If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

This night, some people are happy while others are sad.

Lu Heng drank for half the night, but he still couldn't quench the resentment and unwillingness in his heart.

He finally drove Lu Yuan out of the Duke's Mansion, but the result was not what he wanted.

He wanted to see Lu Yuan leave in embarrassment, wanted to see him being despised and looked down upon, and wanted to see Shen Sui'an abandon Lu Yuan because of his greed and vanity.

I don’t want to see them build a new home and continue to live a glamorous life.

"Mother, was I wrong?" Lu Heng buried his face in his hands.

He recalled that the affair between him and Song Xiuzhi was widely reported, and at that time he really had no other thoughts about Song Xiuzhi.

Seeing Shen Sui'an sitting in the large and warm carriage, talking condescendingly to the weak and humble Song Xiuzhi, he was inexplicably aroused by the desire to protect her.

So he protected Song Xiuzhi and wanted to force Shen Sui'an to bow his head again and again.

If he married Shen Sui'an...

Is everything different now?

If he had not married the princess, his mother and Song Xiuzhi would not have kidnapped Guangning.

Naturally, Concubine Yao would not take action against them.

Both the Duke's Mansion and the Bai family will be fine.

The more Lu Heng thought about it, the more painful he felt. He didn't even have the courage to say that he regretted it.

Only when Lu Yuan was living a more miserable and helpless life than him could he feel a little relieved.

In his eyes, Lu Yuan was just a lowly bastard.

He would actually be jealous of Lu Yuan one day...

Some even envied him for being able to marry Shen Sui'an.

Ridiculous, so ridiculous.

Lu Heng stayed awake all night.

The next day, Uncle Lu wanted to open the ancestral hall to remove Lu Yuan from the clan.

The uncles and aunts in the clan all advised Duke Lu to think twice. Without solid evidence, he could not expel Lu Yuan from the Duke's Mansion.

To put it another way, even if Lu Yuan is not of the Duke's bloodline, he has been raised in the Lu family for many years and can be considered a descendant of the Lu family.

"If you don't want to recognize Lu Yuan, then we do." A tribesman said loudly.

Duke Lu went to the Pacification Office yesterday to talk to Lu Yuan, and he knew that Lu Yuan would never come back to the Duke's Mansion no matter what.

Any further arguments and entanglements would only make the Duke's Mansion even more embarrassing.

"Go and call Lu Yuan back. Even if he wants to leave the Duke's Mansion, he must do it in a proper manner. Today we have to make it clear with a drop of blood. As long as he is really not a descendant of the Duke's Mansion, he can stay or go." Duke Lu said in a deep voice.

Lu Heng lowered his eyes. He had not slept all night and looked a little haggard. He ignored Duke Lu's words that he still had hope for Lu Yuan.

"Father, the facts are very clear. Lu Yuan cannot be my son." Uncle Lu frowned.

Duke Lu ignored him and sent someone to invite Lu Yuan over.

Since the Lu family was going to be expelled, it was impossible for Lu Yuan not to be present. He appeared in the Lu family's ancestral hall without changing out of his official uniform.

The other tribesmen greeted him politely.

Lu Heng looked at him coldly.

After so many days back in the capital, every time he saw Lu Yuan, he would think of the sequelae of the stabbing.

He wasn't really a man at all now.

All this was caused by Lu Yuan.

Lu Heng wished he could kill Lu Yuan with his own hands.

"Nephew, don't listen to the rumors outside. You have lived in the Lu family for so many years, how can you just leave like that?"

"We are on your side."

"..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? That's not what you said when I brought him back." Uncle Lu cursed angrily.

"Also, your son pushed him into the pond and said he wanted to drown this bastard. Have you forgotten?"

The uncle who had just held Lu Yuan's hand and called him his good nephew suddenly became angry and said, "The children are ignorant, why are you still fussing about it?"

"My elders, please don't ruin the harmony because of the younger generation." Lu Yuan lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice.

Master Lu looked at Lu Yuan with disgust. "You and I are not father and son. I don't know how you deceived me. You have enjoyed more than ten years in the Duke's Mansion. Now we are expelling you, but you must remember that you were raised in the Duke's Mansion."

"Of course I won't forget." Lu Yuan said lightly.

"In order to convince you, we'll use blood testing," said Uncle Lu.

Blood test to identify kinship is not reliable. In fact, the most reliable method is bone test to identify kinship.

But it was impossible for Mr. Lu to cut off his finger and remove the bone to do a blood test.

The two drops of blood fell into the clear water and indeed did not mix.

The muscles on Uncle Lu's face were trembling with excitement, as if years of shame had finally been washed away.

That dirty and lowly Rou Nuan did not give birth to his son.

"Father, look! He is not my son, he is not!" Uncle Lu shouted.

"That bitch deliberately disgusted me. How could she be worthy of giving birth to my son?"

Uncle Lu looked at Lu Yuan with disgust, "You are just a bastard who came from nowhere."

"Since you hate that woman so much, why did you have an affair with her in the first place?" Lu Yuan asked expressionlessly.

"When you slept with her, didn't you know she was a prostitute? When you left her, didn't you think about what would happen to her?"

"She's already dead, and you're still humiliating her. Aren't you also humiliating yourself?"

Uncle Lu's face turned red instantly.

"My Lord Duke, now that things have come to this, I can no longer stay in the Lu family. Please remove my name from the family tree." Lu Yuan bowed to the Lord Duke.

"Lu Yuan, what I said yesterday still counts. As long as you stay..." Duke Lu still didn't give up.

Master Lu jumped up like a firecracker, "Father, why are you still trying to persuade him? He must have tried to climb up the social ladder and can't wait to leave the Duke's Mansion."

This idiot!

As stupid as his mother.

Duke Lu closed his eyes and thought, he is old now and his children and grandchildren will have their own blessings.

"Duke, please don't ruin the harmony of your family because of an outsider like me." Lu Yuan still said this.

"Ha." Duke Lu sneered, "Then remove him from the list."

Seeing his name crossed out in the Lu family's genealogy, Lu Yuan's eyes darkened slightly.

"I still need to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Goodbye, everyone." Lu Yuan did not stay in the Lu family ancestral hall and turned to leave.

Lu Heng followed him out.

"Lu Yuan, your identity is unknown now, and you can't have any children. If you still have a little conscience towards Shen Suian, then let her go." Lu Heng spoke to Lu Yuan from behind.

"Second Young Master Lu, you're meddling too much." Lu Yuan turned around and looked at him coldly, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"She was my fiancée, and I don't want to see her waste her life for you." Lu Heng said righteously.

Lu Yuan suddenly took two steps forward, and when Lu Heng was about to speak again, he threw a punch.

"When she hadn't proposed to break off the engagement, and you were defending the Song family so loudly, didn't you ever think about whether you had a conscience?"

"When she was ridiculed and mocked by others, you didn't feel that you had no conscience."

"What qualifications do you have now to mention that she was once your fiancée?"

Lu Heng stood up angrily and hit back.

But how could he be Lu Yuan's opponent?

Looking at Lu Heng who was beaten so hard that he couldn't get up, Lu Yuan took out a silk handkerchief to wipe his hands, "I have tolerated you for a long time. These two punches are for her."

"My Lord, you only need to say this once in front of me today. If you dare to say nonsense outside and ruin her reputation, you will become even less of a man." Lu Yuan said coldly.