Upon hearing this, the expression on First Madam Luo’s face turned ugly.
"Linhao, considering you’re the younger generation, there are so things that are hard to say, but since you want to bring up the past, as your aunt, I have to say a few words."
"Both your grandmother and your mother died of serious illnesses. What is there to prove? Do you suspect there might be a problem here?"
First Madam Luo’s words were harsh as she continued, "And the two have been deceased for many years. Now that you bring this up again, do you want to disturb them even in death? Although you are now a Lord Earl, with high status and power, you still need to adhere to filial piety so as not to be laughed at by outsiders. And there’s sothing I must remind you, your grandmother, Old Madam Luo, was killed by an assassin who broke in to steal, and that assassin has yet to be captured. Instead of avenging your grandmother, you acknowledge a concubine as your grandmother and want to make an issue of her death, which is utterly absurd. Do you not care about the reputation of the Luo Family? Even if you don’t care about the family, you should think of yourself. Imagine what people would say if this were to spread."
"Well said!" Luo Linhao couldn’t help but clap his hands.
First Madam Luo thought he agreed with her and replaced her sternness with a smile, saying, "It’s right to think this way. However, no matter what, the Old Concubine did give birth to your father, so it’s only natural for you and your father to be concerned. Just yesterday, the Old Master discussed with that the Old Concubine has been too lonely living on the estate all these years. He suggested that after you get married, we move the Old Concubine to the Luo Family’s burial ground to accompany the Old Grand Master."
Yang Chuxia also understood her aning; this was using the matter of interring Linhao’s true grandmother into the ancestral grave as a bargain to have Linhao hold his wedding banquet at the Luo family’s old residence.
The couple of the first branch of the family were so obvious in their scheming. Is it really okay not to cover it up at all? Or do they think Linhao and his father are fools?
"Uncle’s so old yet still worries so much, isn’t he afraid of tiring himself out?" Luo Linhao said sarcastically, "My true grandmother has been on that estate for so many years and is used to it. I believe she wouldn’t want to join in the commotion at the Luo family’s great pit, so I’ll kindly decline your offer."
"As for the vengeance for Old Grand Madam, what does that have to do with ? She’s not my grandmother! So people have already been punished for my true grandmother’s death back then, and according to my father’s wishes, we won’t pursue it further. But my mother’s death—I happen to have found so clues. Whether she died of illness or not, I believe the authorities will have a fair verdict."
"As for the docunt concerning the partition of the third branch of the family, before I ca to Prince An’s Mansion, I’ve already had soone inform my father and the Luo family clan. By then, a detailed discussion will naturally follow."
Luo Linhao’s straightforward words caused First Madam Luo to lose her composure. She stood up abruptly, looking at Luo Linhao with cold eyes.
How that old concubine of the Luo family (known as Old Mu) died, she of course knew. It was an affair of Old Madam Luo’s generation. Just a concubine, if the mistress didn’t want her alive, wouldn’t it be normal to use so slow poison?
As for how Linhao’s mother died, she knew too, but she only knew. Back then, it was all the ideas of the old lady, carried out by the people of the second branch, and she was only aware of it and didn’t stop it.
Could he still want their first branch to take responsibility?
But that doesn’t seem right; how could it be possible to investigate sothing from more than a decade ago?
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