The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

After searching for a long time without finding a suitable master, Lu wanted to go back to her mother's home to ask her father and brother for help.

When I talked about this with my father and brother, I couldn't help but feel a bit of resentment in my tone when I thought of the attitudes of my mother-in-law and husband.

"Fang Fei, you, you are confused!"

Lu Daoqi pointed at his daughter with a look of disappointment in his tone.

"You've been the head of the Duan family for so many years, how come you don't have any experience at all? If it weren't for your mother-in-law who was still in charge, wouldn't you be ruining Kang Ge'er's life by doing this?"

These words were a bit harsh, but Lu Daoqi still found it difficult to vent his anger. Why didn't he realize that his daughter had such a temper before?

"Father, I..."

"What are you, shut up."

Looking at the grown-up Lu in front of him, Lu Daoqi was furious and really wanted to open her head to see what she was thinking.

"Master, Fangfei also loves her son dearly, so please don't talk about her. Now the main thing is to find a master for Kang Ge'er."

Liao was speaking up for Lu and felt a little sorry for her daughter.

Lu Daoqi looked at his wife who was protecting Mrs. Lu, and angrily scolded Mrs. Liao as well:

"And you, I don't even want to say anything about you, but don't try to smooth things over here. You're just a spoiled daughter, and calling her naive is just praising her. It's not nice to say that."

Lu Daoqi paused and said, "He's just an idiot."

He spoke with a Beiyang accent.

After being scolded, Liao and Lu dared not say a word. Lu Daoqi picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and continued:

"Lu Fangfei, just be happy. You're lucky to be in a good family. If you were in a family with better rules, you would have been eaten up by now."

"Father, I know I was wrong. You know, Jingzong is in such a bad condition, and Kangge'er is his only child. I was just afraid that something might happen to him."

Lu's face was melancholy and her tone was full of sorrow.

Lu Daoqi looked at his little daughter, who was the only daughter of him and his wife and had been brought up in pampering since childhood.

How could they not feel sorry for her? Seeing her like this, Lu Daoqi softened a little.

Then he broke down the principles behind them and explained them to her.

"Kang Ge'er will only be a Viscount if he inherits the title. What future can he have? You only care about him, but what about the Duan family? The longevity of a family depends on its head. The head's vision and foresight determine the longevity of the family."

"If Kang Ge'er keeps on being like this, forget about the continuation of the family line. We should be thankful to God and our ancestors that this family didn't fall into his hands. He is the only child of the third generation of the Duan family. The future of the Duan family still depends on him."

Lu Daoqi slammed the table

"Do you think the Duan family needs him now? Wake up. Isn't Duan Sizi registered under your mother-in-law's name? If you really can't bear to part with Kang Ge'er, you should tell Madam Duan as soon as possible and let Duan Si take charge of the Duan family."

"This way, your Kang Ge'er can be raised at home as you wish. However, whether you can support him for the rest of his life is hard to say."

"How can that be possible? Kang Ge'er is the eldest son and grandson. The Duan family will be handed over to him in the future."

Lu stood up in disbelief and looked at her father.

"The eldest son and the legitimate grandson? So what? Look at your mother-in-law and Jingzong. They are not stupid people. As for Kang'er, don't make me laugh to death. Can he take care of a family? It's hard to say whether he can support it or not."

"Father, how can you say that about Kang Ge'er? He is your grandson, not your enemy."

Mrs. Lu was a little annoyed. Kang Ge'er, as her father called him, was simply worthless. It was obvious that Kang Ge'er was good in every way.

"You think my words are harsh? People outside say even harsher things than I do. Go out and ask around, the Duan family's legitimate descendants are all famous. They say the Duan family's son seduces his master and tricks the Sixth Prince into a fawning trance. The Duan family is now like a wild chicken turning into a pheasant, a lapdog with a master. Do you listen to these words?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this for the first time, she couldn't believe it. They were talking about their family, but she had never heard anyone talk about it before.

Seeing her daughter's pale face, Liao thought Lu Daoqi had frightened her and glared at him. She pulled Lu Fangfei to the couch and comforted her:

"Don't pay attention to the nonsense those people outside say. They are just sour grapes because they can't get the grapes. They can't curry favor with Concubine Ning, so they can't stand seeing your family prospering."

Lu Daoqi listened without saying anything, snorted coldly and continued to sweep the dust off his precious bookshelf with the duster in his hand.

It took Lu a while to recover. She was a little furious, her face flushed red. "Who is so malicious to frame our family?"

Liao was also indignant and said casually:

"It's the Ning family, the Ning Guifei's maternal family. The Ning Guifei has never been close to the Ning family. Now that the Ning family has made a mistake and been reprimanded by the emperor, Madam Ning wanted to visit the Ning Guifei in the palace, but the emperor refused. I guess she has no place to vent her anger, so she took it out on your family."

"How dare they act like this? Aren't they afraid of retaliation from our family?"

Before Liao could respond, Lu Daoqi sneered.

"Haha, revenge, who are you talking about? Your Duan family is taking revenge on the Ning family? Oh my, my dear daughter, don't make your father laugh to death. I think it's like a phoenix inserting feathers into chickens, who are you? You're still taking revenge on the Ning family, it's good that they didn't deal with you."

Don't blame Lu Daoqi for his harsh words. Although the Ning family is not a noble family, they only rose to prominence because they had a concubine. But they had a golden phoenix, so what did the Duan family have?

It sounds like an earl's mansion, but there is only a small official of the sixth rank in the family.

Lu's face turned pale. Her family was now not even as good as the Ning family, which had become wealthy in the middle of the road.

Lu Daoqi's words instantly shattered Lu's pride. The beautiful dream she had been weaving for herself was shattered, and her body was now a little shaky.

Lu Daoqi stopped mocking him when he saw that it was almost done, and instead said earnestly:

"Don't blame father for his harsh words, but the fact is, the only promising grandson in the Duan family right now is Duan Si. Although the Earl's Mansion looks prosperous now, what about the future? Yes, Kang Ge'er may be able to live off his ancestors' wealth for the rest of his life, but what about the future generations of the Duan family? Have you ever thought about this?"

"You are not a child anymore. How many more years do you have left to accompany him? If you don't want to become a sinner of the Duan family, just listen to your mother-in-law and Jingzong from now on. Don't interfere in other things. Just do whatever they ask you to do. They are also Kang Ge'er's closest relatives. How could they harm him?"

This was the second time Lu heard the word "sinner". For some reason, she felt her heart beating like thunder when she heard these two words, as if these two words were engraved on her soul.

Mrs. Lu was very anxious and now she just wanted to go back and have a good rest.

After listening to her father's teachings and her mother's instructions, Lu said goodbye to her parents and went back to the Duan family and lay down in her room.

He developed a high fever in the middle of the night and was sick for two whole days. It was not until the third day that he suddenly felt better.

As soon as Lu recovered, she went to Song Shengfu's yard to apologize.