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Sitting in this ancestral hall are not only Liu Jijiu, but also Liu Chengzhong's lineage and basically the entire Liu family's direct descendants.

Moreover, in terms of seniority alone, Liu Jijiu is not the highest, but because he is the current head of the Liu family and Liu Chengzhong is the eldest son, the father and son are in the main positions.

Liu Jijiu, who is nearly 70 years old, has cloudy eyes, but they are particularly bright.

He had half-closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. When he heard Liu Xiuzhu's words, he slowly raised his eyes and looked over: "Xiao Si, you should know the situation of the Shen family better than us. Since you have married into the Shen family and are on the side of the Shen family, you should not come back to meddle in the affairs of the Liu family. What's more, your eldest brother did nothing wrong in this matter. It was because I was too indulgent to Jingya in the past that she developed this lawless character."

Hearing this, Liu Jingya, who was leaning on Shen Nanzhi's arms, had her eyelashes trembling slightly, and said in a choked voice: "But, Grandfather... Didn't you teach us from childhood that a gentleman should stand in the world, do what he should do and not do what he shouldn't do, and also taught us to be grateful and repay kindness? Not to mention that the two of us were originally going to be engaged, and Brother Changan saved my life when I was a child. It's not the Shen family's fault. How can I break off with the Shen family at this time?"

Liu Jijiu sighed and looked at Liu Jingya: "That being said, it is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid danger. What's more, your identity determines that you represent not only yourself, but also the position of the Liu family. You can't ignore the safety of the Liu family because of your willfulness."

Hearing this, Liu Jingya couldn't help but retort: ​​"In the final analysis, it's just you being selfish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Liu Chengzhong angrily say: "Asshole! How can you talk to your grandfather like that! How could the Liu family raise an ungrateful person like you!"

Liu Jingya said self-deprecatingly: "Then my father should just expel me from the Liu family. From now on, no matter I live or die, I will never drag down the Liu family in the slightest!"

"Jingya!"

Before Liu Chengzhong could speak, Madam Liu quickly rebuked him: "Don't talk nonsense! Do you know what it means to be kicked out of the Liu family? Your whole life will be ruined!"

At this time, the old man sitting on the left of Liu Jijiu said, "I think this is a good idea."

Shen Nanzhi recognized this man. He was Liu Jijiu's twin brother, Liu Xinqi, the father of Concubine Liu Shufei in the palace.

His importance in the Liu family is second only to Liu Jijiu, the head of the family.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Liu Xinqi said slowly, "Everyone has heard about what happened at the Spring Hunting Ground. The Fifth Prince was punished because of this person from the Shen family. Let alone the current predicament of the Shen family, given the Fifth Prince's personality, he has already formed a feud with the Shen family. Since our Liu family has chosen to fully support the Fifth Prince, it is natural that we must show our sincerity and draw a clear line with the Shen family. It is reasonable. What's wrong with that?"

At this point, he turned to look at Liu Jingya with a darkened look in his eyes: "Now Jingyi is the concubine of the fifth prince and is on the royal family tree. Since you are disliked by your fifth cousin and you don't get along with Jingyi, you should reflect on yourself and keep a low profile. I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. If you want to kill yourself, the Liu family doesn't need you."

After saying that, he didn't even bother to look at Liu Jingya any more, and directly raised his eyebrows and glared at Liu Xiuzhu: "Fourth girl, don't blame your second uncle for being nosy. Your father is right. You shouldn't have come."

Liu Xiuzhu was not annoyed by being repeatedly slapped in the face. She said calmly, "Please rest assured, father and second uncle, I will not come to the Liu family again in the future to avoid causing trouble for everyone. But today I want to take Jingya away. In the final analysis, you are just afraid that her existence will offend the fifth prince and the concubine. Your Liu family can't tolerate her, so I will take her back to the Shen family."

Liu Xinqi, whose thoughts were exposed, sneered and could not help but tauntingly said, "After all, they are aunt and niece, and they have the same temper. Don't blame me for not reminding you. If she is expelled from the Liu family like this and goes to the Shen family without a name or surname, it will not be our Liu family who will lose face. Besides, can you be the master of the Shen family?"

These words made Liu Xiuzhu so angry that her heart ached.

The Shen family members are very harmonious and always discuss things together, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is indeed her sister-in-law Yang who is in charge, and Shen Changan is also Yang's son. Although she is sure that Yang has absolutely no objection to this, she is not Yang herself after all, and when facing Liu Xinqi's questioning, her momentum is inevitably weakened.

Just when Liu Xiuzhu was about to argue, she heard someone outside say, "Master, the eldest lady of the Shen family is here."

As soon as the words fell, everyone present had different looks.

Although Yang's maiden family is not as important as the Shen family, one of the four major families, it is also a century-old family with considerable heritage.

Not only did Yang herself have an imperial decree, but she also raised her young son and supported the Shen family over the years. She was a role model for women in the capital and was worthy of respect.

No one in the Liu family expected her to come.

As elders, Liu Jijiu and others were not in a position to come forward to greet them, so Liu Chengzhong and others of the same generation subconsciously stood up and went out to greet them.

Different from her sickly appearance in the Shen family, Yang's face was as pale as paper and her body was thin, as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind. However, no one dared to underestimate her righteousness.

She was extremely weak and seemed to have forced herself to rush over.

As soon as they met, he greeted the elders of the Liu family first, and then said to Liu Jijiu: "Sorry, I was not far away just now, and I happened to overhear a few words of yours. Lord Liu just said that my sister-in-law can't make the decision, so is it okay for me to step in?"

Facing Yang, even Liu Jijiu had to ask seriously: "What does Madam Shen mean?"

Yang said firmly, "That's what you understand."

"Since the elders of both families are here today, I might as well make it clear. The two children have a deep relationship. Although our Chang'an's life and death are unknown, since Jingya is still willing to marry into the Shen family, our Shen family is naturally honored. If the Liu family is willing to help, we might as well sit down and set a wedding date, and marry Jingya into the Shen family in a grand manner. If Chang'an can escape death, it can also create a good story. But if... Chang'an can't come back, if Jingya wants to marry someone else in the future, our Shen family will be her second natal family."

Before Yang finished speaking, Liu Jingya immediately denied it, saying, "I will only marry Brother Chang'an! No matter whether he is alive or dead, I will only enter the Shen family! As long as you don't abandon me..."

At the end, Liu Jingya, who had always been strong, also burst into tears.

Yang held her hand and said distressedly, "Good child."

After sighing, she turned to look at Liu Jijiu: "This is the best way, but I see that the Liu family doesn't seem to be willing to get married to the Shen family, and even wants to cut off contact, so there is only one last way left."

At this point, Yang paused and said firmly, "You drive her out of the Liu family and I will take her back. If Changan comes back, she will be the daughter-in-law of the Shen family. If Changan... doesn't come back, she will be the daughter of the Shen family. Of course, no matter which choice you make, whether you marry her as a daughter-in-law or raise her as a daughter, I will not let the Liu family raise Jingya in vain."

As she spoke, Yang glanced at Xiang'er, the head maid who was following behind her.

Xiang'er held the brocade box in her hand in front of Liu Jijiu in public and put it down gently.

Yang then continued, "Are the things inside to be used as the Shen family's betrothal gift to Jingya, or as compensation for your raising Jingya over the years? Please decide. I'll be waiting outside the door."

Yang's voice was not loud, but it was full of momentum. After she finished speaking, she took Liu Jingya with one hand and Shen Nanzhi with the other, and called Liu Xiuzhu to walk out of the ancestral hall together. She no longer had any meaningless verbal disputes with the people from the Liu family. She just gave them the right to choose and gave them enough face.

Such a quick and efficient way of doing things made everyone in the Liu family look up to her.

As soon as they left, the door of the Liu family ancestral hall was closed from the inside. But having learned from the previous lesson and knowing that they were outside, everyone in the Liu family lowered their voices this time, fearing that their words would be heard by them.

But even if they couldn't hear it, Shen Nanzhi and the others knew exactly what they were discussing.

"aunt……"

Liu Jingya looked at Yang with red eyes, "Thank you for making this trip for me."

Of course, she also noticed that Yang had forced herself to rush over here.

However, Yang gently tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and said softly, "Silly child, I'm sorry you've suffered."

As she said this, she looked at Shen Nanzhi with gratitude.

Only Shen Nanzhi understood this look.

If she didn't know that Shen Changan was fine, the aunt would not have decided to bring Liu Jingya back to the Shen family.

It was because she liked Liu Jingya that she didn't want to see Liu Jingya's best years of youth was wasted in the Shen family.

But it's different now.

She knew that Shen Changan would come back sooner or later, and since the Liu family had done such a ruthless thing, she might as well take this opportunity to take Liu Jingya back, so that she wouldn't be bullied in the Liu family because of the matter between Xiao Ziyi and Liu Jingyi.

Only Shen Nanzhi understood Yang's thoughts.

The two nodded tacitly.

Only Liu Jingya asked with some concern: "Will my grandfather let me go?"

Yang thought for a moment and said, "It should be possible."

If her guess was correct, the Liu family would completely sever ties with the Shen family today.

Moreover, what Yang had not mentioned was that the brocade box given to the Liu family looked small, but it contained almost half of the Shen family's assets in the south of the city, enough to cover two streets. It included not only shops and house deeds, but also field deeds and land deeds in the suburbs. Its value was even several times more than Concubine Liu's dowry.

Even the Liu family, which has a profound background, could not help but be tempted by these industries.

But Yang didn't think that she had given too much. Although the Liu family was heartless, their love and cultivation of Liu Jingya over the years were real, and the money they spent on Liu Jingya was also real, and Liu Jingya deserved it.

But Yang did not make these public.

She also knew that leaving the Liu family would be a good thing for Liu Jingya, but there was no doubt that it would also make her sad. After all, this was the Liu family that gave birth to her and raised her, and it was difficult to give up. Yang also didn't want to put pressure on Liu Jingya at this time.

What's more, money is nothing but external possessions. Compared with the person in front of you, it is really not worth mentioning.

Several people were invited to the front hall for tea.

Although Yang was in better spirits now that she knew Shen Changan was still alive, it was impossible to recover her body so quickly.

After just walking a few steps, she was already a little out of breath.

Although Liu Jingya is in good health, she has been tormented beyond recognition by the days of fasting and not drinking any water.

In the end, it was still Shen Nanzhi and her third aunt who took care of one each.

They waited in the front hall for about half an hour before they saw Liu Chengzhong coming over alone.

"Madam Shen, fourth sister."

After the meeting, Liu Chengzhong got straight to the point: "Please be considerate of the Liu family. We also have our own difficulties."

Needless to say, Shen Nanzhi and others already understood what choice they had made.

Liu Chengzhong handed a small brocade box to Yang: "This is Jingya's birth certificate. The clan has already crossed her out of the family tree. Later I will go to the government office to write a document to sever the relationship and then send it to the Shen family."

Although she was mentally prepared, Liu Jingya's face still turned pale when she heard this.

She stared at Liu Chengzhong blankly and was about to speak, but when she met his cold eyes that looked like he was looking at a stranger, Liu Jingya finally held back. The "Daddy" that was on the tip of her tongue turned into "Thank you, Lord Liu, for your help."

Liu Chengzhong, who was on edge with Liu Jingya before, sighed for the first time, "Someone is waiting for you outside, go and take a look."

Having said that, he said a few polite words to Yang and the others, then turned and left.

With the help of Shen Nanzhi, Liu Jingya stepped out of the threshold and when she looked up, she saw Madam Shen standing in the courtyard.

The courtyard was full of spring, but she felt desolate and lonely.

Especially the deep and almost insoluble sadness in her eyes, which made Liu Jingya cry red-eyed all of a sudden: "Mother..."

He is the only one in this mansion who truly loves her and cares about her even when it comes to personal gain.

Liu Jingya broke free from Shen Nanzhi's support and knelt down: "Mother... my daughter is unfilial!"

If possible, she didn't want to leave the Liu family in this way and completely break off her relationship with her mother.

However, if she did not leave today, the Liu family would certainly put pressure on her in the future and try every means to make her marry a man she did not like but who would be helpful to the Liu family and the family behind him, and she would be completely estranged from Shen Changan and the Shen family from then on.

Liu Jingya absolutely could not accept it.

Thinking of this, Liu Jingya kowtowed three times before she choked up and said, "I'm sorry... I'm an unfilial daughter!"

Madam Shen turned around directly, and her voice was also heavily nasal, obviously having just cried.

But she still managed to maintain her attitude and pretended to be indifferent: "Since you have already made the decision, why bother pretending like this? You are not my only child. If you want to leave, just go ahead."

Having said that, before Liu Jingya could speak, she turned and left.

But after taking a few steps, she said again: "You have to change your temper. Don't be like me. No matter how tolerant the Shen family is, I'm afraid they can't stand your bad temper. Be more restrained in the future and don't let others dislike you."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to feel something was wrong, and added: "Of course, you can't just show weakness and let others bully you. You can take these things, don't worry, they are not from the Liu family's public account, but from my private treasury. With money in hand, you will have the confidence to go anywhere, and you won't have a bad life. As mother and daughter, this is the last thing I can do for you."

After saying that, the maid beside her quickly presented the things to Liu Jingya.

Madam Liu just looked at Liu Jingya deeply and left without looking back.

Liu Jingya was left alone, holding the brocade box and crying bitterly.