Chapter 958 His target is the Queen?
Lu Zhinian really seemed unafraid of the Black Armored Guards' attack. He walked out of the attic wrapped in a thick cloak, accompanied only by Song Mo, who was wearing a mask, and two guards.
As soon as the others arrived downstairs, their expressions became tense. Even when Song Mo saw Feng Qiuli and others coming forward, he quickly stood in front of Lu Zhinian and protected them behind him.
Lu Zhinian patted him and said, "It's okay."
"Master, they..."
"If they wanted to kill me, they wouldn't have waited until now. They could have taken me as soon as they entered the palace." Lu Zhinian glanced at the dense crowd of black-armored guards and imperial guards not far away, and said to Song Mo, "It's just a reunion. There's no need to be nervous."
Song Mo hesitated for a moment after hearing this before stepping back, and the two guards also moved away.
Xue Ru saw Li Chi following Lu Zhinian down and frowned, "Brother Li, are you okay?"
Li Chi said: "I'm fine, he didn't hurt me."
Xue Ru saw that he was dressed neatly, did not look tortured, and looked in good spirits. She breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. We have important matters to attend to. Senior Brother Li, please go back first. Commander Wu, please find someone to escort Senior Brother Li Chi back to the academy safely."
Li Chi said anxiously: "I'll stay with you..."
"Need not."
Xue Ru interrupted him directly: "We still have things to discuss with him. It's useless for you to stay here. Besides, Mr. Tong also knows about what happened yesterday. He is a little worried about you. You should go back first."
Li Chi opened his mouth to say something, saying that he was worried about Xue Ru and wanted to stay with her, but when he turned his head and saw Feng Qiuli, who was standing beside him in a high position of power, and two other powerful military commanders, he swallowed the worry that was on the tip of his tongue.
Now he is just a person who has not even entered the official career. Even if he is on the list after the exam and everyone praises him, it is just a false appearance. There are exams every year, and there are many people who can make the list. If he cannot make a name for himself in the court, he will be nothing.
Besides, Lu Zhinian's matter was obviously related to the palace, and it concerned the Empress and even the royal secrets. With his status, he had no right to ask about it.
Li Chi clenched his hands in his sleeves and lowered his eyes to hide the mixed thoughts in his heart: "Okay."
Knowing that Xue Ru was cautious, he didn't say anything to ask her to be careful. He just lowered his voice when he passed her.
"Lu Zhinian's target seems to be the Empress."
Xue Ru suddenly looked up and saw Li Chi nodded at her, then turned and left with the black-armored guard beside him.
Xue Ru couldn't help but frown slightly.
What did Li Chi mean by what he said just now? What did he mean by Lu Zhinian’s target was his sister?
Lu Zhinian, standing nearby, glanced at Li Chi as he walked away, then saw Xue Ru watching him leave. He couldn't help but say, "Li Chi has a good character and outstanding talent. Although he's a bit stubborn and aloof, he's honest and loyal. He'll definitely have a place in the court in the future. If A'ru likes him, he'd be a good match."
Xue Ru's eyes suddenly turned cold: "When did Mr. Lu Sanlang start to meddle in other people's affairs? Don't worry about my affairs."
Lu Zhinian laughed: "I don't want to worry about it, but your sister does."
Xue Ru's expression became even colder: "If you don't want to reminisce about the past, I don't mind taking your life."
Lu Zhinian raised his eyebrows. He still remembered the little girl from the Song family. She was treated harshly by the third branch of the Song family and was raised to be timid and cowardly. She would shrink her head like a quail when the sound was loud. Now she was as sharp as a hedgehog, with sharp thorns all over her body.
However, he remembered the last time he saw her and Tang Ning, when Xue Ru threw herself on Tang Ning regardless of the consequences and refused to let go even though she was bleeding. His expression calmed down a little. Perhaps this little girl had never changed, but Tang Ning had spoiled her so much that her true nature was released.
Just like Tang Ning back then, she changed from a weak and timid dodder that depended on him to a blooming crabapple blossom with all its splendor.
Tang Ning...
His Tang Ning!
The sudden longing, accompanied by a sharp pain, made Lu Zhinian's eyes darken.
His Tang Ning should have blossomed in his arms, instead of being nurtured by someone else.
The severe pain in his head made Lu Zhinian's face pale, but he just suppressed the pain as usual and said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Of course we have to reminisce about the past."
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The water pavilion is right next to the attic, surrounded by water on three sides, with only one way in and out.
Just like other buildings of the Lu family, even the simple water pavilion in other people's houses reveals a sense of luxury. The corridor bridge connecting the water pavilion is paved with white marble, and the glazed tiles on the water pavilion reflect the sunlight. The same white marble tables, benches, and railings in the inner room are all exquisite.
The only things that showed that the Lu family had long been in decline were the duckweed in the surrounding water that no one had cleaned up and the somewhat rusty octagonal bell hanging on the top of the pavilion.
The lake breeze made people feel cold, and the curtains hanging around were lowered. Lu Zhinian sat aside with his cloak gathered around him. Only Feng Qiuli and Xue Ru were in the pavilion. The others, whether Song Mo and his group, or Yu Yanfeng, Wu Kui and others, were all guarding outside the corridor bridge.
Yu Yanfeng frowned and glanced at Song Mo and the others, ready to make a move.
Song Mo and the other two took a few steps back cautiously.
Seeing this, Yu Yanfeng sneered, retracted his gaze to look at the three people in the pavilion, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
In the waterside pavilion.
Feng Qiuli looked at Lu Zhinian curiously, "I remember when the message from the Northwest came back to Beijing a few months ago, Zhang Bin and the others said you still looked the same as before, otherwise they wouldn't have recognized you. But now... are you in disguise?"
Lu Zhinian said gently, "Ordinary disguises can't fool your people, let alone entering the palace to get close to Tang Ning. If it was just a simple disguise, it wouldn't have been hidden when the imperial physician examined my injuries. I got a kind of poisonous insect from a strange person before. When used with medicine, it can temporarily change a person's appearance, but it is a bit harmful to the body."
Feng Qiuli glanced at the exceptionally thin and pale man and said, "No wonder."
When the imperial physician examined "Zhu Xiyan" before, he said that he was injured, his internal organs were damaged, and his qi and blood were deficient and he was very weak. Everyone thought that he was tortured by those imposters, so there was no doubt that he was "Zhu Xiyan".
Who would have thought that his appearance was just a side effect of changing his appearance.
Although Feng Qiuli had never heard of such a magical skill, most of the world was things he had never touched. Besides, Lu Zhinian must have had his own means to survive for so long. If he had not changed his appearance, it would have been difficult for Lu Zhinian to sneak into the capital during the "encirclement and suppression" of the Wei Dynasty and Beiling.
Lu Zhinian tilted his head slightly: "I'm also a little curious, was it Master Feng who guessed my identity?"
Feng Qiuli nodded: "Yes."
Lu Zhinian raised his eyes and said, "My appearance and figure have completely changed. How did Lord Feng recognize me?"
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