Chapter 96 Why do you seem worried?
His gaze was so cold, like a venomous snake, which made people shudder.
Lu Xinran was very brave and glared back. What's wrong with this guy? He shouldn't think that the blood on his body was caused by someone else.
Didn't he ever think that he would end up like this just because he was a smelly, rotten fish?
Zhao Jingtian didn't expect that she would actually glare back at him. While he was distracted, he heard another sentence coming from the classroom.
"Lord Rong'en, should I send someone to the Lord's Mansion to pick up Yun's dowry today, or should I give you a day to prepare?"
“Your Highness!”
Zhao Jingtian took a step forward eagerly, and his words were confused because of his anxiety.
Most of Yun's dowry had already been used up over the years.
Whether he and Tao were raising skinny horses outside the city, or providing for the expenses in the mansion and buying private property for their two sons, all of these required money.
He had long regarded those dowries as the private property of the Bo's Mansion and never thought that one day Yun's dowry would be asked for back by someone.
The dowry would cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but how could he get that much money in just a few days?
Song Junyan avoided Zhao Jingtian who was rushing forward, took a step back, and walked to the side of the eunuch.
When Zhao Jingtian saw the eunuch delivering the imperial edict, he suddenly stood still.
The emperor only gave three days...
Three days.
Why did the emperor set his sights on the property belonging to their Earl's Mansion!
The resentment in his heart grew deeper and deeper. When he was surrounded by the officers and was leaving, he still did not forget to give Lu Xinran a vicious look.
Seeing him being surrounded and walked away, Lu Xinran spat in disgust.
"What's wrong with this guy? Does he think I'm an easy target?"
This is bad luck, so he wants to drag someone to go to hell with him.
Who the hell is he!
Lu Xinlan patted the back of her hand soothingly, "Be careful, a desperate dog may jump over the wall. Let's be careful during this period."
"Yes, I know."
Lu Xinran agreed verbally, but what she was thinking in her heart was that after she returned, she must think carefully about what other evil things this family had done, and find a way to let Tang Quyan or Song Junyan know.
Just slap him to death, and even if he is a vicious dog locked in a cage, he will never have a chance to jump over the wall.
After hearing her thoughts and knowing that she was already on guard, Lu Xinlan felt a little relieved.
Zhao Jingtian had already been taken away by the police, but Song Junyan still felt uneasy. He wrote a letter and asked the eunuch to take it back to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would send city defense soldiers to surround the Bo Mansion.
The goal is to make sure that Zhao Jingtian cannot transfer even a single penny privately.
According to what Lu Xinran mentioned in her heart, settling the dowry was just the beginning, followed by cheating in the imperial examinations, rape, looting, and murder.
Everyone in the Rong Enbo Mansion will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
It’s just that those skinny horses they raised and sent to the backyards of various mansions... Although he had some guesses about this matter, since the emperor didn’t mention it, he didn’t think too much about the deeper meaning behind it.
The crowd outside the hall had not yet dispersed, and whether they knew each other or not, they were all discussing what had just happened in the hall.
The dignified Earl's Mansion and the eldest daughter-in-law of a famous family would actually cause such a commotion that they had to go to the Shuntian Mansion for a court session. There must be a lot of strange things behind this.
I don’t know if the gossip will become known to everyone. If it does, ordinary people like them will have the blessing of listening to the gossip.
There were discussions all around. Lu Xinlan pulled Lu Xinran into the hall, and the two of them held Shen's arms, one on the left and one on the right.
Shen did not live in Lu's mansion in recent years as she said. She had her own family and children.
After leaving the Earl's Mansion, she returned to her own home.
In recent years, I would only visit the Lu family to see Zhao during the holidays.
Zhao's stupidity and his act of accepting a thief as his father broke Shen's heart.
Since Zhao was not close to her, she was unwilling to take the initiative to get close to Zhao.
The reason why she was able to arrive on time today was because Yun Cheng sent someone to deliver a message to her and had people keep an eye on the movements of Lu Mansion and Shuntian Mansion.
Given Zhao's personality, they all knew that as soon as she got the evidence, she would come and report the case immediately.
Zhao didn't expect Shen to come so soon. She wiped her tears and wanted to go up to Shen and get closer to her, but she hesitated because of what happened in her early years and didn't dare to go up.
Lu Xinran rolled her eyes at Zhao. Didn't she think that after doing so many stupid things, as long as she repented, everyone would forgive her?
But Shen couldn't bear to see her so embarrassed, so she took a step forward, took her hand and asked her about her recent situation in a low voice.
Zhao hurriedly helped the man up, and the two of them moved aside to talk in private.
Lu Xinlan let go of Shen, and while concentrating his attention, his eyes happened to meet Song Junyan, whose emotions did not change at all.
The look in Zhao Jingtian's eyes when he left today was so vicious that everyone could see that he was seeking revenge.
But there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days, especially for Lu Xinran who knows nothing about this.
She could temporarily persuade her not to go out, but she couldn't keep her at home all the time.
What she wanted to know now was that the emperor knew her secret choice to let them leave the palace, so when he let them leave, didn't the emperor put some people around her to protect her?
Song Junyan met her inquiring gaze, hesitated, and shook his head slightly.
He was not aware of the emperor's arrangements, and the emperor had never mentioned anything related to Lu Xinran to him.
Their father, the emperor, delegated power to them, but was afraid that they would become too authoritarian and form cliques for personal gain.
He couldn't guess the emperor's intention, so he just did his job and didn't listen or ask any questions about anything else.
Lu Xinlan hesitantly withdrew her gaze, but human life was at stake, and she couldn't let Lu Xinran take the risk to test whether there was anyone protecting her.
"What's wrong? Why do you look worried?"
As Lu Xinran looked around, he turned around and saw the worry in her eyes that she couldn't hide in time.
"Are you worried about her?" She raised her hand and pointed at Zhao who was chattering not far away: "Don't worry, she is a fool with good fortune, nothing will happen to her."
Although the Rong En Marquis's Mansion seemed honorable, how could it be compared with the Shangshu Mansion which held real power?
Although Lu Kangde is not a good person, the reputation of the Lu family is enough to save her life.
Lu Xinlan had complicated feelings. As for Zhao...she certainly didn't need to worry too much. No matter how resentful Zhao Jingtian was, he would not lay a hand on his own daughter, especially since she was the eldest lady of the Lu family.
But Lu Xinran is different. In the eyes of outsiders, she is just an "unfavored" daughter, who is not loved by her father and mother. Even if something unexpected happens, it will not lead to anything.
The reason why Zhao Jingtian cast vicious glances at him with resentment several times was because of this mentality.
Lu Xinlan sighed in frustration. She wanted to take the risk and go to the palace to ask the emperor to protect her, but this girl... scolded the emperor more harshly than anyone else. The emperor was a wise ruler for allowing her to "make trouble" outside the palace.