Chapter 523: My Son Wants to Meet Her
After a pause, Prime Minister Liu continued, "No matter how capable Xiao Muheng is, he will be useless if he is poisoned by the Five Stones Powder. The Liu family never needs useless people. Moreover, once the fact that he took the Five Stones Powder is discovered, we will also be implicated. At that time, it will affect the Second Prince's great cause. Therefore, it is safest to do it once and for all and eliminate the trouble forever."
When Liu Chengyu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and a look of panic appeared in his eyes.
"So the group of people who broke into the Xiao family last night was my father..." He quickly shut his mouth halfway through his words under Liu Xiang's stare.
Some things, it's enough to just be clear in your heart.
Liu Chengyu quickly changed the subject: "The third lady of the Lu family, right? My son would like to go and have a good meeting with her. She actually dared to plot against Yao'er." To the extent that she forced the Liu family to this point.
It is said that the reason Yao'er married Xiao Muheng was because of her conspiracy. She was found lying in bed with a man in disarray, and her innocence was ruined. She had no choice but to marry Xiao Muheng.
His sister is the only legitimate daughter of the prime minister's family.
He had been pampered and had a noble status since childhood, but he never expected that he would die in such humiliation in the end.
Prime Minister Liu looked at Liu Chengyu and said calmly, "That girl relied on the Queen's favor to become the adopted daughter of Duke Anguo. You should be careful not to be caught by others."
Liu Chengyu nodded solemnly: "Yes, Dad."
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In the past few days, people could be heard discussing the extermination of the Xiao family in teahouses and taverns everywhere in the capital, and the desire to gossip was only increasing. However, Lu Xiang took advantage of this opportunity to take over the Xiao family's pawnshop and money house.
In the warm room of Qixia Courtyard, there was silence. Wisps of green smoke rose from the carved and hollow incense burner, and the only sound was the turning of pages.
Every time he read a page, Lu Xiang would make a note in the booklet at hand.
Suddenly, with a creaky sound, the door was pushed open.
Lu Xiang thought it was his maid, so he said without even looking up: "Bring me a cup of tea, I'm so thirsty."
Soon, the teacup was handed to her.
Lu Xiang took it casually, and suddenly saw the hand with distinct joints out of the corner of his eye. He was slightly stunned, and then suddenly looked up.
The sunlight outside the window shines on the man's charming face, emitting a soft glow, and his cold complexion is tinged with a vivid smile.
"You're back?"
Lu Xiang stood up happily and looked at Chu Jinyan with a faint smile.
"Yes." His deep voice seemed to seduce Lu Xiang's heart: "Drink some water first."
Lu Xiang picked up the teacup, took a sip casually, and then looked at Chu Jinyan with bright eyes: "When did you come back?"
"I arrived in the morning." Chu Jinyan looked at the bright and moving look in her eyes, and was shocked. He hugged her into his arms and whispered softly, "I miss you."
Lu Xiang pursed her lips shyly, her beautiful eyes smiling into a crescent moon: "Me too."
"Miss, Miss." At this time, Ah Man's cheerful voice sounded outside the door, and the next moment the door was pushed open by her rudely...
It happened in the blink of an eye. Lu Xiang didn't even have a moment to buffer or get out of Chu Jinyan's arms before he was caught by Ah Man.
A row of black lines slid down Lu Xiang's forehead: "..."
Is she too indulgent towards Ah Man?
So I developed the habit of going straight into the house without waiting for her response.
If you were seen by the maid, wouldn't you have any dignity left?
cough!
But... as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
Lu Xiang calmly pulled away Chu Jinyan's hand that was hugging him, took two steps back calmly, and then looked at Ah Man.
"I wanted to say that the Eighth Prince has returned to the capital." Ah Man swallowed and said the second half of the sentence she had just left unsaid.
Then, with a stiff neck, she looked to the side, Chu Jinyan, who was emitting a chilly breath and wished to freeze her into a popsicle, and whose eyes wished to eat her: "Ah...hahaha, Your Highness is here, you guys continue, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he ran away like a gust of wind.
The corner of Lu Xiang's mouth twitched fiercely, and he looked speechlessly at Ah Man who was running faster than a rabbit.
Ah Man ran back to the house in one breath. Wu Yue saw that her face was pale and terrified, so she asked, "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Ah Man patted her chest, grabbed the date paste cake that she hadn't finished eating in the morning, took a big bite, and said in shock, "It's scarier than seeing a ghost."
Woo woo woo, unable to hug the Third Miss because of his intrusion, the Eighth Prince’s unsatisfied expression is simply terrifying.
Blame her?
If you come to Qixiayuan without saying a word, she will know and will never disturb you.
Ah Man felt that her strong little heart was about to be broken into pieces by the Eighth Prince.
Now only delicious food can soothe her soul.
Yunzha looked suspicious when he heard Ah Man's incoherent words, but seeing that she was still able to eat, he knew that she must be fine.
"Take your time to eat. I'll go find the lady."
After Yunzha finished speaking, he stood up and walked out the door.
Just as she took a step forward, a hand grabbed her.
"What's wrong?" Yunzha turned his head and asked A'man.
Ah Man swallowed what was in his mouth, looked at Yun Zhe meaningfully and said, "I advise you not to go now."
"Why?" Yun Zha asked in surprise.
Ah Man sighed quietly, with an expression that was hard to describe: "Miss, it's not convenient for you to see people right now, you know."
"I understand..." What?
Yun Zha had just said half of his words when he suddenly seemed to have thought of something and looked at Ah Man in astonishment: "That... is coming?" Without making any sound in between, Yun Zha silently said the three words "Eighth Prince" with his mouth.
Ah Man nodded with a sad face.
Inside the room, Lu Xiang glanced at Chu Jinyan with a resentful look in his eyes: "Don't show up suddenly in broad daylight next time."
Chu Jinyan raised her eyebrows slightly, and the smile on her lips became even more charming: "You mean, come in the evening?"
You can't show up suddenly during the day, so you can come at night.
When Lu Xiang heard this, he almost spit out saliva in shock, staring at Chu Jinyan with horror: "Don't guess what I mean casually."
Chu Jinyan glanced at Lu Xiang with a sidelong glance, his eyes slightly accusing: What did I say wrong?
"Did your trip to Changcheng go smoothly?" Lu Xiang quickly changed the subject.
What he was referring to was the secret meeting with General Shen.
Chu Jinyan said: "General Shen did not express his opinion immediately, but he did not explicitly refuse. I think there is a chance."
"Are you sure?" Lu Xiang asked.
Chu Jinyan smiled sternly, his expression full of calm confidence: "If he is not sure, I will make him sure."
Lu Xiang was slightly startled, then chuckled.
So rampant and overbearing, yet also heart-pounding.
"I heard that Duke Anguo adopted you as his daughter?" Chu Jinyan suddenly asked.
"Yeah." Lu Xiang nodded.
"Mother, you have really helped me a lot. I will go to the palace to express my gratitude soon." Chu Jinyan laughed softly.
Lu Xiang glanced at him helplessly.
"I heard that the Xiao Mansion was wiped out by bandits overnight some time ago."
Lu Xiang: "Well, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have been investigating this matter these days. Prime Minister Liu believes that it is a vendetta, and it was deliberately against him. In this way, the nature of the matter has changed. Not surprisingly, many people in the court secretly speculate that this matter is related to you. I think he was the one who wiped out the Xiao family, but in this way he can stay out of it and become the injured party."
After all, there are not many people who dare to go against Liu Xiang.
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