Chapter 653: Suing Lu Xuan
When Wangyou woke up, he still remembered those eyes.
Why did he have this dream?
Moreover, the things in his dream gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
He always felt that he had forgotten something very important. Was this dream related to his memory?
Wangyou tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember anything.
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Time goes back.
After Sanbao left Wangyou's room, he went to find Tangli.
Sanbao hugged Tangli's waist: "Mother, thank you."
It was all her fault for losing Wangyou, luckily her mother helped her find it back.
Tangli patted Sanbao's head and said, "Don't be afraid, mother is here."
Sanbao nodded.
Her mother's words were not just empty comfort. Her mother was truly omnipotent, which made her feel at ease.
"Mother, Lu Xuan..." Sanbao frowned.
Lu Xuan is too vicious. Wangyou was harmed to this extent. This matter will definitely not be let go.
"Don't worry, mother is already handling this matter." Tang Li said.
Lu Xuan was very cunning. Although he was vicious, he had never violated the laws of the Great Zhou before.
This time, she has been given evidence. She has asked someone to write a petition, and will submit the petition and evidence to the Dali Temple tomorrow, accusing Lu Xuan of killing innocent people.
Then it will depend on whether Marquis Pingyang and Princess Anyue can still protect this little brat.
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Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
Princess Anyue stayed up all night taking care of the unconscious Lu Xuan.
The next day, her son woke up and Princess Anyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking of her son's appearance when he was carried back, his face covered in blood and dying, Princess Anyue felt dizzy and was burning with anger.
It’s the Wu family mother and daughter again!
How dare they?!
He harmed his own son like this!
While Princess Anyue was guarding her son, she cursed the mother and daughter of the Wu family a hundred times in her heart.
She must find a way to seek justice for her son!
"I still have to go to the palace. Please ask my royal brother to make the decision for me. I can't bear it anymore." Princess Anyue said.
This time, Marquis Pingyang did not stop it.
He felt that the mother and daughter of the Wu family had gone too far. They had hit him so hard that they almost killed his son!
Last time, it was indeed his son who was at fault first. He wanted to attack Miss Wu, but he just endured it when his son was beaten like that.
But this time, the son did not harm the Wu family, but only taught a slave a lesson.
He's just a slave. Does the Wu family really need to care so much about him?
Lu An felt that the mother and daughter of the Wu family did it on purpose, taking the opportunity to take revenge, and did not take the Lu family seriously at all.
"I'll have someone prepare a sedan chair, and I'll go to the palace with the princess." Lu An said.
Just as the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife were about to go out, they ran into officials from the Dali Temple who came to their door.
The officers presented their tokens and arrest warrants, explaining their purpose: "Someone has accused the young Marquis of Pingyang, Lü Xuan, of wanton murder. We have been ordered to bring Lü Xuan to the Dali Temple for trial."
Both Lu An and Princess Anyue looked unhappy.
Lu An asked, "Who is suing? Is it the Madam of the Wu family?"
The officers nodded.
Lu An said, "My son didn't harm an innocent person. The slave offended him, and I was just teaching him a lesson. Isn't there a provision in the laws of the Great Zhou that forbids harming slaves?"
Slaves were the property of their masters. One could beat his own slaves to death at will. If someone killed someone else's slave, he had to compensate them for the loss.
"Is the slave dead? If so, my Pingyang Marquis Mansion is willing to compensate him." Lu An continued.
The officer said, "The person Lü Xuan injured was not a slave. He was registered as a household slave of the Wu family."
As soon as the officer said this, Lu An's face changed again.
Having a household registration and not having a household registration are two completely different concepts. Without a household registration, you are a slave and property. With a household registration, you are a human being. Other people’s slaves are no different from ordinary people on the street!
The "Great Zhou Law·Criminal Law·Human Life" contains punishments for nobles who harm ordinary people.
If the slave had a household registration, then this would be a troublesome matter, as it would mean that his son had violated the laws of the Great Zhou!
"Do the slaves have household registration? Has it been completed?" Lu An asked.
He still couldn't believe that the Wu family would register a lowly Wushan slave. It was too outrageous.
Or did he deliberately do it to harm the Lu family?
"If it was only started today, and my son taught the slave a lesson yesterday, it doesn't count. Has the Dali Temple investigated it clearly?" Lu An continued to ask.
"We checked and found that the injured person's household registration was on file a month ago." said the officer.
Lu An's expression changed completely.
how so? !
"Please hand Lu Xuan over to us and take him back for trial." The officer continued.
"No! Xuan'er was seriously injured and is still in a coma!" Princess Anyue refused decisively.
"Then please let us go in and take a look, confirm Lu Xuan's condition, and go back to report." said the Dali Temple official.
"No! He needs to recuperate and cannot be disturbed! If something happens to my son, can you afford it?" Princess Anyue asked coldly.
A marquis and a princess, the Dali Temple officials naturally did not dare to force their way in, so they could only say: "Then we will wait at the door of the marquis' mansion. When Lu Xuan can see us, we will meet again."
The officers stood upright at the gate of the marquis's mansion.
Princess Anyue said, "Then you just wait," and turned to go into the palace.
Lu An frowned.
There is a street market in front of the gate of Pingyang Marquis Mansion. As the sun gets higher, more and more people pass by.
When the time comes, the people will see officials in official uniform standing at the gate of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, and they will naturally be curious and stop to watch. This will naturally have a bad influence.
Lu An looked at the officials and said, "You can go back first. When my son is better, I will go to the Dali Temple and explain the matter."
"My lord, we are following orders and dare not return to the Dali Temple until we have completed our mission. My lord, you don't have to worry about us." said the official.
No matter what Lu An said, the officers refused to leave. They seemed amicable, but in reality, they were stubborn and determined not to leave. Lu An understood the situation, and seeing that he couldn't persuade them to leave, he could only go back and think about his strategy.
Lu An entered the room and saw that Lu Xuan had woken up and was sitting against the pillow with a pale face. Princess Anyue was feeding him medicine.
Lu An looked at his son for a long while, then said with a headache, "I should have let you stay in the temple."
Lu Xuan lowered his eyes and said nothing, obviously knowing that he had violated the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He gritted his teeth in hatred in his heart, but pretended to be innocent and weak on his face.
Princess Anyue felt sorry for him and glanced at Lu An: "Why do you say such things in front of your son?"
"The officials from the Dali Temple are waiting outside the door." Lu An said.
"Let them wait. Let's see how long they can wait. If they want to take Xuan'er away, they have to go over me." Princess Anyue said in a firm tone.
Lu An sighed lightly and thought about it over and over again, but couldn't come up with a solution.
Outside the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, officials from the Dali Temple were standing, and more and more people were gathering to watch.
"Has something happened to the Ping'an Marquis' Mansion? Why are there so many officials standing at the door?"
The Lu family members are all kind to others and have a good reputation, so how could they get into trouble?
Because it was rare, people were particularly curious and there were many people watching.
The officers patiently explained to the people's curiosity, "Someone has accused the young marquis of harming an innocent person and nearly causing death. We have been ordered to bring him back for trial. Princess Anyue said he is still unconscious, so we can only wait at the door."
The officers had actually received orders from their superiors not to force their way in. If the Lu family refused to release them, they were to wait at the door. The people were curious, so they patiently explained.
They are all people who listen to adults very much.
"Young Marquis Lu, were you the one who beat the slaves in the street that day?"
"Yes, that's him. He beat me so hard. But the Lu family has a strict family tradition, so they should restrain the young marquis."
"Later, I heard that they used a snake to injure Miss Wu again?"
"Has the Lu family's family rules been followed? Why did he hurt someone again? And he also violated the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Although the Lu family has a good family tradition and Elder Lu is a good man, there is no guarantee that all future generations will be good people."
"Why won't the Marquis' Mansion hand him over? Are they deliberately covering him up?"
"Maybe he's really in a coma."
The people were talking about it.
When Lord Lu came back from court, he saw this scene and listened to the people's discussions, his face looked very unhappy.
Elder Lu turned around and walked into the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion and went straight to Lu Xuan's room. He saw Lu Xuan sitting on the bed. He didn't look very well, but he was indeed awake.
Princess Anyue looked at Elder Lu and said quickly, "Xuan'er, your grandfather is here to see you."
He then said to Elder Lu, "Father, Xuan'er is seriously injured and can't stand up to salute. Please forgive me. Xuan'er's life is really hanging by a thread this time. The Wu family is too harsh. They treated Xuan'er like this for a slave. They really don't take the Lu family seriously."
Princess Anyue kept on nagging and took the opportunity to file a complaint against the Wu family.
Elder Lu interrupted Princess Anyue and asked, "Can we go?"
The question was asked by Lu Xuan.
Princess Anyue was stunned for a moment.
Lu Xuan looked weak and shook his head.
"If you can't walk, then let someone carry you there." said Elder Lu.
Princess Anyue understood and quickly said, "Father, Xuan'er is seriously injured and is not suitable for any more trouble..."
"The officials from the Dali Temple are waiting outside." Lord Lu said in a deep voice.
"Let them wait if they want. It's just that a servant was injured, but he didn't die. Why make such a fuss?!"
Princess Anyue wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Lu An: "Madam!"
He could already sense his father's anger, and if he continued he would surely make his father even more furious.
"Father, let's send Xuan'er to the Dali Temple right now so that no one will gossip about us!" Lu Xuan said.
Lu Xuan's face turned pale, and his lowered eyes were filled with strong resentment and hatred.
This is what he called family!
The reputation of the Lu family is actually more important than him, the eldest grandson!
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