I only wished to take up my fiefdom, but my elder brother forced me to rebel.

Lu Yuan's face immediately darkened.

Lucheng.

It is him again!

Just as Lu Yuan lifted his foot, Han Gou breathed a sigh of relief, but was kicked again.

Han Gou shouted, and two teeth flew out of his mouth.

"Does that mean, Second Brother?"

Lu Yuan crouched down, grabbed Han Gou by the collar, and said, "You two work together very well."

Han Gou buried his face in his hands, his mouth full of blood.

"Your Highness, spare me...please spare me..."

"Spare me!"

Lu Yuan scoffed, "When you kidnapped my wife, why didn't you think of today?"

He stood up and waved to He Shen.

After binding him up, he was sent to the Ministry of Justice's prison.

He Shen agreed, and two guards stepped forward to pull Han Gou up from the ground and tied him up tightly.

Han Gou's screams sounded exactly like a pig being slaughtered.

"Your Highness! I was wrong! I was truly wrong! Please forgive me this time!"

Lu Yuan ignored him, turned around and left.

When she reached the gate of the courtyard, she turned around and glanced at Han Gou.

"Oh, right, your father, Han Zheng, also needs to go in and keep you company."

Han Gou's eyes widened immediately. "My father? My father doesn't exist..."

"Nothing?"

Lu Yuan interrupted him, saying, "Your father is the Minister of War. You dare to kidnap the Crown Princess. If he didn't know, I'd twist your head off and use it as a football."

……

At the entrance of the Second Prince's residence.

Thousands of imperial guards surrounded the mansion gates completely.

The servants in the mansion tried to close the gate, but the imperial guards kicked it open.

Some people tried to run away, but with a long knife to their necks, they became obedient.

Lu Cheng lay on the couch, and his eyelids twitched when he heard the commotion outside.

"Why is it so noisy?"

The young eunuch serving beside him said tremblingly, "Your Highness, there are... there are many Imperial Guards outside..."

Lu Cheng sat up abruptly.

"The Imperial Guard?"

"Yes...yes, they've surrounded the entire mansion gate..."

Lu Cheng's mind went blank for a moment.

Imperial Guards?

Why would the Imperial Guards come to his residence?

He struggled to get off the bed and dragged his broken leg outside.

As soon as I reached the courtyard gate, I saw a group of imperial guards rushing in, with the leader holding a sword.

"Second Prince, on the orders of the Ninth Prince, we request that you come with us."

Lu Cheng's expression changed.

"Ninth Prince? Lu Yuan?"

"Exactly."

Lu Cheng gritted his teeth.

"What right does he have to arrest me? I am his elder brother!"

The team members remained expressionless.

"I was just following orders; I don't know anything else."

Lu Cheng was so angry that he was trembling all over.

"I'm not going! Get out!"

The squad leader didn't move, he just stared at him.

Lu Cheng turned and yelled at the young eunuch, "Go to the palace! Go to the palace right now! Tell Father Emperor..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yuan's voice came from outside the courtyard gate.

"What do you want Father to do? Come and save you?"

Lu Cheng froze.

Lu Yuan strode into the courtyard, followed by He Shen.

He stood in front of Lu Cheng, tilting his head to look at him.

"Second brother, Han Gou has confessed, saying that you ordered him to kidnap Shen Hanqiu."

Lu Cheng's pupils contracted slightly.

"You're lying! I didn't!"

"No?"

Lu Yuan sneered, "I beat Han Gou up yesterday, and today he came to your residence. He kidnapped someone today, and you're saying you didn't know?"

Lu Cheng opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Lu Yuan took a step forward.

"Second brother, do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Lu Cheng broke out in a cold sweat.

"Lu Yuan, don't do anything rash... I am your elder brother, your own elder brother..."

"What's so trivial about my imperial brother?"

Lu Yuan's voice was chillingly cold, "If I don't beat the shit out of you today, I'll consider you clean."

Lu Cheng took a step back.

"What...what do you want to do?"

Lu Yuan didn't answer, but turned to look at He Shen.

"Uncle, take him away too and throw him into the Imperial Clan Court prison."

He Shen responded, and the Imperial Guards stepped forward and grabbed Lu Cheng's arm.

Lu Cheng struggled, "Let me go! How dare you touch me? I am the Second Prince!"

Lu Yuan looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Second Brother, do you remember what you said to me yesterday while you were lying on the stretcher?"

Lu Cheng was stunned for a moment.

"What did you say?"

"You said I'm finished."

Lu Yuan walked up to him, patted his face, and said, "Now guess who's finished?"

Lu Cheng's face turned deathly pale.

The imperial guards dragged him out, and he continued to struggle, shouting things like "Let me go" and "How dare you!"

Lu Yuan ignored him and turned to walk out.

He paused when he reached the courtyard gate.

"By the way, find all the account books and letters in the Second Prince's residence."

He Shen nodded.

"Understood."

Lu Yuan walked out of the Second Prince's residence and mounted his horse.

Su Yuling and Shen Hanqiu were sitting in the carriage, and the driver was preparing to drive off.

Lu Yuan patted the side panel of the carriage.

"Wait me a moment."

Su Yuling lifted the curtain to look at him.

Where are you going?

"Enter the palace."

Lu Yuan said, "This matter needs to be explained to Father Emperor."

Su Yuling nodded.

"Then be careful."

Lu Yuan chuckled.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

He patted the horse's neck and turned it towards the palace gate.

……

Qianyuan Hall.

Lu Cangqiong put down his vermilion brush, and the memorials piled up to half a foot high beside him.

Zhou Fu brought over his teacup.

"Your Majesty, please rest for a while."

Lu Cangqiong took the teacup, drank some, and leaned back in his chair.

"Those censors at today's court assembly were all acting like madmen."

Zhou Fu smiled.

"That's how it is with censors."

Lu Cangqiong snorted, "That Ninth Brother is getting bolder and bolder. Do you think his old fortune teller might have chosen that girl Shen Hanqiu?"

Zhou Fu carefully considered his words before saying, "I've never seen the Ninth Prince stand up for a woman like this before, so I suppose that's it?"

Lu Cangqiong didn't speak, but took a sip of tea.

"List up the names of all the eligible daughters from various mansions. I want to choose a consort for that little brat."

Just as Zhou Fu was about to receive the imperial decree, hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace gate.

A young eunuch ran in and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, something has happened!"

Lu Cangqiong frowned.

"What happened?"

"The Imperial Guards...the Imperial Guards have surrounded the Second Prince's residence and the residence of Minister of War Han Zheng..."

The teacup in Lu Cangqiong's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

"What did you say?"

The little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt down.

"Commander He Shen of the Imperial Guards personally led his men to arrest the Second Prince and the young master of the Han family..."

Lu Cangqiong leaped up.

"He Shen? What right does he have to arrest the second son?"

"Yes...it's His Highness's order..."

Lu Cangqiong stood there, his mind going blank.

What a rebellious son!

After causing a scene in the imperial court, he immediately led the imperial guards to arrest his second brother.

Does he still respect me, his father?

"deliver an imperial order!"

Lu Cangqiong shouted, "Summon He Shen to the palace immediately! And the Ninth Prince, bring him here too!"

Zhou Fu responded and was about to leave when another voice came from outside the palace gate.

"Father, I am outside."

Lu Cangqiong looked up and saw Lu Yuan standing at the door.

She was wearing wrinkled clothes, her hair was messy, and she had a smile on her face.

In an instant, Lu Cangqiong's anger surged.

"You still know how to come?"

After entering the main hall, Lu Yuan bowed to Lu Cangqiong.

"What? I'm a wanted criminal now?"

"You little brat."

Lu Cangqiong sneered, "Do you know what you've done?"

"Understood!" Lu Yuan nodded and said, "That means he led the Imperial Guards to arrest the Second Prince and the young master of the Han family."

"You knew that, yet you still dared to do it?"

Lu Cangqiong slammed his hand on the imperial desk and said, "Didn't I already order the Imperial Clan Court to investigate? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Lu Yuan raised his head and looked at Lu Cangqiong.

"Father, what would you do if someone dared to kidnap Mother?"

Lu Cangqiong blurted out, "I will kill him, but not by a thousand cuts or slow slicing. That will be the best punishment for him..."

Lu Cangqiong was stunned when he said this.

"What do you mean, kid?"

"Han Gou impersonated the Ninth Prince's residence and tricked Shen Hanqiu into coming to the Han residence, intending to force her into marriage."

Lu Yuan paused for a moment and said, "Han Gou confessed, saying that the Second Prince ordered him to do it."

Lu Cangqiong frowned.

"Did the second brother make him do it?"

"Yes"

Lu Yuan said, "Second brother wants to ruin Shen Hanqiu's reputation so that his son can't interfere in this matter."