Chapter 50 Grandpa's Private Seal: From Today Onwards, You're in Charge of the Lu Family!

Chapter 50 Grandpa's Private Seal: From Today Onwards, You're in Charge of the Lu Family!

The Lu family compound was deathly silent.

The footsteps of the guards on patrol and the rustling sound of the orderly sweeping the courtyard have all disappeared.

It was so quiet that you could hear the autumn wind swirling withered leaves, making a soft, rustling sound as they rolled along the ground.

A heavy sense of oppression spread from the carved gate all the way to the artificial rockery in the backyard, weighing heavily on everyone's heart.

The living room was brightly lit.

The light, however, could not penetrate the gloom on everyone's faces.

Liu Yuzhen sat on the sofa next to the main seat, repeatedly pressing her eyes with a handkerchief, her shoulders trembling slightly, making a heartbroken gesture.

Beside her, Song Tingyu's eyes were already red and swollen, but her face was twisted with a mixture of sadness and pleasure.

Her gaze would occasionally turn into venomous thorns, shooting towards the door.

Lu Yao sat on the other side, her face pale, her hands clenched tightly, her knuckles losing color from excessive force.

Lu Zhanting's father, Lu Zhanjun, the man who was always called the "pillar of stability" of the Lu family, was also silent at this moment.

A cup of cold tea sat untouched beside him.

His wife, Su Wanqing's mother-in-law, chose to turn her back to everyone; in the darkness, only her trembling shoulders could be seen.

Lu Zhanwu sat side by side with his father.

He kept his head down, his expression hidden in the shadows, with only a faint smile at the corner of his lips revealing some unspeakable emotions.

Everyone is waiting.

The woman who stirred up a huge wave is now a "widow".

They were also waiting for the true master of the house, Lu Zhenguo, to come out of his study and make the final decision.

When the Yan family's car came to a smooth stop at the gate of the courtyard, everyone in the living room jumped at the same time.

Su Wanqing got out of the car.

She didn't even exchange a few words with Uncle He who came to open the door, and went straight across the courtyard into the living room where the atmosphere was as cold as ice.

She was still wearing the same moon-white cheongsam that had stunned everyone at the Yan family's birthday banquet, only now she had Lu Yao's coat over it.

His face was deathly pale.

But her eyes were calm in a way that was unsettling.

That was the ultimate calm before the storm, when undercurrents surged beneath the surface of the sea.

"You still know how to come back?"

Liu Yuzhen finally found an outlet for her emotions. She suddenly stood up and slammed the handkerchief heavily onto the coffee table with a sharp and piercing sound.

"Zhan Ting's body is barely cold, and you, as his wife, still have the nerve to show your face in public and attend some birthday banquet!"

"Su Wanqing, what is your heart made of? What sins did our Lu family commit to marry such a jinx like you!"

"Mom!" Lu Zhanjun suddenly looked up and shouted.

"Did I say something wrong?" Liu Yuzhen completely lost her temper. She pointed at Su Wanqing's nose, her voice suddenly rising, "Since she entered the family, has our family ever had a single day of peace? First, she turned the house upside down, and now she's brought death to Zhan Ting! She's a jinx!"

"Second Aunt, my eldest brother is not dead yet!" Lu Yao could no longer hold back and stood up to refute.

"Not dead?"

Song Tingyu also stood up, her face filled with undisguised malice.

"The news has spread throughout the entire capital! The Sharp Sword Squad has been wiped out! Are you still lying to yourself?"

"Lu Yao, I know you two are close, but you can't disown your own brother for the sake of an outsider, can you?"

Su Wanqing ignored the jarring shouts.

Her gaze slowly swept over everyone in the living room.

She witnessed Liu Yuzhen and Song Tingyu's hysteria.

I saw my second uncle, Lu Zhanwu, in a seemingly silent but actually expectant posture.

I saw the despair that was buried deep in my parents-in-law's bones.

I also saw the anxiety and protectiveness in Lu Yao's eyes.

Finally, her gaze settled on the closed study door on the second floor.

Where is Grandpa?

She spoke, her voice hoarse, yet each word clear.

“The old man is too heartbroken to see you!” Liu Yuzhen answered first, taking a step closer, her fingertips almost poking Su Wanqing’s nose.

"Su Wanqing, you! Right now! Pack your things and get out of the Lu family!"

"Our Lu family will not tolerate such an ominous person as you!"

"As for what Zhan Ting left behind, the military pension, and the properties you currently manage, hand them all over! I, as your elder, will keep them safe!"

The true intentions are revealed when the map is unrolled.

With Lu Zhanting's "death," Su Wanqing is like a rootless duckweed.

Once she is expelled from the Lu family, everything under her name will naturally fall into the pockets of certain people.

"Has Second Aunt finished speaking?"

Su Wanqing looked at her and suddenly asked.

Liu Yuzhen was taken aback.

This reaction is wrong.

There was no crying, no arguing, not even the slightest bit of anger.

"I'm done speaking." Su Wanqing's tone was flat. "Now it's my turn."

She slowly walked to the center of the living room.

Despite his slender build, his back stood as straight as a spear piercing the sky.

"First, I'll say it again, Lu Zhanting is not dead."

She reached into her collar and took out the jade talisman she wore close to her body.

The jade talisman was warm and smooth, without any cracks.

“This is a token between him and me. If he were to die, this talisman would surely shatter. The fact that it is intact now proves that he is still alive.”

"A broken jade pendant?" Song Tingyu scoffed. "Who are you trying to fool with this act of deception?"

Su Wanqing didn't even glance at her and continued speaking.

"Secondly, I not only know that he is still alive, but I also know what he went through."

"The enemy is not a conventional militant, but an evil creature called the 'Heart-Eating Vine,' which can invade the human brain and create illusions. Conventional rescue efforts will only send more soldiers to their deaths in vain."

"What Heart-Eating Vine... I think you're just too heartbroken and have gone mad, starting to talk nonsense!" Liu Yuzhen retorted loudly, trying to suppress the strange feelings rising in everyone's hearts with her volume.

"third!"

Su Wanqing's voice suddenly rose, possessing an undeniable penetrating power that instantly drowned out all other noises.

The entire living room fell silent.

"I have a way to save him."

"I have developed a drug that can temporarily block mind control. As long as it can be sent to the front line, all the trapped soldiers can be brought out."

Her gaze finally turned to the Lu Zhanjun couple, who had remained silent.

"Dad, Mom, do you believe me?"

Lu Zhanjun and his wife looked into their daughter-in-law's eyes.

There was no sadness, no panic, only a burning, unwavering determination that left no room for doubt.

They remembered the medical miracle she had performed on the operating table at the general hospital.

In the depths of despair, a mad rift of hope was forcibly torn open.

Lu Zhanjun suddenly stood up, his jaw clenched, and slammed down a single word.

"I believe you!"

"You're insane! You're all insane!" Liu Yuzhen stared at Lu Zhanjun in disbelief. "Brother, you believe everything she says? She's trying to seize military power! She wants to drain the Lu family's coffers!"

"Enough!"

A thunderous roar exploded from the second floor.

The study door was suddenly pulled open.

Lu Zhenguo stood at the top of the stairs, dressed in a crisp military uniform with the stars of his general shining on his shoulders, his face ashen.

His gaze swept across the entire room, finally settling on Liu Yuzhen like a nail.

Pierced by that gaze, all of Liu Yuzhen's voices instantly caught in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Lu Zhenguo walked down the stairs step by step.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

Every step was like a heavy hammer blow to everyone's heart.

He didn't look at Su Wanqing, but walked straight to Liu Yuzhen.

"Yuzhen".

His voice was unusually calm.

"After being married into the Lu family for so many years, I ask myself, has the Lu family ever mistreated you?"

“His combat skills are not as good as his older brother’s, so I let him find a stable job in logistics. If you want power or money, as long as you don’t go too far, I can turn a blind eye.”

"But today, you have disappointed me greatly."

There was a chilling coldness, like a glacier bursting, hidden in that calm tone.

"Zhan Ting's life or death is uncertain on the front line. Instead of thinking about rescuing him or stabilizing morale, you are here attacking his wife whom he is protecting with his life for petty gains, and trying to seize his family property."

"What are your hearts made of?"

With each word Lu Zhenguo spoke, Liu Yuzhen's face grew paler.

"Dad, I...I didn't...I was just too sad..." she stammered, trying to explain herself.

"Heartbroken?" Lu Zhenguo's lips curled into a cold smile. "I only see greed and malice."

He stopped looking at her, turned around, and looked at Su Wanqing.

"Wanqing."

"grandfather."

"How confident are you about what you just said?" Lu Zhenguo's gaze hardened with a palpable pressure.

"very."

Su Wanqing answered without the slightest hesitation.

"good."

Lu Zhenguo nodded, a startling light flashing in his cloudy eyes.

"From this moment forward, you will have complete control over all the resources available to the Lu family!"

"I, Lu Zhenguo, vouch for you with my entire life's reputation!"

"I'm giving you top-level authority to go to the southwest!"

"I only have one request."

He stretched out his battle-scarred hand and placed it heavily on Su Wanqing's shoulder.

"Bring my grandson back to me, safe and sound!"

These words instantly drained the color from Liu Yuzhen and Song Tingyu's faces.

They never imagined that the old man would not only not punish Su Wanqing, but would instead stake the future of the entire Lu family on this woman!

"Dad! You can't do this! She's just a woman, what does she know!" Lu Zhanwu finally couldn't hold back and stood up to object.

"Shut up!"

Lu Zhenguo turned around abruptly and slapped his second son hard across the face.

Snap!

"You understand?"

"Besides scheming and plotting, what else can you do? What were you doing when your older brother was risking his life on the border?"

"What were you doing when Zhan Ting was on the verge of death in the jungle?!"

"From today onwards, your entire family will move to the west courtyard. You are not to step out of the courtyard without my permission!"

"You don't need to interfere in anything at home anymore!"

Lu Zhenguo's decision was decisive, swift, and left no room for negotiation.

This is not a punishment.

This is cutting.

This completely severed Liu Yuzhen's lineage from the core of the Lu family's power.

"No! Dad! You can't do this to me!" Liu Yuzhen finally broke down, screaming as she lunged forward to grab Lu Zhenguo's arm, but was held back by the guards.

"I've given birth to children for the Lu family and devoted my whole life to it! You can't treat me like this just because of one outsider's words!"

Song Tingyu's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

She knew it was all over.

Her biggest backer had fallen, and the person she had offended was someone with immense influence and connections, someone even the patriarch of the Lu family would entrust with his life and fortune.

Lu Zhenguo didn't even glance at them again.

He waved.

Several guards immediately stepped forward and, in a semi-forceful manner, took the unruly Liu Yuzhen and the distraught Lu Zhanwu and Song Tingyu away from the main house.

The noise faded away.

The spacious living room finally regained its proper tranquility.

Lu Zhenguo walked up to Su Wanqing and solemnly handed her a black seal engraved with a dragon pattern.

“This is my personal seal.”

"Seeing the seal is like seeing me."

He looked at his granddaughter-in-law, who remained calm and decisive in the face of imminent disaster, and his eyes were filled with unprecedented relief and trust.

"Go ahead and do it."

"The entire Lu family is your strongest support."

Su Wanqing gripped the seal, still warm from the old man's touch, and nodded emphatically.

Outside the window, the autumn rain has stopped.

The dark clouds dispersed, and a bright moon pierced through the clouds, casting its clear light.

The world has changed for the Lu family.

This family storm, triggered by the tragic news, completed the transfer and reshuffling of power in a way that no one could have imagined.

Su Wanqing stood at the center of the storm, holding the reins of power.

Behind her stood the Lu family, the Yan family, and the most powerful alliance in the capital.

Her gaze was fixed on the distant southwest.

A war has only just begun.