Mo Hua mused, "It seems they found a way to silence the matter..."
"Yes," Lu Ming nodded. "It was Miss Zhu..."
"Miss Zhu doesn't allow anyone to mention the matter of the Family Head marrying into the clan."
"Those in the know have all been silenced, forbidden to speak of it to outsiders. The personal maids and attendants have all been replaced as well."
"To outsiders, they only say that the Family Head is from a collateral branch of the Lu Family, whose parents died early, but who has great talent, which is why the Old Ancestor had him marry Miss Zhu."
Mo Hua expressed his doubts: "Is it permissible to marry within the clan if they share the same surname?"
Lu Ming nodded, "Within the same clan but different branches, beyond three generations, the blood relation is diluted. After verifying the family tree, marriage is possible."
Mo Hua slowly nodded, then asked:
"How did Lu Chengyun, a man who married into the family, become the Family Head?"
"Because of the mines."
