Not to blame.
What they say is true.
Lu Chongyuan's heart, which had been stable ever since he met the fourth prince, suddenly became uneasy. If it was true, even if only part of it was true, it would be a big deal for the Lu family...
The female relatives of the Lu family who were of appropriate age were all panicked, especially the ladies of the Lu family who had legitimate sons who were over thirty but under fifty, and they all took advantage of them.
Mrs. Lu said anxiously as if she was stunned by this shocking injustice.
"Father, I am not familiar with Prince Cheng at all. Even after marrying the second master, I have kept my duty. You have watched Jing'er grow up. How could he be Prince Cheng's son?"
Mrs. Lu's face was also pale: "Yes, father, we are all female members of the Lu family. If they are allowed to enter the backyard to search today, how can we have the face to see people in the future? How can Yi'er and the others still live innocently, and the women in the mansion?" Mother, how can they survive?!"
"Father, we can't let them search!"
"We are innocent, why should we be insulted like this!"
Several other female members of the Lu family also spoke one after another.
A woman who can marry into the direct lineage of the Lu family will not be of too low a family background. The Lu family also pays great attention to "well-matched" daughters-in-law when choosing them.
They are all arrogant people who have been brought up since childhood. How can they tolerate being accused of "adultery"? implicated.
The arrival of the black-armored guards cannot be concealed from the outside world. If they really search the house in the name of "catching rapes", even if nothing is found in the end, others will still look at them strangely in the future, and some will even question them. The child’s parentage.
No one would accept such humiliation!
Naturally, Lu Chongyuan would not agree to be searched. Seeing that the black-armored guard wanted to step forward, he took a half step forward and said angrily: "Let's see who dares to search my Lu family!"
"Grandfather..." The fourth prince frowned and looked at him: "Do you want to resist the decree?"
"His Highness said it was His Majesty's decree, but what about the imperial decree?"
Seeing the fourth prince's eyebrows raised, Lu Chongyuan said in a cold voice: "The Lu family's hairpin family has been passed down for hundreds of years. If your highness has evidence, you can take someone, but if you don't find anything, you will lead people to search the residence of the female members of the Lu family. This is absolutely impossible. The Lu family I won’t be humiliated by this!”
"Grandfather, this is the emperor's oral order..."
"Since it is an oral instruction, then I will go into the palace with Your Majesty to see Your Majesty!"
The fourth prince was startled when he heard Lu Chongyuan say sternly: "I, the Lu family, have served your majesty conscientiously for many years and devoted myself to the court. Even if there is a confused and greedy person like Lu Zhao, how can we include the achievements of the Wei Dynasty in the past hundred years?" erase?"
"Your Majesty punished Lu Zhao and banned the old minister. The old minister never complained, but he definitely should not have humiliated the Lu family like this with a few nonsense words from the traitor King Cheng."
"If your Majesty really can't tolerate the Lu family, you can simply kill the Lu family. This veteran will never accept such humiliation."
He stood there, his hair that had turned pale at some point looked particularly cold, and his eyes calmed down.
"Since Your Highness said that what happened today is His Majesty's order, I will follow Your Majesty into the palace. I would like to ask Your Majesty why He treats the Lu family like this, humiliates the family of heroes and humiliates the veterans of the court. He is not afraid of the people in the world. Chilling!!"
The fourth prince was shocked by Lu Chongyuan's words, and his expression changed.
His father had given him instructions to investigate the Lu family, but he had no intention of directly arresting people. If he really made trouble in front of the Holy Spirit...
The fourth prince's heart trembled and he hesitated for a moment.
Seeing Lu Chongyuan over there, he shocked the fourth prince with just a few words and reversed the situation that was not in favor of the Lu family just now. Tang Ning couldn't help but whisper: "This Lu Chongyuan is worthy of being the head of the family."
The Lu family was diagonally below. Although the place where they were squatting was a blind spot, Tang Ning was still afraid of being noticed, so she kept her voice extremely low. When she turned to speak, her whole body was pressed into his arms.
"I'm afraid he sensed something was wrong and knew that the Lu family couldn't avoid what happened today, so he wanted to delay it by entering the palace..."
Regardless of whether what King Cheng said was true or false, he could use this to stop the fourth prince from leading a search for the Lu family's female relatives.
If it is false, he can use this matter to start a fight with Emperor An, use the people of the world to help the Lu family, and force Emperor An to give in on the grounds that Emperor An is mean and ungrateful, so that he can use this to help the Lu family. He himself Maybe he can return to the court.
If it were true, his trip to the palace to start a fight would also give the Lu family some time to adapt and let the people in the palace find a way to deal with any "evidence" that might be found.
When the little girl spoke, her voice was thin and her breathing was very light. The hot air from her breath lingered on his neck.
"Lu Chongyuan is so shrewd. He can respond so quickly when things happen unexpectedly. No wonder he almost killed my brother several times before."
Xiao Yan hugged her waist, his eyes darkened a bit when he lowered his head.
Tang Ning didn't notice anything was wrong and just lowered her voice: "Brother, Lu Chongyuan wants to use the palace to break the situation. If he misses this moment and asks the Lu family to do something, I'm afraid today's matter will not be possible."
After she finished speaking, no one responded behind her.
Tang Ning couldn't help but raise her head: "Brother?"
Xiao Yan met her black and white eyes, his throat rolled slightly, he forced himself to avoid the fair skin on her neck, and lowered his eyes to look at the courtyard over there: "He can't break the situation, there are Canglang."
In the courtyard below, Cang Lang seemed to feel his governor's words and sneered before speaking sarcastically.
"Did Lu Zhongshu forget that you are still grounded and are not allowed to step out of the Lu family without His Majesty's order? As for the credit, among all the lords in the court and the lords in the capital, how many of them are not loyal to the Wei Dynasty? My ancestors have made outstanding contributions.”
"If only because of past meritorious deeds, the sins of the descendants could be offset, and the merits of the ancestors could be used to intimidate the king, the He family would not have been destroyed at the behest of the late emperor. Just because of an interaction with the ruthless prince, the He family would have been raided. Kill them and leave no chickens or dogs in the house."
"Your Majesty, remember, there was also Lu Zhongshu when the execution was carried out, right?"
"In terms of merit, the He family is not inferior to the Lu family."
Lu Chongyuan's still cold face could not be maintained for an instant, and the faces of the rest of the Lu family also turned pale.
Canglang looked at the fourth prince beside him who was shaken just now: "Your Highness, you have come to the Lu family to arrest people for interrogation under the Holy Order. The governor of my family is also grateful that you have never shown favoritism and have a righteous intention to kill relatives, so he allowed Wei Chen to take the black-armored guard with him. Come with you.”
"The female family members of the Lu family are suspects. With the confession of King Cheng, it is reasonable to take them back for interrogation, let alone a search. Since you are here, you should deal with business matters. If you have no tolerance for the Lu family, Then I’ll take the people and leave.”
The fourth prince's expression kept changing. He came to the Lu family today and already had a bad relationship with the Lu family.
Lu Chongyuan had long wanted to leave him. Even if he retreated now, the Lu family would never let him go. Besides, he brought the black-armored guards here, so his father must have known about such a big movement.
If he suddenly turns back, his father will definitely be angry.
He has already lost the Lu family, and he must never lose the emperor's heart again.
The fourth prince gritted his teeth fiercely, and after the hesitation in his eyes dissipated, he said, "If my grandfather feels he has been wronged, he can express his love to his father in person later. For now, it is more important to interrogate the person who had an affair with Prince Cheng."
"My aunts, please forgive me. I am also acting on the orders of my father."
He glanced at the Lu family's female family members who looked worried and said in a deep voice:
"Come here, detain the ladies first and send people to search their residences. If there is any obstruction, take them all!!"
"Xie Guangzheng, how dare you..."
"boom!"
As soon as the fourth son of the Lu family rushed out to stop him, he was knocked to the ground by Cang Lang's sword. Mrs. Lu screamed "Jing'er" and tried to pounce on her, but was caught by the black armored guard the next moment.
When the Lu family saw that the fourth prince actually dared to let others take action, they immediately cursed loudly. Lu Qin and others even scolded the fourth prince for being ungrateful and a white-eyed wolf.
The fourth prince's face also turned ugly, and he ordered someone to stop the Lu family members directly.
There were guards in the Lu family's mansion, and they rushed out when they noticed any movement, but the ordinary defenders couldn't stop the fierce black-armored guards, and they were quickly captured.
Seeing the front yard fall to pieces, the black-armored guards captured several female members of the Lu family, and the rest rushed straight to the backyard.
Lu Qin said sharply: "Qing..."
"Dick!"
Lu Chongyuan turned his head sharply, interrupting Lu Qin's cry, and the person who had secretly moved back almost instantly, and as soon as he retracted his head, he was locked by a cold light.
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and he turned back without thinking.
Xiao Yan protected Tang Ning with one hand and held a short crossbow in the other. All the arrows he fired were aimed at the man's vital points, forcing him to hide his figure. When he staggered to the ground, he suddenly raised his head.
Everyone in the Lu family was full of astonishment. When they looked up, they saw Xiao Yan and a little girl in green standing behind the beams on the roof diagonally opposite.
The man was suddenly exposed in front of others. When he saw Xiao Yan, his expression changed and he suddenly wanted to bite off the poison sac between his teeth.
"Don't make him take poison!"
The Canglang Hengjian struck at his head. When he dodged, the scabbard struck him directly on the chin. Like a snake, it approached the man and struck him twice in the face.
The man's teeth were loose, and it was too late to swallow what was in his mouth. The few people who were left in place to "protect" the fourth prince suddenly attacked him, kicked him in the back and opened his mouth to spit out blood.
Seeing that the poison was no longer effective, he turned around and tried to escape.
The next moment, a cold light came directly and pinned the man to the spot.
The concubine of the Lu family who had never said a word put down his hands, raised his eyes and frowned: "Where did the thief dare to sneak into the Lu family to commit murder? Grandpa, are you okay?"
Canglang: "..."
Besieging several people: "..."
There are actually people who are more shameless than them?
"Supervisor." Cang Lang raised his head and looked at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at the man whose heart was pierced by a sword, and looked thoughtfully at the unassuming concubine of the Lu family, so he said that the Lu family still had many trump cards.
He chuckled softly: "If you die, just die. He is just a thief. It's just that the dignified Lu family is so easily sneaked in. I will definitely report back to Your Majesty and send some guards over to protect Lu Zhongshu Zhouquan."
He held Tang Ning's waist and jumped down from the roof.
The fourth prince's eyelids twitched: "Director Xiao..."
Didn't he say he wouldn't come? !
