Chapter 48
Xie Mansion
Early in the morning, after breakfast, Xie Mingtang, Mrs. Xie and Xie Zhan moved to the conference hall, drinking tea and digesting food, while waiting for the arrival of the Lu family.
There were two people sitting next door, namely Prince Gong and Lu Desheng’s immediate superior, Zhou Chengzhong, the censor of the Censorate. These two people were specially invited by the Xie family. As middle-aged people, they will be a witness after the two families have completed their discussions.
Fortunately, the Lu family did not release the pigeons of the Xie family like yesterday. Chen Shizheng, Lu Desheng and his wife arrived at the Xie family.
The Xie family’s manager welcomed the two into the conference hall.
Xie Zhan found that only the two elders of Lu Desheng came from the Lu family. Lu Songli did not come, and he couldn’t tell what it felt like, and he felt lost? It seemed as if someone had turned around and left, and he was still staying there.
After Lu Desheng and Jiang sat down in the guest seat, the servants of the Xie family served tea again. Lu Desheng looked around and found that only the two of them were there. He asked, “Are we the two of us? Don’t you need to invite a middle-aged person?”
Xie Mingtang smiled and continued, “Brother Lu really thought of going with me. We have already invited middle-aged people. They are drinking tea next door.”
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes. He was still calling him brothers at this time, and he was shameless!
“Who is the one you are looking for?” he asked casually.
“Prince Gong and Censor Zhou Chengzhong.”
Okay, these two are old acquaintances. Lu Desheng nodded. In fact, he didn’t care who the Xie family invited. Anyway, after the talks today, they would be cleared and would not be involved in the future.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, Xie Mingtang glanced at his wife and signaled that she could start.
Mrs. Xie’s expression was a little stiff. It was only in these two days that Mrs. Xie realized that the family and her husband and son had hidden such a big deal! Lu Songli was unable to give birth to children because she was injured when she saved her son? No wonder her father-in-law insisted on making a marriage between the Lu family for her son. You must know that she did not agree to pay for her son for the rest of her life. Now everything makes sense.
When she first learned about this, she was so angry. After all, she was the chief mistress of the Xie family and the biological mother of her son. They actually concealed such an important matter as her! The reason given by Xie Mingtang was that she was afraid that she would bring it out when she faced the Lu family after she knew it. Facing such an explanation, although she was dissatisfied with her, Mrs. Xie knew that she had known that if she had known that Lu Songli could not have children, she would have been unconsciously picky when she saw her.
Thinking of the superiority she showed in front of Lu Songli, her future daughter-in-law over the years, her face turned stiff.
Mrs. Xie was thinking about how to speak, but Lv Desheng and Jiang were too lazy to be silly with them.Just get straight to the point and get straight to the point.
“Let’s talk about it, I believe you know what we are going to do. Now your Xie family only needs to return the token of the marriage and the Geng Tie. Since then, our two families have no relationship.”
Xie Mingtang said carefully, “Our Xie family has always been full of expectations for the marriage between Miss Lu Er and A Zhan, and our Xie family has always been looking forward to Miss Lu Er marrying. However, the world did not fulfill its wishes, and the two of them have no choice but to have a fate. Now the Empress Dowager has given them marriages separately. The emperor’s order cannot be violated. Our two families have to return the token of the Geng Tie and the token of the marriage, and then get married.”
The Xie family’s attitude was very low.
Jiang snorted coldly, and the Xie family said that he was as innocent as the White Lotus. If the Xie family had not been ambiguous and intentionally indulged, why would the Zhao family make a fuss like a moth flying into the flames? If Jiang had been to future generations, he would know that the Xie family’s approach was a scumbag, and he would not be responsible if he did not take the initiative or refuse. People pass by flowers, but leaves don’t touch their bodies. No matter how disgusting you are, you can’t catch any handle on him.
The Xie family changed the subject, “But our Xie family was very grateful for the second lady of the Lu family saving Azhan, and begged the Lu family to give us a chance to make up for our Xie family.”
As he spoke, Xie Mingtang pushed the box on the table over. The box was slightly opened, and it could be seen that there was a stack of silver notes inside. The denominations are all 1,000 taels, a thick stack, and it looks like there are about 20,000 to 30,000, which is equivalent to half of the dowry when a wealthy family gets married. The Xie family is indeed generous!
“This is 30,000 taels of silver notes, which is the intention of our Xie family. I would like to ask you two old men to accept it.”