"Brother, my eyelids have been twitching all morning. Why are you calling us here so urgently? Is there something serious going on?"
Lu Zeyu rushed over with his son without having breakfast, and pulled Lu Hankun to sit at the dining table.
"Let's eat first. We'll go to the study to talk about dinner."
Lu Zeyu saw that Lu Zeyi's face was gloomy and his eyes were dark, and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
My second brother is so worried that he can’t sleep. This must not be a good thing!
As soon as Lu Hankun entered the dining room, he noticed that something was wrong with Lu Han, and his brother's eyes seemed a little swollen.
I didn't dare to say a word or ask any questions, I could only lower my head and eat seriously.
The atmosphere was a bit depressing this morning.
After the meal, Lu Zeyu followed Lu Zeyi to the study, while Lu Hankun followed Lu Hangan to the back garden.
"Second brother, what happened? You look so worried that your eyes are dark blue." Lu Zeyu asked impatiently.
Lu Zeyi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Fourth brother, it's far from enough for us to separate from the ancestral home. We also need to sever ties with our relatives and exterminate our clan in order to save our lives..."
The more Lu Zeyu listened, the more panicked he became. He had been smuggling iron ore for so many years without any incident, so how did he get caught?
If I had known earlier, I should not have accepted the money my second brother sent me, and we would not have ended up severing ties with the family and being exiled.
Cutting off ties with relatives and being exiled from the clan means that you will have no family protection in the future, and life will be difficult!
"Second brother, can you please prevent the Si family from exposing this matter? Let's share some of the benefits we've gained over the years with them. Besides, the Si family can't defeat the Cui family. It's hard to say whether they can succeed in exposing this, but they will definitely face revenge from the Cui family!"
Lu Zeyi didn't expect that Lu Zeyu would be so stupid at the critical moment.
"Fourth brother, you're so smart all your life, but so foolish for a moment. Do you think the Si family would accept the money obtained through smuggling? You're purely insulting them. Believe it or not, if you go to the Si family to give them money, even if they sever their ties with you and exterminate their clan, it won't save you!"
"The Si family is a prominent and aristocratic clan. Although they are now in decline, their ancestors were all powerful officials in the imperial court. Any one of their connections in the capital is either wealthy or noble. Si Jia secretly reported the iron ore smuggling back to the capital, and the Cui family is bound to be in big trouble! This is a capital crime punishable by death and the entire clan is implicated. Anyone involved in this is bound to be implicated. Or do you want to become the sinner of the Lu family?!"
"No!" Lu Zeyu then realized the seriousness of the matter. It was all his fault for being greedy. Why would he take advantage of the situation for no reason?
At first I thought I had gotten a great bargain, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive in my hands!
"I can't become a sinner of the Lu family, so I'll quickly sever ties with the clan!"
After saying this, Lu Zeyu slumped in his chair.
Lu Zeyi was worried that Lu Zeyu would cause trouble in the future. "Fourth brother, although you were not directly involved in this matter, you benefited from it and are still at risk of being beheaded... However, you and your son will live in peace. Second brother will take full responsibility for this matter. After we sever our ties and expel our clan, everything you and your son have now will not be taken back. You must be down-to-earth and live a good life behind closed doors. The Si family can expose you at any time, and by then, Second brother will no longer be around to protect you..."
"Second brother!" Lu Zeyu suddenly stepped forward. He was old and crying. "What about my son..."
In the garden, Lu Zeyu punched the tree trunk!
I really didn't expect that his second uncle dared to smuggle iron ore, and his father could actually take the money with a clear conscience!
Why did the day turn out like this?
He knew very well that it was all due to greed!
"Brother Kun, now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to sever our ties and exterminate our clan..."
Lu Hankun thought for a moment, "I'm afraid we can't hide this matter of severing ties and expelling the clan from Grandfather. We'll have to ask the clan elders for the reason."
"Grandfather will be fine with Madam Su here. Let's wait and see. Someone will call us back to the ancestral home soon."
Half an incense stick later, Lu Zeyi received news from Si Chuyu.
Lu Zeyi felt relieved, as A Yuan actually agreed to let her adopted son be adopted by the third house.
"Let's go, fourth brother. Call our adopted son Kun'er and let's go back to our ancestral home to apologize to our father..."
Lu Family Jingshi Hall.
Lu Shiyuan, who was sitting in the upper seat, had a normal expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. The family law had been summoned to his right.
"Chu Yu, after you teach these two rebellious sons a lesson, invite the clan leader over here. Don't alert anyone else! The reason they're severing ties with me and expelling me from the clan is because of their heinous act of trying to imprison me at the Hot Spring Villa last time!"
"It's Grandfather!"
If the clan members knew the truth, it would definitely cause panic, and the Cui family would definitely notice it!
The Cui family actually dared to come to Lu Mansion and kidnap the Su family’s child. Lu Shiyuan was still furious and wished that the Cui family would fall quickly!
"The head of the family, the second master, the fourth master and others are here."
"Let them get in!"
Lu Shiyuan picked up the whip beside him and swung it into the air. The sound of the whip breaking through the air made Lu Zexu and Chen's hearts tremble.
Soon, Lu Zeyi and Lu Zeyu entered the Jingshi Hall.
Lu Hangan and Lu Hankun were stopped outside the Jingshi Hall by Wei Xiao and others.
The servants were arranged to other courtyards by the housekeeper early in the morning.
Seeing Lu Zeyi and Lu Zeyu kneeling down as soon as they entered the hall, the butler tactfully left quickly and closed the door considerately.
Soon, two loud whip sounds were heard in the hall.
Lu Hangan and Lu Hankun heard it clearly and couldn't help but shudder.
The two brothers still remember how painful it was when they were whipped!
The two wanted to take the blame for their father, but they were powerless. They were held down by Wei Xiao and others and could not break free.
Fortunately, only two whip sounds were heard.
At this time, Lu Shiyuan was sitting on the chair tiredly. He was really useless. He felt tired after whipping twice.
"Dad, calm down. Second brother and fourth brother know they are wrong." Lu Zexu quickly handed over the ginseng soup he had prepared in advance.
"Hurry up and drink it. Brother Jie will come to pay his respects to you later. He will be worried if he sees you like this."
Lu Shiyuan looked at Lu Zexu with worry in his eyes, took the ginseng soup and drank it slowly.
Lu Zeyi didn't expect that his father would be so tired after just whipping each of them once, and he felt bad.
If my father knew that he had murdered his brother, he probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Dad, I've done something irreparable. I don't ask for forgiveness, I just ask you to take care of yourself. Our family is still waiting for you to take charge!"
Lu Zeyu agreed: "Please don't get hurt because of our mistakes. It's not worth it."
Lu Shiyuan looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with a gloomy expression, "I can't blame anyone else for what has happened today, it's just because you were too greedy..."
Alas, before he inherited the family business, the brothers had quarreled and fought with each other, but no one dared to act recklessly without caring about the life and death of the entire Lu family.
How dare these two smuggle!
If this matter is not discovered in time, Lu Shiyuan will be the sinner of the Lu family and will not be able to face his ancestors a hundred years later.
In the end, he failed to educate them well.
The fault lies with me, not with them.
"Dad, please arrange the severance of ties and the adoption of a new one as soon as possible. There can be no further delay."
Lu Shiyuan sighed, "Chu Yu, go get the clan leader over!"
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