"Sister, what's wrong? Why do you look so troubled?"
Lu Xiaoyun said, "Zhu Yu said that if we want to switch back to our bodies as soon as possible, we have to act like a loving couple."
While changing her dressing, Lu Yuyan said, "Hmm, that makes sense. From now on, you should act like a loving couple in front of others, especially in front of the servants of the Prince An's mansion. After all, they are the ones who will lose points."
Lu Xiaoyun turned to look at Lu Yuyan: "You think so too?"
Lu Yuyan chuckled: "No matter what other aspects Zhu Yu may have, his looks are still quite good, so you're not at a disadvantage."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded, "That's true."
"Besides, with your body in this state, even if he wanted to do something, it wouldn't happen."
Lu Yuyan leaned closer to Lu Xiaoyun: "Sister, if you really feel you've lost out, then after you get back, sleep with Zhu Yu first, and then we'll leave."
Lu Xiaoyun thought the suggestion was pretty good.
Lu Yuyan then said carelessly, "We're in ancient times now, there's no need to throw yourself into Zhang Hao's life like you would in modern times."
Zhang Hao...
"Ayan, you said last time that something happened to him. What happened?"
Seeing that she was no longer as unwilling to talk about it as she had been that day, Lu Yuyan realized that she had let it go.
He put down his work and said, "The day after your accident, he received the news and flew back to China from Canada. The plane crashed over the Pacific Ocean, and all two hundred people on board perished."
"It crashed into the Pacific Ocean, and its remains were never recovered."
Lu Xiaoyun's face turned deathly pale. Zhang Hao, how could he...
Lu Yuyan squeezed her hand: "I didn't want to tell you, but we've ended up here again. Sister, forget about him. Once things are over here, we'll leave Shengjing. I'll get married, and you'll find a good husband. We'll live a peaceful life together."
Lu Xiaoyun forced a smile. Yes, they were separated by two thousand years.
On the way to the palace, Lu Xiaoyun was invited to the Imperial Study by Zhang Zhongwei, who said he had important matters to discuss.
Granny Liu then came to greet Lu Yuyan and took him to the Empress Dowager's Cisui Palace to have the Empress Dowager examine his pulse and administer acupuncture.
Inside the Imperial Study, the Duke of England had arrived early.
The old emperor asked, "Have you seen Liang Zhiyun's body? Is it really as the fourth prince said, that he died fighting with bandits?"
The British official reported: "Your Majesty, this old minister went to Xizi Forest last night. It is true that Lord Liang and all the soldiers of the Five Cities Garrison were killed in battle. Almost everyone had wounds of varying sizes, which were clearly left from fighting."
"Lord Liang was stabbed several times and shot in the chest with an arrow. I examined the arrow and it was indeed from a bandit. Alas, Lord Liang's death was extremely gruesome; even his head was cut off."
The old emperor looked displeased and smashed a teacup on his desk: "These bandits are truly vicious and ruthless; they even dared to kill a third-rank official of the imperial court!"
The Duke of England stood there awkwardly. Since they were all bandits, who cared what rank the official was?
Zhang Zhongwei served the old emperor tea again, and the old emperor asked, "Were all these bandits killed?"
"Yes, when I arrived, the guards of Prince An's residence had already killed all those people."
The Duke of England looked embarrassed. Thousands of lives had been lost; they had all surrendered, yet Prince An's men had killed them without a second thought.
Prince An is ruthless.
The old emperor tightened his grip on his teacup. He had been careless. He should have handed all the bandits over to the Duke of England yesterday. Perhaps they could have found something out during the interrogation. After the interrogation, it wouldn't have been too late to have the Duke of England kill them.
At the time, he was quite angry with the fourth prince and had just exerted a lot of effort on that palace maid, so he was very tired and didn't think things through.
"Were any valuables seized?"
"Yes, after I arrived, the guards of Prince An's residence handed these items over to me, and they have now been put into the national treasury. I have roughly looked at them, and they amount to about two hundred thousand taels."
The old emperor's expression improved somewhat; the national treasury had been empty for the past few years, and he had truly been poor as emperor.
"What else did you find? Was the fourth brother injured?"
The British official stated, "Yes, his left arm was pierced by an arrow, and he had many other wounds, large and small, all over his body."
The old emperor felt a little better; it seemed that the fourth prince hadn't lied to him yesterday.
He waved his hand, signaling the British Duke to step down.
Lu Xiaoyun ran into the British Duke at the door.
When the old emperor saw Lu Xiaoyun enter, he asked, "The Northern Army has been here for so long, what are your thoughts?"
Lu Xiaoyun didn't expect the old emperor to ask her this. Was he worried about her?
She knew that her father and brother were already on their way back, and that the old emperor intended to use the Northern Army to restrain her father and brother's Lu Family Army.
However, Qi Shaocheng has not yet completely controlled the Northern Army.
She said, "Father, I have handed over the Tiger Tally of the Northern Army to you. Everything is up to you."
The old emperor looked at her with deep eyes.
Lu Xiaoyun met the old emperor's scrutinizing gaze with composure.
"I heard that Qi Shaocheng went to Prince An's residence yesterday?"
Lu Xiaoyun sneered inwardly. He couldn't place anyone in the Prince An's mansion, so he sent people to monitor the Prince An's gate.
"Yes. Your son has already handed over the military tally, so it is not appropriate for him to go to the Northern Army. However, some official documents are still at your residence, so it would be inappropriate for him to take them with him."
The old emperor did not speak, and she continued, "After much thought, I can only hand it over to the deputy general for now. As for who Your Majesty will ultimately hand over the Northern Army to, let General Qi hand it over to him. I cannot interfere further."
The old emperor nodded; he wanted to prevent the person who took over from getting too close to the fourth prince.
But he had no idea who to entrust it to.
When it was lunchtime, the old emperor, unusually, allowed Lu Xiaoyun to dine with him.
In Cisui Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned against a round pillow. Lu Yuyan had given her acupuncture an hour earlier.
The Empress Dowager felt much lighter and invited Lu Yuyan to stay for a meal.
Lu Yuyan was not pretentious at all, and generously accompanied the Empress Dowager and Ruoling to dine at Cisui Palace.
Lu Yuyan's wit and humor made the Empress Dowager very happy.
After the meal, Lu Yuyan took his leave of the palace, and the Empress Dowager asked Princess Ruoling to escort him to the palace gate.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager was chatting casually with Granny Liu.
"It's a pity that Mr. Lu comes from a humble background; otherwise, he would be a good match for Ruoling."
While massaging the Empress Dowager's shoulders, Granny Liu smiled and said, "The princess is still young. Your Majesty, please keep her by your side for a few years and find her a good husband. With your beloved grandmother, our princess will only have better fortune in the future."
The Empress Dowager was still shaking her head: "Alas, Mr. Lu is also good-looking, handsome and elegant. He doesn't look like a country doctor at all. He has such good medical skills at such a young age. He may have been taught by some great medical master. I took a look at him myself. His eyes are clear. He is a good boy with a kind heart."
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