Although there was a curfew in Beijing at night, Xiao Yan couldn't help it. After the carriage left Prince Hunjun's Mansion, it went all the way to the imperial prison.
When Tang Ning, who was wearing a cloak to hide her figure, was quietly taken into the prison, Xiao Yan almost didn't recognize him when he walked to the other side to see Lu Chongyuan.
Lu Chongyuan looked much older, and his temples that were originally only gray were now almost completely white.
His face has become very thin, his cheekbones are prominent and he has lost his usual calmness. His prison uniform also looks wide and wide, and he is so thin that he looks as if he will collapse if the wind blows.
When he saw Xiao Yan, Lu Chongyuan didn't show any surprise on his face, he just looked calm: "Doctor Xiao finally have time to watch my joke?"
Xiao Yan laughed: "Who dares to read Mr. Lu's jokes?"
Lu Chongyuan stared at his particularly annoying face.
It has been more than ten days since the Lu family was imprisoned. He was initially sure that Emperor An would summon him and how he should explain what happened that night, but later he gradually began to waver.
There was no interrogation in this dark prison. Only the palm-sized iron bars on the ceiling could see the passage of time outside.
Lu Chongyuan would draw horizontal lines on the wall every day, counting the days since he was imprisoned. ,
He looked at the moon hanging above his head every night, gradually turning from the curved teeth of the willow leaves into a rounded one. Emperor An still hadn't summoned him, and not even a few people had come to interrogate him.
Lu Chongyuan already had a hunch in his heart that he might really be defeated this time, defeated by the eunuch in front of him who he once looked down upon.
"I have seen through countless people in my life, and fought with many people to the death, but I misjudged Governor Xiao alone. I lost to you for no apparent reason. When I first saw you next to His Majesty, who could have thought of this person? A lowly eunuch can actually make me end up like this."
Lu Chongyuan did not hide the sarcasm in his words, and raised his head to face Xiao Yan:
"I just want to know what means you used to bribe Feng Lai, so that he dared to deceive His Majesty to cover up your departure from the capital. And Cao Dejiang, who is such an arrogant and arrogant person, how could you let him come forward to persuade Liang Guangyi betrayed the interests of the family and abandoned the Lu family."
Xiao Yan laughed softly when he heard this: "Mr. Lu is joking. The governor has been recuperating in Jiuyun Lane. Why did Feng's servant come to deceive your majesty? As for Mr. Cao."
"He has always been upright and upright in charge of the Yushitai, and he only acts according to his own heart. His disharmony with the Lu family has made things difficult for you. Shouldn't Mr. Lu think about where he offended him? What do you want me to do?"
Lu Chongyuan's eyes turned cold: "At this point, what's the point of Governor Xiao still acting like this?"
"Whether you left the capital that day or not, you know it in your heart. If you hadn't deceived me before, I wouldn't have wanted to use this to make you lose power. In the end, I stepped into the trap set by Song Tangning. I ended up with the result that I am inferior to others." , now I just want to ask for the truth and know where I lost."
"Supervisor Xiao has already gained the upper hand. Could it be that I can't satisfy even this request?"
Xiao Yan looked confused: "But the governor has indeed never left the capital. This is the truth."
"Xiao Yan!" Lu Chongyuan was furious.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth. Why should Mr. Lu get angry? This governor has always been honest. It's because you think too much and have to force unnecessary things on me."
"You are a dying person. I can satisfy some of your modest demands, but you are like this... It is difficult for me to do so."
The embarrassment on his face made Lu Chongyuan unable to maintain the calmness on his face.
He glared at Xiao Yan bitterly and gritted his teeth, wanting only to call him treacherous.
Lu Chongyuan originally wanted to anger Xiao Yan so that he could "show off" in front of him as a sign of weakness.
He knew very well that Emperor An was suspicious, and he also knew about the shady "secrets" between the Lu family and Emperor An.
Even if Xiao Yan could come to see him, he might have cleaned up the people around him, but what if, if someone from Emperor An infiltrated Xiao Yan, or there was a secret agent hidden in the prison.
Even if there is only a slight chance, Xiao Yan's personal revelations about Li Jing's deception, collusion with Cao Dejiang, and bribery of Feng Lai to frame the Lu family may all reach Emperor An's ears.
By then, even if the Lu family cannot stand up, they can still drag Xiao Yan to die together, laying the foundation for his death.
But who would have thought that this eunuch would be so cautious, that even to this point he still wouldn't say a word about his identity, and would completely ignore Feng Lai, Cao Dejiang and what he had done before.
Lu Chongyuan couldn't fool Xiao Yan, so he immediately turned his face: "I really underestimated you, but do you think you can kill me like this? You underestimate the Lu family!"
"So what if you can use some means to prevent His Majesty from summoning me? Do you think His Majesty can always be deceived by you?"
"The friendship between the Lu family and His Majesty is something you will never understand. It won't be long before Your Majesty comes to his senses. By then he will be able to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people and give me justice!"
Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly when he heard Lu Chongyuan's words: "Then Mr. Lu probably can't wait for that day."
Seeing Lu Chongyuan's expression change slightly, he laughed and said,
"Mr. Lu was trapped in prison during this period, so he probably didn't know what was going on outside."
"The fire in Fengxi Palace that night did not kill Queen Lu. Although His Majesty was furious and ordered a strict investigation into what was done by the Lu family, after finding out the charges, he only said that you and Lu Qin should be killed and the rest of the Lu family should be spared."
"It's a pity that the affair between the deposed queen and Prince Cheng was exposed in public, and the fact that Your Majesty raised Prince Cheng's evil offspring for twenty years has now become a joke all over the world."
His words made Lu Chongyuan's expression change, and Xiao Yan continued.
"After Empress Lu was deposed, she was thrown into the cold palace. Knowing that she would not survive, she set herself on fire and burned herself alive. After the fourth prince was also given poisonous wine to resist the decree, His Majesty ordered him to be strangled to death."
"Lu Qin has been brought back from the land of the Lu family. More than a hundred crimes against the Lu family have been proven. The Lu family has been banned from the family for the crime of treason and deceiving the emperor. All members of the family have been captured, including the married Lu family girls. She will be held accountable for giving birth to children with Lu family bloodline."
Xiao Yan looked at Lu Chongyuan, whose expression changed greatly and was about to collapse, and seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Mr. Lu has always been wise. Do you think that more than a thousand members of your Lu family will go to hell first to explore the way for you, or will someone sent by His Majesty come to see you off first?"
Lu Chongyuan's feet gave way and he hit the cell door with a bang. He held on tightly to keep from falling.
"Impossible, how is it possible? His Majesty cannot be so heartless towards the Lu family..."
"Besides, the Lu family's case has not yet been brought to court, and I have not yet been tried... Yes, I have not been tried yet, and I have not confessed. How could your majesty directly issue an order to interrogate the Lu family? The courtiers of other aristocratic families will not agree! "
Lu Chongyuan's old face was full of panic, but he tried his best to calm down and look at Xiao Yan ferociously.
"You shameless eunuch, don't even think about scaring me. I and the Lu family have assisted Your Majesty, and there is no way Your Majesty would do this to the Lu family..."
He can't!
