Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 63 Grandmother Seizes Power
Take the Mirror of Emptiness for example; once it's gone, it can never be taken out again.

He still has many things in his possession, all from the Yougu Palace. If these are leaked, her identity will immediately be questioned.

"Tell me, is it because of me that you chose the Valley Palace?"

Master Lu was exasperated: "Before we set off, I told you to stay away from the people from Yougu Palace, but you went and went right up to them."

Liu Sijun said, "Master has been hiding for seventeen years, which is too long."

If we don't seize this opportunity to enter the Valley Palace, who knows when we'll have to wait?

"I will definitely focus on my cultivation and conquer the Hidden Valley Palace. Why should I risk your mediocre skills?"

As far as her master was concerned, her skills were indeed rudimentary.

"I've already made my choice. If I back out now, Yougu Palace will probably think I'm being disdainful and won't let me off the hook."

He was both angry and heartbroken to see his apprentice acting like a scoundrel.

She was a pitiful person too.

"What's done is done, there's no point in saying anything now. There are still nine days before we report for duty. Let's take care of the Liu family's affairs first, and then set off together."

He cannot enter the Valley Palace, but he can provide support from nearby.

The next day, Master Lu Dan asked to resign from his post by the old lady and Liu Shiyuan.

Liu Shiyuan frowned, his tone somewhat displeased: "So sudden, is it because our Liu family has failed to provide adequate hospitality?"

"I have some urgent personal matters to attend to, and I don't know how long it will take, so I'm taking my leave."

If it weren't for the fact that the Liu family had a reasonable matriarch, he would have already overturned the table and left. It's not like a mere family head is the one giving him attitude.

The old matriarch sighed and said with great regret, "It is truly a blessing for the Liu family to have you as a guest elder these past few years. If the alchemist does not mind, the Liu family's doors will always be open to you."

Master Lu Dan said he had urgent business to attend to and left on the same day.

It wasn't until several days later that the others realized that Master Lu was gone.

Liu Shiyuan is still eyeing the position of prefect, and it has been delayed for too long. I estimate that an imperial decree will be issued soon.

But before he could even take any action, the imperial decree was issued on the sixth day of the tenth month.

The eldest son of the Chu family, Chu Yanghua, was appointed as the prefect. Upon hearing this appointment, Liu Shiyuan could hardly believe it: "Not the head of the Chu family, but the eldest son of the Chu family?"

Guard Feng replied, "Yes, Marquis Molin personally went to the Chu family to deliver the imperial decree."

What do you mean?
Mo Linhou wasn't interested in Liu Sijun, or perhaps in her heart, the Chu family was her true family.

The old lady also received the news quickly.

She wasn't too surprised that the Chu family was chosen as the prefect, but one thing she hadn't expected was that the prefect wasn't Chu Jinghong but his eldest son, Chu Yanghua.

The Chu family is playing a long game.

The old matriarch slowly exhaled, "It's time for the Liu family to change its leader."

The Chu family was celebrating, while the Liu family was holding a family meeting.

A month later, they reunited at the training ground. This time, the meeting was a sudden gathering, and they did not know the purpose of the meeting.

When the matriarch proposed to re-elect a new head of the family, everyone looked at the platform in surprise, and Liu Shiyuan stood up in shock to look at the matriarch.

"Mother! What are you saying?"

“Since your father’s death, the Liu family has been declining day by day. You are not suitable for the position of head of the family.”

Liu Shiyuan argued, "Apart from you, my son has the highest cultivation level in the entire Liu family, and he is also my eldest son. Who in the entire Liu family is more qualified than me to be the head of the family!"

"They are not qualified. I will do it myself!"

"Mother, what exactly do you want?" Liu Shiyuan hissed.

"I wish to elect a new leader." The old matriarch stood up, looking sprightly, and said to the clan members sitting below, "You two, the old matriarch and Patriarch Liu, choose one!"

Who could have imagined that the Liu family would one day find itself in such a predicament?

The old lady seized power from her son. Those who had benefited from Liu Shiyuan in the past naturally disagreed, but most supported the old lady taking power; what they wanted was nothing more than fairness.

Liu Shiyuan couldn't give them what they wanted, but he hoped the old lady could.

Finally, a vote was held, and the old lady became the new head of the Liu family with more than twice the number of votes.

Liu Sijun was very satisfied with the result.

Unexpectedly, Liu Shiyuan blamed everything on her.

The family meeting had just ended when Liu Shiyuan angrily kicked open the door to Qingqiu Courtyard.

"Tell me, was it you who suggested it?"

Li Qing stopped Liu Shiyuan immediately, and the two were on the verge of exchanging blows, their spiritual energy surging, causing damage to the nearby flowers and plants.

Liu Sijun calmly replied, "No."

She thought to herself, "It's not like I had a chance to stir things up before the old lady intervened."

"If it weren't for you, how could she have made such a foolish decision? Ever since you returned to the manor, the house has been a complete mess."

Liu Sijun was too lazy to say anything more.

A waste of breath.

Play the piano on the cow.

"Feeling guilty, aren't you!"

Liu Sijun slammed her hand on the table and glared at Liu Shiyuan: "Don't you have any idea why Grandmother wants to take power herself?"

"Because you are my father, I have always saved face for you. Since you don't want it yourself, I have nothing to hold back. I will give you a good talk."

"You are unable to distinguish right from wrong, and you practice nepotism. As the head of the family, you are unable to be fair and just. The family members have suffered under your rule for a long time, but you are unaware of it."

"You favor your concubine over your wife, you are immoral, and when things go wrong you blame heaven and earth, but you never reflect on yourself. Why would my mother rather live alone in the Hidden Moon Courtyard than see you? Why would Zhu Yingrong, who is clearly in love with you, be willing to tell me her secret?"

Liu Shiyuan narrowed his eyes: "What do you know?"

"Of course, everyone who needs to know knows."

Liu Shiyuan chuckled coldly and left.

Liu Sijun was unsure whether Liu Shiyuan was feigning composure or had already seen through her scheme.

Excluding one day for travel, she only had five days.

If no evidence can be found, they can only wait for her to return next time, giving Liu Shiyuan plenty of time to destroy the evidence.

She's taking a gamble.

She wasn't sure how ruthless Liu Shiyuan could be, so after thinking for a moment, she put on a concealment talisman and headed towards the Chu family.

The Chu family has had a string of good things happen these past few days.

Chu Yanghua's third son, Chu Yanjing, produced the Purple Gold Pill, and Chu Yanghua also took office as the prefect, keeping him extremely busy.

This was the first time Liu Sijun had visited the Chu family since Chu's death.

Upon hearing the announcement, Old Madam Chu couldn't wait any longer. She rushed to the gate of the mansion and grabbed Liu Sijun's hand, saying, "Jun'er, you've finally arrived. Those brats have been nagging about it for so long, my ears are about to fall off."

"Grandmother, is my cousin here?"

Before the person arrived, their voice came first.

Liu Sijun smiled knowingly.

Grandma Chu had an expression that said, "See, your grandmother wasn't exaggerating."

Not only Chu Yanming, but also Chu Yanjing was there, along with a girl who looked to be sixteen or seventeen, wearing a red cross-collar long dress, with a thin black belt around her waist and a round red jade pendant hanging from it.

Her hair was styled high, her hands were behind her back, and she faced them, skipping as she walked, looking very charming.

(End of this chapter)