Chapter 338 Will the fish take the bait?

At dusk, the banquet at the Third Prince's Mansion ended.

Lu Jiangnian and Yuan Wanru got on the carriage and went straight back home.

Yuan Wanru lifted the car curtain, and the faint afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on her face, casting fine shadows.

"Mother will definitely like to hear about today's interesting events." Yuan Wanru raised the corners of her lips slightly and tapped lightly on the window frame with her fingertips.

Lu Jiangnian closed his eyes and rested. Hearing this, he just smiled faintly: "I'm just afraid that she will think we are too ostentatious."

In Wangchun Hall, Wang Min was checking the account books.

Seeing her son and daughter-in-law coming together, she quickly asked the maid to serve them iced sour plum soup.

"Is the Third Prince's Mansion still bustling today?"

Wang Min asked someone to bring a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off the two of them.

Yuan Wanru took the handkerchief, her eyes glittering with cunningness: "It's very lively."

"Mother, why don't you guess what the Second Prince looks like today?"

She vividly described the scene where Lu Jiangnian gave away "aphrodisiac" in public. When she talked about the exciting part, even Wang Min couldn't help covering her mouth with her sleeves.

But after laughing, Wang Min's eyes showed worry again: "You humiliated him in public like this, I'm afraid he will do something desperate."

"It's best if he takes action."

Lu Jiangnian took a sip of the sour plum soup, and the cool taste made him close his eyes comfortably.

“The people the emperor sent to Dalu Mountain should be here soon.

When the evidence is presented, if the Second Prince gets so angry that he can't help but attack him, then that would be conclusive evidence.

He put down the porcelain bowl with a soft sound. "He has had good times for so many years. It's time for him to come to an end."

The reason they were successful in the past was that they relied on staying in the dark and pretending to be kind to deceive everyone. Once this mask of hypocrisy was revealed, it would be difficult to fool Lu Jiangnian.

"Mother, I don't need to go to court recently. I want to take you to the West Suburb Villa tomorrow."

"I think the lotus flowers there are blooming. Let's go there to relax and have some fun. Do you want to go?"

Wang Min's expression changed slightly: "There are many things to do in the mansion. Yun'er's wedding will be in three months, and there are many things to prepare."

She paused, and said meaningfully, "There are still some strangers in the mansion. I have to keep an eye on them."

"But when you go out, bring more people with you."

Otherwise, she would feel uneasy.

"No need."

Lu Jiangnian sneered, "If you bring too much, the fish won't dare to bite the hook."

Wang Min then understood what he was going to do.

"Why don't you stay and accompany me, Wanru?"

If he wanted to be bait, he should let his son go alone. Such a dangerous thing scared Wanru terrified.

Lu Jiangnian looked at Wang Min helplessly, while Yuan Wanru smiled secretly beside him.

"Mom, is it okay for me to go and admire the lotus flowers by myself?"

"Besides, my wife, I will take good care of her, you don't have to worry about her."

If he doesn't have this confidence, all the years he has been fighting on the border have been in vain.

Wang Min was still a little worried. Girls are delicate, how could she not be afraid in that kind of situation?

Yuan Wanru pulled her and acted coquettishly: "Mom, don't worry, my husband will take good care of me, and I'm not afraid."

Wang Min sighed and patted Yuan Wanru's hand: "You kid... that's all."

She turned to her son and her voice suddenly became stern.

"Lu Jiangnian, if you let Wanru make any mistake, I will not forgive you!"

Lu Jiangnian laughed: "Mom, you have a daughter-in-law and have forgotten your son."

The three of them smiled at each other, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.

As he was speaking, footsteps were heard outside.

Nanny Gui came in hurriedly to report: "Madam, today Aunt Shen stayed in Rongshou Hall for the whole day again. She just had dinner and left."

Wang Min and Lu Jiangnian exchanged glances.

Ever since Yuan Wanru forcibly demanded 20,000 taels of silver, the old lady claimed to be ill and could not go out. Aunt Shen became more and more diligent and went to serve Old Madam Lu every day. Gradually, Old Madam Lu also treated Aunt Shen better.

Now Aunt Shen is invited to have dinner every day.

"I understand." Wang Min said lightly.

"Madame Gui, pick a time tomorrow morning and tell the old lady that the prince and his wife will be going to the West Suburb Villa tomorrow. Please ask her to take care of herself."

Nanny Gui immediately understood that this was a time to choose to meet Aunt Shen.

"I understand."

Yuan Wanru chuckled: "Aunt Shen has been going to Rongshou Hall quite frequently these days."

"Just a clown."

Lu Jiangnian didn't care, "After we take care of the Second Prince, we can clean up all the rubbish in the mansion as well."

The next morning, in front of Rongshou Hall in Lu Mansion.

Aunt Shen, who came to pay her respects early in the morning, happened to meet Aunt Gui who was about to leave. Aunt Shen politely greeted her: "Madam, why are you here so early? What's the matter?"

Aunt Gui bowed and said, "I am here at the order of the Madam to inform you that the Crown Prince and his wife are going to the West Suburbs Villa to enjoy the lotus today."

Aunt Shen's eyes sparkled: "The weather is getting hotter, it's a good time to go to the other courtyard."

Nanny Gui said nothing and left in a hurry.

After Nanny Gui walked away, Aunt Shen immediately turned around and went back to her own yard.

Half a minute later, a servant quietly slipped out from the back door of Lu's mansion and ran straight to a teahouse in the east of the city.

What he didn't know was that there were two pairs of eyes in the dark watching his every move.

"Go tell the prince that the bait has been cast."

One of them whispered.

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On a summer morning, as the breeze blew, Wang Min stood on the stone steps in front of the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, looking around.

She looked at the convoy ready to go, her eyes moving back and forth over the dozen or so guards, and finally she couldn't help but take a half step forward.

"Jiang Nian," she lowered her voice and gently tugged at her son's sleeve with her fingertips, "Aren't these people too few?"

Lu Jiangnian held his mother's slightly cold hand with his backhand, and patted the back of her hand twice with his knuckles to comfort her: "Don't worry, mother. I know what's going on."

He glanced at Yuan Wanru who was explaining things to the maid, and lowered his voice: "I won't take risks with my wife's safety."

Wang Min looked at her son's calm eyes, and was so concerned that she forgot that her son had already grown up into an independent man in the wind and sand at the border.

"Go early and come back early."

In the end, she just raised her hand to straighten her son's collar.

When Yuan Wanru came over with her apricot skirt lifted, she saw Wang Min's slightly solemn expression, and smiled as she leaned close to Wang Min and whispered, "Don't worry, mother. We will be fine. The second prince is impotent, so we are not afraid of him."

Wang Min was amused by her daughter-in-law's sly wink and watched the young couple get on the carriage.

Before the car curtain fell, Wang Min saw her son's slender fingers carefully adjusting the position of the cushion for Yuan Wanru, with such a focused expression, as if he was treating a rare treasure.

Yuan Wanru waved goodbye to her and the carriage moved slowly. She looked back through the gauze curtain and saw Wang Min still standing in front of the door, her figure gradually getting smaller.

"My lady, stop looking. We will be back in a few days."

Lu Jiangnian sat next to her, put his arms around her slender waist, his voice was low and gentle, and his warm breath brushed past her ears.

Yuan Wanru shrank her neck because of the heat from his breath, and when she turned around, her nose almost hit Lu Jiangnian's chin.

The morning light filtered through the gaps in the bamboo curtains, casting tiny spots of light on his chiseled face.

He was wearing a dark blue brocade robe today, which made his complexion look like jade. Only the soft sword at his waist hinted at his identity as a military commander.

Yuan Wanru moved back slightly: "Do you think the Second Prince will take action?"

Lu Jiangnian lifted up her hair that was hanging by her ears and said casually, "I don't know."

"If he was smart, he shouldn't have come."

At this time, Concubine Liang was under house arrest, the Liang family suffered a setback, and the Second Prince's wife was probably uneasy because of the Second Prince's impotence. The Lu family must have also heard the news.

In short, there are too many unstable factors around the Second Prince, and it is not wise to take action at this moment.

But how much rationality can a man have after being insulted like this?

"Whether he comes or not, we'll just play our game."

Yuan Wanru also thought it made sense, "Well, the last time I went to the West Suburb Villa was three years ago. This time, I really should relax."