Chapter 520: Pursuing the Victory
Lu Xiang looked at Song Zhenzhen who was suppressing her anger, curled his lips, and then walked past her and walked out.
The only one left was Song Zhenzhen, who was so angry that her body couldn't help but tremble.
Lu Xiang went to Anguo to announce his resignation.
It was a spring morning, and the air was still very cold, but Duke Anguo was practicing boxing in the yard wearing only thin clothes.
After hearing the report from the servant, he casually pulled the handkerchief from the stake, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and strode towards Lu Xiang.
"Good morning, godfather." Lu Xiang called out with a smile.
Duke Anguo looked at his bright and well-behaved adopted daughter and smiled subconsciously: "Did you sleep well last night?"
Lu Xiang: "Yeah, it's good."
"Um... I have already found out about Zhenzhen's allergy. It's..." Duke Anguo wanted to explain, but Lu Xiang interrupted her with a smile halfway through her words.
"Godfather, Sister Song has just come to apologize to me. My daughter knows everything. It has nothing to do with Sister Song."
Lu Xiang knows his own limitations. The Duke of Anguo loves Song Zhenzhen because she is the Empress, and Song Zhenzhen is his daughter who he raised since childhood. Except that she is not his biological daughter, his feelings for her are no different from those for his biological daughter. Even if Song Zhenzhen has really done something wrong, he will want to give his daughter a chance to correct her mistakes.
She deliberately set a trap for Song Zhenzhen to fall into, and her desired goal had been achieved, but she never thought that she would replace Song Zhenzhen's position in Duke Anguo's heart just by this one time.
Lu Xiang's understanding and thoughtfulness made Duke Anguo both relieved and distressed.
Duke Anguo believes that the two sisters should support each other, so he does not want Xiangxiang and Zhenzhen to have any rift because of this.
However, his wish was destined to fail.
"You haven't had breakfast yet. Stay with dad to finish breakfast before going back." Duke Anguo said.
Lu Xiang smiled and replied, "Okay."
…
Lu Xiang returned to the Lu Mansion and first went to Fuyuan Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.
The old lady had just finished breakfast and was walking in the yard: "I'm back."
"Hello, grandma. May you be well."
"Get up quickly." The old lady waved at her with a smile. Lu Xiang walked towards her. The old lady took her hand and walked into the house.
Mother Wen showed a helpless look: "Old lady, you just walked around."
The old woman's face froze when she heard that, and she turned her head and glared at Mother Wen.
"It doesn't matter if you walk two laps less."
Mother Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Madam, the doctor said that you should walk around the yard at least ten times after dinner, so you should listen."
The old lady: "I don't eat much for breakfast, so I walk a few more laps after lunch."
"Grandma, I'll go with you." Lu Xiang said, "Youth is important. It's not our fault. We didn't stop you from eating less during the New Year."
"Is grandma such an unreasonable person?" The old lady laughed and said angrily, "Then you can walk with grandma, it's a good opportunity to talk."
Older people really shouldn't be too greedy, otherwise they will cause health problems.
The old lady sighed quietly in her heart and then changed the subject.
"Yesterday, Jingru and Qiao'er came back and said that the aunt of the Duke of Anguo did not agree with the Duke of Anguo recognizing you as his daughter. Did she come to make trouble later?"
Lu Xiang said, "Don't worry, grandma. She didn't come again."
"It sounds like the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is not someone who is easy to get along with. You should be more careful when you come into contact with her in the future."
"Yes." Lu Xiang nodded obediently: "Anyway, I don't live in the Anguo Mansion, so it's better for everyone not to see me."
What's more, Song Zhenzhen had been tricked by her in advance, so she wouldn't dare to act rashly in the short term.
But then again, if Song Zhenzhen hadn't wanted to take the opportunity to plot against me, nothing would have happened afterwards.
After walking around with the old lady for a few rounds, Lu Xiang returned to Qixia Courtyard.
On the way, I met Lu Chao who was on his way to Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Brother." Lu Xiang called.
"Sister is back." Lu Chao said with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night? Did you find that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is not as comfortable as your own home?"
Lu Xiang blinked: "I slept well."
Especially when Song Zhenzhen was so angry that she was jumping up and down and feeling uneasy, she slept very soundly.
Suddenly, Lu Xiang seemed to have thought of something, and smiled at Lu Chao: "By the way, big brother, my sworn brother gave me a gift of 10,000 taels. We have been brothers and sisters for so many years, but big brother seems to have never given me even 100 taels."
When Lu Chao heard this, his handsome face suddenly darkened. He gritted his teeth and cursed Song Yanjun in his heart.
Just give the gift. What's the point of throwing money at someone when you have a disagreement?
Don’t you have money to bully him?
...Well, he is really poor.
Although he worked in Jingzhao Prefecture, he was just a minor official and his salary was pitifully low.
"Xiangxiang, when did you become so superficial? Isn't it too hurtful for us to talk about money as siblings?" Lu Chao looked at Lu Xiang with great sorrow and said.
Lu Xiang secretly rolled his eyes: "Brother, it's okay, I'm not afraid of hurting feelings, I prefer superficial people."
Lu Chao choked with anger: "..."
When did my sister become obsessed with money?
"Oh, well, Marquis He said he had to go out of town early this morning to do some business and asked me to go early and talk later. I'm leaving first." Lu Chao said without a break, and ran away as fast as he could.
Lu Chao looked at Lu Chao's back as he ran away like a rabbit and burst out laughing.
After provoking his elder brother, Lu Xiang returned to Qixia Courtyard in a happy mood.
…
Ever since Fu Ling led a thousand secret guards to defeat the Jin army and bought time for the court reinforcements, after Yongyi Hou led his army to Changcheng, the victory news from Changcheng was reported to the capital every now and then.
"The Jin army has retreated to Qixia Pass. General Shen and Marquis Yongyi are pursuing them. I believe they will be able to capture the city soon."
The Minister of War reported excitedly to the Grand Prince.
Emperor Chengde was delighted upon hearing this, and all the officials spoke auspicious words.
If we keep fighting like this, the war will be over soon.
After the court session, the Minister of War and Prime Minister Liu walked out of the palace together and said, "Prime Minister, I heard that the Eighth Prince secretly left the capital. Do you know this?"
Liu Xiang nodded slightly: "I heard about it, but it doesn't matter whether he leaves Beijing or not."
The Minister of War was stunned: "If the Eighth Prince secretly left the capital and deliberately claimed to be ill, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Shouldn't we take advantage of it?"
Prime Minister Liu glanced at the Minister of War and said in a cold voice: "If he really left the capital, wouldn't the emperor know that he sent Doctor Miu? Since the emperor knew, how could it be deceiving the emperor? If he is here, then it would be a joke for us to expose him. Maybe the Eighth Prince wants us to jump into this trap."
Well……
The Minister of Industry stared at Prime Minister Liu in a daze. It took him a while to come back to his senses and cursed angrily, "Too insidious."
"The Eighth Prince has the Emperor's support. He can't stand trivial matters. He might even get himself into trouble. Either don't do anything, or you'll tear a piece of his skin off." Prime Minister Liu said with a gloomy look.
The Eighth Prince is now the Second Prince’s biggest rival, but that doesn’t mean that other princes pose no threat.
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