Lu Cang controls half of the court, and the Minister of War is someone he can command, not to mention the eunuch who holds the seal beside the emperor.
It would be easy for him to rebel.
But there are always exceptions in this world, such as those who predict that he will rebel, or all the other families uniting to play this game with him.
Xiao Li couldn't show up again, so she passed all the information to the Fang family and asked the Fang family's father and son to act as the middleman.
Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. She has handed them the ladder, and it depends on themselves whether they can seize the opportunity.
Seeing the princess's mansion engulfed in flames from afar, Xiao Li left with a smile.
Everything in the world requires an initiative. If you are one step late, you are doomed to lose.
The Lu family was one step too late to even kill her, yet they still wanted to defeat her?
In a house less than fifty meters away from Changchun Tower, the end of the house can be seen at a glance. It has two rooms and a main room, and the woodshed and kitchen are built in the corners. It looks like a very ordinary house.
Someone knocked the signal and someone came to open the door immediately. It was a slender girl. She looked up at the person who came, seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she bowed and welcomed her in.
A pair of eyes peeked out from inside, looking at the stranger who came here with surprise and curiosity.
The door was closed and two lamps were lit in the house.
The room, barely big enough for a table, was packed with seventeen children and...a baby.
Looking at the child who was still sucking his fingers, the visitor frowned, but said nothing. He took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it to the oldest girl.
"This is a list of all guests at Changchun House."
"My master told me to tell you that executing the Gao family is the limit. You will have to avenge the rest of your grudges on your own."
He took out another bag and said, "You can't exchange the things you took from Changchun Tower for money now. Inside are eighteen portions of silver, including banknotes and small change. Each bag is worth one hundred taels. After you take them, if you know where you are, you can go back directly. If you want to leave, leave. If you have nowhere else to go, the title deed to this house is here too. You can live here forever."
After he finished speaking, the girl who opened the door mustered up the courage to ask, "Can we... know the benefactor's name?"
Everyone's eyes turned to that person.
She explained eagerly, "We just want to know who saved us. We will definitely repay our benefactor when we have the chance."
The man looked at the children in the room. The oldest was the fifteen-year-old girl in front of him, and the rest were about twelve or thirteen years old. Although they were at an age that should have been innocent, their eyes were numb and lifeless. However, when they talked about their benefactor, their eyes suddenly flashed with expectation.
He felt sad when he thought about what they had gone through.
"No, the master does not need your reward, but..."
He looked at the oldest child, whose eyes were still burning with a little light, and he couldn't bear to see it go out.
"The master is a very powerful woman. She admires those who are self-reliant and resolute. Her name contains the character 'Chaoyang'. Live well. Perhaps one day, she will be willing to appear before you."
"Then..." the girl asked nervously, "Will our benefactor... dislike us?"
He sighed softly, "In my heart, she won't despise you. On the contrary, she feels very sorry for you. But as for the answer, you can go to her and ask her one day."
"Okay, I have to go now. See you later."
Everyone watched him leave, unwilling to look away until the door closed.
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"What took you so long?"
An impatient voice came from upstairs. Yang Jun pulled down his cloak and looked up at Xiao Li who was sitting on the edge of the railing drinking.
She was holding a wine jug in one hand and hanging outside the railing, with her sleeves pulled up, revealing a piece of snow-white arm, which was very eye-catching even in the night.
"Those kids were clamoring to see the princess, and I tried to coax them out a bit."
Xiao Li lowered her eyes and looked at him: "Can you coax a child?"
Yang Jun is not as tall and strong as Rong Qing, but people who practice martial arts can hardly be thin. He usually looks docile only in front of Xiao Li, and is serious at other times, as if someone owes him money and won't pay it back.
I really can't imagine what it's like for such a person to coax a child.
Yang Jun went upstairs before answering, "They're watching eagerly, and I can't really just turn around and leave."
Xiao Li didn't ask any more questions, but asked Hongyue to warm a glass of wine for Yang Jun as well.
The north wind is blowing tonight and it is particularly cold.
"Thank you for the reward, Princess."
Yang Jun took the wine and drank it. This cup of hot wine warmed his body and mind. Perhaps because he had just seen the group of children, he couldn't help but talk more.
"In fact, Princess, you can go and meet them. Those children are very grateful to you. With a little training, they will definitely be useful to you. The noble families train their assassins and choose children like them."
Xiao Li rolled his eyes at him unhappily: "Too much talk."
Yang Jun didn't care about being scolded. After this incident, he realized that his master was a hard-mouthed but soft-hearted person.
He looked at Xiao Li and then at the night sky. It was not a peaceful night. Rong Qing had been sent to the military headquarters. He had to be extremely alert and protect the princess.
At three quarters past three in the morning, a command arrow flew into the sky, dazzling and brilliant. This was the signal for the battle to begin.
It's not that the Lu family is just about to seize power, but that the Lu family found that it was useless to act quietly, such as when the emperor became seriously ill or died suddenly and then left a will to pass the throne to King Chen.
Civil officials always use more elegant methods and don't like to show off their skills. If they want to steal your things, they have to give you face first.
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