Lu Minghan lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking.
"I don't know what the emperor is thinking, but we must listen to him. I think he only had this idea after you entered the palace today. Because before you came back, the emperor already knew about Situ Yan bullying Mo'er. At that time, the emperor also hated Prince Li's family."
Lu Zifeng stood up and said.
"I understand. Since the emperor won't let us kill him, let's keep him for now!"
Lu Zifeng walked out of the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and got on his horse. He didn't want to know what the emperor meant. Anyway, he had no plans to do anything to Situ Yan in the near future. There was a lot of time, so he might as well teach him a lesson for the time being.
A few days later, Situ Yan was beaten while covering his head while visiting a brothel, and his legs were even broken. Prince Li ran to the palace to find the emperor and complained bitterly, which annoyed the emperor so much that he finally managed to send Situ Yan away.
Situ Yan's leg was broken by someone. All the nobles and aristocratic families in the capital actually guessed who did it, but no one said anything. This shows how bad the reputation of Li Wang and his son was in the capital.
After hearing this, Yun Zhaolin was a little curious about who dared to break the legs of Prince Li's most beloved son. However, when he saw that all the officials and noble families in the capital had become deaf and blind, Yun Zhaolin realized that it was not only his father who favored his concubine and killed his wife who was notorious in the capital, but also Prince Li and his son.
"Haha, have you figured out what's going on?"
The guard clasped his fists.
"Prince, I've investigated thoroughly. The cause of this matter can be traced back to the snowstorm in the capital some time ago. All the noble families and officials in the capital set up porridge stalls in and outside the city to distribute porridge to the victims. One day, Situ Yan intercepted Lu Zimo, the third son of the Cheng'en Marquisate, on his way home and tried to kidnap him. However, he was repelled by the secret guards sent by the Duke of Dingguo. From that day on, he was considered to have offended the Lu family. A few days ago, the Duke of Dingguo's son Lu Zifeng returned, and it is likely that he was the one who did it."
Yun Zhaolin chuckled.
"Why would Situ Yan pick on Lu Zifeng when there are so many people he can mess with? I heard that he's a martial arts expert and he's unbeatable."
The guard thought for a moment, "Sir, that Prince Lu's martial arts are unfathomable. According to the information received by his subordinates, he has no rivals in the capital." Yun Zhaolin smiled. He didn't care. He had no intention of making enemies with Lu Zifeng. He just wanted to get along peacefully. Besides, he had been very low-key in recent years. Lu Zifeng had only met him once, so he might have forgotten him.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Lu Zifeng has basically not gone out during this period and usually stays at home. However, people come to visit him all day long.
When Lu Zifeng heard that Prince Zhong's son Situ Heng was coming to see him, he was also confused, but he still said.
"Please ask him to wait in the front hall. I'll be right there."
After hearing this, Lu Qiu went to the front hall to answer.
Lu Zifeng tidied up briefly, left the yard and came to the front hall.
"Greetings, Prince Zhong. I wonder why you've come here today?"
It wasn't that Lu Zifeng was being rude and asked directly, but he had only met Prince Zhong once, and that was when he saved Situ Yao. It had been two or three months since then.
Prince Zhong, Situ Heng, was not polite either.
"Haha, I came here today just to ask, where was Prince Lu five days ago, and where was he at Chou time that night?"
Lu Zifeng narrowed his eyes, smiled and asked.
"Haha, I think I know what Prince Heng did, but I'm very embarrassed. I was in the palace during the day when the Empress invited my little sister to the palace to play, and I sent her in. As for the time of night that Prince Heng mentioned, haha, I was drinking with my cousin Chen at Prince Jing's mansion that day. Is Prince Heng satisfied?"
Situ Heng looked at Lu Zifeng. Although he was still a little suspicious, he thought that he would not be able to find out anything here.
Lu Zifeng picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
"This prince has a question that I would like Prince Heng to answer. May I ask it?"
Situ Heng, who originally wanted to get up and say goodbye, had to continue sitting.
"Excuse me, Master Lu."
Lu Zifeng put down the teacup and asked softly.
"Prince Heng, are you from the clan affairs office planning to seek justice for Prince Li's son? But I wonder if you know that Situ Yan once bullied my brother, but as far as I know, Prince Heng did not seek justice for my brother?"
Situ Heng was choked by Lu Zifeng's words and was speechless. He could hear that Lu Zifeng was attacking him. It was also because his own clan affairs office only had jurisdiction over the affairs of the royal family. If it involved court officials, it was not something the clan affairs office could interfere in.
Seeing that Situ Heng didn't speak for a while, Lu Zifeng smiled.
"Prince Heng, you should know that although my Lu family is not a royal family, we are still noble relatives. We are the Empress's family. The Empress's nephew was bullied by a member of the royal family's side branch. I think the Empress must be unhappy. But she also warned me not to touch Situ Yan of the Liwang family because she wanted to give face to the Emperor, because he is a member of the Emperor's clan."
"Prince Heng, tell me, what should I do? To tell you the truth, Prince Heng, if I, Lu Zifeng, wanted Situ Yan's life, he would have died long ago. It was only because the Empress stopped me that I ignored him. But Prince Heng actually came to my Cheng'en Marquis Mansion to question me?"
Situ Heng had realized at this time that he had been a bit reckless and shouldn't have come to Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion to provoke Lu Zifeng. However, Situ Heng was also flexible and stood up and bowed to Lu Zifeng.
"Please forgive me, Prince Lu. I took it for granted. I will never make such a mistake again."
Lu Zifeng waved his hand indifferently.
"It's all good to talk it over. Prince Heng would be best to have a detailed discussion with your father when he returns. After all, the old ones are the wisest. Prince Zhong's ability to manage so many members of the royal family is well-deserved."
After sending Situ Heng away, Lu Zifeng sneered.
"How could the wise and decisive Prince Zhong have such a naive son? From now on, the Zongren Mansion will be handed over to him. Can he keep these princes and nobles in check?"
As soon as I walked out the door, I met Lu Mingyuan walking in.
"Brother Feng, was it Prince Zhong who just came? What did he come for?"
Lu Zifeng nodded.
"Yes, but he's gone. Nothing much. Just came to ask some questions."
Lu Mingyuan thought about it.
"Brother Feng, come in, your father has something to say to you."
Lu Zifeng looked at his old father in confusion, but still followed him into the front hall obediently.
Lu Mingyuan looked at Lu Zifeng and felt emotional. Time flies so fast. It has only been two or three years since his son came back. He is already seventeen years old and it is time for him to talk about marriage.
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