As soon as Xie Wenwan walked out of the room, she saw Lu Zheng leaving angrily.

"Father..."

Lu Zheng stopped and looked at Xie Wenwan, his face became even more gloomy, he snorted and walked away.

This made Xie Wenwan confused. When she saw Lu Rui coming out, she hurriedly asked: "What happened?"

Lu Rui shook his head: "It's okay, I'm going to Jingyuan, will you go with me?"

"What to do with Aunt Qiu?" Xie Wenwan asked.

Lu Rui nodded.

Xie Wenwan: "Go, of course."

How could I miss such a big scene?

Xie Wenwan and Lu Rui walked towards Jingyuan together.

"Father agrees with you to deal with Aunt Qiu?"

Xie Wenwan couldn't help but ask curiously. Thinking of Lu Zheng's expression just now, he probably disagreed.

Lu Rui: "He doesn't agree, but it's not his fault."

Hearing Lu Rui's tone, Xie Wenwan glanced at him in surprise. Is Lu Rui powerful enough to be the master of the Duke?

Lu Rui said as if he knew Xie Wenwan's doubts.

“When I was a kid, you could say I was raised by my grandfather.”

"My grandfather took me into the army when I was a teenager. Compared with my father, the Lu family is more familiar with me."

Xie Wenwan understood that although Lu Zheng was his father, his prestige was not as high as his son's.

"My father's favorite candidate for heir apparent is his second brother. If it were not his grandfather, he would pass the title of heir apparent to his second brother."

Xie Wenwan didn't expect that there was such a story before Lu Rui became the crown prince.

After hearing this, she felt that Qiu Ruoshui had such great ambitions now, and half of Lu Zheng's contribution was due to his favor.

"My father always believed that if it hadn't been for my grandfather, he would not have married my mother."

"After all these years, he has never understood that it was not his grandfather who didn't want him to marry Qiu Ruoshui, but the royal family."

Thinking of what Lu Zheng said just now, Lu Rui changed his words.

"Perhaps he understands the power of it, but is just unwilling to accept it. He feels that his love with Qiu Ruoshui cannot be blasphemed."

"My father insisted on accepting Qiu Ruoshui back then."

"In the end, my grandfather and the then head of the Qiu family, Qiu Ruoshui's father, had a tacit understanding not to recognize this in-law relationship. The Qiu family even went as far as to sever ties with Qiu Ruoshui."

Xie Wenwan felt that the Qiu and Lu families were acting in front of the emperor, so life was like a play and it all depended on acting skills.

"For so many years, Qiu Ruoshui has always thought that she was a concubine, so that's why she couldn't return to the Qiu family openly."

"Originally, when the matter reached this point and my father got what he wanted and was with the woman he loved, it should have settled down.

"And over the years, the relationship between the Qiu and Lu families has been very unharmonious."

"His Majesty also accepted the status quo."

"But now, Qiu Ruoshui has taken the initiative to break this balance."

After listening to Lu Rui's words, Xie Wenwan felt that Lu Zheng's brain was really bad. Could it be considered a love brain?

No wonder the old Duke had to choose his successor early. Otherwise, if Lu Zheng came, the Duke's government would probably fall into decline in less than twenty years.

In Jingyuan, Qiu Ruoshui paced back and forth, feeling a little uneasy. From last night to this morning, there was no news.

Qiu San didn't know whether he was rescued or not, and whether Lu Zhi was dead.

"Linlang, go and see if the messenger is here."

Although Jingyuan is only accessible, it is still very convenient to send messages. However, from last night to now, no one has sent messages in.

As soon as Linlang arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the gate of the courtyard opened.

Linlang was overjoyed, thinking that it was the Duke of the country who had come to lift his master's confinement.

Unexpectedly, when he looked up, Lu Rui and Xie Wenwan were standing at the door with a group of servants.

"I have met the Crown Prince and Crown Princess." Linlang quickly saluted.

Lu Rui: "Get up and invite Aunt Qiu to the side hall."

After speaking, Lu Rui ordered a servant next to him.

"Go and call the second master and the third girl over."

After receiving the order, the servant hurriedly ran out, and Linlang also turned around and walked into the yard.

When they arrived at the side hall, Qiu Ruoshui hadn't arrived yet. Xie Wenwan took a look at the precious flowers and plants in the hall. It had to be said that Qiu Ruoshui must be very good at growing flowers.

There are more than a dozen pots of orchids in this house, and each pot is priceless.

If it weren't for the bad relationship with Qiu Ruoshui, Xie Wenwan would have been tempted to ask for a few pots.

At this time, Qiu Ruoshui also walked out accompanied by Linlang and several maids. She looked very haggard, and looked at Lu Rui and Xie Wenwan with guarded eyes.

"I wonder what the prince and princess have to do when they come to Jingyuan so early in the morning?"

Lu Rui didn't turn around and went straight to the point.

"Qiu Mingshan said that it was you who suggested that the grain draft be framed on my third brother."

Qiu Ruoshui's expression changed, but she still defended forcefully.

"The prince is joking, how can I, a housewife, have such ability?"

"Besides, since I married into the Duke's palace, the relationship between the Qiu family and me has fallen into the ice valley. I don't know why Qiu Mingshan said this."

"If the prince wants to use what he said as evidence, then invite him here. I want to question him on the spot, why are you trying to harm me?"

After listening to Qiu Ruoshui's sophistry, Lu Rui said coldly.

"As long as I know it's you, no evidence is needed."

"I am here just to inform you, not to give you a chance to prove your innocence."

Hearing the coldness in Lu Rui's mouth, Qiu Ruoshui's eyes flashed, she suppressed her panic and laughed dryly.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to do? I am your father's woman."

Lu Rui: "Because you are my father's woman, I allow you to have a whole body. And I will let you see your second brother and third sister for the last time before you die."

Qiu Ruoshui looked up at Lu Rui and saw that his eyes were as cold as ice. It didn't look like he was faking. She couldn't help but feel a chill running through her body: "How dare you."

Lu Rui: "Aunt Qiu, you'd better think about it and wait until the second brother and third sister arrive to find out what you have to explain."

Seeing that Lu Rui really had murderous intentions, Qiu Ruoshui panicked.

"I want to see the Duke."

Lu Rui told a servant next to him: "Go and report to the Duke that Aunt Qiu wants to see him one last time."

The servant ran out quickly.

"I have passed on the letter to you. Whether father wants to see you or not is beyond my control."

The calmer Lu Rui became, the more panicked Qiu Ruoshui became.

After following Lu Zheng for so many years, Qiu Ruoshui naturally knows Lu Rui's abilities, and also knows that Lu Rui is even more effective than Lu Zheng in the Lu family.

She is not afraid of Shangguan Yun because Lu Zheng can suppress Shangguan Yun.

But she was afraid of Lu Rui, because she knew that if Lu Rui made up his mind, there would be nothing Lu Zheng could do.
Chapter completed!