Chapter 88 It’s hard to see you again! Lou Yao...
"He first intercepted the secret decree and learned about the military equipment transportation. Under the pretext of facilitating transportation, he sent Xu Kuo to pave the way. However, this actually attracted the attention of the Xianbei, who then ambushed and killed my second brother outside Wangping City."
"Then a letter written by Xu Kuo was delivered to Zhao Duo, informing him that the Xianbei would attack the city that night and that the city gates should not be opened under any circumstances." He Zhaojun spoke in a low voice, her silver teeth almost breaking.
"Sure enough, this incident led to the death of my second brother in battle, Zhao Duo was also imprisoned, and Xu Kuo took the opportunity to become the commander-in-chief of Wangping."
He bravely smashed the table beside him to pieces: "Lou Ben, you bastard, aren't you even afraid that when Zhao Duo confronts Xu Kuo, he will bring up the fact that he had read Xu Kuo's handwritten letter..."
Lou Jing sneered twice: "After all, the first thing Xu Kuo did when he arrived in Wangping was to kill Zhao Duo so that he could no longer explain himself."
He Zhaojun calmed herself down. "And what about Lou Ben? He had the letter in which Xu Kuo had told Zhao Duo not to open the door. Using this as evidence, he reported Xu Kuo to the prefect Xuantu, making him the greatest hero."
Lou Jing nodded. "Wang Ping and Gao Xian are both severely affected by the loss of young men. With one of the two local leaders dead or imprisoned, the group is leaderless. It would be easy for him to take advantage of the opportunity to get away with it and cover up what he did for the mineral vein."
Wang Yanji was horrified when she heard this. In fact, Lou Ben had mentioned this to her a few times. Now that she thought about it, she realized that he had planned all this long ago. Seeing his sister-in-law's expression, Lou Yao felt a chill in his heart.
Madam Lou Er has already started crying bitterly, and it is definitely not because the things Lou Ben did endangered the country and the people, and even killed so many innocent soldiers.
She was just crying. Why was He Zhaojun, who was far away in the capital and had limited access to information, still able to see everything clearly?
"In that case... the Lou family will not keep you here." She took the token they had exchanged and placed it on the table. Since there was no room for maneuver, it would be best to send these two evil spirits away quickly.
Lou Yao took the jade pendant engraved with He Zhaojun's name and looked at it for a long time in his hand.
If before, he only had feelings for He Zhaojun because they grew up together as children, then after she returned from Fengyi County, during their time together, Lou Yao felt for the first time what it meant to be steadfast and courageous.
If he and Shao Shang had felt the heaviness and preciousness of life together when they were in Hua County, they also felt how much a good official could do.
When he was with He Zhaojun, he could understand how many families and people a person who committed many evil deeds would destroy.
He still remembered He Zhaojun's usual encouragement and advice to him. He Zhaojun set an example and taught him how to become a useful person for the country and the people. Lou Yao was very grateful to her in his heart.
But he knew that after today, there was no possibility between them.
He placed the item in front of He Zhaojun: "Zhaojun, I know that my brother has committed such a serious crime, which is unforgivable. It is reasonable for my sister-in-law and I to expose this matter. However, he is not only the eldest son of the Lou family, but he is also my brother..."
He Zhaojun took back her jade pendant and removed the jade bracelet from her wrist: "Yes, but Ayao, our relationship ends here."
Even though Lou Yao saved A'sao and her daughter, Lou Ben and the Lou family also caused the He family to lose two sons. From then on, she and Lou Yao would always be separated by this incident, and they would never be able to go back to the way they were before.
"Second Master Lou, I will help you become a government official who is dedicated to serving the people and protecting the region. This is for your own sake, to atone for your brother's sins, and to prevent the tragedies of Wangping County and Gaoxian County from happening again."
"...Zhaojun..." Lou Yao cried uncontrollably and could no longer speak clearly.
"Second Master Lou, goodbye."
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