Chapter 399: The King and His Ministers Betray
"Those rubbish from the Zhao family!"
Lu Chongyuan couldn't help but curse out loud.
Zhao Yuanlang killed the girl, but he didn't know how to cut the grass at its root. In the end, he couldn't even keep a woman under control, which ruined their big plan!
Seeing that he was breathing heavily with anger, Xilin hesitated whether he should continue.
Lu Chongyuan said coldly: "What else?"
Xilin lowered his head and whispered, "Before His Majesty summoned you to the palace, the Jingzhao prefect went to the palace. Later, we learned that it was Lu Yin who went to the Jingzhao prefecture and beat the drum to complain. He accused you of forcing the eldest lady to death and covering up the true culprit who made peace with Prince Cheng. He also said that you allowed people in the prefecture to bully him in order to cover up the truth."
Lu Chongyuan looked at him fiercely: "Such a big thing, why didn't the government know about it?"
Xilin shuddered. "Lu Yin has always lived in a remote area and has been quite well behaved recently. I didn't pay much attention to him, but who would have thought that he would secretly go to Jingzhao Prefecture?"
"That Wu Huai seemed to have been prepared in advance, deliberately letting the people in Jingzhao Prefecture conceal the news. By the time I knew about Lu Yin's situation, you had already been summoned to the palace, and it was too late to tell you..."
Bang!!
Lu Chongyuan was furious. He raised his hand and slapped the person in front of him in the face, but he fell back because of his weakness. He felt dizzy with anger.
No wonder, no wonder Emperor An treated him so coldly, no wonder he didn't even have a chance to defend himself.
The atmosphere in the carriage was extremely tense, and the only sound that could be heard was Lu Chongyuan's panting.
"What's the situation outside now?" Lu Chongyuan asked in a hoarse voice.
Xilin replied with a slightly flushed face, "General Zhao and Madam Zhao have been imprisoned, and the Zhao family has been sealed. His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to investigate the cause of death of the Fourth Prince's wife. Jingzhao Prefecture has also been ordered to reopen the old case of Prince Cheng, and people have been sent to the prefecture..."
Lu Chongyuan felt a splitting headache and his vision went dark. He tried his best to endure the discomfort in his body and try to figure out the current situation.
He grabbed the side of the car, his fingertips almost turning white, and only looked up after a long time.
"You just said that the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court were investigating the Zhao family?"
"right."
"Where's Xiao Yan? Has he entered the palace?"
"No. After hearing that Eunuch Feng had led the Imperial Guards there, Xiao Yan bluntly stated that he didn't want to enter the palace. Not long after Eunuch Feng returned to the palace to report, His Majesty also withdrew the Imperial Guards from Jiyun Lane. Xiao Yan never showed up from beginning to end."
Lu Chongyuan leaned against the car wall with his eyes closed, trying to relieve his physical discomfort while thinking.
Xiao Yan is a vindictive guy. Today he instigated the Zhao family to frame him. Logically, since Xiao Yan successfully fought back and got hold of the Lu family's handle, he would definitely retaliate double.
As for the matter between Prince Cheng and the Guan family, it would never have happened so coincidentally to break out today if it wasn't directed by someone. Then Lu Yin was most likely a chess piece that Xiao Yan had planted in the Lu family a long time ago. He might have also known who was having an affair with Prince Cheng.
But this is not right...
Lu Chongyuan was in deep thought. If Xiao Yan had known about the Queen's affairs long ago, he would not have missed this opportunity to put the Lu family to death. Moreover, if he used it today, he would definitely not have not intervened. Instead, he would have handed the opportunity to investigate the matter to Jingzhao Prefecture, unless there was some reason that prevented him from taking any action or even continuing the investigation.
Lu Chongyuan opened his eyes.
Queen Lu holds Xiao Yan's leverage, making him afraid to touch her?
If that's the case, it's understandable that Xiao Yan let go of this opportunity to deal with the Lu family, but why did he suddenly use this matter today?
Lu Chongyuan thought carefully about everything that happened today, starting from the Zhao family's action, to everything that happened after he entered the palace, and even the incident where Song Tangning intercepted Yu Yanfeng and the others.
After a while, he suddenly sat up straight, his face darkening, "What a Xiao Yan! He's actually tricking everyone!"
"Lord?" Xilin was puzzled. "What happened to Xiao Yan?"
Lu Chongyuan gnashed his teeth and said, "That eunuch thief is not even in the capital!"
Xilin was shocked when he heard this.
Lu Chongyuan was furious: "I'm afraid he has already gone to the Southland and escaped like Jiuan, leaving behind a fake body to deceive Your Majesty."
"The people Jiuan met in Shezhou were not his men at all. The one who could have quietly dealt with Lou Yongan and the others and caused their accidental deaths must have been Xiao Yan."
"I thought he caused trouble at Lingyun Temple to cover up his whereabouts in the Southern Region, but I'm afraid that bastard left the capital on the pretext of being seriously injured after rescuing the emperor at the beginning of the month."
I originally thought that he plotted against Lu Qin to vent his anger and take revenge on the Lu family, but I didn't expect that he was just looking for an excuse to leave Beijing.
If he had not left the capital long ago, with his protective nature, he would never have used Song Tangning as bait to stir up the Lingyun Temple incident, nor would he have let Song Tangning step forward to deal with today's crisis, and he would not have missed the opportunity to deal with the Zhao and Lu families.
Xilin became anxious after hearing Lu Chongyuan's words: "Xiao Yan actually went to the Southland. Doesn't that mean he knows what happened back then?"
Lu Chongyuan was also nervous. The reason why Xiao Yan avoided Emperor An and even went south at the cost of deceiving the emperor was probably because of something that happened twenty years ago.
Xiao Yan probably knew that Emperor An was involved, so he didn't dare to act openly. He used this method to secretly leave the capital and even deceived Emperor An.
"Master, what should we do now?" Xilin asked anxiously.
Lu Chongyuan said, "Change the route to the palace. I want to see His Majesty."
The Lu family's carriage turned around and headed towards the palace gate. In the Forbidden Palace, Eunuch Feng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he heard that Lu Chongyuan had returned.
After waving his hand to let the eunuch who delivered the message leave, he turned and entered the hall. Through the layers of gauze, he saw Emperor An hugging his concubines and chatting and laughing.
Eunuch Feng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Lang Ling Lu requests an audience."
Emperor An was annoyed: "Didn't I tell him to go back?"
Eunuch Feng: "I followed His Majesty's orders and ordered Lu Langling to return home and be confined to his room, but it seems that he is dissatisfied."
"I have already told him that Your Majesty has handed over the Zhao family's case to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. The old case of Prince Cheng was also heard by the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor, and Your Majesty has already rested, but Lu Langling still persists."
"I spoke to him for a few words, and then Lord Lu got angry. He said he had some old matters to discuss with Your Majesty and that he had to see you immediately. If I delayed things, he would hold me accountable..."
Emperor An's face darkened when he heard this. What past history could there be between him and the Lu family? It was nothing more than those shameful things that happened in the past.
Last time, Lu Chongyuan used these things to force him to give in, and he repeatedly let the Lu family off, and even did not let Xiao Yan intervene in this matter. What else does he want? Does he really think that he can do whatever he wants by holding his handle?
He even dared to blame the people around him. Who did Lu Chongyuan think he was?!
Emperor An kicked the concubines around him away, his face full of coldness: "Tell Lu Chongyuan to go back to the Lu family and don't challenge my patience."
"Some things can be done once or twice, but not three times. I don't have to keep him and the Lu family alive!"
Did he really think that he would be afraid of him just because he was desperate?!
Eunuch Feng lowered his head hastily, not daring to look at the emperor's new favorite who was pale and in pain. Before he left quietly, he had someone bring in a burner of fresh incense.
Not long after, the sound of men and women making love and sobbing could be heard in the hall.
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