After Lu Zifeng bowed, he left the front hall and went to the backyard. Kang had already received the news that her eldest grandson had returned, and was arranging the kitchen to prepare delicious food for him.
When he saw his eldest grandson come in, he immediately burst into laughter.
In the front hall, Prince Zhong and Lu Minghan watched Lu Zifeng leave, and then Lu Minghan stroked his beard and said.
"Prince Zhong, tell me, is there anything that my nephew cannot hear?"
Prince Zhong picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. When he heard Lu Minghan ask this, he spoke softly.
"Duke Dingguo, let's be frank. I have a crush on your nephew and would like to take him as my son-in-law."
Lu Minghan really didn't expect Prince Zhong to say such a thing. He was so shocked that he spit out a mouthful of tea while drinking it, put down the teacup and pointed at Prince Zhong.
"You...you...what did you say?"
Prince Zhong rolled his eyes and looked at Lu Minghan's shocked expression jokingly.
"Look at you, you're so ambitious! Isn't it just that I want your nephew to be my son-in-law? Is it really that serious?"
Lu Minghan quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped the tea off the front of his clothes, saying.
"You old man, why didn't you have any warning before you spoke? When did you come up with this idea?"
Prince Zhong leaned on his chair and said with a smile.
"I've thought of this a long time ago. I saw his heroic appearance when he and Prince Jing's brother returned to the capital last year. My daughter also has a crush on him."
Lu Minghan looked at Prince Zhong speechlessly. "You have good taste, old boy. My nephew's martial arts skills are beyond words. Look all over the capital and see if you can find someone better than my nephew. In the future, this Duke Dingguo Mansion will belong to this boy, and he will be the future Duke Dingguo. But you also know that I can't make the final decision on this matter. I have to consult my second brother and his wife, as well as my mother, uncle and aunt."
Prince Zhong naturally knew about the Lu family's affairs, so he naturally wouldn't get the answer so quickly, so he said.
"Then I'll be waiting for your good news on this matter, as soon as possible. You don't know that I have been looking for a son-in-law for all these years. Now that I have finally found one, I need to act quickly, otherwise you, an old man, will marry someone else's daughter one day."
Seeing Prince Zhong's shameless behavior, Lu Minghan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "You really have to? It's just something that happened before, and you're still blaming me. It was just too late for you to say that. How can you blame me?"
It turned out that the Prince of Zhong had fallen in love with the daughter of Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan, Lu Zilian. However, when Prince Zhong found Lu Minghan and told him about this, Lu Minghan told him that he and Cui had promised Lu Zilian to the Prince of Dingnan Marquisate three days ago.
This has always bothered Prince Zhong. He would bring it up every time he met Lu Minghan, which made Lu Minghan laugh and cry every time. Prince Zhong and Lu Minghan had grown up together since childhood, and their relationship was very close, which also created no distinction between the two of them.
"Okay, from what I think, this matter is almost certain. My second brother should not object to it."
Prince Zhong nodded.
"Also, I came here today to tell you that the Emperor is preparing to close the net. The investigation into Prince Qing's affairs has been almost complete. My son-in-law went to Bozhou some time ago and has dealt with part of it. The most difficult thing to find now is Shen Laiqing's 50,000 troops. They haven't been found yet, but the others have all been dealt with."
When Lu Minghan heard the serious news, his expression turned serious. "Didn't the emperor say before that he wanted to find Shen Laiqing's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Why is he suddenly not looking for them now? If those tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rebel, I'm afraid there will be another massacre."
Prince Zhong smiled bitterly. How could the Emperor not know this? But if he was not allowed to raise the banner of rebellion now, how could the Emperor deal with Prince Qing openly?"
Lu Minghan stopped talking after hearing this. He knew that the emperor had no choice. If he didn't let Prince Qing rebel, then the outside world would only spread rumors that the emperor wanted to kill Prince Qing and that Prince Qing was forced to rebel. At that time, the emperor would be the passive one.
"Okay, let's do it this way. I understand. I know what to do tomorrow morning. Oh, no, what do you mean by your son-in-law? He's not even a son-in-law yet. Don't recognize relatives randomly!"
Lu Zifeng stayed in Kang's yard until the hour of Xu before leaving and returning to the Marquis' Mansion.
Early the next morning, Duke Dingguo's Mansion sent someone to invite Lu Lancheng and his wife, and Lu Mingyuan and his wife, saying that they had something to discuss.
The family went to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Lu Zifeng was summoned into the palace by the emperor before dawn and met the emperor in the imperial study.
"Brother Feng, go back to Zhuncheng now. Go out with Situ Hao and wait for Prince Qing outside the city. If he leaves the city, he will definitely go to Lianzhou Prefecture. This time, he will be escaping from the capital. Remember, you cannot kill Prince Qing before he raises the flag of rebellion. Only after he starts to raise the flag of rebellion, when I send people to Lianzhou Prefecture to quell the rebellion, can we find the right opportunity to kill him? Understand?"
Lu Zifeng immediately understood what the emperor meant. He was preparing to take action against Prince Qing, but was afraid of losing his trace, so he wanted him to follow him!
"Yes, I understand. I will go home and prepare now."
After leaving the palace, Lu Zifeng went back to the Marquis' Mansion first, but he did not see his parents and grandparents. As time was tight, he did not have time to go to the Duke's Mansion, so he had to ask Lu Xia to go to the Duke Ding's Mansion to tell them, and he took Lu Qiu and Lu Dong out of the city and met Situ Hao outside the city.
When Situ Hao saw Lu Zifeng coming, he came out of a tea stall nearby and waved to Lu Zifeng.
Lu Zifeng dismounted and entered the teahouse. He saw that there was no one else in the teahouse except a few guards disguised as waiters standing outside.
"So you've been here for a long time. I was thinking I'd have to look for you when I get out."
Situ Hao poured him a cup of tea.
"My uncle asked me to leave the city last night. He told me to wait for you here."
Lu Zifeng nodded. "Now the emperor has minimized the losses. He has already reduced the power that should be reduced. If he doesn't raise the banner of rebellion, it would be a shame for all our hard work during this period."
Suddenly thought of something?
"Have you gathered all the evidence on the noble families in the capital? And how's the investigation going on with Prince Rui's sons?"
"Prince Rui has already investigated everything. His son is also involved. There will be no Prince Rui's Palace in the capital from now on. As for those noble families, we don't need to worry about them. The emperor's uncle has already made arrangements. Our mission this time is to ensure the death of Prince Qing. So I have already made arrangements along the way. I have people everywhere on the way to Lianzhou Prefecture."
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