Chapter 55 Come with me into the palace

Lu Kanghe had always been dissatisfied with his status as a bastard and complained to Aunt Wang more than once.

If she had been able to marry her father and become his principal wife, he would have been the eldest son of the legitimate family, instead of being the despised son of a concubine.

He could legitimately attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, banquets held by various mansions, and the palace banquet during the New Year, instead of just watching his elder and second brothers get on the carriage with their families.

The day before was the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. When he went out in the morning, he happened to see Pei leaving the house with a group of female relatives.

In the afternoon, Lu Jinchuan returned home, changed his clothes, and hurried out with his two brothers.

From beginning to end, his good father never asked him whether he wanted to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, nor did he ask him whether he wanted to broaden his horizons.

Just because he was born out of wedlock, he was excluded from that circle.

He was unwilling but powerless, so he could only come to Zuichunlou to seek pleasure, trying to regain his dignity from women.

After a ridiculous night, he was still hesitating whether to go home when he woke up the next day, but his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Ma Wenang's servant knocking on the door.

After that... he covered his head and didn't want to think about it anymore.

"It wasn't me. I didn't kill her. No, it was Ma Wenang. He was the one who pulled Tianxiang over. He was the one who pushed Tianxiang near the screen."

He was a little out of control and wanted to stand up to pull the officer who was taking his confession, but the person behind him quickly reached out and pressed on his shoulders, holding him firmly on the chair.

"Go through the whole process! Explain in detail what happened after Ma Wenang and the servant entered the house. Don't play tricks. If the adults come to judge you personally, you will definitely regret not listening now."

"I've already said it all, what else do you want me to say?"

Lu Kanghe roared angrily. He no longer wanted to care whether he had killed the person or not. He just wanted to know whether his father could save her.

In the next room, Ma Wen'ang had a smile in his eyes and was looking lazily at the official in front of him with his legs crossed.

"Didn't I tell you that Lu Kanghe was the one who killed her? He was the one who held Tianxiang tightly and refused to let her go with me, and then he accidentally killed her."

Song Junyan stood outside the room, listening to the intermittent sounds coming from the room, and after a moment he said something.

"Take all the people back to Shuntian Prefecture Prison. If they refuse to talk properly, then we can go back and talk slowly."

Others might be wary of Lu Jinchuan and Ma Jianbai's identities, but he is not afraid.

However, he still needs to report to the palace first.

Lu Xinran carefully flipped through the pamphlet belonging to Tianxiang many times, and the more she read, the more she sighed. Lu Kanghe was a very thoughtful person, and he didn't leave any evidence that would be exposed.

Even during the few times they met Tianxiang, they had dismissed the servants around them, leaving only the two of them in the room.

No one knew about their conspiracy, and Tianxiang was already dead. As long as he kept everything to himself, judging from the traces in the house, it would all be an accident.

Isn't Lu Kanghe doomed this time?

It doesn’t matter whether he’s dead or alive, since they don’t know each other well anyway. But if he becomes a burden to them, then he’ll be as annoying as his mother!

Lu Xinran sighed in her heart, and listening to her sigh, Lu Xinlan also sighed in his heart.

An officer just came back to deliver confessions, which included not only those from Lu Kanghe and the other man, but also those from a group of people who had watched the excitement at Zuichunlou before.

All the confessions were very unfavorable to Lu Kanghe, and she even saw such stupid remarks as "My father is the Minister of Justice" in some of them.

[Why didn't he say his father was Li Gang? He is such a lustful idiot, his mind is full of nothing but venting.]

[Otherwise, let the old scumbag's concubine bear all the responsibilities, but then my grandmother's face will be trampled on by others. ]

The door of the room in the distance was opened, and the two people who were being interrogated were led out by the police.

When Lu Kanghe saw Ma Wen'ang, he screamed and tried to tear him apart, but was pulled away by the officers who were prepared.

"Your Highness, can I go home now?"

Ma Wen'ang walked to the central lobby and saw Song Junyan standing there with his hands behind his back. He immediately approached him with a playful smile.

Song Junyan glanced at them both coldly and said, "Take them away."

"Your Highness! I didn't kill him."

"He also said that he didn't kill her. Your opinion doesn't count. It depends on who the evidence points to."

After saying this, Song Junyan turned around and strode downstairs. When Lu Kanghe saw Lu Xinran, he felt like he had seen a savior.

He wanted to run over, but was held down by someone.

"Niece, tell His Highness quickly, I didn't kill him, I really didn't kill him, tell him quickly!"

Lu Xinran was speechless, [This guy's brain has really been eaten up by sperm. ]

[Who am I to tell a pervert who killed someone?]

[I can still say that the brothel owner killed her, but where is the evidence? It really seems like my brain has been kicked by a donkey.]

Lu Kanghe was so angry at this series of contempt that his eyes went dark. He kept saying “you you you” for a long time, and finally his head tilted and he fainted.

[Really? You're so weak? As expected, indulgence not only empties your mind, it also empties your body.]

An hour later, Lu Jinchuan and Ma Jianbai heard this sentence from his heart.

Song Junyan walked out of Zuichunlou with big strides, as if he was not affected at all. If you look closely at his tightly locked brows, you will find a fan-shaped pattern!

"Your Highness, what's going on? Can I take my son back?"

"Once the case is fully resolved, if he is innocent, he can return home."

After he finished speaking, he didn't give the two of them any more chances to get involved, and rode away with his men.

As soon as they left, the madam looked at the mess in the building and was about to cry. She hurried out and pulled Lu Jinchuan with one hand and Ma Jianbai with the other.

"You two masters cannot leave. The loss in our building is at least five thousand taels. You two can't refuse to pay the money!"

[Five thousand taels is not enough, right? They also broke a jade ornament in the middle of the hall. Such a big piece must cost at least a thousand taels.]

[And the tables and chairs, all made of the finest sandalwood and rosewood, as well as the furniture in Tianxiang's house...]

The two of them gritted their teeth when they heard her series of thoughts.

These two prodigal sons!

"Is the second daughter of the Lu family here?"

A sharp voice suddenly appeared, and then the crowd parted, and a white-faced, beardless eunuch walked towards them.

The father-in-law's eyes swept over the two sisters and then fell on Lu Xinran.

"The Queen Mother has ordered the second daughter of the Lu family to enter the palace immediately. Come with us."

"Eunuch!" Lu Xinlan nervously pulled her hand and said, "My second sister has just returned to the capital. She is afraid that her words may offend the Empress Dowager. Can I accompany her to the palace?"

The father-in-law couldn't bear to look at her, so she quickly took out a purse from her bosom and stepped forward to put it in his hand.

"Please be flexible, father-in-law."

After squeezing the item in his purse, the eunuch waved his hand and said, "Follow me."