Outside the Lu Mansion, the secret guard who had been protecting Lu Yanluo in the dark quietly appeared and bowed his head to ask, "Princess, do you want me to secretly stop Lord Lu?"

Lu Yanluo shook her head: "No need, let him go. Since Lord Lu is determined to be a loyal minister, let him go."

The secret guard nodded his head in agreement, but he was very puzzled. The princess clearly helped Lu Wei recognize the true face of Prince Liang and prevented her from being imprisoned. She also helped the Lu family to drive away the uninvited guest Prince Liang. This was a great favor to the Lu family. But for Lu Hanzhang, she was unwilling to stand on the side of Prince Ye's Mansion?

The princess had put in so much effort, but now it seemed like all wasted.

The secret guard thought about it in his mind and asked it out loud. Lu Yanluo smiled when she heard it.

"They are all people who have worked their way up in the officialdom and are very shrewd. Lu Hanzhang is also a cautious person. He will never stand on the side without knowing for sure whether our Highness has a chance of winning the battle for the throne. He also knows very well that when several forces are competing, it is safest to stand behind the emperor."

Although the secret guards were highly skilled in martial arts, they did not understand the intrigues in the court. They just felt sorry for Lu Yanluo: "Lu Hanzhang, this old man, is quite scheming. He wasted the princess's kindness."

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanluo just smiled without saying anything, and looked back at the peaceful Lu Mansion behind her.

"The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Chu Han has suffered such a great loss this time. Given his personality, he will never let it go. I'm afraid this matter has just begun."

Shortly after Lu Yanluo left, Lu Hanzhang, who had comforted his daughter, had a carriage prepared and entered the palace.

In the imperial study, the emperor and his minister, one sitting and one standing, both had uneasy expressions on their faces.

"You mean, Lu Yanluo said this to threaten King Liang?"

Lu Hanzhang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, when Princess Ye mentioned this matter, I was outside the door and heard about the Huaizhou Jiangjunshan Iron Mine with my own ears. The reaction of His Royal Highness Prince Liang at that time was also somewhat intriguing. He left without any rebuttal. I think this matter is very strange and dare not hide it, so I came to report it to Your Majesty."

The emperor was silent for a while, then spoke with annoyance: "I leave this matter to you. You must investigate it thoroughly for me. Remember, do not publicize this matter for the time being. Carry out it in secret."

"Yes, I obey your order."

Lu Hanzhang walked out of the imperial study, secretly rejoicing as he walked. It turned out that he was right not to stand on the side of Prince Ye's Palace. His Majesty chose to keep the matter of Prince Liang's private mining of iron ore a secret, which was obviously to protect Prince Liang. I'm afraid that in the heart of this emperor, Prince Liang was the one he had chosen to be the next new monarch.

A few days later, people from the Dali Temple secretly reported back that there was indeed an iron mine in Huaizhou that had just been mined, and it was heavily guarded and not easily accessible.

Lu Hanzhang had an idea and finally decided to go to Huaizhou in person.

Unexpectedly, since Lu Hanzhang set out for Huaizhou, within half a month, there was no more news about the Huaizhou Iron Mine and Lu Hanzhang in the capital.

Overnight, Dali Temple Minister Lu Hanzhang disappeared.

The first person to discover that Lu Hanzhang was missing was Lu Wei.

As soon as Lu Hanzhang arrived in Huaizhou, he sent someone to deliver a letter home. Since then, no news has been received.

The father and daughter had originally agreed that in order to avoid any accidents, when they arrived in Huaizhou, Lu Hanzhang would send a letter home every three days to report safety. It could be said that he was too busy to have time for one or two letters, but after no news for half a month, Lu Wei immediately realized that something was wrong.

In panic, Lu Wei thought of Lu Yanluo and hurried to King Ye's Mansion.

When Lu Yanluo heard about Lu Hanzhang's disappearance, she was not surprised at all.

Ever since Lu Hanzhang left the capital, the secret guards of the Night Palace had been following behind him and protecting him secretly. However, as soon as Lu Hanzhang arrived in Huaizhou and before he could go to Jiangjun Mountain, a group of robbers suddenly appeared on the road and captured Lu Hanzhang.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the secret guards of the Night Palace did not rush into rescue after ensuring that Lu Hanzhang's life was not in danger. Instead, they just passed the news back to the capital.

After receiving the news, Lu Yanluo and Chu Xuan did not send anyone to rescue immediately to avoid being caught and bitten back. They waited for the right opportunity.

Seeing Lu Wei so worried, Lu Yanluo thought that the time had come.

"Miss Lu, now is not the time to panic. Calm down and listen to me. Lord Lu is definitely not in danger of death right now. I believe that before tomorrow, Chu Han will come to find you in person and ask you to marry him on the pretext of saving Lord Lu. You must be prepared by then. There is no need to panic and pretend to agree to him. The Night Palace will help you secretly. Let's rescue Lord Lu first."

"Okay... okay, thank you, Princess, thank you." With such a fluctuating emotion, Lu Wei was a little exhausted and fell to the ground all of a sudden, but she did not forget to thank Lu Yanluo.

She would do anything now as long as she could save her father, even if it meant killing Chu Han!

As Lu Yanluo expected, Chu Han came to visit at noon the next day.

Lu Wei listened to Lu Yanluo and let the person in.

As soon as he entered the room, Chu Han walked to Lu Wei's side with a false attitude and whispered, "Weiwei, what's wrong with you? You look so bad? Did something happen at home?"

Lu Wei was heartbroken and cried with her face covered: "Your Highness, my father hasn't sent any news home for a long time. Something must have happened in Huaizhou. What should I do!"

Chu Han was secretly delighted when he saw this. Lu Wei was a weak woman, and her father suddenly disappeared. She had no one to rely on. Who else could she ask for help if not him? His chance had come.

Chu Han pretended to be worried and took the opportunity to hold Lu Wei's hand with heartache, and kept comforting her: "Don't be afraid, I will send someone to Huaizhou to find Lord Lu immediately, and I will definitely bring him back safely."

After getting Chu Han's promise, Lu Wei seemed to have finally found her backbone. She endured the nausea in her heart, held his hand, and said pitifully, "Your Highness, thank you for helping me. Now, apart from you, I really don't know who else can help me save my father. Please bring my father back!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, Weiwei, I really do love you. That day in the mansion, it was Lu Yanluo who tricked me into saying those hurtful words. It wasn't my intention. We were all tricked by Lu Yanluo."

Chu Han was filled with resentment: "You know what happened between me and the Night King. They don't want me to be involved with the Lu Mansion because they are afraid that the Lu Mansion will become my helper. That's why they did everything they could to destroy your marriage. I have already investigated the matter of the Huaizhou Iron Mine. It was actually the Night King who mined it privately. Recently, it was suddenly discovered, so they intended to put the blame on me. Don't worry, I will definitely save your father."