An Qi'en didn't take this matter to heart at all. Although she would be distracted by this matter for several days and nights, she still rationally prevented herself from taking it to heart.
Three days have passed since Lu Bochu asked her to think about it carefully. An Qi'en didn't get anyone to reply. She was still busy with whatever she should do.
An Shi'an probably didn't know about this, otherwise he would have talked to her a long time ago. An Qien thought that even his brother didn't know about it, because Lu Bochu was just trying to find out what she was talking about, and he wasn't serious!
What she didn't know, Lu Bochu didn't calm down and called An Shi'an to the house today to talk about it.
An Shi'an was drinking tea and looked incredulous when he heard this. The tea choked his throat and he coughed several times, his wheat-colored face turned red from coughing.
"Does the prince mean what he said?"
Lu Bochu didn't know why he had such a big reaction. He said seriously: "Does this king seem to be joking with you?"
An Shian was confused. When did Lu Bochu fall in love with her sister? There were no clues about the two of them. They were about to get married suddenly. Not to mention An Qi'en couldn't accept it, and An Shian couldn't react.
When Lu Bo first saw the puzzled expression on An Shian's face, he asked again: "Are you opposed?"
An Shi'an replied respectfully: "I don't dare to do this because of my humble position."
He paused and then said hesitantly: "It depends on Qi En's intention. I guess she has no intention of getting married."
Lu Bochu sighed: "This is the purpose of my king calling you here. Please persuade her. She can't live alone for the rest of her life. You can feel more at ease with me, right?"
An Shi'an was hesitant to speak, and finally plucked up the courage to ask, "Why did the prince choose Qi En?"
An Qi'en's background is not good, not to mention that she is a concubine with no status, her affair with the Hou Mansion and Li is a stain. Generally, it is impossible for a respectable family to marry such a woman as their official wife, let alone Lu Bochu is the prince!
And he is very likely to be the one to inherit the throne!
"I know her thoroughly, and I think she is pretty good, especially her delicious cooking."
Lu Bochu couldn't explain why, but he just thought An Qi'en was suitable to be the princess.
An Shi'an had a strange expression after hearing this. In his heart, he didn't want An Qien to marry hastily, otherwise it would be difficult for her to reconcile.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Qi'en is deeply hurt, and His Majesty won't agree, so I think..."
"This is not something you should worry about. Just help me with her ideological work. I have no other candidate. You can rest assured that I will treat her well and will not let her be wronged."
Lu Bochu interrupted An Shian.
He asked him again: "Why do you think this king is not worthy of your trust?"
An Shian hurriedly denied: "Your Majesty misunderstood, that's not what I meant by humble position."
Lu Bochu made An Qien fall into the water in the mountains, and he rescued An Qien from the water.
An Shi'an was shocked. He had never heard An Qi'en say this before. Moreover, men and women were not intimate, so they hugged each other. Irresponsibility was not Lu Bochu's style of doing things.
Lu Bochu said earnestly: "Don't worry, I won't take any concubines in this life. If I only marry her, I won't have so many troubles! And I won't mess around like Prince Qiao of the Hou Mansion. I am serious."
An Shi'an was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard what Lu Bochu said, he put aside his hesitation and voted: "I will discuss this matter with Qi En."
Suddenly, Agui burst in abruptly and reported hurriedly as if something bad had happened: "Your Majesty, no good, there is something wrong with the orphanage. The house collapsed. Fortunately, the workers were not buried. The workers just came down to rest, otherwise it would have been tragic." ”
Lu Bochu was shocked as to how the house could collapse. Under normal circumstances, such a problem would not occur at all. He immediately got up and went to the orphanage to check.
An Shi'an followed behind him.
The workers who arrived at the orphanage were all in shock. When they saw Lu Bochu coming, they all bowed cautiously.
Lin Yanyun hurried over with two doctors. When she saw Lu Bochu, she came over and knelt down in a sensible manner: "My lord, I wish you all the best. Yanyun heard that there was a problem at the Children's Hospital and was afraid that someone would be injured, so she hurriedly brought the two doctors." Come here and show it to everyone."
Lu Bochu looked solemn: "There is Miss Laolin."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It's just a little effort. Yanyun will take the doctor there first."
"Um."
Lin Yanyun took two doctors to the workers' place and asked if there were any injured people.
An Shian followed the inspectors to check the cause of the collapsed house. Lu Bochu came here yesterday to take a look and it was about to take shape. Unexpectedly, it collapsed suddenly!
Such a big construction mistake is a very serious matter. Lao Zhang, the manager, knelt down in front of Lu Bochu tremblingly, his lips trembling and his hands trembling with fear.
After An Shian and the inspection officer finished checking, they came over to reply.
"Back to your lord, I have initially determined that the collapse was caused by shoddy materials and weak walls."
Lu Bochu became furious and shouted at Lao Zhang, who was in charge: "You are so brave, you actually dare to tamper with the materials."
Lao Zhang was so frightened that he almost flew out of his head, and he replied in fear: "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I am only responsible for supervising the work, and the materials needed were ordered by Mrs. An."
An Shian was shocked. Someone was trying to frame his sister. He was anxious to refute on the spot when he heard Lu Bochu say: "Call Mrs. An!"
"yes."
Agui immediately went to ask for An Qien.
An Qi'en heard someone discussing this matter on the street in the medicine shop. He also knew that something big had happened in the Yitong Hospital, so he quickly put down the herbs in his hands and ran towards that side.
Agui met An Qien on the way and told her about it. Qingbi and Bailu said in unison: "Who framed our wife!"
An Qi'en looked solemn and didn't say anything first. He first went to the scene to see the situation so that he could find out where the problem was.
Several people arrived at the scene as quickly as possible. An Qien's tired forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat because he was walking too hastily.
Looking at the abandoned children's home in ruins, An Qi'en's heart ached.
Walking up to Lu Bochu, she said politely, "Hail, Your Majesty."
Minghua realized the seriousness of the matter and walked away quietly at this time.
Lu Bochu glanced at An Qien and asked as usual: "The reason why the house collapsed was because inferior materials were used and were passed off as good ones. The materials were ordered by Madam An. Does Madam An have anything to explain?"
An Qi'en replied calmly: "Back to the prince, Qi En ordered the materials needed for the orphanage according to the list given by the prince, and the money paid was real money for the materials."
Lu Bochu glanced at Agui, who bent down and replied: "Your Majesty, the shopkeeper who sells wood and the shopkeeper who sells lime and mortar have both brought them."
After saying this, Agui waved to the people below, and the two shopkeepers were escorted in front of Lu Bochu. The matter became a big deal, and more and more people gathered to watch.
Lu Bochu asked the two of them seriously: "Tell me, what's going on? If you dare to tell a lie, I will never spare you!"
The two middle-aged shopkeepers looked at each other in fear and then knelt down.
The shopkeeper who sold wood spoke first: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to lie. I deserve to die for my crime. I shouldn't obsessively agree to Mrs. An to use low-quality wood for the Children's Home for the sake of immediate profit. The money I save will be with Mrs. An." The small one is 37 points."
An Shi'an could not hold back his anger and roared: "You are talking nonsense! The An family does not lack this little money!"
An Qien glanced at her brother, who was blushing and having a thick neck. She shook her head at him to signal him to calm down.
She is not afraid of slanting shadows!
An Shian tried to calm down his angry mood.
The shopkeeper who was selling the stone slurry spoke at this time: "My lord, please forgive me. Mrs. An repeatedly promised that nothing would happen, saying that she only used some inferior quality products and that there would be no problem. The young genius is obsessed with her and is in cahoots with her."
Lu Bochu looked at An Qien again and asked, "Is that so?"
An Qi'en replied calmly: "His Majesty Qi'en would not do such a thing. The materials needed for the orphanage were indeed purchased from the two shopkeepers. I have no worries about the two shopkeepers. Why are the two shopkeepers Are you going to put me to death?"
When An Qi'en said the second half of his sentence, he stared coldly at the two shopkeepers kneeling on the ground.
The two shopkeepers confidently identified the mastermind proposed by Qi En.
The shopkeeper who sold wood even attacked her and said, "It is because of embezzlement of this money that Mrs. An has the money to open a medicine shop. Otherwise, where would Mrs. An get the money to open a medicine shop?"
An Shi'an did not hold back: "You'd better tell the truth quickly. Madam An is the daughter of the An family and is not short of money at all. Slander is not a small crime!"
The shopkeeper who sells wood does not feel guilty at all: "Everything I say is true. Even now, I don't dare to lie."
At this time, Minghua ran back panting, holding a stack of bills in her hand for An Qien.
An Qi'en said calmly: "Your Majesty, this is the receipt that Qi'en orders every time, and he does not collect bribes in private."
An Qien handed the bill to Lu Bochu with both hands. Lu Bochu looked through the bills and they all followed the rules. Although there was a bill, it still couldn't prove that she didn't secretly collect money from the two shopkeepers.
Now that the two shopkeepers have identified her, if there is not enough evidence to prove her innocence, the matter will be in trouble. With so many people watching, he must have a fair and just trial.
The two shopkeepers recruited themselves one after another.
"The younger one collected two hundred taels of silver."
"The younger one collected three hundred taels of silver."
An Qi'en looked serious. The fact that these inferior materials could be transported in and used showed that Lao Zhang was a traitor. He was an expert and would not be able to detect shoddy materials.
The current situation is very unfavorable to her, and it is not something that can be found out immediately.
Lu Bochu frowned. Of course he believed An Qi'en would not do such a thing, but this matter had such a huge impact that it must be tried in court.
He couldn't favor her at this time, otherwise it would be even more detrimental to her reputation.
Lu Bochu said with great foresight: "Let the three people be imprisoned first. I will send people to investigate this matter carefully and let the prefect, Mr. Lin, try it. I will go to listen and the matter will definitely come to light."
