The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 852 Do your best

Zeng Chongjin nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

The eldest brother knew that they had sent two carts of New Year gifts to the Meng Mansion today. If he had already returned home, it was indeed as his younger sister said. He would definitely come to the backyard to find them and ask Cousin Meng whether she was happy after receiving the New Year gifts.

He hasn't come yet, which means the eldest brother hasn't returned home yet.

Zeng Chongqi, who was often talked about by his younger sisters at home, was currently drinking wine face to face with Lu Luo in the lobby of Baolai Building.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Luo finally felt like speaking: "Mr. Zeng has said so much, but it's nothing more than questioning my intentions... Regarding this point, I can tell you for sure that I am indeed doing this for your cousin, Miss Meng, and for the future safety of my Lu family."

"The Second Prince must call Second Young Master Lu "little uncle." Zeng Chongqi did not believe it completely. He believed that what Lu Luo did was for the Lu Mansion, but if he said that some of it was for his cousin Meng, he would not believe it. "Once the Second Prince falls, the Empress will definitely lose her backbone, and the Lu Mansion will definitely collapse. However, Second Young Master Lu tried his best to track down the family of one of the two living witnesses of the Dengshan collapse incident, and found the mother of Second Old Master Du after the two living witnesses were killed by the Second Prince. Then you sent a letter to Yaoyao without hesitation, so that Yaoyao found the person in time and placed him in the Meng Mansion, so that Du's mother is still alive and well today. Your behavior is really against common sense. Have you never thought about what will happen to the Second Prince if he is really punished by His Majesty? How will the Empress, as the master of the harem, deal with it? And can your Lu family really get peace as you wish?"

Before, Lu Luo only knew Zeng Chongqi from other people. Everyone said that Zeng Chongqi was a warrior, not delicate nor strategic. He could be regarded as a good sword with a good background, which could be used by Jinyiwei commander Cheng Xin to hit wherever he pointed. Now, after listening to Zeng Chongqi's analysis face to face and to the point, he felt that most of the evaluations he had heard about Zeng Chongqi before were wrong.

"To the greatest extent possible, we will protect the safety of our Lu family." Lu Luo certainly knew that if things really developed to the point where Li Heng was severely punished, neither Queen Lu nor the Lu family would be immune and would be affected to some extent. The first to suffer would be his eldest sister, the Queen, and the second would be everyone in his Lu family.

He attacked Li Heng regardless of the fact that he was the nephew of the prince. He was indeed helping the eldest lady of the Meng family. Ultimately, there were two reasons for this. One was that it reflected his joy for her, and the other was that he was doing his utmost to protect the Lu family.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Zeng is Miss Meng's cousin. I can understand why he doubts me after learning about this."

Zeng Chongqi said, "After Mr. Lu's explanation, I roughly understand Mr. Lu's intention. But has Mr. Lu ever thought that even if there is a division, it will not have much effect. The mind of the emperor has always been unpredictable. How will His Majesty judge and punish? Will he punish others? If so, to what extent? All these are unknown."

"Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate." Lu Luo thought about this, and when he was trying to track down the surviving family members of the two good people who were killed, Lu Sen also told him clearly, "My elder brother knows what I have done, and he also told me that I have the same words as Master Zeng. It can be seen that although Master Zeng is not very willing to get familiar with me, he is very sincere in treating me with a small drink today."

He raised his glass: "Thank you."

As he drank it all, the cup was empty.

"Are you sure that the second prince will lose?" Zeng Chongqi asked again.

Lu Luo shook his head: "I am not sure who will win or lose, I just know that some things must be done by someone. As for this matter, my grandfather, as the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and my elder brother, as the prefect of the Beijing Yamen, are not suitable to do it, so it is undoubtedly the best choice for me, who is still a commoner, to do it."

Now looking at Lu Luo, the number one bully in the capital, Zeng Chongqi was more cautious: "Your famous name doesn't seem to be that bad right now."

Lu Luo grinned happily: "People always change."

It's just that he didn't change, on the contrary, he never changed. His previous self was just a disguised self, not the real him, so how could he change?

Zeng Chongqi raised his cup and drank it silently. It was a sign of approval.

After drinking for another quarter of an hour, the two walked out of Baolai Tower and returned to their respective homes.

The shopkeeper stood solemnly behind the counter and watched the two men leave, shaking his head and saying, "The second son of the Lu family and the eldest son of the Zeng family can actually drink at the same table. It's rare, rare."

The waiter Yi Que was also very emotional: "Even though Master Zeng's alcohol tolerance is not very good, after drinking two cups, his face is already red. On the other hand, Master Lu, 90% of the two pots of Yuye wine went into his stomach, and it's as if he didn't drink anything."

Zhuang Yanli heard this and smiled without saying anything.

When Zeng Chongqi returned to Zeng Mansion, it was almost night. Thinking that his two sisters must have gone to bed, he did not go directly to the backyard to look for anyone, but entered Jinyuan and found Zeng Chongqi's maid Qihua. He asked her about the scene of delivering New Year gifts to Meng Mansion today. After that, he returned to his own courtyard in the front yard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he turned around and walked out before he had taken a few steps.

Xiang Lin didn't understand what was going on. He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and caught up with him and asked, "Sir, do you want to ask something else at the Fourth Young Lady's courtyard?"

"No..." Zeng Chongqi remembered Qihua's words, saying that Zeng Chongjin ordered Qihua to wait for him in the courtyard and tell him when he arrived, in case he came back late and his eldest sister had gone to bed, and he couldn't ask anyone. In the end, he came back late, and after listening to Qihua's words, his mind was full of the wish of his cousin Meng who didn't want to marry into the East Palace. "I'm a little annoyed. I'm going out for a walk. You don't have to follow me. Go and rest."

Xiang Lin was not at ease letting his son go out alone, so he followed him to the main gate of Zeng's residence, where he had just entered. He wanted to follow him again, but Zeng Chongqi raised his hand to stop him.

He did not dare to disobey and could only watch Zeng Chongqi ride on the horse that was brought out again and quickly disappear into the night.

He didn't dare to disobey the young master's order, so he could only return to his own room in Qiyuan and sleep in shame.

Zeng Chongqi rode his horse to the side wall of the Meng Mansion. As soon as he dismounted, he found another person standing stealthily outside the other side wall.

He just stepped forward, wanting to see who the villain was, but he didn't expect the man to turn around. When they met face to face, he recognized the man: "Second Master Lu?"

Lu Luo was also surprised: "Master Zeng?"

"Didn't you go home?" they asked each other in unison.

Neither of them answered and both fell silent.

"Even if Yaoyao doesn't become the Crown Princess, there is no possibility for her to marry into the Lu Mansion." Zeng Chongqi already knew that Lu Luo loved his cousin Meng, so he did not give in at all in his words.