After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 159 Decided to Trust Him

Lu Yuan stood up and walked towards the carriage with a smile: "Adoptive father."

The person in the carriage hummed lightly, and the driver immediately bowed to the stool, and Lu Yuan stepped on the stool to get on the carriage.

Prime Minister Xun, who was wearing a black robe, had a majestic chin and white beard, was sitting on a bench with his eyes closed and resting. Next to him was Xun Yu, who was two years older than Lu Yuan and was Prime Minister Xun's only biological son.

Xun Yu had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he was handsome and dignified. When he saw Lu Yuan, he smiled and said, "A Yuan, it's been many years since we last met. I hope you are doing well."

Lu Yuan smiled: "Second brother."

Xun Yu lifted the curtain on the side and looked diagonally forward: "From now on, I'm afraid you will have to call me Third Brother. I'm father's new adopted son, and I don't like to talk much. I'll introduce you to each other some other day."

Lu Yuan followed Xun Yu's gaze and saw a general wearing silver armor and a helmet, riding a tall horse. He was tall and burly, and the horse he was riding was stronger than other horses.

Lu Yuan felt an aura from him that was not someone he was going to mess with.

He is a master.

"I know, third brother."

Lu Yuan said to Xun Yu with a smile.

Xun Yu said in a gentle voice: "I heard that you got married, but I haven't congratulated you yet."

Inside the city tower, the guards cleared the streets and did not allow anyone to ride horses on the official road. However, they could stop the carriages and horses, but they could not stop the people who came to watch the excitement.

Meng Qianqian arrived late and could not squeeze in. In order to prevent sneak attacks by assassins, the second floor of the shop was taken over by the guards, and even going up to the roof was not allowed.

Meng Qianqian could only stand behind the crowd and stare at the army that was about to enter the city gate.

"Here we come! We're entering the city!"

"White Tiger General Flag! The Prime Minister's General Flag!"

There was a commotion in the crowd, and Meng Qianqian took the opportunity to squeeze to the front row.

Unexpectedly, a child fell down and was about to be trampled by the crowd. Meng Qianqian hurriedly stepped out of the crowd, picked up the child and jumped in front of the shop door.

"Wow——"

The child was so scared that he burst into tears.

When his father heard his son's voice, he squeezed out of the crowd and thanked Meng Qianqian with sweat on his forehead.

Due to this delay, she could no longer squeeze through and could only hear the crowd shouting for the Prime Minister.

When Lu Yuan returned to Beijing, there was no such scene.

It seems that the Prime Minister has a high reputation among the people.

Come to think of it, Lu Yuan was a traitor who deserved to be killed by everyone. Even if he won a battle at the border, the people in the capital felt that he had robbed General Han of the opportunity to fight in the battlefield.

"Master Xun! I saw Master Xun!"

"What? Master Xun is back in Beijing too?"

"Of course we have to go back after winning the battle!"

Next, Meng Qianqian heard a lot of heated discussions about Master Xun. Although the people also mentioned several generals around the prime minister, Master Xun was undoubtedly the most popular among those outside the prime minister.

"Who is Master Xun?"

Meng Qianqian asked a young scholar standing nearby.

The young scholar looked at Meng Qianqian in surprise and asked, "Miss, aren't you from the capital?"

Meng Qianqian said: "Yes, I'm from another place."

The young scholar looked Meng Qianqian up and down and said, "You must have heard of Master Xun. However, I hear that you sound quite young, so maybe you were still young at that time. Nine years ago, Master Xun, who was only 18 years old, won the first place in the imperial examination. Not to mention this dynasty, even in all dynasties, there has never been an 18-year-old new champion, and he won the sixth place in the imperial examination. This achievement is unprecedented and will be difficult to surpass in the future."

Meng Qianqian nodded: "I see."

When the young scholar mentioned Master Xun, he couldn't stop praising him: "Don't think that Master Xun is a bookworm who only knows how to study. Seven years ago, Master Xun gave up the glory and wealth in the capital and resolutely followed his father to the west. While the prime minister was fighting on the front line, he governed the people in the rear, reclaimed wasteland, diverted water and built canals, and invented many tools that are beneficial to farming. In short, he is a very remarkable person!"

On the chariot.

Xun Yu handed Lu Yuan a bag of dried fruits he brought back from the Western Regions: "I grew these myself. I was afraid they would go bad, so I had them air-dried. Let's taste them and see how they taste."

Lu Yuan ate one and said, "Sweet."

Xun Yu patted him on the shoulder and said, "I heard that you won a victory at Yumen Pass. I am so happy for you. If I had known that you had this talent, I should have taken you on the Western Expedition. Maybe we could have pacified the Western Regions earlier!"

Lu Yuan said, "It was just a narrow victory. I almost couldn't come back. I heard that my third brother also contributed ideas to the pacification of the Western Regions. It is Ayuan who should congratulate my third brother and foster father."

Xun Yu hugged him and laughed heartily: "We are brothers, so stop bragging!"

The carriage drove along Zhuque Street and went east for another three miles before stopping in front of a majestic and solemn mansion.

The group got off the carriage.

Lu Yuan pointed to the open vermilion front door and said, "In the past few years, I have had people cleaning the mansion. The furnishings and flowers inside are still the same as before my adoptive father left Beijing."

Prime Minister Xun stepped over the threshold and the servants bowed to him.

Prime Minister Xun took a glance.

Xun Yu followed his father and looked at the peach tree inside the gate: "A Yuan, you are really amazing. Even the peach tree is exactly the same as it was back then. I remember this brick was broken by me accidentally. Do you still keep it?"

Prime Minister Xun said to Lu Yuan, "I'm tired, you can go back."

Xun Yu hooked Lu Yuan's shoulders and said, "Please don't, father. We brothers haven't seen each other for a long time. Let A Yuan and I get drunk tonight!"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "There is a long way to go. There will be plenty of opportunities to drink. Third brother, you must be tired from the journey. You should get some rest first."

Xun Yu joked, "I think you want to go back to be with your wife, right?"

Lu Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Xun Yu looked disgusted and said, "You forgot about me after you got a wife. Okay, okay, go now!"

Lu Yuan bid farewell to the father and son and turned to leave the prime minister's residence.

At the door, he passed by the man in silver armor. The man was wearing a helmet with his mask down, revealing only a pair of eyes as cold as knives.

The murderous aura on him was stronger than that on any other person Lu Yuan had ever seen.

He didn't say hello to Lu Yuan and walked into the prime minister's residence without looking around.

Lu Yuan looked back at him and got into his carriage.

When he returned to the Governor's Mansion, Meng Qianqian was waiting for him in the study.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Meng Qianqian stood up and said, "You said I could come in."

"Ah."

Lu Yuan nodded.

There was only one large study room in the main courtyard, with two desks, one for him and one for her. They could share the room, as agreed early on.

Seeing that he really didn't care, Meng Qianqian asked, "Are you unhappy today?"

"I'm a little tired." Lu Yuan changed the subject. Seeing that her desk was empty, as if she had come here specially to wait for him, he asked, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"

Meng Qianqian was a little hesitant.

Before leaving, Zhang Feihu told her to trust Lu Yuan.

But should she believe it?

He clearly wanted to kill her at the beginning.

No, I almost killed him.

With this calculation, it's even.

Lu Yuan didn't urge Meng Qianqian, but just sat down at his desk.

After a while, Meng Qianqian made a decision in her heart: "I went to the market today and found out the whereabouts of Chen Long."

Lu Yuan paused and asked, "You went to the West City Gate to find Chen Long?"

Meng Qianqian asked in confusion: "How did the Grand Commander know that I went to the West City Gate?"

Also, why does this guy's face look even uglier?

Lu Yuan said calmly: "I saw you."