Chapter 170
Luo Yilian was helped into the sedan chair by Da Zhou. The Luo Mansion was very lively. She heard Aunt Qiao's crying and her father waving to her with a smile.
She thought about a lot of things before getting into the sedan chair.
She would be able to live with her head held high in the future, without having to look at other people's expressions, and without having to ask others to look at hers. She would never forget those who had wronged her.
But at the same time, a tall figure with a slightly humble smile surfaced in her mind. This was the person who had given her the strongest sense of strangeness in her entire life. Perhaps it was because he was pitiful, and she was simply acting out of sympathy. Or perhaps it was because he was gentle, the kind of person who was truly gentle to the core. Or perhaps she thought he was foolish. If it were her, she would never allow someone to trample on her pride like this.
Luo Yilian hugged the Aquarius in her arms, and as the sedan chair was lifted up, she sighed, and then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Luo Chengzhang finally escorted her out the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Although she was a concubine, she was still the concubine of Governor Lu, and her life was even more glorious than that of other people's wives. He glanced back and found that Luo Yining was gone. He frowned again and asked, "I sent Sister Lian out, but why is her third sister-in-law not here? Where did she go?"
"The third wife was not feeling well just now. Maybe she went back to rest." A servant answered.
Luo Chengzhang felt even more unhappy after hearing this. She hadn't wanted to go to see the bride off, and now Lian Jieer didn't even come to see her off. This was really rude!
Maybe he should really control her as a father-in-law! He can't let her be so unruly. Luo Chengzhang sighed.
The wedding procession left the house, while Luo Shenyuan's men followed at a distance.
The Forbidden City was covered in snow, like a blanket of silver.
An eerie atmosphere filled the palace. Luo Shenyuan, dressed in court attire, knelt at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, surrounded by the entire cabinet. The emperor's voice rang out, angrily rebuking him: "If he refuses to obey, I will make him obey first! This is a case of insubordination, and anyone who comes to plead for him will be punished as well!"
Luo Shenyuan closed his eyes. Jiang Chunyan wanted to stand up and say something, but Luo Shenyuan grabbed his arm and told him not to stand up.
Last night, the Emperor ordered the raid on Zhou Shuqun's house. Xu Wei was furious, having initially assumed he wouldn't be so impulsive. Who knew he'd come so early in the morning to offer his advice, and for some unknown reason, provoke the Emperor's fury? According to the attendants, Xu Wei immediately knelt and begged for mercy, but the Emperor remained unmoved, stripping him of his Liang crown and imprisoning him.
Although Xu Wei was the second-in-command, he was also a man of temperament. However, Luo Shenyuan had not expected him to be so temperamental. Zhou Shuqun was doomed, so what was the point of saying anything more?
The emperor's voice was cold and gloomy: "I will never let him off easily this time! He can forget about being the prime minister this time. He is old and has lost his sense of proportion. He said these words in front of me. The position of Minister of Revenue will be suspended. Let him reflect on this!" After the emperor finished scolding, he vented his anger for a long time before ordering the eunuch to take the sedan chair to Concubine Dong.
After the emperor left, Luo Shenyuan and his party came out of the hall.
Luo Shenyuan paused at the foot of the white marble steps. A eunuch approached him, put away his whisk, and greeted him. He whispered, "...I heard that Lord Xu reported Lord Wang for deceiving the emperor and framing loyal officials. He wanted to redress Lord Zhou's injustice. The emperor was furious when he heard this, saying, 'Aren't you saying I can't distinguish between loyalty and treachery and am a tyrant?' Lord Xu Wei realized something was wrong and immediately knelt. But it was too late..."
Luo Shenyuan remained silent. Xu Wei had long advised the Emperor not to focus on Taoism, and to limit his obsession with the harem. Last year, when the Emperor wanted to promote Concubine Dong to Imperial Concubine, Xu Wei had dissuaded him. The Emperor had long been impatient. His favor was like a thunderstorm; who knew when it would be withdrawn? The Emperor hated interference, and Wang Yuan had always been his trust, so he couldn't let anyone else say anything.
After the eunuch finished speaking, he stepped aside. Luo Shenyuan then said to Jiang Chunyan, "Master Jiang, you absolutely cannot plead for mercy just now. I will go to the prison to see the teacher and persuade him to admit his fault to the emperor first."
Jiang Chunyan frowned and said, "I just couldn't bear to listen any longer and was impulsive. But Master Xu has always been stubborn..."
"This is the only way. The Emperor won't relent." Begging for mercy would only make matters worse. If he persuaded Xu Wei to admit his mistake, perhaps the Emperor would show some mercy. However, if he did that, his position as the Second Assistant Minister might be in jeopardy. He waved Jiang Chunyan to silence him, closed his eyes, and thought for a moment before saying, "Send a few of Mr. Xueju's paintings to the Emperor."
The Minister of Revenue immediately understood Luo Shenyuan's intention. Mr. Xueju was a calligrapher and painter from the previous dynasty. Loyal to the emperor, he was demoted for a misspoken statement and died trapped in the countryside. He left a petition for the emperor, which moved the emperor to tears and reinstate him. This petition was actually a plea on behalf of Xu Wei.
The two men walked out of the Qianqing Palace, just when a group of people were surrounding Lu Jiaxue's sedan chair coming out of the palace. Lu Jiaxue had received urgent news from the border and had to come to the palace.
Luo Shenyuan thought of the two maids, and his face turned slightly cold. When Lu Jiaxue approached, he calmed down and said with a smile, "My Lord, how come you are here in the palace on such a beautiful wedding day?"
The curtain was drawn aside, and Lu Jiaxue changed his sitting position to look at him. "It's just an urgent matter at the border. I heard that something happened to Lord Luo's teacher, Lord Xu?"
"The governor is concerned." Luo Shenyuan's expression remained unchanged. "The teacher has incurred the emperor's wrath, and the emperor should punish him. However, the two women the governor sent to the Luo family hid their master's belongings. I have already tied them up and sent them back to your residence."
This is a double entendre.
Lu Jiaxue smiled and said, "They are just two maids. Please follow Lord Luo. I am going back to get married, so I will take my leave first." After saying that, the curtain was lowered.
Luo Shenyuan frowned after hearing what he said.
marriage……
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