"Your Highness is joking." Although he was surprised and suspicious, Lu Ben still did not dare to show any emotion, nor did he dare to talk about these topics about his children. "Your Highness is here, do you have anything important to do?"
"It's important." Zhu Su was not prepared to let him skip the topic so lightly and skillfully. "I heard that Mr. Lu has a daughter who is elegant and dignified. I wonder if she is suitable for marriage?"
"This... I haven't, never..." Lu Ben was already panicked when he was suddenly asked this question. Alarm bells kept ringing in his heart, but he couldn't figure out Zhu Su's intention. It is said that His Highness the Fifth Prince does not like women, so why did he take the liberty of visiting today? Could it be that after the wedding, one learns the taste by eating the marrow?
Or...or did he really know something?
Seeing Lu Ben's expression flustered for a moment, Zhu Su's eyes flashed with coldness, and then he laughed and said, "Mr. Lu, please don't misunderstand me. I have already married, and I have no intention of offending your wife."
Lu Ben seemed to be even more surprised, and Zhu Su continued: "But I still have one thing on my mind. Although I am married, my brother Yan Wang Zhu Di, although older than me, still does not want to Marrying a wife, I don’t know why..." He decided very decisively to pull Zhu Laosi who was far north to test.
"I have heard rumors in the capital for a long time that His Highness King Yan wants to emulate Huo Qubing's ambition, and he will never have a family unless he expands thousands of miles of land for the Ming Dynasty. Such youthful ambition is really what we, the old people, yearn for..." Lu Ben agreed, But deep down in his heart, he was still thinking about Zhu Su's intentions.
"What's Huo Qubing's ambition? In the past, my Zhu family only had one seedling left, my father. As a descendant of the Zhu family, it's time to spread the branches. What's the point of not marrying a wife?" Zhu Su looked around in the hall carelessly. A chair sat down, but Lu Ben did not dare to sit down, so he could only stand aside.
"Now that I, the younger brother, have gotten married, I, the fourth brother, still don't have anyone around me. Because of this matter, my father and mother are usually very worried, but I, the fourth brother, really He's too stubborn, even the two elders can't do anything to him." Zhu Su seemed to be pouring out bitter water.
"The two elders can't persuade him, but they want me, as the younger brother, to pay attention to him and help him look after him. Therefore, I heard that Mr. Lu has a lady in his family, so I took the liberty to come here. I wonder if Mr. Lu... has any thoughts?" Zhu Su said.
Do you want to propose marriage to King Yan? Lu Ben was stunned for a moment. To be fair, King Yan is now one of the best among the kings. Not only has he made great achievements, but he has also been awarded Jiuxi by His Majesty. If the Ming Dynasty expands its territory in the future, King Yan will be outside the town, and the founding party will almost be the leader. It's a sure thing.
In fact, because there is no candidate for Princess Yan yet, she usually goes to the palace to gossip about His Majesty and the Queen. There are also countless nobles in the court who want to marry a daughter.
However, King Yan has been in the northern border for a long time and has no influence in the officialdom, let alone the possibility of leaving the town in the future... Those are all barbaric places, how can they compare with the wealth and prosperity in Yingtian Capital?
Not to mention how could the princess of a mere foreign kingdom compare to the queen of the heavenly kingdom?
"Your Highness is very kind, I would like to thank you in advance. However, my daughter Pu Liu's appearance makes it difficult for King Yan to be a good match. Besides, many of the kings in our dynasty are married to noble families, and I am just a civil servant..." Lu Bentui refused.
"Hey! Why do you have to be so humble, Mr. Lu? Everyone in the capital knows your daughter's reputation. It is precisely because the fourth brother is unwilling to obey his father's wishes and marry a nobleman that I came to inquire about this girl from the Wenchen family. Maybe the fourth brother wants to belong to a family that has been a scholar for generations?...Does Mr. Lu look down on my fourth brother?"
Lu Ben felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He deliberately taught others to spread the reputation of his beloved daughter as a virtuous and virtuous woman, so that he could have some guarantee when selecting the crown prince's concubines in the future. In addition, his daughter had left an impression on the Tian family couple in the past. As soon as the prince started choosing a concubine, he was sure that his daughter would be chosen.
Unexpectedly, His Highness Prince Yan was attracted first.
"...How dare I think that way? It's really, really..." He looked for reasons to refuse. He wanted to say that this matter was definitely not something that His Highness as a brother came to explain. It should be left to His Highness as a parent. It's better to meet the empress, but I'm worried that your majesty will directly grant the marriage, so there is no way to avoid it. After thinking about it, I came up with a lame reason: "...My daughter had previously participated in the selection of the crown prince's concubine and was almost selected. His Royal Highness is the brother of King Yan. It would be inappropriate for my daughter to marry King Yan."
"Oh?" Zhu Su's eyes suddenly condensed, and he already understood a lot. "So, Miss Lu just wants to marry my eldest brother?"
"...That's not the case, it's just that King Yan and His Highness the Crown Prince are brothers..." Lu Ben defended bravely.
"Lord Lu, there is no need to plot." Zhu Su chuckled and approached Lu Ben: "Even if you kill the hero, you will never have the chance to send your daughter to the palace as a concubine."
"Because the Crown Princess is pregnant again."
"What! The Crown Princess actually..." Lu Ben was shocked and lost his mind. After a moment, he came back to his senses and realized what he should be doing according to common sense.
He looked horrified at being slandered, and took a few trembling steps back: "How could Your Highness casually slander me? I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty, so how could I secretly harm my grandson..."
"No need to pretend, Lu Ben, let me tell you frankly, I have been suspicious of you for a long time." Zhu Su no longer wanted to accompany Lu Ben to continue the show. He came here not to find any real evidence, but to confirm his suspicions.
He kept attacking Lu Ben's mind, just to test whether there was something evil in his heart. Ordinary officials, even if they are not overjoyed when they hear that they can marry a prince, should hesitate for a moment. After all, Zhu Di is the prince who holds the real power in northern Xinjiang. Where can such a good marriage be found?
Lu Ben firmly refused again and again. If he didn't have extravagant thoughts, then why? Moreover, when an ordinary person hears someone slandering him for plotting to murder his grandson, his first reaction is definitely to defend himself. However, Lu Ben was subconsciously surprised by the news that Crown Princess Chang was pregnant again... If he said that there was no evil in his heart, who could believe it?
Even if he really didn't do it this time, it's enough to show that he had such extravagant thoughts. If he continues to remain in the court, he will be in serious trouble in the future.
Zhu Su is not a wise man, and in this era we do not have the superb means of handling cases that later generations would have. If we had to have real evidence to handle the case, I don’t know how many extremely evil people would be at large... In fact, just by relying on the letter sent to him The letters written by the concubines of the Chang Mansion were enough for Lao Zhu to punish Lü Ben eight hundred times.
The reason why I can come to Lu Mansion to test Lu Ben first... is because Zhu Su doesn't want to go too far in killing Lian.
Political disputes never require evidence. Factors of instability in the DPRK must be resolutely eradicated.
"By the way, the reason why I didn't choose your daughter as the crown prince's concubine is actually because of my advice to my father, the queen, and my queen." Zhu Su suddenly said something to Lu Ben again, and saw Lu Ben's surprised eyes filled with hatred. , Zhu Su was even more certain that he was the real murderer of Zhu Xiongying.
"Your Highness, why did Your Highness slander..." Lu Ben, who came to his senses again, looked shocked and angry, "You are talking without any basis..."
"There will be evidence soon." Zhu Su glanced to the side. The guard standing beside him understood and greeted him outside. In just a moment, a cold-faced man wearing a flying fish suit with a spring knife embroidered on his waist came with a The ticket men and horses rushed in. When Lu Ben saw this person, his whole body suddenly became weak, and he was so frightened that he sat down on the chair.
"Commander of the Jinyi Guards...Jiang Yu..."
The Lu family is finished. Only then did Lu Ben truly feel fear.
(End of chapter)
