Chapter 135 Brother, I'll wait for your return!

Lu Zhanxing waited in the mansion for several days and found that Tan Ling was still intact. He even took Su Xianxin's first-class maid as his concubine.

He couldn't help but be secretly shocked that Tan Ling really had the Fourth Prince under his control.

As expected, rebirth does not necessarily lead to increased intelligence. The Fourth Prince was killed by his own brother in his previous life. If he had not known the plot and the halo of the male protagonist, he would have been killed by his own brother long ago.

After testing her that day, she was very sure that Su Xianxin's child was not the Fourth Prince's. Unfortunately, Tan Ling was a smart man and was able to get away with it.

Well, since the Fourth Prince is willing to be cuckolded, she will just fulfill his wish.

A month later, Lu Zhanxing received a letter from his brother, saying that his brother had successfully taken up the post of prefect of Yanzhou, and that the governor of Yanzhou was old and had the intention of retiring, and that he would let someone else take the position.

However, Magistrate Du is loyal to Mo Longling and can be considered one of their own.

The previous prefect was transferred to another place due to his ineffectiveness, and Lu Zhanyan took over Yanzhou.

He became the third in command of Yanzhou. The county magistrate was still his own man, and the governor only had supervisory power. Everything that happened in Yanzhou had to be reported to the emperor.

However, since the old governor wants to retire, let him retire peacefully in the next two years.

And Lu Zhanyan can show his talents in Yanzhou.

In the letter, my brother explained that he was already discussing with the county governor how to deal with those rampant bandits.

Seeing that his elder brother could develop with peace of mind, Lu Zhanxing felt relieved.

A letter from my parents also arrived from Xuzhou, saying that the miracle doctor was still treating my third sister and they would not be back so soon.

Lu Zhanxing shook his head and smiled. They were afraid that they would not be able to come back until their eldest brother reached a high position.

In the study, Lu Zhanxing wrote back to his relatives one by one, telling them that he and his grandfather were doing well.

Lu Zhanyan, who was far away in Yanzhou, sat in the study. The dim candlelight made his cool and elegant face even more charming.

After reading Mu Qingli's letter, which involved the situation in the court, he put it in the charcoal basin and burned it.

Lu Zhanyan picked up another letter and after reading it, his cold eyes became helpless and doting.

This brother, without her standing in front of him, he could understand her mood just by looking at the letter.

"Brother, how can you be so kind? I feel so lucky to have a brother like you. You did so much for me before you left. I really, really like you as a brother. Without you, I don't know what I would do..."

Reading this passage, Lu Zhanyan's lips curled slightly, and he seemed to be unable to hold back a low laugh. The entire letter was about how lucky she was and how much she loved her brother. Although the words were a bit blunt, they were also the most sincere and touching.

His eyes paused for a long time on the last line of words.

"Brother, I'll wait for you to come back!"

This line of words contains all the belief and trust in him.

Thinking of how Xingdi always looked at him with admiration, his cold brows became softer.

The corners of his lips unconsciously raised a smile. Although he was reluctant to burn the letter, he still had to burn it in order to leave no trace.

The letter burned beside the candle, and I responded in my heart: "Brother Xing, I will never let you down!"

As winter turned to spring, the old duke's health deteriorated and he spent more time sleeping. Lu Zhanxing and Su Xianye could only accompany the old duke when he woke up.

Lu Zhanxing was very worried that his grandfather would not survive this year.

"Hana, is there really no other way?"

Huali sighed helplessly: "Master, I have tried my best."

The old Duke had suffered many injuries when he was young on the battlefield, and he also had many old illnesses. He had done his best to survive for a year.

Knowing that even Huali couldn't do anything about it, Lu Zhanxing sighed.

Although his arrival allowed the old Duke to live another year and a half, he still could not escape death.

The old Duke was very open-minded: "Don't make things difficult for Huali. Grandfather knows his own health. It's a great blessing that he can hold on for another year."

He originally thought that he couldn't hold on last year, but now that he can still hold on for another year, he is already very content.

The reason he was afraid of death before was that he felt that his eldest grandson was isolated and helpless. Now he has his younger grandson to support him, and the two brothers have a good relationship. Now he can accept the fact that he is about to die.

Lu Zhanxing also knew that this was an unchangeable fact. If it weren’t for Huali’s superb medical skills, his grandfather might not have lived that long.

After returning to Liuliyuan, Lu Zhanxing was in a low mood. After all, he was not the true chosen one, otherwise why was there no spiritual spring in the space?

The only thing I can do now is to spend more time with my grandfather.

Alas, if only Big Brother could have rebelled earlier, he wouldn't have to start making preparations now.

No matter how sad Lu Zhanxing was, life still had to go on.

In early March, the fifth prince and Wei Shuanghua, the granddaughter of Lord Wei, got married. Lu Zhanxing attended the wedding banquet on behalf of the Anguo Mansion.

The prince's wedding was naturally a lively occasion. The emperor and empress came to the fifth prince's palace with generous gifts. Soon after, the three concubines were also carried into the backyards of the three princes.

To put it nicely, she was a concubine and could be included in the royal jade book, but there was still no grand wedding. However, after all, she was the prince's concubine and could wear her wedding dress and enter the prince's mansion.

Gu Qianxue, the eldest daughter of Marquis Zhongyi, was married to the Second Prince as a concubine. The granddaughter of the Assistant Minister of War was married to the Fifth Prince as a concubine. Because Princess Lan Xi was reassigned to Sun Qiming, Emperor Qian favored the Fourth Prince and assigned the niece of the Minister of Justice to him as a concubine.

When a person is partial, he wants to give him the best of everything.

Emperor Qian felt that this prince was no longer qualified to inherit the throne, and since Concubine Ru was his beloved, he decided to confer the title of Imperial Noble Concubine on her as compensation.

After hearing that His Majesty was going to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Concubine Ru, the Queen was a little surprised. She didn't understand why His Majesty suddenly doted on Concubine Ru so much. Back then, she and Noble Concubine Shu had teamed up to suppress the favored Concubine Ru, causing her to fall out of favor. But why did His Majesty dote on her more than ever now?

It is obvious that Concubine Ru no longer has the youthful appearance she once had?

However, the queen only has one daughter and no prince. Whoever becomes the emperor will be the queen mother and the empress dowager. The ones who should be more anxious than herself should be the second prince and Shu Guifei.

She could have just sat on the mountain and watched the fight, so, unusually, she did not object and informed Concubine Shu of the news before His Majesty issued an order.

When Concubine Shu found out, she was indeed very panicked and wanted to stop Concubine Ru from becoming Imperial Concubine.

The Imperial Noble Consort is equivalent to the Vice Queen. Even if the Fourth Prince has no chance of that position, he is still a threat. By becoming the Imperial Noble Consort, he will have the power to assist in managing the six palaces, and he will no longer be able to suppress Concubine Ru. Shouldn't the position of Imperial Noble Consort be his?

So when Emperor Qian proposed to make Concubine Ru the Imperial Noble Concubine in the court, most of the court officials came out to stop him, listing the evil things that the Duke of Qing had done, such as the Crown Prince selling official positions and titles, and his son Yang Jingchen embezzling and accepting bribes...

All of them were used to criticize Concubine Ru's qualifications to become the Imperial Noble Concubine. The meaning was that if the Duke of Qing's Mansion was so unbearable, how could Concubine Ru be worthy of being the Imperial Noble Concubine?

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Seeing that half of the officials in the court had asked him to think twice, Emperor Qian's expression was relatively calm, but his eyes were deep and sharp as he scanned the faces of the officials one by one. Could it be that the Second Prince had infiltrated most of the court without anyone noticing?

Lord Wei stood in the first seat, and although he was shocked when he saw so many ministers kneeling down and asking the emperor to reconsider, he was more delighted.

Just as Lu Zhanyan said, everything that goes up must come down. The Second Prince has won over so many court officials to force His Majesty to submit, which has already angered the Emperor. Even if he once saved His Majesty's life, he will still be reprimanded.

Prime Minister Su, who was standing aside, couldn't help but shake his head. The Second Prince was too impatient.

The most fascinating thing in this world is power. Those who hold power can make the clouds and rain with a flip of their hands and manipulate the fate of others at will. They can easily control people in the palm of their hands.

Now that someone has challenged your power, how can your Majesty tolerate it?