Chapter 102 The Princess Keeps a Concubine
Chapter 102 The Princess Keeps a Concubine
Only then did Shen Sui'an realize that she was held in Lu Yuan's arms.
She moved her body and tried to sit back, but Lu Yuan grabbed her slender waist and held her tightly in his arms.
Lu Yuan stroked her hair and said in a low, hoarse voice, "He is a man of high character and generous mind, like the bright moon and clear wind... Madam seems to think highly of Xie Changyu."
Shen Sui'an: "..."
Sure enough, I heard it.
"I was also saying this for my third sister to hear." Shen Suian bit her lip. Knowing that Lu Yuan would hear it, she would definitely not say a good word about Xie Changyu.
"What about me?" Lu Yuan asked.
Shen Sui'an was slightly startled, "What?"
Lu Yuan tapped her chest with his finger, "What kind of person am I in your heart?"
Does this also need to be compared?
Shen Sui'an felt that the Lu Yuan in front of her seemed a little different from what she knew.
"Of course... a rare talent among men, with a lofty character, unparalleled handsomeness, and the best husband in the world." Who can't say nice words?
"It sounds like none of them are as sincere as you described Xie Changyu." Lu Yuan gently bit her earlobe.
Shen Sui'an shuddered and looked at him with wet eyes.
Lu Yuan kissed the corner of her mouth and said, "I have something to tell you."
"What?" Shen Sui'an was enveloped by his breath, and his cheeks became hot unconsciously.
"At the morning court today, Princess Guangning was impeached by the Censorate. The two concubines she kept in the other courtyard took advantage of their power to bully others and occupied the good farmland. The emperor ordered the execution of her two concubines and the reduction of her fiefdom."
"If she dares to make a mistake again next time, her fiefdom and title will be revoked."
Shen Sui'an was extremely surprised, "Guangning even has a lover? Didn't she fall in love with Lu Heng at first sight?"
In her previous life, she had heard that Guangning had lovers, and those lovers looked like Lu Heng. But in this life, she had gotten her wish and was with Lu Heng, so why would she still have lovers?
Lu Yuan's lips curled slightly: "I have kept it in the other courtyard for a year."
"Princess Guangning is truly a...person of character." Shen Suian thought for a long time before complimenting her.
"She hurt you so much, and you still praise her. Madam is really broad-minded." Lu Yuan said with a smile.
Shen Sui'an raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked Lu Yuan up and down with her pair of dark and bright eyes, "How did the Censorate know that Guangning had a lover? No one found out for so long. Someone reported it, right?"
Lu Yuan: "Maybe she has offended too many people."
Shen Suian knew it must be him. The Pacification Office knew everything, and the Censorate would not impeach Princess Guangning for no reason at this time.
"Among the fertile fields occupied by the two lovers, fifty acres belonged to the wet nurse of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue reported it to the Jingzhao Prefecture, and the investigation implicated the princess." Lu Yuan said calmly.
“……”What a coincidence, I was discovered at this time.
At the Yao family's birthday banquet, Lu Yan took the blame for Guangning, and Guangning was simply confined to his house and fined his salary. Wasn't Shen Suian angry?
Of course she was unwilling to accept this, but she also knew that with her current abilities, she was not qualified to fight against Guangning.
But the impeachment by the Censorate really damaged Guangning's foundation.
I'm afraid even Concubine Yao and the Second Prince would be implicated as a result.
"Husband, did you really do nothing?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.
Lu Yuan chuckled, "The Minister of Revenue is the Queen's man."
He only needs to reveal the existence of the two lovers, and naturally the fertile land will fall into their hands.
Shen Sui'an held Lu Yuan's face and said, "How can I thank you properly?"
"Anything is fine?" Lu Yuan asked in a hoarse voice.
"Tell me what you want to hear first." Shen Suian looked at him cautiously, thinking that there would be no good intentions behind his question.
Lu Yuan's hot lips pressed against her earlobe. "Your fire avoidance diagram... has several postures. Let's try it tonight, okay?"
“…”Fire avoidance map?
She clearly had it burned by her maid!
"I have a thicker one that's more suitable for sex than yours." Lu Yuan seemed to see through her thoughts.
Shen Sui'an took a deep breath and said, "Stop talking!"
Lu Yuan said seriously: "Then let's not talk about it. Madam, do you prefer to be more direct..."
Let her hit him to death with a hammer!
Shen Sui'an covered his face and didn't want to talk to him. He just wanted to go home quickly.
Let him sleep in the study tonight.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Shen Sui'an was about to escape from his arms, but Lu Yuan held her back and helped her straighten her skirt and skirt, "There are people waiting for us outside."
Who is it?
Lu Yuan took Shen Suian's hand and got off the carriage, and saw Mother Zheng from the upper room standing in front of them with a forced smile.
"Master, Madam, the old master and the old lady have been waiting for you for quite some time. Please come to the upper room."
We finally had a few days of peace, now what kind of trouble is this?
Shen Sui'an walked beside Lu Yuan with his head lowered and came to the upper room together.
In the hall, except for the two unmarried concubines and Lu Wei from the second wife, all the masters of the Lu family were here.
Oh, Lu Yan was sent to the Bai family’s old house, but Princess Guangning, who had not been seen for several days, came back.
Is this a call to bring an army to bear to hold the culprit accountable?
"Oh, finally you found the person I was waiting for." Mrs. Lu gave them a sidelong glance.
Lu Yuan took Shen Sui'an forward to greet them calmly and calmly, "Grandfather, grandmother, is there something wrong at home?"
"Lu Yuan, the grudges in the harem are trivial matters. As a man and the commander of the Pacification Division, it is a villain's act to take revenge on personal grudges. Today, the Censorate impeached Guangning. Were you the one who fanned the flames behind the scenes?" Lu Heng stood up and asked coldly.
"Adding fuel to the flames?" Lu Yuan looked at Lu Heng with sharp eyes, and said in a cold and mocking voice, "Did I force the princess to keep a lover? Or... did I give those occupied fertile lands to the two lovers?"
Guangning looked dejected, no longer as arrogant as before. He was like a puppet that had lost its spirit, with his head hung and not saying a word.
Lord Lu said in a deep voice, "Since it's not you, can you find out who is trying to frame the princess and clear her name?"
"Why should I do this? If the princess has been wronged, she can go to the emperor to seek justice. What does it have to do with me?" Lu Yuan said indifferently.
Mr. Lu said angrily, "We are all family. If the princess is framed, it means the Lu family is framed. You are a member of the Lu family, so are you going to stand by and watch?"
When Shen Sui'an heard this, he raised his eyes and looked at Uncle Lu coldly.
When did he start treating Lu Yuan as a family member?
She understood that when the princess was impeached, the whole family was worried that the princess would be disliked by the emperor and bring trouble to the Lu family, so they wanted Lu Yuan to use the Pacification Office to overturn the princess's case.
"I have nothing to do with those two people. I just took them in in the courtyard out of pity. I have never had any relationship with them... I didn't expect that someone would use them to frame me." Guangning raised his red eyes.
"Are you trying to frame me or the Lu family, Lu Yuan? Can't you see it?"
Lu Yuan chuckled, "The emperor reduced your fiefdom and punished the princess. What does it have to do with the Lu family?"
"You dared to plot against my wife, how dare you ask me to overturn your case?"
"I have already given enough face to the Second Prince and the Imperial Concubine by not revealing your other affairs at this time, Your Highness."
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