Mr. Yao put down his teacup and said, "This matter is the Lu family's own business after all. As an outsider, no matter what you say or do, it is wrong to do other people's business.
Moreover, this matter caused a big fuss. If the Lu Mansion did not deal with Lu Luochun, the entire Lu family would be implicated.
Unmarried clan girls will not be able to get married because of this, and unmarried men will have difficulty marrying girls from good families. This affects the entire Lu family. Even if Lu Xueqin is temporarily persuaded not to attack Lu Luochun, the elders of the Lu family They won't tolerate it, after all, they have children and grandchildren of their own.
If one person brings harm to the entire clan, the clan will definitely abandon that person. "
Meng Zhuoer was speechless.
Old Mrs. Yao was so kind and kind to her that Meng Zhuoer felt that Old Mrs. Yao was different from other pedantic people.
But he also felt that he wanted to kill an innocent woman to help others.
Meng Zhuoer couldn't help but defend Luo Chun: "But Luo Chun was only fourteen years old, and she was the one being bullied. It was Jin Yumi and those people who bullied her and took off her clothes. And at that time... her clothes were also It's still intact, so this doesn't mean she's innocent, let alone the rumors that she's just living with others."
Mr. Yao sighed deeply: "Even if what you said, Zhuo'er, is true, it's not important. What's important is how others view this matter.
A thousand people say, how can your two mouths speak louder than a thousand other people's mouths? As long as people outside think that Lu Luochun is immoral, then she is an immoral person. Rumors are more important than the truth. "
Meng Zhuoer felt endless sadness in her heart: "...So this is it."
"Yes." Mr. Yao knew that this might be difficult for Meng Zhuoer to accept, but he still continued to expose the social truth.
"You can't help her in this matter, you can't save her. Only after Lu Luochun dies can the other girls of the Lu family be saved... Aren't the other girls of the Lu family innocent?"
Meng Zhuoer closed her eyes heavily and took a deep breath: "I understand."
After some persuasion, Mr. Yao went to find Meng Xiangyi. After making sure that Meng Xiangyi would not trouble Meng Zhuoer, he left and returned to Meng Guogong's mansion.
Meng Zhuoer couldn't sleep that night and almost spent the whole night with his eyes open.
The next day, when she was eating breakfast sickly, Xianglian told Meng Zhuoer an important event.
It was said that Lu Xueqin took people to Lianzhu Tower and brought Lu Luochun back to Lu Mansion.
Meng Zhuoer stood up quickly: "How could...the boss of Lianzhu Tower let the Lu family cause trouble?"
Xiang Lian said, "Miss Lu willingly went back with Master Lu."
Meng Zhuoer couldn't eat anymore. Old Mrs. Yao's words yesterday kept appearing in her mind.
Lu Luochun is a very soft-hearted person. Even if she doesn't know what Lu Xueqin said to Lu Luochun to let a girl with a strong will to live go home to die, she can probably guess some of the content of the conversation.
Lu Luochun didn't want to harm innocent people because of himself.
Xianglian said worriedly: "Miss, I think you should leave this matter alone. Although Miss Lu has helped you, you have also done a lot for her.
It's all settled, isn't it? If you hadn't gone to see Mr. Yao yesterday, you would have been beaten with scars by now. "
"...But if it weren't for me, Lu Luochun wouldn't be in this situation. I helped her, but useless help is not help."
Meng Zhuoer murmured absentmindedly.
Having been in this era for so long, she can perfectly counterattack others' difficulties, but she has no way to deal with the rules and pedantry of this world.
Xiang Lian also sympathized with Lu Luochun: "But Miss, you have no choice. This is not something you can solve alone."
Meng Zhuoer's eyes dimmed and he said nothing.
"You'd better leave it alone. You can take a nap after eating later, and maybe... the matter will be over."
Is it over?
Meng Zhuoer sneered.
Does the so-called ending mean ending the life of a woman whose life has just begun and whose youth is just right?
…
Lu Mansion.
Lu Luochun knelt in the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was filled with relatives of the Lu family, and everyone looked ugly.
"Sister, this happened because of you. The Lu family's reputation has been ruined because of you. You can't be so selfish. Only if you die can we have a good life."
Lu Rushi persuaded her kindly, "But the elders have also said that as long as you are willing to die to preserve the family's reputation, the family will still let you enter the family tree and allow you to be buried with glory."
Lu Luochun remained motionless, indifferent to his stepsister's hypocrisy.
Lu Rushi really felt that she didn't recognize Lu Luochun for a moment.
In her memory, Lu Luochun was very weak and would cry easily, but now she faced the pressure from so many people and did not beg for mercy.
Elder Lu held the white silk and poisonous wine: "Choose one. Since you are willing to come back, you must not want to harm the clan members."
"That's right, don't hurt my daughter."
"I see you being so quiet on weekdays, but I didn't expect that you could cause such a disturbance. It's simply harming our entire clan."
"Luochun, because of your incident, a woman in our clan has already slit her wrists because she couldn't stand the way people outside talk about Lu family girls. Fortunately, she was rescued. It's you who caused the trouble, so you have to bear your own responsibility. Come on."
…
The clan head kept urging her to commit suicide quickly so as not to implicate them.
Lu Luochun suddenly looked at Lu Xueqin.
Lu Xueqin couldn't help but feel guilty and glanced away.
Lu Luochun never had any expectations for this so-called father, and even to the last moment of his life, he had no worries in his heart.
Because she no longer loves Lu Xueqin, she doesn't care about his ruthlessness and indifference.
She took the poisoned wine and raised her head to drink it.
"etc."
Suddenly there was a stopping sound from outside.
Meng Zhuoer, who was dusty, ran in quickly, and she knocked the poisonous wine out of Lu Luochun's hand.
Lu Luochun was stunned.
"Meng Zhuo'er, why are you here? What kind of place do you think our Lu Mansion is? You can come and leave whenever you want?"
Qi Zhi was furious.
This is not the first time Meng Zhuoer has done bad things to her.
"Whoever let her in, drag her out quickly."
Lu Rushi also shouted, fearing that Meng Zhuoer would do something bad.
Meng Zhuoer faced the boy who stepped forward and said coldly: "How dare you touch me? If I have any shortcomings here, no... even if I lose a hair, my grandfather will not let you go."
Everyone froze and looked at each other.
The Lu family is indeed not a wealthy family, and the most promising member of the family is Lu Xueqin, who has become a fifth-rank official.
Qi Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Meng, don't bully others too much. Even if you are the legitimate daughter of the Meng family, it doesn't matter. This is the Lu family, and what we are dealing with is our Lu family's family affairs. What does it have to do with you."
Meng Zhuoer looked at Qi Zhi strangely: "Why are Mrs. Lu so angry? Do you really want your only wife to die? Are you so intolerable?"
Qi Zhi was choked, and it took him a long time to say: "Don't talk nonsense, I am thinking about the family. If Lu Luochun is not dead, how can we calm down the rumors outside."
"Indeed, if killing one person can save the reputation of the entire clan, it seems to be a sure-profit deal, but don't forget that Lu Luochun is innocent and she is the victim. Madam Lu is so sure that Lu Luochun Once Luochun dies, will everything return to peace?"
Meng Zhuoer asked sternly, "If you can't, wouldn't you be disregarding the lives of innocent people? Just ask Mrs. Lu, if the result is not satisfactory, can you pay for it with one life?"
Qi Zhi opened his mouth and was shocked to death.
Of course she won't.
Meng Zhuoer glanced at everyone in the Lu family: "What about you? Will you pay for your lives?"
Everyone was silent.
After all, Lu Luochun was not one of their own. If his death could save their reputation, they would be happy to do so. If not... then it wouldn't work.
As long as the person who died was not one of his own, it would naturally be of no concern.
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