Chapter 60 My Daughter is Amazing
Chapter 60
Xie Mingtang looked at Xie Zhan and said solemnly, "Son, our Xie family is really going to take action this time." Since this matter can no longer be contested openly, they can only make moves in private.
"There's no such thing as a wall without holes. News of Zhao Bin's misfortune is bound to spread. Zhao Wenkuan is your father-in-law, and now he's come to us seeking help. Zhao Bin is your brother-in-law, and now he's met with such a tragic end. Regardless of the right and wrong involved, we can't ignore it. Otherwise, not only will Zhao Wenkuan be disheartened, but what will our allies and those who rely on our Xie family think?" The Empress Dowager had granted the marriage, and it was irreversible. Their marriage to the Zhao family was set in stone. Since they were already in-laws, they had to show the proper attitude.
Xie Zhan naturally understood this truth.
Finally, Xie Zhan took out a booklet and handed it solemnly to Xie Mingtang.
Xie Mingtang was puzzled at first, but after taking it and flipping through it, his expression became more and more serious. This booklet recorded Lu Desheng's life and major personal events. It mainly recorded the analysis of his words and deeds in the memorials he used to overthrow his political enemies during his tenure in the Censorate, which was equivalent to a high-level interpretation of Lu Desheng's character.
"Okay, okay, with this booklet, the people we train will be able to appear before the emperor as soon as possible and replace Lu Desheng." Xie Mingtang really didn't expect that his son would make such a preparation.
Xie Zhan and his son had no idea that this booklet would eventually, after several years, find its way into the hands of Lü Songli. Xie Zhan, a future leader in literary arts, possessed a remarkable literary talent few could match. At seventeen, he had already achieved some success in this field. Lü Songli was quite fond of the booklet and later had her staff compile it into a biography of her father, presenting it to him on his birthday. This delighted Lü Desheng immensely, and later, a discerning businessman approached Lü Desheng himself, financing its printing.
This biography was privately collected by many people at the time and passed down to later generations. Besides the protagonist, Lü Desheng, it also brought fame to Xie Zhan, the author. Xie Zhan himself never expected to achieve such a unique fame.
On this side, Lu Songli also mentioned Zhao Bin to her parents after dinner.
This shocked Lu Desheng and Jiang. Neither of them had expected Zhao Bin to be so treacherous as to choose this moment to attack their daughter. Hearing that their daughter was nearly in danger, the couple's hearts nearly stopped beating.
Now that he saw his daughter safe and sound, he realized it was just a false alarm.
Lu Desheng's mouth twitched. His daughter had returned home in the evening, and now it was already twilight after dinner, almost two hours later, and she had only just told them what had happened. Furthermore, her attitude was as if she had just mentioned it casually, just letting them know. She was really careless. If another girl encountered this kind of thing while out and about, she would probably tell her parents as soon as she got back.
"You are so brave. I wonder who you look like." Jiang said.
"Who should it look like? It has to look like my dad."
Lu Desheng unconsciously straightened his chest, and then his wife rolled her eyes at him, and he couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Jiang said angrily, "Indeed, you are a pair of audacious father and daughter!"
Lu Desheng looked at his daughter with resentment. If he still didn't realize that his daughter was trying to drag him into the blame, his time in the court would be in vain.
Lu Songli bowed secretly, looking like she was asking for a favor.
What could Lu Desheng do? He could only let it go.
While her mother wasn't paying attention, Lu Songli took a step forward and pinched her father's shoulders in a servile manner.
Lu Desheng felt relieved and benefited greatly from her trick.
Seeing this, Jiang said sourly, "Just massage your father's shoulders?"
Lu Songli quickly let go of her hand and came behind her mother, "How can that be? You must be massaged by your mother first, and I have to massage you until you feel comfortable." She acted like a master of keeping things balanced.
"Naughty!" Jiang laughed.
"Girl, you're really overdoing it." Speaking of this, Lu Desheng felt both happy and proud. His daughter was truly amazing! He wasn't bragging. A normal woman in that situation would have been murdered, so how could she possibly fight back?
If it weren't for their daughter's strength, and she had been schemed by Zhao Bin and abused, how heartbroken and regretful would they be as parents? The current situation is good. It's better for others to suffer than for themselves. It's like a safety net. Parents are supposed to protect their children from the elements or clean up messes. Otherwise, how could there be the saying "beat the young to bring the old"?
Jiang was a bit worried about the Zhao family. After all, her daughter's actions were equivalent to destroying Zhao Wenkuan's son, an adult with a relatively bright future. This loss was too great for the Zhao family. If one of her two sons was destroyed, she would go crazy.
"It's okay. The Zhao family doesn't dare to report it to the emperor."
As for causing trouble behind her back? Would she be afraid? And there was no point in being afraid. Zhao Bin clearly had a flawed outlook and was a bully without a care in the world. Only if the Lu family docilely submitted to their schemes, without resistance, and surrendered, would Zhao Bin be satisfied. No, if the Lu family were truly so weak and allowed to be bullied to this extent, they would only receive further oppression from the Zhao family, or even their extermination.
So this problem had no solution from the beginning. If he didn't obey, he would be beaten. If he dared to raise his hand, he would be beaten until he obeyed. If he still didn't obey, he would be killed. She could almost predict how things would develop, so she took the opportunity to destroy one of the Zhao family's mobility. There was nothing wrong with that.
Lu Songli added slowly, "Even if the Zhao family goes all out and sues the emperor, I'm not afraid." She still has a witness. Zhao Bin was the first to tease her, so isn't it right for her to retaliate in any way? In the end, at most, her revenge was a bit excessive, or what later generations would call excessive self-defense. She and her Lu family would at most receive a scolding. After all, they were all thick-skinned, so it wouldn't hurt them at all.
Besides, Zhao Bin's scheme failed, and he was counterattacked, losing his innocence and a leg. Isn't it shameful for him? With his pride, he would not want to show his miserable state to the world. This is the same as social death in later generations. If he dared to do so, she would respect him as a man.
Lu Desheng agreed with his daughter's point of view. As a man, he put himself in her shoes... No, the thought of that scene made him feel sick. He couldn't put himself in her shoes. He absolutely couldn't put himself in her shoes. In short, if he were Zhao Bin, he would definitely not want to make his experience public, especially when he wasn't 100% sure of winning against his daughter.
But when Lu Desheng and Lu Songli, father and daughter, looked at each other, there was no doubt that the Zhao family would retaliate.
The father and daughter are also very self-aware. The two, one old and one young, have offended the Zhao family. The Zhao family will definitely retaliate against them with thunder and lightning. Be prepared.
"I'm going to be busy now," Lu Desheng said to his wife. "To avoid disturbing you, should I sleep in the study for a while?"
They are getting older and have never slept much. Now it is winter, and he gets up early. If he gets up early, his wife probably won't need to sleep either.
But he had to do this. They didn't know what tricks the Xie and Zhao families would use, but he was the pillar of the Lu family, and his biggest backer and supporter was Emperor Kang Cheng. As long as Emperor Kang Cheng always stood on his side, he would not fall. As long as he could not fall, the Lu family would remain evergreen.
Lu Songli agreed with her father's decision.
"Don't go to the study. Sleep in your room." Jiang disagreed. They had been married for many years, and except for when she was in confinement, they rarely slept in separate rooms. As for his talk of disturbing her, she didn't mind. When she felt sleepy during the day, she could still catch up on some sleep.
When Lu Songli saw that the two elders were discussing this issue, she slipped away quickly.
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