As he said this, he raised his eyes and frowned at him, as if to warn him not to talk nonsense.
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows and said:
"You said Lord Lu said that you would be fine if you framed me? How could that be possible? Lord Lu is the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and is well-versed in the laws of the court. How could he possibly say such a thing to you? Xu Tianhu, you've been tricked, don't you realize it?"
When Lu Wei heard Luo Lan's words, he pointed at her and said, "Princess Yu, please stop slandering me. I don't know anything about this."
Luo Lan ignored Lu Wei, but smiled softly, a sly look flashed in his eyes, and he clasped his fists to the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, the innocent are innocent. You've seen this happen. Not only did Xu Tianhu's fake mother not die from taking my medicine, but they used someone who wasn't even his mother to forge a false identity to harm me. From the moment he came to see me at Huichun Hall, it was all a trap. They want to harm me, and you must stand up for me. Otherwise, if someone in the royal family allows someone to frame them like this, where will the dignity of the royal family be?"
Hearing this, the emperor frowned and shouted sternly:
"Lü Wei, were you the one who instigated this? What was your purpose?"
Lu Wei hurriedly shook his head, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. This matter has nothing to do with me. It was Xu Tianhu who deliberately dragged me into this. I am innocent."
Hearing him say this, Xu Tianhu also looked at him with gritted teeth,
"Lü Wei, this matter has reached the Emperor, and now you want to remove yourself. Since you don't care about me, don't blame me for being ruthless. Anyway, I have nothing to worry about."
After saying this, he said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, it was Lord Lu who ordered me to do this. The fake woman was also a beggar that Lord Lu found on the street. He said that if I did as he asked, he would give me one hundred taels of silver."
Hearing this, the emperor's face suddenly darkened. Lu Wei was so frightened that he fell to the ground, trembling and begging.
"Your Majesty, I am ignorant, I am ignorant."
The emperor half-closed his eyes and looked at him, questioning him sternly,
"Why are you doing this? Princess Yu's clinic poses no threat to you. If you don't explain yourself today, I will not let you off easily."
Hearing this, Luo Lan's mouth curled up. She guessed that the instigator of this incident must be the Dog Prince. If he were here, he would definitely feel very happy to see this sour and refreshing scene.
Lu Wei stammered, "This... Your Majesty... I... I just feel that Prince Yu was disrespectful to you back then, so... so I want to cut off Prince Yu's livelihood."
Luo Lan didn't expect him to say that. It seemed that he wanted to protect the person who asked him to do this.
Hearing him say this, Bai Tiancheng, who was standing next to him, frowned and swallowed unconsciously.
“Bang!”
The emperor suddenly picked up the huge platform on the dragon table and threw it hard at Lu Wei. Fortunately, he dodged quickly, otherwise his head would have been smashed.
"Lü Wei, my family affairs will not allow you to belittle yourself behind my back. I also don't think you can care about an old incident from a few years ago. Don't make excuses. If you still don't tell the truth, I will kill all nine generations of your Lu family."
These words frightened Lu Wei so much that his face turned pale. He did not dare to look up at the emperor, and said with trembling lips:
"I dare not conceal the truth. The truth is... it was that... Nie Chang'an from Changshou Hall who bribed me with a large sum of money. I was greedy at the moment and did something wrong."
As soon as he said this, Bai Tiancheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor had already heard from Eunuch Liu about the lawsuit between Luo Lan and Nie Changan, so what Lu Wei said was completely reasonable.
Luo Lan didn't expect that it was Nie Changan who asked him to do this. It seemed that Leng Yu was right to remind her to be careful of Nie Changan. This man really would take revenge, but his methods were too clumsy.
The emperor's brows tightened, and he said to Shi Mingdao with a serious face:
"Remove Lu Wei's hat and hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. Lord Yu, you will take temporary charge of Shuntian Prefecture until you find a suitable candidate and then formally appoint him. You will oversee this case. As for Nie Chang'an, arrest him immediately and hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for joint prosecution."
Yu Shiming hurriedly took two steps forward and saluted.
"I obey your order."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, several guards came up and took the trembling Xu Tianhu and Lu Wei away.
A glimmer of hope flashed in Bai Tiancheng's eyes.
The Emperor watched the two being taken away and said:
"Post a notice in Shuntian Prefecture to explain this matter and clear Princess Yu's name."
Hearing this, Luo Lan's heart suddenly became much brighter. She hurriedly bowed to the emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for standing up for me and clearing my name. However, I have something to say to you, Your Excellency. I hope Your Majesty will grant my permission."
The emperor nodded slightly, indicating that she could speak.
Luo Lan looked at Yu Shiming. She had to tell the emperor about this matter in front of him. She wanted him to know what kind of life Leng Yu had been leading these past few years. So, she bowed to him and said,
"I've long heard that Lord Yu is a fair man. Since Lord Yu is temporarily taking over as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, I want to file a complaint."
Yu Shiming looked at her and asked with a hint of surprise:
"Who is Princess Yu going to sue?"
"I want to sue that Shuntian Prefecture lawyer surnamed Hu. On the 25th of last month, he stole my jade ruyi from the pawnshop under the pretext of legitimate reasons. To this day, he has not given any explanation and has refused to return it. Our Yuwang Mansion has little influence in this capital, and when Lu Wei is in office, he will not care about this matter at all. So I ask Lord Yu to make a decision for me."
Hearing her say this, Yu Shiming looked at her with some confusion, "I have one question that I don't understand. How did Princess Yu's Jade Ruyi end up in a pawnshop?"
Hearing him ask this, Luo Lan pulled the corner of his mouth, a trace of embarrassment flashed between his brows, and he smiled helplessly.
"To be honest, sir, when I first arrived at Prince Yu's mansion, there was no rice or grain, and Prince Yu didn't even have a warm coat, so I thought of pawning an item for some silver. Who would have thought that the pawnshop owner would misunderstand me as stealing something from the royal family? That lawyer, Mr. Hu, took the opportunity to confiscate my jade ruyi, and he hasn't returned it to this day."
At this point, she looked aggrieved, "Please, Master Yu, help me get my jade ruyi back. It is Prince Yu's beloved thing and cannot fall into his hands."
Hearing this, the emperor's face turned pale and blue. Has Prince Yu's Mansion fallen to the point where they have to rely on pawning to survive?
He frowned and whispered, "Doesn't Concubine Chang visit often? How could Prince Yu's Mansion be like you said?"
Luo Lan chuckled, she didn't want to explain this matter. The emperor was not stupid, he knew the relationship between Concubine Chang and Leng Yu best. Now that she had said it, the emperor would surely find out what was going on.
Then she smiled and bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I have no right to say more. I only ask Lord Yu to make the decision for me. Now that this matter is settled, can Luo Lan leave?"
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