Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

At this moment, Yu Shu's mind was as clear as a mirror. She knew that Gao Yao had no real intention to kill Lu Zhi. If Gao Yao really had this idea, why would he bother to ask her? Obviously, this was just an excuse for Gao Yao not to kill Lu Zhi. If Yu Shu failed to understand the deep meaning, but took the opportunity to add insult to injury, even if Gao Yao finally killed Lu Zhi for the sake of face, her own ending would probably not be much better.

"Is that all?" Yu Shu had just finished speaking when Gao Yao shouted in displeasure. Yu Shu was startled by the sudden question and then sighed softly.

She turned her gaze towards Lu Zhi, and then slowly said, "Abolish Lu Zhi's position as Madam and demote her to a maid. We will make a decision after observing her performance in the future!"

When Yu Shu said this, everyone present had different expressions. Lü Zhi's face turned pale as paper, and Lü Su beside her also showed a look of shock. Even Xiaoyue and Shihua were surprised by the punishment proposed by Yu Shu. It must be said that Yu Shu's decision was ingenious - it not only catered to Gao Yao's bottom line, but also gave Lü Zhi an extremely severe punishment.

"Let's do it, Lu Su!" After hearing Yu Su's decision on Lu Zhi's punishment, Gao Yao was silent for a moment, but in the end he did not raise any objections. He knew very well that Lu Zhi had been living too smoothly in recent years, so her mentality gradually became impetuous. As a mother, it was reasonable for her to plan for her son's future, but Lu Zhi's behavior this time was really a bit too much.

In fact, Lv Zhi had always been in charge of many operational affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and her ability was outstanding. If she was just greedy for some money occasionally, Gao Yao might not pursue it too much, after all, no one is perfect. Even if Lv Zhi used the money to win over the officials under Gao Yao to support Gao Yao's eldest son, Gao Yao might just give a few reprimands and let it go. What Gao Yao never expected was that Lv Zhi actually chose a method that he absolutely could not tolerate - using all the money to expand the power of the Lv family.

In Lu Zhi's eyes, only when the Lu family becomes strong enough, her position in the family can be more stable. Moreover, she firmly believes that as long as the Lu family rises, the chances of her son inheriting Gaoyao's huge industry in the future will be greatly increased. However, she never thought that this selfish and disregarding behavior has seriously violated Gaoyao's bottom line.

In Gao Yao's eyes, this situation was simply intolerable! The consequences were obvious, and Lu Gong rebelled. Although Lu Zhi did not participate in it and even helped to quell the incident, the fact that cannot be ignored is that if Lu Zhi had not provided huge financial support behind the scenes for many years, how could Lu Gong have such huge ambitions and dare to rebel?

Therefore, it was obviously not feasible not to punish Lü Zhi. Now that Lü Zhi had received the punishment she deserved, it was Lü Su's turn. However, Gao Yao did not intend to impose too heavy a punishment on Lü Su. After all, Lü Su's little thoughts were nothing more than how to compete for favor among many women, and her desire for power and interests was relatively weak.

Because of this, Gao Yao had no intention of severely punishing Lu Su, but giving her appropriate warnings and admonitions was essential. Moreover, this kind of "warning" also applies to the other women. Otherwise, why would Gao Yao summon them all? To some extent, he did this to give the others a warning, so that they would know that they must restrain their behavior.

"My dear husband, I know I am guilty!" With that urgent and slightly trembling cry, Lu Su's heart suddenly tightened. She knew that it was finally her turn to face Gao Yao's questioning. Lu Su was unusually bold and decisive. She bowed her head and admitted her fault without hesitation: "Although I did not personally participate in this matter, I cannot shirk my responsibility for it."

Gao Yao stared at Lu Su with a serious face, and slowly said: "In this case, I will punish you to be grounded for three months. During this period, you must take good care of the children and not slack off. Did you hear clearly?"

"Yes..." Lu Su replied softly. Before she finished speaking, tears had already flowed out of her eyes like a flood, blurring her vision in an instant. Lu Su had always felt that the love she received was very rare compared to others. But at this moment, when she heard Gao Yao's punishment for her, she suddenly realized that Gao Yao actually valued her so much. He raised the stick of punishment high, but finally let it fall gently. This tolerance and care made Lu Su feel warm in her heart.

After Gao Yao finished dealing with the matter, he turned to look at Lu Zhi, then waved to the others, signaling them to leave. Seeing this, Yu Shu and the others did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and immediately bowed and quickly left the room. In the blink of an eye, Lu Zhi was the only one left in the huge room, still kneeling on the cold floor in a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

Gao Yao stared at the scene in front of him quietly, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart. Then he couldn't help but sighed slightly. He walked towards Lu Zhi step by step with heavy and slow steps. When he came to Lu Zhi's side, he paused for a moment, then slowly bent down, as if he was afraid of disturbing her. Then, Gao Yao carefully stretched out his broad and warm hands, gently held Lu Zhi's arm, and gently helped her up.

Lu Zhi truly felt Gao Yao's caring and protective gesture. In an instant, the long-suppressed emotions in her heart burst out like a flood. Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes, dripping down her cheeks. Finally, she could no longer suppress her emotions, and threw herself into Gao Yao's arms, lying tightly on his strong chest, and burst into tears.

For a moment, the room was filled with Lü Zhi's grief-stricken cries. Gao Yao stood there silently, gently wrapping his arms around Lü Zhi, giving her silent comfort and support. In this way, Lü Zhi kept crying in Gao Yao's arms. Time passed by minute by minute. After about a quarter of an hour, her crying gradually became weaker and finally stopped slowly.

After Lu Zhi calmed down a little, Gao Yao patted her on the back and asked softly, "Now, do you know where you went wrong?" Although Gao Yao gave Lu Zhi enough comfort in action, in fact, he went straight to the point and asked about the key reasons that led to all these problems.

Hearing Gao Yao's question, Lu Zhi raised her head slightly, looked at him with tearful eyes, and answered with a choked voice: "I now understand that relying on the powerful family is an extremely sharp double-edged sword. If used improperly, it will not only hurt others, but also backfire on oneself. And you, my husband, already knew that I was secretly making some moves, but you did not stop me. I guess you wanted to observe and see whether these little actions of mine were out of love for the children or for the benefit of the Lu family."