flstandardbreds Chapter 110 He is...quite gentle and treats me well
Chapter 110 He is...quite gentle and treats me well
"Prince, I know who placed that cursed doll here." Liu knelt on the ground with her head held high and her chest puffed out, her voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
Baili Jun asked: "Tell me."
Liu did not hesitate and said immediately: "This vicious person is a concubine in my house, her name is... Liu Qiuqiu!"
Lu Yanxiu was suddenly confused, "Grandma, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Liu immediately lowered her voice and reprimanded: "She committed a crime and fled from the Li Mansion. She is not innocent after all. If we push the blame on her, won't that save you? And the Lu Mansion?"
"But Qiqi..."
"Yan Xiu, do you really want to watch your old grandmother die outside after her property is confiscated and she is exiled?" Liu beat her chest and stamped her feet, extremely heartbroken.
She knew that Lu Yanxiu was deeply attached to Liu Qiuqiu, otherwise he would not have kept her outside for so many years, but what was the current situation?
Is her life, Liu Qiuqiu's, more important, or the lives of the entire Lu family?
Lu Yanxiu's eyes flickered with pain, his fists were sweaty and clenched tightly together.
"No whispering in court!" the officer nearby scolded.
Baili Jun asked, "Where is she? Catch her and interrogate her immediately."
While Lu Yanxiu was in a daze, Liu said hurriedly, "She cursed the emperor first, and then framed General Xuande's newborn young master. She... has fled now."
"So, the person is missing?" Baili Juan found it funny, and his smile quickly faded. "Then tell me, why would a woman like her curse His Majesty?"
"Your Highness doesn't know that Liu Qiuqiu has been displaced since she was young and was adopted by the Liu family. She has always been jealous of the world. The Liu family has always used her as a tool to make money. She first married an old merchant in her hometown, and managed to escape after defrauding the bride price, and then came to the capital. Later, she performed in Jiaoguilou for a living, and had to support the Liu family during this period. It's a pity that my eldest grandson didn't know how to judge people and was deceived by her..."
Liu's cloudy eyes sparkled with a gleam, and her tone when she spoke pretended to be regretful and sad, as if she felt extremely compassionate for Liu Qiuqiu's fate.
Among the people in the hall, Lu Yanxiu was the only one who trembled in disbelief. Qiuqiu was clearly an orphan and helpless, and had no choice but to sell her skills in Jiaoguilou to make a living. How could it be... like what her grandmother said?
"You mean, she wants to take revenge on the world?" Baili Jun frowned.
"That's right. Even my only granddaughter was harmed by her. She was in a coma two days ago due to dystocia and just woke up. People as unfortunate as her hate people who have a smooth and happy life the most..."
Baili Jun didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Lu Huaihe beside him and asked, "What do you think of this case?"
"Now that His Majesty is in bed and the Crown Prince is a man of mercy, even if they have committed a crime, there is no need to shed blood."
The emperor may die suddenly one day. If Baili Jun is punished too severely and commits murder, he will surely lose the support of the people.
Now is the critical period for his accession to the throne and he cannot afford to be careless.
Baili Jun looked back at the two kneeling grandfather and grandson in the hall, and gave instructions to the guards beside him: "Starting from today, block the capital city, only allow entry but not exit, and make sure to arrest Liu Qiuqiu."
"Yes!"
Liu fell to the ground and burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your keen insight!"
Baili Jun looked down at the two of them and ordered, "Until the case is fully investigated, Lu Yanxiu will continue to be imprisoned. Take him away."
"Yes!"
As for how the case was brought to court, Lu Yanxiu could no longer remember clearly. He only knew that when he came to his senses, he was already back in the dungeon.
He sat on the ground with a defeated look on his face, leaning weakly against the wall, thinking about what his grandmother had said when she identified Liu Qiuqiu.
How could he be kept in the dark about something that even his grandmother knew?
So what Su He said yesterday was also a hint to him?
Lu Yanxiu felt like a fool. He punched the wall madly, and blood was faintly seen from between his fingers.
Su Mansion.
Pei Xia walked in from the small carved window, approached Su He, whispered something, and then stepped back.
In the room where the autumn sun was shining, Su He rolled up his sleeves and was making osmanthus cakes with Zhao Wanrong.
This morning, she specially asked Pei Xia to go to the pastry shop to buy some osmanthus cakes. However, Lu Huaihe just took a look at them and didn't even taste them. Su He was a little worried about this. She wondered if he was bothered by sending cakes to Lu Yanxiu?
How to explain that she was actually showing off instead of really caring?
So, she returned to the Su Mansion just after lunch and begged her sister-in-law to teach her how to make osmanthus pastry. She made the pastry herself as an apology. It should show her sincerity, right?
Zhao Wanrong saw the master and servant whispering as if they had some secret, and from the moment she saw Su He at noon, she felt that she had something on her mind.
"Ah He, did Lord Lu make things difficult for you? Is he easy to get along with?"
Su He was stunned for a moment, "He... is quite gentle and treats me well."
"Gentle?" Zhao Wanrong paused while kneading the flour, with some disbelief in her eyes: "Are you saying that Lu Huaihe is a gentle person?"
"Well, isn't it?"
Before Su He divorced, she had met him from afar a few times. At that time, she thought he was quite cold and arrogant, and his dark eyes always made people dare not look closely.
After getting married, this feeling became less common. Moreover, when he spoke to me, his tone was gentle and he never said anything harsh or frowned.
So... I think it's a gentle personality?
Zhao Wanrong was stunned. "Before I got married, I attended a spring banquet organized by the Queen Mother in the palace and met Lord Lu once. He was still young at that time. He knelt alone in front of the main entrance of the Golden Throne Hall, holding up the files of the old case with both hands, and kept kowtowing to ask to see the emperor. I was scared when I saw him like that."
"Old case? When did it happen?" Su He had never heard Lu Huaihe mention it. How could such a decent man like him also have impolite moments?
Zhao Wanrong glanced around and said in a very low voice, "It's just the matter of Concubine Rong..."
After the case was hastily closed, Prince Jin's entire family was executed, Concubine Rong was sentenced to death, and Lu Huaihe was suppressed for pursuing the truth. He was stripped of his position for two years and only gained the emperor's favor in recent years.
Su He then realized that it was no wonder that Baili Feng always spoke harshly to her but never really took action. He was a prince after all. If he really wanted to deal with someone, why would he need so many excuses?
It turned out that it was for Lu Huaihe's sake.
In the palace at that time, everyone was trying to avoid him, and only Lu Huaihe was willing to step forward to redress the grievances of Concubine Rong and Prince Jin, right?
"You are pregnant, why are you still doing these rough jobs?"
As the aunt and sister-in-law were talking, Su Ling happened to come back from work. Seeing Zhao Wanrong kneading the dough skillfully, he couldn't help but frown.
Su He held a handful of flour and threw it at him. He couldn't help laughing and said, "How can this be considered rough work? It's clearly delicate work!"