough to make the clan abandon you!"
"you……"
"What do you mean by 'you'? You need to understand your own situation. You are not qualified to negotiate with us!"
Si Chujin's fiery words made Lu Zeyi lose his arrogance immediately. He knelt down in front of Si Chuyu with a plop:
"Chu Yu, Second Uncle begs you to adopt our son to Third Brother's name. It's okay if we don't adopt him back. As long as he's alive and well, you must agree to let Second Uncle adopt our son to Third Brother's name. Please..."
"You get up first."
Si Chuyu was somewhat moved when he saw him begging for his brother.
"I can't agree to you directly yet. I need to ask A Yuan's opinion. Only if she agrees will I agree. Otherwise, if I want to keep my brother, I can only adopt him under the name of my fourth uncle."
Lu Zeyi felt disheartened, as he knew Lu Yuan's temper very well.
She didn't want to see people from the second and fourth rooms in the ancestral home, so she was in a hurry to separate them out.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news. But, are you going to trap me here tonight?"
Si Chuyu glanced at Si Chujin, turned around and left the room, got on the carriage and returned to the city.
Si Chujin walked forward expressionlessly, "Let's go, Master Lu Er, take care of the aftermath. If we're any later, the city gates will be closed..."
When Lu Yuan woke up, he found that it was already midnight and Si Chuyu had not returned yet, so he no longer felt tired.
Without disturbing anyone, he picked up the small half bowl of cheese on the small round table beside the bed and ate it slowly.
After finishing the last bite of cheese, Si Chuyu gently pushed the door open and walked in.
"Ayuan, when did you wake up?"
"I just woke up. How is it? What did Second Uncle say?"
Si Chuyu took off his outer robe and said, "The evidence is right in front of him. He has to admit it even if he doesn't want to. He knows that smuggling iron ore is a serious crime punishable by death and the entire family. He doesn't want to become a sinner of the Lu family, so he will naturally cut off all ties with the family. But he wants to protect his brother and doesn't want him to die with him."
Lu Yuan lowered her brows and touched her belly. "I'm going to be a mother soon. In the future, I will hand over the affairs of the Lu family to Brother Jie to take care of. I will spend most of my time raising these two children, accompanying them as they grow up and paving the way for their future."
"Whether they want to bring honor to their family, take the imperial examination, or marry young like you two brothers and live a happy and comfortable life as children of a noble family, I will respect their wishes."
"However, I hope to have a child who enjoys running a business like me and making a lot of money. The prerequisite is that the child truly enjoys it, and not be forced to accept it under the pretext of doing it for the child's own good..."
"I've said all this just to say that they use 'it's all for the child' as an excuse to satisfy their own selfish desires! Now that disaster has struck, they've only just remembered the child and want him to survive. In reality, they just want their bloodline to continue, making it seem like they love the child so much..."
"A Yuan, you're right. Then... do you want to protect my brother?"
Xiao Lingyu thought that Lu Hangan was his grandfather's grandson and was very filial to him.
If the grandfather knew about this, he would definitely not have the heart to see his grandson being beheaded!
"Then let him be adopted."
"So, should I adopt him to my third uncle or my fourth uncle?"
Lu Yuan: "By the way, does Fourth Uncle know about this?"
"Fourth Uncle knew about Second Uncle's smuggling of iron ore, but he didn't participate in it. Instead, he took the benefits from the smuggling of iron ore."
Lu Yuan frowned. Fourth uncle was the greediest and worst one!
"Just because he knew about it, he'll be cut off from the family. We can't have anything to do with him! Since Third Uncle doesn't have a son, we'll adopt our adopted son under his name, but he can't live in the ancestral home!"
"Okay, I know, I'll arrange it."
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