PNB Chapter 350: The Face Is Torn and the Chapter Is Clear
Chapter 350: The Face Is Torn and the Chapter Is Clear
Lu Jie'en still didn't speak.
Leng Xian then asked again: "Butler Lu, I am asking you a question, what are you thinking about?
Why don't you answer?
Leng Xian asked again and again, and Lu Jie'en had no choice but to keep silent.
He closed his eyes tightly, bowed to Leng Xian and said, "My Lord, this is inappropriate! It is absolutely inappropriate!"
Just this one word "not appropriate" was like pouring a bucket of cold water on the flame of hope that had just ignited in Leng Xian's heart. With a "hiss", he suddenly became angry!
"What's wrong?
How is it inappropriate?
Isn’t Leng Rongyue my daughter?
Isn’t His Royal Highness Prince Yu my future son-in-law?
Am I not Leng Rongyue’s biological father?
Am I not Taishan, the father-in-law of His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"
Lu Jien sighed helplessly, "My Lord, I am going to say something presumptuous -
Does Your Majesty really not know how difficult the eldest daughter's life has been in this mansion since she lost her mother?
As the eldest daughter's biological father, doesn't the Marquis feel guilty?
What's more, everything that the whole mansion eats, drinks, wears, and uses... everything, all comes from the late lady's dowry!
But the dowry belongs to the eldest lady’s mother!
Now that the late madam is gone, the dowry should belong to the eldest daughter!
Even the Marquis has no right to use even a penny!
The old lady, who is the mother-in-law, has no right to use it either!
As for concubines, step-wives and illegitimate children, they have no right to touch them at all, otherwise they would be violating the laws of the court!
Before, it was just that the eldest daughter was kind-hearted and did not raise the issue or investigate further.
But if we investigate further, the Marquis and the old lady must be guilty and despised by everyone!
If a concubine, born out of wedlock, dares to use the dowry of the original wife, it is a serious crime!
Not to mention there are other...other...sins!
Now that the Marquis’s mansion has been robbed, there’s no guarantee that God will open his eyes and punish the criminals!
As the saying goes, there is a god above your head!
My Lord, enough is enough!
Stop making things difficult for the young lady!
Stop doing anything that would damage the young lady!
Although the Emperor granted marriage between the eldest lady and His Royal Highness Prince Yu, they haven't gotten married yet!
Even if you are married, you can't...can't...
If the Marquis reaches out to His Royal Highness Prince Yu now, how will the eldest lady face the royal family in the future?
How to face His Royal Highness Prince Yu?
Lord, you have been so unfaithful to the late wife and owed the eldest lady. You should atone for your sins instead of continuing to hurt the eldest lady even more..."
"How dare you!" After hearing what Lu Jie'en said, Leng Xian felt as if his face was exposed in public. He immediately became angry and embarrassed!
He stopped Lu Jie'en and stared at him fiercely, "You are so brave!
This marquis considers that you are an elder by the side of the old marquis, so I usually give you some face.
Who would have thought that you would not be grateful, but would boldly make up stories about your master!"
When Lu Jie'en said the words "other sins", Leng Xian shuddered.
What he wanted to forget, what he wanted to pretend had never happened, suddenly appeared in his mind again!
That’s right, Lu Jie’en was talking about sin.
It is a crime to use the dowry of the wife of the first wife!
And what does sin...mean?
Leng Xian was panicking!
And Lu Jie'en's heart had become extremely cold!
He also didn't want to waste any more time trying to persuade this sinful man in front of him.
He also knew that no amount of persuasion would wake him up!
To take a step back, even if he is persuaded to wake up, even if Leng Xian repents and turns over a new leaf, how can he atone for the sins he committed before?
How can we repay the debt we have owed?
The evil deeds have been committed, and I believe that the only way out is to wait for retribution to come upon me!
There's no way to escape!
Now, hasn’t the retribution come?
Thinking of this, Lu Jien stood up and saluted towards Leng Xian, "My Lord, I am grateful for the old Lord's life-saving grace, so I stayed in this mansion and served for half my life!
When the old marquis was dying, Lu also promised the old marquis that he would protect the Qinxing Marquis Mansion for him.
However, Lu's identity of neither a slave nor a master makes it impossible for him to truly protect the Marquis' Mansion.
Lu could not curb the greedy and shameless hearts of some people;
Lu cannot atone for the sins born of shameless greed.
Today, Lu has gone to the ancestral hall to burn incense for the old marquis.
Over the years, everything that has happened in this marquis's mansion... I think that if the old marquis is still in heaven, he must be watching it all the time.
I, Lu, feel ashamed of the old marquis' trust!
Now, if I continue to obey the Marquis's orders and continue to plot and oppress the poor young lady, then I will be even less of a human being!"
"What do you mean?
Could it be that... you are using me to mock me as a non-human?"
Leng Xian could hear the hidden meaning in Lu Jie'en's words.
Lu Jien glanced at Leng Xian indifferently, then lowered his eyelids, "My Lord, from the time when you planned to deceive the daughter of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion until now, what have you, the old lady, and... that Yin, as well as the two concubines' children done? You know better than me.
I just want to say, no matter the sins or bad karma, enough is enough! Enough!
Don't add sin to sin, karma to karma!"
At this point, Lu Jie'en no longer wanted to save face for Leng Xian.
Since he himself has no shame, why should I bother to take care of him in vain?