Chapter 90 The Lu Family's Killing Intention
No one expected Song Tangning to reject the Queen.
Needless to say, the Queen was furious when Jinzhi returned to the palace. Even the shrewd Lu Chongyuan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard it.
"People in Jiyun Lane say Miss Song is too weak to enter the palace, and the issue between her and the Lu family is still simmering. If she is summoned to the palace before it's resolved, others will speculate that the Queen is protecting the Lu family and trying to force her to settle the matter. If the Queen wants to summon her by force, that's fine, but her injuries haven't healed yet. If something happens to her if she enters the palace, she won't care what others say about the Queen."
Not only did the Queen almost get sick with anger after hearing this, but Lu Chongyuan's face also turned ashen.
"Did Xiao Yan say this? It must be that eunuch Xiao Yan who used Tang Ning to humiliate the Lu family..." Lu Zhinian was furious.
The palace servant who replied whispered, "It's not Governor Xiao, it's Miss Song."
Lu Zhinian's anger froze and his face suddenly turned pale.
The palace attendant looked a little reluctant when she saw this. "It was Miss Song who said it herself. Once the matter with her husband is settled, and the Lu family returns all the belongings they embezzled from her grandfather, she will personally come to the palace to apologize to the Empress."
"The Lu family's affairs are now known throughout the city, and she is injured. Your Majesty doesn't dare to force her into the palace, fearing that if something happens to her, the people in the Censorate will probably expose your Empress's Empress. However, the Fourth Prince must not be dragged into this matter. When I left the palace, Your Majesty was so angry that her old illness flared up and she almost fainted. She told Lord Lu and my husband to find a way to resolve this matter. Don't let the Lu family's future be ruined by a young woman."
When Lu Chongyuan heard this, he immediately frowned and looked at the palace maid with a cold and sharp gaze, as if piercing his bones.
The palace maid dared not look him in the eye.
After a moment, Lu Chongyuan said coldly, "I understand what the Queen meant. Go back and tell her that the Lu family will not implicate her and the Fourth Prince."
"Mr. Lu..."
The palace maid's face suddenly changed. She wanted to say something, but when she met Lu Chongyuan's cold and angry eyes, she couldn't say anything.
After the palace maid from Fengxi Palace left the Lu family with a pale face, Lu Qin, who had been enduring patiently, suddenly stood up.
"What does the Queen mean by this? Those things were taken by the Fourth Prince, and he was the one who benefited from it. Now that she sees trouble, she wants to put it all on our Lu family. She can even say that it's for the future of the Lu family. I think it's for her and the Fourth Prince. If it weren't for the Lu family, would she be able to become the Queen and sit firmly on the throne of the Central Concubine..."
"Second brother!"
Lu Zhao shouted sternly.
Lu Qin restrained his disrespectful words a little, but he was still very angry when he thought about what the palace maid had said just now.
The queen was from their Lu family. She was originally a daughter of a side branch. Later, because of her outstanding appearance, she caught the eye of Emperor An, who was still a prince at the time. She was adopted by Lu Chongyuan and became his legitimate daughter. She married and became the prince's principal wife.
If it weren't for the Lu family's support, how could Emperor An sit on the throne, and how could the Queen stand out and sit in the Central Palace? But now, she has completely forgotten who she relied on to get to where she is today.
Emperor An is an ungrateful person who crosses the river and destroys the bridge, and the Empress is no less so!
Lu Qin's temperament was far less stable than Lu Zhao's. Even though he was stopped by the shouting, he still couldn't help but say:
"As expected, if she's not a biological child, then she's not a biological child. She's been helping her biological parents all these years without telling my father, and my father just turned a blind eye. She wanted to pave the way for the Fourth Prince by arranging Sanlang's marriage to the Song family's daughter, and our Lu family agreed. But she doesn't remember anything we've done for her, and when something goes wrong, she completely denies it all. She can actually say such cold words."
"Father, do you really want to help her son take the throne?"
Lu Chongyuan was also angry at what the Queen had done. He knew that the Song girl's unusual reaction made it difficult for the Queen to deal with it. It was natural for her to seek help from the Lu family, and it was also acceptable for her to discuss how to solve the problem with them, but she should never have left herself and the Fourth Prince out of the matter.
But no matter how angry he was, Lu Chongyuan knew very well that the Lu family had no better choice now.
Emperor An is still determined to eradicate the aristocratic families, and the eunuch Xiao Yan is eyeing them covetously and using ruthless means. The aristocratic families have suffered several losses and have been severely squeezed. They still seem to be prominent in front of others, but Lu Chongyuan knows very well.
Their current situation is no longer what it was before. They must assist an emperor who is loyal to the aristocratic families to ascend the throne as soon as possible to give the aristocratic families a chance to breathe.
No matter how incompetent the queen is, her surname is Lu. Although the Fourth Prince is not his biological grandson, he has the blood of a noble family. They have to rely on the Lu family to get what they want.
"Alright." Lu Chongyuan said calmly, "Don't say this again, lest the Fourth Prince hear it and become alienated from the Lu family."
"But……"
Lu Qin wanted to say something, but Lu Chongyuan just looked at him. He shut up angrily and kicked the stool hard.
Lu Zhao glanced at the pale Lu Zhinian, raised his head and asked, "Father, the Song girl is obviously unwilling to give in, but the Fourth Prince can't get those things back, otherwise..."
Just as his eyes turned fierce, Lu Zhinian blurted out: "No, Tang Ning can't move!"
Lu Chongyuan frowned and looked at Lu Zhinian with a complicated look, but his attitude was the same as Lu Zhinian's.
"Don't think about it. Nothing can happen to the Song family girl."
"But those things..."
"Regardless of whether those things exist or not, we cannot touch Song Tangning."
Lu Chongyuan had thought about this before. The Lu family has been standing in the capital for so many years and has become the head of aristocratic family. Lu Chongyuan has never been a soft-hearted person, but the girl from the Song family is like a hedgehog and cannot be touched at all.
"Her affair with the Lu family just broke out, and the Queen has sent someone to see her. If something happens to her now, do you think Cao Dejiang and his group of humble and honest people will let the Lu family off the hook? And how will outsiders view the Lu family? And don't forget who's protecting the Song family girl now. If you want to make a move on her, do you think you can hide it from that eunuch Xiao Yan, or from his gang of mad black-armored guards?"
The Lu family now wants to maintain its reputation and protect the queen and her son. Not only can they not touch the Song girl, they also have to hope that she is safe. Otherwise, if she makes any mistake, the Lu family will not be able to get rid of the blame.
The Lu brothers' faces turned pale when they heard this.
Lu Chongyuan also felt depressed. He had been in the court for many years and had experienced many storms, but he had never felt so aggrieved.
Lu Qin's face was filled with irritation. "This won't work, and that won't work. What about the Song family girl? She has no intention of getting along with the Lu family. She doesn't even give the Queen a chance. Are we still waiting for her to change her mind?!"
Song Tangning refused to listen.
It's hard and can't come.
She won't eat anything soft.
A young girl who had just come of age had the Lu family at their wit's end. If she really took that order to Jingzhao Prefecture and made a scene within three days, would the Lu family still have any face left?!
Lu Chongyuan pursed his lips for a long time before he seemed to have made a decision. He looked at Lu Zhinian and said, "Sanlang, you will go to Jiyun Lane with me tomorrow."
“Grandfather…” Lu Zhinian’s face turned even paler.
Lu Chongyuan felt reluctant for a moment, but he still said coldly, "The reputation of the queen and her son must not be tarnished."
Lu Zhinian's body swayed, his face pale and he was about to fall.
The reputation of the Queen and her son must not be tarnished, and the reputation of the Lu family must not be damaged.
So Grandfather...
Just give him up?
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