Chapter 211 Lu Xian (Part 1)
At this point, Prince Yuzhang was very impressed with Lu Ming. In addition to sending him a lot of money, he also wanted to propose marriage.
Lu Ming had only one daughter, Lu Xian. He was delighted to hear that his daughter was going to be a princess.
But Lu Xian refused.
She argued bitterly with her father, but to no avail. Shortly after the marriage was decided, Prince Yuzhang came in person to welcome her, and Lu Xian was also put on a boat heading north.
"My father only wanted a son and paid no attention to me. When he grew old, seeing no hope of having children, he wanted to adopt a son from the clan to inherit the family business. In any case, there was no place for me in this family. I had long wanted to take the money I had secretly saved and leave my hometown. With my hands and feet, I could always support myself. Even if it meant hardship, it was better than being married off to someone in exchange for money by my father. Unfortunately, before I could leave, the old man Yuzhang Prince came to propose marriage. My father was extremely greedy for money, so there was no reason for him to refuse. Seeing that I refused, he had me watched day and night, unable to escape. Now that this has happened, it is God's will. I heard that Yuzhang Prince was the Queen Mother's favorite in the palace, and he died on the way to the wedding. If I go back, how could the Queen Mother forgive me? It is better to just go like this. It is both clean and in compliance with God's will, isn't it?"
At that time, Lu Xian said to Sun Wei with confidence.
Sun Wei had no objection to this and told Lu Xian that as long as she left Cangwu, nothing would happen to her because she planned to take the blame for the Princess of Yuzhang on Lu Xian's behalf.
Looking at Lu Xian's shocked face, Sun Wei asked, "Prince Yuzhang and his companions were all killed, but you are the only one whose body is missing. Do you think the court will let you go and not investigate further?"
Lu Xian thought about it and soon agreed.
"If you want to, go ahead," she said. "I'm dead now anyway. What others do is none of my business."
Sun Wei nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Xian did have a lot of valuable jewelry on her. Later, Sun Wei helped her melt the gold and silver and remove the pearls and gems, so that no one could tell that they were official jewelry. As for the ceremonial clothing and jade ornaments, which were difficult to dispose of but also served as proof of her identity, Sun Wei kept them for herself.
"But there's one thing I'm afraid is difficult to handle," Lu Xian said hesitantly. "What if the court asks my father to recognize you?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Sun smiled, "Mr. Lu will recognize it."
Although Sun Wei had never met Lu Ming in his previous life, he had heard some things about him.
Although this person is greedy for money, he is shrewd.
In his previous life, although Lu Xian was gone, Lu Ming still sent people to Jiankang shortly after the accident to ask for support from the Prince of Yuzhang's palace. Sima Jun was not a narrow-minded person, and he allocated a sum of money from the treasury every year to Cangwu.
So, after Lu Xian left, Sun Wei went to see Lu Ming.
She told Lu Ming that Lu Xian had passed away and he had nothing left, but if he acknowledged her, he would not only continue to be the father-in-law of Prince Yuzhang but also continue to be supported by her.
Just like in his previous life, Lu Ming only wanted money. It didn’t matter to him whether Lu Xian was there or not, or whether Lu Xian was real or fake.
After thinking for a while, he agreed.
Of course, Sun Wei knew that such a greedy person was difficult to control. In the future, he might even use this truth to manipulate her and extort benefits from her.
But Sun Wei knew another thing.
Lu Ming was a lifelong alcoholic. At the end of the year when Prince Yuzhang was killed, Lu Ming suffered a stroke after a bout of heavy drinking. After that, he became confused and could not recognize people.
Even so, before coming to Cangwu this time, Sun Wei still made every effort to have him taken away.
As long as he is prevented from meeting Sima Jun, the matter will be resolved once and for all and there will be no risk.
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Lu Ming's home is located in the mountains.
It's not that he likes to live in seclusion, but someone like him who makes a living by fame has to act like a hermit.
As Sun Wei expected, when he arrived at the house, he saw that the doors were closed and the main door was locked.
Sima Jun's attendants searched around for a long time and finally found a woodcutter who was chopping wood in the mountains. After asking, they learned that Lu Ming had gone out of town with a friend a few days ago.
"He went out of town?" Sima Jun couldn't help but look at Sun Wei and asked, "Where did he go?"
The woodcutter said, "I don't know. But Mr. Lu had a stroke at the end of last year. His mouth is crooked and his eyes are squinting. He can't remember things clearly. I think he went to get treatment."
Sima Jun frowned slightly and said to Sun Wei, "We were completely unaware of this happening."
Sun Wei also showed a look of surprise. After thinking for a moment, she said, "At the end of last year, neither I nor the Crown Prince were in the capital. Even if someone came to inform us, it is reasonable for us not to know."
Sima Jun thought about it and nodded slightly.
He left two people to guard the place and investigate further, and report back immediately when they got any news.
Then, he took Sun Wei to a village at the foot of the mountain.
Sun Wei was relieved. Lu Ming was indeed not there. Sima Jun would stay here for two or three days at most, and when he saw nothing to do, he would return.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, the two men came back and said that a female thief had broken into Lu's house and was caught by them.
Female thief?
Sun Wei was stunned.
Sima Jun immediately ordered someone to bring the female thief here.
Not long after, the guards brought a young woman with her hands tied into the hall.
When Sun Wei saw that face, his heart was shocked.
It was Lu Xian.
"I'm not a thief! You are the thieves! You bastards..." Lu Xian cursed, and when she suddenly saw Sun Wei, she was stunned.
"stop!"
Before Lu Xian could take a closer look, she heard Sun Wei shouting.
Then, she walked up like the wind and hugged Lu Xian tightly.
"Cousin!" Her voice was filled with excitement. "It's you, cousin! I missed you so much!"
Lu Xian: “…”
Sima Jun: “…”
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As dusk fell, the servants lit candles all around, making the place bright.
Dinner was served and the aroma of food filled the air.
Lu Xian sat at the table, eating with big mouthfuls, as if she had been hungry for several days.
Sun Wei asked someone to serve her more, and advised her, "Go slowly, there's more."
As she spoke, she glanced at Sima Jun.
Sima Jun also looked at Lu Xian, unable to hide his curiosity.
After a hearty meal, Lu Xian finally put down her chopsticks.
"Cousin." She looked at Sun Wei and smiled, "It's better here, cousin. I'm so lucky to have met you today."
Sun Wei also smiled, but her face felt stiff.
She never expected that instead of meeting Lu Ming, she met Lu Xian.
Fortunately, when they met just now, she took the initiative to call Lu Xian cousin, and Lu Xian took the opportunity to acknowledge her as her cousin.
Even so, Sun Wei still felt scared.
If Sima Jun had met Lu Xian before him, who knows what the consequences would be...
"I was in a hurry just now and didn't know what to call this cousin of yours, Madam?" Sima Jun suddenly asked in a calm voice.
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