Lu Chongyuan naturally did not believe that the Guan family would collude with King Cheng.
Although he did not choose this daughter-in-law personally, he knew the details. Guan's temperament was softer, but she was devoted to her eldest son.
Looking at the Guan family kneeling on the ground, Lu Chongyuan's eyes were cold: "It's just a few letters, not personally written by the Guan family. It would be too easy to deliberately put the blame on the Guan family. Besides, it was the Black Guards and the Fourth Prince who searched for the Guan family." Where you live, who knows if someone took the opportunity to frame me?"
"Grandpa thinks I framed the Guan family?"
Seeing that Lu Chongyuan only looked at him coldly and said nothing, the fourth prince was angry: "This letter was found from her residence. Even if my grandfather doesn't recognize it, what about Qin Xin? She is an old man who has served the Guan family for decades..."
"A lowly slave, how can she take what she says seriously?"
Lu Chongyuan's eyes suddenly fell on Tang Ning: "I heard that the reason why Princess Cheng was deceived by Prince Cheng was because of the betrayal of the nanny around her. An old man who has served Princess Cheng for more than thirty years can betray her, let alone a You humble slave, what does the Lord of Yiyang County say?"
Tangning's face turned cold.
When Guan heard this, she said anxiously: "Father is right, it was Qin Xin who betrayed her master, and she was bribed to frame me..."
Qin Xin, who was lying on the ground covered in blood, suddenly raised her head: "Madam, I have served you for many years and have never slacked off, but now you want to abandon me?"
"Back then, your affair with Prince Cheng was almost discovered. You begged your slave to hide it for you. When you were pregnant with your first child, you didn't want to give birth to the Lu family's blood and deliberately aborted the baby. It was your slave who helped you clean your tail. , and also used this to make the uncle feel guilty."
"Later, you had an affair with Prince Cheng. You gave birth a few days earlier on the pretext of being in the uncle's name for fear of the wrong month. It was your servants who covered it up for you, so you hid Mr. Sanlang's life experience..."
"You are talking nonsense!!!"
Guan was still aggrieved, but when she heard her talking about Lu Zhinian, she immediately went crazy. She rushed over and wanted to hit Qin Xin: "The child died accidentally, and I was frightened because Sanlang gave birth early. Sanlang is obviously of uncle's blood, why are you Why did you lie to frame me?!"
Qin Xin received several blows on the face before Guan was let go.
Qin Xin's face was covered with blood after being scratched: "I didn't lie. Everything I said is true. You kept King Cheng's evil seed, took over the identity of the Lu family's legitimate son, and then randomly took a child of the Lu family's blood and handed it over to you. Prince Cheng, pretend to be the newly born prince."
"You said that no matter how noble the eldest son of Prince Cheng is, he is not as noble as the head of the Lu family. You also said that after Mr. Sanlang succeeds the Lu family, the eldest son of Prince Cheng will be able to be used by him when he reaches adulthood, paving the way for Mr. Sanlang's future."
"You are afraid that Prince Cheng will be biased if he has another heir. You have been giving medicine to Princess Cheng for many years. If it hadn't been for an accident some time ago, Princess Cheng would not be pregnant again."
After Qin Xin finished speaking, she kowtowed to Xiao Yan and the others.
"Master Xiao, my wife has been married to Prince Cheng for many years, and the sapphire bracelet on her wrist was a gift from Prince Cheng."
"This item originally belonged to the concubine of Prince Cheng's palace. When the late emperor visited the south, he obtained a piece of top-quality sapphire. He made it into bracelets and jade pendants and gave them to the favored princes and concubines in the palace."
"This sapphire bracelet was given to Madam by King Cheng. It has the emblem of the palace on it. Moreover, when the late emperor rewarded it, there must be a record in the palace. You only need to check it to know whether it is true or false."
Mrs. Lu suddenly froze and looked down at the jade bracelet on her wrist.
"... This is the bracelet that was blessed by an expert when the empress was still in her boudoir. It was blessed by an expert... I hope that after you wear it, I can save you from danger and protect you and my husband."
"My Majesty has always been thinking about you, and also about the uncle in prison, and hopes that you and the young man will be well..."
"... Please don't make any publicity about this bracelet, otherwise the Second Madam and the others will complain if they know that this bracelet was only given to you."
That day, Aunt Jinzhi, who was next to the queen, showed great concern when she gave this bracelet to her. She was extremely grateful. She also heard that it was consecrated by a senior monk, so she kept carrying it close to her, hoping that it would bring good things to herself and her uncle. transport.
But……
Seeing everyone's eyes falling on her wrist, Guan slammed the table and hissed: "This is not mine, this is a gift from the Queen..."
"presumptuous!!"
The fourth prince's expression suddenly changed. He did not expect that Guan would bite Queen Lu. He raised his foot and kicked Guan: "You whore, you have been having an affair with Prince Cheng for many years, and you still dare to slander my mother? I My mother has never owned this jade bracelet, so how could she give it to you?!"
"It was really given to me by the Queen, Qin Xin..."
Mrs. Guan wanted to say that Qin Xin also knew, but Qin Xin betrayed her. She was panicked and turned around and said urgently: "Father, this bracelet was really given to me by the Queen. It was given to me by Aunt Jinzhi beside her... "
"Shut up!!"
Lu Chongyuan shouted angrily, which frightened Mrs. Guan. She cried and said: "Father, my daughter-in-law did not lie. It was really the Queen who gave it to me. Aunt Jinzhi said that this bracelet was consecrated by an eminent monk and could bless my uncle in the future." He escaped from prison and said..."
boom!
The tea cup on the table slammed towards Guan's forehead, causing her words to be cut off immediately.
Lu Chongyuan said in a deep voice: "You said the Queen gave it to you, but did anyone see it?"
Guan's eyes widened. She wanted to speak, but nothing came out.
When Jin Zhi came to see her, she was alone with Qin Xin. Later, she was grateful for the Queen's kindness, but was afraid that the people in the house would be dissatisfied with the Queen's reward for giving her alone, so she carefully hid the bracelet and carried it close to her body without telling anyone.
"The queen told me not to tell others. It was the queen. She really gave it to me..."
"Snapped!"
Seeing that Guan still dared to bite her, the fourth prince stepped forward and slapped her hard on the face: "If you dare to slander my mother again, I will kill you!"
Guan's brain was buzzing after being beaten, and she couldn't help but scream: "I didn't slander..."
"aunt!"
The Erlang of the Lu family suddenly said: "Auntie, you are really confused! It is a serious crime for you and Prince Cheng to live in a state of disobedience. Now that you have all the witnesses and material evidence, you actually want to slander the Queen."
"Aunt Jinzhi came over to visit my grandfather that day, and I accompanied him both in and out. She did come to visit you before she left, but it was also because the Empress felt pity for you when your uncle was imprisoned."
"I watched with my own eyes. What she gave you was just ordinary food, food and clothing. She never mentioned the jade bracelet. Why do you slander the Queen like this?!"
Guan's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the concubine in the next room in disbelief. When he saw her in the past, he always called her aunt respectfully, and he was never disrespectful, but now he is confusing right and wrong. Harm him.
"Lu Jiuan, you lied..."
"enough!!"
As if Lu Chongyuan couldn't bear it any longer, he waved his hands to brush off the things on the table.
"You have done such a scandal yourself and dared to bite the Queen. Do you want the entire Lu family to bury you with you and have Yi'er die with you?"
When Guan heard the word "Yier", all the blood disappeared from her face.
Lu Chongyuan saw her calm down, and then said in a deep voice: "The Queen is visiting me kindly, but you are so slanderous, and you have all the witnesses and material evidence, and you still want to slander me. How can a child as smart and well-behaved as Yi'er have a mother like you?" !”
"Yier..."
Guan's lips trembled, and when she raised her eyes to meet Lu Chongyuan's cold eyes, she felt a biting coldness all over her body.
No matter how stupid and stupid she was, she had already realized at this time that she was being plotted by the queen.
From that day when she was given the bracelet, she had already fallen into the trap of the queen. The letter from Prince Cheng, the bracelet given by the late emperor, and the testimony of the dowry maid, all of which left her unable to defend herself.
The one who is having trouble with King Cheng is the Queen!
She could tear the queen to pieces or bite her to death, but as for Yi'er, she had no evidence to prove that the queen had harmed her, nor to clear herself.
If she insists on biting the queen and letting the emperor know what the queen has done, and the emperor is furious, she will drag the queen and the Lu family to die together.
Cuckolding Lu Zhao and cuckolding the emperor are completely different things. The former will be embarrassing and the latter will cost her life. The father-in-law clearly sensed something was wrong, so he chose to sacrifice her to protect the Lu family from the empress, and threatened her with Yi'er's life. .
Guan had never hated herself so much for being so sober. She glanced at Qin Xin, then at Lu Chongyuan and the others, remembering her youngest son's appearance when he left the house.
"Auntie, Xijue Tower has produced a kind of pine nut candy. It's delicious. I'll bring it back for you to eat."
"Aniang, don't be afraid. My brother and father are not here, and Yi'er will protect you."
"When Yi'er grows up, Yi'er will practice martial arts well. If anyone dares to bully my mother, Yi'er will beat him..."
Yi'er...
Tears appeared in Guan's eyes, and she could not utter a single word of defense. She looked at Lu Chongyuan quietly for a long time, and whispered: "I am the one who has brought shame on the Lu family. I am the one who is sorry for you."
She looked at the fourth prince with hatred, as if she wanted to see his vicious mother through his face: "The fourth prince and the queen are both from the Lu family, why do you want to kill me for all my good deeds!!"
She suddenly took out the hairpin from her hair and stabbed it hard on her neck.
Guan's throat was pierced by a hairpin, and she fell to the ground with blood flowing out.
She raised her eyes and looked at Lu Chongyuan: "I... I'm sorry to the Lu family... but Yi'er is a bloodline of the Lu family. Please father... please Lu Zhongshu to treat him well... for the sake of... I won't drag down the Lu family..."
She stared at Lu Chongyuan, then turned to look at the fourth prince:
"I will never let the Queen go even if I'm a ghost!"
After Guan Shi finished speaking, he died. As the blood flowed, the resentment in his widened eyes made the fourth prince frightened and took two steps back.
The fourth prince never expected that the truth would be found out and Guan would die.
He turned to look at Xiao Yan, only to see that he was just watching indifferently. Cang Lang and the others were also unmoved. Even Tang Ning, who was obviously just a little girl, just stood there and watched.
The fourth prince vaguely sensed something was wrong, but before he could distinguish it, he met Lu Chongyuan's particularly cold eyes.
"Fourth Prince, are you satisfied?"
When Lu Chongyuan stood up, he said in a deep voice to the fourth prince: "The Guan family is living side by side with Prince Cheng. They use the power of the Lu family to do things for Prince Cheng's palace, and secretly encourage Lu Zhao to embezzle grain funds. The Lu family has an unfilial person with no integrity, but I... It was my fault that I didn’t realize it clearly.”
"Since the fourth prince wants to restore the emperor's order, I will take Guan's body into the palace with you and plead guilty to your majesty in person."
"Grandpa..."
"I don't dare. Your Highness is a nobleman from the sky, and I am a guilty person. I don't deserve to be called Your Highness like this."
The fourth prince's face was a little pale. Even if he had known that they would break up later, when he saw Lu Chongyuan's cold treatment, he still felt as if he had lost something.
He tried his best to tell himself that he was right, and it was the Lu family who was wrong. They were the ones who attacked him first and wanted to kill him, so he had no choice but to be cruel to them.
Lu Chongyuan didn't look at him anymore, but turned to face Xiao Yanshi, his eyes fiercer than ever before.
"President Xiao, can I enter the palace now to plead guilty?"
Xiao Yan turned to look at him with a sinister look and raised his lips: "Since I'm asking for forgiveness, of course I can."
"Come here, follow the fourth prince's instructions and carry Guan's body into the palace together with Lu Zhongshu."
Lu Chongyuan looked at Xiao Yan with a murderous intention that he had never felt before. Why did he let the eunuch climb to a high place in the first place? Why didn't he get rid of him earlier.
His throat was filled with blood and his heart hurt with hatred, but in the end, Lu Chongyuan just turned his head and said to his side: "Erlang, take care of the house."
Erlang of the Lu family held his hands tightly: "Yes, grandfather."
Xiao Yan turned to look at the fourth prince: "Your Highness, please."
…
After leaving the Lu family, Tang Ning was escorted back to Jiuyun Lane. The bloody woman who was carried out from the Lu family was placed on a cart and entered the palace with Lu Chongyuan.
Lu Chongyuan watched with his own eyes as Guan's body was laid out in front of everyone, as he watched people pointing around, and watched as everyone knew about her affair with King Cheng.
Lu Chongyuan turned to look at Xiao Yan: "Master Xiao, death is the most important thing, why do you need to do it?"
Xiao Yan leaned on the carriage and looked at the people talking around him, raised his lips and said indifferently: "Back then, Lu Zhongshu sent people to whip the corpses and dig up the bones of the He family to melt the bones in the altar for the violent prince, but he never thought about the death of a person."
He leaned against the car window and stretched out his hand to support his forehead: "You are the one who chewed the bones of the He family and Prince Li, and made the Lu family become the head of the family. I am young, and if I want to establish myself in the court, I naturally have to follow you." study."
Lu Chongyuan suddenly raised his eyes: "Xiao Yan, you!"
"Um?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows lazily, as if he didn't pay attention to what he just said, and just pointed outward: "Your Highness, Fourth Highness, you see, the most popular people in this world are saying what they say. Your Highness clearly wanted to kill relatives out of righteousness, so how could he end up like what they said? Unbearable."
The fourth prince listened to the increasingly heated discussions outside, and occasionally heard his and his mother's names. He was full of anger: "Ignorant and cunning people!!"
"Indeed, ignorance."
Xiao Yan quite agreed.
When Prince Ruo and the He family were convicted, they also pointed fingers and hated the discussion, just like they did to the Guan family and the Lu family today.
The fourth prince shouted angrily: "Have people drive them away!!"
Xiao Yan didn't stop him, he just looked outside with a casual expression.
Lu Chongyuan looked at the person opposite him uncertainly, with suspicion, suspicion, anger, and a hint of fear in his eyes. Xiao Yan mentioned the He family, he...
Impossible, the people in the He family and Prince Li's Mansion have long since died. If it was true, how could he dare to mention it? But if not, why would he bite the Lu family so hard? !
Xiao Yan snorted when he saw Lu Chongyuan's unsteady expression from the corner of his eye.
Several people entered the palace from the Lu family all the way, and almost everyone knew about the Guan family. When they arrived in front of the Royal Palace, Cang Lang helped Xiao Yan out of the carriage.
"Lord Governor, we have obtained what the Lu family hid."
Xiao Yan looked at Lu Chongyuan in front of him: "Has anyone noticed?"
"No, we haven't touched it since the last time we were looking for it. The Lu family didn't raise any suspicions. Today, we took advantage of the chaos in the Lu family and put the fake one in. No one will notice."
Xiao Yan played with his fingers, turned around and walked forward.
Canglang stepped aside.
The palace gate is strict, and in the long corridor, the glazed tiles on the red wall shine dazzling sunlight. Xiao Yan passes through it and sees the Royal Palace at the end from a distance. He suddenly thinks of his father, Wang La, a long time ago. Listening to what he said while standing on that high platform.
He said: "Yuan Sheng, the aristocratic family is too selfish and has a family but no country. As long as the ills of the aristocratic family can be eradicated and the power of the Wei Dynasty becomes stronger, one day we can recover all the countries and make the world clear."
Xiao Yanwei closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was cold.
"Director Xiao, Your Majesty has summoned me."
Xiao Yan nodded towards the palace servant who conveyed the message: "I understand."
