Chapter 104 Return on Investment
On the way to the front yard of the Lu family, Qin Heng unconsciously fell two steps behind Qin Sheng, his eyes fell on his tall figure. His son, Ah Sheng, was handsome and elegant, like a tall young poplar.
As soon as Qin Heng slowed down, Qin Sheng noticed it. He also stopped and looked back in confusion, "Brother?"
Qin Heng patted Qin Sheng's shoulder and said, "Sheng, thank you, brother."
Thank you for your hard work in growing and becoming better, which allowed Lu Songli to recognize you and then lend a helping hand to the Qin family. Whether her reminder was useful or not, it was better than their ignorance before she reminded them.
Qin Sheng was bewildered. He couldn't understand why his elder brother was thanking him. He hadn't done anything.
Qin Heng smiled. His younger brother was a fool with good fortune.
The Qin family's troubles were right in front of him. If Lu Songli hadn't approved of him, he could have said nothing today and secretly asked her father to ask Emperor Kang Cheng to cancel the engagement between the two families. Given Lu Songli's favor with Lu Desheng, he probably wouldn't refuse.
So what if the Empress Dowager granted the marriage? The Lü family had a golden medal of immunity from death, and Lü Desheng had influence with Emperor Kang Cheng. If the Lü family was willing to use the golden medal of immunity from death, then the two combined would make it possible for her to cancel the marriage. At most, she would have to pay a price.
For Qin Sheng, if he couldn't figure things out, he shouldn't think about them. After all, his brother wouldn't harm him. Rather than his brother's vague thank you, he was more concerned about how his brother would protect the Crown Prince who had already gone north.
His younger brother's question plunged Qin Heng into deep thought. He thought he should quickly inform Silang of his prediction that the Crown Prince might be in trouble in the northern border, to see if he could catch up with the Crown Prince's group. Then, he would send a letter to his father by carrier pigeon, asking him to send someone back to the rear to meet the Crown Prince. As long as the Crown Prince didn't get into trouble along the way, everything would be fine.
Then, the question arises: how to get the message to Silang? Carrier pigeons are not very effective because Silang is a moving point, and pigeons must have a fixed route and a fixed landing point.
Shi Lang and his group had already set out yesterday. Given his eagerness to return, they were likely far away by now. Furthermore, there was more than one route to the northern border. Even if someone were to chase them, ordinary soldiers wouldn't necessarily be able to catch up.
"Brother, I'll go!" Qin Sheng asked.
Fourth brother has been on the road for a day and a night plus half a day. With his speed, he must be very fast. Ordinary people can't catch up with him, but he can!
"Okay, you go." Qin Heng thought for a moment and agreed. "After you tell him the news, you will rush back, okay?"
If it was Ah Sheng who was chasing Silang, then the problems he had just considered difficult for ordinary people would not be a problem. Silang was leading a group, and not all of their horses were top-notch. So, while they could cover 600 miles a day, Ah Sheng could cover 800. As for tracking their route, Ah Sheng was an expert at that, so it would be no problem at all.
He calculated the walking time and thought that Ah Sheng should be able to get back before the 15th.
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After the banquet, brothers Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi, accompanied by Lu Desheng, saw the Qin family out.
After seeing off the guests, Lu Songli invited Lu Desheng into the study.
When Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi saw their mother moving Xiao Wuzi to sit by the door, the two brothers knew that they had something important to discuss.
"Brother, I'm going back to Winter Garden. Are you coming? Or are you going to sit in on the study?" Lu Mingzhi asked. They couldn't make decisions on major matters, but as a family, they could listen. Today's incident looked significant, and the level of secrecy was high. As for him, he should stay out of the way if possible.
Lu Zhiyuan shook his head, a look of pain on his face. He couldn't keep up with their thinking, so he shouldn't humiliate himself. Otherwise, he would deeply doubt that he was not his biological child. Otherwise, why was there such a huge gap between the children of the same parents?
Lu Family Study
Lu Songli personally poured a cup of tea for her father and served it with both hands.
Lu Songli had previously informed her father about her conversation with Qin Heng, and the two had a brief discussion. After seeing off the Qin family, she recounted the conversation to Lu Desheng.
In reality, if everyone had just held a meeting, she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. But it was necessary. She had two identities: the Qin family's unmarried daughter-in-law. Crucially, she hadn't married yet, and hadn't fully integrated into the Qin family. Forcing her father into the mix would have made both sides uncomfortable. Now, it was a bit of a hassle, but things were going smoothly.
In the study, Lu Songli informed her father of her deduction. She then confirmed with him the true condition of the emperor's dragon body, which was the basis of her deduction.
Hearing his daughter's question, Lu Desheng didn't hide it. "The emperor's health is indeed not very good." Although the emperor always looked rosy and energetic when he summoned him or the ministers, he knew that this was just the outward excitement after taking the elixir. He noticed that the emperor was taking medicine very frequently.
"Father, I received a message saying that someone is secretly asking Wei Zili about the emperor's current health condition."
"Are you saying that someone is trying to spy on the Emperor's health and other matters?"
"Um."
Lü Desheng: How could he not know? He meant, why didn't that person ask him?
It could be said that, aside from Wei Zili, he was the official who had the most contact with Emperor Kang Cheng in recent days. Why did the other party subtly seek out Wei Zili, then precisely avoid him? Why was he inferior to Wei Zili?
Lu Songli thought that it was normal that no one had approached her father for information. Her father was currently labeled a loyalist. "If those people really approached you, they'd have to worry about you selling them out to the emperor." Furthermore, the Qin family was about to marry into the Lu family, and the other party had included the Qin family in their scheme. As long as they didn't want their plan to be exposed, they would never think of asking her father for information.
Lu Desheng thought about it and thought that he would really do it. Because no matter how much these people gave, it was not as much as what Emperor Kang Cheng gave. Besides, he didn't dare to sell the emperor's information. He was afraid that Emperor Kang Cheng would kill him if he knew about it.
"Wait, the person behind this, who asked Wei Zili for information about the emperor, must have acted very carefully and secretly. How did you find out?" Lu Desheng asked the question in his mind.
You know, because he was so popular with the emperor, the palace maids and eunuchs were happy to befriend him, and they were very willing to share some information with him. Now, even he didn't know, but the girl knew. When did the girl's penis grow so long? It even extended into the palace?
"Forget it, you don't have to tell me." Lu Desheng felt that it was good for his daughter to have some power in her hands.
Lu Songli felt that there was nothing she couldn't say. During this period, after gaining her father's approval, she used the Lu family's own power and resources to extend some tentacles and develop some power.
The person who handed her the message this time was none other than the eunuch Little Li who led her the way when she met the Queen Mother last time.
As the saying goes, meeting is destiny. After she came back from the palace that day, she used her father's network of connections to invest some money in Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Lizi was also very hardworking. In just a short time, he had moved from being a leading eunuch to serving in the Yugan Palace.
It was he who spread the news that someone was looking for Wei Zili.
To be honest, she just made some random investments and didn't expect to have such unexpected gains.
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