Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 151: The Crown Prince Sets His Eyes on the Fanyang Lu Clan? (Second Update)

The night is charming, and the red candle is shedding tears.

The fair skin spread from the neck and then was cut off by Li Chengqian's slender and powerful fingers.

The fingers moved upwards, gently stroking the neck and the white chin.

Li Chengqian looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, and his fingers couldn't help but exert a little force.

"Your Highness!" Zheng Chu obviously felt some pain, but he didn't dare to shout. He could only look pitifully at Li Chengqian who was holding him in his arms.

Li Chengqian smiled, hugged Zheng Chu tighter, and whispered in her ear, "They are here. They went to the Duke of Fanyang's mansion today, but Lord Lu didn't meet them. He only had Lu Chen entertain them for a quarter of an hour before sending them back home."

"Is this the house that belongs to me?" Zheng Chu looked up in surprise.

"Yes, why didn't they tell you in advance when they would come to Chang'an?" Li Chengqian looked at Zheng Chu's eyes in surprise.

"No, they said they would come after the New Year. I thought they would have to wait until at least the fifth or sixth day of the New Year before they could rush over from Fan Yang... In that case, they didn't go back to Fan Yang at all. They spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Luoyang and then came to Chang'an." Zheng Chu's face was full of worry. The sudden arrival of Lu Hu's father and brother made her, Lu Hu's widow, feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Are you worried about meeting them?" Li Chengqian could deeply feel Zheng Chu's nervousness.

"Your concubine... Your concubine doesn't want to see them, but this matter must be resolved." Zheng Chu looked at Li Chengqian with pleading eyes.

"It's the same idea. Find a son of the Lu family in Chang'an to adopt. Then you will naturally stay in Chang'an and don't have to return to Luoyang." Li Chengqian leaned close to Zheng Chu's ear and whispered, "What do you think if you give birth to a son for me, change his name to Lu, and make him your adopted son?"

"Your Highness!" Zheng Chu's face suddenly turned red with shame, but suddenly turned pale again.

"I was just telling you a joke." Li Chengqian hugged Zheng Chu tightly and said forcefully, "Remember, you are my woman. Whether now or in the future, you can only be my woman. I will never let the son you give me have another surname."

"Yeah!" Zheng Chu, Lu Hu's widow, was already moved to tears and hugged Li Chengqian tightly.

Two red candles were burning in the outer room, and the candle flames flickered in the breeze.

The candlelight shadows intertwined and collided on the ground.

They kept on making love all night long.

……

Changxingfang, in front of Lu Hu's residence.

Lu Zhe and Lu Bao, father and son, got down and handed the reins to the servant beside them. Then they walked into the mansion calmly.

The one with a burly build and a calm face is the father Lu Zhe, and the one with a stocky build and impatient steps is the son Lu Bao.

As soon as he entered the study, Lu Bao couldn't help but said anxiously, "We've been to the Duke's Mansion three times in three days. Either to visit guests or to entertain distinguished guests. Today, he was even sick. Father, he's not even the patriarch yet, how can he be more powerful than anyone else!"

Although Lu Chengqing, the Duke of Fanyang, was the highest-ranking official in the entire Fanyang Lu family, he was not actually the patriarch of the Fanyang Lu family.

The clan leader needs to stay in Fan Yang and preside over clan affairs instead of staying in Chang'an to serve as an official.

Just like the Wugong Su family, the patriarch of the Su family was not Li Chengqian's father-in-law Su Tan, nor his eldest brother Su Xu, the son-in-law of Princess Nanchang, but their third brother Su Cheng, the Minister of Rites.

"Shut up!" Lu Zhe just sat down on the low couch, then slapped his face fiercely and shouted coldly: "You are the Duke of the County, do you think you can say anything? If you continue to talk nonsense, I will break your legs directly."

"Aye!" Lu Bao's mouth twitched slightly, and he bowed reluctantly and said, "My son knows his mistake."

Lu Zhe stared at Lu Bao and said seriously, "The pressure and hardships that the Duke of County has endured in Chang'an are beyond your imagination. Two years ago, due to a mistake, the Duke of County almost lost his position as Shangshu Zuocheng. Now he is trembling with fear."

Last year, if it weren't for the plague and war, which kept the court extremely busy, Lu Chengqing would have been dismissed from his position as Shangshu Zuocheng long ago.

Today, the emperor has not taken him into consideration. If he really made any mistake, he would probably be dismissed immediately.

The Shangshu Youcheng was still standing by, staring at him with a fierce look in his eyes.

Lu Bao was a county lieutenant in Jiangnan, so he didn't have a deep understanding of it, but Lu Zhe, a military officer in Caozhou's household department, knew everything clearly.

"So what should we do?" Lu Bao muttered, then sat down in the seat next to him.

"At least be careful with your words and actions." Lu Zhe looked out of the courtyard and said calmly, "Zheng and Zhu'er are in the East Palace. This courtyard is basically taken care of by the people in the County Duke's Mansion. Who knows what you said? If the County Duke heard it, your official career would be over in the end."

Lu Chengqing couldn't do anything to the bigwigs in the court, but it was extremely easy for him to deal with a small county lieutenant like him.

Lu Bao's expression changed slightly, and then his expression darkened. He then looked up at Lu Zhe and said, "Father, we came to Chang'an this time to take Erlang, Zheng, and Zhu'er back to Chang'an. But Zheng is obviously unwilling to return to Fanyang now. She even wants to adopt a member of the family from Chang'an under Erlang's name. How can this be done? The bloodline of the children in Chang'an is so distant from Erlang's. How can we allow them to adopt Erlang's incense?"

Lu Zhe glanced at his son, then said calmly, "Zheng sent a message today. If you are willing to adopt Qi'er under Erlang's name and send her to Chang'an to be raised, she will accept it."

"No." Lu Bao's face changed instantly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "My son only has two heirs. If something happens to them, and they adopt another one under Erlang's name, then my son will be the only one without an heir."

"Zheng has already given in, and I, your father, am ready to agree." Lu Zhe sighed softly and said, "We can't keep dragging things out like this, can we?"

Lu Bao wanted to say something, but finally nodded helplessly.

Lu Hu's body was buried in Chang'an last year. If he is buried there again, he may never be able to return to his ancestral tomb in Fanyang.

"No!" Lu Bao suddenly raised his head, looked at Lu Zhe and said, "Zheng asked to send Qi'er to Chang'an. Now she is in the palace. Who will take care of Qi'er in Chang'an... Father, look, if Zheng wants to stay in Chang'an, let her stay in Chang'an.

Send Qi'er to Chang'an, hold the adoption ceremony, then send him back to Fanyang, change the family tree, and let Qi'er and Zhu'er stay in Fanyang."

"If you're worried about leaving your son in Chang'an, how could she be worried about leaving her daughter in Fanyang?" Lu Zhe shook his head slightly and said, "Things are different now. She's a high-ranking court lady in the palace, not much worse than you. How could she listen to you? If you have the guts, wait until she's done with the Crown Prince marrying Crown Prince Liangti. On the ninth day of the ninth month, you can speak directly to her."

Zheng Chu is different now. She is not only a lady-in-waiting in the palace, but most importantly, she serves her own cousin, the Crown Prince's beloved Zheng, who is not easy to bully.

Lu Bao frowned, then asked carefully, "Where is the Duke of the County?"

Lu Zhe glanced at Lu Bao sideways and said unhappily, "Now you know there's a county duke?"

Lu Bao smiled awkwardly.

Lu Zhe said seriously, "Qi'er is still young. It would be good for her to stay in Chang'an for a while. If she can enter the Eastern Palace, it would not be a bad idea. Perhaps she can be a companion to the emperor's grandson, and her future career will be much smoother."

"Okay." Lu Bao nodded helplessly. After all, at their age, they understood more clearly how important the starting point of a career was. The starting point of some people's careers was the end point for others.

"If you can't enter the Eastern Palace, then after a year, find a reason to go back to Fan Yang." Lu Zhe said lightly, and Lu Bao's face was suddenly full of surprise.

"Be careful when you are in Chang'an. You have heard about what happened to the Qi family a while ago." Lu Zhe frowned and looked at Lu Bao.

Lu Bao nodded indifferently and said, "Aye, the Qi family's affairs are the Qi family's affairs, and have nothing to do with our Lu family.

Furthermore, even our Lu family has nothing to do with our family, our branch, or our lineage."

"Be careful." Lu Zhe's voice turned cold, and he said, "This is Chang'an. Who knows who is watching whom? If you die here, Sanlang will be the only son I have left."

Lu Bao was stunned, then nodded slowly.

……

Watching Lu Bao leave the study, Lu Zhe's expression became serious.

Although many things about Lu Hu are not stated explicitly, they are hinted at between the lines.

Not to mention Chang'an, this restless and rebellious son is actually related to the Qi family.

If you are not careful and get involved in those things, you may not even know how you died.

The Qi family, the Qi family is finished.

Lu Zhe took out a pot of wine from under the table and asked the servants to prepare a few dishes. Then he sat alone in the study and slowly thought about the future.

Before he knew it, Lu Zhe was already drunk.

Suddenly, he seemed to hear some noise in his ears, and he subconsciously opened his eyes in a daze.

Faintly, a figure leaning on a candlestick was looking for something on the bookshelf. Lu Zhe subconsciously called out, "Who is it?"

With a "pop", the candlestick fell to the ground, the room darkened, and then the candle suddenly caught fire again.

No, it was the books on the bookshelf that were burning. Lu Zhe woke up instantly. He pulled his right hand at the corner of the table and a cold long knife was pulled out.

With a "bang", the window was pushed open and a figure jumped out directly from the window.

Lu Zhe quickly chased after him. He stood at the window and watched the figure jump out from the wall and disappear.

At this time, he subconsciously shouted: "Help, there's a thief!"

……

"The Lu family was broken into?" Chai Lingwu stood up suddenly.

"Yes, the night before last, someone broke into Lu Hu's residence, and seemed to be looking for something. Fortunately, Lu Hu's father was awake, so he scared the thief away. After investigation, it was found that Lu Zhe, his son Lu Bao, their rooms, and their luggage had been searched, as if they were looking for something." The subordinate bowed seriously.

"Someone's attacking the Lu family again?" Chai Lingwu frowned and whispered, "Who is it?"

Someone has repeatedly tried to open a gap from Lu Hu, and someone has set his sights on this place.

Lu Hu, what is he holding?
Chai Lingwu didn't know what Lu Hu held in his hands because he had no connection with him.

The person related to Lu Hu is Qi Zhixuan, but now Qi Zhixuan has been arrested. Even if Lu Hu has something in his hands, it will only implicate Qi Zhixuan at most.

No, maybe there is also the King of Wei, maybe there is also Prime Minister Fang?
So, was it the prince's men who did it?
Will the prince still target King Wei and Prime Minister Fang?

If that's the case, it's not a bad thing.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the official residence.

That’s right, outside the official residence, this is the Prince of Wei’s Palace.

Soon, a piece of paper was delivered to Chai Lingwu.

Lu Zhe and Lu Bao were imprisoned in Qianniu Prison.

……

"Damn it!" When Chai Lingwu saw the three words "Qianniu Prison", his face changed instantly, but then his expression calmed down.

Everything will eventually fall on Qi Zhixuan's shoulders, so as long as Qi Zhixuan never speaks, this matter will never involve him.

Chai Lingwu felt relieved. This matter would not implicate him, but at most it would implicate... the Lu family?
Chai Lingwu stood up in disbelief.

Someone has set their sights on the Lu family, the Fanyang Lu family?
Is it someone from their own group, or the crown prince, or Prime Minister Fang?
Although the Fanyang Lu family was also a member of their group, they were not on good terms with each other.

Especially now that the Qi family has fallen, the internal market share is even more fiercely fought over.

Chai Lingwu wouldn't find it strange if someone had tampered with it.

But if it involves Qianniu Guards, it will be troublesome.

The attention needs to be diverted from this matter so that he can do something.

Chai Lingwu frowned slightly. The one who could now attract the attention of the court and the public was... the prince.

Chai Lingwu smiled softly.

If the affair between Sun Simiao and the prince were to be exposed, it would probably shock the whole world.

Of course, we have to find evidence in advance to completely nail them down.

The situation of King Wei took a turn for the better.

(End of this chapter)