There are a lot of boring people in the capital. Once people are not doing serious things, they will make up some shameless things. This is what gossip is all about. But since they found out that the target of the rumors was the current prince-in-law and the princess, everyone immediately shut up. Mouthed.
This is not to say that the people have much respect for the official family, but because in addition to being the princess's husband, the prince-in-law also has some other jobs, such as the royal guard and the governor.
Lu Hanjiang was very satisfied that the source of the rumor was not at home but from the talkative Doctor Lu, so he asked Lao Qian to check all the guards and maids brought by the princess again.
"Tsk, it doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense."
Lu Hanjiang threw the things that Lao Qian found out on the table, knocking over the tower of blocks he had just built: "What do you mean by saying that His Majesty had nothing to do but put eyeliner on my house?"
After hesitating for a moment, Lao Qian said, "Maybe it's the empress...?"
"Isn't this Grandma Sun?"
Speaking of this, Lu Hanjiang suddenly chuckled, looked at Lao Qian and said: "Old Qian, let me remind you that this grandma is good at martial arts. You must not have any ideas about her. I'm worried that she will slap her. It's hard to find a doctor to connect your bones."
Lao Qian rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Master, let's be serious."
"Fine."
Lu Hanjiang shrugged and put away the joking look on his face: "It stands to reason that no matter how old I am as a governor, can I be bigger than Uncle Meng? This person should be sent to keep an eye on the princess."
"The master is right." Lao Qian nodded, he had the same idea.
"Originally, if I hadn't checked, I wouldn't have thought about it, but... the Bu family."
Lu Hanjiang tapped his fingers on the table and looked a little deeply: "The Bu family are supporters of the former prince. They were removed by the influence of several other royal highnesses in the court. All the men were sent to the frontier, and all the women were not. Slave, hey, there are only a few women in total, but two talents have come out in a row, it’s amazing.”
One thing to say is that the women of the Bu family are indeed not simple. The last woman from the Bu family who had a relationship with Lu Hanjiang was in Hong Yi. With her relationship with Yao Yuelou, she has managed to lure out many people from the Jiaofang Division over the years.
The other one is even more powerful. She quietly went from being a rough maid at the lowest level of the palace to becoming the personal maid of Her Royal Highness the Princess. This is not something that can be described simply by using skills. How could such a thing be accomplished without chance and luck? Plant flowers and come alive.
"Master, although we have found out, we still have to deal with it carefully. After all, it is-"
Lu Hanjiang raised his hand to stop Lao Qian's words. While playing with the blocks on the table, he said: "I think there is something wrong with this matter. It may not even be done by His Majesty. There are so many people around the princess, why would he choose to do this?" A candidate with the most complicated background and connections to the former prince’s forces.”
Lao Qian was stunned for a moment and tried to guess: "Perhaps it's because the people of the Bu family are all slaves and maids under the rule, so it's easier to control them?"
Lu Hanjiang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is rich all over the world. Moreover, as long as the Jin Yiwei takes action, no hostage can be captured. This fact is very strange."
"Sir, are you saying that there are other people's work here?"
"Don't make any noise about this matter. I'll handle it. Just step back."
After letting Lao Qian leave the study, Lu Hanjiang began to think slowly under the light. If the emperor had thoughts on this matter, then he believed it, but if the emperor would use this method, then he did have some doubts. .
As the emperor who has ruled the world for decades, there is no need to use such means to deal with his small appeasement. Compared with the old emperor personally pulling down to care for him, Lu Hanjiang believed that someone had used tricks secretly to bury him. This secret was not the emperor's own wish.
It's interesting to think about it this way. Considering this Anzi's special identity and background, Lu Hanjiang can only think of one person.
...
It was getting late, so Xiaoli came to the room to serve the princess as usual, but when she opened the door, the princess had already rested, and the consort, wearing the official uniform of a governor, was sitting quietly in front of the bed.
Xiaoli was a little confused when she saw this. She lowered her head, bowed and wanted to exit, but was stopped by Lu Hanjiang.
She came forward a little awkwardly, lowering her head and not daring to look at anyone, and said in a voice like a mosquito, "What are your orders, Prince Consort?"
Lu Hanjiang looked at her lowered head and said with a dull look, "I heard the princess said that you are from the capital?"
"Yes." As if she could feel the other person's gaze, Xiaoli lowered her head.
Lu Hanjiang did not speak, but took a princess's silk handkerchief from the couch, wrapped it in his hand and lifted Xiaoli's chin with his fingers.
When their eyes met, Xiaoli's cheeks turned red little by little, and Lu Hanjiang's words sent chills down her spine: "Do you recognize the girl in red at Yaoyue Tower?"
"..."
Xiaoli's beautiful eyes widened, and the fingertips under her sleeves turned white. She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and tried to stay calm and said: "Young servant, I don't know you..."
Lu Hanjiang let go of the hand holding Xiaoli's chin and said calmly: "Yaoyuelou Hongyi and her sisters, a total of eight people, plus the three women in the Jiaofang Division, the North Frontier Fortress , twenty-nine people went there originally, but now there are seven left, plus you, there are sixteen people in total."
Xiaoli's body began to tremble slightly, and drops of cold sweat began to collect on her forehead.
"Do you still remember the clothes I am wearing as a suppressor?" Lu Hanjiang raised his hands and showed them off: "You should have remembered the time when Mr. Wu led the Jin Yiwei to raid the Bu family."
Xiaoli finally couldn't stand the fear in her heart and knelt on the ground with a plop.
Lu Hanjiang took off the silk handkerchief and handed it to Xiaoli, but the other party didn't dare to take it, so he threw it aside: "Over at the Criminal Department, Jin Yiwei just needs a word, and it won't be a problem for how many people to come. As for Bu, Ms. Hongyi is currently in Jinyiwei Prison. Without her, Yaoyuelou will already be in decline, and no one will notice that there are a few missing girls by then."
Every time Lu Hanjiang said a word, Xiaoli couldn't help but tremble. Until this last sentence, she finally lost all her extravagant hopes.
"The last few remaining men of the Bu family... I specially found Li Baihu, who was responsible for searching the Bu family under Mr. Wu. Even though many years have passed, he must still remember those people. appearance."
Lu Hanjiang's words were like a knife hitting all of Xiaoli's weak points. She finally gave up her illusions and begged with tears, "Please let the Bu family go."
Bidige
After a while, Lu Hanjiang showed no sympathy for the weeping beauty, and said in a cold voice: "Who told you to do this?"
"It's the father-in-law of the Huanyi Bureau. My maid worked under him when she entered the palace. It was he who arranged for my maid to come into contact with His Highness several times. Finally, she caught His Highness's attention and was summoned to his side." Xiaoli answered truthfully.
Lu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes. According to Xiaoli, someone had made secret arrangements long before he and the princess made an engagement, and such a move was definitely not the work of the emperor.
"Don't worry, not only will I not do anything to your family, on the contrary, if you are more honest from now on, I will save all the Bu family's children who are suffering on your behalf."
Lu Hanjiang soon made arrangements for Xiaoli, and his words made a look of hope reappear in Xiaoli's eyes: "I will definitely not disappoint you. If you have any orders from me in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
For a moment, Lu Hanjiang seemed to see in front of Lu Hanjiang the Bu family woman who sold her family in order to gain freedom in prison. This made him feel a little bored. Although the motives were completely opposite, the methods were the same. See Except for Hong Yi, no one else in the Lai Bu family has anything outstanding.
After getting Lu Hanjiang's promise, Xiaoli even felt a little lucky. In her eyes, Jin Yiwei's ability was much better than that of the old eunuch.
But before she could be happy, the strange look in Princess Yongle's eyes as she slowly stood up on the bed made her heart fall into the ice cave again.
Looking at His Highness who had brought him out of the sea of suffering, Xiaoli's pale face showed no trace of blood.
