Back at his residence, Mu Yunhan asked Lu Ting and Lu Yao to sit down and got straight to the point: "The old man is gone, what are your plans for the future?"
Lu Ting and Lu Yao didn't dare to say anything, and timidly said: "At least I have to keep my filial piety to the old man first..."
Mu Yunhan chuckled and shook his head: "You haven't officially married him or been adopted. You don't even have a title. How can you keep filial piety?"
Mr. Gu and others do not plan to hold a funeral for Mr. Gu. At present, he has been simply buried and then quietly taken to the ancestral grave for burial.
If it is kept secret, no one in the capital will know that Mr. Gu is dead for a long time, and of course there will be no need to observe filial piety.
If Mrs. Gu is really kind to Lu Ting and Lu Yao, and they sincerely want to observe filial piety, there is nothing wrong with that.
But these two people have been unable to control themselves from beginning to end. Half of their lives have been ruined. She doesn't want to use these restrictions to restrict and oppress them.
Lu Ting was silent for a moment, and under Mu Yunhan's encouraging gaze, she boldly said, "I want to leave the capital and start a new life."
Mu Yunhan said: "I'm afraid it's not possible to leave the capital for the time being, but it's okay to let you start a new life. We can start making preparations from now on."
There was a confidentiality issue involved. Lu Ting knew too much, and it would take at least a year or two before he could let her go.
Lu Ting also knew that it would not be that easy: "That slave wants dozens of acres of land and a free life. In the future, she can marry a man of similar age and live a quiet life."
"I will give you one hundred acres of land and five hundred taels of silver. All your previous savings will be yours.
You'll live here for half a year, then change your name and go live in my village for a while. When you get used to it, I'll let you go."
Mu Yunhan solemnly promised: "If you encounter something in the future and need our help, you can come to me at any time."
This is much better than what Lu Ting had thought before. She smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, madam! I have forgotten everything in the past from now on."
Mu Yunhan also smiled: "Then I wish you all your wishes in advance, go ahead."
Lu Ting bowed to say goodbye, Lu Yao clenched his sleeves nervously.
She knew that Mu Yunhan had something to say to her alone. After all, her situation was different from Lu Ting's.
One is that she has a child, a son.
Second, she was not like Lu Ting, who had taken refuge in Mu Yunhan very early.
It was because Old Mrs. Gu was too tired after falling ill, and Gu Xiaoshi had to think about himself and his son, so he turned to Mu Yunhan.
Although she has never betrayed since then, she still lacks confidence.
"My aunt's situation is different. The plan I am giving here is this."
Mu Yunhan whispered: "If you want to leave, marry another person, and start a new life, the procedure is the same as Lu Ting's. It will take at least half a year to a year before you can leave.
I will give you one thousand taels of silver and two hundred acres of land. All my savings will also be yours, and household registration and other information will be prepared.
But you can't take Uncle Shi away. For your own good, it's best not to have any contact with him in the future.
This is not because I am embarrassing you. You must know that the eldest master and the others are here, and the family is small, so I cannot be the master of this.
Another way is that you continue to live in the house with Uncle Ten, and I will give you five thousand taels of silver and a thousand acres of land to keep you, and I will also return the body deed to you.
This is your private property, and the proceeds belong to you. You can use it as you like, but you are not allowed to give it away. You must get my permission to sell the land."