Chapter 1627: Abandoning His Son

However, the Zhu family head had spoken, stopping anything he wanted to say to persuade him.

"I didn't expel Zhu Qianlan because she offended me or someone from our family, but because she offended someone that we can't afford to offend. If we bury her in the family plot, it would mean that we went back on our words. We can't afford to cause so much trouble because of Zhu Qianlan."

It did not matter if they were still fighting with the other party; they still had to keep their promise. That matter concerned the Zhu family's reputation.

"Dad, what if Jiang Yao found out that Master Sen and we were spying on her in an attempt to get the neurotoxin?"

Zhu Jiu was already regretting it. Zhu Qianlan's death was a heavy blow for him.