Anyway, the third lady has lost power, and now the two most important masters in the house, besides the minister, are the eldest lady. As a slave, it is better for him to avoid offending the eldest lady!
By the time Qing'er made up her mind and came to the inner hall, Shangshu Shen Rui had already returned from Wanfo Temple and was talking to the eldest lady Wei Zijin.
As soon as Shen Rui saw him, he asked, "Qing'er, I heard that Lu Xiyun was making a lot of noise in the ancestral hall?"
Qing'er nodded and replied respectfully: "Yes, the third lady has been crying and fussing since she was sent back to the house by the slaves. Later, the slaves had no choice but to ask the eldest lady to tie the hands of the third lady, and the third husband Talents don’t have to keep struggling!”
Shen Rui was expressionless at first, but after hearing that Lu Xiyun's hands were tied, he frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Didn't I say you won't apologize until I come back?"
Qing'er secretly complained, and hurriedly bowed and reported back: "I have no other choice, my servant. The third lady is clamoring to see Lord Shangshu, life or death, so..."
"So you are making decisions without my permission?" Shen Rui interrupted his personal servant and asked in displeasure.
Without waiting for Qing'er to reply, Wei Zijin put down the tea cup and said calmly: "I ordered him to do this!"
"You..." Shen Rui was stunned and turned to Wei Zijin, with a complicated light flowing in his eyes. He didn't know how to speak for a moment.
It turned out that Lu Xiyun was secretly plotting against Wei Zijin. If all this had not been exposed, maybe he really believed Lu Xiyun's conspiracy and punished Wei Zijin!
Although Wei Zijin didn't say it explicitly, he must have complained in his heart. He complained that he was too cold to her, that Lu Xiyun dared to plot against her like a concubine, and that he was too indulgent to his concubine, which led to the current situation!
Thinking of this, Shen Rui's frown relaxed, and just when he was about to speak, Wei Zijin explained in a calm tone: "I did this not for private revenge, but because Lu Xiyun was imprisoned in the ancestral hall for committing crimes below. She actually threatened Qing'er and the others by smashing the memorial tablets of her ancestors. The ancestral hall is such a solemn place, how can she be allowed to make such a fuss? What's more, the memorial tablets of our ancestors cannot be despised by her!"
When she said this, she paused and added: "In a while, it will be the anniversary of the death of Mrs. Shangshu. If the tablet was really smashed by Lu Xiyun, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the deceased ancestors?!"
What she said was very reasonable. Shen Rui never expected that she would have such concerns. The look of inquiry in her eyes was replaced by appreciation.
Yes, he was a filial son, so he locked Lu Xiyun in the ancestral hall, hoping that she would repent, but he didn't expect Lu Xiyun to be so bold!
Seeing Shen Rui's silence, Qing'er's face became more and more serious. She nodded and agreed, "Yes, the third lady did pick up the tablet as a threat, which frightened the servants and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, the eldest lady came up with such a plan." This way, we stopped the third lady from causing such nonsense!"
Hearing this, Shen Rui frowned more and more. It seemed that he had mistakenly blamed Qing'er just now. Lu Xiyun was locked up in the ancestral hall. Not only did he not think about his fault, he actually made such a fuss in front of the ancestors' memorial tablets!
Fortunately, Wei Zijin immediately stopped Lu Xiyun from disrespecting his ancestors, otherwise his father and mother would not have forgiven him for being an unfilial son!