Chapter 123 Lu Zhinian's Resentment
"You bastard, do you know what the Lu family has paid for your stupidity?!"
Lu Zhao originally thought that Lu Zhinian went to the Duke of Song's mansion for serious business, because he had discovered something that could be used to control the Song family girl, or because he had something that could be used to deal with Xiao Yan, so he took the risk.
But he actually said that he was confused for a moment.
He was actually confused for a moment!
Thinking of the feud and dispute between them and the Queen after Lu Zhinian was imprisoned, thinking of how they had to give in and were manipulated by Song Tangning and Xiao Yan, and were forced to go to Jiyun Lane to be humiliated, and even thinking of the books that had been moved away from the Lu family today, and the rumors outside, Lu Zhao was so angry that he wanted to beat Lu Zhinian to death.
"Rebellious son!" Lu Zhao cursed, unable to contain his anger. He couldn't help but slap him again: "If I had known this would happen, your grandfather and I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to rescue you!!"
Lu Zhinian was already injured, and after two consecutive slaps, he stumbled and hit the car wall. Seeing his face red and swollen, Lu Rong hurried forward to block Lu Zhao: "Uncle, calm down, Sanlangjun didn't mean it..."
"He didn't mean to bring the Lu family to this point. If he did, wouldn't the Lu family be buried with him?!"
Lu Zhao shouted angrily, looking at Lu Zhinian lying on the mat without any mercy.
"Go back home!!"
The carriage sped towards the Lu family. Lu Zhinian looked embarrassed with a slap mark on his face. He felt a little helpless and uneasy looking at his extremely angry father.
He knew that being captured by Black Armor and thrown into prison would cause trouble, and his grandfather and the others would definitely be threatened by Xiao Yan if they tried to save him. However, Lu Zhao's attitude did not just seem like he was angry about his imprisonment.
Lu Zhinian couldn't help but look at Lu Rong beside him: "Uncle Rong..."
He wanted to ask him what happened.
But Lu Rong just shook his head and whispered, "Sanlangjun, you really got into big trouble this time."
"What happened?" Lu Zhinian's face was pale.
Lu Rong opened his mouth to say something, but for a moment he didn't know how to say it. He only sighed: "You'll know when you return home."
Lu Zhinian grabbed the cushion under him, looked at Lu Zhao who was silent, and then looked at Lu Rong who lowered his eyes and sighed softly, and felt more and more uneasy in his heart.
He suddenly remembered the three-day deadline and thought that Song Tangning had really sued the Lu family to Jingzhao Prefecture, but after half an hour, the carriage stopped outside the alley where the Lu family lived.
Looking at the endless stream of carriages that almost formed a long line, the boxes piled on the carriages, and the dark crowd surrounding the Lu family's door.
Lu Zhinian vaguely noticed something was wrong: "Uncle Rong, those are..."
"That's the flesh and blood of our Lu family!"
Before Lu Rong could say anything, Lu Zhao pointed at the carriages outside and said coldly, "Those were the strengths accumulated by generations of the Lu family. They were the foundation of our family's existence. But now, they've all been ruined by you at the hands of an ignorant little girl."
"After you were imprisoned, Song Tangning reported the Lu family to the Emperor. To protect the Lu family and you, your grandfather agreed to exchange half of the Lu family's collection of books for Song Tangning's belongings. Those were the flesh and blood that Song Tangning had ripped from our bones."
"Lu Zhinian, open your eyes and see clearly what has happened to the Lu family because of your momentary confusion!"
Lu Zhinian's eyes suddenly widened, and he clutched the curtain tightly, almost tearing it apart: "Impossible... How is it possible..."
How could Grandfather agree to such a ridiculous request?!
The Lu family owed Song Tangning something, and they were indeed in the wrong. But even if she reported it to the emperor and went to court with Tangning, her grandfather would not give up half of the Lu family's collection of books to settle the matter.
Lu Zhinian's voice trembled. "Father, please stop joking. Even if Tang Ning sued the Lu family before His Majesty and confronted us to get those things back, that would only be a private matter between the Lu family and her. His Majesty would never really side with her."
"Not to mention the Fourth Prince and those court officials. They took Tang Ning's things, so how could they just sit there and watch her make a big deal out of it? Aren't they afraid of being implicated and ruining their reputation as officials..."
Lu Zhao said coldly, "Song Tangning never even investigated the whereabouts of those things."
Lu Zhinian opened his eyes wide, and heard Lu Zhao's voice as cold as ice.
"Although Song Tangning accused the Lu family of embezzling Rong Qian'an's belongings, she didn't insist on returning all of them. Furthermore, she wasn't asking for them for selfish reasons."
"She established the academy in the name of Rong Qian'an, and took out all the Rong family's relics, except for the gold and silver, for students to borrow. And all the things she asked the Lu family for were also given to the academy. The Lu family didn't take her things, but the things of those poor students. The old grudge between the Lu family and her is no longer a matter of one person, but a matter for all scholars in the world."
"If your grandfather doesn't agree to give you the book, do you know what will happen to the Lu family?"
If you steal someone's things, you are not afraid of going to court with the power of your noble family.
Even if Song Tangning exposed the truth, the Lu family would at most lose some face, and would never be afraid of that little girl.
However, taking away the property of others and cutting off the path of advancement for students all over the world, even the Lu family cannot withstand the public's criticism and the denunciation of scholars all over the world.
It is difficult to offend the public, and Song Tangning gathered all the people's hearts on her.
What else can the Lu family do except endure, give in and give up half of their collection of books?
Lu Zhao lowered his eyes and looked at the pale Lu Zhinian. "Your grandfather was humiliated, and the Lu family was trampled upon and humiliated. Song Tangning stepped on the Lu family and was named the Yiyang County Lady. People all over the world praised her righteousness. But the Lu family, even if they cut their flesh and blood, are still the most despicable and shameless in everyone's eyes."
"Listen to what those people outside are saying. Listen to how they belittle the Lu family and praise the righteousness of the Song family daughter. The Lu family, a family with a history of a hundred years, has never suffered such humiliation!"
Lu Zhinian turned pale after hearing what Lu Zhao said. He never thought that he had only been in prison for three days and the outside world had become like this.
He originally thought that the Imperial Prison was an extremely unbearable place for him, but he did not expect that leaving the Imperial Prison would be the beginning of real purgatory.
Lu Zhinian looked at the noisy onlookers outside the carriage curtain and vaguely heard them praising the good things about the Princess of Yi Yang.
He looked at the boxes of books being loaded onto the carriage, and the black-armored guards and people from the Beijing Patrol Camp standing by. He felt his vision flashing black, and the curtains were shaking.
"Tang Ning, why..."
Why did she force the Lu family to this point?
He had betrayed her, and if she wanted revenge she could just go after him alone, but the Lu family had never hurt her. How could she be so cruel as to ruin the Lu family's century-old reputation and destroy the foundation of their family?
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