The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

In fact, many people know that Lu Ming is poor.

Although Lu Ming is a low-ranking official, he has tried every possible means to gain personal connections and gain a sense of presence in Beijing over the years.

He was the only one in the Lu family who received a salary. He supported a wife, two concubines, and a bunch of children. He even gritted his teeth and sent his two sons to college.

It is said that he had to send some silver and supplies to his parents in his hometown from time to time.

The eldest daughter of the Lu family has more clothes and jewelry, but because she has some reputation, she often gets together with noble ladies such as the Princess of Changning and the Miss He, so apart from her two younger brothers, all the family property is tilted towards her.

What could be in Lu Zhaoling’s room that was worth five thousand taels?

As soon as Prime Minister Shen raised this question, many people nodded.

Mr. Chen knelt on the ground and took out a list from his sleeve.

"Your Majesty, I have written down all the property that was destroyed by Second Miss Lu. In fact, five thousand taels is just a preliminary estimate. There are many things in Second Miss Lu's room that were sent by the Prince of Jin's Mansion, and many of them are tributes. I don't know how much those things are worth."

"Present it." The emperor's expression tensed.

Tribute?

It is normal for the Prince of Jin to have tributes in his mansion. When the retired emperor was in power, most of the good things sent by foreign or neighboring countries were given to the Prince of Jin.

The list was presented before the emperor.

The emperor saw the two pieces of smoke-colored gauze at a glance.

Ah this!

This Yanxia gauze costs two thousand taels per piece!

Two horses, that’s four thousand taels!

There is a long string below!

This smoke-like gauze cannot be bought in the palace, so it is normal that Chen Deshan does not know its value!

But the emperor knows.

In those days, the empress dowager and the concubines often complained to him, saying that the emperor was partial to them and that he did not give the Yanxiasha to them but gave it to the Prince of Jin instead.

That's what women use to make dresses, and it's brightly colored. What does the Prince of Jin want to do here?

"Your Majesty, Second Miss Lu said that she had saved more than one hundred taels of silver these days, and it's gone too," Lord Chen said again.

Censor Lin immediately slapped his thigh and said, "If the things that can't be taken away are destroyed, then the silver will be stolen easily. This is really out of line! If the evil deeds of Marquis Qingfu are spread out, people in the world will think that all the royal relatives of our dynasty are so rampant!"

When the emperor saw the string of items, his head began to throb with pain.

His eyes shifted to King Jin who was standing in front.

When the retired emperor was still alive, he gave the Prince of Jin special privileges, saying that he was in poor health and was not forced to attend the morning court, nor was he required to kneel when entering the palace.

It has been nearly a month since Prince Jin returned to the capital, and he has only come here two or three times.

This happens every time when Miss Lu has something to do.

The emperor couldn't help but doubt. Could it be that he cared so much about Lu Zhaoling?

The King of Jin met his gaze, raised his chin slightly, and said confidently, "Brother, don't doubt it, I am here to scold Qing Fuhou as well. Regardless of whether Lu Er feels wronged or not, since she has an engagement with me, she represents this King in a way."

This is true.

"What kind of person is Qing Fuhou? How dare he destroy the things I gave him? The Queen Mother indulged him and made his family so arrogant that they even rode on my head!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers who had wanted to stand on Qing Fuhou's side and speak for him suddenly became speechless.

How else can I help?

The Prince of Jin is right here, and he has spoken directly to the Queen Mother. This level is not something they can interfere with.

The emperor's expression also changed slightly.

Seeing Censor Lin and Chen Deshen kneeling there, he knew these two people. Censor Lin, this old man, always disdained to lie.

Chen Deshen, on the other hand, is a bit greedy and afraid of death, and he tends to flatter the powerful and bully the weak, but overall, he is capable, and if he hadn't been bribed with large sums of money, he would have been basically fair.

If this matter involved someone else, the emperor would probably suspect that Chen Deshan was bribed. But since the other party was the Prince of Jin, it was unlikely that he was bribed.

Prince Jin disdains to bribe people with money. Since he was a child, he would either use his fists or complain to the emperor when encountering problems.

Otherwise, they would just put a sack on their backs to take revenge.

So, this was really done by Qing Fuhou.

"Why did Qing Fuhou do this?" the emperor asked. He really couldn't understand it.

Censor Lin immediately raised his arm again, "Your Majesty, I know about this!"

"Oh? Then tell me."

"The story starts from the day when the Prince of Jin returned to the capital. Didn't the Prince of Qingfu chase and kill Miss Lu in the street? Miss Lu was hit on the head by them. If she hadn't happened to meet the Prince of Jin, she would have died. So she went to the government office to sue Prince Zhu, and Prince Zhu admitted his crime in court. Blah blah blah..."

Censor Lin spoke a lot like a storyteller.

If there were any omissions in the middle, Lord Chen couldn't help but interrupt and try his best to make up for it.

All the officials were sweating when they heard this.

They also complained in their hearts: Has Qing Fuhou lost his mind? How dare he take revenge like this?

If I go directly to the palace to find the Queen Mother, wouldn't she support Prince Zhu? Putting pressure on Chen Deshan and releasing Prince Zhu would be more appropriate than taking revenge like this.

The emperor thought so too.

Zhu Minghao was so arrogant that he directly admitted what he had done in court. This was stupid enough, but he didn't expect that Qing Fuhou also sent his servants to smash Lu Zhaoling's boudoir. This was even stupider than that!

He had never seen anyone act like this!

Is it true that he has become ill because of the Queen Mother's pampering?

How could he support Qing Fuhou?

"Where is Qing Fuhou?" The emperor glanced at the officials in anger. He didn't see Qing Fuhou?

At this time, the eunuch stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Qing Fuhou asked for leave today, saying that he was not feeling well."

You even took leave?!

The emperor was immediately angry.

Why are you feeling uncomfortable? You know in your heart that you have done something stupid, and you want to escape from it first!

It is estimated that after the morning court, they will go to the Queen Mother to cry and ask her to get Zhu Minghao out!

Prince Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at the emperor with obvious mockery in his eyes.

"Royal brother, it seems that Marquis Qingfu is still thinking of using the Queen Mother to pressure you."

The emperor's face darkened.

Very angry!

This matter has to be handled by him first. If he pretends to be sick and escapes, and then goes to find the Queen Mother, where will she put him?

"Chen Deshan!" the emperor shouted in a deep voice.

"I'm here." Chen Deshan shook his head.

After the emperor finished yelling, he felt a little regretful. If he really wanted to deal with Qing Fuhou, the empress dowager would quarrel with him, right?

King Jin saw his intention to retreat and chuckled.

"Brother, let me tell you first. The people from the Qingfu Marquis's Mansion smashed the things I gave away. I refused to accept the compensation. Many of those things cannot be bought outside. They were given to me by my father. Now that my father is gone, no one will give me good things in the future. Therefore, those things are priceless."

Compensate five thousand taels?

Think beautifully.

If he doesn't peel off a layer of skin and flesh from the Qingfuhou Mansion, he won't be called Zhou Shiyue.