Chapter 63 Returning Home
Lu Qiaoxiao let the man hold her wrist in his hand, occasionally pinching the base of her fleshy palm.
She's used to it.
You are sleeping on the same pillow, so why are you afraid of these little movements?
After returning to the Prime Minister's Residence, Shen Yuheng was hurriedly called out, as if there was something urgent.
Lu Qiaoxiao seemed to hear the messenger say something about Prince Pingyang...
She vaguely guessed that the emperor had used this as an excuse to punish Prince Pingyang Wei Wu in order to investigate the incident of a lone wolf injuring someone in the hunting ground last time.
Anyone would suspect Wei Wu.
But she knew it wasn't that simple.
The seemingly simple and harmless Fifth Prince was making a lot of noise when clacking the beads on his abacus.
Prince Pingyang was harshly criticized, and Pei Jinxuan must not be much better off. The one pampered by the Pei Mansion—
I'm afraid I can't sit still.
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Pingyang Palace:
Wei Wu glanced at the several staff members in the room with a sinister look on his face. He slammed the teacup to the ground and said coldly, "Look at what you have done! Wei Mingzhu is not at all guilty, but you dragged Wei Yan and Wei Ran into this. Now my father must think it was me who did it."
One of the aides trembled and said, "Your Highness, the emperor's temper this time isn't necessarily because of the hunting expedition or the palace. It's mainly because of the disaster relief in Yun County—100,000 taels of silver have been allocated, but there's been no improvement in the disaster situation."
Another staff member looked back warily, and after noticing that no one from the Pei residence had arrived, he dared to chime in, "Yes, Your Highness, I'm saying something I shouldn't have said. Could it be that Minister Pei doesn't know what's going on? How can a mere 100,000 taels make up for the leaks we made earlier, and how can we feed those people under him?"
"He was only willing to give 100,000 taels because he was afraid of taking risks and bearing the wrath of His Majesty."
Wei Wu said thoughtfully, "Minister Pei has always been cautious. Several times before, I asked him to allocate some money for the construction of the imperial palace, but he refused, saying that the emperor doesn't like luxury now, and that keeping things simple is the only way to please him."
"Oh, your highness, he is afraid of taking risks himself, but isn't he afraid that you will be criticized by the emperor?" The person who said this walked forward and flatteringly poured another cup of tea for Prince Pingyang.
Wei Wu clenched the teacup tightly, and suddenly a feeling of resentment blocked his chest. After the court session today, he was summoned to the Yangxin Palace by his father.
In front of Wei Yan, Shen Yuheng and others, he scolded him for his incompetence, saying that he was ineffective in disaster relief, but he did not mention the hunting grounds and the Lishan Palace at all.
Father is giving himself a chance.
But this is an opportunity, but there may not be another one.
At this time, a servant ran in from outside the door, ran to Wei Wu's ear mysteriously and whispered a few words.
Prince Pingyang coughed twice and said, "Alright, all of you can leave first."
When leaving the Prince of Pingyang's Palace, an aide saw a blue-green figure hurriedly walking into the palace from afar, and he couldn't help feeling puzzled.
Why does this person look more and more like the mistress that Mr. Pei has hidden in his golden house?
He quickened his pace, walked through the small paths several times, and finally when he reached the main road, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, he walked into the residence of Huang Guanqiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
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Shangshu Mansion:
"Father, the Emperor is furious with Prince Pingyang this time, secretly accusing him of being overly ambitious and using the poor disaster relief efforts to vent his anger. In reality, he's blaming him for being too scheming and even plotting against Princess Mingzhu and Prince Ding'an."
"But you've suffered a loss this time. You clearly risked being criticized by His Majesty by allocating 100,000 yuan for disaster relief, but in the end, the relief work still couldn't be carried out. Didn't this let Shen Yuheng and others take advantage of it for nothing?"
Pei Jinxuan felt that his mind was in a mess. The fact that Lu Qiaoxiao was getting married already made him anxious.
Now, even Prince Pingyang's attitude towards him has become much colder.
What's even more terrible is that the disaster relief this time was ineffective, and the emperor actually proposed that if it fails again, Shen Yuheng should go to comfort the victims and stabilize people's hearts.
If this matter is really accomplished, won't Prime Minister Shen's power be more secure?
Doesn’t that mean Lu Qiaoxiao will never come back to him?
Pei Yu sighed deeply and said, "If you ask me, Prince Pingyang shouldn't have been so eager to take on this case."
"River disaster relief is inherently difficult, a long-term, meticulous undertaking. It's a pitfall many people would avoid, yet Prince Pingyang insisted on doing it."
"And that bitch from the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion before, she seemed to be so proud and happy now, leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, but now she has really screwed us over."
Pei Jinxuan said gloomily, "Father, what's the point of relying solely on women? This time, His Majesty used the disaster relief issue to pressure us to let the hunting and Mount Li matters go unresolved. That means he's still willing to give Your Highness a chance."
"There are plenty of ways to silence those in prison."
Pei Yu coughed violently a few times, grabbed the cup beside him and took a few sips of tea. Just as he was about to say something else, he caught a glimpse of circles of red flowers spreading across the green tea.
"Dad!" Pei Jinxuan exclaimed, "Quickly call the imperial physician!"
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Two days later, Lu Qiaoxiao returned home. Shen Yuheng accompanied her and had dinner with Qiao Lin and Lu Yong.
Before leaving, Shen Yuheng took Lu Qiaoxiao's hand and said, "If you want, you can stay here with your mother for a while and come back in two days."
Lu Qiaoxiao's eyes suddenly lit up.
She did have some things to take care of recently, and there were many inconveniences in the Prime Minister's Mansion because Wei Yan's spies were planted there.
If she could stay in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion for two more days, it would be exactly what she wanted.
She sent Shen Yuheng to the door and prepared to watch Shen Yuheng get on the carriage.
When this person passed by her, he suddenly leaned over, and a faint orchid fragrance made her heart distracted.
"I will take my wife home in two days."
Madam... When these two words came out of Shen Yuheng's mouth, it felt like a Buddhist disciple descending to the mortal world.
It makes people's hearts beat wildly.
A breeze blew by, and Lu Qiaoxiao raised her panicked eyes, watching him get on the carriage, then she watched the carriage leave, unable to help but murmur:
“This person…
It’s strange that he has a good sense of time.”
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Lu Qiaoxiao lived a leisurely life at home, lying on the armchair in front of the hall and fanning himself. There was a stack of cut fruit plates and several plates of snacks on the table.
This caused Lu Yong to glare at her every time he passed by her: "You're a married woman, what kind of person are you? You're just taking bribes at home and don't even know how to help the family."
"Have you told your son-in-law about your father's position?"
Lu Qiaoxiao half-closed his eyes and smiled at him: "Father, I naturally told the Prime Minister, but you also know that the emperor has been very sensitive about promotions recently. He is afraid that he will find out about forming a clique for personal gain at any time."
"Don't be impatient." She curled her lips and took a piece of melon.
Qiao Lin approached and vaguely overheard a few words of the conversation between the father and daughter. She couldn't help but glance sideways at Lu Yong and sneered, "Relying solely on his daughter and son-in-law, a man in his fifties can still make such shameless plans."
She really couldn't figure out now what she had fallen for in Lu Yong back then?
Just a decent-looking appearance? That's too superficial.
Lu Yong's face flushed red. This woman would grab him every time she found something wrong with him. She was really...
He was so angry!
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