activa-t Chapter 120: The Bad Emperor Is Still a Good Thing
Chapter 120: The Bad Emperor Is Still a Good Thing
Everyone in the hall had the same idea as Lu Xinran at this moment.
Emperor, can't you afford to have fun?
If they don't let her look through it, how will they know whose girl is so unlucky?
The girls of the Lu family are no longer in danger because of what happened just now, but the younger generations in their house are still in danger!
Qi Yu calmly allowed others to look at him, his expression never changing from beginning to end.
The emperor was outside the hall, watching through the window the reactions of everyone in the hall, especially Qi Yu and the queen.
Qi Yu's expression had always been indifferent, and the Queen hadn't taken anything to heart recently, which made him always wonder if there was some kind of connection between the two that he didn't know about.
But the people he arranged in Changchun Palace replied that there was nothing unusual in the Queen's Palace.
There were no letters sent in from outside the palace, and the queen had not seen any outsiders during this period of time.
Even the concubines' daily greetings were interrupted by her using the excuse of being ill.
If there is no connection between the Queen and Qi Yu... the Emperor frowned slightly at the thought of this.
Even if there is no contact, we can't let Qi Yu remain unmarried!
He wanted to use the arranged marriage to keep Qi Yu in the capital. As for the border town, he would promote a new general, just like when he took back the military power from the Zhang family and handed it over to Qi Yu.
The emperor never appeared in the hall again until the end of the celebration banquet.
Lu Xinran was very depressed. She was unable to peek into the emperor's thoughts, and she did not get the full taste of today's big melon.
However, after seeing the private affairs of Concubine Shu and Concubine Hua, I should be able to give her some life points.
It was already late at night when they returned to the Lu Mansion. Lu Jinchuan got off the carriage and waited in front of the mansion gate.
After Pei helped Aunt Xu get out of the car, she didn't even bother to look at Lu Jinchuan and just walked straight past him.
Lu Xinran and her sister bowed and followed Pei into the mansion.
Lu Jinchuan looked at the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren walking further and further away among the lights, and his heart felt like it was thrown into ice water, cold and painful.
Lu Kangde brought Lu Yuanheng over. There has been turmoil in the court recently. Can his position be moved?
Lu Jinchuan knew what he was thinking just by looking at the smile on his lips.
He flicked his sleeves, not bothering to pay attention to this selfish eldest son who couldn't see the situation clearly, and went straight back to the study.
Lu Kangde was not annoyed even though he didn't get any hint from his father. He turned around and saw Zhao who was about to come in.
He coughed lightly, "I'll go to your room today."
"I haven't been feeling well these days, so you should go to my aunt's room."
After saying this, Zhao walked straight past him and left without even looking back.
Lu Kangde was already unhappy after being humiliated again and again. He turned around and wanted to talk to Lu Yuanheng, but he saw that his eldest son had already gone to chase Zhao.
Lu Kangping and Kong supported him, and walked calmly past him while giving instructions to their children.
It was not until he was the only one left in front of the courtyard gate that Lu Kangde came back to his senses from his depression.
No one actually takes him seriously!
On the second day of the celebration banquet, Lu Xinran woke up and realized that he had not asked the system how much health points he had gained yesterday.
The system hesitated. It felt like it was poisoned, otherwise why would it keep having problems?
“Is it that the calculation has not been completed yet?”
Having its thoughts guessed, the system hummed a little aggrievedly, "Maybe, maybe it's the same as Zhao Jingtian's family."
How can they be the same? Zhao Jingtian and his sons are courting death. Concubine Shu and Concubine Hua have been domineering in the palace for who knows how long. If the emperor wanted to control them, he would have executed them all long ago.
But she now has a full year of life, so there is no rush to settle the account.
Just as she was enjoying her breakfast, Tracy hurried in and said softly, "Miss, the master of the Yun family is here."
"Uncle grandpa?"
Knowing that Yun Cheng was very sensible and would not come over without anything to do, she hurriedly finished her breakfast and rushed to Pei's yard.
Yun Cheng did not bring his two sons this time. He came alone with a thank-you gift.
Yun Cheng had been holding his breath for a long time. In order to avenge his father and sister, he not only took the risk of sending out the evidence he had collected, but also donated most of his remaining property.
After being entangled with the Rong Enbo Mansion for so many years, he has long understood that it is difficult for ordinary merchants to keep their property.
So after buying and donating the shops that were sold by the Rong Enbo Mansion, he was ready to return to Shu.
This time he was really preparing to leave Beijing, and ordered his two sons not to leave Shu again unless someone from their Yun family passed the imperial examination and became an official.
But before he had the time to leave with his family, he received a message from an official from the Ministry of Revenue.
The emperor took into consideration that they had donated most of their wealth to the court, and was tactful and did not make any demands, so Yun Ting's dowry, converted into cash, had been deposited into the national treasury.
Those shops, farms and properties have to be taken care of by someone.
The industries donated by the Yun family also need manpower, so that the national treasury can have other income besides taxes.
Therefore, the emperor would entrust the management of the property to whoever it came from.
When Yun Cheng heard the news, he was stunned.
He never expected that he would catch the emperor's eye because of this.
Handing those properties back to them to manage is no different from the emperor giving the Yun family a backer and the greatest protection they can get.
Yun Cheng seemed to be floating in the clouds these past two days. After reconfirming the handover of a number of industries with officials from the Ministry of Revenue, he finally made time to go to the Lu Mansion to express his gratitude.
Lu Xinran listened to what the Yun family had been going through recently, and like everyone else in the room, he felt very sad.
"Congratulations to my uncle and grandfather for turning bad times into good times. I am sure you will have a smooth and prosperous future."
Although the Dog Emperor is a scumbag, the way he handled this matter is worthy of praise.
The Yun family has been persecuted by the Rong Enbo Mansion for so many years. It was a rare opportunity for them to get revenge and see the fate of the Zhao family. Now they have the protection of the emperor, and their lives will surely get better and better.
When Yun Cheng heard her say this, his face was full of wrinkles as he smiled.
He had never dared to imagine such a situation before.
"Yes, it will get better."
When he returned, he would hire a teacher with both moral integrity and talent for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he would make sure that the Yun family produced a Jinshi before the emperor passed away.
Yun Cheng left with many thanks.
Zhao couldn't hide the smile on her face when she thought about how her maternal family had turned from bad to good and would be able to stay in the capital and visit often in the future.
However, what she wanted to talk about right now was not something related to the Yun family.
"Mother, it has been nearly half a year since Yuanheng graduated from high school. His marriage can't be delayed any longer. You saw at the celebration banquet yesterday that His Majesty wants to grant General Qi a marriage. All the mansions should want to get engaged to girls of the right age. I want to take this opportunity to arrange Yuanheng's marriage."
It was decided now that they could get married next spring. With any luck, they would give birth to a big fat boy by the end of the year and make her a grandmother.
The more Zhao thought about it, the more beautiful it became. "Mother, which girl do you think is the most suitable for our Yuan Heng?"