After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 498 When the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead,

It was a complete mess... it was messy, but the mess itself wasn't very large.

Many people left the Lu family on the second day of the wedding, and neither Lu Mingye nor Lu Wangshen were there. If a special situation were to occur at this time, and Lu Wangshen were present, it would be his opportunity to take charge.

However, he was showing affection for Ye Wanyin on set, posting on Weibo, but he couldn't be contacted.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Lu Wangshen was completely confident that he could control the situation even when he wasn't present.

Lu Mingye acted so decisively because he knew he was not there.

As for Lu Mingye himself, he could be present, but firstly, most of the time would be wasted on pointless arguments, and secondly, although Lu Wangqian was not at the Lu family home, he was still in the country, and it would only take half a day to fly back.

Facing him head-on would be troublesome, so Lu Mingye's plan was to wait until the heat died down in the first two or three days before going back to deal with it, timing it so that by the time Lu Wangqian boarded the international flight, the situation would be beyond repair.

Those who remained in the Lu family were mainly the concubines and some idle people.

The third concubine also left the next day to manage her own business. This was the official reason, but in reality, she didn't want to be held accountable.

In this situation, Old Master Lu would definitely try to appease the other members of the Sixth Concubine's faction on the surface.

This refers to those who were not directly involved in the casino incident, including both those who were aware of it and those who were unaware.

The number of people is not small, because the Lu family's model inherently involves all sorts of relatives mixing together.

To put it nicely, unity brings strength; to put it bluntly, it's just a mess.

However, they are definitely in agreement on one thing: they demand so-called "fairness." In such situations, it is quite normal for the third concubine to concede some benefits to silence them.

Now that the third concubine has secured this position, she no longer wants to make any concessions, even if it's just for show.

On this point, she and Lu Dingzuo were of the same mind. So although they both blamed Lu Mingye for acting rashly, saying that the matter was a case of hurting the enemy a thousand while hurting themselves eight hundred, and that they needed to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson, the matter had already happened, so of course they had to protect their own family.

So even if there was nothing wrong with the business, the third wife would find something to cause trouble. She insisted that the resort's heating equipment needed maintenance and that a construction team needed to be brought in. She had to personally oversee the work and then ran off.

It's spring now, so even if there's a problem with the heating equipment, it's obviously not that urgent... This reason is practically a way of letting everyone know that she did it on purpose.

So now it's Lu Dingzuo who's dealing with these people.

It was already the day Xingxuan's incident happened, which meant that Sixth Concubine and the others went out yesterday and didn't come back. Those who needed to know the news already knew.

"I already said the old master is resting. I won't stop you if you insist on going in. Please?"

Lu Dingzuo stood outside the old master's courtyard gate, surrounded by two rows of bodyguards, which looked quite imposing at first glance.

Since they've come to demand justice, barging in is definitely not an option. Since the people on Sixth Concubine's side have lived in the Lu family for so many years, they must know what to do with Old Master Lu.

That means creating chaos and noise outside, and waiting for the old man to come out and check it out himself.

If it's just because they're noisy, then there's still room for negotiation. But if they barge in, the situation changes completely.

As a result, Lu Dingzuo stood by the door, neither stopping nor holding anyone back, and no one knew what he was really up to.

Going in is definitely out of the question, and standing here feels like a loss. Besides, Lu Dingzuo seems to have some kind of conspiracy waiting for them. Judging from his sly smile, nothing good is coming.

Everyone knew perfectly well that if the old man were really resting... who would rest for most of the day!

This clearly shows that Lu Dingzuo received advance notice and was slandered by the old master, which is why he is now pretending to take charge.

But Lu Dingzuo isn't senior enough, and most of the real power he wields has actually been given to Lu Mingye. His position in the Lu family is like that of a prince waiting to inherit the throne...

Then the throne skipped over him and fell to the prince's son.

This was supposed to be quite awkward, but Lu Dingzuo himself didn't think so.

Even a retired king is still a king, right? Right now, the old master is still around... Once Lu Mingye inherits the Lu family, his status will only rise.

Moreover, the third concubine specifically instructed him to do this, so he naturally knew the reason.

The third concubine is of the same generation as some others, so it's not appropriate for her to speak up. As their junior, Lu Dingzuo is more likely to say something, which will leave room for maneuver later.

These people knew this too, so they now had the sixth concubine's sister speak.

This is my older sister, also known as my sixth aunt.

"Dingzuo, it's not appropriate for you to talk like that. I'm your elder, after all. Why don't you go in and tell the old master that I want to see him?"

Sixth Aunt's words were clearly an attempt to intimidate him using seniority, but Lu Dingzuo remained completely unfazed. "If you really want to come in, just go in. There's no need for notification or anything. After all, our Lu family isn't some feudal society."

His words were so humorous that some of the younger people in the group even started to chuckle.

Of course they knew the Lu family was feudal in nature, but so what?

As long as they can benefit from this system, who would be so foolish as to go against a system or custom that allows them to profit?

Breaking with feudalism is equivalent to stripping away the identity of the sixth concubine, which would immediately leave them with virtually nothing.

That's what Lu Dingzuo meant: either you follow the rules, or if you don't, the Lu family won't keep you.

"Well..." Sixth Aunt remained calm, adopting a negotiating stance, "With such a big incident, isn't Third Sister here?"

“My mother has a career to keep her busy; she’s not the kind of woman who hides in the back of the house and gossips all day.”

Lu Dingzuo said with great arrogance.

Gossip in the inner quarters... it's practically a phrase tailor-made for Sixth Aunt.

The fact that she's here means she's not involved in casinos, which means she doesn't own any businesses.

Since the sixth concubine was going to run a casino, she couldn't possibly handle all the affairs of the inner quarters herself. Fortunately, she had an older sister who could take care of many things for her. As a result, the sixth concubine was very clear about these matters of the inner quarters, and she had once thought that this was her advantage.

But now she's become the source of Lu Dingzuo's attacks. How can she tolerate this?

"If they are family, then let Mingye come out and apologize."

An apology is not the main point, but since the matter was caused by Lu Mingye, he should definitely be held responsible.

Sixth Aunt couldn't believe that Lu Mingye had sacrificed his entire family line just to pursue a woman.

In other words, if he's like this even when he's not in charge, what would happen if he were?

It's like putting away a good bow after the birds are all gone, and cooking a hunting dog after the cunning rabbit is dead!