This boy has evil ambitions and must not be allowed to stay.

"Me?" Lu Xiyun just smiled: "No way?"

Lu Xiyun suddenly looked quite innocent: "How would I understand these things?"

Lu Xingshuang felt both distressed and angry. This child should have been given to Xingchuan to take care of.

No matter how much you learn about loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness, or how much you try to be a loyal minister or a good general, in the end, it will all be the mouths of the censors.

When prosperity reaches its peak, it will decline; when favor reaches its peak, it will be humiliated. Lu Xingshuang is well aware of this truth.

If the Lu family wants to land safely, the next generation of their Lu family head must appear more mediocre in politics.

It’s a pity that she has taught Xiyun to be like this, but those old guys are still there fanning the flames without thinking of making trouble.

The Empress threw up her sleeves in anger and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Anyway, my Lu family has never done anything wrong to the Qin family!"

Speak of the devil, and he appears. They finally dealt with the female official blocking the door. The emperor, who finally managed to poke his head in, had other intentions: "Xiyun hasn't had her meal yet, has she?"

Facing the crazy suggestive looks from his uncle and younger uncle, Lu Xiyun nodded honestly: "Yeah."

Seeing that his wife agreed silently, the emperor came in quickly.

I don’t know if Lu Xiyun is used to it, but the dishes are all prepared according to the Queen’s taste.

Qin Huaijin was an emperor, yet he spoke the sweet words from the street talk books without hesitation: "Xingshuang, you must take good care of yourself. If anything happens to you, I will not want this empire anymore."

Lu Xingshuang was so angry that he laughed: "It sounds nice, but how many days have you ever been in charge of this world?"

Lu Xingchuan came to the bedside and weakly poured Lu Xingshuang a sip of tea: "Elder sister."

As expected, it hit the muzzle of the gun.

The Empress looked at him coldly, "No, I'm not worthy. You're bringing an eight-year-old prince into the palace for me to take care of. What do you want to do, Lu Xingchuan? After your brother-in-law has lived for a hundred years, you're going to be the regent?"

Lu Xingchuan sweated profusely. "Don't say that. Your Majesty is in the prime of life. It's not impossible for the youngest son to be the heir."

The throne was picked up by the emperor halfway through. It doesn't matter who is passed on. The emperor doesn't care about these things at all now: "Xingshuang, eat first. You still need to take medicine after eating."

"Qin Huaijin, can you act a little more like an emperor?"

Lu Xingshuang suddenly became even more angry: "It's because of you being like this all day long that I'm called the Demon Queen by those censors every day."

"Dare!" The emperor quickly went to calm his wife down: "Whoever dares to shout, I will immediately send him to the wildest place!"

Lu Xingchuan shook his head. "Censors have always earned a reputation for honesty through outspokenness. Your Majesty, the more you behave like this, the more ferocious they will become."

She immediately rushed back into the gun: "Don't interrupt me, you piss me off once, it's worth him pissing me off ten times. Lu Xingchuan, let me tell you, even if I guard his mausoleum and bury him alive, I will never be your queen mother who regents the country."

The emperor couldn't bear to hear this.

Qin Huaijin was originally in his prime, but he had fallen seriously ill every year in recent years. The emperor asked Lu Xingchuan to choose a suitable heir for the Lu family because he was afraid that his wife would suffer after his death.

Since ancient times, how many queens with high status and great power could have a good ending?

Qin Huaijin said solemnly: "Xingshuang——"

The emperor gave his wife a cold look and told her to behave herself. He then abruptly changed the subject and said in a flattering way, "Don't worry. I will definitely not die before you."

Looking at his brother-in-law and teammate who had deserted his side, Lu Xingchuan sighed, "I'm just taking precautions. Qin Shu's mind is unfathomable. He has wicked ambitions and must not be allowed to stay."

The obscure Prince Lu looked at him blankly: "?"

Lu Xingchuan continued to explain, "I know exactly what you're thinking, elder sister. You admire Qin Shu and think he's a smart man. Qin Shu can see clearly that you're using a dutiful and useful Bian Wang to ensure the safety of the Lu family for generations. But now he's even scheming against Huai Zhang. Who can guarantee he won't harm Xi Yun in the future? Qin Shu is too unpredictable."

Qin Shu plotted against Qin Huaizhang, but Lu Xiyun didn't believe it. Prince Lu carefully interrupted, "Uncle, is this... a misunderstanding? And... I don't think he can harm me."

Lu Xingchuan simply lost his temper: "Who do you think can harm you?"

“…”

Prince Lu was speechless.

Lord Lu was becoming more and more confident. Lu Xingchuan spread his hands towards his elder sister and said, "Look, even someone as careless as Xiyun will be sold to him for money in the future."

Lu Xiyun: "But...uncle——"

"Xiyun."

Lu Xingchuan had a firm grip on his nephew: "Qin Shu violated the laws of the king before, are you going to disrupt the rules for your own selfish reasons?"

···

In the imperial study, the emperor and Prince Lu, an old man and a child, were looking at paintings.

"Don't get involved in national affairs."

Lu Xingshuang said this to Lu Xiyun.

Then, the emperor also left the house on his own accord.

Prince Lu was quite surprised by this: "Why don't you get involved in national affairs?"

Qin Huaijin shook his head and smiled: "I will go to Shengde Temple to worship Buddha on behalf of your aunt soon. I will leave this matter to Xingchuan."

Lu Xiyun: "..."

He finally understood why Lu Jie dared to curse their Lu family in that way in his aunt's letter.

The emperor didn't care at all: "I made another painting in my spare time and gave it to my uncle with a poem."

The painting depicts distant mountains as dark as ink, and beneath the azure sky stretches the city walls, like a giant dragon lying across the borderland. Frost covers the city walls, and flags flutter in the wind. Surrounding them are endless wilderness and vast expanses of yellow sand, creating a scene reminiscent of a frontier.

The young man pondered for a moment, then wrote two lines of words.

"Try to brush the iron armor like snow, and hold the sword to move the stars."

Qin Huaijin recited it once and was quite satisfied: "It's appropriate for the situation. Let's mention a word."

···

Ren Xuan was a military officer, so asking him to debate with a group of scholars in the hall was too much to ask.

The only way is to build relationships privately.

There is no way. If Lu Xingchuan insists on interfering, I can only talk to the victim again.

At the Lu Mansion, when the instigator of the crime broke into the house, the young master Lu Wenzhong drew his sword and rushed out.

The eldest son of the Lu family in front of him pointed his sword at him, but Ren Xuan responded calmly: "Master Lu, even if you go all the way, you can't kill me. This sword is quite heavy, why bother?"

Lu Wenzhong, sword in hand, frowned angrily, "Don't go too far in bullying others! Ren Xuan, I know your Xiangwang Mansion is powerful, but in this Nine Five Forbidden City, no one has ever been able to cover the sky with one hand!"

"No, no, sir, you've misunderstood. I'm here to resolve this conflict." General Ren shook his head calmly, his tone reserved, "If this continues, the Lu family will be doomed."

This is a fact. After two lifetimes, Ren Xuan still couldn't understand Lu Jie.

The second prince of the current dynasty, Qin Xuan, is truly smart and has his own skills.

But His Royal Highness the King of Han also has obvious shortcomings: among the three qualities of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, Qin Xuan occupies the position of "lazy".

Qin Xuan was much more enthusiastic about reading Buddhist scriptures than reading memorials.

In his previous life, Ren Xuan had thought that Lu Jie was attracted by the second prince because he was easy to control.

But in the end, the Lu family still ended up being ruined.

It’s even worse in this life. Lu Jie can even find someone to stab him.

Confucius said to sacrifice oneself for benevolence, Mencius said to pursue righteousness. This state of mind of sacrificing oneself for righteousness brought a little shock to General Ren's simple worldview of working to earn money.

The son follows his father. Lu Wenzhong is really a stubborn person. Master Lu shouted sternly: "Get out of here!"

Ren Xuan sighed inwardly, but he didn't go directly to call Lu Shi'an. Instead, he went on a 3,000-mile detour: "Master Lu, to be honest, before the banquet that night, I also had a cup of tea with Shi'an. Regarding the matter of Minister Lu, there must be a traitor in your Lu family."

Hearing Ren Xuan hint that his cousin was plotting against his father, Lu Wenzhong flew into a rage: "Stop trying to sow discord!"

Ren Xuan spread his hands leisurely and said, "My humble servant has arrived. We'll know if Shi An did it after a quick investigation."

Actually, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Lu Shian. Ren Xuan knows Lu Shian's personality very well.

But when it comes to matters of political mediation, Ren Xuan still wants to talk to someone with a brain.

Ren Xuan raised his eyebrows. Lu Jie changed the tea and Lu Shian didn't know about it, so there was no way Lu Shian could clean up the mess.

He raised his eyes and said firmly, "Why don't you check the tea in Shi'an's room, young master?"

Ren Xuan had done a lot of things like this with Lu Shian in his previous life.

In this life, Ren Xuan has always been obsessed with lust when facing his girlfriend. Needless to say, he is not used to it.

Of course there is something wrong with this tea.

Lu Jie didn't have time to clean up the mess, and Lu Shi'an didn't know how to clean up the mess, so Lu Shaoqing could only take the blame silently.

In Lu Shian's room, Young Master Lu, who was easily provoked, spoke in a heavy voice, feeling extremely distressed.

"Shi'an, your father treats you like a son, how could you do such a thing?!"

Even though the details are unclear, the blatant blame and Ren Xuan, the blatant instigator, are still obvious.

"I'm not aware of this."

Lu Shian frowned and said, "Cousin, give me three days and I will give you an explanation."

Lu Shian raised his eyes and looked directly at the instigator in front of him: "General Ren, can you and I talk alone?"

Some things are easy to talk about.

The whole thing, the ins and outs, the cause and effect, what can be said and what cannot be said, Ren Xuan spilled it all out like pouring out beans.

"You mean to say that my uncle drugged you so that you would kill him?"

Ren Xuan lowered his head and sipped his tea, not directly answering: "Shi'an, judging cases is your specialty. Whether this is my opinion or the truth, you know it clearly."

Ren Xuan continued slowly, but his words were full of meaning. "Shi'an, the Second Prince has not yet stepped down, and the situation in the court has reached this point. Is the Lu family just a pawn being pushed to the front? Who is Lord Lu really working for? You should think carefully."

Ren Xuantu's true intentions were fully revealed. He came here today to incite rebellion.

The young man in front of him didn't respond. "Solving a case requires evidence. Now that my uncle is seriously injured, and you only have one side of the story, my uncle isn't the only one who could have tampered with the tea set. I also suspect that you staged this all on your own, just to drag the Lu family into this trap today."

Ren Xuan was still at ease: "In order to give Lu Jie a stab, I sent His Royal Highness Prince Xiang to jail. Shi An knows me, how could I, Ren Xuan, do such a stupid thing?"

Lu Shian didn't respond: "You saw my cousin's attitude just now. My uncle is seriously injured. The Lu family will never let this matter go."

Ren Xuan shook his head and sighed, "The problem now is that Lu Xingchuan is making a big deal out of nothing. This isn't a matter between your Lu family and His Royal Highness Prince Xiang, so why bother getting involved in this mess?"

Lu Shian said coldly: "Uncle is not unhappy about this."

"Never mind your uncle!"

Ren Xuan stood up angrily, feeling really disappointed with Lu Jie: "If you allow Lu Jie to continue being so loyal to the country, your Lu family will be wiped out!"