Lu Cijian paused for a moment, but didn't say much. He pulled Jiang Yimian and carefully hid behind the bookshelf in the cubicle.
The room was unusually dark because it had no windows, with only a few rays of light filtering in from the dilapidated roof.
Jiang Yimian subconsciously grabbed Lu Cijian's hand, only to find it was ice-cold.
She didn't say anything, but forcefully inserted her fingers between his and held them tightly.
Lu Cijian paused for a moment, glanced at the person beside him, and then took the small hand in return.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved at all. After all, he had longed for family. Hearing his own father want his life was still a sting to him, even though he already knew.
Fortunately, Mianmian was by his side.
Every sound from outside reached their ears.
Lu Chengyuan held the person in his arms tightly, his voice icy cold, "Ying'er, rest assured and wait for me to come and get you. I will never let our child suffer again."
Lin'er will definitely take back everything that belongs to him.
Originally, he wanted Lu Cijian to marry Xue Lingyu so that he could take the opportunity to get in touch with the King of Chu and find out the King of Chu's purpose.
Let him fight the young emperor, preferably until they are both severely injured, then he can take advantage of the situation.
But now, that madman King Chu doesn't believe him at all, and the emperor has also lost trust in him because of Lu Cijian, and as a result, the power in his hands is being stripped away little by little.
If we wait any longer, the Marquis of Anding's mansion may truly become an empty shell.
He wanted to seize the initiative and kill these people first.
Since the King of Chu didn't want to cooperate with him, he wouldn't blame Chu for making good use of him.
Zhang Ying then responded, "How is Lin'er now? I want to see him."
This is the child she carried for ten months and gave birth to, but since he was little, he has called other people "mother". Every time she hears Lin'er's name from other people, she feels a heart-wrenching pain.
She used to attend banquets just to catch a glimpse of Lin'er, but whenever she saw Lin'er and Chen Shuyu standing together, looking so affectionate, she felt a pang of heartache.
Later, she became unwilling to attend those banquets anymore, only occasionally hearing about Lu Lin from people around her.
She was both angry and helpless. She was angry that the boy was good-for-nothing and spent his days visiting brothels, but she was helpless because he should be happy, at least he wasn't affected by her and Lu Chengyuan and grew up happily.
But the thought of that wretched woman's child being loved and respected in the capital, and being praised as a good official by everyone, made her furious.
That bitch stole her beloved back then, and now that bastard has stolen her son's limelight. How can she accept this?
This time, she was determined to make that bastard die a horrible death, and wouldn't let him die so easily.
Seeing that the person in his arms looked unwell, Lu Chengyuan smiled and said, "Lin'er is fine, he's just been corrupted by Chen Shuyu. Once this is over, I'll have him come to see you, okay?"
You don't need to worry about anything else, I'll take care of everything.
That position should have belonged to his Lin'er; he was simply taking back what belonged to Lin'er.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ying's anger subsided somewhat, but then she suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "I heard that Chen Shuyu went mad. Is that true?"
How could that woman suddenly go mad? If it weren't for Chen Shuyu's kindness to Lin'er over the years, she definitely wouldn't have let her off so easily.
Now that she's gone mad, it's not impossible to spare her life, but the reason she's gone mad is just too strange.
Just as Lu Chengyuan was about to answer, a slight noise suddenly came from the adjacent cubicle, like the sound of something falling to the ground.
He immediately frowned and looked toward the tightly closed door of the cubicle.
The dark wooden door was covered in dust, and there were many cobwebs at the top, which were very obvious when illuminated by the outside light.
Zhang Ying asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Lu Chengyuan gestured for her to be quiet, drew the dagger from his waist for self-defense, and cautiously walked towards the cubicle.
Lu Cijian glanced at the culprit not far away before pulling Jiang Yimian behind him, while his other hand reached for the short knife at his waist.
Lu Chengyuan stared at the door in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and was about to push it open when a sharp shout rang out from outside the palace, "Who is it? Stop!"
Zhang Ying was startled by the reprimand and quickly looked outside, only to see several guards chasing a figure that disappeared in an instant.
She was immediately alarmed and said in disbelief, "Someone is following us."
She deliberately took a detour when she left, making sure no one was following her before coming here.
This palace is located in the southeast corner of the royal palace. Because it is deserted and there are rumors in the palace that weeping sounds are heard here all year round, it has been abandoned and no one would come even during the day.
Thinking it over, she said with some fear, "No, no, you must catch that person. What happened today must not be known to anyone else."
If the affair between her and Lu Chengyuan were to get out, it would be a capital offense, and no one would be spared.
She had lived most of her life and didn't care much anymore, but her Lin'er couldn't just die like that.
Her Lin'er must live well.
Seeing her flustered expression, Lu Chengyuan quickly reassured her, "It's alright. I think she's just a palace maid. My men will definitely catch her. Don't worry, she probably just accidentally wandered in and hasn't even seen us clearly yet."
Don't scare yourself.
Zhang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still somewhat uneasy.
That long-buried memory suddenly resurfaced in my mind.
That's how she was discovered by that bitch Li Qingmeng back then. If that bitch hadn't been so despicable, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to kill her.
Seeing that she was not in good condition, Lu Chengyuan stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Go back first. Don't worry about things here. I will take care of everything as soon as possible so that you and Lin'er can recognize each other."
The banquet isn't over yet; if I leave for too long, it will surely arouse suspicion.
Zhang Ying then responded and turned to walk towards the back door of the palace.
Lu Chengyuan waited in the palace for quite a while before deciding to leave.
He had only taken a few steps when he stopped, his gaze falling on the closed door of the cubicle.
He had chosen this palace specifically, and it was unlikely that anyone would enter it easily. He was more suspicious of the person in that compartment than of the outside.
Thinking it over, he quietly and slowly walked towards the cubicle.
Without hesitation, he quickly opened the door and saw a black mass flying straight towards him.
Caught off guard, he was struck squarely by the thing. He reached out to block, and a bloody wound immediately appeared on his hand.
The culprit, however, had already jumped out of the window.
Lu Chengyuan looked at the scratches on his hands from the cat, then glanced carefully into the cubicle to make sure no one was there and the window wasn't open before hurriedly leaving through the side path.
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