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Before Mo Rongzhan left Feng Wu City with Ye Zhen, he left behind an imperial edict reprimanding Marquis Zhonghuai for not teaching his son strictly, condoning his son to bully men and women, killing and framing others. As a marquis, Marquis Zhonghuai not only did not reflect on himself, but also dared to despise the court officials.
After listening to the imperial edict, Marquis Zhonghuai fell straight to the ground before he could speak.
How did the emperor know about Feng Wu City so soon? He just made a scene in the yamen yesterday, and today the imperial edict arrived? What's going on? Marquis Zhonghuai had no time to think so much. He only knew that his son was gone, and now even his title was gone.
Lu Xiangzhi did not expect the emperor to issue an edict to reprimand Marquis Zhonghuai. It should be for the sake of Yao Yao that the emperor helped him.
His mood was a little complicated.
"Big brother, what are you thinking about?" Ye Zhen saw Lu Xiangzhi's worried look and thought he had something difficult to do. "Is there something difficult about the case?"
Lu Xiangzhi looked up and saw his sister's concerned eyes. He smiled, "The case has been closed for a long time. What is there to be embarrassed about? I'm worried about you."
Ye Zhen was stunned, "Worried about me?"
"The last time you were assassinated, although the emperor did not let me intervene in the investigation, I can still guess some clues. Yao Yao, you must be well. If something happens to you, what will Father and Mother do?" They have long regarded their sister as a pearl in the palm of their hands. If anything happens to her, they will be very sad.
"Big brother, you can rest assured that I will protect myself." Ye Zhen said to Lu Xiangzhi with a smile.
Lu Xiangzhi wanted to reach out and rub his sister's forehead when he suddenly felt a sharp and cold gaze looking at him. His hand froze for a moment. He glanced at the emperor standing not far away and retracted his hand. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Why is the emperor unhappy when I get along with my sister?
"Let's go." Mo Rongzhan whispered to Ye Zhen. He knew that Lu Xiangzhi's feelings for Ye Zhen were only brother-sister feelings. However, even if they were, Lu Xiangzhi was still a man. How could he be so close to Ye Zhen? No man but him could touch her!
"Big brother, then I will go. See you when you return to the capital." Ye Zhen said to Lu Xiangzhi.
Lu Xiangzhi was reluctant to part with his little sister, but with the emperor watching, he couldn't pat her shoulder and rub her head like before. "Have a pleasant journey."
After saying goodbye to his younger sister, he bowed to Mo Rongzhan, "Emperor, this minister … …"
Mo Rongzhan raised his hand. "Lord Lu, please return."
Lu Xiangzhi then remembered that Mo Rongzhan did not want others to know that he was the Emperor.
After watching his sister leave, Lu Xiangzhi turned around and returned to the yamen. Just as he was about to enter the mansion, he heard Steward Lu's wailing voice behind him.
"Lord Lu, you must uphold justice for me. He Wenze, that bastard, took away my daughter and grandson." Lu Yuanwai threw himself at Lu Xiangzhi's feet and cried for him to uphold justice.
Lu Xiangzhi frowned at him. "What's wrong, Squire Lu?"
"Lord Lu, because my daughter is pregnant, I sent her to Zhuangzi to recuperate. Who knew that this He Wenze took her away. Lord Lu, you must find my daughter for me." Lu Yuanwai was really heartbroken. He only had one daughter, and he was waiting for her to give birth to a son to inherit his family business. But his daughter ran away with He Wenze. What should he do?
"Lu Yuanwai, He Wenze is your son-in-law. What's so surprising about your son-in-law taking away your daughter?" Lu Xiangzhi had long known that Lu Yuanwai did not regard He Wenze as his own son at all. He just wanted to use him to help the Lu family.
"What son-in-law? The divorce papers have already been written. He Wenze has nothing to do with my daughter." Lu Yuanwai shouted.
Hearing this, Lu Xiangzhi sneered in his heart, "Does the divorce papers have the official seal?"
"Official seal?" Lu Yuanwai was stunned. He had forgotten about this matter.
Seeing his reaction, Lu Xiangzhi chuckled. "Lu Yuanwai, it seems that I really can't make a decision for you. He Wenze and Lu Zhenzhu are husband and wife. Where they go is their business. Outsiders have no right to interfere."
Lu Yuanwai burst into tears again. Didn't that mean that he had no daughter or grandchild?
Lu Xiangzhi just glanced at him indifferently and walked into the mansion.
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Dongqing Country, Quicksand City.
Jin Shanshan was wearing the uniform of a soldier and looked like a handsome young man. She stood on the city wall and stared blankly into the distance.
That was the direction of the Dark North Kingdom, her hometown.
That day, when she heard the news of her father's death, she cried loudly. Originally, she wanted to return to the Dark North Kingdom out of impulse. But after she calmed down, she realized that Ye Chunnan was right. If she went back now, she would definitely die.
"Still thinking of going back?" Ye Chunnan walked behind Jin Shanshan and frowned at her profile. Although she was dressed in men's clothing, she was beautiful and did not hide her looks at all. Such a woman should have been raised to be a delicate little girl, but she had actually grown up on the battlefield.
Ye Chunnan felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. It was like … a feeling of pity.
Jin Shanshan looked down at her toes. "My father has been on the battlefield for many years. His inexplicable death must have puzzled some of his confidants, but I haven't received any news. It seems that they are most likely dead. I will wait … wait for my father's people to find me. My father must have made arrangements before he died."
She was able to restrain herself from going to the Dark North Kingdom because of her trust in her father. Also, her father's confidants would definitely be alive.
Many people in the Dark North Kingdom should know that she had become a captive. It would not be difficult to find out her whereabouts. If they could survive, they would definitely come looking for her.
Ye Chunnan glanced at her and said in a low voice, "The Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom has sent a messenger. They are not willing to exchange Wan Ziliang with you, but they are willing to exchange property."
When he heard the messenger's words, he almost wanted to have the messenger killed.
If not for the fact that two armies did not kill messengers in a war, he really did not want to hear these words.
The Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom was really not a good person!
When Jin Shanshan heard Ye Chunnan's words, her lips curled into a cold smile. "So in the Emperor's heart, I am still worth a few taels of silver."
"Do you want to see the messenger?" Ye Chunnan asked in a low voice.
"Yes!" Jin Shanshan nodded. She wanted to know how the people of the Dark North Kingdom viewed her father's death. She looked at Ye Chunnan. "I don't want to go back to the Dark North Kingdom. Can you … not agree to the messenger's request?"
Ye Chunnan looked at her silently for a while. "I will return to the Royal Capital soon. You can go back with me."
"Alright, before I know the cause of my father's death, I will … be your maid." Jin Shanshan said through gritted teeth. She did not forget that he had previously said that he would bring her back to the Royal Capital to be a maid.
"Then it's decided. Go change your clothes first and meet the messenger in a while." Ye Chunnan's lips curled up slightly.
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