The arrival of the two brothers Lu Zifeng and Lu Ziyan made Lu Mingyuan and Lu Zimo very happy. Lu Zimo went straight up and hugged Lu Zifeng.
"Brother, you guys are back. I missed you so much."
Lu Zifeng looked at Lu Zimo with amusement, but also a little puzzled. His third brother had always been an introverted person and rarely showed his emotions like this. He reached out and stroked his head.
"What's wrong? You haven't seen me for over a month, and you miss me so much?"
As soon as Lu Zifeng finished speaking, Lu Zimo's eyes turned red. Lu Zifeng's eyes became fierce, and he was about to ask a question when Lu Mingyuan on the side hurriedly pulled Lu Zifeng aside.
"Let's go back first and talk about it when we get home."
Seeing his father so nervous, Lu Zifeng suppressed his doubts and spoke to Lu Ziyan according to Lu Mingyuan's words.
"Let's go, let's go home first."
After saying that, he reached out and pulled Lu Zimo back to Lu Qiu.
"Lu Qiu, let my third brother ride the horse back, and you walk back slowly."
Lu Zimo waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll just take the carriage back."
Lu Qiu handed the reins to Lu Zimo.
"Third Young Master, you ride. I'll just walk back. I've been riding every day these past few days and I'm tired. It's just right to stretch my muscles."
When Lu Zimo heard Lu Qiu say this, he stopped hesitating and got on his horse and went back to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion with Lu Zifeng and others.
When she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Tan Yunniang was sitting there with Xu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, doing embroidery and chatting. When she learned that Lu Zifeng and others had returned, she was even more happy. She hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare hot water so that Lu Zifeng and others could wash up, and then arranged a family dinner. Finally, she planned to go to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion in person to invite the old lady and the Duke Dingguo and his wife to come for dinner.
Lu Zifeng first returned to his own yard to wash and change clothes, and then went to Lu Lancheng's yard to pay his respects to his grandparents, and then went to pay his respects to Tan Yunniang. At this time, Duke Dingguo and his wife also came with the old lady Kang.
It was already dark at this time, and it gets dark early in winter, so the family gathered again in the front hall of Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.
"Brother Feng has done a great job this time. The Emperor is very pleased. I think the reward will come in a few days."
Lu Zifeng stood up with a smile and bowed in the direction of the imperial palace.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment. This is what a minister should do. It is not worth mentioning."
After the family finished their meal, Duke Dingguo took Cui back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but Old Lady Kang stayed behind, saying that she wanted to stay with her second son for a while. Coincidentally, Old Lady Xu was there, so she had someone to chat with and wouldn't be too lonely.
Finally, the father and his two sons came to the study in the front yard.
"Dad, my third brother wanted to talk at the city gate today, but you stopped him. Now, can you tell me what it is?"
Hearing what Lu Zifeng wanted to ask, Lu Mingyuan hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"Brother Feng, do you know King Li?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zifeng looked directly at Lu Ziyan. Lu Ziyan had already told him about what happened before he went to Lianzhou Prefecture on the road these days.
Lu Ziyan said when he saw his elder brother looking at him.
"Prince Li is just a member of the royal family. The current Prince Li is just the son of the cousin of the great grandfather. However, the old Prince Li died early, and the current Prince Li does not have much power in the court. He is basically a character who eats and waits for death. He is a playboy by nature. He has more than a dozen sons, but only three survived: Situ Liang, Situ Peng, and Situ Yan. This Situ Yan is not a good guy. He bullied the third son before, and I beat him up."
Lu Zimo nodded.
"Brother, I don't know why he always picks on me. A few days ago, for some reason, he ordered someone to assassinate me when I was returning home after giving out porridge. If someone hadn't happened to pass by (Lu Zimo didn't know it was the Dingguo Mansion's secret guards who saved him), I might have been kidnapped by them."
Lu Zifeng frowned when he heard this. He had been in the capital for quite some time, and Situ Yan actually dared to bully his younger brother so blatantly.
"Did you see clearly that the man was Situ Yan?"
Lu Zimo nodded.
"They all wore face coverings, but I still recognized Situ Yan's voice."
Lu Ziyan, who was standing by, stood up and said after hearing this.
"Have you gone to see your cousins?"
Lu Zimo lowered his head and whispered.
"I wanted to look for my cousin Chen, but he went out a while ago and isn't home. My cousin Xun also went to Tangquan Manor outside the city and isn't home. Later, Dad said we shouldn't look for them. He's been with me these past few days."
Lu Zifeng looked at Lu Mingyuan helplessly. His father still had the habit of living in the countryside and did not fight with others. But now that he came to the capital, as the brother of the Queen, he only wanted to not cause trouble to the Queen, and he could endure any grievances for himself and his family.
"Father, you should know that you are the Empress's younger brother. If you are too easy to bully, how can anyone respect the Empress? We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it either. Just like this incident, Situ Yan dared to act like this. Does he take the Empress seriously? Therefore, in the capital, Prince Li is nothing. We, the Duke of Dingguo and the Marquis of Cheng'en, don't have to take him seriously."
"And Prince Li is only a relative of the clan, not even close to the Emperor. There's no need to worry too much about them. Okay, leave this matter to me. You guys should just ignore it. Second brother, you're not allowed to act on your own. Everything must wait for my order. Got it?"
Lu Zifeng glanced at Lu Ziyan, which made Lu Ziyan feel a chill in his heart and nodded involuntarily.
Don't worry, big brother, I won't do it privately."
After returning to his yard, Lu Zifeng called Lu Qiu over.
"I think you've heard about what happened to my third brother. I'll give you five days to find out everything about Situ Yan."
Lu Qiu was also angry. The Third Young Master was the gentlest among the young masters in the mansion, but someone dared to bully him.
"Master, don't worry. I'll check it out right away. I'm sure I'll have a thorough investigation within five days."
After sending Lu Qiu away and letting Lu Dong go, Lu Zifeng went into his inner room, lay on the bed, and began to call Feng Qing.
"Master, is there something wrong?"
"Feng Qing, I need to get rid of someone here. This time you have to do it yourself, don't use outsiders, but there is no rush for now. In order not to arouse suspicion, you don't have to do it before the New Year. It's best to do it after the New Year. I will notify you when the time comes."
"Got it, Master. Don't worry, I can help you with anything."
After arranging everything, Lu Zifeng finally began to rest.
After getting up early the next morning, Lu Zifeng went into the palace. His uncle had said yesterday that it was his first day back, so he should have a good rest and then go into the palace to meet the emperor the next day.
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