Chapter 370 The Way Out for Brother and Sister
The atmosphere in the Gu family was very good, but Lu Ennan and Lu Wenxue felt uncomfortable after they returned.
"Brother, have you noticed? Father completely ignored us at this palace banquet. Ever since Mother passed away, the princess's influence has been completely exposed. The things she sent us were all inferior. Moreover, she never thought of me when she had good times. My future marriage will be in her hands. What should I do? Am I really going to let her control me for the rest of my life?"
Lu Ennan was in a mess as he listened to his sister's accusations.
In the past, Prince Duan favored their family, and when Concubine Wen was still around, they could get everything they wanted.
The situation is now very different. Prince Duan is under the control of the princess who has suddenly awakened, and Lu Enyan's health is getting better day by day. If this continues, the princess will definitely not let them go when she settles accounts with them in the future.
"Brother, I'm fine. After all, I can get married in the future. You have to stay in the palace forever. When you marry, your wife will be the princess's daughter-in-law, and the child will only call her grandmother. If she takes the child to her to raise, you will have no place in this palace. What should we do?"
At today's palace banquet, Prince Duan showed no sign of doing anything for them, which made them even more worried about their future.
After Lu Wenxue finished speaking, Lu Ennan also fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he slowly raised his head and said, "It's better for us not to fight now. We also poisoned Lu Enyan back then. With the death of my mother, there is no way to verify it. I believe the princess will not take action against us just because of some unfounded rumors. After all, we are no longer a threat to Lu Enyan. As for our marriage, she can decide for herself. We are younger than her and can always live longer than her. Sometimes we have to learn to accept our fate."
Lu Wenxue's expression softened slightly after hearing this, but she still held a hint of reluctance. "Brother, are we really going to keep swallowing our anger like this? I can't accept this. I really can't accept this."
Lu Ennan sighed softly and patted his sister's shoulder. "What can we do if we are unwilling? The current situation is not favorable to us. We can only endure it and wait for the opportunity. Besides, I believe that as long as we act carefully, the princess will not be able to find any handle to deal with us."
"But brother, I'm really worried. What if she really attacks us in the future?" Lu Wenxue's tone was filled with fear.
Lu Ennan looked at his sister with a firm gaze: "No matter what happens in the future, I will protect you. Mother is gone, and you are my only sister."
The tears in Lu Wenxue's eyes made him, as her brother, feel distressed.
He felt a little emotional, wondering what they had been fighting for all these years.
Back then, they all believed what their mother had said, thinking that he could replace Lu Enyan and become the crown prince.
Unfortunately, this matter has been getting closer and closer. Every time Lu Enyan fell ill, Concubine Wen would take them to the backyard to laugh secretly. She was even practicing how to treat people after becoming the prince.
However, this Lu Enyan with little health could always hold on with his last breath and hang on to his life.
The situation is different now. With the help of Gu Ruanci, the situation has been completely changed.
"Sister, I feel like I've been fooled in my life..."
Lu Ennan sighed with a serious expression.
Lu Wenxue was stunned and asked hurriedly, "Why did you say that, brother?"
"When I was little, I believed my mother's words and always thought that Lu Enyan was going to die and I would become the prince. For this reason, I also had bad thoughts and even took action. But Lu Enyan seemed to be the chosen one who survived the disaster and is now waiting for Gu Ruanci. But what about us? The mother who helped us plan everything has already paid with her life."
After hearing this, Lu Wenxue said directly, "That was just Father painting a pie for Mother. If Father didn't give Mother this hope, would Mother force us to fight for it?"
After listening to his sister's words, Lu Ennan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "You are right, father is also responsible. But mother...she was wrong after all."
Although Lu Wenxue accepted it, she still asked, "Brother, what do you mean? Are we not going to pursue the matter for Mother's death? It was Gu Ruanci who killed Mother, so we won't avenge her?"
Lu Ennan sighed, his eyes filled with complexity: "Revenge, of course we must take it. However, we cannot be blinded by hatred. Mother is gone. Although everything she did put us in trouble, her starting point was also for our own good, but her method was wrong. Now, what we have to do is to see the situation clearly. Gu Ruanci has won the favor of the emperor, and Lu Enyan's health is getting better because of her. Our situation is no longer as good as before. We can't blindly indulge in the grievances of the past, but we must find a new way out and plan for ourselves. We must avenge mother's revenge, but we must not act rashly. We must use our wits, understand?"
Lu Wenxue looked at Lu Ennan and nodded blankly. Although she still felt unwilling, she knew her brother was right. Now they had to be more cautious to survive in this palace and avenge their mother.
"Alas, it's also my fault that I have no ability. I have never been famous in Dizhou City, which has led to me being unable to directly replace Lu Enyan. I can only wait for him to die before I can take the position. But now he is not dead..."
Lu Ennan blamed himself, but he was not willing to accept it.
It’s just that he has more issues to consider and he still has to survive in the future.
"With Lu Enyan around, I definitely won't be able to become the crown prince. I have to think of other ways out. I've been thinking about it these past few days. I'd like to ask my father to help me find an official position first. Although my mother is dead, outsiders don't dare to flatter me too much and do anything to me, a prince of the palace. Now that my mother is gone, my brother will be your support in the future."
Lu Ennan's words moved Lu Wenxue even more.
At the same time, I feel even more unwilling.
"Brother, this is great. The position of Crown Prince should belong to you..."
"Stop talking so childishly. Given our current situation, no matter what we do in the future, we must first understand our own strength. Mother made a fatal mistake, overestimating Father's feelings for her. Now that Mother is gone, don't you understand? This world doesn't allow you to get whatever you want by any means necessary. Some things are destined to have no result from the beginning."
The more Lu Wenxue listened, the more discouraged she felt, and at the same time, she felt that her brother seemed to have lost his fighting spirit.
"Brother, what's wrong with you now? I can understand and accept the first part of what you said, but what exactly do you mean by the second part? Are you giving up?"
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