If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

As the Gong family and officials from the Ministry of War were investigated, the capital city fell into an eerie calm.

Even the theater had a sign saying "Temporarily Closed".

Those dandy young men who had ridiculed Lu Yuan's background in the theater before no longer dared to come out to walk their dogs or fight cocks. They all hid at home and trembled in fear.

The three courts jointly tried the case, there was sufficient evidence, and the Pacification Bureau handled the case very quickly, leaving the Gong family no chance to react.

It was settled in less than half a month.

The entire Ministry of War was back in the hands of the emperor, but the problem of empty salaries had been accumulating for a long time and could not be solved overnight.

Xie Changyu had made great contributions on the border. If he had not promptly reported to the Ministry of War that there was a spy, the whereabouts of the military pay was unknown, and there were empty pay in the army, Lu Yuan would not have been able to find evidence of the Gong family's crimes so quickly.

The emperor asked Xie Changyu to be responsible for investigating the empty salaries and promoted him to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty, after investigation into the Gong family case, it was found that the eldest prince was not involved." Lu Yuan said.

Concubine Xian and the Gong family did so many things, but none of them involved the eldest prince. She was also afraid that one day her failure would implicate the eldest prince.

But she didn't think that once she was convicted, the eldest prince would also lose his opportunity because of her.

A mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother.

"Let the eldest prince return to Beijing today." The emperor said in a deep voice.

"The fact that Concubine Xian committed suicide in the cold palace must not be heard by the eldest prince."

After hearing the emperor's order, Lu Yuan understood that even if it was found that the Gong family's embezzlement of military funds had nothing to do with the eldest prince, the emperor would still be on guard against the eldest prince.

If the eldest prince heard that Concubine Xian committed suicide on the way, he would probably feel resentful. He still has soldiers under his command. If he rebels at this time...

Lu Yuan felt that the eldest prince would not have any rebellious intentions, but it was not appropriate to express his thoughts aloud at this time.

After leaving the palace, Lu Yuan took some time to go back to Qilin Lane.

"Brother!" a clear voice rang out.

Fu Jinyi waited so long that his neck seemed to grow three inches longer, and finally saw his brother coming back.

"I'm sorry, brother, I almost hurt you." Fu Jinyi hugged Lu Yuan and screamed at the top of his lungs.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and pulled him off his body, "Don't cry, don't make a fuss."

Fu Jinyi burped, "I'm worried about you."

"I'm fine." Lu Yuan patted his shoulder, "Where's your sister-in-law?"

"Inside." Fu Jinyi whispered, "My uncle is here..."

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, "Who?"

"My uncle is here to look for me." Fu Jinyi lowered his head. He had only been playing for a few days, but he didn't expect his uncle to come so soon.

In the hall, Shen Sui'an was entertaining guests.

In addition to Ruan, there was also a tall and handsome young man who was somewhat similar to Ruan Xinglin, but had a more heroic aura than Ruan Xinglin.

This person should be the young master of the Nguyen family, and also the famous young general Nguyen Yilang of the Southern Dynasty.

"Sister-in-law, brother is back!" Fu Jinyi shouted.

Everyone in the hall looked at Lu Yuan outside the door.

"Lu Yuan." Ruan stood up happily and looked her nephew up and down. "Did you get hurt in the Dali Temple?"

"Aunt San, I..."

Ruan interrupted him, "Why are you still calling me Third Aunt? You and I should not be in the Lu family anymore. You have already recognized Jin Yi, so can't you call me Little Aunt?"

Fu Jinyi grinned, "Brother, this is my aunt and uncle."

Ruan Yilang had heard from Ruan Xinglin a long time ago that Lu Yuan looked very much like Emperor Fu, and almost no one would doubt the blood relationship between them once they saw him.

actually not.

Lu Yuan's eyes look more like his sister's.

Ruan looked at Lu Yuan expectantly.

She really hoped that Lu Yuan could recognize them, even if he did not return to the Southern Dynasty.

Lu Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Sui'an, and saw that she was just looking at him with a smile and had no intention of persuading him.

Ruan Yilang coughed lightly, thinking that Lu Yuan still had some grudge against him.

"It's just a name, it doesn't matter, you can call me anything." Ruan Yilang gestured to Ruan.

"Aunt, uncle." Lu Yuan nodded gently.

Ruan immediately let out a sigh and her eyes turned red in an instant.

"You really look like my sister." Ruan Yilang turned his head and raised his hand to pat Lu Yuan's shoulder.

It's not the appearance, but the temperament.

Lu Yuan was not used to overly sentimental scenes, and he didn't know how to respond to Ruan's excitement.

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Aunt, uncle, why don't you sit down and talk first."

"Oh, yes. Lu Yuan hasn't been home for several days. He must have a lot to say to Sui Sui. Let's go back first. We can talk again when Lu Yuan is free." Ruan said hurriedly.

Fu Jinyi immediately said, "I still want to live with my brother."

Ruan Yilang nodded and said, "I won't go to the Lu family."

He couldn't stand the people from the Lu family now, especially after knowing that Lu Yuan was treated harshly by them when he was a child, he couldn't remain calm.

"I'll have someone clean up the guest rooms. Our place is not very spacious, so please don't mind, uncle," said Shen Sui'an.

Ruan Yilang: "How could that be? I even slept on the ground when I was on the march."

"Is there still war in the Southern Dynasty?" Lu Yuan suddenly asked.

"Xijiang and Dongjue have been provoking each other all the time. Last year, we fought with Dongjue for half a year, but they have been quiet recently," said Ruan Yilang.

Lu Yuan: "Xijiang has great ambitions."

Not only did he provoke the Southern Dynasty, he also wanted to invade the territory of the Yong Dynasty.

Ruan said angrily, "Let's save these for later. You should have a good rest."

Soon, only Shen Suian and Lu Yuan were left. They looked at each other, and Shen Suian finally smiled.

"Are you tired?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm very tired." Lu Yuan nodded, "Xie Changyu wants to see you and asked when you are free."

"When you're done, go see me at Grandfather's."

Lu Yuan kissed her cheek but did not reach out to hug her. "Let someone prepare some hot water. I stink and cannot hug you."

"I've asked Banjian and the others to get ready." Shen Sui'an held his fingers together.

As she gently stroked the calluses on his palms, her heart felt sore.

"It was a close call this time, but I'm worried..."

"The virtuous concubine committed suicide." Lu Yuan said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an looked up suddenly. Would Concubine Yao let Concubine Xian die so easily?

She thought that Concubine Yao would treat Concubine Xian the same way she tortured Song Xiuzhi.

"Maybe it's because of the eldest prince." Lu Yuan said.

Shen Sui'an whispered, "Lu Heng didn't go to Huainan, he went to the front gate and closed it."

The eldest prince is in the military camp at Qianmen Pass.

"He will be disappointed." Lu Yuan said lightly.

Although Mrs. Lu surrendered to Concubine Xian, the Bai family made overtures to the eldest prince many times, but the eldest prince did not respond.

The eldest prince is a very sober person.

He had known for a long time that even if he held military power, he would not be the one chosen by the emperor in the end.

Shen Sui'an: "I think Lu Heng is a little crazy, I don't know what he will do."

When Lu Heng came to see her that day, she had already realized that Lu Heng in this life could not become the powerful Prime Minister in the previous life.