Chapter 254 Searching the Lu Family
The Fourth Prince suddenly came to the Lu family, and everyone in the Lu family was quite surprised. But what was even more shocking was the black-armored guards following him, wearing grim armor and walking with heavy steps.
Facing the people with swords and knives approaching, the Lu family's doorman turned pale, and Lu Chongyuan and others who hurried to the front yard were also shocked.
Lu Qin looked at the black-armored guards who had almost surrounded the entire front yard, and suddenly remembered the day when Lu Zhao was taken away.
It was the same situation. The black-armored guards suddenly surrounded the mansion, and the eunuch Xiao Yan led his men into the mansion and slashed him between the legs with a sword.
Lu Qin had never lost such a big person in his life. Not only did he lose control of his bladder in public, he was also seen by all the people from the aristocratic families. The sword also became the biggest shadow in his heart. Although it clearly did not hit the vital part, he could no longer have sex from that day on.
No matter if it was his former beloved concubine or his attentive and considerate wife, they were affectionate in bed, but when the passion reached its peak, he showed no reaction. Faced with the concubine with a blushing face and his wife with a strange look, he always fled in embarrassment. Later, he could only hide in the study and pretend to be busy.
Seeing the scene from that day reappear, Lu Qin was the first to shout angrily: "Fourth Prince, what do you want to do by bringing people to the Lu family?!"
The Fourth Prince said, "I am here on the orders of my father to thoroughly investigate the case of collusion between Prince Cheng and the Lu family."
After hearing his words, Lu Chongyuan was filled with shock and anger. He never expected that the Fourth Prince would actually come to investigate this matter, and he was so ruthless as to bring Xiao Yan's men straight into the Lu family.
His face darkened, his old eyes frosted with frost. "Your Highness, do you know what you are saying?"
"The Lu family has never been disloyal, and His Majesty has not yet issued a decree regarding Prince Cheng's affairs. The Lu family is your mother's family, blood relatives. Your Highness actually brought these people to investigate the Lu family?!"
Lu Chongyuan's voice was cold and angry, and he almost asked the Fourth Prince if he was crazy.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but shudder at the cold eyes of his grandfather. In fact, his grandfather had always been too powerful in his heart.
Seeing the Fourth Prince showing a look of fear, Canglang couldn't help but sneer silently. How could he dream of getting the throne even though he was so cowardly?
"Lu Zhongshu doesn't need to use blood ties to intimidate the Fourth Prince. He does have Lu family blood flowing through his veins, but he is also a descendant of the royal family, a descendant of the emperor. Lu Zhongshu has been in the court for many years. Could it be that he doesn't even understand the difference between the monarch and his subjects?"
Canglang took a half step forward and stood beside the Fourth Prince. "Since Your Highness dared to bring people to the Lu family today, it must be with the permission of His Majesty. Prince Cheng colluded with the Lu family, smuggled banned items, bribed court officials, and colluded with the Ministry of War to hide weapons and station troops. Each of these crimes is punishable by death."
After hearing Canglang's words, the Fourth Prince thought of his father's attitude towards the Lu family and what the Lu family had done to him, and he became more confident.
"Grandfather, I don't want to believe that the Lu family is colluding with Prince Cheng, but all the evidence points to the Lu family."
The Fourth Prince glanced at Lu Chongyuan, whose face was filled with shock and anger. "It's one thing for the Lu family to help Prince Cheng with smuggling and stockpiling military equipment, but someone in the Lu family actually dared to commit adultery with Prince Cheng for years, stealing the son of Prince Cheng's wife and confusing the royal bloodline."
"My father was extremely furious and ordered me to bring people to arrest and interrogate him. I didn't want to come here, but the Lu family is really..."
He couldn't help shaking his head as he spoke, his face full of an indescribable expression.
The Fourth Prince's words were like a bucket of cold water poured into boiling hot oil. The indignant people in the Lu family suddenly felt their heads buzzing. The female members of the Lu family who came with them, especially the unmarried girls and their mothers, turned pale.
Adultery?
Stealing a dragon and switching it to a phoenix? !
“You fart!!!”
A young man beside Lu Qin blushed instantly. He was the fourth son of the Lu family and the legitimate son of the second wife. Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, he angrily cursed:
"Xie Guangzheng, what nonsense are you talking about? Our Lu family has very strict upbringing, and the ladies in our house have always been chaste. How could they do such a shameless thing?!"
The Lu family's eldest son, who was much older and looked like a young man, standing beside him, also spoke calmly: "Fourth Prince, please do not speak nonsense. The Lu family has existed for two hundred years. Although we cannot say that everyone is upright, the women in the mansion are all pure and honest and value their reputation. No one would commit such an inappropriate act with Prince Cheng."
He is not the biological son of Lu Chongyuan's lineage. In fact, he is only a cousin of this lineage. Because his grandfather died early and his parents also died, he was raised by his great-uncle.
Lu Chongyuan never treated him harshly and allowed him to make progress, but he could feel that Lu Chongyuan deliberately suppressed him in certain matters, preventing him from surpassing his grandson, and he never thought of letting him inherit the Lu family. Although he was dissatisfied with Lu Chongyuan, what the Fourth Prince said was related to the reputation of the women in the entire Lu family.
The eldest son of the Lu family said in a deep voice, "Fourth Prince, please be careful with your words!"
The Fourth Prince said, "Everything I said was confessed by Prince Cheng himself. My grandfather and uncle must be very clear about the methods of the Criminal Department. Prince Cheng said that Xie Yin is the bloodline of the Lu family. The person the Lu family hid is someone who has known him for many years. Not only that, he also hid his true bloodline among the Lu family's legitimate children many years ago..."
It was just speculation, but the Fourth Prince spoke with such certainty that Lu Chongyuan couldn't help but change color.
He may not care about other things, but the Lu family's eldest son...
"Impossible!" Lu Qin said coldly, "Father, don't listen to his nonsense. How can the Lu family bloodline be mixed up so easily?!"
Canglang laughed upon hearing this, holding his sword in his arms and saying nonchalantly, "That's not necessarily true. They're all babies, but they won't have your Lu family's surname engraved on their foreheads when they're born. Little Master Lu, I guarantee that if a bunch of children were thrown in front of you, you could tell which one was your biological son?"
His sarcastic remark made Lu Qin and the young man beside him turn pale, and the fourth son of the Lu family was so angry that he started cursing.
Canglang turned a deaf ear to him and turned to look at the Fourth Prince: "Your Highness, His Majesty is still waiting for your reply in the palace. Since you promised His Majesty to come and investigate personally, there is no need to waste time talking to the Lu family."
"Prince Cheng still has the letters and gifts that man gave him. I believe he also gave quite a few gifts to that woman. All the respectable women of the Lu family are here, except for those under thirty who are not old enough to have children with Prince Cheng, and those over fifty who are too old for Prince Cheng to look upon. As for the rest, just as you said when I came, just order someone to search them."
He looked at the women of the Lu family whose faces had suddenly turned pale, and spoke slowly.
"Your arrival today was unexpected, and the Lu family was caught off guard. The adulterer probably didn't know Prince Cheng had revealed her identity. If we compare the items in Prince Cheng's hands and find the same engagement items or letters, the Lu family won't be able to deny it."
Lu Chongyuan originally thought that it was that bastard Xiao Yan who was deliberately putting the blame on others, and that the Fourth Prince had been tricked into coming here. However, after listening to Canglang's words and looking at the expression on the Fourth Prince's face, his heart suddenly turned cold.
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