Lu Yu is dead
The midday sun shone through the screen window onto the girl's profile on the bed. The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly. She raised her hand to brush away her messy black hair and turned over lazily.
Another quarter of an hour passed before the girl's soft hum was heard. Chun Xing heard the sound and came in to help Bai Miaoke get up.
After waking up, the hangover sequelae became particularly obvious. Bai Miaoke felt as if her head had been hit and her eyes were badly swollen.
She stared blankly at her walnut eyes in the mirror, and recalled what happened last night somewhat slowly. She was actually drunk!
And in front of Lu Yu!
Why did she always embarrass herself in front of him? Bai Miaoke covered her face in annoyance, hoping that this was all just a dream.
Chun Xing brought her a glass of warm water and some ice wrapped in fine cloth, "Miss, drink some warm water first. The kitchen has made some porridge. You should eat something light after drinking."
I also put ice cubes on Bai Miaoke's swollen eyes to reduce the swelling.
Chun Xing asked with concern: "Miss, are you feeling unwell somewhere else? Why did you drink so much yesterday?"
Bai Miaoke remembered that she and Lu Yu went to Lanyue Tower to eat and drink, and later she seemed to see Xiao Heng again. She couldn't remember what happened afterwards.
She asked Chun Xing: "How did I get back last night?"
Chun Xing answered while sending her a message: "Miss, don't you remember? It was Master Xiao who, uh, sent you back last night."
Last night it was Master Xiao who chased his young lady back, so that should be considered a gift.
Bai Miaoke exclaimed, why was it Xiao Heng who sent her back? Where was Lu Yu?
She tried hard to recall and finally remembered that Xiao Heng wanted to kill Lu Yu!
Could it be that Lu Yu was killed by him? She vaguely remembered seeing blood.
Thinking that Lu Yu might be dead, Bai Miaoke found herself suddenly a little flustered. Without time to think about this sudden panic, she stood up abruptly, scaring Chun Xing.
"I'm going out for a while." Bai Miaoke grabbed the dress prepared by Chun Xing and put it on.
Chun Xing said in surprise: "But the young lady's hair is not combed yet."
Bai Miaoke picked up a hairpin from the table and quickly tied up her black hair. She said casually, "If anyone comes to look for me, just tell them I haven't gotten up yet."
Then he went out through the side door next to his yard.
In order to go faster, she rode her own chestnut pony this time and took a detour through a small path and quickly arrived at Lu's mansion.
She tied the horse to a large locust tree across the street from the Lu Mansion and looked at the solemn door lintel of the Lu Mansion.
Suddenly I felt a little impulsive.
After all, the Lu Mansion was quiet and it didn't look like anything big had happened. She couldn't just rush in and ask if their young master was dead. She sincerely hoped that she had just drunk too much last night and remembered it wrong.
She calmed her heartbeat, which had accelerated due to nervousness or horse racing, and leaned against the locust tree, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Because she rode too fast, most of her hair, which was casually tied up, had been loosened and fell softly on her shoulders.
Bai Miaoke felt a little regretful that she had drunk alcohol last night and made trouble. She thought about it carefully and warned herself not to drink so much in the future.
She was thinking about something.
The door of the Lu Mansion was suddenly pushed open, and Lu Yu walked out with Fugui. When he looked up, his eyes met Bai Miaoke's.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
Bai Miaoke couldn't tell whether she was happy or embarrassed at the moment. She was happy that he was fine, but she was embarrassed because she remembered her own gaffe last night.
Lu Yu looked at the woman under the locust tree. She was wearing a plain white dress and had no makeup on her face, but she had a harmless beauty. He noticed that her eyes were a little swollen. He had never thought she was so cute.
I saw the woman’s messy hair and the chestnut pony tied to the tree.
He took two quick steps to her and asked, "Are you feeling unwell today? How long have you been here? Why didn't you ask the servants to report to you?"
Bai Miaoke listened to his gentle and familiar tone and wondered if they were already so familiar with each other.
Although he didn't mention what happened last night, Bai Miaoke still noticed the gauze wrapped around his neck. She asked, "Are you injured?"
Lu Yu didn't expect that this drunkard didn't remember what happened last night. Could she have come to see if she was hurt?
He said, "Yes, a man came in without explanation and wanted to kill me."
Bai Miaoke inexplicably heard a sense of grievance in his tone. She scratched her head awkwardly: "He was too impulsive. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Lu Yu originally wanted to tease her, but when he heard her apologize to him on behalf of that man, he felt inexplicably unhappy.
He said calmly, "You don't need to apologize. If you hadn't stopped him, I wouldn't be able to talk to you here right now. So it seems you saved my life again."
Bai Miaoke had no idea how she stopped Xiao Heng, but he was the one who suffered this misfortune because of her. She couldn't be a lifesaver no matter how thick-skinned she was. "Anyway, I apologize to you. If you're alright, I'll leave."
Lu Yu just looked at her with a smile, took two steps closer, raised his hand to pick a locust flower that had fallen from her hair, and then said, "Okay, I have to go to the palace, so I won't invite you in for tea."
Bai Miaoke felt that the distance between them was a little too close, so she deliberately went to lead her horse and climbed on it neatly. When the distance between them was closer, she sat on the horse and looked down at him, and simply said, "Then I'm leaving."
After saying that, he kicked the horse's belly and left.
Fugui had already prepared the carriage and was waiting on the side. Seeing that his son was still lost in thought at the figure of the woman riding away on horseback, he stepped forward and reminded him, "Sir, let's set off to the palace as well. The emperor is still waiting."
Lu Yu withdrew his gaze and got into the carriage.
Fugui was driving outside while chatting with Lu Yu: "Sir, if you like that girl, why don't you let your wife propose marriage to her?"
Lu Yu was silent for a long time in the car. Do you like it? It was the first time he thought about this question.
But he still had a lot of dangerous things to do, and her pure and free nature...
After waiting for a long time for Lu Yu's reply, Fugui remembered that the young master had asked him to check the identity of the owner of Lanyue Tower when he came back last night.
All restaurants and shops in the capital city need to register with the court and pay taxes regularly, so it is not difficult for the prime minister to investigate the owner of Lanyue Tower.
After checking, Lu Yu found that he was right.
The owner of Lanyue Tower is the Bai family, a wealthy businessman in Beijing, so her identity is very clear. She is Bai Miaoke, the only daughter of the Bai family.
Lu Yu was not surprised by the news. He was more curious as to why this rich lady had such high martial arts skills and why she originally wanted to kill him.
"This Miss Bai is the young master of the Bai family. She is the one who opened the Bai Academy some time ago." Fugui added.
This surprised Lu Yu. He didn't expect that she would have such a broad mind and kindness. He became more curious about her and felt that this woman was like a flower born in the fog, making people want to get closer.
Before Lu Yu could figure out the throbbing in his heart, he heard Fugui's voice.
"Young Master, don't worry. The master and his wife are both open-minded and will not mind Miss Bai's identity."
Lu Yu laughed, knowing that this was referring to the young lady of the Bai family's merchant background, but he was not a person who cared about status.
But he was almost amused by Fugui's train of thought. He said, "How do you know she is willing to marry me? Don't mention such irrelevant things in the future. If someone with ulterior motives hears them, it will ruin the girl's reputation."
Educated, Fugui sighed softly and muttered, "Isn't it obvious that Miss Bai likes the young master? The young master is not smart now..." His voice was too soft to be heard by Lu Yu in the car.
When they arrived at the imperial study, the young eunuch beside the emperor was already waiting at the door. As soon as Lu Yu arrived, he was immediately led into the inner room.
This was also a special privilege granted to him by the emperor: as long as the prime minister came to see him, he could enter directly without reporting.
When Lu Yu entered the room, he saw a few pieces of waste paper on the ground. The emperor had a serious expression on his face. Lu Yu knew that he was in a bad mood. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The emperor was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with him today and waved his hand for him to sit down.
Without beating around the bush, he asked directly, "You should know about Yu's treason during the Northwest War 26 years ago, right?"
It was a question sentence, but there was not much doubt in the tone. After all, with Lu Yu's means and abilities, it was normal for him to know about this matter.
Lu Yu nodded.
"I'm afraid there was some hidden reason behind Yu's rebellion back then." The emperor's usually calm voice trembled a little.
Lu Yu pretended to listen attentively and waited for the emperor to continue.
The emperor continued, "A spy found out that during the Northwest War 26 years ago, someone gave the Yu family's military secrets to the Northwest commander in exchange for eliminating the Yu family."
The emperor pressed his eyebrows and said, "I suspect that this person has accused the Yu family of treason and used this as an excuse to get rid of the Yu family. Please help me find out who it is."
Lu Yu pondered for a moment and replied, "I obey your command."
The emperor added: "Investigate in secret and don't make it public."
Lu Yu nodded in agreement. Both of them knew that the late emperor was the one who most wanted to get rid of the Yu family and had the power to do so.
However, if it was really the late emperor who did it, I wonder how the emperor would deal with it... Lu Yu did not dare to think about it and took the order to leave.
This matter is by no means easy to investigate. Those who can know the military details of the Northwest War are either high-ranking officials or military generals.
Most of the generals in the army at that time died on the battlefield, and the few who remained have retired and left Kyoto.
The scope of people in high positions and with great power is even wider, so we need to investigate carefully and don't be in a hurry.
He first listed the royal relatives and court officials who might be related to him at that time, and ordered his men to investigate them one by one and report any suspicious points as soon as possible.
As for himself, he has more important things to do recently - the announcement of the results of the Spring Examination.
After a complicated process of covering names, transcribing, reading and marking papers, the list of candidates for this year's Spring Examination was finally finalized. The Ministry of Rites will announce the results tomorrow.
As the person in charge of the imperial examination, Lu Yu had to do a final check before the results were announced. He stood in front of the huge list and scanned the names one by one.
His gaze lingered on the top three names for a moment, and sure enough, one of them was the one he had accidentally seen in the examination room that day. He smiled happily.
He read on until the last few lines showed the names that King Kang had handed to him.
This was what he had promised King Kang: no matter the ranking, as long as his people could be put on the list, King Kang would tell him what happened that year.
He readily agreed. He only agreed to let a few fools be on the list. As for what official positions they would be assigned to later, it was hard to say. This was also what he had not finished saying to King Kang.
After confirming that the names on the list are correct, the time of the announcement will be posted in various places in the city to inform all students. Of course, the Ministry of Rites will also send someone to congratulate those who rank high on the list.
By then, I don’t know how many will be happy and how many will be sad.
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