Chapter 139 Xiao Yan destroyed Lu Qin's life
Lu Qin's shouting stopped almost instantly, and he curled up his legs to avoid it, but the sharp blade was raised, and there was a sound of cloth crackling. Lu Qin felt a chill between his legs, and there was even a faint pain on the vital part. His face was pale and his body was stiff, not daring to move.
"Can't you hear what I say?" Xiao Yan lowered his cold eyes.
"I……"
Lu Qin wanted to hold himself together and not give in, but the pain in his vitals frightened him. He couldn't bring himself to give in, as there were so many Lu family servants watching him. If he gave in to this eunuch, how would he stay in the mansion in the future? What would outsiders think of him?
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "It seems that Master Lu doesn't understand what people say."
"Xiao Yan, you...Ah!!!"
Before Lu Qin could finish his words, he suddenly screamed. It was because Xiao Yan suddenly thrust the thin sword forward. With a twist of his hand, blood splattered as if a mass of flesh and blood was thrown out and fell directly at the feet of Lu Chongyuan who had just hurried over.
Lu Qin's terrified scream echoed throughout the Lu family's front yard. Lu Chongyuan shouted sternly, "Xiao Yan!!"
"Lu Zhongshu is here?"
Xiao Yan turned his head to look at Lu Chongyuan, who seemed to have aged a lot in just a few days. The tip of the sword rubbed against Lu Qin's shirt. The way he looked as if he was chopping melons and vegetables in his own backyard made the four people of the Qian family, father and son, feel inexplicably cold, and they subconsciously put their legs together.
Lu Zhao, standing by, had no idea what the flung ball was. He simply assumed Xiao Yan had truly sent Lu Qin to become a eunuch. His face pale with fear, he exclaimed, "Father, Xiao Yan crippled my second brother. He, he crippled my second brother's very being..."
Lu Chongyuan almost fainted when he saw the bloody mass at his feet, and the second son of the Lu family also turned pale.
Xiao Yan raised his lips and said, "Lord Lu, please don't talk nonsense. Although I am a eunuch, I am not good at castration. If you are interested in entering the palace, I have capable people under my command who will ensure that no trace of you remains."
Lu Zhao froze, but before he could say anything, he saw Xiao Yan raise the tip of his sword and land on the other leg of the screaming Lu Qin.
"But I am familiar with Lingchi."
He smiled faintly, as if falling into a deep mist, his phoenix eyes captivating. "Little Lord Lu has fair skin and tender flesh, unlike this governor who is neither male nor female and cannot withstand the torture. I think you should be able to be flayed a few more times."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his sword, and the flesh flew off like a thin slice.
As his clothes were stained with blood, turbid liquid flowed out from between his legs. Lu Qin was born into a noble family and had never suffered such pain. He screamed miserably, not caring about the previous dirty words or the things that concerned his face. He just howled with tears on his face.
"I was wrong, I was wrong...Father, father, save me!!!"
Lu Chongyuan felt his hands trembling, both because Xiao Yan hadn't harmed Lu Qin's vitals and because he dared to hurt someone in the Lu family. He took a deep breath and ignored Lu Qin's screams, only to look at Xiao Yan word by word. "Superintendent Xiao, have you brought the Black Armor Guards to your residence? Do you have an imperial decree?"
"What imperial decree is needed to arrest the fugitive convicted of treason?"
Lu Chongyuan's face changed instantly.
Xiao Yan's eyes were cold. "It has been verified that Song Hong of the Duke of Song's Mansion colluded with the traitor and harbored the criminal. After being reported by the Song family, Lu Zhinian, the third son of the Lu family, knew about this for a long time, but concealed it and covered it up. His crime is unforgivable."
"This Governor is apprehending the fugitive according to the law, and the Black Armor Guards have the authority to search and arrest him. Secretary Lu, you are also His Majesty's right-hand man and a veteran minister for three reigns. But please do not act like Lord Lu, who is so ignorant and rebellious as to try to stop this Governor from apprehending the criminal."
"you!"
Lu Zhao glared at him, "Father, he's lying. It's not true at all. He brought people into the mansion and started fighting as soon as we had a disagreement. My second brother didn't try to stop him. He was the one who attacked me first..."
Cang Lang sneered, "Master Lu, please don't wrongly accuse our Lord. Our Lord is only following the law to arrest a rebel. If the entire Lu family hadn't resisted with sharp weapons, and even insulted the Lord with foul language, how could such a gentle and kind Lord have taken such a swift action?"
Lu Zhao almost said, "Bullshit!" Xiao Yan was gentle and kind, but how could he be so kind? He angrily said, "He injured my second brother in front of everyone. How can you just lie about it?"
"Everyone's eyes?" Xiao Yan turned around.
Qian Baokun said calmly: "I came late and didn't see anything."
Qian Qingran, the eldest brother of the Qian family, remained calm and said, "Lord Xiao entered the mansion according to the rules. It was the Lu family who committed the offense first. I saw it with my own eyes."
The second and third brothers of the Qian family nodded in unison: "We saw it too."
Qian Qingyu, the second brother of the Qian family, did not forget to exaggerate, his expression furious: "We came here today to settle accounts with Lu Zhinian because our sister was humiliated, but we never expected the Lu family to use their power to bully us and even try to kill us. If it weren't for Governor Xiao and his men arriving in time, I'm afraid I would have died."
"We saw with our own eyes that Governor Xiao brought the Black Armored Guards in just to arrest Lu Zhinian. It was the Lu family who stepped forward to stop them. Second Master Lu used foul language to insult Governor Xiao, trying to frame him, and was only restrained by Governor Xiao. Everyone in the Qian family can testify to this. Lord Lu, don't even think of wrongly accusing Governor Xiao!"
Qian Baokun glared at his second son: Let him talk, I didn't let him be so talkative, just hold Xiao Yan accountable, why would he go up and provoke?!
Xiao Yan was amused by Qian Qingyu and laughed. He looked up at Lu Zhao, whose face was turning pale and blue. "So, when Lu Langling mentioned the public, were they referring to you and Lu Qin, or the people from your Lu family?"
"Although I have an old grudge against the Lu family, Mr. Lu has gone too far in framing me like this."
“You…you guys…”
Seeing them distorting right and wrong in broad daylight, and then turning the tables and accusing him of framing him, Lu Zhao was so angry that he almost fainted. He said urgently, "Father, they are lying. Second brother, please say something. It was Xiao Yan who hurt you..."
"That's enough."
How could Lu Chongyuan not see that Xiao Yan and the Qian family were lying with their eyes open? Xiao Yan and Qian Baokun had gotten together without anyone knowing when, causing the Qian family, which had never been involved in these matters, to become enemies with the Lu family for Xiao Yan.
He interrupted Lu Zhao's attempt to argue and looked at Xiao Yan coldly, "So what does Governor Xiao want now? Kill the rest of the Lu family?"
Seeing that Lu Chongyuan was not provoked, Xiao Yan sneered. As expected, this cunning old fox was no match for idiots like Lu Zhao. He retracted the sword that was against Lu Qin's leg, and the tip of the sword "accidentally" left another blood mark. Hearing Lu Qin's screams, he shook his hand.
The blood on the thin sword fell to the ground instantly, leaving the sword spotless.
"Lu Zhongshu, please don't be ridiculous. I'm a very disciplined person. If the Lu family can hand over the rebels, I'll leave immediately."
Lu Chongyuan looked at Lu Zhao: "Where are they?"
Lu Zhao said anxiously, "Father, Sanlang can't be a traitor. He knows nothing about Song Shulan's affairs, let alone the private affairs of the Duke of Song's Mansion. Xiao Yan, even if you want to harm my son, you should find a suitable reason. How could you tell others about such a secret matter of the Duke of Song's Mansion?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips, "Others wouldn't know, but everyone in the capital knows that Sanlang Jun Lu used to be good friends with Song Jinxiu. They had a close personal relationship and could talk about anything. Even after the entire Song family was imprisoned, Sanlang Jun Lu still missed his old friend and visited Duke Song's mansion at night?"
"You!" Lu Zhao's face was filled with anger: "Everyone knows that my son and Song Jinxiu broke up a long time ago..."
"That was after the Song family's misfortune. Seeing that the Duke of Song's mansion had no future, Mr. Lu Sanlang cut ties with Song Jinxiu to protect himself. But before that, he frequently visited the Duke of Song's mansion and even had a close relationship with the rebel's daughter, going to the mountains and boating on the lake together."
Xiao Yan's voice was not loud, but every word he uttered left Lu Zhao with no room for argument.
"Song Jinxiu personally testified against Lu Zhinian, who knew everything about the Song family. He also knew long ago that Song Shulan's background was different and she wasn't the daughter of the second branch of the Song family, but he tried to cover it up and conceal it. Although his crimes are not as heinous as Song Hong's collusion with the traitors, he is still guilty."
Canglang pulled a small scroll of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Zhao. "This is the confession written by the criminal Song Jinxiu. Would you like to take a look?"
Lu Zhao snatched it away, unfolded it, and saw the elegant handwriting inside.
He had seen Song Jinxiu's handwriting before, so he naturally recognized that the handwriting was indeed Song Jinxiu's. However, when he saw clearly how Song Jinxiu "accused" Lu Zhinian in it, he was so angry that he trembled all over. Before he could say anything, the thing was taken back by Canglang.
"Lang Ling, be careful. This is evidence. If you mess it up, I'll have to go to the prison and ask Dalang Song to rewrite it."
Canglang handed the "evidence" to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan said calmly, "Would Secretary Lu like to take a look?"
Lu Chongyuan frowned. He had never expected Song Jinxiu to bite back at Lu Zhinian. He glanced at his furious eldest son and said calmly, "Where's Sanlang?"
"Father..." Lu Zhao's eyes flickered.
"I'm asking you, where is Sanlang?!" Lu Chongyuan's voice became even deeper: "Aren't you going to pick him up from the prison?"
"I..." Lu Zhao pursed his lips tightly. "I went to the Imperial Prison to pick him up, but after I took him out of the prison, he started arguing with me about Song Tangning. I got angry and argued with him for a few words, so..."
"So you let him not return home?"
Lu Chongyuan's questioning made Lu Zhao look dumbfounded. It was only then that Lu Chongyuan understood why Lu Zhinian, who was supposed to return home, had caused such a big trouble. Not only did he provoke the people from the Qian family, but he also made Xiao Yan, who was supposed to let him go, go back on his word and personally brought the Black Armored Guards to his house and treated Lu Qin like this.
"Where did he go? Who did you send to follow him?" Lu Chongyuan asked angrily.
Lu Zhao opened his mouth: "I..."
Seeing that he was speechless, Lu Chongyuan felt even colder in his heart: "Didn't you send anyone to follow you?"
Lu Rong, who had followed nearby, saw that the situation was not right and spoke anxiously, "Yes, Master, the master sent Qin An to follow the Third Master..."
"Where are the others?"
Lu Rong was also choked by the question, and Lu Zhao looked at him with a pale face.
Seeing this, Lu Chongyuan knew that Lu Zhao didn't care about Lu Zhinian at all. Qin An was probably sent by Lu Rong to follow him secretly, otherwise Lu Zhao wouldn't look like he knew nothing. He was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe, and his throat was filled with a fishy and sweet taste.
He had never thought his eldest son was so stupid before. He was so stupid that he was hopeless!
Lu Chongyuan gritted his teeth and suppressed the dizziness in front of his eyes. There was a faint taste of blood in his mouth when he spoke. After glaring at Lu Zhao fiercely, he suppressed his anger and turned to look at Xiao Yan.
"Lord Xiao also heard that Lu Zhinian is not in the mansion."
"Really? How can I know if Lu Langling is so devoted to his son that he's colluding with Lu Zhongshu to put on a show for me?"
"Then what do you want?" Lu Chongyuan asked coldly.
Xiao Yan raised his lips and said, "Since we are arresting a wanted criminal, we will naturally search him to find out if he is there."
"You dare?!" Lu Chongyuan was furious: "This is the Zhongshu Ling Mansion, not a place where you, the Privy Council, can act wildly!"
Xiao Yan chuckled upon hearing this. "Since Secretary Lu has said so, I must see if he dares to act recklessly." His expression suddenly grew colder, and he waved his hand behind him. "Take your men in and search thoroughly. Remember to search carefully and make sure the Third Brother of the Lu Family is there."
"The Lu family is very precious. Except for the third son of the Lu family, no one else is allowed to touch anything without permission. Also, remember not to touch any of the Lu family's valuables, or you'll get blamed by Secretary Lu."
Canglang smiled and replied, "Yes, Lord Governor!"
The black-armored guards rushed into the Lu family like a swarm of bees. Not only was Lu Chongyuan so angry that he almost fell over, even Lu Zhao and the others had a change of expression.
The mansions of aristocratic families have always been full of secrets, and no one knows how many shameful things are hidden inside. Although most of the extremely obscure things have been collected and hidden in advance, even those left on the surface cannot be shown to others. What's more, there are dozens of masters in this mansion. Who can guarantee that they don't have some dirty things in their hands?
If we really let these black-armored guards go in to search, I'm afraid there will be a terrible disaster.
"Stop them, stop them quickly!!!"
Lu Chongyuan also lost his usual composure and spoke in a sharp voice.
The servants of the Lu family all stepped forward to stop them, but unfortunately many of them had been "invalidated" when the three brothers of the Qian family caused trouble in the mansion. Now those who were left were simply unable to stop the black-armored guards who were looking for food like mad dogs. Seeing those people enter the backyard in an instant, Lu Chongyuan felt dizzy and roared loudly.
"Xiao Yan, I will definitely impeach you in front of the Holy Emperor for your reckless behavior and bullying of the Lu family!"
Xiao Yan raised his lips and said, "Go ahead. I'll be waiting."
…
The sudden intrusion of the Black-Armored Guards frightened everyone in the Lu family to their core. In just a moment, screams rang out from the backyard. Seeing that Xiao Yan's men were like wolves among a flock of sheep, Lu Chongyuan turned pale and was so angry that he almost died.
Qian Baokun's face was stiff with his jaw set. He turned to look at Xiao Yan and lowered his voice, "Lord Xiao, didn't you tell me that you were only teaching the Lu family a lesson?!"
Xiao Yan tilted his head and raised his eyebrows: "Did the Governor say that?"
"you……"
Qian Baokun's lips trembled as he recalled what Xiao Yan had said to him when he met him outside the door just now. What did he say then?
"Mrs. Qian was humiliated today because of Tang Ning. This Governor feels deeply guilty and is willing to work with Minister Qian to seek justice for them from the Lu family."
He fully believed that Xiao Yan really just came to "seek justice" for Song Tangning and Qian Qiyue, and to vent his anger, so he followed Xiao Yan in.
Even if he brought the Black Armored Guards in and broke Lu Qin's legs directly, he would only feel refreshed. However, he never expected that Xiao Yan wanted more than just to vent his anger. He actually wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rob the Lu family. This bastard wanted to take over the Lu family.
Qian Baokun looked at Xiao Yan, who was speaking in a low voice, and almost cursed out loud.
This treacherous eunuch.
He wants to kill him!!!
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