Chapter 299 The Liu Family Recognizes Relatives
In order to protect Hu Xiner, Mu Qing decided to deal with it himself.
But unexpectedly, just as he walked in and hadn't opened his mouth, Old Master Liu leaned on his cane and said in a deep voice, "Let Hu Xin'er come out! She caused this herself. Can you, Lu Yunjue, bear the consequences? Don't forget, don't forget, His Majesty loves you more than anything else now. Your future is bright!"
He actually asked Hu Xiner to come forward by name, and even implicitly threatened Mu Qing's career in the court!
Before Mu Qing could utter a word, there was a bang.
Mother Lu, who was always gentle and kind, slammed the table angrily and said, "Mr. Liu, don't go too far!"
Jiang Yao also walked out from behind the screen and said coldly, "Master Liu is so arrogant. Even at such an old age, he still came to our Lu family to look for my young mistress."
Old Master Liu slammed his cane. "The Lu family? Haha, after Prime Minister Lu left, are all you left here, those weird women?"
Jiang Yao's words were extremely harsh: "You are nothing compared to Lord Liu. You are a male guest, yet you directly ask to see my daughter-in-law. It shows that the Liu family has no manners and no rules. My Lu family still has to save face!"
This statement is implying that Old Master Liu is so old but still behaves inappropriately, which shows that the Liu family's upbringing is not good.
Jiang Yao didn't consider herself a good person, and after what happened with Prime Minister Lu, she no longer believed in sayings like "a gentleman's revenge is never too late."
At Old Master Liu’s age, if he doesn’t avenge his grudge on the spot, his enemy might die!
So, when Old Master Liu dared to scold the Lu family, she directly scolded the Liu family back.
Although Old Master Liu is not in a high position of power and admired by everyone these years, he is still a respected person. He has not been scolded so harshly for many years.
His beard was shaking with anger. The butler beside him quickly supported him and looked at Jiang Yao with dissatisfaction: "Who are you? Why are you so aggressive?"
Jiang Yao raised her chin and said, "Your aunt!"
In order to prevent Old Master Liu from being really angry to death, Mother Lu stood up at the right time and took Jiang Yao away from the battlefield.
Old Master Liu and Butler Liu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Mother Lu had been in charge of the Lu family for so many years, and they had heard of this gentle and dignified mistress of the Lu family.
So they thought that Mother Lu should be easier to control.
Unexpectedly, Mother Lu smiled and said, "If you two want to come here to find fault with my daughter-in-law, please go back!"
Old Master Liu frowned: "Madam Lu, this is not the way to manage a family..."
Mother Lu's eyes instantly grew fierce. "I know how to handle Xin'er's affairs, so the Liu family doesn't need to worry about her! Although she's lonely and helpless, she's the daughter-in-law of our Lu family, married off officially. She's not someone you can just bully!"
Old Master Liu's beard began to tremble again.
Housekeeper Liu couldn't bear it any longer: "Mrs. Lu, please be reasonable! You don't even know what's going on right now. Don't let your daughter-in-law's magic tricks fool you."
Mother Lu's lips curled slightly, but her eyes were cold: "I just love to drink my daughter-in-law's love potion, what's wrong with that?"
Old Master Liu said angrily, "What a Lu family! How dare they be so arrogant! Besides, your daughter-in-law is not an orphan. Doesn't she have a father and a mother?"
He didn't believe that there was such a harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world, so he felt that Mother Lu wanted to challenge the Liu family because her son had made great progress!
Seeing his master so enraged, Steward Liu naturally wanted to vent his anger on his master's behalf, so he chimed in, "Madam Lu, your daughter-in-law's reputation for being unfaithful, unfilial, and unrighteous has spread throughout the capital. Do you really want to protect her like this?"
Mother Lu's tone was also a little angry: "How can I not know whether she is filial or not?"
Jiang Yao said coldly, "Butler Liu has a long tongue. You know so much about these things. I guess you lie on the tiles in my house and listen every night, right?"
Butler Liu was compared to a gossip woman, and his face turned pale and blue.
Mu Qing was not good at speaking to begin with, and as he watched the situation unfold, he was unable to get a word in. He could only watch as Mother Lu and Jiang Yao displayed their might.
During the argument, Old Master Liu's brows suddenly furrowed, and the surprise in his eyes disappeared in an instant: "You said, Hu Xin'er is an orphan?"
Mu Qing subconsciously became on guard, but when Old Master Liu saw these signs, they only confirmed a certain suspicion.
Old Master Liu studied Mu Qing for a moment, his eyes narrowing like an old fox. Then, with a somewhat stiff smile, he said to Mother Lu, "Hey, Madam Lu, you've been in charge of the Lu Mansion for so many years. I believe in the family traditions of the Lu Mansion. I did break some rules by visiting you today."
Wow, changing his face is like turning pages of a book.
Not to mention Mother Lu and others, even Butler Liu was stunned.
But the old is still the wisest. After all, he has followed Old Master Liu for many years. He knows what to do with just a flash of his eyes.
So he actually followed Old Master Liu in praising the Lu Mansion, from the decoration style to Mu Qing's handsome appearance and young talent.
Jiang Yao was just a shrew, but in just a short while, she became a heroine in their mouths.
Then, Old Master Liu tactfully said that he came today just to ask for an explanation. If this matter could not be resolved, it would mean that the entire Lu family wanted to be enemies with the Liu family.
Well, as an old man, he had no choice but to go to the East Palace to sit for a while.
He actually knew about the conflict between the prince and Lu Yunjue!
Although Hu Xin'er waited outside the door as her husband instructed, she was very nervous.
After hearing such a threat, she finally couldn't sit still anymore and walked straight into the hall: "Old Master Liu, what do you want to see me about?"
Old Master Liu had just learned that she might be his granddaughter. Seeing her now, he was very excited. However, he was usually serious and said with a cold face: "You may very well be my granddaughter who has been missing for many years. I am here to take you back."
After he said this, everyone looked at each other in surprise. No one had expected that he had come here with such fanfare just for this matter.
Just acknowledge your relationship, why be so fierce?
Seeing that everyone's expressions were not right, Butler Liu said in a timely manner: "Young lady, we finally found you! You don't know how much suffering this old man has endured in searching for you and your mother for so many years..."
He was very eloquent, and when he spoke of the touching parts, Old Master Liu could not help but shed tears.
The two old men were in tears, but Hu Xiner couldn't shed a single tear, and the atmosphere was very awkward for a moment.
Old Master Liu looked at her expression, and thinking of his own inappropriate behavior, he felt guilty and regretful, with a hint of grievance.
Could it be that the granddaughter who was finally found was unwilling to return to the Liu family because of her own reasons?
Hu Xiner showed an embarrassed expression: "I..."
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