Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Ye Zhen and Pei Shi talked for a long time.
Ye Zhen and Pei Shi had been talking for a long time. If it weren't for Lu Xiangzhi's return, they didn't know how long they would have talked.
"I know you siblings have something to talk about. I'll go and see the child. You talk," Pei Shi said.
Lu Xiangzhi and Ye Zhen went to the study, where it was more convenient to talk.
"Eldest brother, after we left, the epidemic was under control, right?" Ye Zhen asked.
"Yes, I did as you said, and it was soon under control. After the dam was rebuilt, I went to Canghai City." Lu Xiangzhi said. After the two sat down, he told Ye Zhen about the situation in Canghai City. "Now, all the damaged areas are being rebuilt. The imperial court has allocated a lot of silver. In less than two years, the city will be restored to its original state."
Ye Zhen was relieved. "That's good."
She was worried that the gap would open again, and the consequences would be even more unimaginable.
Lu Xiangzhi whispered, "There is another thing I want to tell you. It's about the Yuan Kingdom."
"It's about Third Brother." Ye Zhen immediately understood what Lu Xiangzhi was going to say.
"Third Brother is now the Imperial Envoy of the Yuan Kingdom's Hanlin Academy. Shui Yichen seems to value him very much." Lu Xiangzhi frowned. Although it was a good thing that Lu Tingzhi was put in an important position, he felt an inexplicable uneasiness.
If it was in the Jin Kingdom, he would not have to worry, but it was Yuan Kingdom.
Shui Yichen was clear about Lu Tingzhi's identity and knew that Lu Tingzhi might have been sent by Yao Yao. How could he still put Lu Tingzhi in an important position?
The Imperial Envoy of the Hanlin Academy was very important. Generally, only the emperor's confidants could become an Imperial Envoy. Anyone who could enter the Hanlin Academy and become an Imperial Envoy would be regarded as a stepping stone for the cabinet ministers.
Ye Zhen was equally surprised. How could Shui Yichen not doubt Lu Tingzhi's identity? No matter from which aspect, he should have been on guard against Lu Tingzhi first.
"Shui Yichen is a suspicious person. He must know that Third Brother is contacting you. Big Brother, don't write to Third Brother in the future, lest you implicate him. If you want to contact Third Brother, find another secret method." The reason why Ye Rou asked Lu Tingzhi to go to Yuan Country was not entirely because she wanted to make use of him. She also hoped that he would be able to fulfill his ambitions and did not want him to get hurt.
"I know, so I haven't replied to Third Brother. I think he should know," Lu Xiangzhi said.
Ye Rou frowned and muttered to herself. She could not tell what Shui Yichen was thinking. To Lu Tingzhi, she did not know if this was a blessing or a curse. She could only let nature take its course. "What is the situation in Yuan Country now?"
Lu Xiangzhi said, "When you were not around, he was the one in charge of the Yuan Country. Now that he has ascended to the throne, the officials of the Imperial Court are all in favor of him. However, you saved so many people previously, and now many people know that the Heavenly Consort has returned. There are still other theories among the people."
"Whatever you say is fine. Shui Yichen is now the Emperor of Yuan Country. As long as he treats the people well, it will be fine." Ye Rou said calmly. She was not happy with Shui Yichen's cruelty, but she was after all the Heavenly Concubine of Yuan Country. She still hoped that Yuan Country would prosper under his rule.
"I heard that Shui Yichen has many concubines, and one of them is a former daughter of the Ye family." Lu Xiangzhi hesitated and said.
Ye Zhen was slightly stunned. "Ye Wei?"
"You know?" Lu Xiangzhi was surprised.
"I have seen her before in Yuan Country." Ye Zhen said faintly. It was not surprising that Ye Wei would enter the palace.
Lu Xiangzhi said, "Ye Wei is now the Imperial Consort of Yuan Country. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Lu Wushuang is missing."
Ye Zhen looked at Lu Xiangzhi sharply. "What did you say?"
"Third Brother asked Shui Yichen to see Eldest Sister. Shui Yichen sent people to the cold palace to look for her, only to find out that she had disappeared." Lu Xiangzhi whispered. He knew that his sister did not like Lu Wushuang, and he also did not like this selfish cousin, so he hesitated for a long time before saying it.
"How could it be! Who let Lu Wushuang go? " She locked Lu Wushuang in the harem of Yuan Country. The lock on the door was made of cold iron. If there was no key, only a person with profound internal force could open it. She did not think that any palace person in the harem could open it.
Lu Xiangzhi shook his head. "Third Brother doesn't know. Even Shui Yichen doesn't know that Lu Wushuang is missing."
Ye Zhen's face sank. The people in this world who would help Lu Wushuang are dead. Who else would let her go?
Seeing his sister's ugly face, Lu Xiangzhi whispered, "Yao Yao, let the past be the past. Even if Lu Wushuang is released, can she still turn the sky upside down?"
"Some grievances cannot be let go." Ye Zhen said faintly. For Lu Wushuang, killing her would dirty her hands. She did not want to see her live a good life, so she could only lock her up and let her live in her own sin every day.
Apart from Shui Yichen, only the concubines who entered the palace later could let a person go.
"Yao Yao …" Lu Xiangzhi wanted to persuade her again.
Ye Zhen smiled. "It's okay. You are right. Even if Lu Wushuang leaves Yuan Country now, she has nowhere to go."
"It's good that you think so." Lu Xiangzhi said with a smile.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of a servant came, "Young master, the young madam asked this little one to bring you snacks."
Lu Xiangzhi's face sank slightly. "Come in."
"Sister-in-law really cares about brother." Ye Zhen saw the servant come in with a large food box, and her eyebrows curved.
"Mmm." Lu Xiangzhi's expression was indifferent as he dismissed the servant.
Ye Zhen saw something wrong. She knew that Lu Xiangzhi and Su Xiaoxiao had always had a very good relationship. What's more, they had just parted ways. How could he look like this?
"Your sister-in-law, she …" Lu Xiangzhi sighed. "Her ears are too soft, and she is easily led away by others."
"Sister-in-law is kind and doesn't know how to refuse people. Otherwise, why would she wait for you for so many years?" Ye Zhen laughed.
Lu Xiangzhi glared at his sister. "I deliberately gave her the cold shoulder for two days. I'm not really angry. You don't have to say that to remind me."
After he came back, he learned what the Su family had talked to Xiaoxiao about. He knew too well what would happen if an official of the imperial court intervened in the emperor's harem. In the past, the Lu family was still a marquis' mansion. Later, the whole family was confiscated. This was the best example.
Not to mention that Xiaoyu was still a princess in the palace. How could the Lu family support the daughter of the Su family to become the empress?
The Su family simply did not know what to do!
"It's good that brother knows what to do. No matter what misunderstanding there is between husband and wife, it must be talked about." Ye Zhen said.
"I know." Lu Xiangzhi did not tell Ye Zhen about the Su family's dirty plans. He always felt that his father-in-law should not be so muddle-headed. He planned to go to the Su family in person today.
He only hoped that the Su family would not be bewitched by others.
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