sbdcsierra Chapter 937 does not include Lu Wei.
Chapter 937 does not include Lu Wei.
Zong Que didn't look at Zong Lin again, and turned to give instructions to the palace servants.
"Pack your things and send the Emperor Emeritus to the Northern Suburbs Palace to recuperate."
In truth, there was no such thing as hatred. After the father-son bond was gone, all that remained between him and his father was a power struggle.
The affection and filial piety he once shared had already been exhausted when he injured his leg.
Every point that followed was a result of their mutual calculations and weighing of each other's strengths.
Neither side backed down.
If he were the one who lost, he would have long since turned to dust by now.
What's with all this talk about hatred?
……
Meanwhile, in the villa, Lu Wei finally met his father, Lu Jibai.
After Crown Prince Zong Huai returned to the capital, the palace's rewards and honors were not yet finalized. Before leaving the capital, he had been living in the Eastern Palace, but now he would no longer be living there. Since he had no property in the capital, Zong Que arranged for him to stay in his own villa, which was next to the former Duke Sheng's mansion.
Lu Jibai was originally settled in Dali Temple by Ying Xun, and treated with medicine left by Wen Qingqing. After the sores on his face gradually faded, he finally revealed some of his original appearance. However, he never spoke, and no one knew his identity.
On one occasion, Xue Wanyue accidentally bumped into Ying Xun when she came to Dali Temple. Remembering what Lu Yangyang had told her before, she told Ying Xun about her guess.
Lu Yangyang initially suspected that Lu Jibai was still alive, but none of them knew what kind of person Lu Jibai had disguised himself as or what he had become, so they had no way to find him. She also thought that Xue Wanyue was very good at recognizing people, so she told Xue Wanyue to help her keep an eye out for people whose eyes and eyebrows resembled Lu Wei.
Ordinary people might not notice anything, after all, Lu Jibai is so different now than before, but Xue Wanyue has sharp eyes and would not miss such details.
Since the Third Prince's failed attempt to force the emperor to abdicate, the emperor had lost interest in the harem, and Xue Wanyue's life began to improve. Her relationship with the Ninth Princess gradually became more familiar. Knowing that the Ninth Princess was skilled at painting portraits, she didn't make a fuss after meeting Lu Jibai, but instead asked the Ninth Princess to paint several portraits for her. After comparing them several times and confirming her suspicions, she finally told Ying Xun about it.
Ying Xun knew that this matter was of great importance, but dared not make it public. Instead, he secretly arranged to send the person out of the capital in advance to avoid any complications.
Then, before Zong Que arrived in the capital with Crown Prince Chongwen, he handed Lu Jibai over to Zong Que.
Lu Jibai spoke for the first time after meeting Crown Prince Chongwen.
Therefore, although Lu Wei, who knew about this matter, had already met Lu Jibai, the father and son did not have a chance to exchange a single word.
Now that the emperor has issued an edict of self-reproach and abdicated, this storm that has been brewing for twenty-five years is about to end. Only then did Lu Jibai send someone to invite Lu Wei over.
Lu Jibai was so thin he was just skin and bones. His body and head were covered in acne, and he had lost all his hair. Even though the acne on his face had faded, his hair wouldn't grow back. The plain robe he wore hung loosely on him. Due to the long-term torment of toxins, his legs had also lost the ability to walk, and he could only sit in a wheelchair.
Lu Wei was present when Wen Qingqing treated Lu Jibai. Wen Qingqing said that even if the poison was cured, Lu Jibai's body had long been eroded of all vitality and he didn't have many days left to live.
Lu Wei looked at the person sitting in the wheelchair, who bore almost no resemblance to the person in his vague memory.
This was the first meeting between the father and son after their identities were confirmed.
After a long silence, Lu Jibai finally spoke, "I've met Yangyang, and she told me a lot about you and your mother."
Lu Wei scoffed, "My mother is just a country bumpkin, unworthy of a young master from a prestigious family like Lu. You have your own reasons, that's your business. Since you chose to abandon your wife and children, you don't need to worry about her anymore."
"I'm sorry, I'm the one who let you down," Lu Jibai said softly.
Lu Wei looked at him and said, "I came here to tell you that since we had no relationship in the past, we don't need to have any relationship in the future. Your Lu family members are not all dead. There are plenty of people who will handle your affairs after you pass away. I won't get involved."
“You are also my son.” Lu Jibai felt extremely guilty.
Lu Wei sneered: "Dare you say that when you married my mother, it wasn't for ulterior motives, to cover up your true intentions?"
“I actually admire your loyalty and courage, but you have fulfilled your loyalty and courage. Have you ever thought about how my mother is supposed to live after you married her and then abandoned her without hesitation?”
"You want to hide your identity by getting married, but you never really wanted to stay in Qinghe Village. You'll leave sooner or later, so why lie to her? And have children with her just to leave a bloodline. Do you think that leaving with a letter of divorce is to avoid implicating us, that it's for our own good? If you hadn't had me with her, she could have remarried, wouldn't have to fight for you, and wouldn't have to suffer for me. Isn't that better?"
"You're just selfish. You think that since you've ended up here, you have to get married in order to hide properly. You look down on her, but you still want to leave a bloodline for yourself and your Lu family. That's all."
“Then I’ll be frank with you today,” Lu Wei said, looking at Lu Jibai, “My only family is my mother and Lu Yangyang. The Lu in my name is the Lu in Lu Yangyang’s name. I will never be on your Lu family genealogy. I, Lu Wei, will have my own genealogy and I will still bring honor to my ancestors.”
"I have said all I need to say. We need not see each other again, and I can never forgive you."
The reason Lu Wei came here today is to completely sever this so-called blood relationship.
He could understand why Lu Jibai would dedicate his entire life to his mission, regardless of the cost.
He might be a hero, a great man.
But to him and his mother, he was nothing more than a selfish person.
To conceal her identity, she married a woman he disliked, gave birth to him to preserve her bloodline, and then turned away to pursue her grand ideals.
It's called protection, but what exactly is it protecting?
Did it protect him and his mother so that they could live a good life all these years, or did it protect Qinghe Village, which once took him in, and benefit from it?
nothing.
He and his mother had a very hard life over the years, relying on the meager money that Yangyang earned at a young age by moving corpses, slaughtering pigs, and traveling around to provide medical care to support his education. Without Lu Yangyang, there would be no Lu Wei today.
If Lu Yangyang hadn't brought Huo Lin to Qinghe Village in time, the village would have been destroyed in a fire.
Many people in this world will admire and respect Lu Jibai, and many will forgive him.
But this does not include Lu Wei.