The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

Gu Changqing felt that it was a bit difficult. If his junior sister really had a grudge against Chu Yingyue, then he couldn't help Chu Yingyue anymore. After all, his junior sister was more important.

Shen Qinglan shook his head, smiled, and stretched out his hand to press on the back of Shuwen's hand holding the sword. With a gentle pressure, Shuwen put the sword back into the sheath, and then said:

"There is no hatred or grudge, but there are some conflicts of interest, which are not a big deal."

In Shen Qinglan's eyes, no matter whether Chu Yingyue was Huo Zhanting's mistress or not, seeing that she was deeply in love with the War King, she could pretend not to know.

Just one thing...

This one thousand taels of silver per month cannot be given!

In the past, she had just given the money, but now that she was the mistress of Prince Zhan's Mansion, every penny of the Prince Zhan's Mansion belonged to her!

How can I give it away so easily?

Love is love, money is money, the two cannot be confused. Shen Qinglan can still tell the difference!

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be good if there is no grudge. If his junior sister really has a grudge against someone, then he will definitely stand on the side of his junior sister.

Looking at Gu Changqing's appearance, Shen Qinglan guessed what he was thinking, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

However, Shen Qinglan was not in a position to talk to Gu Changqing about this matter, so as to avoid making it difficult for Gu Changqing, so she immediately changed the subject and said:

"By the way, Senior Brother, how did you get to know Lu Jinghuai?"

Gu Changqing heard this and opened his mouth. A trace of disappointment and sympathy flashed in his eyes, but more of it was admiration. He immediately sighed...

It turns out that Lu Jinghuai's father was named Lu Qingfeng, who once served as an imperial censor. As his name suggests, he was incorruptible and upright!

In the court, you can impeach hundreds of officials, refute the emperor, and satirize and criticize his subordinates in order to fulfill your duties!

Six years ago, Lu Qingfeng withheld military pay because the deposed crown prince indulged in brothels, resulting in a lack of food and grass, which almost caused the War King's army, which had already penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, to be wiped out!

If the War King had not made a prompt decision to give up subsequent supplies and directly fight to support the war, he would have died six years ago.

As for this matter, the emperor intended to make a big deal out of a small matter and suppressed it, and only reprimanded the deposed prince.

But Lu Qingfeng was an upright person. He immediately wrote a letter to the emperor to make a strong appeal, accusing the prince of being immoral and asking the emperor to abolish the prince's position to set things right!

But the Crown Prince is the son of the late Queen, and His Majesty is extremely fond of him. How can he be deposed so easily?

Lu Qingfeng was a man of strong character, and he immediately angrily rebuked the emperor, "You are so foolish and biased that the country is no longer a country, and the king is no longer a king. The Great Yong Dynasty will surely perish!"

Such disrespectful remarks naturally directly angered His Majesty!

Lu Qingfeng was immediately imprisoned and tortured. Eventually, he died in prison from his injuries!

Lu Qingfeng was a censor who often impeached officials of all ranks, and therefore offended many people.

So when Lu Qingfeng died, many political enemies took advantage of the situation to attack the Lu family, and some even directly ordered the assassination of the entire Lu family!

Overnight, almost all members of the Lu family died in the turmoil, leaving only Lu Jinghuai and his newborn sister, who were saved by Gu Changqing.

Fortunately, Huo Zhanting had returned victorious at that time. After learning about this, he was naturally furious.

After all, the deposed crown prince withheld military pay, causing the tragic deaths of countless soldiers, so he immediately requested the emperor to depose the crown prince!

As soon as Huo Zhanting opened his mouth, all the officials agreed.

Under this pressure, the emperor had no choice but to order the crown prince to be deposed and imprisoned in "Pansui Mountain" for life!

When Shen Qinglan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little excited!

Six years ago, she was still young and had lived in the inner house for a long time. At that time, she only knew that the whole capital was in a panic, and Marquis Jing'an had even ordered that no one in the mansion was allowed to go out.

Although Marquis Jing'an did not hold any position in the court at the time, he was obviously afraid of being affected by this incident and could only stay out of the spotlight temporarily.

The Marquis' Mansion was closed for more than a month before it was reopened. Only then did Shen Qinglan learn that the Crown Prince had been deposed.

So, although she knew that the prince had been deposed, she had no idea that so much had happened in between!

Lu Jinghuai's father, Lu Qingfeng, had been upright all his life, and he was dedicated to his duty of giving advice and remonstrances. Unfortunately...

Thinking about the first time I met Lu Jinghuai, Lu Jinghuai was wearing shabby clothes, and I couldn't help but feel pity for him.

Six years ago, Lu Jinghuai was only seven years old. As a half-grown child, he had to survive with his younger sister. The hardships involved were really unimaginable.

No wonder Lu Jinghuai, although only thirteen years old, is meticulous and scheming. If he wasn't so scheming, he would have died long ago, right?

Thinking of this, Shen Qinglan looked up at Gu Changqing and couldn't help but said:

"I guess Senior Brother has secretly helped Lu Jinghuai a lot over the years, right?"

Otherwise, no matter how meticulous Lu Jinghuai was, he would not have been able to survive safely at the young age of seven.

Gu Changqing heard this, shook his head, sighed helplessly and said:

"Although His Majesty deposed the Crown Prince, he believed that it was Lord Lu's advice that led to the disclosure of this matter, so he hated the Lu family so much that he ordered the Lu family to not be officials for three generations."

"I respect Mr. Lu, but I can only help him with his daily food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, Lu Jinghuai is as stubborn as Mr. Lu. He is unwilling to accept my benefits for free and only wants to work for them. Of course... I know he is afraid of getting me into trouble."

After all, the emperor hated the Lu family so much that he ordered the Lu family's three generations not to serve as officials, which almost cut off the Lu family's future!

Even after deposing the crown prince, the emperor did not change his words, and it was obvious that he wanted the Lu family to be buried with the deposed crown prince.

At this time, if anyone gets close to the Lu family, they would be digging their own graves.

Although Lu Jinghuai was young at the time, he knew this very well, so he only asked Gu Changqing to teach him some skills in identifying herbs, and then he lived in the countryside with his sister.

He usually makes a living by collecting herbs in the mountains and trading with Yuhetang, and has never directly accepted any gifts from Gu Changqing.

This time, Lu Jinghuai came out from the countryside because he felt that six years had passed and not many people would care about this matter anymore, so he dared to come out and seek new opportunities.

It was because of Shen Qinglan's favor and trust that Lu Jinghuai had the nerve to actively seek Gu Changqing's help.

Gu Changqing was clear about this, and Shen Qinglan also understood it.

Shen Qinglan couldn't help but sigh, and said with emotion: "Mr. Lu is honest and upright, which is admirable. No matter what, Lu Jinghuai will have a bright future."

Gu Changqing thought Shen Qinglan said this because Lu Jinghuai was now working for her.

But only Shen Qinglan herself knew that Lu Jinghuai’s future success was definitely due to her, and not just Lu Jinghuai himself.

but……

Although she didn’t know Lu Jinghuai very well in her previous life, she heard before her rebirth that Lu Jinghuai seemed to have presented something as a tribute to the emperor...the elixir of immortality?

It is said that taking it can make one immortal and live as long as the heavens...

But, is there any such thing as immortality in this world?

I'm afraid there's something wrong with the elixir of immortality...

And in his previous life, Lu Jinghuai gave this problematic elixir to the emperor and gained the emperor's favor... Now, combined with the death of Mr. Lu, it makes people think deeply.

Gu Changqing felt a little disappointed about Lu Jinghuai's life experience, but soon he seemed to have thought of something and said:

"However, over the years, I feel that there must be someone protecting Lu Jinghuai in secret."

"Secret protection?" Shen Qinglan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.