CHAPTER 260: CHAPTER 259: DID THEY ELOPE?

Yu Nianzhao said bluntly, "Yes, that’s right, the Luu Family has an evil spirit."

"What?"

Luu Shaoqi’s voice suddenly became sharp and thin, making the listener’s ears hurt.

Mr Lu glared at him and reprimanded, "Why are you shouting? You haven’t learned basic etiquette at all."

Luu Shaoqi pursed his lips in grievance, "Dad, it’s easy to say, an evil spirit! That’s an evil spirit, aren’t you afraid? Isn’t this normal human nature?"

Mr Lu furrowed his brows tightly, looked seriously at Yu Nianzhao, and said in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? Conjuring up spirits!"

Luu Shaoqi quickly added, "Dad, Miss Yu is the future Princess Consort Su, she’s skilled in occult studies, very capable."

"Princess Consort Su?"

Mr Lu’s expression froze for a moment, then he softened his tone, "I see! But the Princess Consort Su must be mistaken; how could our Luu Family have an evil spirit?"

Yu Nianzhao slightly raised her chin and looked at Ms Lu, who had been silent the whole time, holding a string of Buddha Beads, seemingly engulfed by darkness, hidden in the shadows, without saying a word.

Song Jiling spoke urgently, "Yu, does the Luu Family’s evil spirit have anything to do with my sister’s disappearance? Aren’t we here to find someone?"

Linking with the evil spirit made Song Jiling anxious.

"Miss Lu is missing?"

Mr Lu caught onto the key in the words, "Do you need me to send people to search together?"

"No need to make it big!"

Yu Nianzhao declined on behalf of Song Jiling, as she stared at Ms Lu with a half-smile, "Do you agree, Ms Lu?"

Ms Lu shivered, opened her eyes that showed no ripples, looked at Yu Nianzhao, and pursed her lips, "I don’t know what you’re talking about, Miss."

"You saw Caiwei today, didn’t you, Ms Lu."

"I’ve been chanting and praying in the chapel all day and haven’t seen Miss Song."

"Monks don’t lie, Ms Lu isn’t a monk, so she can speak wildly, can’t she."

"Miss Yu, what do you mean by this? Song Caiwei’s disappearance, does it have anything to do with my mother?"

Although Luu Shaoqi respected Yu Nianzhao, he also protected his mother.

"Indeed, she’s contaminated with evil spirit the most."

Yu Nianzhao’s casual remark made Luu Shaoqi jump in fear, instinctively distancing himself from Ms Lu, "Really? Miss Yu, then quickly help my mother drive away evil spirits, if payment is needed, I’ll give it to you later."

A trace of panic flashed in Ms Lu’s eyes as she forced herself to be calm and said, "You can eat indiscriminately, but you can’t speak indiscriminately, how can I have evil spirits on me?"

"If there’s no evil spirit, then why panic?"

Yu Nianzhao said, "Since you started to build a chapel at your residence, weren’t you clearly aware of the evil spirit in your Luu Family?"

At these words, the Luu Family’s expressions changed collectively.

Mr Lu took a deep breath and said unhappily, "Considering you are the future Princess Consort Su, I won’t say much about your wild talk in my residence, but you must not defame my wife, please leave the Luu Family at once."

Mr Lu made a ’please’ gesture, his attitude was very firm, obviously not taking Yu Nianzhao’s words seriously.

"Is that so?"

Yu Nianzhao raised her eyebrows, and with a casual grab, she caught a wisp of evil spirit from Mr Lu.

The evil spirit wriggled in Yu Nianzhao’s hand, seizing every opportunity to escape.

Mr Lu’s tense body suddenly relaxed, realizing that his vision had become much clearer, and the pressure on his back had eased somewhat.

He stared at the evil spirit in Yu Nianzhao’s hands, swallowed, and his voice trembled, "This is..."

"Evil spirit!"

"Yes, Dad, this is the evil spirit, I encountered it before, who knew there was one at home!"

Luu Shaoqi was about to jump up, his face scrunched together, "Mom, could it be that Miss Yu is right, you knew about the evil spirit in the Luu Family, that’s why you set up the chapel?"

Ms Lu gritted her teeth and said, "No, I don’t know, it’s just that I followed the Empress Dowager up the mountain to pray, and since then, I was influenced by Buddhist Law, which prompted me to set up the chapel."

"The bells that suppress evil spirits are all here? Do you think I would believe such a ghost story?"

Yu Nianzhao pointed at the wind chimes, her eyes fierce, and scolded, "You harbor malicious intents, do you know that one day, your pillow companion, your son, and even the entire Luu Family will be harmed by you!"

Yu Nianzhao’s words were like a bolt of thunder, striking Ms Lu’s heart.

She turned pale, unsteady, and said worriedly, "I don’t know, I don’t understand what you’re saying."

"Where is Luu Shaochen?"

Yu Nianzhao sneered lightly, not pressing further on her.

"Where’s the young master? Isn’t he at the residence?"

Only then did Mr Lu realize Luu Shaochen hadn’t shown up.

The housekeeper said, "The young master isn’t in his room."

"Then where has he gone? Could it be..."

Mr Lu seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed dramatically.

Ms Lu decided to stop pretending, she took out a paper, tossed it to Mr Lu and said mockingly, "I didn’t want to speak earlier, but now they’ve come saying I’ve got evil spirits, I won’t pretend anymore, look at your eldest son, on the surface he acts so steady, but in reality, he disregards all decorum."

Mr Lu grabbed the note, unfolded it, and his face grew increasingly sullen, he mumbled lowly, "Absurd, he actually eloped with the Song Family’s daughter? Is he mad? Does he care about the Luu Family’s honor? Does he intend to destroy our reputation? How can I explain this to Mr Song and Mr Song?"

"What? Elopement?"

Song Jiling felt dizzy and mumbled, "Impossible, how could my sister do such a rebellious thing? This must be false!"

"Rest assured, I’ll send people to bring them back, since it only happened today, they can’t have run far."

Mr Lu, furious, ordered the housekeeper to send people to catch them.

Ms Lu snorted coldly, "Miss Song clearly couldn’t see through people, she actually ran away with him. When hard times hit, she’ll regret it; though my son loves to play usually, when he gets serious, he can achieve great things, the Marquis did the right thing giving the title to Shaoqi, otherwise, the Luu Family would be over."

"Enough, shut up, this matter, I’m partly to blame."

Mr Lu closed his eyes for a moment, not knowing why, despite previously having no family feelings towards Luu Shaochen, after relaxing his body, a sense of inexplicable guilt surged in his heart.

"How can the Marquis be blamed, it’s merely transferring the title, how did he get wronged?" Ms Lu said disdainfully.

"The eldest legitimate son doesn’t inherit the title, instead it’s given to the second son, how would he not feel wronged?"

Yu Nianzhao frowned, "This is rare in the entire Great Chao Country, isn’t it akin to favoring a concubine over a wife?"

Mr Lu shook his head, wavering slightly, gritting his teeth, "It’s not formally decided to change the title yet, there’s still room for negotiation."