Chapter 67 Secret Report
Lu Yu took out two candies from his purse, led the child to a secluded place, and asked him questions in detail.
Since the child had candy, he naturally said whatever he wanted.
The more Lu Yu listened, the more frightened he became, and he felt that this time the situation was very dangerous.
As soon as the prince left, someone dared to poison the relief porridge, and more than ten people died on the spot. The old governor died to show his determination.
After Wu Wei took office, he immediately imposed additional taxes under the banner of an imperial envoy, exploiting the already impoverished people even further.
If he encountered people who were penniless, he would just take them away to work, calling it work-for-relief.
Those who worked honestly could only get half a bag of food a day, enough for the family to have a bowl of porridge.
Lu Yu's sun twitched when he heard this. "What kind of official is this?! He's more like a slave owner."
He felt that if no measures were taken, Qingzhou would be on the verge of chaos.
By then, it won't be possible to get over the matter just by him confessing his guilt; his family might even be implicated.
But Lu Weiqing has been going out early and coming back late these days, occasionally socializing with Wu Wei, and most of the time he is nowhere to be seen.
Lu Yu even began to doubt whether he really intended to leave him alone and let him take the blame.
He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but he didn't dare to discuss it with anyone. He could only wait outside Lu Weiqing's house, hoping that he would come back soon.
The news in Chang'an had already spread. Although the emperor had not yet made it clear, some people had already begun to squeeze the Lu and Jiang families.
Jiang Ran and Lu Zhaoyang were already extremely worried, and suddenly they heard that Old Madam Lu had somehow gotten wind of the news and became so angry that she fell ill.
Lu Zhaoyang was so anxious that he rushed to visit the patient, while Jiang Ran decided to ask Princess Le'an for help in private.
As soon as Lu Zhaoyang entered the room, he heard Madam Lu yelling, "My son is being framed, and I'm asking that old woman to intercede for him. What's wrong with that?! He's her own grandson."
Lord Lu raised his hand in anger, but ultimately stopped short of striking. Lu Yu was his only legitimate son, and he was anxious, having sought help from many people to no avail.
Although Mrs. Qi Lu acted on her own, he had never thought about whether he should ask his mother to plead for mercy.
Lu Zhaoyang understood at a glance that this couple were both good-for-nothings.
She just took a glance and hurried to Madam Lu's courtyard.
When Lu Zhaoyang met the old lady, he said a lot of nice things to her and finally persuaded her to feel relieved and believe that with Lu Weiqing around, the two of them would definitely return safely.
Mrs. Lu wiped her tears for a while, and after listening to her talk for so long, she felt very tired. She drank some tranquilizers and finally fell asleep.
Lu Zhaoyang told the nanny not to let those messy people disturb her anymore, and she would come to check on her every day.
Although she persuaded the other person, Lu Zhaoyang was actually worried in her heart, and those words were also to persuade herself.
After calming down, she began to think about how to ask the prince for mercy.
Jiang Ran said that before his elder brother left Beijing, he mentioned three people, the Queen, the Crown Prince, and Princess Le'an, and that they could be asked for help if anything happened.
After much thought, she found that only the prince was familiar to her.
A few years ago, the emperor went on a southern tour and the prince accompanied him. When he arrived in Gusu, he stayed at her house.
At first she didn't know that he was the prince, and they didn't get along very well when they first met. Later, when she learned of his identity, the two of them had become accustomed to bickering with each other.
In fact, she vaguely knew that her family had a special relationship with the prince.
Although it was rumored that the eldest brother had repeatedly rejected Princess Le'an's advances, leading to a feud with the crown prince, the head of the Lu family was determined to assist the future emperor, and the eldest brother would never make the relationship too awkward.
And based on her understanding of the prince, he would not care about these things, but would take the opportunity to harm his sister.
She preferred that her eldest brother should not openly take sides. In this way, it would be safer to be seen as being at odds with the crown prince.
Lu Zhaoyang walked along and unknowingly arrived near the East Palace.
The Crown Prince was accused of treason, and it was a sensitive period, so we definitely couldn't go to him openly.
Lu Zhaoyang was just worrying about how to meet people when a man wearing a bamboo hat bumped into her and stuffed a note into her hand.
She held the note in her hand and took a quick look at it. It actually said that the prince had something to discuss with her and asked her to return to the Lu Mansion as soon as possible.
Lu Zhaoyang was half-believing and half-doubting. The prince was under house arrest, so could he go to the Lu Mansion to find her in such a high-profile manner?
Seeing her hesitation, the man walked past her again, and seemed to lift his hat unintentionally. Lu Zhaoyang saw clearly that it was the prince's personal bodyguard.
She no longer hesitated and immediately rode back home.
Lu Zhaoyang went back and looked everywhere, but didn't see anyone.
She was cursing when she passed by the door of Lu Weiqing's study and saw the door slam open and the prince walked out.
"How many years have you been pickling this? It's so flavorful."
The prince obviously heard her curse and spoke without mercy.
"What's it to you? Shake your brains out before you talk to me."
Lu Zhaoyang spoke too quickly and only then remembered that she needed help from others.
She gritted her teeth and said with a smile, "Oh, why is it you? I made a mistake."
The prince smiled jokingly and said nothing.
Lu Zhaoyang endured it again, pushed open the study door, stepped inside, and said politely: "Let's talk inside."
The prince glanced at her with a smile before walking in.
She tried to adopt a proper attitude to ask for help, pouring tea and passing fruit plates. After a long while, she finally asked, "Your Highness, could you please help with my elder brother's matter?"
"My sister-in-law and I are very worried. Is there any news?"
The prince took a sip of tea and still did not answer.
"You should know that my eldest brother is definitely not that kind of person. What about plundering the people's wealth? Is our Lu family really worth doing that?"
Lu Zhaoyang felt like his face was about to freeze from smiling.
She always had the upper hand in every argument, but when had she ever been so humble? When her eldest brother returned safely, she would definitely get back at him.
The prince finally put on enough airs, "I can't help much with this matter..."
But before he could say it, Lu Zhaoyang exploded.
"You chose to learn archery instead of learning the many weapons China has."
The prince was about to speak when a cup of tea was spilled at his feet.
"I am not a straw boat, so don't shoot your arrows at me."
Seeing that Zhaoyang was so angry that he was about to drive the guests away, he didn't dare to keep it a secret any longer and quickly said, "I can't help, but the teacher has already made arrangements."
"He was just afraid that you would worry about me falling for someone else's trick, so he sent me a secret letter to let me know I was safe."
Lu Zhaoyang's expression softened immediately, but he still couldn't believe it, so he asked again, "Really?"
"Really, really, of course it's true. How dare I lie to you?" The prince was so obedient after being scolded that he admitted his mistake.
"Oh." Lu Zhaoyang completely calmed down. This guy deserved a beating, but he wasn't a bad person.
She went out and called the nanny, asking her to pack a box of locust flower cakes and throw it to the prince.
"It's amazing that you still remember it." The prince was touched. After so many years, Zhaoyang still remembered that he liked to eat locust flower cakes. Zhaoyang really had him in her heart.
"Go, go, go! Aren't you under house arrest? Go quickly and don't get me into trouble."
Zhaoyang felt a little embarrassed by his gaze and immediately drove him away.
The prince held the locust flower cake with a resentful look on his face. It turned out that they were thrown away after use, just like before.
Then Lu Zhaoyang watched him activate a mechanism and leave through the secret passage in the study.
Oh my god, this is how Big Brother secretly met with the Crown Prince?!
Zhaoyang covered his mouth to prevent himself from screaming.
She has learned too many secrets recently, and her little head can’t keep them all!
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