"Therefore, mother, in the future, you must remind elder brother not to repeat the foolish mistakes my father made. She is correct; our family does not understand the bonds of blood and affection, always thinking of trampling relatives underfoot. How foolish is this?"
Once in the carriage, Luo Linfei grabbed First Madam Luo tightly and continued, "Grandmother has always believed that the second and third branches have taken what rightfully belongs to the first branch. But look now? The third branch of the Luo Family hasn’t taken a bit, while the first branch has clawed back so much over the years from the third branch."
"Consider now the status of the first branch and the third branch. If grandmother and we had treated the third branch kindly from the beginning, wouldn’t elder brother have had a future?"
First Madam Luo cried at her words.
In recent days, she has been lost in thought at ho, contemplating the past and the present. When she married into the Luo Family, it was so prestigious, but now?
"Mother, don’t cry," said Luo Linfei. "When we return, bring second brother back from the manor. Father is no longer in Capital City and won’t be coming back. The first branch is now left with only elder brother and second brother. Second brother’s wife is from the Tong Family, which is currently thriving and can support second brother. Rember, when second brother returns, don’t oppress him by using your status as his legitimate mother. Our first branch needs soone to make a na for us. If second brother thrives, given the brotherly bond, he won’t turn his back if elder brother needs help."
"But that second aunt of yours... I just can’t stand her. Your father was often swayed by her instigations."
First Madam Luo felt uncomfortable thinking she might have to rely on a concubine’s son in the future.
"Mother, please don’t be foolish, okay? If second aunt was truly unforgiving, given her status in father’s eyes over the years, would you still have a place in this family?"
Actually, Luo Linfei wanted to say that second aunt was much smarter than her mother. If she wanted to deal with her mother, even ten of them wouldn’t suffice.
"Alright, mother understands. Mother listens to you."
Only when she saw her mother accept her words did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
anwhile, the Prince of Yueluo Kingdom received the imperial decree at the postal office. After reading it, he said, "They say the people of Great Zhou are cunning, and it’s true. What I want is authenticity, yet they give a counterfeit! Does this prince not know the difference between a niece and a daughter?"
The guard asked, "Prince, what should we do now?"
"This prince wants to settle accounts with that Ye Zi’an."
"Prince!" The guard hurried to hold him back. "Prince, that Ye Zi’an is not Yang Qingtong, but Marquis Changning, father of Prince An, not a re seventh-rank official."
"What should I do then? This prince cannot swallow this anger. I was promised free choice, yet sohow, a marriage suddenly erged for that Luo Family girl, who was clearly unmarried. This prince feels deceived."
"Prince, this matter does not count as deception," the guard said. "I learned that Luo Linyu and Yang Qingtong are genuinely fond of each other and are indeed discussing marriage."
"Hmph!" The Prince of Yueluo Kingdom snorted coldly and asked, "How does this Luo Linfei look?"
"I heard she’s as beautiful as a flower!"
"That’s better." The Prince thought to himself. If she were an ugly woman, he’d be even more upset.
The Prince of Yueluo Kingdom paced back and forth in the postal office and suddenly said, "No, I still feel uneasy."
After pausing, he continued, "Previously, we tried not to offend the State Duke of Defense, so we approached through Prince An’s Mansion, but the outco was unsatisfactory. Do you think it’s better for this prince to approach directly through the State Duke of Defense?"
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