"Take a concubine?" Madam Lu suddenly stood up, her face pale with anger. "What do you mean by take a concubine? Didn't we agree to marry a wife? Why did the Third Young Master go back on his word?"
Wei Yinuo was surprised. "Marrying a wife? Lord Lu and I have always agreed to take a concubine, how could it be a wife?"
Madam Lu looked at Lu Yu in shock, "Master?"
Now that everything has been said, Lu Yu no longer hides it, "It is indeed a concubine."
"But you clearly said... No, I don't agree."
"For a daughter of a commoner family, being a concubine of this wealthy family, enjoying a life of luxury and wealth, is an opportunity she could only dream of. Why should she be so greedy and covet the position of wife?"
Was this a reference to her, or to Song Qiao? Madam Lu felt as if she had been stabbed, her blood drained from her body, and she shivered with cold. "It was you who told me that the Wei family would give Ah Qiao the position of legal wife, and that's why I agreed to persuade them. You deceived me first, and now you accuse me of being greedy?"
The distinguished guest was still in the hall, yet he was being questioned by a woman from the backyard. Lü Yu felt a little embarrassed and scowled, "Shut up! Don't you understand what kind of occasion this is? How dare you question the head of the household?"
Then she apologized to Wei Yinuo, "I am short-sighted and have made the Third Young Master laugh at me."
Mrs. Lu was shaking with anger.
Wei Yinuo looked at the couple with a hint of interest in his eyes, but he pretended to be a peacemaker and said, "Please calm down, both of you. Since Madam has misunderstood, let's just drop this matter for now. I, Wei San, don't lack concubines, so what's the harm in having one more or one less? Please don't let this damage the harmony of our family."
Lu Yu hurriedly said, "Since this matter has already been agreed upon, how can we break the agreement?"
Wei Yinuo looked at Madam Lu with an embarrassed expression, "But Madam..."
Lu Yu gave Madam Lu a warning look and said to Wei Yinuo, "Don't worry, Third Young Master. I will take charge of this matter and will definitely facilitate this happy marriage."
"With what Lord Lu said, I feel relieved." Wei Yinuo nodded, "But I still want to meet Miss Song. After all, if you want to marry a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine, you should marry a beautiful one. Besides, our Wei family has a good family background, so we must take a look at each other."
Lu Yu said, "I will take care of this matter. Third Young Master, just wait for the news."
"Then it's settled." Having achieved his goal, Wei Yinuo stood up and said goodbye to the two of them.
"No..." Mrs. Lu wanted to object, but was glared at by Lu Yu.
After sending Wei Yinuo away, Lu Yu's face immediately fell. He blamed Madam Lu, "If you have any dissatisfaction, we can discuss it privately. How will others view our Lu family if you are so rude in public?"
Mrs. Lu's eyes went dark. "Why did you lie to me?"
"Lie?" Lu Yu evaded the question, "I never said that Song Qiao married into the Wei family to be the principal wife. It's just your wishful thinking that makes you think so."
Is this the man she fell in love with when she was young? Mrs. Lu's throat felt like it was choked with blood, fishy and bitter. She gritted her teeth and said, "I won't let Ah Qiao become someone else's concubine. I've already let her down enough in my life."
Lu Yu looked at her, his expression softening. "Madam, I'm sorry for letting you misunderstand me. But now that things have come to this, it's not right to offend the Wei family over this marriage. This Third Young Master Wei may seem easygoing, but he's actually a very cunning man. Otherwise, how could he have risen from a bastard to his current position? If we reject him now, I'm afraid we'll never have any further relationship with the Wei family."
"If it doesn't work out, then don't. You're an official, and he's a businessman. Why would you lower yourself to the level of a nobleman and give my daughter to him as a concubine just to please him?"
"Woman's opinion, do you know how much wealth and connections the Wei family has? They are a powerful family with generations of history, and even saints are wary of them. Plucking a single hair can make ordinary people suffer for several lifetimes. In the past, a family like ours couldn't even get a concubine, let alone see her. Now is such a great opportunity. As long as we seize it, we will be promoted in no time."
Mrs. Lu insisted: "Song Qiao is not a member of the Lu family. This has nothing to do with her."
Seeing that she refused to listen, Lu Yu's face turned cold, "She is not, what about you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I will only give you the power of stewardship if you promise me to persuade her to get married. If you can't do it, then give up your position."
"You threatened me."
"Threat?" Lu Yu sneered, "Who do you think you are?"
Mrs. Lu swayed and looked at him in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"Have you forgotten how you married into our Lu family? Who made it possible for you to live a life of luxury, who made your parents move from a shabby house into a luxurious mansion, and who found jobs for your two useless brothers?"
Lu Yu said disdainfully, "You abandoned your husband and daughter in exchange for wealth and glory, and now you want to play the role of a loving mother?"
Mrs. Lu stared at him blankly. The unprecedented indifference on his face made him look like a completely different person.
"If you think this of me, why did you marry me in the first place?"
The hall fell silent for a long time. Lu Yu's expression softened, "I just said something out of turn."
Mrs. Lu shed tears.
Lü Yu stepped forward to wipe her face, then spoke with affection, "Madam, it's not that I don't have true feelings for you, otherwise I wouldn't have disobeyed my parents and married you. Over the years, you've been gentle and docile, filial to our parents, and tirelessly raised our two children. For all of this, I've never regretted marrying you. Do I really want to betray our bond of marriage over this trivial matter and turn you and me into enemies?"
"Marriage? What kind of marriage are you talking about?" Mrs. Lu was heartbroken and gradually saw through him. "You just want a doll that will obey you in everything, a cover to hide your despicable ambitions, a shield to fend off your parents' criticism."
Lu Yu froze, then pushed her down on the chair in anger.
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