Chapter 39: No Action

If you dare to speak nonsense, the Duke of Qing's Mansion will be reduced to ashes along with you.

Prince Yang's body trembled, his face was as pale as paper, without any blood. After a moment, he knelt down and said, "I am guilty! All of this was done by me! The Fourth Prince was deceived by me."

The second prince frowned slightly. This was not the result he wanted.

"Prince Yang, why are you still protecting the person behind the scenes? Selling official positions and titles is a capital crime!"

Prince Yang's face was as gloomy as water and full of sadness.

Emperor Qian ordered that Prince Yang and the salt transport envoy be detained for questioning. This was a royal scandal, and it could not have been done by the Fourth Prince himself. Now that someone had confessed, it was good enough.

Elder Mei and the Second Prince looked at each other and sighed inwardly. Since His Majesty wanted to protect the Fourth Prince, they could only remain silent.

Although the Second Prince was somewhat unwilling, he thought it was good enough that he could make the Fourth Prince lose face.

The fourth prince is in the limelight recently, so it's a good opportunity to dampen his arrogance.

After the elderly Duke Qing learned about this, he remained silent for a long time.

He knew this very well, and he had someone working in the Ministry of Personnel, so the transfer was very convenient.

After all, Concubine Ru had fallen out of favor, and in order to maintain expenses, the Duke Qing's Mansion had to pay money to the palace to make life easier for Concubine Ru and her son.

That's why he made such a big mistake. He thought that after so many years, no one would find out. Who knew it would be exposed now!

His son had to bear it all alone, and Duke Qing could only sigh. It was better for him to die alone than for something to happen to the Fourth Prince.

In fact, if his son could stand on his own, he would be willing to die, but his son was still too young to support the Duke of Qing's Mansion.

Afterwards, His Majesty was furious. Not only did he order the death of Prince Yang, he also demoted Duke Qing for his poor teaching and ordered that all the income earned in these years be put into the national treasury within three days.

He also rebuked the Fourth Prince for not being able to distinguish right from wrong and being deceived by villains. He was deprived of all official duties and confined to the palace for a month to reflect on his actions.

After learning about what was happening in the court, Lu Zhanxing calmed down for a long time.

She knew about this scene, but not so early. Shouldn't it happen three years later?

How come it’s so much earlier?

Big brother has now surrendered to the second prince?

Out of curiosity, she went to Lingyayuan.

When she learned that her elder brother was at her grandfather's Mo Yun Hall, she rushed over again.

Seeing that her elder brother and grandfather were in a good mood, she knew what was going on.

"Xingdi, you are here!"

Lu Zhanyan was still cold and dignified, but his expression was gentle when he looked at Lu Zhanxing.

"Brother is really good at tactics. If he doesn't strike, it's fine. But once he strikes, it's a deadly and ruthless move. I finally got rid of my anger."

She smiled, pulled a stool over, and sat down carelessly.

"As expected of you, my brother. You figured it out so quickly."

Lu Zhanyan was not surprised that his younger brother knew the news. His younger brother was a member of Skynet. Although he didn't know how powerful his influence was, he should have a considerable information network to be able to get the news so quickly.

If Lu Zhanxing knew what his elder brother was thinking, he would definitely laugh. Skynet is her, she is Skynet!

The old Duke also smiled: "Grandfather is very pleased to have you two in the Duke's Mansion."

Although the punishment of the Fourth Prince did not cause great harm to him, he was still seriously injured. It would be impossible for him to make money by relying on Duke Qing in the future.

Moreover, all the silver that has been swallowed up in recent years must be returned to the national treasury. Duke Qing is currently raising funds everywhere.

The three grandparents joked for a while before Lu Zhanxing asked formally, "Has Big Brother surrendered to the Second Prince?"

"No, I just secretly revealed some information to him. The Second Prince will naturally try his best to make the Fourth Prince fall out of favor." He does not have enough bargaining chips now. If he surrenders to the Second Prince too early, he will have no say.

Although the second prince is likely to be the next crown prince, who knows?

After chatting for a while, Lu Zhanyan continued, "Last time I heard you mention Princess Yaoguang, I sent someone to check. The former Prince Jin and his wife had long since died. She is just an orphan. Now she lives in the Prince Jin's mansion and is protected by the royal family. She has no help. Why is it her?"

Eh?

Lu Zhanxing was stunned: "Brother, can't you find it?"

Is this the only ability of his Black Dragon Order?

As if sensing his brother's disbelief, Lu Zhanyan was somewhat helpless: "Some things are not so easy to find out. This time, when dealing with the Fourth Prince, I also investigated thoroughly for a long time before finding this flaw."

"Okay!" This cannot be blamed on the eldest brother, after all, they do not have their own foresight.

After Emperor Qian ascended the throne, Prince Jin sent his only daughter Chu Yao to the capital as a hostage in order to reassure Emperor Qian.

Chu Yao was only two years old when she came to Beijing. Now, fifteen years have passed, and she has grown into a graceful young lady. She has been very low-key all these years, even appearing sick in public. She rarely leaves the house and even rarely attends banquets in the imperial palace.

As time went by, Emperor Qian almost forgot about her.

If it weren't for the sudden death of Prince Jin, she would have been forgotten long ago.

Although it was announced to the outside world that Prince Jin died of illness, only Emperor Qian knew that Prince Jin was greedy for women, his body was hollowed out, and he died on a woman.

The Princess of Jin fell ill due to missing her daughter and died within a few years.

At this point, in order to appease Chu Yao, Emperor Qian gave the tax revenue of the fiefdom to Chu Yao to ensure that she would have no worries in her life.

She's just a girl, not worth his vigilance.

But Emperor Qian also had his misjudgments. Although Chu Yao was a woman, she secretly cultivated an army of 100,000 women with the tax revenue from her fiefdom.

She had been raising them in various farms, and even sent the beautiful ones to the palace and the princes' palaces. It could be said that she had ears and eyes everywhere. Since they were women, they were naturally not suspected.

The two most powerful concubines have a lot of say in the harem.

This is the brilliance of this princess.

If Lu Zhanxing had not read the original novel, he probably would not have known that Chu Yao had such ability.

She trained these people not for power, but to ensure her own safety, fearing that she would not have the ability to protect herself without the protection of her parents.

In the book, Chu Yao is eighteen years old next year, and the emperor arranges a marriage for her with the second son of the impoverished Xuanping Marquis family. Later, this second son who has made no achievements suddenly rises, rises step by step in the court, and becomes the right-hand man of the Fourth Prince. He is granted a title of marquis and sets up his own family, becoming the pride of the Xuanping Marquis family.

Chu Yao won the respect of her husband's family with her own abilities and lived a happy life.

At first, Lu Zhanxing thought Chu Yao was a sensible person who could only live a good life by relying on herself.

Now, this person must not be given to others. She did not remind her elder brother before because she wanted him to find his beloved by himself. But later she thought that the Fourth Prince was already eyeing them covetously, so it would be better to find help for her elder brother in advance.

Although the Molong Order is now at his disposal, it is restricted by the shackles that prohibit him from harming the Chu family.

"Brother, although Chu Yao is an orphan, she has secretly cultivated an army of women over the years, with a number of up to 100,000, spread throughout the palace. Even the two favored concubines are hers. Tell me, is she worthy of your marriage?"

hiss!

Upon hearing this, the old Duke and Lu Zhanyan took a breath at the same time.

I didn't expect Chu Yao to be so smart.

"Okay, is the news true?"

My little grandson, Skynet is so powerful, it knows all this?