Just like before, when Lady Zhang had a miscarriage, everyone was unsure if she would recover, treating her and her group as a burden. However, no one explicitly asked them to split off and live separately—it was really Lian Shouyi and Lady He who stirred things up, eventually leading Lian Shouxin to propose dividing the family, which Old Master Lian also agreed to.
With elders at home, unless they take the initiative to organize a family division, whoever proposes it first among the children will face criticism, and will also suffer losses during the division process.
Neither Lian Shouren nor Lian Shouyi would take the initiative to suggest it. Moreover...
