Chapter 107 The Queen Surrenders
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Lu Zhinian was suddenly imprisoned, and the Lu family was in a state of panic. Lu Chongyuan and others wanted to visit him in prison, but the person was in Xiao Yan's hands. Even when they arrived at the gate of the imperial prison, they were directly blocked from visiting him on the grounds that the case of the Song family colluding with treason had not been concluded and Lu Zhinian was involved in it, so they were not allowed to visit him.
Although the Lu family has someone working in the imperial prison, the Black Armor Guards are guarding it all the time, so Lu Chongyuan can't use his connections. From last night to now, almost a whole day has passed, and he still hasn't been able to see Lu Zhinian. He doesn't even understand why he went to the Duke of Song's Mansion.
However, Xiao Yan, Cao Dejiang and others pursued Lu Zhinian relentlessly, implicating his actions in collusion with the Song family. Lu Chongyuan was so angry that he felt dizzy, and the Lu family was in chaos.
Although Empress Lu was angry that Lu Zhinian had caused trouble, she couldn't really ignore him. She finally met Emperor An, but he threw her away with a piece of paper.
"You still have the nerve to plead for the Lu family?"
Emperor An's face was abnormally red. Although the weather was not that hot, he was only wearing a single shirt with his chest unbuttoned, and he was barefoot on the ground.
"Look at what your Lu family has done. Do you really think the Rong family is dead? Why would you bully a little girl like this?"
The hot breath from his nose was scorching as he spoke, and he waved his sleeve angrily:
"You, the Empress of the Central Palace, wanted to recruit people into the palace before. What? Are you trying to use your power as the Empress to force that Song girl to clean up the mess for your Lu family?!"
"You still have the nerve to beg for mercy! I'm lucky I didn't kill that Sanlang of the Lu family. What a disgrace!"
Queen Lu was hit in the face by the object thrown at her, and it hurt so much, but she didn't dare to say a word. She just reached out to pick up the thing that fell on the ground. When she saw what was written on it clearly, her face turned green.
That Song Tangning, she actually dared to report it to the Emperor?!
"Your Majesty, I was not aware of this matter. It was all done by the Lu family. I summoned Miss Song to the palace because I was concerned about her injuries..."
"Why don't you send someone from the Imperial Medical Bureau to check on the injuries?" Emperor An sneered, practically ripping Empress Lu's face off. "Do you really think I'm deaf and blind and unaware of what's going on outside?"
“Your Majesty…”
"Okay."
Emperor An didn't even give her a chance to explain. "You don't need to argue with me. I just want to remind you that although Taifu Rong is dead, he assisted three dynasties and had students all over the world. If the Lu family really thinks that the Rong family is extinct and dares to bully that young girl, there will be many people willing to stand up for the Rong family bloodline."
Emperor An lowered his eyes and looked at Empress Lu kneeling on the ground, feeling a surge of restlessness in his body.
He hated the Lu family and also hated Queen Lu who was involved with the Lu family. He didn't want to care about Lu Zhinian's life or death. He would rather go back and refine the golden elixir.
Emperor An reached out and took the iced wine beside him and drank it down in one gulp. He suppressed the irritability in his body and said in a cold voice:
"I'll hold this petition for your sake, but the Song girl has already submitted it to Jingzhao Prefecture. Please let the Lu family handle it. If that girl later hits the Qinglong Bell or the Dengwen Drum, don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship."
Under the gaze of all the palace ladies, Queen Lu was driven out of the Imperial Dragon Terrace in a dishevel.
When Jinzhi saw the queen coming out, she hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
"Do I look like I'm fine?" the Queen asked angrily.
Jinzhi was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head. The Queen gritted her teeth and cursed, "What's going on? How did His Majesty know about the Lu family and be so angry?"
Jinzhi pursed her lips: "It's Governor Xiao..."
"Xiao Yan?" The Queen glanced sideways.
Jinzhi lowered her head. "Before the Majesty came, Governor Xiao went to the palace and said something to His Majesty. His Majesty was furious. Sanlang Jun was originally imprisoned, but just before the Majesty came, His Majesty ordered him to be beaten with a stick."
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?!"
Empress Lu was furious. If she had known that Emperor An had already issued an order to punish Lu Zhinian with a caning, why would she have come to plead for him?!
Jinzhi's face turned pale after being scolded: "I just found out about this..."
In the past, when the Lu family was in power, they had many spies inside and outside the palace, and nothing that happened in the palace could be hidden from Fengxi Palace. However, since Xiao Yan came to power, the people in the inner court have changed several times, and most of their people had been removed.
It's okay for other places, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to get news about Your Majesty.
Empress Lu also knew what was happening in the palace. She clutched the paper tightly in her hand and said, "That eunuch!"
Then he blamed the Lu family, "It's all because of father and eldest brother. They should have eradicated Xiao Yan when he first started to gain power. If they had gotten rid of him earlier, there wouldn't be such a disaster today."
"People are no longer the same as they were before. They are actually thinking of taking action. It must be because they attacked Xiao Yan yesterday that they angered Song Tangning, causing her to file a complaint before the Emperor."
It was clearly agreed that the Lu family would be given three days to raise the necessary funds, and tomorrow was the deadline. However, Song Tangning suddenly changed his attitude today and directly submitted the petition to Jingzhao Prefecture, and asked Xiao Yan to deliver it to His Majesty.
The complaint only said that the Lu family had coveted the Rong family's relics, and that alone had already infuriated His Majesty. If he knew that those things had fallen into the hands of the Fourth Prince, and that the Prince had secretly colluded with court officials, then His Majesty...
Queen Lu was angry and panicked, her heart in a mess.
After the two of them had left the Imperial Dragon Terrace for some distance, the Queen turned around and stuffed the petition into Jinzhi's arms: "You need to leave the palace and personally deliver this to the Lu family and tell father and elder brother."
"Your Majesty is extremely angry about what the Lu family has done. Song Tangning will definitely not just hand the complaint over to Jingzhao Prefecture. If they can't properly resolve this matter, then tomorrow morning at the court, the Fourth Prince and the Lu family will become the laughing stock of everyone!"
Jinzhi's face turned pale as she quickly took the petition and carefully put it away: "Your Majesty, I see that Miss Song has clearly given up everything. What if my uncle and the others can't handle it..."
Queen Lu's face darkened. She couldn't take any risks, and she absolutely couldn't let anyone ruin Zheng'er.
She hesitated for only a moment before reaching out to take down the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin with a golden phoenix holding a pearl from her head and handed it to Jinzhi: "No matter what the Lu family prepares, you go to Jiyun Lane again and give this item to Song Tangning."
"Your Highness..." Jinzhi was shocked. "This is the Queen's phoenix hairpin. How can you give it to Madam Song so easily?"
"What else can we do?"
Empress Lu pinched the phoenix hairpin hard and looked at Jinzhi: "Do we really want Zheng'er to go and ask those people to return the things, or let him lose face in the court?"
"Those old men in the court have finally treated Zheng'er differently. If he really speaks up, he will offend everyone. Who will obey him in the future?!"
Her Zheng'er is going to compete for the throne and is the future emperor. He must not be stained by any stain.
Not at all!
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