Chapter 172: Fire at Lu Mansion
Speaking of this, Ji Yunshu became excited.
Yesterday's wedding went so smoothly that she forgot about the conflict between Zhao Heng and Wei Yuanmin.
She grabbed her underwear and put it on, then stood up and said, "Hurry up, let's go watch the fun."
The warmth and fragrance in the quilt were gone, and Zhao Shen had no interest in continuing to sleep.
He quickly washed and changed his clothes. When he heard Ji Yunshu urging Lu Ru to hurry up and put on her makeup, he said, "Don't worry, it won't be too late."
Ji Yunshu glanced at him: "What do you know?"
Of course, you have to be on the front line to eat melons.
Zhao Heng has been well behaved recently, but he is often not at home.
Ji Yunshu felt that he had found Yao Ruolan.
Yao Ruolan being alive would certainly reduce his hatred for Wei Yuanmin, but he would not let it go.
So she was very curious whether the couple had consummated their marriage last night?
She thought so and asked casually.
Zhao Shen asked Lu Ru to prepare breakfast while he helped Ji Yunshu comb her hair.
He pointed at her neck and said with a smile: "Who cares if they consummated their marriage or not? Anyway, we did."
Ji Yunshu naturally saw the marks he left. Her skin was pale, and the tiny marks were particularly conspicuous. She couldn't help but glare at Zhao Shen and said, "How dare you say that? How can I face people with these marks?"
Zhao Shen's slender fingers gently stroked the red mark on the back of her neck and said, "What's there to be ashamed of? Who would dare to tell us how to have sex?"
Ji Yunshu discovered that as long as one is thick-skinned, one can be fearless.
But she is not so shameless. Fortunately, it is winter now and most clothes have high collars that can cover it.
When they went to the main courtyard, Zhao Heng and Wei Yuanmin had not arrived yet.
However, Lord Zhao, Lady Yao, and people from the second and third wives have almost all arrived.
Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen stepped forward to pay their respects. Lord Zhao's slightly serious expression relaxed a lot, and he even exchanged a few words with Zhao Shen.
Yao smiled gently and appropriately: "Since you are here, please sit down. Your second brother and the others should be here soon."
The two of them sat down in their seats.
Ji Yunshu glanced around but couldn't tell anything from their faces. It seemed that Zhao Heng's marriage went smoothly.
Just as she was thinking this, a maidservant came outside to report that Zhao Heng and Wei Yuanmin had arrived.
Ji Yunshu watched the two people approach. Zhao Heng was tall and had long legs, so he walked in front with big steps.
Wei Yuanmin followed reluctantly.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, Wei Yuanmin began to speak, "We are late and have made the elders wait."
Yao smiled and said, "Your eldest brother and sister-in-law just arrived. You were tired yesterday, so it's normal for you to be a little late."
Wei Yuanmin glanced at Zhao Heng shyly and said, "Thank you, mother, for your understanding."
Lord Zhao said, "Alright, let's serve tea first."
So Wei Yuanmin served tea to everyone in the room one by one.
Ji Yunshu also drank a cup and gave out the gift that Lan Yin had prepared for her a long time ago.
Zhao Heng had a blank expression from beginning to end, seemingly without any emotion.
When they returned to Qionghua Courtyard, Ji Yunshu asked Zhao Shen in confusion, "Are they just going to live happily together like this?"
Zhao Shen laughed: "Otherwise, Yao Shi wouldn't allow Zhao Heng to make any more mistakes. Haven't you noticed that he's much calmer than before?"
Ji Yunshu thought about Zhao Heng's current appearance and shook his head: "I don't think he looks calm, but rather a bit gloomy and scary."
Zhao Heng now really looks like a darkened villain. Under his calm appearance, he seems to be hiding a hatred that wants to destroy the world.
Ji Yunshu was even a little glad that Yao Ruolan was still alive, otherwise he really didn't know what would have become of him.
Zhao Shen said, "Don't be afraid. He can't do anything."
"oh"
Ji Yunshu didn't know how much of Zhao Heng's leading man halo he still had, but at the moment, he was indeed not to be feared.
However, the smooth marriage was a little strange. She looked at Zhao Shen and said, "Didn't you say this morning that Zhao Heng wouldn't honestly marry Wei Yuanmin and spend the bridal chamber?"
"There's still a long way to go, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhao Shen couldn't help but rub his head: "You don't even ask about my affairs, but you care about other couples' affairs."
"Why should I care about your affairs?"
Ji Yunshu rolled his eyes and said with a hint of sarcasm.
Zhao Shen sighed: "You don't plan to bring up old issues with me all the time, do you?"
"Yes, I hold grudges very well. I will remember all the times you bullied me, and I will bring up the old scores with you whenever I think of them."
Zhao Shen held her in his arms: "Well, then you must remember this."
Ji Yunshu noticed that after this incident, he was even more clingy than before, and couldn't help asking, "Why haven't you left yet? Are you alright today?"
Since becoming the Jingzhao Yin, he has been leaving early and returning late these days.
Zhao Shen said: "I am the highest-ranking official in Jingzhao Prefecture. I don't need to stay in the government office all the time."
"oh"
Zhao Shen was dissatisfied: "You don't like me accompanying you?"
Ji Yunshu: “…I like it.”
They are an old couple, and she feels it's a bit boring to stay together all day.
Zhao Shen kissed her cheek and said softly, "Let's be good and never quarrel again, okay?"
His voice was low and contained a hint of grievance. Ji Yunshu inexplicably softened his heart: "Okay."
Only when Zhao Shen heard this word did he feel finally at peace.
Thinking of the beginning of their conflict, he promised seriously: "I will not let Lu Ningshuang go. Originally, she had married peacefully, and I could have kept her for a while, but since she is seeking her own death, there is no need to worry so much."
Ji Yunshu asked, "What about the news she promised to give?"
Zhao Shen shook his head: "She was very cautious and only mentioned some unimportant things. She would not talk about anything that was truly crucial to the overall situation until after the wedding."
Ji Yunshu sighed: "You also know that she is stalling for time, right?"
She said that with the way Prince Yong's Mansion controlled his subordinates, even the little minions who knew nothing would rather die than be caught.
Not to mention the people who actually hold the secrets.
Lu Ningshuang's affairs in the palace were exposed, and the Xia family also found out that she poisoned her biological mother. It seemed that she was forced into a desperate situation.
But would someone like her not arrange a way out for herself?
Zhao Shen said, "I have discussed this with the Emperor. She probably won't say anything truly useful, but we still need to find out something from her. Prince Yong's Mansion has been operating in the capital for many years without anyone knowing. We have to find a way to uproot it bit by bit."
Ji Yunshu nodded. In fact, she had no objection to making a deal with Lu Ningshuang.
Compared to feeling aggrieved, the emperor was even more aggrieved than her. It was really disheartening to think that he, the emperor, was being manipulated to this extent by a woman.
As the two were talking, someone came back and said that Xiao Yu had arrived.
Zhao Shen didn't move and let the person in directly.
When Xiao Yu came in, his face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. Seeing Ji Yunshu there, he didn't care.
He said directly to Zhao Shen: "The Lu Mansion caught fire last night, and Lu Ningshuang died in the flames."
Zhao Shen was not surprised and asked calmly, "What happened? Is the person really dead?"
Xiao Yu shook his head. "The people who were watching the Lu residence said that after Lu Ningshuang returned, she was locked up by her family. She cried and screamed for a while, and then she stopped crying. Who knew that in the middle of the night, her residence suddenly caught fire. The fire was so big that when the firefighters entered, it was already in ruins."
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