Chapter 238 Lu Jiangnian has a problem

Because of this incident, the emperor no longer had the mood to hold a bonfire banquet.

How could he not be angry when a group of men openly gathered in the palace to commit fornication under his nose?

Minister Zhao is about sixty years old. He knelt for most of the day yesterday and knelt outside the Mingzhang Palace again early this morning.

The emperor did not see him yesterday.

Today, Minister Zhao finally had the chance to meet the Emperor.

In his early years, Shangshu Zhao had followed the emperor to fight in wars, and he got to this position based on his own ability.

Zhao Liangfeng was a fourth-rank official in the capital and the nephew of Concubine Zhao. No matter from which perspective, his undignified death was a huge scandal.

Minister Zhao burst into tears, sobbing and complaining that he had not disciplined his child well enough, and knelt on the ground begging the emperor to punish him.

"It is all my fault for not teaching well and bringing shame to the court. I am guilty."

The emperor's anger gradually subsided.

In the past, the emperor and his ministers fought on the battlefield. How heroic they were. As time passed, the old man grew old, and Shangshu Zhao's black hair turned gray.

Whatever, he had a son who died after all.

The emperor is not only a ruler, but also a father.

Just imagine if his child lost his life, how heartbreaking would it be for an old man to see his child die?

Despite being in such grief, Minister Zhao did not quibble or cry out for injustice. Instead, he was sincere and took the initiative to admit his mistakes, which softened the emperor's heart a little.

"Forget it, the person is dead, I won't punish you any more."

"However, if the Zhao family causes any more scandals in the future, you can just retire and live there."

Minister Zhao knew that this was the right move.

He knelt down deeply and said: "I am deeply grateful and will never let down the emperor. I will strictly discipline my children in the future and will never allow such evil roots that ruin our family's reputation to appear again."

"Please persuade Concubine Zhao to stop making such trouble."

Concubine Zhao has been making a fuss since yesterday. If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to two princes, the Emperor would have almost been unable to resist ordering her to be demoted.

Zhao Liangfeng died, he deserved it.

What the emperor cares about most at the moment is not who killed Zhao Liangfeng, but how those assassins appeared.

Who is behind this, stirring up trouble?

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This case is really difficult to investigate.

Ye Shizhen only felt that he had lost hundreds of hairs and had no idea what was going on.

These people seemed to appear out of thin air.

The people around Zhao Liangfeng had no idea why he was going to Xunfang Palace, because all his confidants died together.

There were one or two servants who mentioned that the person Zhao Liangfeng hated the most recently was Lu Jiangnian's wife Yuan.

But Yuanshi had long been ruled out as a suspect.

The guards in Xunfang Palace were relatively weak that day because Concubine Liang was afraid of offending the female relatives, so she deliberately withdrew two teams of troops. As a result, there were no one patrolling in many places, making it difficult to find witnesses.

I can only say, what a coincidence.

Xuanqing felt strange as he watched the prince working hard and carefully reviewing the files.

Today, the prince was not in a hurry to return to Yunyouju. You know, it was already late, and if he didn't go back, the prince's wife would be asleep.

Yesterday, he clearly said that he would not stay up late with Lord Ye.

Xuanqing knew that the prince was thinking about his wife.

Now, how can you sit still like this?

This doesn't look like the prince who is addicted to the pleasures of life. Instead, he looks somewhat like the prince before he got married.

Lu Jiangnian closed the file and stood up: "Master Ye, it's getting late. I will go first."

Ye Shizhen stood up and bowed: "Master Lu, take care."

This Lord Lu is really dedicated. He obviously can't bear to leave his beloved wife, yet he is so dedicated and hardworking. It's really rare.

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Lu Jiangnian remained silent along the way. After returning to Yunyouju, he didn't know where to go.

It seems that he had always lived with Yuanshi before?

Why is this happening?

Lu Jiangnian felt that there was something unusual and strange about Yuanshi's affairs.

Today he was so focused on the case that he hadn't noticed it yet. But now when he returned to Yunyouju, he was shocked to realize that his mind was very vague about Yuanshi's affairs.

He only knew that it was his father who forced him to marry Yuan.

After getting married, he and Yuanshi seemed to have no feelings for each other.

When he thought of Yuan Shi, what came to his mind was a lonely woman who always stood in the corner, with her head down and not talkative. This was the memory of Yuan Shi in his mind.

Then why did he live with her before?

Something is wrong.

However, after reading the files all day, Lu Jiangnian was too lazy to think about these unimportant things.

Xuan Qing saw the prince standing at the intersection for a long time, not saying a word, not taking a step, with a frown on his face, wondering what he was thinking about.

"Prince, what's wrong?"

Lu Jiangnian glanced at him and said, "Send the bedding to the side room. I will rest there today."

Xuanqing's mouth was opened so wide that an egg could almost be stuffed in.

Funny look, very silly.

"Any questions?"

Lu Jiangnian glanced at Xuan Qing with sharp eyebrows. Xuan Qing was startled and immediately replied: "I will do it right away."

Oh, this is strange, a very strange thing.

Before, no matter how late it was, the prince would go back to his room to rest. Why did he suddenly want to stay in the side room?

Lu Jiangnian looked at Xuan Qing's departing back with a serious look. After a moment, he turned around and went to the side room.

"Why did the prince go to the wing room?"

Yuan Wanru did not fall asleep.

Because of Zhao Liangfeng's incident, the atmosphere in the palace was not very good. She was too lazy to go out and took a nap during the day, feeling full of energy.

She was waiting for Lu Jiangnian to come back, but she didn't expect Xuan Qing to bring her such news.

Xuan Qing smiled awkwardly: "I don't know either."

No matter what, Yuan Wanru had to go and see Lu Jiangnian. Could it be that something big had happened and he needed to stay up late to deal with it?

The night in early winter is cold and quiet.

Yuan Wanru was walking hurriedly on the corridor in her embroidered shoes. The light was on in the side room. She pushed the door open and went in. Lu Jiangnian looked up at her. The man's face was so handsome under the candlelight.

However, with just one glance, Yuan Wanru discovered something unusual.

His eyes were as cool as the wind and as cold as water, without the passion and passion he had felt when he looked at her last night.

This is, what's going on?

Yuan Wanru just stared at him, trying to find clues, she didn't say anything.

She was wrapped in a white fox cloak with a fluffy white fur collar, which made her little face look particularly delicate. Her pair of bright black eyes looked at Lu Jiangnian, causing his heart to slightly miss the beat.

"What are you doing here?"

The sound was like snow on the mountain, without any warmth.

Yuan Wanru looked at him in surprise, wondering why he spoke to her in that tone?

"What's wrong with you? Did anything happen today?"

She did not answer him, but asked him a question instead. Her attitude was natural and friendly, without any alienation. Lu Jiangnian raised his eyebrows unconsciously: "Nothing to do today, you can leave."

Back off?

Yuan Wanru stepped inside, turned around and closed the door, leaving Xuan Qing and the others outside.

"Everyone, go down. The prince and I have something to say."

Although Lu Jiangnian's memory of the time since his marriage was a little vague, he had known Yuan Wanru for a long time.

As far as I can remember, this orphan girl fostered in the Lu family was timid, introverted, and taciturn. How could she have ever dared to refute others like this?

Sure enough, there is something wrong with Yuanshi.

Yuan Wanru walked around the table and came to Lu Jiangnian's side. Lu Jiangnian tensed up unconsciously and said in a cold voice: "Stay away from me."

Now, there is no need to ask, there is definitely something wrong with Lu Jiangnian.

The man who loves her only wishes he could stick to her, so how could he let her stay away from him?

Yuan Wanru felt nervous, could it be that Lu Jiangnian was also betrayed?

She stared straight into his eyes, her gaze compelling, "Who are you?"