Chapter 56: Standing Side

It is still early spring and the weather has not yet fully warmed up.

In order to appear heroic, Lu Zhaoyang did not wear enough warm clothes under his riding clothes. While riding, he cursed his elder brother in a low voice for forgetting his sister for the sake of beauty.

Eleven was shocked when he heard her mumbling and cursing her master. He quickly rode his horse away for fear of being implicated.

As soon as he walked away, there was no one to block the wind and it became even colder. Lu Zhaoyang wiped his nose, cursed and shouted at Eleven to come back.

The scene inside the carriage was quite different. Lu Weiqing was able to live a good life by playing the victim.

He didn't say anything, just staring at the teapot. Jiang Ran would come and ask, "Brother Weiqing, are you thirsty?"

"It's okay. I'm not very mobile. When we get back home, just ask Eleven to pour me some tea."

Lu Weiqing knew she would definitely soften her heart, so he deliberately teased her. Jiang Ran really took the bait.

"That's impossible. It will take more than an hour to get there."

Jiang Ran poured the tea, let it cool down, and handed it to his mouth.

Lu Weiqing remained calm on the surface, but he was actually secretly happy.

He followed the same method and ate the peach blossom pastry that Jiang Ran had fed him, the pear that she had peeled, and even a chicken drumstick that she had just roasted.

Jiang Ran was afraid that he would be embarrassed to ask for anything, so he stopped sitting opposite him and sat next to him, asking him from time to time if he wanted some tea or if he wanted to open the window for some fresh air.

Lu Weiqing was in a very good mood as he smelled the refreshing fragrance.

He dozed off against the car wall, and after bumping his head a few times, he finally rested his head on Jiang Ran's shoulder as he wished.

Awesome! If I had known there would be such good treatment for injuries, I should have gotten injured earlier.

The atmosphere between another newlywed couple was completely opposite.

"Lu Yu, how could you deliberately push Lu Weiqing? Are you crazy?"

Xu Qingwan was pulled over by him as a cover and witnessed the whole process of him pushing Lu Weiqing. She was frightened but dared not say anything. Only after getting on the carriage did she dare to question Lu Yu in a low voice.

Lu Yu smiled mischievously, "Why? Are you feeling distressed?"

Xu Qingwan was so angry that she hit him hard and covered it up by saying, "You heartless thing, I'm just worried about you."

"He's your uncle after all. You need someone to help you right now. What good would it do to harm him? If someone else saw you, you wouldn't know how it would end."

"Uncle? Did you know that I was originally going to be assigned to the Hanlin Academy? But my good uncle refused to accept me and even suggested that I be assigned as the magistrate of Caozhou."

Lu Yu said sarcastically. Did Xu Qingwan think he would be so stupid as to harm his own family for no reason?

It was Lu Weiqing who didn't treat him as a human being and wanted to harm him. If a person doesn't take care of himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. He was also forced to do so.

Xu Qingwan was shocked. Caozhou was just a small county magistrate. She didn't want to go to that remote place to suffer!

"Caozhou? It's so far away. It's not as good as being an official in Beijing. Have you consulted father for a solution?"

Xu Qingwan was puzzled. Such a big thing didn't even come to discuss it with her. If she had known earlier, she would have gone back to her parents' home to plead with her father.

"Do you think I didn't look for him? I waited for my father-in-law to get off duty for two whole hours, and he didn't even look at me, let alone help me with anything."

Before Lu Yu went there, he thought that since the prime minister had married his only daughter to him, he would at least show some respect to him.

Unexpectedly, he kept calling "Father-in-law" all the way, which attracted the attention of others. The Prime Minister seemed not to know him and just kept walking forward without even responding to him.

"How could Father be like this! I'm going back today and letting Mother talk to him."

Xu Qingwan was also angry. Her family had always spoiled her like a jewel in their palm since she was a child, but why did they not care about her life or death after she got married?

Even if you despise this son-in-law, you still have to help him. Do you want her to suffer with you?

"No need. I've already taken care of the matter myself."

Lu Yu told Xu Qingwan the reason why Yongqing Hou came to see him, and warned her to keep her mouth shut about what happened today.

He now sided with the Third Prince. When he needed it most, it was the Third Prince who extended an olive branch to him.

He is now of little influence and everyone looks down on him and insults him. Only the third prince has the insight to recognize his talent and entrusts him with important tasks.

Lu Yu firmly believed that once the third prince gained power, his future status would no less than Lu Weiqing's current status.

"The third prince? But the third prince hasn't been recognized yet." Xu Qingwan was shocked and scared. If she got involved in the fight for the throne, her life would be in danger.

"It will soon be legitimate." Lu Yu did not hide his ambition. You can't get a tiger cub without learning from the tiger. This truth is eternal.

"But……"

Xu Qingwan was about to persuade him again, but Lu Yu caressed her cheek and said seductively, "Wan'er, you don't have to worry about these things. All you have to do is give birth to my eldest son as soon as possible, understand?"

Xu Qingwan nodded shyly and stopped asking questions. Soon, suppressed gasps were heard in the carriage.

As Lu Yu expected, the emperor's carriage carried the third prince straight to the marquis's mansion, which was tantamount to slapping the queen in the face in public.

At this time, Jiang Ran didn't know that Lu Weiqing would be on a long vacation and was arranging to find a doctor to treat his injuries.

Who would have thought that as soon as they arrived at the mansion, Shen Que was already waiting in the main hall.

"Doctor Shen, how did you know that Brother Weiqing was injured? Come quickly, take a look at him." Jiang Ran was surprised and happy to see him.

Last time, Shen Que recognized the Lingxi poison at once, which made her look at his medical skills with new eyes.

Now that he came, there was no need to call other doctors. He could treat Lu Weiqing's injuries and check whether the arrow was poisonous, just in case.

Shen Que looked puzzled when he heard this, and said to Lu Weiqing: "I heard that you were seriously ill, and Zhaoyang asked me to come back quickly to treat you."

"Lu Weiqing, why do you have so many problems? If Zhaoyang hadn't written to me specifically asking me to treat you..."

When Lu Zhaoyang heard that he was about to expose the matter, he quickly stepped forward and frantically covered his mouth, "Hey, hey, hey, it's nothing, it's nothing, go in and talk."

Lu Zhaoyang was afraid that her finding Chen Que to cure her eldest brother's unspeakable secret would be discovered.

Lu Weiqing was afraid that Jiang Ran would find out that his injury was not serious and she would not take care of him anymore.

The two men held Chen Que hostage, and Gou Gou sneaked into the house, leaving Jiang Ran with a confused look on his face.

About half an hour later, Shen Que finally came out, his expression indescribable.

Seeing how embarrassed he was, Jiang Ran nervously went up to him and asked, "Doctor Shen, is it serious? Is there anything I should pay attention to?"

Shen Que violated medical ethics for the first time and spoke with difficulty: "It's serious. I prescribed medicine. You must supervise him to take it on time every day."

"Be careful...be careful not to let him get too cocky."

"Ah?" Jiang Ran was confused. He pondered over Chen Que's words and walked into the room.

I saw Lu Weiqing lying weakly on the bed, and Lu Zhaoyang kneeling in front of the bed with a water tank on his head.

"What's going on?"

Jiang Ran felt Lu Zhaoyang's aggrieved gaze and was about to take the water tank down when he was stopped by Lu Weiqing.

"Don't worry about her. She's too idle. She needs to clear her mind."

Lu Zhaoyang admitted with tears in his eyes, "Yes, I'm free."

"I like to hold the water tank, leave me alone."

Fortunately, this mistake was not known to my sister-in-law, otherwise it would not just be a matter of holding the water tank.

Zhaoyang felt miserable, but she was thinking about him.