Lu Wei lowered her head and listened to the lies of the man in front of her. She couldn't help feeling a little disgusted, but she still resisted the urge to pour the teacup in front of her on Chu Han's head.

Lu Yanluo said that the most important thing now is to stabilize Chu Han. Only in this way can Chu Han be coaxed into releasing Lu Hanzhang.

So she pretended to be deeply moved, and said with tears in her eyes: "I believe Your Highness."

Chu Han was very satisfied with Lu Wei's reaction and took the opportunity to state the purpose of his trip.

"But before you save Lord Lu, you have to agree to marry me." Chu Han pretended to be embarrassed: "I'm not taking this opportunity to force you, but I have to have a legitimate reason to leave the capital. Weiwei, you know how I feel about you. I really want to marry you. As long as you agree to marry me, I will go to Huaizhou to save people! How do you think?"

Everything happened just as Lu Yanluo had expected. Chu Han really used this as a threat to force her to marry him, which made Lu Wei extremely angry and disgusted.

But she didn't show it on her face, and still looked at a loss. After a period of "dilemma", she nodded shyly and agreed to Chu Han.

"I have thought it through in the past few days. Lu Yanluo came that day just to sow discord. I shouldn't doubt your friendship with me. I believe you."

Chu Han was extremely happy. He pulled Lu Wei into his arms and hugged her tightly, saying excitedly, "That's great. You finally agreed to me. Weiwei, don't worry. I, Chu Han, will never let you down in this life!"

Every word he said was firm and to the point. If Lu Wei hadn't known his plan long ago, she would have been moved by him. But the fact was, she hated this man so much that she tried her best to resist pushing him away.

Chu Han, who looked extremely excited, had cold eyes without a trace of warmth.

Both of them were just playing along.

But in order to lure the snake out of its hole, Lu Wei did it more carefully.

"I have been investigating Lu Yanluo these past few days and discovered that she has been amassing a large amount of wealth behind the back of the Night King. I have found the account book of her amassing wealth. When my father comes back, I will give the account book to you and you can use it to deal with Lu Yanluo."

"Okay! Weiwei, you are really my good wife." Chu Han was very excited. To deal with Lu Yanluo? This was what he had always dreamed of.

"Don't worry, I will report this to my father, the emperor, and my mother. I will marry you to the Liang Palace in a grand ceremony with eight bearers in a sedan chair. From now on, you will be the most honorable woman in the Liang Palace!"

Lu Wei pretended to be shy and kept silent with her head down, but in fact her eyes were cold. If it wasn't for rescuing her father, she would never be here to listen to his lies.

As expected, after Lu Wei agreed to Chu Han's marriage, there was finally news from Huaizhou.

It is said that Lu Hanzhang was kidnapped by bandits on the road, and the Huaizhou government went through great pains to wipe out the bandits and rescue him.

Thus, Lu Hanzhang was sent back to the Lu Mansion in Beijing. When Lu Wei saw that her father had finally returned safe and sound, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and she immediately hugged Lu Hanzhang and burst into tears.

Lu Hanzhang was very distressed. He hugged his daughter and tried to comfort her. Then he told Lu Wei what he had encountered in Huaizhou.

He was indeed kidnapped by robbers, but Lu Hanzhang knew why the robbers kidnapped him.

Lu Wei was frightened, so she grabbed Lu Hanzhang's hand and told him about her and Lu Yanluo's plan.

On the other side, Chu Han took the account book given to him by Lu Wei and went to the imperial study to meet the emperor.

"Father, this is the evidence that Lu Yanluo accepted bribes and amassed wealth. The men I sent to rescue Lord Lu came back to report that there is indeed an iron mine in Huaizhou, but it belongs to the Night King. The workers inside work day and night. Father, the Night King must be secretly stationing troops with the intention of rebellion. I hope you can make a decision soon!"

Since the iron mine in Huaizhou could no longer be hidden, Chu Han simply decided to cut off his own arm and push the matter to Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo. Lu Hanzhang didn't find anything this time anyway.

The emperor was furious when he heard this, and immediately sent someone to summon Chu Xuan into the palace for a confrontation.

Chu Xuan was not surprised at all when he received the imperial edict. He calmly followed the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict into the palace.

The emperor asked, "How do you explain the matter of the Huaizhou iron mine? Where did you send the iron ore?"

Chu Xuan pretended not to understand and asked in confusion: "What is your Majesty talking about? How come I don't understand? What Huaizhou? What iron mine?"

Chu Han snorted coldly and said, "Why does King Ye pretend to be ignorant when he knows the truth? Father already knows that you mined iron ore in Huaizhou privately. If you are smart, tell me everything and don't anger Father."

The emperor became more and more angry. He threw the account book that Chu Han brought in front of Chu Xuan and said angrily: "And your princess, look at the good things she has done, accepting bribes and amassing wealth. What are you two going to do? Rebellion?"

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He picked up the account book on the ground and flipped through it casually. Then he sneered, "How could my father believe in such nonsense? What kind of account book is this? It is simply made up. Any accountant can tell it is fake at a glance."

Chu Han's heart skipped a beat. Fake? How could it be possible? The account book was handed to him by Lu Wei herself, how could it be fake!

The emperor followed his advice and summoned a minor official from the Ministry of Revenue to identify the authenticity of the account book. The official took a quick look and declared, "Your Majesty, the account book is not consistent from beginning to end. It is a fake."

Chu Han was dumbfounded on the spot, and a surge of anger surged in his heart. He felt that Lu Wei and Lu Yanluo had jointly plotted against him.

As expected, Chu Xuan also took out an account book and said, "I also have an account book here, please have a look, father."

The emperor ordered someone to bring the account book, and when he opened it, he found that it was a record of the mining transactions of the Jiangjunshan Iron Mine.

It clearly records how much was mined each month, how much was purchased and how much was transported away. The account book is clear and the money transactions are even clearer. It all belongs to the Prince Liang's Palace.

The emperor was furious, and looked at Chu Han with a meaningful look: "Come and look at this account book, and give me an explanation!"

Chu Han's face changed and he clenched his hands in an effort to calm himself down.

"Father, I really don't know what's going on with this account book. Please understand me, someone must be trying to frame me!"

"Still quibbling!" All the silver from these transactions was sent to the Liang Wang Mansion in the capital. Do you think I'm a fool? If you don't say anything, then I will send someone to search the Liang Wang Mansion in person!

Chu Han was stunned. Go to the Liang Palace to search? How could that be possible! The secret room in the palace was full of evidence of his illegal sale of iron ore. If it was discovered, he would be finished.

Chu Han's face turned pale, and he knelt down in front of the emperor with a plop. "Father, I know I was wrong, but I really didn't mine the iron ore privately. This was all done by Wang Haiquan from the Ministry of Industry. I was just bewitched and accepted a little money from him. Please punish me, Father."

In order to protect himself, Chu Han could only push his own men out to take the blame.