Shen Liyue was not too surprised to learn that the third house was moving out of the Shen Mansion.
Shen Lizhao from the second house and Shen Linan from the third house, Shen Liyue really didn't make a mistake in judging these two people.
Shen Wanghong has become much more honest since Madam Shen left. Shen Lizhao came to see Shen Liyue and said that Shen Wanghong had recently taken on a job of copying letters for others. Although the second house did not rely on him to make money, at least he had a job to make a living, so that Shen Wanghong would not have nothing to do every day.
Shen Linan has to take on the important responsibilities of the family at such a young age. Shen Liyue feels a little distressed, but there is nothing she can do. Adversity may help people grow. As long as people's hearts are united, they can still live on.
Xu was the last to learn that she had to move out of the Shen Mansion. Shen Linan only told her after he had finished everything, and that was just an announcement.
Xu was naturally unwilling to do so. Everything in the Shen Mansion was good. Although the third and first wives had separate food, clothing, and expenses after the separation of the family, they lived together after all. Who wouldn't look up to them when they walked out of the gate of the Shen Mansion?
But now Shen Linan said he would move without even asking her opinion.
"I don't agree." Xu sat on the chair with a stern face.
Shen Linan said: "Well. Since my mother doesn't want to, I will move out with my father."
Xu was furious. How could this be possible? Shen Wangshi and Shen Linan had already moved out, leaving her, a stranger, to live in the Shen Mansion? What would happen if the news got out?
Xu shrieked, "We're living here well, why are you asking us to move out? Didn't the eldest wife agree to our request? Why are you suddenly going back on your word now?" Xu stood up and tried to leave. "No, I'm going to go talk to Jiang!"
Shen Linan stepped forward and blocked the door. "Mother, don't make a fuss. It was my son who brought this up to my aunt. It has nothing to do with my aunt."
Xu looked at Shen Linan in disbelief and slapped him. "Are you crazy? If we move out, how can we compare to the Shen Mansion?"
Shen Linan endured the slap and said coldly: "The Shen family has already split up. Living in the Shen Mansion is just a temporary solution. Does mother want to live under someone else's roof for the rest of her life?"
Xu sat back in the chair blankly, pointing her finger at Shen Linan, and was so angry that she couldn’t speak.
Shen Lin'an ignored her and ordered the servants to pack up their things and get on the carriage. When they reached the courtyard entrance, Shen Lin'an looked back at Xu, who was still sitting in a chair, and said, "Mother, are you going to leave or stay? We can't live here anymore. My aunt has already exchanged this courtyard for cash and given it to me. It's considered that she has bought it. The agreement has been signed. Mother, please decide for yourself."
When Xu heard Shen Linan say this, she knew there was no room for maneuver, so she had to follow Shen Linan and Shen Wangshi into the carriage.
After hearing what Chen Liyue said that day, Lu Xingzhou asked someone to investigate in the direction of the eldest prince, and he actually found out some things.
Many of the clues that convicted Lu Yuan came from the eldest prince.
The eldest prince had a man named Liu Hua under his command, who was originally in charge of intelligence. Lu Xingzhou sent people to investigate him and discovered that he had been in close contact with officials recently. Although his actions were very covert, he was still discovered by Lu Xingzhou's secret guard organization, who secretly intercepted his secret letter to the officials.
Among these officials was Grand Tutor Qin, who had advocated marrying Lu Yun to the Kingdom of Jin to maintain the stability of the Chu State.
Things suddenly became clear. It turned out that many things had traces to follow. It was just that Lu Xingzhou had underestimated the enemy before and never thought about the eldest prince.
Moreover, Lu Xingzhou also discovered that the eldest prince had his own private army.
According to the laws of the Great Chu, the princes were not allowed to have their own private soldiers, unless they were granted the title of prince. The princes could then train their own guards. However, Emperor Jingkang had only granted Lu Xingzhou the title of prince so far, and neither the eldest prince nor the second prince had one.
The Empress Dowager was very dissatisfied with this matter and approached Emperor Jingkang privately many times, but Emperor Jingkang always rejected her with the excuse that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs.
According to the law, Lu Linfeng and Lu Yu'an are not allowed to have their own private soldiers, but Lu Linfeng has now been found out, which is a big deal.
If this matter is brought before the Emperor, it will be a serious crime.
But Lu Xingzhou currently has no substantial evidence. It would be best if he could place people around the eldest prince. Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle.
There was a commotion on Zhang Yongjin's side in the military camp.
The night before, Zhang Yongjin was not on duty and had an appointment with Commander Jin and others to drink. After three rounds of drinks, Commander Jin talked about the rewards received by the soldiers who had made great contributions in recovering the northern border, and Zhang Yongjin felt something was wrong.
Commander Jin's official position is not as high as Zhang Yongjin's. Zhang Yongjin is a lieutenant general and Commander Jin's superior, but the rewards Zhang Yongjin received are not as much as Commander Jin's.
In addition, Lu Xingzhou had talked to him about Shen Liqing before, but for some reason there was no follow-up. These two things became a matter of commotion at the same time, and Zhang Yongjin took off his hat on the spot and slammed it heavily on the wine table.
"This is outrageous! I quit!"
Lu Xingzhou did not tolerate him and immediately expelled him from the army. However, considering his contribution to the recovery of the northern border, he spared his life by offsetting his merits and demerits.
After Zhang Yongjin came out of the military camp, he used the rewards he had received to hang out in brothels every day, living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and was very happy.
Lu Linfeng noticed Zhang Yongjin, but he was afraid that Zhang Yongjin was still in collusion with Lu Xingzhou, so he was not in a hurry to find him, but just asked someone to monitor him secretly.
Zhang Yongjin frequented brothels every day, and the little reward he received could not withstand his squandering. Finally, one day, he was driven out by the brothel's servants with sticks. He also owed the brothel 500 taels of silver, but he really could not pay it back. The servants didn't care who he was, and they took up the sticks and beat Zhang Yongjin.
Lu Linfeng sent someone to rescue Zhang Yongjin. Zhang Yongjin had been beaten beyond recognition, with a bruised face and nose, like a pig's head.
Lu Linfeng paid the money that Zhang Yongjin owed to the brothel and asked someone to bring Zhang Yongjin back to him.
When Zhang Yongjin woke up, he didn't know where he was.
When Lu Linfeng heard that Zhang Yongjin had woken up, he brought people to Zhang Yongjin's room.
Seeing Zhang Yongjin in a daze, the servant quickly reminded him: "Why don't you pay your respects to the eldest prince? It was the eldest prince who saved you yesterday."
Zhang Yongjin quickly knelt down in front of Lu Linfeng, crying with tears and snot, feeling wronged.
It was Lu Xingzhou who made the unfair distribution. He said he was quitting just to get something for nothing, but Lu Xingzhou actually kicked him out of the barracks.
In the past, he was a lieutenant general in the military camp, but now even the servants in the brothel can beat him.
All the sorrows in Zhang Yongjin's heart surged into his heart, and he couldn't help crying for a moment.
Lu Linfeng frowned. What on earth was this? If Zhang Yongjin hadn't come from Lu Xingzhou, he wouldn't have bothered to care.
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