Soon, several shadow guards came back with some prey. Looking at the wild goat, Lu Zifeng quietly took out the seasoning he had prepared from the space and handed it to Situ Hao.
"Okay, go make the arrangements. You're familiar with these people. I'll just wait and eat."
Situ Hao took the seasoning without saying a word and handed it to one of the shadow guards. After giving some instructions, he came back and sat next to Lu Zifeng.
"Brother Feng, I really didn't expect that you would come to save me! But now that you're here, I don't have to worry about my life anymore."
After hearing what he said, Lu Zifeng looked up at the sky speechlessly, "Is this all you can do? Can't you practice martial arts diligently? You wouldn't be so unlucky, getting chased every time you go out!"
Situ Hao did not get angry after hearing what Lu Zifeng said, but spoke sincerely.
"Brother Feng, you're wrong. I don't have a very good talent for martial arts. I've been very hardworking over the years, but I haven't made much progress in this area. I'm helpless, but I can't refuse to do the task given to me by my uncle, right? So when I came out, someone came to assassinate me. I think you have some idea of who they are!"
Lu Zifeng remained silent. He knew that those who assassinated Situ Hao were generally sent by Prince Qing's faction. However, thinking of what his uncle had said, he felt helpless. If it were not for the purpose of catching Prince Qing's lineage and his followers in one fell swoop, the emperor and his uncle would not have been so tolerant, just like when his uncle talked to him a few days ago.
"Brother Feng, don't act on impulse in the future. King Rui is now insane, and we haven't figured out many of his hidden plans and arrangements yet. Now that King Rui is insane, these things may never be found again. How can we eradicate them completely?"
Lu Zifeng knew that although the emperor and his uncle did not know how he had acted and how he had made Prince Rui become stupid, they guessed that it must have been his doing. They did not blame him, but only reminded him to be cautious in the future and not to be impulsive and cause big trouble.
Lu Zifeng did not regret making King Rui stupid. If this happened again, he would still do it. In Lu Zifeng's eyes, when the lives of his family members were threatened, everything else could be put aside. He was not that blindly loyal.
Now seeing Situ Hao's several assassinations, it seems that Prince Qing's party is getting a little anxious now. But it's better this way. If they are not forced, how can they reveal their true intentions?
A few days ago, my uncle mentioned that he wanted me to help find the 100,000 soldiers and horses that Chen Laiqing led to the border to resist the Tatars two years ago. In the end, they were attacked by the Tatars and were defeated. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses disappeared without a trace and have not been found to this day. I think those people must be waiting in that mountain for the day to come out and rebel.
Lujia Village, Luzhou Prefecture
From the clan leader Lu Lanchen's house, the second oldest Lu Lankun, the fourth oldest Lu Lanqi, the fifth oldest Lu Lanshu and several other old brothers were all sitting here.
"Brother, what's going on? It's late at night."
The second brother, Lu Lankun, was more impatient. Seeing that all the brothers had arrived except the third brother, the eldest brother did not say anything but sat there drinking tea.
The fourth brother Lu Lanqi and the fifth brother Lu Lanshu looked at each other but did not say anything. Instead, they sat there looking at the oldest brother Lu Lanchen.
Upon hearing this, Lu Lanchen glanced at the impatient second brother and then put down the teacup in his hand.
"I say, Second Brother, you need to change your temper. You're already in your forties. When will you ever calm down? I've been telling you for decades, and you still won't change?"
Lu Lankun rolled his eyes after hearing this. "Brother, is it really necessary to make a big deal out of this? We already have a bunch of grandchildren. Can we afford to dwell on this?"
Lu Lanchen shook his head and ignored him, but took out a letter.
"Today I received a letter from the third son in the capital. The letter said that the second son had recognized his relatives, and also mentioned a big event."
After a pause, he continued.
"Do you remember when father was still alive, he mentioned that we had an uncle who was the legitimate son of the first wife?"
Hearing him ask this, Lu Lankun was puzzled.
"Brother, could this matter be related to Mingyuan's biological parents' home?"
Lu Lanchen glanced at his second brother with approval. He said, "This second brother is a little impatient, but he has a quick mind!"
"Well, Mingyuan is our uncle's grandson. I know you still have a lot of questions, so I'll tell you all today!"
Lu Lanchen picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then began to talk about Lu Mingyuan's life experience and how he was later raised by Lu Lancheng and his wife.
After listening to Lu Lancheng's explanation, the remaining three people spoke.
"Such a coincidence actually exists in the world. In the end, Mingyuan is still a member of our Lu family. We are considered to be from the same clan."
Lu Lanchen looked at the three of them and said.
"You should also take a look at this letter. The family tree in the capital has been reorganized. We will be merged with the Lu family branch in the capital. The eldest uncle there only has one child. It has been agreed that the five of us brothers will be re-ranked with that brother. I will still be the eldest, and the second brother will need to move back one place to become the third. And so on."
"From now on, whether in the capital or in Luzhou Prefecture, our Lu family will have six branches."
"My branch will still be the clan leader. My fourth brother wrote to us and told us that our Lu family's ancestral tomb will be located in Luzhou Prefecture. He also said that he plans to send people to Xichang County, Bingzhou Prefecture, to move my parents' tomb to Luzhou Prefecture. Once we have chosen a place for the ancestral tomb, they will bring my uncle's coffin to Luzhou Prefecture so that the two brothers of the older generation can be buried together."
"The second oldest brother in the capital is also a fool. The eldest nephew is in charge of the household. The second oldest brother's wife also said that when he gets old, he needs to be sent back to Lu Zifeng for burial."
"Fourth brother also said that he can't come back for the time being. Back then, the third and fourth sons of his family were not up to the task and were expelled from the family by us. Now Mingyuan has returned to the second branch, and only the eldest son Lu Mingshan is left with fourth brother. We all know what happened to that child a few years ago, but Fengge'er has also returned over the years. He can't just live alone like this! Fourth brother wants us to help him get married while he can. No matter what, we can't let him have no descendants!"
Lu Lankun also knew that his eldest brother and the fourth brother had thought very much about it, so he said.
"That's not bad, but it's both easy and difficult! Mingshan is almost forty years old, and I don't know if he would be willing to marry her."
Lu Lanqi said with a smile.
"Third brother, you're overthinking it. How can we say that Mingyuan, the younger brother of Marquis Cheng'en, is here in Mingshan? Even though they're not blood brothers anymore, they grew up together. Besides, the two brothers have always had a good relationship. With this relationship, are you still worried about not being able to find a wife?"
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