Chapter 120: The Bad Emperor Is Still a Good Thing

At this moment, everyone in the hall had the same idea as Lu Xinran.

Emperor, can't you afford to have fun?

If they don't let her look through it, how will they know whose girl is so unlucky?

The girls of the Lu family are no longer in danger because of what happened just now, but the young men in their house are still in danger!

Qi Yu calmly let others look at him, his expression never changed from beginning to end.

The emperor was outside the palace, watching through the window the reactions of the people in the palace, especially Qi Yu and the empress.

Qi Yu's expression had always been indifferent, and the Queen hadn't taken anything to heart recently, which made him always wonder if there was some kind of connection between the two that he didn't know about.

But the people he arranged in Changchun Palace replied that there was nothing unusual in the Queen's palace.

There were no letters sent in from outside the palace, and the Queen had not met any outsiders during this period.

Even the concubines' daily greetings were suspended by her on the grounds of illness.

If there is no connection between the Queen and Qi Yu... the Emperor frowned slightly at the thought of this possibility.

Even if there is no contact, we can't let Qi Yu remain unmarried!

He wanted to use the marriage offer to keep Qi Yu in the capital. As for the border town, he would promote a new general, just like when he took back the military power from the Zhang family and handed it over to Qi Yu.

Until the end of the celebration banquet, the emperor did not appear in the hall again.

Lu Xinran was very depressed. He failed to peek into the emperor's thoughts. He really didn't get to eat the whole melon today.

However, after seeing the private affairs of Concubine Shu and Concubine Hua, I should be able to give her some life points.

It was already late at night when they returned to Lu's mansion. Lu Jinchuan got off the carriage and waited in front of the mansion gate.

After Pei helped Aunt Xu get out of the car, she didn't even bother to look at Lu Jinchuan and just walked past him.

Lu Xinran and her sister bowed and followed Pei into the mansion.

Lu Jinchuan looked at the three generations of his family walking away in the lights, and his heart felt like it was thrown into ice water, cold and painful.

Lu Kangde brought Lu Yuanheng up with him. There has been unrest in the court recently. Can his position be moved?

Lu Jinchuan knew what he was thinking just by looking at the smile on his lips.

He flicked his sleeves, not wanting to bother with this selfish eldest son who couldn't see the situation clearly, and went straight back to the study.

Lu Kangde was not upset even though he did not get any hint from his father. He turned around and saw Zhao who was about to come in.

He coughed lightly and said, "I'll go to your room today."

"I haven't been feeling well these days, so you should go to my aunt's room."

Zhao said this and walked straight past him without even looking back.

Lu Kangde was already unhappy after being humiliated again and again. He turned around and wanted to talk to Lu Yuanheng, but he saw that his eldest son had already gone after Zhao.

Lu Kangping and Kong supported him and walked calmly past him while giving instructions to their children.

Not until he was the only one left in front of the courtyard gate did Lu Kant come back to his senses from his depression.

No one actually takes him seriously!

On the second day after the celebration banquet, Lu Xinran woke up and realized that he had not asked the system how much health points he had gained yesterday.

The system was hesitant. It always felt that it was poisoned, otherwise why would it keep having problems?

“Is it not settled yet?”

Having its thoughts guessed, the system hummed a little aggrievedly, "Maybe, maybe it's the same as Zhao Jingtian's family."

How could this be the same? Zhao Jingtian and his sons are courting death. Concubine Shu and Concubine Hua have been bullying the palace for who knows how long. If the emperor wanted to control them, he would have executed them all long ago.

But she now has a full year of life left, so there's no rush to settle the bill.

Just as she was enjoying her breakfast, Tracy hurried in and said softly, "Girl, the old man from the Yun family is here."

"Uncle grandpa?"

Knowing that Yuncheng was very prudent and would not come over without anything to do, she hurriedly finished her breakfast and headed for Pei's yard.

Yuncheng did not bring his two sons this time. He came alone with the thank-you gifts.

Yun Cheng had been holding a grudge for a long time. In order to avenge his father and sister, he not only risked his life to send out the evidence he had collected, but also donated most of his remaining property.

After being involved with the Rong En Marquis's Mansion for so many years, he already understood that it was difficult for ordinary merchants to keep their family property.

So after buying the shops that were sold off by the Rong En Marquis's Mansion and donating them, he was ready to return to Shu.

This time he was really preparing to leave the capital, and he ordered his two sons not to leave Shu again unless someone from their Yun family passed the imperial examination and became an official.

But before he had time to leave with his family, he received a message from an official from the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor took into consideration that they had donated most of their wealth to the court, and was tactful enough not to make any demands, so Yun Ting's dowry, converted into cash, had been deposited into the national treasury.

Those shops, farms and industries have to be taken care of by someone.

The industries donated by the Yun family also need manpower, so that the national treasury can have other income besides taxation.

Therefore, the emperor would decide who would be the one to manage the industry, no matter where it came from.

When Yun Cheng heard the news, he was stunned.

He never expected that he would catch the emperor's eye because of this.

Those industries were handed over to them to manage. What was the difference between this and the emperor giving the Yun family a backer and the greatest protection they could get?

Yun Cheng seemed to be floating in the clouds these past two days. Only after he reconfirmed the handover of a number of industries with the officials of the Ministry of Revenue did he find time to come to the Lu Mansion to express his gratitude.

Lu Xinran listened to what the Yun family had been going through recently, and like the others in the room, he sighed.

"Congratulations to my uncle and grandpa for turning bad times into good times. I am sure you will have a smooth and prosperous future."

Although the dog emperor is a scumbag, the way he handled this matter is commendable.

The Yun family has been persecuted by the Rong'en Marquis' Mansion for so many years. It was a rare opportunity for them to get revenge and see the fate of the Zhao family. Now they have the emperor's protection, and their lives will surely get better and better.

When Yun Cheng heard her say this, he smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on his face.

He had never dared to imagine such a situation before.

"Yes, it will get better."

When he returned, he hired a teacher with both moral integrity and talent for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he made sure that the Yun family would produce a Jinshi before the emperor passed away.

Yun Cheng left with many thanks.

Zhao couldn't hide the smile on her face when she thought about how her maternal family had turned from bad to good and would be able to stay in the capital and visit often in the future.

However, what she wanted to talk about right now was not related to the Yun family.

"Mother, it has been nearly half a year since Yuanheng graduated from high school. His marriage can't be delayed any longer. You saw at the celebration banquet yesterday that His Majesty wants to arrange a marriage for General Qi. All the prefectures should want to betroth girls of the right age. Your daughter-in-law wants to take this opportunity to arrange a marriage for Yuanheng as well."

It's settled now, and they can get married next spring. With good luck, they'll give birth to a big fat boy by the end of the year and make her a grandmother.

The more Zhao thought about it, the more beautiful it became. "Mom, which girl do you think is the most suitable for our Yuanheng?"