The Lu family was very quick and took immediate action when they realized that things were not going in their favor.
Lu Yanzhi's injuries were serious, and he was even fainted from anger. It was not suitable for him to face the princess for the time being, so Mrs. Lu took her eldest daughter-in-law to the princess's mansion to persuade the princess first.
The people in the princess's mansion did not stop them from coming in, but as soon as they came in, they saw thick smoke billowing not far away.
"That's the direction where the second young master lives."
They don't come to the princess's mansion often, but they still know where Lu Yanzhi lives.
Mrs. Lu's heart skipped a beat and she hurried over with her people. From a distance, she saw a group of people carrying things and throwing them one by one into the fire in the middle.
The books were indistinguishable, but the clothes were clearly her son's.
"What are you doing?"
She walked quickly, looked around and saw Xiao Li sitting in the corridor, and immediately realized that this was her order.
"Princess." She walked up quickly and bowed hastily. "Princess, if there's something you can't just talk about, why make such a fuss?"
Xiao Li was lying lazily on the chair. Hearing her words, he opened his eyelids and looked at her, then slowly lowered them after a moment.
"You can't teach your own son well, and now you come to lecture this princess?"
Mrs. Lu disliked this princess who was forced upon her by the emperor as much as her son did, but she was a princess after all, and she had to hold back her anger.
"It is my fault that I failed to teach him well and caused the princess to suffer injustice. Please forgive me, princess."
Xiao Li closed her eyes, showing no emotion. "Since you know what's going on, I'm relieved. I was planning to burn these dirty things, but since you're here, I'll give you some face. Take it. From now on, you Lu family members are not allowed to set foot in the princess's mansion."
"Even if Princess can't get what she wants, she won't turn love into hatred, right?"
Madam Gao Lan, Master Lu, looked at Xiao Li with mockery in her eyes: "You knew that Second Brother didn't like you, but you still asked His Majesty to grant him a marriage and force him to marry you. You have already gotten what you wanted. Now that you can't stand it, you use such despicable means to destroy him. This is simply too much."
"Gao Lan!" Madam Lu angrily scolded her eldest daughter-in-law, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you apologize to the princess?"
"Don't act in front of me..." Xiao Li opened his eyes and looked at them, his dark eyes full of mockery.
"You think Lu Yanzhi was wronged by marrying me, but now I'm setting him free. Shouldn't you be happy?"
She slowly stood up, smiling like a serpentine beauty: "This is his only chance to get rid of me, you must seize it, otherwise I will let you know what it means to go too far!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Lu family were driven away, leaving with those burnt black objects in a dusty state.
The Lu family knew very well that this was Lu Yanzhi's chance to get rid of the princess. Lu Yanzhi had always wanted to get rid of her, and they also felt sorry for their own child, but this was not the right time and this was not the right method.
Not to mention that the Lu family is now accused of a crime. Even if they really accept the punishment and get rid of this arranged marriage, Lu Yanzhi's life will be ruined.
However, before the Lu family could make a decision, other families smelled the scent and rushed towards the Lu family.
Memorials flew into the imperial study like snowflakes. Not only did they impeach the Lu family's family tradition, but some of them even accused the Lu family's children of bullying and harming the people by abusing their power, and the evidence was solid.
Those noble families who regarded the Lu family as a thorn in their eyes instantly became like jackals that smelled blood, and frantically wanted to tear a piece of flesh and blood from the Lu family.
In less than two days, thirteen members of the Lu family were imprisoned. Although they were all from side branches, the threat to the Lu family's reputation was extremely great.
No matter how others explain it, people still believe that Lu Yanzhi is impotent and the princess is still a virgin after three years of marriage.
The accusation of deceiving the royal family became more and more serious due to the spread of rumors.
At this point, it was no longer a question of whether the emperor believed them, but rather the collapse of their reputation among the people and students.
Seeing the collapse of the noble family's door lintel, Prime Minister Lu finally chose to bow his head.
Old Madam Lu personally came to the princess's residence with gifts to negotiate, but unfortunately she was turned away.
"The princess said she won't see anyone from the Lu family."
Madam Lu had seen many storms and waves, so she wasn't angry at all. She just stood at the door and said, "I'll wait here until the princess calms down and is willing to see me."
The doorman went in to report, and a moment later Hongyue came out angrily: "What is Madam Lu doing? Are you trying to use your seniority to threaten the princess?"
"Are you going to faint again later and let the world know that the princess is so vicious as to abuse the elderly?"
"You turned a blind eye when the prince consort bullied the princess, and even thought she deserved it. Now that the princess can no longer bear the bullying and has told the truth, you are coming to threaten her one by one."
"You are so noble and you care about both your inner self and your appearance. How can you be so shameless?"
Madam Lu was so angry that she almost fainted. Her calm expression was tense with anger, and she was shaking with rage. "You are so irritating, little girl. I just want to see the princess, how can you be so aggressive?"
Hongyue's face was full of sarcasm, like a vicious maid's face: "You asked to see the princess, so you can see her? In the past, when the princess came to see you during festivals, you either pretended to be sick or felt dizzy, trying to avoid her as much as possible. How come you are not sick or dizzy now?"
"The princess said that your Lu family is of high status and she can't marry you, and she doesn't want to marry you in the future."
Old Madam Lu was so angry that her heart ached. She could no longer stay and turned back. When the carriage arrived at the Lu family, she was helped out of the carriage. As soon as she entered the door, she heard the servants report that people were saying that the princess had been treated coldly in the Lu family for the past three years.
The Lu family felt that Lu Yanzhi was wronged by marrying the princess. The men of the Lu family could not get close to the princess and could only maintain politeness and etiquette. However, the women of the Lu family loved their own beautiful children and could not be warm to the princess.
The princess did try to please the Lu family on purpose for Lu Yanzhi, and her humble demeanor made the women of the Lu family feel that she was too easy to control.
So it was true that the old lady pretended to be sick and refused to see her, it was true that Madam Lu asked the princess to set the rules, and it was also true that the eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family looked down on the princess, said bad things about her, and mocked her.
Prime Minister Lu Zhanglin looked at his wife with disappointment. Old Madam Lu could no longer bear it and fainted on the spot.
It takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it.
What's more, this is not fabricated out of thin air, every single one of them is true.
The Lu family's reputation was ruined, and there was a carnival in the court.
The emperor was forced to deal with several members of the Lu family and took back some rights related to the Lu family.
Only after he had received the benefits he deserved did he pretend to want to persuade Xiao Li.
After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Moreover, the Lu family has only suffered minor injuries, so they still need to be restrained.
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