After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Lu Xingzhou pondered and said, "The fact that Grand Commander Lu has a child was kept secret even more strictly than the news of your fake death. There was not even a whisper of it before."

After a pause, Lu Xingzhou continued, "In fact, it's not that he deliberately concealed it, but as long as he doesn't want to, no one can find out about his affairs."

Lu Lingxiao frowned: "Aren't there still Jinyiwei?"

Lu Xingzhou sighed: "The Jinyiwei have long become his minions."

Lu Lingxiao couldn't believe it: "How could it be..."

The Jinyiwei was directly led by emperors of all dynasties and always took orders from the emperor.

Lu Xingzhou looked out the window at the night with a complicated expression: "At that time, the emperor was just a child under ten years old. Grand Commander Lu took over the Jinyiwei on his behalf on the grounds that the emperor was young, saying that he would return the power of Jinyiwei to the emperor when he took power."

Lu Lingxiao said coldly: "You said this kind of nonsense, and the ministers believe it?"

Lu Xingzhou said: "What if I believe it, what if I don't believe it?"

Lu Lingxiao was speechless.

He didn't expect that only five years had passed and General Lu had already gained absolute power in the court.

Lu Xingzhou added: "He is in charge of the imperial court, but the military power is not in his hands. I think this may be the purpose of his banquet tomorrow. He wants to take the opportunity to win over the heroes who have returned from the border this time."

Lu Lingxiao was stunned: "Just for the sake of holding a banquet... to have a child? Is this person so absurd?"

Lu Xingzhou was much calmer than his son: "He has done even more absurd things. Never mind, don't worry about his family affairs, just think about how to deal with it at the banquet tomorrow."

Lu Lingxiao clenched his fists and said indignantly: "Father, when I was ordered to go to war, I swore a solemn oath in front of the ancestral tablets that I would only be loyal to Your Majesty in this life. I will never associate with such traitors! When the time is right, I will eradicate this scourge for the Great Zhou and Your Majesty!"

When they came out of the study, the father and son ran into Meng Qianqian who was coming out of Lu's mother's room.

Meng Qianqian bowed to Lu Xingzhou and said, "Father."

Lu Xingzhou nodded, "Are you here to see your mother?"

"Ah."

Meng Qianqian responded.

Lu Xingzhou said to his son: "You and Qianqian go back to Haitang Courtyard and have a rest early. We will be busy all day tomorrow."

The meaning of this statement couldn't be clearer.

Lu Lingxiao glanced at Meng Qianqian and said to Lu Xingzhou, "Son knows."

Of course Lu Lingxiao would not stay overnight at Haitang Courtyard, but he felt guilty towards her, so he decided to send her there first to save her face in front of the servants.

But as soon as he left the main courtyard, Meng Qianqian said to him, "I will go back to Haitang Courtyard by myself. Please do as you please, husband."

Lu Lingxiao was stunned.

Mother Lu's foot injury had not healed yet, so she could only walk around the house and did not attend the banquet.

Meng Qianqian has been a widow at home in the past few years. Except for looking for the missing old lady, she has hardly ever left the house. The second wife came up with the idea of ​​accompanying Meng Qianqian on a trip.

But if she goes, Mr. Lu must go as well.

But Mr. Lu hated socializing the most, so he ran away with the birdcage, almost angering the Second Madam to death.

Also invited to the banquet was Lu Xingzhou's colleague, Lord Liu.

Lord Liu worked in the Ministry of War and happened to live near the Lu family, so Lu Xingzhou simply took his carriage and left. The two of them could discuss countermeasures on the way.

Meng Qianqian and Lu Lingxiao were riding in the same car.

As soon as Meng Qianqian brought Banxia to the carriage, she found that Lin Wan'er and Luoluo were also there.

Lu Lingxiao coughed lightly and said, "Wan'er wants to go out and buy some fabric to make clothes for the child. It's on the way."

Lin Wan'er was dressed in plain clothes, looking pure and elegant. Her jet-black hair was tied up into a bun with a white jade lotus hairpin, with a few strands hanging down.

She didn't say anything, just sat beside Lu Lingxiao with her eyes slightly lowered, looking clear and dignified, and revealing a bit of pity.

Meng Qianqian watched coldly.

Banxia's face darkened. Her young lady had finally gone out with her brother-in-law, and this vixen came just by smelling the scent!

She said angrily: "Sir! There is only one seat left in the carriage, not enough!"

Lu Lingxiao looked at Meng Qianqian: "Wan'er is pregnant, Luluo has to take care of her, let Banxia stay."

Banxia's almond eyes widened: "I'll stay, but where's my young lady?"

Lu Lingxiao said: "I will take care of your young lady."

Lin Wan'er pulled his sleeve, shook her head at him, and then signaled Luoluo with her eyes to get out of the car.

Green ivy complained: "Miss, how can I feel at ease when you are pregnant?"

Lin Wan'er gestured in sign language: The shop is not far away, just walk over there.

Green Radish got off the carriage reluctantly.

Banxia raised her eyebrows: "Humph!"

Meng Qianqian and Banxia got on the carriage and sat opposite Lu Lingxiao and Lin Wan'er.

No one spoke along the way.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a cloth shop.

Lu Lingxiao helped Lin Wan'er out of the car.

Banxia was anxious: "Son-in-law!"

Lu Lingxiao's eyes passed Banxia and fell on Meng Qianqian's calm face: "I will accompany Wan'er to pick out materials for a while, and then leave when Luluo arrives."

"Uncle, uncle!"

Amid Banxia's repeated requests to stay, Lu Lingxiao took Lin Wan'er's hand and walked into the shop in great affection.

Banxia was so angry that she cried.

The capital city is extremely cold in winter, and the biting cold wind blows in from under the curtains like a knife.

Meng Qianqian fell into water during a thunderstorm, and not only did she suffer from headaches and nightmares, but she also became extremely afraid of the cold.

Her hands and feet quickly froze.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good. A loud thunderclap flashed, tearing a hole in the gloomy sky, and heavy rain poured down.

The only oil-paper umbrella in the carriage was just taken away by Lu Lingxiao.

It turns out he also knew it would rain.

Banxia looked at Meng Qianqian's body which was freezing bit by bit, and cried out of heartache: "Miss..."

Meng Qianqian looked calm: "Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first. Brother Wu, you should also take shelter there. Don't worry about the carriage."

Horses are not afraid of rain and cannot be harmed by it.

As for the car, in Meng Qianqian's eyes, it is not as important as a person.

"Yes, Madam!"

The driver bowed in gratitude.

The lives of these servants are worthless, and only the eldest young lady treats them as human beings.

The two entered the cloth shop, but Lu Lingxiao and Lin Wan'er were gone.

Banxia and the coachman borrowed an umbrella from the owner of the cloth shop and went to look for Lu Lingxiao separately.

The boss asked with a smile: "Girl, who are those two people just now to you? They are so loving!"

Meng Qianqian said: "My husband is with his mistress."

The boss is speechless.

The rain was getting heavier and there were fewer and fewer people on the street.

Suddenly, Meng Qianqian heard a heart-wrenching cry.

"Boss, do you have any children at home?"

"No."

Meng Qianqian stood up and placed a piece of silver on the counter: "Can I borrow your umbrella?"

She held up an oil-paper umbrella, went out through the back door, and stepped resolutely into the rain.

In the rain-soaked alley, bodies were scattered all over the ground.

Several burly guards stood in the rain with murderous looks on their faces. The blood on the tips of their swords flowed down with the rain, forming a winding river of blood on the ground.

Flying fish suit and embroidered spring sword.

It's the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The only Jinyiwei who did not draw his sword was holding a crying baby stiffly, his expression more painful than if he had been stabbed.

Not far away, a man in purple grabbed a young woman's throat with his armored hands and pressed her against a cracked wall without mercy.

"You can't kill me... I'm a child..."

Before the woman could finish her words, the man in purple moved his hand and broke the woman's neck.

"I want to kill people, no matter who you are."

It was a very pleasant voice, with an inherent coldness, danger and arrogance.

The man in purple took out a clean white handkerchief, wiped the armor on his hands, and threw it into the muddy blood.

At this time, the Jinyiwei holding the child spoke up: "My lord, the child...what should we do?"

The man in purple did not answer, but turned around and strolled in front of Meng Qianqian.

An overwhelming murderous aura enveloped her.

He opened her oil-paper umbrella and smiled: "What did you see?"

The Jinyiwei became alert instantly. Someone was coming? They didn't even notice it!

The tall body of the man in purple blocked Meng Qianqian.

Meng Qianqian held up a half-tilted oil-paper umbrella and said, "I didn't see anything."

The purple-clothed man raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

The Jinyiwei clenched their embroidered spring swords.

Quit your mouth!

The purple-clothed man asked with a smile, "Can you hold a baby?"

Meng Qianqian said: "Yes."

The man in purple did not turn around, but just raised his hand.

The Jinyiwei understood and immediately handed the baby whose face had turned purple from crying to Meng Qianqian.

Strangely enough, the little guy stopped crying as soon as he was in Meng Qianqian's arms.