Chapter 206 Lu Family
Ginkgo's voice was quite loud, and it was too late for Qiu Tong to silence her. Chen Tang's sleepiness had already been driven away.
It was related to finding the second brother. Chen Tang sat up and asked, "Did you find out anything?"
Ginkgo said, "He is just someone who wants to fish in troubled waters. The old man said that his young master was abandoned by someone. It seems that he was thrown away in a food box. He is about the same age as the girl..."
Chen Tang asked, "Who is his young master?"
Ginkgo said, "It is said that he is the third young master of General Lu's mansion, the envoy of Ganzhou."
After a pause, Ginkgo added, "General Lu, the envoy of Ganzhou, committed a crime a year ago and his house was confiscated. His entire family was exiled to the border..."
If the Third Young Master Lu that the old man mentioned is really the Second Young Master of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, then the Second Young Master is currently doing hard labor at the border, and it has been a whole year. How many people have been exiled to the border and died of illness on the way, let alone being exiled at the border for a whole year.
Chen Tang frowned, and Yin Xing said, "The second young master will definitely not be so unlucky. The old man broke his leg two years ago and was arranged to return to Beijing to guard the Lu family's old house, but he was also raided. After hearing about this, he thought that the third young master of the Lu family was the second young master of our Marquis' Mansion, so he came to inform the door of the news. I hope that the Marquis' Mansion can help General Lu to redress his grievances for the sake of the second young master. I heard from the servants that the old man has been coming every day these days and can't be driven away."
Chen Tang asked, "Does the third young master of the Lu family have a birthmark on his arm?"
Ginkgo said, "The servant asked, and the old man said he didn't know if there was..."
It's quite honest.
After all, it is difficult for ordinary servants to know whether their masters have birthmarks.
General Lu had his property confiscated and was exiled, but his old servant was still concerned about him and wanted to find someone to seek justice for him. General Lu must be a good person, at least a master who treated his servants well.
Chen Tang lay back on the couch, and Yin Xing said, "Young lady, don't think too much. The eldest young master was adopted by old Prince Ning when he was away from home. He is very precious. The second young master must be very lucky and will not be so unlucky."
"What if?" Chen Tang asked.
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Can't the girl just hope for the second young master's order?
Ginkgo said, "The servants said that the old man just wanted the Marquis to help General Lu get justice..."
This possibility cannot be ruled out, but the old lady should know that as long as the Marquis' Mansion sends someone to the border to inquire, they will know whether the third young master of the Lu family is her second brother. This matter cannot be deceived.
Chen Tang lay on the small couch, Qiu Tong continued to massage her legs. For some reason, Chen Tang was moved when she heard that the old servant came to the Marquis' Mansion every day. She just didn't know what General Lu had done wrong.
Chen Tang wanted to ask Chen Shan to ask Xie Guimo, but she held back. The envoy was a fourth-rank official, and her father must have heard about the confiscation of property and exile of such a military general. After all, she was not married yet, and she could ask Xie Guimo directly about her father's affairs, so she was impatient with Xie Guimo.
Qiu Tong's massage was so comfortable that Chen Tang almost fell asleep. After being dazed for a while, she really fell asleep. After she fell asleep, Qiu Tong stopped and took a thin quilt to cover Chen Tang.
Chen Tang slept for a full hour. If she didn't wake up, Ginkgo and Qiu Tong would wake her up.
Chen Tang woke up, washed her face, re-combed her hair, and then went out. The fiery clouds in the sky made the entire sky look like a blazing fire, which was extremely beautiful.
As dinner was still a while away, Chen Tang admired the flowers in the garden for a while, and only went to Songhe Hall when the maid came to invite her.
When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he saw Xiao Huan and Shen Sui coming from afar, so he stopped and waited for them. When they came over, Shen Tang bowed and called, "Father."
"Brother."
Xiao Huan nodded slightly.
After all, they were not siblings who grew up together. If Xie Guimo had not asked the emperor to help convey the message and insist on arranging the marriage, Shen Sui would never have refused if Prince Ning had helped to propose the marriage. The engagement almost took place. Thinking about it now, it is a bit embarrassing.
Shen Sui asked, "Are you looking for father for something?"
Chen Tang said, "Nothing, just asking my father about something."
"What's the matter?" Shen Sui asked.
Chen Tang asked, "Father, do you know General Lu, the envoy of Ganzhou?"
Chen Sui was surprised and asked, "Envoy Lu was confiscated and exiled a year ago. Why are you asking about him?"
Chen Tang said, "A few days ago, there was a man who claimed to be a servant of General Lu's mansion. He said that his third young master was abandoned in the food box. He was about my age. I suspected it was my second brother. He came to the house every day and couldn't be driven away. I wanted to ask how General Lu's house was confiscated..."
Shen Sui really knew about this, or it could be said that there was no official in the court who didn't know about it. Shen Sui said, "Envoy Lu was found to have colluded with the bandits in Ganzhou and robbed the official ship. The stolen goods were searched from the mansion, which angered the emperor, so his property was confiscated and he was exiled."
Chen Tang said, "Collusion between officials and bandits is a capital crime, so why wasn't he beheaded, but his property was confiscated and he was exiled?"
Chen Sui said, "As far as I know, it was because of the old Prince Ning's intercession that the emperor did not chop off Envoy Lu's head, but instead confiscated his property and exiled him."
Old Prince Ning is the Emperor's biological uncle and is highly respected by the Emperor. One word from Old Prince Ning is worth more than a hundred words from others.
Chen Tang didn't expect that this matter was related to Old Prince Ning. She subconsciously looked at Xiao Huan. Xiao Huan wanted to say something but stopped. Chen Tang asked, "Brother, do you know something?"
Xiao Huan said, "Two years ago, I went to Ganzhou for work and got to know the eldest young master of Envoy Lu's residence. I went to his residence, and although I didn't see the third young master of the Lu family, Envoy Lu didn't seem like someone who would collude with bandits..."
It was also a coincidence that when Envoy Lu was escorted to Beijing a year ago, it was the time when Princess Ning was celebrating her birthday. Xiao Huan would return to Beijing to congratulate Princess Ning on her birthday every year. When he heard about this, he was surprised. Later, Prince Ning told the emperor about the prestigious Envoy Lu that Xiao Huan had met in Ganzhou.
The stolen goods found in Envoy Lu's residence were not necessarily the proceeds of a division of the spoils; they could also be a frame-up. In addition, Envoy Lu's confession was written with his fingerprints pressed by the jailer after he was beaten to death, so it could not be considered a true confession. The Emperor punished the Minister of Punishments and commuted the death penalty to exile.
When Xiao Huan became acquainted with Young Master Lu, he did not reveal his identity as the Prince of Ning. In fact, for so many years, he only acted as the Prince of Ning in Kyoto. When Young Master Lu was exiled, he happened to be returning to the border and met him on the way. Envoy Lu had a high fever at the time, and Young Master Lu was also sick. He could not call a doctor for them, so he gave them the golden wound medicine he carried with him.
Even so, Master Lu was afraid of implicating him, so he pretended not to know him and said in front of the escorting yamen runners, "I don't know your name, sir. I will repay you for your kindness in giving me the medicine today when I have the chance."
Being imprisoned, Xiao Huan was afraid of implicating innocent people, and he really didn't believe that Envoy Lu would collude with the bandits.
Xiao Huan said, "Grandfather said he would send someone to Ganzhou to investigate, but I didn't care about it later. When I met him that day, Envoy Lu was already very ill. Life at the border was miserable. Now that a year has passed, I'm afraid..."
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