Chapter 249 Dangerous Dragon Boat Festival
Su Yue looked surprised.
"Why did you attack Gu Qingning? She is just a woman and has nothing to do with the affairs of the court!"
"Don't say Shu He will definitely not agree to it. I don't agree to it either!"
Seeing Su Yue's big reaction, Qin Xuanye frowned, "Uncle, how can you be so soft-hearted?"
"Gu Qingning is not an ordinary woman, she is Lu Jingyu's wife!"
"Lu Jingyu is standing on the opposite side of me now, don't you know?"
Su Yue still shook his head, "Lu Jingyu is loyal to the emperor. He is not standing against you, but loyal to His Majesty. There is nothing wrong with that."
"Not to mention, he is also half of our Su family!"
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Qin Xuanye had no choice but to use his trump card.
He leaned close to Su Yue's ear and whispered, "Uncle, you don't know yet, Lu Jingyu's biological mother is not my aunt at all, but Concubine Rou!"
"At the beginning, Lu Jingyu and Qin Mingyue were swapped, which means that Lu Jingyu is the prince!"
"If His Majesty knew about this, there would be no chance for me to seize the throne!"
Su Yue looked horrified.
How could this happen?
"Yes, who did it? How dare they change the heir to the throne? This is a serious crime!"
Qin Xuanye: "Uncle, you don't need to worry about who did it. It's a foregone conclusion now. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor will soon know that Lu Jingyu is also his son."
"You have seen it all these years, and you know how much the emperor favors Lu Jingyu."
"He even told me to learn from Lu Jingyu in front of me."
"Now, my mother has also been banished to the cold palace. I have no way out. Otherwise, why would I take such a risk?"
Su Yue closed his eyes in pain.
He understood.
It was Concubine Su and her family who exchanged the child back then.
Especially when he thought about the fact that Lu Jingyu was rumored to have died in battle, Su Yue was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He didn't dare to ask, but he vaguely guessed that it was probably Su Fei and others who did it.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Yue still shook his head, "Shu He and Gu Qingning are as close as sisters, she will definitely not do this."
"Your Highness, I can help you lobby those ministers, but you should not mention the matter of poisoning Gu Qingning again."
Asking him to lay hands on a weak woman? He couldn't do it.
After Su Yue finished speaking, he bowed and left.
Qin Xuanye was so angry that he smashed the teacup.
"What an incompetent thing! You can't even handle a woman!"
Su Yue returned to the clinic with a heavy heart.
Seeing his worried look, Wei Qingxu, who had just returned from the Dali Temple, whispered to Wei Shuhe:
"Sister, why is Su Yue so weird? Are you testing him for too long?"
Wei Shuhe: "How can the test be long? Don't you hate him?"
Wei Qingxu: "When any man approaches you, I worry that he will cheat on you. This is a subconscious instinct. It's not directed at Su Yue."
"Moreover, during this period of time, he has even abandoned the academy and the Su family to concentrate on being with you."
"If you really think he's ready, you don't have to worry about me."
"Sister, I just want you to be well."
The brother and sister suffered a lot before they were adopted by Doctor Bai.
The brother and sister depend on each other for survival.
Wei Qingxu was anxious and worried because his sister was in her twenties and still hadn't married. He also hoped that his sister would have a good home.
Wei Shuhe shook his head.
"Let's talk about it later."
Whether the two can finally be together depends entirely on Su Yue's own choice.
In fact, Su Yue also knew that after he chose to work for the third prince, he would contact those people as a member of the Su family.
It means completely giving up the fate between him and Wei Shuhe.
Wei Shuhe took the initiative to find him.
Looking at him pretending to be busy, she sighed softly.
"Su Yue, you have read a lot of books, but can you tell right from wrong and distinguish between evil and wickedness?"
Su Yue paused for a moment while holding the account book, not even daring to raise his head, "I..."
Wei Shuhe: "Let's not talk about anything else. Do you think that His Majesty is a wise ruler?"
Su Yue thought about the peace and prosperity that had been enjoyed by the Great Chu over the years, and he nodded with a complicated expression.
Wei Shuhe suddenly laughed, "So you know everything."
She said nothing, just turned around and left.
Su Yue reacted instantly and wondered if Shu He already knew that he was going to help the Third Prince?
He knows that Your Majesty is a wise ruler.
He just hopes that His Majesty will agree to let the third prince be the crown prince.
"I'm sorry, Shuhe."
The next day, Su Yue left the clinic without saying a word.
Wei Qingxu hadn't seen Su Yue for several days, so he asked Wei Shuhe in surprise.
"Sister, what happened? Did Su Yue run away?"
Wei Shuhe stroked his lower abdomen and nodded.
"He just made the choice he wanted to make, so let him do it."
"This man is so abominable. I was wrong about him. Fortunately, you haven't married him yet!"
Seeing his brother's angry look, Wei Shuhe twitched his lips and said, "Don't be angry about him. Is everything going well for you in Dali Temple recently?"
Wei Qingxu's attention was diverted and he talked enthusiastically about the small cases he handled in the Dali Temple.
At the same time, Gu Qingning had already received the news that Su Yue was helping the third prince.
She told Lu Jingyu quickly.
Lu Jingyu shook his head, "Su Yue is really confused."
Regardless of whether the Su family is really ambitious, as long as Su Yue does not get involved in this matter.
Then in the end, the Su family will definitely be able to find a way to get out of this unscathed.
But now…
Gu Qingning: "Could it be that the Su family instructed Su Yue to do this?"
"After all, the third prince's chances of winning are too slim now, so the Su family will fight hard?"
Otherwise, Su Yue is actually a very cautious person and would definitely not make such an impulsive choice.
Lu Jingyu: "Maybe."
He still felt very sorry because for so many years they had treated each other as uncle and nephew and had a very good relationship.
Gu Qingning patted his shoulder, but thought in her heart that Shu He must be very sad too.
Shu He's experience made it difficult for her to trust people easily, and she decided very early on that she would never get married again.
I’m about to make an exception for Su Yue.
And now...
In fact, it was the Third Prince who really planned this matter.
They decided to take action during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival!
**
The fifth day of May.
Lu Mansion.
Early in the morning, Chen Fenfang directed the servants to wrap the mugwort and calamus in red paper and hang them at the door.
The kitchen is even more bustling with people making rice dumplings with bamboo leaves, glutinous rice, red dates, red beans, fresh meat and other ingredients.
Some are corner-shaped dumplings, and some are tube-shaped dumplings.
In the bedroom in the backyard, Gu Qingning reached out to help Lu Jingyu straighten his collar, and then hung the embroidered sachet around his waist.
One is tall and strong, the other is petite and graceful.
Lu Jingyu really couldn't help himself and hugged the person with his arms.
"What's wrong, Jingyu?" Gu Qingning looked up at him.
Lu Jingyu: "I got the news that the Third Prince might take action today. There will be a dragon boat race then, so you don't need to participate."
Gu Qingning: "If I don't show up, I'm afraid it will arouse their suspicion, right?"
"Don't worry, if there is a riot, I will leave immediately. Besides, I have to stay with Concubine Rou."
During the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Da Chu, His Majesty will personally visit the Guanyue Tower to preside over the dragon boat race.
This is the best time for the Third Prince's faction to take action.
Lu Jingyu: "Then put on the hidden weapon bracelet you had earlier, and let Mo Yu stay with you all the time."
"Um."
Although Lu Jingyu and Ming Hedi had been planning today's events for a long time.
But he still couldn't help but worry about Gu Qingning.
Gu Qingning: "Although today's matter appears to be between the Third Prince and His Majesty, it is also a matter between you and me."
"Once the Third Prince is defeated and the reckoning begins, my Lin family's injustice will be vindicated!"
She had waited for this day for too long.
Lu Jingyu nodded and leaned over to kiss her forehead.
"Be careful, Qing Ning, your safety is more important than anything else."
"Yeah, you too, you also have to be on guard against the Ninth Prince's men today, trying to fish in troubled waters."
"good."
After breakfast, Lu Jingyu went out. He would be very busy today.
Gu Qingning played with Xiao Xiyao for a while first, and when she was about to go out, Banxia couldn't help but follow her.
"Master, there may be danger today. Let this servant accompany you."
Gu Qingning: "Your injury has not healed completely yet, you should rest in the mansion. Don't worry, there are secret guards protecting me."
Besides, she is not the protagonist today.
Be cautious just to be on the safe side.
Finally, she added: "The most important thing is that you stay and help me protect Xiao Xiyao, okay?"
Banxia then nodded.
After packing up, I went out and headed to the dragon boat viewing stand, which was a five-story building called Guanyue Tower.
The Moon Viewing Tower was heavily guarded, and the female members of each family had to arrange their viewing positions according to the official rank of the head of the family.
Although Gu Qingning and the others have moved out, it is still the Duke's Mansion.
Mrs. Feng also came today, and she looked much better.
However, because of the previous events, many noble ladies in the capital city distanced themselves from the Feng family.
She blamed all of this on Gu Qingning.
When I saw Gu Qingning, her nose was not a nose and her eyes were not eyes.
Gu Qingning ignored her and just bowed briefly before leaving.
Feng: "Where are you going?"
Gu Qingning: "I sewed a sachet and sent it to Concubine Rou."
Feng rolled her eyes and said, "You are really good at flattering. What's the point of flattering? She is just an adopted daughter."
"The queen has her own daughter, how could she really care about you?"
Gu Qingning wouldn't argue with her.
Anyway, when the truth comes out, she will be shocked.
Gu Qingning said nothing, just got up and left.
This made Feng so angry that she fell backwards and complained to Biyun beside her.
"Look at her. How can she act like a daughter-in-law? She really makes me mad!"
Biyun didn't know how to respond to this, so she could only look embarrassed.
When Gu Qingning arrived at Concubine Rou's seat, she found Chen Ya and Zuopin were also there.
Concubine Jin sat alone at the table, ignoring everyone.
But Su Tanxin did not show up.
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