1011 chess piece, go find the Ninth Emperor

"What do you mean? I can't understand." Feng Qingchen asked in confusion.

What does her birthday have to do with the Lu family?

The Ninth Prince's thoughts were too jumpy. Although she knew more than the average woman, there were too many twists and turns in the officialdom. She only understood the deep meaning of what happened along the way afterward.

As for birthdays, Feng Qingchen had never celebrated one. As an orphan, she didn't care much about birthdays. If the Ninth Prince hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about such a thing as birthdays.

The room was a little dark. With the weak moonlight, the Ninth Prince could vaguely see Feng Qingchen's eyes wide open. The silly look of Feng Qingchen in a daze flashed through his mind. The corners of the Ninth Prince's lips could not help but rise. He kindly explained, "I will hold a grand birthday banquet for you in Shandong. At that time, I will invite all the officials and merchants in Shandong, but I will not invite the Lu family."

All the officials in Shandong knew how much he valued Feng Qingchen, so it was only natural for them to hold a birthday party for Feng Qingchen.

"Are you trying to alert the enemy?" When the Ninth Prince said this, Feng Qingchen understood. In the darkness, Feng Qingchen looked at the Ninth Prince with sparkling eyes, which almost made the Ninth Prince unable to hold back.

After a light cough, the Ninth Prince said seriously, "I guess so. The Lu family is a smart family. If we do this, he will understand even if he doesn't. The Lu family will never want to offend me. When the time comes, they will definitely take action, and as long as they take action, it will be easy to deal with."

In the darkness, a dangerous light flashed in the Ninth Prince's eyes.

He was certain that the Lu family risked their lives to send a Hu girl into the palace, not to kill General Feng. In the final analysis, General Feng must have died innocently.

Feng Qingchen thought over the Ninth Uncle's words carefully, and finally said with admiration: "People who can climb to a high position have a delicate heart. I admire them."

She had searched and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to take action against the Lu family. Unexpectedly... the Ninth Prince was able to settle it with just a birthday banquet.

The Ninth Prince's action was not only to tell the Lu family that the Ninth Prince and the Lu family were not on good terms, but also to test the officials and wealthy businessmen in Shandong to see how they would react after seeing that the Ninth Prince and the Lu family were not on good terms.

The Lu family is wealthy and powerful, but Shandong is not an ironclad country. Just look at the reaction of the Chen family.

This is what it means when a stone stirs up a thousand ripples. The Ninth Prince threw the stone down, not caring what kind of reaction it would cause.

Of course, this trick can only be used by the Ninth Prince, because of his status. Without the status of the Ninth Prince, the Lu family would not take her, Feng Qingchen, seriously at all.

"It's not that I have a delicate heart, it's that you are getting lazier and lazier." The Ninth Prince said this, but he was happy in his heart. Feng Qingchen could be independent and rely on him at the same time, which was a good thing. He always thought Feng Qingchen was too independent, so this was good.

"No way... I have you here. With you here, why do I need to think about all these things? Besides, compared to these roundabout methods, I prefer simple and crude methods, such as burying a circle of explosives and blowing up the Lu family." Feng Qingchen had considered this method, but finally thought it was not feasible.

The Lu family has a lot of private soldiers, and the Lu family is large, so the explosives may only be able to blow up the outer wall and pose no threat at all.

"Killing someone means paying with your life. You'd better forget this idea completely. The Lu family is not officials. If they die tragically, they will get sympathy from the people. Then not to mention you and me, even the emperor will be blamed by the people. What's more, it is impossible for you to kill all the people in the Lu family by doing this. It is very dangerous if you don't get rid of the roots." The Lu family is not like the officials in the capital. The Lu family members are everywhere and it is impossible to kill them all.

If Feng Qingchen wants to wipe out the entire Lu family, even the emperor cannot do it. A noble family like the Lu family will make several preparations and it is impossible for them to expose all the members of the family in public.

With a loud bang, the Lu family was blown up. This was indeed very convenient, but the price of convenience was too high. Feng Qingchen couldn't afford it, and neither could the Ninth Prince.

Fighting violence with violence is too brutal, and the trouble it brings is endless. The Ninth Prince was afraid that Feng Qingchen would become impatient and do something irrational, so he revealed a few words about his plan to deal with the Lu family.

"It's great to have you here." Feng Qingchen's worries disappeared after hearing this. He felt sleepy and yawned, "I'll do as you planned. It's late now. I'm sleepy and I need to go to bed."

After saying that, he slid into the quilt, leaving the Ninth Prince alone, without caring whether the Ninth Prince could sleep or not.

"Just..." Fell asleep?

The Ninth Prince looked at Feng Qingchen, who fell asleep as soon as he was told, and could not help but smile bitterly: "Really..." She was becoming more and more willful, but these were all bad habits caused by his indulgence.

The Ninth Prince smiled helplessly. Feng Qingchen teased him, but he ended up falling asleep.

What an irresponsible and bad girl.

The Ninth Prince pulled the quilt over Feng Qingchen. Even though he was not sleepy at all, he could only close his eyes obediently because he was reluctant to wake Feng Qingchen up.

then……

The next day, the Ninth Prince woke up late, and of course Feng Qingchen also woke up late. Fortunately, the servants in Huayuan were well-trained and did not dare to bring up their master's private affairs. However, Zuo An was different...

Zuo An saw that the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen were late. He was hungry for a long time, so he made fun of them without any hesitation: "I say you two can be more equal, this is another territory, even if you want to do that, be more restrained, you made me cook breakfast four times."

The meaning of Zuo An's words was too obvious. Feng Qingchen wanted to pretend that she didn't understand but she couldn't. She glared at Zuo An fiercely and said unhappily, "Even if there's food to eat, it won't stop you from talking."

It seemed that she and Zuo An had always been at odds. Everything was fine in Xiling, but after arriving in Dongling, Zuo An targeted her everywhere. This was especially obvious during this period, but she couldn't find the reason. Feng Qingchen was very depressed.

"I would like to eat, but they said that the Ninth Prince and Miss Feng haven't gotten up yet, so we can't have dinner." It turned out that this was the reason why Zuo An was unhappy.

The people in Huayuan regarded Master Zuo'an as the Ninth Prince's follower, so of course they would not agree to start the meal if the master did not come.

Zuo An's lawsuit was very technical, but... he had forgotten who the Ninth Prince was. After hearing what Zuo An said, the Ninth Prince called Huayuan's housekeeper.

Zuo An thought that the Ninth Uncle would scold Hua Yuan, but the Ninth Uncle praised him coldly and arrogantly: "You did a good job, and I will reward you."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness. This is what I should do." It was the first time for the butler to see an official as high as the prince. He was terrified at first, but he did not expect that the Ninth Prince had a cold face but a kind heart. Not only did he not blame him, he also rewarded him. He knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly. He was so excited.

"Get up. You did a good job today. If you encounter such a thing in the future, follow today's rules." The Ninth Prince said slowly. This could be regarded as a warning to Hua Yuan, and at the same time... a counterattack against Zuo An's previous ridicule.

"Why?" Zuo An was so angry. Isn't this too bullying?

Oooooooooooo, he protested.

Unfortunately, the Ninth Prince ignored Zuo An's protest and pointed at Zuo An's breakfast and said, "Master Zuo is full, remove his breakfast."

"yes."

"Hey, I..." I haven't eaten yet!

"Mr. Zuo, I'm sorry." The butler stepped forward and decisively took away Zuo An's breakfast, ignoring his angry look.

Feng Qingchen said that it was perfect. If Zuo An bullied her again, she would go to the Ninth Emperor Uncle...