If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 511 All dead

Hong Shanhai is dead.

The Hong family, one of the two largest powerful families in the northwest, tried to set up a plan to assassinate the Regent in the mountains, but was counterattacked by the Regent. The rangers hiding in the dark found themselves surrounded before they could take action.

Fu Jinyuan was very experienced in luring people into a trap.

When Hong Shanhai saw the sharp arrow piercing Fu Jinyuan's chest, he felt happy and joyful. He would have the final say in the Northwest from now on.

He walked to the corpse, wanting to see what the regent was capable of.

When he turned the body over, he saw a familiar face.

"This……"

"Master, this is our man." someone exclaimed.

Hong Shanhai suddenly let go of his hand and stepped back in a hurry. "He was clearly wearing Fu Jinyuan's clothes, how come he was a different person?"

"Master, we have fallen into a trap."

"The Regent never showed up. We are surrounded."

Hong Shanhai was shocked. How could it be possible? He had planned everything out. As long as Fu Jinyuan stepped out of the mountains, he would be dead.

"Go! Go quickly!" Hong Shanhai ordered.

But, it's too late.

In the chaos, he stepped into the trap set for Fu Jinyuan.

When his foot was caught in the trap, he was met with a barrage of sharp arrows.

The villain who should have died here was Fu Jinyuan, but now it has become Hong Shanhai.

The news of Hong Shanhai's death soon spread back to Salt Lake City.

Old Madam Lu accidentally knocked over the teacup, and it was the first time in many days that panic appeared on her face.

Lu Rucheng hurried forward to support her, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?"

"Hong Shanhai is dead!" Old Madam Lu's hands were shaking. "Rucheng, you should take the elderly, weak, women and children away from home immediately and find a remote place to hide your strength and bide your time. It would be best if you keep your identity secret to protect the descendants of the Lu family."

"Grandma, what do you mean? Didn't you say that the Lu family has a backer in the royal capital that even the regent cannot shake?" Lu Rucheng asked in surprise.

Madam Lu's lips moved. She had made it so clear that day. As smart as the Regent was, could he not guess that the backer of the Lu and Hong families was Empress Dowager Ruan?

He killed Hong Shanhai without even giving him a trial. Wasn't he telling all the powerful families in the northwest that here, no one's words count, only he, the regent, has the final say.

Moreover, after so many days, there is still no news from the royal capital.

This is the attitude of Queen Mother Ruan.

"Wang Ducheng wants to abandon us? But we have something on them!" Lu Rucheng was unwilling to accept this.

Madam Lu scolded, "What handle do you have? Stop talking nonsense!"

"Time waits for no one, you must leave immediately. Do not take any large belongings with you. Only take light items with you. Leave overnight!"

"Grandma, what about you?" Lu Rucheng asked.

Madam Lu said, "If I leave, you won't be able to leave."

"I'll stay with your father."

When Lu Rucheng heard this, he felt his heart broken, "Grandma!"

"Remember what I said. Don't touch the private salt again. The money in the family is enough for you to live for three lifetimes."

"Grandma, I won't leave. I don't believe that the Regent really dares to kill us." Lu Rucheng said.

Madam Lu shouted angrily, "Having killed Hong Shanhai, is he afraid of killing another person with the surname Lu?"

"If we don't leave now, our entire family will die." Old Madam Lu burst into tears.

Everything the Lu family did was worthy of beheading and extermination of the entire clan; it was a job that cost them their lives.

Lu Rucheng burst into tears, bid farewell to Old Madam Lu, turned around and walked out.

A horse was ready at the back door. As soon as he saw him, he immediately came forward to greet him, "Master."

"go!"

He galloped away from Salt Lake City on his horse, and the news naturally quickly reached Fu Jinyuan's ears.

Fu Jinyuan had long expected that Old Madam Lu would let Lu Rucheng leave.

"Go see Lu Qiufeng." Fu Jinyuan said.

……

When she came to the interrogation room again, the calmness on Lu Qiufeng's face had disappeared.

"You're still alive!" He looked at Fu Jinyuan in astonishment.

"What? Do you think I will die at the hands of Hong Shanhai?" Fu Jinyuan asked with a smile.

Lu Qiufeng's face turned pale and blue.

"Hong Shanhai has confessed. Lu Qiufeng, when do you plan to confess?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

"What did Hong Shanhai confess to? What evil things he did have nothing to do with me." Lu Qiufeng snorted coldly.

Fu Jinyuan: "The Lu and Hong families are at odds on the surface, but in fact they are in close cooperation and work for the same master. This time he led me into the mountains, which was also a plan you and he had agreed on long ago, right?"

Lu Qiufeng's hands on her legs trembled a few times.

"These are all the prince's guesses." Lu Qiufeng said in a low voice.

"I have already ordered the execution of all members of the Hong family. Master Lu, how many lives do you think your Lu family should sacrifice to atone for the evil things you have done?" Fu Jinyuan asked calmly.

Lu Qiufeng raised her head suddenly, "It's my fault alone..."

"Because of your evil deeds, the whole clan has benefited from your actions. Since you have taken the benefits, you should also bear the consequences," said Fu Jinyuan.

"..." Lu Qiufeng looked at him in shock and anger.

Fu Jinyuan looked back at him with a sharp gaze, "Tell me everything you know, and I will spare the lives of your Lu family members."

"Prince, you want to kill the Lu family. Does the Queen Mother agree? Does the Emperor agree?" Lu Qiufeng asked loudly.

"Even if they don't agree, based on what you have done, what does it matter if I execute them first and report them later?" Fu Jinyuan sneered sarcastically.

"You have been here for many days. Who sent troops to rescue you?"

"You are in my hands, who dares to save you?"

The expression on Lu Qiufeng's face changed again and again.

"Your Highness, I... let me think about it for another day." Lu Qiufeng had complicated thoughts.

He knew that Fu Jinyuan must have the answer to his backers, but he just wanted to get evidence from him.

Can the Lu family save their lives by handing over the evidence?

Fu Jinyuan looked at him quietly and said, "Okay, I'll give you one day."

As soon as he walked out of the prison, Wu Yang came up and replied, "My Lord, the princess has been looking for this woman in the city recently."

"Have you found it?" Fu Jinyuan lowered his head and glanced.

Wu Yang shook his head. "Not yet. I'll ask someone to help look for her. She may have already left Salt Lake City."

"As early as the day Lu Qiufeng was arrested, Salt Lake City banned people from leaving the city. How could she leave?" Fu Jinyuan said coldly.

"Keep looking. If you can't find it in the inn, then it must be in a commoner's home." He believed that Shen Suian must have a reason for looking for this person.

"Who are the people defending here?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

Wu Yang: "These important entrances and exits are all manned by our people, and those doing the menial tasks inside are the soldiers who were originally here."

Fu Jinyuan's face darkened. "Replace all these servants. We need our people to guard the whole place."

"I will do it immediately."

"Go ahead." Fu Jinyuan originally wanted to see Shen Sui'an to ask her who she was looking for, but Lu Qiufeng was at a critical moment, and he felt a little uneasy.

"I'll stay here tonight." He wanted to stay in the interrogation room, waiting for Lu Qiufeng to tell him the answer.

"Someone, someone, come! Lu Qiufeng committed suicide..."