Lu Heng was finally a little flustered, but as a person from an aristocratic family, he had been trained since he was young, and it was not like he had never seen big storms before, so Lu Heng quickly calmed down. Even though he was dressed casually, his temperament was still noble.
"Since Your Majesty has sent you all to 'protect' me, then I will have to trouble you all. As for Madam, she will naturally have to stay with me. There are still many empty rooms in the residence, so please feel free to do as you wish. "
After saying this, Lu Heng turned around and walked towards the study. He unhappily twisted his shoulders a few times with the large hands on his shoulders. The soldiers were intimidated by his majesty and naturally let go.
Ma Cheng was also alerted by Lu Heng's words.
If Your Majesty really wanted to punish Zhong Yibo, then he probably wouldn't just send people to watch over him. Instead, he would directly search and confiscate his property. Zhong Yibo was born in the Lu Clan. The Lu Clan's foundation was very deep, and its connections in the imperial court were also very complicated. He only needed to deal with Your Majesty's orders. There was no need for him to be overbearing.
Thinking of this, Ma Cheng smiled and cupped his hands. "Count, you are a righteous person. I am just following orders. There are many things that I have to do. I hope you can understand."
When Lu Heng saw that Ma Cheng's attitude had changed, Lu Heng's expression softened. He nodded and entered the study.
Bian Ruohan naturally avoided the fate of being pushed. He followed Lu Heng into the study with a face full of anger and grievance.
The rest of the Lu Clan's servants, including Lu Wenru, were all closely guarded in the eastern courtyard. Ma Cheng sat under the shade of a tree and drank a large bowl of tea. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
Li Qitian led a thousand cavalrymen and rushed towards Wanzhou Town. In less than half an hour, they caught up with the caravan that was transporting the stones.
"Quick, intercept this caravan!"
"Yes!"
The cavalrymen of the five battalions were well-trained. As soon as Li Qitian gave the order, they quickly moved.
The guards and escorts of the caravan were all stunned by the sudden turn of events. Before they could react, they were swarmed by the cavalry and captured alive.
Li Qitian quickly stepped forward and shouted, "Check the stones!"
Zhu Meng immediately led a dozen people to inspect the oxcarts one by one.
The ropes of more than ten ox-carts were removed one by one. Everyone used their scabbards to knock on the rocks until they heard different sounds coming from the rocks.
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Meng pointed at a carriage in the middle. "Please take a look!"
As soon as the words "Your Majesty" were heard, the hearts of Lu Heng's cronies, who were being suppressed, turned cold.
Li Qitian quickly stepped forward and personally knocked on the scabbard. Finally he excitedly said, "This is it! Quick! "
After receiving the order, everyone became more and more busy. Soon, they found all the "stone boxes" hidden in the ten carriages.
With great effort, they found a gap and opened the thin layer of stones. Golden bars, jadeite, agate, and gemstones sparkled under the scorching sun.
Li Qitian's eyes lit up. He was extremely excited. Ben stepped forward and grabbed a string of pearls, a handful of gemstones, and finally checked the gold bars. His heart was filled with relief. Found it, found it!
It seemed that he was indeed the Son of Heaven. The treasures that many people coveted were found by him! What Tian Jizi's approval? It was not worth mentioning at all!
Li Qitian was overjoyed. He immediately ordered people to return to the city to prepare ordinary boxes and carriages. He led the troops to guard the area.
As for the escorts who were transporting the stones, they wished they could go blind. They saw the secret of the Son of Heaven. They were afraid that they would be silenced, right?
They transported the boxes, counted the treasures, and recorded them. By the time they were done, it was already evening and the sky was filled with rosy clouds.
Li Qitian looked at the two large camphor wood boxes filled with treasures and couldn't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied.
"Although they are all genuine treasures, there are still too few of them."
Everyone lowered their eyes in silence.
Too little?
Any one or two of them would be enough for a family to eat for ten or twenty years. Too little?
Zhu Meng knew what Li Qitian was thinking. He timely said, "Your Majesty, it is said that the granite that Zhong Yibo transported was headed to more than ten places."
Li Qitian was stunned when he heard this. Then, his eyes lit up and his heart brightened.
That's right!
They found so many treasures in one place. With Lu Heng's shrewdness, there was no way he would put all the treasures in one place. There must be more treasures hidden in these ten places!
What a Lu Heng!
He found the treasures and wanted to take them all for himself! He even dared to play tricks with me!
Li Qitian thought of Lu Heng's deception and immediately became angry. He ordered everyone to first transport the two boxes of treasures to the capital. If there was a mistake, the entire family would be executed.
How could anyone dare to be negligent? For the sake of the entire family, they would keep an eye on each other and not let anything go wrong with the treasures.
After assigning people to transport the treasures, Li Qitian led his people back to Huichuan County.
It was close to noon and the city gates were about to close. Li Qitian rushed over with his people. When they saw the bright yellow figure, everyone in front of the city gates hurriedly knelt down to welcome him.
Even the common people on the streets knelt down when they heard the cheers.
Oh my god, this is incredible. The Emperor actually came to Huichuan County. Is it to inspect the Imperial Tombs?
No wonder so many cavalrymen came at noon and surrounded the entire Huichuan County. Now, they finally knew the reason!
Li Qitian rushed to the Lu family and jumped off the horse without waiting for it to stand still.
He had been in the army for many years. However, eight years of living like a prince had caused his martial arts to be wasted. When he got off the horse, he almost sprained his waist.
He held the horsewhip and stood there for a while to catch his breath. Then, he glanced at the head eunuch, Xiong Jinshui, who was following him closely.
Xiong Jinshui immediately understood and passed the message inside.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
The entire Lu family was in an uproar.
Ma Cheng immediately led the soldiers out to welcome him. The well-trained soldiers of the five military camps knelt down one after another. Their cheers shook the air and even the common people nearby were alarmed.
Li Qitian calmed himself down and slowly raised his hand. "Rise."
Seeing that Lu Heng was not in the crowd, Li Qitian raised his eyebrows and asked Ma Cheng after entering, "Where is Zhong Yibo?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, Zhong Yibo is in the study in the outer courtyard. I ordered people to guard him."
As long as he didn't run away.
Li Qitian heaved a sigh of relief and walked steadily to the study.
Ma Cheng ordered someone to open the door of the study. Li Qitian looked inside and saw Lu Heng and Bian Shi kneeling on the ground.
"This humble subject respectfully welcomes Your Majesty."
"This humble subject greets Your Majesty."
Lu Heng had already changed into a silver white loose robe embroidered with bamboo. Her hair was neatly coiled up and secured with a green jade bamboo hairpin. She had a calm and composed appearance, and there was not the slightest sign of a guilty conscience.
Li Qitian sneered and walked slowly into the room. He waved his hand and said, "Bian Shi, leave."
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