Lu Zifeng and Situ Hao went to Situ Hao's courtyard. There were only three masters in Prince Jing's Mansion. Prince Jing and Princess Jing were deeply in love. Prince Jing was unwilling to take a concubine, and the emperor didn't care about him. Therefore, there was only one son in Prince Jing's Mansion, and that was Situ Hao.
As the prince of Prince Jing's Mansion and the only son, Situ Hao lived in a large courtyard. Although there were not many rooms, according to the regulations, there were three main rooms, an ear room, three side rooms on each of the east and west sides, and a back room on the south side.
The maid brought tea, and the two drank and chatted, talking about their experiences after they separated. Situ Hao actually knew some things about Lu Zifeng intermittently. After all, Nan Qingyun was his uncle. If he wanted to know about Lu Zifeng, he could still find out.
Situ Hao's eyes flashed, and he approached Lu Zifeng and whispered.
"Brother Feng, do you know who killed Lu Minghong?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zifeng's hand holding the teacup paused, and he looked at Situ Hao with curiosity.
"Do you know who did it?"
Situ Hao nodded.
"It's just speculation, after all, there is no solid evidence."
Lu Zifeng did not comment. He knew exactly who killed Lu Minghong, so he shook his head and did not ask any more questions.
This left Situ Hao in a dilemma, and in the end he had to look at Lu Zifeng.
"Brother Feng, why don't you ask?"
"It's the same whether you ask or not. It's none of my business!"
Situ Hao looked at Lu Zifeng helplessly and said softly.
"You said you just arrived in the capital, and Lu Minghong once hired someone to assassinate you and your family. Is your grandfather suspicious of you?"
Lu Zifeng laughed. "So what if he suspects me? He just needs to produce evidence. If he can't, then he can only shut up."
Lu Zifeng knew that Situ Hao guessed that it was him who did it, but so what? He had no evidence. However, he knew that Situ Hao would not betray him. He asked him this question now just to make him wary of Lu Lanqing's so-called grandfather!
Situ Hao finally said.
"From what I understand, your grandfather is currently in the other courtyard discussing with those illegitimate sons about taking action against you."
Lu Zifeng looked at Situ Hao in surprise.
"Are you serious?"
Situ Hao smiled and nodded.
"I know, those illegitimate sons aren't worth mentioning, but your grandfather is a bit more difficult to say. After all, he's been on the battlefield and has some men under his command. You still have to be careful!"
Lu Zifeng closed his eyes and said when he opened them again.
"Tell Duke Dingguo about this. I want to see his attitude."
Thinking of the love that Old Madam Kang had shown her, she smiled.
"This matter! It would be better to have some evidence. I should find a way to send it to the Queen and Princess Jing in the palace. I want to see everyone's reaction."
Situ Hao was shocked when he heard this. Feng Ge'er was planning to use the people in the Lu family who had a grudge against the old Duke to deal with him together! However, this method was very good. Feng Ge'er could stay out of it and see who was more powerful, the old Duke or those people.
"Brother Feng, we have evidence. He's imprisoned in my father's dungeon, and his mouth has been pried open. How about I have my father hand him over to Duke Dingguo in the next two days?"
Lu Zifeng shook his head when he heard that. "No, the best thing would be to send it to the Queen or Princess Jing. As far as I know, these two aunts have some resentment towards the old Duke because of what happened to that Concubine Shi who harmed my father."
Situ Hao didn't know what to say at this time. Lu Zifeng was such a bad guy. He really took advantage of everyone around him, even himself. But he liked him. Isn't that what friends are like?
"Alright, leave this matter to me. Actually, my father asked me to ask for your opinion. I originally wanted to leave it to you, but after hearing what you said, I think your method is indeed better. It would be better to let your two aunts come forward instead of speaking out myself. At least their identities will make your grandfather wary."
"I don't need him to be afraid of me. I want to take away the power and people in his hands. It doesn't matter who takes them away, but they can't be in his hands. Otherwise, they will be a threat to me."
Situ Hao also knew that although the old Duke was old and his influence in the court was almost gone, his age and qualifications were his capital, and he must have some secret guards under his command. This was the support of the three illegitimate sons, and it was also the purpose of their currying favor with the old Duke, because they did not have these people. If they wanted to accomplish anything, they must have people under their control.
After returning home from Prince Jing's Mansion, Lu Zifeng contacted Chang Lin and told him that the Lu family should postpone their visit to Beijing after the New Year, and he must eliminate the danger here first.
The old Duke has probably been brainwashed by those illegitimate sons. If things go wrong, they may even attack Luzhou Prefecture. This is something Lu Zifeng doesn't want to see. He needs to get rid of those three wolf cubs as soon as possible.
Now that I think about it, the Empress Dowager wasn't such a good person! If he hadn't given Lu Lanqing a concubine back then, would the Lu family still have all these troubles?
But then I thought again, if this hadn't happened, there probably wouldn't be this body either.
Situ Hao acted very quickly. The next day, the Empress in the palace and Princess Jing of Prince Jing's Mansion learned that the old Duke had conspired with those illegitimate sons to murder Lu Zifeng, just because they suspected that Lu Zifeng had killed Lu Minghong.
The Empress's face was gloomy, and she glanced at Lu Minghan with a mocking expression, "Brother, this is our good father! He actually wanted to harm his eldest grandson for something that was not worthy of being mentioned. Haha, our grandfather of the Lu family suffered so much injustice because of being born out of wedlock that he had no choice but to run away from home to save his life. But now? His son has embarked on the same path again."
At this time, Lu Minghan just knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.
The emperor, who was standing aside, saw that the empress was already in tears, and he suddenly felt a little disgusted with his father-in-law. Regardless of whether this was done by the child, even if it was, the child did so to protect himself. After all, Lu Minghong sent people to Luzhou Prefecture to assassinate the other person's parents and brothers. Could he just watch him kill his own family?
What's more, there is no evidence yet whether the kid killed Lu Minghong.
"Brother, get up! Go to the other courtyard now and collect all of Father's secret guards. This is my token. Tell them that I said I was willing to follow the old Duke. We won't force them, but from now on their duty is to protect the old Duke's safety. They will no longer be responsible for doing things for him or killing people."
Lu Minghan stood up, took the token, glanced at the emperor, and then turned and left the palace.
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