Chapter 366: House Arrest
Hu Xin'er secretly became wary, and a puzzled expression appeared on her face: "Grandfather, please speak frankly."
"The Lu family is probably in trouble." Old Master Liu said directly.
Hu Xin'er was shocked: "Grandfather, why do you say that?"
Old Master Liu sighed, "Recently in the court, Lu Yunjue has been targeted several times by the Crown Prince. Because of you, the Liu and Lu families have become in-laws. If the Crown Prince doesn't calm down, the Liu family might also be implicated. You'd better make plans early."
The first half of the sentence was fine, but the second half was actually an attempt to distance himself from the Lu family, and even implicitly accused Hu Xiner of implicating the Liu family.
"Grandfather, what are you talking about?" Hu Xin'er was a little incredulous. "Are you saying that I should divorce Lu Yunjue because of the prince?"
There was a flicker of admiration in Old Master Liu's eyes: "You are indeed as smart as your mother."
Hu Xin'er shook her head decisively: "Grandfather, you must be confused. I will never divorce Lu Yunjue."
Old Master Liu seemed to have anticipated her reaction and sat down on the chair with his cane.
He said slowly, "You are the daughter of the Liu family. You must understand the responsibilities you carry. Lu Yunjue is not a good match. You are still young now, but you will understand when you grow up."
Just as Hu Xiner was about to speak, she was interrupted by Old Master Liu.
He said to himself, "Don't worry. After you get your divorce, I will find you another good husband. I guarantee he will be ten or a hundred times better than Lu Yunjue. You will never be looked down upon."
Hu Xiner's eyes were filled with shock.
From the moment she entered the Liu family, everything that happened here subverted her cognition.
The snobbish attitude of the eldest wife made her feel disgusted but also a little funny.
Although Old Master Liu appears to be upright on the surface, he secretly imprisons his own daughter, which has brought a great shock to her.
Originally, seeing Liu Se's crazy look, she suspected that Old Master Liu had to do such a thing out of necessity.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all!
Old Master Liu actually decided to completely sever ties with the Lu family simply because of pressure from the Crown Prince, and he even had a clear plan of where Hu Xiner would marry next.
"Is there no room for change in this matter?" Hu Xin'er felt a little absurd and asked, "Grandfather, why is your first reaction to this kind of thing to ask me to divorce?"
Seeing that she was still unwilling to give up, Old Master Liu said in a deep voice, "Didn't Lu Yunjue send you here just to establish a relationship with the Liu family? Our Liu family has been loyal and righteous for generations. How can we let the schemes of a treacherous villain like him ruin our reputation?"
"He wants to establish a connection with the Liu family?" Hu Xin'er laughed in anger at him twisting right and wrong. "Didn't you rush to the Lu family, using threats and pretending to be pitiful to get them to hand me over? How come everything is now the Lu family's responsibility?"
"I was trying to save you from this hell!" Old Master Liu looked heartbroken. "Xin'er, don't you trust your own blood relatives? Instead, do you trust an outsider?"
He thought Hu Xiner would cry, be afraid, and be sad because she didn't get his understanding.
But all he saw was Hu Xiner's gradually cold eyes.
"It's hard to say who is close or not in this world!" Hu Xiner's voice was very soft, and her eyes became firmer little by little.
She looked at Old Master Liu with a determined look in her eyes: "If I have to choose between the Liu family and the Lu family, I would rather sever ties with the Liu family."
"What?!" Old Master Liu's eyes suddenly widened. "For a man, you even gave up your closest relatives? Or are you threatening me with your own life?"
"That's not what I meant." Hu Xin'er shook her head gently. "Grandfather, this may be the last time I address you like this. From now on, just pretend that you've never found your granddaughter!"
She took two steps back and bowed solemnly to Old Master Liu, then turned and walked out.
There is really no need for the Liu family to help the Lu family, and the Lu family has never intended to establish a relationship with the Liu family.
But Old Master Liu was so cold-hearted that he even tried to interfere in Hu Xiner's marriage, which made her very angry and even a little disappointed.
She was pregnant with Mu Qing's child, and they had already made a life-and-death agreement. She also had a deep friendship with the Lu family. How could she abandon Mu Qing at this critical moment?
Old Master Liu also knew this, but he still chose to sacrifice Hu Xiner's marriage in exchange for the safety of the Liu family.
You know, although Hu Xin'er came from a different time, in the eyes of the Liu family, she is the Liu family's biological granddaughter.
When faced with the fact that his granddaughter's husband angered the prince, Old Master Liu chose to abandon her without asking any questions.
This kind of behavior of kicking someone when he's down and being treacherous makes people feel that his moral principles and ethics are all useless!
No wonder the Liu family is so corrupt, and no wonder all the members of the first house are so mean.
Even the head of the family is like this. The so-called family tradition of the Liu family has long been rotten to the core.
If Hu Xiner's marriage can be sacrificed today because of unfounded force and coercion, it will be sacrificed a second and third time in the future.
There was a moment of trance in Old Master Liu's eyes, as if he saw another person through Hu Xiner's back.
Then, his eyes gradually darkened, and he shouted loudly: "Come here, confine the young lady to Lan Xin Garden!"
Several tall and strong maids rushed out from behind the screen and subdued Hu Xiner.
Old Master Liu was well prepared, how could Hu Xiner break free?
Her hands were held behind her back by the maids, and when she heard that Old Master Liu wanted to put her under house arrest, she couldn't help but feel angry.
What had she done wrong? Why did Old Master Liu interfere in her life so easily?
She thought of Liu Se still being chained underground, and blurted out a question: "Is your reputation really more important than friendship in your eyes? If necessary, will you not only plot against me, your adopted granddaughter, but even your own daughter?"
There was a look of surprise and doubt in Old Master Liu's eyes, not knowing whether Hu Xin'er was just making random guesses or really had some evidence.
Just as he was about to speak, the half-open door was suddenly pushed open. It turned out that the second old lady who lived in the upper room heard the noise.
As soon as the second old lady entered the room, she heard the words "biological daughter" and rushed over excitedly: "Master, what are you talking about? Is there any news about Ser's whereabouts?"
Old Master Liu pushed her away with an ugly look on his face: "No!"
The glimmer of hope in the second old lady's eyes was extinguished in an instant. She was pushed so hard that she could not stand and staggered two steps before falling to the ground.
"Then, what did Xin'er do wrong?" She looked at the restrained Hu Xin'er, her expression dazed and stunned.
Old Master Liu had no intention of paying attention to her, but instead glared at Hu Xiner with a very strange expression.
He said in a deep voice: "The Liu family's century-old foundation cannot be destroyed by a marriage. If the Lu family causes trouble, you must divorce Lu Yunjue!"
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