Chapter 385: The Elders' Plan
Three days later, the eldest prince dedicated the jade seal treasure map found to the emperor, and the dragon's heart was happy, and he was immediately promoted to the king of Chengjun and gave the mansion of the king of the county. And the supporters of the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince are naturally disgraced.
And the Lu family fell into a gloomy fog, the old lady fell into a coma and did not wake up for a long time, and the big house was controlled by the second room, and now the Lu family is almost Lu Zhaoan covering the sky with one hand.
The original old lady and the general affairs controlled by the big house were gradually replaced by the Hu family, the most important treasury, the steward of the Zhuangzi shop was also replaced by the person in the second room, the Lu family fell into chaos, the Lu clan people saw that the wind was not in the right direction, and there were also people who were panicked, and some of them who were not firm in their position had begun to contact Lu Zhaoan privately, expressing their support for Lu Zhaoan to inherit the patriarch of the Lu clan.
Lu Xiang and Lu Qingyun have not returned for a long time, or there may even be news that the two are trapped in the floods in Jiangzhou and their whereabouts are unknown.
When Lu Zhaoran and the Qin clan got such bad news, they almost collapsed, which was tantamount to adding insult to the situation for Dafang.
Lu Zhaoran slapped the table and said hatefully: "No, I'm going to Jiangzhou to find my father and Qingyun, they can't have an accident!" ”
Qin said with tears in his eyes: "Zhaoran, you can't go, if you go again, who else in the Lu family can stop Lu Zhaoan?" Now we can't take any more blows! ”
"But do you just sit idly by? Dad and Qingyun may be waiting for me to save them, how can I hide in the capital and be indifferent? Lu Zhaoran slammed the table hard.
Lu Feiyuan immediately went to grab Lu Zhaoran and said, "Dad, although we are embattled now, there is always a way." I believe in my brother and grandfather, they will be fine, they will definitely not! ”
"Now we have to wait, no one can leave, otherwise we will really be disintegrated by Lu Zhaoan and them, now we must stay in the Lu family and guard our mother well, she will definitely wake up, as long as my mother wakes up, everything will be fine!" Qin also said with tears in his eyes.
Lu Zhaoran sighed deeply and said, "Rong Niang, Fei'er, it's all my uselessness that makes Lu Zhaoan so rampant!" ”
Qin hurriedly said: "Husband, don't say that, it's not your fault!" You've done a good job, at least so far, Lu Zhaoan only dares to do things in private, instead of declaring war on us directly! So it's still too late! ”
Lu Feiyuan also said: "Yes, Dad, we are all proud of you!" ”
Lu Zhaoran looked at his wife and daughter, and suddenly felt a fighting spirit rise in his heart, looked at the two of them firmly, and said, "Okay, I will definitely hold on, and I will never let Lu Zhaoan succeed!" Let's go and see Mother! ”
"Good ......" Qin and Lu Feiyuan nodded together, and the hands and hearts of the family of three were connected to each other.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lu's courtyard was already controlled by Lu Zhaoan, and Lu Zhaoran and the three of them were blocked outside the courtyard.
Lu Zhaoran scolded angrily: "Are you going to rebel? Dare to block my way, is there a master in his eyes, is there any humility? ”
It was Su Er, the personal big girl next to the Hu family, who came forward to stop her, and Su Er said with a smile: "Uncle, eldest lady, it's not that the slave doesn't let you in, it's just that the second lady ordered, she invited the best doctor to treat the old lady, saying that she must be isolated and treated now, but she can't see anyone!" ”
Lu Zhaoran squinted his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Are you letting it or not?" ”
"Uncle, you also want the old lady to recover as soon as possible, how can you ignore the doctor's advice and forcibly break into the old lady's yard? This is not the work of a filial son! Su'er still had a piercing smile on her face.
Lu Feiyuan suddenly stepped forward, slapped Su Er in the face, and scolded: "What a, you dare to point fingers at your master, who gave you the guts?" ”
Su Er covered her face, glared at Lu Feiyuan angrily, and said, "Miss, the slave maid is the second lady's person, you have to look at the master to beat the dog, right?" ”
Lu Feiyuan sneered and said: "It was you who beat this vicious dog, who was disrespectful and reckless, and dared to detain your grandmother, according to the family rules, you should be punished with capital punishment!" ”
Su Er was slightly stunned by Lu Feiyuan's momentum, and was not sure how to deal with it, but Hu Shi walked to the door, looked at Lu Zhaoran and Qin, owed slightly, and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law, are you here?" Ay...... Su'er, how can you be so rude, although you can't let the uncle and the eldest lady into the old lady's house, you can't even let them in the courtyard! ”
Su Er said with an aggrieved face: "Second lady, the slave maid is also thinking about the old lady's body, but the miracle doctor has repeatedly told her not to disturb the old lady, let her close the door to recuperate, and point to the door before opening the door after 7749!" ”
When the Qin family heard this, they felt bad, in the past forty-nine days, the old lady has not dripped, so can she still have a chance to live?
Qin hurriedly scolded: "Which quack doctor said it?" On the forty-ninth day, if no one was allowed to enter the house, did the old lady starve to death without eating or drinking? ”
Hu Shi smiled and said: "Sister-in-law doesn't know, the divine doctor has already given the old lady a pill, but the old lady will be fine if she doesn't eat or drink, it is this pill that takes forty-nine days to absorb, so it has to be closed, if you see the light, I'm afraid it's not good!" ”
As soon as the Qin clan pushed the Hu clan away, they broke into the courtyard like this, and Lu Zhaoran and Lu Feiyuan naturally followed suit, but as soon as they approached the old lady's house, they were stopped by several guards with blades.
Lu Zhaoran yelled angrily: "What are you doing here? Why is there a guard to block my mother's house? ”
Hu Shi hurriedly said: "Isn't this afraid that someone will deliberately make trouble and disturb the old lady's tranquility?" Big brother, you have to be considerate of your younger siblings' filial piety and hard work! ”
Lu Zhaoran couldn't bear it anymore, and ordered his secret guard, saying: "Drive all these people away for me, if anyone resists, they will be killed!" ”
Hu Shi sneered and said, "Big brother, are you blatantly trying to harm the old lady?" ”
Lu Zhaoran had a gloomy face and said, "Hu Shi, you go back and tell Lu Zhaoan that if he has anything to do with me, if he dares to be unfavorable to his mother, I will fight for this life and let him die in front of me first!" ”
Hu Shi hurriedly cried: "Big brother, what are you talking about? We are also dedicated to the old lady's body, how much energy did it take to get a miracle doctor to treat the old lady, and now we hope that the old lady can recuperate, you just ignore it, and bite back, it's too much! ”
Lu Zhaoran was not in the mood to quarrel with the Hu family, so he waved his hand and said, "Get me out, don't talk nonsense with them!" ”
Lu Zhaoran's secret guards are not vegetarians, they have taken action, those guards are not strong martial arts people, they were defeated after a few moves, and they were thrown out by Lu Zhaoran's secret guards! ”
The people brought by the Hu clan were also driven out by the Qin clan, and the Qin clan said with a cold face: "Hu clan, I advise you to do it yourself, don't do too much injustice, and don't even care about a little bit of human ethics!" ”
Hu Shi cried and said: "Is there any heavenly reason for this? We want to do our filial piety, and we are still beaten, and you don't do anything, and even the wicked people sue first! ”
Lu Feiyuan sneered: "Who is the wicked person who sues first?" You know in your own heart that you are really shameless, and sooner or later there will be retribution! ”
"Who will have retribution?" Suddenly, a group of old people with white hair and crutches came steadily, and the person leading the way was Lu Zhaoan.
Lu Zhaoran and Qin's faces suddenly changed greatly, Lu Zhaoran glared at Lu Zhaoan viciously, but found that the other party was just smiling at him.
The old man at the head was the Great Elder of the Lu Clan, he walked over with an angry face, stared at Lu Zhaoran, and scolded, "Zhaoran, what are you doing here?" If you want to do something rebellious, you have to ask a few of us old people first, right? ”
Lu Zhaoran lowered his head slightly and shouted, "Great Elder, Elders!" ”
The Great Elder said in a cold voice, "What are you doing in your mother's courtyard if you don't order your people to withdraw?" ”
Lu Zhaoran hurriedly explained: "It's Lu Zhaoan, he controls my mother's yard and doesn't let us in, and he also traps my mother in the house, and doesn't give me water and rice, this is to harm my mother!" ”
Lu Zhaoan took a step forward, arched his hand at the seven elders, and said: "Elders, it's really a misunderstanding, I asked the divine doctor to treat my mother, and the divine doctor explained that I must let my mother close the door and thank the guests, and she can only come out in forty-nine days!" ”
The second elder also stepped forward and said, "Zhaoran, you heard, Zining is thinking about the old lady, how can you slander his filial piety?" Since it's a misunderstanding, don't remove the people, don't make trouble in the old lady's yard! ”
Lu Zhaoran held back his anger, gritted his teeth and said: "Elders, don't be deceived by Lu Zhaoan, he has bad intentions at all, the reason why my mother is sick is also because he is making trouble, he is uneasy and kind, I must not let him get close to my mother!" ”
Lu Zhaoan looked aggrieved and uneasy: "Big brother, how can you say this about me? That's also my mother, although I am not my mother's biological child, but since I was a child, my mother raised me and my sister to adulthood, and we don't dare to hurt her old man if we don't have a conscience! ”
The Great Elder nodded and said, "Zi Ning can't be that kind of person, obviously, you must have misunderstood." There is some discord between your brothers, so don't worry about it if you explain it clearly, it's better to focus on your mother's body! ”
Lu Zhaoran looked at Lu Zhaoan, his anger almost swallowed his reason, he suddenly straightened up, and said firmly: "No matter what the elders say, I will never hand over my mother to this kind of person, this is our family matter in the final analysis, and please don't interfere with the elders!" ”
As soon as these words came out, they were broken, and the first thing to trouble was the Great Elder: "Bastard, what are you talking about?" Now that your father is not here, and your mother is seriously ill and in a coma, it is the time for the Lu family to unite as one, if you say this is also a big rebellion, don't blame us for using the Lu family law! ”
The second elder also added: "Zhaoran, there is news from Jiangzhou, your father and Qingyun were swept away by the flood and their whereabouts are unknown, it has been half a month, and no one has been found, our seven elders have decided to elect the next patriarch, if your mother can wake up earlier, she can also hand over the patriarch seal to the Council of Elders!" ”
When Lu Zhaoran heard the news, his face turned pale, knowing that Lu Zhaoan was playing the last move and was going to take the power of the Lu family!
Lu Zhaoran suddenly calmed down and said: "My father and Qingyun will return safely, but there has been no news for half a month, and the clan rules stipulate that the head of the family has been missing for more than a month, so it is necessary to elect the acting patriarch and temporarily act as the patriarch." The head of the family has been missing for more than a year, and the acting patriarch is qualified to officially succeed the patriarch, am I not wrong? Great Elder? ”
The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, and the Second Elder hurriedly said: "The rule is that the dead are alive, and now that the major families are all ready to move, how can our Lu Clan not have a patriarch in charge?" Do you want to wait for other families to take their place? ”
Lu Zhaoran glanced at the second elder, but said with a smile: "Second elder, what kind of crisis is the Lu family facing now, we must break the family rules and choose the next patriarch when the current patriarch is only temporarily out of news?" ”
The second elder's tone was sluggish, and he didn't say why, but he gave Lu Zhaoan a look, Lu Zhaoan cleared his throat, and then said: "The crisis can't be talked about, but now the eldest prince has won the emperor's favor and has a high prestige." The emperor gave the eldest prince an important task, and the eldest prince wanted to use the power of my Lu family, so ...... This matter must be decided by the patriarch, but the whereabouts of the father are unknown, the mother is seriously ill and comatose, and several elders have negotiated before deciding to elect the next patriarch! ”
Lu Zhaoran looked at the Great Elder and asked, "Great Elder, do you also think that a new patriarch should be chosen for this reason?" ”
The Great Elder pondered for a moment and said, "It's a matter of whether the Lu Clan can go to the next level, and the seven elders all feel the need to make a decision!" ”
Lu Zhaoran thought for a while before saying, "Since this is the case, let's wait for three days to make a decision when the clan meeting is held!" ”
The Great Elder thought for a while, and also nodded: "Okay, then convene a clan meeting, and the ten inner elders and ten outer elders will jointly make a decision, obviously, since you are the eldest son of the patriarch, you are naturally qualified to be the candidate for the next patriarch, so I hope you can be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't make such reckless behaviors, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to you!" ”
Lu Zhaoran arched his hand and said, "I know, it's just ...... If someone wants to threaten my mother's safety, let alone the position of the patriarch, even if it is my life, I will not agree! ”
When he said this, Lu Zhaoran looked at Lu Zhaoan with a threatening tone. Lu Zhaoan showed a harmless smile and said, "Big brother, I also agree with this very much, no one can hurt my mother!" ”
It's a pity that Lu Zhaoran and Lu Zhaoan are not the same mother, and the mother they are talking about is by no means a person.
Lu Zhaoran said in front of the patriarch: "So, in my mother's yard, I don't want to see you people with bad intentions again, Lu Zhaoan, you take them away, otherwise...... I will not be spared! ”
Lu Zhaoan glanced at the eldest elder before he said, "Since the eldest brother doesn't like me to let people protect my mother, then I will leave it to you, but the eldest brother must follow the doctor's instructions and never open the mother's door?" Otherwise, the eldest brother will be responsible for all the consequences! ”