Lu Songwan didn't expect that Yao Shu, who always had a gentle temper, would show such an attitude.
This was not over yet, Yao Shu said: "If this case is closed within three days, and Lu Yao is not guilty, my Yao family will hold a normal funeral. If Lu Yao is guilty, a letter of divorce will be sent to the government, and the Yao and Lu families will have nothing to do with each other from now on." His words were exactly the same as Feng Yuheng's.
Lu Song knew that he would not get any benefit from the Yao family today, so he decided not to stay here to humiliate himself. In addition, the Yao family had not let him in, and they were discussing right and wrong at the gate of the mansion. Although it was night, there were still people who had nothing to do and liked to watch the fun. He did not want to lose face, so he had to say goodbye in disgrace.
Feng Yuheng watched the Lu family's carriage go away, and couldn't help but snorted coldly. At the same time, he also said to Yao Jingjun and Yao Shu: "Uncle, don't pay attention to the Lu family. Our Yao Mansion is what it should be. I believe that the attitude of the Yao family was also brought out by grandpa, right?"
Yao Jingjun nodded, "Ah Heng is right, it was indeed Father who wanted us to answer the Lu family in this way."
Feng Yuheng asked Yao Shu again: "Has my eldest cousin completely let go of Lu Yao?"
Yao Shu nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Heng, your cousin is not a fool. I've said before that if it was just me who suffered some loss, I could bear it, but if she did evil to other members of our Yao family, it would be a grave sin, and the Yao family will not tolerate such a person anymore."
"Okay." Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with the attitude of the Yao family. With the help of Yao Xian, she believed that the Yao family would not suffer any loss in this matter. But she still gave the Yao family a more reassuring promise: "Don't worry, no matter what the Lu family does, no matter how big this matter ends up, the Yao family always has me, their niece, behind them. Ah Heng will make the decision for the Yao family. The good days of the Lu family are coming to an end. Let's just wait and see what the Lu family's back-up plan will be."
That night, the Lu family was sleepless, but the Yao family and the princess's mansion had a good night's sleep. The candles in the makeshift mourning hall were extinguished at night, and even the servants who were guarding the body were not left. There were no bodies in the coffins on either side, so there was nothing to guard, and everyone fell asleep peacefully.
The next morning, it was a normal morning court session. However, the left prime minister Lu Song did not leave the palace immediately after the morning court session. Instead, he turned a corner, sent someone to deliver a message, and then hurried to the harem.
Inside Cunshan Palace, Concubine Yuan Shu was sitting in the outer room eating a bowl of blood swallow's nest, while Lu Song was sitting on a chair at the lower side with an earnest look on his face.
Concubine Yuan Shu didn't even look at him. She was concentrating on eating her blood swallow. She only raised her eyelids occasionally, but didn't say anything.
Lu Song also felt embarrassed, but after all, he was the one who asked for it, and Shufei was the mistress. Since the mistress didn't say anything, he had to resolve this awkward situation.
So he laughed dryly twice, and then said to Concubine Yuan Shu: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen the Eighth Prince for many years. I wonder if everything is going well in the Southern Territory?"
Concubine Yuan Shu nodded, "He should be fine! Who knows? The letters we exchanged only report good news and not bad news. I don't know how he is doing."
"Yesterday, I heard from my colleagues in the south that the Eighth Prince is now very prestigious in the southern area. In addition to commanding a large number of troops, he is also supported by the people. Your Majesty can rest assured." Lu Song smiled and looked at Concubine Yuan Shu from time to time. He gritted his teeth and said simply: "Your Majesty, when I first took the position of Left Prime Minister, you mentioned to me that you intended to let a daughter of the Lu family follow the Eighth Prince. I don't know about this..."
Concubine Yuan Shu sneered in her heart, thinking that Lu Song still brought up this issue. What a pity, today is not the same as in the past. In the past, the Eighth Prince had little power, especially in the civil service, and he did not have much help. And the Lu family had some friendship with her mother's family, and she heard that the emperor intended to let Lu Song take over the position of left chancellor, so she had that idea. But now...
"The daughter of the Lu family?" She finally put down the supplement in her hand and talked to Lu Song. "After what happened yesterday, the Lu family only has one daughter left, right?"
Lu Song nodded helplessly, "Although there are two alive, Ping'er's face has been ruined. Even if she was a beauty before, she is now a useless person. How can she be worthy of the Eighth Prince. But my third daughter is still there. She is a legitimate daughter. If the queen remembers what she said before, you may..."
"Why not mention it to Mo'er?" Concubine Yuan Shu smiled and said, "I'm afraid that if I mention this matter, I will have to help the Lu family again with Jingzhao Yin. We can't let our future in-laws lose too much reputation in this incident, right?"
Lu Song was startled, and quickly stood up and knelt on the ground, saying over and over again: "I dare not, I dare not!"
Concubine Yuan Shu didn't say anything, she just said: "I will send a letter to the Eighth Prince, and I will also mention this matter. But you know that Jingzhao Yin is not my sphere of influence, and that Princess Ji'an is not easy to mess with. Lu Song, don't be greedy. I agree to one thing, and you shouldn't expect me to agree to the second thing, otherwise..."
"I understand!" Lu Song said quickly, "I just want to plan a good future for my daughter, and I am willing to plan for the Eighth Prince wholeheartedly from now on. I hope Your Majesty will fulfill it." After all, of the two things she asked for today, she hoped that Concubine Yuan Shu would agree to this one. So she didn't expect any more, and quickly expressed her feelings to Concubine Yuan Shu. After getting Concubine Yuan Shu's promise again that she would write a letter to the Eighth Prince as soon as possible, she left Cunshan Palace with satisfaction.
But as soon as he left, the responsive smile that Concubine Yuan Shu had on her face instantly disappeared.
The maid Yuexiu asked her quietly, "Are you really going to send a letter to His Highness?"
Concubine Yuan Shu nodded: "Of course, I haven't written to Mo'er for a long time, so I have to say hello."
"What about what Prime Minister Lu said?"
"Hmph!" She shrugged. "The daughter of the Lu family? What kind of person is she? In the past, I thought that Mo'er might be able to rely on Lu Song's position as the left chancellor to open up a gap in the civil service in Beijing, but now it's different. The Lu family, I never thought that the Lu family would be so useless. It hasn't been long since they took the position of the left chancellor, but they have made an enemy like Princess Ji'an who is so vindictive? It's not that I want to boost the princess's morale and destroy my own prestige, but although I sit in the palace, I can hear and see no less than those outside. I'm afraid that the Lu family is doomed."
Yuexiu nodded. She had been in the palace for many years and had been with Concubine Yuan Shu for so long. How could she not understand what it meant to judge the situation? Now that the Lu family was about to lose power, the Empress's attention had also shifted. She just didn't know which direction it was shifting in. Was it right or wrong?
"My lady." Yuexiu was a little worried, "Can you help that girl up?"
Concubine Yuan Shu raised the corner of her lips, "Whether I can help him or not, we have to help him to know. But in my opinion, it is not a bad thing to have such a person in hand. Rong Zhen -" She called the lame eunuch in her palace, "Go and prepare pen and ink, I want to write a letter to His Highness the Eighth Prince in person."
On August 16, the Yao family announced that they would not accept condolences for Lu Yao's case and that they were waiting for the outcome of the trial by Jingzhao Yin. At the same time, the Yao family also reported the case, pointing out that Xu was deliberately dragged into the fight between the two Lu sisters and used as a prelude and sacrifice.
Jingzhao Yin officially accepted the case and announced that he would investigate it thoroughly, which made the Lu family furious. But the Yao family did what they had to do. They did not close the door to visitors. Yao Shu went to court as usual, Yao Xian went to Baicaotang as usual, and even the servants were talking and laughing. It did not look like a funeral at all.
Meanwhile, Xiangrong slept until after noon before waking up. The maid Shancha told her, "Aunt An has gone to the shop. She said that the business is good recently and she has been collecting bills more frequently. Miss..." Shancha handed a bowl of tea to Xiangrong who was still sitting on the bed, and told her, "Drink it quickly, Miss. It's for hangover relief. Aunt An specially asked me to prepare it for you before she left. It's been heated up three times, and you've only just woken up."
Xiangrong rubbed his head, looking bitter. Sobering tea, so she was really drunk? It wasn't a dream? No wonder her head hurt so much. But...how did she get back last night? Why can't she remember anything?
Xiangrong kept knocking her head, but Shancha explained, "Why did Third Miss drink so much last night? Not only did you reek of alcohol, but you also talked nonsense. And, Miss, do you know that it was the Seventh Prince who personally helped you into the mansion last night? Even the master was alarmed and knelt in the yard for a long time until the Seventh Prince left."
"What?" Xiangrong was so shocked that she almost jumped up from the bed. She grabbed Shancha tightly and asked, "What did you say? Who sent me back?"
Shancha was helpless and had to repeat herself again: "Seventh Prince, it was the Seventh Prince who personally helped the Third Miss back." After saying that, she added: "But what did you say last night, Third Miss? It was obviously the Seventh Prince who helped you, but you kept calling him Xuan Tianyi Xuan Tianyi. Third Miss, how can that be? That's the Fourth Prince's name! Haven't you always liked the Seventh Prince?" The little girl said the last sentence in such a low voice. By now, she was a little confused. Which prince did her young lady like?
Xiangrong fell back onto the bed and covered her face with her hands.
Life is hopeless, this is simply hopeless! She was drunk and was helped back by the Seventh Prince, which was embarrassing enough, but what was even worse was that she actually called the bastard Xuan Tianyi's name in front of the Seventh Prince. What on earth did she do? From now on, how could she have the face to see the Seventh Prince?
She sat up on the bed in a daze, ignoring Shan Cha's words to her, and took the bowl of sobering tea from the little girl's hand and drank it in one gulp.
Shan Cha was frightened by her young lady's straightforwardness. When she came to her senses, she saw her young lady sitting on the bed and crying. She cried and said, "There is no way out. I have blocked the road ahead by myself. It should have been a way to live, but I walked towards the side of death. Seventh Prince, I will never have the face to see you again in this life..."
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