Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

After Ling Yao left, Lu Dongqing remained standing in the imperial study without moving a step.

Emperor Jingzhang buried his head in his arms. After a long time, he slowly raised his head, changing his previous listless look. His tiger eyes once again became fierce, staring at Lu Dongqing's face: "Lu Qing."

"The minister is here."

"Where are the women of the Hu family living now?"

"Your Majesty, there is a dilapidated temple in the east of the city."

"Whether they have any resentment in their hearts, how those words came from Chulou, and whether they have any relationship with the women of the Hu family, we need to investigate in detail."

Lu Dongqing: "Yes."

After Lu Dongqing left, Emperor Jingzhang sighed deeply: "Zhang Desheng, I am old."

Zhang Desheng held his breath and said, "Your Majesty, you are in your prime."

"In the prime of life? Oh, look at my sons. The crown prince has been deposed, the second son is stupid, the third son is vicious, and the fifth and sixth sons are not easy to deal with either."

Emperor Jingzhang stood up, and seemed to have just remembered that he had a fourth son: "What has the fourth son been doing recently?"

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Heng is at the White Horse Temple with Lord Song preparing for the ritual for the late Emperor."

Emperor Jingzhang waved his hand and decided not to mention the fourth brother. If Li Huaiying's daughter had not fallen in love with him, he would have gone to his fiefdom.

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When Lu Dongqing went to the dilapidated temple in East City, there were only a few female relatives left in the Hu Mansion, and they didn't even have a proper place to live, so he only took a few people with him.

As soon as Lu Dongqing arrived, the faces of several girls from the Hu family who were washing clothes changed drastically. Some of them even threw their clothes on the ground and ran inside in panic.

The little girl ran and cried: "Sister, sister, the Jinyiwei is here again, sister..."

Lu Dongqing: "..."

He is a scourge and a beast. He turned around and looked at the people he brought with him. He saw those people putting their hands on their swords with a ferocious look. Aren't they a scourge and a beast?

Hu Muyan, who was writing on a lame-legged table and thinking about how to do business with the capital given by Princess Heng, immediately put down his pen upon hearing this and hurried out without even having time to pack up his things.

Seeing the Jinyiwei standing outside, Hu Muyan turned to Lu Dongqing in a neither humble nor arrogant manner and asked: "What else does the commander want to search?"

Lu Dongqing had a blank expression on his face as he glanced at Hu Muyan indifferently. He had seen this eldest daughter of the Hu family before, who was dressed in coarse cloth and did not even have the simplest hairpin in her hair.

The eldest daughter of the Hu family, the granddaughter of the chief minister of the cabinet, is tall, has a cold complexion, and likes to wear aquamarine dresses. No matter where she goes, she is the object of flattery by the ladies of other families.

However, she never seemed to be particularly close to anyone, nor particularly distant from anyone. When she smiled, she had two shallow dimples on her face.

But in just over twenty days, the once dazzling girl had lost a lot of weight, except for her eyes which remained clear.

"The ancestors of the Hu family had fought together with the ancestor emperor and suffered from the sword. They were not only monarchs and subjects, but also close friends. The Hu family gave up the path of military commanders and turned to literature because of a saying of the ancestor emperor: peace depends on military force, and governance depends on literature. The Northern Jin Dynasty needed capable civil officials. Now, two hundred years have passed. Although the Hu family has made some minor mistakes in this generation, they really shouldn't have died so miserably, which chilled the hearts of the ancestors underground."

Lu Dongqing finished the rumor without any expression, his eyes still on Hu Muyan's face: "I wonder if Miss Hu has heard this?"

"Of course I have heard of it."

"What explanation should Miss Hu give?"

Hu Muyan chuckled: "What does the commander want me to explain? I only have one mouth and one pair of hands. Do I have the ability to stop the gossips of the world? Or does the commander think that the old, weak, women and children in my Hu family have such ability?"

Lu Dongqing's lips curled coldly: "Since Miss Hu refuses to cooperate with me, I have no choice but to search."

Hu Muyan generously made way: "Commander Lu, please do as you please. However,"

Hu Muyan paused, but finally said what she had been holding back: "I hope Commander Lu can be more fair and not force things that don't belong to my Hu family into this. Although the Hu family has fallen on hard times, they still have a straight spine."

Lu Dongqing glanced at her indifferently. As expected of a daughter educated by the Hu family, the demeanor she displayed in the face of the notorious Jinyiwei was not something an ordinary woman could possess.

He gave her a slight nod.

The other female members of the Hu family were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They huddled together tightly. Some, as timid as the ten-year-old girl just now, were already sobbing.

Hu Muyan called them all out and comforted them softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Lu Dongqing waved his hand lightly, and several Jinyiwei behind him entered one after another.

"Be careful when searching, and don't disturb the Buddha's meditation." Lu Dongqing stepped inside with his long legs and gave this instruction.

Hu Muyan looked at the back of the man wearing the Feiyu suit, who made the people in the city shudder with fear.

He was as tall and straight as a pine tree, with an embroidered spring sword on his waist. The man stood at the door with his hands behind his back, looking up at the huge Buddha statue inside.

Wherever the Jinyiwei appear, nothing good happens.

More than 20 days ago, it was this Jinyiwei commander Lu Dongqing who brought the imperial edict to search the Hu mansion and took away her father, uncles, her brothers, and more than 50 men of the Hu family.

Later, he handed over A-di, who had not been found, to the Wucheng Bingmasi for search and capture.

This dilapidated temple was very simple. After the women of the Hu family moved in, they separated out a few rooms. They didn't have much money, so they pawned a few valuable clothes to buy basic necessities and temporarily bought some things so that they could barely live in.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Jinyiwei who had entered came out one after another.

"Your Excellency, there is none on the left."

"Your Excellency, there is none on the right side either."

Lu Dongqing nodded lightly and walked towards the room where Hu Muyan had just come out.

Hu Muyan followed in.

Lu Dongqing saw what was written on the table and picked it up. Although the words on the paper were beautiful, which was unique to girls, they were powerful and the handwriting was very beautiful.

It is said that Hu Muyan, the eldest daughter of the Hu family, is the most talented woman in Shengjing.

After flipping through a few pictures, Lu Dongqing looked up at Hu Muyan who was standing a few steps behind him and asked, "Miss Hu, are you planning to do business?"

"You can't starve to death." Hu Muyan looked straight ahead without being humble or arrogant.

Lu Dongqing paused. He didn't expect that this Miss Hu was not afraid of him at all.

He put down the things in his hands and looked around. The room was very simple. There was only a bed, a table and a chair. The room was very tidy, but the quilt on the bed was too thin. He didn't know how she could survive such a cold winter with all the fine clothes and delicious food.

Even though she now lives in this dilapidated temple, she has kept it tidy.

Lu Dongqing walked out and Hu Muyan followed him out.

Lu Dongqing's gaze was fixed on the Buddha statue again. He slowly walked over and came behind the statue.

Hu Muyan's heart suddenly rose to her throat. She hid the five thousand taels of silver that her sister Wan gave her behind the Buddha statue.

If I were to be searched by the Imperial Guards, not only would I not be able to explain myself clearly, but my sister Wan’s kindness would also be wasted.