Chapter 120 A Promise Worth a Thousand Pieces
Chapter 120
When Qin Sheng returned, his wife had already set up a small study next to his. He took a look and saw that the large desk, chairs, bookshelves, antique shelves, chaise longue, and long blankets were all in place, making the entire study very comfortable.
Lu Songli was sorting documents at her desk. Seeing that Qin Sheng had successfully obtained what she wanted, she smiled at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go change your clothes first. We'll go pay our respects to Mother later, shall we? After that, we'll go see Fourth Brother and burn some incense for him."
Qin Sheng hummed, his eyes unconsciously glancing at the documents on her desk.
Qin Sheng paused, "Are you collecting evidence against the Xie and Zhao families?"
After receiving the gift box, Lu Songli couldn't wait to open it, then took out the information inside and scanned it quickly. Hearing his question, she casually replied, "Yeah, it's almost done. If I throw what I have, it will be enough to make them fall flat on their faces." The kind that might make them unable to get up.
"Just now when I left Xue's house, Xue Huaimin told me to tell you to be careful of Xie Zhan."
As soon as Lu Songli heard this, she knew Xie Zhan had already voted for the Fourth Prince. She had reviewed the situation several times before, trying to identify the new think tank around the Fourth Prince, but she always felt that there was something she had subconsciously overlooked. When she heard Xue Huaimin's reminder, she realized that she had made a mistake.
She said that the Xie and Zhao families had been a bit too quiet recently. With the Crown Prince's death in the Northern Territory being such a serious matter, she didn't believe Xie Zhan would be able to resist taking advantage of the situation. She figured they'd also taken advantage of the wedding preparations to do something big, right?
But it doesn't matter. Before she guessed this, she was also on guard against the Xie and Zhao families, and even prepared big gifts for them.
Qin Sheng looked doubtful about his life. He opened his mouth, hesitated for a while, and finally said nothing.
Seeing that his expression was not right, Lu Songli asked curiously, "What's wrong? Just say it if you have something to say. We are husband and wife. I won't hide anything from you."
"Didn't you and Xie Zhan agree to a truce?" Qin Sheng asked.
As soon as Lu Songli heard it, she understood. It turned out that he had heard the conversation between her and Xie Zhan at Hongsheng Restaurant that day. Yes, when he came over, their conversation was coming to an end.
Lu Songli couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this, and the more she thought about it, the funnier it became.
Her husband was really naive. Neither she nor Xie Zhan believed in the truce agreement between the two families, but Qin Sheng believed it.
Qin Sheng had a numb look on his face. For the first time, he doubted whether his keen five senses were a good thing or a bad thing?
It took Lu Songli a while to suppress her smile. She said to Qin Sheng, "People who wield power have filthy hearts. Don't believe what they say. The gentleman's agreement spoken by someone like Xie Zhan has no binding force on him. Anyone who believes it is a fool. Of course, it has no binding force on me either."
Qin Sheng: So he is the fool.
"If you are like this, then why does Xue Huaimin believe you?"
"What's wrong with me? Xie Zhan has already made a move, but I haven't made a move yet. Your questioning attitude is very good, but next time, don't say such things." Lu Songli couldn't help but stretched out her hand to pinch his face.
"As for Xue Huaimin, he had to believe it. He'd been busy for so many years, only to end up making wedding clothes for others. Do you think he could really swallow that? As for his concubine and illegitimate child in Xinghua Hutong, I've already had them moved away."
It turned out that his concubine and illegitimate son were living in Xinghua Hutong. Qin Sheng couldn't explain how it felt. The Xue family's legitimate wife, son and daughter had suffered because of him, but the concubine and illegitimate son had escaped disaster because of his protection, and they had money to live comfortably.
"So don't worry, I have always been a man of my word." Lu Songli said to him seriously.
Qin Sheng: ...
After Qin Sheng had finished packing, the two went to pay their respects to Madam Qin. At this time, Qin Heng and Qin Sanlang were both there.
As the new daughter-in-law, Lu Songli served tea to everyone and changed her words.
They all drank the tea she offered and then gave gifts in return.
At this point, the wedding procedures are complete.
Then, Mrs. Qin invited them to have breakfast together in the main courtyard.
Just then, the doorman came to report that the master of the Lu family and the second young master of the Lu family had come to visit.
Mrs. Qin naturally quickly asked someone to invite him in.
Qin Heng glanced at the sky and guessed that his uncle-in-law Lu Desheng would come directly to the Qin family after returning from court.
Lu Desheng felt that it was not appropriate for him to visit alone, so he brought his youngest son along.
When Lu Desheng came to visit, Mrs. Qin and Qin Heng chatted with him for a while, and then asked Qin Sheng and Lu Songli to take Lu Desheng and his son back to their yard.
Lu Songli led the person directly to her study.
As soon as he sat down, Lu Desheng looked at Qin Sheng and his youngest son.
Before he could speak, Lu Songli asked, "Dad, did something happen?"
Lu Desheng understood that his daughter wanted the two boys to stay here. He thought about it and realized that both of them were tight-lipped, so he gave up the idea of clearing the place.
"My daughter, let me tell you, today's morning court..." Lu Desheng told his daughter what happened.
When Qin Sheng heard the people in the court clamoring for his father to hold the Qin family responsible, he pursed his lips tightly.
When Lu Mingzhi heard his father talk about the Empress Dowager preventing him from seeing the Emperor, he felt suffocated. Oh my God, the Empress Dowager disliked their Lu family, and the Fourth Prince wanted to crush the Qin family. The Emperor did like his father, but wasn't he dying? The only ones left were the new Emperor and the esteemed Empress Dowager. Neither of them had a good impression of their families, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt that the future was bleak.
"Dad, don't panic. I just found some interesting things. I'll get them for you." Lu Songli took out one of the documents and handed it to her father.
Lu Desheng took a look and said happily, "Is this true?"
Lu Songli nodded, "Absolutely true."
Lu Mingzhi leaned over to take a look, but Lu Desheng pushed him away with a disdainful hand. He said happily, "Okay, okay, with this, that person won't be able to get away with it either."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "My daughter, I'm leaving first. This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. I will arrange it as soon as possible!"
Lu Songli felt the same way, so she stood up to see him off.
After saying hello to Qin Sheng, Lu Desheng hurriedly left with his son.
"What information did you give your father-in-law?" Qin Sheng asked puzzledly.
Lu Songli whispered a few words, and Qin Sheng looked surprised. "Does Xue Huaimin still have such a handle?"
Lü Songli smiled faintly, saying nothing. The elixir Emperor Kangcheng consumed was actually connected to the Empress Dowager's brother. Xue Huaimin was holding onto this leverage to guard against the Empress Dowager. His plan was to use it to negotiate terms with the Empress Dowager if the Fourth Prince's ascension to the throne after Emperor Kangcheng's death was blocked. Now, Lü Songli had benefited.
She had long suspected that Xue Huaimin must be holding some hidden cards. If she were Xie Zhan, when she decided to pick the peaches, once Xue Huaimin was exposed to the emperor, she would find a way to coax the things out of Xue Huaimin's hands first, and then kill him. After all, the emperor wanted Xue Huaimin dead, and even if he died accidentally, the emperor would not pursue it further.
So, Xie Zhan was still one step behind. He probably thought his plan was perfect.
She couldn't save the people the emperor was determined to take away, such as her father-in-law Qin Yue, but she could send a few more people to the emperor so that he could take them away. She could still do it.
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