Lu Minghan frowned upon hearing this. "Are you not sure if it's heading to Luzhou Prefecture? Then send a message to Luzhou Prefecture and ask them to step up their guard."
Lu Minghan thought for a moment and said, "Send people to follow them. I suspect that Prince Qing let those people go out not for the sake of my second brother and his family. The third brother is already dead, he would not do such a meaningless thing. Do you still remember what happened with Shen Qinglai? I suspect those people went to meet the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that Shen Qinglai took away."
After hearing what the Duke said, Lu Fang immediately remembered that last year Shen Qinglai led his troops to stop the Tatar army, and in the end tens of thousands of soldiers disappeared without a trace. Now that the Duke said this, perhaps those tens of thousands of hidden soldiers could really be found!
"I understand. I'll make arrangements right away."
Watching Lu Fang leave, Lu Minghan thought more and more that he was right. However, he was helpless to think of this. Prince Qing was the elder brother of the current emperor. When the eldest prince died on the battlefield, Prince Qing, the second prince, and Prince Rui, the third prince, both wanted to compete for the throne. However, Emperor Taizu was wise and intelligent and directly appointed the fourth prince at that time, the current emperor, as the crown prince. This also led to the dissatisfaction of Prince Qing and Prince Rui.
After the death of Emperor Taizu, Prince Qing and Prince Rui have always wanted to take his place. The Emperor has always thought that they are brothers and did not want to resort to war, but now it seems that it is inevitable!
In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of the year, and the New Year is just two or three days away in Lujia Village, Luzhou Prefecture.
After Lu Ziyan performed a set of spear skills, even in the cold winter weather, there was a burst of white mist above his head.
He glanced at Lu Zimo who was dancing with a sword beside him.
"Third brother, your swordsmanship has improved a lot recently. When will you learn spearmanship from second brother?"
Lu Zimo retracted his knife and let out a light breath.
"It's good enough for me to practice my sword skills well. Just like my elder brother said, after learning sword skills, I can protect myself in the future. Besides, I really don't have any talent for martial arts, so I won't waste my time on it. I might as well read more books."
Lu Ziyan shook his head and said no more. His younger brother was just like that. He liked reading, which was exactly the opposite of himself. But it was good this way. Since his third brother liked reading, his father wouldn't keep an eye on him.
In the study in the front yard, Lu Lancheng and Lu Mingyuan were sitting inside, and Lu Lancheng was reading a letter.
"Second brother, then you should take your wife and children to the capital after the New Year!"
Lu Mingyuan was stunned. "Dad, aren't you and Mom going?"
Lu Lancheng smiled and waved his hand.
"Why should we go? You can just go there. When you go there and meet Brother Feng, tell him that the Lu family still needs his care."
Lu Mingyuan shook his head.
"Dad, you should explain this to him yourself! Dad, I know what you mean, but Feng Ge'er also said in the letter that the Lu family here might be of the same clan as the Lu family in the capital. We might as well go there and see what's going on."
Lu Lancheng glanced at Lu Mingyuan and said, "From what Feng'er said in the letter, I have already guessed who the descendants of the Lu family in the capital are. Do you remember what I said before? Your grandfather is my father. He was born to a second wife. He had an older brother who was born to the first wife. He was more than ten years older than him and ran away from home. I think the Lu family in the capital is his descendant."
After hearing what Lu Lancheng said, Lu Mingyuan remembered this matter and realized that he had really overlooked it.
"Dad, then we should go even more. After all, we are all from the same clan, the Lu family. It was God's will that my son was adopted by you and mother. You couldn't bear to see our Lu family separated."
Lu Lancheng felt a little bitter in his heart. It was true that they were separated from their own flesh and blood. It was because his second son died that the couple adopted Lu Mingyuan. Even Lu Mingyuan's current name was the name of the child who died that year.
Lu Zifeng didn't know about what happened in Luzhou Prefecture for the time being. He was preparing to go to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. The court had already commended him a few days ago and he had been promoted. From then on, he would serve as a fifth-rank sword-bearing guard in the Yulin Army and would often enter the palace to guard it.
Lu Zifeng also knew that he was at a disadvantage because of his age. He was sixteen years old and not yet of age. This was the only way for the time being. This was what Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan said, and Lu Zifeng had no choice but to accept it.
After leaving the house, he rode a horse and headed towards the Duke Dingguo's Mansion with four attendants. Lu Zifeng knew why he was going to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion today. In fact, he didn't want to go for the time being. It was the Duke Dingguo who said that the old lady had always wanted to see him and was thinking about this matter every day. Lu Zifeng had no choice but to agree to go and take a look.
As soon as he reached the alley leading to the main gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he saw a group of people standing at the side door looking at him.
Lu Zifeng was also a little stunned. What did this mean? Could it be that the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion had another distinguished guest today? In that case, his arrival today was a bit inappropriate. However, since he had already come here, he might as well go over and say hello. He could come back another day. After all, the New Year was almost here, so he could just treat it as a New Year's greeting.
Lu Zifeng rode his horse until he was more than ten steps away from the group of people and stopped. He dismounted and walked towards the crowd. Who knew that just as he approached and had no time to greet them, he was stopped by a kind-looking old lady and looked left and right.
Lu Zifeng was a little confused at first, but then he remembered what Duke Dingguo had said, and he guessed that the old lady in front of him should be the old lady of Duke Dingguo's mansion.
Lu Zifeng didn't know how to address the old lady in front of him. He should call her Grandma! He didn't seem to have any kinship with the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. But calling her Old Madam seemed a little disrespectful.
The old lady seemed to know what was going on and said with a smile.
"Come on, Feng'er, let's go in first. After we recognize each other as relatives, you can call me grandma."
As she spoke, she pulled Lu Zifeng directly into the Duke's Mansion. Lu Zifeng didn't say a word the whole time, and was just pulled into the mansion by the old lady.
Nanny Cheng followed behind and looked at Lu Zifeng, who looked very similar to the Duke. She was also amazed. This nephew looked so much like his uncle, so it was conceivable that the second master must look even more like the Duke.
Lu Zifeng followed the old lady into a courtyard. This should be the courtyard where the old lady lived. It looked very big, with five main rooms in a row, side rooms on both sides, and four wing rooms on each side of the east and west.
"Come, Brother Feng, come in and sit down."
Here, Lu Zifeng was warmly received by the old lady. Lu Minghan, who was in the study in the front yard, also heard that Lu Zifeng was taken to her yard by his old mother. He just smiled, and it reminded him of his old father who had gone to the other yard again.
Yes, Lu Lanqing went to the villa and took a few concubines and my grandson to the villa.
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